China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 285 Participating in the Venice Film Festival
Next, He Fang spent a day talking with Paramount CEO Brad Alan Gray, Universal CEO Sidney Sheinberg, Disney Chairman Alan Horn, and the newly minted Lions. Steve Burgess, the CEO of Gate Films, and several other bigwigs from Hollywood giants met and had talks.

Generally speaking, the people in charge of these companies were not as blunt when dealing with Amy. Everyone basically talked about their general intentions, and did not continue to talk about the specifics.

For example, Paramount talked with He Fang, He Fang had the same conditions, he wanted to cooperate with "Ghost in the Shell", although he knew that the first "Ghost in the Shell" in another time and space did not perform well, but he can change it Well.

Similarly, in addition to the high remuneration, he wants to share the copyright.Paramount's attitude is not as cold as Amy's, saying that it needs to be considered and will try to persuade the company's board of directors.

Why is Paramount better than Columbia?Quite simply, because "Venom" is a Marvel character IP, which has huge potential.And "Ghost in the Shell" is nothing more than a cartoon of an island country. Who is more valuable and who is less valuable?

Universal Pictures, He Fang chose to cooperate with them in "Jurassic World", of course, he did not ask for copyright, because this is a mature IP, and he can't share it if he wants to. Forget about "Fast 8", anyway, there is no copyright dividend, so why bother with so many films?

He took over the film in Hollywood just to strengthen the cooperation relationship with them, and also let them think that He Fang has been tied up with Hollywood projects, so that he can reduce the production of Chinese films.

Like Lionsgate Films, He Fang has a lot of chats, because Lions Gate mainly focuses on cult films or B-grade movies. Namely introduced to the Chinese market.

Steve is very happy about this, of course he is willing, because although the current Lionsgate is developing well, it is very difficult for movies to be introduced to China.After all, only superhero movies are eligible, and only the Big Six movies are the top priority.

Except for the super-English movies and the big six movies, it is too difficult, too difficult for the movies of other companies to get the quota of Chinese movies.

Basically, we have negotiated cooperation with several major companies. He Fang is about to return to China. The preparation of "Operation Mekong" has reached a critical period. There are too many things that need to be approved by He Fang every day. He is not on site. These things are very troublesome, and He Fang will not rest assured.

After all, unlike other sci-fi and fantasy films, Mee Action can be set up in a studio and shot indoors, which is relatively simple.

"Operation Mekong" was filmed in a real full location, and the location environment is harsh, which is no joke.

Although He Fang has reached a preliminary agreement with several major companies, there is still no further news from Colombia before he returns to China. Obviously, it is impossible for them to share the copyright dividend of a good IP like "Venom".

If they did, they would be scolded to death.

On August 8st, He Fang first arrived in the capital. He had to meet with the public security department first, so I won’t go into details about this...

After two days of meetings, many things were confirmed, and the relevant leaders got many answers from He Fang face to face, which made them feel relieved a lot.

On August 8, He Fang flew to Yunnan with the second batch of pioneers.

They are a direct flight to XSBN, and there will be many scenes here. According to the requirements of He Fang, the part that can be filmed in China as much as possible will be in China.It will not be safe to go abroad even if there is a promise from the local government, so try not to go.

This is the reason why I came to XSBN. There are villages, rivers, construction sites, abandoned factories and so on here. Of course, there are also some foreign places that have to be filmed abroad.

For example, the railway station in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, the urban area of ​​the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, the street scenes and restaurants in Thailand, etc. all need to go abroad for shooting.

When He Fang arrived at XSBN, Zhang Qian, Bona's Vice President Chen Yongxiong, and the executive producer from China Film Group came to welcome He Fang in Yangchang.He Fang saw that a few people were a little tanned, and knew that they went down to inspect the venue and deal with related matters in person.

Everyone greeted warmly, and then went to the temporary hotel of the crew, and tasted the local specialties in Banna, such as fried flying ants, fried centipedes, pineapple rice, spicy thatched grass carp, steamed buns, Dai flavor Roasted pork……

Hot and sour, I like to get some lemon.

