Chapter 574: The Ring is a Success!
Chapter 574: The Ring is a Success!
The two people in the conversation are director Peter Jackson and Fox producer Akers.
"If that's the case, then why is 21st Century Fox increasing its investment?" Peter asked.
The production cost of The Lord of the Rings trilogy is not small. Even though The Little Prince Culture invested more, Fox still put out 1.2 million US dollars.
(The domestic copyright operation company is called Ping Ping Guo Culture, and the foreign copyright operation company is called Little Prince Culture)
"The decision-makers have their own ideas," said Akers, who is the vice president and a decision-maker at Fox, but he disagrees. The main reason is that he can't interfere with the film from casting to filming.
"It is foreseeable that it is because of Mr. Gu Lu's influence. As the most successful writer in Asia... no, the most successful writer in the world today, perhaps the only one, the chances of his works being successfully adapted are very high." Peter said, "I also believe that I understand The Lord of the Rings."
"The most successful writer in the world?" Axe smiled in disbelief. After all, Gu Lu's influence in America was only one and a half works at most.
One is "The Shawshank Redemption" and the other half is "The Lord of the Rings". Ultimately, they were not sold in America, so he did not admit it.
"We haven't succeeded before, just like the island in the oriental story where people don't wear shoes. Let's go and sell shoes." Peter is still very confident.
"I hope you can learn the wisdom of the Orientals." Axe said no more.
This is due to the fact that Yilin and readers in their early years could hear various stories when they were young, telling about how smart the merchants in Yutai were. Some said that their thinking was very powerful, and "The Island Where No One Wears Shoes" was a typical example.
At the same time, Peter and his friends also heard similar stories when they were young, but the protagonists of the stories were Orientals...
"Mr. Axe needs to pay attention to the publicity and promotion." Peter is strong-willed. Even if a producer and one or two leading actors are not optimistic, he will not be shaken.
"Of course." No matter how you feel about the projects he supervises, they are all in the same boat.
Axel's professional skills are pretty good.
For example, a few days ago (in November), it was announced in North America that it was “a fantasy masterpiece that Americans have never experienced before.”
It's outrageous. Don't you know that this will stimulate the audience's rebellious psychology?
American audiences will think: "What the hell? I've never experienced this before? So awesome? Then I won't watch it."
Axe intercepted it in time and modified the plan.
Not only in the entertainment industry, any publicity and promotion that is too arrogant will lead to backlash.
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"Today is a good day, everything you want can come true."
"The entertainment industry is about to welcome your king."
The speaker is Xiao Ka, a clerk at a cinema in Linhai. The manager in brackets is his uncle. He was very angry because the government forced the screening of "Love Letter".
Then, Love Letter became the box office champion on Valentine's Day, as everyone knows. A few months later, The Wandering Earth was still the best-selling movie. In Xiao Ka's eyes, Gu Lu is the box office savior.
[Personally, I still hope that Gu Lu will pay more attention to the domestic market, shoot The Wandering Earth 2, and stabilize the basic market. If you rush into the foreign market, you will suffer a huge loss!
According to disclosed information, the production cost of the Lord of the Rings trilogy is as high as 4 million US dollars. Converted into RMB, it is enough to shoot several The Wandering Earth movies. Be careful! ]
"You know nothing, Gu Lu has his own considerations. I support him. He can lead us to Mars!"
Seeing such remarks as laymen guiding experts, Xiao Ka was very angry. He believed that Lord of the Rings would be successful because of its good plot. Although Xiao Ka had not watched Lord of the Rings, he had heard of it. Xiao Ka was going to open several accounts to besiege this person, just like the six major sects besieged him.
He has a very extreme personality and cannot tolerate others having different opinions from his own.
However, from Xiaoka's attitude, we can also see that the domestic market trusts Gu Lu's brand. In terms of filming, even though there are many works in the Christmas schedule, he still got the largest schedule.
At this point, I have to add that during the Lord of the Rings period, Gollum and the Supergirl were invited to France, the specific address was Place Fontenoy in Paris.
The headquarters of UNESCO, that’s right. Gu Lu was invited because his works have been selected into textbooks in many European countries.
The "2022 Youth Education Week" was held in France, with the attendance of many government officials and experts in the field of education.
The theme of this conference is "Youth education is a combination of scientific and moral education", focusing on the Internet era, where young people are becoming more and more precocious, and what kind of new guidance education needs.
