You Made Me a Superstar

   Chapter 424 Prelude

   "The future is the era of superhero blockbusters. We will get in touch with Hollywood, and DV is willing to hand over the directorship of the next superhero film "The Man of Righteousness" to you..."

"This is a movie that promotes Chinese martial arts. The protagonist of the movie is a Chinese from Toronto, born in Hebei. He followed his master to learn martial arts since he was a child. Later, he suspected that his father was a big devil who did all kinds of evil. In order to learn more profound martial arts to defeat Father, the protagonist goes overseas and finally embarks on the road of becoming a superhero..."

   "DV attaches great importance to local Chinese films. The protagonist and villain will choose Chinese artists. If "The Man of Righteousness" is filmed, they will consider linking with "Superman" to form a series of cosmic films..."

   "This movie is adapted from the manga of the same name that just appeared in Europe and the United States last year, "The Man of Righteousness". You take time to read the comics during this time..."

  “…”

  September 4th.

   Starlight.

  Cao Bangguo took out a script and handed it to Django.

  Django took over the script and saw the three words "Righteous Man" written in English on the script.

   Since the release of the "Superman" series of films, Cao Bangguo has been keenly aware that "superhero movies" are very likely to be the prelude to the explosion of Hollywood industrial films.

   And the "Superman" series is just an introduction to Hollywood's industrial movies!

In the DV comics, "Superman" is only a branch. In addition to "Superman", they also have comic stories such as "Dare Man", "Beastman", "Eagle Archer", these stories are in the hearts of comic fans. There is a certain amount of weight, and relying on these weights to pave the way, the story background of the entire movie is gradually opened.

In the series of comics, these superheroes have independent and unrelated branches, as well as integrated chapter stories. In the latest issue of "Dream Man" comics, even borrowing the "parallel universe" theory of science fiction, these superhero stories mix together…

   These are big IPs, and they themselves are sought after by countless fans, and Cao Bangguo is also in the source of these comics, speculating that the DV company is filming all these big IPs and creating the idea of ​​"superhero movie universe".

   This is the mainstream and direction of the future, so last year, Cao Bangguo thought about making his own superhero movie.

   "Mechanic" is an attempt.

It's a pity that the attempt was not successful. Although it was a domestic blockbuster and a Chinese-foreign joint venture, the real box office not only did not have the astonishing appeal of "Superman", but even an ordinary small hit movie could not compare. Cao Bangguo reflected for a long time. , I feel that there is no problem with "Mechanical Man" itself, there is no technical and plot problem.

   The real reason is the audience problem.

Yes!

  The audience's lack of acceptance and understanding of the movie "Mechanical Man".

   "Mechanic" is not enough foreshadowing!

   The first image of "Superman" came from the foreshadowing and management of comics, and it has a huge fan base of comics.

   And "Mechanical Man" does not. The appearance of the story and the explanation of the background, without the foreshadowing of comics and other works, will be extremely abrupt, and fans will only feel that the movie is very unfamiliar and has no sense of substitution.

""Mechanic" is a lesson, it makes us know the difference between our own movies and Hollywood industrial movies, but we are now starting to make industrial movies, but we are already behind, whether it is special effects, plots, or market acceptance, In fact, they are all behind…”

   "Movies serve capital at best. The so-called art, the so-called niche pursuit, is just a gorgeous shell for the movie..."

"We can't draw ready-made comics to test the market and pave the way for IP. For more than ten years, we simply can't afford it. What we have to do now is to learn advanced Western knowledge and find ways to sharpen our own movies. …”

   "The Man of Righteousness is a chance!"

  “…”

  Django listened to Cao Bangguo telling him many things.

   He knew that everything Cao Bangguo said was right, and he never denied his teacher Cao Bangguo's sensitivity to the film market.

   But Django was turning over the script of "The Man of Righteousness" without a word, looking at it, he felt more and more that this work was a servile imported product.

   The content of "The Righteous Man" is very simple. It is the story of a young man who defeated his father and saved the world for the sake of justice in his heart...

   But the boy's father is a character that is difficult to accept. This character is called "Fu Manchu", which was once used for the character of the black Chinese.

   And these simple plots, if you think about it carefully, Django feels more and more that the "Chinese martial arts" in this movie seems to be just a gimmick...

  Why become stronger and go to the old beauty?

   Isn’t this implying that Laomei is the ideal country that the Chinese people admire and aspire to?

   "I want to make "Painted Skin"."

   "Huh? What did you say?"

   "I want to make "Painted Skin", a magical movie with oriental colors..."

  Django raised his head, and under Cao Bangguo's unbelievable gaze, he took out his script.

  Cao Bangguo took over the script and read it silently.

  Django was apprehensive.

   From the time he graduated to the present, it was the first time that he did not follow the direction set by Cao Bangguo for him.

