Chapter 873 Another Good Movie

"I'm actually quite optimistic about Brother Baoqiang's new movie." Wu Yuan held up his phone in one hand and said in an intriguing tone.

The call was from Li Xiaoping, and the topic was the release of Brother Baoqiang's new movie.

Online work did not delay Brother Baoqiang's search for distributors at all.

There is no doubt that the current Light and Shadow Times is also one of the largest distribution companies in China.

Every year, Light and Shadow Times has to undertake the distribution of about 20 films. Although it cannot be compared with companies such as China Film and Alibaba in terms of quantity, it is superior in terms of quality.

Because Light and Shadow Times selects the best and never distributes bad films.

Yes, with Wu Yuan at the helm, he can accurately select excellent movies from the movies that are released by Light and Shadow Times every year.

And this kind of thing is not troublesome for him. It just takes a few more documents to read every year, and it takes less than an hour.

There is no reason for him not to insist on such a cost-effective thing.

But today's situation is a bit special.

In fact, it is not the first time that Baoqiang has approached Guangying Times to discuss the release of the movie "In the Octagonal Cage".

In fact, since the first version of the script of "In the Octagonal Cage" was made, Baoqiang has approached Guangying Times, but when Li Xiaoping heard that it was Baoqiang's new movie, she simply refused.

In Li Xiaoping's opinion, Baoqiang is really not a suitable person to be a director.

Let's not talk about cultural level or anything else, the entertainment industry never looks at this.

The main reason is that Baoqiang has always been working hard in the field of actors. Not every excellent actor can successfully transform into a director. This is a very rare case after all.

And Baoqiang has proved that he really can't eat the director's bowl with a movie "A Chinese Odyssey".

If the reputation of "A Chinese Odyssey" is a little better, it will not win the Golden Broom Award, even if it is still losing money to make a profit, Guangying Times is willing to accompany Baoqiang to gamble again.

But who said that "A Chinese Odyssey" lost so badly?

Li Xiaoping firmly believed that it would be better for Baoqiang to be an actor. He can act in comedies to make audiences laugh, and he can act in art films. A scene of Shu Ge smoking was repeatedly studied by the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy.

There is really no need to go into the field of directing.

So when he first approached Guangying Times to discuss cooperation in "In the Octagonal Cage", Li Xiaoping directly rejected it.

But more than half a year later, Baoqiang did not give up and came with the latest version of the script, and also invited a lobbyist, Wu Yuan's old senior, Chief Jia.

It is complicated to say that Baoqiang met Chief Jia.

It was originally because of the movie "Hello! Mr. Tree". At that time, this movie was invested by Chief Jia's Tianyi Plan, and Chief Jia was also the producer of this movie.

It can be said that this movie was taken care of by Chief Jia, and Baoqiang's performance in the movie also caught Chief Jia's eye. Later, when Chief Jia was filming "A Touch of Sin", he approached him.

It can be said that the two breakthrough roles that Baoqiang made on the big screen were both related to Chief Jia.

Chief Jia discovered the non-comedy side of Baoqiang, and he was considered his mentor in transformation.

Chief Jia was very optimistic about the script of "In the Octagon Cage" made by Baoqiang this time, and he liked this story very much.

So when Baoqiang asked for help, Chief Jia contacted Wu Yuan through personal connections, hoping that Wu Yuan could help Baoqiang distribute this new movie.

Whether a movie's final box office is good or not, publicity and distribution are actually very important.

In the case that everyone is not optimistic about Baoqiang, even if Baoqiang finds a company willing to help him distribute "In the Octagon Cage", they may not try their best to help, and it is very likely that they will just do a standard publicity and distribution strategy.

It's not that the standard level is not good, but for Baoqiang, this "In the Octagon Cage" is the last chance. If this movie fails again, Baoqiang's director career will not be possible, so he must have a company that fully supports his publicity and distribution.

Then Chief Jia must contact Wu Yuan in person, and it would be best if he could get support from Wu Yuan, so that Brother Baoqiang could give it a try.

Wu Yuan was also surprised to hear the news, because he actually didn't know what the final result of the movie "In the Octagon" would be.

In his dream, as a director in the industry, Wu Yuan knew that Brother Baoqiang had been working on his sword for six years.

But he hadn't seen "In the Octagon" released yet, and he woke up from his dream and returned to the age of 18. He didn't know whether this movie would make Brother Baoqiang succeed in his counterattack.

So his opinion of this movie was no longer supported by his past life memories, and he had to make his own judgment.

After reading the latest version of the script sent by Brother Baoqiang, Wu Yuan was indeed surprised by the excellence of the script.

The narrative of the first half of the script is very solid, interlocking, steady, and unhurried, and it details how Xiang Tenghui, who opened the battlefield, met the orphans, how he had to take them in, how he made money by fake boxing, and how he turned fake into real to set up a fighting club and a series of other events.

The causes and consequences of the whole process are clearly described in a compact plot, which is concise, clean and neat.

However, the processing of the second half of the film is a bit hasty, with a large jump in the plot, fierce conflicts, and ups and downs of the plot reversal, which loses the life texture and rich background of the first half.

As a result, the plot of Sumu sweating in the ring and winning the championship is a common plot in many fighting films, lacking novelty.

But common does not mean bad. For commercial films, lack of novelty is definitely not a big problem. The same plot as most fighting films can be regarded as a good result of seeking stability.

Because there are no excellent fighting films in China!

The last fighting film that was popular in China was the Indian movie "Dangal".

Brother Baoqiang did not choose the so-called novelty, but chose the same plot as excellent foreign fighting films. In fact, this is a good thing for domestic release. It is not shameful to learn from the routines of excellent movies.

And although this movie is a realistic work, it is not lacking in artistic expression.

The dialogue language of the characters in the script is also excavated and refined from life. It not only fits the identity and personality of the characters, but also has the heavy power from life itself.

It can be said that this script completely surprised Wu Yuan. After reading the script, Wu Yuan found it hard to imagine that Wang Baoqiang, who made "A Chinese Odyssey: Part Two: India", could actually make such a good realistic film.

Although this is also due to the credit of the screenwriter Wang Baoqiang found, it is not something he can do alone.

But being able to achieve this level is really amazing, and even makes Wu Yuan feel like he has a new understanding of Wang Baoqiang.

Just for this script, Wang Baoqiang must be given a chance to show himself!

"We have accepted this film, and we must fully cooperate with Wang Baoqiang's publicity and promotion work. I believe he will bring a surprise to the national audience!" Wu Yuan said confidently on the phone. (End of this chapter)