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Chapter 373 Film Philosophy
The goal is over [-] million, [-] million is considered good.

It sounds inconspicuous at first glance, but if you do a quick search, the box office rankings are often filled with numbers in the hundreds of millions and hundreds of millions. However, behind those hundreds of millions of movies are small and medium-sized film and television companies that are vomiting blood.

In the global box office, the United States is undoubtedly the number one box office, and Hollywood's film production level ranks first in the world.

Last year, that is, in 2010, a total of 1065 films were released in the United States, of which 30 films had a box office of over [-] million. This figure is very clear, and even a fraction of the total is not enough.

Of course, some films are of a play-by-play nature, and some films even shaved off the global box office in North America, but even so, the cruelty can be seen.

The investment cost of "Untouchable" is 950 million euros, equivalent to about 1100 million U.S. dollars. This is a figure without the cost of publicity and distribution. If this cost is included, it is about 300 million U.S. dollars for global publicity and distribution.

In other words, if the box office of this film reaches 5000 million US dollars, it is a profit point. If it is less than 5000 million, it will lose money, and if it exceeds 5000 million, it will be a profit.

But for Warner, just 5000 million not losing money is not enough to see. What they need to see is the value of Forrest Gump, so Andy's "over [-] million" is to a Chinese Cannes actor who wants to get Warner The group supports and competes for the passing line for Oscar winners.

This is a bit harsh, but it is also the number that Andy can use to convince the group.

"How about..." Gan Jing knew the concept of box office, he thought for a while, and asked Andy tentatively, "Shall we buy box office?"

Andy almost choked himself to death. He glanced at Forrest Gump angrily, pointed to his nose, and said in correct Chinese: "I am an upright foreign devil who knows nothing about changes. Don't mention This matter."

"Besides, this trick of buying box office is used to fool the experts? Do you think we are both bad?" Andy shook his head.

Gan Jing gave up and resentfully said, "I'm just talking."

"Do a good promotional event." Andy thought for a while, "I think you should still have the ability to attract people in East Asia. This film is not bad, and the box office of 5000 million US dollars should not be a big problem. How many."

"Actually, in Asia, because I have yellow skin, everyone will give me some face." Gan Jing counted with his fingers, "France, because I am the best actor at Cannes, and a French company is casting, everyone will give me some face."

"Then, in Spain, I used to give awards to other people for my face, and everyone also gave some face."

"And then, Italy... Well, everyone will save face."

"Finally, the United States, if you don't give me face, you have to give Warner face, right?"

Gan Jing said happily: "If you do the calculations like this, your confidence is inexplicably much higher."

Andy fell into deep thought. This method of face calculation is really simple and easy to understand. It may be effective when you can talk about it in a meeting. Of course, this is only when the box office figures are supported.

Nodding his head approvingly, Andy felt a little more relaxed: "Yes, I do have more confidence. From this point of view, self-deception is really important sometimes."

The two looked at each other for a second, and both laughed.

Now that the matter has come to this, let's announce it first, then release it, do your best and obey the destiny.

After meeting with Andy, Gan Jing discussed with Warner's distribution department, then called Ang Lee to discuss the itinerary, and finally decided on the upcoming platform activities.

On July [-]th, Neon Nation will make its first stop in Tokyo, and then go to major cities for a week.

On August [-]th, Seoul, the capital of South Korea, also lasted for a week.

On September [-]th, Berlin, the capital of Germany, continued for a week.

At the end of October, Gan Jing and all the crew members will appear in Paris, France, for the premiere. After all, this is a French literary film, and the local area is the key box office.

This kind of activity will undoubtedly shorten the shooting time of the junior party, but Ang Lee has considered these things when he made an appointment with him before. As a big-name actor, Gan Jing must have a lot of this and that, so their time It is counted towards grace.

After confirming the announcement, Gan Jing briefly asked about Uber's investment work, and then hurriedly returned to Baodao.

Pi, Pi, no matter what movie I'm going to show, you're my favorite.

Well, this cannot be said to Li An.

A little too mushy.

After resting for a day and calming down his emotions, Gan Jing became the young Indian drifting on the sea under Ang Li again.

As mentioned in the preface, the scene of drifting on the sea is not difficult for an actor like Gan Jing. What needs to be paid attention to is the combination of special effects, such as how much room should be bent to accommodate a tiger's head, and how far should the arms be? Will not touch the tiger's paws...

These are the details, the shots that are kept improving, and the most time-consuming thing, but whether it is Ang Lee, Gan Jing, or Huaxia Film and Television Special Effects Company, the three parties can patiently polish this work seriously.

One is the best director in Hollywood, one is a rare Cannes actor for Chinese, and the other is a special effects company that almost gathers top Chinese talents. They work together to shoot, and as time goes by, they gradually become more and more tacit in shooting.

In the script of Youth Pi, two stories were put out, and the filming is already halfway through, and Gan Jing is gradually able to peek into the thinking of Ang Lee's direction.

The first story is about people and animals drifting to survive, and the second story is about cannibalism and darkness alone. The former occupies most of the content of the film, while the latter is only dictated through memories.

Finally, the middle-aged Pai asked the listeners: "Which story do you like better?"

The listener replied: "The one with the tiger." That is the first fantasy story.

But which story did Ang Lee himself believe?
The script does not give a clear statement until the end. The protagonist responds to the listener's belief in the first story: "It is closer to God's will."

However, what is the real story that Ang Lee wants to tell the audience?

Obviously, the second one.

The cunning of this great director is that he uses metaphors and fallacies to express the facts he wants to tell the audience-the most obvious fallacy is that he encountered a man-eating island full of meerkats while drifting. Let pie grab and eat.

Meerkats are social mammals that are active during the day and rest at night. They are good at digging and living in caves. They have well-proportioned limbs and a slender body. Most importantly, they are mainly distributed in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.

It is unreasonable for a species living in the desert to appear in the vast ocean island, and Ang Lee uses this unreasonableness to imply to the audience that the first story is false.

The second story does not have a single shot in the film, and Ang Lee uses the absurdity of the first story with a shot to disprove the truth of the second oral story...

"Aren't you tired from filming like this?" After Gan Jing understood this and figured out the director's intentions, he felt very speechless, so he went to Ang Li directly.

"It's very interesting, very happy." Li An took it for granted, and was even a little proud, "It's fun for the audience to think about it before they understand."

"Well, it's also a kind of philosophy." Li An added.

This probably belongs to his film philosophy.

(End of this chapter)