Chapter 256 Another big production
“Of course!”
Wang Shu responded with a smile.
At this time, Han Sanping is being given a shot in the arm. It is no longer suitable to continue to be tactful, but needs affirmation.
Even, blow it up.
""Horror Cruise" includes not only Gong Li, but also Liang Jiahui, Zhou Xun, Zhou Haiwei and others. The cast is not bad."
"Although the entire movie is basically shot on the cruise ship, But this is also to create the characteristics of the story."
"The lack of big scenes is not a big problem."
"Furthermore, the type of this movie is still different from other domestic movies. ”
“As long as there are no problems with promotion and film arrangement.”
"300 million box office, you can get it at your fingertips."
Although Wang Shu and Han Sanping were talking about the mainland box office, the movie "Terror Cruise" is not only released in the mainland, but will also be released in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Singapore, North America, Europe and other places.
Gong Li is now an international movie star in Hollywood and is married to a wealthy Singaporean businessman.
After deciding to make the script bigger, Wang Shu asked her to star in it, aiming to reach the international market.
Especially the North American market.
In 2006, the movie "Miami Vice" produced by Universal Pictures and starring Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Gong Li, Naomie Harris and others was released in North America.
In North America, the film dominated the box office charts for three weeks after its release, and grossed more than US$25 million in one weekend, beating "Pirates of the Caribbean 2."
Although the total box office after being released in U.S. theaters for nearly a month was only US$63 million, more than one-third less than the expected target of US$100 million, Gong Li is also considered to have appeared in a Hollywood commercial blockbuster .
The global box office ultimately reached US$164 million, or nearly 1.3 billion yuan.
Then "Golden Armor in the City" landed in North America and earned 656W US dollars, nearly 52 million RMB.
For a domestic movie like "Cruise of Terror", Wang Shu couldn't sacrifice everything to find a white lead actor for the overseas market. He could only choose from a limited number of domestic actors who had a certain reputation in the international market.
Only Gong Li.
Zhang Ziyi does not deserve to be with the top three European celebrities.
Wang Shu does not expect that "Terror Cruise" will earn tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office after it is released in North America. He will be satisfied with ten to twenty million dollars.
After all, "Terror Cruise" went to the North American market and was a foreign language film.
In the original timeline, "Terror Cruise" was not successful after its release, with a total box office of only 1.33 million US dollars.
The reason is that this movie was only released in three countries with small populations: the United Kingdom, Belgium and New Zealand.
The budget is 1,200,000 US dollars, and the box office is 1,330,000 US dollars
It’s a huge loss.
However, the quality of this movie is there. Later, by selling DVD copyrights and other various copyrights, it made one to two hundred million US dollars.
Profit again.
Now, "Terror Cruise" is directed by Wang Shu, and it is not only released in the United Kingdom, Belgium and New Zealand, three small countries with small populations.
Especially in China, Wang Shu has already gained popularity, and no matter how bad his box office is, it cannot only be 133,000 US dollars.
The mainland box office exceeded 300 million, and the global box office was 600-700 million. This was the number he expected.
No matter how high it is, it is not impossible.
After all, the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" grossed US$128 million in North America, becoming the first foreign language film in the history of American films to gross over US$100 million.
"Terror Cruise" is not completely without a chance.
Seeing Wang Shu's confidence, Han Sanping's confidence increased greatly when he thought of the results of "The Tuner" and "Space Traveler". He mused and said: "You don't have to worry about publicity and film arrangement. China Film and Television It can be done here.”
“I just hope it can break through 300 million and become the first commercial film in China to have a box office of over 300 million.”
I just took the position of chairman of China Film. After the film he handled was released, it became the first 300 million commercial film in China. For him, the meaning is greater than the box office.
This achievement will not only add to his resume, but also make him more worthy of the position he holds.
The first domestic commercial film worth 300 million yuan was handled by him, Han Sanping. Who else would be the chairman of China Film Group Corporation?
"Three hundred million should be no problem." Wang Shu continued to give Han Sanping a boost, implying that the other party's promotion and film arrangement must be equal, otherwise there will be problems.
Han Sanping understood and nodded.
Although he didn’t speak, he was trying to reassure Wang Shu.
Squeezing the market for other movies and ensuring the schedule of "Horror Cruise" is nothing short of rogue.
That is, China Film Group can be unscrupulous.
