I didn't want to be an actor

"The Meg 2" is rated PG-13...

"Alien" is R-rated.

American movies have strict ratings.

Movies rated PG-13 have a small amount of violence, while R-rated movies have more gory scenes.

Therefore, "The Meg 2" is inherently inferior to "Alien" in terms of scale!

Of course, Shen Liang definitely couldn't step on "The Meg 2", so he said: ""Alien" belongs to the horror movie, and "The Meg 2" belongs to the monster genre..."

After the premiere, Shen Liang said hello to Wu Jing and prepared to leave...

Then Ying Xujun came over and congratulated Shen Liang on the success of "Shu Mountain"...

"It looks like it will exceed 6 billion!"

"I can't pass it..." Shen Liang waved his hand: "This summer, the quality of the movies is pretty good, and it distracts..."

"That's good too. I heard that the North American distribution rights were sold?"

"Well, they handed it over to Huashi for distribution..."

"Oh? Huashi's distribution power is not enough, right?"

"...It's okay, foreigners can't understand the Eastern Immortal anyway..."

This is true. In addition to the distribution rights for the Asia-Pacific market, the first part of "Shushan: The Origin" has been handed over to Huashi in other regions...

From the beginning, Shen Liang and the producers never thought about the global release of "Shushan".

The flavor of Oriental Xianxia is too strong!

It is impossible for foreigners to understand...

Huashi is a film and television company focusing on overseas distribution of Chinese-language films.

The president is Jiang Yanming, who has worked at CCTV and was the producer of "Mansion Gate".

Later, he worked for Huayi Brothers and produced "The Night Banquet" and "Assembly Number".

Those were the best producers in the business during those years.

Later, Huashi was established...

The appeal of Chinese-language films is mainly limited to the Chinese community. Chinese films are basically limited in North America and concentrated in cities with relatively large Chinese populations, and there are rarely more than 100 screening points.

Movies that are popular in China can easily set off a movie-watching craze in the Chinese community in North America, but it is difficult for their overall box office to make a major breakthrough.

Huashi basically also shows movies in Chinese-populated areas...

The box office is estimated to be just over 10 million US dollars at most!

"...Have you ever thought about large-scale distribution?"

"...Look at the market response to the first one."

Ying Xujun then asked: "I see you are not very satisfied with "The Meg 2"?"

"I would like to make a suggestion: next time you make a movie like this, just show monsters honestly. If you have to insert a lot of human scenes and the story is poor, don't pursue the so-called depth in a popcorn movie!"

"...Can you tell me more specifically?"

"When you release this poster and the title of "The Meg" comes out, the audience will have a psychological expectation when they buy tickets - I want to see a big shark bite, then you should show the audience a big shark bite..."

"...I thought you were going to say that Wu Jing had too few scenes!"

Shen Liang smiled and said nothing... After chatting for a while, he said goodbye and left...

…

There is a comment on "The Meg 2": There is no Wu Jing riding a ocean horse, bad review!

It really deserves a negative review.

But it’s not just this aspect. For movies about humans vs. monsters, it’s not a fault that the story is cliche. Anyway, monsters appear from somewhere and kill people and eat people. Humans are defeated at first, and then they try to fight back, but they can’t. Then think of a way to win in a decisive battle.

But the monsters in "The Meg 2" don't even appear for 20 minutes...

All scenes involving humans and horses...

Wu Jing beat a few small monsters and left the big monsters to the Americans.

If you want to see white-skinned and beautiful European and American white beauties in "The Meg 2", their eyes will be full of peach blossoms and they will throw themselves into their arms when they see the heroic appearance of "Chinese Wolf Warrior". It's best to have a few more in front of Wu Jing They are jealous of each other.

Ma Yun invested in the movie "Kung Fu Dao", which allowed a group of kung fu stars to play martial arts masters who were defeated by him on the screen.

China accounts for the majority of the investment in "The Meg 2", and this movie is also controlled by China. Why can't this movie feature Chinese people with the highest IQs and the fiercest fights?

Others also say: We need to rely on Jason Statham to open foreign markets...

There is no Wu Jing in foreign posters at all!

As for riding the Ocean Horse…

No rush, just wait!

There's always a chance.

…

At the hotel, Shen Liang gathered together with the leading actors of "All or Nothing" including the director... as well as the promoters, distributors and producers.

That is Wang Yibing - the CEO of Bad Monkey!

"All or Nothing", Bad Monkey is the main investor...

According to the plan, "All or Nothing" will be screened for two days on August 5th and 6th, and then wait for three days. It will be screened on a large scale for one day on August 9th, and will be released directly on August 10th!

Oh, please explain, there is a difference between spot screening and large-scale spot screening.

On-demand screenings, generally no more than 5,000 films will be scheduled, and they will be screened on-demand in specific theaters...

For example, the previous "Chang'an 30,000 Miles" was like this - the screening time was 19:00-21:00, which was relatively short, so there were not many scheduled scenes.

The promoters and distributors are discussing the specific distribution plan: "Currently, "The Meg 2", "30,000 Miles from Chang'an", "Hot" and "Shu Mountain" are all in hot release, and they are surrounded by powerful enemies..."

"Our opinion is to directly screen it on a large scale and follow the example of "The Octagon"..."

"How many films can I get?"

“60,000 games is still okay!”

"...What do you think? Brother Liang?"

He looked up at Shen Liang, okay, Shen Liang was checking his phone...

While brushing, he lowered his head and said something to Naza, with a smile on his face.

Didn’t take distribution seriously at all!

"Brother Liang?"

"…ah?"

"Release, what do you think?"

"My opinion is don't do a large-scale screening, just a small-scale screening for two days, and then release it directly!"

"Small-scale screening? Not good, competition..."

Shen Liang interrupted him: "The niche movie "Hot" and "The Meg 2" are terrible. Who can we compete with? Tell me..."

The director’s Olympic bid chimes in: “Is The Meg 2 bad?”

"It was so bad, I almost couldn't hold it back at the premiere!"

"...Wu Jing is also bad?"

Shen Liang waved his hand: "Brother Jing was probably deceived. He played the role of a scientist... responsible for making jokes and having no sense of presence."

Wang Yibing, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but interject: "Isn't it possible? Find Wu Jing and then let him play the role of a scientist? Isn't this a waste!"

"Brother Jing told me that the script came first...and then he was invited!"

"For roles like gags, you should go to Shen Teng, right?"

Shen Liang waved his hand: "...How would I know? I'm not an investor...Maybe they think Wu Jing has charisma!"

"If you have appeal, I should contact you...your current box office figures exceed 60 billion yuan!"

"...I came to see you, but I didn't agree."

"Looking for you?"

"Well," Shen Liang nodded: "They sent me an invitation last year, and I asked a question. If I'm not satisfied with the script, can I modify it? They said they have to negotiate with foreigners... I didn't agree."

Olympic bid: "But I heard they said that Wu Jing brought Yu Baimei into the group to revise the script this time..."

"The big framework, the main plot cannot be changed, all that can be done is carving on the shit..." Shen Liang waved his hand: "If I take over the filming of a Hollywood movie or a so-called Sino-US co-production, you must give me absolute rights!"