Chapter 389 Han Xizai’s Night Banquet Picture
This article "What other talents do Shen Xudong have that we don't know about?" 》It has some marketing account attributes...
At first glance, it looks like "Jiang Yiyan American Architectural Master Award", what can't she do? 》A sample...
The difference is that Shen Xudong has works!
——Three major writers born in the 1980s. In addition to the famous screenwriter, he is also an excellent music producer!
And the kind that is not afraid of investigation.
The article mainly talks about the new book "Snail House" and Shen Xudong's music.
Oh, "Snail House" was released at the beginning of the month and sold over 200,000 copies in two weeks. It was widely discussed and received many positive reviews.
This is quite normal. Compared with the nihility of "Struggle", "Dwelling in a Small House" is more real: a very cruel story, giving idealists a wake-up call!
There is another sentence in the article: "...it can be seen that Shen Xudong's creations are transforming towards realism, and this step is very stable. At least for now, when it comes to achievements in the literary world, Shen Xudong far exceeds Guo Jingming and Han silly!"
After reading the article, Deng Chao couldn't help but call Shen Xudong, but unfortunately, no one answered...
It’s normal, it’s the promotion period!
Shen Xudong really didn't have time to answer the phone. He was discussing a blockbuster movie with Huang Zhongjun, Feng Xiaogang and Qiu Gangjian.
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Qiu Gangjian can be said to be a legendary screenwriter of his generation. "Into the Wrathful Sea" made the young Andy Lau debut on the big screen;
"Rouge Button", Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui gave beautiful performances;
"Ruan Lingyu", Zhang Manyu won the Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival;
"Underground Love" is Liang Chaowei's early representative work;
"A Ying" is the only film directed by Qiu Gangjian, starring Wang Zuxian...
I went north to earn a living and lived in the Dongsishitiao area, renting a house.
"The Night Banquet" was originally called "The Prince of Swords", and Qiu Gangjian adapted it completely according to Shakespeare's style.
After meeting Huang Zhongjun, he said: "If you film it, you will be the first person to put Shakespeare's plays on the Chinese screen!"
Huang Zhongjun made a decisive decision!
At first, Feng Xiaogang was not considered, but Jiang Wen and Tian Zhuangzhuang were approached, but it was unsuccessful because the schedules did not match, and some said they were afraid that they would lose money...
Huang Zhongjun wants Feng Xiaogang to direct...
Logically speaking, Feng Xiaogang has never made a costume blockbuster, so he shouldn't be interested, but... blockbusters and simultaneous international releases still attract him!
Huang Zhongjun is not afraid of losing money, so what is he afraid of?
The reason why it was renamed "Night Banquet" is because of "Han Xizai's Night Banquet Picture".
""Han Xizai's Night Banquet" shows the story of Emperor Li Yu sending painters to monitor Han Xizai's life, while Han Xizai carouses every day and deceives people with the illusion of indulging in a luxurious life...
This is the same as Hamlet pretending to be crazy to avenge his father. We just fell in love with this kind of creativity that combines Chinese and Western elements. It has the characteristics of ancient Chinese culture and a story familiar to Westerners. When combined together, it is the Revenge of the Chinese Prince. The name "Night Banquet" is quite good! "
"So, "The Banquet" is the Chinese version of "Hamlet"?"
"Kurosawa Akira can shoot "Ran", of course we can also shoot "The Banquet"!"
"Chaos" is adapted from Shakespeare's "King Lear"...
"What do you think of Xudong?"
Shen Xudong scratched his head, and then told the truth: "In fact, most of the Chinese movies that foreigners like have a touch of curiosity... Let me give you an example: Disney's "Mulan" was successful in the West, but when it was screened in China, it was criticized in various ways! "
"You don't like it?"
"Hmm... If the investment is less than 50 million, with Director Feng's appeal, the domestic market will be enough to recover the cost. But if it exceeds this amount and is released in the international market... even if it can be a hit, the reputation will probably not be very good!"
Huang Zhongjun only heard the phrase "sellable" and asked decisively: "Do you think it can be sold?"
Shen Xudong said casually: "The trend of Chinese-language costume blockbusters is still there...but I'm not sure how long it will last. If Director Feng wants to make it, he'd better hurry up!"
Feng Xiaogang was a little confused: "...why don't you think so?"
"This is a tragedy. Our teacher said that tragedies in Eastern stories are caused by external circumstances, such as "The Orphan of Zhao". Family exceptions or one's own physical disabilities are influenced by the outside world and cannot be controlled by oneself. But Western tragedies are different, each person thinks about it by himself, and the final tragic ending is caused by his own subjective influence."
After a pause, Shen Xudong said: "How can a Western script have the Eastern charm? And...in China's thousands of years of history, there have been countless palace tragedies caused by power and desire. No one would be interested in Hamlet!" "
The prince of Hamlet is not a coward. He had the opportunity to assassinate his uncle while his uncle was praying, but Hamlet refused to kill him while his uncle was praying because it would make his uncle go to heaven...
? ?
This seems a bit confusing to us!
The male protagonist is weak and incompetent...
Qiu Gangjian was anxious: "You are not the market, how do you know the public won't accept it?"
Shen Xudong chuckled: "...I just said it casually."
The scripts written by Qiu Gangjian have never been successful at all, including "A Baby". Wang Zuxian worked so hard to star in it, and the sales were so poor...
Huang Zhongjun quickly smoothed things over: "Xudong has very strong control over the market!"
Feng Xiaogang interjected: "...According to the current situation, it is certain that "Witness" will exceed 100 million. Can it exceed 200 million?"
Shen Xudong quickly modestly said: "...It's so flattering."
"I heard that overseas copyrights are selling well?"
Shen Xudong nodded: "In addition to the separate distribution in Southeast Asia, South Korea and Japan Benzene sold the copyright directly! The Korean copyright sold for 650,000 US dollars, and the Japan Benzene copyright sold for 1.05 million US dollars. They were all contacted by Jiahe..."
“…how much does it cost?”
Feng Xiaogang said: "28 million yuan..."
"so little?"
"A World Without Thieves" cost 48 million, and Gong Li's salary was US$1.5 million... There is no reason that "Witness" would charge less!
Shen Xudong explained: "For Gong Li's remuneration, we prepared a form of 1.5 million US dollars and 500,000 US dollars + overseas copyright income split... She chose the second option!"
"Then how much can she take away?"
"I can take 20% away!"
"20%...you are so willing to give up!"
Judging from the current income, the overseas copyright income of "Witness" is at least more than 5 million US dollars - in Southeast Asia, the box office income × 2, which is basically the copyright income...
In addition, for European and American copyrights, US$5 million is only the minimum forecast.
20% is $1 million…
Anyway, Gong Li won't suffer any loss.
Feng Xiaogang is very familiar with "Witness by All". For this film, Taihe people voted for 20%...
He explained: "The Korean and Japanese copyrights of "Witness" all rely on Gong Li. When we go to Venice to sell the film, we also rely on Gong Li... And if we really provide 1.5 million US dollars in advance, the production cost will have to be increased by 10 million. about…"
Huang Zhongjun thoughtfully said: "So, if we want to film "The Night Banquet", we must find stars with international appeal!"
Shen Xudong nodded: "Well, if you want overseas markets, you must do this!"
"Then who has the overseas market? Jackie Chan, Li Lianjie, and Zhou Runfa?"