How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 255 [Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone] Here Comes

After talking about [Shaolin Soccer] and [Shushan Biography], let's talk about other commercial films, uh...

It seems there is no more.

Yes, before "Hero" was released and caused a sensation, the mainland movie circle at this time was like this. There were basically no commercial movies worth mentioning.

Or to be more accurate.

Even after [Hero] was successful at the box office, before Zhang Yimou continued to shoot [Housing Daggers] and made another wave of success, most of the film and television companies in the mainland film industry still dare not leave.

However, although the mainland film industry has not yet recovered and is still the same old stagnant pool, this does not mean that the same is true for the mainland entertainment industry.

On the contrary, after the ratings explosion of "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", although many film and television companies in the mainland are afraid to play movies, they are quite interested in TV dramas.

For example, "Ji Xiaolan with Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth" that made Zhang Guoli, Wang Gang and Zhang Tieling form the Iron Triangle of Mainland Film and Television, "Kangxi Dynasty" that made Chen Daomin a professional emperor, and "Da Zhaimen" that opened the guest star mode. year played.

Zhang Nan of Yuanshikong liked to watch these three TV series in the early stage, but he became a little annoying in the later stage.

Because I always feel that these three films have completely opened the curtain for mainland TV dramas to like braided dramas, so that the later mainland TV dramas are basically dominated by braided dramas.

But now Zhang Nan wants to come, the reason why the mainland TV drama circle in 2001 frequently filmed braid scenes, so that it had a huge impact on the subsequent mainland TV dramas, was actually caused by many aspects.

First of all, Qiongyao's "Han Zhu Ge Ge" continues to be popular, and everyone wants to imitate and follow suit.

Secondly, there are naturally rich old and young people who spend money on filming to whitewash their ancestors.

Finally, it is also because the atmosphere of the mainland people at this time has been deeply influenced by the past and is relatively low.

Directly photographing the prosperous Tang Dynasty and Daming, who went to the West seven times, lacks self-confidence; while photographing modern times is a bit too sensitive.

Counting back and forth is an era of the Qing Dynasty.

Let’s say it’s far away, it’s not too far away, let’s say it’s close, it’s not too close either. At the same time, you can take pictures of the filth of various classes in the Qing Dynasty, and you can also take pictures of the contributions of various classes in the Qing Dynasty. No problem, nobody cares.

Such unrestricted themes are naturally liked by many creators.

Of course, due to the reasons behind the sponsors, there are still more praises for most related themes.

However, the most explosive work in the TV drama circle in 2001 was Aunt Qiongyao who had been promoted to the TV drama queen.

This year, he produced another masterpiece of three views that is not correct after "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" - "Love is Deep and Rainy".

Basically, it uses the original crew of [Huan Zhu Ge Ge], so it comes with a huge amount of traffic.

Moreover, in terms of content, it is also a combination of the core characteristics of soap operas such as parental gossip, vixen cursing, original partner mistress, youth love triangle, etc., especially for aunts and little girls, so the ratings exploded again.

It's just that "Love is deep and rainy" caught the appetite of aunts and little girls, but it is quite unfriendly to teenagers and old men.

Zhang Nan still remembers that the first time Yuan Shikong saw "Love is Deep and Rainy", the little swallow climbed on the iron bridge, and said she was a bird that wanted to fly; To the feet, the bewildered expressions of scratching the head and stroking the shoulders in a collapsed way-I don't understand why the two of them do this at all, and what is the reason for doing this?I can't understand it at all!

After flipping through the situation of mainland TV dramas for a while, Zhang Nan put down the relevant information in his hand.

Without him, with his current status, he is really far behind the TV series.

There is basically no time for the two to deal with each other.

That is to say, there is really nothing to read about the current information of the mainland film and television industry, otherwise Zhang Nan would not have read the TV dramas.
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Time passed slowly, and the filming of "Rebirth at the End of the Day" was proceeding in an orderly manner according to the plan.

However, before the filming took long, Zhang Nan, the director and protagonist, asked for leave.

No way, [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone] is about to be released.

Not to mention that Warner Bros. Pictures tried so hard to invite, even if Warner Bros. didn't invite, Zhang Nan had to find a way to go.

After all, Zhang Nanke was still thinking about the opportunity to take advantage of the success of [Harry Potter] to produce a spin-off film featuring Voldemort as the main character.

Fortunately, Zhang Nan adjusted the shooting progress in advance, and it only took two or three days, which did not affect the completion of "Rebirth of the Doomsday" on schedule.
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11 month 4 day.

London, England.

There are two reasons why [Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone] was placed in the UK by Warner Bros.

The first reason is that Warner Bros.' box office positioning for "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is not based on North America, but on Europe and the United States, with more emphasis on the European film market.

The second reason is to take advantage of the trend. After all, the author and leading actors of the book "Harry Potter" are all British, and the leading actors are relatively young.

But if the premiere is held in the UK, the weight and number of superstar and famous directors who can come to participate will naturally be a lot less.

Because there is still a distance between North America and the UK, it is still necessary to go back and forth for a day or two. There are always people who are inconvenient to come here because of time or other reasons.

In addition, [Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone] has not yet proved itself in terms of box office, so few superstars and famous directors come to support it.

Therefore, on the red carpet before Zhang Nan appeared, all the invited reporters and paparazzi held their cameras and didn’t know what to shoot. Raise your hand and take two pictures to deal with it.

The appearance of Zhang Nan revived the paparazzi and reporters in an instant.

Without him.

At present, in the global film and television industry, Zhang Nan's coffee position is considered to be the only one, and it is several blocks away from the second rank.

In addition, Zhang Nan returned to the mainland to film during this period, and the news about Zhang Nan in the market has dropped sharply. If Zhang Nan's voice can be photographed in this wave, the position of the headlines will not be lost.

On the red carpet, Zhang Nan felt the enthusiasm of the reporters and paparazzi.

After walking the red carpet, Zhang Nan was not treated coldly. David Morris, the president of Warner Bros. Pictures, showed up and gave Zhang Nan a very warm greeting.

"Zhang, you are welcome, thank you very much." David Morris's words were full of gratitude.

Without him, although he prepared a lot of publicity funds for "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" after it was released.

But if you want to spend this money to have a good publicity effect, you have to have a hot spot.

And the leading actors of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" are all children, not easy to hype, and the supporting roles are all aged veterans from the UK. They are all decades old, and they look ugly. If you want to hype, you can't hype it.

The appearance of Zhang Nan is a big help to David Morris, because if the box office of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is not good, then his position as the president of Warner will be a little unstable.

"David, you are too polite. I am doing things with money. Besides, I am also very optimistic about this [Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone], especially the modern world view of magic shown in it. I like it very much. All the time, I always wondered if I had the opportunity to make a side story or a spin-off film for the character I played." Zhang Nan was polite first, and then if there was any spin-off film for himself in the future, he made a bedding.

(End of this chapter)