The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 488
"What is the arrangement for "The Wandering Earth" and your "Matrix III" this year? I'm afraid there will be a lot of theme movies this year." Chen Sicheng asked curiously.

DreamWorks' "The Wandering Earth" has been completed. Apart from movie fans and actors fans, perhaps ordinary audiences may not care about it, but the industry naturally has to care.

From the name of the movie and the short information filed with the Film Bureau, one can probably know that the sun is about to be destroyed, and humans have built huge propellers on the surface of the earth, driving the story of the earth looking for a new home.

Judging from the outline of the story, the pattern is quite large, which is in line with the sci-fi style of DreamWorks, which has always been amazing and dare to think and do.

And the amazing size of this movie can also be felt from the production cost of [-] million US dollars.

Although the director is not Chen Jingxing, he naturally does not have much limelight in the domestic and foreign Internet and media public opinion, but as a colleague in the industry, Chen Sicheng will not underestimate this project.

In fact, if it weren't for Chen Jingxing's pressure, Guo Fan would have become the leading commercial film star director in China with three blockbuster films "The Mekong River", "Edge of Tomorrow" and "Red Sea" and nearly 80 billion box office results.

Even Chen Sicheng, Ning Hao and others were slightly inferior.

Not to mention "Matrix III", this is the final chapter of the sci-fi series that fans all over the world have focused on.

It's hard to say about other projects of DreamWorks, but there is a high probability that these two films will be released this year. In addition, starting from this year, gift films will also increase, and many of them are very important blockbusters.

Even though Huaguo has become the world's largest ticket warehouse, it still feels crowded, so he can't help but not care.

Chen Jingxing secretly laughed in his heart. Since last year, the three giants of Jingying, Jianghe Culture, and United Cinemas "forced the palace" together, he knew that these big domestic companies could not sit still.

The domestic market is getting bigger and bigger, and it is growing rapidly, but there are more knives and forks to share the cake. It is not that the major studios have not benefited, but everything is compared. Not on market growth.

Take last year as an example, "Red Sea", "Matrix II" and "The God of Medicine" had three films with a box office of over 30 billion. Two of them were produced by DreamWorks, and one was produced by Bad Monkey. It's down.

With the commemoration of the two 70th anniversaries, there are a lot of blockbuster films presented as gifts. Although they all participated in the investment, the domestic market is obviously a bit cramped, so how can we not be in a hurry.

"Let's see if "The Wandering Earth" can be registered on the National Day file. If it can't be registered, I'm afraid it will be released earlier. "Matrix III" is more complicated, and it depends on Universal's arrangements. It depends on the schedule of other major markets. It may be released at the end of the year. .”

"The Wandering Earth" is a project registered with the competent authority, and it can be regarded as the main theme sci-fi work of DreamWorks for the 70th anniversary, but it may not be released on the National Day file.

First of all, the movie "My 2019" has been confirmed to be released on the National Day of [-]. Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and other great directors gathered, and there are countless stars, which is very suitable for the occasion.

In addition, there are other tribute-themed movies lined up at the back. "The Wandering Earth" may not be able to squeeze in, or there is a high probability that it will not be able to squeeze in.

In this way, I am afraid that neither "Matrix III" nor "The Wandering Earth" will be released in popular schedules.

But in comparison, Chen Jingxing didn't have any worries, DreamWorks was already ready.

Under the "coercion" of the three giants, Chen Jingxing did back down and promised not to get involved in this year's summer vacation, but apart from wanting to dispel public anger, after all, DreamWorks has indeed earned too much in the past two years, and everyone would be jealous .

The other part is also going with the flow.

As the two 70th anniversaries are approaching, the number of gift films makes his scalp tingle, and it is destined that DreamWorks will no longer be able to dominate the hot schedule as it used to.

Instead of being talked to by the authorities to do the work, it is better to take a step back.

Moreover, he has already made a good layout and is no longer so dependent on the schedule. Although the Huaguo film market is the base camp, it is still the foundation of DreamWorks, but the overseas market is enough to make up for the fluctuations and lack of the base camp.

In the past, the so-called domestic film protection policy often arranged Hollywood blockbusters in off-seasons such as March, April, June and September.

On the one hand, it is to protect domestic films to obtain better box office and greater profits in good schedules; index.

It can be regarded as making the best use of everything, with good intentions.

And many blockbuster movies released in the off-season can indeed drive the entire movie market, and even make the entire film market hot. There are many examples of huge box office in the weakest off-season like March and April.

With the current brand image of DreamWorks, the industrial films produced undoubtedly have such strength.

That is to say, even in the off-season, it can drive the entire film market and achieve good box office.

In addition, he is also working hard to create a movie universe.

The "Matrix" series has achieved unprecedented success. "The Wandering Earth", "The Past of the Earth" (Three-Body Problem), Huaguo Mecha IP "Sky Eagle Warrior" and the zombie wasteland IP with "The Walking Dead" as the core have been initially launched.

