The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 125 Chicken Soup Shouldn't Be Like This
"It's not just bad? You're trying to embarrass me to death!"

After Wang Wei returned to the company, Lao Wang couldn't help but patted the table and complained.

The production process of regular films in China Entertainment Industry is extremely rigorous. From the establishment of a project to the start of filming, to the final release of a film, one year is the shortest and shortest.

But Wang Wei is different from ordinary people—even the preparation, shooting and post-production, a film can usually be completed in five or six months.

Normally, Pharaoh should laugh out loud.

Under the premise of guaranteed quality, the shorter the production cycle, the more conducive it is for the producer to withdraw funds. Such a "quick shooter" is a treasure for any production company.

But when it comes to "The Silence of the Lambs", the quick shooter is still the same quick shooter, but Pharaoh can't laugh anymore.

"In just over 40 days, you have completed all the shooting..."

Lao Wang said with a toothache on his face: "I don't care how you did it at all now, I only care about one thing—"

"It's the end of January now. At your speed, no matter how late it is, by May or June, the post-production will definitely be completed. Then will you choose to release it? Or not?"

Outsiders may find it strange to hear it at first. After the film is produced, why is it not released?
If it is a purely commercial film, there is really no need to consider this issue; but if the goal is to win awards, it is not difficult to understand what Lao Wang said.

——Well, although Pharaoh still doesn't have much hope for the award for "The Silence of the Lambs".

The Pegasus Awards' habitual discrimination against thrillers is not easy to break. If it is not done well, it will not even get a few nominations.

But how?

It is an exaggeration to describe it as "the master humiliated the subject and died", but there is still a heart of common hatred.

Although Wang Wei did not specify what awards he must win, the company still formulated an award-winning strategy for "The Silence of the Lambs".

According to the experience of Dongfang Pictures, the big winner of the Tianma Award in recent years, the award-winning strategy can be summarized into three parts:

The first is to grasp the exact release time, and first release it on a small scale in the second half of the previous year to win word of mouth, and then release it on a large scale during the awards season to deepen the impression;
The second is a professional and intensive publicity campaign, it is best to hire a professional public relations company;
The last is to discredit the opponent and hype the stain of the competitor.

——Leaving aside whether to learn the last point, the first two points must be learned.

In fact, most art films do this.

The Pegasus Awards are generally held from March to April every year, so most of the award-winning films will be released in December, and they often use the mode of on-demand screening, just to get closer to the time of the awards.

After all, even if a movie released at the beginning of the year or in the middle of the year performs well, it is hard to say whether the judges will still have an impression when the Tianma Awards are selected at the beginning of the next year.

How could it be easier for the judges to remember the movies that came out at the end of the year and were being screened in theaters when the awards were judged?
So, this is the dilemma faced by "The Silence of the Lambs"——

If it is released in the middle of the year, it will lose at the starting line from the beginning; if it is released at the end of the year, it will have to be "in stock" for at least half a year.

This predicament was caused by, on the one hand, Dunhuang's lack of experience in competing for prizes, and on the other hand, Wang Wei's... "Quick"!
Seeing Wang Wei who was calm and as usual on the opposite side, Old Wang was even more disgusted——

"You say you, can't you just learn from Song Zhicheng? The project was approved almost at the same time, but he just started shooting not long ago. The shooting took five or six months, and the post-production took a few more months. It just happened to be completed at the end of the year... No wonder he is a Tianma Prize Seeds."

Wang Wei was really calm.

He was just lamenting the coincidence of fate.

The "Silence of the Lambs" of the other world, in his impression, seemed to be released at the beginning of the year because it was not expected by the producer to win the award.

But this film was probably born to break the "tradition". In the end, it shocked countless people's jaws and became the biggest Oscar winner in the second year.

Of course, it is not a coincidence of fate that Wang Wei can replicate the same success in a different time and space and under different backgrounds.

It's just that his confidence in this film was not based on the "normal" award-winning strategy.

Therefore, whether it is released in the middle of the year or at the end of the year, there is actually not much difference.

So, the guy said seriously: "You're right, I thought about it, we don't rely on awards to make a living, just release "The Silence of the Lambs" as normal!"

watt! ? ?

Lao Wang couldn't believe his ears.

Ah hey, that's not what you said in the previous performance. You want to "bring out the strength of the actor", and you want to "slap the face" with all your strength... If you say that you have no intention of competing for the award, you are throwing us They are all mentally handicapped.

Now that the style of painting has changed, what does it mean?
"By the way, have you had any psychological counseling after wrapping up?" Old Wang asked suspiciously.

"I don't have a schizophrenia." Wang Wei pointed out, and continued to be serious: "I don't think there is any need to make things so complicated in order to compete for awards. This film didn't win an award. I have a script and continue to strive for awards."

Well, he wasn't lying at all—

There is really no need to make it too complicated to add a buff; there is indeed no lack of scripts for winning prizes in his mind;
As for whether the two are related...

After hearing this, Lao Wang remembered the few scripts he had thrown out "at random", but quickly believed them.

Among other things, this guy has no shortage of scripts, so there is no need to have the slightest doubt.

He regained his joy visibly with the naked eye: "Thank God, you can figure it out, I finally don't have to worry about it!"

And when he thought that he didn't need to aim for awards, he immediately changed his face: "I said, don't make a movie like Song Zhicheng. The shooting cycle alone takes half a year, and you have to shoot repeatedly... Just learn from director Chen Deyue!"

"..."

Can a person be more sincere?That's not what you said just now.

Wang Wei was amazed at this guy's silky face-changing skills, but was puzzled: "Director Chen Deyue?"

"At his peak, he was able to operate in two lines—keep preparing one film and filming the other at the same time, so that the advantages of your fast filming can be brought into full play."

"But this will easily lead to a decline in the quality of the movie." Wang Wei hehe.

Old Wang smiled like a Maitreya Buddha: "The old man was able to prevent the quality of the movie from degrading at his peak, and I believe you can do it too!"

"..."

If it was Shen Zhenyi with bright eyes and kind eyes, who encouraged Wang Wei with this tone of "I adore you so much", Wang Wei might have lost his head.

But if it was Lao Wang, Wang Wei could only see two big characters in his smile—squeeze!
Ordinary directors, after making a movie and it is released, they have to rest for half a year or a year before considering the next one.

So one movie a year for Wang Wei is considered very productive, but obviously Lao Wang thinks he can make three movies in two years, or even two movies a year.

MMP, I live a new life, is it to stand shoulder to shoulder with the donkeys of the production team?
"I'm thinking,"

Wang Wei paused, frowned slightly, and his whole tone was very world-weary and tired: "Even if Dunhuang and Weibo Technology are only allowed to develop according to the current framework, I will not intervene at all. In a few years, it will be the media circle A force to be reckoned with."

"Based on my current achievements, I can rest on the credit book and enjoy it for the rest of my life. As the saying goes, if you don't sleep when you are young, you will not be able to sleep when you are old; if you don't enjoy it when you are young, you will lose sleep when you are old I don't have the energy to enjoy it!"

Pharaoh choked!
Nima, chicken soup should not be like this!
Isn't there—isn't there time to rest after death?
However, Wang Wei looked like "I'm totally thinking about it", raised his eyebrows and said, "Who cares about his awards, who cares about his new film, the Spring Festival is coming, I want to take a long vacation for myself, do you want to take a vacation together?" Fake?"

Lao Wang resisted the urge to scold his mother.

Enough is enough of you!

There are still movies in Dunhuang to compete in the Spring Festival, so what a fart holiday!
Don't I just imagine a bright future, why don't you just drop the pick?

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(End of this chapter)