Everyone just got together that day to learn about the situation and talk to each other. Photography, art, special effects, service, etc. all put forward their own ideas on what He Fang requested.

On the second day, they officially began to inspect each shooting location. This inspection will be very careful, after all, this is a rare shooting with such a complicated location.

The day after He Fang arrived on XSBN, the 30-day global release of "The Mermaid" ended, and the global box office was released.

The domestic box office reached 23.84 billion yuan, another domestic box office record. The box office of a single film rushed to 23 billion. Tuanhuo Culture applied for a one-month extension, and it will definitely exceed 25 billion.

And the box office in North America is also Hefang’s highest box office in North America, with a revenue of 2.1 million US dollars.

The box office in other parts of the world took in 5.15 million US dollars, and within 30 days of its release, "The Mermaid" earned a total of 11.11 billion US dollars worldwide. It is the world's first non-American film with a box office of more than one billion US dollars.

11.11亿美元的票房代表着什么？至2013年为止，全球能超过11.11亿美元票房的电影有《阿凡达》27.84亿美元、《泰坦尼克号》21.85亿美元、《复仇者联盟》15.84亿美元、《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》13.42亿美元，还有呢？
besides?The global box office of these four films surpassed "The Mermaid", which ranked fifth in the world with a global box office of 11.11 billion US dollars.

So, is it a big deal?
Speaking of big, it has not yet reached the number one in the world. What's so big about it?Moreover, there are not many non-Hollywood films in the top 100 global film history, so whether it is the top of the list or the overall basic market, it has no impact on Hollywood at all.

Say it's not a big deal?That must be great, at least in the minds of the global audience suddenly there is a non-Hollywood director, non-Hollywood movies are chosen, and Hollywood is not the only choice.Isn't this a big deal?When the audience feels that you are no longer the only one, they will gradually accept that you are not the boss.

In addition to this, the entire Asian movie fans suddenly had a new understanding of Chinese movies and Chinese culture, as well as a new centripetal force, although this force is still very weak and weak.

At the same time, some of the Chinese audience finally no longer follow the lead of Hollywood movies.

So, is it a big deal?Very big.

He Fang has already greeted the leaders of Huying. This matter should be handled in a low-key manner, and the domestic media should not be shouted. It is necessary to hide our strength and bide our time. Now is not the time to show our strength.

Therefore, many domestic media and reporters originally wanted to make a big splash, but were told whether to make a big splash.

But this matter is actually deception. If you don’t report on people abroad, don’t you report it?If you don’t brag, people from abroad won’t brag?

The media in Hong Kong, island countries, Singapore, and North America are all reporting on this incident, and they regard it as a landmark event.

For example, Paul Mozal of the "New York Times" published another article, "There is an idiom in China called raising tigers to cause trouble", and then the article explained what it means to keep tigers as trouble, that is, to repeatedly indulge the enemy, leave future troubles, and finally suffer Its harmful.

He criticized some of the helmsman in Hollywood, because they are greedy for the Chinese box office market and He Fang's global appeal. Not only do they not suppress He Fang, but they also cooperate with him to promote his growth.

Although many people opposed Paul this time, a group of people remained silent, neither supporting nor opposing Paul.

This incident started to get weird, there were not many critical reports in the media, and not many people came out to speak out.

Of course, some reporters wanted to interview He Fang overseas, but He Fang did not respond.

In this way, the silence continued. At the end of August, He Fang temporarily withdrew from the preparation of "Operation Mekong". He asked the rest of the crew to continue the preparation, and he flew to Venice.

That's right, the Venice Film Festival is about to open, and He Fang and "Dallas Buyers Club" will go to Venice to compete.

The media can't be silent now, because they bought a lot of drafts to hype the movie "Dallas Buyers Club", and they will be preparing for the Olympics at the end of the year from now on.

The most popular film for next year's Oscars that has been revealed this year is "American Hustle", which is currently very popular. There is also another film "The Wolf of Wall Street" starring Leonardo, and even the very popular "The Wolf of Wall Street". 12 Years a Slave, and Nebraska.

