Chapter 935: What big names do we need? We can cultivate them ourselves!

Lin Fan, Xia Shaozhang, and Yang Hongxia took advantage of the break in the promotion of "The Butterfly Effect" and made a special trip to the dock to see the renovated prop ship.

Although they are called prop ships, there is actually no problem at all in launching and sailing these ships. It’s just that their shapes are more likely to arouse people’s vigilance.

It was also the first time that Lin Fan saw a real pirate ship at such a close distance. The oncoming wildness and breath of freedom really made people full of imagination and yearning for the boundless ocean and the mysterious legend of sea treasure.

"It's so spectacular!" Yang Hongxia was also shocked by the prop ship in front of her, but "it's such a waste to use it only for one movie. It cost a lot of money to transform this ship. It would be great if we could develop its other commercial values ​​in addition to filming the movie."

Lin Fan explained: "This is a series of movies, and this ship will be used all the time. When this series of movies is finished, this ship will actually no longer be able to sail."

After all, this is not a new ship, but a retired ship that was transformed into this. The transformation can give it some vitality, but it cannot really return a retired ship to its first launch.

Lin Fan calculated that it would take about ten years for this film series to be completed.

A retired modified ship has regained its youthful vitality for another ten years in this way. Lin Fan feels that this is enough.

"Or we can organize all these things and put them in one place, such as the Lin Fan Film Exhibition Hall, so that later generations can get a close look at how Lin Fan strives for perfection, how he spends money lavishly, and how..."

Yang Hongxia was imagining a bright future, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Lin Fan: "Sister Xia, there's really no rush for these things. You can wait another 70 or 80 years before considering naming the exhibition hall after me."

Otherwise, I always feel that I am still alive, but for some reason I have the illusion that I am being mourned every day.

Yang Hongxia smiled and said, "Anyway, after the filming is finished, these props should be kept well. They will be used one day."

It must be well preserved, after all, so much money was spent on it. You can't just treat the ship as junk and sell it by the pound after the filming is finished, right?

That would be a huge loss for me.

Xia Shaozhang saw that the two had finished chatting, and then he spoke: "Everything here has been completely renovated according to your design drawings. But when it comes to the final filming, most of the shots still have to be shot in the studio, and some battle scenes and special effects can only rely on post-production."

Lin Fan nodded and said, "I understand. Real-life shooting can only capture a portion of the action. The real big scene still needs to be shot in post-production."

Isn't the purpose of the animation studio he founded for post-production? It just so happens that they can do the post-production of one movie, two, or three movies. Lin Fan believes that the partners in his own studio can definitely do the work of three people and complete all tasks excellently.

"But post-production is post-production. If you can shoot in real scenes, it is better to shoot in real scenes. After all, no matter how powerful the post-production is, sometimes it can't compare to the wonders of nature."

Yang Hongxia heard this and asked, "So when will this movie start? Is there any difference between the filming and the actors and so on from the previous movies?"

Xia Shaozhang said, "I was just about to say that. Lin Fan, these two movies will be your important transitional works to break out of China and head for the entire Blue Star. I hope you can break out of your previous mindset and focus on the entire Blue Star."

Lin Fan immediately understood what Xia Shaozhang meant and said with a smile, "I have also thought about this for a long time. In other words, I discussed it with Yanyan as early as when I wrote the script. The audience of these two movies is the entire Blue Planet, so the movies need more international faces."

All the films Lin Fan shot before were cast entirely by Chinese people, even "Roman Holiday" and "The Butterfly Effect" which were released simultaneously around the world.

The box office of these two films also proved to everyone that overseas audiences are not only willing to see familiar faces. As long as the quality of the film is up to standard, the plot and logic are online, and the whole film is made up of Chinese faces, it will not affect the popularity of the film at all.

But the two films that Lin Fan is going to shoot next are different, or in other words, Lin Fan’s identity is changing.

Lin Fan has transformed from a Chinese director to a world-class director. A truly outstanding world-class director cannot and should not only accept actors from his own country to star in his films.

He should be more tolerant and accepting.

This may sound complicated and grand, but it is actually very simple to do. When Lin Fan selects actors in the future, he should not only select Chinese actors. Even if it is only occasionally, there should be Western faces in Lin Fan's movies.

When Lin Fan had this feeling, the first thing that came to his mind was that some of the blockbuster movies on Earth back then had specially produced two versions in order to reap domestic box office revenue.

One is a purely Western version, and the other is a version with Chinese faces.

Many Chinese celebrities have also issued various press releases in China to promote themselves as having appeared in certain blockbusters or collaborating with certain international celebrities.

Some even boast that they are about to break out of Asia and go global. The fans of the artists are also very excited, thinking that their idols have made it, and even passers-by who don't know the truth will also be happy.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

But in fact, except for the version released in China, those released in other box office markets are all purely Western versions, and people don't recognize your Chinese-only version at all.

On Blue Star, this approach is completely unworkable, and the audience is extremely resistant to this "special supply" approach. Because in the final analysis, this is a double-edged sword that neither recognizes your value, but wants to make money from you.

After seeing through the essence of this matter, most people will choose to resist and resist.

Of course, Lin Fan hadn't thought about making a special edition.

Yang Hongxia also discussed this matter seriously with Xia Shaozhang: "Boss Xia, do you think that with Lin Fan's current fame, he can invite an international celebrity to play a supporting role for him?"

Yang Hongxia is also someone who has read the scripts. She is very optimistic about these films. Therefore, even if she wants to add more Western faces to the films, Yang Hongxia feels that the protagonist must be Lin Fan, and these international celebrities must play supporting roles for Lin Fan.

If not, it's better not to look for them.

Before Xia Shaozhang expressed his opinion, Lin Fan said, "What big shot do you want? We can train big shots ourselves!"

(End of this chapter)