After buying Marvel, I became the king of Hollywood

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Strive to make great achievements in one fell swoop, create a miracle at the box office, and push Chenxi Films to the throne of the only giant in Hollywood.

Of course, this is all in the future.

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Time flies and more than a week has passed.

mainland.

Inside a movie theater in Beijing.

Jiang Wen and Zhang Yimou looked at each other and walked into the cinema, they were going to watch the movie Shushan by themselves.

The movie Shushan went through a special channel and was not among the movies introduced every year.

Moreover, it is the only movie that can get a normal box office share.

When other foreign language films enter the mainland, they can get about 25% of the profits of the movie box office. After taxation, there can be a little less than two levels of profits.

As for the movie Shushan, it has greatly helped the external image of the mainland.

Received special approval from the leadership for the first time, and enjoy the treatment of domestic films, which means that they can get about [-]% of the box office profits.

This ratio is usually said to be three times the box office of the production cost.

Jiang Wen and Zhang Yimou, on this trip, followed the order from above to shoot a real fairy-tale movie that belongs to their own people in the mainland according to Shushan.

It doesn't matter whether the leaders themselves understand what Xianxia is.

But one thing they know is that the Americans follow this set, and at the same time, this set can improve the external image of the mainland and export culture.

Knowing this, supporting this kind of film has become a matter of course.

Jiang Wen and Zhang Yimou got the promise, gave a huge investment of 1000 million US dollars, and filmed regardless of cost, which belongs to the mainland's Xianxia blockbuster.

Of course, the main force is Zhang Yimou.

Jiang Wen belonged to the escort. After all, Jiang Wen hadn't proved himself in commercial films yet, and it was impossible for the higher-ups to mess around and give him so much money to shoot.

As a director who was born as a photographer, the pictures are extremely beautiful, which is the characteristic of Zhang Yimou's films.

This is especially suitable for filming this style of film, and they witnessed the filming of Shushan in the United States, so they are the best candidates for filming Xianxia films.

Today is their first time watching the movie Shushan.

After filming their scenes in the United States, they returned to China. They didn't watch any specific movie content.

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In a screening hall that can accommodate hundreds of people.

Jiang Wen and Zhang Yimou sat in the middle silently. This position was carefully selected, and the purpose was to experience the mainland audience's perception of this movie on the spot.

Just because the leaders think it's good doesn't mean that ordinary audiences think it's good.

If it can win the reputation of ordinary audiences, then this movie is really good.

Sitting in front of the two of them was a pair of stylishly dressed young men and women.

The man introduced Shushan with eloquence.

"Wenwen, do you know the origin of this movie?"

The woman called Wenwen shook her head.

The man showed a smug expression on his face, showing off.

"Have you heard of Tsui Hark, a great director in Hong Kong?"

The woman hesitated for a moment, uncertain:

"A Chinese Ghost Story director?"

This is Tsui Hark's most well-known movie in mainland China.

Especially popular with all kinds of young men and women.

"That's right, this is the work of Director Tsui Hark. Also, do you know who the producer of this movie is?"

The woman shook her head again.

The man was even more proud, and said in an exaggerated tone:

"That's Director Steve Kevin."

The woman looked bewildered and ignorant.

On the one hand, the names of foreigners are very confusing, and they didn't take the initiative to check, and they couldn't remember who was who.

On the other hand, none of Kevin's movies entered the mainland through official channels.

Of course, you must have seen it all.

But it's all pirated.

Watching pirated versions, who cares who the director is, it is normal not to know Steve Kevin.

Seeing that the woman didn't know Steve Kevin, the man immediately said:

"Batman, The Dark Knight, The Matrix, Mission: Impossible, Pirates of the Caribbean are all his works."

The woman widened her eyes in surprise and said:

"This Shushan is too powerful, with the cooperation of these two great directors."

"Of course, there are also many big-name actors from mainland China and Hong Kong who make guest appearances."

"It seems that it will definitely be worth the fare today."

The woman said cheerfully.

