Director’s Legend

() The interview continued, and Shen Bing asked: "During this anti-piracy campaign, "Painted Skin" was hit hard. How did you prevent such a big accident from happening?"

Shao Shuaijun's face was a bit serious: "Because we know about piracy, when you only need to wash the copy, you only need to send it down, as long as the volume is large, or as long as you show more times, you can't control it. People who have access to this copy There are too many departments. So this time is very simple. We wait for the special effects to be completed before editing, and then wash the copy. The strange thing is that I haven’t finished editing, and I haven’t washed out the copy. The pirated version came out, using discarded copies and footage of

"abandoned?"

"Yeah, our crew has very strict control over piracy, no worse than bank insurance. Except for our director team, no one has access to copies. All our work materials are dismantled, and they are dismantled when they are used up. They are not formed. Recording, The soundtrack is all done in front of me, and it will be handed in as soon as it is finished. Of course, sometimes you can’t just sit and watch other people busy all night. What should we do at this time? We hand over the material and the videotape to him, but you have to write about life and death. Clerk, there is a mark on your video tape, if we see this mark on the pirated version, it is you who leaked it.”

"What kind of punishment will he receive?"

"Legal responsibility and economic responsibility. So you think, of course he won't let go of this thing easily, and he has to keep his eyes on it, don't let others take it away."

"Have you been doing this all the time?"

"If you are talking about pirated copies of the movie, we have done a good job. In fact, "Painted Skin" was originally planned to be performed in Beijing for a week, but according to Wang Zhonglei and the others, they received news that the pirates in Beijing have already placed orders. Pirate dealers also came to inquire about pirated copies. The pirate dealers in the capital said that as long as there is a performance, they are guaranteed to get the goods within three days. So at that time, the staff were in the Wanda CBD store, scanning around with detectors. They were quite nervous, but in the end We still decided not to perform in public, and let the word-of-mouth speak for "Painted Skin" when it is released."

"So that's it. As of yesterday's release, there is still no film?"

"Of course not. That fake movie has already ruined us. If there is a real pirated version, then we will definitely lose money this time. Before you came, I talked to Wang Zhonglei on the phone. He deliberately asked friends in the industry to find a pirated version. The dealer, I brought all the money, asked them if they had any goods? They said sorry, but they didn’t get it this time. So, I believe that there is no real pirated version today.”

"Then, have you ever had such a situation in the few films you made before?"

Shao Shuaijun smiled: "It's very interesting that I sold the copyright directly when I shot "Buried Alive", and the pirates probably haven't heard of it. I was just a newcomer when I shot "Crazy Stone", and no one cared. When it came to "Source Code" "At the time, Huayi Brothers was basically in charge. They have this experience. Later, I started my own company, invested in filming, and released them after production. More than a week ago, I just finished filming, and I almost couldn’t catch up with the release, where can pirate dealers get pirated copies.”

"Do you think this is luck, or coping strategy?"

"Luck, with the development of the film industry, you can't release it whenever you want. Sooner or later, you will face the problem of piracy. Of course, if we can persist and cooperate in all departments, maybe It can be kept free of piracy for a long time. One day, our country will have no piracy at all like Japan, and there will be no piracy of a movie for a year, which is the gospel of Chinese movies.”

"...Okay, thank Director Shao for accepting our interview. I think it's okay. Xiao Song shuts down the phone." Shen Bing saw that the topic was almost finished, then stopped, and shook hands with Shao Shuaijun, "Director Shao, we may It will be broadcast in a few days, and you will be notified when the time comes, so I won’t disturb your rest, and we have to rush back to China.”

"So urgent? It's not too late to leave after a day's rest?"

"I can't help it, Taili is in a hurry."

...

When people are busy, time whizzes by like a roller coaster.

Shao Shuaijun had this feeling.

After the interview of "Half an Hour of Economy", he participated in the final negotiations with Summit Entertainment. The owner of Summit Entertainment, Mitchell Bruce, has been persuaded that the company's new film "Dancing Out of My Life" cost too much money. Investment, has no money to do publicity.

Dream Chasing Entertainment acquired Summit Entertainment for US$28 million, promising to help promote the new film, while not firing the company's employees, and giving Mitchell Bruce 20% of the shares so that he can continue to be the boss.

In the end, after a tug of war, Dream Chasing Entertainment made concessions and gave Mitchell a 23% stake.

"Happy cooperation, Mitchell." After signing the contract, Shao Shuaijun held Mitchell's hand with a smile on his face.

Mitchell also smiled brightly: "Happy cooperation, boss."

"Haha, you are the boss of Summit Entertainment, and I'm just an investor." Shao Shuaijun was in a good mood. On the surface, he spent 28 million on this acquisition, but in fact, Shao Shuaijun not only didn't spend anything, but even made money. Because no one knows better than him how profitable the movie "Dancing Out of My Life" is.

Shao Shuaijun couldn't remember the specific box office of the movie. The simple "Dancing Out of My Life" might not make much money, but this movie has released several sequels, each of which has a global box office of over 100 million US dollars. Another old hen laying eggs!

Mitchell was satisfied that the company was replenished with funds, while his seat was still the boss, and the film was funded to promote. Shao Shuaijun was satisfied with Summit Entertainment's shell and got another egg-laying hen. The two laughed on the spot, which was called joy. The arc of the corners of their mouths was like the box office of "Painted Skin", rising all the way.

In the Mainland, Painted Skin was released on Sunday, the 7th, and the number of films scheduled was once again criticized by 41%. Its first day box office was 30 million, breaking the first day and single day box office records set by "33 Days of Broken Relationship".

Weekly, 30 million, Monday, 20.2 million, Tuesday, 19.8 million, Wednesday, 20.1 million, Thursday, 19.9 million. In five days, the total box office successfully exceeded 100 million, reaching 110 million. Although it failed to surpass the record of breaking 100 million in five days in "33 Days of Broken Relationship", but "Broken Love" included two weekends on Saturday and Sunday, while "Painted Skin" only had one week.

Friday, 22.3 million, Saturday, 27.2 million, the box office accumulated to 159.5 million, breaking the record of "33 Days of Broken Relationship".

"Where there is Shao Shuaijun, there are crazy miracles! He is not a commercial director, he is a box office director! He is the king of China! He is the king of the future world!"

The New Wolf Entertainment section praised it without hesitation. (To be continued.)