fantasy blockbuster era

Chapter 169 Chapter 165
That day, the three chatted until they got off work.

They chatted about the details of what they each had to do, and finally left the Internet Media Department on time at 5.30 when they got off work.

When leaving, Zhang Yang saw Pei Qian look at the time with a satisfied smile on his face.

【Unexpectedly, although Mr. Pei has just joined the company, he is willing to make such a big effort. 】

[He should be the same as me, satisfied with today's harvest. 】

Zhang Yang thought so.

the next day.

Wang Fei had already set off to visit those business companies with whom he had contacts, and Pei Qian went to visit his cousin without hesitation.

After bidding farewell to the two of them, Zhang Yang made an appointment with He Jie, Jiang Jiyong, and Fu Tangcheng to meet at Xuanyu, and the three of them readily agreed.

Before Xuanyu appeared, Haihua's largest film and television companies were Xingguang, Wencheng, and Coast, which were very prestigious in the local area.

Zhang Yang recruited three people and hoped that they could come forward and help contact other film and television companies.

It's not that he doesn't want to show up, but that he rarely stays in the company. Some small studios know him, but he doesn't know these people.

With the help of He Jie and others, no one will be lost, and all of them will be found.

"Three, why do you look a little haggard?"

As soon as they met, Zhang Yang found that the spirits of the three of them were not very good, as if they were affected by something.

"Hey."

The three big bosses in the film and television industry were downcast, looked at each other, and let out another long sigh.

"what happened?"

in the office.

After asking the newly transferred secretary to make tea for the three of them, Zhang Yang pushed the teacup over and asked, "What happened?"

The new secretary is a high-achieving student who graduated from a famous domestic university just recruited.

Because Lin Xiaohan's relationship with him was getting closer, Zhang Yang couldn't bear her working so hard, so she no longer had to hold this position and was only responsible for managing the secretarial department and training department, which made it much easier.

Lin Xiaohan had no objection, but the new Secretary-General was relatively ordinary, and there was no problem in terms of knowledge.

"It's still because of the movie."

After the new secretary left, He Jie among the three began to complain.

"Before, a few of us co-invested and made a fantasy movie. Recently, the box office has lost a lot, and it is very likely that we will not be able to make back the money. Because of this, I haven't slept well for the past few days. I tried my best, but I couldn't reverse the decline. .”

Zhang Yang had heard about it.

I know that this movie was led by three people, and it cost almost 4 million to shoot, but I haven't seen the specific content, I only know that it is a fantasy movie about the sword fairy.

When the movie was released, there was also a round of publicity.

After all, the horrific box office of "Shading the Sky" in the first half of the year is still vivid. Among the many follow-up fantasy movies, the investment of this movie is considered high. Judging from the released trailer, the special effects are also very good.

The special effects of the whole movie are excellent, the protagonists are all talented young actors in the industry, and the supporting cast is also very good, which aroused the expectations of many netizens before it was released.

It's just that I didn't expect that today I learned from the three of them that the box office performance doesn't seem to be very good.

"The special effects of this movie are good, the actors are also capable, and the plot is also written by an experienced screenwriter in the industry. I thought I could make a lot of money by taking advantage of the trend of fantasy movies, but during the period of release, except for the first two days, the performance is not bad. The box office performance has plummeted, and it is estimated that by the end of the screening period, it may be less than 10 billion."

"With this box office amount, we have lost a lot!"

The three of them looked sad.

"The main thing is, we haven't found a reason why it failed at the box office."

Jiang Ji said with a wry smile: "We shot according to the idea of ​​the blockbuster movie you mentioned before. Whether it is props or special effects, we tried our best to do our best, but the box office data is very poor."

Fu Tangcheng said worriedly: "In fact, failure is acceptable. After all, we have rarely undertaken such a large project before. The most important thing is that we can't find the reason for the failure. That's why I am so worried. Anyway, I haven't slept for several days. , I read reviews online every day, and stay up late at night watching movies, just to find out the reasons.”

"This"

Zhang Yang was at a loss for words.

He didn't expect three people

Originally, he wanted to ask the three people to help him with the matter, but seeing how anxious the three were now, he might not be in the mood if he didn't find out the reason for them.

Regarding the shooting of fantasy movies, Zhang Yang still has some experience in asking himself. Since he wants them to do things, he should help them solve their troubles first, and try to find the reason.

So, Zhang Yang said: "One person counts the disadvantages, two people count the field, so, let me accompany you to find out the reason, did you bring the film?"

"Brought it!"

The three said in surprise.

In the past few days, the three of them have been busy with this matter, and they just downloaded the source of the film on their mobile phones.

"Just take it with you, let's go. Let's go to the studio together, and I will help you find the reason."

"Thank you Mr. Zhang."

The three big men thanked in unison.

Soon, Zhang Yang led them into the viewing room, pulled out the film source, and started watching the movie.

The film begins with a narration.

"3000 years ago, the Blood Demon was born and swept away the authentic sects in the cultivation world, and was finally sealed by the master of Shu Mountain, Tianjian Daoist. After this battle, Tianjian Dao was exhausted and lost his chance to ascend to the fairy world.

