569. Sequel to The Walking Dead
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Today is my birthday. I got together with my friends in the evening and delayed the update time. Please forgive me.
3D movies actually existed for a long time, and the earliest ones dated back to 1922. However, 3D movies at that time were basically just a gimmick, and in the true sense, it was "The Female Cabinet Officer" filmed by Daniel Sims in 1969. This film also won $27 million in box office data, helping Daniel become one of the hottest directors at the time.
Don’t underestimate 27 million. At least in that era, you will be willing to achieve such a box office blockbuster that exceeds 100 million yuan today.
"Can you come up with a specific shooting plan?" Ye Sumang rubbed his nose and asked.
"no problem."
Liu Shihong's eyes were full of confidence, but then he couldn't help but remind him: "Mr. Ye, whether you choose to shoot 3D movies directly with equipment or to produce them later, the cost will become extremely high. Moreover, if you really want to shoot such a movie, the theater will inevitably need supporting equipment to be displayed, which will be an extremely huge project."
"I will come to this point sooner or later." Ye Sumang waved his hand with a smile, knowing that he would have bleeding again this time, but he was happy to see this kind of "big bleeding" because it was an affirmation of the advancement of film technology.
And he dared to be the first in the world. The reason why Ye Sumang achieved today's achievements was that he could step by step be ahead of others. Only then did he earn this huge foundation in a short period of time, and in the 3D movies, he still smelled a strong smell of money, which was definitely a virgin land full of business opportunities.
"Then I suggest post-production. After all, this film is mainly based on special effects. It is not cost-effective to shoot it simply with a 3D camera. After post-production, I am confident that the special effects and 3D technology are perfectly combined, which is even better than what you see now!" Liu Shihong knew that Ye Sumang had made up his mind, and couldn't help but sigh and was also filled with joy.
If the boss dares to make progress, it proves that they will still have the possibility of breaking through their own technology. Only under the leadership of such a boss can they truly become the world's number one special effects team as they shout.
"Ye Sumang nodded. It was not only a matter of cost, but 3D photography equipment is not too mature yet. The works produced by several major manufacturers still have more or less problems. These are the reasons why Ye Sumang stayed away from direct shooting.
After all, he didn't want to suddenly find something wrong halfway through the film, and all his previous efforts were wasted. This was not only a matter of money loss, but also a trampling on the fruits of his hard work and the actors.
A few days later, some movie fans in China suddenly discovered that the No. 1 screening hall of all five-star theaters in the World Cinemas was closed urgently, and it was expected to be one month. Moreover, when people watching the movies passed by No. 1, they would always hear some jingling sounds. Some workers would also see some unknown things walking into the hall.
It would be fine if it was one, but more than 30 theaters across the country did this, which made people suspicious.
Many netizens are asking online what exactly is the reason why Hall No. 1 is closed. You should know that Hall No. 1 of the five-star theater in the world cinema is all super screening halls that can accommodate more than 1,000 people. After such a month of closure, the loss will definitely be calculated in tens of millions.
This discussion also alarmed the reporter. The group of people were also full of curiosity about the actions of the World Cinemas. After investigation by those who are interested, the result finally came out.
It turns out that the reason why these halls were temporarily closed was to be decorated!
"Decoration? This is too blind. I can't find any screening hall in the country that is better than Hall 1 of Kyoto World Cinema. Why does such a good hall need to be decorated? Is Ye Sumang making too much money and burning so much? If it really doesn't work, you can share my little bit."
"I really don't understand. Could it be that Ye Sumang wants to decorate these screening halls to the standards of the Great Hall of the People before he can stop?"
"I think Ye Sumang's actions obviously have a deep meaning. As for what it is, how can we and mortals understand it?"
Everyone's speculation has really caused a lot of topics, and the media has also added fuel to the fire for a while. Within a few days, Tianxia Cinemas and Ye Sumang became the headlines of the newspaper again.
This really made many celebrities envious and jealous. They tried their best to act in the drama for several months, and were nervously looking forward to the ratings or box office results. The media only mentioned a little until their works really achieved some results. If they really want to make headlines, sometimes they even have to get two red envelopes. But I didn’t expect that this person was just pretending to be a cinema and was reported so strongly by the media. Being on headlines is like drinking white water, which is really enviable and jealous.
Ye Sumang, who was far away in the United States, was notified by the country after two days of media reports.
Ye Sumang was also amused and laughed at this. He just modified several imax screening halls. Is it necessary to make such a huge guess?
"It's not shameful to let the official announce the news directly." Ye Sumang gave a direct order and left the phone. There was no reason for this little fact to distract him from this.
At this moment, Ye Sumang's attention was all focused on the script of the movie "Doomsday".
