The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 181 So Bold, Good Vision

"My niece is amazing!"

"However, didn't you establish a joint venture with Dunhuang a long time ago, turning from a worker to a boss?"

At the family dinner in the evening, after hearing what Shen Zhenyi told her manager, Ms. Jiang first habitually cheered her daughter up, and then asked doubtfully.

"It's not the same."

"It makes a big difference."

Wang Wei and Wang Chuanqi, two insiders, immediately understood and replied at the same time.

——Because Ms. Wang and Uncle Lin took Xiaoan on vacation, Wang Wei and Pharaoh who were left behind could only go to Shen's house to eat.

They looked at each other, and Wang Wei explained: "Xiaozhen's company is a bit like a star's studio. If it doesn't grow to a certain extent, in the eyes of investors, it is still a tool."

"For example, she can use her own money to invest in making a film, but as long as she doesn't invest in the film she acts in, after she joins the crew, she can act whatever the crew wants her to do, edit whatever she wants in the later stage, and it will be a bad movie. You don't have to care about Xiaozhen's opinion."

"But it's completely different if you bring money into the group. Sharing copyright interests is only one aspect. As the leading actor, she also has a certain right to speak in the creation."

"So I generally don't easily allow actors to bring money into the team. After all, it is quite a headache for the director to have one more leading actor who can dictate."

Ms. Jiang began to understand, "So, the key is to have the right to speak."

"You can say that." Old Wang also nodded slowly, and said, "If the actor's commercial appeal had not reached a certain height, the film studio would not easily agree to the actor's bringing money into the team. Of course, the money is not enough. The actor has yet to decide on the script. None's 'Three Noes' crew is another matter."

Otherwise, which celebrity doesn't want to be promoted to capital and then squeeze other tool people?
After all, there is no star that can last forever, and will always be a capital of iron, a star of flowing water.

Entering the game with capital and working for yourself is a relatively safe way of capital promotion.

There are powerful stars who not only get a share of the investment, but also refuse to give up an inch in the remuneration of the leading actors, and even make the film studio earn nothing, which in turn becomes a part-time job for him.

A typical example is Tom Cruise and his "Mission: Impossible" series, and Paramount is considered to be a big culprit for working for him.

It was also due to various opportunities that Shen Zhenyi's commercial appeal changed from a quantitative change to a qualitative change in the eyes of industry insiders, so they no longer regarded her as a mere instrumental person, and used this as a bargaining chip to attract her to join.

Of course, this also has something to do with the strength of the filmmaker.

For example, the Big Five, no matter how big-name actors are, they will not allow them to bring money into the film they are the main cast of.

But below the Big Five, more than one film studio allowed Shen Zhenyi to bring money into the game, proving that her agent was right—her status in the industry has been elevated to a higher level.

"At any time, the right to speak is very attractive!" Shen's father said with emotion, "Dunhuang's overseas release of "Toy Story" this time, isn't it also fighting for the right to speak?"

"Don't mention it, it hurts to mention it!" Old Wang rolled his eyes exaggeratedly.

"Isn't that good? In the Asian market, "Toy Story" has largely spread."

"If you don't let it go, I'm going to lose money. No, I've already lost money." Old Wang rolled his eyes more clearly.

Yes, the global distribution of "Toy Story" is beyond Dunhuang's capabilities and dare not think about it; but for the overseas distribution in Asia, Dunhuang has conducted a test of the water.

There is no way, the publishing commissions of the Big Five are getting higher and higher. Even if they will work hard to market after signing the contract, the box office will also rise, but after seven deductions and eight deductions, the benefits that Dunhuang can share have not seen much increase.

Under such circumstances, Dunhuang has no choice but to consider striving for the initiative of overseas distribution.

Using a unique 3D animation film as a stepping stone, Dunhuang chooses a distributor in the local country, and it is time-consuming and laborious to negotiate country by country.

As I said before, it is not difficult to promote movies to overseas markets, but the difficulty lies in the ability to simultaneously promote them in place.

Regardless of the country, TV stations are an important channel for publicity.

Therefore, Dunhuang also "catch up" the TV broadcast rights of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in many countries.

