At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 598 Persuasion
Zheng Taicheng is the person in charge of CJ Movies, and they are responsible for the production of the Korean version of "Back to 20"...

He called, two things, one is that the heroine of the Korean version of "Back to 20" has been confirmed.

"Han Hyo Joo? An actor under your company..."

"Best Actress at the Singapore International Film Festival? There is also an international film festival in Singapore... I don't care, you can control it yourself..."

Han Hyo Joo…

Shen Xudong actually doesn't know much about the Korean entertainment industry, and even less about Korean movie stars...

The Korean movies in my memory reached their peak in 2020-"Parasite", won the Cannes Palme d'Or and the Oscar... and then completely declined.

In the final analysis, Korean film did not give birth to a creative type of film unique to it in its heyday, and it is even more impossible to give birth to it after the heyday.

Hong Kong movies have at least contributed action and kung fu movies to the world movie world!

Although it declined later, it has always made pioneering contributions to the film landscape.

What about Korean movies?

Black government?reflection?
Sorry, this thing is not an original Korean movie...

Anyway, in 2023, there will be almost no local Korean films left, and the output will drop from about 200 per year at its peak to less than 40...

Top Korean filmmakers want to imitate Bong Joon-ho, rush out of Korea and go international, so the Oscar public relations cost of "Determination to Break Up" is 1000 million US dollars. After this money is added to the production cost, the cost of a literary film is abruptly Soared directly to the level of commercial production!

No market backing, no matter how deep it is, is useless.

Pulling back, Zheng Taicheng's second sentence is...I want Shen Xudong to release a few Korean movies...

For example, comedies such as "The Miracle of One Street" and "My Savage Teacher 2".

Shen Xudong hesitated for a while, but still refused: "Korean movies...the box office in China is sluggish. I remember that the highest box office of Xijie's outstanding movie in China is "Shadowless Sword"? It seems that it has not reached 300 million?"

"At this stage, Hollywood blockbusters are the first choice for foreign language films in the Chinese market!"

Hearing what Shen Xudong said, Zheng Taicheng directly said "you can give away the distribution rights of five movies for free", and Shen Xudong replied: "...even if you give away the copyright for free, I still need money for distribution and promotion..."

"talk later!"

Zheng Taicheng sighed... I knew it would not be so easy!
In order to open up the Chinese market, Korean dramas gave away many high-quality dramas for free, such as "Jealousy", "What is Love", "Blue Life and Death" and the like.

Korean movies want to emulate this approach, but unfortunately, movie distribution and promotion need money!

By the way, Jung Tae Sung specifically said, 'Han Hyo Joo admires you who wrote the script of "Back to 20", is it possible to meet you? '

Shen Xudong shook his head resolutely: "...I don't have time to go there, the actors you choose can be taken care of by yourself..."

"We can send her to see you..."

Nima, you also bring airborne delivery to your door?
Shen Xudong still shook his head: "...forget it, next time...I like Cui Zhiyou better..."

After the roll call... Shen Xudong hung up the phone.

Oh, the idea of ​​Shen Xudong's roll call is to make him pay attention to the reception next time...

……

"Blockbuster" is still the main force in the box office market, and it is also the focus of media reports.

Well, a bunch of movie experts came out and spoke:

"Blockbuster" uses a playful approach to deeply expose the core problem of the production of domestic blockbusters: it is not for the domestic market! '

'"The Promise", "The Banquet", and "Golden Armor" are all aimed at overseas markets. Should commercial blockbusters serve the domestic market or consider the so-called international taste? '

'For the so-called domestic blockbusters, you can only see the money, and you can't see anything else! '

You can listen to the words of these film experts, but don't believe them. The so-called high-rise buildings don't consider the actual situation at all.

You said that based on the domestic market situation in the past few years, can a film with an investment of over [-] million yuan recover the cost?
Not considering overseas markets?

Without an overseas market, the film would never have been made!
Without these blockbusters to attract audiences, theaters would have closed down long ago...

Let's just talk about "Hero", which directly raised the box office of domestic films to 2.5 million.

This is a great stimulus to the film industry, which shows that domestic films can exceed [-] million, or even [-] million!

Of course, there are a lot of rhythmic general opinions at this stage: Before "Hero", there were many, many high-quality movies in China. After "Hero", there are fewer and fewer good movies in China. Getting to a good movie is the greatest misfortune...

So, the Chinese film market is getting better and better, which is unfortunate for you?

Shen Xudong did not participate in this debate. After the promotion of "Blockbuster", he was busy with "Love Has an Afterlife"...

Yes, Yu Feihong's movie "Love Has an Afterlife" is finished in the later stage, and she wants to release it soon...

In fact, the company means to try the effect of the Valentine's Day schedule next year...

But... Teacher Yu is in a hurry, and he reckons that he wants to get back some money quickly, after all, he spent more than 3500 million!
……

Teacher Yu wore a black suspender dress, knee-length, and sandals. Her feet were beautiful, beautiful and upturned. Her ankles and ankles were fat and thin, and they were naturally beautiful...

Ahem...

Shen Xudong watched the finished film of "Love Has an Afterlife" patiently...

It's still a bit dull, and many turning points still rely on narration-a 90-minute film!
Although the suspenseful and exciting part was retained, and another actor was found to play Ah Jiu and Mo Xiaoyu respectively...

Therefore, there is still a sense of shock, provided that you can get involved in the story...

Shen Xudong's persuasion is still effective.

Yu Feihong said that the main reason why she can't forget "Ginkgo Ginkgo" is because at the end, she didn't think that Xiaoyu is actually Ajiu in the next life, but at the end of the story, she finally understood the shock and regret... '

But...in the original movie, Ajiu and Xiaoyu are both played by Yu Feihong, with the same face, the audience can easily deduce the ending...the shocking feeling is missing!
"How about it?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "I think it's good. If you pick a good schedule, 5000 million box office is definitely possible!"

Yu Feihong was a little disappointed: "Ah... only 5000 million?"

"Sister... I told you a long time ago, it's very difficult for pure romance movies to sell high box office!"

"...Then how do I pay back..."

"This is something that the publisher considers...don't be too stubborn, just listen to persuasion..."

After a pause, Shen Xudong continued: "Let's be honest, an average moviegoer goes to the movie theater less than 5 times a year on average, so which movies will these audiences dedicate their limited consumption to? Of course, it's mainly because of the fierce promotion. For blockbuster films, visual spectacle is the most important requirement for most audiences when watching a movie, and movies like "Love Is After Life" need to be simmered slowly, the problem is that in the current movie market, it is a big fire!"

"Then I..."

"Well, I'll ask them to apply for the Busan Film Festival and the Tokyo Film Festival with the film first...see if they can sell the copyright or something...you go too..."

"Then when will it be released?"

Shen Xudong said: "Do a good job of word-of-mouth marketing first, and whet your appetite. This process will take about three months. How about it being released on Valentine's Day next year?"

Yu Feihong was dissatisfied: "That's too long..."

"You've been waiting for ten years, what's wrong with waiting a few more months? Sister, listen to me..."

　Please take a leave of absence, write again at night, and make up tomorrow...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)