How to design various disasters to be shocking is all about Ye Sumang. It is not about stacking those natural disasters together and creating a big effect, that is, a good disaster film. The true essence of the disaster film is not just that, such as the speculation of people's hearts in disasters, as well as the route of escape, when will the disaster occur and create the most shocking effect, etc.
Of course, in addition to this, Ye Sumang did not forget to pick up some private goods, and incorporated some elements about his motherland and China into the film. How many of them will affect the balance of the film are all things that Ye Sumang needs to seriously consider, and don’t underestimate this accumulation. Although it is impossible to truly regard Chinese culture as the main theme, this little bit of accumulation and subtle influence will make the audience gradually accept this culture, and it is not impossible to accept it completely in the end.
Ye Sumang thinks that the best thing to do in this regard is South Korea, the neighboring country of his motherland. Whether it is variety shows or TV series, it seems to have a trend of radiating all over Asia.
However, when Ye Sumang thought of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Just a few days ago, the s&m family concert attended by Girls' Generation in Mingzhu City, he encountered the Black Sea again, which made the scar that had gradually been hidden be uncovered again.
Fortunately, it seems that I have experienced it once and have a profound and painful understanding. This time, Xiaoyuan and these girls are quite strong. Liu Yifei said that Xiaoyuan can comfort herself in reverse.
Ye Sumang knew that the group of girls was obviously not feeling well. After all, as a celebrity, he would undoubtedly have to bear tremendous pressure when encountering such a thing. However, as the saying goes, how can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain, or borrowing a poem, the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. If this combination can really survive, the future may be impressive.
Regarding the Black Sea incident in Girls' Generation, Ye Sumang sympathized with the weak from the perspective of the bystander, but this was just an episode, and his main focus was still to focus on the next work.
nbc TV has begun to urge the script for the second season. As the number of viewers in "The Walking Dead" exceeded 8 million, the TV station naturally couldn't sit still, but when he wanted to film the second season, he suddenly realized that not only the script problem, they didn't even have copyright.
Oh my God, isn’t this going to kill our own TV station? You know, they didn’t participate in the investment and shooting of this TV series at all. They are just a broadcasting platform, and even poor NBC discovered that they only have one replay right. Wouldn’t they not be able to save even the first season?
This heaven and hell are really only a thread away. They were celebrating the day before yesterday to exceed 8 million, but at this moment, they had to try their best to win the copyright of the life-saving straw of "The Walking Dead".
If Ye Sumang really wanted to find someone else, they would have no choice. Now all the senior executives of NBC are regretting it. Why didn’t they bear to let the amount of money for shooting? The result is now that the copyright is all in Ye Sumang’s hands. The ratings and population data are so excellent. Most of the advertising expenses in the agreement signed at the time would flow into Ye Sumang’s pocket. It’s really a loss of both people and money.
"We must win the Walking Dead!!! At any cost!!!" This is the final speech made by the Chairman of NBC at the board of directors.
Ye Sumang was also stunned when he received the message from Tim, and then couldn't help laughing.
Ye Sumang himself forgot that all the copyrights of this TV series are still in his hands. As expected, human calculations are not as good as God's calculations. Even Ye Sumang never expected that this TV series would be so popular.
However, Ye Sumang didn't have much thought about this. Although he started to talk to NBC, his subsequent cooperation was quite pleasant, and he didn't have the energy to invest too much in this TV series. It was not a big problem to grant the subsequent copyright to NBC.
"That's great, Ye, oh no, it's my dear Ye, when do you have time to come to NBC Company? Let's discuss the next contract." Tim said with a very terrifying expression on his face.
He knew very well that if he could finish this matter quickly, he might have no hope of getting promoted because he had just become vice president, but it would be inevitable that he would raise the salary and bonus.
"I haven't had much time lately, you know, my energy is now on new movies."
"Yes, yes, I certainly understand, but it only takes a few hours, just a few hours, and the conditions given by our TV station are very generous, which is guaranteed to satisfy you." Tim suddenly panicked when he heard this and quickly persuaded.
"Let's do this. Tomorrow at 9 o'clock, you come to our company to find President Lyon. I will authorize him to handle everything about the subsequent filming of "The Walking Dead"." Ye Sumang thought for a while and said.
Tim on the other end would not refuse. He nodded and agreed, then hung up the phone and hurried to the senior management to discuss tomorrow's negotiations.
Ye Sumang was holding a phone with a smile on his face. Sometimes fate was so strange. A few months ago, he had to go to the TV stations to run one by one with a script. At this moment, he just needed to sit at home, and the group of people who were once arrogant would come to the door to talk in person.
This feeling is so good!!!
Perhaps it was also the formal feeling that made people unable to help but feel excited that Ye Sumang made him clearly understand that if you want to win, you must win whatever you do. Only by winning can you enjoy all this. This has also become one of Ye Sumang's beliefs in life.
