China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 410 The reputation of "Special Mobile Team"

The science fiction drama named "Once Upon a Time on Earth" was quietly established under the screenwriting team led by Chen Jingxing. After all, the script was not even written, but the general main line framework was laid out.

"Once Upon a Time on Earth?"

Xu Wenshen sat across from the desk and listened with interest to what Chen Jingxing explained while signing.

Chen Jingxing is about to go abroad for filming, and some matters that require his signature or approval must be handled. Although he has a mobile phone, a computer, and an office system, it is not impossible to handle work remotely, but Chen Jingxing's principle is that during filming, he generally ignores other people in the company.

Work.

"Is it a movie series?" Xu Wenshen sounded a little excited. He really has a soft spot for series of movies. In other words, any practitioner in this industry likes series of movies.

Hollywood is the best example in this regard. A successful series of movies can bring the company far more profit than a single movie alone.

Although only the first part of "The Matrix" has been released, Xu Wenshen predicts that the "Matrix" series can bring revenue to DreamWorks now and in the future, even for movies such as "Source Code", "Gravity" and "The Martian"

It's incomparable even if added together.

And most importantly, movie series IP is the hard currency of the capital market.

In Hollywood, where the film and television industry is very mature, the price-to-earnings ratio of film and television companies is quite low. Even the market value and annual revenue of major Hollywood companies have a one-to-one relationship.

Investors in the secondary market are looking at the company's future profit margins. Unless it is a special national situation like China's film market where the entire market is rising, the future of film and television companies is too unstable. Last year's box office was a bomb, and this year's box office is booming.

The street phenomenon is also very common in assembly line factories like Hollywood.

"In short, my plan should be a grand story and world view that includes multiple dramas and movies."

"Once Upon a Time on Earth" does not seem to be science fiction enough, but it also has an epic and heavy weight, which makes the story even more thick.

Just like the newly approved "Tang Detective III", apart from DreamWorks, Chen Sicheng is currently the most popular actor in the film industry. Even DreamWorks' investment share in this film was reduced to less than

20%, because the capital 100% believes that "Tang Detective III" will definitely make money, even if it turns out to be a piece of shit.

Novels and images are different. Images need suspense more than novels, especially since he has to adopt Nolan's narrative style.

Chen Jingxing will not underestimate the audience's IQ. The name is Three-Body Problem. After watching the plot for a while, the audience can easily guess that the aliens must come from the Nanmen Triangle star system closest to the earth.

Therefore, no matter how much the media and many viewers criticize the trend of comic book adaptation in Hollywood, they cannot stop the influx of funds and the giant companies from going their own way.

Xu Wenshen didn't have much doubt about the project that Chen Jingxing and the screenwriter had concocted. The longer he worked at DreamWorks, the more convinced he became of the big boss's talent and creativity.

"The Wandering Earth" is closer to a world view, and you can paint freely on such a world view.

Therefore, TV dramas and even animations are needed to lay out many of the things involved, while movies should try to focus on a certain small plot and use fast pace and big scenes to capture the climax of the plot.

In many science fiction works, human beings are always human beings, or at most enhanced versions of humans. In "Special Mobile Team", the body can be mechanical, the vision can be invaded, the memory can be tampered with and transformed, and even the so-called soul can be transformed.

, you can also stuff it into a doll and turn it into a toy.

Names like "Source Code" and "The Matrix" have a more sci-fi quality and sound cooler.

"The Three-Body Problem" not only has a more complex and broader world view, but also has a richer story.

Even though Chen Jingxing's "The Martian" has just achieved extraordinary success, the media of "Inception" he is currently filming cannot say that it will definitely achieve commercial success.

"It's the universe!"

When the Hong Kong stock market opened the next day, DreamWorks' stock rose sharply, closing at over 100 billion.

Until three days ago, DreamWorks surged 3% at the opening of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, finally crossing the threshold of a market capitalization of 100 billion and becoming the film and television stock with the highest market capitalization in China.

...Values ​​are the sum of your understanding of the world. So if you live in the future world of "Mobile Team", where the body is immortal and humans and machines are indistinguishable, what will your three views be?

What makes people shudder is that "Special Mobile Team" may not just be a fable, or it may be the current moment that it fables.

And what he is really talking about is not about a certain person, but about human civilization and the process of how the earth will come to an end.

Because the risks of comic book modification projects are more controllable and profits are more stable.

Film is the seventh art, and no matter how commercial a film project is, it is more or less inseparable from the logic of art. You can only use the mature film industry to try to level its defective rate, but you cannot really turn it into an industrial product.

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Movies alone cannot tell this story.

Not only are audiences fickle, but they often don't know what their needs are.

"Hmm... maybe about the same." Chen Jingxing couldn't describe it well. There are still big differences between "The Three-Body Problem" and "The Wandering Earth".

Xu Wenshen raised his eyebrows and thought for a while, then asked: "Similar to "The Wandering Earth"?"

Personal existence has become no longer unique, and being replaced quietly has no impact. Reproduction and nurturing can be completely replaced by technology. Maintaining traditional human relationships seems to be just because of tradition, and everyone feels confused about his own existence.

, how can we fully identify with the existence of others and then generate our own sense of security through others?

