Rebirth: My dad is a coal boss

"The Hulk" has grossed $295 million worldwide. Although it has not yet made a profit, we are confident that it will eventually make a profit," said Meunier confidently.

Lin Hao didn't know where his confidence came from. You know, the production cost of The Hulk plus the post-production publicity is as high as about $150 million. To make a profit, the box office must be at least three times that, or $450 million. Now that the movie is coming to an end, it can only make about $300 million at best. It is basically impossible to recover the cost. It can only be recovered through post-production videos and peripherals, but it is also a long way off.

"Let's not talk about this for now. Is Van Helsing in post-production?" Lin Hao asked the main purpose of today. He has already lost money on one movie, and he can't lose another one.

"Yes, the shooting has been completed, and it is now in post-production, including editing, special effects, dubbing and other work. This movie will be the company's masterpiece next year, with an investment of up to $160 million." Meunier said.

When Lin Hao heard this, he held his forehead and said to everyone in the conference room: "What do you think of this movie?"

After hearing Lin Hao's words, the conference room immediately started to discuss. Most people were guessing why Lin Hao asked this question. Although they had not seen the finished film yet, the filming plan of this movie was voted through at the company meeting before, and most people were optimistic about it.

Now Lin Hao asked this question, is he not optimistic? If this movie loses money again, it will have a great impact on the company. Just now, Menier said that he was confident that "The Hulk" would make a profit, but everyone knew what was going on. It must have lost money. Fortunately, it exploded in the Chinese market, otherwise it would lose more.

Menier was also a little scared by what Lin Hao said. It can't lose money again. This movie combines many elements, including vampires, werewolves, Frankenstein, etc., and there are many erotic shots. It can be said that there are many selling points.

Seeing that no one spoke, Lin Hao said, "Since no one is talking, let me say a few words. I read the script yesterday. Overall, it's not bad, but the plot is a bit incoherent and there are some unreasonable places. It's not the year 2000 anymore. Vampires and werewolves are all common things and not innovative enough. The ghost bride in it is a big innovation and selling point, but when she transforms, the picture is too scary and hideous, which will make the audience feel uncomfortable and the rating will also be affected."

Lin Hao's words made the meeting room fall into discussion again. They had paid attention to these problems before, but they felt that the problems were not too big. Now that Lin Hao mentioned it, they began to review it again.

"If this movie only invested tens of millions of dollars, then these would not be a problem, but the investment of this movie is as high as 160 million US dollars, and it will take 480 million US dollars to recover the cost. According to the scale in the movie, it cannot be released in many international markets around the world. Have you considered whether it can recover the cost only by relying on markets such as North America and Europe?"

Lin Hao's words made many people mutter in their hearts. In response to Lin Hao's question, Menier could only bite the bullet and say

"According to previous market assessments, this movie has a large audience. The North American market can recover costs, and other markets will be profitable. However, there are indeed some situations that have not been taken into account. Now that the movie has been filmed, we can only make up for it."

Lin Hao didn't want to listen to Menier's excuses, "Here are some improvement measures:

First, reshoot some shots for the incoherence and unreasonable parts of the story.

Second, in terms of special effects, let the special effects company make improvements. The pictures should not be too scary and hideous. Vampires can also be handsome and beautiful.

Third, after the movie is released, organize internal reviews and have film critics watch the movie.

Fourth, Do some public relations on the rating, try to get it PG (tutoring level, it is recommended to watch under the guidance of parents, the movie may contain some content not suitable for children, such as mild violence, inappropriate language or other elements.)

Fifth, since 160 million US dollars have been invested, the subsequent publicity must keep up. "

In the conference room, everyone looked at Lin Hao and listened to Lin Hao's instructions, especially the film and television department. Although Menier has responsibilities as the company's CEO, the film and television department has a greater responsibility. If it can be remedied now, it will be good. If the results come out, the loss is serious. Menier doesn't know that the head of the department will definitely leave.

"The points I mentioned, especially the first two points, should be handled as soon as possible. The movie will be released in May next year. Time is already very tight. This matter must be taken seriously. If "Van Helsing" makes a profit, even if it doesn't make a profit, as long as it doesn't lose money, it can be made into aInto a series of movies. "

Lin Hao said to everyone, "Van Helsing" is actually quite good, even "Underworld" can be a series, "Van Helsing" is much better than "Underworld".

"The company will create a dark universe with many classic monster movies such as "Vampire", "Frankenstein", "The Mummy", "The Invisible Man", etc. The Mummy, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man, and Creature from the Black Lagoon can be said to be "dominant" in the field of B-level movies for decades. We must make good use of these resources, re-adapt them all, and incorporate new elements. The "Van Helsing" series and the "Resident Evil" series will also be included. "

Lin Hao's words were like a bomb dropped in the conference room, causing an uproar immediately. People did not quite understand what Lin Hao meant by "Dark Universe". The concept of the movie universe did not come into being until 2008, when Marvel opened its movie universe through "Iron Man" (2008), and gradually built a shared fictional world through subsequent movies. This gradually formed the concept of the movie universe around the world. The establishment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is generally considered to be a sign of the establishment of the modern movie universe concept.

Although many movies now have series, the concept of a complete movie universe has not yet been formed.

Universal Pictures has accumulated an astonishing number of monster characters over the years. If it wants to create a dark universe, it can be said that it has the right time, right place and right people.

In the past, after seeing the great success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Universal Pictures also had an idea and announced its own dark universe plan, but the plan was not very smooth.

In 2014, Universal Pictures launched "Dracula Year One" as the pioneering work of the dark universe, but unexpectedly, the box office and reputation of this movie were very low.

Later, Universal Pictures gave up it and said that "The Mummy" in 2017 was the first work of the dark universe.

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