HPDBC Chapter 835 Predictions
Chapter 835 Predictions
After becoming an investor and producer, what Shen Xudong dislikes the most is the group of 'filmmakers' who keep talking about ideals and dreams...
Don't know anything, yet dare to ask for money!
Anyone who has worked on a film and television project seriously knows that the most important thing in the preliminary evaluation is to investigate the audience of the film and the box office that this audience can bring, and to formulate a reasonable production cost range based on this.
Do you dare to ask for 6000 million yuan for a literary film?
A movie with a cost of 6000 million yuan needs at least 2 million box office to pay back.
What is the concept of 6000?
Even in American independent films with a wider market, it is a lot of money!
The cost of the two films "Dallas Buyers Club" and "Manchester by the Sea" is about 800 million US dollars, which is less than 5000 million when converted into RMB.
What's even more outrageous is that a film with an estimated cost of 500-800 million yuan has written a script shot in China, Japan and South Korea.
Sometimes I wonder if these directors have never been on a plane, and I don’t know how to bring so many people (a complete crew of at least 50 people) to Japan, not to mention filming, just eat and drink for three days plus round-trip air tickets. 300 million is gone.
"As for the film bureau setting up special funds to encourage filmmakers with dreams? I think it's nonsense...France, Canada, Germany and other countries have their own film assistance policies, and then the local market has been beaten back and forth...It's even worse. Yes, the subsidy has become a plaything for a special group!"
Why not engage in film subsidy?
It’s not very useful. Taiwan did it back then, and then completely pushed Taiwanese movies to the opposite of the audience—directors don’t need to point at the box office to pay back, and frantically entrain private goods to shoot some that are not. It doesn’t matter whether the audience understands or not. , It's better if you don't understand it, but if you understand it, it seems that I am not literary.
On the other hand... it is because of what Shen Xudong said - the emergence of monopoly...
Since it is a film grant, who should it be given to?
It must be given to those famous directors who have already made their name...
This group of people can easily form a team with inherent interests-cheating compensation!
"Okay..." At this point, Shen Xudong suddenly lost interest and changed the subject: "What do you think of "Titanic 3D" which will be released next month?"
Yin Hong answered immediately: "This issue is also what we will discuss next... Ning Hao, tell me!"
Ning Hao took the microphone, without getting up, and said directly: "I originally thought about post-conversion 3D, movies? The important thing is the story. The source of "Titanic" can be seen everywhere, so there is nothing to worry about... But Xudong told me to analyze the audience group...Nowadays, our mainstream moviegoers are generally post-85s and post-90s. This group of people is different from us. The first Hollywood movie they know is "Titanic" , and haven’t seen it in a movie theater...they will definitely buy a ticket if they have the opportunity to watch it in a movie theater!”
After a pause, he continued: "It is very likely to set off a phenomenon-level movie viewing..."
After Ning Hao finished speaking, Yang Shupeng, who was sitting below him, stood up: "I think people who have watched it once will not want to watch it a second time! I won't watch it anyway. The so-called 3D re-screening is actually a trap." It’s just money!”
Guan Hu, who was standing next to him, also chimed in: "Yes, Titanic is a classic, but it was a movie made more than ten years ago. I don't think a movie made more than ten years ago can make the audience pay for it!"
Ning Hao waved his hand: "I don't believe it either...but what Xudong said is absolutely!"
A group of people looked at Shen Xudong, who smiled: "Let's make a bet, I bet that the mainland box office of "Titanic 3D" will be at least [-] million..."
Before the people below could speak, Shen Xudong changed his mind: "8 million is not too challenging, let's do it, [-] million!"
"Bet? Bet on what?"
"... What are you betting on?"
Shen Xudong thought for a while: "Forget it, you can just think of me as making a prediction, there is nothing to bet on!"
These people don't have what Shen Xudong wants at all...
……
The three of them got into the car and rushed to the hotel they had agreed upon. Xu Zheng drove and started on the road.
Shen Xudong and Ning Hao are chatting...
Some time ago, Ning Hao drove Yue Xiaojun all the way south to Dali.
"Xiaojun is divorced, and I want to accompany him to get him out of the shadows..."
"Then... came out?"
"It's not bad, it's a walk out."
Ning Hao told a few stories about sex hunting...
Just spend money on tea...
"If you have an idea, you can write this story into a script and make it into a movie!"
"...make it into a movie?"
"Yes…"
Bald Xu, who was driving in the front seat, interjected: "Yes, this is a very typical road movie..."
"My friend accompanied my divorced old friend to the south of Dali. I originally wanted to take him to hunt for sex, but it turned out that my friend was enjoying the blessings along the way..."
"...You wait until I finish filming "No Man's Land" before doing this..."
"Okay, anyway, you have a studio, so you can do whatever you want... But there is one thing, don't ink, if there is a problem with the script, please contact me immediately!"
Ning Hao nodded, "Okay!"
Xu Guangtou changed the subject: "I read reports that Desheng's "Sediq Bale" received wide acclaim in Venice..."
"Which one reported it?"
"I don't remember, it seems to be news on the Internet..."
Ning Hao interjected: "This movie wasn't made well!"
"you saw it?"
"Well, Gao Jun invited me to watch it, and it's the full version...long, depressing, disgusting, and the editing level is still very low. It's hard to understand what the director's mentality is when he cut it like this. The long description of how they are barbaric and Ignorance, not knowing how to advance and retreat is not as good as a wild beast. But it is not a documentary style, but a drama style of heroes and demons confronting... He cut it like this, what exactly is he trying to express?"
“I read some Taiwanese media reports, and they said that the so-called Wushe incident was actually a conflict caused by a lack of communication between the civilized Japanese army and the barbaric students... On the surface, "Sediq Balai" is praising barbarism. Actually no, he was criticizing!”
Xu Zheng looked at Shen Xudong: "Xudong, what do you think?"
Shen Xudong waved his hand: "It's not that complicated. It's just that I shot too much footage that I thought was good and I didn't want to throw it away, so I crammed it all in."
"But I am optimistic that the media is touting it!"
"Whether you like to brag or not, Gao Jun said, this film will be scheduled for 10% of the films in the first three days at most. If the box office can come up, it will continue to be ranked. If it doesn't come up, it doesn't matter!"
Yes, the "good word of mouth" of "Sediq Bale" was initially brought by the praise of Taiwanese audiences, media, and film and television circles, and then attracted celebrities, film critics, and stars from all walks of life in the mainland to pursue the film—Taiwan Epic!
However, the audience is not cold!
In the original time and space, it was released on May 2st, catching up with the moral attack of the two movies "Avengers" and "Men in Black [-]"
At this point, a bunch of celebrities lamented—especially Han Han, who praised "This is a movie that is definitely worth going to the cinema..."
Why are the audience unwilling to watch "Sedek"?
Don't talk about ideology, an author's film is still a bit avant-garde, it's normal to fail at the box office!