Co-produced films, especially those with official endorsement, definitely have a unique advantage in terms of promotion.
For example, this time "Happy Family" was released at the same time as there were almost no decent rivals. Is it really because Li Yiwei is so famous that other directors dare not release new films at the same time?
The answer is no!
Today's Chinese film market is no longer the era in which one movie can only explode in one schedule.
And although "Happy Family" did make many people fearful at the time because of the exchange meetings and co-productions, as well as Li Yi's own name, it didn't mean that they really wanted to shy away from it.
The key lies in the strong support of China Film Group and the official endorsement. This is actually an unspoken rule.
Therefore, Li Yi is not interested just because he really does not need such resources now. However, for directors and film and television companies in China and even Bangzi, they have long been full of expectations for getting the quota.
Because once you get a quota for a cultural exchange meeting, you will naturally have an advantage over other films.
"So you really don't give the leader face?" Mu Qing was still a little worried. The domestic environment is different from that abroad.
A big director in Hollywood can do whatever he wants, but in China, that's definitely not possible.
Although there is news that the cultural exchange meeting will continue to be upgraded next year, it is still unknown to what extent it will reach, but it will definitely be higher than this year's standard.
"It's not that I don't give face, but it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice! Co-productions are notoriously difficult to do, and unlike this year, next year is destined to have countless big directors eyeing this opportunity. With or without me, in fact,
It won't have much impact." Li Yi said calmly.
This is also true. In the domestic film and television industry, who wouldn’t want to curry favor with the leaders of cultural-related departments?
Even this year, except for Li Yi, there are only three or two kittens, which will definitely not continue to exist.
Because when some things are not taken seriously, it doesn't matter if they are so bad, but once they are noticed and taken seriously, if they are not done well, it is better not to do them at all.
Therefore, Li Yi can imagine that there are definitely many big directors taking action, and you are not even qualified for ordinary small directors.
What Li Yi didn't expect was that the film about the cultural exchange meeting would become such a big deal.
First of all, Director An Zhengxu from Bangzi, who is known as the number one director of Bangzi, announced that he will adapt "Seoul Love", one of the results of the China-Korea Cultural Exchange Conference.
Bangzi has actually produced quite a few great directors in recent years, and Ahn Jae-wook is one of them.
Winner of the Hollywood Academy Award for Best Director and the Palme d'Or.
It can be said that Ahn Jae-wook is definitely one of the top figures in the film industry as far as Bangzi is concerned.
The work "Seoul Love" was indeed a best-selling work during the China-Korea Cultural Exchange Conference in the early years. It tells the story of a transnational love between a Chinese international student and a Bangzi college student.
This work was quite popular in China at the time.
Of course, the novel is not the key. The key is that director Ahn Jae-wook took action, which indeed surprised many people.
However, if you think about it carefully, it makes sense. In fact, today's directors from Bangzi have always been eager to enter the Chinese market, but unfortunately, it has been difficult for them to find a way in the past.
Even if you find it, most of the time you won't get used to it.
The release of a movie depends not only on whether the story suits the audience's appetite, but also on the timing and publicity of the movie.
If it can't be released at the same time, domestic pirated copies will definitely fly everywhere. No matter how good the movie is, you won't be able to sell seats.
Ahn Jae-wook is quite famous. After all, he is the winner of the Academy Award for Best Director. In China, it can be said that except for Li Yi, there are really not many people who can compare with An Jae-wook.
However this is only the beginning.
Perhaps he knew that this opportunity was rare, so soon, another big director spoke out.
Park Chang-dong, Bangzi's top director, although he does not have as outstanding achievements as Ahn Jae-wook, he can still be regarded as Bangzi's international director.
The difference is that Ahn Jae-wook did not limit himself to literary films, while Park Chang-dong had been committed to filming Bangzi's own films before and embarked on his own literary path.
Although he has been unsuccessful in the Academy Awards many times, he is a frequent visitor to the three major European awards.
