Chapter 308 3D 2 Million Star

Chapter 308 3D 2 Million Star

Chapter 308 3D Million Star
"'Fatal Call' is the first theatrical film I have ever shot, and it is also the first time that the sci-fi prop 'Subconscious Therapy Device' has appeared in front of everyone.

And in this movie, this sci-fi prop also has a new function. It is used by Shi Qiang in interrogation, thus introducing the concepts of "dream entry" and "dream enterr".

Wang Hao stood in the center of the big stage and waved his hand. Naturally, a staff member below the stage handed him a subconscious therapy device helmet.

The design of the helmet is more refined and sci-fi than the subconscious therapy devices in "Buried" and "The Shallows".

"It is precisely because of these two concepts that the Source Code Project was implemented, and everyone also got to know Dr. Ma Zhao, the inventor of the subconscious therapy device."

As he said this, Wang Hao pointed his hand towards the audience.

"Our Dr. Ma Zhao is also here today. Let's give him a round of applause to thank him for his help in the expansion of the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe]."

Ning Li, who played Ma Zhao, quickly stood up, clasped his hands together and bowed to the people around him who were applauding.

"So obviously, after the foreshadowing of the previous four movies, we know that the subconscious therapy device is a science fiction device with great potential.

It can awaken vegetative patients, treat mental illnesses, interrogate criminals, bridge dreams, construct virtual dreams, and extract biological consciousness to create digital life.

So where else can we see it being used?
Yes, that's what my next movie will be about.

The protagonist of the story will be a prodigal son-like character who is both good and evil. He is cynical and indifferent to morality and law.

The subconscious therapeutic device involves human consciousness and thoughts. In past movies, this science fiction prop has always been under state supervision.

In this movie, we will explore more about the ethical and moral issues of this prop and tell its not-so-glorious side as a cross-era product.

Of course, it is not enough for a movie to just have a male protagonist. In this movie, just like "Wolf Warrior", a team will be formed around the male protagonist to complete a task together.

At the same time, because it involves dreams, perhaps the images in our movie will be more imaginative, magnificent and psychedelic.

And this just provides excellent material for the 3D mode.

Yes, the first film of the second phase of the Galaxy Cinematic Universe, Age of War, will be a 3D science fiction blockbuster directed by me personally!"

As soon as Wang Hao said this, there was an uproar at the scene.

Everyone was whispering and talking, and the bosses of the film companies and the directors present all looked at each other.

Only Mr. Han Sanye of Huaying and several leaders of the film and drama who were sitting in the front row had already heard Wang Hao's report before, so they smiled slightly after hearing this.

However, even though they had known about this for a long time, they were still excited and proud in this environment.

That's a 3D movie!
Ever since "Avatar" was released at the beginning of this year and grossed $17 billion worldwide, 3D movies have become a hot word in the film market. In the Internet industry, this is the so-called "trend".

In this regard, Chinese film and television companies reacted a little slower, but the bosses of Sony Pictures and Columbia Pictures are also present here.

But they know that since the appearance and success of "Avatar", several Hollywood film companies have temporarily launched several 3D film projects.

Some of these are new projects that have just been launched, and some are 2D projects that have been converted to 3D.

Obviously, at this point in time, riding on the popularity of "Avatar", 3D movies are indeed very popular.

That is to say, Sony Pictures' "Young Spider-Man" has been completed and entered the post-production stage, otherwise they might also make "Young Spider-Man" into a 3D version.

Now Wang Hao’s new movie will also be made into 3D, which may be China’s first 3D movie.

Given Wang Hao's past achievements, his directorial skills, the accumulated fame of the Galaxy Cinematic Universe, and the hype of 3D movies, this new movie really has a promising future.

And this is not over yet, because Wang Hao immediately said:
"Because it will be shot in 3D, the production cost of this first film of [War Era] is initially estimated to be $1.5 million. Adding the publicity and promotion costs, the total cost of this film may reach $2 million!"

This is another bombshell.

The entertainment reporters in the audience were so happy that every piece of news announced by Wang Hao could almost become a news headline.

But compared to these reporters, the reactions and thoughts of other people in the audience were different.

For the leaders of the Film Bureau and the Propaganda Department in the front row, the film cost of $200 million was indeed very shocking, but at the same time, they were also a little excited.

Because as long as the performance of this movie is not too bad, its existence itself can add a strong touch to their political achievements in the past two years.

For film and television companies like Huayi, Eagle King, and Magic Shadow, Wang Hao's big move made them stunned but also a little hesitant.

After all, that’s 200 million U.S. dollars, not 200 million Chinese yuan.

This means that his film cannot rely solely on the domestic market, but needs to be oriented overseas.

But among Wang Hao’s previous films, the one with the best overseas box office performance was “Taken” which was released last year.

Even so, the global box office only achieved $3 million.

According to convention, his $7 million investment would require a box office of at least $ million to recoup his money.

Not to mention the three major domestic directors, even many well-known Hollywood directors can rarely achieve such good results.

It seems that Wang Hao's new project has great risks.

Once they invest and the film’s performance is not satisfactory, their own company will likely face the risk of capital chain problems.

This is no joke, some film companies have even gone bankrupt because of a movie.

For example, Days of Being Wild, directed by Sunglasses Wang, not only lost the 4000 million Hong Kong dollars invested by Deng Guangrong, but also directly led to the bankruptcy of the Yingzhijie Production Co., Ltd. established by the other party overnight. There is also the famous A Chinese Odyssey, which is regarded as a masterpiece by many people in China, but in fact, it was criticized when it was first released.

This also resulted in the two parts of "A Chinese Odyssey" only earning a total box office of HK$5420 million, far below the production cost of HK$6000 million, which directly led to the bankruptcy of Color Star Films founded by Stephen Chow.

