You made me a superstar

Chapter 424 Prelude
"The future is the era of blockbuster superhero movies. We got in touch with Hollywood. The DV company is willing to give you the directing rights of the next superhero movie "Righteous Man"..."

"This is a movie that promotes Chinese martial arts. The protagonist of the movie is a Toronto Chinese, born in Hebei, who practiced martial arts with his master since he was a child. Later, he suspected that his father was a big devil who did all kinds of evil. In order to learn more profound martial arts and defeat Father, the protagonist went overseas and finally embarked on the road of becoming a superhero..."

"The DV company attaches great importance to local Chinese movies. Both the protagonist and the villain will choose Chinese artists. If "The Righteous Man" is finished, they will consider linking up with "Superman" to form a series of cosmic movies..."

"This movie is adapted from the manga "Righteous Man" of the same name that just appeared in Europe and America last year. Take some time to read the manga..."

"..."

September [-]th.

Starlight.

Cao Bangguo took out a script and handed it to Jiang Ge.

Jiang Ge took the script and saw the words "Righteous Man" written in English on the script.

Since the release of the "Superman" series of films, Cao Bangguo has been acutely aware that "superhero movies" are very likely to be the prelude to the explosion of Hollywood industrial films.

And the "Superman" series of movies is just an introduction to Hollywood industrial movies!
In DV comics, "Superman" is just a branch. In addition to "Superman", they also have comic stories such as "Super Daredevil", "Beastman", "Eagle Shooter", etc. These stories are in the hearts of fans. There is a certain weight, and relying on these weights to pave the way, the story background of the entire movie is gradually opened.

In the series of comics, these superheroes have independent and irrelevant branches, as well as intertwined chapters and stories. In the latest issue of "Super Daredevil" comics, even borrowing the science fiction "parallel universe" theory, these superhero stories mix together……

These are all big IPs, which are sought after by countless comic fans, and Cao Bangguo is also at the source of these comics, speculating that DV companies are making all these big IPs into movies and creating the idea of ​​"superhero movie universe".

This is the mainstream and direction of the future, so last year, Cao Bangguo thought about making his own superhero movie.

"Mecha Man" is an attempt.

It's a pity that the attempt was unsuccessful. Although it was a gimmick of a domestic blockbuster and a joint venture between China and foreign countries, the real box office is not only not as amazing as "Superman", but even an ordinary small hit movie. Cao Bangguo thought about it for a long time , I feel that "Mechanical Man" itself has no problems, and there are no technical and plot problems.

The real reason is the audience's problem.

Yes!

The audience's lack of acceptance and understanding of the movie "Mechanical Man".

The foreshadowing of "Mechanical Man" is not enough!
The first image of "Superman" came from the foreshadowing and management of comics, and it has a huge fan base of comics.

However, "Mechanical Man" does not. The appearance of the story and the explanation of the background, without the foreshadowing of comics and other works, will be extremely abrupt. Fans will only feel that the movie is very strange and has no sense of substitution.

""Mechanical Man" is a lesson. It lets us know the difference between our own films and Hollywood industrial films, but we are now making industrial films, and we are already behind, whether it is special effects, plots, or market acceptance. In fact, they are all behind..."

"Movies serve capital at best. The so-called art, the so-called niche pursuits, are just gorgeous shells for movies..."

"We can't draw ready-made comics to test the market and pave the way for IP. We simply can't afford it for more than ten years. What we have to do now is to learn advanced Western knowledge and find ways to sharpen our own movies. ..."

""Righteous Man" is an opportunity!"

"..."

Jiang Ge listened to Cao Bangguo say many things to himself.

He knew that everything Cao Bangguo said was correct, and he never denied his teacher Cao Bangguo's sensitivity to the film market.

But Django flipped through the script of "The Righteous Man" without saying a word. Looking at it, he felt more and more that this work was a subservient import.

The content of "Heroes of Righteousness" is very simple, it is the story of a young man defeating his father and saving the world for the sake of justice in his heart...

But the boy's father is a role that is difficult to accept. This role is called "Fu Manchu", which was once used as the role of black Chinese people.

And these simple plots, if you think about it carefully, Jiang Ge feels more and more that the "Chinese martial arts" in this movie seems to be just a gimmick...

Why become stronger and go to Laomei?

Isn't this subtly implying that Laomei is the ideal country that Chinese people admire and yearn for?

"I want to make "Painted Skin"."

"Huh? What did you say?"

"I want to make "Painted Skin", a magical movie with an oriental color..."

Jiang Ge looked up, and under Cao Bangguo's incredulous gaze, he took out his own script.

Cao Bangguo took the script and read it silently.

Django felt uneasy.

From his graduation to now, it was the first time that he did not follow the direction set by Cao Bangguo.