   After a long time, the imagined thunderous rage did not appear...

   Cao Bangguo just put the script on the table.

   "This script is good, but I think it's better to shoot "The Man of Righteousness" first, what do you think?"

  “…”

   Django did not speak, silence is the best protest.

   "Then I'll find another person to shoot "The Man of Righteousness"... "Painted Skin", please budget and see how much it will cost..."

   Cao Bangguo didn't get angry when he saw Django's appearance, he just smiled.

   As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door of the office.

   Then the door opened.

  When he saw the person coming, Django's pupils shrank, and his teeth almost clenched together.

   Zhao Sicheng!

   Then, behind Zhao Sicheng, another young man with a smile followed.

   "It's better to resolve the enemy than to end it. I wanted Director Zhao to help you shoot as the director behind the scenes. The signature and box office honors are all yours..."

  ………………

   "Young Master Wang, you bowed your head too early. You, who have always been rebellious, were frightened by a small Xingyang Cinema."

   "I wasn't intimidated, I just followed the trend..."

   "Yo! Come on, we are old and stubborn and can't keep up with you young people... I am convinced that Lao Wang handed over the Wanda Cinema to you..."

  “…”

  September 5th.

   "Men in Black" premiere day.

   This is a movie written by Zhou Yang and starring Hollywood director Charles.

  Wang Sikai came to his Wanda Cinema early, waiting for the release of "Men in Black".

During the    period, he received a call from Xu Zhongqiang, the boss of Macalline Cinemas.

  On the phone, Xu Zhongqiang, as an elder, sneered at Wang Sikai...

  On the Internet, the rebellious Wang Sikai, facing the cynicism of his predecessors at this moment, naturally hung up the phone without saying a word.

   Not long after, his father Lao Wang called him.

   On the phone, his father told him seriously that there should be no competition between theater chains, but rather win-win cooperation. He criticized Wang Sikai on the phone for being too individualistic.

And reminded him that the "Xingyang" theater line entered this circle to share this cake. "Counterattack" is Zhou Yang's declaration of war, because it is really unwise to bow to Zhou Yang after a little trouble, and it damages the collective. Interests.

   I'm tired of hearing these Wang Sikai.

"But this is a general trend... The movie "Reverse Attack" was released for three days. Under the siege of "Superman 2" and "Infernal Affairs", the total box office still broke 70 million, which in itself can explain a lot..." He responded that the old king responded like this.

"A single "Spider-Man" can reveal his true form. A big director like Cao Bangguo can't support "Mechanical Man" with his help. Do you really think he can beat the siege in a superhero movie alone? As long as one movie fails , thousands of capital will surround him like ants and bite him to death... You bet everything on him, isn't that the equivalent of letting him choke our throats with works?"

   "But since his debut, he has made so many movies, but none of them have failed... What if they succeed?"

   "You forgot, Zhou Yang is just a director, and his works do not represent Chinese films..."

   "Then you say, how many movies can Huaxia make? How many directors have really stood up?"

   "Unless he can make a blockbuster movie in the future, he can't support a Xingyang cinema chain by relying on his works alone."

   "What if his models explode?"

  “…”

  The estrangement between Wang Sikai and his father, Lao Wang, seems to be getting stronger and stronger.

   Lao Wang, as the capital of the older generation, focuses on his own management, manages the capital of the theater chain like an iron barrel, and excludes any foreign capital.

In fact, facing the act of authorizing the premiere of "Counterattack", Pharaoh is extremely disgusted, and subtly, he wants to do some acts of "blocking" Zhou Yang's works together with other theater chains, breaking Zhou Yang's theater line channel. Zhou Yang will definitely be unable to move an inch.

   How can you use your works to go to the cinema line?

   And Wang Sikai thinks differently...

   He seemed to see the trend of the times rolling forward, and in this trend, Zhou Yang was absolutely unavoidable.

   more than two hours later.

  Wang Sikai came out of the theater.

   After hearing bursts of admiration and the unforgettable expressions of fans...

   He knew that those theater chains that didn't find Zhou Yang to work with him would most likely regret it!

**** it!

   "Men in Black" is another world-class movie with explosive potential!

   Just when Wang Sikai was feeling emotional, his phone rang.

  The call was made by an assistant.

   "Mr. Wang, James Bond's "Jaws" was introduced by Huaxia, which means Huaxing, the premiere of "Jaws" is still held in Xingyang, but we Wanda will have a simultaneous real-time premiere!"

   "Have you seen the demo of "Jaws"?"

   "Not yet, very confidential!"

   "Understood, how did other theaters react?"

   "It's crazy! After all, this is James Bond's work, but Zhou Yang also has the authorization for the premiere of this movie, Mr. Wang, you bet right!"

   (end of this chapter)