This will be DreamWorks' four major movie franchises in the future.

This is why Chen Jingxing did not hesitate to sell the investment share of "Matrix" II and III to Universal Pictures, and let Universal Pictures participate in the development of "Aquila Warrior" and "The Walking Dead", and introduced European and American characters.

In the future, "The Wandering Earth" and "Once Upon a Time on Earth" may also be open to investment from Universal and Netflix.

In the Asian market, DreamWorks has established a strong brand and established a mature distribution cooperation model.

By firmly binding Universal, you can gain its powerful distribution network in Europe and America.

By maintaining close cooperation with streaming media giants like Netflix that cover global cross-language and cross-cultural barriers, DreamWorks will be able to ensure stable overseas distribution capabilities and the ability to create global IP through film and television output.

Coupled with the four major movie franchises, DreamWorks will become a new global player outside of the Hollywood giants.

The proportion of the domestic film market will naturally decrease accordingly, and even the proportion of the box office will decrease.

In successful IP series movies and animation movies, the proportion of box office in the overall revenue is not high, usually below 30%.

The animation film DreamWorks also has Asia's leading technology accumulation, which is also the strength of DreamWorks.

This is the reason why Chen Jingxing can sit firmly on Diaoyutai and remain calm about the industry's anxiety about "whether the domestic film market is close to saturation" and "presenting blockbuster movies to squeeze popular schedules".

Chen Jingxing's calmness seemed too obvious, and Chen Sicheng sensitively captured his emotions.

He stared at the scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling windows of the office behind Chen Jingxing, and sighed: "You have nothing to be afraid of."

Although Chen Sicheng may not be able to see Chen Jingxing's layout clearly, after all, "The Wandering Earth" and "Once Upon a Time on Earth" have not yet been produced and released, and the movie universe is still unknown to the outside world.

But only the existing projects and the brand power of DreamWorks can make him feel the advantages of DreamWorks.

Other domestic studios, including the so-called new Internet forces whose investment territory has extended to Hollywood, are far behind DreamWorks in terms of animation and special effects technology.

It used to be said that Hollywood is a wolf. What the domestic film industry should consider is how to defend itself and keep its one-acre three-point land from being bitten and cut away by wolves. In recent years, Hollywood blockbusters in China have lost the unstoppable strength.

But is everyone's good day coming?

The days are indeed getting better and better, but they are not as good as imagined, because DreamWorks is a wolf that is more ferocious than Hollywood, and the most disgusting thing is that it is still a member of the domestic film and television industry. There is no logic of "protectionism" The law is applied to him.

However, Chen Sicheng has long given up on comparing himself with Chen Jingxing. Although both of them were called the leaders of young actors in 14, and now they are both promoted to capitalists, Chen Sicheng's career is still a small witch compared to DreamWorks. Meet the great witch.

The "Tang Detective" series is already one of the best film series in China, and it has brought Chen Sicheng endless capital, but Chen Jingxing's "Matrix" can completely overwhelm it.

"Forget it, to be serious, I heard that "Parallel Missions" approached you? You didn't come up with any ideas, did you?"

Chen Sicheng looked at Chen Jingxing with a serious expression.

Chen Jingxing smiled: "Don't worry, I didn't come up with any ideas. Besides, an industrial film involves all aspects, and it's not something that I can bring about with just one idea."

Chen Sicheng's expression was a little relaxed now, and he flattered without losing the opportunity: "Then who knows, your brain is worth hundreds of millions, who dares to underestimate it."

The "Parallel Mission" that Chen Sicheng said is also one of his competitors in the Spring Festival file, the movie of Brother Cheng Long.

As a frequent visitor to the Spring Festival stalls, Uncle Long can be regarded as a model worker. Master Xing has started to go behind the scenes and no longer takes part in battles in person. Uncle Long has to start work for the Cheng family class and take part in action movies in person, consuming his reputation and appeal.

Quite a bit like Lian Po is old, can't eat but also has to eat.

But the production rate of bad movies is a bit high, and word-of-mouth has begun to decline, and it has gradually become a supporting role in the Spring Festival war.

And for this year's Spring Festival, Uncle Long even filmed a sci-fi action movie, combining the action drama he is good at with sci-fi, and is ready to fight again.

Since Chen Jingxing blew up the sci-fi whirlwind, the number of sci-fi themes in domestic movies has also increased, but most of them ended up on the street.

The script and shooting of sci-fi movies are relatively difficult, and there is also a lack of talents in this field in China. However, Chen Jingxing provided sci-fi masterpieces that have been tested by the market and time in his previous life, and the domestic audience's horizons and appreciation thresholds have been raised as soon as they are shot. An insurmountable height.

In addition to DreamWorks, domestic sci-fi creations that have just started do not match the audience's high-standard and high-demand viewing expectations for sci-fi works after being nurtured by DreamWorks, which makes domestic filmmakers quite depressed.

