"A new script?"
The next afternoon, Lin Yuan found Lao Zhou with the newly completed Spider-Man script and sought support from the company for the filming.
"A new script?"
Old Zhou was delighted and immediately took the Spider-Man script. A hint of anticipation flashed across his face as he said to Lin Yuan:
"Just sit down for a while."
Lin Yuan nodded and looked at the piano in Lao Zhou's room. He felt itchy for a moment: "Can I play for a while?"
"sure."
Old Zhou smiled and nodded.
After all, as the boss of the composition department, Lao Zhou does have some musical skills. For example, Lao Zhou can play the piano, but his playing level is very average. Therefore, the piano is placed in the office mostly as a decoration.
"Thanks."
Lin Yuan sat at the piano and started to improvise, while Lao Zhou was reading the script of Spider-Man.
"???~"
Recalling the plot of "Spider-Man", Lin Yuan's piano playing was sometimes soft, sometimes full of tension, and sometimes psychedelic.
I don’t know how long it took, but Lao Zhou finally finished reading the script, and Lin Yuan stopped playing.
"The first time I read the script, there was someone composing the music beside me."
Lao Zhou looked at Lin Yuan in front of the piano and said, "It feels good."
Lin Yuan went straight to the point: "How is the script?"
Old Zhou hesitated for a moment and said three words: "Very good."
Lin Yuan: “…”
Lao Zhou laughed, "What else can I say? A small person becomes a superhero to save the world. This is obviously a common science fiction commercial film. To evaluate whether this kind of movie is good or not, we should not only look at the script, but also whether the scenes are grand and exciting enough. Unlike your last movie Hachiko, literary dramas always need to pay more attention to the plot and the performances of the actors."
Lin Yuan nodded.
That's the truth.
He didn't expect others to be amazed by the Spider-Man script. That was unrealistic. He might as well ask directly:
“Can I take a picture?”
Lin Yuan has a lot of assets now, and it would be great if the company is willing to invest. If the company is not willing to invest, Lin Yuan will pay for it himself and let the company's crew work for him.
"sure."
Lao Zhou closed the script and said, "From the perspective of the story, I'm looking forward to it. Although there are many superhero movies on the market, this just shows that superheroes are a very popular movie theme..."
Lin Yuan had a strange expression.
Just as Lao Zhou said.
It is a common routine in the Blue Star film and television circles for a small person to transform into a superhero to save the world, because many years ago, Qi Ren had already started the era of superhero movies!
Specifically, it dates back to thirty years ago.
At that time, Qi Zhou was filming a movie called "Dragon Man". The plot pattern of this movie was very similar to Marvel. The male protagonist in the movie was a biologist. One day, two horrible monsters appeared on the blue planet, and they seemed to be fighting for a bottle of strange potion. The male protagonist, who was a reporter, was the first to film the scene of the battle between the two monsters.
result…
The two monsters died together, and the potion they were fighting for was shattered and just happened to spill on the male protagonist. Strange changes took place in the male protagonist, and a few days later he actually had the ability to transform into a half-human, half-dragon monster as he wished.
Later.
New monsters appeared on Blue Star. They seemed to be looking for the potion. They found that the potion had been used by the male protagonist, so they decided to capture the male protagonist and extract the potion again.
The result is the ultimate battle.
Under the global live broadcast, the hero finally defeated the monster, and he became the first superhero in the history of Blue Star Movies. Later, many copycat superhero movies appeared around this format, basically revolving around the hero who mutated for some reason, then became extremely powerful, and finally saved the world.
The plot is very simple!
However, this movie, which appeared thirty years ago, became a huge hit once it was released, and directly sold tens of billions of box office in Qizhou. It was then introduced to other continents, and the total box office broke the historical record of 20 billion. It is still one of the top ten movies in the history of Blue Star Cinema in terms of total box office.
Because it’s fresh and exciting!
This movie started the wave of superhero movies, so Lao Zhou didn't find it strange when he saw the script of "Spider-Man", because it is a typical superhero movie, where a small person undergoes a mutation and finally saves the world.
but…
Also because there are too many superhero movies, the box office of this type of movies is severely polarized. If it is well made, the box office will be a big hit, but if it is not well made, the film company will lose all its money. Also, because most of the themes of this type of movies require a high investment, there are fewer superhero movies in recent years. People always have to consider the risks. This is no longer the era where you can imitate the format of "Dragon Man" and get a big box office hit.
This is Qizhou!
Blue Star Movie Hall!
Even if there is no Marvel in this world, there are superheroes similar to Marvel. The Qi people have developed this type of movie long ago and made it one of the most popular movie genres on Blue Star!
For Lin Yuan.
This is a mixed blessing.
The good side is that the audience really likes superhero movies, so there is definitely no problem with the mass base. The bad side is that the audience has seen too many movies of the same kind, and has become very picky about the quality of such movies. If Spider-Man does not have its own characteristics, it will be difficult to impress the Blue Star audience who have already seen too many superhero movies.
also…
Driven by the movie "Dragon Man", many superhero comics, novels and even animations have appeared on Blue Star. However, most superhero novels are not very popular, but the influence of comics and animations is quite good. This is also related to the fact that superhero works rely heavily on the impact of the pictures.
"so."
Lao Zhou stood up and said, "I'll take the script to the film department to discuss it and come up with a plan regarding investment and so on. If someone else wanted to make a superhero movie, I would definitely not agree, but if it's you, both I and the company should have some confidence."
Lin Yuan nodded.
He couldn't give up Spider-Man just because there were many superhero movies on Blue Star, because he had also watched a lot of superhero movies on Blue Star and he found two problems.
The first question.
Most of the superheroes on Blue Planet do not pay much attention to character creation, and the protagonists have certain stereotyped problems. They are basically ordinary people who have had adventures. The movies like to emphasize the powerful side of ordinary people after transformation, but ignore the protagonist's side as an ordinary person.
Of course this is relative.
There are also some superhero movies that put some thought into the characterization of the protagonist, but they don't seem to be very successful, and even if they are successful, they don't have a wide impact.
The second question.
The superhero movies on Blue Planet do not adopt the Marvel collaboration model on Earth. Even if a second part of a similar superhero movie is made, it is just a different monster to fight. It is rare for different superheroes to appear in the same frame.
This is Lin Yuan’s advantage.
He has to seize the opportunity.
Among Marvel superheroes, the movie "Spider-Man" has a relatively clear definition. The protagonist is a super talkative person. He is verbose when fighting monsters and likes to mingle with ordinary people. He has the attributes of a civilian hero and is considered one of the most charismatic superheroes in Marvel.