Coquettish Rebirth

"In other words, such a story itself is not bad..." Jia Hongjian had to admit that such an idea itself is not bad, but the idea itself is not bad, but it doesn't mean that such a story will be wonderful!Among other things, even if you give a person a good story, that person may not be 100% able to take good-looking pictures!It is not easy to do good things, but is it not easy to do bad things?Of course it doesn't mean that Lao Mouzi can make movies ugly, but if he is not careful, he can indeed make some places not so good-looking. The difference in skill in details is the difference between Lao Mouzi and the world's top directors. Is there a gap between them?The details are not handled well, for example, it may be that Lao Mouzi will commit the usual mistakes of Chinese directors in the script, ignoring the script and the importance of the plot.Historically, Jia Hongjian always felt that "Heroes" was cloudy when he watched it. Why did Jia Hongjian feel that his personality had changed drastically after several people acted in the play?Why did Jia Hongjian feel that such a film is a little thin on the story level?

So Jia Hongjian had to turn around at this time, "But you have to work hard on the book, and the story must be exciting. Don't make money with the book. Even if there are few stars in a good book, you can still make money. I can make money, and maybe I can make more money, because without the stars, there will be more funds to spend on the story..." He really worked hard to put forward his opinions, and they all raised Zhang Yimou's opinions early on. Opinion, let him avoid the problem of ignoring the script in future domestic blockbusters, it can be said that Jia Hongjian really put his heart into it.

In addition to the script, Jia Hongjian also gave Lao Mouzi various suggestions and information.For example, what is the effect and price of special effects in the United States? If it is done with the technology introduced by Huami Animation, what is the effect and what is the price? Basically, Huami Animation can do it by spending 40% of the money in the United States. 50% or even 60% effect.It's good to save money.In addition, there are also various commercial suggestions, such as first thinking about which markets to release in, and having such an intention, and then considering the commonalities between the audience there and the domestic audience, and trying to release a story that can be understood by both sides.This basically puts market considerations ahead of the script!Such an approach has never been seen in China now!Now in China, the script is the priority.Then even the market considerations have no effect!How could it be possible to let market considerations run ahead of the script?Hearing Jia Hongjian's introduction, that old Mouzi really opened his eyes!

At this moment, the old man was moved by Jia Hongjian's heartfelt advice when he saw Jia Hongjian's advice... "Mr. Jia, why don't you come to be our producer?" ? Are you going to be the producer? Why don’t you come to participate in the shares too? I also work for you..." Hey!This old schemer is too smart!In this way, it is tantamount to borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, and giving Jia Hongjian a large part of the wholly-owned shares of his old friend Zhang Weiping.In this way, wouldn't they be hugging their thighs?When Jia Hongjian heard this, he immediately began to think about it.

If he does not invest, then this movie has nothing to do with him. Whether he loses or makes money is someone else's business.But if you own a shareholding, you will have to contribute a lot in the end!According to historical records, the box office of "Hero" in the US market should be more than 5000 million US dollars?And then $1.7 million worldwide?Such a price is definitely profitable, and the distribution in the United States can be handed over to DreamWorks at that time.In addition to the investment share, this dream factory can also share a share as a publisher!In this way, an investment of 3000 million US dollars is considered to be the entire investment of Jia Hongjian and the others. Then half of the capital will be returned in the Chinese market, and more than 3000 million U.S. dollars will be distributed in the United States. , plus the share of releases in other countries around the world.It's really not a big problem to make a fortune in the end!If it is basically estimated, it is estimated that DreamWorks can get about 1 million US dollars in the world. In this way, it is obvious that it will earn 7000 million in addition to the cost, right?

Then the next question is, 7000 million or less. After giving Zhang Weiping and the others some share, assuming that Jia Hongjian can only get 5000 million, is the 5000 million US dollars worth Jia Hongjian's hard work?Tired for a month or two, earning more than 4 million yuan?This sounds like it could work?After all, Huaxia Hi-Tech is relatively short of money now, after a "surprise spending" last year.This Huaxia Hi-Tech currently has about two billion RMB in its hands. After all, it was negotiated at the end of last year to acquire the unfinished building in Shanghai, and it still needs to pay all kinds of money.The two billion yuan must be part of the operation, and the next investment in research and development will require money.In this way, Jia Hongjian can earn [-] million yuan, which is always a good thing!

