Lan Mingzhu and Dewey Cook were called to the office by He Mu. They were worried. Could it be that Boss He was going to criticize them? Yes, compared with the earlier release of "Lost in Thailand", their "Panda Burning Incense" is too bad, and the production costs of the two movies are almost the same. Could it be that because of this, Boss He wants to give them some advice?

I have to say that they are thinking too much. Although "Panda Burning Incense" and "Lost in Thailand" cannot be compared, it has more than 50 million in the first week, which is a little better than He Mu's expected results. Although the domestic box office is generally higher and single-piece, no new director can achieve a box office of over 100 million yuan, and they can undoubtedly do it now. He Mu won them too late, so how could he criticize them?

"You did a good job. Some people commented that this movie is not the Chinese version of "The Spirit Catcher".

"When we made this script, we did refer to "The Mind Catcher", but it still has its own characteristics." Dewey said.

"Of course, what you did was very good, and I was very satisfied with both reputation and box office."

After hearing He Mu's affirmative comments, Lan Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief, and then He Mu asked, "Do you have any ideas about your next work?" He Mu had promised them that if the box office of this movie exceeded 100 million, he would ask them to co-direct a medium- and large-cost movie.

Dewey is an idea-friendly young man, and he said first, "I think we should make science fiction films. There is no science fiction film in China at all. This market is full of infinite possibilities and has great potential."

"I object, China is not without science fiction films. It's just that domestic science fiction films are inherently deficient. Liu Zhenwei's "Robot Man" and Wang Jing's "Future Police" are all science fiction films. The result is all failed. If they film their own old comedy films, it would definitely not be like this," Lan Mingzhu retorted, and then suggested, "I think we might as well make a comedy film."

Lan Mingzhu has no taboos about the type of movies, and does not limit himself to the horror film genre like Tao Quduo. He was also a little jealous after seeing Xu Zheng's "Lost in Thailand" step on the altar. He hopes to prove the supreme with a down-to-earth comedy film.

Dewey scoffed, "They are also called science fiction, don't joke. I don't think they can figure out how to make science fiction movies. Their imagination is too poor. I have a good story here."

"Oh, let's hear it."

"What are you talking about? He just fell in love with "The Adventures of Li Xianji"."

"That's right. I think this animated short film is very imaginative. Although it's not perfect, it's worth trying." Dewey said.

"The Adventures of Li Xianji" is an animated short film that was very popular on the Internet a few years ago. After watching it, He Mu liked it very much, so he bought the movie adaptation rights of this cartoon. He thought about when he was a director and made it into a movie, but there was no good adaptation plan. If the adaptation of this cartoon is not good, it will easily make people unable to understand it. It will become niche. Later, he saw the comic "Zi Buyu". So his directorial debut became "Zi Buyu". The story of "The Adventures of Li Xianji" was a bit of a science fiction and was not in line with the mainstream of the mainland market, so he was always left behind by the drama creation department. Unexpectedly, he was discovered by Dewey Cook from the United States.

Dewey said it well. If Chinese-language films want to truly rise, it is impossible to rely on comedy films that make big profits. Comedy films can only have high box offices in the local area due to their own limitations. "Lost in Thailand" will definitely not be better than "Zi Buyu" abroad. It still has to rely on large-scale production and high-cost genre films such as epic, science fiction, magic and even martial arts. Only in this way can the influence be expanded to the whole world while consolidating the local market and fulfill the social functions and historical mission that movies should have as part of the cultural chain.

"Do you have any good adaptation plan? This story is quite difficult to adapt." He Mu asked.

"Not yet, but boss, you bought the digital field so that my imagination can be released endlessly. A good script needs to be slowly crafted. I believe I will definitely make the first Chinese science fiction blockbuster in the true sense." Dewey swore.

"Don't be so confident. I'm not alone in the digital field. Recently, there are rumors that Xiao Ma Benteng bought the movie adaptation rights of "Rural Teacher" from Liu, and he is about to invest in production. You are probably not able to compete with him as the first one."

"Who is Liu?" There is also something I don't know about Dewey, the Sino-US joint venture China Communications Corporation.

Lan Mingzhu explained, "Liu is our nickname for him. His name is Liu Cixin. He is the number one person in China now. It is normal for you, a foreigner, to not know about it."

"Oh, it's Liu Cixin who wrote "Three-Body Problem". I know him. His "Three-Body Problem" is also very popular in the United States. Why don't we film "Three-Body Problem"!" Dewey said excitedly.

"Hey, you just said you were filming "The Adventures of Li Xianji", why did you have an idea in a while?" Lan Mingzhu teased.

Dewey said embarrassedly, "If I could make the film "Three-Body Problem", I would definitely choose "Three-Body Problem", but I will definitely not be able to shoot my current abilities. I have a sense of self-knowledge."

He Mu smiled, "We also want to shoot. The company is currently negotiating the issue of film copyright with Liu Cixin, but a foreign company seems to want to get the copyright of "Three-Body Problem". The decision is in the hands of Liu Cixin. I will try my best to give him the bargaining chips that satisfy him."

In fact, He Mu was hesitant about "The Three-Body Problem". Now that the film industry is developing so well, a lot of outside funds have poured in, and many themes and works have been spotted by filmmakers one after another. Even though science fiction movies are in a downturn in China, Liu Cixin's novels and movie copyrights are still very marketable.

Not to mention the "Rural Teacher" bought by Xiao Ma Pentium, I don't know how many domestic and foreign film companies are concerned about the hearts of domestic and foreign film companies. If Shuimu Forest Lin doesn't start as soon as possible, it will not be so easy to get involved in the future. But now I get it, the company can't even get a little adapted charter. This kind of hard science fiction is not easy to sell overseas. If the investment is too big, the risk is too great and the investment is small, and it will not be criticized by Liu Cixin's fans. If the effect is not satisfactory, Chinese science fiction fans will sentence Chinese science fiction films to death, because "Three-Body" represents the highest level of Chinese science fiction novels now, and even this can be made into garbage. Even if it is better science fiction films in the future, it will be difficult to exchange for their enthusiasm and trust.

Therefore, you must be cautious when shooting science fiction movies, especially when shooting "Three-Body Problem", "It is too early to say "Three-Body Problem", so it's still a little bit whether you can get the copyright. Since you don't agree, one wants to shoot a comedy and the other wants to shoot science fiction, it's better to shoot a science fiction comedy. Everyone can take care of their ideas. If I'm satisfied, I will use it as the main theme in the next New Year holiday." (To be continued...)

ps:【ps:Thanks to Shuyan93 for his reward~ I fell asleep when I returned to the dormitory yesterday. I woke up at night in the early morning. I will make up for the two updates today~]
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