"Everyone, let's have a drink. What are you standing there for?"
"Come, come, let's drink together!"
Fang Jing said with a smile, like Maitreya Buddha.
He is very popular in the circle. When many business conflicts and disputes need to be resolved, they always ask him to act as a middleman and have a banquet to mediate.
"Yes, yes, come and have a drink."
Wine glasses clinked against the table as everyone drank a glass.
The awkward atmosphere eased a little.
Fang Jing took the initiative to speak again.
"If you two were in a martial arts novel, one would be a tycoon who has roamed the martial arts world for many years, and the other would be a peerless genius who became famous at a young age. However, filming a movie is not a martial arts competition. There's really no need for a life-and-death fight."
"Lu Hao and I drank together a couple of days ago. We drank until we were completely drunk. Brother Jiang, we've never drunk together before. So, let's do it today."
"You drank two glasses first. Everyone knows me, Old Fang. I only drink more, never less. Come, let me clink glasses with you."
Fang Jing picked up a bottle of wine, and instead of pouring it into a small cup of two taels, she took a tall glass and filled it up with nearly five or six taels.
Raise the glass and look at Jiang Qianfan.
Jiang Qianfan was a little confused by this action.
He smiled, poured the wine, and drank another glass.
Fang Jing drank like a cow, like a hero in the martial arts world, finishing half a bottle in one gulp without even burping.
He took a piece of meat with chopsticks to suppress the smell of alcohol, then looked at Lu Hao and said with a smile: "Brother, why don't you invest some too?"
"Series movies are still king after all. This is China's first large-scale series movie, so it will definitely make money."
"It's better to take a spot in advance so as not to regret it later."
Lu Hao knew Fang Jing meant well.
To be fair, he was a very capable peacemaker, and his stance was slightly biased towards himself, but he did not offend Jiang Qianfan.
On the contrary, Jiang Qianfan had to appreciate it.
Naturally, I have to appreciate it.
but……
Lu Hao has made up his mind.
Shaking his head, Lu Hao smiled and said, "I'm also optimistic about the film series. In fact, DreamWorks has already been planning in this area. So it's not that I don't want to invest, but I can't. Sorry, brother."
"As for the rest, let's keep it to ourselves. I have no intention of provoking a fight, but if it comes, I won't be afraid."
As he spoke, Lu Hao's eyes drifted towards Jiang Qianfan.
Neither humble nor arrogant.
Strong will.
My heart is as strong as iron and unbreakable.
DreamWorks is also going to make a series of movies?
After hearing Lu Hao's words, the others looked a little strange.
This is really explosive news.
In fact, in a sense, the entire Chinese film industry currently has series of movies and classic IPs, but only in China.
There is not a single one that can go abroad and into the world.
There is no movie universe with a complete and formed worldview.
Perhaps, DreamWorks' "Sun Dasheng" can barely be considered half a movie.
Because the themes of Fengshen, Honghuang, Journey to the West, and mythological themes are really too big and difficult to integrate. The power system alone is enough to give people a headache.
Judging from DreamWorks’ subsequent performance, it is obvious that the subject matter is weak, otherwise they would have made the next one long ago.
"Mr. Lu wants to film the Conferred Gods Universe?"
Jiang Qianfan took the initiative to ask.
Lu Hao looked at him with a half-smile, neither nodding nor shaking his head, but simply said, "Mr. Jiang, do you have anything to say?"
Jiang Qianfan adjusted his glasses, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.
"Actually, I've thought about this subject for a long time. To be more precise, this long time is more than ten years, but it just didn't work out. No matter from which level, it didn't work out. It wasn't because of the story, but because of... the people."
oh?
This argument attracted everyone's attention.
Including Lu Hao.
"What makes a film series so valuable? It's not the film itself, but the characters. Each character, the derivative products, the theme park, etc., are the most valuable. Therefore, all film series are centered around characters, and each one continuously strengthens the character image."
"Zeus, Hades, the God of the Underworld, Venus, the Goddess of Love... The stories they experience can be in different time and space, with different backgrounds. The timeline can even be disordered, and the conflicts before and after the story can be reset to zero, but the characters' personalities and abilities must not collapse."
"And this is the Achilles' heel of the Conferred God Universe."
Jiang Qianfan spoke eloquently, with wisdom shining in his eyes, as if he had turned into a university professor, teaching in the classroom.
The others also listened with great interest.
After all, what they said does make sense.
And the weak spot he mentioned also made everyone curious.
How come this is a fatal flaw?
After drinking some water to moisten his throat, Jiang Qianfan continued.
"The key point is copyright. Sun Wukong, Jiang Ziya, Nezha, Yang Jian... these are the common wealth of all Chinese people. They are public copyrights. If you can film them, so can I."
"You make Sun Wukong into the Monkey King, and I'm jealous of your box office success, so I can make him the Great Demon King. You make Yang Jian into a cold and ruthless god of justice, so I can make him the affectionate and righteous Three-Eyed Child... You can't sue me because you don't have exclusive copyright. If you do, the character's personality will collapse, the audience's cognitive consistency will be broken, and a harmonious and unified worldview will inevitably fail to form."
"So, if you want to become a Investiture of the Gods Universe, character design comes first, copyright comes first, and originality is a must. That's my approach."
"Mr. Lu, what do you think?"
He looked at Lu Hao.
When the others heard these words, they all felt as if they had been enlightened.
Think about it, it’s really like that.
There is so much material for mythology, why has no one accomplished this in all these years?
The reason is the most fundamental.
Some people may have seen through it a long time ago, but didn't say anything.
Some people may not understand it, but when they try to put it into practice, they find it difficult and therefore don't do it.
For a while.
Everyone's eyes were on Lu Hao, with an inexplicable meaning in their eyes.
If this were a debate, Lu Hao would have already lost miserably.
After all, you are still young.
There's no comparison with a veteran like Mr. Jiang.
After hearing Jiang Qianfan's words, Lu Hao nodded. This was indeed the absolute Achilles' heel of the Fengshen Universe.
But I have also considered this.
"The Conferred God Universe is a direction I've considered, but there's another direction, or even two directions."
"As it involves commercial secrets, I won't say more."
"Thank you, Mr. Jiang and everyone for your hospitality. I'm full now, so I'll take my leave. It's DreamWorks Film Festival, if you have time, you can come and have a look. Bye."
Lu Hao said this, stood up and walked out the door.
The thin body feels a little lonely.
But his steps were firm.
Lu Hao didn't want to explain too much.
What you know, I actually know.
But I know what you don't know.
As for what I said, whether they believe it or not is up to them.
Believe it or not.
Time will prove everything.
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