"It has been preliminarily agreed to open 500 movie theaters."

“Of course, the final amount will depend on the quality of the finished film and the effect of its preview in the U.S.,” said Yang Hao, as several people present were from his own company. He did not hide anything and told them the result of the negotiation.

"Ah? Five hundred theaters?" Meng Ziyi, Nazha, Li Xian, and Chen Xiao have acted in very few movies, so they are not quite clear about the concept of five hundred theaters opening overseas. But as an old man who has been in the film industry for a lifetime, how could Li Guoan not be clear?

Opening in 500 theaters is not a small number. Many B-grade movies produced in the United States only open in about 500 theaters.

The 500-theater theater was a dream start for Chinese-language films.

"This should be the Chinese-language film with the largest number of theaters released overseas, except for the national masterpiece "Hero", right?" Li Guoan said uncertainly.

"Probably," Yang Hao was not quite sure.

Zhang Yimou is still awesome. As the first Sino-US co-production, "Hero" does have a great influence.

The number of cinemas opening overseas has reached over 2000, and this number has not been broken even after more than a decade.

"Hero" is also the only movie whose box office revenue exceeded 30 million US dollars in China, the United States and Little Days.

Of course, this is also a dividend of the times. In 2000, the concept of Sino-US co-production just emerged. As the first person to try it, Guoshi received strong support from both China and the United States, which led to a successful start.

If the national master of 2015 were to make another film and release it overseas, I guess his reputation would not be so useful.

"Director Yang, if our movie grosses over 10,000 in a single theater, wouldn't that mean we'll have 5 million U.S. dollars a day? That would mean 35 million a week?" County Magistrate Li said with a smile.

"Then I'll take your good wishes. I hope that when our movie is released overseas, it can sell more than 10,000 people in each theater."

“Then let’s work together to achieve more than 10,000 sales per museum.”

"effort"

"come on"

……

I have to say that chicken soup + pancake is never out of date.

Meng Ziyi, Nazha, Li Xian, Chen Xiaoyi and others all seemed to have taken stimulants and threw themselves into the filming actively and enthusiastically. Yang Hao could clearly feel that the shooting efficiency of the movie "The Witch" had suddenly increased a lot.
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Everything was calm on the set, but outside the set there were raging storms.

Although it had been rumored that Yang Hao's new movie "The Witch" would be released worldwide, in the end, Yang Hao did not achieve any substantive cooperation with any foreign distributor.

But now it is different. The overseas distribution cooperation agreement has really been signed, and the number of cinemas opening the film has reached 500.

It's of great significance.

Since the domestic film market has become increasingly prosperous, few Chinese filmmakers have turned their attention to overseas markets.

All I can say is that Yang Hao's ambition is too big. He wants both the Chinese market and the overseas market.

If this succeeds, Yang Hao will no longer be Chinese Yang, but International Yang.

When the media reporters heard the news, they were immediately excited and bent over the desk, writing furiously. They wrote article after article just to grab this first wave of traffic.

"Yang Hao's new film "The Witch" has been confirmed to be released overseas, and the number of theaters opening has reached 500"

"The number of overseas exhibitions of "The Witch" ranks second in history"

……
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Da Tiantian was lying in a massage chair, applying a facial mask, when she suddenly saw new news about Yang Hao’s new movie "The Witch" on Weibo.

"How many movie theaters are there in the 500-story theaters?"

This news immediately made Da Tiantian dazed for a while. She had participated in so many blockbuster movies just to become an international superstar, but without exception, they all failed.

With Yang Hao's guidance, she filmed "Sito" and "The Glory of Tang Dynasty". Now she has her own representative works in the domestic entertainment industry, and her popularity is also rising step by step.

But she was not satisfied, and her desire to go international was still alive.

At this moment, Da Tiantian suddenly realized that Yang Hao was the key to her going global.

If she had known this, she would have grabbed this resource even if she had to use the beauty trick.
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Da Mimi also felt a sense of loss.

Although the movie she starred in, "BJ Jade Mountain: The Unbreakable Love Letter from Seattle", is also a very good resource, but how can it compare with "Witch" which is about to be released worldwide?
Looking at little Nuomi who was drinking milk in her arms, Da Mimi rubbed the little guy's chubby face.

I thought to myself: "If I had asked Xiao Nuomi to help Yang Hao before the film project was launched, he would probably have given me the resources for "The Witch"."
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Di Lieba, who is filming on the set, is always paying attention to Yang Hao's new developments.

