I'm not just a director

Chapter 275 Impact Oscar?
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, it is the first day of work for migrant workers.

Handing out red envelopes, holding meetings, giving speeches, that's all there is to do on the first day of work.

There are even many employees wearing headphones to listen to their boss’s latest album.

Needless to say, Jiang Pei'an's song "Gong Xi Fa Cai" is really good, and even the resentment at work on the first day of the holiday was diluted a lot.

The movie "Inception", which lasted throughout the Spring Festival holiday, has finally been removed from shelves.

The domestic box office was finally fixed at 1.8 million, while the final box office of its old rival "Hero" stayed at 2 million.

Compared with Jiang Pei'an's impression, the box office of the previous "Hero" of 2.4 million seems to be a bit lower.

But it is also understandable. After all, there is a strong "Inception" in this life. If you want to take care of two movies, you can only say that the domestic film schedule is limited.

Fortunately, the domestic film and television market has experienced the impact of "Source Code" when it exceeded [-] million last year, otherwise the box office will only be lower.

"The big competition has come to an end. "Inception"'s 1.8 million box office lost to "Heroes"'s 2 million box office."

"It's a pity to lose, but the best is still the best. Zhang Yimou's transformational work is a great success!"

"It's a pity that "Inception" will happen. The next two movies should have a decisive battle abroad."

"Hero" was released more than ten days earlier, and when the box office was fixed at 2 million, everyone was shocked.

No wonder people often say that going from 0 to 1 is the hardest. As long as you break through 1, the rest will be much easier.

Thinking back a long time ago, if a domestic movie had a box office of 5000 million, it would basically top the domestic movie box office.

But now... [-] million is no longer enough, we need [-] million!

But this is great news for film and television practitioners, which proves that the market is constantly developing.

At the same time, the news that has been making a lot of noise these days is that "Heroes" won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

In fact, "Heroes" was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film as early as December.

At that time, "Inception" had not yet been released, so naturally it was not nominated.

The Golden Globe Awards has always been known as the barometer of the Oscar Awards. Being nominated for the Golden Globe Awards itself represents a kind of strength and qualifications for being selected for the Oscars.

Two days ago, the Golden Globe Awards finally announced the winners, with a total of six films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.

It was eventually won by Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's self-directed and written film "Speak to Her".

When the news spread back home, many people were disappointed.

Frankly speaking, the reputation of "Hero" in China is not good, and it can be regarded as a mixed success.

At the beginning of the millennium, the domestic film market was simply not comparable to that of later generations.

Lao Mouzi can be regarded as adding a new form to Chinese New Year films: martial arts films.

Fans of "Heroes" say it is the best martial arts film ever made.

Opposing movie fans naturally do not agree with this, because two years ago there was a martial arts film that became popular overseas and won numerous awards.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Li Min.

With an investment of US$1500 million, the play won a global box office of 2.05 million, and eventually won the 73rd Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Of course, from Jiang Peian's point of view, this comparison is meaningless!
The quality of martial arts films cannot be measured by Oscar awards.

The "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" back then was obviously made for foreigners, and it completely catered to foreigners' aesthetics, so domestic audiences were always a little uncomfortable watching it.

Of course, this problem also exists in Zhang Yi's "Hero". The structure and design of the entire film are specifically designed to cater to the international market.

"Hero" is Zhang Yi's transformation work and his first commercial blockbuster.

From the design of the film, we can see Zhang Yimou's ambition, perhaps influenced by Li Amun's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Zhang Yimou obviously also wants to open up the international market and hit Hollywood.

From this point of view, both people are successful.

Although Zhang Yimou did not win the award, he received very high praise internationally.

The New York Times reported on the grand release of "Heroes" in the United States in two pages.

The reviewer said, "The Chinese movie "Hero" is as classic as China's "Dream of Red Mansions", and it is also the uncrowned king of our American Oscars."

The film was rated No. 2004 among the top ten best films in the world in 1 by Time Magazine.

Therefore, Zhang Yi's international achievements are no less than that of Li Am. The reason why "Hero" failed to win the Oscar award can only make people sigh:
Fate plays tricks on you, and you are born at the wrong time!

"Hero" was released in China in 2002, but it did not enter the North American market until 2004.

And this year, that is, 2003, a big event happened in the world...

