The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 144 Xiaoxiang New Market in North America

Wang Wei didn't know that the undercurrent in the circle was beginning to surge.

In his view, even if Dunhuang has attracted some talents to join now, most of them are sent to the door by themselves. Dunhuang has not poached the top five corners, so as not to cause a backlash.

Take the few directors and producers he had recruited at the celebration banquet for example. Although they all had considerable experience, they all sent them over because they couldn't get a suitable opportunity for various reasons.

Of course, it's hard to say what their future achievements will be, and their current level is already good enough for Dunhuang.

But just these few people, they didn't just take it down if they said it was taken down.

The point of signing a long-term contract alone is a problem.

The obstacle mainly comes from their respective agents——

Signing a long-term contract is really unfavorable for them to increase the price in subsequent cooperation.

This is also an important reason why Dunhuang asked to sign a long-term contract.

The long-term contract is more about restricting the target object to ask for a lot of money in the sequel, rather than infinitely lowering the salary.

Even if a long-term contract is signed, the remuneration paid to the target audience will at least be in line with market conditions.

But brokers obviously don't see it that way.

Their interests are directly tied to their clients' earnings, and brokers who cannot strive for more value for their clients will be worthless.

However, all differences have come to an end in front of Dunhuang's new "salary increase" plan.

—— Even if a long-term contract is signed, as long as the other party continues to create value, Dunhuang does not mind raising their salary at all, and even takes the initiative to satisfy their wish of taking a share of the box office.

After all, if they were eligible for box office share in other film and television companies before, they would not be able to take the initiative to come and be "poached".

Moreover, most companies in the industry cannot afford a game like Dunhuang.

The film industry is of course one of the legal and lucrative industries in the world, but if there is a profit, there is a loss, and regardless of whether it is Chinese or foreign, the loss is more than the profit!
I have been focusing on Dunhuang for a long time, and I may have some illusions. The small cost of its shooting has been earned, and all of them have made a lot of money!So, why can't I follow suit?
Jumping out of Dunhuang and looking outside, whether it is the Chinese entertainment industry or Hollywood, there are many films that lose money—not just any company can make a hit, nor is it just anyone who makes a hit. .

Most of the small companies below Dunhuang only have the envy of Halazi. Even if they also offer box office dividends, no one believes that they can get it-they should support themselves first and then talk about other things.

The Big Five are indeed more guaranteed in quality, and are therefore heavily relied on by capital, but they are also superior to individual creators. Except for a few big directors and gold medal producers who are closely related, it is difficult for ordinary creators to obtain guaranteed box office revenue.

Note that it is guaranteed-the verbal share is approximately equal to zero.

Therefore, on the road of throwing money at people, Dunhuang can be considered to have found its own way.

And it is not difficult for outsiders to see that this road can only be passed if Wang Wei leads it.

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Outsiders know it, and of course Wang Wei himself knows it.

So no matter how complicated the other work was, he did not relax the "carving" of the work.

His works are the signature of Dunhuang - all the prosperity of Dunhuang is based on his continuous success.

Frankly speaking, this is of course not a very healthy development model.

But at this stage, this is the best option for Dunhuang.

Money can not only deeply stimulate individuals; if a company wants to develop, the stimulation of money is also the most important thing!

However, when a company produces a limited number of films each year, in order to obtain more profits, it must either improve the quality of the films as much as possible, or - open up new markets.

After the first cut of "The Silence of the Lambs" was completed, and Wang Wei was sure that all the post-production could be completed as scheduled, he invited Wang Chuanqi, Xu Daoxing and other publicity directors to discuss a serious issue——

"What do you think of the North American market?"

Lao Wang and Lao Xu looked at each other and laughed.

"I just said that "Lamb" is interested in the western market!" Lao Wang slapped his thigh and said.

Old Xu also laughed and said: "From the conception, the story, and the characters' names are all westernized, if you say that "Lamb" is not intended for the Western market, I wouldn't believe it! Sure enough..."

The two are Wang Wei's right-hand men. When "Lamb" is about to launch, when he heard this question, he knew he had an idea.

Wang Wei was taken aback for a moment, but he did not deny what they said.

When I chose this film at the beginning, I certainly had a reason for the award-winning attributes, but it cannot be said that I did not have any intention of targeting the Western market, especially the North American market.

Lao Wang first smiled and said: "It is impossible to pick up money. It is also a mature and highly competitive film market. If you want to break into this market, you cannot do without the Hollywood Five."

Probably because of the relatively smaller market, after a series of mergers and reorganizations, the top Hollywood powers are left with only the top five—Warner Bros., Fox, Paramount, Disney, and Universal.

Lao Xu analyzed it from another perspective: "It is not easy to make money after entering. All markets are exclusive, and the North American market is especially exclusive."

"North American audiences' blindness to Eastern faces is a problem, and cultural differences are a bigger problem."

It has been more than two years since the market was opened to each other and the introduction of films was limited, and some laws can already be summed up.

From the perspective of the film industry, China Entertainment and Hollywood are basically on the same level, but the themes they specialize in are indeed different.

China Entertainment is good at shooting action scenes and martial arts scenes. Many Hollywood action designs are scumbags in front of Chinese-language action movies-in this regard, both time and space seem to be the same.

And Hollywood is indeed better at science fiction.

This is indeed a very interesting point. The cultural accumulation in North America is too thin. Well, it can even be said that there is no cultural accumulation. On the contrary, it can open up more brain holes and come up with unique science fiction stories and ideas.

Therefore, judging from the box office performance of the movies they introduced, apart from the curiosity-seeking psychology, both parties are more interested in fields that they are not very good at——

China Entertainment's action films are the best sellers in North America, and Hollywood science fiction films are the best sellers in China.

"Lamb" doesn't seem to be a match for both sides, but several people are optimistic that it can have a fighting chance in the North American market.

"Leaving aside the Western elements in it, the audience for horror films in North America is proportionally larger than that in China."

Wang Wei concluded: "The most important thing is that no matter how difficult it is to make money in the North American market, we still have to find a way to develop it."

"Yes!"

The other two nodded in unison.

Even if the North American market is also a sea of ​​red, it is still a new market for domestic players.

New market, pure profit!Every penny is earned!
The promotion of Chinese culture is still secondary, and it is really cool to earn ticket money from North American audiences.

Another point that is more favorable is that everyone has not yet grasped the thinking of global production, and the opportunities are relatively equal.

Just one small problem -

"How do we get quotas for exporting films?"

Lao Wang frowned and asked.

"That's your business." Wang Wei spread his arms and smirked.

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　Zhang said, comments... It is said that it will be restored in November, there should be a few days~~~
　　
　
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