After the Golden Tripod Award, "The Contagion" also came to a perfect end, and finally won an amazing box office result of 1.35 billion. At the same time, it topped the historical box office list of horror, suspense, and supernatural movies in the world, showing the industry new possibilities for this type of film.
Why does the Producers Association like Wei Lan so much?
It is because every time she tries a new type of movie, it opens people's eyes. It is equivalent to coming up with a brand new and mature template, telling the investors and producers behind her that this type of movie should be shot in this way to be successful.
"System, how many points do I have now?"
Because 100 million points is so far away, Wei Lan hasn't paid attention to the points status for a long time, but he got a shocking number from the system.
System: The host's current points balance is ——4358072
Wei Lan was shocked: More than four million, so much?
The system's voice was still flat and emotionless, but Wei Lan could hear a hint of resentment in it: the host's points only went in but not out, so of course there were more.
Wei Lan simply ignored the system's yin and yang and checked the detailed information of the points earned.
Reality is not like a game. Wei Lan will not get a fixed number of points after completing a movie. Just like people's emotions, it is an uncertain value that increases every day and is affected by many factors. However, the number of points will peak during the release of the movie, and the subsequent impact will continue to exist.
In addition to the goodwill radiated by the works, there is also the goodwill directly directed at Wei Lan herself. It may be that a fan saw Wei Lan's Weibo and was attracted by her performance in variety shows, or the recent "pentakill" meme, when a netizen was about to get a pentakill, he shouted "Director Wei, bless you", and finally got a pentakill, etc., all of which may be reasons for the increase in points.
I calculated in my mind that if all these 4 million points could be converted into life span, I would have to live... Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore.
Then Wei Lan looked at the points earned during this period given by the system.
It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the peak points during the release of the two movies, the third peak point she earned in the past year was when she and Wei Sijia appeared on the parent-child program "Home with Two Treasures"...
Emmm... Is it true that besides making movies, she can also go on parent-child shows and act cute?
But Wei Lan quickly rejected this idea. Compared with filming a movie without showing her face, this path was not a long-term solution. She looked down at her little hands and frowned.
After a year, under the influence of the genetic drug, her body has not grown at all. Her condition is abnormal. Under normal circumstances, she would have died of genetic collapse long ago. The only reason she survived was because of the system's golden finger.
Children of this age group grow and develop very quickly. It is impossible for her to earn enough points by participating in a parent-child program just once. If she participates in more than one program, as time goes by, other children will grow up, but Wei Lan will still be about three or four years old. It will be easy for the audience to notice the clues under the camera.
So in the final analysis, it is more reliable to make good movies.
After the Golden Tripod Awards, Wei Lan, who won six awards, still received many invitations from the media and variety talk shows. She took a quick look at the content and rejected entertainment programs and interview talk shows. Wei Lan is not a high-profile person, especially in her current situation, it is better to avoid these activities as much as possible. However, among these invitations, one of them was a symposium invitation to the "Future Development Trend of Holographic Movies" held at the Imperial Capital Drama Academy that attracted her.
Wei Lan is very interested in this kind of academic discussion. It would be best if she could put forward her own views and attract like-minded partners. Even if she doesn't find any, the communication will give her some new inspiration for her next film.
After confirming that the organizer would allow her to attend the lecture via phone, Wei Lan accepted the invitation.
On April 25th, the largest lecture hall at the Imperial Capital Drama Academy was packed with students who had arrived early to take seats. Even the corridors were filled with students. If the lecture had not excluded outside media, the crowds would have been even more horrific. Even now, many students who arrived late could only barely squeeze in at the door.
With the participation of Wei Lan, a popular and talented director, the level of the two other guests invited by the organizers immediately rose.
Shen Zhiwen, the famous director who is the chairman of the Directors Guild and one of the judges of the Golden Tripod Awards, was originally unable to invite him, even though he was the honorary president of the Imperial Capital Drama Academy and the head of the directing department. It was only after confirming that Wei Lan could come that he got a positive response.
As for another guest, Ding Chenghong, president of the Producers Association, his secretary immediately changed his tone upon hearing that Wei Lan was willing to attend the lecture, and changed his schedule to attend.
At this time, there is a three-seater sofa and a coffee table on the stage. The host this time is Shao Yuzhen, a well-known host who graduated from the Imperial Capital Drama Academy. This elegant and intellectual female host usually hosts serious and in-depth talk shows and has always been very popular and influential.
At this time, Shao Yuzhen and the two guests were sitting on single sofas respectively. There was a telephone on the coffee table, which was connected to the classroom speakers.
Of the two guests sitting on the sofa, Shen Zhiwen is nearly sixty years old and now has a head full of gray hair, but he still has an elegant temperament. Ding Chenghong, the president of the Producers Association, is about forty or fifty years old, slightly fat, and has a friendly smile.
In addition to the official recording equipment, many students at the scene also took out their mobile phones to turn on the live broadcast. At this time, everyone was looking forward to what famous quotes Director Wei would say this time.
