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After the millennium, after more than 20 years of development, the domestic film market has become increasingly mature.

In addition to the constant changes and improvements made by filmmakers in shooting new films, the audience's aesthetics and viewing needs are also constantly changing.

At first, domestic audiences liked Hollywood blockbusters because Hollywood's commercial films were fast-paced, big-scene, and full of sensory stimulation.

At that time, many audiences were not very wealthy, and everyone felt that going to the cinema was worthwhile only if they watched special effects blockbusters.

The same is true for watching dramas and comedies on a computer or TV.

That’s why the huge ship “Titanic” crashed into an iceberg and became the box office champion in Chinese film history with a box office of 360 million yuan, and maintained this record for ten years.

More than a decade later, "Avatar" achieved a box office of 1.715 billion yuan in mainland China as a groundbreaking 3D movie, becoming a box office legend at the time.

Hollywood blockbusters are like McDonald's and KFC, spreading all over the world thanks to their convenience, speed and good taste.

However, people who have never tried hamburgers and fried chicken may think they are delicious at first, but after a long time they will get sick of them and they have no nutritional value.

The same goes for Hollywood movies.

After years of development, the special effects of Hollywood blockbusters are no longer new to domestic audiences.

From robots and giant dinosaurs to various superheroes, without the special effects filters, the simplicity, cliché and lack of depth of Hollywood movie plots are exposed.

Moreover, due to the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, domestic audiences are unable to empathize with many plots in Hollywood movies.

This is also the main reason why Hollywood movies have become less and less attractive in the domestic market over the years.

The story of the first part of [Avatar] is actually a bunch of history to domestic audiences, and the male protagonist is the only one who rapes others.

The Chinese say that "those who are not of my race must have different hearts." If you don't even want to be a human being and want to be an alien, it is completely meaningless to talk about peace and environmental protection on this basis.

The fact that Avatar had such a huge impact in China when it was released had nothing to do with the plot; it was entirely due to the groundbreaking 3D special effects technology at the time.

Gu Wei was stunned at first, then he reacted.

"Prepare for [Her Disappearance]?"

“Yes, after finishing the post-production of Manslaughter 2, Director Cui started the preparations for Her.

The casting was almost completed, and he flew to Hainan to inspect the shooting location.

Boss, you also know that the background of this movie is somewhere in Southeast Asia, so Hainan is a suitable location."

From the two "Accidental Murder" films to the currently filming "Exit", and "Gone Girl", the locations were all chosen in Hainan.

For the relevant staff of [Wei Ming Tian Xia], they are already very familiar with what kind of scenery each city has.

"The current box office of "A Thousand Miles Home" has exceeded 1.5 billion. Director Guo Fan is planning a celebration banquet this weekend. Boss, can you come back to attend?"

"My shooting has reached the final stage and I can't leave. Let's go have dinner with him when I return to Beijing~"

The entertainment circle, the entertainment circle, the entertainment industry is actually just one circle after another.

On a larger scale, there are the Beijing circle, Shanghai circle, and Northwest circle. On a smaller scale, there are some small circles of directors and actors who have good relationships with each other.

Gu Wei has been famous for so many years. As one of the top bosses in the circle, naturally some circles have formed around him.

For example, people like Lu Yang, Guo Fan, and Wu Jing all became famous after working with Gu Wei. Naturally, their relationship became better and better, and they also cooperated with each other on many projects.

"A Thousand Miles Home" is a typical example. It was jointly produced by "Wei Ming Tian Xia", "Guo Fan Films" and "Freedom Cool Whale", and if the movie is successful, they will all make money together.

"Director Guo Hu from Lotus Tower has come to the company several times recently. He has almost finished preparing for this costume drama. He wants to talk to you about casting and filming."

The project [Lotus Tower] has been delayed again and again due to Gu Wei's personal schedule issues. However, for the top stars in the circle, the situation of waiting for the show is inevitable, not to mention that the show itself is produced by [Wei Ming Tian Xia]. Even if Guo Hu is a little anxious, there is nothing he can do.

“After the filming of Extreme Rescue is finished, I will go back to Beijing to meet with Director Guo.

[Lotus Tower] will definitely start filming in the first half of next year."

A few days later, Cui Rui, who was in Hainan, came to visit the crew.

After finishing filming during the day, Gu Wei, Wen Mu and a few others went out to eat together.

