Chapter 979
Suddenly looking back at this moment, Li Qian suddenly found that it has been more than nine years since he came to the present time and space, and it has begun to enter the tenth year.
Looking back on the years I have traveled through, from the beginning I just wanted to "write songs" for people and make some money to make albums, and then suddenly became popular in the music circle because of Liao Liao, and then I started my own business. Build your own company, make records, make TV series, make movies...
More than nine years!
If he continued to live in another time and space, he would be fifty years old now!
Half a hundred lives, only one old man!
If these nine years had been spent in the original time and space, the current self would have won the opportunity to direct independently? Maybe, but at most they were low-budget TV dramas, or online dramas that were emerging at the time, and without even thinking about it, the management would definitely send a group of people in, and how they wanted to direct it would not be up to them at all. as you wish...
However, I should have earned some money, and my life should be quite nourishing.
Maybe married, maybe even have kids.
Except for a considerable part of the year to be busy with work, the rest of the time, spending time with my wife and children, should be quite leisurely and comfortable.
And now?
The current self is the most popular person in the Chinese entertainment industry, a singer, rock singer, film director, and film actor who are becoming well-known in the country and even in the world, and one of the famous super-rich people in China, with billions of assets, Colombia The acquisition case even attracted the attention of the whole world.
Moreover, there are several wives and concubines around him, enjoying the blessings of Qi people. In addition, I even face the temptation and seduction of various tricks every day.
In the eyes of outsiders, it should be extremely happy.
He is simply the happiest man in China, and the list of the happiest men in the world is probably on the list!
But busy!
Year after year, tired!
However, if you listen to the sound, you can feel that the man next door who spit a lot should be regarded as a discerning person—at least he seems to understand what he has been doing these years and what his thinking is!
This is already hard to come by!
In today's China, everyone just sees themselves making a hit, making a lot of people popular and making a lot of money, and they feel that they are so powerful in the entertainment industry!
Otherwise, it is either to report, follow up and fabricate gossip and gossip as a career. According to them, in addition to one regular wife and four concubines, he has lovers everywhere, and his illegitimate children are all strengthened. Specifically thinking about what I want to make, what to make in this film, and what to make in the next film, and then...follow the trend to make money!
There have been so many things like "The Empire of the Red King" that the old man said over the years! But Chinese people really like this! Just like when "My Sassy Girlfriend" became popular, countless small film companies followed suit and made "Savage" series. Although it was impossible to invite Zhou Zhiyu and He Yingyu, just find a small student and a small actress to make up the story. Fan, with the name "My Girlfriend Is So Savage".
Even the heroine is called Ke Yingyu, and the word "Ke" is printed very small on the poster! What's even more ridiculous is that because a girl's name is also He Yingyu, and her appearance is not bad, she has not studied acting for a day, but she actually became the heroine of a movie - because when it is released, she can be in the movie theater Openly playing the brand of "He Yingyu" starring!
what can you do
tell?
People are not afraid of you at all!
Movies cost hundreds of thousands to one or two million, that is, it takes a few weeks to a month to finish filming, cut, and release, and the box office sells for several million, making a lot of money. Accompany you to file a lawsuit, the first instance, the second instance, the lawsuit lasted for several years, and the case was closed. The other party admitted that it had violated your certain commercial interests, and the court also ordered the other party to pay you 3.5 million yuan. Then, before you got the compensation, The other company declared bankruptcy.
Even in many cases, behind the company making this kind of film, it is the theater chain that supports it. They don’t even consider releasing the film in other theaters, so they shoot it themselves, get a release license, and then release it on their own. Filling up the screening halls during the off-season in the movie theaters, it is almost profitable no matter what.
Besides, that's a theater chain. If a company produces some blatantly infringing movies, you have to sue it. Once you sue, you will offend the theater chain to death!
Even in the past year or so, I am no longer afraid of offending anyone, not even the theaters! But what should the other party do? Your movie is coming, and it is released, but the infringement continues to be infringed, and the lawsuit should continue to be fought, and you have nothing to do with him!
Fortunately, the law is getting better and better after all.
