noveldepot Chapter 62 General Manager Yang
Chapter 62 General Manager Yang
I doubt any normal person would spend every day immersed in so-called dark and cruel themes, in that kind of desperate and dark atmosphere, right?
Honestly, watching too many movies like this will either distort your values or make you depressed!
Overall, chatting with Mr. Yang was quite pleasant.
Although this person did not reveal any intention to recruit, every detail was handled perfectly.
For example, he personally went to the hotel to pick up Wang Xiaohao, and even found two girls from the art college to accompany him for drinks. After the meal, he also escorted him all the way home.
Even when the two were chatting over drinks, Yang Jianzhong displayed great generosity and candor.
He admits that he doesn't understand Wang Xiaohao's movies, but he acknowledges that Wang Xiaohao's movies do well at the box office, which means that he no longer understands the mindset of young people!
Therefore, we should learn more from young people like Wang Xiaohao in the future.
Yang Jianzhong's words also served as a reminder to Wang Xiaohao.
Why is it that so many great directors, after achieving fame and success, can no longer make movies that the public likes?
That naturally means no longer being young and falling out of step with mainstream aesthetics.
Wang Xiaohao felt he should take this as a warning.
They should interact more with ordinary people and understand the everyday life of ordinary people.
In the parlance of officialdom, it means we cannot be detached from the people!
In a past life, there was an unknown young female celebrity who, on a reality show, spent 700 yuan a day and still felt it wasn't enough. She found it unbelievable that a refrigerator could store leftovers.
At this point, the entertainment industry can only be the entertainment industry, and it can no longer be the performing arts industry!
At most, they'll just make some unrealistic, detached idol dramas and historical dramas.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to create content that resonates with the general public!
I enjoyed chatting with Yang Jianzhong, and the negotiations between the two sides went very smoothly.
However, it's quite obvious that even if this movie goes smoothly, it won't get much at the box office.
Art films with heavy themes shouldn't expect to do well at the box office.
Wang Xiaohao would be perfectly content if the movie grossed 20 to 30 million!
So if this movie really wants to make money, it needs to go abroad to participate in film festivals and then sell its overseas distribution rights.
Neither Wang Xiaohao nor Zhen Liang were familiar with participating in international film festivals.
Fortunately, Wang Xiaohao reached an agreement with Rubik's Cube Company, in which Rubik's Cube Company would acquire 10% of the global copyright and help promote the film's copyright.
Therefore, Rubik's Cube Company sent a vice president in charge of international copyright to take Wang Xiaohao and Zhen Liang to participate in film festivals abroad.
Wang Xiaohao didn't have high expectations for this film to win any major awards, since the original version didn't win any either.
However, participating in international film festivals and exhibitions is a great opportunity to sell copyrights.
According to Mr. Xu, the vice president of Rubik's Cube Company, the videotape rights to the movie "Beautiful Legend" should sell very well!
Because in the foreign version of the film, Wang Xiaohao added some explicit scenes, which were not included in the domestic version.
As is well known, explicit erotic scenes greatly facilitate the rental and sale of videotapes.
Through connections, Wang Xiaohao sent the film to the César Awards committee.
It's important to know that in this parallel world, the César Awards is one of the three major international film festivals.
Wang Xiaohao felt that he was just beginning to make a name for himself, even in the domestic film industry. He was even more of a nobody on the international film scene.
Although Wang Xiaohao has made many changes to the style of the film "Beautiful Legend", it is estimated that it will be difficult to win the favor of international film critics.
However, to Wang Xiaohao's surprise, the film actually passed the review of the main competition unit.
According to the organizing committee, the César Awards encourages the participation of new directors.
Of course, the César Awards also show its respect for China.
In recent years, China has not produced any promising young directors.
They're tired of seeing the same old fixed-camera long shots from the sixth generation!
Wang Xiaohao, such a young director, actually made such a traditional and old-fashioned film, which even made some César Award judges feel nostalgic.
I also developed a great liking for young directors like Wang Xiaohao!
It is well known that older people have a very good impression of young people who can chat with them!
In this rapidly changing era, with film shooting techniques and technologies advancing daily, and various pioneering explorations and experiments emerging one after another.
Wang Xiaohao has made such an old-fashioned film, simply abandoning all techniques and returning to the basics of storytelling. It's even surprisingly good!
It's like a group of gaudy, flashy women suddenly appearing as a plain-looking, unadorned beauty.
After being tired of seeing so many glamorous and cheap-looking characters, this movie stands out all at once.
As a result, Wang Xiaohao's "Beautiful Legend" was unexpectedly chosen as the opening ceremony film.
In China, the news quickly sparked interest in the film "Beautiful Legend" among many netizens.
The main reason is that Wang Xiaohao's first movie, "My Sassy Girl," did quite well at the box office, grossing over 300 million yuan.
Many people didn't go to the cinema; they just watched pirated copies.
People generally have a good impression of director Wang Xiaohao, so they are naturally interested in his second film.
In addition, the female lead is a stunning beauty like Zhen Liang, and the film was chosen as the opening film at an international film festival, instantly generating a lot of buzz.
The Rubik's Cube company also seized the opportunity to launch its own marketing campaign, creating quite a stir online.
Of course, only online.
Because this kind of art film is unlikely to be a box office hit, and with too much investment in marketing and distribution, it might end up losing money!
This also shows that Rubik's Cube Company follows the rules and plans to cooperate with Wang Xiaohao in the long term.
That's why there wasn't excessive publicity!
In his previous life, director Bi Gan was unlucky enough to encounter an unscrupulous marketing company that promoted his second art film as a science fiction film.
As a result, the box office exploded a few days ago, and the production and distribution companies made a fortune.
The only one whose reputation will be damaged is the director!
Those deceived viewers won't remember the producers and distributors behind the scenes; they'll only resent the director.
This will affect any future films directed by Bi Gan!
Fortunately, Director Bi is an art film director. If he had switched to commercial films, he would definitely have suffered a backlash in terms of reputation!
Therefore, the film industry is full of pitfalls!
Those partners are all greedy and will probably sell you out at any time!
Amidst the buzz on Chinese social media, this year's César Film Festival has finally begun.
As the opening film, "Beautiful Legend" has garnered significant attention.
Many important figures came without Wang Xiaohao's special invitation.
As soon as the film ended, thunderous applause erupted.