Knowing that Yang Hao's new film has already secured overseas distribution cooperation, I couldn't help but feel a little sour.

She felt that she was no worse than Meng Ziyi, so why didn't her brother choose her?
When the imperial teacher Zhang Yimou saw the news, he also felt that the young people were formidable.

Some time ago, LeTV Pictures, Legendary Pictures, and Universal Pictures jointly invited him to shoot the Sino-US co-production "The Great Wall", but he was a little undecided.

But now seeing that Yang Hao, who was only old enough to be his son, was so vigorous, Zhang Yimou made a decision and took on the movie "The Great Wall".

How could he, a national master, lose to a youngster?

He believes that the Sino-US co-production "The Great Wall" will achieve great success just like "Hero" more than a decade ago.
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There are all kinds of people in the entertainment industry. Some are jealous of Yang Hao, some envy Yang Hao, some are proud of Yang Hao, and some want to see Yang Hao laugh...

But Yang Hao’s good friends who share the same quilt may be a little jealous, but as Yang Hao becomes more and more successful, they all feel more and more dependent on Yang Hao.

"Tiantian?" Yang Hao's cell phone suddenly rang. The caller was Da Tiantian.

"Hehe, dear, I've also taken on a blockbuster movie that will be released overseas. The investment is as high as 10 billion, and the cost is twice that of your new movie." As soon as the call was connected, Da Tiantian's gentle voice came from the other end of the phone. It can be heard that Da Tiantian is in a very happy mood at this moment.

"A blockbuster movie produced with 10 billion?" As soon as Da Tiantian's words came out, Yang Hao's memories of his previous life came flooding back.

Could it be the legendary Sino-US co-production blockbuster "The Great Wall"?
This blockbuster that ruined Zhang Yimou's reputation?

"Are you surprised? Hehehe." Hearing that Yang Hao didn't say anything for a long time, Da Tiantian thought that Yang Hao was shocked.

Yang Hao was indeed shocked by Da Tiantian.

Previously, Wanda CEO Jiang asked me to plan the future development path for Da Tiantian. He made it very clear. Given Da Tiantian’s current situation, she should take on more TV dramas to hone her acting skills and build a foundation for her popularity before considering movies.

I never expected that she actually acted in two TV series, "Sito" and "The Glory of Tang Dynasty", and did lay a certain foundation for her popularity.

The domestic entertainment industry has just started to pick up, and now you want to make big-budget movies and go international?
"Tiantian, it can't be the movie "The Great Wall", Yang Hao confirmed again.

"Oh, Yang Hao, how did you know? We just reached a cooperation agreement for this movie?" Da Tiantian was surprised when Yang Hao said the name of the movie. "That's right, you have such a good relationship with China Film, it's reasonable for you to know." Da Tiantian was surprised for only a moment, and she quickly came to her senses and said to herself.

It was confirmed from Da Tiantian that this 10 billion movie was really "The Great Wall". Yang Hao could only cover his forehead and sigh.

I'm afraid that after this movie, the popularity that Da Tiantian has just gained in the circle will be reduced to its original state overnight.

"Tiantian, you, the movie "The Great Wall"..."

Yang Hao originally wanted to say that you'd better not take on the movie "The Great Wall", but he took his words back halfway through.

It is really inappropriate to say so directly that the movie "The Great Wall" will fail.

Perhaps he could convince Da Tiantian with his past achievements, but he would definitely offend a large number of people including Zhang Yimou, LeTV Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Universal Pictures, etc.

Others don’t know that you have a God’s perspective.

They will only think that Yang Hao is jealous.

Why do you think "The Witch" will be successful and "The Great Wall" will fail? They only need to use this sentence to silence Yang Hao.

It is an eternal truth that people with whom you have only a brief friendship can talk deeply about their feelings.

"Yang Hao, what did you want to say just now? Why did you stop halfway?" Da Tiantian asked.

Da Tiantian thought Yang Hao was so annoying. He would only say half of what he was saying, arousing other people's curiosity, but in the end he didn't finish what he was saying.

"Nothing, I just wanted to say that Tiantian is so beautiful, and I really liked the way Tiantian smelled in bed last time." Yang Hao deliberately said something so corny just to change the subject.

"Hateful!" Hearing Yang Hao's obscene and explicit words, Da Tiantian on the other end of the phone snorted and a few blushes appeared on her cheeks.

