Chapter 700 I Don’t Recommend Buying the Copyright

Twilight is really crazy...

It was released on June 27. Although its peers were not optimistic about it, it achieved a high box office of US$77.55 million in its first weekend, beating "Wanted" released at the same time and becoming the weekly box office champion!

The latter took in $51.36 million in its first weekend.

"Wanted" stars Angelina Jolie and costs US$80 million. "Twilight" cost US$35 million. The starring cast is all fresh faces...

The key point is that the professional reputation of "Twilight" is extremely poor.

The selling point is the love triangle between werewolves, vampires and humans, well, the domineering vampire fell in love with me!

Just look at the settings and you will know, a vampire: eternally young and handsome appearance, skin color colder than cold white skin, high nose and deep eyes, pupils will change color, skin will sparkle like diamonds when exposed to the sun, noble vampire Not only can the race be immortal, but it is also superior to humans in speed, strength, and hearing...

What are all these abilities used for?

Most of the time, it is a foreshadowing to protect the heroine Bella and show her full strength as a boyfriend.

So when Bella is in danger, he can stop the speeding car with one hand and save her life at the critical moment...

Why do two species fall in love?

The male protagonist Edward has the ability to read minds, but Bella is the only person he cannot read.

Yes, this setting is also to pave the way for the love line. Anyway, the heroine has to be different from others and be the most unique fireworks.

Edward clearly told Bella 'I was born to kill, I want to kill you, I have never wanted someone's blood so much. ’

Bella's reaction after knowing that he wanted to kill her was: "What I'm afraid of is not you, what I'm afraid of is that I will lose you."

Well, typical life is not as important as love…

After reading the original work, Shen Xudong wanted to dig out a three-bedroom apartment with his toes...

Indeed, Robert Pattinson was right when he complained that ‘this global bestseller should never have been published’…

So, how can professional reviews pass the test?

Generally speaking, a movie with a cost of 35 million US dollars and almost zero special effects must rely entirely on the plot. As a result, the plot of "Twilight" is terrible...

It's vulgar and bloody, to the point of being unreasonable.

But riding a horse is a big hit!

And it’s the unreasonable kind!

Although many organizations have stated that they are not optimistic about the stamina of "Twilight"...

But riding a horse, who cares about the so-called stamina?

It took in 77 million US dollars in the first weekend. It doesn't matter if it can't sell at the box office in the future. The box office in the first three days is already higher than the total box office of ordinary movies in several weeks.

The commercial success is clear.

And after entering the working day, "Twilight" did not plummet directly - the first working day daily revenue was 6.01 million US dollars.

According to the predictions of relevant agencies, "Twilight" is likely to have a box office of over 200 million US dollars!

In an interview, Shen Xudong took the initiative to mention that Paramount MTV Movies and Fox Pictures gave up on "The Twilight Saga"...

"Thank you to the big companies for giving up changing this original work, otherwise, we would have no chance to buy the adaptation rights!"

“…but Twilight got a bad rap…”

Shen Xudong: "This is a movie that fans of the original work are very satisfied with. You can ask all the viewers who have watched the movie. If she is a fan of the original work, then she must be very satisfied with the movie! Some movies choose their audience!"

…

Of course Shen Xudong was interviewed.

"The Coffolo Files" and "The Twilight Saga", two movies once again announced the return of Fantastic Studios.

And these two films are not fringe themes with small investment.

"Cloverfield" is a serious apocalyptic theme; "The Twilight Saga" is also a mainstream vampire theme in Hollywood!

The cost of both, one is 25 million and the other is 35 million, is still a small investment with high returns.

Oh, regarding the cost of "Twilight", Shen Xudong originally wanted to bring it to US$65 million, but... thinking of the movie's box office success, a bunch of reports followed.

Forget it.

He is not Disney, so there is no need to blindly report the cost - "Mulan" cost as much as 200 million US dollars?

Let’s not talk about the story itself. Let’s just talk about the effects, special effects and the like. Can you tell that it was a $200 million production?

Besides, if he is raising money and doesn’t show his ability to make money, who will invest money in you?

Back to the subject, Shen Xudong was interviewed mainly because there were too many interested media. "The Hollywood Reporter", "Vanity Fair" and "Variety" all made exclusive interviews.

Shen Xudong welcomes all comers and even appeared on two talk shows and variety shows.

As a producer and producer, he would definitely not say that "The Twilight Saga" is a bad movie, but would say that it is "a dream-chasing journey suitable for teenagers!" ’

Or, 'When we made "Twilight", we initially just wanted to satisfy the requirements of book fans to see this story on the big screen. Youth novels with a fantasy color will definitely have audiences who don't like it...you think it's ugly, Then don't watch it, there is no need to make a fuss, and even label the loyal viewers of "Twilight" with stupid names. This is a kind of bullying! ’

Well...he's starting a fight.

Just like Guo Xiaosi angrily criticized a bunch of film critics after the release of "Tiny Times".

However, Shen Xudong did it more openly and openly labeled the person who gave negative reviews of "Twilight" a 'bully'!

He knows very well that the subsequent box office of "Twilight" will depend entirely on controversy.

Do normal audiences really like this crappy movie?

Of course, he is still very honest in private. For example, he called Chen Xi and complained about the movie: "Vampires with a love brain, humans with a love brain, and a werewolf with a love brain. One word to describe it: bloody!" "

Chen Xi actually flew to Hong Kong to watch "The Twilight Saga"...

After reading it, I felt completely bad!

Isn’t this a fucking Qiong Yao drama?

Therefore, I immediately asked Shen Xudong: "Then why is it so popular?"

"I doubt foreigners have ever read Mary Sue literature."

In fact, Shen Xudong can't figure out the reason why "Twilight" is so popular...

But he knows that memory doesn't lie!

So, he tried his best to make "Twilight"...

However, when Chen Xi asked about domestic copyright, Shen Xudong hesitated: "I think we should be cautious...

"What's so prudent about this? Buying out the copyright for US$1.5 million...don't you think that "Twilight", which is so popular, can't sell 20 million copies in China?"

Chen Xi wants to buy out the mainland distribution rights of "Twilight" for US$1.5 million...

For a masterpiece with a box office of over 100 million in North America, the copyright fee of US$1.5 million is simply a bargain.

But Shen Xudong knows that the domestic box office of the "Twilight" series is very poor, and it seems that none of them has exceeded 20 million...

Including Hong Kong and Taiwan, the box office is also very poor...

"I really don't think it will reach 20 million... If you want to buy a movie, I suggest you consider "WALL-E". You can get it for a copyright fee of about 2 million US dollars!"

“A Pixar animated movie?”

"right…"

"Then you don't need 2 million, 1 million is almost enough. I'll go and talk..."