Chapter 975 Apart From Marvel, There Is Nothing Left (34)

There are no investment opportunities left in Hollywood!

There are only some A-level productions left, and these A-level productions are becoming increasingly homogeneous...various sequels, movie universes...

It is difficult to meet the diverse aesthetic needs of domestic audiences.

Especially since the 2010s, the originality and diversity of Hollywood movies have been continuously weakened under the dual influence of franchise strategy and "political correctness".

On the one hand, under the banner of "political correctness", Hollywood has shown unprecedented radicalization and politicization.

Although film art cannot completely escape politics, the language norms of "political correctness" are evolving into a kind of moral censorship and aesthetic hegemony in artistic creation, squeezing the space for artistic expression.

In fact, political correctness is the consistent approach of Hollywood, and it is a good word in itself - as a social movement, it aims to eliminate all forms of discrimination and prejudice in society.

However, increasingly extreme political correctness will not only become a capital tool that harms artistic expression, but it may even lead to negative effects that deviate from the original intention in a world where the term "political correctness" has become increasingly derogatory.

Even "Toy Story 4" introduced an LGBTQ character to make the audience feel the existence of the gay community...

On the other hand, Hollywood movies have entered an era of increasingly prominent franchises.

Especially after the rise of streaming media, in order to cope with the challenges of the streaming media industry, Disney and other Hollywood studios have reduced the number of original movies, while relying more on large-scale IP movies to reduce market risks, and at the same time relying on cross-media industrial chains to improve Profitability.

In the following nearly ten years, the so-called hits in Hollywood, except for a few movies by Nolan, Quentin, and David Fincher, were all IP movies such as sequels, remakes, and live-action versions.

The lack of originality in Hollywood is evident.

Becoming more conservative!

Why are you keen on making a sequel?

For film and television capital, it is actually easy to understand this kind of investment. After all, IPs that have been verified by the market have a higher chance of making money, and it is easier to make big money.

However, for the audience, this investment strategy brings about aesthetic fatigue.

Therefore, although it still has the strongest film and television production capabilities in the world, it has slowly lost its original ability because it has found more ways to make money.

Even if Shen Xudong has a brilliant idea, they may not buy it...

Unless the cost is under $20 million!

But... there are too few blockbuster works under $20 million!

…

Santa Monica, California, located north of Los Angeles International Airport, is the most attractive seaside city in California.

Wonderful Studio is still here where Shen Xudong started his business in the United States.

There are many film companies here, and the headquarters of the famous independent film company Lionsgate Pictures is here...

When Shen Xudong came to the United States, of course he wanted to meet his old friends.

Joseph Drake and Jason Blum…

The two of them are still running Wonderful Studios. They have released six movies this year. Except for the three barely adequate films, "The Conjuring 2", "Family" and "Insidious 3" all received great box office reviews, especially "The Conjuring". 》continues the signature of Fantastic Studio's R-rated comedy. The cost of 37 million US dollars was exchanged for a box office of 154 million in North America and a score of 260 million globally...

This movie is also the highest-grossing movie starring Jennifer Aniston in recent years!

Oh, by the way, Jennifer Aniston signed a three-film contract with Fantastic Studio, and it was Zhao Xin who led the way.

Well, Zhao Xin!

Rachel is his goddess...

Jennifer Aniston is really expensive, though.

Brad Pitt's two ex-wives, on a global scale, Jolie's advantages are indisputable in terms of exposure, commercial value, fashion status, and popularity.

But she's not as popular as Aniston - America's sweetheart is no joke!

Many people say that her salary for one film is up to 8 million, and they also use "Bad Boss" as an example - the salary is 6 million...

But for "Evil Boss", she only filmed it for 7 days!

In other words, we collected US$6 million in seven days...

This time "Fake Family" is similar, with a basic salary of US$5 million, but a 15% box office dividend...

Back to this, Joseph commented on this: "It's not bad. We originally thought that the box office of "Fake Family" would only be about 60 million at most..."

"Will there be any cooperation in the future?"

"There is also a movie called "Revenge of Love Rivals", which will be released next year..."

"R-rated again?"

"Um…"

Shen Xudong sighed - the R rating means that it is unlikely to be introduced into domestic theaters.

Jason Blum interjected: "I heard that you are investing in "Jurassic Park 4"?"

"Well...I've always been interested in dinosaurs!"

Joseph immediately asked: "You like dinosaurs, why don't you invest in Godzilla?"

"Godzilla is not a dinosaur..."

"Godzilla is not a dinosaur?"

"Godzilla is a creature..."

Shen Xudong roughly explained the origin of 'Godzilla' - the IP Godzilla originated from Nippon in the 1950s. Because of the nuclear cloud left by the nuclear explosion on Japan's environment and mind, Nippon was based on nuclear power. His personal experience created Godzilla, an abominable atomic dinosaur that symbolizes destruction...

The symbolic meaning of Godzilla is even more obvious, it represents nuclear power!

"No matter what, you don't like "Godzilla"?"

Shen Xudong didn't want to continue this topic: "I can't say whether it's good or not...what's the news?"

Joseph shook his head: "No news. By the way, "The Hunger Games 2" has replaced the "Harry Potter" series and will be released in mid-November..."

"Isn't the Harry Potter series over?"

"That's why I can replace you... Rob Cowan asked me to ask if you have any new works..."

Rob Cowan is the CEO of New Line. After Wonder Studios was acquired by Warner, many works were jointly produced with New Line...

Shen Xudong shook his head: "If I had a new work, I would not invest in "Jurassic Park 4"..."

Jason Blum sighed: "Originally, I was interested in "Divergent" and "Maze Runner"... But the price offered by Paramount and Fox was too high, so I didn't follow the price..."

"The Twilight Saga" and "The Hunger Games" have become hits, and "Divergent" and "The Maze Runner", both best-selling novels for teenagers, have naturally become popular candidates for adaptation...

In the original time and space, "Divergent" was taken down by Peak and had high hopes. It was thought that "Divergent" would fill the gap left by "The Hunger Games", but unfortunately, it performed poorly;

As for "Maze Runner", three films have been filmed, so at least the original amount has been paid off!

It can be seen that not all adaptations of so-called best-selling IPs are accepted.

Therefore, Shen Xudong smiled: "Maybe it's a good thing. Things adapted from best-selling novels may not necessarily be successful..."

Hearing this, Joseph and Jason Blum looked at each other, and then said: "The key is now that no one knows what theme to make. Warner is busy building the DC movie universe, and its support for us is reducing..."

Shen Xudong waved his hand: "Don't ask me this question. In my opinion, there is nothing left in Hollywood at this stage except Marvel!"