Chapter 552 Do you think Wang Shu can do it?

Chapter 552 Do you think Wang Shu can do it?

Han Sanping was really surprised when he heard this.

Wang Shu just won an Oscar statuette, and now the eight major Hollywood film companies have come to seek cooperation

How favored and optimistic is this?

It can be seen that Wang Shu has established a foothold in Hollywood. Even if he does not work in Chinese films, he can still prosper in Hollywood.

Thinking of this, I thought I needed to talk to the boss.

If some people keep dragging him down and make Wang Shu feel uncomfortable, he can go to Hollywood and never come back.

And Wang Shu is the only star of mainland commercial films.

As far as the eye can see, Wang Shu’s existence has greatly promoted the development of commercial films in the mainland.

If he goes to Hollywood, mainland commercial films will be controlled by Hong Kong Island, and there will be no promotion of the development of commercial films.

It is indeed a great loss.

This does not mean that Neiyu cannot function without Wang Shu.

The internal entertainment can still function if anyone is missing.

I just want to say that the presence of Wang Shu in domestic entertainment has checked and balanced the Hong Kong circle going north.

Without Wang Shu, there would be no one available in the mainland, and commercial films would have to rely on Hong Kong.

Han Sanping has been contacting Wang Shu to continue cooperating in commercial films for this reason.

Not to mention, cooperation with Wang Shu has not resulted in losses.

As far as the mainland is concerned, no one is cooperating.

Huayi is self-contained.

Zhang Yimou’s movies are now out of reach.

Looking around, in the huge mainland, there are no directors who can make commercial films.

Han Sanping is very happy with his success and will not stop on his way to making blockbusters.

There were only two choices before him, one was to hold Hong Kong Circle, and the other was Wang Shu.

Only adults make choices, he wants them all.

Besides, retaining Wang Shu proves that China Film Group has no shortage of partners, can also check and balance the Hong Kong industry, and can compete with it in terms of commercial films.

Wang Shu smiled and said: "The project that Steven Spielberg previously collaborated with Paramount, but now Steven has gone to Disney, Paramount immediately wanted to find a new director to direct the project, and then he found one I'm here."

After hearing Wang Shu's explanation, Han Sanping was convinced that Paramount did not want to participate in the co-production, and couldn't help but sigh: "You are still the best director in China, and Paramount is looking for you. Cooperation. ”

Paramount is one of the eight major film companies in Hollywood and is well-known internationally.

Although China Film Group is the boss in the Mainland, it is a state-owned enterprise and its nature is different.

Not to mention, on the international stage, China Film Group is far less famous than Paramount.

Being approached by such a big film company for cooperation really highlights Wang Shu's talent.

Wang Shu answered with a smile: "Director Han, are you flattering me with your words?"

"In China, I am a newcomer, and there are many seniors who are better than me. That's awesome."

"Haha." Han Sanping laughed and joked, "If you can really maintain this attitude, you will have a lot of potential in the future."

Internal entertainment is never about who has the strength. You can control thunder and lightning.

Only by understanding the ways of the world can you prosper.

Wang Shu was also happy when he heard this.

In his opinion, these words came out of Han Sanping's mouth, and he felt inexplicably happy.

Because

After Han Sanping took the top spot in China Film Group, it was precisely because he "didn't understand" the ways of the world.

According to normal procedures, he could have made further progress after his term ended, but he was marginalized.

He is the top leader of China Film Group Corporation, and many people support him on the surface, but in fact they have long held grudges in their hearts.

The dignified leader of China Film and Television, and the number one boss of domestic entertainment on the surface, was demolished after his tenure ended.

From here, it further shows that Neiyu is a place that pays attention to human relations and sophistication.

After all, in an official-based society, the person standing in front of the stage looks like a bull-nosed person, but in fact, he only looks like a bull-nosed person.

The two then chatted about co-production and hung up the phone.

On the other side, Hollywood on the other side of the ocean.

Steven Spielberg is being interviewed by media reporters.

"Steven, have you heard the news that Paramount will join hands with Wang Shu?" the reporter asked.

