Chapter 203 One stone stirs up waves
Chapter 203: One stone stirs up a thousand waves
On the booth, with the appearance of [Galaxy Cinematic Universe], Wang Hao walked back to the big screen and began to introduce the concept of "Cinematic Universe" under the lit lights.
"The so-called movie universe is..."
His voice was rhythmic, clear and translucent, and he explained the concept of "movie universe" to the audience clearly as he spoke.
It was June 2007. Prior to that, at the San Diego International Comic-Con in March, Marvel Studios had held a press conference for "Iron Man". However, because the producers had invested all their money to make this film and were unsure of its future, they only had an idea but did not come up with the concept of a "cinematic universe".
The real proposal of the "Marvel Cinematic Universe" will have to wait until next year when "Iron Man" becomes a real success and Marvel Studios has confidence, then it will officially confirm this big plan.
So at this moment, in this world, Wang Hao, who is standing in front of the big screen today, has become the first person to propose the concept of "movie universe".
And his "Galaxy Cinematic Universe" naturally became the world's first official movie universe.
"'Movie Universe' is an exploration of a new business model for the film industry, and it can also be said to be an upgrade of the 'film series' business model.
We all know that the length of a movie is usually no more than about two hours.
Therefore, if you want to build a large and rigorous world view system, you often have to release a sequel.
But even sequels only have a linear structure, which makes it difficult to satisfy the filmmakers' growing desire for expression.
But the movie universe is different. The biggest difference between it and a series of movies is that the time when each film takes place is no longer a relationship of succession and cause and effect.
Instead, it is similar to the techniques of flashback and intertextuality in writing, which can occur simultaneously, influence each other, and complement each other.
This technique greatly expands the 'width' of the film and enhances the 'dimension' of the film, allowing fans to feel that this is a rich and complete real world, thus attracting fans to explore and dig out the details and treasures contained therein."
Wang Hao spoke eloquently on the stage, listing all the advantages of the "movie universe" in his words.
Combined with the pilot plot that had just been played on the big screen, and the increasingly fanatical atmosphere at the scene, it seemed as if countless success gurus had descended upon him at this moment, making each of his words and each time he raised his hand full of indescribable allure.
After listening to his words, countless audiences seemed to see a vast universe appear before their eyes. On the earth of that universe, countless wonderful stories, some sad, some happy, some ordinary, some exciting, were happening.
It is so dazzling that it is hard to take in.
For the several film company CEOs sitting in the front row, Wang Hao's talk seemed to have opened the door to a new world for them.
Han Sanping from Huaying was excited.
As a senior leader in the film and television industry, he has always had a dream of making blockbuster films and has always wanted to promote Chinese films abroad and to the world.
However, the domestic industry situation was like that, and he was unable to find the way in for a long time and didn't know where to start. He could only stick to big investments, big stars, and big directors.
It was not until Wang Hao suggested the "tribute trilogy" to him that he began to understand the trick.
But compared with the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe], the "Tribute Trilogy" may have a deeper foundation, but judging from the prospects alone, it seems that the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] is broader.
After all, one of them is just talking about the past, while the other is looking to the future.
After all, the past is limited, but the future is infinite. If Wang Hao's "Galaxy Cinematic Universe" can really succeed, how many stories will be able to be moved to the big screen in the future span of hundreds of years?
And when those countless movies are put together, what a shocking work it will be.
In comparison, the so-called blockbuster plan seems to have become a child's play.
If Han Sanping was extremely excited because of Wang Hao's grand plan.
Then the CEOs of several mainland film and television companies such as Huayi, Moying, Emperor Entertainment and Starlight were simply jealous of the economic benefits contained in Wang Hao's plan.
You have to know that apart from Wang Hao's first two TV movies, the total revenue of the theater movie he shot afterwards, "Fatal Call", including box office and overseas copyright, was more than 200 million yuan.
As for "Wushuang", as of now, the global total box office has successfully exceeded 10 billion RMB.
The returns from just the two opening chapters of this cinematic universe are so high.
According to what Wang Hao said on the stage today, this universe has just begun, and blockbuster movies in the same series and with the same story background will continue to be shot in the future.
How much wealth would this be? Ten billion? Hundreds of billions? It's unbelievable!
Also finding it unimaginable were two senior managers from Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures in Hollywood.
At this moment, they were extremely grateful that they participated in this press conference because of their respect for the young director Wang Hao.
Unlike Han Sanping and Huayi Brothers, these two are from Hollywood and have a greater vision of the film industrialization. They have a broader and more profound view of the "movie universe".
'This will be a successful project far beyond Star Wars and Harry Potter!'
This was the first thought that came to their minds when they heard the first half of Wang Hao's story.
Even if this is just a project of a Chinese film and television company.
However, "Warriors" achieved good box office results in North America, and "Taken" has also been recognized by Columbia's script review team.
This also shows that Wang Hao's [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] has global adaptability, which is far beyond the reach of the martial arts and costume films shot by his compatriots.
But after listening to the second half of Wang Hao's story, they overturned their previous views.
Wang Hao's "Galaxy Cinematic Universe" is not just a successful project case, it will inevitably promote the arrival of a new era.
The name of that new era is the "Cinematic Universe" era.
While Han Sanping and Huayi Brothers were still focusing on the "Galaxy Cinematic Universe" piece of cake, Howard Bruno and Keita Miyamoto had already thought of more things.
If Wang Hao and his small film company can build a movie universe, then can the major Hollywood film and television companies, which have more talent, technology and script reserves, launch their own movie universe?
(End of this chapter)