Chapter 489: May of Galaxy Pictures

Chapter 489: May of Galaxy Pictures

Chapter 489: May of Galaxy Pictures

The plagiarism rectification storm in the circle caused by Zheng Zheng and Qiong Yao is only a part of the impact of the Galaxy Group on this society and the industry after it has grown to a certain scale.

In addition to this influence, after 10 years of solid development, the hurricane created by the flapping of Wang Hao's wings has swept the entire Chinese film and television industry and even the international film and television industry.

The market has become increasingly prosperous, the upper limit of single-film box office revenue has been raised, and a large amount of hot money has poured into the industry.

Actors have more opportunities, it is easier for newcomers to come to the fore, and the salaries of behind-the-scenes staff have also increased because they are united.

The industry's stale atmosphere has been reversed, the impetuous situation has improved slightly, and more aspiring creators can calm down and carefully polish their works.

It can be said that this is not necessarily the best era for the Chinese film and television industry, but it is definitely an era of prosperity for the entire industry.

At least when Wang Hao participated in the roadshow of "John Wick" in late May, listening to the audience standing up and applauding for such a good movie, and looking at the many more Chinese faces in the movie than in the original movie, he became more and more satisfied with what he had done over the years.

Maslow divided human needs into: physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, respect needs and self-actualization needs.

Now that Wang Hao believes that he has met the first four requirements, he naturally begins to pursue the realization of his self-worth.

Develop more meaningful careers, promote the development of the industry, create bold and free works, and even bring joy to more people...

He still has a lot to do, and this is just the beginning.

"Director Wang, thank you for coming today!"

After the movie screening ended and the main creative staff of "John Wick" finished interacting with the audience, they all came to Wang Hao on their own initiative and subconsciously surrounded him, making him the focus of the scene.

As the leading actor of this movie, Johnny Depp took the initiative to greet Wang Hao, a financial sponsor who is much younger than himself. Maybe he would not necessarily think highly of Wang Hao because of his money, but Wang Hao's talent was enough to conquer him.

Moreover, he was able to become the leading actor in the movie "John Wick" thanks to the help of Wang Hao.

You have to know that the original "John Wick" was just a small production with a cost of 2000 million produced by Lionsgate, so the leading actor was Keanu Reeves, who had not had a high-grossing work in several years.

However, this version of "John Wick" was integrated into the "Galaxy Cinematic Universe". As an important work in the overseas branch storyline, the producer also changed from Lionsgate to Galaxy Films, Columbia, Sony, Huaying and Wanda, and its production cost naturally increased from 2000 million to 8000 million.

The low-budget film became a big production, and Keanu Reeves, an out-of-date actor with no box office appeal and poor acting skills, naturally could not play the leading role again.

Although his salary is very low, for the production company, low salary is not the first thing to consider for a movie of this scale.

After all, unlike the original version, this version of "John Wick" has become more complicated because it has been integrated into the "Galaxy Cinematic Universe".

And not just in this movie, but in the subsequent sequels, John Wick will also have a certain impact on the main story of the entire movie universe.

Therefore, the leading actor not only needs to have good skills, but also his acting skills must be above the passing line and be able to express more complex emotions.

Keanu Reeves obviously does not meet this requirement. Although he is handsome, his acting skills are actually average, even a bit watery, which can be seen from his role in "The Devil's Advocate".

In that movie, Keanu reduced his own pay to join the film with the mentality of wanting to express himself, but he was crushed by the veteran actor Al Pasno and was left with nothing left. He looked as dull as a puppet.

Moreover, even in his famous work "The Matrix", the actors in the crew all had a deep understanding of their roles, but he alone found it difficult to understand the script.

Of course, with Keanu's looks, acting skills are really not an important thing, but unfortunately, the new version of "John Wick" needs it.

Even after excluding Keanu, there are still many Hollywood actors who can play this role.

Columbia recommended several candidates, even Nicolas Cage was one of them, his acting skills were very good, and because of his debts, he was not interested in the script and would act as long as he was paid.

But unfortunately, John Wick doesn't require such good acting skills, so with the idea of ​​letting him take on more difficult roles in the future, Nicolas Cage was also eliminated.

As for Johnny Depp, he was on the list of candidates for the leading role at the time, but Columbia did not actually list him as their first choice.

Although Johnny Depp is a top male star in Hollywood, his box office appeal is also fluctuating. Even though he became famous with "Pirates of the Caribbean", he also had some bad movies released in recent years, such as "Dark Shadows", "The Lone Ranger" and "The Great and Powerful".

Finally, when the question about the candidate was handed to Wang Hao, he decided that Johnny Depp would star in "John Wick: Chapter 8".

