After buying Marvel, I became the king of Hollywood

"Director Zhang, please sit down!"

"Thank you!"

With Zhang Yimou's cultural level, English is naturally not a problem. There are many foreigners here, and Zhang Yimou is also proficient in responding in English.

After Zhang Yimou sat down, Kevin introduced to everyone:

"This is a leading figure in the mainland film industry, Zhang Yimou, director Zhang, and he is currently in Hollywood to learn about the shooting techniques of Hollywood movies."

What Kevin said is very good.

He took care of Zhang Yimou's face very well.

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yimou felt very comfortable in his heart.

Although he came to the United States to bow his head and study, if he really said that, it would undoubtedly make him feel uncomfortable.

Seeing Kevin's attitude, the people present became more polite to Zhang Yimou.

They all greeted each other.

After a brief introduction, Kevin said:

"Okay, you guys go and do your work. When the movie is over, you all come to the set to find me, and then I have a job to find you."

As soon as these words came out, everyone scattered like birds and beasts.

They each got busy with the matter at hand.

Wait until everyone else has left.

Kevin then cut to the chase:

"Director Zhang, do you want to try making movies in Hollywood?"

Zhang Yimou nodded and said with a serious face:

"Yes, I hope that I can become a director in Hollywood, and then bring back what I have learned and concepts from Hollywood."

Kevin nodded, just said lightly:

"I will help you become a Hollywood director, but the first film you make will not receive much investment. The maximum production cost is 1000 million US dollars."

"If it can be profitable, follow-up films can consider increasing the production cost."

As a director with no qualifications in Hollywood, if Kevin did not know that he has the ability, let alone a production of this scale of 1000 million US dollars.

He may not even be able to get started with a $100 million movie.

Although he also won several awards at the Venice Film Festival, this kind of film that is biased towards art does not help him obtain investment in commercial films.

For the $1000 million, Kevin considered the possibility of making a profit.

Secondly, it is also selling Zhang Yimou a favor.

Kevin believes that the future Zhang Yimou is definitely worth his investment of 1000 million US dollars to make friends.

Zhang Yimou didn't say much.

That's how men's friendship sometimes comes about.

Just because of Kevin's friendship, in the future, as long as Kevin finds him useful in the mainland, he will definitely do his best.

For a director with an official background like him, I won't talk about his personal connections.

In the future, he has a very friendly relationship with the person in charge of the mainland film industry. To put it bluntly, there is no exaggeration.

"Thank you, Director Kevin. When I return to the mainland, in the future, if you need me for anything, I will never refuse."

After receiving Zhang Yimou's promise, Kevin also smiled.

With the help of Zhang Yimou and his contacts, coupled with Kevin's reputation for being friendly to the mainland, it is no exaggeration to say that the future mainland film market is at his disposal.

He now only hopes that Zhang Yimou can promote the mainland's film market to be more prosperous.

Reach the scale of the tens of billions of film markets in later generations as soon as possible.

"Well, during this period of time, Director Zhang can assume the position of assistant director in my new movie, so as to learn about Hollywood's filmmaking ideas and techniques."

"At the same time, think about what kind of movie should be shot with the investment of 1000 million US dollars."

Chapter 301 Martial arts?

"Thank you then, Kevin."

Zhang Yimou also accepted Kevin's kindness.

"But what to shoot, I don't have any ideas right now, Kevin, do you have any suggestions?"

"I once heard one thing, what belongs to the nation belongs to the world."

"Today, I give this sentence to you."

"As a director who did not grow up in a European and American cultural environment, I think that if you set your goal to imitate Hollywood film shooting, then it is basically impossible for you to compare with American film directors."

"What you should do is to dig out the local culture and find the point in mainland culture that can attract everyone regardless of national boundaries."

The specifics of Kevin can only be said here, after all, Kevin is also trying this way.

Tsui Hark's understanding of Xianxia culture and how to combine it with Hollywood movies are all things Kevin is trying to figure out.

The previous Shushan movies were dressed in the skin of a fairy, but they were still the routines of Hollywood commercial films, so they still achieved good results.

Although the world of Shushan still plays in this way, in the movie, there are more private goods of Tsui Hark.

He wants to introduce the element of Xianxia into Hollywood step by step.

Of course, it can't be too mysterious right away.

At the very least, some elements about Xianxia require Americans to have a deep understanding.

For example, if an American suddenly mentions the word magic weapon in a Hollywood movie, other Americans will naturally not understand this concept.

And the movie only takes so little time, it is impossible to spare the screen to explain to the audience.

