Chapter 1133 Low-Key Start? The General Environment of the Film and Television Industry Has Changed Again! What Movie? 700 Million Investment?

"Recently, the highly anticipated film "Mermaid 2" started filming in a low-key manner in Shenzhen, announcing that another fantasy comedy blockbuster directed by Zhou Xingchi has officially entered the filming stage. The female lead Lin Yun released the latest announcement to join the group on Weibo..."

"The comedy "Li Cha's Aunt", co-produced by Happy Twist and New Classics Media, directed by Wu Yuhan, and starring Huang Cailun, Allen, Lu Jingshan and Song Yang, has been officially announced to be completed this morning!"

"Feiyue Film and Television has released a movie schedule announcement. The comedy-themed film "Take My Brother Away" co-starred by Zhang Zifeng, Peng Yuchang and Zhao Jinmai will be scheduled to be logged into major domestic theaters on August 17 to participate Summer competition."

"The Hollywood imported superhero blockbuster "Black Panther" won 152 million yuan on its first day of release."

"The comedy, love and action-themed film "Journey to the West: The Kingdom of the Women", produced by Xinghao Pictures and starring Aaron Kwok, Feng Shaofeng and Bai Shi, has been released for 21 days and has accumulated a total of 682 million yuan in box office.

Due to exhaustion of box office potential, the film was officially forced to be painted by theaters at 12 a.m. yesterday. ”

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In a blink of an eye, it has been 6 days since the Academy Awards Ceremony.

With the launch of new entertainment news, the popularity of Oscars has gradually dissipated.

Many domestic media still wanted to give Chen Fei an exclusive interview, but he had not returned to China for a long time, so he had to give up one after another.

It just so happened that Zhou Xingchi's "Mermaid 2" suddenly started filming, which immediately attracted the attention of countless people.

Compared with the two series of movies "Subduing Demons" and "Subduing Demons" in Journey to the West, fans are quite looking forward to the sequel to the "Mermaid" series.

After all, when "Mermaid 1" was released, the box office once exceeded 3 billion yuan because of the good quality of the film!

Now that "Mermaid 2" has been announced to start filming, and the director is still Zhou Xingchi, this means that the quality of the film is definitely guaranteed.

The only thing that makes people puzzled is that this movie has always seemed very "low-key" since its inception.

Especially in terms of actor casting, although a variety show called "Star Mermaid" was created, in fact, only some supporting roles were selected through this show.

As for the real protagonist group, except for Lin Yun, who has been confirmed to succeed Zhao Liying as the leading female lead in "Mermaid 2", most of the other characters are not widely publicized.

This also leads to netizens being able to analyze it through just a few words.

However, so far, the only thing that can be confirmed is that Deng Chao will continue to return to the "Mermaid" series of movies.

As for other roles, they are still in the confidentiality stage.

Many netizens are talking about it now:

"Isn't it just a cast? Could it be that there is something shameful? Why keep it secret?"

"That's right! There's not even a launch conference. Isn't it going to do something big, right?"

“Is this a marketing strategy too?”

"I really didn't expect to choose Lin Yun. Those who don't know thought that this is Stephen Chow's daughter. She is just so arrogant to promote her to the top? Is this necessary?"

"Lin Yun's acting skills are really embarrassing. I don't know why Zhao Liying didn't participate in "Mermaid 2"? Is it really strange?"

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Although Chen Fei is in Hollywood, he is not completely isolated from the mainland film and television industry.

He also received the news that "Mermaid 2" was launched in a low-key manner, and it was notified by Wang Changtian.

"I have received the exact news. In addition to Lin Yun, Ailun, Deng Chao and Luo Zhixiang, the traffic star Wu Yifan has also confirmed that he will participate in the shooting work, and he has occupied a lot of scenes in the film, almost Male-level number one…”

Hearing this, Chen Fei sighed secretly and obsessed with silence for three seconds for Zhou Xingchi.

Wu Yifan, Luo Zhixiang... two thunders were buried in "Mermaid 2", and they might explode at any time.

And by then, if the film had been officially released, it would be fine, at least the cost could be recovered in terms of box office.

But if the "thunder" explodes and the movie has not been released yet, then this project will undoubtedly be equivalent to the collapse of the Middle Way.

