Chapter 716 Proposal

The password of Famen Temple sounds very familiar...

It is one of Xu Ke's backlog projects.

In the original time and space, for a period of time, famous Hong Kong directors were collectively absent from the mainland...

Hong Kong directors are famous for being "fast at work".

It’s been such a long time since any works have been released. Could it be that they are all backlogged?

Many people investigated and found that Stephen Chow's "Mermaid 2" was completed in 2018 and has not been released?

The reason is very simple. It is said that the internal test screenings got a bad reputation, and they couldn't find anyone willing to take over the distribution. The management was afraid of losing money...

As for "Kung Fu 2", I'm sorry, the copyright of "Kung Fu" belongs to Colombia. How dare Stephen Chow bypass Colombia to start filming the sequel to "Kung Fu"?

Back to the subject, Xu Ke has drawn a lot of "cakes", and all of them are IPs, including "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Nine Nether Generals of the Golden School Captain", "The Prequel of Taking the Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" and "The Code of Famen Temple" wait.

You can’t blame Mr. Xu for being unfaithful. After all, the employer he worked with before was Jieshi. After Jieshi’s collapse, he got close to Bona...

"The Famen Temple Code" seems to be a piece of cake...

Shen Xudong is not very interested in this movie - he has read the original work, which mainly tells the story of the world of warlocks...

Regarding the movie about the warlock, Xu Ke later partnered with Yuan Heping to make "Qi Men Dun Jia", and that movie was a mess!

Let’s not talk about the plot and anything else, just talk about the special effects. The art aesthetic that is neither Chinese nor foreign is vividly displayed in "Qi Men Dun Jia"... It is an Eastern special effects blockbuster, and the monsters are all Western Warcraft?

Doesn't it look awkward to you?

Sometimes I really can’t figure out Xu Ke, what about the aesthetics of “A Chinese Ghost Story” when you were young? What about the aesthetics of "Green Snake"?

Maybe it’s just old age…

Therefore, Shen Xudong shook his head and advised: "Finish the work at hand first... In addition to "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom", there is also the "Di Renjie" series!"

"also…"

What did Ren Zhonglun think of: "Xudong is going to the United States next month?"

"Um…"

"'I Saw the Devil'? I heard it cost $60 million, starring Christian Bale and Jack Nicholson?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "Yes, we initially planned to find Leonardo DiCaprio, but his price was too high, 20 million US dollars + 20% of global revenue sharing... and he also required 40% of the investment amount... that is equal to Our entire crew is working for him..."

“…how much does Christian Bale get paid?”

"The basic salary is US$12 million. If the North American box office exceeds US$100 million, we will pay him 5% of the box office share. If the global box office exceeds US$200 million, we will also pay him a 5% global share..."

After thinking about it, Shen Xudong simply finished: "If the North American box office exceeds 150 million US dollars, the share ratio will be increased to 10%, and 200 million is 15%, which is also the highest share ratio.

In terms of overseas box office, the share ratio will be increased by 5% for every additional US$100 million, up to a maximum of 15%. "

"Then...how much box office can it get?"

Shen Xudong smiled: "Who knows, it is an R-rated movie after all..."

It can be said that the crew of "I Saw the Devil" took a big advantage. When Christian Bale took over the filming of "I Saw the Devil", "The Dark Knight" had not yet been released, and his popularity had not risen to the level it is now...

Now, if he takes on a movie, especially a commercial movie, he will earn at least 20 million+...

He later filmed "Terminator 2018", and his basic salary was US$29 million!

It’s just the basic salary.

Ren Zhonglun was a little envious: "You are the only one who can work for a Hollywood superstar..."

Shen Xudong glanced at him and then suggested: "Do you have any ideas for investment in Shanghai Film Academy?"

"Forget it...it's not a good thing to be accused of losing state-owned assets!"

Ren Zhonglun shook his head...

…

Well, at this stage, domestic film companies are not afraid to invest heavily.

The original time and space should be 2016, an era when Chinese capital was aggressively attacking Hollywood. Not only Wanda, Ali, Tencent, and CTV were all throwing money, but China Film, TV and Radio Media, including Chinese Culture, also invested...

Shanghai Film Group seems to have also invested in Paramount, and you can find news of a US$1 billion investment. However, under the news of Wanda's high-profile US$3.5 billion acquisition of Legendary Pictures, it did not have much exposure.

In fact, in 2016, it is understandable that these Chinese capitals invested in Hollywood in various ways - the import film agreement signed by China and the United States in 2012 will expire in 2017, and it is likely that the split film will be further liberalized by then. At that time, a lot of industry experts He told the media that China’s share of imported films is very likely to be further liberalized in 2017-2018, and even full liberalization is not impossible...

At that time, Hollywood was still known as Hollywood, and any blockbuster would start with a box office of 500 million, which was very powerful.

However, no one expected that it would collapse like this later.

I really don’t understand what these studios are thinking. “Transformers” is a purely male-oriented commercial production.

There is not a single pretty girl in the whole movie!

The most beautiful female character is actually the Autobot Arcee in the Autobot team.

Can you believe it?

Male-oriented commercial blockbusters are actually very simple.

Either you get my adrenaline pumping.

Either you stimulate my hormones.

Find a female version of Jordan Peele to play the heroine. What do you want to do?

Are you so eager to redefine beauty?

…

""The Ancient City" will be released in North America, but I guess the box office won't be very good..."

"No new movie will be released next month?"

"Come on, there will be a movie "Geng Hao Returns to His Hometown" at the end of the month. The starring cast is Ge You + Huang Bo, and the director Feng Xiaogang..."

The celebration party was almost over, and Gao Fenfen found Shen Xudong and talked about the upcoming movie.

"At the end of the month?"

"The Olympic Games will be until August 24th..."

Gao Fenfen nodded, and then said with some regret: "It's a pity that we didn't win the right to film the official Olympic film!"

"What's the point of a documentary... It's better to watch "Zhang Yimou's 2008"..."

The official film of the Olympic Games is called "Eternal Fire", which focuses on all athletes. It is actually a documentary...

The director is Gu Yun, the director of the documentary "Building Dreams 2008"...

Gao Fenfen changed the subject: "Next year is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China..."

Chinese people pay special attention to celebrating their birthdays on the tenth day, and this is especially true for a country. The sixtieth anniversary must be celebrated...

So should filmmakers also make a few tribute films?

Shen Xudong asked in confusion: "Don't we already have "The Wind"?"

"The theme of "The Wind" is not enough...it needs to be more festive..."

Shen Xudong suddenly thought of a movie, and then said: "... Then find a hundred or dozens of stars, assemble an all-star cast, and make "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", where the stars will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China..."

Gao Fenfen immediately became interested: "The kind from "The Rich Family's Night Banquet"?"

"Yes...I'm telling you, if you want this kind of subject to be successful, you have to cast a star. Even if it's just a line, it has to be starred by a star, and it must be a big name..."

"No way... how can we calculate the salary if we have so many celebrities?"

"We are all giving gifts to celebrate the motherland's mother's birthday. How can any son or daughter ask their mother to pay for the film? I asked you to act to give you face!"

Gao Fenfen hesitated: "It's not enough for our company to handle such a big project, right?"

"Our family is definitely not enough," Shen Xudong thought for a while and suggested: "Then we can get BJ TV, Shanghai Film and Television... simply report it to the Film Bureau, let the Film Bureau take the lead, and we will be responsible for the production!"

"Aren't you going to cooperate with China Film Group anymore?"

"No, I invited them over tonight and they didn't even show up. It's clear that they want to draw a clear line with us!"