Switching to "A City of Golden Armor", the agreement signed was only to guarantee the film schedule in a small theater, and other crew members also made fun of the dragon riding on the face.
Not only did he lose face, he also lost his reputation.
But if it is operated by China Film Group Corporation, it will not only ensure a large number of films to be arranged nationwide, but also allow the producers of the squeezed films to swallow their teeth and hold it back.
With the conspiracy between Wang Shu and Han Sanping, any movie that wants to compete with "Terror Cruise" during the May Day holiday will suffer a heavy blow.
If you want the box office to remain unaffected, there is no other way but to withdraw.
Because as long as the film schedule of "Terror Cruise" is guaranteed, then even if a ticket is not sold for some screenings in the theater, the movie shown in the theater will still be "Terror Cruise".
If other movies are released on the same schedule, they can only get a small number of films, and the box office will inevitably be sluggish.
The two then chatted about some related things, and Han Sanping suddenly asked: "After "Terror Cruise" is completed, what are your next thoughts?"
In a few years, he will become the chairman of China Film Group Corporation. In this position, he will naturally want to make great achievements.
Looking at the mainland, there are only a handful of commercial film directors who are successful, and he is really unavailable.
In fact, Wang Shu is the most powerful commercial film director in the Mainland.
Thinking of Huayi’s Feng Xiaogang and New Picture’s Zhang Yimou, he was also thinking about whether he could reach a cooperation with Wang Shu and promote China Film’s Wang Shu?
His Wang Shu of China Film Group does not require Wang Shu to join China Film Group, but China Film Group and Wang Shu’s Yishu Company work closely together.
Just like the movie Huayi directed by Feng Xiaogang must be one of the producers, the new picture of the movie directed by Zhang Yimou is also its producer, and the movies directed and produced by Wang Shu will always have China Film Group.
Han Sanping is fully aware of the achievements of "The Tuner" and "Space Traveler".
Wang Shu’s status in the film and television industry is definitely not as good as that of great directors such as Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yimou, and Chen Kaige, but his strength and potential in commercial films Han Sanping feels that Wang Shu is even better than him.
Wang Shu’s movies in particular are not just mere speculation, but also something new and eye-catching that has never been seen in the domestic film and television industry.
As the leading state-owned enterprise that leads and promotes the vigorous development of domestic commercial films, China Film needs this power.
Only by allowing the variety of domestic films to flourish can the rapid growth of the market be promoted.
Making money is relatively secondary. What is more important is making the domestic film market prosper and catch up with Hollywood in North America. This is the top priority.
Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kaige, Gu Changwei, etc., Han Sanping does not think they have the ability to make the domestic commercial film market flourish.
These people are either thinking about making art films, or they are making a fool of themselves.
Even if you make a commercial blockbuster, you are just making a fool of yourself.
On the other hand, Wang Shu, a young director, is different. Perhaps in the field of commercial films, he can compete with directors from Hong Kong.
In 1986, "A Better Tomorrow", produced by Xu Ke and directed by John Woo, was released, ushering in the golden age of Hong Kong movies.
It was also from this year that Hong Kong commercial films began to mature.
As for mainland commercial films, they started in the 1990s, and they were still struggling.
The reform did not officially begin until after the millennium.
In comparison, Hong Kong Island is decades ahead of the mainland in the field of commercial films.
Therefore, in the inherent impression of those working in the mainland film and television industry, Hong Kong directors are better than mainland directors in shooting commercial films.
Even Zhang Yimou thinks so.
Back then, Gong Li took over the filming of "Tang Bo Hu Spots Autumn Fragrance". She didn't understand the performance for a while, so she ran back and asked Zhang Yimou.
Zhang Yimou asked her to read more, think more and learn more.
Although Zhang Yimou did not explain why, he understood that given the performance of commercial films in Hong Kong, shooting like this has its own reasons.
If you don’t understand, don’t understand, don’t understand, don’t question it, just concentrate on studying, and I’m sure there will be no problem.
It turns out that there is indeed no problem.
Wang Shu knew that Han Sanping would ask these questions. He said: "I am an art film director, and it is time to make art films to win international awards."
When Han Sanping heard this, he was speechless for a while. He would soon be the chairman of China Film Group. It was just when he was about to show his ambitions, but Wang Shu said that he was going to make an art film. What did he think?
“In a month or two, I will be in the position above.”