This kind of concept that Americans can't understand should not be too much in Xianxia movies.

Therefore, if Xianxia culture is to become popular in the United States, first, Tsui Hark must explain some elements of Xianxia to American audiences step by step through various movies.

At the very least, when concepts such as cultivating immortality and magic weapons appear in movies, American audiences cannot understand them.

Kevin still remembers that after the web novel went overseas, it caused a sensation in the small overseas circles, and some people were obsessed with it, just like the reaction of mainland readers when the web text first appeared.

There has also been speculation on the Internet about the export of online texts.

In fact, web articles are at most only popular in certain small circles overseas, and it is impossible to want to become popular.

There is only one primordial spirit and one cultivating immortals.

It requires Americans to spend a lot of energy to understand the meaning. Judging from the consequences of American-style loose education, Xianxia culture is destined to be a small circle culture.

And what Kevin and Tsui Hark are doing now is to turn this small circle culture into the public.

Explain the various elements of it to the audience through step-by-step movies.

It wasn't until when American audiences were able to watch an out-and-out Xianxia movie without any obstacles, that it showed that this cultural invasion had succeeded.

At that time, American audiences are bound to pay for all kinds of fairy tale movies.

As for why Kevin is so sure that they will pay the bill, the reason is very simple.

The symbols of the upper class in the United States are suits and ties, and these things are themselves inherited from Britain.

Americans, from the bottom of their hearts, have a longing for something with a historical background like British culture.

To put it bluntly, what is lacking, what is envied, what is liked.

That is to say, at a certain period of time, the mainland lost face too much, which led to being looked down upon.

However, any orthodox dynasty before the Ming Dynasty, in any era, is enough for foreigners to envy.

Any dynasty that occupies the mainland will eventually be infected by the mainland culture and become part of the mainland civilization. This is the charm of the mainland culture.

Even though Kevin is an American now, this does not prevent him from recognizing mainland culture.

Anyway, Americans don't pay much attention to patriotism.

They themselves are a federal country, and the laws of each state are different. It can almost be said that each state is a country.

The integrity of a country, not to mention other things, at least the law must be consistent.

This is the truth that the mainland has known since Qin Shihuang.

That is to say, the book is the same as the text, and the car runs on the track.

Although such a United States occupies the title of the world's largest country for the time being, Kevin is not optimistic about him at all.

Of course, this does not prevent Kevin from making money now.

With his status, no matter how the form changes, he can't suffer anyway.

"Excavating local culture?"

"Director Kevin, can you speak more clearly?"

"Have you seen Shushan filmed by Director Tsui Hark?"

Zhang Yimou nodded. He and Kevin met because of this movie.

"This movie is based on the work of the host who returned the pearl, and some content of the Shushan swordsman biography."

"Isn't this kind of culture unique to the mainland?"

"There is another element, and that is kung fu."

"Since Bruce Lee showed people Kung Fu, knowing Kung Fu has become a label for mainlanders."

"It's all elements you can mine."

Under Kevin's suggestion, Zhang Yimou said thoughtfully:

"Xian Xia, and Kung Fu..."

"Isn't this martial arts?"

Zhang Yimou's eyes lit up suddenly, and he muttered.

He suddenly thought of the element of martial arts.

He doesn't understand Xianxia, ​​but he is no stranger to kung fu.

From martial arts to kung fu, among the elements that Americans can understand a little bit, it is his goal to discover elements that Americans love.

Zhang Yimou looked at Kevin and thanked him again.

Kevin has already made it very clear that only from the perspective of the special culture of martial arts can we better make movies that are popular in the world.

As for the specifics, it depends on his follow-up research.

Kevin on the side was also a little stunned when he heard Zhang Yimou talking to himself.

Actually connected to Wuxia, this is really...

Seems not bad.

Isn't Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which won an Oscar, just an American love movie dressed in martial arts?

Cultural output comes step by step.

Bruce Lee, exported the concept of traditional kung fu.

And Tsui Hark exported the Xianxia culture.

Now Zhang Yimou has added martial arts culture, which is simply wonderful!

Kevin discovered this belatedly, and unintentionally, he actually made up for this loophole.

At the same time, he suddenly had an idea to go to Hong Kong and discuss with Mr. Jin Yong about the English copyright of his martial arts novels.

The promotion of culture must be done from multiple angles.

Moreover, if this kind of copyright is bought, it may not necessarily lose money.

The future Netflix has already fallen into his hands.

Compared with a simple video website, what Kevin wants to do more is to make Netflix not only have the original advantages of Netflix.