And in the past half a year, it is said that **** has begun to close their mouths. Out of a series of special care for Minghu culture, many movies are obviously following the trend. After giving you permission to shoot, there are naturally fewer companies doing this kind of thing.
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I don't know when, after the two guys in the next seat satiated their chatter, finally ended, they paid their bills and left, Li Qian and Cheng Suping regained their peace.
Cheng Suping also deliberately poked his head out to look at the other person's back, and asked Li Qian with a smile, "Then flatter you so hard, why don't you recruit? Maybe he's a great talent?"
Li Qian smiled, "Talent may not be lacking, but I think, isn't that a bit too shameless?"
He gestured, "You flattered me well, so I'll recruit you in! It's shameless!"
Cheng Suping covered her mouth and laughed.
After finishing the meal, there was still half a bottle of red wine left.
Cheng Suping naturally noticed it a long time ago. From the moment he heard the fierce conversation over there, Li Qian lost his mind. At this time, after finishing the meal, shaking the red wine glass in her hand, she said with a smile: "You have heard all the comments just now, you have done well enough! Moreover, what they said actually proves that you do well. There are still people who can understand things, China has no shortage of people who understand, right?"
Seeing Li Qian nodded, she smiled, "So, don't always be under so much pressure! You are always used to putting so much pressure on yourself, like the burden of the rise of Chinese movies, you have to rely on you to carry it all by yourself Same! No need, really no need! There will be many smart and discerning people standing up behind you one after another to help you share your pressure! And you should also learn to decompress yourself!"
"What should be done, of course we must continue to do it. But it doesn't have to be so hasty, right?"
Li Qian nodded, raised his wine glass, and touched her.
In fact, it was a coincidence.
I haven't seen each other for more than two months, and he misses Cheng Suping very much. After finally having a meal together, he really doesn't want to spoil the atmosphere of this moment more than anyone else.
It's just that, although many of the other party's words were unintentional, the feeling of suddenly encountering a bosom friend in a trance still touched a certain part of his heart all of a sudden.
So, subconsciously, I felt a little emotional, even a little sighing.
At this time, he put down his wine glass, changed the subject, and was about to say something happy, so he smiled and said: "Zhou Baoshan has already gone to the United States to record a program, and I think the publicity plan made there is quite good. One shot, it can really hit! If this shot goes off, maybe the worries of those two guys just now will not appear! The box office of "The Matrix" in North America can go up a lot. cut!"
Cheng Suping laughed upon hearing this, "That's right! In fact, you've been doing well enough!"
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The two hadn't seen each other for more than two months. After dinner, they returned to Cheng Suping's house. After almost two hours of tossing, Cheng Suping couldn't even move his little finger, and Li Qian was finally satisfied.
The two of them were finally able to snuggle together and lie quietly for a while.
But even after entering the state of a sage, Li Qian couldn't help but think of the conversation between the two just now—yes, the North American market really needs to be developed slowly, one after another. It can be cultivated slowly. Just like the original Hollywood blockbusters captured the world.
This process is not easy to omit.
But... If Zhou Baoshan's plan to show kung fu in the United States can really come true, it is indeed what he told Cheng Suping that the box office of "The Matrix" will probably explode again!
In the history of another time and space, how did "The Matrix" succeed?
Frankly speaking, when the Wachowski brothers (sisters) filmed the first part of "The Matrix", the investment was not large, because they were not famous directors. Even in the promotion of the movie, it is hard to say how effective it is!
But it's still red.
The first one won an astonishing box office of 460 million US dollars worldwide!
And when it came to the sequel "The Matrix 2: Reloaded", it far surpassed the first one, and won a global box office of 740 million U.S. dollars in one fell swoop-you know, in another time and space at the beginning of the 21st century, China's film market is still not big. It's not very powerful, and it can't contribute much to the box office!
So why?
Why did it sell out? And why is the second part even more popular than the first?
At the time of the first film, it lacked well-known big directors and heavy investment. In fact, the special effects and screens were quite crudely produced, and when it was released and listed, it was not too optimistic at first. Why did it sell well when it didn't take the standard blockbuster way?
