Ten days ago, "Saw" was an unknown, low-budget film that no distribution company would take a second look at.
but!
It suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and its popularity swept across the United States like a giant beast. The controversial and exciting words "real-life imprisonment, cruelty and despair" blasted the Internet in the United States, and it couldn't be suppressed even if it wanted to.
In the browser of the United States, the words "Leaked resources of "Chainsaw"" have occupied the first place in the hot search title list in just a few days. Even on major pornographic resource websites, some people will subconsciously read it.
Enter the words "Saw" and search for leaked clips on the Internet.
In the few leaked clips, every detail can send shivers down one's spine, but one can't stop trying to stop it, giving people a sense of unfinished business.
Everyone's understanding of movies is different.
Some people think that movies are works of art that can express their inner dissatisfaction with the current social situation, vent their desire for resistance and receive waves of applause at the same time.
Some people think that movies are just a carefully packaged commodity.
Film production units are the production lines of goods, major distribution companies are investors and intermediate purchasers of goods, and major theater chains are showcases for goods.
So……
How is the commercial value of a product measured?
First, the popularity of the product, second, the demand for the product in the minds of customers, and third, the input and output ratio of the product.
It is clear.
"Saw" not only possesses these three points, it even has the potential to become a hit.
The eight major Hollywood studios are certainly not fools. How could they give up this piece of fat?
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Zhao Sicheng sat on a chair, watching the breaking news about "Saw".
The excitement, excitement, and joyful emotions disappeared without a trace at this moment.
His eyes went from dull, to confused, and finally slowly turned to angry.
He clenched his fists, panted heavily, and stared fiercely at all the negative news about "Saw".
The strange tone in which Tom spoke to him lingered in his mind.
The people behind Zhou Yang hyped up "Saw" in such an unexpected way, and he stupidly actually thought that Zhou Yang had hit a rock in the United States and that it would be difficult to turn around!
Irony, how ironic!
He felt like he had been slapped hard, his face was burning, and he even felt like a joke at this moment!
He was humiliated and looked like a complete clown.
Zhao Sicheng took a deep breath and suppressed the extremely angry emotion.
Then, as if he thought of something, he immediately picked up the phone.
"Xiao Su, please contact the Fox reporter quickly and ask her not to send out the previous interview. Then ask her to schedule an interview. I hope to do the interview again."
"good!"
After Zhao Sicheng hung up the phone, his expression became serious.
If Zhou Yang had run into trouble in the United States and was boycotted, it would be normal for him to show disdain and contempt for Zhou Yang during the interview.
But if Zhou Yang's movie is not boycotted, but is wildly popular in the United States, and if all of this is a "publicity pit" dug by Zhou Yang and the team behind him, and can be washed away at any time, then he
Zhao Sicheng will look like a clown, and even if word spreads to China, he will be labeled as suppressing the younger generation!
Zhao Sicheng narrowed his eyes, becoming more and more uneasy as he thought about it.
About a few minutes later, his phone rang, and he answered the call immediately.
"Director Zhao, the reporters at Fox think that this kind of hype is good and will make "Fatal Crisis" more popular, and they will not drop the report!"
"What!" Zhao Sicheng was stunned.
"At the same time, they will use more extreme methods on the phone to push "Fatal Crisis" to be the opposite of "Saw", perhaps hyping up the personal conflicts between the two Chinese directors and making "Fatal Crisis" officially reach its peak.
Increase exposure during the premiere..."
"How will they probably hype up the conflict between me and Zhou Yang?" Zhao Sicheng was silent for a while and asked this question again.
"I don't know, but the content of today's interview, including your remarks that Zhou Yang is not a director of the Chinese system and is not popular among young directors, will be used to hype..." Assistant Xiao Su answered on the other side of the phone.
"They can't do this!" When Zhao Sicheng heard this, his face changed as if he had thought of something!
Zhao Sicheng was still negotiating, and the phone rang again.
He answered the phone immediately.
"What? The schedule of "Fatal Crisis" will be postponed to February? How is this possible!"
When he heard the content of the call, his eyes widened.
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Zhou Yang is actually very concerned about "Saw".
He once thought about what he would do if "Chainsaw" had no distributor in the United States. He even thought about what he would do if it couldn't be released...
Before filming, he made a detailed plan and even thought about taking the film himself to major distribution companies and knocking on doors to let them watch the film.
I even think about what difficulties I will encounter when shooting, and how to ask others for help.
However……
The filming went extremely smoothly, so smoothly that Zhou Yang didn't feel much involvement at all.
He worked hard to implement the director's plan, but he could only watch from the side. Christian, an old man, not only took his seat, but also became more and more pretentious, even holding the microphone as soon as he arrived in the shooting room.
"Let me play some more..."
