rising director

"Forbes" announced the rankings of Chinese actors, singers, pseudonyms and sports celebrities in early March. Wan Xiaohu ranked second in the celebrity list because of his income. Yao Ming ranked first because of his performance in the NBA.Of course, this list is just for fun, no one cares.

Time entered April, and the script of "Never Ending" was written.

It was handed over to Wan Xiaohu.

After more than a week of polishing, Wan Xiaohu immediately decided to start shooting the project.

After "Chain Saw", "Wanted Warrant" and "Source Code", Wan Xiaohu's reputation is no longer that of an ordinary generation. Therefore, as soon as the news of the movie spread, a large number of distributors came to him, seeking cooperation.Then another large wave of advertisers asked to place advertisements in movies.

In this regard, Wan Xiaohu consulted Adam Ferguson, general manager of Sasha Entertainment: "Adam, if Sasha Entertainment distributes itself, do you think we can complete the global distribution?"

At the premiere of "Source Code" last year, Shirley Lansing, the former chairman of Paramount, recommended four directors to Wan Xiaohu, and finally invited Adam Ferguson, the executive vice chairman of Universal Pictures, as the director of Sasha Entertainment. The general manager is in charge of everything about Sasha Entertainment.

The former general manager, Andrew Brown, was transferred to Tiger Ruiya International Investment Company, and accompanied by James Drake, he concentrated on managing the financial business of this shell company. Suitable.Best for finance.

Adam Ferguson is a handsome young man who speaks very softly: "Tger. I have reviewed all the resources of Sasha Entertainment. With the current profit margin of Sasha Entertainment, we have a lot of room for development. If we want to follow In terms of peripheral development theory, it is not advisable for us to do our own distribution. Whether it is Sasha Entertainment, Golden Harvest Entertainment in Hong Kong, or Dandelion Films in mainland China, they can all be self-sufficient in theater distribution and audiovisual distribution. But Peripheral development. We don’t have many channels.”

"You mean, we're still looking for a major studio for distribution?"

"No, no, I mean we still do our own distribution." Adam gestured, "If Sasha Entertainment is just an ordinary entertainment company, it is the best way to seek cooperation from major studios. But Sasha Entertainment used to The past few years have been too successful, especially the existence of Tger, which has made Sasha Entertainment full of possibilities in movies. We have a big-selling "Chain Saw" series, have Chinese movie resources, and we can also cooperate with Abao Animation , with great potential for development.”

Wan Xiaohu nodded without interrupting Adam's words.

"So we should seek greater breakthroughs. We must improve our own upstream and downstream channels. I have a very good suggestion. We should acquire our neighbor, Summit Entertainment. This company is not worth much, But he has his own distribution channel in North America, which is very complete. I think $4000 million should be fine."

"Acquire Summit Entertainment?" Wan Xiaohu opened his eyes.

Summit Entertainment is an old neighbor of Sasha Entertainment, established in 93.Only four films have been released so far, "Landscape", "Two Smoking Barrels", "Vanilla Sky" and "Operation Smith", and it is reported that two films "Dancing Out of My Life" and "Once Upon a Time" will be released this year .

It is much stronger than the previous Sasha Entertainment, but compared with the current Sasha Entertainment, it is weaker, except that there are more distribution channels.

"If you have confidence, Summit Entertainment will buy it." Wan Xiaohu said indifferently, a company worth 4000 million US dollars is not worth mentioning, this time there are too many manufacturers who want to advertise in "Never Ending", Wan Xiaohu maintained a cautious attitude and did not dare to accept many, but there were still more than 3000 million US dollars in placement advertisements.

In other words, the current income of "Never Ending" is almost enough to buy Summit Entertainment.Of course, there is also a box office requirement for the placement of advertisements. If the box office does not exceed 2 million, part of the advertising fee will be refunded. If the box office exceeds [-] million US dollars, the advertiser will continue to add a sum. The higher the box office, the more money will be added.

There are four stages in real Hollywood movie marketing.

The first stage is financing, including the cost input of the producer, that is to say, how much the producer is going to invest in filming.The distribution copyright for external pre-sale is to sign a contract. Whoever wants to represent the distribution work in the region must first spend money to snatch the distribution right.Advertisement placement, if you want to show your own products in the movie, then take money, if you want to name it, you also need money.

Basically, the income from these three parts constitutes the investment cost of a movie, but generally it is a movie invested by a big studio, or a movie shot by a famous director and actor, that will have the early stage of placing advertisements and distributing copyrights. income.

The second stage is the box office share.

The third stage is follow-up sales, such as sales of audio-visual products, TV, Internet broadcasting rights, etc.

The fourth stage is peripheral development, making peripheral merchandise souvenirs related to movies, toys, T-shirts, branded candy, etc., building theme parks, adapting stage plays for tours, and so on.

In these four links, ordinary film companies can also make a little money in the second and third stages, and the first and fourth stages can only be developed by large companies.At least the current Sasha entertainment does not have this ability.

Adam Ferguson is very confident: "Tger, it doesn't matter if we lose a little bit of revenue from the peripheral links now. We can take this opportunity to build up our network. Movies are content and sales are channels. Only content is not. Channels, we have never been able to earn the largest share. And when we cooperate with major studios, we will never be able to build our own channels. The short-term pain is for a better future."

"Haha, do what you want. Since I invited you, I trust you. Remember, Sasha Entertainment will not lack good movies. I will make movies, and Abao Animation will make movies. Marvel comics in the future You will also be making movies, you are busy."

