Chapter 678: Light and Shadow Era’s Own Film Festival?

"So, the final result is that Da Tiantian went to the crew of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain"?"

"Oh my god, why was Director Kaige the one who got hurt in the end?"

Wu Yuan, who took time out of his busy schedule to return to the company, burst into laughter after learning the final result.

"I heard that the road administration directly invested money, and Starlight Brilliant became one of the main investment companies of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain". In addition, it also used Legendary Pictures' relationship in North America, which made Chen Kaige's work possible."

"Of course, the most important thing is that Sister Zhiling's role seems to be just a vase. Director Kaige can still compromise and accept it if it is replaced by a vase."

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk." Wu Yuan shook his head and sighed: "I remember that "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" is also a Sino-US co-production, right? It seems to be made with Columbia Pictures?"

"I don't know what these people in the industry think. There has not been a successful case of co-production so far. Why are they scrambling to do such a thankless project?"

"It's not unsuccessful, "The Forbidden Kingdom" was successful." Li Xiaoping corrected Wu Yuan's mistake.

"Is "The Forbidden Kingdom" a success?" Wu Yuan shook his head and said, "I still think that the one-book-two-shoot project is more promising."

"How is the one-book-two-shoot project we did with CJ E&M going?"

Wu Yuan always took time to come to the company during the filming of "Ready Player One", and of course it was not to talk about the follow-up gossip of the road administration.

He came to the company today for two main things.

The first thing is this one-book-two-shoot project.

The cooperation between Chinese and Korean films began as early as 2000. As Chinese films entered a period of rapid growth, the film industries of China and South Korea began to carry out in-depth cooperation in the investment field.

The main mode of cooperation at the beginning was mainly based on the output of actors.

Then the cooperation between Chinese and Korean films began to become more frequent. For example, Zhang Ziyi, an international star of China, took part in the Korean film "The Warrior".

At that time, Song Seung-heon, a popular male star in South Korea, participated in the filming of "Sunset Angels" directed by Yuan Kui from Hong Kong Island.

The most sensational cooperation between Chinese and Korean actors must be "Myth" in 2005, which was co-produced by Kim Hee-sun and Cheng Long.

After the successful cooperation between actors, the cooperation between Chinese and Korean films has deepened to the behind-the-scenes work.

"Assembly", released in 2007, used the Korean special effects team to create war scenes, and the Chinese and Korean film industries began to cooperate at a deeper level.

Last year, Huayi also co-invested with South Korea's SHOWBOX to shoot a film "The Great Ming Ape", with a total investment of 20 million US dollars. Huayi invested more than 1/4, which is a big deal.

The film uses 100% 3D shooting techniques plus CG post-processing. The role of the gorilla is created through real-life motion capture technology, which is the first time in Korean film history.

The image of the gorilla in the film uses a lot of motion capture and CG technology to complete.

It is not surprising that the product of such exploration of new technologies eventually failed at the box office.

The box office in China was 112 million, while the box office in South Korea was less than 10 billion won. In short, let alone making a profit, it was a complete loss.

However, the failure of this movie still cannot stop Korean filmmakers from exploring the Chinese film market.

The growth of the mainland film market in recent years is really too exaggerated. It has doubled every year and has surpassed Japan and South Korea.

Just like Korean TV series and idol groups have come to China to make a lot of money, Korean film companies naturally want to make money in China.

Among them, CJ E&M, which has a good cooperation with Guangying Times and is still cooperating to produce Korean dramas, has come up with the idea of ​​developing Chinese and Korean versions of works simultaneously, considering the cultural differences between the two countries.

This is the origin of the "one book, two shots" cooperation method.

This is a new model of Sino-Korean cooperation and a milestone attempt and exploration in the history of film.

The greatest significance of "one book, two films" is that the Chinese version serves Chinese audiences, while the Korean version serves Korean audiences. Although the main storyline of the script is the same, the specific plot is completely localized and written by Korean and Chinese screenwriters themselves, taking into full account the cultural differences between the two countries' audiences.

This is different from the situation of "remake movies".

After CJ E&M decided to try this "one book, two films" cooperation model, the first person it approached was Guangying Times.

In fact, the two companies have already had a lot of cooperation. In terms of doing business, everyone is inclined to cooperate with old friends and will not rashly choose new partners to increase risks.

Wu Yuan, who has always disliked cooperating with foreign companies to make movies, did not refuse after receiving Li Xiaoping's message this time, but agreed to it.

"Are these "Miss Granny" and "20 Again" the Chinese and Korean versions of the script?"

Pointing to the script he had just read on the table, Wu Yuan was relieved after getting Li Xiaoping's affirmation. This was indeed the "20 Again" cooperation method he remembered.

If he remembered correctly, the box office of "20 Again" in China was 370 million yuan.

The box office performance of "Miss Granny" in South Korea was also very good, ranking second in South Korea's box office in 2014.

This is also the most successful film project among the Sino-Korean cooperation projects.

For such a good project, it is worth it for Light and Shadow Times to intercept.

"Let Li Yang shoot "Back to 20". He is a professional in this kind of youth film."

Wu Yuan opened his mouth and decided on the director for this Chinese version of the book.

In the field of youth films, Li Yang is the best director designated in China. Li Yang + youth, just this title can add 100 million yuan to the box office.

It is also because of this that Li Yang is very cautious about taking on youth films. He has not made any youth films since "Better Days".

But the script of "Back to 20" is still very good, and it is worth him to come out again.

"Okay, this matter is settled."

Wu Yuan put the script back on the table, supported his hands on his knees, and said excitedly: "Let's talk about the second thing."

"Did the higher-ups approve it?" Wu Yuan's voice was obviously much more excited and high-pitched.

When talking about this topic, Li Xiaoping could not hide her excitement.

"Yes, the higher-ups have approved it. We can prepare a new international film festival, but the official Chinese name cannot be called a film festival, it can only be called a film exhibition."

A "festival" and an "exhibition" immediately have different intentions and definitions.

The former is only officially organized in China, while the latter is more vaguely defined and can be organized by individuals and private companies.

"However, the English name can use the word "film festival." Li Xiaoping added.

With a snap, Wu Yuan slapped his thigh: "That's enough."

He smiled and said silently in his heart: "Sorry, Jia Zhangke!"

"I got your Pingyao International Film Exhibition first!" (End of this chapter)