fantasy blockbuster era

Chapter 128 The Theory of Large Movies (Two in One is the Corpse Immortal Emperor)
Lin Xiaohan has a faint jasmine fragrance, which is light and elegant, and smells particularly good.

At this moment, the two were getting closer, and Zhang Yang breathed lightly, his nose was filled with the fragrance of flowers.

"Don't worry, I know. I don't have high expectations for the foreign box office. It's just that the box office is too low, so I can't help but be a little disappointed."

Zhang Yang nodded and said: "But at least we have entered the foreign market now. This is the best result. There will be opportunities in the future. Sooner or later, the movies I make will become famous all over the world."

Zhang Yang stood up and looked at her with great pride.

"kindness."

Lin Xiaohan nodded lightly and smiled, his eyes were full of his shadow.

The May Day holiday passed quickly.

The box office growth of the four films has also decreased a lot.

Although the time for the Guapi Competition is May [-]st, it is impossible for a movie to end in a week from the time it is released, so the actual time for calculating the box office is actually calculated from the time it is released until the film is released.

So it may not be until early June, or even mid-June, to have concrete results.

However, the box office of "Shading the Sky" has far surpassed the other three movies.

Seeing this situation, Aigua, Tenggua, and Yougua, behind the scenes, were very anxious, and tried every means to start a new round of publicity, just to boost the box office for their own movies.

Starring in variety shows, directors in interviews, online short videos, promotional articles, offline posters, and various media advertisements are flying.

Douyin didn't do anything to watch. In addition to arranging variety shows for Hu Qu and other actors, and crazily attracting traffic on his short videos, he also arranged a talk show for Zhang Yang.

This talk show is not a show on a traditional TV channel, but an online interview recently created by Xigua Video.

With the implementation of the previous summit plan, Xigua Video gradually developed and began to have a group of its own user groups.

In order to enrich the content of the website, in addition to broadcasting more new film and television works, Xigua Video also launched several variety shows.

In addition to talent shows, reality shows, debates, talk shows, singing, etc., a well-known hostess was specially recruited to set up this celebrity interview program called "The Story Behind".

The hostess of the talk show, a former TV hit, is known for digging out the stories behind celebrities and her sharp words.

In the past few episodes, Watermelon Video has invited several celebrities to participate, which has attracted a lot of attention.

In order to promote "Shading the Sky", Zhang Yang was specially invited for this issue.

Backstage of the studio.

"Hello, Director Zhang."

The story behind it is recorded and broadcast, and there is no audience in the audience.

But before starting, the female host still met with Zhang Yang to communicate with each other and see if there were any topics that should be avoided.

"I'm Lu Yu."

"Hello, Miss Lu."

Zhang Yang sized Lu Yu up and shook hands with her.

Lu Yu is the host of this program and the core of the program.

She is an old host, and she hosted this kind of talk show on a certain TV station a long time ago.

Before the rise of online video, the show she hosted was very popular.

Zhang Yang had watched it since he was a child, but he never expected that one day he would be able to be interviewed by her.

Backstage.

Lu Yu handed Zhang Yang a note and said with a smile: "Director Zhang, this is a question I want to ask later. Can you take a look and see if there is anything inappropriate? If not, I won't ask, so as not to cause further trouble. Post-editing."

"Well, let me see."

Zhang Yang took the note and glanced at it.

There were a lot of questions written on the note, most of which were about family background and "Shading the Sky". Except for one thing about him and the Zhou family, there was nothing else.

However, the affairs of the Zhou family were over, and there was nothing wrong with him inside, and there was even a big disturbance at the time, everyone who should know knew about it, and Zhang Yang didn't care.

It's just that Zhou Chuan suffered a stroke after all. Although he was asking for trouble, he was paralyzed after all. It would be best not to ask if he had some relationship with him.

Besides, he also promised the Zhou family that if they don't mess with him, he won't mess with them, so there's no need to break the contract here.

Therefore, Zhang Yang handed the note back, pointed to the Zhou family's question and said, "Just delete these, and there is nothing else to avoid."

"sure?"

Lu Yu looked at him in surprise.

In addition to the affairs of the Zhou family, the note actually contained some information about the chaos in the circle and Zhang Yang's relationship history.

If you can't answer any of these questions, the impact will be huge.

She thought that Zhang Yang would not be able to answer these questions, but she didn't expect that except for one Zhou family, he didn't care.

"determine."

Zhang Yang nodded affirmatively.

It's nothing in the first place, just ask, what are you afraid of?

Besides, this is a recorded broadcast, and there is a Xigua video behind it. If you really want to make something wrong, just cut it out.

And the people in this show are all relying on watermelon videos for food, so no one dares to talk too much, he really has nothing to care about.

"That's good." Lu Yu looked at him, and after confirming that he really didn't care, he pointed to the time and said, "Since there is no inconvenience for Director Zhang, we will start recording in 10 minutes."

10 minute later.

Inside the studio.