Even when it was the first film, the global box office of 460 million US dollars in 1999 was already at the level of skyrocketing! When the second film came out with a global box office of 740 million US dollars, at that time in 2000, Hollywood producers and production companies were going to praise the Wachowski brothers (sisters) to the sky!
Although the following, in fact, the two of them (the two of them) are getting more and more deadly!
The first one suddenly became popular, and the box office of the second one far surpassed that of the first one. In Li Qian's opinion, there is actually only one reason: as a commercial film, it has almost achieved the best possible range!
Top stories, top brains, top production and shooting styles.
Although the action design is hardly top-notch, it will definitely not hold back.
The middle part of the plot is a little procrastinated, but the rhythm of the storytelling is always online, so that even if you are a little impatient, you will never give up watching it.
In terms of shortcomings, the biggest shortcoming of this movie is probably because the crew didn't have much money, so they couldn't make special special effects-but it was enough.
And it's super topical.
Cool style, charming imagination, philosophy full of metaphysics, refreshing bullet time.
Etc., etc.
Then why the box office of the second part is so much higher than the first one?
You know, in the history of Hollywood series movies, the first box office hit, so there is a second one, which is not uncommon, but the second one can surpass the first one, after excluding the overall In the case of the expansion of the market size, it is really not too much.
If so, there must be special circumstances.
Putting it on the "Fast and Furious" series that became popular later, there was a big cow who expanded the expressiveness of this series in a timely manner when the series was about to fall into the abyss. , which gives better visual rendering, etc.
And put it on the second part of "The Matrix", there is actually one reason: the first part was too successful and the reputation was too good, but in fact, by the time many viewers reacted, it was already offline, and everyone could no longer see it. It's here, so when the standard of its second part is not low, the box office explodes, far surpassing the first part!
In fact, if its first film is run by a big company from the beginning, and the hardware configuration such as promotion and release is fully equipped, its box office potential will definitely exceed 460 million.
Because as a product that attracts people to go to the cinema to buy tickets, it is really worth the price of the ticket, and it will attract many people to buy tickets again and again!
In this time and space, I personally created the first part of "The Matrix".
The preparatory period was one year and three months, and all kinds of work were done to the extreme. The special effects company is its own, and within the scope of the script and story requirements, it must have presented top-level effects.
Except that the hero and heroine are Chinese, even if you look back at this work yourself, you will feel that it is only better than the original work, and it will never be inferior.
Moreover, the market treatment of this version of "The Matrix" is unmatched by it in another time and space.
A top company like Columbia Pictures is responsible for the 50 million US dollars of distribution and promotional expenses in North America, and because it is the work of its own boss, it will definitely be very attentive!
On a global scale, its total distribution and publicity expenses will definitely exceed 100 million US dollars.
In North America, as a well-known figure, I have my own charisma. In China, East Asia and Southeast Asia, this charisma has even reached the top and unparalleled level! And even in Europe and other places, with an award-winning movie like "Red Sorghum", with his status as the lead singer of the Four Beauties and the theme song singer of the 2002 World Cup, he has an influence that ordinary directors cannot match.
So, in fact, the bottleneck is this: the hero and heroine are oriental faces!
The countermeasures and publicity plans put forward by the United States are actually quite right, so the next thing to look at is Zhou Baoshan, to see if the American audience really loves Chinese Kungfu as much as they have shown in the past up!
However, Americans believe in the principle of supremacy of strength, which is definitely true!
So, Li Qian told himself once again in his heart: There is still hope!
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Yesterday, many friends had great opinions, and even good friends gave the nickname "Shui Yigeng". It is said that shouting a few more times can relieve fatigue and clear heat and detoxify? Actually, let me tell you the truth, if you really don’t like the water and can’t read it, just let it go, you will see people’s hearts after a long time, and you will only read the book if it is good. Don’t get angry because of a book, it’s not worth it. If you want to raise it, you can raise it, and if you want to abandon it, you should abandon it. We only watch it when we feel happy after watching it, and we don’t watch it if we are not happy. Is this the reason?
If you really don't want to raise it and insist on following it, or you can call me "Shui Yigeng", maybe you can calm down?