“.The scenery in Hainan is still so beautiful.

In the past two days, I have visited several alternative locations that I had previously considered, and have already decided on Lingshui and Wanning.

Some of the sets needed for filming will start construction this month and will be completed around December."

At the dinner table, Cui Rui talked about what he had gained during his time in Hainan.

He has been very busy since signing in to [Wei Ming Tian Xia].

At the beginning, I was working as an assistant director in the web drama version of "Detective Chinatown". Later, I directed "The Love Master 2" and "The Accidental Detective 2". Now, I am so busy preparing for the current "Gone Girl" that I have no time to rest.

However, Cui Rui likes this state. Career success is the best tonic for men. As a young director, he knows how rare the directing opportunities he has are.

"Thank you for your hard work~" Gu Wei nodded.

"The company has decided that Manslaughter 2 will be released at the end of December. You will have to lead the team to promote it for a while."

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Cui Rui smiled and said: "This is what I should do"

"Isn't the company planning to release "The Accidental Murderer 2" during the Spring Festival?" Wen Mu also asked.

Gu Wei shook his head: "The subject matter is not very suitable.

With the quality of "The Accidental Murderer 2", the Lunar New Year holiday season is just right.

Without strong competitors, there will be a great advantage in scheduling films.

In addition, the company is involved in producing The Wandering Earth 2 during the Spring Festival."

Wen Mu also nodded: "Based on the popularity and box office of the first film, it should be easy for The Wandering Earth 2 to win the box office championship during this year's Spring Festival. It will be no problem for the box office to break 5 billion again."

“There is hope, but other movies in this year’s Spring Festival schedule should not be underestimated, especially Zhang Yimou’s “Red River”, which will be a big competitor to “The Wandering Earth 2”!”

Wen Mu was also surprised and said: "Director Zhang's level is beyond doubt, he is the top director in the country.

However, his previous movies did not seem to have very high box office. Is it possible for "Man Jiang Hong" to be comparable to "The Wandering Earth 2"?

I remember that "Man Jiang Hong" seemed to be a comedy movie. Could it be another "Three Guns"? "

Gu Wei shook his head: "I have read the script of "Man Jiang Hong", it is a comedy-style movie with historical themes.

Director Zhang may not be very good at shooting comedies, but this time he has Xu Zheng and Ning Hao as producers, the Happy Twist team joining in, and Shen Teng as the lead actor, so there is no need to worry about this.

Moreover, the producers of this film include Huanxi Media, Guangguang Media, China Film, Happy Twist, Maoyan Film and other film and television companies, so it will have great advantages in terms of publicity and promotion from online to offline!"

If you say at this time that the box office of "Man Jiang Hong" will exceed that of "The Wandering Earth 2", no filmmaker in the industry will believe it.

[The Wandering Earth] is known as the number one science fiction film in China. It has its own traffic and fans, and the first film achieved a super high box office of 5 billion.

Although Gu Wei was not involved in the second part, director Guo Fan and lead actor Wu Jing also have a strong appeal among the audience.

Although director Zhang Yimou has a high status, he has never made a movie that has particularly high box office performance.

Before "Man Jiang Hong", the highest-grossing film he directed was "The Great Wall", which grossed 1.17 billion yuan in China. Then came "Shadow", "Sniper" and "The Flowers of War", all of which grossed around 600 million yuan, which is a big gap from the current blockbuster commercial films that easily gross 20 to 30 billion, or even 40 to 50 billion yuan.

"Our company is one of the promoters of The Wandering Earth 2, right?"

"Yes, our company is jointly promoting and distributing with [China Film] and [Guo Fan Films]!"

As Gu Wei said this, he was already thinking that after he returned to Beijing after the film was finished, he would look for the relevant personnel from China Film and Guofan Pictures to talk about the film's promotion and marketing.

In fact, the box office of the original film "The Wandering Earth 2" was not as good as "Man Jiang Hong", and the publicity and promotion should be blamed to a certain extent.

One was a science fiction masterpiece with huge investment, and the other was a comedy sketch shot in a small courtyard, but they lost at the box office.

Generally speaking, this has dealt a heavy blow to the development of domestic films.

The film companies saw that they didn't need to make any big blockbusters with big scenes and big productions, and could just find well-known actors to make comedies, with small investments and high returns, and they could win big with small investments. (End of this chapter)