Chapter 850 Reflection?
This is called obsession!
In the past, this road was the exclusive right of the country's top celebrities.
Only Jackie Chan, Zhou Runfa, Jet Li, Gong Li, and Zhang Ziyi can make a name for themselves in Hollywood!
From the perspective of the last century, "making soy sauce" in Hollywood can provide actors with more exposure and a better-looking resume, and may also lead to Hollywood stardom...
But this time and that time.
Nowadays, there are countless people who can make a mark in Hollywood blockbusters. Many domestic actresses who are not first-line actors can also make a name for themselves in Hollywood blockbusters...
The reason is simple. The Chinese film market is getting bigger and bigger, and the mutual demand from Hollywood studios is getting stronger...
Many times, American film studios ask Chinese actors to star!
And then... more actors appeared in Hollywood blockbusters...
Later, Jiang Wen's appearance in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" was considered a drop in status!
It's a normal thought. Why do you think Chinese actors want to go to Hollywood?
For artistic achievement?
Obviously this is not true, because most of the commercial films in which Chinese actors participate have very few roles and no room for performance at all;
To make money?
This possibility is not non-existent, but it is not important. After all, the actors who work for the soy sauce are either domestic superstars or the kings of popularity, and the domestic salary is not low;
Then... open up the international market and increase your visibility?
This is even more unbelievable. At present, the market value of these actors is mainly domestic, and they have no appeal abroad...
So what about Disney heroines!
Shen Xudong has been in the industry for almost ten years, and he actually understands many things!
The original intention of Chinese stars entering Hollywood to participate in blockbusters is to "golden" themselves, increase their exposure, and gain popularity and traffic for themselves...
But traffic shouldn’t be an actor’s only pursuit. Otherwise, they can become Internet celebrities or “blanket stars” instead of engaging in a “thankless” career like acting.
As an actor, you should have several masterpieces and representative roles close to you, and this is something that soy sauce cannot give you.
However, since Fan Xiaopang insists on this, Shen Xudong happens to have "The Martian" in his hand, which contains a female China Space Administration official...
After thinking about it, Shen Xudong said: "$30 million, a high-quality Hollywood production, I can arrange for you to invest in it and play a role in it!"
"…high quality?"
"The Martian, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon, is one of Warner's key projects next year!"
Fan Xiaopang immediately asked: "Then I am the protagonist?"
"No..." Shen Xudong shook his head: "You probably don't understand what high-quality resources mean. High-quality means focused promotion and global release... It is impossible for this kind of project to use Asian protagonists!"
"...Then I'll think about it..."
"You should think about it as soon as possible. I will go to the United States next month to prepare for this project!"
By the way, "The Martian" was really well shot, and the original novel was well written - the original author, Andy Weir, wrote this novel in 2011, and the honeymoon period of globalization has not faded, although it is still not safe in parts. , but global mainstream public opinion generally believes that tomorrow will be better. Director Ridley Scott did not use any subversive techniques when filming this movie. Both editing and narrative techniques were very conventional and solid, that is, not Damn it!
"The Martian", Shen Xudong won the copyright last year, and organized and filmed it this year. The cost was US$90 million. Warner controlled investment and distribution, accounting for US$50 million. Shen Xudong wanted the remaining US$40 million...
He originally planned to let Tianmei provide the money, but now that Fan Xiaopang is interested, he will give her an investment of 20 million U.S. dollars at a premium of 50%...
To explain, the so-called premium investment means that it is higher than the market price.
You see, "The Martian" director Ridley Scott is a major Hollywood director, and the producer Warner Bros. is also one of the top six in Hollywood. Isn't this kind of investment opportunity rare?
The 50% premium is treated as an introduction fee!
A premium of 50% on US$20 million is US$30 million...
Of course, the difference in price belongs to Shen Xudong!
As for where Fan Xiaopang got 30 million US dollars, that's not his concern!
If you want to enter Hollywood, how can it be possible without paying some price?
Just artistic exchange is not enough!
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"Why Sheng Xiao Mo" is indeed a big IP, with a box office of 49.94 million on the first day, directly interrupting "Titanic 3D"'s 22 consecutive days of winning the single-day box office championship...
The next day it went up a notch and got 57 million at the box office.
Yes, it exceeded 100 million in two days.
The box office on the third day was 48 million - the first day box office of "Battleship" was 18.01 million...
On the fourth day, May 3, the single-day box office was 32 million;
On the fifth day, May 4, the single-day box office collected another 31.7 million...
That's right, it passed 200 million in five days, and it was 218 million...
The industry was left speechless!
Everyone is promoting the arrival of Hao Laihu - "Beijing News" and "Southern Metropolis Daily" even launched a column "Chinese Films Confront Hollywood: Standing Even If You Die"...
He vowed that before and after the May 1st holiday, three Hollywood super blockbusters would land in China, namely the 3D version of "Titanic" which is expected to exceed 1 billion yuan in the mainland box office, "Battleship", the science fiction blockbuster with the largest investment in Hollywood this year, and "Battleship", which will be The superhero film "The Avengers" will be released simultaneously in North America on May 5th...
Facing the three unshakable giants of Hollywood, domestic films did not remain silent. Five domestic young directors collectively went on an expedition with their new films, and were called the "Suicide Squad" in the industry. They are: Guan Hu, "Killing Life"; Wang Xiaoshuai, "I'm 11"; Zhang Yang, "Flying Over the Nursing Home"; Yang Shupeng, "Everyman"; Gao Feng, "Camel Guest".
Then analyze various reasons why Hollywood is invincible...
Extremely pessimistic…
Then, "Why Shengxiaomo" made 150 million in three days, beating "Super Battleship"...
That's too much. How can we, the media, brag about Hollywood?
"Why Sheng Xiao Mo" cost 35 million. The male and female protagonists are both nominal producers, and each enjoys 5% of the box office dividend...
Originally, everyone thought that even if there was a TV series foundation, it would be similar to "Love to the End" at most, with a box office of 200 million...
They made 150 million in three days, and over 200 million in five days...
Slap in the face!
What makes people even more speechless is that the reputation of "Why Sheng Xiao Mo" is not very good - Douban scored 6.4 points, and Time.com scored 6.3 points...
Consensus evaluation: The plot is too bland. It can be seen that the adaptation has tried its best, but the effect is still a very jumpy MV love movie...
But...it's a hit!
Even on May 5th, "Avengers" was released, and "Why Shengxiaomo" had a single-day box office of 24 million...
Of course, the first-day box office of "Avengers" was 62.18 million.
For the first time, Marvel movies showed their power in China. Even if they collapsed later, Marvel is still a representative Hollywood commercial film with a stable global box office!
"Avengers" surpassed "Why Shengxiaomo", which made many media breathe a sigh of relief - Hollywood is indeed invincible!
So, a bunch of media came again: "Chinese-language films have collapsed across the board. Is the gap between us and Hollywood just the film industry?" ”, “Why are domestic films unable to resist Hollywood? ", "Facing up to the gap between Chinese and American films..."
How come there are so many reflection monsters on horseback?