"Let us welcome our three guests."
After Shen Zhiwen and Ding Chenghong greeted each other, accompanied by the applause of the students in the classroom, a familiar cold female voice came from the phone: "Hello everyone, I am Wei Lan..."
There was another round of applause from the audience. It was obvious that Wei Lan’s popularity among the younger generation was no less than that of a celebrity.
After a brief greeting, Shao Yuzhen started to bring up the topic: "Then let's come to our topic this time, the future development trend of holographic movies. The three of you are all authoritative figures in the industry. What do you think about this point?"
"Then let me throw out some ideas first." Ding Chenghong said: "From my perspective as a producer, the trend of holographic movies in the future will definitely be to invest more and more in funds and data flows. Compared with the small cost in the past, more themes and content will appear in cinemas in the future..."
Ding Chenghong is a producer, so naturally he is speaking from the perspective of a producer.
It was Shen Zhiwen's turn. He smiled and said, "I agree with what Mr. Ding just said. In the future, the subject matter and content of movies will definitely be a scene of flourishing. One is the development of culture, which has brought more new ideas. The other is the investment of capital. We have more data streams to realize things that cannot be realized in the original movies..." He looked at the phone and said, "On this point, I also want to hear Director Wei's opinion."
Seeing this, Shao Yuzhen smiled and chimed in, "As far as we know, all the films and TV series directed by Director Wei are of different themes, and have achieved excellent results in terms of box office and word of mouth. After the great success of "Soul Contagion" at the box office and in terms of word of mouth, many places said that Director Wei is a walking film textbook. I am also very curious, how does Director Wei view this issue?"
"You two are too kind." Wei Lan on the phone was modest for a moment, and then he said seriously: "In fact, both of you have just summarized it. I will talk about the specific directions I think we can try..."
Hearing this, the host and guests all made a listening gesture, and the classroom became unusually quiet.
"I think that in the context of holographic movies, it is a good direction to develop a more open story mode and increase the interaction between the audience and the movie world, even though it is still storytelling."
Shen Zhiwen asked with interest: "Is this the way you tried in "The Infectious Disease" to add hidden plots from the perspective of actors in addition to the director's perspective?"
"Yes, this is one way." Wei Lan said without hiding anything: "Maybe there are other ways, such as letting the audience choose to interact with each other, and the audience's choice determines the plot of the movie they will see next..."
Shao Yuzhen's eyes lit up: "Like playing a game?"
When talking about games, the students below remembered the recent popular Wei Director Pentakill meme, and couldn't help but smile, and there was some buzzing.
"Yes, it can even be combined with games, but of course, the experience is different, and it is still different from real games. Moreover, the process design of this model cannot be applied to movies in a short time. It can be applied to TV series. This is a way to increase the sense of interaction with the audience. For example, there are many moments when the characters have a slight difference in their thoughts, which determines the direction of the entire ending. Audiences with preferences can find the ending they want according to their favorite method..."
These words immediately made everyone present fall into thought and imagination... Movies can actually be shot like this?
Ding Chenghong and Shen Zhiwen couldn't help but think deeply after hearing this. After a moment, Ding Chenghong said, "It's hard to use this in a movie mode in such a short time. It will make the audience go to the cinema repeatedly, or extend the length of the movie, which will make it difficult for the theater to arrange the show."
As a producer, the first thing he considers is the reaction in the market.
Just like the model of "Soul Pandemic" this time, the audience is willing to watch it twice and three times. That's because when the director's perspective fully presents the plot, the audience spontaneously wants to find hidden content, which has created this craze.
When the movie was released, did Wei Lan and the production team ever proactively say to the audience, "There is a lot of hidden content in this movie, you should go to the cinema and watch it again to find it out"?
It's fine if the audience does this voluntarily, but if you, as a producer, tell the audience so, you will be accused of being a dishonest businessman.
Wei Lan also agrees with this point: "That's right, so what I'm talking about is just another direction. I prefer the former approach, adding richer content to future holographic movies or film and television works, and not limiting the audience to the director's perspective."
Hearing this, Shen Zhiwen's slightly frowned brows relaxed and he smiled again. He didn't want such a talented film director to really tinker with this kind of interactive film and television mode that was similar to a game.
Wei Lan continued to summarize: "Our brains are always craving more and more stories of all kinds. This is the key to the various emotional values that film and television works bring to us. Holographic movies are the best era for filmmakers..."
“I think the way movies develop under this model is to give audiences more ‘space’ and ‘visual windows’, not to confine the audience to the narrow vision of the director, but to truly create a living world where stories are happening.”
"This is the charm of holographic movies."
Wei Lan's tone was calm, but the picture he described was indeed a picture that made countless filmmakers excited.
The teachers at the scene were half from the film and television industry, and the students were also future filmmakers. The scene was silent for a few seconds, and Shen Zhiwen's hands trembled slightly, and he was the first to applaud.
“Snap, snap, snap…”
As if a switch had been turned on, the audience immediately erupted into prolonged applause.
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