Disaster Artist

"I can!"

"Um……"

Su Ziyi and Bai Cheng, one is as fast as lightning, the other is as slow as a snail, the speed of the two is not at the same level at all, and the picture is a bit joyful.

Ji Xu's thoughts were temporarily pulled back, she nodded lightly, and raised the script of "raid".

"Aqian, I don't have any problem."

After a pause, Ji Xu added.

"Abandoning the digging of the characters' psychology and the depth of the story, and determining the color of the movie from the basis of the setting and conception, this is a **** action movie that detonates adrenaline."

"From this point of view, the embryonic form of commercial movies is already very obvious. I like your idea. I think this is the perfect choice."

Ji Xu and Lu Qian had different perspectives, but he could see that Lu Qian was doing subtraction.

Now commercial movies generally believe that no matter what, there needs to be character arcs and story depth, otherwise the story may be too empty, but sometimes this is really not the case, popcorn movies just need to be crisp and refreshing.

"Unfriend" and "Assault", both projects are doing subtraction, which is to make things easier.

Of course, doing subtraction is not so easy.

If it is too simplistic and rude, too straightforward, there are continuous logical loopholes, forced transitions and sensationalism, and the movie is deeply immersed in the computer special effects of bombing and bombing, then the audience is not a fool, the explosion will be numb and adrenaline will be stimulated If they don't get up, they also refuse to buy it.

Therefore, doing subtraction is also a technical task. It needs to be simple but not too simple. It is definitely not that easy to shoot a good commercial film.

In "Unfriending", Lu Qian completed the task beautifully. The core of the theme with far-reaching rhythm to the point is just right to resonate with the audience, but it will not take away the suspense and fear of the thriller film itself. This is the The root cause of the long-lasting stamina of the movie box office.

Otherwise, just relying on the popularity of the topic, how could the box office of the movie exceed 2 billion?

Now that it's "raid", Ji Xu can see at a glance Lu Qian's intention of insisting on subtraction, making action movies return to action movies. , giving the film life and charm.

In this regard, Ji Xu completely raised his hands and feet in agreement.

To outsiders, Lu Qian still wears the gimmick aura of "Idol singer-turned-film director", more or less in the mood to watch the fun, but for Ji Xu, he gradually realizes that Lu Qian is a seriously.

Not only is he serious, but he is also talented and capable.

Ji Xu's willingness to continue to cooperate with Lu Qian is definitely more than just friendship.

After expressing his attitude, Ji Xu changed his words and continued.

"But, A Qian, if we're going to shoot 'The Raid,' then we have to be prepared."

After thinking twice in his mind, Ji Xu became more and more firm in her thoughts.

"First of all, filming is a problem. This time our crew is not enough for twenty people. I just made a simple estimate, fifty to seventy people. This should be the basic requirement."

"The division of labor and coordination between different departments, believe me, we need a clear cooperation system to standardize the entire work process. It may seem cumbersome at first, but it can improve efficiency and make the crew like a machine. operate regularly."

In this regard, Ji Xu is the producer, and he has the most say.

For Lu Qian, what he needs, just ask Ji Xu. As for how Ji Xu fulfills the requirements and how the crew works, that's not something he needs to worry about.

Since Ji Xu said they needed a clear organizational structure, they did.

Besides, Lu Qian knew that this wasn't all, didn't you hear Ji Xu say "First of all"?

Sure enough, "Second" came right away.

"Secondly, after the filming is completed, distribution, release, and promotion are very complicated processes. You don't want to go through the 'unfriend' again."

"We need to set up a company, preferably with its own distribution channels and publicity team."

In fact, it is not difficult to establish a distribution channel. Simply put, it is to cooperate and discuss with the theater chain:

How many theaters, how many screens, and what time period does each film need to be screened, what is the rate of filming in the first week, what is the rate of filming in the second week and the third week, what should be the ratio of box office dividends, the movie poster is in the cinema The location and the proportion of the publicity of the conductors.

and so on.

Establishing distribution channels also means that the company needs to establish a professional department to pay the wages of these professionals. This is a huge expenditure. For small companies, it is often possible to make ends meet, so choosing to cooperate with professional distribution companies will make things more difficult. Simple.

Then, what happened to Damen Pictures?

Obviously they are not short of money, but why do they still need to match up with the streamer film industry?

In the early years, Damen Pictures was really short of money, and their works were often out of the way, and the box office performance was very unstable. It was not cost-effective to establish distribution channels, so they gave up.

In the later period, Damen Pictures gradually became bigger and stronger, and they themselves did not expect the company to reach the current scale~www.novelmt.com~ When they were ready to establish distribution channels, it was too late——

Cinema chains are not fools either. For a company of this level, the requirements are naturally more cumbersome.

For example, in the case of small companies, the theater chain may be one-size-fits-all, and the box office dividend is fixed at 35%; but in the case of Damen Films, they ask to negotiate on a case-by-case basis, and each film and each film need to be negotiated separately.

Moreover, the eight major cinema chains are all united, and the door film industry is helpless, and the negotiation is deadlocked; the other six major film companies are all competitors, and I wish to see that the door film industry continues to have no distribution channels, and it has already shown that it has not fallen to the ground. The air of a big company.

Now, Streamer Films is playing the role of matchmaking, allowing Damen Films and the eight major cinema chains to sit down and talk face-to-face in a conference room, and seek cooperation in distribution channels in a more efficient and direct way.

In the final analysis, it's not that Damen Pictures can't do it, it's a tug-of-war of entangled interests, and at the same time, the information asymmetry caused by qualifications and connections.

Ji Xu has already seen the overall situation. Instead of being passive and then looking for a solution, it is better to take the initiative early——

Of course, the price is that the company needs to bear the cost of the entire department at the beginning of its establishment.

But Ji Xu was not worried.

The box office dividends of "Unfriending" are enough for them to support them for a while. What's more, he also has confidence in "The Raid", or should be said, he has confidence in Lu Qian.

Lu Qian blinked his eyes, and after making sure Ji Xu had spoken his thoughts, he couldn't help showing a smile.

"I was just about to shoot a movie, how did it suddenly become a company?"

"However, you are right, I believe you."