Chapter 262 Light and Shadow Quick Play! The Spring of the Film Industry Is Really Coming

Chapter 262 Light and Shadow Quick Broadcast! The spring of the film industry has really come!

P2P video playback technology is naturally suitable for various online streaming media playback platforms and can be used for online on-demand use.

It is a pity that Quick Broadcast is used for pornography.

Especially when the broadband penetration rate of the Internet in the mainland is not high enough, the advantages of P2P technology are very large. It can smoothly on-demand video under low bandwidth conditions.

After poaching Wang Xin, Wu Yuan immediately asked him and the team to make a network player based on P2P video playback technology.

After almost two months of hard work, the underlying code has been written almost, and it is estimated that this player will be online in two or three months.

In comparison, the online drama "Soul Ferry" produced by the company for the promotion of this [Light and Shadow Quick Broadcast] was prepared much slower.

"Mr. Li, do you understand now?" Wu Yuan asked with a smile.

Listening to Wang Xin's rambling about the advantages of P2P technology, Li Xiaoping still didn't quite understand, but she knew from the expressions of Wu Yuan and Wang Xin that they were full of confidence in this project.

Although she was still a little puzzled, she knew that Wu Yuan's decision would be difficult to change.

As an excellent worker, Li Xiaoping immediately adjusted her mentality: "I understand, Director Wu."

"I will follow up on the "Soul Ferry" project as soon as possible and strive to complete the production in the first quarter of 2008."

"However, Director Liu Meichuan."

Wu Yuan interrupted her and asked: "Has Liu Meichuan read the script of "Soul Ferry"? "

"Not yet." Li Xiaoping said a little embarrassedly. She didn't approve of this project in the first place, and she just mentioned it to Liu Meichuan.

"Please show him the script first." Wu Yuan said without question, "I believe he will be interested in this TV series after reading the script."

"And who said that the "Soul Ferry" series is only for TV series?"

"If the online broadcast of this series is good, it will definitely be made into a big movie later!"

Wu Yuan is not unaware of the big IP strategy of domestic entertainment and Hollywood.

He must also create his own movie and TV series IP belonging to the era of light and shadow, and this "Soul Ferry" is the first attempt.

Three to four TV series, plus 1-2 movies, are enough to create the largest horror film and television IP in the mainland. Even if Wu Yuan has copied it, Liu Meichuan and others can continue to expand the screenwriter based on the existing content.

Anyway, before he woke up from his dream, the "Soul Ferry" series was considered to be a bad ending, without a complete ending.

The reason for the bad ending is very simple. Due to the requirements of relevant laws and regulations, the superiors are not allowed to shoot such "promoting feudal superstition" and "ghosts" online dramas.

But now this project started early, and the review standards of the radio and television are relatively loose. At the speed of one TV series every 1-2 years, Guangying Times can at least make 6-7 works!

Wu Yuan can give the script outline for the first few, and Liu Meichuan will probably have to improve the rest.

We must win over this pretty good horror film genius and work hard for ourselves!

"I understand, Director Wu." Li Xiaoping nodded and skipped the topic.

Wu Yuan also smiled kindly at Wang Xin: "Mr. Wang, then you continue to be busy, we will leave first."

"After the Guangying Kuaibo player is completed, don't rush to put it online, wait for my notice."

Although the [Guangying Kuaibo] made this time is also called Kuaibo, it is completely different from Wang Xin's [Kuaibo].

It is absolutely not okay to do pornography. Wu Yuan directly asked Wang Xin to make a film library background and closed the Kuaibo sharing mode he originally planned to do.

After downloading the Qvod player, users can only watch or download TV series and movies provided in the library, or play videos saved locally, but cannot download and share videos with others through Qvod.

In this way, the biggest "loophole" of Qvod, which has become a backdoor for sharing and playing pornographic videos, has been blocked.

However, in this case, the content of the library of Guangying Qvod itself is very important.

If the content is too little, users can only watch a few or a dozen movies and TV shows, and then they need to download some videos from the Internet and watch them on Guangying Qvod, which is a very troublesome process.

Compared with those video websites full of various pirated sources, it has a great disadvantage.

However, Wu Yuan was prepared for this.

"Mr. Li, how is the negotiation with Golden Harvest going?"

"And TVB."

Li Xiaoping nodded: "I have talked to both companies, and they are willing to exclusively license the online broadcasting rights to our online streaming platform."

"But the price is a bit high."

"If you want to sign a 10-year contract, Golden Harvest will offer 50 million Hong Kong dollars, and TVB will also ask for 40 million Hong Kong dollars."

"Tsk." Wu Yuan sneered, very dissatisfied: "How dare you shout!"

"Which online platform cares about copyright now?"

"Their movies and TV series are all pirated sources on the mainland Internet. How dare you ask for so much money?"