Objectively speaking, some small and medium-budget sci-fi movies made by other domestic companies in recent years are not without merit, but the appetite of domestic audiences and sci-fi fans has been overwhelmed.

Without the appearance of Chen Jingxing, the sci-fi works that may be qualified as passing by domestic audiences have become bad movies that everyone shouts. Because of the series of hardcore sci-fi works shot by Chen Jingxing, domestic audiences are even more picky about sci-fi. higher than abroad.

This also led to domestic non-DreamWorks sci-fi films being criticized by sci-fi fans. After a short period of enthusiasm and impetuosity, sci-fi themes began to slowly "cool" down in the Chinese film industry.

At least everyone has reached a consensus that domestic sci-fi fans and audiences are really hard to serve. It is too difficult to follow the trend of sci-fi themes. It is not suitable for hot money investment or short-term money. If you really want to make a sci-fi movie, you must polish the script carefully. .

And Uncle Long got a ready-made sci-fi book about parallel worlds. He wanted to make it into a sci-fi action movie. To be cautious, he also contacted Chen Jingxing. He wanted Chen Jingxing to come up with an idea or invite a screenwriter from DreamWorks to come. Complete and revise the script, you can sign the screenwriter.

It's just that this book is really bad. The screenwriter is very ambitious and involves a lot of elements, kidnapping, stealing, murder, explosions, as well as drag racing and gun battles, but it is full of loopholes and bugs.

It is not a good book itself, even if it needs to be revised and perfected, it will be a big project, and Chen Jingxing also asked DreamWorks to revise it, DreamWorks must become the main producer and send producers to control the filming.

After all, Chen Jingxing cherishes feathers very much, and absolutely does not allow the word of mouth of DreamWorks to be consumed casually. Don't use the name of DreamWorks screenwriter to attract fans and audiences, and the word of mouth will spread to the street. This kind of business is very uneconomical.

In the end, due to differences in investment and DreamWorks' request for control, the cooperation between the two failed.

However, Uncle Long still took pictures of this book, and it has been fixed for the Spring Festival.

Chen Sicheng is actually most afraid of Xingye's "New King of Comedy" and Long Shu's "Parallel Mission" during this Spring Festival. Xingye and comedy are almost competitors on the same track as "Tang Detective".

What he feared about "Parallel Missions" was the rumor that Chen Jingxing participated in the script of "Parallel Missions". This news alone was enough to make people vigilant.

As for "Parallel Tasks", Chen Jingxing is also aware of the suspected touch himself in the publicity, but after all, Uncle Long is a senior he respects very much, and the publishing company is Jianghe Culture, not Uncle Long's company, so naturally he can't tear himself apart for this .

Another thing is that Jianghe Culture is also very shady, not to catch Chen Jingxing, and to play sidelines. It is all vague news. Although DreamWorks also officially responded that Chen Jingxing is not the screenwriter of "Parallel Mission", but because it is a science fiction theme , It is said that there is also a brain-burning plot involving parallel time and space, so the statement that "Chen Jingxing provided the idea for "Parallel Mission"" still convinced many viewers.

After all, he only provided ideas, so Chen Jingxing would not ask for authorship if he is so high-minded and honest.

Just the information that Chen Jingxing provided sci-fi ideas or ideas for a certain movie is enough to make many sci-fi fans look forward to it.

Now that Chen Jingxing denied it face to face, another stone fell from Chen Sicheng's heart.

The last one left.

"Does "Wall-E" not even have a screening? So confident? The United Cinemas' "Dinosaur Adventure" has a good reputation. My curiosity is like a cat scratching. Stop it, it’s not convenient for me to have a sneak peek.”

Chen Jingxing laughed out loud: "Brother Chen, that's actually why you came today."

Chen Sicheng has a thick skin: "If you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles."

Although it’s not Journey to the West, it’s not Panda, it doesn’t have kung fu, and it’s not linked to any IP. As a completely original animation, “WALL-E” really doesn’t have the potential to be a blockbuster at the box office. It is not as popular as "The Return of the Great Sage", after all, "The Return of the Great Sage" has many adult audiences.

However, anyone who has a relationship with DreamWorks cannot be taken lightly. It is best to look at it in advance so that you can know for sure.

After Chen Jingxing laughed, he still tried his best to calm down Chen Sicheng's heart: "Wall-E is just a cartoon, it's not a track, you should worry about "Dinosaur Adventure" and "Young Lei Zhenzi", you have a big IP. What is there to worry about? Suspicious..."

"Hmph, okay, that's what you said. If "Tang Detective" doesn't reach 40 billion at the box office, you have to give me an explanation. I don't want anything else. Just write me a script."

"You're just touching the porcelain. None of my movies can reach 40 billion. Why don't you say 50 billion? You put this empty glove and white wolf..."

After being entangled for a long time, Chen Sicheng still walked out of Chen Jingxing's office with a depressed face. The plan to investigate the "enemy situation" failed, so he had to return in vain.

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