Chapter 826 "The Truman Show"

United States, California.

Storm Entertainment, the president's office.

Robinson sat behind his desk, staring at a bikini photo of a blonde beauty on the computer screen.

"Tsk tsk, Elana is getting more and more attractive."

"I didn't think much of her when I was young, but now that I'm older, she's getting more plump and charming. Well, not bad. I can ask her out next time I go to New York."

Dong Dong Dong.

The office door was knocked.

Robinson looked up, looked at the door, and said, "Come in."

While speaking, he quickly crossed out the bikini photo of the beauty on the computer screen with his fingers, and his expression remained unchanged, as calm and composed as always.

The person who walked in from the door was Jesus, a well-known director of Storm Entertainment.

"Oh, Jesus, you're here, sit down." Robinson smiled.

Jesus smiled and nodded. He calmly came to the chair opposite Robinson's desk and sat down, looking relaxed and comfortable.

Jancis and Robinson, the president of Baofeng Entertainment, have been friends for nearly 20 years. They are old friends. It is not just a simple employee-boss relationship on the surface. They get along easily with each other in daily life.

"Jancis, how is the progress of "God of the Sky"?" Robinson asked with a smile.

"God of the Sky" is another science fiction masterpiece of Baofeng Entertainment after "Straight in the Sky". The initial investment alone exceeds 200 million US dollars. According to media reports, if the investment continues in the later stage, the total investment cost of this "God of the Sky" may exceed 500 million US dollars!

Baofeng Entertainment regards the new movie "God of the Sky" as a science fiction blockbuster that surpasses "Straight in the Sky".

Jancis said: "Everything is going well, of course, that's on the premise that the subsequent investment can keep up."

Robinson laughed and said: "Oh my God, old man, do you know how much money this movie costs? It shouldn't be called "God of the Sky", it should be called "God of Burning Money." "

Jancis defended his movie and said seriously: "Boss, you have to have confidence in this movie. Just invest money, believe in such an excellent script, and believe in my directing ability. Do you know? I dare to bet with you that after this movie is released, it will definitely win the global box office championship!"

Robinson was very happy to hear what Jancis said, and laughed and said: " Jancis, I believe you. I hope I can drink the champagne to celebrate "Sky God" winning the global box office championship. "

After that, Robinson continued: "Jancis, have you heard about the recent actions of the General Administration of Culture of China?"

Jancis shook his head and said: "No, I have been busy with the filming of "Sky God" and have not paid attention to other things in the outside world."

Robinson said: "The General Administration of Culture has announced a list, saying that several Chinese directors' films will be released around the world one after another. China has begun to target the global film market."

There are no outstanding figures in the Chinese film industry. Whether it is directors or actors, there are no real international big names.

In terms of military, politics, brokerage and other aspects, China is undoubtedly one of the most powerful countries in the world today, but at the cultural level, China, which has been focusing on developing hard power for many years, has been greatly negligent in soft power, and its cultural soft power ranks dozens of places outside the world.

If we talk about other aspects of China, Robinson and Jancis should be treated seriously, but in the entertainment industry, the entire Chinese entertainment industry is not enough to beat Baofeng Entertainment alone.

The reason why the Chinese film market is more valued is that this film market is huge and is the largest film market in the world.

It is strange to say that the more developed the market is, the more excellent products it can stimulate. However, in China, it is just the opposite. China has the largest film market in the world, but it does not have a strong and brilliant entertainment industry.

Jancis said disdainfully: "Is this news important? There have been films directed by Chinese people that were released globally in the past, but they all failed. The yellow race has no cultural genes."

Robinson reminded: "Jancis, don't forget that in the Chinese film market before, "Straight in the Sky" lost to a Chinese director, and that Chinese director appeared on that list."

Jancis was immediately annoyed and shouted: "Robinson, I tell you, it was just an accident, and it was only the box office of "Straight in the Sky" in China, not the global box office of "Straight in the Sky."

"Oh, Jancis, don't be angry, I believe you, I believe you." Seeing that the old friend was really angry, Robinson hurried to comfort him.

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Monday.

Beijing.

Brilliant Entertainment Company.

President's Office.