The man also laughed. Men always like silly women, and women who are too smart are sometimes really unattractive.

That's what he liked about her being silly.

Jiang Wen and Zhang Yimou silently listened to the discussions of other audience members.

There are many audiences who are good teachers.

Under their science popularization, many elements of Shushan are known.

Hollywood blockbusters, Hong Kong famous directors, Oscar best director producer, blessings from mainland and Hong Kong stars, these elements are combined together.

It is easy for viewers to draw a conclusion.

This is a movie worth its price, and they're not losing money.

And in this special era, people in mainland China always have a high regard for American movies.

Even after more than 20 years, this situation has only decreased a little, but it still exists.

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Soon, the movie will start showing.

At the beginning of the movie, the gorgeous Shushan world immediately attracted everyone's attention.

It is different from the era when special effects were rampant in later generations.

this era.

Mainland movies don't use special effects very often. If you want to see such a big scene, you can only see it from the Hollywood blockbusters on pirated discs.

But watching it on TV and watching it in a movie theater are two completely different experiences.

Special effects blockbusters like Shushan can only have that shocking feeling in a movie theater.

"Is this Mount Emei?"

Some people who have been to Mount Emei have seen familiar scenery from some scenes, so they are not sure.

"No, Mount Emei doesn't have so many mountains, and the colorful light and ghosts are not something that Mount Emei can have."

Someone retorted.

"Are you stupid? This was filmed on Mount Emei, and then produced through special effects."

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The person who was refuted muttered for a while before saying:

"The special effects of Yankee are a bit powerful."

Jiang Wen and Zhang Yimou were speechless for a while listening to these discussions.

This is indeed a flaw.

It is a fact that domestic special effects technology is far behind Hollywood.

Want to get the same effect.

We can only ask foreign special effects companies to do it.

With the level of domestic special effects, the special effects they need cannot be completed.

The movie continues to play.

A fast-paced commercial film that pulls all viewers into their rhythm.

Even Jiang Wen and Zhang Yimou forgot their purpose of coming here for a moment, immersed in the movie, accompanied by the plot, and their emotions were agitated.

The movie finishes playing quickly.

As the audience left one after another, they had heated discussions about the movie.

The remaining Jiang Wen and Zhang Yimou looked at each other and smiled awkwardly at each other. Neither of them studied the details and style of the movie.

They are all too immersed in the plot, which fully shows that Shushan is a good movie.

After laughing, the task still needs to be completed, and the two said in unison:

"Look again?"

Afterwards, Jiang Wen went to buy the tickets, and the two of them began to study the film twice and three times, and even watched the film more times, trying to understand the film thoroughly, and then shoot the Shu Mountain that belongs to the mainland.

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United States.

Kevin is still filming Spider-Man.

With the plot reference of Spider-Man in the previous life, most of the shooting is actually not complicated. What Kevin needs to worry about is inserting some easter eggs.

For example, in the movie, elements such as the Hulk, Iron Man, and Ghost Rider are added.

And the key agency connecting them, S.H.I.E.L.D.

Of course, these are actually not difficult.

The rationality and research of the plot are planned by professional screenwriters.

He is in charge of shooting.

the other side.

After several months of planning and shooting.

A large-scale fantasy TV series, Pirates of the Caribbean has produced three episodes.

For HBO, it has been scheduled to be released in a month.

And a preview was given to the audience in advance.

Not surprisingly, Pirates of the Caribbean, a super IP, immediately attracted the attention of countless viewers once it was announced.

HBO's paying subscribers instantly increased by tens of thousands, and this number is still increasing.

Under this wave, boutique adult products like Pirates of the Caribbean also set off another wave of explosive sales.

This made Dawson, who was sitting in the office, smile happily.

As the president of Chenxi Films, he really lived a relaxed life without any financial pressure.

Although compared with the presidents of other major film companies, the money is a little less, but it is a good thing that there is no worry about unemployment, and it is a good thing to be stable.

It is worth mentioning that.