"Investment exceeds 300 million!" "Hollywood-level special effects!" "Shocking scenes and world-class visual experience", "International movie king franchise", "Epic science fiction" and other promotional terms have repeatedly appeared in the hearts of Chinese movie fans.
The hearts of Chinese movie fans are aroused...
In their eyes, this is hope, passion, the first step for Chinese films to go global and compete with Hollywood blockbusters, and China's progress.
The pre-sale tickets were sold out overnight and word of mouth spread among the public. The Changhong premiere was also sold out and the attendance rate broke the historical record...
But gradually...
After a few Chinese blockbusters were released, Chinese movie fans suddenly began to fall silent collectively.
Although the special effects are not fifty cents, they are so spicy that it makes you want to cry.
The movie stars suddenly seemed like they couldn't perform. They kept saying all kinds of embarrassing lines and making some illogical plots.
The plot is not only sloppy, it seems to be a plot written to flatter a certain rich second-generation little fresh meat and look cool. The young fresh meat is all expressionless and cries so hard that it makes people want to laugh...
…
All kinds of shortcomings that subvert the cognition of movie fans make people wonder why a work with hundreds of millions of investment can be so poorly made, which makes people want to scold it without knowing how to scold it.
Moreover, it’s not just one movie like this, almost every movie that plays the gimmick of being a “domestic blockbuster” every year is like this.
The originally enthusiastic "domestic blockbuster" turned into a derogatory term ridiculed by netizens...
China itself is like this.
Filmmakers in Hollywood back then were even more exaggerated, directly treating China's domestic blockbusters as after-dinner jokes, especially in the Hollywood special effects circle...
They almost regard the Chinese producers as synonymous with being stupid and rich in wealth.
"Mr. Mark."
"These Chinese people have been lagging behind for too long. They are humble in their bones and poor in appearance, but they are as shrewd as ordinary citizens. However, the more humble they are, the more vain they are, and the more they hope to get our praise and recognition...
…”
"Like those interns from China, as long as we give them a little benefit, they will treat us like gods..."
"They'll call us soon..."
"After all, they need our Hollywood special effects. Without our Hollywood special effects, they can't do anything..."
Vitas China Branch.
The assistant looked at Mark with a smile.
Mark nodded, looked into the distance, and nodded with a smile on his face.
……………………
night.
Deep.
Li Qiang, who is the head of the post-production team, is still on the phone.
Hollywood special effects seem to have no intention of lowering prices for Chinese films.
If you have a good attitude, I will explain to you the difficulty of special effects. Every penny will be spent wisely. If you have a bad attitude, just hang up the phone.
Although the special effects of "Spider-Man" are expensive, they will never reach the exaggerated level of astonishing "100 million US dollars."
One hundred million dollars…
Nearly 700 million yuan!
In Hollywood blockbusters, the cost of such special effects may not be significant, but in Zhou Yang's Huaxing, such an investment is likely to determine a company's subsequent fate.
The atmosphere in the office suddenly became silent.
"You can find other people to inject capital together and share the risks..."
"We have worked on several projects before, and each project has been a great success. I believe there will be capital willing to invest in "Spider-Man"."
"Like Wanda's young master Wang Sikai, like several of our cooperative companies, like your fans and some friends in the industry..."
"..."
Wang Jing also came to Zhou Yang's office after finishing her work.
After looking at Li Qiang and Zhou Yang who were silent, she began to suggest.
After Zhou Yang listened to Wang Jing's words, he did not answer. Instead, he lay back on the chair and stared at the ceiling in trance.
It’s not about investment…
He realized something.
That is the special effects of China's local blockbusters, which have almost been monopolized by "Hollywood productions".
If Chinese local films want to make good special effects blockbusters, they can only seek cooperation with Hollywood, and they can only passively accept expensive amounts and reduce investment in other areas of the film.
It was as if my throat was being choked, and I couldn't even breathe.
He didn't understand special effects, but in Li Qiang's eyes, he also knew that "Spider-Man" couldn't possibly spend so much money on special effects...
It's almost a money grab.
After being silent for a long time, Zhou Yang finally looked at Li Qiang.
"Brother Qiang...how are our Chinese local special effects?"
"Some small productions are okay, but if you really want to make a blockbuster... there is still nothing you can do. I don't know in a few years, but there are really some gaps in terms of technology now..."
"Why the gap?"
"Hollywood special effects control all aspects of Chinese blockbusters. Part of the post-processing of the movie "The Grandmaster" was actually done with help from the Hollywood team... For a student who graduated from a professional school, the price of an internship at a Hollywood special effects company is
There are twice the number of Huaxia companies, and cutting-edge talents are trying to get in... The more cutting-edge talents there are, the more detailed the things they make, and the more detailed they are, the easier it is to harvest the Huaxia market... And those who
The second-rate and third-rate talents went to Huaxia Special Effects Company. After going to Huaxia Special Effects Company, the overall quality of employees was not as good as that of overseas special effects companies. It was difficult to get market recognition and lack of market recognition. In a vicious circle, all aspects of
Naturally, there is no money to buy new computer equipment. If you can't keep up with the times, if you can't keep up with the times, it will become a vicious cycle..." Li Qiang looked at Zhou Yang with a somewhat helpless expression on his face.