Before his death, he predicted that in 3000 years, a peerless genius would appear in the Shushan sect, who would kill the blood demon and restore clarity to the world of cultivation. "

So far the synopsis is over.

Just looking at this paragraph, it is a very old-fashioned story, nothing new, and nothing can be seen.

On the contrary, there is a short animation with narration that tells the story of the previous relationship, which is really a bit dramatic.

The workmanship of this animation is average, the drawing is not very good-looking, and there is nothing worthy of eye-catching.

Zhang Yang couldn't help frowning when he saw it.

He felt that there was no need to omit this kind of place since he was going to make a summary of the previous story, and a low-quality animation clip was inserted at the beginning of a live-action drama, which really affected the mood of the audience.

If he were to do it, it would definitely be a battle between the Heavenly Sword Taoist and the Blood Demon. The time could be short, but the special effects must be explosive and capture the audience's attention from the beginning.

If a fantasy film leaves the audience with an initial impression of poor special effects at the beginning, then the audience's sense of expectation for the follow-up will be much lower.

This is also the reason why he used special effects machines when he was filming "Shading the Sky", in order to grab the head start!
Keep looking down.

The screen jumps directly to Shushan School.

The special effects are pulled up here.

The Shushan School stands in the void, with hundreds of upside-down mountain peaks floating in the air. Between the peaks, there are colorful fairy lights.

On top of the mountain, a gorgeous hall towers, and the disciples of the Shushan School fly with their swords between the peaks. The scene is very gorgeous.

Soon the camera zoomed in.

The main character appears.

The male protagonist was dressed in a white robe, with a fairy sword on his back, flying like a fairy, flying from a distance from the sky, and landed in front of the main hall of the sect master.

The actor who plays the hero is a child star who made his debut. When he grows up, he is handsome and handsome, and his star path is magnanimous. Wearing this white robe at this time, he feels like a sword fairy.

After the male protagonist landed, as the senior brother of the Shushan School, he received an order from the head of the sect to investigate the seal of the Gorefiend.

Then the beautiful little junior sister who is usually doted on is also stalking and wants to go with the male lead, and see the prosperity of the world by the way.

The head of the sect disagreed, but the male protagonist did not have much danger in doing so, and at the same time his own cultivation was strong, so he convinced the head of the house.

Soon, the two ate and drank together, and left the Shushan School as if they were traveling.

On the way, the relationship between the two heated up rapidly, and instead of flying with the sword, they rode together on horseback.

Two of them encountered an unknown evil monk, and the two sides fought.

The junior sisters held back in various ways, and the male protagonist took several risks to save him.

After finally arriving at the place where the blood demon was sealed.

Because of the long delay, the seal was leaked, and the previous evil cultivator reappeared and broke the seal on the night of the full moon.

In an instant, the situation changed, and blood filled the sky.

The blood demon was born, defeated the male lead with one move, stared at the little junior sister to death with one glance, and set off killings in the world.

The male protagonist was distraught, endured his grief, carried his junior sister back to the door, and reported the news.

The righteous monks gathered to fight against the blood demon.

However, the male protagonist is still immersed in sadness. Finally, when his sect is wiped out, the male protagonist awakens the memory of his previous life, regains his identity as a Taoist of the Heavenly Sword in his previous life, fights and kills the blood demon, and finally gives up ascending to the fairy world and stays in his beloved little home. In front of the junior sister's grave, there was a lonely sound.

The movie ends here.

After reading it, Zhang Yang was speechless for a long time.

The special effects of this movie are really good, but many places are really ridiculous.

If he were a spectator, he would be disappointed.

At first he thought the male protagonist was invincible, but in the end he turned to fatalism, which he couldn't accept.

You were so powerful in your previous life that you could only be sealed. Why can you suddenly rise up and kill your opponent in this life just because you were reincarnated once?

You haven’t re-cultivated to the realm of your previous life, so why!
Moreover, the dignified Shushan disciple, who was so powerful in his previous life, was as good as a weak chicken in the early stage, and he couldn't beat a few evil monks.

The whole movie does not clearly state the realm of cultivation. Except for the blood demon and the swordsman, the special effects of the others are similar.

The head of the sect swept tens of meters with a sword, and the powerful sword energy hit the mountain wall, but there was no trace.

A disciple like the protagonist also sweeps across tens of meters with a single sword, piercing rocks and breaking mountains with his sword energy, just to show the status of the male protagonist, he is actually stronger than the head of the sect.

The same one move ten thousand sword formula.

The special effects on the hero's body are much more powerful than those used by the master.

The most important level of combat power in fantasy movies is blurred here. Apart from the title, the audience does not know whether the male protagonist or the leader is more powerful.

Furthermore, it is obviously a story about killing demons and saving the world, but I have to add an annoying little junior sister who is slowing down, just for the love line that is incompatible with the main line, there are still a lot of scenes, highlighting a brainless, really makes people like fantasy Audiences of the movie were disgusted.

