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

Of course, this is all in the future.

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Time flies and another 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 follows a special channel and is not among the movies introduced every year.

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

When other foreign language films enter the mainland, they can probably get 25% of the box office profits. After tax is removed, there can be two tiers of profits.

And the movie Shushan, because it has a huge help for the external image of the mainland.

For the first time, it was specially approved by the leaders and enjoyed the treatment of domestic films, which means that it would probably be able to obtain about 40% of the box office profit.

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

Jiang Wen and Zhang Yimou, on this trip, were ordered by the above to shoot a real Xianxia movie belonging to their own people in the mainland according to Shushan.

Regardless of whether the leaders themselves understand what Xianxia is.

But there is one thing they know, Americans eat 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 were promised a huge investment of 10 million US dollars, regardless of the cost of shooting, belonging to the mainland's Xianxia blockbuster.

Of course, the main force is Zhang Yimou.

Jiang Wen belongs to the escort. After all, Jiang Wen has not proven himself in commercial films, and it is impossible to make a fool of himself and give him so much money to shoot.

As a director who turned out to be a photographer, the pictures are very beautiful, which is the characteristic of Zhang Yimou's films.

This is especially suitable for filming this style of film, and they have witnessed the shooting of Shushan in the United States, which is the best choice for filming Xianxia films.

Today, it is their first time watching the movie Shushan.

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

In a theater that can accommodate hundreds of people.

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

Leaders feel good, but it does not mean that ordinary audiences feel good.

If it can win the word of mouth 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 was introducing Shushan eloquently.

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

The woman called Wenwen shook her head.

The man showed a proud expression on his face.

"Hong Kong director, has Tsui Hark heard of it?"

The woman hesitated for a moment and said unsure:

"Is it the director of A Chinese Ghost Story?"

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

Especially loved by all kinds of young men and women.

"Yes, this is the work of director Tsui Hark. Also, do you know who is the producer of this film?"

The woman shook her head again.

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

"That's director Steve Kevin."

The woman looked blank and ignorant.

On the one hand, the names of foreigners are very confusing, and I didn't take the initiative to check them, and I can't remember who is who.

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

Of course, you must have seen it.

But it's all pirated.

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

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

"Batman The Dark Knight, The Matrix, Mission Impossible, Pirates of the Caribbean, it's all his work."

The woman widened her eyes in surprise and said:

"This Shushan is too powerful, with these two great directors working together."

"Of course, there are also a lot of big-name actors from mainland China and Hong Kong making cameos."

"It seems that today will definitely be worth the ticket price."

The woman said happily.

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

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 popular science, many elements of Shushan are known.

Hollywood blockbusters, famous Hong Kong directors, producers of best director Oscars, and blessings from many mainland and Hong Kong stars, these elements are combined together.

Viewers can easily draw a conclusion.

It's a movie worth its price, and they don't lose.

Moreover, in this special era, people from the mainland will always take a high look at American movies.

Even after more than two decades, this situation has only decreased, but it still exists.

Chapter 230 Spider-Man filming in progress and Harry Potter preparing for the project

Soon, the movie will start showing.

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

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

this era.

Mainland movies do not use special effects very often. If you want to see such a big scene, you can only see it from Hollywood blockbusters in pirated CDs.

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

The special effects blockbuster of Shushan can only have that kind of shocking feeling in the cinema.

"Is this Mount Emei?"

People who have been to Mount Emei have seen familiar scenery from some scenes and are not sure.

"No, there are not so many mountains in Mount Emei, and the colorful lights and monsters are not what Mount Emei can have."

Someone retorted.

"Are you stupid? This was shot on Mount Emei and then made through special effects."

"..."

The person who was refuted muttered, and then said:

"The special effects of the Yankees are a bit powerful."

Jiang Wen and Zhang Yimou were speechless when they listened to these discussions.

This is really hard.

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

Want to get the same effect.

You can only ask foreign special effects companies to do the work.

With the level of domestic special effects, they still can't complete the special effects they need.

The movie continues to play.

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

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

The movie is over soon.

The audience had a heated discussion about the movie as they left the stage one after another.

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 is still to be completed, and the two said in unison:

"Look again?"

Later, Jiang Wen went to buy the tickets, and the two of them began to study twice and three times, and even more times to watch the movie, trying to understand the movie thoroughly, and then shoot Shushan, which belongs to the mainland.

U.S.

Kevin is still filming Spider-Man.

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

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

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

Of course, these are actually not difficult.

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

He's 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 been filmed for three episodes.

On HBO's side, it has already been scheduled to be released in a month.

And a notice was given to the audience in advance.

Not surprisingly, the super IP of Pirates of the Caribbean, once announced, immediately attracted the attention of countless audiences.

HBO's paid subscribers have increased by tens of thousands in an instant, and this number is still increasing.

Under this wave, boutique adults also set off another wave of explosive sales to Pirates of the Caribbean.

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

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

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

It is worth mentioning that.