Wu Yuan thought for a while and said: "It's okay to ask for 40 or 50 million, but the contract must be signed for 15 years!"

"Especially Golden Harvest, the company is going bankrupt and selling people, what's the point of holding on to their film library?"

"With these 50 million Hong Kong dollars, Golden Harvest can at least last for another two years. I don't believe they don't want it."

It is not impossible for film and television companies to do such things as spending money before the end of the year.

Selling the exclusive online broadcasting rights for the next 15 years in exchange for a sum of cash to save the market is better than going bankrupt with the film library.

"TVB is now also on the decline, and their TV series are also pirated in the mainland. If there are companies willing to buy genuine copyrights, they should be happy."

"Go and talk to them again, and I believe they will agree."

Wu Yuan spread his hands and said, "Just tell them directly that if they are willing to sign the price, they will sign it. If they are not willing, they will not buy it. Then they will be anxious."

With the current situation on the Chinese Internet, before the country cracks down on piracy, which film and television company can sell online broadcasting rights?

We are all destined to be freeloaders!

Now that there are companies willing to pay a little money to buy genuine copyrights, it is already good.

What else do you want?

It should be said that the influence of Hong Kong dramas and films in the mainland is still quite large.

Wu Yuan planned to focus on Hong Kong films, Hong Kong dramas and the company's own drama market after the launch of Guangying Kuaibo.

2007 was a very special node.

Many of the top Hong Kong film companies in the 1980s and 1990s have been on the verge of bankruptcy.

Traditional Hong Kong film companies such as Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers have gone bankrupt or been acquired.

TVB, the leader of Hong Kong dramas, is also losing influence.

Due to cost constraints, the TV series produced by TVB are too small-scale and cannot compete with the big productions in the mainland or the idol dramas in Taiwan. Its influence has gradually weakened from the previous Asian level to the local Hong Kong.

At a time when these old Hong Kong production companies are all going downhill and even on the verge of bankruptcy, their film library can be said to be the most valuable thing in their bodies.

It is really not worth it to buy the entire film library, and the price is too expensive.

But it is still worthwhile to just buy the exclusive online broadcasting rights that no one cares about now.

After deciding with Li Xiaoping to buy the copyright of the Hong Kong drama, Wu Yuan no longer needed to worry about the next things.

Whether it is a streaming platform or a film company, Wang Xin and Li Xiaoping are responsible for the daily operation, and Lin Wei is also watching the theater. Wu Yuan only needs to take charge.

He put more of his work focus back on the post-production of "Gravity" and the preparation of the art film "A Man Called Li Wen Decides to Die".

Wu Yuan never forgets his identity as a director, and it is this ability to continuously produce excellent film works that makes him a core figure in several companies.

The post-production of "Gravity" has come to an end. Various special effects and space scenes have been completed and are being synthesized into the feature film. It is estimated that in two or three months, the first version of the film will be available.

The preparation of "A Man Called Li Wen Decides to Die" is even faster.

What is difficult to prepare for an art film.

Wu Yuan is now waiting for the snow in Beijing in winter, and then he can start shooting this movie.

Every day, Wu Yuan went to the company to monitor the post-production of Gravity, and spent all his time at home with Liu Yifei.

After attending the Bazaar Charity Night and completing some interview notices, Liu Yifei was free again and became a homegirl.

The two of them enjoyed this rare leisure time together. Even though they couldn't go shopping hand in hand every now and then like normal couples, they were already very satisfied with their current life.

In this way, a month passed slowly.

"Don't Knock" was successfully screened in the mainland with a total box office of 35 million, becoming the second profitable movie in the Light and Shadow Times Youth Support Program.

Earlier, Zhang Guorong's "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" became the temporary mainland box office champion this year with a mainland box office of 131 million.

However, Wu Yuan knew that by the end of the year, "The Warlords" and "Assembly" would break this record, winning the box office champion and runner-up this year with box office of 200 million and 249 million respectively.

As for "The Good, the Bad, the Weird", it will eventually lose to "Lust, Caution" released in November by a slight difference of several million, and can only take the fourth place in the mainland box office this year.

However, this movie is not only released in the mainland. South Korea has already scheduled a release date in November. "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" will be fully released in South Korea. Japan will also release it simultaneously, but the number of screenings will not be very high.

As for the box office in Hong Kong Island, it can only be said that it is better than nothing, just a little more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars.

This year, the box office of mainstream cinemas in cities across the country is expected to exceed 3 billion yuan, an increase of more than 20% over last year, and the number of audiences will reach about 100 million.

The annual comprehensive film revenue is expected to reach 6 billion yuan.

After the five-year recovery period from 2002 to 2007, the movie box office market in mainland China has officially entered the fast lane!

The spring of the film industry is really coming!