Early the next morning, the receptionist at the front desk called Ye Sumang before 8 o'clock and told him that the negotiators from NBC TV were coming.
"Haha, it's really early." Lyon was also in Ye Sumang's office at this time. Ye Sumang answered the phone with a hands-free phone call, and the content of the notification naturally entered his ears without saying a word.
"I'll leave the rest to you." Ye Sumang said with a smile, looking at Lyon full of trust.
Lyon did not answer, but nodded seriously, and left Ye Sumang's office.
"Boss, don't you really need to pay attention to such a major negotiation?" Saiwen, as Ye Sumang's secretary, asked from the side. He did not expect that Ye Sumang would really give the negotiation to Lyon with all his power, and did not even express a lower limit, and he completely delegated power.
You should know that with the popularity of "The Walking Dead", this must be a big deal designed to cost hundreds of millions of dollars. He really doubted why the boss was so relieved and handed over to Lyon. What if he "communicated" with the NBC negotiators in private?
"You don't understand." Ye Sumang just smiled and said, not explaining anything after he finished speaking. He continued to work hard, leaving Saiwen with a confused expression on his face.
In fact, how could Ye Sumang really hand over a large transaction worth over 100 million yuan to others? Even if it was his subordinate, it was impossible. Yizhen thought that the lawyer group and economic consultants who accompanied Lyon were all making a living.
However, Ye Sumang really gave power to Lyon, in order to witness this person's strength and heart.
If he can really achieve a peak in the negotiations and gain enough benefits for the company, Ye Sumang will naturally not be stingy with the rewards and will continue to increase his use of this person until he is taken as his confidant. However, if he really reaches a private deal with the other party during the negotiations, he can stop it in time.
If Lyon was a smart man, I believe he would know how to choose.
And it is not appropriate to give an executive president the authority it deserves. If you are restricted, I believe Lyon will not achieve much, which will only increase Ye Sumang's own pressure.
Ye Sumang felt that he knew people well and was not the kind of person who took the full responsibility. Appropriately giving Lyon space to power was good for himself, the company and Lyon, and it was a kill of three kills in one fell swoop.
This kind of big negotiation cannot be completed in one or two days. Even NBC cannot admit it if it is NBC. Even if it is 0.1 percentage point, both parties will quarrel. After all, the seemingly insignificant concession is likely to be a few million US dollars in income.
"Saiwen, what is my trip today?" After a while of busyness, Ye Sumang felt that he might not have a good idea today, so he called the secretary's dedicated line and asked.
"Boss, no." Savin answered very simply.
Ye Sumang shook his head and smiled, and continued to ask: "What's going on with me and the company recently."
"There is really one." I just asked casually, but I didn't expect that Sain would answer directly: "It's about your song "The Road to Survival."
"What's wrong with that song?" Ye Sumang frowned slightly. How could he contact the song? Is there an eye-opening singer who wants to use the reputation of this song to hype it up?
You should know that many singers are like this. When they encounter some popular songs, they are so arrogant that they don’t know where to find a song of their own. They insist that these popular songs copied them a certain point. This kind of thing is not an exception, but a common phenomenon in the music industry, both at home and abroad. No wonder Ye Sumang was the first to think of this.
However, Ye Sumang has his own confidence. "The Road to Survival" is his complete original creation. If someone really doesn't open his eyes, then Ye Sumang doesn't mind suing him.
Saiwen on the opposite side did not notice the coldness in Ye Sumang's voice, but replied excitedly: "Boss, the full version of this song is very popular online, and he also asked when the song will be released..."
"Uh?" Ye Sumang was stunned, but he didn't expect that there was still such a thing.
"The Road to Survival" appears in the TV series only has less than 2 minutes of versions. This excerpt from the TV series circulating outside is the version excerpted from the TV series. Generally, the songs are at least about four minutes. Obviously, this version with less than two minutes is a castrated version.
"Boss, you don't know. The Internet is very curious about the full version of this song. Almost most viewers think that such a classic song should not only have a castrated version. There have been covers on the Internet, and even composers have made up for this song privately. However, in the eyes of the audience, only the complete version you took is the final full version. By the way, you are now opening the lure tube..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Sumang opened the computer and entered the web page of Tube.
"Look, the total click rate of "The Walking Dead" has exceeded 100 million, and the biggest contribution is the third episode, which exceeds the click rate of nearly three times the rest of the episodes. And according to the website statistics, these people watch it directly from the last few minutes. Obviously, the purpose is this song "The Road to Survival", Boss, I think we need to meet the needs of the audience."
Ye Sumang did not expect that the audience would still be so enthusiastic about this song after nearly a month. Looking at the many fans' expectations for this song on the message panel below the video area, Ye Sumang felt that he might really want to do something for these audiences.
Chapter completed!