Sitting on the boss's chair again, Yi Feiyang lit a cigarette, took a rare leisurely puff, and then began to look at the release plan of Director Gore's new play.
"Pirates of the Caribbean 2" filmed by Al Gore is scheduled to be released during the summer vacation. Yi Feiyang calculated that if the schedule is sufficient, it can be released in mid-June. July and August are the golden period of the summer vacation. This kind of subject matter and genre
Movies are a favorite among young students and can earn a lot of money at the box office.
However, if "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is postponed to the summer holiday, "The Hunger Games" that I am planning to film will have to be moved back in order to free up enough theaters.
Then his movie should be released in October. Yi Feiyang made some calculations. According to his own shooting speed, it will be no problem to complete the shooting in one month. Although October is not a peak season, nor is it a good schedule, it is better than a blockbuster movie.
There are not many, and the competitors are weak. For myself, there is room to give full play to the box office advantage.
Go back and take a look at the script submitted by great director Tim Burton.
You won’t know if you don’t look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it.
God, it turned out to be...the cartoon "Corpse Bride"!
If you remember correctly, this black animated film is one of Tim Burton's animated masterpieces. Compared with the live-action movie, this type of animation actually best explains Burton's black concept.
There was once a popular saying in Hollywood: People who like Tim Burton's movies are people who like to be alone, because Tim Burton is a lonely person by nature. He pursues weird, avant-garde, and dark realms throughout his life. But from previous years
From the perspective of his films, he is still weird and avant-garde, but not dark. In the overall dark tone, he always manages to let people see the shining edges of the characters. But this "Corpse Bride" sounds very scary.
.But it made people scream again and again and made them laugh a lot.
Yi Feiyang remembered clearly that the reason why he liked to watch this movie in his previous life was entirely attracted by the name. It seems that a similar movie was filmed in Hong Kong in the 1980s, but it was a Hong Kong zombie. Not this kind of Western zombie.
The starring role is senior Lin Zhengying. His apprentice Qian Xiaohao rides a bicycle and carries a ghost bride home. I can't remember the title of the film, but the interlude in it is very nice.
Looking back at this animated version of "Corpse Bride", in addition to the dark humor and bad taste of the shooting angle, the box office of this drama is as great as the reputation. Although it was not the box office hegemon in the previous life, it was still
The second best film, it is said that it made 20.1 million US dollars in the first week, which is almost one-third of the production cost of the film. The most important thing is that this figure was beyond the expectations of the big bosses who invested in Burton.
outside, making them "tremble with amazement."
Now, the script of this drama is before me, what should I do?
Nonsense! Of course the approval was passed!
However, an investment of more than 60 million US dollars is not a small amount, not to mention it is a cartoon with a restricted theme!
Please note the two elements "restricted" and "cartoon".
The "restricted rating" indicates that this drama contains horror elements and is a subject that is not suitable for children. It will not be fully screened in the United States like "Speed Snail", at least for teenagers of a certain age.
"Cartoons" have also made many viewers who consider themselves mature and not very fond of watching cartoons wave their hands and refuse to go into the movie to watch, because in their opinion, those who watch cartoons are naive groups.
Since then, the audience for "Corpse Bride" has become even narrower. At least such a prediction will make the chief financial officer Gao Fatty, who keeps his money bag tightly, directly vote against it. In Gao Fatty's words, "Now our family
The cause is great. You must be cautious in everything you do! Prudence is the must-have rule for defending the city!"
On the other hand, except for tall fat people, not everyone will support the drama "Corpse Bride". In addition to the unique theme and dark perspective, the main reason is that the risk is too high. Although, Fantasy Entertainment has had "Speed Snail"
"," and are currently filming "Despicable Me" written by Yi Feiyang. However, both of these cartoons are in the "family fun" mode, and they are not as extreme as "Corpse Bride".
Sure enough, during the meeting that night, the animation script submitted by Tim Burton was shot.
The fat man Gao Jiabao firmly opposed it, believing that the risk factor was too high, especially since Fantasy Entertainment was developing online games, and they could not make mistakes in terms of funding.
Others also stood up to object, especially Rabbit Bill and Fat Jack, who both agreed on the rare occasion. They both believed that the investment budget for this cartoon was too high. As a company with steady development, there was no need to take risks in making any "experimental films"...
They directly defined this black humor animation as an experimental film, which shows how rare such films are in Hollywood. In the end, the two people concluded that experiments are okay, but there is no need to drag the company into trouble.
The meaning is obvious, you can film, but you can't do it in a personal style. If you want to do it in a personal style, you can do it, but don't use the company's money to do it.
