MTL - After Buying Marvel, I Became the King of Hollywood-Chapter 242

"After the negotiation, they are willing to give 10% of the profit for Chenxi Films' films."

This one is quite a lot.

"Thanks for your hard work."

A smile appeared on Kevin's face.

The expectation in his heart is that he can have half of it, and it will be sky-high.

I didn't expect to give 10% more. This not only shows that the Chenxi movie is not what it used to be, but also shows that the negotiating team has made great efforts.

Kevin waved his hand and said:

"The negotiation team, this year's bonus, all doubled."

"Yes!"

Dawson happily responded.

"Okay, the next publicity plus the release time, and, in accordance with the release order, pay attention to focus, don't overwhelm the guest."

The promotion of the three films at the same time will crowd out each other's popularity.

In Kevin's memory, the movies that have sold well in recent years are basically concentrated in May of the summer season, which is the beginning of the summer season.

Therefore, Kevin's own blockbuster is basically not released in May.

This time is no exception.

Six, seven, eight, or a familiar three months.

Exactly three blockbusters.

As for the story of chasing the girl, it was put in the cold schedule of April.

During this period, there are no blockbusters, and of course the market cap is also low.

It is suitable for the release of some low-budget movies that are not intended to be awarded.

As for the award-winning art film, it will definitely not be released at this time.

The Oscars are usually released in February each year.

Many of the Oscar judges are older people.

Chapter 355 The American Version of Liaozhai Story

Memory is not good.

The closer a movie is to a release during the Oscars time frame, the higher the odds of winning.

After reaching this realization.

Award-winning films are generally scheduled for the period from September to November.

It does not collide with the blockbusters in the summer and Christmas seasons, and it can also be closer to the time of the Oscars.

Therefore, in the spring schedule like April, some low-budget movies are released. They do not compete with blockbusters at the box office, but try to get their own audience to watch the movie.

As for May, when it was the easiest time to break the head, Kevin chose to avoid it.

It's not that you can't fight, but it's not necessary.

There are so many good schedules in the future, why do you have to do things.

Kevin will not take this kind of behavior of killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred.

After arranging these things, Dawson turned away and got back to work.

Looking at his back, Kevin called Tsui Hark again.

After the summer vacation last year, I returned to Hong Kong, and then ran promotions in Japan, South Korea, and the mainland. After one pass, I spent another year in Hong Kong.

It was not until more than a month ago that Tsui Hark brought his wife and children to the United States.

It was a good rest.

After calculating the time, it is almost enough to rest, and Kevin is also ready to arrange a new job for him.

After the phone call, Tsui Hark, who lives near the company, immediately went out and rushed over.

As the company's contract director, there is no fixed place to work.

I can be wherever I want. It is no exaggeration to say that I usually work from home.

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"Kevin."

As soon as he entered the door, Xu Ke greeted him.

"Did you enjoy going back to Hong Kong?"

Kevin joked.

This kind of feeling of returning home, naturally, needless to say.

It really made Tsui Hark experience the feeling of being a big director in Hong Kong. I don't know how many actors please him, hoping to participate in the movies he shot in the United States, so as to gild himself.

But Tsui Hark did not promise anyone.

At present, he feels that he has not yet established a solid foundation in Hollywood, and does not dare to rashly do some outrageous things.

As a Chinese director, he still feels some plights in the United States.

This is still the profession of a director. If it is an actor, I am afraid it will only be more serious.

When he has half of Steve Kevin's status, it is estimated that he will have willful capital, which he thinks very clearly.

"not bad."

After coughing, Tsui Hark said in a tone that was actually very cool.

"Then, is it time to work?"

Kevin changed the subject and pointed directly at Tsui Hark Dao.

"Yes, it is."

Tsui Hark also responded.

It's been so long since I've been off, and it's almost time to start working.

But what to shoot, he has no idea.

Of course, on the whole, there is nothing wrong with continuing the style of Shushan.