On February 9 this year, Steven Spielberg officially joined Disney’s Fairy Tale Kingdom with the DreamWorks he founded.

In fact, after DreamWorks announced that it was leaving Paramount Pictures, it was preparing to start a new business. However, it was hit by the financial crisis and the new start-up failed.

Immediately, he "passed on" to Universal Pictures, but Universal Pictures announced that it would "break off the engagement".

DreamWorks, which failed to succeed, immediately threw the embroidery to Disney, which had always been interested in cooperating with them. After intensive negotiations, the two companies finalized cooperation matters.

Starting in 2010, Disney will handle the distribution and marketing of films produced by DreamWorks.

Among them, Disney will receive an 8% distribution commission from the profits of six films, including "Transformers 2."

In the general environment of Hollywood, the existence of independent filmmakers can be tolerated, but no one can be tolerated touching distribution and theaters.

These two are inverse scales, and whoever touches them will not survive.

Even if Wang Shu makes independent films in Hollywood in the future, he will eventually have to find a distribution company to distribute them.

Different issuing companies have different issuance capabilities.

Disney has strong global distribution capabilities.

For example, this time DreamWorks joined hands with Disney. The contract stipulated that Disney would be responsible for releasing six films produced by DreamWorks within one year starting from 2010.

Since it is stipulated in the contract, Disney cannot go against the rules and will release the movies produced by DreamWorks normally.

With Disney’s global distribution capabilities, as long as DreamWorks’ movies are not bad, the box office will not be low.

In fact, this is also a win-win cooperation.

If DreamWorks stands on its own, it will not have the ability to distribute the film, and will eventually have to find a distribution company to distribute it.

However, finding a publishing company to issue the product may not necessarily go smoothly, and may cause stumbling blocks.

With the current cooperation with Disney and the help of Disney’s global distribution channels, a movie can achieve pretty good box office results at any time.

If the quality of the movie is very good, it may even become a big hit.

For Disney, the joining of DreamWorks can bring more films to Disney and fully develop its underutilized global distribution channels. Disney Chairman Dick Cook said directly: "Steven has made many of the most beloved blockbusters in history, and he will certainly be one of the most important figures in our film industry in the future."

"We are excited and honored to announce that we will be promoting and distributing all of DreamWorks' next live-action films, working with esteemed collaborators like Steven Spielberg, Stassi Snyder, and DreamWorks' extraordinary creative team begins a new partnership. "

Disney has always wanted to cooperate with DreamWorks. They have global distribution channels but don't have enough high-quality films to distribute.

The addition of DreamWorks just makes up for this.

In fact, last summer, David Geffen, one of the three bosses of DreamWorks, had already contacted Disney. However, Steven Spielberg had personal feelings and was unable to contact Disney. Signed by Disney.

This year, after DreamWorks started its own business and suffered a financial crisis, Steven Spielberg still chose Universal Pictures.

It can be seen that Universal Pictures is his true love.

It’s just that the man has feelings, but the concubine has no intention.

After being "broke off" by Universal Pictures, he signed a contract with Disney.

However, in terms of consequentialism, DreamWorks joining Disney, although it enjoyed the benefits of Disney’s global distribution capabilities in the early stage, later proved to be a bad move.

Because, Disney owns Pixar Animation Studios! ! !

"I heard." Steven Spielberg answered with a smile.

He knew exactly why the reporter asked these questions.

The reporter smiled and said: "I heard that Paramount plans to hand over the film project you were responsible for to Wang Shu to direct. What do you think of this? Do you think Wang Shu is qualified for this job? ”

Although Wang Shu is the youngest Oscar-winning director in history, Steven Spielberg is already an internationally renowned Oscar-winning director.

"Schindler's List" not only won him the 66th Academy Award for Best Director, but also won the Best Picture Award.

At the 71st Oscars, he directed "Saving Private Ryan", which won him another Oscar for Best Director.

Although the film "Saving Private Ryan" is not very artistic, no matter what, the two Oscars for Best Director are genuine.

Moreover, in addition to these two Oscar-winning film works, he also has "Jaws", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "E.T.", "Jurassic Park" and many more Very famous film works.

