The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 235 Our Ace Movie Series

"Finally there is a script for the next movie, and it's still a blockbuster!?"

Assistant director Xu Daoxing looked like "you are finally here".

——As soon as I heard that Wang Wei was going to release a new film, the director team came quickly.

Photographer Zhou Lin also nodded, "Yeah, based on your habits, I thought you would come up with a new script within a week of the release of "Tang Bohu"! I didn't expect it to be delayed until now..."

"...So, you guys think that my script came out late, making you feel uneasy?"

Wang Wei was a little unbelievable.

——He had heard these two people complain more than once before, saying that his filming speed was too fast and the frequency was too high, so that the old guys in the team had no time to rest.

But now, listening to this meaning, it seems that he thinks he is slow again! ?
"Of course not idle!"

Lao Xu hurriedly clarified—are you kidding, he is also the director of the TV production department, how dare he say that he is idle in front of the boss?

"It's just that you used to start preparing for the next movie shortly after the end of one movie. This time the pace seems to be a bit slower, but it made us a little uncomfortable."

"...It doesn't seem too slow, does it?" Wang Wei spread his hands.

Which director would put the preparations for the new film on the agenda as soon as the last film was released?

"Yes!"

Old Xu nodded his head, glanced at Zhou Lin who was concerned, with a wry smile on his face,
"It can only be said that we are addicted to 'masochism'..."

"..."

For this sudden misfortune, Wang Wei could only say nothing.

"Let's read the script first!"

In the end, that was all he could say.

Both of them held a script in their hands, with five large characters written on the cover - "Jurassic Park".

After they quickly browsed the script, they thought for a while, and Old Xu spoke first,

"Dinosaur movie, wait, I have a quick question—"

"China Television also has a dinosaur movie project in preparation, which seems to be related to cloning technology. We didn't crash, did we?"

"Don't worry about this, we've figured it out a long time ago."

Wang Wei shrugged.

"My script is to create a dinosaur park through cloning technology. CTV's project is to clone an army of dinosaurs. It's not a car crash, let alone the preparation time..."

Wang Wei didn't continue talking, but the others couldn't help laughing.

——This has almost become a joke in the circle.

China Television has always been known for its excellent patience, or in other words, desperate paddling to delay time in preparing movies.

The most typical example is this dinosaur movie project.

It is said that it was originally intended to be a sci-fi blockbuster, but was changed to a medium thriller due to budget issues, and then shelved for a while because of uncertain prospects, and now it is said that it plans to increase the budget and make it into a major production...

Anyway, CTV has been preparing for this project for eight years. During the period, it changed three or four directors. After such a lot of trouble, it has almost all the factors to hit the street, and this makes its preparations continue to be delayed indefinitely...

"I can understand CTV's entanglement. To make this kind of dinosaur movie, the investment is low, and the effect will not be good; if the investment is high, it will be really scary!"

Lao Wang habitually covered his chest.

——Because in the production budget column on the script, it says 1.3 million yuan!

If the publicity and distribution costs that cannot be lowered are added, it is not an exaggeration to tentatively set the total budget at 2 million yuan.

——Although he was too bold to persuade Wang Wei to make blockbuster films, when it came time to pay, Lao Wang just wanted to cry silently.

If this is a loss...

Several other people saw the words "I can jump off a building" on his face.

Wang Wei couldn't help covering his forehead.

It was Old Xu who smoothed things over, "High investment brings high returns. After all, everyone loves to watch monster movies! Monster movies are rare movies that can cross cultural and language barriers. Both Eastern and Western audiences are willing to buy it... "

"Looking at this script again, it requires visual stimulation and philosophical speculation; at the same time, it is both a science fiction film and a disaster film, as well as action elements of dinosaur wars and horror elements, fully satisfying the audience's desire for Demand for multiple types of movies!"

"What I admire the most is that the script has a good balance between the roles of dinosaurs and humans. Monsters are not fighting for the sake of fighting, and humans are not trying to force their presence. The director's screenwriting ability is really outstanding!"

As Lao Xu spoke, he cast his admiring eyes on Wang Wei.

