Chapter 853 The future is the world of special effects movies
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"Hello everyone, I'm Bruce Lee."
At the table, Bruce Lee introduced himself to the people present.
Everyone introduced themselves. This was the first time for everyone to meet.
The atmosphere was still very good. Lu Fang and others still admired Bruce Lee's methods in the United States.
It is not easy to gain a foothold in the United States. In addition to works, communication in the media is essential.
There have also been several crisis public relations, and we can see how talented Bruce Lee really is.
"It's the first time we meet, you are really a talented person!" Lu Fang welcomed with a smile.
The two have the most interactions. The transfer of American works to China is usually completed by two people, but they have never met.
"Hello, Mr. Lu, I have always been curious about you and have high respect for you. You are so awesome for being able to develop Mubai Entertainment to such a large scale in just a few years." Bruce Lee praised.
"Why are we so good?" Lu Fang said with a dumbfounded smile: "Mubai's works are all good and can attract audiences. Every excellent work can bring some fans. As fame slowly gathers, the influence will be greater.
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"We just did our duty. It is Mu Bai's credit for opening up new territories. He is the soul."
Bruce Lee nodded in agreement with Lu Fang's words: "Yes, Mr. Chen's ability is indeed outstanding. The dramas he produced are so popular. I watched him with my own eyes as he proposed, produced and became popular projects with different themes. It was really dazzling.
Mysterious."
"I have never seen such a stunning person. Mr. Chen really impressed me. I thought he was from China and American audiences might not like his works. But it turned out that they liked his works very much and even regarded them as American."
The background of "The Pursuit of Happiness" actually shocked the United States, it's really shocking!"
"..."
Chen Mubai smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, as you say that, you start flattering me."
"Today, we are going to give Bruce a clean slate. This is also the first time for everyone to meet and get to know each other. There will be more business disputes between the two places in the future, and it will be easier to start the next actions."
"Let's not talk about work. We will have a meeting at the company tomorrow and we will discuss this matter."
"no problem!"
On the first night, everyone drank and drank at the banquet. It is easy for men to get closer to each other. After a few glasses of wine, the topic opened up and everyone became more and more interested in chatting.
Furthermore, essentially everyone has a desire to make friends, and the atmosphere could not be better.
But everyone who came to this dinner was thinking about Chen Mubai's next strategic plan. This is a major matter related to the life and death of the company!
Mubai Entertainment has gone through several stages, and each stage is a strategic plan made by Chen Mubai. For example, he first crossed over from the music circle to the film and television industry, then from TV series to the film industry, vigorously cultivated trainees' acting skills, acquired, and integrated theater chains.
, enter the international market...
It can be said that the current scale of Mubai Entertainment is inseparable from Chen Mubai's earlier plans.
Only when the direction is right can an enterprise go further, otherwise it will be like a fly running around without a head, and something will happen sooner or later.
With a plan, everyone knows which direction to go on the cruise ship, and only then can they unite their efforts and move forward quickly.
The next day.
Chen Mubai and Bruce Lee came to the company. Although they were mentally prepared, they still couldn't hide their shock.
This is the first time Bruce Lee has come to the headquarters of Huaxia Company. It is indeed very luxurious and majestic, especially in a place like the Magic City where every inch of land is precious. Mubai Entertainment actually owns a building. This is simply amazing.
If compared to the benchmark, only a world-famous film and television production company like AMC can have this strength. Most entertainment companies rent the floors of a commercial building.
It’s incredible to be able to rent several floors, let alone own such an independent building, which speaks volumes about Mubai Entertainment’s strength and current development scale!
"I think everyone should know the content of today's meeting, right?"
Chen Mubai sat in the main seat and looked around. On both sides were leaders of various departments of the company, as well as core figures in the senior management.
"Know."
Although the specific content is unclear, everyone still has an understanding of the direction of this meeting.
This is about going to work after the Spring Festival. Lu Fang told everyone what Chen Mubai said to Yang Guo during the Chinese New Year. Everyone knew that Chen Mubai was going to make a science fiction movie and it would be a big investment.
Their reaction was the same as when Yang Guo heard this. They had known this day would come, but when it happened, they still felt it was too fast.
"Then I will continue talking. When I finish speaking, you can ask any questions for everyone to discuss."
Chen Mubai saw that everyone was mentally prepared and started to talk.
"The general direction remains unchanged, and it is still focused on conquering the international film market. We have already exported many films. Which genres have the best response and box office?"
Chen Mubai first asked a question.
Someone answered: "Except for "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World", the rest are horror movies, as well as crime action movies and Hong Kong police and gangster movies."
"Also, the box office revenue of horror films with low investment costs is generally higher in the United States, which shows that they are more popular with American audiences. Compared with the large investment of "Operation Red Sea", the box office performance is far inferior. In addition to the difficulty of developing the market in the early stage,
, the impact is limited, but if that movie were released at the same time, it might not have as high a box office as "The God of Death"."
"In addition to our works, other works invested heavily by companies such as Hyatt and Emperor, the subsequent box office revenue was far less than "Death Comes", which shows that the audience for these two types of movies prefers horror works.
, horror movies from other companies are not bad at the box office in the United States, some are even higher than action movies..."
As for the ratings, they are not within the scope of reference. After all, to open up the market, you naturally need high-impact works. The impact of commercial films is far greater than that of literary films. The box office is the best evidence of a film's impact.
If the ratings are high, the film's impact may not be great, but if the box office is high, the film's impact must be great.
"right."
"In fact, different cultures have created different movie-watching groups. Different expression methods of movies also make the audience have to make choices. Why are horror movies more acceptable to them?"
