The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 117
"Are you also interested in manga movies?"

After Wang Chuanqi was approached by He Xi, he asked in surprise.

He knew that He Xi was an important member of the backup echelon that Wang Wei planned to cultivate vigorously. Why did he suddenly become interested in extremely difficult manga movies?

He Xi really wanted to say that what he was interested in was not simply comic book adaptations.

But after all, he doesn't have a complete idea of ​​the superhero universe, so it's hard to explain for a while.

So he let out a "huh" and said vaguely, "Director Wang asked me to join some copyright acquisition plan, saying that there might be gains."

Wang Chuanqi curled his lips when he heard the words: "Then you will probably be disappointed, good copyright, alas..."

With a sigh, he expressed his melancholy.

After Dunhuang successfully raised funds, in addition to opening a new film and two TV series, and investing in Weibo technology, the biggest plan is to acquire copyrights, or to hoard copyrights.

In the past two years, all the projects invested by Dunhuang were in the hands of Wang Wei without exception, and the donkeys of the production team did not carry such squeezes.

As for Dunhuang's own script library, well, to be honest, it can only be regarded as better than nothing.

No, Lao Wang formulated a copyright plan, with him as the core, organized a small team, and prepared to hoard the film copyrights of some works.

Then he discovered that hoarding copyrights is really not a matter of having money or not.

There are too many works, and the copyright has been owned for a long time before the shooting.

Even if you don't shoot it yourself, as long as you have the opportunity, everyone will buy the copyright first, and even if you resell it later, you may make a lot of profit.

The problem is that the industry has a very clear understanding of the importance of copyright. Generally, medium and large film companies get copyright, and it is really too difficult for them to spit it out again.

Especially in the Big Five, many of the copyrights that Pharaoh took a fancy to were held in their hands early on, and they tried to get in touch with them, but there was no possibility of taking them down, so they gave up.

Of course, there are also movie copyrights of some works that the entire Huayu circle is not interested in, such as comics!

"You'll know after reading the information." Wang Chuanqi directly handed He Xi an investigation report.

The latter took a closer look and laughed dumbfoundedly.

This is a detailed report from the birth of comics, to the current situation, and even to future predictions. It can be seen that a lot of thought has been spent.

However, as a veteran manga fan, he knows all of these clearly without looking at the materials.

As a form of cultural communication, the conditions for the birth of comics in different regions are almost the same - they were all born in a period of drastic social system changes!

And it usually starts with simple pictures in newspapers that point out current problems, and then gradually derives corresponding comic periodicals and magazines due to market demand.

The most typical ones are American manga and Japanese manga.

The development of the former is related to the Great Depression, people yearn for heroes to come, so comics that can create heroes for them came into being.

The development of the latter was after World War II, when the economy recovered quickly, but the cultural consumption industry was in an extremely weak state. Live-action film and television could not beat China Entertainment, and literature could not beat the traditional Chinese literature market. There was no choice but for comics whose market prospects were uncertain. Come from behind.

In comparison, Chinese comics are quite special.

——In the beginning, it originated from the cartoonization of traditional cultural stories, but the accumulation of traditional culture is too strong, which leads to the delay in taking the pace of innovation;

In the period of rapid economic development after the war, opportunities and dangers coexisted, and comics were as barbaric and crazy as in that golden age, and were considered vulgar by Chinese people, and they often criticized it. The "comic harmful theory" became popular...

Under various influences, Chinese comics have missed the best stage of development, and their overall influence has always lagged behind that of American comics and Japanese comics.

The specific performance is that the three major comic companies, Longyou, Chasing Light and Ogilvy & Mather, are more or less influenced by American comics or Japanese comics.

Longyou comics are similar to Japanese comics, and release works by theme, and frequently produce excellent works on mythological comics, kingly comics, science fiction comics and other themes;
Ogilvy comics, on the other hand, are obviously partial to American comics, with a group of superheroes as the pillars, creating different stories around these characters;

As for chasing light comics, it has both.

The golden period of Chinese comics was very short. It was not until the 60s that young people who were the first to learn about comics became the mainstream of society. Only then did the culture of comics gradually expand its influence and enter the glorious period of comic business.

But the good times didn't last long. After the full popularity of TV, the channel of public demand began to shift from paper media to film and television, and the crisis of comics came one after another——

"The sales of paper-based comics have begun to decline; and live-action comics, no matter which country they are in, are an old pit; if it is not for animation and comics, you can still play well, you can say that comics are pills." Wang Chuanqi concluded. .

He Xi was noncommittal, and only focused on the filming process of comics, especially superhero comics.

——Well, what Wang Chuanqi said on this point is absolutely correct, the linkage between comics and movies is really full of pitfalls.

The earliest and most successful live-action manga movie was Hollywood's "Superman"; after that, whether it was China Entertainment, Japan Entertainment, or Hollywood counterparts, they all tried to bring more superheroes to the big screen, and the result... Some box office word-of-mouth hit the street.

It's not a superhero-themed comic book movie, but it's not even a splash.

Anyway, in recent years, no one has dared to touch superhero-themed movies anymore, and non-superhero-themed manga movies have all been thrown into the cold palace.

Wang Chuanqi didn't know whether this was good news or bad news.

The good news is that, because the filming process is full of pitfalls, except for a few popular superhero characters or comics, the film copyrights are firmly held by the Big Five, and other film copyrights are transferred back and forth between film companies. As long as you are willing to pay, no one will hold on to it.

The bad news is also here. Does it really smell good when everyone doesn't want it?

If it weren't for Wang Wei's halo of never missing a shot, Old Wang would have directly opposed it.

"According to his request, we have clarified the ownership of most of the superhero movie copyrights. I don't understand why it takes so much effort. Does he still want to get all these copyrights?" Wang Chuanqi muttered casually. .

He Xi was startled, but his heart was overwhelmed, and he thought to himself: Maybe you really hit the mark!

He seems to have glimpsed the tip of the iceberg of a looming huge plan—if he hadn’t already had the idea of ​​gathering Chaoying and building a “Superying Universe”, why bother to consider the ownership of so many Chaoying’s copyrights?

In a flash of inspiration, I don't know how many times I have conceived in Wang Wei's mind?
I really thought too much, and thought that whether the idea of ​​"movie universe" can be implemented depends on whether my "answer sheet" is qualified!

——As a result, people probably really just want to test and compare.

He Xi's face is a little hot!

While his face was hot, he was also a little proud.

Compared with the still ignorant No. [-] boss, He Xi thought silently: Anyway, I can be regarded as a hero who sees the same thing.

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　Making up an overhead background is more tiring than making up a story~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)