Chapter 1082 Various factors(1/2)
I'm disappointed everyone. I said it would break out, but it didn't happen. I didn't expect it to suddenly become busy in the past few days as the Chinese New Year approaches. I'm sorry. I'll see if it can break out over the weekend.
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"Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" has become a hit at the domestic and international box office. The local film market has always occupied the first place in the box office rankings, as stable as Mount Tai. There is not even a movie that can threaten the box office of "Three Kingdoms".
The gap is really huge.
The same is true abroad. Originally, in the United States, Imperial Pictures' "The Battle of the Pacific" was still ahead of "Three Kingdoms," but this is also reasonable. "The Battle of the Pacific" is the United States' own historical blockbuster.
But it is a pity that Di Mei Pictures messed up. A week after its release, both fans and the media fiercely criticized this profound war historical film. Its reputation suddenly dropped sharply, and negative news was everywhere. Then this film
The box office performance of the Hollywood blockbuster, which had high hopes, plummeted and was quickly surpassed by the Chinese blockbuster "Three Kingdoms". It was never able to shake "Three Kingdoms"'s position at the top of the U.S. movie box office rankings.
At this time, Yang Ming was lying comfortably on the couch in his office, browsing various news on his mobile phone. After practicing singing with Li Feifei in the morning, he did not go home for dinner and stayed at the company to have a light meal. Now he is taking advantage of his free time at noon.
Time to take a break.
The outstanding performance of "Three Kingdoms" at the box office in the United States really surprised Yang Ming. He really didn't expect that the situation would change so quickly.
In other words, "Pacific Battle" is too vulnerable.
Originally, in his plan, he spent a lot of manpower and material resources to release and release "Three Kingdoms" in the United States. He did not expect that it would be such a successful box office result. In his expectation, as long as it can leave a deep impression on American movie fans, then
It's enough.
Opening up the American film market with Chinese-language films is not a one-time success.
Yang Ming has also been mentally prepared for it. As long as the box office results can sustain the huge expenditure on movie promotion, he will be satisfied.
But he didn't expect that American movie fans would be so enthusiastic about his blockbuster movie with a pure historical background in China. Now that he sees the result, he is really happy.
In the past few days, he has been in contact with Barber every day, asking about the box office situation in the United States and understanding every detail.
Combining all these factors, Yang Ming realized that the success of "Three Kingdoms" was no accident.
The power of Chinese officials made "Three Kingdoms" a selected film for film and cultural exchanges between the two countries, which solved the distribution problem of this film to a large extent.
At least in terms of the number of theaters it is released in, it is not much inferior to "Pacific Battle", and even exceeds it by a little. After all, the governments of both countries have strict regulations in this regard, and the same is true for American films that are exchanged and released in China.
Otherwise, if the Hollywood giants see that "Three Kingdoms" has such huge box office potential, they will secretly use some means to block the box office of "Three Kingdoms". Amc theaters alone will definitely not be able to support "Three Kingdoms", the biggest movie in China's history.
The most expensive movie to make.
Of course, the official attitude of China also makes many Hollywood giants feel taboo. If they really do something wrong, it will be unless they don't want their movies to be released in East Asia.
Yang Ming felt that it was precisely because the Chinese officials valued "Three Kingdoms" that they had cleared away all the apparent obstacles.
Another important reason is that American movie fans do have a unique love for Chinese culture.
This life is no better than the past. Although the confrontation between China and the West is an eternal theme and will not change because of the differences in the world, China in this world is undoubtedly one of the most powerful countries on earth. The impression of China by the people of the United States will definitely not stay
In my previous life, I had the memory of riding a bicycle, eating vegetable stems and leaves, and seeing dilapidated buildings everywhere.
The power of China in this world has made both Europe and the United States always have a fearful and extremely curious attitude towards China. This is true for the government and the people.
But there is one biggest difference compared to the previous life, that is, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the great man implemented economic reforms. After a hundred years of development, China has become more and more integrated with the world, and the world has become increasingly inseparable from China. In addition, China's support for tourism
, causing more and more foreign tourists to visit China every year.
