Chapter 350: Co-Production? (4/5)
At the end of last month, the Film Bureau released a set of box office data, listing the top ten rankings:
2012, 466 million;
"Transformers 2", 448 million;
"The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic of China", 380 million;
"In Those Years, the Girl We Chased Together", 332 million;
"The Wind", 312 million;
"Ip Man 2", 303 million;
"Red Cliff Down", 261 million;
"The Siege of October", 236 million;
"Three-Gun Shooting Surprise", 204 million;
"Crazy Lottery", 172 million...
Just looking at the film list, domestic films have made concerted efforts and occupied eight places, which is gratifying!
But Hollywood blockbusters account for the top two...
Especially "Avatar", which is still in theaters, has now broken 800 million.
Not only that, but it will be released until April, becoming the box office champion for 10 consecutive weeks and setting a record for the highest box office from the first week to the 12th week...
To be honest, the circle was actually a little frightened by "Avatar", even though the print media was in demand, and the film bureau also announced that 'the golden age of power cabinet in has arrived'...
But the industry has always been secretive, and several films released, including "Jinyi Guard" and "Little Soldier", are determined to die...
But it is not without good news, the "Guiding Opinions" have been issued, stipulating: will further expand the distribution and screening of domestic films, and conscientiously implement the relevant provisions that the annual screening time of domestic films shall not be less than two-thirds of the total annual screening time!
This is good news, indicating that the country is beginning to pay attention to movies!
South Korea's environment is much worse, with the initial protection system requiring theaters to screen 146 days of domestic films a year, but in 2006, despite the opposition of Korean filmmakers, this restriction was reduced to 73 days a year...
In addition, China's annual box office is 6.8 billion, an increase of more than 48.98% compared to last year!
'China's box office growth shocked Hollywood, almost 6 times the global average!'
As a result, Shen Mengxi has a bunch of bigwigs everywhere he goes...
I don't know if the Oscar will award him a best director because of this news...
......
"Yangzi invited" Avatar team "to do "White Snake" with no upper limit on investment..."
He has him on every horse!
Huang Shengyi is in the air, TV series are acted, movies are acted, he is taught to be stabbed, he is involved in the box office incident, and even the incident of Mr. Cui's naming is also him...
It's called the stinking capitalist!
"Here we are, sir!"
The driver stopped, Shen Mengxi kicked the phone back into his pocket and pushed the car door.
And would love to sit back down...
It was so cold that the moment I got out of the car, it felt like Jill was shortened by a third!
He came to New York to take a look at the young lady who was filming "Carol", and by the way, instilled a little positive energy in her, don't be bent by Kate's big devil...
I am your true love!
By the way, I would like to inspect my own industry, Dream Creek Studio.
"Carol" is a romance movie, at least about love!
Love at first sight, then being teased, then being together, and finally separating...
When the script came out, Shen Mengxi suggested that screenwriter Phyllis Niggee modify the character of Carol's husband, preferably the kind of character that is desperate, but hates his wife's infidelity, a bit similar to Ennis's wife in "Brokeback Mountain"...
Although this movie is a lesbian, men shouldn't just be tool men either—stereotyped, villainized, stupidized.
No double standard!
What is a double standard - Captain's Jill, a bunch of women on Weibo begging for explosive photos, this is called appreciation, to be replaced by female stars, men also say the same thing, this is called obscenity!
Shen Mengxi didn't bother the shooting, he went directly to the hotel and waited for the filming to end.
David came over to him, and the two talked about this year's project.
"'A Quiet Place' is set for April, and I think it's good... Are there any other films of the same genre in the same period?"
"'New Ghost Street'... New Line Film and Television has also played a reboot?"
"Don't be afraid... We only invested $18 million, so we couldn't lose much, and our setting was much better than "Ghost Street"!"
""Humanity Clear Project 3" is set for July... Will this affect "Inception"? We invested 60 million in that film, which is our main project this year!"
"At the beginning of July... Okay, too. Shen Mengxi nodded, and then asked David, "Do you think the series "Human Removal Plan" should be suspended?"
David pondered for a moment: "This kind of low-cost R-grade plasma film, as long as there are new tricks, it can be filmed forever... If the audience is willing to buy it!"
"Well, you can look at it, how about Wen Ziren's "Latent" series?"
"It can be made into a series and steadily harvest the box office..."
Shen Mengxi continued to nod, David handed him the report in his hand, and asked by the way, "Do you want to collect money?"
"Urging what?"
"The account of "Avatar"..."
“... We're not in a hurry to use the money, the theaters haven't been released yet, what are you urging, don't worry!"
"Avatar", Shen Mengxi made a profit of at least more than 200 million US dollars...
The box office share alone is 200 million US dollars, plus the commission from DVD and TV broadcast revenues is definitely more than 100 million...
This has to be stared at, after all, there is too much money, and what Fox may have to do...
It's been signed into a contract - at the time, Fox and Cameron thought that "Avatar" was at most a level of earning...
David then reported: "Wen Ziren recommended John J. R. Leonetti as the director of "Insidious 2"... He is the photographer with whom Wen Ziren has been collaborating..."
“... There's no need to report this to me, no, he recommended his own photographer, so what did he do himself?"
"He's going to make a TV series called "Hundred Battles of the Dragon"..."
“... Are we responsible for investing?"
"Yes, CBS broadcasts, and we're only responsible for the production!"
"It's okay, I just like to try American drama production... Anything else?"
David thought for a moment, and then said, "In the past few days, many producers have approached me and wanted to work with you, including Thomas Toole of Legendary Pictures..."
"I know him, the producer of Inception... Why did he see me?"
"I should want to create a Sino-American co-production, similar to "Dragon War"..."
"Dragon War", directed by South Korean director Shen Jiunglai, cost $22 million, and the global box office is more than $90 million...
It's a big bad movie that sells well!
“... Are you sure it's Dragon War?"
David asked rhetorically, "He's a monster fan, what other movie can he make?"
Shen Mengxi nodded in agreement with his point of view...
Thomas Toole is known throughout Hollywood, a famous monster movie fan!
The films he made, "10,000 Years Before History", "Godzilla", "King Kong", "King Kong: Skull Island"...
All kinds of monsters!
Legendary Pictures' monster cinematic universe was created by him.
I almost forgot that he also single-handedly contributed to "The Great Wall"...
"Forget it, Dragon War sucks..."
Shen Mengxi waved his hand, wanting to say that he was a filmmaker with pursuits...
We resolutely do not produce bad movies!
David looked at him curiously, and then asked, "Isn't "The Human Eradication Project" a bad movie?"
“...”
What you say makes so much sense, I'm speechless...