This old man has great status and qualifications in Hollywood.

I saw him smile and said: "That project has nothing to do with me anymore. It is up to Paramount to decide who will direct it."

"However, there is a lot of professional knowledge involved in the project. I don't know whether Wang Shu is qualified for it."

The reporter heard this and continued to ask calmly: "Steven, I heard about this project. It has been prepared for three or four years, right?"

Steven Spielberg nodded: "It has indeed been such a long time."

"Just leave it to me. Others, are you willing?" The reporter started to get angry.

Steven Spielberg smiled calmly: "First of all, I have indeed been preparing for this project for three or four years, but I am just participating in it."

"Secondly, the ownership of the project belongs to Paramount."

"So, this is not a question of whether I am willing or not."

The reporter grinned and asked: "Steven, so .This is Paramount’s revenge, right?”

The implication is that Steven Spielberg left Paramount and Paramount stopped cooperating with him.

Hearing this, Steven Spielberg pretended to be confused and said: "Why do you ask that?"

"Now that DreamWorks is cooperating with Disney, we have a contract."

This statement is not about Paramount's revenge, but a contract issue.

The right way is not about buying and selling, but about benevolence and righteousness.

With a director as big as Steven Spielberg, Paramount is so full that it can't keep up with him.

Everything is based on the contract.

Besides, when Steven Spielberg chose to leave Paramount, Paramount tried to retain him, but failed.

As for whether he will leave Paramount, the conflict stems from the differences between the two parties on film projects, especially the adaptation of "The Adventures of Tintin".

Steven Spielberg wanted to have greater control over the film, but Paramount refused to agree. Coupled with production funding and other issues, the two parties eventually parted ways.

Although Steven Spielberg led DreamWorks and Paramount to part ways, in fact, the period when Steven Spielberg cooperated with Paramount was the period when DreamWorks produced the most. .

Then turning to Disney, DreamWorks went out of business within a few years.

Originally, DreamWorks and Pixar were evenly matched. However, after this wave of twists and turns, they were stepped on by Pixar in the blink of an eye.

However, this also shows that even if major Hollywood film companies part ways with the director, they are unwilling to give the director the power to change the script.

The directors I work with either shoot according to the script throughout the filming, or they don't cooperate.

Only a few directors have certain rights to change the script.

It can be seen that Wang Shu's request to Paramount staff to create a script according to his ideas is indeed a very important condition.

This requirement, to put it bluntly, is the right to change the script.

Whether Paramount will agree to it, he really has no idea.

When the reporter heard this, he smiled and said: "Steven, if Paramount really chooses to hand over this project to Wang Shu to direct, do you think he can film it well?"< br>
Steven Spielberg smiled and answered: "Didn't I just say it? This project involves a lot of professional knowledge, and I don't know him well. I don't know whether it can be shot well. I know.”

This seems to mean that I don’t know, but the most important point is that it involves a lot of professional knowledge.

As we all know, Wang Shu is not an academic and does not have high academic qualifications.

So.

"Does it involve professional knowledge?" The reporter pondered for a moment, and then said, "If that's the case, Wang Shu can hire professionals to assist, so that this problem can be solved. Problem. "

The fact before us is that even academic directors are still blind to the professional knowledge involved in science fiction movies and will hire professionals as consultants.

Steven Spielberg smiled and said: "That's why I said I don't know whether it can be shot well."

The reporter then asked: "Steven, many people say that Wang Shu is also a director who is good at science fiction movies. What do you think?"

Steven Spielberg smiled: "Maybe. ? As I said just now, I don’t know him well, so I don’t know.”

In fact, he has seen the science fiction movie directed by Wang Shu, and he can only say that it is more about ingenuity than hard work. Science fiction.

The project he prepared was more about hard science fiction than ingenuity.

Although Nolan's version of "Interstellar" also has "mystery" in the end.

But, this is the Nolan version, not the Steven Spielberg version.

Therefore, in fact, Steven Spielberg did not think that Wang Shu was qualified for this project.

Just because Wang Shu is a new Oscar-winning director and the youngest Oscar-winning director in history, he saved some face and did not speak out.

(End of this chapter)