It is for this reason that the theme of "Heroes", "The world is for the common good, a ceasefire and an end to war" is obviously not acceptable to Americans.

At this point, "Heroes" would be damned if it could win an Oscar!

As for why "Hero" was released in China in 2002 and became a big hit in China in 2003, it was not released in the United States until 2004.

This involves another unsolved case:
In 2003, "Heroes", which was a hit at the domestic box office, was introduced to North America by Miramax, the world's leading distribution company, and the company also bought the North American rights.

However, the film was not fully promoted for a whole year because Miramax had a "heavy task" this year.

For example, he is responsible for the promotion of his own investment blockbusters "Gangs of New York", "Chicago" and "Song of Time".

In 2004, the screening plan was finally scheduled to be broadcast in June, but it was shelved due to the promotion of "Kill Bill 2" invested by the company.

For this reason, Zhang Weipin himself said in an interview that Miramax wanted to protect the two blockbusters it invested in, "Gangs of New York" and "Chicago."

The investment for both movies is 2 million US dollars, so they can only succeed but not fail. He must do his best to ensure that other movies have minimal interference with these two movies.

If "Hero" is released or acquired by other film studios, it is likely to become a strong opponent for them.

This is understandable. Two of them are his own children and the other one was adopted from an orphanage. Of course, he doesn't want his children to be beaten.

So, no matter what, Zhang Weipin... came in and got beaten!
Now the cooperation between the two Zhangs is at a critical juncture, and Jiang Peian is an outsider.

Especially when "Inception" is still a strong rival to "Heroes", even if he told Zhang Weipin not to sell the film to Miramax, the other party would not believe it.

They may even be suspicious of his suggestions.

As for the copyright of Jiang Pei'an's "Inception", China Film Group operates it on his behalf, and he himself also has a certain say in the matter, so naturally he will not suffer such a big loss.

In a sense, "Inception" has a certain audience base in the West.

If we talk about catering to Western audiences, I'm afraid even "Hero" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" may not be as good as "Inception"...

"Let's have a simple little meeting. You all have had a good year, but you have all gained some weight."

In the conference room, Jiang Peian said with a smile.After three years of development, Spark Entertainment has gained some popularity in the industry itself, although it only involves artists, music, and movies.

Except for the fact that the artist department has been established recently, there has been no big breakthrough yet. Although the number of music and movies is not large, each is a leader in the industry.

Different from the impromptu meeting before years ago, Jiang Peian said it was a small meeting, but the conference room was now full of small bosses.

Film, television, music, artist management, content planning, administration, marketing, public relations, performance business, finance...

There are more than a dozen people in total, large and small.

After hearing Jiang Peian's words, everyone smiled and the atmosphere relaxed a lot.

Seeing the people in the conference room, Jiang Peian said with emotion:
“When the company was first established, I told Mr. Su that our Xinghuo company was definitely targeting first-tier entertainment companies.

At that time, Mr. Su was still dubious. In three years, I would not say that Spark has become a first-class company in the industry, but at least it is now aiming for that goal. "

After hearing Jiang Pei'an's words, many people looked thoughtful.

The company has the famous director Jiang Peian, and they are indeed much more convenient than other companies in the industry.

This can be seen from the success of "Source Code", "Inception" and "Hello, China".

It’s just that the first two movies of Sparks were made in cooperation with China Film Group, purely for the purpose of gaining fame. As for the income, they were not too much.

“This year, we are making movies and TV series ourselves, and even if we encounter cooperation, we will definitely dominate.

Therefore, our workload will increase a lot this year. In the process, some of our friends may not be able to hold on and may fall behind.

This is not what I want to see, and it is certainly not the result you want.

Speaking of which, a company is like the journey of the four masters and apprentices in "Journey to the West".

There are people like Tang Seng who have strategic vision, never go wrong, and can guide the team at critical moments.

There are people like Sun Wukong who are very capable and can play a leadership role in the team. They also have experience in leading teams. They are trustworthy and able to convince everyone.

At the same time, we also need second senior brother Zhu Bajie. Although he is lazy and lazy, he is also capable.

Able to contribute at critical moments, rich in qualifications, able to make both ends meet, and likable.