Chen Jingxing carefully read an investment plan and signed his name as chairman. DreamWorks currently has a large amount of cash in hand, so naturally it cannot be idle. The stock is currently running at a high level, and it is not cost-effective to buy back the stock. It is better to follow the industry

Upstream and downstream of the chain have consolidated their foundation.

After signing, Chen Jingxing closed the document, turned his pen, leaned back on his seat and said, "It's not a movie series."

What else is there about the suspense and excitement in the Three-Body Game?

In the movie, the three conditions of the hero, companion and Ye Wenjie are intertwined, and if they are advanced simultaneously, the excitement will be lost.

DreamWorks once again created an amazing fantasy world this time:

Developed productivity, clear social division of labor and infinitely broad networks have falsely amplified the power of individuals.

What is the opportunity?

Even if "The Matrix II" is a continuation of the game.

It’s not that Chen Jingxing didn’t want to use the Three-Body Problem directly as his name, but in the preliminary planning and conception with the screenwriting team, the first drama and the first movie were both centered around the revelation of the Three-Body Problem. You both used the Three-Body Problem as the title of the play and the movie.

Now that it’s famous, what else can be revealed?

"Not a series?"

Therefore, even when "The Martian" was a smash hit in movie theaters around the world in October, DreamWorks' market value did not exceed 100 billion.

Therefore, Chen Jingxing feels that positioning it as a "movie universe" is not an exaggeration.

"It's just that the name is not very gimmick, not explosive enough, and a bit tame." Xu Wenshen was surprised at first, and then frowned. He was not satisfied with the name.

A science fiction concept like "The Three-Body Problem" is not only dense but also grand, with a long time span, and its content also covers all aspects of human society from individuals to groups. It can even be said to be a hodgepodge of various science fiction themes, and it is composed of one main line.

Strung down.

Chen Jingxing's bold words made Xu Wenshen excited, and at the same time he put aside his dissatisfaction with the name.

Although the filming of "The Wandering Earth" has not yet started, and the so-called "Once Upon a Time on Earth" has only one character and not even a script, Xu Wenshen naturally believed in Chen Jingxing's paintings.

It profoundly confirms the prophecy that technology has changed human beings themselves.

It is precisely after seeing this that Xu Wenshen, who originally disapproved of DreamWorks investing huge sums of money in the development of animated films, has slowly changed his attitude since this year, although the profits from animated series and animated films are still not considered by him.

In eyes.

The quality of a movie cannot be determined by a few parameters like industrial products. This is the charm of art.

But "The Matrix" is different. The media may not be able to say whether "The Matrix II" will be a critical success, but they can say that 99.9% of it will be a commercial success.

The project team has not even been formed. It was just a rumor revealed to the media by DreamWorks Vice President Wang Peng when he attended the "China, Japan and South Korea Film Industry Exchange Conference" held in Shanghai.

It can be seen that the film IP series is the imagination space that capital can understand.

Even if everything from the special effects to the rhythm of the script is above the standard, whether it can achieve good box office success, how much box office it can achieve, and whether it can touch the hearts of the audience are all unknowns. This cannot be completely controlled by industrial processes.

"...the fine mechanical structure, advanced special effects, plump and charming characters, the confusing and step-by-step plot, from the plot, the depth of thought to the pictures and production are of extremely high level, these together make up this film

A wonderful and mind-blowing animation masterpiece.

A top hacker can arbitrarily alter memories and fabricate lies, and use the power of personal technology to erode reality and change parts of reality, just like a god.

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Moreover, the animated series "Special Forces" that has recently caused a discussion on the Internet also has great potential to be expanded into a movie IP.

"Once Upon a Time on Earth"? When he heard the name, it reminded him of realist works such as "Once Upon a Time in China" and "Once Upon a Time in America". They were heavy, but they didn't have the imagination to escape the constraints of gravity. They didn't have that kind of imagination.

It's so unbridled and sharp that it doesn't even sound like the name of a science fiction work.

The cross-generational animation "Aquila Warrior", which has been hailed as a masterpiece by animation lovers, has become more and more popular after its completion, has been favored by many public figures, and has also made a big splash overseas. It is going to be made into a live-action movie series, and it is

Mecha special effects blockbuster.

In Xu Wenshen's opinion, the second only to the superhero universe is the movie series.

"The Wandering Earth", "Once Upon a Time on Earth", the zombie movie that will be cooperated with Universal, plus the "Aquila Warrior" mecha movie series, at least DreamWorks has a pillar for its development in the next few years, and other film companies are afraid

I'm so jealous.

The development of technology and the Internet has brought us closer and closer to this kind of life experience. In the words of education experts, we have a sense of virtuality in daily life and a sense of reality in the online world.

..."Special Mobile Team" is a typical science fiction work of Chen's. It inherits director Chen Jingxing's core values ​​and questioning of science fiction works, namely:

What exactly has technology brought to mankind?

What kind of future is humanity pursuing?”

Fu Sheng, the boss of Beijing Film Studio, slapped the newspaper on the table: "Guangming Daily has no articles to write? Has it reached the point where even cartoons are proudly placed on the front page of cultural reviews?"

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