Another example is Mak Dang-chi's "Black Gold". Although the film quality is good, the actors are outstanding, and it was nominated for seven Academy Awards, it unfortunately ran into "Titanic", the best ship of the century, causing the HK$6000 million invested by Mak Dang-chi Production Co., Ltd. to be lost without even a bubble.

The key point is that Hollywood cannot avoid this kind of thing.

For example, "Windtalkers" directed by Rain Wu in Hollywood, starring the famous "movie emperor" Nicolas Cage, had an investment of 1.2 million, but the global box office was only 7762 million US dollars.

MGM, which invested in "Windtalkers", went bankrupt because of this movie and the financial crisis, and was then acquired by Sony.

As for the others, like "Waterworld", "Cleopatra", "Poseidon", "Cutthroat Island"...

Just by looking at this series of names, you can understand how big the risk is for a big-budget movie.

Even the original "Titanic" made 20th Century Fox and Paramount tremble with fear and tortured to death.

As for "Avatar", Wang Hao is not James Cameron after all. He is China's top director, but not an international director. To be honest, there is still a certain gap between him and people like James Cameron and George Lucas.

That is, his title of "Father of the Cinematic Universe" and the existence of the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe].

Otherwise, when he said the movie cost $200 million, most people would probably laugh at him as a young man who overestimates his own capabilities and has unrealistic ideas.

Of course, this is just the thinking of those movie company bosses and some directors.

For the celebrities present, Wang Hao's words "two hundred million US dollars" made their eyes light up. They were extremely grateful that they had spent a considerable price to squeeze into the scene today.

After all, combined with the previous 3D mode, this kind of large investment and production must be a commercial blockbuster co-produced by China and the United States and heading to the world.

Plus, this is also a work in the "Galaxy Cinematic Universe" series directed by Wang Hao. What does this mean?
It means that as long as you star in this movie, you can break into Hollywood and gain fame abroad.

This means that as long as you act in this movie, you will have a masterpiece that has extremely high box office success, and you will be more confident when discussing other projects in the future.

This means that as long as you star in this movie, you will be able to get in touch with director Wang Hao. His other movie is part of the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe]. A supporting role in this movie may be the protagonist in another movie.

It means that the benefits are innumerable, that most stars would rather lower their price and be willing to join the crew, that some female stars don't even mind opening their legs and offering themselves for the bed, and that they are willing to give everything.

As for the film actors, Wang Hao also made an announcement soon.

"Like the previous Galaxy Cinematic Universe movies, my new movie will also have some old faces appearing.

Jingchun, Shuchang, say hello to everyone. "

Wang Jingchun and Shu Chang walked onto the stage with microphones and greeted everyone.

"Hello everyone, I'm actor Wang Jingchun, and I play Shi Qiang from the Special Service Department in [Galaxy Cinematic Universe]. You can call me Da Shi."

"Hello everyone, I'm the actress Shu Chang. I play Qin Yanni in the Special Service Department in [Galaxy Cinematic Universe]. I'm a disciple of teacher Shi Qiang. You can also call me Nini."

There was applause from the audience, but the celebrities were more concerned about the selection of other actors. After all, it was a movie with an investment of 200 million US dollars, and it was impossible for there to be only two people.

However, when the topic came to this point, Wang Hao did not give a positive answer.

“In addition to Dashi and Nini, this film requires many other actors. The project is currently in the early preparation stage and we at Galaxy Pictures are still considering it.

But what is certain is that this will be a sci-fi blockbuster that will be aimed at fans around the world, so in terms of actors, we will also consider more outstanding actors of different ages, genders, skin colors, and nationalities.”

The audience began to buzz with discussion because of these words.

"In addition, regarding the selection of the leading actor, I can only say that we will invite a Hollywood superstar who is extremely charismatic, outstanding and very suitable for this role to participate in this film."

The discussion in the audience suddenly became louder, and even the fans who were originally sitting in front of the TV or computer watching the live broadcast of the press conference were cheered up.

They only heard the words "Hollywood superstar". As a nationally renowned director, Wang Hao certainly could not have spoken nonsense or made irresponsible remarks in such a public occasion.

It would be a huge disgrace to him if the so-called "Hollywood superstar" turned out to be just a not-so-famous Hollywood actor.

But who could this “Hollywood superstar” be?
The first name that came to mind for the people at the scene and the fans in front of the TV was Christian Bale.

Because Christian Bale had already appeared in the recent "Wolf Warrior", especially his appearance in the movie's easter egg was extremely eye-catching and left a deep impression on everyone.

Moreover, Christian Bale has a very high status in Hollywood, which just fits the identity of a "Hollywood superstar" as Wang Hao said.

Thinking of this, the actors in the audience looked at Wang Hao with even more passion and craziness.

After all, who doesn't want to act with Hollywood stars, especially those actresses? Wang Hao only said that the leading actor of this movie is a Hollywood star, but what about the leading actress? It's impossible to use a foreigner, right?

Hollywood male stars plus Chinese female stars, this is the standard combination for co-production films.

So some female stars with quick minds have secretly taken out their mobile phones and started thinking about what resources and connections they have to get in touch with director Wang Hao.

However, there were also well-informed executives from film and television companies at the scene who knew that Christian Bale might not be the lead actor in Wang Hao's new movie.

Because according to some rumors, Master Zhang's new movie "The Flowers of War" is in preparation, and Zhang Weiping has long said that he wants to find a Hollywood big name to play the role of the foreign priest in the film, and he himself is in communication and negotiation with Christian Bale.

This conflicts with the release schedule of Wang Hao's new movie. It's hard to say whose movie will be chosen at that time.

(End of this chapter)