my movie years

Chapter 278 "The Wandering Earth" Starts Up

On the first day of filming of "The Wandering Earth", Zhang Hao deliberately went to the set to sit down and cheer up the crew.

After training in "Shark Beach", "A Little Thing of First Love", and "Source Code", Guo Fan became more and more comfortable as a director.

However, "The Wandering Earth" is a large project with an investment of more than [-] million. Depending on the situation, additional investment may be required in the future.

Such a large investment project is also the first time for Guo Fan.

"Recently, I have been suffering from insomnia, and I feel a mountain of pressure." Guo Fan and Zhang Hao complained.

"What are you afraid of? Afraid of screwing up the film?" Zhang Hao asked.

"The main reason is to live up to your trust. If you mess up such a big project to me..." Guo Fan shook his head, not daring to think about it anymore.

Zhang Hao patted Guo Fan on the shoulder and said comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, the worst thing is to pay off the debt by working for me."

Usually at this time, I say that I will pay the compensation, but this will put more pressure on Guo Fan, so Zhang Hao will not say that.

Hearing what Zhang Hao said, Guo Fan felt a little relieved: "I guess I will have to pay back so much money in my next life."

"Don't worry, I can't afford it. If you don't believe in yourself, you should also trust me and Mr. Liu. We are the producer and producer." Zhang Hao scanned around: "Where is Mr. Liu?"

"He went to chat with the actor..."

Just as we were talking, Teacher Da Liu appeared, and he was very happy to meet: "The crew is very good. I haven't seen such a professional crew for a long time. It is indeed a correct choice to entrust the work to you."

"If there is anyone other than me who can direct domestic sci-fi films, only Guo Fan is the only one." Zhang Hao didn't blush at all when he said this, but it made Guo Fan red.

Teacher Da Liu also quite agrees: "That's true. I heard that there are quite a lot of science fiction adaptations recently. What's that called? It is said that "Fortress of Shanghai" has already been launched, and it will be released in time for the National Day file."

Guo Fan asked curiously, "So anxious? Are they not waiting for "The Martian" to be released?"

Zhang Hao explained: "The owner of the film company is also very good, and according to the momentum, it seems that the box office of "The Martian" will not be lower.

The most important thing is that the news that we have developed peripherals with Penguin and other partners is not hidden, it is all open.

The profits around here are so lucrative that everyone wants a piece of the action. "

"Huh," Guo Fan said with a little disdain, "If the IP itself is not well done, what's the use of doing well around it?"

"Who says it's not, so the pressure is still there." Zhang Hao, Guo Fan, and Teacher Da Liu chatted while walking around the studio.

"The IP of "The Wandering Earth" is a point worthy of development," Zhang Hao revealed a little news to Guo Fan and Teacher Da Liu: "A few days ago, our investors had a meeting together, and Penguin planned to launch a science fiction theater.

It's almost like Youku or iQiyi's Misty Theater, which focuses on first-hand sci-fi dramas.

There are many stories worth telling under the framework of "The Wandering Earth", and we believe this is a good opportunity. "

"If you put it this way, I feel like I'm at a loss!" Teacher Da Liu suddenly felt his heart ache.

Zhang Hao said: "No matter what, I can't let you suffer, because you are the core figure in this series of plans.

At that time, we will contact your book agent, and you will not be missed in terms of box office and peripheral sales. "

"Uh, I don't care much about these, as long as you do the project well." Teacher Da Liu said.

Although Mr. Liu said he didn't care, he bought the copyright of Mr. Liu's works for 30 yuan in the early years. It seemed a stupid decision at the time, but now it seems that Mr. Liu suffered a blood loss.

If Mr. Liu hadn't sold it at that time, Zhang Hao might have paid several million for the copyright of "Three-Body Problem".

After all, it's not like it used to be, and now a well-known sci-fi novel is worth a lot of money.

But Zhang Hao will not let Mr. Liu suffer, just thank him for trusting himself, so he will be invited to join the project, whether it is a producer or a consultant producer.

There is no need for any reason, Mr. Liu naturally participates in all IP development links, and can also get a lot of benefits from this.

In fact, it is very common for the original author to participate in the IP development process and then participate in the revenue sharing.

Typical examples include the "Lord of the Rings" series and J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series, especially J. K. Rowling, who became a rich writer with "Harry Potter".

If you just write novels, you can't do this.

When Warner Bros. promoted Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling didn't have a thing.

Even before it was promoted by Warner Bros., Harry Potter was a somewhat well-known children's fantasy novel.

Without the vigorous promotion of Warner Pictures and Time Warner behind it, it is estimated that everyone will not see the grand occasion of the little wizard sweeping the world.

But later, because of the copyright of the novel and JK Rowling's continuous creation, Warner Pictures had to make concessions.

It's very simple, because they didn't make concessions, they took the copyright of the follow-up novels to other companies.

Compared with the lucrative income, the share transferred to the author of the original work is nothing.

The same principle applies to Mr. Liu.

Although Mr. Liu handed over the copyright to Zhang Hao, the bigger reason is that Zhang Hao is believed to be one of the few candidates who can complete the adaptation of all his works.

But the small number does not mean that there are none. After all, the copyright of "Three-Body Problem" was sold to many companies in the previous life, and it was also sold to Netflix.

Selling this to Netflix is ​​a bit disgusting, because Netflix's "Three-Body Problem" has been filmed well and badly, and it feels like feeding domestic audiences, which is very uncomfortable.

But for some muyang dogs who reflect on and hate the Kuomintang, there is a reason for that. When Netflix's "Three-Body Problem" was released, it was called a carnival.

But now such an opportunity, Zhang Hao will not give it to Netflix.

Hold the copyright tightly in your hands, and don't give Netflix a little chance at all.

In fact, "The Wandering Earth" is okay, and "Three-Body Problem" is the hot potato. So far, Zhang Hao has not thought about how to proceed with the adaptation of this sci-fi masterpiece.

The most ideal way at present is to show the first part in the form of a series, and then finish the second part in the form of three to four movies.

The third part is a bit invincible, the scene is a bit grand, and the imagination has broken through the sky, so there is no way to do it for the time being.

The second part is actually very difficult to shoot. If it can be made, it must surpass "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" and belong to the Chinese people's own sci-fi epic movie.

In terms of influence, there is no cultural carrier that can surpass movies in this way.

After making a lot of preparations, the first part of "The Wandering Earth" finally started shooting in the studio in Qingdao.Simply take a shot and announce the official start of filming.

Guo Fan took the whole crew to eat a seafood feast, and then the master was very satisfied and took the initiative to pay the bill.

Although the master didn't buy a box lunch, the seafood feast cost a lot.

Tianmi Film and Television Company also posted a group photo of Mr. Zhang Hao, Guo Fan, Da Liu, Zhang Wanyi, Mai Mai, and Uncle Da on Weibo.

The film started successfully, and fans also wished the film a smooth start, but Zhang Hao was the one who urged him the most, because fans wanted to see "The Martian" in theaters so much.

After the frenzy of the Spring Festival stalls, the first domestic film with over 30 billion yuan was born, and the film market in March and April was slightly sluggish.

Except for the animated film "Zootopia", which slashed 11.25 billion at the box office, which was a bit unexpected, the performance of other films was slightly average.

But don't panic, the fiery summer vacation is about to start, and the super blockbuster will be released first: "The Martian".

(End of this chapter)