Hence, Jia Hongjian really became the investor and producer of such a "Hero".After talking with the new screen, Jia Hongjian and the others soon invested and successfully obtained a large number of shares--the original intention of the new screen was to take out a fraction.That is, after 3000 million U.S. dollars are converted into RMB, there will be more than 600 million RMB, and the other [-] million will be invested by DreamWorks, and then released in the Chinese market by New Screen, and in the United States by DreamWorks. In other overseas regions, the two parties jointly entrust publishers to issue.

After confirming such a shareholding, Jia Hongjian set the contract for two or three months before gradually getting the funds in place-so that his money would not be kept here all the time!After such a contract was finalized, Jia Hongjian was required to help "produce" everything that followed.But at this time, Jia Hongjian had to leave for a while, and he couldn't help Zhang Yimou "produce" immediately, because the new year's Oscars were about to start, and Jia Hongjian had to vote quickly!But before leaving, Jia Hongjian paid a little more attention to the box office of "Tang Monk" in China and the United States.Now this film is quite popular at the box office in China, and it has almost reached 3 million yuan!However, the growth of the box office has slowed down a bit, and it is estimated that it will be capped at 4 million in the future.Such an achievement may not be enough for future generations to watch in 2012, but in this era, it can be said that "Tang Monk" is the only film with over [-] million yuan!He is the only member of the legendary [-] million yuan club, and he is also the founder!

In addition to China, the film's journey around the world is also continuing.In the United States, the overall box office growth has slowed down slightly, and now it will reach 5000 million, while "Lord of the Rings" has already played more than 700 million and is almost 800 million.Although the box office in the North American market was opened up, it was not in the international market.In the international market, the box office of "Tang Seng's Fantasy Journey" has further increased. In the first weekend of its Korean premiere, the box office increased by more than 300 million. If the box office in China is added, the global box office has also reached 1.5 million. Even if the Chinese market is excluded, the box office in the global market has reached 1.2 million US dollars, which adds up to only 1000 million US dollars behind the total box office of "Lord of the Rings"!And both have or are about to hit $4 million in global box office!It can be said that according to this rhythm, "Tang Seng's Fantasy Journey" and "Lord of the Rings" are definitely the top three box office in 2002!What another one?The other one is naturally the "Harry Potter" filmed by DreamWorks Spielberg!

After arriving in the United States, Jia Hongjian must of course start preparing to vote for the Oscars!This is the first time he has carried out his accusations as a member!When Jia Hongjian came to the United States, of course he first reported to the Producers Union under the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.This year, the Oscars have undergone a slight change. In the past, it was enough to go to a designated cinema for the first round of watching movies.However, as a member, we have an early benefit-it is said that each branch will basically vote first, and the result of this vote is generally 70 to [-]% likely to be the corresponding Oscar winner of the current year!For example, the Best Picture Award voted by the Producers Association, there is a [-]% chance that it will be the best picture at the Oscars!And the best director voted by the directors union is basically the best director of the Oscars!

When Jia Hongjian came to vote this time, of course he had to go through a round of Oscar primary elections first, and then go to vote in the branch union.As a member of the Producers Union, Jia Hongjian could vote for two films in the primary election, and the best film he voted for was "Tang Monk's Fantasy Journey", which is simply a must!As for the best foreign language film, he chose not this one, but France's "Amélie".Because according to the requirements, if a foreign language film is to be elected, it must speak a foreign language, otherwise it will not be eligible for the competition - the Oscars still have this language restriction in this year, and it is not just a restriction on foreign films speaking English In this situation, it is still limited to the representative film selected by a country must speak the legal official language of the country!If it is an Italian film but tells a purely Arabic story, all in Arabic, then this film is not eligible to represent Italy in the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film!

In order to expand the market in the United States, "Tang Monk" chose the way of dubbing behind the scenes.Actors who can speak English can do it by themselves, and those who can’t or are unnatural can only be cast by others. This way, at least Americans don’t have to look at the subtitles too much when watching movies. This is also for the sake of market performance. s Choice.And in this way, "Tang Monk" is naturally not eligible to represent China in the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film!After such a round of primary elections, Jia Hongjian went to the producer union to report. On the producer union side, there will be three rounds of voting. Just choose the best picture directly, Jia Hongjian really wants to know if there is any hope for his "Tang Monk" to compete for the best picture this year!