China Entertainment's My Artistic Career

In early September, the "Super Body" team returned to BJ. The movie has passed the intensive promotion period, but there are still activities going on.

For example, He Hua is now sitting in the auditorium of China National Theater Academy to share his experiences with his juniors, junior girls, and teachers, while Lao Mouzi went to Nortel.

"Films with story-telling and strong special effects, such as "Super Body", have now become mainstream in Hollywood."

"Soon you will be able to see a batch of such movies appear, such as "Now You See Me", "The Wolverine 2", "Thor 2", "The Hunger Games 2" and so on in the second half of this year."

"Why is this happening? It's precisely because Hollywood's industrialization has gone to the extreme."

"It turns out that when we talk about the strong industrial capabilities of the Hollywood film industry, we are talking about the realization of scripts, production of special effects, assembly-line shooting and precise control of budget and construction schedules."

"What is industrialization now? It is to use data and machines to replace people as much as possible."

“I think there are good and bad aspects to this process.”

"The good thing is that when new technologies emerge, they can be quickly applied and promoted, such as 3D technology, and visual effects production is becoming more and more mature. The box office of movies may become better and better, and the results will become bigger and bigger, just like ours. attempts"

"There is also a bad side. In the past, script writing, market consumption levels and creative direction surveys were all done by people and based on human judgment. Now they are all digitized."

"Big data models are used to generate predictions, and the data sets of big data models are often narrow and single. The selection of scripts, market tastes, and the rhythm and method of plot advancement are all predicted by big data models, thus forming a dead cycle. set."

"And the script writing has become completely formulaic. It has a structure of several acts, with a climax in the first few minutes and a flip in the first few minutes. These are all prescribed."

"So we will see that the storytelling of these Hollywood blockbusters is getting weaker and weaker, becoming more and more the same, and the visual spectacle becomes more and more serious."

A teacher next to him picked up the microphone: "So you think Hollywood will decline?"

He Hua paused and replied: "It may be okay in the short term of three to five years. After all, everyone is still very novel. If you look at the box office of "Super Body", if it does not change in the future, it will definitely decline."

Discussions broke out at the scene, and He Hua also put down the microphone and said no more.

Now is the time when Hollywood blockbusters are in full swing. The global box office market can feel the strength and pressure of Hollywood movies. Hollywood has also achieved great success at the box office.

Even in the domestic market, where domestically produced masterpieces have continued to appear this year, the box office share is still lower than that of imported films, which makes broadcasting and television executives furious.

He Hua's remarks are obviously inappropriate at present, blindly optimistic, and may even be ridiculed for self-deception.

But who is He Hua? He is the most successful student of Chinese drama in recent years. He can accurately grasp market trends. Now his company Youhua Entertainment is obviously an important force that cannot be ignored in domestic entertainment. In addition, His training and support for the new generation of directors gave him a reputation as a 'good judge of people'.

Therefore, a small number of people at the scene already believed his judgment. This group of people quarreled with those who recognized the powerful industrial system of Hollywood and felt that it was impossible for them to decline.

So when it came to the question-and-answer session, someone quickly started to criticize:
"Senior brother, since you think this path is unworkable, why do you still want to imitate others? Isn't this because you are being honest?"

This guy is quite angry.He Hua said with no change in expression: "Learning does not mean accepting it completely. I have just said that this film industrialization process has its pros and cons, and it still has such a big market. Of course we must learn."

"Actually, we made the movie "Super Body" with the mentality of losing money to learn. Including the current global distribution and simultaneous release, the box office share we can get is not even as good as the imported films currently on the market. Why do we Do you still have to put in a lot of effort to do it?”

“It’s not easy to tell whether it’s profitable or not and whether it’s good or not.”

The leaders in the first row of the audience were thoughtful.

There are always some students who pay more broad attention and think more at the same time. So after discussing the future development of Hollywood industrialization for a while, new questions soon came up:
"Brother, what do you think of the Internet + film and television?"

This is also a very popular concept now. It seems that everything can be "Internet+", and Alibaba's Ma Yun has vowed to express her plans for the film and television industry on different occasions. He Hua has also heard it, and he can listen to it again and again. It seems to be just a concept of big data and big IP, and there really isn’t much else to say.

He Hua shook his head: "The film and television industry is not that easy to do."