Chen Fei's memory is quite clear. Anyway, the movie has not been released before his rebirth.

And at that time, the two thunders, Wu Yifan and Luo Zhixiang, had all exploded.

All the investors in the video lost money. Not to mention recovering the cost, even the project could not be saved.

After all, even the leading actors went in and stepped on the sewing machine, how could the movie pass the review?

Chen Fei asked casually: "So the investors who were finally decided on this movie are those companies in "Journey to the West to Demons"?"

"Yes, there are almost no changes, and the producer of this movie is Xu Ke, and these two can be regarded as a strong team."

"Haha, joining forces? I don't think so."

Chen Fei curled his lips and held objections.

Although Zhou Xingchi has not yet reached the point of "exhausted" in his talent", he has been approaching capital and has already shown a tendency to be "brutally taken".

As for Xu Ke, his directorial skills are indeed quite high, but he has not been exposed to high-quality scripts for too long.

In addition, because of the fact that he has been working with Huayi, there has undoubtedly been a huge change in his thoughts and attitudes!

Based on this, in Chen Fei's view, even if "Mermaid 2" can be successfully released in the end, the quality of the film is probably not much better.

"Why? Are these two men still considered strong joining forces?"

Wang Changtian seemed to want to continue to talk in-depth with Chen Fei about the topic of "Mermaid 2", but Chen Fei was no longer interested.

"You will know in the future. This is just a guess from me."

I gave him a response that was not the answer, and Chen Fei changed his new topic: "I see the main theme film "Me and Me" in the mainland film and television industry recently produced by Alibaba Pictures and directed by Chen Kaige. "The Motherland" seems to be quite popular?"

"That can no longer be considered 'fire', it's almost exploded!"

Wang Changtian said with great sigh, his tone full of envy.

Since films such as "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", "Operation Mekong", "Operation Red Sea", and "Wolf Warrior 2" have become popular one after another, "main theme" has become the hottest topic.

Recently, even the Light has begun to study the theme of "main theme".

After all, this thing is really profitable!

As long as you don’t play love and personal heroism like "Sky Hunter", you can definitely not play with the main theme slogan like "Sky Hunter", the box office after the movie is released!

"Mr. Wang, haven't you noticed it? The general environment of the film and television industry is about to change again."

"Um?!"

Wang Changtian heard a surprised and puzzled voice from the other end of the phone: "What do you mean..."

Chen Feiyi crossed her legs on the back of the office seat, crossed her legs and said slowly: "If nothing unexpected happens, youth-themed movies will probably end gradually in the future, and what will be mainstream in the future will definitely be patriotic. 'The main theme of the selling point is the film.

For example, "Operation Red Sea" and "Wolf Warrior 2" can make a big hit because they attract a large number of fans to support with the blessing of "patriotism"..."

Listening to the constant sounds coming from the phone, Wang Changtian narrowed his eyes slightly and fell into deep thought.

He knows well that in the film and television industry, every environmental change means that opportunities and challenges coexist!

Chen Fei's words undoubtedly pointed out for him where the future "opportunities" are.

"Don't make love or love, these are useless. The main theme movies must show various 'patriotic' ways. In the next five years, this type of theme will definitely last as long as the youth-themed movies in previous years. decline……"

Chen Fei's voice was still ringing in the phone, and the full sense of confidence in his tone made Wang Changtian more excited and excited.

At this moment, countless thoughts quickly flashed through his mind, about future project planning, market trends, and actor selection...

As senior practitioners in the film and television industry, they naturally understand the profound meaning of Chen Fei's words.

This is not only a judgment on future market trends, but also a warning to the upcoming changes in the entire industry ecosystem.

And in this era full of uncertainty, how to follow the trend and seize opportunities is undoubtedly the most important and worth pondering!

At the same time, just as the two of them chatted on the phone, Huayi had already started to act.

After Alibaba Pictures announced that it would do the main theme project "My Motherland and Me", Wang Zhonglei couldn't sit still and quickly began to prepare for a new project.

The target he chose to cooperate with this time is Guan Hu!

The latter was actually writing the script four years ago, and the plot was based on the last battle of the Battle of Shanghai in 1937, "The Battle of Sihang Warehouse Defense".

It was just because the investor could not be found at that time, so the project had been stagnant.

