Chapter 318 Fish in the Pond

Chapter 318 Fish in the Pond

Chapter 318 Fish in the Pond

"This kind of Hollywood special effects commercial blockbuster looks particularly shocking. The gorilla's facial expressions are so rich, not dull or rigid at all."

The person who is speaking is Yang Mi.

She came to the crew of "The Good-for-Nothing" to make a guest appearance, and during the break she chatted with Fan Wumian about the recently released "King Kong".

Last month, the new version of "King Kong" was first released in North America.

The movie was released in mainland theaters on January 1, which was yesterday. Yang Mi happened to take some time off and dragged Liu Shishi to watch it, and they were deeply shocked.

The shooting progress was too fast. Fan Wumian was busy thinking about the character dialogues for the new segment. He looked up and glanced at Yang Mi, and found that she was prettier.

She was thinner than the last time we met, and she was better at dressing up, and she was starting to develop a star quality.

She was wearing a black tight-fitting thin sweater, which perfectly outlined her good figure. I can only say that she is worthy of being called "Da Mimi". Paired with the same slim-fitting jeans, she looked much more fashionable than before.

He said to Yang Mi:
"I know King Kong, with a total investment of more than 2 million US dollars, and it also uses the latest motion capture technology. It was because its special effects were too troublesome that the post-production of A Quiet Place was delayed, and everyone was busy with King Kong."

People of this generation have a special liking for special effects commercial blockbusters. They like to go to the cinema and enjoy the visual feast that they can't usually see on TV.

Fan Wumian found it quite normal.

Although the special effects of the new version of "King Kong" are good, the whole script remains the same, and it is still the same old story that has been filmed to death.

Disney also likes to remake the same script because as generations of young people grow up, there are always children who have never seen live-action fairy tales, allowing the producers to make money without doing anything.

Yang Mi continued to try to get close to him. She was not only enthusiastic but also proactive. It seemed that she was not just considering her career prospects. She continued the topic and asked:
"When will the second A Quiet Place be finished? Boss, you are so talented, the film you make will definitely be better than King Kong. It's just that the special effects are more realistic, but the story is not exciting enough."

"It's really fast this time. The studio originally promised to complete the special effects before Christmas, but later they found that a few places were a bit stiff, so they paid extra to rework it and add about half a minute of footage."

Get some inspiration from her.

Fan Wumian silently wrote down the two words "licking dog" in the notebook.

I tried to come up with a few more funny jokes around this theme and extend the total number of episodes of "The Loser" to eight.

Since he always claimed to be "still single", Yang Mi would contact him from time to time via text messages and QQ account. Fan Wumian could guess what this meant.

The same goes for Liu Shishi.

It snowed in Yanjing some time ago, and she took a group of photos and sent them privately to Fan Wumian, asking if she looked thinner on camera than before.

There are enough fish in the pond.

Since most of them were thinking of "falling in love and getting married", they showed a clear stupidity when dealing with emotional issues, which made Fan Wumian dare not provoke them.

Although he is not completely good, he is not so bad as to "flirt with bad girls at will and don't let good girls go either."

When interacting with them, Fan Wumian pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the situation, and deliberately kept a distance so as not to delay anyone by accident.

Sometimes his charm is so great that he can be seen from all angles, which gives him a headache.

Putting the small notebook into the pocket of his windbreaker, Fan Wumian continued:
"After the final film is made, I will go to Hollywood in person. I hope everything goes well and I can get the final payment as soon as possible. If Miramax Films is too greedy and uses the knife-cutting trick, it will be a bit troublesome."

I heard that Miramax Films returned "The Promise".

Yang Mi asked in surprise:

"Boss, your first movie, A Quiet Place, helped their company make so much money. They shouldn't target you, right?"

"It's hard to say right now."

Fan Wumian shook his head and added:
"Miramax Films has changed management, and everyone has different ideas. God knows whether they like pseudo-silent films like A Quiet Place."

"In addition to the $3000 million, I was also given a 7.5% share of the total box office revenue. Looking back now, it is very likely that the original management knew that the company was about to split up, so they were so willing to negotiate and give me such a high share."

"Miramax's performance has declined in recent months. They may want to extort some money from me to increase their revenue and net profit and show themselves in front of the executives of the parent company Disney."

Ever since "The Promise" was returned, rumors have been circulating in the industry that overseas distributors are beginning to lose interest in Chinese-language films.

Fan Wumian didn't know the real situation, so it was definitely right to be careful.

Before going to Hollywood, he had already prepared himself to be a little more high-profile, to get to know more executives of Hollywood film and television companies, and to find excuses to build his network of contacts.

This is to prevent Miramax Films executives from thinking that they can only cooperate with them and do whatever they want.

The more popular Fan Wumian is in Hollywood, the less likely it is that the collaboration on "A Quiet Place 2" will encounter any unexpected changes.