What's interesting is that this time he is not directing alone, but has roped in the well-known Chinese director Luo Teng to create a cross-border family search film.
The name of the film is "Crossing the River"!
Immediately, the name of the China-Korea Cultural Exchange Conference became very popular.
In fact, the impact of this kind of exchange meeting depends on the work.
But this time, two top directors from Bangzi have taken action, but there is only one Luo Teng in China.
For this reason, many netizens started shouting on the Internet.
"What kind of exchange meeting is an exchange meeting with only Bangzi's directors and projects?"
"Isn't there also Director Luo Teng?"
"There are so many great directors in the country, fighting against soldiers, against generals, and against each other!"
"That's right, don't be cowardly and just do it! If it doesn't work, there will be a dog director to support you, so that's it!"
"By the way, where's the dog director? He won't just give up, right?"
"..."
Unknowingly, the China-Korea Cultural Exchange Conference started to become popular on the Internet because of these things.
Moreover, because no major domestic director has spoken out yet, this topic has only become more heated.
Different from the past period of Hallyu invasion, the self-confidence of the domestic people today is not to say overwhelming, but at least, the little stick is really not regarded as a strong opponent.
Because of this, this so-called exchange meeting, co-production, etc., have become a battlefield for netizens who want to prove that we are already much better than them.
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If you say this again, you will definitely get a look of disdain in response.
Hallyu is not said to have disappeared in the domestic market, but at least it can be said that it has almost no status.
At this time, Li Yi was still sitting firmly on Diaoyutai. The main reason was that as an insider, he knew it too well. If he said that no one was behind it, Li Yi would not believe it even to death.
Of course, the advantage of doing this is obvious, that is, it allows the film to enter the public eye before filming begins, and as the topic heat increases, the topic heat and exposure of these movies will also increase.
In China, as far as Li Yi knew, senior brother Tang Lu was already sharpening his sword.
What he said earlier was indeed verified.
Soon, in China, Times Lighting announced that it would cooperate with ckd Entertainment Media in Bangzi, and the Sino-Korean co-production "The Bounty Hunter" directed by the famous domestic director Tang Lu has been approved.
It has just been announced here, and the character candidates for Ahn Jae-wook's project "Seoul Love" have been announced over there.
The leading actor is Lee Jung-suk, the most popular Cannes actor at the moment, paired with Jiang Zi, a popular Chinese actress.
In fact, this kind of routine can be said to be very common among Sino-Korean co-productions.
However, in past co-productions, most of the time, the popular male stars from the Bangzi teamed up with female stars from mainland China. The goal was very clear, relying on the high popularity of the male stars in China to attract a large number of fans to buy in!
But obviously Ahn Jae-wook is not stupid. Today's popular male stars have no fans in China, but they are completely different from the era when the Korean Wave invaded.
So, this time, they used a new magic weapon.
Lee Jung Suk is not that kind of idol star, but is indeed a capable actor. Not only that, he also won the Best Actor in Cannes, so his status and influence are quite good.
Although Jiang Zi does not have the title of Best Actress in China, she is one of the most popular stars among the post-1985 Hua Dan who have emerged in recent years.
In fact, it's the other way around.
Not to be outdone, the domestic film and television giant Jiuzhou Film and Television invited Xue Kaishan, one of the four famous old directors, to do the opposite. In other words, it was a bit tit-for-tat.
What he wants to adapt is a real case from Bangzi, "The Idol Murder Case"!
This incident can be said to be a sensation at the time, and the key point is that this incident revealed the darkest hidden rules of the entertainment industry in Bangzi.
After this news came out, the limelight instantly overshadowed Ahn Jae Wook's "Seoul Love"!
After all, the celebrity murder case of Bangzi back then was so confusing that netizens joked that novels would not dare to write about it like that.
And this kind of event itself has a huge fan base.
For a time, netizens went crazy with joy.
"That's right! "Idol Murder Incident" is indeed a great director. Probably only top directors like Xue Kaishan dare to make a movie with this theme, right?"
