hollywood melon man

Chapter 726: Little Gilbert's influence on Chinese movie fans

After Guo Fan received the script of "Source Code", he went back and studied it carefully.

This is a well-structured script and the story is not complicated.

The script sets the theme under the gimmick of time travel and the appearance of a science fiction film. Its main narrative element is placed on the level of suspense created by the bomb, and it also uses endless puzzles to create problems for the protagonist.

The script does not contain too many hardcore science fiction concepts, so there will not be too many special effects scenes, and the overall scale is not large.

Because of this, this project is perfect for Guo Fan to practice.

He has directed two films in the country and has studied with Gilbert Jr. for such a long time, so he is not inexperienced.

Guo Fan was also very excited to get this opportunity. Thinking that it was morning in China, Guo Fan shared the good news with Liu Ji.

"You mean, your chance to direct a Hollywood movie?"

"Indeed, Director Gilbert Jr. said this is my final exam."

Liu Ji was very happy to hear this: "Great, this shows that your academic performance is not bad, you should seize this opportunity!"

"Yes," Guo Fan was also very excited: "I must make this film well and live up to Director Gilbert Jr.'s trust in me."

"Don't feel pressured. Since he can give this project to you, he naturally believes in your ability."

Guo Fan nodded and said, "I want to ask you to do me a favor."

"What's the deal?"

"Get me some people from China, people we've worked with before and know well."

Guo Fan said: “I found that the reason why Director Gilbert Jr. can release a movie every year is because he has a stable team.

Most of the crews in our country are makeshift teams, which are temporarily formed and need to be adjusted when filming begins, which wastes a lot of energy. "

"So you want to form a permanent team?"

"Yes,"

Guo Fan added: "Also, let Sister Ling manage the company first, and you come over and learn how to be a professional producer."

Liu Ji asked curiously: "I want to go there too, why?"

Guo Fan explained: “I found that the biggest difference between Hollywood and our place is that Hollywood has professional producers.

These producers help the director manage various crew affairs, allowing the director to concentrate on film creation.

I think the producer system is a good system. In the past, with a small workshop model of one or two hundred people, the director still had the energy to manage the crew.

However, in the future the crew size may expand to one or two thousand people. By then, if the director has to divide his energy to manage the crew, he may not be able to guarantee the creation of the film.

So I hope you can come and learn and really take on the role of producer."

Guo Fan convinced Liu Ji, and he agreed after listening.

"Okay, what you said makes sense. But, will they let us through?"

"That's no problem. Director Gilbert Jr. gave me a lot of autonomy. It's not a problem for dozens of people to come and learn. And there were people from China in his crew before, which is not uncommon."

"Okay then, what time?"

"It will be fine if they are in place before May next year. We will discuss who will come then."

"OK!"

The two of them settled the matter and then talked about other things, mainly about the film market.

This year, the box office champion in mainland China is "The Dark Knight", which earned 5.63 million RMB. This film now tops the Douban movie list, surpassing "The Shawshank Redemption". There are many little Gilbert fans in mainland China, who have been cultivated over the years.

Since entering the Chinese film market in 1994, Gilbert Jr. has rarely been absent from the Chinese film market, and his films can be seen in mainland theaters almost every year.

From "Real Steel" to "Saving Private Ryan", to "The Matrix" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

Over the past decade, Gilbert Jr.'s films have accompanied a generation's growth and even become memories of their youth.

In Chinese universities, if you talk about movies with your friends, classmates and girls, and don't mention Gilbert's movies, you will seem uncool.

At Beijing Film Academy, studying Gilbert Jr.'s films is a specialized subject.

Although Gilbert has rarely visited the Beijing Film Academy in recent years, he still holds the title of honorary president, which makes Beijing Film Academy arrogant and always suppresses other art schools.

After all, our principal is Little Gilbert, a world-class director, and we have never heard of your principal.

Coupled with this year's disaster donation by Little Gilbert, as well as the influence of the Olympic Games and the national gift porcelain, the title of an old friend of the Chinese people can no longer be escaped.

There are not many spots for imported films, only twenty each year, but Melon Studios' films always get the largest share.

"District 4" and "Fast & Furious 6350" were both released in mainland China. "District " earned million RMB at the box office, which is pretty good.

Racing action movies such as "Fast & Furious 4" were more popular, earning 2.36 million RMB at the box office, ranking third on the mainland's annual box office list.

The second place is the Chinese costume movie directed by Bai Ge Wu, "Red Cliff (Part 3.21)", which earned million RMB at the box office. However, this movie was criticized a lot and its reputation is not very good.

Gilbert's deepest impression of the film was Zhiling's line: "Mengmeng, stand up!"

The fourth place is a costume fantasy blockbuster called "Painted Skin", which earned 2.32 million RMB at the box office. The film was well received, but one of the main characters was removed.

The co-production between China and the United States, "The Forbidden Kingdom", earned 1.88 million RMB, ranking fifth.

The Fairy Sister in this film was replaced by Shu Chang. Apparently, overseas audiences still remember Xiaoyu's quirky personality in the "Mystery of the Talisman" series, so the overseas performance is quite good.

Thanks to the overseas appeal of Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Shu Chang, the film grossed a total of $1.16 million overseas. Combined with the domestic box office, the film's global box office reached $1.38 million.

To be honest, this result is actually quite good. The production cost of the film is about 6000 million US dollars, and with the publicity and promotion costs, it exceeds 8000 million US dollars.

It was a loss, but I gained publicity.

It's not a pity that "The Forbidden Kingdom" is a bad movie. But if it had received this box office in the North American market, "The Forbidden Kingdom" might have made a profit.

I heard that Shu Chang and Sister Fairy have a pretty good relationship and are good friends. I wonder how Sister Fairy would feel if her good friend took away her role.

The most eye-catching film in the global film market this year is undoubtedly "The Dark Knight". The film is nearing its end in North America and was taken off the screen on the first weekend of November.

The film grossed $5 million in North America, undoubtedly becoming the North American box office champion of the year.

Meanwhile, The Dark Knight is also the box office champion of this year. The film is still being released in sporadic markets, and its global box office has reached 13 billion US dollars.

This is Gilbert Jr.'s fourth film to gross over $1 billion, the first three being The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

This also proves one thing, that is, it is indeed difficult for original films to achieve a big hit.

This shows how powerful James Cameron is. He is the only director who has achieved a box office success with his original movies.

In this respect, little Gilbert could not compare with him.

Next year, James Cameron's super original masterpiece "Avatar" will be released, which will bring a brand new viewing experience.

At this point, no one knew what this movie meant.

(End of this chapter)