Chapter 327 Changes Brought by Wang Hao

Chapter 327 Changes Brought by Wang Hao

Chapter 327 Changes Brought by Wang Hao

If Galaxy Cinema Metropolis is the material basis for the regular development of Galaxy Pictures, then the film industrialization system is the soul that makes Galaxy Pictures far superior to other film and television companies.

The crew of Galaxy Pictures has had cases of corruption and hidden rules in the past. After all, this is how the industry is, and even Hollywood cannot avoid it. As long as there are people in management, there will always be problems.

However, as Galaxy Pictures, or Galaxy Group, gradually promotes the development of the film industrialization, this situation has become less and less common.

The industrialization of film sounds very ordinary, and many people think it is just about developing special effects technology, researching form equipment, and creating high-end sets and props.

However, the real film industrialization system, apart from all these external frills, is actually a more scientific, systematic, advanced, intelligent and humane management method for the film production system.

To give the simplest example, let’s take the issue of the crew eating.

A general film crew consists of only dozens or hundreds of people, including behind-the-scenes staff, leading actors, and extras. They pick up their lunch boxes together for lunch and can take a break after lunch.

However, when Wang Hao and his team were filming the jungle battle scenes in "Wolf Warrior", they were using green screens and sets in a studio. At that time, there were nearly a thousand staff and actors.

Thousands of people were eating together, and it took an hour just to distribute and receive the meals.

Add to that the time for meals, and it is very likely that the crew will start working again shortly after the meal.

This often leads to the staff below not getting enough rest during lunch time. By the afternoon, the staff will be tired and fall asleep, and occasionally problems will occur.

In order to ensure rest time, the grassroots employees and extras who receive meals often rush to get the meals first, which sometimes leads to scrambles or conflicts.

Wang Hao and his team had already noticed this kind of thing when they were filming their previous films, so in the "Wolf Warrior" crew, meals were no longer the traditional way of queuing up to get lunch boxes, but instead were distributed to small groups.

Because the work arrangements for the day are usually planned the day before on the Galaxy Pictures crew's unique management system, the number of people in a crew is clearly known.

Then these people were divided into small groups according to their respective positions, and the number of people in each group was clearly visible on the system.

This system will also send the crew's dining needs for the day to the logistics company of Galaxy Film City the night before, and the logistics company will then notify the canteen at the film and television base.

So the next day, the canteen prepared lunch boxes according to the number of people reported by the crew in advance, and packed them into different insulated boxes according to the division of the groups, affixed labels, and then sent them to the crew's studio.

When it is time to eat, the employees in charge of meals in each group will bring the thermal boxes marked with their own group and distribute them to the group members. In this way, thousands of people do not need to line up to receive lunch boxes, which greatly saves time.

In order to show humanization, the cafeteria of the logistics department of [Galaxy Film City] even has three or four options for each standard boxed lunch.

When counting meals the night before, crew members can choose the type of lunch boxes they want in advance directly on their mobile phones through the crew management APP.

This can not only improve the comfort of diners, but also prevent some staff from wasting food because they don't like certain foods.

In the past, only some big-name stars and senior executives in film and television crews could enjoy this kind of dining model.

Nowadays, every crew that comes to [Galaxy Film City] to film only needs to scan the code and download the Galaxy Production APP, so that everyone in the crew can enjoy this.

Don’t underestimate this point. There is a Chinese saying that goes, “Food is the first necessity of the people.”

Being able to allow crew members to eat better and more comfortably is extremely beneficial to boosting the morale of a crew.

And don’t underestimate this management model. You should know that just to ensure that the crew members have good meals, the Galaxy Group has put in a lot of effort behind the scenes.

The first thing is the shooting plan.

When Wang Hao and his colleagues were shooting their first film "Buried", they had to first break down the script, make scene cards, and then label them with numbers according to categories. Only in this way could they integrate all the variables together, develop a suitable general production schedule, and arrange the shooting plan.

However, even so, the shooting schedule produced is mostly just a rough plan.

During the actual shooting process, various special problems will always be encountered, which will conflict with the plan.