After all, this person still has a lot of trouble in the future. By the time the Galaxy Group develops well, maybe we can bring him under our command.

In May, "Speed ​​​​Chasing" took over "Knife of the Assassin", continuing to demonstrate the strength of Galaxy Group in the domestic film market, while also charging into the international market.

Although there were Hollywood blockbusters such as "Avengers: Age of Ultron" competing with it at the same time, this work was released on May 2. By the time "John Wick" was released, after more than 5 days of fermentation, its reputation had already been divided. Its score on Rotten Tomatoes was only 1%, and it was criticized for its "bloated plot."

This resulted in a lack of stamina, and it was thwarted by "John Wick" on the second day of its release, giving up the throne of the number one single-day box office in North America.

After that, "John Wick" was released for several days, and its good quality led to word of mouth starting to spread.

Johnny Depp has swept away his past acting habits in this movie, transforming from a mysterious sissy pirate captain into a taciturn, vicissitudes and melancholy killer uncle.

His brand-new image, unique temperament, and excellent gun skills and sharp agility acquired through long-term training have once again captured the hearts of many fans.

At the same time, this has also prompted the box office of the movie "John Wick" to rise steadily in major markets around the world.

In just the first week, the film grossed $6300 million in North America.

As for China, it earned 4.3 million yuan at the box office. Together with some other countries, "John Wick" grossed more than 1.5 million US dollars in its first week worldwide.

As for the second week...

"Boss Wang, this is the summary of the company's project results this week. The box office performance of John Wick: Chapter 33 remains stable, and the TV series Love Is Not Blind premiered on Mango TV...!"

In the office, Wang Hao, who had a rare break from the post-production of "Ball Lightning", was faced with all kinds of documents and reports as soon as he sat down.

"Boss Wang, there's a meeting tomorrow at the Radio and Television Bureau regarding the review of online dramas..."

"Mr. Wang, our company's movie "The Thief" which will be released in June will have a premiere next Monday. Will you go?"

"Mr. Wang..."

Wang Hao nodded, put all the documents aside, and planned to look at them again when he had time. At the same time, he instructed:
“I won’t go to the premiere of ‘The Outcast’. I’ll just see which director in the company has time and arrange for some actors to go and show their support.

Also, I remember that the first part of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" should also be launched on Starry Sky Video next week. Remember to remind me then.

And what about Xu Ke? Didn’t he agree to come here to report on his work? Why hasn’t he arrived yet? "

"Director Xu is still on the way. He said he encountered a traffic jam, but he should be here soon." The assistant responded quickly.

Wang Hao nodded slightly and nonchalantly turned a page of the financial statement. Less than half a quarter of an hour later, the iconic laughter was heard in the corridor. Without waiting for the assistant to inform him, Tsui Hark rushed in with a thick briefcase.

"Mr. Wang!" Xu Ke shouted loudly, with a bright smile on his wrinkled face.

Wang Hao naturally stood up and shook hands with him with a smile, then sat down with him on the sofa and signaled his secretary to bring the best pre-rain Longjing tea.

"Looking at Director Xu's situation, the [Shushan Swordsman Universe] has already achieved initial results."

Wang Hao asked with a smile, and Tsui Hark nodded, but did not immediately talk about the creation of the "Shushan Swordsman Universe", but mentioned another thing.

"Boss Wang, guess who I went to see last month?"

Wang Hao shook his head and blew away the floating leaves in the cup, while Tsui Hark proudly said a name.

"Li Guanzheng!"

"Li Guanzheng?"

Wang Hao was stunned when he heard this, and then he hesitated for a moment, then asked uncertainly:
"What is the relationship between this person and Huanzhu Louzhu, the author of The Legend of Swordsmen from Shu Mountain?"

"Mr. Wang guessed it right away." Tsui Hark was quite surprised.

Wang Hao took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "I know that the owner of Huanzhu Tower is surnamed Li."

Tsui Hark didn't keep anyone in suspense.

"Ms. Li Guanzheng is the daughter of Li Shoumin, the owner of Huanzhu Tower. Before Mr. Li Shoumin passed away, he entrusted the lifeblood of Shushan to this precious jewel in his palm."

"I remember that the copyright of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" has expired, right?" Wang Hao suddenly asked again.

Tsui Hark nodded and gave him some knowledge in this area:
“That’s right. The copyright of domestic works is the same as that of international works, and is governed by the Berne Convention. The copyright protection period is the author’s lifetime and 50 years after his death.

Mr. Li passed away in 61, so "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" entered the public copyright library a few years ago.

However, even if a work enters the public copyright database, the right to authorship, the right to modify and the right to protect the integrity of the work are also protected by law.

