Millennium director

Chapter 262 Light and shadow broadcast quickly! The spring of the film industry is really here!

P2P video playback technology is naturally suitable for use on various online streaming media playback platforms for online on-demand use.

It is indeed a pity that Qibo is used for pornography.

Especially when the Internet broadband penetration rate in the mainland is not high enough, P2P technology has great advantages. It can smoothly stream videos on demand even with low bandwidth.

After poaching Wang Xin, Wu Yuan immediately asked him and his team to build a network player based on P2P video playback technology.

After almost two months of hard work, the underlying code is almost finished. It is estimated that the player will be online in another two to three months.

In comparison, preparations for the online drama "Soul Ferry" produced by the company to promote this "Light and Shadow Express" were much slower.

"Mr. Li, do you understand now?" Wu Yuan asked with a smile.

After listening to Wang Xin talk about the advantages of P2P technology, Li Xiaoping still didn't understand it, but she knew from the expressions of Wu Yuan and Wang Xin that they were full of confidence in this project.

Although she was still a little confused, she knew that Wu Yuan's decision would be difficult to change.

As an excellent migrant worker, Li Xiaoping immediately adjusted her mentality: "I understand, Director Wu."

"I will follow up on the "Soul Ferry" project as soon as possible and strive to complete the production in the first quarter of 2008."

"But, Director Liu Meichuan."

Wu Yuan interrupted her and asked, "Has Liu Meichuan read the script of "Soul Ferry"?"

"Not yet." Li Xiaoping said with some embarrassment. She didn't really agree with this project at first, and she just mentioned it to Liu Meichuan.

"You should read the script to him first." Wu Yuan said without hesitation: "I believe that after he reads the script, he will be interested in this TV series."

"And who said that the "Soul Ferry" series is only a TV series?"

"If the online broadcast of this series does well, it will definitely become a big movie in the future!"

It’s not like Wu Yuan is unclear about domestic entertainment and Hollywood’s subsequent big IP strategy.

He definitely wants to create his own film and TV series IP that belongs to the era of light and shadow. This "Soul Ferry" is the first attempt.

Three to four TV series, plus 1-2 movies, are enough to create the largest horror film and television IP in the mainland. Even if Wu Yuan finishes copying, Liu Meichuan and others can continue to expand screenwriters based on the existing content.

Anyway, before he woke up from the dream, the series "Soul Ferry" was considered to be unfinished, without a complete ending.

The reason for the unfinished film is simple. Due to the requirements of relevant laws and regulations, the higher-ups no longer allow the filming of such online dramas that "promote feudal superstition" and "ghosts".

But now this project started early, and the review standards of radio and television are still relatively loose. At the speed of one TV series in 1-2 years, the Light and Shadow Era can at least produce 6-7 works!

Wu Yuan could outline the scripts for the first few films, but Liu Meichuan would probably have to perfect them for the later ones.

You have to win over this pretty good horror film genius and work hard for yourself!

"I understand, Director Wu." Li Xiaoping nodded and skipped the topic.

Wu Yuan also smiled kindly at Wang Xin: "Mr. Wang, continue your work, and we will leave first."

"After the player of Light and Shadow Kuaibo is completed, don't rush to launch it online. Wait for my notification."

The [Light and Shadow Quick Play] created this time is also called Quick Play, but it is completely different from Wang Xin’s [Quick Play].

It is absolutely not allowed to do anything pornographic. Wu Yuan directly asked Wang Xin to create a film library backend, and turned off the quick broadcast sharing mode he originally planned to do.

After users download the Qvod player, they can only watch online or download TV series and movies provided in the library, or play locally saved videos. They cannot download and share videos with others through Qvod.

In this way, the biggest "loophole" of Qvod, which became the backdoor of pornographic short video sharing and players, was blocked.

But in this case, the content of the film library of Light and Shadow Quickcast itself is very important.

If the content is too small, then users will only be able to watch a few dozen film and television works, and then they need to download some videos from the Internet, and then get them to Guangying Kuaibo to watch. The process is very troublesome.

Compared with those video websites filled with various pirated film sources, it has a huge disadvantage.

But Wu Yuan was already prepared for this.

"Mr. Li, how is the discussion with Jiahe going?"

"And TVB."

Li Xiaoping nodded: "I have talked with both companies, and they are also willing to exclusively license the online broadcast rights to our online streaming platform."

"But the price is a bit high."

"If we want to sign for ten years at once, Golden Harvest will quote HK$50 million, and TVB will ask for HK$40 million."

"Tsk." Wu Yuan sneered, extremely dissatisfied: "How dare you shout!"

"Which online platform on the Internet cares about copyright?"

"Their movies and TV series are pirated all over the mainland Internet. How dare you ask for so much money?"

Wu Yuan thought for a while and then said: "Forty to fifty million is fine, but the contract must be signed for 15 years!"