After a long time, the imagined thunder and fury did not appear...

Cao Bangguo just put the script on the table.

"The script is not bad, but I think it's better to shoot "The Man of Righteousness" first, what do you think?"

"..."

Django didn't speak, silence is the best protest.

"Then I'll find another person to shoot "The Man of Righteousness"... "Painted Skin" you budget, see how much it costs..."

Cao Bangguo was not angry when he saw Jiang Ge's appearance, he just smiled.

As soon as the words fell, there was a knock on the office door.

Then the door opened.

When he saw the person coming, Django's pupils shrank, and his teeth were almost biting together.

Zhao Sicheng!

Then, behind Zhao Sicheng, another young man with a smile on his face followed.

"Enemies should be solved rather than tied. I originally wanted Director Zhao to help you film as the behind-the-scenes director. The signature and box office honors are all yours..."

..............................

"Young Master Wang, you bowed your head too early. You, who have always been rebellious, were frightened by a small Xingyang theater."

"I'm not intimidated, I just go with the flow..."

"Yo! Okay, we are old and stubborn, and we can't keep up with you young people... Lao Wang handed over the Wanda Cinema to you, I am convinced..."

"..."

September [-]th.

The premiere of Men in Black.

This is a movie written by Zhou Yang and starring Hollywood director Chelsea.

Wang Sikai came to his family's Wanda Cinemas early, waiting for the release of "Men in Black".

During this period, he received a call from Xu Zhongqiang, the boss of the American Kairui Cinemas.

On the phone, Xu Zhongqiang, as an elder, taunted Wang Sikai...

Facing the cynicism and sarcasm of his seniors at this moment, the rebellious and rebellious Wang Sikai hung up the phone without saying a word.

Not long after, his father Lao Wang called him.

On the phone, his father told him very earnestly that the relationship between theaters should not be a competition, but should be a win-win cooperation, and criticized Wang Sikai on the phone for being too individualistic.

He also reminded him that the "Xingyang" theater chain entered this circle to share this cake, and "Counterattack" is Zhou Yang's war declaration work, because it is unwise to bow to Zhou Yang because of any trouble, and it will damage the collective Interests.

Wang Sikai was tired of hearing this.

"But this is a big trend... The movie "Counter Attack" was released for three days. Under the siege of "Superman 2" and "Infernal Affairs", the total box office can still exceed 7000 million. This in itself can explain a lot of things... "He responded to Pharaoh in this way.

"A "Spider-Man" can reveal his true colors. A great director like Cao Bangguo can't support "Mechanical Man". Do you really think he can break through the siege in a superhero movie by himself? As long as one movie fails , tens of thousands of capitals will swarm him like ants and kill him... If you bet everything on him, isn’t that equivalent to letting him strangle us by the throat with his works?”

"But since his debut, he has made so many movies, but none of them has failed... What if he succeeds?"

"You have forgotten that Zhou Yang is just a director, and his works cannot represent Chinese films..."

"Then tell me, how many movies can Huaxia make? How many directors really stand out?"

"Unless he can make a blockbuster movie in the future, otherwise, his works alone will not be able to support a Xingyang theater chain."

"What if he blows up everything?"

"..."

The gap between Wang Sikai and his father, Lao Wang, seems to be getting stronger and stronger.

As the capital of the older generation, Lao Wang focuses on his own operation, manages the theater capital like an iron bucket, and rejects any foreign capital.

In fact, Lao Wang is extremely disgusted by the premiere authorization of "Counter Attack", and subconsciously, he wants to make some actions to "block" Zhou Yang's works together with other theaters, cutting off Zhou Yang's theater channels, Zhou Yang will definitely be unable to move an inch.

How can you use your works to get stuck in theaters?

But Wang Sikai thinks completely differently...

He seemed to see that the trend of the times was rolling forward, and in this trend, Zhou Yang was absolutely unavoidable.

More than two hours later.

Wang Sikai walked out of the theater.

After hearing bursts of admiration and the endless expressions of fans...

He knew that those theaters that did not cooperate with Zhou Yang would most likely regret it!

Fuck!
"Men in Black" is another world-class movie with explosive potential!
Just when Wang Sikai was feeling emotional, his phone rang.

The call came from an assistant.

"Mr. Wang, James Bond's "Jaws" has been introduced by Huaxia. What Huaxing means is that the premiere of "Jaws" will still be held at Xingyang, but we Wanda will have a simultaneous real-time premiere!"

"Have you seen the sample of Jaws?"

"Not yet, it's very confidential!"

"Understood, how is the reaction of other theaters?"

"It's crazy! After all, this is the work of James Bunter, but the premiere authorization of this movie is also in the hands of Zhou Yang, Mr. Wang, you bet right!"

(End of this chapter)