We are going to make a drastic adaptation of The Legend of Swordsman of Shu Mountain and continue to borrow its name, but of course we still have to obtain the consent and approval of the author’s descendants.”

"That's natural."

Wang Hao still agrees with Tsui Hark's statement. Although the creator has passed away, adaptation is not fabrication and parody is not nonsense. We must always respect the labor achievements of our predecessors.

"So what does Mrs. Li say?"

Wang Hao looked at Tsui Hark. He thought that for such a big project as "Shushan Swordsman Universe", the descendants of Huanzhu Louzhu would always make some requests. As long as the adaptation fee was reasonable, with the financial resources of Galaxy Group, they would not care about the small amount.

However, Tsui Hark smiled, drank half a cup of tea, and then shook out a letter of authorization from his bag:

"They say that as long as we keep the four words 'sword courage and piano heart' firmly in mind, we can control the swords from any of the 72 peaks of Shu Mountain!"

Wang Hao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, "No request?"

“No request!”

Tsui Hark answered very straightforwardly.

"He is actually also in Shanghai. He is the president of the Shanghai Education Association. He has presided over the publication of a lot of children's literature. He has a certain reputation and status in the industry. He can be considered as half of our colleague.

Therefore, she very much agreed with our idea of ​​adapting the "Shushan Swordsman Universe", and she also knew that "Shushan Swordsman" was not suitable for today's market and readers because it was written too early.

We are now going to do this, reorganize and improve the story of "Swordsman of Shu Mountain", promote it to the public, and let more young people know about this work and Mr. Li Shoumin. She is more than happy to do so. As long as we do not distort and change the core idea of ​​the original work of punishing evil and promoting good, there will be no big problem. "

"It seems that the story adapted by our Director Xu is of very good quality, otherwise why would the old lady be so generous."

Wang Hao nodded with satisfaction, and Tsui Hark immediately handed him the creative manuscript about the "Shushan Swordsman Universe" in his briefcase.

"Director Wang, look, this is the result of our hard work over the past few months."

Wang Hao picked up the manuscript and began to flip through it while listening to Tsui Hark's narration.

[The moon is bright in the sky, and cold wind blows.]

Da da~ Da da~
On a remote mountain path, the sound of crisp horse hooves was heard. A chestnut horse galloped past, carrying a middle-aged father and daughter on its back. Both of them were wearing very thin clothes.

The father was about fifty years old, his hair and beard were already gray, but his face was as hard as iron, his eyes were firm, and his strong body was bent like a long bow. He was riding steadily on a galloping horse with a child, showing his excellent horsemanship.

The little girl in his arms looked only twelve or thirteen years old. She was not crying or making a fuss. She was hugging the horse's neck with a calm expression, just like her father.

Behind the father and daughter, seven or eight armored men wearing Feiyu suits and embroidered spring swords on their waists were chasing them closely.

The two sides were chasing each other and fleeing. This winding dirt road was just a small path that woodcutters usually took to go up the mountain. The father and daughter were in a panic and didn't know the way. They ended up riding further and further away. They were about to encounter a cliff blocking their way. The rolling river water below the cliff reflected the bright moon in the sky. They had reached a dead end.

The father carried his daughter off the horse, tied her behind his back with a belt, and said tightly, "Yingqiong, hold her tight."

After saying that, he carried his daughter on his back and jumped off the cliff.

Those armored knights caught up soon. The leader was a man wearing red brocade clothes, with a white face and no beard. He had a handsome and gentle appearance and looked very young.

He dismounted and looked down the cliff. He only saw dark branches and rocks, but no trace of the target. The Jinyiwei next to him just took out the rope when he was stopped by him.

"No need for that. Li Ning is worthy of his nickname 'The Monkey King'. His climbing and rappelling skills are quite good. Let's go."

Everyone was afraid to say anything and just as they were about to turn around and leave, a long shout suddenly came from the river below the cliff:
"I have sent you a thousand miles away, but we must part eventually. I will not trouble you, Manager Cao, to send me off any longer. The horse has been with me for many years, so please take care of it."

After hearing this, the leading steward Cao chuckled and waved his hand nonchalantly, as if he didn't care. However, he turned around and snatched the iron-framed longbow from his subordinate, pulled out a talisman feather arrow and put it on it.

He pulled the two-stone bow to its full length, and the talisman filled with cinnabar on the arrow was activated by his dark red true qi, making it as light as a feather.

With a loud bang, the fine steel feather arrow drew a beautiful arc, dragging a dark red light, and disappeared into the night.

After Cao shot the arrow, he didn't care about the result. He threw the bow to his men, turned around, mounted his horse, and disappeared into the night.

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(End of this chapter)