Similar tactics are very common in the entertainment industry. Whether it is a director or an actor, as long as someone offers an olive branch, they will always reply that they need to check their schedule or adjust their schedule, etc., but the actual situation may be that there is no work to take and they have been lying at home for two or three months. Bluffing is the only way to get more benefits.

This time, he also plans to bring the scripts of "The Invisible Guest", "The Accidental Murderer" and "The Golden Eyes" to try to find some Hollywood investors.

Yang Mi's eyes sparkled.

The two looked at each other, she looked away embarrassedly and said:
"I think if they keep cooperating, they can earn more through A Quiet Place 2, so they shouldn't dare to go too far. The contract has already been signed, and if they breach the contract, they will be responsible. Breaking up with you will only lose more than you gain."

Nodding slightly, Fan Wumian continued to say to her:
"Having said that, who would complain about making more money? The supervisor sent by Miramax Films has been finding faults recently, as if he was trying to pave the way for lowering the price and revising the contract. That's why I feel something is wrong."

Yang Mi smiled and said:
"I'm just a small fry, so I can't help you. But I did help out a lot at school, and wrote a few assignments for you."

"The teachers knew you were going to film and rehearse for the Spring Festival Gala, so they turned a blind eye to this kind of thing, but they often asked me if I could recommend some classmates to join your crew."

"And the students in our class often talk about you, hoping to find some opportunities to film."

Fan Wumian glanced at his watch, stood up and stretched:

"The first episode of 'The Useless Man' will be online soon. You can arrange it yourself at school. After the Spring Festival, there are many projects in the company. Let some Beijing Film Academy alumni use the back door and provide them with a few roles. It's not a big problem."

Yang Mi followed him closely and asked:
"Should I arrange it? I'd rather let someone from the company go. It would be too offensive to decide who to give roles to and who not to give roles to. Many of my classmates are jealous of me and often say bad things about me behind my back."

Fan Wumian smiled happily:
"I can't help it. This is the price of fame. You only have a few haters. The people who envy and hate me could hold hands and circle the earth several times."

Yang Mi added: "They actually said that I was signed by clinging to your thighs and seducing you. It's abominable."

"Really? Then you should be happy. At least it proves that they think you are beautiful. If you were ordinary looking, they would doubt your parents' ability."

Upon learning that director Fan Wumian’s short drama would be released soon, many of his fans waited in front of their computers in advance.

Internet users are not yet accustomed to watching TV series online on their computers, and due to the limitations of network transmission speeds, it is inevitable that the content will often be stuck.

If you recharge your membership, you can provide high-speed caching and online downloading functions to solve the shortcomings of slow Internet speed and lag when watching videos, allowing users to wait until the video is cached and downloaded before watching.

The downloaded film and television resources are bound to be stolen by other websites. Even if you take precautions, it is useless. Fortunately, other video websites are more laggy, so Tudou still has some advantages.

Originally, Wang Wei wanted to wait until the number of users accumulated to a certain scale before launching a membership-based paid acceleration service.

However, Fan Wumian felt that free promotion was not suitable for the video website industry. Changing from free to paid promotion would easily lead to criticism and would be a thankless task.

then.

As soon as the new section of Tudou.com came online, it immediately launched paid membership services.

Users can enjoy a discount for the first month's recharge, which is only 2.99 yuan after the discount, and payment can be made through Q coins and mobile phone text messages.

As early as January 2006, not many people used Jifupay for online shopping, and the number of people using Q coins was greater than that of Jifupay.

Wang Wei was afraid that some users were willing to pay but didn't know how to pay, so he cooperated with Penguin Group and telecommunications operators and gave them a certain percentage of commission.

Running a video website business is extremely expensive, pirated resources are everywhere, and many users are unwilling to pay.

From some perspectives, its potential is actually not as great as that of online games, online shopping, search engines and other industries. However, Fan Wumian was more interested in video websites, so he chose to invest money in this field.

"The Good-for-Nothing" has just been released online and many netizens are busy commenting on it before they even watch it.

A girl asked, "How many Fantuan fans are here?", and the number of likes on the comment exceeded a thousand.

Some people asked who the leading actor on the cover was, and knew nothing about Xiao Yang.

Including the opening and ending credits, the first episode is only 1 minutes long. Users who watched it couldn't wait and wrote reviews saying - "Hahaha! It's quite interesting, but it's too short."

Another netizen wrote
——"My instant noodles were just brewed, and I've already finished reading it."

Some users cursed and complained that the service was suspended all the time, some complained that their home networks were rubbish, and some directed their criticism at Tudou.

The current situation is that unless the video is extremely short or the picture quality is extremely poor, any online video will face the problem of lag, so you just have to get used to it.

Seeing these comments, Fan Wumian didn't care too much.

The user experience is a bit poor, and the timing for developing a video website is indeed not yet mature. In the early stages, it is destined to only retain a small number of users who are willing to accept the flaws.

The most suitable way to use it is to download and cache the resources first, and then watch them offline, so that they can be played smoothly
　I can't bear it anymore, I'll take a day off tomorrow (￣△￣)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)