This is his unique style in Hollywood.

It is an advantage that other directors cannot imitate. With this advantage, it would be a waste not to shoot this.

Seeing that Tsui Hark responded, Kevin listed the subjects he had long thought would be suitable for him to shoot.

"Tsui Hark, I have carefully thought about several topics, you can choose one."

"Painted Skin, Lu Dianqitan, and Fox Fairy, these three stories from Liaozhai, adapt their cores into stories that Americans can understand, and find one to shoot?"

Although it is a question, it is actually a multiple choice question.

Here are a few amazing stories that Kevin has chosen after careful selection.

Painting skin is exciting enough, a monster in human skin, talking about a human-ghost sadomasochism.

Of course, it can also be adapted into a horror film, depending on the director.

However, in Tsui Hark's style, this must be a sadomasochism, after all, it is the director of A Chinese Ghost Story.

And Lu Pingqitan is even more interesting. This is a story about changing hearts and heads in Liao Zhai.

Adapted to the US version, also good.

However, this is a pure horror film, and the investment should not be too high, otherwise it will not be so good to recover the cost.

Finally, there is the fox fairy, which is a typical sweet love movie.

There are several good fox spirits in Liao Zhai, and it depends on which one Tsui Hark is going to choose.

Facing the subject matter proposed by Kevin, Tsui Hark is not surprised.

Ever since he chatted with Kevin in Chinese, he knew that Kevin was definitely a fluent in Chinese.

It is not surprising to know about Liao Zhai.

To be honest, he has read the strange novel of Liaozhai many times, and he likes many of the stories.

His movie A Chinese Ghost Story was adapted from a story in Liaozhai.

After Kevin said this, he also thought about the three topics mentioned by Kevin.

No matter how you look at it, Lu sentence's story of changing heads and changing hearts is not popular with the public. If the investment is large, it is likely to lose money. This kind of theme was directly abandoned by him.

It is not impossible to change, but it is very laborious.

On the other hand, painted skin and fox fairy are both very suitable stories for adaptation.

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As soon as he thought of A Chinese Ghost Story, he made up his mind to make another American version of the painting skin.

The concept of ghosts, also in the United States, is usually called evil spirits.

In fact, the concept is the same.

Therefore, the cultural differences of this kind of film are relatively small.

The success rate of painting skin is much higher.

As for how the painted skin should be adapted, it's actually not difficult. Tsui Hark briefly thought about it and got some ideas.

Of course, the specifics have to be communicated with the screenwriter, step by step.

But the choice of painting skin is a sure thing.

"Then paint the skin."

After thinking for a minute or so in front of Kevin, Tsui Hark made a decision.

"Okay, if you're a screenwriter, go find it yourself and see which screenwriter fits your style best."

"If you have a goal, will the summer vacation next year be okay?"

"no problem!"

Tsui Hark agreed immediately.

For a whole year, considering the speed of filming in Hong Kong, it is actually quite sufficient, and more time is estimated to be spent on special effects makeup.

Of course, there is one of the necessary elements for the success of this type of film.

Handsome and beautiful.

A Chinese Ghost Story was able to succeed, in fact, brother Leslie Cheung and Wang Zuxian contributed greatly.

The characters stand still and the story unfolds naturally.

Can a female ghost fall in love at first sight, isn't it a handsome guy?

And to make a handsome guy fall in love with a female ghost, how can this female ghost not be beautiful.

The logic is clear and reasonable.

These things are clearly in mind.

After chatting a few more words with Kevin, Tsui Hark left Chen Xi and went to the Screenwriters Guild to find a suitable screenwriter.

Watching Tsui Hark leave, Kevin smiled.

Tsui Hark's choice did not surprise him.

Among the three, the painted skin is the easiest to stand out, and the love of people and ghosts is itself a gimmick.

There are many similar stories in the United States.

The more famous people are ghosts, like heaven and so on.