"Big data, big IP, aren't these things exactly opposite to the bad side of Hollywood's industrialization path as I was told above?"

"In addition, the underlying logic of the Internet is traffic, what is popular is what, and which celebrity is popular. Isn't this the same as Hong Kong movies in the 80s/90s? I don't think there is anything new about whatever movie is popular. .”

"A very important part of the film and television industry is cultural innovation capabilities. I don't know how the Internet can solve this problem."

When it was almost over, a girl stood up and asked boldly:

"Brother, I want to know how I can be in your movie."

This question really made He Hua stunned for a moment. He hadn't seen such a direct person for a long time, but maybe she was really asking for advice, so he asked her name first.

The girl suppressed her joy and said, "My name is Zhao Hanyingzi, and I have been promoted to senior year."

Zhao Hanyingzi, I have never heard of this name, and I have never seen it on the player, so her acting skills may be average.He Hua was no longer interested.

Generally speaking, I still keep thinking about my acting skills, so
"First of all, you must have strong professional skills, and then you can talk about other things. Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. There are a lot of new faces in the entertainment industry every year."

Speaking of which, the recruitment of Chinese dramas has become increasingly difficult over the years. There was not a single familiar face in the auditorium except for the already familiar Qiao Xin. At least there were Yang Zi and Zhou Dongyu at Nortel.

However, it is not difficult to understand that the admission process of China Theater is much more difficult than that of Nortel. Zhou Dongyu was admitted by Nortel with a reduced score. China Theater cannot do such a shameless thing.

He Hua could only salute his alma mater in his heart.

At the end of the fourth weekend, "Super Body" once again took in 1.1 million this week. After 24 days of release, the cumulative box office was 13.6 billion, officially surpassing "Avatar" and becoming the mainland box office champion.

The overseas box office is also very good.

In North America, Lionsgate Pictures continues to expand the scale of movie screenings as it continues to expand. It has now reached nearly 8200 theaters, which is equivalent to the sub-top projects of major Hollywood studios. The cumulative box office has reached [-] million US dollars. This movie is very likely to become the first Chinese-language film produced entirely by a mainland team to have a box office of over [-] million in North America.Remaining overseas markets:
Since its release in West Asia on August 8, "Super Body" has quickly attracted attention.

It topped the box office in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Lebanon.There were 29565 moviegoers in Lebanon in the first week, which means that 200 out of every 1 Lebanese people watched the movie "Superbody" in its first week.

In Russia, the distributor issued more than 1000 copies of the film. It achieved good results of 320 million US dollars in the first week of release. By the end of the fourth week, the cumulative box office was 910 million. Local media predicts that "Super Body" will earn more than [-] million US dollars. box office.

In addition to these areas, the "Lucy" storm has also swept across Europe, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, and South American countries such as Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. It was screened simultaneously in more than 500 cities with nearly 8000 yuan worth of screens, and has accumulated a box office of 1.8 million U.S. dollars since its release.

"Super Body" will break most of the existing overseas records for Chinese-language films.

After the news came out, everyone in the industry was shocked and speechless.

“Is this achievement really achievable by a Chinese-language film?”

"Is the film producer exaggerating?"

After I found out that this was the real situation, I turned to speak to the major producers and distributors of "Super Body" in a flattering and slightly sour tone.

Han Sanping has been very proud of himself recently. He thought he would retire this month, and even if no one left Chaliang, there would be no one left. He didn't expect that "Super Body" would give him such a surprise.

Even the organization talked to him, and the general message was that although he still had to resign, as a D member, he should always keep his mission and responsibility in mind. If he quit, he could come back and serve as a consultant or researcher to provide advice to the group.

Those who have been a little cold towards him recently have also come back with a more enthusiastic and lower attitude. What else can he be dissatisfied with?

Han Sanping sometimes feels that this thing is really strange: It was such a coincidence that this movie appeared at the end of his career, just before he left office. He didn't think too much at the time, and just did it in one go, without even thinking about it. Global distribution' was a difficult thing to do, and then it turned out to be successful.

After much deliberation, I still don’t understand why. In the end I can only sigh: “He Hua is really a blessed general.”

Since China Film Group has strongly intervened in the film and television cooperation with Youhua Entertainment, basically all projects have been profitable. Even if there are one or two losses, those are projects that Youhua does not control but participates in.

