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Dimension Entertainment Next, this year, there will be two LOL-themed movies released, namely "Rune Wars" and "Stand Up Wars".

The former will be released in the summer, and a specific date has been determined, and even the current promotional work for this movie has already begun.

"Battle of Standing" will be released in the second half of the year, and it is currently scheduled for November.

These two movies are still very important to the League of Legends series.

Although the LOL series has achieved a considerable degree of success in the global film market, from the current point of view, the stories of the three films released all take place in the country of "Demacia" in Runeterra.

For the next two movies, the perspective will jump away from "Demacia".

This is the first step in expanding the world view of the LOL series in movies. The former will use heroes such as Ryze, Lux, and Ezreal to take risks in various parts of Valoran, expanding the entire world setting; while the latter will focus on Noxus and Ionia. The two are in a war in a country that is also very important in the content of LOL.

Of course, this kind of jumping away does not directly open up a brand new battlefield to tell a brand new story, the risk is still too great.

Dimension Entertainment also adopted certain methods and means when planning the content of these two parts to avoid risks.

The heroine of "Rune Wars" is Lux. Her sense of presence in the previous work, especially in "Dragon Blood", is quite high. It should be acceptable to have such a familiar character to start a new story.

As for the latter, the Noxus Empire has already appeared in the first "Glory". Regarding the story of the villain in this first work, I believe it can still attract many people.

The investment of the two films is quite different.

The investment scale of "Battle of Standing" has reached 900 million yuan, which is about the same level as "Glory" and "Dragon Blood". For works with emotional themes, it is difficult to express the essence of the work without spending enough money.

As for "Rune Wars", the investment scale is much smaller, even worse than "Night Hunter", with a total investment of 430 million.

This film should not have too many scenes, and the actors are basically young and newcomers. There are no big names, and the biggest expenditure is still on special effects.

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And this year, in addition to these two LOL series of movies, Dimension Entertainment will of course have some important works on the line.

The first to bear the brunt is the "Lord of the Mysteries" that will be launched in April.

The production model adopted for this drama is a method that breaks away from the current domestic TV dramas, and the whole drama is filmed first before finding a buyer or launching it on its own platform. The operating method of "Lord of the Mysteries" is similar to that of American dramas, which are broadcast on a seasonal basis.

The first season of "Lord of the Mysteries" only has ten episodes, but it costs a lot.

On average, with an investment of 45 million yuan for a single episode, the cost of each episode is almost enough to make a small and medium-sized movie.

But in this case, the crew of "Lord of the Mysteries" is also a bit stretched. After removing most of the money invested in post-production special effects, the rest, on the costumes and the creation of the Victorian setting, is also a considerable expenditure.

On the original investment, it's not enough to just shoot and shoot.

Later, Dimension Entertainment had to continue to invest more.

Until now, the total investment has almost reached 600 million yuan.

After conversion, the investment for a single episode is about 60 million yuan, which is nearly 10 million US dollars.

This kind of investment scale, even if it is put into American dramas, is considered a big investment. Generally speaking, the production cost of a normal American drama is 2 million US dollars per episode; "Game of Thrones" increased from 6 million US dollars per episode in the first season to 10 million US dollars in the sixth season. Dollar an episode.

The current investment in "Lord of the Mysteries" is already equivalent to "Game of Thrones".

Coupled with Dimension Entertainment itself, only the above bonuses are done in special effects and post-production. In fact, the overall production level of "Lord of the Mysteries" may be higher than "Game of Thrones".

Of course, this is only talking about the production level, not the quality of the actual film. After all, "Game of Thrones" is the top American drama that has been popular all over the world every season since eight seasons, and "Lord of the Mysteries", although Dimension Entertainment believes that it will not be worse than the former in terms of production specifications and standards, but the final film The quality still needs to be handed over to the market and the broadest audience for verification.

As for the work "Lord of the Mysteries", they are already very experienced in the domestic market. However, due to the subject matter, the business department of Dimension Entertainment judged that this work will also have a very strong vitality in overseas markets.

Most of the actors have white faces, and a small number of actors use yellow faces. However, if the costumes and makeup are more reliable, this problem should not be too big.

The most important thing is the world background.

For Chinese audiences, the Victorian and 18th-century British styles seem relatively unfamiliar. The popularity of the "Lord of the Mysteries" novel itself can only prove that some novel readers in China have a good acceptance of this subject matter, and can even be regarded as favorites.

However, the genre of film and television drama itself faces a wider audience. Under such circumstances, whether the theme of "Lord of the Mysteries" can be popular is still a question mark.

Of course, after achieving many successes, Dimension Entertainment has its own way of operating its own commercial works in China. Even if the audience is not large and they are cold after going online, they still have considerable confidence that they can produce good results. After all, this is where the reputation of the V sign comes from. Under the high production level, the quality is quite guaranteed.

In this way, even if they encounter a relatively bad situation like "The Devil Hunter's Notes", Dimension Entertainment can at least guarantee that the income they can reap from the domestic market alone will not be very low.

The more critical point is in the overseas market.

All the disadvantages in the domestic market are advantages overseas.

Story background, actors, Cthulhu's evil culture...

Whether all of this can truly be effective depends on whether the various overseas branches of Dimension Entertainment can shoulder their responsibilities and promote the works.