Diamond company shoots commercials, you shoot Titanic

Huang Peng nodded and put on his gloves again.

"By the way, Director Chen, this movie is a little difficult to interpret. Most people watch movies to relax, without thinking. Will our box office really explode?"

"This is an art film. Why do you think about the box office every day? To be more utilitarian, besides money, don't you want to leave your name in film history? Movies are also an art. What's more, we also added some funny elements to ensure the box office."

Of course, making art films is not for making money, but it doesn't mean he doesn't want to make money.

Then there is "Frozen" to back it up.

"Frozen" has already started, but the news is kept secret for the time being.

Publicity is indeed important, but he plans to wait until the end of August, after The Truman Show is released, before releasing the news of Frozen.

If a movie wants to go overseas to get a piece of the pie, there are three main areas where it may encounter obstacles: one is the legal system, the second is peer exclusion, and the third is marketing and publicity.

In terms of the legal system, it is actually okay for the time being.

Most countries tend to prefer a free market, which provides opportunities for foreign companies to control distribution channels.

The opposite is actually the domestic market. The Film Bureau is very strict, and foreign films cannot set their own release dates.

Especially in the past few years, even if Hollywood movies were released in China, most of them got marginal release dates.

This is to control the distribution network in his own hands to prevent Hollywood from grabbing it.

This is a good thing for him, and his home base is not afraid of foreign companies invading.

This is the situation in the domestic market, while the foreign market tends to be free economy, which provides opportunities for Hollywood and him.

The current situation is not a big problem in law.

But if someday a foreign government imposes a ban like it did on Douyin, it will be difficult to deal with. We will talk about it then.

Then, the second aspect is the key, peer exclusion.

For his current small company, foreign companies will not sign an agreement or form an alliance to deal with him.

But it is very likely that his movies will be squeezed out by saturating the market.

In other words, when they estimate that "Frozen" may become popular, they will launch high-budget, big IP, and highly publicized movies around the expected release time to grab the screening rate.

So, he is now keeping the news of the cash cow "Frozen" tightly.

Wait until August and September, use the channels of "Truman", and promote and market it, and release it in November, so that they will not have time to seize the market for the subject matter.

Try to make a big profit this time, it will only become more and more difficult in the future. Unless you build your own distribution network in foreign countries like Hollywood.

But this is too far away, so let's consider the money in front of you first.

As for the third point, marketing and publicity.

The other party is likely to carry out negative publicity. The company will prepare for this as soon as possible.

Anyway, what we need to do now is to keep the news strictly, and after "Truman" is released, we will continue to use the distribution channels, try to expand the distribution network, and release it as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao yawned.

He cleaned up the shrimp tails on the table, stood up and walked to the sink behind to wash his hands.

This year is a year that has taken care of all fields.

If you want length and to please the audience, there is "Home with Kids", if you want money, there is "Frozen", and if you want depth and reflection, there is "The Truman Show".

But... it seems that it is not enough. Let's talk about it in the second half of the year.

He is called Chen Daodao every day, and I really want to cut him hard.

Chen Xiao wiped the water off his hands, picked up his mobile phone and checked the time, "Director Huang, I'll go down first, you have to hurry up, we're about to shoot."

"Okay!"

...

A week passed quickly, and it was the morning of May 29th.

The crew quickly set up the scene in the hall of Truman's house.

Fang Rong had dark circles under his eyes. He waved his hand and called his assistant to ask, "Xiao Liu, what was the last shot?"

The assistant replied, "It was taken the day before yesterday. Truman asked his friend where he had been the farthest when he was transporting chicken to the supermarket. His friend said that he had been everywhere, but this was the best, and let Truman enjoy the sunset. Then Truman told him not to tell anyone that he was leaving."

Fang Rong nodded.

I remembered that I saw the special effects team making special effects for the sky scene yesterday.

In that scene, the moon and the sunset appeared in the west at the same time, suggesting to the audience that this world is fake.

The friend's persuasion is the same as the theme of today's shot.

The friend told him that this island is the best.

And today's shooting scene is about Truman's mother, wife and even the TV show, using emotions to prevent him from leaving from the side.

Open.

Just as he thought of this, he heard the assistant director's voice: "Everyone get ready!"

Fang Rong quickly cheered up.

With the orders from the script supervisor, the head of the field management team, the recording assistant and others, the first shot of the day began.

In the monitor screen in front of Chen Xiao.

The light was soft in the pale yellow room.

On the long sofa, Truman held the photo album, and his mother and wife were close to him on the left and right.

His mother raised her hand to flip the album, taking him back to his childhood. She held a magnifying glass, pointed to a photo, and took him back to the happiness of the family together.

His wife picked up their wedding album, "Look, this is the happiest day of our lives."

Truman nodded and looked at his wife, with a helpless smile on his face.

The mother praised his wife's beauty and then urged her to give birth, "There are still many empty pages in the album, you can put the baby's photos, I hope I can hold my grandson before I die."

Truman showed an impatient look on his face, leaned back against the sofa, took a deep breath, met his wife's eyes, and forced a smile again.

Just when he was about to give up, his wife suggested that she send her mother-in-law back home, and Truman would just watch his favorite show at home.

Before his wife left, she raised her hand and pressed the TV, and the show just started.

Chen Xiao covered his mouth and stared at the monitor screen.

Originally, he wanted to stop here, but Jin Rui's condition in the camera was too good. Chen Xiao turned his head and gestured to Fang Rong, signaling him not to stop and continue to shoot the next shot.

In order to make the actors more involved, the recorded video was played directly here.

Chen Xiao continued to look at the monitor screen.

...

As his wife turned on the TV, Truman's favorite TV show began to play.

"Now playing "Old Movie Selection". The movie we bring to you tonight is "Going Home". This movie shows the quiet life in a small town. You can know what's going on in the world without going out, and friends can help you get rid of loneliness."

Truman's forced smile relaxed, and a hint of hesitation and confusion gradually emerged in his eyes.

"This place is full of joys and sorrows, and it is also the harbor of our soul. Next, please watch this movie and witness the ups and downs of a family in a small town together."

He lowered his eyes, flipped through the photos with his family and friends, and sighed deeply.

As he flipped through the photos, the reluctance in his eyes became stronger and stronger.

Suddenly, his hand paused and turned back a page.

Truman frowned, stretched his neck slightly forward, and stared at the photo in front of him.

This is his wedding photo with his wife. In the photo, his wife crossed her index finger and middle finger, as if saying that this marriage does not count.

He looked up and looked at the door with an unbelievable look on his face.