The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 263

Of course, no matter how profitable the game industry is in the future, at present, Dunhuang is still a film and television company.

After the National Day holiday, the box office of "Resident Evil" was not as hot as it was in the first seven days, and the box office curve gradually declined.

But Dunhuang has no pressure.

First of all, so far, the domestic box office of "Resident Evil" has reached 4.5 million yuan, and it has secured the top position in the weekly box office list, and its potential is far from exhausted;

At the same time, the film has landed in overseas markets one after another, and the screening results are also very good!
Well, this is Dunhuang's "self-effacement" - the film's overseas screening results are not only "good"?
Frank of Universal Pictures fell in love with Dunhuang's "Oriental Zombie Film" at a glance. When the film was first released, he snatched up the European and American distribution rights of the film with a flexibility that was completely disproportionate to his weight.

The North American market involved quota issues, and the release time was delayed; however, the European market has already been fully released, and with the efforts of Universal Pictures, the box office results are quite impressive, making Fatty laugh so hard that he can't see his teeth.

And even if the European and American markets are excluded, the Asian overseas markets released by Dunhuang himself are even more popular at the box office!
It was released almost on the same day in most countries, and then broke [-] million on the first day!
——The achievement that this movie could not achieve in China is actually easily achieved overseas!

This is because, for most people in these countries, going to the movies is still a high-cost entertainment after all.

As a result, they are of course more inclined to watch some visual entertainment that cannot be seen on TV, or is uncomfortable to watch, such as special effects, big scenes, explosion scenes...

And "Resident Evil", there are special effects; the big scenes may not be counted, but the scenes of fighting biochemical monsters are eye-catching enough; the explosion scenes... It seems that there are no, but the beauties with strong skills are also very interesting, aren't they?
No matter from any point of view such as zombie movies, action movies, science fiction movies, etc., it is an excellent cool movie!
In particular, the theme of zombies is "fresh" enough in the Asian market, and the film is very successful in creating a horror atmosphere... On the contrary, it is more popular than many films with connotations.

Professional box office evaluation also proves this point - even the most conservative estimates believe that the film's overseas box office in Asia will not be much worse than the domestic box office; more than native.

This overseas result is really strong!
Although in some markets, Dunhuang may not even get 1/4 of the box office revenue, but only if the local box office is counted, it will fully recover and make money. Overseas, it will be a net profit!
What's even more drooling is that this is a series!
After the popularity of the first part of this kind of visually-oriented series, overseas popularity will inevitably have an explosive growth;
Generally speaking, overseas audiences are generally more affectionate and less picky than domestic audiences. As long as the quality of the film does not drop too obviously, the overseas box office of the series will be guaranteed!

Under the circumstances of being repeatedly suppressed in China, Dunhuang can still find such a new profit point overseas, which is really enviable and jealous!

"Although it's not a phenomenal box office result, but only looking at the overseas revenue, it may be higher than a phenomenal movie!"

In the office, while looking at the overseas box office report in his hand, Wang Chuanqi sighed with Wang Wei who was also holding the report.

"Just overseas game sales..."

Speaking of games, Pharaoh frowned,
"Except for a few countries, piracy is rampant in other markets, and the profits in this area can only be watched as they fall into the pockets of pirates."

Wang Wei's expression was a little subtle.

It seems that no matter which time and space it is, the economic level largely determines the so-called "quality";
No, even within the scope of the Chinese cultural circle, especially entertainment products, many of them are genuine and cannot be pirated.

Take the game "Resident Evil" as an example, even before the movie landed in overseas markets, pirated games have already sold like crazy...

What can Dunhuang do?I can only have fun while suffering.

"At any rate, it has boosted the popularity of the movie, and as long as the user habits are cultivated, it may not be impossible to make money back in the future."

Wang Wei shrugged.

"I can only think so." Old Wang's brows stretched, "Anyway, the film project will definitely make money, we should consider a sequel!"

"Just, has Director He agreed to continue directing "Resident Evil 2"?"

In fact, most directors, as long as they have a suitable story and a sufficient budget, will not refuse to shoot sequels to their successful works, even big directors are no exception.

The reason why Lao Wang asks this is because the next year and the next year are not special times!

——If director He Wenying also intends to present a gift for the film's centennial birthday, "Resident Evil 2" cannot bear her request.

Good thing...

"I've communicated with Director He. She's not interested in joining in the fun, and she has no problem continuing to film Biochemical 2." Wang Wei said with a smile.

Just as Lao Wang breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Wang Wei continue to add, "But she also said that she only filmed the second part of this series, so she doesn't plan to continue directing."

"...Don't you persuade me?"

Wang Wei spread his hands, "She said that she didn't want to be tied to a series for ten years, because it wouldn't do any good for her promotion or her ability."

Well, in the face of this reason, Pharaoh is helpless.

"It's a real headache..."

Normally, it is not difficult to find a suitable director for a commercial sequel.

The problem is that the "Resident Evil" series requires film and game linkage, which cannot be replaced by ordinary directors.

The most ideal situation, of course, is that He Wenying, who has already worked with the game team, has been directing this project; but he has higher pursuits, and there is really no way to stop them.

To be honest, she is willing to shoot two films in a row, and she is already much better than Wang Wei——

It's very simple, Wang Wei will never make a sequel, and finding a director for a sequel to his work is also a headache.

——Because his gems are in front, other directors are also full of doubts about taking over the sequel of his movie.

After all, once it takes over, it will inevitably be compared with it by the media, and it will naturally be under great pressure.

Even if the quality of the movie is still passable, but because the comparison is too brilliant, the audience will lower its evaluation, and it may eventually overturn. Isn't the "Legend of the Ranger" in the National Day file a lesson from the past?
Thinking of this, Lao Wang glared at Wang Wei, making the latter quite puzzled.

——Who would have thought that before his new film started shooting, someone would already be having trouble directing the sequel?

But Lao Wang has such confidence in him-whether it is the success of the new film, or his "bad habit" of "breaking one and throwing one away, only responsible for making popular and not responsible for follow-up"...

"Forget it, you'll have a headache then."

Lao Wang had an expression of "there are too many lice and it's not ticklish",

"Speaking of which, how is your new film preparation going? When will you join the crew?"

Wang Wei raised his eyebrows and said, "Preliminary preparations are almost done, but I have to wait for Weibo Technology's financing dust to settle before joining the team."

"Hahaha..." Old Wang laughed, "Pengcheng Venture Capital doesn't dare to procrastinate any longer!"

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