Well, it is impossible to reduce the price, but there is no lion to open his mouth-in the eyes of Lao Wang, if there is no big profit, it is a loss.

Even so, in the overseas Chinese culture circle, "Legend of the Condor Heroes" has already won more than 2 million yuan by selling copyrights.

——If it is not for the long-term, from the perspective of paying back the cost, selling out the copyright is actually the most appropriate, saving time and worry.

In short, the European and American distribution of "Toy Story" was handed over to Universal Pictures, which was "very happy to kick Disney's ass", and the distribution stalls in Asia were also rolled out with Dunhuang's efforts.

As a result, I can't say I'm very satisfied, but I can accept it——

Because audiences in various countries have different acceptance of cartoons, in overseas markets in Asia, the cumulative box office of the film only exceeded 2 million yuan after it was released for nearly two weeks.

Fortunately, the sales of peripheral products are not bad, reaching a sales peak a week after the film was released, and the cumulative sales have reached 6000 million.

Shen's father, who participated in the investment of this film, valued peripheral toys more than the box office. Hearing this data, he grinned and said, "That's really pretty good."

Lao Wang snorted noncommittally, and muttered in a low voice: "Of course it's good for you. You can make money easily, and you can also compete with me for the animation studio in turn."

"What do you want to grab? This is called in-depth cooperation, isn't Wang Weiyi right?" Father Shen narrowed his eyes.

Wang Wei smiled wryly and spread his hands, saying that what Uncle Shen said was right and he dared not speak.

——After "Toy Story" became an instant hit, Weibo Technology planned to transfer all the assets of the animation studio, including one-third of the copyright of the film, in exchange for funds to develop its main business.

This has also been supported by Wang Wei.

Dunhuang wanted to swallow it in one gulp, but Shen's father also had an idea.

After the development, launch, and sales of Toy Story, Father Shen is now well-known—only when toys have a "personality" can brand loyalty be cultivated; and movies and TV dramas that create people's dreams are undoubtedly The best carrier.

In this case, a pioneering and world-leading animation studio is simply the most suitable partner for binding.

In business talk business, the two once again went back and forth over the shares of the animation studio.

Anyway, it won't really tear the face, Wang Wei doesn't want to get involved at all.

So he turned the topic to Shen Zhenyi, "There are so many scripts, do you have any favorites?"

It doesn't mean that everything will be fine if you have the qualifications to bring capital into the game, because as long as there is a big hit, let alone get extra bonuses, the original first-line coffee position may not be guaranteed.

The entertainment industry is such a cruel place where heroes are judged only by success or failure.

So this puts forward higher requirements for her vision in film selection.

"... I guess there is one." Shen Zhenyi said after a pause.

Wang Wei suddenly became interested, "Is it?"

"Well, it's my manager, who thinks that I've undergone such a transformation that she's devastated." Shen Zhenyi confides her manager's opinion.

Wang Wei was even more interested: "Did you get the script back? Let me take a look for you."

Shen Zhenyi has nothing to do.

She also wanted to hear Wang Wei's opinion.

After all, this guy's script writing ability is recognized by the industry as powerful.

When Wang Wei got the script, there was no name on the cover, only a code name "A".

This is also normal. Many movies may not officially finalize the movie title until before it is released.

After reading it, he immediately knew why this script could touch the heart of this little girl——

Solitary smoke in the desert, chasing cars and fire, hand-to-hand gun battles, plus steampunk, and most importantly, there is an independent heroine who does not exist to fall in love with the male protagonist.

And these familiar elements... "Mad Max 4: Fury Road" came to Wang Wei's mind.

——Aside from other things, the similarity of the main line cannot be said to be the same, but it can only be said to be not bad.

And he also knew why the manager had to "collapse".

This kind of doomsday theme is rare in China; and the disfigured heroine is also quite different from Shen Zhenyi's usual image.

He has the memory of his previous life as a reference, so he knows what kind of film can be made and whether there is a market for it.

What about this little girl?
Probably just based on intuition, it was singled out.

Wang Wei took a deep look at her.

Really bold, but also... good vision!

……

　Well, today is a bit short, work hard tomorrow~~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)