There are two sofas on the left and right.

The two of them sat on opposite sides.

Lu Yu gestured to the camera, the backstage received the message and responded, and then the interview officially began.

"Hello, audience friends, welcome to the story behind the show. I am Lu Yu."

"The guest we have invited this time is a famous domestic young director, Zhang Yang. Everyone welcomes him."

"Director Zhang, say hello to the audience in front of the screen!"

Zhang Yang is already considered an old director. He was not stage frightened at all when facing the familiar camera. He nodded, picked up the microphone and greeted him with a smile.

"Hi everyone, I'm Zhang Yang."

At the beginning, the two chatted and laughed casually before entering the formal interview topic.

Lu Yu raised the microphone and asked, "Director Zhang, can you tell me about yourself? Tell me about your college life and how you got into the ranks of directors?"

Zhang Yang talked eloquently: "There is really nothing to say about college life, just study, study, and study. To be honest, my grades in school have always been among the best."

"As for why I stepped into the ranks of directors, it is because I like watching TV dramas and novels very much. Since I was a child, I actually wanted to shoot the content of novels, but now I don't like watching dramas made by many directors in Longguo. , These people waste IP, make things up, and mess up a good novel. I can't stand it. So I made a "Romance of the Dragon and Snake" by myself. I never expected it to be so popular.

Lu Yu: "."

She was momentarily stuck.

She has always been known for her sharp words. She never gives others face. If she doesn't like something, she will say it directly.

As a result, I didn’t expect that I couldn’t answer the first question.

This publicity seems to be more fierce than her, and the words just now directly offended half of the director circle, making her at a loss as to how to proceed.

She can't afford to offend those people!

The place suddenly became quiet. Seeing that it was about to end, Lu Yu quickly changed the topic abruptly.

"It seems that Director Zhang is also a man of temperament, so let's talk about the movie "Shading the Sky". I remember that "The Romance of the Dragon and Snake" you made since graduation seems to be a Chinese martial arts drama."

"The first season of this TV series was very popular, and the second season was sold at a sky-high price. It is also being broadcast simultaneously on eight platforms across the Internet. Netizens also give it a very high evaluation. It stands to reason that you should continue to shoot this type of TV series. TV series. But how did you come up with the idea of ​​making a movie? And a fantasy movie?”

"The gap between these two works seems to be very big?"

Zhang Yang nodded and said, "You are right."

"On the surface, the two works are indeed very large. One is about Chinese martial arts, it is a TV series, and the other is about oriental fantasy stories, and it is a movie. But they actually have something in common."

"What in common?"

Lu Yu asked with interest.

Zhang Yang: "That is, both movies are adapted from novels. The contents and plots are all loyal to the original works. There is a well-defined training system in them. The characters in the later period are very powerful in combat. The plot direction is not the same as that of most current film and television works. Love theme.”

"Moreover, on the screen, both works need to use a lot of special effects to express. The better the special effects, the more the audience loves the work. These are what they have in common."

"The biggest difference between this type of film and television work and other film and television works is that it weakens love, emphasizes career, and focuses more on the perspective of the protagonist to tell a unique fantasy story to the audience."

"Strictly speaking, there is no need to classify them so finely. In my opinion, both works can be called fantasy blockbusters!"

Lu Yu: "I noticed that you emphasized the pronunciation of the word 'big'. Why did you specifically emphasize that it is a fantasy blockbuster?"

Zhang Yang: "Fantasy movies are fantasy movies, and fantasy blockbusters are another genre."

Lu Yu: "Where is the big one?"

Zhang Yang raised his palm and explained: "It's mainly in five aspects."

"First of all, I think the plot is grand. It doesn't just focus on a few people or a small place, but on a global or even larger background."

"Secondly, the combat power is strong. The protagonist is not an ordinary person, but can make great power belong to himself through practice, and has a particularly powerful power."

"The next step is to have a big enough goal. The pursuit of the characters is not just a small love, but more about the grand goals of family and country righteousness, immortality, fighting the sky, fighting the land, etc."

"Then there's the huge investment. Tens of millions, one or two hundred million are just small numbers. You have to invest hundreds of millions or even billions in a film to make it big!"

"In the end, the scene is huge. It's no longer just a few people or dozens of people fighting, or weapons, or ordinary fists and feet. It's a confrontation of various qi, magic weapons, mana, and supernatural powers, which requires a lot of fighting. It takes special effects to create the perfect fight scene.”

"A combination of these five is what I consider a fantasy blockbuster."

In fact, Zhang Yang had an idea for this blockbuster blockbuster, but he never mentioned it. This time, it was his first appearance on the show "Story Behind".

Lu Yu nodded thoughtfully: "Are the five aspects of plot, combat power, goal, investment, and scene important?"

"What Director Zhang said seems to make sense. Many of the film and television works we have seen so far are indeed not big enough in this regard!"

Zhang Yang: "Yes."