A breeze blew, lifting a corner of the curtain. Tan Yue, who was sitting in front of the computer and staring at this scene, was slightly lost in thought, frowning and thinking about something.

During this period, he had been preparing for the new movie to be filmed, analyzing the problems in his own movie, watching foreign classic blockbusters, and summarizing many experiences in the notebook in his hand. Everything was done to make his first movie released simultaneously around the world a success.

Tan Yue retracted his gaze and made a decision in his heart. It was time to start preparing for a new movie.

No matter how many experience summaries he made, it was not as intuitive as the feeling brought by making a movie.

Tan Yue naturally hoped that his first movie released simultaneously around the world would have huge gains in both word of mouth and box office, but at the same time he was also prepared for failure.

The competition in the global film market is so fierce that everything is still unknown.

Tan Yue gently rubbed his temples to relieve his mental fatigue. The mental state has been in a high state of concentration, and the fatigue brought will only be more intense.

After resting on the chair for a while, he opened his eyes and the fatigue was relieved a lot.

"Let's wear the massager to relax."

The stiffness in the neck reminded Tan Yue of the massager placed aside. He turned on the start button on the mobile phone software first, and then hung the massager around his neck.

Half a minute later, accompanied by vibration, the massager felt warm, and Tan Yue lay comfortably on the chair again.

I don't know if it's because of the weather or the new model. Tan Yue felt that the temperature rose quickly in the few massage heads that came into contact with his neck.

But for him, this is his favorite place. Only with temperature can the massage reach the most comfortable state.

Not long after, Tan Yue felt that his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and he wanted to sleep and rest for a while.

"I can't sleep."

During working hours, Tan Yue did not allow himself to sleep. He stood up and stretched himself to the coffee machine, made himself a cup of coffee, added a little sugar, took a sip, and sat back in front of the computer.

Now that he had decided to make a new movie, the selection of the subject matter once again made Tan Yue fall into deep thought.

The subject matter of the movie still has a great impact on the box office.

There is no shortage of cases in the movie market where the reputation is good but the box office is low, because the subject matter of the movie has a relatively small audience, which can only arouse the interest of a very small number of people.

As his first movie to be released globally, Tan Yue naturally hopes that the new movie will not only have a good reputation, but also a good box office.

"Zi--"

Tan Yue tasted the coffee to keep his mind clear, and kept thinking about the subject matter of the new movie in his mind.

But there was still no inspiration.

Just when he had no clue, Tan Yue accidentally opened the international news network to check some foreign news.

News events with higher popularity are always easier for the audience to resonate.

A news headline attracted Tan Yue's attention.

"In recent days, large-scale demonstrations have broken out in many places around the world due to natural disasters."

After some understanding, Tan Yue finally understood the whole story of this news.

In recent years, the frequency of natural disasters around the world has continued to increase: droughts, earthquakes, sandstorms, tsunamis, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions.

Hundreds of millions of people have been displaced by disasters.

There is a clip in the news that interviews the marchers. They believe that God is punishing mankind and asking humans to reflect more and stop harming nature, otherwise the number of disasters will increase.

Tan Yue's mind flashed, and he concentrated and read the entire news report carefully, while constantly thinking about the direction of the new movie in his mind.

"Got it!" Tan Yue snapped his fingers lightly, and the word "God" brought him inspiration.

A classic movie came to mind, of course not a disaster movie.

Everyone's fate seems to have been arranged from the moment they were born.

When I was a child, I always wanted to grow up quickly so that I could do whatever I wanted and fulfill my wild dreams.

But when I grew up, I found that everything was completely different from what I expected. Work and family reasons would become constraints in pursuing my dreams. Gradually, I would curl up in my own comfort zone and dare not come out. Those dreams I once had were forgotten and lost.

So I accepted my fate and the reality that could not be changed.

But if I want to make a change, I must take this step. Tan Yue wants to express his ideas through this movie.

The name of this movie is "The Truman Show".

A protagonist who lives completely in a surreal world, although everything is well arranged and he can live in a comfortable environment forever, in the end, in order to pursue his dream, he still took that step to find his own world.

Tan Yue closed his eyes slightly and recalled the plot in the movie.