When it comes to business, Wan Xiaohu believes in professionals.

movie thing.He needs to do it himself!

In April, the news of the establishment of the "Never Ending" project has spread.It has attracted a lot of attention.In the Chinese-speaking circle, Wan Xiaohu's movies are synonymous with good movies. In Hollywood, Wan Xiaohu's Chinese-language movies are also a major feature.

Naturally, Mmetime.com was the first website to report the news.

"Wan Xiaohu, the most successful director of Chinese-language films, has hit science fiction films again after "Butterfly Effect" and "Source Code". "The End" is based on a novel called "The-Drk-Felds" about a drug that alters the intelligence of the brain...”

"Hang on, the boss is going to make a sci-fi movie again, non-stop, two movies are coming out soon, and the panda hasn't come out yet." [Sunny... Tian] immediately left a message with emotion.

"Panda will come out next year. "Never Ending" is expected to be released by the end of this year. The boss always pays attention to efficiency, quick shooter." [Man.] said.

"Nimma, I feel more and more that the boss is an alien. Ten movies a year are all classics. The efficiency is a bit high. Seeing other directors struggling for several years to make a bad movie, I suddenly feel that, Are these directors so weak?" [Four Seas and Blue Sky] said.

"Wan Xiaohu is a good young man in the new era, supporting the survival of Chinese films. The only motivation for me to watch Chinese films now is that there is another Wan Xiaohu. Hey, watching Chen Kai's "The Promise" at the end of the year made me mad. Can you Don't tease the audience like this, is this shit?" [Jian Jian Wu Trace] said angrily.

"Don't praise Wan Xiaohu too much. Although this guy's filming is good, he has no Chinese flavor at all. He just copied Hollywood routines. After "The Wind", it has been completely commercialized." [I Love My Wife] said .

"What's wrong with commercialization? The boss didn't say that he was making an art film. The boss just wanted to make a commercial film to make money. Speaking of the boss, you can stand up and talk without hurting your back. How many people in the country watch movies? Make movies that suit everyone's appetite. If the country’s economy cannot improve and the film industry cannot develop, then don’t expect others to accept Chinese films, no one agrees.” [jck8599] said pessimistically.

"Although I also hope that there will be movies with Chinese elements, but the reality is very sad. The market for Chinese movies is very small, and the box office is very low. It doesn't matter if you make art movies, just make Chinese elements. But when you make commercial movies, you still have to cater to the tastes of old Americans. Now the boss's box office is mainly obtained from Lao Mei." [Bai Yun Qingfeng] said very rationally.

"You guys really don't care about eating radishes. It's fine if the movie looks good. The boss's sci-fi movie is so exciting just thinking about it!" [Crazy Fat Elephant] said.

Netizens are making a lot of noise, so Wan Xiaohu doesn't understand this truth.

The Chinese film market is too small, not even comparable to South Korea. It is difficult for the West to buy into Chinese-style films.Take "Infernal Affairs" as an example. The original "Infernal Affairs" can be said to be a classic classic, but Yankees don't buy it and just don't watch it.That's why the adaptation of "The Departed Walker" became a global hit.

The difference in the content of the two versions of the movie is actually not that big, and it doesn’t mean that the actors are so handsome, but the style is right for the taste of the old and beautiful, and it can attract the audience, and then they applaud and win the Oscar for Best Picture.

Therefore, although Wan Xiaohu has adapted many Hollywood movies, he has never dared to change his style of American taste, and his personal heroism has not changed much.So Lao Mei likes watching movies made by Wan Xiaohu.

If you want to lead the rise of Chinese film, it is not something that happens overnight, but changes must be made slowly.

First of all, let Laomei pay attention to Chinese-language movies, and then feel that Chinese-language movies are also good, and then gradually accept Chinese stars and other tastes of Chinese-language movies.

Whether it can be done or not, at least this is a beginning and an attempt.

This is one of the reasons why Wan Xiaohu likes to make good movies into Chinese films. The ambition in his heart is not small.

Starting from "Butterfly Effect", to "Wanted", and then to "Source Code", Wan Xiaohu's Chinese films have already gained a trustworthy reputation in the world.

"Never Ending" is coming into the series.

change.

Maybe start with these little things!

0283【Aisle full of stations】

In April, with the establishment of the "Never Ending" project, preparations for the crew and selection of actors began.

In comparison, the filming of "Never Ending" is still somewhat complicated, and in order to make the plot more Hollywood-style smooth, Wan Xiaohu specially recruited several assistant directors, art and photography teams from Hollywood to form a A Hollywood-style crew.

The production team was ready, and news of the actors' auditions was also distributed.

In the new movie script, the story of the original movie has changed a lot. It can be said that subversive revisions have been made to the content of the story, and the whole plot has become smoother and more reasonable.

Li Xiang is a novelist in Shanghai. He lives by writing books for publishers. He was married once, but divorced again. Now he has a new girlfriend, Lin Na.But it is a pity that he has been writing books for a long time, which has caused him to live a lazy and lifeless day in a dizzy state, and even Lin Na broke up because of his lack of progress.

Just when he felt discouraged about everything, he met Wang Jun, the younger brother of his ex-wife Wang Juan. Wang Jun's younger brother invited him to drink tea, and because he was listless, he gave him an unlicensed illegal drug nz-48 , Tell him that this medicine can make him more energetic.

Li Xiang dubiously took the medicine on the way back, and then found that the world has changed, everything has become different.