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In order to support his sister, Boss Zhou even made a special trip to Syfy's production center in Los Angeles, made a public appearance, and then picked up his sister under the envious eyes of everyone.

Zhou Nan was in high spirits, and she could not hide her joy as soon as she got in the car.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Done the negotiation? Did you get the copyright?"

Zhou Nan shook his head slightly, "There is no copyright."

"Huh?" Zhou Buqi raised his eyebrows, "Aren't you going to sell it?"

Zhou Nan said: "How could it be? I don't want to buy it."

Zhou Buqi was very surprised, "Don't want to buy it? Changed your mind?"

Zhou Nan said: "It hasn't been changed, but you don't have to copy it. You have to change the form. There is no need to buy the copyright. What they are doing is science fiction type special effects makeup. It is not in line with the domestic customs and policy environment."

"What?"

Zhou Buqi was amused by her.

Zhou Nan snorted: "It's true, don't look down on people. The makeup on their show is mainly science fiction. A lot of it is alien makeup, which is scary. Some makeup may scare children. It is not suitable. Broadcast domestically.”

Zhou Buqi nodded, "What should we do? Don't we do it?"

"Do it, why not do it?" Zhou Nan didn't want to back down, "I've decided to do this makeup variety show! It's just that I won't wear such scary makeup. Ancient costumes, fairy tales, martial arts, magic , cartoons are fine. Anyway, it’s a competition between makeup artists.”

"Yeah, okay."

Out of his own understanding, Zhou Buqi felt that it would be difficult for such a variety show to be popularized, and it could be regarded as a high-quality niche show at best.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Nan had some ideas of his own, "In today's film and television dramas, actors stand in the spotlight and enjoy all the honors and halo. But in a film and television drama, actors are just the tools for the production team to realize their ideas. Tools. Those excellent behind-the-scenes teams have been ignored. Now, many people are gradually realizing the important role of producers, directors, and screenwriters in an excellent film and television work, but makeup artists have always been in a relatively marginal field."

Zhou Buqi felt that his sister's idea was quite sentimental, and said with a smile: "Good thing, this concept alone is enough for you to have a place in the film and television industry, at least in the makeup artist industry, you will be highly respected. "

Zhou Nan became very angry and said unhappily: "Brother, are you too utilitarian? I just want to do something, so it's not what you think."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Is there a show similar to makeup in China?"

Zhou Nan said: "As far as I know, no. In this industry, makeup artists have never been taken seriously, even inferior to lights and props. Many great directors have their own actors, production directors, and assistant directors in their royal teams. , screenwriters, props, costumes, etc., there has never been a makeup artist. It seems that the makeup industry is not important at all, it can come and go at a moment's notice, and can be replaced at will."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Today's CG technology is very high, and there is no need for physical makeup like in previous years. It is all computer special effects makeup."

Zhou Nan said softly: "Yes, it is precisely because of this that programs like "Special Effects Makeup Artist Showdown" appeared in the American film and television industry. The purpose of the program is to show the outside world that although the current CG technology is very advanced, the real Top makeup artists, they are no worse than special effects!”

Zhou Buqi said: "Well, when all walks of life have reached a certain level, the competition is no longer about professional ability, but the imagination of this profession. Just like playing football, creativity and imagination in playing football are the key to success. It is the most important factor in measuring a world-class player. Domestic players are no worse than European, Japanese and Korean players in their teenage years, and everyone’s technical level is similar. But when they reach adulthood, their technical level has developed to a certain level and cannot be improved. Once you get there, you have to rely on your brain to play football, and domestic players will not be able to do it at this time."

Zhou Nan nodded repeatedly, "Well, it's imagination. Whether it's using a computer for post-production makeup or a makeup artist's physical makeup, in the final analysis, it's all a reflection of imagination. Hollywood has a very complete film industry system, and CG special effects makeup seems to To replace the work of traditional makeup artists, some producers have launched programs like "Special Effects Makeup Artist Showdown" to build a platform to showcase the abilities of makeup artists. But in China, no one has ever paid much attention to makeup."

Zhou Buqi didn't expect that this girl was quite ambitious and was doing something quite meaningful. "Okay, the idea is quite good. However, makeup artist is not a popular profession after all. Don't compete with "Special Effects Makeup Artist Showdown" To compare, Syfy itself is a science fiction channel and a pay TV station. These two layers of screening have greatly screened out many inappropriate audiences, so this program can become popular on Syfy. You can create a program for the public in China You have to be mentally prepared for the makeup show."

"ah?"

Zhou Nan was a little disappointed.

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "The most popular ones are actors. There are so many outstanding actors now, but there are very few opportunities to be the protagonist. If we create a program to let these less famous but powerful actors show themselves , you will be more respected in the industry. This is just like preaching and teaching, when the time comes, everyone will respectfully call you 'Teacher Zhou'."

Zhou Nan blinked a few times and thought silently.

On some trivial matters, she can sometimes mess around, but on serious matters, she still has to fully consider her brother's opinions.

…

My sister is following the reality show.

My brother is focusing on the film industry.

Zhou Buqi is still in Los Angeles and plans to conduct a further investigation into this industry. Not only that, he brought together Ziweixing International's top executives Lu Qi, Ross, Remy, Gary, Alex, including Xu Liangjie and Zheng Xiaoli, as well as Tang Binchen who came over from Europe.

So many instructions were issued at the same time.

It can be seen that Boss Zhou attaches great importance to this matter.

It has long gone beyond the scope of movies.

This will be a decision-making concept at the strategic level of the group.

Of course, the investigation of the film industry is also related to Ziweixing Global. This company's prospectus has been sent out, and the road show is expected to start in September.

The development momentum of the film industry is closely related to the success of Ziweixing Global's listing.

On this day, Zhou Buqi went to meet with the president of AMC Cinemas.

Before that, he had already greeted Wanda's boss Wang.

Self-service movie ticket vending machines have launched new models that are more recognized by the market. As this model matures, more and more new ticket vending machines will enter cinemas.

What Zhou Buqi is talking about this time with AMC Cinemas is to provide them with a batch of specially made self-service ticket vending machines.

The kind that can be connected to the Internet.

You can buy tickets online at Fandango, then go to the self-service ticket vending machine offline to verify your identity and successfully collect the tickets.

AMC theaters should not develop independent apps and then launch membership card systems. That is too unreliable. The way out is to move closer to more popular Internet media.

This kind of O2O business is inseparable from the combination of online and offline.

Wanda has acquired AMC Cinemas.

It’s time to work with Ziweixing Global and Ziweixing International for a strategic and in-depth cooperation to change the centuries-old tradition of the North American film market to a certain extent.