Although Alex, the director of the investment department who has always dared to take the wrong approach, did not say much, he also thought that this animation was a bit too risky. In his words, "We can spend more than 60 million US dollars to shoot a super exciting movie."
Science fiction blockbusters, just like Burton's own "Planet of the Apes" or the Wachowski brothers' "The Matrix"! There is no need to spend too much time and energy shooting a black cartoon, although the art of this drama
The content will be very high..."
This was said tactfully but firmly, and can be summed up in three words - "I object"!
Yi Feiyang was very depressed. When he realized that he was too authoritarian, he divided the power of the company. Now he realizes that more people do not necessarily mean greater strength and greater resistance. Do you have to tell these guys that you can see the future?
, Burton’s drama is so awesome, it received double praise at the box office and word-of-mouth?!
After the meeting, Yi Feiyang found Tim Burton in private and comforted him, saying, "Man, I'm optimistic about your play. Since the company decided not to invest, then I will invest with my own money!"
"Ah, boss, how can this be done? 60 million is not a small amount, you don't have to do this!"
"Oh, don't worry, Tim, I'm not doing anything stupid, I just think this script is very good, yes, very good, it will be a pity if we don't start filming!"
"Is that true? Do you really think so?"
"Of course, man! The money from my personal pocket did not come from the strong wind, how could it be wasted!" Yi Feiyang smiled. In his opinion, whether it is from his own pocket or the company takes over the filming, this animation
The film must be released, yes, with his name, Yi Feiyang, and under the banner of Fantasy Entertainment!
Just when Yi Feiyang was worried about filming the animated film "Corpse Bride", everyone in the Oscar Academy President's Jury was also worried about the results of the Oscar review.
As we all know, the Oscar review body is not complicated in summary. It is divided into a two-level pyramid form. The top level is the Academy President’s Jury, and there are academy branch juries. The selection of the Academy Awards goes through two rounds of voting. The first round is
For nomination voting, each department under the Academy is responsible for nominating first (using a secret method). The nominated films will be screened in rotation at the Academy headquarters. After watching, all members of the Academy will vote in the second round (using a secret method). Finally,
The number of votes received determines the film's award.
The list of winners is highly confidential. After the members of the academy vote, all the votes are handed over to the Price-Waterhouse accounting firm in the United States for counting. The votes are placed in a safe and are guarded by armed guards day and night. The paper used after the statistics is
All are burned and kept strictly confidential. The list of winners is placed in sealed envelopes until the award day, when the emcee opens the envelope and announces it in public.
Now it's time for the final vote. As the chairman of the jury, facing Fantasy Entertainment's "The Pursuit of Happiness" and Colombia's "Muhammad Ali", we are in a difficult situation.
"Gentlemen, I hope you will not be misled or influenced by the words of Mr. Abbas, chairman of the Film Association. Yes, the director Yi Feiyang is Chinese, and we are in the United States, but please don't forget that the Oscars are not the United States.
It is the Oscar of the world, but the Oscar of the world! I don’t know whether you will accept the benefits of Abbas. I only know that for the sake of fairness and justice, I hope you can cast a sacred vote instead of selfish selfishness.
Votes!" Horace, the chairman of the jury known as the "old antique" said angrily.
The other judges looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't say anything.
Horace added: "Why don't you speak? Do you want to use silence to cover up your selfishness? Haha, I knew that Abbas was not a good person. Under his leadership, the North American Film Association has become
What is it like? A tool in the hands of politicians! Do you want the Oscars to become like that? To be treated as noble playthings, taken out to play with when they have nothing to do, as decorations, to whitewash their appearance? "
"Don't say that, Horace." Someone finally spoke, it was Johnson, a veteran of the Oscar chairman jury.
"It is true that we all listened to Abbas's opinion, but we may not be affected by him. You are right, we are slightly biased against the Chinese. Just like last time, we can win the Oscar.
It’s great that he was awarded the Best Screenwriter Award. But you also have to admit that this is an intractable fact. Discrimination and jealousy will always exist in the glorious Oscars. Also, now that we are running out of funds to host the Oscars, it has become more and more difficult.
It is getting harder and harder to maintain. Although the academy continues to allocate funds and sells out-of-band broadcast rights, it is inevitable that we cannot make ends meet. And Abbas at least promised that the North American Film Association will help us in the future. Yes, it is very big.
Help! We need this help if you don't want to see the Oscars fail..."
"No, of course I hope that the Oscars will be better and better, but I also hope that it will be a fair and just Oscar!" After Horace finished speaking, he sat down, "Okay, I won't say anything, just follow your conscience.
