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Chapter 431 Air Force Battle Spirit (Earth)
The shooting cycle of "Air Force Fighting Soul" is only two months.

That's short for a movie and too long for an episode in a series.

The main style of Netflix that is different from traditional TV stations is that it will release all the episodes at once, of course not on the same day, but in a planned way every day or every few days.

"The Squid Game", "Stranger Things", "The Queen's Gambit" and "The House of Money" are all beneficiaries of this strategy.

Currently in the North American market, the only streaming media platform that can compete with Netflix is ​​Disney under Disney. Because Disney has too many resources, the top IPs of Pixar, Marvel, and Lucas are all in Disney’s pocket. Just digging out is a big hit like "WandaVision".

As for HBO, which launched "Game of Thrones", it has already shown signs of decline. Neither "Western World" nor "Watchmen", which it has placed high hopes on, have taken up the banner of ratings.

Netflix, Diseny, and HBO are currently the three major players in the TV drama field in the North American market. The reason for talking so much is because once the broadcast plan of the first episode of "Heroes" "Air Force Fighting Spirit" is released, it has attracted a lot of attention. .

Different from Netflix's previous broadcast rules, "Air Force Fighting Spirit" is arranged in an independent golden file, which is July 7, and there is no follow-up broadcast plan.

This appears to be more of a movie than an episode.

Seeing such a broadcast plan, both Diseny and HBO breathed a sigh of relief, because it means that the cooperation between Truman and Netflix is ​​not carried out in a traditional way, and there will be no too threatening works.

They were a little worried before. Although Truman had never made a TV series, before the "Blood Battle on the Eagle Peak" that swept the world, Truman had never made a movie about war.

THR made a small report for this small news, thinking: "CH seems to have not grasped the rhythm of the TV series. He is shooting TV series in the same way as making movies. This is not good news for Netflix because An episode of TV series can’t attract too many viewers, but for the viewers, often the willfulness of the director will bring a very interesting viewing experience, here, I hope CH’s mental state and quality of works are stable enough.”

Truman's filming status is indeed quite stable.

The location was filmed in Shanghai in May, and in Chang’an in June. Since the filming was done in the Mainland and there was assistance from relevant parties, the whole process was very smooth. It was so smooth that Ting Jun wondered why every film produced in Hollywood was full of ups and downs.

"This continent is full of believers of gods, and gods protect us." Truman explained.

Tingjun understood that he was blessed by the luck of his hometown and accompanied by great power.

"Then it would be better to keep making movies in mainland China!" Ting Jun suggested.

"Okay." Truman said with a smile.

"Some subjects are not so easy to shoot." Feng Zikai shook his head.

"Director Feng, are you talking about the subject of Mr. Truman's next movie..."

Jun Ting knew what the subject of Truman's next movie would be. Indeed, it might not be filmed in the mainland.

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The post-production was from the end of June to mid-July. Due to the adoption of a large number of live-action shooting modes, the post-production was relatively simple, and it was completed in less than 6 days.

After the completion of the later stage, the film will be seen. The single episode of "Air Force Fighting Spirit" is 120 minutes long.

Filming took 80 days and cost $1800 million.

It's a war movie.

Compared with other American war dramas, the cost may be higher, but considering the quality of the finished film...

Because of the cost and because the screening is on streaming media, Netflix generally does not delete any of the director's finished film, unless the final product is made into a restricted grade, which cannot be released in some countries, and will be required to be modified.

At the internal review meeting of "Air Force Fighting Soul", Netflix CEO Mark Randolph couldn't help feeling after watching the final film: "CH, this film is awesome, it's a pity that it can't be released in theaters."

Mark added, "If you don't mind, I'll declare it for the Berlin Film Festival."

Of course Truman doesn't mind, and he can't mind. Now the copyright of "Air Force Fighting Soul" belongs to Netflix. Originally, Truman would have a part of the bonus ratings share, but Truman used it in exchange for one condition, that is, six Princess and Netflix launched "Heroes: Air Force Fighting Soul" simultaneously.

This is to repay the filming convenience provided by the six princesses. From the perspective of income, Truman is losing money, but for the god who needs a large audience, Truman is making a lot of money.

For Netflix, this is an attempt. Before, it tried to enter the mainland market through authorization, but the cooperation was in vain. Most Netflix episodes cannot be streamed through formal channels.

If we can reach a cooperation with the six princesses this time, it will be far more valuable than cooperation with long-form video platforms such as Qiyi. Although the charging model for such a cooperation is not clear yet, it is only facing the future prospects of more than one billion viewers. Enough for Netflix's stock price to go up a few rounds.

As for the six princesses, being able to simultaneously broadcast large-scale productions such as "Heroes: Air Force Fighting Spirit" is far more attractive to audiences than those antique movies and special bad movies played every day.

As for the issue of piracy, this need not be considered. As long as it is streaming media, piracy is inevitable, whether it is paid or free, strict censorship and a relaxed copyright environment allow domestic audiences to always enjoy the latest Netflix episodes for free.

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7 month 26 day.

Since it is launched on streaming media, "Heroes: Air Force Fighting Soul" is still broadcast simultaneously globally. This synchronization is much easier. Netflix only needs to synchronize with the six princesses, but the six princesses can only be released to accommodate Netflix's time. At 8:00 am.

Netflix currently has more than 3 million users worldwide, most of which are distributed in North America, Europe, and a small part of Asia. If you look at the global distribution map of Netflix’s streaming media audience, you will find a vast blank space, which is the mainland and China. Russian.

This time, using Truman's new drama to paint the region of Asia with a layer of red is an additional gain. Netflix's main goal is to restore its lost audience in North America.

In the first quarter of this year, in North America, Netflix’s largest user market, another 130 million users canceled their Netflix subscriptions.

Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the second largest regional market, lost 80 users.

Although the Asia-Pacific region is growing, it still cannot withstand the losses of the above two markets.

Among them are the reasons of competitors, as well as the reasons of Netflix's own inability. From last year to this year, none of the series they released continuously can hold up the scene. Even the IP of "The Witcher" changed the protagonist from Henry Card After Weir was replaced by Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, word of mouth also declined rapidly, and the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes was only 66%.

Therefore, even if Truman made the series into a movie, in view of its past brilliant achievements, Mark Randolph still has high hopes for it, hoping to restore the number of users in the North American and European markets.

(End of this chapter)