Chapter 654: .Co-production with island countries

The four billion celebration banquet in "Edge of Tomorrow" is a gathering of stars.
Now that Wang Yifan has been crowned the box office king of China’s domestically produced movies by virtue of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" and "Edge of Tomorrow", it is indisputable.
Even competitors, such as Chen Hang, can only envy at this moment, and cannot produce jealousy.
Because Wang Yifan walked all the way, but it didn't mean that he didn't meet his opponents or encountered obstacles.
At the beginning, several giants encircled and suppressed Huaxin, but as a result, Wang Yifan was still able to break out of the siege and achieve his prestige today!
However, what Wang Yifan didn't expect was that the influence of "Edge of Tomorrow" was beyond his imagination.
"Yifan, let me introduce to you. This is Mr. Oshima Tsukamoto from Toei Toei Co., Ltd., Mr. Tsukamoto is here on behalf of Toei and hopes to cooperate with Huaxin. I believe that I don’t need to introduce too much. Right?" Lin Husheng walked over with an island country man who was about 1.6 meters or less and introduced Wang Yifan.
"Director Wang, admire your name for a long time!" Tsukamoto Oshima bowed at a standard ninety degrees.
"Hello, Mr. Tsukamoto!" Wang Yifan looked at Lin Husheng with some doubts.
He didn't understand. What did Lin Husheng bring this Oshima Tsukamoto over to introduce him at this time?
"Mr. Tsukamoto is on behalf of Toei and hopes to cooperate with us, Huaxin, and Toei will jointly invest in the establishment of a joint venture company in the island country and China." Lin Husheng explained.
Wang Yifan nodded, but he understood. Although Huaxin is an out-and-out giant in China, in fact, Huaxin’s overseas distribution strength is not strong. It does not matter in Europe and the United States, Southeast Asia, especially island countries. , Lin Husheng has always hoped to obtain a distribution channel belonging to Huaxin.
Even before "Edge of Tomorrow", in fact, overseas distribution also relied on the distribution channels of other companies.
This is the biggest shortcoming of Huaxin.
The island country is the largest ticket warehouse in Asia except for China, but the island country’s cheating protection policy makes it impossible for many movies to be released simultaneously.
In fact, the best way is to introduce the capital of the island country, and the projects jointly developed by the two parties are commonly known as co-productions.
Huaxin has actually been in contact with film and television companies in the island country before, but the films of the island country are really deserted in China, so they prefer to invest directly in film and television companies or film and television projects in China. Huaguo movies, in fact, in many cases, are relatively rare in the island countries, except of course, except for movies of the Three Kingdoms category.
Each country has different policies, so it is not just a matter of words that suit local conditions.
The capital of the island country actually has shares in many film and television companies in China, and Huaxin is naturally among their high-quality goals.
Especially in recent years, Huaxin can be said to have fully exploded, catching up with the established giants, and what is left is that overseas distribution channels are constrained by others.
That's why Lin Husheng played Wang Yifan's card.
It can be said that the time is right now, because the response of "Edge of Tomorrow" in the island country is also very enthusiastic. Wang Yifan is not surprised by this. In fact, the previous life "Edge of Tomorrow" itself is a movie adapted from the island country's novel.
"We hope that the first co-production film can be directed by Wang Yifan in person, please!" Tsukamoto Oshima bowed again ninety degrees.
Wang Yifan looked at Lin Husheng, and to be honest, he had never thought about it.
"Yifan, what do you think?" Lin Husheng's mind Wang Yifan naturally understood.
It’s just island movies. To tell the truth, Wang Yifan really doesn’t have much confidence. After all, Wang Yifan has almost no impression on the island’s live-action movies, but the island’s animated movies are said to occupy half the sky. Even Hollywood blockbusters that can conquer the world have reached the island. Those animated movies may not be able to PK.
The two-dimensional kingdom is no joke.
Co-production does not mean that you only need to invest together, distribute together, and then find actors from both countries to act, but to take into account the markets of both countries.
This is more troublesome.
"Co-produce a movie with the island country? The subject matter is not easy to choose." Wang Yifan frowned.
"This time, we can try our best to focus on the island market and take into account the domestic market." Lin Husheng said.
Wang Yifan looked at Lin Husheng in surprise.
"It's mainly the island country market, are you sure?" Wang Yifan actually didn't quite understand Lin Husheng's ideas.
The domestic market is much larger than that of the island country, and the island country’s market, to be honest, Wang Yifan can’t tell. It’s a magical country, and it really cannot be regarded as common sense.
"Does President Tsukamoto have any suggestions?" Wang Yifan asked, looking at Tsukamoto Oshima.
To be honest, if it were the Hollywood cooperation, Wang Yifan would not find it so troublesome, but the island country and island country movies are in Wang Yifan’s impression, except for animation movies, other things are really not impressive.
"Hi, I think the monster movie is a good choice, it can take into account the two markets." Tsukamoto Oshima said.
"Monster movie?" Wang Yifan's eyes lit up, not to mention, this can indeed take care of both markets.
Wang Yifan remembers that the previous "Godzilla" on the island country did not perform very well in other countries, but it performed well in the island country.
In the case of monster movies, Wang Yifan thought of "King Kong" that Chen Shaojun was busy with.
In fact, "King Kong" is more suitable for this kind of co-production.
Moreover, the domestic side, in fact, is relatively inclusive, like "Godzilla" in North America, but it can sell in China, it is enough to explain the problem.
Because many viewers in North America are not cold about foreign monsters, but China has no such concerns.
Of course, if Wang Yifan were to shoot, he would definitely not choose "Godzilla" because he was not familiar with this monster either.
In this world, the monster movie he can choose, and another "Godzilla" is not well-known in the island world.
"For a monster movie, you can think about it."
Although they are both in the Greater China cultural circle, the cultural barriers between island countries and China are still very distinct.
However, there are several aspects of movies, but this kind of problem does not occur, one is the romance of the eternal world, and the other is the monster movie.
In fact, when it comes to monster movies, Wang Yifan feels that co-production with the island country is indeed a good choice.
Because, if you are shooting in China, the background must be in the country, then some plots must be avoided, such as behind-the-scenes, such as official inaction, etc., the domestic review will definitely fail, and rectification must be made, but In the case of the island country, it is actually not so strict.
Of course, this refers to the co-production of films by both parties. Otherwise, the island country’s film review efforts are also very strong.