If the influence of transportation was limited in the past, in the 1980s, China became the first choice country for travel and vacation for countless foreign people.
The majestic Great Wall, the largest royal palace in the world, the mysterious Terracotta Warriors and Horses, lofty mountains, ice and snow, it can be said that China is a huge country today, with an all-weather climate from south to north. No matter when you travel to China, there are places you want to visit.
In the summer, go to China's Northern Xinjiang Province, which used to be Siberia, Russia, and is now China's territory right up to the Arctic Ocean; in the winter, go to the south of China, where it's as warm as spring. Even if there's a cold wave, you can go to Luzon, Xinhua, Lion City and other places.
In short, in the eyes of foreign people, China today is undoubtedly an ancient, vast, mysterious, and powerful country, not inferior to the wealth of the West. The quality of its citizens has always been at the forefront of the world, coupled with China's open policy to the outside world.
, making the current Chinese people’s psychology abroad full of complex emotions.
It was the same in the previous life, but compared to the previous life, in this life there is more fear and envy. I am afraid of China's unrivaled power and envious of China's majesty and well-being.
It is precisely because of these factors that "Three Kingdoms", a purely Chinese-language film based on China's history of more than 1,800 years ago, was highly praised by countless foreign fans and people as soon as it was released.
The soul-stirring battlefield battles, gorgeous and exquisite ancient costumes, elegant and mysterious etiquette, etc. are all factors that attract foreign movie fans. After the government and Oriental DreamWorks have joined forces to promote and popularize this period of history in various aspects and channels, all foreign countries
Movie fans all know that this period of history is real, and everything in the movie really existed and is not fabricated.
The four ancient civilizations that have been sung by countless poets have been passed down to this day. The civilization has not been cut off, and only China is still being passed down.
The various Chinese inherited cultures shown in "Three Kingdoms", combined with the aura of the ancient civilization, have fascinated countless foreign movie fans and become obsessed with some of these cultures.
700 million yuan, this is the box office data of "Three Kingdoms" for half a month after it was released in the United States. I believe there will be no problem in exceeding 1 billion yuan by then.
When Yang Ming heard this data from Barber, he was quite surprised. The 700 million yuan converted into Chinese dollars was only 2.1 billion Chinese dollars. At that time, he accidentally blurted out, "It can't keep up with the domestic box office." Barber was
Caught and laughed at.
China's population and economic aggregate rank first in the world, and the U.S. film market will definitely not be able to keep up with China's.
At that time, when Yang Ming heard Barber's words, he was sweating profusely. It was a pity that his emotions were still stuck in his previous life.
However, considering the current exchange rate of 1:3 between the Chinese dollar and the rice dollar, and the strong Chinese economy, it is reasonable for the Chinese film market to be the world's largest ticket market, but he has always ignored this before, or
Even if he knew it, he had forgotten it accidentally.
If you add the film market in East Asia as a whole, there is no doubt that it is comparable to the film market in Europe and the United States combined. No wonder many film companies in contemporary Hollywood are trying to enter the Chinese film market.
Only if they are recognized by the Chinese Film Market can their films be distributed to the film markets of East Asian countries.
The longer Yang Ming stays in this world, the clearer he becomes about the true context of the current global film market.
The movie market is getting bigger and bigger, and the environment and atmosphere of the entertainment and cultural industry are getting better and better, which just provides the best development platform for him, a visitor from another world. If he doesn't make a career, I will really feel sorry for him as a time traveler.
identity.
The great man established an extremely powerful China, so in this life he will create a Chinese cultural industry empire that is popular all over the world.
Just as Yang Ming was lying on the sofa with his eyes closed and concentrating, thinking about the next plan in his mind, there was a slight knock on the door of the office.
"Come in."
"Mr. Yang!"
Sister Zhu opened the door and saw Yang Ming's eyes lit up. Then she closed the door and sat directly on the single sofa opposite Yang Ming. She said excitedly: "Mr. Yang, another talented person has come to apply. I just don't know if you dare to accept it."