Until the recent two years, the "main theme" movies suddenly became popular, and this project naturally entered the list of major film and television companies.

As the one with the highest bidder, Huayi naturally became the target of Guan Hu's cooperation.

"700 million???"

In the huge office, Guan Hu was stunned on the spot when he looked at the investment budget for the movie "The Eight Hundred" handed over by Wang Zhonglei.

Is the scene of "The Wandering Earth" big enough?

Is the lineup of "Shanghai Fortress" strong enough?

The investors in the main theme movies such as "Operation Mekong", "Operation Red Sea" and "Wolf Warrior 2" are awesome, right?

But even so, none of these movies have investments exceeding RMB 700 million.

"The Eight Hundred" only has an initial investment budget of 700 million, and the investment in late publicity and development has not yet been included...

"Mr. Wang, this amount is a bit too exaggerated, right?"

Guan Hu always felt that he couldn't stand it. After all, after the budget of the 500 million yuan investment in "Die Renjie: The Four Heavenly Kings" invested by Huayi was announced, it was questioned by the entire film and television industry.

And if his "Eight Hundred" shouted the slogan of "Investing 700 million", wouldn't he have to suffer more and greater doubts?

However, Wang Zhonglei smiled and said, "Director, this is not a number I made up randomly, but was calculated after comprehensive consideration by the company's expert group.

Think about it, the ruins of the "Sihang Warehouse Defense Battle" have now been built into a war of war of resistance and cannot be used for shooting at all, so we must recreate the actual battlefield scenes on the north bank of the Suzhou River in a ratio of 1:1, right?

There are 68 buildings, more than 300,000 square meters of construction site, and the 200-meter-long "Suzhou River". If you want to get these things done, you have to spend a lot of money.

And in addition to this, we have to find suitable actors who have both acting skills, traffic, and can resist box office, which also costs a lot of money…”

Listening to these words, Guan Hu opened his mouth, but he still couldn't express any objections.

In fact, he also knew that at least half of the huge amount of 700 million yuan was used by Huayi to "take the accounts".

But this has nothing to do with him. People are willing to spend a lot of money on his movies, and they will not lose his directorial expenses. Isn’t this a "god-given opportunity" for him?

And the most important thing is that because he previously supported Zhao Yanzi and Dai Liren, the mainland film and television industry now has a lot of opinions about him.

At present, except for Huayi, other companies are vaguely wearing a pair of "tinted glasses" when they cooperate with him.

Only the two brothers of the Wang family only held the idea of ​​"looking at money and making a lot of money", and did not care about his previous actions at all.

Therefore, he had no reason to refuse.

"Then let's arrange it as Mr. Wang said."

"Haha, okay." Wang Zhonglei smiled and stretched out his hand to him, and said enthusiastically: "Then I wish us a happy cooperation."

After seeing Guan Hu off, Wang Zhonglei went to find Wang Zhongjun again and recounted all the situations he had discussed with Guan Hu just now and the details of the contract of the movie "The Eight Hundred".

After listening to it, the latter was overjoyed: "Die Renjie: The Four Heavenly Kings", "Mobile Phone 2", "Eight Hundred"... OK, good, these projects are really good!"

According to the budget plan, the total investment of these three movies is almost close to 2 billion yuan.

If all of this money can be operated smoothly, the two brothers' personal assets will undoubtedly usher in a new wave of surges.

"Then I'll go and arrange it?"

"Yeah, go." Wang Zhongjun waved his hand and reminded him again: "You must do it safely, don't go too far. I heard that Xiao Cui has started to jump again recently? Just give him a gift if necessary. I'll press it."

"Don't worry, he can't make any troubles, he's just a useless man."

Wang Zhonglei's tone was quite confident, and he didn't have the idea of ​​putting Cui Yongyuan in the position of "opponent".

After all, compared to Huayi today, Xiao Cui is just an "ant".

At the same time, just as Wang Zhonglei started preparing for the movie "The Eight Hundred", Chen Fei, who was far away in Hollywood, turned on the computer and logged into the Google website after finishing the call with Wang Changtian.

He remembered that yesterday Natasha specifically reminded him that it was about to announce the news that Walton Pictures would acquire 20th Century Fox today, and he didn't know what the outside world is reacting now?