Chapter 206: Do People Really Make Their Own Choices?
Huang Peng nodded and put on his gloves again.
"By the way, Director Chen, this movie is a bit difficult to interpret. Most people watch movies to relax and watch without thinking. Will our box office really explode?"
"This is an art film. Why do you think about the box office every day? To be more utilitarian, besides money, don't you want to leave your name in film history? Movies are also an art. What's more, we also added some funny elements to ensure the box office."
Art films are certainly not made to make money, but it doesn't mean he doesn't want to make money.
There is still "Frozen" to back it up.
"Frozen" has already started, but the news is kept secret for the time being.
Promotion is indeed important, but he plans to wait until the end of August, after "The Truman Show" is released, before releasing the news of "Frozen".
If a movie wants to go overseas to share a piece of the pie, there are three main aspects that may encounter obstacles: one is the legal system, the second is peer exclusion, and the third is marketing and publicity.
In terms of the legal system, it is actually okay for the time being.
Most countries tend to prefer a free market, which provides opportunities for foreign companies to control distribution channels.
The opposite is actually the domestic market. The Film Bureau is very strict, and foreign films cannot set their own release dates.
Especially in the past few years, even if Hollywood films were released in China, most of them were given marginal release dates.
This is to control the distribution network in his own hands to prevent Hollywood from grabbing it.
This is a good thing for him, because his home base is not afraid of foreign companies invading.
This is the situation in the domestic market, while the foreign market tends to be free economy, which provides opportunities for Hollywood and him.
In the current situation, there is no big problem in law.
But if a foreign government imposes a ban like Douyin one day, it will be difficult to deal with. Let's talk about it then.
Then, the second aspect is the key, peer exclusion.
For his current small company, foreign companies will not sign an agreement or form an alliance to deal with him.
But it is very likely to squeeze out his movies by saturating the market.
In other words, when they estimate that "Frozen" may become popular, they will launch high-budget, big IP, and highly publicized movies around the expected release time to grab the screening rate.
Therefore, he is keeping the news of the cash cow "Frozen" tightly.
Wait until August or September, use the channels of "Truman", and promote and market it, and release it in November, so that they don't have time to seize the market for the subject matter.
Try to make as much money as possible this time, it will only become more and more difficult in the future. Unless you build your own distribution network in foreign countries like Hollywood.
But this is too far away, so let's consider the money in front of us first.
As for the third point, marketing and publicity.
The other party is likely to carry out negative publicity. For this, the company will prepare as soon as possible.
Anyway, what we have to do now is to keep the news strictly, and after "Truman" is released, use the distribution channels, try to expand the distribution network, and release it as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiao yawned.
He cleaned up the shrimp tails on the table, stood up and walked to the sink behind to wash his hands.
This year is a year that has taken care of all fields.
If you want length and to please the audience, there is "Home with Kids", if you want money, there is "Frozen", if you want depth and reflection, there is "The Truman Show".
But... it seems not enough. Let's talk about it in the second half of the year.
He calls me Chen Daodao every day, I really want to give him a good knife.
Chen Xiao wiped the water off his hands, picked up his phone and checked the time, "Director Huang, I'll go down first, you have to hurry up, we're about to start shooting."
"Okay!"
...
A week passed quickly, and it was the morning of May 29th.
The crew quickly set up the scene in the lobby of Truman's house.
Fang Rong had dark circles under his eyes, waved his hand and called his assistant to ask, "Xiao Liu, what was the last shot?"
The assistant replied, "It was shot the day before yesterday. Truman asked his friend, when he was transporting chicken to the supermarket, where was the farthest he had been? His friend said, he had been everywhere, but this was the best, and let Truman enjoy the sunset. Then Truman told him not to tell anyone that he was leaving."
Fang Rong nodded.
I remembered that I saw the special effects team making special effects for the sky scene yesterday.
In that picture, the moon and the sunset appeared in the west at the same time, huge in size, suggesting to the audience that this world is fake.
The friend's persuasion is the same as the theme of today's shot.
A friend told him that this island is the best.
Today's shooting scene is about Truman's mother, wife and even the TV program, using emotions to stop him from leaving.
Just when I thought of this, I heard the assistant director's voice: "Everyone is ready!"
Fang Rong quickly cheered up.
With the orders from the script supervisor, the head of the field management team, the recording assistant and others, the first shot of the day was shot.
In the monitor screen in front of Chen Xiao.
In the pale yellow room, the light was soft.
On the long sofa, Truman held the photo album, and his mother and wife were close to him on the left and right.
His mother raised her hand to flip the album and took him back to his childhood. She held a magnifying glass, pointed to a photo, and took him back to the happiness of the family together.
His wife picked up their wedding album, "Look, this is the happiest day of our lives."
Truman nodded and looked at his wife with a helpless smile on his face.
His mother praised his wife's beauty and then urged her to give birth, "There are still many empty pages in the album, where you can put photos of your baby. I hope I can hold my grandson before I die."
There was an impatient look on Truman's face, he fell back and clung to the sofa, took a deep breath, and when his eyes met his wife's, he forced out another smile.
Just when he couldn't stand it any longer, his wife suggested that she send her mother-in-law back, and Truman could just watch his favorite show at home.
Before leaving, my wife raised her hand and pressed the TV, and the program just started.
Chen Xiao covered her mouth and stared at the monitor screen.
He was originally going to stop at this point, but Jin Rui was in really good shape in the shot. Chen Xiao turned his head and gestured to Fang Rong, telling him not to stop and continue taking the next shot.
In order to make the actors feel more immersed, the recorded videos are played directly here.
Chen Xiao continued to look at the monitor screen.
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As his wife turned on the TV, Truman's favorite TV show began to play.
"Now play "Old Movie Selection". The movie brought to you tonight is "Going Home". This movie shows the quiet life in a small town, where you can know the world without going out, and there is loneliness everywhere when you have friends."
Truman's forced smile relaxed, and a trace of hesitation and confusion gradually appeared in his eyes.
"This place is full of joys and sorrows, and it is also a haven for our souls. Next, please watch this video and witness the ups and downs of a small town family."
He lowered his eyes, flipped through the photos with his family and friends, and let out a long sigh.
As he turned over it, the reluctance in his eyes grew stronger and stronger.
Suddenly, his hand paused and he turned back a page.
Truman frowned, stretched his neck slightly forward, and stared at the photo in front of him.
This is a wedding photo of him and his wife. The wife in the photo has her index and middle fingers crossed, as if to say that this marriage does not count.
He raised his head and looked at the door with disbelief.