"Who says it's not the case? It is said that a director from Bangzi once wanted to adapt this matter, but in the end nothing happened."
"The "Idol Murder Case" revealed that it involves the chaebol on the other side of the stick. If it can be filmed, there will be ghosts!"
"Director Xue is awesome. At this time, if he makes a movie like this, it would be difficult for him to refuse, right? Haha!"
"Finally, it's more reliable! It's no longer exposing the dirty information on our own side, but exposing the dirty information on the other side of the stick!"
Suddenly, Xue Kaishan and the "Idol Murder Incident" became a big issue, and the restricted-rated photos that had been disclosed were once again circulated on the Internet.
It also gave this new film huge exposure!
Li Yile is relaxed.
After all, five major directors have taken action together. Four co-produced movies cannot be accommodated in one schedule.
He doesn't need to join in the fun anymore.
In fact, Zhao Guangming did not harass Li Yi again this time.
However, the topic of co-production (confrontation) between China and South Korea remains hot among the outside world.
Once the project is finalized, it is considered to be a 2v2 situation.
So naturally, everyone will also discuss the issue of winning or losing.
Judging from the cost of the film, Bangzi's project is much weaker than the two domestic projects.
After all, "Seoul Love" is just a romantic movie. In fact, apart from the actors' remuneration, the remaining costs of this kind of movie are not that high.
On the contrary, "Across the River" has a timeline that runs through several decades, so the cost must be higher.
But compared to urban gunfight action movies like "Bounty Hunter", it's definitely still a lot worse.
The other project is "Idol Murder Case". In fact, the cost is not too high, but because of the special nature of this project, it is the most popular.
In fact, it is impossible for both parties to really shoot any super-large production. After all, there is not enough time.
I don’t know if it’s intentional or not, well, it must be intentional.
The four films have just been announced and their schedules have almost been set.
The four movies were almost divided into two-by-two confrontations, and were released in two schedules respectively.
"How can you lose when you hold Wang Zha in your hand?"
"Yes, I remember how surprised I was when I first saw the news about "The Idol Murder Case"!"
"The cast of "The Bounty Hunter" is the largest, but director Tang Lu seems to have never directed this type of film. Why does it feel a bit suspenseful?"
"No matter what, I have to win this time, but it would be really embarrassing if I lose!"
Yes, the vast majority of netizens were very optimistic at first. After all, it is obvious that domestic directors’ projects have natural geographical advantages.
Although it is a co-production, and although it will be released in both countries at the same time, the main market, needless to say, is definitely China.
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However, this kind of voice is always only a minority.
This time, the two great directors of Bangzi, Ahn Jae-wook and Park Chang-dong, showed weakness when being interviewed by the media.
This made netizens feel more and more that they were sure to win.
After all, it can be said that the domestic lineup is not weak at all.
After all, Tang Lu is also an internationally award-winning director, and Xue Kaishan does not need to say more. Even though he has not released a new film for a long time, Jiang is still very old after all. As one of the four veteran directors in China,
Xue Kaishan's influence is still top-notch.
time flies.
After Li Yi watched "Happy Family", although Zhao Guangming said hello, he had no plans to continue making co-productions.
When Tang Lu and Xue Kaishan took action together, Zhao Guangming was also confident and naturally did not try to steal Li Yi's wool.
The news and topics surrounding the four movies have never stopped since the four projects were established.
It can be said that in terms of building momentum, it is definitely a good deal!
Even Li Yi and a group of old friends mentioned these four films when chatting.
"Who do you think will come out on top this time?" Chen Wen looked at Li Yi and asked.
Everyone's eyes were also looking at Li Yi.
Li Yi paused, shrugged and said, "I don't know how good the movie they made is, who knows who can come out on top?"
"I feel that Director Xue's "The Idol Murder Case" has great advantages!" Zhou Guo said.
"That's not necessarily true. Director Xue is very powerful, but his usual style is to bring in private goods. If he really does this, it's hard to tell!"