This is a blockbuster!That's why he was so busy that he wanted to join the crew—as long as Wang Wei gets serious, he can create a classic in minutes, how can he be absent as a filmmaker?

Old Xu thought secretly in his heart.

Zhou Lin nodded with similar thoughts, but then his expression became weird.
"I suddenly discovered that this movie combines the two most difficult points, animals and children-if it is not made well, they can ruin a movie; if it is made well, it can make a movie a classic."

This is a widely circulated point of view in the circle: animals and children are the most difficult things to grasp in movies.

Among them, animals are more difficult to deal with than children.

After all, a child is still a human being after all, and can communicate with language, but animals...

"So, Old Xu, you should pay more attention when casting roles, and try to find two young actors with spirituality..."

Wang Wei began to assign work, first explaining some problems about the assistant director's casting, and then turning to the photographer,
"As for animals, Lao Zhou, you need to study the shooting techniques required for our new movie recently, er, it's also convenient for you to take care of your body."

Seeing Zhou Lin's dark circles under his eyes, Wang Wei patted him on the shoulder.

It is said that after this guy won the Tianma Award for best photography, more beauties came to his door on his own initiative, and the photographer would inevitably "work hard" day and night.

"Replenish your kidneys, don't lose your energy and delay your serious business." Wang Wei patted him on the shoulder more forcefully.

Zhou Lin couldn't help but bared his teeth, but sighed, "Director, I also saved you from disaster!"

"???"

"Think about it! I can be so sexually blessed, isn't it because I am your royal photographer? Those girls are after you after all."

Zhou Lin blinked innocently,

"If you are willing to enjoy life, then there is no problem, but now you have hugged a tree to death and gave up the entire forest, then these girls are troublesome for you!"

"...So, you blocked the trouble for me, I should thank you!?"

Wang Wei, Lao Wang and Lao Xu all looked at this guy with an expression of "I have never seen such a brazen person".

Zhou Lin shrank his head, and changed the subject with a chuckle: "Speaking of which, according to the script, a lot of new technologies will be applied in this movie. Can our special effects studio handle it?"

"In particular, many special effects scenes are during the day, which makes it even more difficult."

When he said that, Wang Wei also frowned,

"There is no problem in making a realistic dinosaur mechanical model; the hair, skin and other technologies created with CG special effects, although the animation studio only has a part of the technology accumulation, it is not impossible to use it; It is necessary to use motion capture technology, but there are still some problems in the development of current motion capture technology.”

"Can the application requirements be met before filming starts?" Old Xu, who had little contact with special effects studios, asked worriedly.

After all, the audience loves to watch monster movies, and the first thing they want is to see shocking visual spectacle. It can be said that one of the keys to the success of this dinosaur movie is the special effects technology.

"If it doesn't work, just spend money and step up efforts to tackle some key issues..." Wang Wei said helplessly.

It is not impossible to achieve many special effects, but in many cases, because there is no previous experience to learn from, the cost and time required to achieve it will rise sharply.

This is also the price that must be paid for being a pioneer in film technology.

Of course, there is also Lao Wang's bright expression of "you are no longer a little expert at saving money in filming".

Wang Wei thought it was funny, and frowned deliberately: "If the budget is too high, it's not impossible to consider joint investment..."

"No!" Lao Wang interrupted him, gritted his teeth and said, "Even if it exceeds the budget, Dunhuang has enough funds to bear it alone!"

"It's not hard to see that this can be made into a big production series, and the significance of an ace series to a film company, I don't need to explain it in particular, right?"

"It's natural!"

Both Lao Xu and Lao Zhou nodded solemnly.

Although Dunhuang's low-budget productions have a frighteningly high chance of making a profit, only big productions, especially series productions, can have dominance, which is a sign of the rise of a film company!

"If we want to do it, we will make "Jurassic Park" the core product of Dunhuang. Let's see if the Big Five dare to use their own blockbuster to carry it!"

When Lao Wang said this, his eyes seemed to be burning.

Several other people looked at each other and were silent, they all understood his pressure.

——In the upcoming summer, there are two films released in Dunhuang, but, surrounded by blockbuster films, the situation is not optimistic!

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(End of this chapter)