But the film industrialization of Galaxy Pictures is different. They have now developed to the point of using dynamic storyboards. The daily shooting plans and specific announcement arrangements have also become very detailed.

In this case, a detailed count of the personnel is a natural thing to do.

Then there is the Galaxy Production APP.

This mobile app is similar to DingTalk, but more suitable for use by film and television crews. It was specially developed by Galaxy Group for [Galaxy Movie Metropolis].

If it were an ordinary film and television company, it would certainly not have developed this technical capability.

Those who have this development capability may not necessarily have rich experience in crew management and be able to tailor-make film and television production management.

Only the Galaxy Group, which has been deeply involved in the film and television production industry for many years and has a detailed understanding of the operation, management and needs of film and television crews, and also has experience in building websites such as Taopiao.com and Haozhipian.com, could have the idea of ​​developing the Galaxy Production APP.

This APP allows the crew to be managed accurately down to each individual, and the crew's arrangements and various information can be conveyed clearly and accurately.

Without this, the crew would have to count the number of people dining and have to ask someone to shout it out in the group chat on the day of the day. Sometimes people are missed or too many are reported, which is common.

With this, crew members can know their work tasks based on the notice and decide whether to have dinner or supper. They can also apply for meals in advance backstage.

In addition, having a detailed shooting plan and the Galaxy Production APP is not enough. It is also necessary to have solid logistical service capabilities, like the logistics canteen and intelligent central kitchen of [Galaxy Film City], to provide safe, hygienic and delicious food in large quantities and quickly.

Otherwise, in Hengdian, even if the first two items are available, it will be useless if there is no formal catering company to meet the dining needs of the crew.

All of this is just the tip of the iceberg of the "film industrialization system" promoted by Galaxy Group. In the past five or six years, Wang Hao and his partners have worked hard to learn the advanced experience of Hollywood, but in the practice of trial and error, they realized that the national conditions, people and working habits are different, and the Hollywood system may not be suitable for China.

So they studied hard, tried bravely, actively listened to feedback and opinions, made timely improvements, and slowly rooted the culture of "film industrialization" into the blood of the entire group.

Serious and rigorous; scientific and progressive; sincere and warm.

This is the corporate culture of Galaxy Group and also the core of the "film industrial management" they promote.

As the Galaxy Group grew stronger, this cultural ideology began to spread and influence, bringing more changes to China's film and television industry and injecting more vitality.

At least most of the crews from other companies that came to Galaxy Cinema to film have already adapted to the clean and convenient service environment here, and they are full of praise for the Galaxy Production APP.

Looking at the current development status of Galaxy Group's "film industrialization", Wang Hao is still very satisfied. At least he has fulfilled his original promise, and Chinese science fiction films are still on the way.

The well-developed "film industrialization system" of Galaxy Group not only saves costs for "Detective Chinatown 3".

In Galaxy Pictures’ projects last year and this year, the “film industrialization system” also played a significant role.

"Shock Wave", directed by Zhuang Wenqiang, completed the post-production last month, which was mid-May 2011. It has now been formally submitted to the Film Bureau for review and is basically scheduled to be released during this year's National Day.

This movie is a prequel to "Wolf Warrior" and can be considered the origin movie of the two brothers, the villain Pan Chengfeng and the righteous Gao Deng.

Although the film has a lot of special effects and a large number of explosion shots, thanks to Galaxy Group's complete "film industrialization system", as well as its own excellent special effects technology and abundant talents, its production cost is only slightly more than "Detective Chinatown 3500", at about million.

After the film was completed, Wang Hao went to watch the finished film. The special effects were very well handled, especially the explosion scenes and fire effects, which did not have the false feeling that often appears in many domestic films.

This is partly due to the fact that Galaxy Pictures has done a good job in cost control, allowing it to allocate more budget to special effects shots.

On the other hand, it is also due to the fact that the special effects personnel of the Starlight Fantasy Special Effects Company have outstanding skills and advanced equipment.