It wasn’t a big deal, just a coincidence. Zhou Lin, as a former “United Nations Outstanding Student”, was also invited, so the two of them acted together.
"Gu, my God, I actually saw Hemingway alive."
"There has to be a sequel to The Lord of the Rings, right? There are so many stories left in Middle-earth."
"Can you sign my name? Can you take a picture with me? Can you slap me? Please, you can even kick me."
"The Cthulhu series is simply the greatest horror work of this century. Will Mr. Gu Lu create related works in the future?"
He wanted to keep a low profile, but his fame didn't allow it. As soon as Gu Lu showed up, the scene seemed to turn into a book signing event.
There were people from various countries present, speaking English, French, Japanese, etc. Gu Lu could understand some of it, but he felt that something had slipped in.
But what is the joke about the living Hemingway? Gu Lu thought, is it some newspaper that praised him, and he doesn't know about it?
It's true... Da Ying, who was very satisfied with "Yes, Minister", is now praising Gu Lu in different ways. It can't be said that Da Ying has a strong sense of contract. They just think that this cooperation is pleasant and they can continue to cooperate if there is a similar thing next time. For this reason, he was merciful and gave the agreed remuneration in installments.
"There are already many excellent writers in the Cthulhu world, and I am no longer needed." "The story of Middle-earth... If I have inspiration, I will definitely continue to create. But I will be the producer, and the adapted movie will be released today." "There are other signatures, let's talk about it after our meeting." and so on.
He responded one by one. As a producer who had only been to the set twice, Gu Lu advertised on time.
During the meeting, The Lord of the Rings was released.
"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" was released in more than 1 countries around the world, and the relevant personnel - I can't say they are related, but they are somewhat related... There are also some people who are somewhat related who are not looking forward to it, are unhappy, and even secretly curse the movie to fail.
I'm talking about Reno. You may have forgotten his name, but you must remember that the American writer Morden wrote "The Sacred Mountain" to compete with "The Lord of the Rings".
Originally, the American writer did not cooperate with any place before opening the book - "creating for the prototype", and at that time he suppressed Gu Lu and copied the operation.
It was Italy's backstabbing that made Gu Lu choose neighboring France again. At the same time, when the Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed, Gu Lu also lent a hand and asked for a huge discount from the Upper Savoy.
And Renault was an official of the Italian Ministry of Tourism... Of course, the backstabbing of Gu Lu had nothing to do with him, but he was quite unhappy about the neighbors getting angry. "Dad, do you have time on Sunday? You don't have any plans, do you?" Renault's child asked.
Because the Italian name is too long, he still shortens it to Lei Zi. He can't wait.
"Your Uncle Albany asked me to go to the horse farm..." Renault changed the subject, "But if you have a better suggestion, I can accept it."
"Let's go watch The Lord of the Rings as a family on Sunday. It's a great movie." Lei Zi said excitedly, "This movie is really great!"
Renaud was not surprised that his son wanted to see the film, as he was a big fan of The Lord of the Rings. He planned to see it even if his son didn't invite him. He wanted to know what the French filming location was in The Lord of the Rings.
He also read the original novel. Middle-earth is ancient and mysterious, the mines of Moria are dark and damp, and the forests seem to have a gloomy atmosphere. Filming according to the novel will not have much publicity effect.
"It's really exciting. You know it's exciting even before you go to the cinema?" Renault said with a smile.
"..." Lei Zicai hesitated and said, "I've already seen it today, but it doesn't matter. A movie like The Lord of the Rings is worth watching a second time."
Have you seen it? Renault was startled. He wanted to ask if the scenery inside was beautiful, but asking like that would be too deliberate, so he compressed all his words into one sentence.
"Wonderful?"
"Of course it's wonderful, very good, it captured the Middle-earth in my mind!"
Then Lei Zi mentioned a small problem, which is that compared with the original work, the movie added some original plots.
"I guess it's for the sense of drama," Lei Zi said. "In the movie, Frodo talks to the Elf Queen Galadriel in the garden. The Queen tries to get the ring from Frodo. I personally don't like this change."
It was true that Renault had read The Lord of the Rings, but he was not like a child who had read it over and over again and knew the plot by heart. So he could not follow the conversation.
"In the original book, the Elf Queen was more worried about the future of the elves and the dangers of the Lord of the Rings. I think the original book can better show the entanglements between races in Middle-earth, and it is more...grand." Lei Zi said.
