Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 458 The Beginning of Heavy Industry Movies

However, public opinion on domestic social platforms is actually quite uneasy about this.

As soon as the news came out, some people expressed concern.

New films cost too much.

The previous "Your Name" was announced to have a box office of 1.5 million RMB, which is only more than 2 million US dollars.

Now it has increased so much at once.

Everyone is worried that the movie will not recoup its costs.

"With a cost of $1.8 million, it would take more than $5.4 million to break even, which means we need at least another Taken."

"Xiao Chen, do you have to fight so hard? It feels too dangerous."

"It's not easy for China to produce a Hollywood director, so it's better to take it slow and steady, okay?"

"The person above is too pessimistic. Brother Feng has never had a failure record so far."

"That's right. Blockbuster movies are good. Only when you make good blockbusters can you be considered a true Hollywood director. You have to take this step no matter what. If you don't make a push during your creative peak, when will you wait?"

"Chen Linfeng is better than us at calculating, so he will definitely be fine."

"Just go ahead and blow it. If something goes wrong, it will be too late to regret it then."

"I still think it's better to increase the cost gradually, rather than making it so big right from the start. In my opinion, Xiao Chen is a little too proud."

"..."

The two sides had serious differences of opinion and had a fierce argument online.

There was even a point in the film and television section where the number of posts commenting on the top 100 classics in film history decreased.

Of course, netizens still like to rank and compete with each other.

Just like the eternal debate about famous historical generals in the history section, the discussion about whose wife is more attractive in the animation section, and the debate about who is Jerusalem in the 3D section.

This is the kind of discussion that everyone likes the most.

Ever since the campaign to select the top 100 classics in film history began, debates on this topic have never stopped.

After the temporary popularity of "Inception" has worn off, it will probably have to give way to this eternal topic.

Chen Linfeng did not care about the doubts and discussions from the outside world. He was still concentrating on preparing for the film.

In addition to setting up the studio, he also communicated with Xu Jian, David and others about special effects issues.

There are over 800 special effects shots in "Inception", which is about 300 more than the previous Nolan version.

Before filming begins, special effects communication must be done well.

The artistic style of special effects, the specific effects to be achieved, including some scenes built in the studio, many of which need to be matched with the special effects in later stages.

There are many kinds of contents, which are complicated and numerous.

These communications run through the entire film's preparation, shooting and post-production.

Chen Linfeng's team has added many new members.

For a blockbuster film, the focus is no longer limited to shooting, but the director is more like a manager.

Keep an eye on the progress of each project, ensure that all lines operate in parallel, and communicate with various teams to achieve the desired results.

He had a deeper understanding of what later generations called "heavy industrial films".

As for "Inception", it is definitely impossible for a company with the manpower and technology, especially one with no relevant experience, to complete it alone.

Chen Linfeng not only brought in relevant personnel from Summit Entertainment, but also Disney and Universal provided support.

These two companies are among the investors and producers of "Inception" in the United States.

At least Chen Linfeng got in touch with other major Hollywood companies.

In fact, there has always been a voice in Hollywood that "Chen should not be monopolized by Disney."

Many film companies are committed to poaching talent.

This time, Universal Pictures was successful in prying it open.

Far away.

Not only did foreign professionals join in, but domestic Huaying also made a lot of efforts and found people from other film and television companies to help.

As for the industrialization of film, Han Shanping has been making every effort to push forward the country.

Chen Linfeng was also happy to increase the competitiveness of the entire industry and accepted quite a few people.

Even in the middle of this month, Chen Linfeng was meeting with many directors to discuss the selection of the top 100 classics.

Many directors heard the news and requested to join and offer advice.

He immediately thought of the later "The Wandering Earth". When director Guo Fan talked about some inside information about the filming process of the movie, he mentioned that many directors contributed to the project.

It seems that even though things happened a few years earlier, people are still the same.

When Chen Linfeng was inspecting the film and television base and special effects company, Jiang Wen, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, Ning Hao, Cheng Er and others were with him.

Chen Kaige also helped point out some deficiencies in the art aspect, Feng Xiaogang and Ning Hao helped adjust the set furnishings, and Jiang Wen polished the lines to achieve perfection.

Everyone is very enthusiastic.

For a period of time thereafter, directors came to visit the film and television base one after another and helped out for a few days.

It is estimated that these people will come again during the subsequent filming process.

By the end of April, the preliminary preparations for "Inception" had been basically completed.

It’s almost time to gather the actors and creators and prepare to start filming.

……

"Leonardo is coming to China to film!"

Ever since Kirin Company announced the list of leading actors, many media reporters have been keeping an eye on the production team of "Inception".