As one of the core companies of Galaxy Group's [Film and Television Production Business Group], Starlight Fantasy Special Effects Company was born out of the special effects department of Galaxy Pictures. Since it became independent in 2008, the company has been managed by Zhang Yang, another good friend of Wang Hao.

After this, all special effects in any Galaxy Pictures project will be handled by Starlight Fantasy. No matter what difficulties they face, this will not change, and they will not look for foreign special effects companies like other film crews.

If employees lack technical skills, send them to training or spend money to poach them from overseas.

If the company's equipment is not good and the graphics processing software is not advanced enough, then they can spend money to purchase additional equipment, or invite university professors to develop it specifically for them.

It is precisely because of this persistence that the Starlight Fantasy Special Effects Company has now developed into the number one special effects company in China's film and television industry. Its technology is not inferior to many overseas special effects companies. Many domestic film and television projects are also willing to spend money to find Starlight Fantasy to help them with special effects.

And sometimes it’s not just domestic film and television projects. The special effects of Wang Hao’s “Inception” this year were also created by Starlight Fantasy.

In addition, Galaxy Pictures has two overseas films this year, "Taken 2" and "Limitless", and the special effects work of these two films is also handled by Starlight Fantasy.

Of course, these two films are still in the early preparation stages.

Although Galaxy Pictures has already completed the script and storyboard work, the work efficiency in Hollywood is still lower than that in China.

At least now, the preliminary preparations for another film of Galaxy Pictures, "Bad Genius", have been almost completed. It's just a matter of waiting for Li Kui's "Detective Chinatown" promotional schedule to be over before auditioning the actors and starting filming.

"Taken 2", "Limitless" and "Bad Genius" are the production focus of Galaxy Pictures in the second half of 2011.

In addition to these three film and television projects, Galaxy Group's other work projects are also progressing in an orderly manner.

On June 6, the third day after Wang Hao returned to Beijing, after dealing with the backlog of work in the group company, he came to the LeTV headquarters building on Yaojiayuan Road, Chaoyang District.

After several months of negotiation, communication and adjustment, the Galaxy Small Theater project jointly developed by Galaxy Group [Media Distribution Business Group] and LeTV has finally been finalized. It will be launched once they officially sign the contract today.

In this contract, LeTV Group will cooperate with Galaxy Group's [Media Distribution Business Group] to develop the [Galaxy Small Theater]. This small theater will purchase the online broadcasting rights of all film and television works of [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] now and in the next five years from Galaxy Group's Star Map Cultural Copyright Company at a high price of 100 million yuan per year.

Wang Hao really couldn't tell whether this price was high or low.

If you were to stand in his shoes, of course he would think that the online broadcasting rights for the works of "Galaxy Cinematic Universe" were sold at a low price. After all, "Galaxy Cinematic Universe" is the only one of its kind, and it is a major sci-fi IP comparable to Hollywood Marvel.

Moreover, the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] has great potential in the future. Not to mention anything else, Wang Hao's new movie "Inception" will also be screened in LeTV's Galaxy Theater in the future. Next year's "Gravity", as well as movies from the year after next and the year after next, LeTV will have exclusive screening rights.

This will undoubtedly boost LeEco's share price in the A-share market. From this perspective, the value of this contract is immeasurable.

But from LeTV's perspective, a price of 100 million yuan a year is already far beyond the current high price in the market.

You have to know that it is only 2011 now, and the Internet video platform is in its infancy. It is far from the time to rely on the three giants BAT and spend money lavishly in the future.

According to the statistical report Wang Hao had seen before he came, China Film's total revenue from new media copyrights last year was only 1.5 million yuan, which is the online broadcasting rights of hundreds of movies for a whole year.

Although many of them are small film copyrights worth only tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan, the online broadcasting rights of those top movies mostly cost no more than 500 million yuan. For example, for Wang Hao's "Wolf Warrior", Youku only offered 800 million yuan.

On the contrary, Tencent Video, which was established this year, offered a high price of 1000 million when it found Galaxy Pictures.

Therefore, the package price of 100 million for online copyright is really quite a lot.

After all, the problem of pirated videos on the Internet has not been solved yet.

(End of this chapter)