Chapter 541 Create Another Miracle

The Five Tiger Generals series, even the Five Great Generals of Wei State, the Four Heroes of Soochow...

Including Sun Ce, Liu Bei, and Cao Cao can all have solo movies.

Then unite all the characters through several wars!

What is this called?

Movie universe!

The problem is...it's too much trouble...

There are not that many suitable directors, and there are not that many suitable actors. Most importantly, the cost of costume war movies is too high, and hundreds of millions can easily be wasted...

So, don’t take too big a step, take your time, make a sequel first, and if the response is still good, then make "Guan Yunchang"...

Then "Dingjun Mountain" led to Huang Zhong and Zhuge Liang...

"Our company has gained at least 60 million from the movie "Zhao Zilong". China Film Group has made more than that... There is still a future for blockbusters!"

"My opinion is don't be impatient. After all, the cost is here... In this case, you can talk to Andy Lau about the sequel first..."

"The remuneration...the maximum is 20 million anyway, it's impossible to give more..."

"If you want to share... you will be given a maximum of 10% share. If you want to share, the remuneration will have to be reduced..."

"In addition, he also owns a film and television company. If his company wants to jointly produce... he can transfer 10% of the investment quota. Remember, don't let him take over other Three Kingdoms-themed movies..."

If "Seeing the Dragon Removes Armor" were released at this time, the reputation created by "Zhao Zilong" would immediately disappear.

And the Three Kingdoms movie universe?

Gao Fenfen also understood - follow the trend!

Back then, Li Lianlian starred in Once Upon a Time, which gave the IP a new lease of life, and then a bunch of people followed suit - 1993 was truly the "Year of Once Upon a Time". There were more than 140 Hong Kong-produced films in theaters throughout the year, including more than 30 martial arts films, and Once Upon a Time in China's martial arts films accounted for 7. Most of them lost their money.

"Zhao Zilong" is a hit, and given the nature of Hong Kong filmmakers, it is foreseeable that they will make several follow-up movies.

copyright?

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" can be filmed by anyone, so how can there be any copyright disputes?

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"Juno" was screened at the end of January - it received a good response at the Sundance Film Festival, but of course, it didn't win an award...

The winner was a movie called "Our Father". It was a very independent film, but I just couldn't understand the meaning...

However, this response is enough for "Juno"!

It started a small-scale screening in 7 theaters on January 27, and it earned a box office of US$720,000 in the first week of its release. Later, the number of theaters participating in the screening increased to 40, and the box office that week reached US$2.25 million.

When the film officially expanded its release on February 12, it was scheduled to be released in more than 1,600 theaters, and the box office in the first week of its release exceeded 20 million US dollars.

Then, word-of-mouth about the film began to spread massively.

The film critics are very friendly to "Juno" - a low-budget drama with good completion, so of course you should encourage it!

"A script that is perfect in all meanings and angles: the beginning is a typical inspiring incident, and the period is embedded with development, foreshadowing, and resolution. The climax-climax sequence is orderly, constantly building up, and constantly reversing. Xiao Gao -The tides build up to the final climax. The final foreshadowing of the film is revealed, and each character realizes some truth and reaches a new level. This kind of short story is something you can never tire of watching. "

"The degree of completion is quite high. Whether it is the plot or some editing, it can be seen that the director has his own set of methods and philosophy. The techniques and routines are innovative and make people feel comfortable and warm. This is a low-cost movie dignity."

As for the audience, their comments were more direct: Juno is so cool!

Not only did she dare to get pregnant at the age of 16, but she also had the courage to give birth, which was different from other ordinary girls.

The subject matter is bold, and the shooting angle is completely different. It fully demonstrates the feeling of a girl who has an unexpected pregnancy but bravely takes responsibility.

So, a very strange situation happened. "Juno" set off a movie-watching craze among young people.

To be honest, Shen Xudong doesn't care about word-of-mouth and other English-language films, and producer Joseph Drake probably doesn't care either...

After the movie was released, all everyone cared about was the data!

The data... are of course very good. In the second week of its release, the scale has expanded again - "Juno" was screened in more than 2,500 theaters, and the box office in a single week exceeded 30 million...

As of February 27, "Juno" has been in theaters for three weeks and has grossed US$72 million at the box office, and its momentum continues unabated...

At the same time, after discussions with Joseph Drake, the overseas rights of "Juno" were sold to 20th Century Fox for a package price of US$45 million...

After all, Joseph Drake has no overseas distribution capabilities, and Shen Xudong is too lazy to find another distribution company. However, based on the market response of "Juno", the overseas revenue will definitely exceed 45 million, but 20th Century Fox settled all the payments at once .

No need to wait for payment or anything.

Good!

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The domestic... film industry is almost in a state of madness.

"Zhao Zilong" exceeded 200 million yuan, and the box office in Asia was close to 450 million yuan (it has not been released in South Korea and Japan yet). "Juno" exceeded 70 million US dollars in North America...

The producer and producer of these two movies are Shen Xudong!

The cost of the former is announced to be US$40 million, which is a small profit, while the cost of the latter is US$27 million (an extra 2)...

Make a lot of money!

Not to mention Gao Fenfen and Chen Xi, Zhong Lifang...even Zhao Linhai and the others have been bombarded with all kinds of phone calls...

In China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, all the brokerage companies with some skills have taken action. Today's dinner, tomorrow's cocktail party, tomorrow's golf, they are all trying to talk to Shen Xudong through them...

Even several film and television studios, including China Film, Shanghai Film and Western Film, have the idea of ​​​​cooperating...

Shen Xudong... used the excuse of competing for awards and participating in Oscars and new film castings as an excuse to stay in the United States and not go back.

But it was also revealed that the cost of the new film "The Fault in Our Stars" is US$60 million, and those with ideas can invest...

Well, this time it’s five times as much – the cost is up to $10 million.

With his current fame, there is no need to make movies with his own money...

Oh, the Oscar nominations have been announced, and "Carol" scored six nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Original Soundtrack and best costume design…

Looking at the nomination list alone, "Carol" is definitely not a top contender. After all, it didn't get any of the two heavyweight nominations for Best Director and Best Picture.

But for Gong Li, she has already made history - the first Asian actress to be nominated for an Oscar.

Regardless of whether she wins an award or not, she can already be written into film history.

She already has a blind admiration for Shen Xudong - he really got a nomination, and he made two low-budget movies in a row!

If "The Purge" can still use bloody and violent films, and old American audiences like to watch this to shirk it, then "Juno"...

Can an old-fashioned theme of early love and early pregnancy be played out?

Shen Xudong explained: "I just think the theme of early love and early pregnancy is interesting... However, most of the children in these movies are not born. I want to do the opposite... give birth to the child!"

"So simple?"

"Simple?" Shen Xudong shook his head: "To do the opposite, it is the public who need to be convinced, not to mention such a big thing as falling in love and having children. After I finished writing the outline, I found no less than ten screenwriters to complete the plot!"