China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 73 Zhang Weiping is not optimistic?

The news that Colombia spent 13.2 million US dollars to buy out the overseas distribution rights of "Fatal Identity" quickly spread to the country. To be precise, it didn't "spread" to the country. The publicity and distribution machine of Fantasy World Network had already prepared the draft, and it was

Waiting for the moment of signing the contract.

This is exciting news for domestic netizens and movie fans. Since the decline of martial arts and kung fu movies in the West, the only domestic movies that can command high prices overseas are Cheng Long and Zhou Xingxing. This journey lasts a week.

The only filmmakers who can rely on their own fame to convince foreign markets, Zhou's influence is mainly in Southeast Asia, while Cheng also has many fans and influence in Europe and the United States.

And now Chen Jingxing has joined this team, and it is not just "Fatal Identity", his debut film "Comet" is also very famous overseas, and it is still listed on the program homepage of Netflix platforms in other regions except Latin America.

This means that China has produced another filmmaker who can bring Chinese-language films out of Asia and to the West.

Another question quickly appeared on the top ten of Zhihu’s hot list: “What do you think of Columbia Pictures spending $13 million to buy out the overseas rights to “Fatal Identity”?”

The reason why is because the question "How do you evaluate the movie "Fatal Identity"?" is still ranked second on the hot list.

The answers are generally optimistic and positive, such as:

[Unexpected and reasonable, "Fatal Identity" not only tells an excellent suspense story, but also perfectly integrates a novel science fiction idea into it, which not only surprises audiences who like science fiction, but also makes people who like suspense feel surprised.

Movie fans enjoyed it, and its smoothness was superior to that of director Chen's previous film "The Night the Comet Came". Chen Jingxing is the kind of person who does not rely on martial arts or action, but purely relies on storytelling to capture the hearts of the audience.

And this ability transcends the limitations of a country and the culture of a place. For movies like "Comet" and "Fatal Identity", it can win the unanimous love of young audiences around the world. It breaks the misunderstandings we have always had about science fiction.

There is not only one form of blockbusters, but science fiction can also be small and beautiful. Maybe we have fallen into a certain path over the years.

Directly dependent, the influence of Chinese commercial films in the world has flourished with the rise of martial arts action films, and has declined due to its decline. This proves that the old path will not work, and we need to explore other paths, and "Comet" and "Fatal"

"Identity" is exploring a new path for us. I hope other domestic filmmakers can recognize and gain something from this.】

The North American box office of "House of Flying Daggers" just exceeded 10 million. Even if DVD revenue is included, Sony still lost money. RB's box office is also not ideal, and the cost has not been recovered. It will be difficult for subsequent movies to sell prices abroad.

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There’s really no need to start touting it in such a hurry as soon as the copyright is sold. To be honest, the Douban score of "Fatal Identity" is a bit too exaggerated. What is the concept of 8.9? Is it enough? Domestic audiences are mainly exposed to such suspense-themed movies.

So much, it’s just a moment of freshness that’s why I’m chasing after it so much

Praise, what haven’t North American audiences seen? So many suspense classics were created by Hollywood. Just like when martial arts and kung fu films first came to Europe and the United States, people thought they were very fresh and were crazy about them. But for us, we have been watching martial arts and kung fu films for decades.

, there is no filter added.

It stands to reason that when "Fatal Identity" is at its peak, not many people will be blowing the opposite direction. Unexpectedly, the voice of "Li Kezhong" actually emerged at this time. The famous Chinese film producer Zhang Weiping

Posted an article on Weibo:

[… First of all, to correct the misconceptions in some press releases, some people say that the price is second only to "Heroes". This statement is problematic. This result does not exceed that of "House of Flying Daggers" and "House of Flying Daggers"

The US$12.5 million is just for the North American distribution rights. "House of Flying Daggers" also sold nearly 10 million US dollars of copyrights on RB, which definitely exceeds 20 million in total.

Don’t think that selling the copyright means that the market appeal of Chinese-language films in Europe and the United States has come out of the trough. "Fatal Identity" can sell more than 10 million, mainly due to the halo bonus of the Orlando Golden Firth Awards, and the domestic box office has reached a new high.

Gao Ye is not in other people's reference system, and among the dozens of Orlando gold-award-winning films, there are quite a few that failed at the box office.

Basically, the mainstream public opinion in all major forums is pursuing it. Whether at home or abroad, the public opinion environment has always had this pattern. When something gains momentum, everyone will follow the wind, just like the echo in a closed palace. The momentum

It will become stronger and stronger, and only after the momentum has passed, will the political or negative voices emerge in large numbers.

Of course, on the other hand, the copyright sold to Colombia by "Fatal Identity" does not include Asia-Pacific and online copyrights. If "Fatal Identity" also sells these two copyrights, it will not be a big problem to surpass "Heroes", but

Regardless of whether it can surpass "House of Flying Daggers" or even "Hero", this is not something to be proud of. "House of Flying Daggers" and "Hero" were both movies ten years ago. Even if inflation is not taken into account, North American movies

The market has also grown by 20% in the past ten years.

Moreover, it is not that there are no movie reviews for "Fatal Identity" in North America. When it was screened in Orlando, many film critics had seen it, and the Rotten Tomatoes freshness score was only 70%. This evaluation means that the movie is not that good in the eyes of professional film critics.

Excellent, it is basically impossible for North American audiences to buy it as much as our country. If Colombia cannot recoup the more than 10 million US dollars spent, I am afraid that Chinese-language films will face greater difficulties in going overseas in the future.】

Who is Zhang Weiping? The golden partner of the National Master should be called the former golden partner. The two parted ways after "The Thirteen Beauties" and even went to court. Unexpectedly, they sold out the overseas copyright for "Fatal Identity" at this time.

He came out to speak out, and his remarks naturally attracted fans of "Fatal Identity" and even Chen Jingxing to visit.

[What a weird argument, and "I am afraid that Chinese-language films will face greater difficulties overseas in the future." It makes me laugh. In the past ten years, what domestic films have sold at high prices in North America? Are you an idiot from Colombia? No.

Market vision? If you have the ability, you can make an Orlando Gold Award-winning movie and sell it for 10 million U.S. dollars? A sour chicken!]

[Haha, people upstairs may not know Zhang Weiping. He has indeed produced movies whose copyrights have sold for tens of millions of dollars, but the main credit goes to the National Teacher. Mr. Zhang probably heard that there are overseas movie copyright transactions for more than

He feels a little unconvinced? Or do you still have "unfinished love" with the Imperial Master? Don't you want to see the younger generation surpass the Imperial Master in this aspect?]

(End of chapter)