"Because the essence of horror movies is excitement. This is the core. This is true for any country. The expression of fear in the East and the West is different. The West focuses more on bloody scenes and immediate excitement, while the East focuses more on weird excitement, which makes everyone
Fear emanates from deep within, one is external stimulation and the other is internal stimulation."
"Therefore, when foreign audiences see "The Old Corpse", they will be more receptive and more novel. Similarly, searches for horror and supernatural movies on the Baimu Video website have always been very high."
"Although there are many other action movies, in general there are still some differences compared to Western works. For example, our action movies pay more attention to fancy fights and focus on elegance and agility, while American movies prefer punches to the flesh.
The physical fight between two muscular men makes the audience love it more, and this is also the difference in the form of expression."
"In the early stage, horror movies were more acceptable to foreign audiences. This is the reason why I chose two horror series and continued to make them. It can make it easier for foreign audiences to identify with us."
After all, Chen Mubai is a professional, and everyone listened to his words very seriously. At this time, some people understood why Chen Mubai was so determined to make a series of movies and continued to produce them regardless of the box office results. It turned out to be this reason!
In other words, Chen Mubai had already planned and executed it as early as that time.
Judging from the current results, Chen Mubai's move is completely correct, and the movie's box office performance is also the best proof.
"Then we need to shoot more horror films to continue to slowly expand the market?" someone asked.
Everyone's eyes turned to Chen Mubai. If this was the case, it would indeed be useful to make more horror films and accumulate more foreign fans.
"There is no need to go out of your way to shoot. Shooting too much will also cause the audience's aesthetic fatigue. After all, the audience for horror movies is limited." Chen Mubai shook his head.
"If it's a small-budget movie, you can give it a try, but a big-budget movie is what I call a science fiction movie!"
"Everyone knows that Hollywood movies have a great influence on the world. At this stage, when many people choose to watch movies, their first choice is science fiction and special effects blockbusters. Why is this?"
"Because no matter what the plot is, at least the eyes and brain are happy to see it. The cool and realistic special effects are dazzling. If you are not sure about the quality of the movie and it is a bad movie, most of them will choose science fiction movies. At least they can watch the special effects.
Once the drama sucks, it's gone to the end, and it tastes like chewing wax."
"Moreover, the proportion of special effects movies is getting bigger and bigger, and their influence is getting bigger and bigger. This is the future trend. There is a big difference between watching 3D movies and 2D movies. This sense of reality is thicker. The proportion of this part of the movie-watching group is increasing year by year.
, so if you want to get a greater impact, science fiction, special effects are things that must be done well!”
Chen Mubai's words were very decisive, but well-founded and convincing.
Everyone here is engaged in the film and television industry, so we naturally know that what he said is right. It can also be seen from the box office rankings of movies that they have basically been replaced by science fiction movies. This is a trend, and this is the result of the audience's choice.
It’s not that science fiction movies only have high box office, but that science fiction movies account for an increasing proportion of high box office movies!
All movies are paying more and more attention to special effects, also because the audience has high requirements for special effects. Special effects and high-quality movies are the result of market feedback.
Chen Mubai suddenly smiled and said: "I have been prepared for this for a long time. Maybe in your opinion, my decision is a bit abrupt. I said before filming "I'm Not the God of Medicine" that I would make a science fiction movie. You should have
I was very prepared, but I didn’t expect it to come so quickly.”
Everyone didn't say anything, but they all laughed. It was true. I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
Everyone thought that there would be two years to consolidate before filming a science fiction movie, but they didn't expect that Chen Mubai would kill him so soon.
"Actually, the production cycle of science fiction films is long. One film takes a long time, and it is no faster than feature films. I make science fiction films, and feature films are made by others. This does not interfere with it. Even if I make a film, there will be others.
It’s on top of his works!” Chen Mubai joked.
"I'm not worried about the special effects. I bought Starlight Animation before to prepare for the special effects. You have also seen the special effects of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" and they are not bad. As long as you are willing to spend money, the special effects can be done."
OK, I'm not afraid of spending money."
"Someone has to do this. The first Chinese science fiction film will be produced by me."
Chen Mubai said: "I am still relatively optimistic. Judging from the gimmick of China's first science fiction movie, netizens will support us. Even if the box office may not be ideal, we will not suffer too much loss, but sooner or later we have to take this step.
, there is no difference whether it is two years earlier or two years later."
At this point, the tone for the next stage of Mubai Entertainment has been set. Chen Mubai will shoot a science fiction movie.
"When are you going to start shooting this movie?" Lu Fang asked.
"Let's prepare first. This movie requires a lot of preparation before shooting, and it also requires the use of props. All must be prepared in advance. I will let the crew prepare it then."
"Before this, there is another movie that needs to be completed first, which is Tao Yaoyao's "Resident Evil", which you should know."
Lu Fang nodded and said, "I know."
Everyone in Mubai Entertainment knows about this movie. When Tao Yaoyao was filming "Prison Break 2" in the United States, he exercised whenever he had time to prepare for this movie.
After she came back, she still didn't miss the time to exercise. She valued this work very much. It was the first work in which she played the leading role by herself, and it was also a rare movie with a female protagonist.
Chen Mubai said: "I'm going to let Duoduo make a cameo to try to increase his influence."
"No problem." Qian Duoduo replied.
"This movie can be shot immediately. My movie will be prepared first, and then the shooting will start when the preparations are almost complete."
"Okay, if you want to hold a press conference, tell me in advance and I will arrange it for you."
Tao Yaoyao also had to attend the press conference, and Chen Mubai needed to agree with her to determine the date of the press conference.