Every movie has a reason to be popular. For example, "The Wolf of Wall Street" is the fourth film that Martin Scorsese and Leonardo collaborated with. Both of them are well-known celebrities and have a high degree of topicality. .

And "American Hustle" also has a popular reason. Director David O. Russell has made three consecutive films with high quality and reputation. "Fighter" has won numerous awards and won the Oscar for Best Actor With Best Supporting Actress, "The Silver Lining Behind the Dark Clouds" even put Jennifer Lawrence, a fiery girl born in the 90s, on the Oscar for Best Actress.

Of course, "American Hustle" has already been released, and it has a box office of 1.5 million US dollars in North America.

Not to mention "12 Years a Slave"...

So He Fang's film "Dallas Buyers Club", which is clearly heading towards the Oscars, couldn't be hotter. He Fang, the youngest non-Hollywood Asian director who has attracted worldwide attention, has just won a global box office of 11.11 billion US dollars.There is also a world-renowned star Leonardo who has many years of experience in the Olympic Games but has never been successful...

In addition, the Venice International Film Festival saw the premiere of "Dallas Buyers Club" in advance. Doesn't this make the media crazy?

Therefore, both the West and the East have sent capable reporters from all walks of life to Venice, and the Venice Organizing Committee is even more grinning from ear to ear. They think that this Venice Film Festival will be the most tasteless one, did not expect……

Hahaha... I have to laugh three times.

Not only the attention of the film festival is very high, but even the chairman of the jury and the judges are also getting a lot of attention.

The chairman of the jury, Bernardo Bertolucci, even vowed in front of the media: "I will not take special care of He Fang and Leonardo because of their fame. It is extremely strict, please rest assured that this is Venice, the highest palace of art films."

Bernardo Bertolucci's oath thumped, which generally cast a shadow over the prospects of "Dallas Buyers Club" in the media.

When He Fang came to the collapsed hotel in Venice and was surrounded by reporters asking what he thought of Bernardo Bertolucci's remarks, He Fang smiled.

"With Bertolucci, I feel at ease. I am also worried that people will say that we won the award because of the blessing of fame. We hope to be treated normally. I believe that our films can conquer the judges with their strength." He Fang Also let out bold words.

When reporters asked about Leonardo's response, Leonardo's answer was: "Actually, I am a newcomer. I have never participated in the competition of the Venice Film Festival, so I have no pressure as a newcomer. I believe the judges their fairness."

"Haha..." The reporters laughed, and Leonardo claimed to be a newcomer, so there was more content in the report.

"He Fang, you haven't responded to the criticism of New York Times commentator Paul Mozal, do you have anything to say?" the reporters asked.

"Why do you have to give him heat? Do you think anyone has responded? Why not? Because it is unnecessary. Faced with a boring question, it is enough to respond once. Doesn't he come out with this boring question every time? Do you have to respond once every time you check your presence? Then I guess those new journalists like this form the most, because it is easy to help them become famous.”

He Fang smiled after he finished speaking, and the reporters also smiled knowingly, understanding what He Fang meant.

Paul was ignored by him and didn't expect to respond.

After continuing to answer a few questions, the reporters let He Fang and Leonardo go, and then Alberto Barbara, chairman of the Venice Organizing Committee, had a good chat with He Fang.

"He, you are welcome to come to Venice again. I believe you will be lucky this time. The movie I watched was really good. Not only you, but also Leonardo. This time is really great." Alber Tor Barbara and He Fang hugged each other.

"Thank you, Mr. Barbara, I believe in our film capabilities."

"Well, please contact me if you need any help during the film festival, you are welcome."

"Don't worry, we won't be polite."

……

After sending Alberto Barbara away, He Fang and Leonardo clapped their hands together, "Let's go, I'll treat you to coffee and have a good chat..."

　Thank you [Passerby of the Soy Sauce Party] for the reward, and thank you for your support!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)