Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 780 No, he is too slow this time

"Roma? It's not bad to check out your competition."

After returning to the hotel, Da Tiantian first collected some information about "Roma".

"This movie was originally going to be shown in Cannes, but because of the conflict between Cannes and Netflix, it was moved here?"

“Yes, in a way, Cuarón had no choice but to bring Roma to Venice.”

Among so many film festivals in the world, the three European film festivals are undoubtedly the first tier.

But in the first tier, Cannes is obviously more famous than the other two.

A typical example is Brother Kaizi.

Da Tiantian asked: "Why do I feel that the contradiction between Netflix and traditional cinemas is increasing?"

"Of course, streaming media and cinemas are two different business models, but the customers are fixed, so the contradictions between them will definitely become greater and greater, and it is likely to be difficult to reconcile."

In the past, the conflict between Xu Zheng and theaters was a microcosm of the conflict between streaming media and theaters.

As a physical industry, cinema chains can only generate revenue through consumption.

Compared with streaming media, the viewing experience in physical theaters is naturally better, but the cost is also higher.

Equipment, playback, venue, labor...

These are factors that streaming media does not need to consider, but for theaters, they are a huge waste of money.

This is also why sometimes during midnight shows, theaters will choose to close the theaters directly and not sell the few scattered movie tickets.

Because the money from selling these tickets can't cover the cost of showing a movie at all.

Streaming media does not have these problems.

You watch it, and it plays.

If you don’t watch it, it won’t be broadcast.

You can watch it whenever you want, and even stop in the middle.

The cost of this can be imagined.

With lower costs, prices will naturally be lower.

In extreme cases, it can even be free and make money by relying on advertising to recover costs.

For some viewers who are not too concerned about the movie-watching experience, there is no doubt that streaming media is a more cost-effective option than theaters.

"But don't worry. We now have both streaming media and physical theaters. The meat is rotten in the pot. No matter what we do, it's not a loss."

"That's amazing! Should I call you a business genius?" Da Tiantian teased.

"No, you should say I'm very far-sighted."

Da Tiantian raised her eyebrows.

"Then can I assume that you have been interested in Wanda Films for a long time?"

Zhou Mo:?
Good guy.

Can you relate to this?
He shook his head and said seriously, "No, I just saw that Boss Wang's business has not been doing well since last year, so I helped him reduce some of his burden and let him increase the proportion of high-quality assets in his hands as much as possible, so that he can go into battle with a lighter load. He should be thanking me."

Da Tiantian smiled without saying anything, with an expression that said "I knew you would say that."

"Okay, okay. Our Director Zhou is a well-known kind-hearted man in the area. When he sees a friend in trouble, he will be the first to help."

Zhou Mo chuckled.

If you don't fight for three days, go to the house and uncover the tiles.

……

Time flies, and the film festival has begun in the blink of an eye.

Since the composition of "Across the Blue House" is quite complicated, with Korean actors and Chinese directors, it is jointly invested and produced by both sides.

So when the film festival started and the crew and related personnel began to gather, the number of people seemed to be a lot larger than that of other crews.

"Director Zhou, long time no see."

Lee Jung-jae and Jeon Do-yeon were the first to greet Zhou Mo.

They came here a few days ago and walked around the film festival venue, but they knew Zhou Mo was wandering around Italy, so they didn't take the initiative to look for him.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

After saying hello, the first thing he asked was about the progress of the movie.

"Sister Yan, how is John Wick 3 going? Is the filming going well?"

When talking about "John Wick 3", Jeon Do-yeon was obviously shocked.

"It has been filmed. It went very smoothly. Maybe even too smoothly."

Zhou Mo and Da Tiantian smiled at each other when they heard this. Lin Yuner also came over these two days and smiled across the distance.

Only Lee Jung-jae didn't know what was going on and watched the four people communicating tacitly in awkwardness.

Jeon Do-yeon explained to him, "Director Wang Jing, who filmed John Wick 3, finished filming the entire movie in less than two months."

"So fast." Lee Jung-jae smacked his lips, then looked at Zhou Mo: "I thought Director Zhou was the most efficient director I've ever seen, but I didn't expect this director to be even faster."

Zhou Mo shook his head.

"In fact, I feel it's a bit slow. Director Wang had already prepared all the equipment, venues, and manpower, but it took him longer than I thought."

Da Tiantian agreed with it and nodded slightly.

"Indeed, it's probably due to the language barrier. It's not as comfortable as filming in the country."

Jeon Do-yeon nodded immediately: "Yes, Director Wang Jing is not very satisfied with his efficiency. He feels that many things must be explained. In addition, it takes more time to change locations for filming."

Lee Jung-jae had nothing to say at this moment.

So Versailles.

One play every month and a half, and it’s all in a mixture of two languages.

I also think it's too inefficient.

Do others still want to pass it?

"By the way, Jung Jae, what's the situation with "Extreme Job"? " Zhou Mo asked.

Lee Jung-jae's expression was a little stiff, and he cleared his throat before speaking.

"After several months of adjustments... we have now found all the actors."

"Well, what next."

“And then, nothing.”

Zhou Mo & Da Tiantian & Lin Yuna & Jeon Do Yeon:?
Lee Jung-jae felt his face tense.

He felt that his speed was quite normal.

The filming was completed in March.

Take a break for a while and adjust your state. During this period, find someone to discuss the plot and adjust the schedule.

Is there anything wrong with this?

Lee Jung-jae himself is a very hard-working person. He basically has a movie released every year, and sometimes even two works are released.

But after shooting this action blockbuster for more than a month, he really broadened his horizons.

Zhou Mo could tell from Lee Jung-jae's expression that this guy was really not joking.

"Okay, I'll call the company later and urge them to check on the progress."

He patted Lee Jung-jae on the shoulder and led the way to the "booth" of "Roma".

"Roma happens to be showing today, why not watch it?"

Others had no objection to this.

Everyone basically has an idea of ​​the several strong contenders for the Golden Lion Award at this year's Venice Film Festival.

"Roma" and "The Blue House" are the two films with the most support.

Among them, "Across the Blue House" is more famous.

The reasons are Zhou Mo's fame and the fact that the content of "Zong Wa Dae" has not been concealed, so many people know about it.

In comparison, Roma is much more mysterious.

Cuarón kept the content of the film very secretive this time and didn't reveal much information before.

Just from some movie clips, we can see that this black and white movie has a great visual experience and is full of texture.

A few hours later.

The screening of "Roma" has ended.

Zhou Mo and others went to eat first and then returned to their residence.

On the way, Zhou Mo asked everyone.

“How do you feel about Roma?”

Lee Jung-jae, Jeon Do-yeon, and Im Yoona all look good and are full of emotions.

Among the three, Jeon Do-yeon was the type who could write a review after watching the film, Lee Jung-jae had a lot of thoughts, and only Im Yoona opened her mouth for a while before saying a few words:

“It’s really contagious.”

(End of this chapter)