Chapter 719 Daily Trivia

The failure of "Red Cliff" was that Wu Yusen studied foreign movies and understood anti-war as the theme of the Three Kingdoms War, which also showed that his understanding of the Three Kingdoms was very shallow.

A stage where heroes pursue their dreams. This is the most basic and broadest understanding of the Three Kingdoms.

In prosperity, the people suffer; in death, the people suffer. This is a deeper understanding.

This is a deeper understanding of the crisis of governance of the centralized dynasty and the rise of the gentry and landlords.

Anti-war? What kind of fight is this? The root cause of the Battle of Chibi was that Cao Cao did not like peace?

Such a theme is completely wishful thinking!

Looking at the two movies "Red Cliff" (Part 1) and (Part 2), we can draw the conclusion: mediocre!

It's so mediocre that most people only remember the line "Cute Meng Stand Up" and forget the rest...

Shen Xudong continued: "From the beginning of the casting, I felt that the probability of failure of "Red Cliff" was very high!"

"how to say?"

"I want to say something, IP..."

Shen Xudong explained the concept of IP: IntellectualProperty, intellectual property with wide influence.

"For example, "Harry Potter" and "Twilight"... Why do I dare to do "Twilight"? Because before I decided to do it, "Twilight" sold hundreds of copies in North America alone. Ten thousand volumes…”

"From this perspective, the story of the Three Kingdoms is too familiar to East Asian audiences, especially audiences in China, Japan and South Korea, who can almost casually name every important character and every important battle.

The Battle of Red Cliff is one of the most famous battles. From this perspective, Red Cliff is a big IP. Big IPs don’t need big stars like Liang Chaowei and Jin Chengwu to support the box office..."

Han Shanping shook his head: "Without big stars, it would be difficult for us to get investment..."

“…”

Well, the concept of IP is not yet mature at this stage, so "Zhao Zilong" will use Andy Lau!

But Shen Xudong shook his head firmly: "I don't think the audience chose to watch "Red Cliff" because of Liang Chaowei or Jin Chengwu... If I film "Red Cliff", the actor's remuneration will not exceed 10 million!"

"Wu Yusen originally prepared 40 million to invite Zhou Runfa to act!"

"So, when a director needs to rely on an actor to make a movie, he probably lacks judgment on the work!"

Well, after all, Shen Xudong actually doesn't believe that celebrities have no value.

If stars have no value, then...how does "The Founding of a Republic" rely on to attract audiences?

In addition, there are always people who say that Hong Kong movies lack fresh blood, and the leading roles are played by people like Louis Koo, Andy Lau, and Liu Qingyun...

Haha, don’t talk about newcomers.

Even if there are veteran actors, how many can have box office success?

Even if you are an investor, you would not dare to use a new person, and you would not use it if you were the boss!

Using new people is too risky. Many issuers in the Mainland invest based on these old faces!

Without mainland capital for distribution, your release will be a problem. This is why the movies released in the mainland are always police and gangster movies, and there is no market for other Hong Kong movies.

When you understand, you understand, when you say it, you say it...

"The profitability of "Red Cliff" should not be a problem...if "The Founding of the People's Republic of China"..."

At this moment, the door opened, and Gao Fenfen walked in. He first said hello to Han Shanping, and then said: "China Film is so energetic, do you still want to compete with our private company for the main theme film?"

"It's not about robbing, it's about working together..."

"Then you're late, TV and Radio Media, China Media, Jiangsu Radio and Television Station... I also found Forbidden City Pictures..."

“…”

When Han Shanping heard this, he completely understood that "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" has nothing to do with him...

What he wants is to control investment and production...

Joint production is not an option for him at all!

…

Han Shanping left, and Shen Xudong smiled at Gao Fenfen, who rolled his eyes: "Next time something like this happens again, you can blame it on me!"

"I'm not worried that China Film Group will cause trouble for us."

"He can't get in the way. The investors behind the scenes of our dramas all have national names..."

"What if something happens? When doing business, you should pay attention to harmony and wealth..."

"If you have a hair, they won't even want to retreat for three days..."

Three days to withdraw...

How dare you think that?

Shen Xudong was speechless. He picked up the newspaper next to the sofa and read it. The front page was naturally the Olympic Games...

The one who gets the most attention is naturally Liu Xiang...

Gao Fenfen suddenly said: "I heard that Liu Xiang was injured?"

"Where did you hear that?"

"A lot of gossip...there are also reports on the Internet..."

"...Is it the official media?"

Gao Fenfen shook his head: "Do you think the official media will report it? Once the news of Liu Xiang's injury spreads, what will happen to the ratings? Who will buy the tickets? You must know that the ticket price for the 110-meter hurdles final has been sold to 80,000 yuan a piece..."

Shen Xudong didn't know what to say.

Of course Liu Xiang is a great track and field athlete. I will always remember what he said during the 2004 Athens Olympics: "Please don't think that Asian or Chinese athletes are inferior to European and American athletes in short span events. I will use actual actions to prove that Asia has me and China has me." "

Then Athens won...

Now a lot of people are saying, ‘We owe Liu Xiang an apology’…

But now in 2008, Liu Xiang's team owes the people of the country an explanation!

Before the Olympics, it was already reported that Liu Xiang might be injured...

Injuries are normal for athletes and are accepted by everyone.

But every night when the sports news interviews Liu Xiang's coach Sun Haiping, they all say that there is no problem. He performed very well today and can run.

When it came to the official competition, everyone was watching, and suddenly he couldn't run. When Sun Haiping came out, he cried and said, "How serious is his injury? Has he been risking his life?"

?

What's wrong?

Didn't you say you were in good condition?

All worsened in one night?

It’s okay to have no grades or injuries, but to be deceived and treated as a fool is a bit disrespectful, right?

Don’t worry, we will do it again at the next London Olympics!

Gao Fenfen obviously didn't care much about this thing, so he changed the subject and said, "I heard that Zhong Lifeng hired TVB actors to film two TV series?"

"Well... one is "Back to the Three Kingdoms" and the other is "The Heroine"..."

"Why did you ask them to take pictures?"

"It's cheap... You can make a movie for about 20 million. After filming, it will be broadcast exclusively on PPTV... If there are TV stations who want to buy it, just sell it to them directly..."

"Even if you buy it...it's only during the day..."

Shen Xudong shrugged: "It doesn't matter, the main thing is to attract traffic to PPTV."

"Are you poaching TVB?"

"...I don't have one...I just give TVB actors, directors, and producers one more choice!"

"Be careful, I heard that the Hong Kong community is very clingy..."

"If I don't make a TV series, the Hong Kong industry won't target me? Don't be naive. Golden Harvest accounts for 40% of the cinema share and makes eight to ten movies every year. Many people have long wanted to mess with us!"

Shen Xudong is not very concerned about Hong Kong circles...

With more than ten years of memories from later generations, he knows very well that the so-called Hong Kong circle will soon withdraw from the stage of history...

Every time, mainland capital is marketed and suppressed...

The mainland film market has reached an era where themes, plots and creativity are the selling points. Hong Kong is still stuck in an era where stars, movie kings and scenes are the selling points. How can we not fall behind? Moreover, these celebrities are still from the older generation who have already become famous. There is no freshness, and young people will not pay the bill.

The scenes are not comparable to those of Hollywood. To be honest, even foreign blockbusters with big scenes are tired of watching them, let alone Hong Kong movies.

"...But this time "Jingjue Ancient City" beat "Red Cliff", they said Xu Ke beat Wu Yusen..."

Back home, the mouse is broken, the keyboard is also broken...

I'm really speechless...