Also.

It is obviously a fantasy movie, but it is said that everyone is flying with a sword, crossing the void.

But there are many scenes of chasing on horseback, chasing on the road, and crossing the river by boat.

This is a big taboo in Zhang Yang's heart!

Fantasy movies can fly without walking, can travel across the void, and never ride a boat or horse. Isn't this the most appropriate thing?

How many years have passed since the fighting spirit turned into a horse, and Zhang Yang never expected that the three of them could still make mistakes here.

In addition to these points, there are many shortcomings.

The play is weak, it all depends on the real energy, there are many slow motions, the special effects are single, the scene environment feedback is not paid attention to, the episode and the picture are not well matched, etc., etc., etc.

Anyway, in Zhang Yang's opinion, this drama is really not worth watching.

Although it can be seen from the aspects of special effects, props, costumes, and actors that it has indeed cost a lot of money, the plot is too hip.

For the sake of hard work, 60 points is barely a pass, and any extra points are considered too much.

As the lights turned on, the four of them exited the viewing room.

On the way back to the office, Zhang Yang tried to organize his words, but he didn't know where to start.

Sitting on the sofa, facing the expectant eyes of the three, Zhang Yang pondered and pondered, his lips squirmed and squirmed, and finally turned into a long sigh.

He was silent, with a dignified expression. The three people on the opposite side couldn't bear to see him fidgeting like this. He Jie even yelled: "What's the matter, Mr. Zhang? You talk!"

"Indescribable."

Zhang Yang smiled wryly: "From my point of view, this drama has many shortcomings."

"For example, the animation at the beginning."

From the beginning to the end, and from the details to the overall situation, Zhang Yang spoke out all his shortcomings in one breath.

Before, they were in the middle of the game, and the authorities were confused.

I blindly thought that there was a problem with the big aspects of special effects, actors, and the direction of the plot, and I didn't see these details clearly.

Now that Zhang Yang mentioned one by one, he found all these points that he usually ignored, and couldn't help nodding, thinking that what he said made sense.

After talking for ten minutes, Zhang Yang stopped complaining when he saw that the faces of the three were not very good-looking, and comforted him: "I'm just talking about the problem from my own point of view, it may not be correct, so don't take it to heart."

"These problems are actually very obvious. It's just that we haven't noticed them until you pointed them out. Mr. Zhang has a good eye." The three said in shame.

"Don't say that. You were fans of the authorities before, so you didn't see these points clearly. From the perspective of an outsider, I naturally see things more clearly than you."

"Mr. Zhang, please don't comfort us. Before, we only thought about special effects, but ignored these details. After you pointed it out, we found that these things really affected the whole film."

"Details determine success or failure, and we have learned this lesson."

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Then we talked for a while.

Finally, the three of them looked much better, and they seemed to have regained their confidence.

Seeing this, Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

He was really afraid that the three of them would be hit.

After all, the investment in this movie is a big investment for the three people's company, and the box office has suffered such a loss, not to mention hurting the muscles and bones, but it is also a good feeling.

However, the three of them are also film and television tycoons, and their mental qualities are better than he imagined.

Before, I was confused and couldn't find an exit, but now he said it out, understood the reason for the failure, and quickly recovered, refreshed, and talked in an orderly manner.

Seeing this, Zhang Yang felt relieved.

"This will reassure me. I will learn from my mistakes in the future and I will make better movies sooner or later."

Without provoking them again, Zhang Yang asked someone to make hot tea again.

After drinking tea, they chatted for a while, seeing that the time was right, Zhang Yang finally got down to business.

"I asked you to come here, in fact, I have something to ask for."

"Oh?"

He Jie asked suspiciously: "Xuan Yu's family has a great career, I don't know how we can help? Just ask."

The other two also looked at Zhang Yang suspiciously.

Zhang Yang took a sip of tea and explained the reason.

"I recently acquired Lotte Video, but the website is short of a batch of new dramas. I want to receive a batch of dramas from Haihua's local film and television company to prepare for the website's launch. However, there are many local film and television company owners. I have no contact information, so I want you to help me."

"No problem, leave it to us."

"It's just that the quality of the dramas in the hands of these companies is average. Will the acceptance of fantasy videos affect the development of the website?"

They also knew about the acquisition of Xuanyu Video by Xuanyu, and they had discussed it in private. Seeing that Zhang Yang wanted to help, they all patted their chests and promised, and even thanked him for explaining the film, and thought about him.

"Don't worry, I have my own arrangements."

Zhang Yang laughed.

It's not enough to rely on these tricks to attract users. He just bought them to fill the website. If he really wants to attract users, he has to rely on himself.

"Since you know what's in your mind, then we can rest assured. Leave the contact person to us, and make sure to call all the people."

Seeing that he knew what was in his mind, the three of them were relieved.

Seeing that the matter was done well, Zhang Yang immediately set the time and place, so he did not waste his time and energy trying to solve their doubts.

"Troublemakers, the location will be in Xuanyu Conference Room, and the time will be the day after tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)