"China actually has talents, right?"
"Yes, there are talents, but all the talents have been poached..."
"..."
The office fell into silence again.
Zhou Yang silently looked at the darkness outside the window, feeling a little helpless in his heart.
At this moment, he found that he couldn't do anything.
After a while, he looked at Wang Jing.
"Sister Jing, let's do this. Let's mention it to the business units we cooperate with and say that we want to make a blockbuster film with an investment of hundreds of millions... Let's see if anyone is willing to cooperate in the filming. If so, we are willing to accept the other party's investment, so let's say
The investment in "Spider-Man", well, the investment is tentatively set at about 400 million yuan, it may be a little more, it may be a little less..."
"Well, okay!" Wang Jing nodded: "I'll contact you now."
When Wang Jing took her cell phone and left, only Zhou Yang and Li Qiang were left in the office.
"Brother Qiang..."
"Yes, yes."
"As for those of you who are doing post-production, do you know the local special effects people in China? These days, you can help me out. It's best to form a team. Either do special effects, or help me get a detailed budget for "Spider-Man". I
I want to know how much investment is needed for the shots I hope to present..."
"OK."
Li Qiang nodded.
He took the "Spider-Man" information and left the office silently.
After Li Qiang left, Zhou Yang continued to lower his head and read the script of "Spider-Man".
After watching for a while, he picked up the phone and called Huang Jiacheng.
"Hello……"
"Director Huang, I want to talk to you about something..."
"Xiao Zhou, I just want to talk to you. I just heard that you want to invest 400 million to make a Chinese special effects blockbuster, right?"
"right!"
"Xiao Zhou, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive, be sure to calm down. In this industry, I have seen too many directors who, after becoming famous instantly, start to irrationally want to make Chinese special effects blockbusters, with investments of hundreds of millions.
200 million... Zhou Yilin's "The Price of Gold in the City" invested more than 300 million, and after accepting countless advertisements, he barely made a small profit...
"Director Huang, I think "Spider-Man" can..."
"Xiao Zhou, listen to me first, Chen Kai, do you know that Director Chen's "Tianji"? He invested nearly 300 million, and now it has a bad reputation. Even now, he is still worried about whether his "Tianji" is a bad movie.
I'm just arguing... Director Chen Kai, who can make a movie that will go down in history in the film industry like "Overlord", is great, right? His talent and artistic ideas are not inferior to yours, right? His status in the film industry was much better than yours before. He
This is the end for everyone, let alone you... It's not that I don't trust you, but I hope you won't be impulsive and stay calm..."
"..."
"I really don't doubt your ability and keen understanding of the market, but the risk is too great. If you invest 400 million yuan, even if it is 300 million yuan, you have to earn at least one billion yuan in global box office to make back the money. Chinese blockbusters are in
The situation in Hollywood is very embarrassing. It is like a joke. It is really difficult to compare with Hollywood blockbusters..."
On the phone.
Huang Jiacheng said a series of words very anxiously, and gave Zhou Yang examples of many Chinese directors.
"Chinese blockbuster", he is really too sensitive.
Countless directors in China are talented and have explosive business sensitivities. They can obviously make steady progress step by step, but while filming, they suddenly have an idea about making special effects blockbusters...
Then, not only did my underwear get torn, but even the reputation of the follow-up movie "exploded" directly, and it was completely unable to recover.
Chen Kai is the most vivid example!
When he heard that Zhou Yang suddenly wanted to make such a blockbuster, and that the investment budget would exceed 400 million, Huang Jiacheng's first feeling was that he was another "Chen Kai".
Zhou Yang felt a little warm in his heart when he heard Huang Jiacheng trying to dissuade him from all aspects, with deep concern in his voice.
After Huang Jiacheng finished speaking, Zhou Yang sighed.
"Director Huang, but I still want to try..."
"..." There was silence on the other end of the phone, and no words were spoken for a long time.
"Director Huang, I would like to borrow the special effects team from "The Grandmaster". If you are free, even better, you can help guide some traditional martial arts fighting moves in "Spider-Man"..."
"..." The other end of the phone remained silent.
"Director Huang?"
"Have you really decided?" Huang Jiacheng asked again.
"Decided."
"Okay, there is no problem with these. How long will it take for you to shoot "Spider-Man"? I will lead the team and follow your crew for how long. However, I still hope that you will think about it carefully and not be so impulsive..."
"Director Huang, believe me."
"When have I not believed in you? But this time, forget it! I'll invest ten million too..."
"ah!"
"Just give me the copy of "The Grandmaster 2" and think about it together."
"good!"
Zhou Yang hung up the phone.
Look at the script.
He changed the character of "Spider-Man".
Peter Parker was designed as a little person who admired Chinese Kung Fu and learned some superficial Chinese Kung Fu from the comics. However, due to congenital health problems since childhood, he relied on Chinese medicine to survive, but he was always bullied and looked down upon. Later,
After being bitten by a spider, the body was strengthened and the hidden congenital diseases disappeared...