"Especially for Jiahe, the company is about to go bankrupt and sell people, so what's the point of holding on to their stockpile?"

"With these 50 million Hong Kong dollars, Jiahe can survive for at least two more years. I don't believe they don't want it."

It is not impossible for film and television companies to do things like eating Yinliang.

Selling the exclusive network broadcast rights for the next fifteen years in exchange for a sum of cash to save the market is better than going bankrupt with the company holding the film library.

"TVB is also in decline now, and piracy of their TV series is rampant in the mainland. If a company is willing to buy the original copyright, it's time to enjoy it secretly."

"Go and talk to them again, grind it out a little more, I believe they will agree."

Wu Yuan spread his hands: "Just tell them directly, if you are willing to sign for the price, if not, then don't buy it. They will be the ones who are anxious then."

With the current situation on the Chinese Internet, before the country cracks down on piracy, which film and television company can sell online broadcast copyrights?

Everyone's life was wasted!

Now there are companies willing to pay some money to buy genuine products, which is already good.

What more bikes do you want?

Needless to say, Hong Kong dramas and films still have a huge influence on the mainland.

Wu Yuan plans to focus on the market of Hong Kong films, Hong Kong dramas and company-produced dramas after the launch of Light and Shadow Express.

2007 is a very special node.

Many of the top Hong Kong film companies in the 1980s and 1990s were on the verge of bankruptcy.

Traditional Hong Kong film companies such as Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers went bankrupt and were acquired.

TVB, the leader in Hong Kong dramas, is also declining in influence.

Due to cost constraints, the TV series produced by TVB are too small-minded and cannot compete with major mainland productions, nor can they compete with Taiwanese idol dramas. Their influence has gradually weakened from the previous Asian level to that of Hong Kong Island.

At a time when these established Hong Kong production companies are in decline and even on the verge of bankruptcy, their film libraries can be said to be the most valuable thing in their possession.

If you want to buy the entire film library, it is really not worth it, the price is too expensive.

But just buying an exclusive network broadcasting right that no one cares about now is still possible.

After making a plan with Li Xiaoping to buy the rights to Hong Kong dramas, Wu Yuan didn't need to worry about the next thing.

Whether it is a streaming platform or a movie company, Wang Xin and Li Xiaoping are responsible for daily operations. Lin Wei is also watching over the theater. Wu Yuan only needs to capture the boss.

His focus is more on the post-production of "Gravity" and the preparations for the literary film "A Man Called Li Wen Decides to Die."

Wu Yuan has never forgotten his identity as a director, and it is this ability to continuously produce excellent film works that has made him a core figure in several companies.

The post-production of "Gravity" has come to an end. Various special effects and space scenes have been completed and are being synthesized into the feature film. It is estimated that the first version of the film will be released in two or three months.

The preparation for "A Man Called Li Wen Decided to Die" was even faster.

How can a literary film be so difficult to prepare?

Wu Yuan is now waiting for winter to snow in Beijing, and then he can start filming this movie.

Every day, apart from going to the company to keep an eye on the post-production of "Gravity," Wu Yuan spends the rest of his time at home with Liu Yifei.

After attending the Harper's Bazaar Charity Night and completing some interview announcements, Liu Yifei once again took some time off and became a homebody.

The two of them enjoyed this rare leisure time together. Even if they couldn't hold hands and go shopping every now and then like a normal couple, they were already very satisfied with their current lives.

In this way, time passed by in a blink of an eye for a month.

"Don't Knock" was successfully screened in mainland China with a total box office of 35 million yuan, becoming the second movie to make money under the Youth Support Program of the Light and Shadow Era.

Earlier, Zhang Guorong's "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Weird Guys" became the temporary mainland box office champion this year with a mainland box office of 131 million.

However, Wu Yuan knew that by the end of the year, "The Legend" and "Assembly Number" would break this record and win this year's box office championship and runner-up respectively with a box office of 200 million and 249 million.

As for "Good Guys, Bad Guys, and Weird Guys", it should eventually lose to "Lust, Caution" released in November by a slight gap of several million, and can only finish fourth at the mainland box office this year.

However, this movie will not only be released in the mainland. It has been scheduled to be released in South Korea in November. "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Weird Guys" will also be released simultaneously in Japan, but the film schedule will not be very high. .

As for the Hong Kong Island box office, it can only be said to be better than nothing, only a little over 10 million Hong Kong dollars.

This year, the box office of mainstream cinemas in cities across the country is expected to exceed 3 billion yuan, an increase of more than 20% from last year, and the number of viewers will reach about 100 million.

The comprehensive film revenue for the whole year is expected to reach 6 billion yuan.

After the five-year recovery period from 2002 to 2007, the movie box office market in Mainland China has officially begun to enter the fast lane!

The spring of the film industry is really coming!