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"Oh, tell me?"
Yang Ming was shocked when he heard this. He immediately sat up straight and asked curiously.
"An acquaintance just contacted me." When Sister Zhu talked about business, her whole expression became solemn and serious, "I want to meet you through me."
"Who wants to see me?" Yang Ming asked while pouring the tea. After pouring the tea, he gently brought it to Sister Zhu.
"Mingjing and Huang Xiaofeng!"
Yang Ming said two names from Sister Zhu's mouth that he had never thought of. Originally, he was still guessing which star in the entertainment industry it was, but he really didn't expect that it would be these two people. Not long ago, there was a lot of commotion.
The director and actress of another movie "Liao Zhai" that also claimed to block the box office of "Three Kingdoms".
Although he didn't know Mingjing and Huang Xiaofeng, he was definitely not unfamiliar with them. Neither Mingjing, the director, nor Huang Xiaofeng, the superstar-level diva, were unknowns in the entertainment industry.
And these two people are both people with extraordinary strength.
To be honest, Yang Ming really didn't expect that someone who was a competitor before would suddenly propose to join Oriental DreamWorks. He was really shocked by this change.
However, he thought of something and asked a little surprised: "It seems that Mingjing and Huang Xiaofeng are not in the same company, right? There are many words on Wucuo Novel Network."
Although he has not watched Xiao Bufan's "Liao Zhai", he still knows the crew information. Mingjing is in Xiao Bufan's Xiao's Film Company, and Huang Xiaofeng is in another film company. In this regard, Yang
Ming still has some impressions in his mind.
Hearing Yang Ming's question, Sister Zhu pursed her lips and smiled, looked at Yang Ming with a hint of pride and said, "I know boss, you don't pay much attention to the dynamics of the entertainment industry. Although Mingjing and Huang Xiaofeng are not a couple, they are in the entertainment industry."
It’s not a big deal that two people are one in the industry, and it’s a woman chasing a man!”
"Although Huang Xiaofeng has a contract with another film company, it is not binding. Moreover, under the influence of the star studio created by you, boss, this diva will soon set up her own studio. The more troublesome one is Ming Jing.
, he signed a five-year contract with Shaw Films and now has three years left."
After listening to Sister Zhu's explanation, Yang Ming frowned and nodded to express his understanding. He thought about it for a while, and then asked: "In that case, why did Mingjing suddenly intend to join Oriental DreamWorks? It seems that this pair
As for him himself, the influence is not good, right? There are many words on Wucuo Novel Network."
Are you kidding me? A director who was defeated at the box office by a competitor suddenly wants to leave his old company and join a competitor. This is not a good reputation for either Mingjing himself or Oriental DreamWorks.
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Maybe Oriental DreamWorks will be called malicious poaching because of this.
Why was it that Oriental DreamWorks and Polydale had been at loggerheads before? Oriental DreamWorks, which had just been established at that time, collided with Polydale as a giant. However, most of the public opinion in the external media was in favor of Oriental DreamWorks.
It is because of the unfair and malicious poaching behavior of Baoli that "Meteor Garden" made several people famous. Except for Yang Ming, the last person was poached by Baoli. This kind of behavior will naturally not leave a good impression on people.
Having learned from the past, Yang Ming naturally did not want Oriental DreamWorks to leave a domineering impression to the outside world.
Oriental DreamWorks is now in a period of rapid growth, and has touched the interests of countless people. If something unexpected happens due to this kind of thing, for the sake of one talent, it will not be worth the loss.
Seeing the slightly worried look in Yang Ming's eyes, Sister Zhu smiled confidently and said mysteriously: "The reason why Mingjing was also forced! He has no other choice, otherwise his reputation will be ruined!"
"What's going on?" Yang Ming asked.
""Liao Zhai" failed miserably at the box office, had a very bad reputation, and negative news emerged one after another. However, the young master Xiao did not want to bear the consequences, so he was going to find someone to take the blame. So, the director of "Liao Zhai" is the best
To be continued...