"Mr. Zhou Yang, I am good at this kind of detailed shooting. I will control the shooting progress..."
"Mr. Zhou Yang, your shooting methods are quite raw and you don't have any feeling at all. Filmmaking is all about feeling. Okay, I'll do this..."
"I think it needs to be retaken. It did achieve your feeling, but not mine!"
"..."
In the shooting room, Christian said these words the most.
Zhou Yang, on the other hand, was sitting on the side, unable to intervene at all. He could only watch helplessly as this guy stared at the surveillance camera with ardent eyes, like a creator who controlled the overall situation, controlling the joy, anger, sorrow and joy of the characters in the movie and the actors outside the movie.
Had a great time!
After finally wresting the command from Christian, he found that the entire movie had almost been shot.
It was a feeling of being at a loss, as if he had clenched his fist and punched the cotton hard. The difficulties he imagined did not appear at all. At one point, Zhou Yang felt that he had only shot a quarter of "Saw".
As soon as...
Not only was the filming process more confusing than he imagined, but after the filming was completed, he was even more speechless!
The original filming date for "Lambs" was early December.
but……
It was not until December 8th that Christian not only failed to film "Lambs," but was taken with him every day to pay fines at various major institutions.
And the momentum was so great that every time a fine was paid, a large group of reporters would come rushing over...
Zhou Yang looked a little silly under those spotlights!
In front of reporters, he only needs to remain silent or shake his head to tell the truth, saying that it is all hype.
Other things?
The other things are to eat and drink well, and then worry about how to choose a publishing company.
Yes!
I was once worried about how to find a distribution company for "Saw", but now I am confused about which distribution company to sell it to.
Every day, Hollywood distribution companies come to talk to me about the distribution situation of "Saw", and some theater staff even contact me privately...
Zhou Yang was dazed and scratched his head in confusion...
He feels more like the fringe character in "Saw".
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December 7th.
Charlotte Saili took Zhou Yang into the gate of Fox.
The head of distribution rights for Fox movies, Gipps is a good friend of Charlotte Salley.
Gipps had a beer belly. When he saw Zhou Yang, he shook hands with Zhou Yang very enthusiastically, and then chatted with Charlotte Celie about some past events.
While chatting, the issue of distribution rights for the "Saw" movie came up.
Gipps began to talk to Zhou Yang about the advantages of their Fox movies and their schedule for January.
Zhou Yang was confused after hearing this...
Zhou Yang couldn't understand a word of what Gipps said about business indices, but from the look in Charlotte Saily's eyes, he felt that the conditions offered by Gipps were ideal.
Zhou Yang trusts Charlotte Saili very much, and at the same time, he is very grateful to this grandma-like figure who has amazed time.
If it weren't for Charlotte Celie's help, the copyright of "Mineral Bottom" would not have sold so well.
So he nodded and prepared to sign the distribution rights to Fox.
Just when he picked up the pen, he heard a knock on the door...
Then, he saw a tall, old and beautiful young man walking over with a figure that was familiar to Zhou Yang.
The familiar figure seemed to be very shocked after seeing Zhou Yang, and then his face began to become a little gloomy, and his expression began to become a little smiley.
He nodded to Zhou Yang, then looked elsewhere.
"Mr. Gipps, you want to postpone the release of "Legal" to February?"
"Yes, what's the matter? Tom?"
"I object. We have prepared all the promotional materials and postponed them to February. This...the blockbuster "Iron Wolf" will be released in February. "Fatal Danger" has no chance of winning against such a blockbuster..." Tom watched
With Jeeps.
"Then what do you mean..."
"It can't be postponed, it will be released in January..."
"I'm considering the Saw movie in January." Gipps replied looking at Tom.
"Why can't it be released at the same time? I've already agreed..." Tom looked a little aggrieved.
"I personally think it's better to stagger." Gips shook his head.
"Mr. Gipps, don't you have confidence in my "Fatal Crisis"? Do you think that the movie I shot for more than a year did not have as much box office as this movie that only took half a month to shoot? I admit that this movie is very popular.
Big, but the hype created by it has no quality at all. Movies ultimately depend on quality..." Regardless of whether Zhou Yang was present or not, whether it would be embarrassing or not, Zhao Sicheng stared at Jeeps.
"Mr. Gipps, otherwise, we will be fine in February." Zhou Yang felt the smell of gunpowder and immediately chose to avoid it. After all, they are all Chinese, and he instinctively did not want foreigners to see the Chinese conflict with them.
"Zhou Yang, what do you mean?" Zhao Sicheng suddenly stared at Zhou Yang: "Do you think you are giving me charity? Or do you think I am not worthy of being in the same period as you?"
"..."
When Zhou Yang heard this sentence, he was suddenly speechless.
What the hell is going on with this guy? Why does it look like he's eaten gunpowder?