If other projects weren't too deceiving, maybe he could still
It's a pity this guy didn't show up sooner.

On the other hand, He Hua, who has multiple identities, is even more popular. Invitations from the media, banks, and industry circles are pouring in. He can't even remember how many important phone calls he has received.

"Super Body" became a global hit. It can be said that Zhang Yimou and He Hua are now major S-level directors in China. After all, they are famous overseas.

This kind of fame is not the kind of fame that used to win awards, but real box office results. This is an achievement that no one else has achieved, so now many directors have new goals, such as always competing with Lao Mouzi. Kaige, Xiaogang and others.

Xiaogang is currently working on "Private Customization". Originally, he didn't want to make this film. After all, He Hua has already made the somewhat in-depth "One Day Tour". If he continues to make the same old work without adding anything new, he will easily be ridiculed by the media. .

But who made "1942" a loss? He had to find something to make up for it. In addition, he watched new directors emerge one after another. The results of these juniors were surprisingly good. His "lonely seeking defeat" and "not weaker than others" My heart can no longer calm down.

I couldn't find a good subject for a while, and coupled with the temptation of the big and small kings, I just took it up.

"Just ridicule, it won't stop me from making money anyway." This is what Feng Xiaogang thought at the beginning.

However, after seeing the results of "Super Body" and the media's praise of He and Zhang, he really regretted it. He should calm down and think about it.

During this period, his enthusiasm for work was greatly reduced, and he even considered giving up the director's name and becoming a producer himself. However, he had already done a lot of publicity, and now it was too late to change. He couldn't help complaining about the big king:

"I've made so much money for you, but you can't stand it if I make a loss like this. Come on, why are you so good at making this piece of shit?"

Unlike Director Xiaogang's regret, Chen Kaige was more devoted to the creation of the script, pulling Zhang Ting to ponder the lines word by word, wishing that every sentence had a metaphorical meaning in it.

"Shamon Kukai: The Ghost Banquet of the Tang Dynasty" is also in preparation, but he feels that there is no need to rush. The "Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" in his hand is enough to surpass "Super Body", and he can also familiarize himself with "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" first Be familiar with 3D special effects technology, so that you can have a more exciting performance in "Kukai Kukai".

He arranged for Chen Hong:
".When I'm almost done here, you can notify the actor to try it out. By the way, what's the name of the actor who recently played "Xiu Chun Knife"? Ask him to come over and look up the role of the boss to see who he is with Zhang Zhen. suitable."

"Liu Yifei. Forget it, she's not charming enough, let's let Lin Zhiling try it first."

Chen Hong nodded in agreement.

The assistant next to him had a calm expression on his face, but he was complaining in his heart: "You sound like Liu Yifei is someone you can summon and leave at a moment's notice, but don't look at her international reputation now. I'm really convinced. "

There is no way, the two couples always look confident and superior to others.

"Super Body" mainly focuses on the heroine, so the biggest bonus of the film's popularity is also on Liu Yifei. Her schedule is basically full now, and she travels around the world every day, more than the president of a country. Still busy.

Of course, her commercial value has also been increasing during this period. After signing with Dior to become its spokesperson in Asia, she soon signed contracts with Prada and Chanel, and LV was also actively in contact with her business team.

It can be said that as far as fashion endorsement is concerned, she is now the No. 1 domestic actress!
In addition, her salary has also increased, from seven figures to eight figures. Now the only person who can hold her down is Zhang Ziyi, who has a high price but no market.

Well, Zhang Ziyi wants 1200 million.

As for the other actors, this movie is just the icing on the cake for the two Hollywood actors, and it only makes their already good market conditions even better.For other Chinese actors, it is a big addition to their resume. Of course, the shameless ones have already begun to put gold on their faces.

Haven't you seen that even the media in Hong Kong are reporting news like "Xie Tingfeng is famous overseas"?
Although Xie Tingfeng only played a small role for a few minutes in "Super Body", it is better than showing his face in the original version, right Bingbing (Fan).

As for the fact that most of the movie directors and creatives are from mainland China, Emmm, it’s okay if you don’t mention it. If others mention it, just pretend to be stupid.

However, this is not Xie Tingfeng's original intention, but the Hong Kong community needs someone to stand up.

Liang Jiahui is old, so he might as well forget it. (End of chapter)