“As long as I am here, you can make commercial films, whether they are large-scale productions, small-scale productions, or even co-productions. Wait, China Film will give you the greatest support."
"When the time comes, as long as you keep shooting, there will be no chance of failure."
"But if I step down from above, Not necessarily.”
"You should also know that now the authorities are strongly promoting commercial films, which is a good opportunity for you."
"It will be the same if you make art films in a few years. There is no need to dwell on the present."
When Wang Shu heard this, he fell into a brief thought.
He understands what Han Sanping means. It is nothing more than that the other party will take over next, and China Film will give him great support under the leadership of the other party.
At that time, as long as he is making a film, he can do whatever he wants with the production, big or small, without having to worry about investing in distribution.
He does not deny that this is indeed an excellent opportunity for any director.
However, Wang Shu has several other well-run companies, so he is actually not short of funds.
In addition, he also knows that this is not the golden age of commercial films in the Mainland, and there is really not much future for making commercial films.
At this time, it is better to shoot an art film to win international awards.
With the help of the international award, let’s see if there is a chance to go to Hollywood and work for a while.
If you do well in Hollywood, stay there for a while.
Wait until 2012, when domestic films enter the billion-dollar box office era, and then return to China to reduce the dimensionality and attack as a major international director.
At present, no matter how many commercial films are made in China and no matter how good the results are, their status cannot surpass Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kaige, Gu Changwei, Zhang Yimou, and Hong Kong’s Wang Jin, Xu Ke, Zhou Xingxing, etc. A lot of people.
Because, no matter how hard Wang Shu tries, he is always on the same track in China as those directors.
In a humane society based on seniority, such as domestic entertainment, he will always succumb to Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and others. It is not until someone overturns that he can surpass him.
But if you change the track.
Change to an international circuit with a higher gold content.
As long as he has won three major European awards and achieved considerable success in Hollywood, he will be a truly great international director.
Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kaige, Gu Changwei, Wang Jin, Xu Ke, Zhou Xingxing and others faced him at this time, no longer taller, but lowered.
In short, if he continues to make commercial films in China for five more years, even if he also shoots an art film that won three major European awards in the middle, his status will not be as good as those of domestic directors.
But if he can win three major European awards and become famous in Hollywood within five years, then his status will surpass those directors.
The wealth of international directors is not false.
"I'll think about this again. Now I really want to make an art film and go to the three major European countries to try it."
Wang Shu didn't say too much directly. Because he can't guarantee whether he can win the three major European awards.
As for Hollywood, he couldn't tell either.
It can only be said that the three major European awards are both valuable and stepping stones. This award will give him the confidence to set foot in Hollywood.
Secondly, it depends on the response to "Terror Cruise" after it lands in the North American market.
If he can successfully win the three major European awards, the good response of "Terror Cruise" in North America will help him gain a certain reputation.
Then, he can try his luck in Hollywood.
On the contrary, it is much more difficult.
As an outsider, he can't just get along in Hollywood. He needs to cooperate with "local snakes" in order to progress.
And "Terror Cruise" is an opportunity.
When Han Sanping heard what Wang Shu said, he opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.
He also knew that Wang Shu’s first work was an art film, and he also knew that Wang Shu had never given up his pursuit of the three major European films, and he also knew the value of the three major European films.
Obviously, no matter how much you talk, you can't persuade the other party.
After all, there are many directors who can make commercial films.
However, there are very few directors who can win major awards in the three major European countries.
In China, only a handful of directors have won corresponding awards.
Everyone will have a distinguished status after returning to China.
Han Sanping sighed. He originally wanted to drag Wang Shu to continue making commercial blockbusters, but now it seems that we have to wait until Wang Shu finishes filming an art film before we can talk.
Then he asked: "What's the budget?"
He asked this not because he wanted to get involved without saying a word, but because he considered that one of Wang Shu's trees might have produced many works. There is a problem with capital turnover, that's why I ask this question.
It’s out of concern.
If the budget is not high and Wang Shu has financial support, then China Film will only help distribute it and not participate in investment.
If the budget is not low and Wang Shu does not have enough financial support, then China Film will fund it to help Wang Shu complete the production.
After thinking about it, one chapter is 6,000 words, and some readers may have opinions.
So the next chapter is 5,000 words, is it feasible?
I tried a few chapters of 5,000 words each before, and many readers had opinions...
(End of this chapter)