"What I said is the truth. How about, Tiantian, you wear the cheongsam you wore last time and we can make a date tonight?" Yang Hao continued to tease the other party with words.

"Hmph! You're so annoying. I don't want to talk to you anymore." Da Tiantian was so shy after being teased by Yang Hao that she couldn't stand it anymore and hung up the phone directly.

"Huh!" After hanging up the phone with Da Tiantian, Yang Hao breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally gotten over the matter of "The Great Wall".

Now Da Tiantian is his lifelong good friend. Even if her movie "The Great Wall" fails, it doesn't matter. With his own resources and help, he will definitely develop better than in his previous life.

To be honest, the film "The Great Wall" suffers from the fact that it is a co-production between China and the United States.

Let’s not talk about the well-known reason that the film was made into a mess because they wanted to please both China and the US.

The production cost alone is as high as 10 billion, which is really too high.

The special effects were done by Industrial Light & Magic, and several foreign stars were invited, and their pay was extremely high.

The movie has not yet been released, but it has been released through other channels. The US has already made back the money and all the risks have been passed on to China.

This kind of cooperation with unequal risks is the most likely to fail.

American investors have no pressure of losing money, so naturally they won't put their best efforts into film production.

If we can ensure that the benefits and risks are equal, and everyone makes profits and loses losses together, then maybe The Great Wall will be successful.
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After more than a month of filming, the normal scenes of "The Witch" have been basically filmed.

Most of the rest required green screen shooting.

"Director Yang, how should we perform in the green screen shooting later?" Meng Ziyi, Nazha, Li Xian, Chen Xiao and others gathered around Yang Hao and asked chatteringly.

The main actors in the "Witch" crew are all very young, and they have not appeared in many movies and TV series.

This kind of green screen performance has not been experienced much.

Especially Meng Ziyi, who is currently a sophomore at the Beijing Film Academy. She has not yet completed many of her professional courses and knows nothing about green screen performances.

“It’s actually very simple, similar to the non-property performances you learned in school.”

"But your non-property performances at school were probably about eating noodles or something, but this time we're performing a sci-fi action scene."

"Just imagine the scene where the character you play waves his hand and dust flies up, or points his finger and the sword energy spreads wildly."

"As long as you form a picture in your mind, this kind of performance will be very simple"

……

Yang Hao roughly explained the key points of the performance to Meng Ziyi, Nazha, Li Xian and Chen Xiao.

This kind of green screen shooting not only tests the actors' imagination, but also the director's visual imagination.

The actors performed without physical objects, and the movements presented in front of the camera had no additional special effects, which was a far cry from the final film.

If the director cannot recreate the actions performed by the actors with additional special effects in his mind, there is a high probability that the film will become a terrible dud.

"Here, take a look at the special effects drawing I drew." As he spoke, Yang Hao distributed the special effects drawing that he had prepared long ago to everyone present.

"I understand. So this is the effect Director Yang wants." When they were in the dormitory, Yang Hao often read online novels. Li Xian also read a lot of them and had some understanding of the fighting scenes in fantasy novels. He was the first one to realize what kind of effect Yang Hao wanted to present.

For the fighting effects of "The Witch", Yang Hao did not simply copy the original version, but integrated some fairy-tale fighting scenes with oriental characteristics according to the plot.

The so-called fairy-hero scenes, of course, are not about flying and hiding in the ground, but there are more fighting scenes of controlling swords with qi. To put it bluntly, some of the telekinetic fighting scenes in "The Witch 2" were moved to "The Witch 1".

After all, Meng Ziyi, Nazha, Li Xian, and Chen Xiao are all professionally trained and have a basic foundation. With a little explanation, they can perform according to Yang Hao's requirements.

The only difficulty is the fighting action.

After all, they were not professional martial artists, and they were unable to perform some of the more difficult moves according to Yang Hao's requirements.

Some actions that don't require close-up shots are easy to do, just use a stunt double. But there are always some martial arts actions that require close-ups, and if you still use a stunt double and then change the head later, the picture will look very inconsistent.

Yang Hao would definitely not allow this situation to exist.

They can only let a few martial arts teachers guide them in practicing moves and techniques every day.

Suddenly, the crew's filming progress became very slow, and it was common for a fight scene to be NGed more than a dozen times.

This is considered to be a lot of hardship for the heroine Meng Ziyi. (End of this chapter)