"Many works nowadays are too petty, but I am different. If I want to shoot, I will shoot these five fantasy blockbusters."

"The first and second seasons of the "Dragon Snake" series invested a total of 7 million yuan, and the crew and actors added up to thousands of people. The film "Shading the Sky" even invested 30 billion yuan, which was released in dozens of countries around the world. The number of people is close to [-], and so many forces can be concentrated to make this kind of movie."

Lu Yu smiled and said, "But aren't you afraid that you won't be able to recover the cost?"

Zhang Yang laughed: "Actually, I'm a little worried, but I founded Xuanyu to make this kind of blockbuster, so don't be afraid, at worst, I will continue to have nothing."

Although he has a system and doesn't have any worries the size of a fingernail, he definitely can't talk about this kind of thing, so he still has to pretend it should be.

Lu Yu didn't think much about it, and praised with a thumbs up, "Director Zhang is so brave."

Zhang Yang waved his hands, smiled slightly, and continued: "Many directors now think that only Western countries can make blockbuster movies, and they think that we in Longguo have nothing to shoot.

That's why many directors are like western movies. They shoot according to their style, but instead of drawing tigers, they are not like dogs, and they shoot something like a fortress. "

Zhang Yang stared at the camera and said seriously: "I want to say that they are all wrong, our Dragon Kingdom actually has its own unique set of things, that is, fantasy and fairy tales, so there is no need to learn from others.

But in the eyes of many people, especially in the film industry, it seems that apart from "Journey to the West" and "Feng Shen Bang", there are no other works.

But the TV industry has to tamper with it and add something of its own. It seems that if you don't do this, you won't be able to show your ability. Why?

The audience is tired of watching this kind of work, and they don't like it at all, and it will be scolded when it is released. There are many examples of this kind of work!

There are so many good IPs in China, and many original authors write very well. These people can make a good film and television work according to the preferences of the audience as long as they use snacks. "

Lu Yu broke into a cold sweat again.

This publicity is too daring to say, not afraid of offending people at all!

"this."

With great difficulty, she continued the topic.

After that, the two talked about the movie "Shading the Sky", talking about interesting things behind the scenes, talking about getting rich, and finally successfully completed the show.

When she stepped off the stage, the clothes behind her were all wet.

The interview lasted for more than an hour, and the final film released lasted only 45 minutes. Some words that were easy to offend people were deleted, but there were still many essences preserved, including the set of "fantasy blockbuster theory" '.

As the show airs.

Unsurprisingly, the set of "blockbuster theory" proposed by Zhang Yang in the program caused an uproar on the Internet.

Many netizens participated in discussions around this topic.

Some people think he's right.

Myths of the Dragon Kingdom emerge in endlessly, various big IPs are numerous, and fantasy is the essence of the Dragon Kingdom culture.

As a result, the current directors are just staring at "Journey to the West" and "Fengshen Bang" and making random changes. The things they shoot are still not good, and they tamper with the original works at will.

There are also some directors who only see love between men and women, no matter what type of drama can be involved in it, many audiences have actually suffered from it, and have suffered for a long time.

As soon as Zhang Yang's blockbuster theory was put forward, it resonated with them.

"Zhang Yang is so right. Only when the five elements are complete can a real blockbuster movie of Dragon Kingdom be made!"

"I strongly recommend those directors to watch this interview."

"Let that monkey go. There must be one every year, and other gods can't film it?"

"Those directors and screenwriters should come here to learn what is a real fantasy film, and stop making that idol drama."

"We want to watch real oriental fantasy blockbusters, our theaters can't only have superheroes!"

There are many people who support it, and there are also many people who oppose it.

"Pure nonsense."

"The five major elements are complete, and a real fantasy blockbuster can be made. A real good work must focus on the delicate emotions between people. Only this most sincere emotion can arouse the weakness in the audience's heart."

"No one reads the IPs adapted from online novels. What everyone wants to see is sweet love. What kind of career line? If the film and television works don't have love as the theme, why do they shoot?"

It's all over the Internet.

Seeing this situation on the Douyin side, they were even more happy to see the results. They bought a lot of sailors and frantically added firewood behind their backs. For a while, there were discussions everywhere.

But no matter what, the two names "Shading the Sky" and Zhang Yang have started the screen-smashing mode again.

Many people went to the theater because of this.

In addition to those who supported, there were also some people who wanted to criticize, but without exception, they all came out convinced in the end.

Even on weekdays, the box office of "Shade the Sky" has set off another peak because of this interview, which is more useful than any advertisement.

As for Zhang Yang, the person involved, after participating in the interview, he stopped caring about the matter. He stayed in the company and concentrated on handling company affairs. He occasionally fished, made a fortune, and teased the secretary. He lived an extremely leisurely life.

However, after more than a week of quarreling on the Internet, the heat gradually subsided.

A breaking news hit the hot search.

“Rakuten Video shut down and the founder declared bankruptcy!”

　A hard day is over, and the first day on the shelves finally ended with [-] words!
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