The shortcomings are also obvious. He likes to eat and be lazy, thinks about dawdling all day long, covets comfort, likes to work but not put in effort, hides when things happen, and likes to shirk responsibility.

Finally, there is Sha Seng. He has a certain amount of experience. He is down-to-earth and willing to work hard. He can still get up when he falls. He is very honest and absolutely obeys the arrangements of his superiors.

The four masters and disciples each have their own advantages and disadvantages, but after going through 81 hardships, they can still obtain the true scripture. "

Jiang Peian looked at everyone and said slowly.

Jiang Pei'an's "four masters and apprentices" theory of entrepreneurship was simply a bad idea in later generations.

But it is a new thing now. Many people can't help but light up after hearing it, or they lower their heads and think about which one of the four masters and disciples they belong to.

“It’s just a metaphor to encourage everyone. I hope you can find your own position and create value for the company and yourself.

Let’s talk about this year’s general work arrangements. This year, we will still maintain investment and production in the film industry.

At the same time, the new TV drama department will also start construction, and artist development is also a top priority.

Friends from these departments, please pay attention, the burden on you is not light..."

The conference lasted for three hours. Jiang Peian only explained the key points of the work at the beginning, and left the rest to Su Qing and the heads of various departments.

If a large company only has its leaders charging forward, it will end up being exhausted and unable to produce results.

Just as Jiang Peian trusted Su Qing's ability, he could rest assured when leaving the company's work to the people below.

Those who make their leaders worried will have no choice but to say goodbye in the end...

After the meeting, Jiang Peian sat in his office and rubbed his temples. After this meeting, he was even more tired than when he was filming.

"Boss, I also got in touch with them about the acquisition of Zhouyi you mentioned a year ago, but I didn't say it so straightforwardly. Let's find out what they have to say first."

"Well, what do they say?"

Jiang Pei'an asked.

"Zhouyi said that there are still several TV series in production at present, and everything is still on the rise... The acquisition may be a bit difficult."

Su Qing shook his head and said.

She herself is not optimistic about this acquisition. Judging from the current feedback from the Zhouyi Film and Television market, their TV series are still quite marketable.

Among other things, "Love Through Time" and "Li Wei is an Official" were both popular TV series last year.

Speaking of which, Hu Jing also participated in these two TV series.

Jiang Pei'an smiled and said:
"Because these two dramas gave them blind confidence, but the film and television market is not static, and their lives will not be easy in the future."

Jiang Peian is someone who has been there and knows that 02 was a year of rapid development for Zhouyi. In fact, acquiring Zhouyi at this juncture is indeed very risky.

Jiang Pei'an just wanted to be lazy and get Zhou Yi's group of screenwriters into his pocket first, so that he could save himself from writing long TV series every day.

"Why are you having a hard time?"

Su Qing asked puzzledly.

Jiang Peian smiled. He couldn't say that he knew the direction of future events.

He paused, smiled and said:
"Zhou Yi's most successful actors right now are Yu Bo and Yang Junyi, but the two are not on good terms with each other, and there is a fierce internal struggle for resources.

To put it bluntly, Zhou Yi is still able to survive with its own scripts, but its resource allocation ability is very poor.

The "Tong Family Third Young Master" company focused on the eldest brother Tong Bo and gave Yu Bo many protagonist opportunities.

However, Zhang Jin, who is also one of the three young masters, is still working as a martial arts instructor for the crew. He even did not have the opportunity to appear on promotional posters in the TV series "Water Moon" in which he was also the protagonist. This led to many contracted artists leaving!
As far as I know, many film and television companies are poaching Zhou Yi, and it is [-]% impossible to keep these two actors Zhou Yi. "

Jiang Pei'an's conclusion is actually a view held by many people in later generations.

A place like the entertainment industry can best prove the saying that there are many famous people, both right and wrong!
As long as you are popular, others will say something bad about you, or even spread scandals about you!
Public relations are very important at this time, and this is the most famous "food feeding scandal" incident!

The internal conflicts have not rebounded under Zhou Yi's strong pressure. As a result, the "Fanmenmen" incident was later exposed.

Under the continuous blows, Zhou Yi naturally became cold.

Of course, these things have not been revealed yet, so Jiang Peian still wants to give it a try.

"Let's go to Qiong Province."

Jiang Peian made a decision.

(End of this chapter)