The film tells that Truman is an ordinary person who can't be more ordinary. Except for some strange experiences-his first love girlfriend suddenly disappeared and his father who drowned suddenly seemed to appear in front of him. He is no different from most American men in their thirties.

This made him feel lost. He also tried to leave the place where he had lived for many years, but he couldn't do it for various reasons.

Until one day, he suddenly realized that he seemed to be followed, no matter where he went or what he did.

This feeling became stronger and stronger.

Truman decided to escape from the place where he had lived for more than 30 years at all costs to find his first love girlfriend.

But he found that he could not escape no matter what. The truth is actually very cruel.

In a sense, the whole movie, Truman's life in the first 30 years was fabricated by people, just like God created man. Truman's final decision was also a rebellion against fate.

It was this point that made Tan Yue think of this movie.

"The Truman Show" received a very high score on a certain movie website in the previous life, with nearly two million people participating in the rating. It is a classic movie with both good reputation and box office.

On Earth, the film was nominated for the 71st Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; Jim Carrey, who played Truman, won the 56th Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for this film.

Tan Yue was very happy that the new movie had a direction.

‘Dong Dong Dong’.

“Come in!”

“Mr. Tan.” Chen Ye pushed the door open and said, “Here is a document that needs your signature.”

Tan Yue took the document with a light “hmm” and began to look through it.

The document had to be sent back, so Chen Ye was not in a hurry to leave. Seeing Mr. Tan, who was reviewing the document, smiling, she felt happy.

Although she didn’t know why Tan Yue was happy, it was a happy thing for her to see Tan Yue happy.

She secretly glanced at the man.

Although she knew that there was almost no possibility between the two of them, the love was only hidden in her heart, not completely gone.

Tan Yue drank coffee and looked through the documents in his hand one by one. It was a new project prepared by the film department.

The film department was going to shoot a new movie recently, and there were some financial instructions, including hiring actors and preparing props.

Chen Ye saw that there was little coffee left, picked up the cup that Tan Yue used to drink hot water on the desk, took a cup of hot water at just the right temperature, and gently placed it in front of Tan Yue.

"Thank you, Xiaoye, no need to bother, I can do this myself."

Tan Yue was not so hypocritical as to ask others to pour water for him.

Chen Ye smiled and said, "These are what I should do. Drinking coffee all the time is not good for your health. Mr. Tan, you should drink less coffee and more hot water in the future!"

"Thank you for your reminder, I will pay attention in the future. You are right, tea is still delicious."

He didn't like the taste of coffee very much, and he wouldn't drink it if he wasn't sleepy.

Chen Ye smiled and didn't continue to talk and interrupt.

Tan Yue looked down at the document, and signed his name on the last page of the document after confirming that there was no problem.

"No problem, Xiaoye, send the document back."

"Okay, Mr. Tan."

Chen Ye nodded and took the document, and left the office briskly, taking a sneak peek before leaving.

Tan Yue drank the remaining coffee in the cup, picked up the cup, rinsed it with water, and placed it on the cup holder next to the coffee machine.

I went back to the computer and drank the water that Chen Ye had brought me, and continued to think about the new movie.

"The Truman Show" is a highly watchable movie with a certain amount of black humor, so that it can still keep up with the times when it is taken out and watched now.

Because of its unique story content, the shooting techniques are also very different from other movies. This is more like a documentary film. When doing preparations before starting, Tan Yue needs to consider many things.

For Tan Yue, he has another arduous task to do.

"The Truman Show" is an American film, but he has to consider how to localize this film.

First of all, in this movie, Tan Yue will not invite foreign actors to play the leading roles in the movie.

If most of the actors used in the movie are foreign actors, the phrase "domestic films go abroad" will lose its original meaning.

It will not be domestic films going abroad, but the directors themselves going abroad. It runs counter to the results that the General Administration of Culture wants to see, and this is not what I want to see.

Because it is the first time to do this kind of work, it is not a small difficulty for Tan Yue. In addition to having ideas about selecting actors, there are not many clues in other aspects for the time being.

Tan Yue picked up the cup, took a sip of water, and allowed himself to calm down and think slowly.