They knew that the crew had built a number of scenes in the studio at Huaying's film and television base.

Many domestic directors would hang out here every now and then, and they could not escape the eyes of reporters. Therefore, later on, the media could basically confirm that a lot of the filming of Chen Linfeng's film should have taken place in China.

Then, it is natural to infer that many of these international stars will come to China.

These reporters paid close attention to the flight situation in Yanjing and eventually blocked Leonardo, Keanu and others.

These two people are very famous in the country and are among the Hollywood stars that Chinese people are most familiar with.

The entire airport was packed with media reporters and fans who had heard the news.

It took several hours for several actors to escape.

Chen Linfeng and other creative staff who had already arrived greeted them in front of a hotel at the film and television base.

"Keanu, Leo, welcome."

Leonardo hugged her directly, "Chen, CC, long time no see."

"Oh, Chinese movie fans are so enthusiastic. I almost thought that people from all over the world came to this airport." Keanu Reeves complained.

"Haha, it's because you two are so famous here."

Chen Linfeng hugged the two of them respectively, while Liu Qianqian stood there, smiling and waving to them.

"Chen, I saw Your Name. It's a very cool movie." Leonardo looked very impressed.

"Yes, it has been the box office champion for two consecutive weeks. Emily Ken's fans can't live without your movies anymore." Keanu Reeves echoed.

Chen Linfeng smiled and said, "Really? This is really a surprise."

He has already received the box office information from the United States. The box office has reached more than 10 million in 3 days, and the final total box office in North America should be more than 6 million US dollars.

What is more surprising is that although there were no strong competitors in the United States in the past two weeks, he actually won two box office championships.

"Your Name" in Emily Ken is probably similar to the movie "Time Traveler".

It is an excellent love movie from abroad with a good reputation, but not many people go to the cinema to watch it.

The performance in the disc market in the later stage should be very good.

This film, based on the agreement signed between China and Emily Ken, attempted to adopt a profit-sharing rather than a buyout model.

With a box office of at least 6000 million US dollars, the profit from profit sharing will definitely be greater than the buyout.

The hope is that this will help more Chinese films go global.

In fact, this node is a good opportunity.

China's apparent strength has just climbed to second place, but the Americans are not that concerned yet.

At the same time, Hollywood was eager to enter the Chinese market, so it made a lot of concessions.

When "Your Name" was released in the United States, the number of premiere theaters exceeded 600, and after the first week's box office came out, it rose to 800.
Although the number is far less than that of the Hollywood movie "Taken".

But think about the later "The Wandering Earth", which was shown on only 64 screens. Even though the attendance rate exceeded 90%, it still could not be expanded.

In the end, the film only grossed more than 200 million US dollars.

By comparing it with one another, you will know how obvious the contrast is between the other party's resistance and non-resistance.

What Chen Linfeng wants is to make more purely Chinese films in the next few years and release them in North America.

It doesn’t matter how large the screening scale is, as long as it can continue to make money and be seen by North American theaters, it can make money.

Then, in a few years, when China can produce several excellent works every year, a channel will be left.

It is true that the general public opinion will be bad at that time, but if the theaters think they can make money, they will not care too much.

As long as the upper echelons don’t make explicit policies, there won’t be a big problem.

At least in Chen Linfeng's impression, there seemed to be no specific policy provisions.

It's more of an industry-wide boycott.

On May 5, the preliminary character concept drawings and makeup photos of "Inception" were released.

Although Leonardo is no longer young, he still wins the public's applause.

"As expected of Leo, he is still handsome."

"Dream stealer, what does this mean?"

"Those who have read the original novel feel that Leonardo is the best actor."

"..."

Many people born in the 70s also participate in and pay attention to related news.

This is the youth of their generation.

Ever since Leonardo came to China, the several pre-promotional activities he participated in have attracted much attention from the public.

It has almost become the biggest news point in the film and television industry.

Many domestic celebrities try their best to meet Leonardo DiCaprio, Keanu Reeves and others.

It almost feels like a fan meeting his idol.

This made Chen Linfeng frown.

Before Leonardo came, he heard about the Chinese film market research report issued by the industry.

I know that this country is about to replace Japan and become the second largest voting base in the world.

Therefore, he appeared very likable when facing the interview.

Not only did he express his love for China several times, he also specifically emphasized the huge influence of Chen and CC in Hollywood.

He even claimed that he agreed to take on the role in "Inception" because he was impressed by Chen's ability as an internationally renowned director.

Sometimes praising the outstanding people of the other country can win the favor of the other country's citizens more than speaking irrelevant words of affection.

Leonardo did find the traffic password.

　I'm a bit stuck today, so I posted late
　　
　
(End of this chapter)