The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 116 The Beginning of the Superhero Universe
Still on the set of "The Silence of the Lambs", during the break.

Zhuang Geng was completely indifferent to the so-called manga movie and slipped away.

Only Wang Wei and He Xi were left, slowly discussing the latter's "flash of inspiration".

He Xi is one of the master screenwriters recruited by Dunhuang recently.

Basically, for the business of film and television drama production, directors, screenwriters, and actors represent productivity.

Any production company that wants to become a big one must recruit the masters among them.

The first thing Dunhuang enriches is the screenwriting team.

First of all, what Wang Wei lacks most is good stories and good ideas, but he doesn't have so much time to slowly write the scripts of each work.

Therefore, for him, it is a long-term solution to put forward the outline of the story, and then throw it to a group of reliable screenwriters for collective creation, and then make some revisions by himself.

Second, the screenwriter is best to recruit.

Although it is not like the internal entertainment in the previous life, the status of the screenwriter in the film and television industry is simply two levels lower than that of the ground, and it can almost be called the lowest status of the screenwriter in the world.

But judging from the overall current situation of China Entertainment, the film and television industry is relatively developed, and it cannot be said that the industry does not pay attention to the polishing of scripts, but screenwriters are still at the bottom of the industry chain.

Because under the "producer-centered system", producers are natural speakers, and directors and actors have become more "glamorous" with the development of the media, which has continuously squeezed the market's attention to screenwriters.

In this way, many screenwriters naturally want to "write well and direct".

But it is not easy to walk this path. After all, a well-written story does not mean that you have visual thinking. How can it be so easy to get investment before you have made a successful work?
That is to say, Dunhuang allows screenwriters to get more room to display their talents in film and television projects, such as acting as an assistant director, consulting producers, and even, if you really have the ability, directly let you be the director, and recruited a group of core creative talents. excellent screenwriter.

He Xi is one of them, but he is rather special.

He is a relatively rare senior screenwriter who can independently sign on the main creative list, and he knows the whole process of filming by heart. With the example of Zhuang Geng, he obtained the independent directing qualification in Dunhuang, where there is the most shortage of directors. It is not difficult to take care of.

But he is not interested in being a director, only interested in being a producer.

Wang Wei personally promised to give him the opportunity to be a producer, which finally attracted him to join.

Facts have proved that his choice could not be more correct.

Originally, He Xi was very excited about the position of producer of the derivative film and television works of "Hannibal", but now, a sudden burst of inspiration has attracted all his attention.

He had a vague premonition that if his vision could be realized, he would get more than just an ordinary "producer" title.

Of course, the most important thing is that Wang Wei did not immediately deny this idea that sounds a bit "whimsical".

"Assembling superheroes? It's an interesting idea, can you talk about it in detail?" Wang Wei, who had recovered from his astonishment, asked calmly.

In fact, He Xi just pushed open the crack of the door, but didn't really step into the door, so he hesitated a little, and said, "I just have a rough idea."

"First shoot a single superhero movie, and then gather together to fight monsters; continue to expand the world view, add new heroes, and then gather to fight monsters..."

"Isn't this the Super British movie?" Wang Wei chuckled.

"No, this is different from the general series of movies. This should be an upgraded version of the series, er, probably a series of movies that share a world view, and it should be called..." He Xi paused, unable to give a specific one for a while. definition.

"Movie Universe?"

"Yes! Movie universe! This description is too appropriate!" He Xi slapped his thigh in praise.

——Of course it is appropriate, this is a concept that even people who don't watch movies very much in the previous life are familiar with.

Wang Wei complained in his heart.

This is Hollywood's wealth code that has lasted for more than ten years in the global film market.

Since then, the two concepts of "superhero" and "movie universe" have swept the film and television market and become the primary goals of major manufacturers, and "XX universe" has appeared one after another.

With the grand concept of the "movie universe", Hollywood seems to have a formula that can be copied - the content of the movie is linked to each other, and once the audience enters the pit, they have to follow one after another, and consume related dramas and comics ,Derivatives.

This means a lot of money, the temptation is self-evident.

Not to mention completely copying Di Baobao's success, as long as it has half the success of "Marvel Universe", it is enough for Dunhuang to live quite well for a long time.

However, things are not that simple.

As a traveler of different time and space, Wang Wei first considers whether the superhero universe will appear in the current time and space, and whether there is a market.

And his answer is that the emergence of the superhero universe is inevitable——

The expansion of entertainment needs and the rapid advancement of technology have made it a historical necessity for superhero groups to go to the screen.

In the original time and space, Marvel seized the market demand at a key node, played a set of beautiful combination punches, and became the darling of the times.

But even if there is no Marvel, DC or other companies, maybe there will be bumps and bumps, and eventually the Super British movie universe will gradually open.

The same is true for the present time and space.

It's just... of course I'm interested in wealth codes, but it's not easy to operate!

Wang Wei thought helplessly.

Aren't Warner and DC in that time and space the best counterexamples?It is not good to copy according to the template!
——There is no long-term specific plan. In terms of planning, it depends on the person’s order. If it doesn’t work, just change it;

There is Kevin Feige from Marvel, who understands comics and fans, and is engaged in film production at the same time. He knows how to strike a balance between the two, and led Marvel to take off without any major mistakes. .

Before that, Wang Wei was not ready to start Dunhuang's own superhero universe, but he couldn't find "Kevin Fitch" in Dunhuang.

——Wang Wei dare not say that he has such ability, and even if he has such ability, he does not have the corresponding energy.

Wang Wei glanced at He Xi, is this guy suitable?

It seems that he thought a lot, but in the eyes of He Xi, Wang Wei just thought for a minute or two, and then directly grasped the main point——

"It's easy to make a sequel, but the hard part is how to establish a concept of a movie universe? For example, when to launch a new hero, how to connect different worldviews, how to connect the logic of the whole story... Do you have the answers to these?"

He Xi frowned and thought for a moment, then honestly shook his head: "No."

Of course Wang Wei knew he didn't.

The more ambitious the concept, the more difficult the overall planning.

Not to mention that the other party just had a flash of inspiration, even Wang Wei himself, who had already made up his mind to get a share of this cake, was not yet ready for the challenge.

So Wang Wei sighed: "Well, you go to Lao Wang, um, the general manager, join the company's copyright acquisition plan, and then give me a long-term plan, and we will talk about it later..."

He Xi nodded readily.

He knew that the other party's most important job at the moment was still staring at the filming of "The Silence of the Lambs".

And whether this idea of ​​mine can be implemented depends on whether the answer sheet I handed in is unqualified.

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(End of this chapter)