Chapter 441 (1/2)
After Liang Kun signed the contract, DreamWorks immediately issued a statement announcing that it would make a new film and that Liang Kun would write, direct and act by himself.
”World War” is still on, and this month's ”escape from clone island” is also a large-scale film. The hype of these two films is very strong. Recently, the media like to report the news of DreamWorks.
Someone immediately collected Liang Kun's information and wanted to know who he was? Many media in Los Angeles and New York reported truthfully, but many people didn't believe it and didn't think his experience was true.
He is the heavyweight boxing champion of the Olympic Games. He is also a best-selling writer, singer, actor and spokesman of Armani brand in China. He only has no experience of directing movies. How did he suddenly go to Hollywood to become a director?
The news made it clear that Spielberg appointed Liang Kun as the director of the film and liked his script and shooting plan.
Spielberg praised Liang Kun in an interview. ”The investment in this film is not high. Liang is a very talented young man. He has the ability to direct a long film. I believe he will make a wonderful film and will not regret today's decision.”
The Chinese media immediately followed suit and reported the matter. Liang fans discussed it on the Internet all day. They were not excited.
”Brother Kun is so awesome. How did he do it? Did he drop his head for the big director? Although he met Spielberg in Athens and went on the news, he didn't say that he was a director at that time. This time, he is not only a director, but also a hero. Have they always been in touch?”
”Many people say that Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li are better than Kunge. They are real international stars in the mainland. Kunge's popularity is only in Asia. Now Kunge is completely ahead? These two actresses go out to play the Japanese with low pay, but Kunge directly gets the investment of the big director to make a film! Who is more powerful doesn't need to be discussed at all.”
”Before Chinese directors, only Wu Yusen had achieved success in Hollywood. Xu Ke and Chen Kaige went to shoot, and the box office and reputation failed. Liang Kun did what Zhang Yimou didn't do at the age of 23. Next, let's see what he can achieve in this film. If the ticket room is high, he can gain a firm foothold in Hollywood.”
”If Kunge's acting skills can also be recognized, his future achievements may surpass Cheng Long and Wu Yusen and leave a star on the avenue of stars. He is still young and has a lot of time to prove himself. Now he is not only a star, but also a great pioneer among mainland movie stars.”
Some people said they were not optimistic about the film because Liang Kun lacked experience. He should try to make several films in China first, and then go out and find a master to study.
In fact, Liang Kun can't learn anything at home. Most domestic films are made behind closed doors. Few directors can make commercial films, and they like to make ancient costume action films. If Liang Kun studied in China for a few years, he was afraid that the road would be biased, and the road of Chinese costume films would be narrower and narrower, which would not attract the audience.
”Very perfect” is not good either. Although the box office is high, it is essentially a nonsense comedy. This kind of film will not have box office without Asia. European and American people can't understand it, and there are too many cultural differences.
90% of investors want to make money by making movies. In fact, there is only a 10% chance of making money. Smart investors always understand the market, do research and understand a trend before there is a buyer's market. Now, buyers are distributed all over the world. 65% of the film revenue is obtained in foreign markets outside North America, and only 35% comes from the United States, so the foreign market is very important.
Although Hollywood also has a large number of bad films, their high-quality films can often be popular all over the world. Chinese filmmakers should understand the global market and listen to the voice of the market, because the market will tell you what you want and what you don't want.
If you want to make a profit from the film, you also want to continue to work as a filmmaker instead of making a film behind closed doors. If you fail, you won't enter the industry again. Be sure to listen to the buyer's voice. I don't do what I like, but what others like.
Liang Kun wants to make a film that meets the tastes of the world, whether as a director or an actor. No matter how high the box office is in China, no one recognizes going abroad. How can you prove that you are the best?
The whole world knows that Hollywood is the best place to make movies. If Liang Kun has been mixing in China, he will set a bad example. If everyone feels comfortable in China, going to Hollywood will not succeed. How many Chinese films can go abroad in the future?
Liang Kun knows the situation of China in his previous life. The themes of film and television dramas are limited. The future film box office is huge, the content is worrying, and there is basically no cultural output. Tiktok, fast mobile phone and all kinds of mandatory installations on smart phones are truly showing young people's culture. Nobody knows what they are, but they can't be Kwai Tai.
Although Hua Guogui is the third largest film producer in the world, action film is almost the only kind of Chinese commercial film output. In fact, domestic directors also want to be recognized abroad. In recent years, blockbusters are ancient costume action films, and the promise under the banner of fantasy can also be included.
Everyone wants to be recognized all over the world. The difference between Liang Kun and several major domestic directors is that they pay different attention. He didn't want to make costume movies, so he went abroad directly. He first sought cooperation with foreign actors, made commercial films in Hollywood, and became famous. Then he considered other things.
At the same time, Liang Kun is also to leave a way for domestic filmmakers. Would it be good for the Chinese film world if he copied some of the big fire films in the future in China, such as war wolf 2, I'm not the God of medicine, Mermaid and so on, which were released 10 years in advance and the box office shrank ten times in the end?