Renault knows his own children too well. Those with high emotional intelligence have strong ability to take action, while those with low emotional intelligence do whatever they think.
After reading the original novel, I was clamoring to go to the Mont Blanc next door, but now I am not clamoring anymore. Proof - this way of movie promotion is not a good idea either. Thinking of this, Renault's mouth curled up into a happy smile.
"This modification is to make the drama more exciting, otherwise it would be too long," Renault said.
After the two chatted, Renault called his old friend and made an appointment another day. He wanted to go to the movies with his family. For Italians, spending time with family is a universal reason!
The next day, Renault's family of three went to the cinema.
"Did you see that? Even powerful politicians in the country have to accompany their families and buy their own tickets," said Lei Zi's mother Sophia.
In a sense, it is quite intriguing to talk about buying movie tickets in person.
Back to the point, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring had a very good attendance rate in Italy. Undoubtedly, the popularity in the early stage came from the original novel and Gu Lu.
In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, there are some minor differences between the parallel world and the Earth version, and the visual effects are better.
The Fellowship of the Ring on Earth was nominated for thirteen Academy Awards, winning awards for cinematography, makeup, visual effects, and supporting actor, which proves one thing: this guy Hakipi is truly a master of picture!
To put it more concretely, an 10-point landscape can be turned into a -point landscape by using photography, post-production, and adding some music.
At first, Renault looked very calm and enjoyed himself, but as the Fellowship of the Ring left the Hobbits' hometown, his expression became solemn.
"I really like this plot. In the original novel, after the Fellowship of the Ring left Rivendell, they first went to Mount Caranras, and then decided to advance into the Mines of Moria." Lei Zi whispered to his mother Sophia, because his mother had not read the original novel.
Under normal circumstances, Renault would definitely remind the child not to speak, but now he was at a loss, and more importantly, his hands. Everyone knew how serious it was for an Italian to have stiff hands, so he would definitely not speak.
"Mount Kalanlas was hit by a snowstorm, so it was difficult." Lei Zi leaned close to his mother's ear and tried to speak as quietly as possible. It seemed that he knew it was not good to talk in the cinema, but he couldn't suppress his desire to share the original work.
"Movies are audio-visual art, and the associative feelings are weak, so in order to ensure coherence, the Fellowship of the Ring went directly to the Mines of Moria and omitted Mount Caranras. Although it is a bit regrettable, I agree with this change."
A movie ends——
Lei Zi was very satisfied.
Sophia was very satisfied.
The audience was very satisfied.
Only Renault asked in a deep voice, "Don't you want to go to the filming location?"
Even Renault wanted to go to the beautiful scenery of Shangri-La in the movie, let alone Lei Zi.
Lei Zi replied, "Actually, I have already made an appointment with my friends and will go there in two days."
"..."
It is already possible to imagine, Renault can imagine, and it is important to say it twice, how proud the French Tourism Department will be.
Again, the Lord of the Rings was filmed in the Haute-Savoie region, and the Mont Blanc region straddles Chamonix in France and Courmayeur in Italy.
One person’s reaction cannot stop the movie from being great and receiving rave reviews after its release.
This is true both at home and abroad, Peter Jackson succeeded!
"It's wonderful, so wonderful, it's a masterpiece. Director Jackson didn't just copy the plot, he made necessary changes, which was very bold.
The characters of the main characters were actually modified. In the original novel, Aragorn is very calm and is the commander of the Fellowship of the Ring. As the novel progresses, his leadership ability is also revealed and grows. In the movie, Aragorn is a heroic model, courageous and brave, charging into the battle against the cave trolls, and leading by example at other times. This filming allows viewers who have not read the original novel to quickly immerse themselves in the film. It is wonderful! Thanks to Mr. Jackson, he and Mr. Gu Lu have contributed a masterpiece. "
A film critic on Rotten Tomatoes said this.
This comment is typical from abroad. Let me talk about two domestic ones.
"Is it because the first part has to introduce the setting? The plot is a little lengthy, but the pictures and scenery are really beautiful. I must go abroad if I have the chance... Oh, sorry, I'm poor and don't have the chance to go abroad."
"It's an adventure film, shot with an epic feel like Homer's Iliad. I heard that Gu Lu appointed Jackson as the director. His eye for talent is amazing."
Rave reviews!
In this case, Americans watched it and wanted to read the original novel!
(End of this chapter)