Life in the Light and Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

After more than a year, with the help of the operating company, Buried has generated a total revenue of nearly $7000 million.

After deducting the $2000 million cost, Wu Yang initially received $220 million, and later received more than $300 million in copyright revenue.

In the future, "Buried Alive" will continue to bring Wu Yang various kinds of copyright revenue.

It's just that copyright revenue will decrease year by year over time.

Thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio's strong commercial value, even the merchandise for "Buried" sold very well.

The same model of lighter, in particular, is exported to many countries.

That evening, Xiao Li accompanied Wu Yang for an authentic Cantonese meal.

Not used to using chopsticks, Little Li could only use a knife and fork, making the meal both tiring and enjoyable.

On the contrary, Wu Yang and the other two ate very well, and even decided during the meal that they would come back to eat every morning and evening except for lunch.

Leonardo DiCaprio rented an editing studio in Hollywood for Wu Yang.

The equipment there is the latest model, and the editing room is equipped with explosion-proof doors; retinal recognition is required for entry and exit.

Currently, only the producer's retina has been included.

There's no need to worry about external security either, as Leonardo DiCaprio has already hired a professional security company.

They are on duty 24 hours a day to prevent any leaks of the film source; they are armed to the teeth!

In Hollywood, incidents of leaked film sources due to editing, resulting in poor box office performance and inability to participate in the Oscars, are commonplace.

These are all bad practices started by the former Big Eight studios in Hollywood in order to suppress their competitors.

Although two of them have now disappeared into history, this custom has been preserved.

Therefore, we cannot let our guard down once filming is completed, and we must be even more careful during post-production.

Only after the film is completed and the film reel is sealed in a bank safe deposit box can one feel at ease until the film is officially released.

Because the United States has a very sound social system, it can also be said that capital has permeated every aspect of its society.

Once someone infringes upon the interests of capital, they will be relentlessly pursued and attacked by capital.

Therefore, people in the US don't dare to pirate or sell counterfeit goods, because while such behavior might gain consumer support, it would be devoured by the big, hungry local capitalists.

Just like in distant China, even the American sportswear giants know about the contract manufacturers they have set up in China.

There are many factories in the area that produce and sell pirated goods. It's not that they don't want to manage it, it's just that they can't.

If this happened in the US, these business owners would have been sued and gone bankrupt long ago!

Like a masterpiece of Chinese cinema, "Dying to Survive" was a very moving film to watch.

However, a closer look at the real-life details reveals that the protagonist's real-life counterpart had been selling counterfeit drugs for 10 years.

Indian pharmaceutical factories will sell their products as long as they are paid, and even German pharmaceutical factories cannot be held accountable.

It's not that we don't want to investigate, it's that we can't!

As a result, when the patent for that drug expired, major domestic pharmaceutical companies began producing generic versions.

The real-life inspiration for the main character got his goods from an Indian, and the cost, including shipping, was only 200 yuan.

He didn't profit from this; he was just helping some fellow patients sell their products, which is understandable in principle, but it violated the law!

All crows are black, and so is capital!

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Editing is a very tedious and boring task. It requires not only patience and meticulousness, but also an understanding of the director's creative ideas.

Especially when faced with a very evocative shot, if that shot might feel disconnected from the rest of the film or the entire scene, then it has to be abandoned.

Zhao Xiaoguang, who is usually very good-tempered, can become hot-tempered when editing, and occasionally he will argue with Wu Yang over a single shot.

Fortunately, during filming, Wu Yang would give a score after each shot was completed, and then Wang Hao would write it down.

Therefore, when editing, first select all the high-scoring shots and prioritize editing these shots.

Only when there are no satisfactory shots will they try to select from the low-scoring ones.

Although film is an art form, it also needs to compromise for the sake of the overall picture.

Although there are many main and supporting characters in "Manchester by the Sea", it is essentially a one-man show for Leonardo DiCaprio.

Therefore, no matter how well the supporting actors' highlight moments are filmed, they cannot steal the spotlight from Leonardo DiCaprio.

At the very least, it should achieve the effect of a dramatic performance; if it doesn't, then it needs to be cut.

We cannot let the supporting characters overshadow the main characters.

Sometimes, compromise is an art!

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Hollywood has a very sophisticated intelligence system, and its people know how to use various sources of information to make extra money.

Especially for celebrities, although they are not as crazy as the sasaeng fans of the future.

Almost every staff member in a public place knows a few paparazzi.

Whenever a celebrity appears, you can call entertainment reporters to earn some extra money.

Therefore, when Wu Yang first landed in Los Angeles, the American public was unaware of it.

Wu Yang doesn't have many friends in the US, so he was able to stay peacefully in the editing room for the past few days.

It wasn't until noon on the second day after the editing began that Wu Yang took Pang Hai out for lunch, where they were recognized by a waiter.

Not only did they ask for his autograph, but they also took a photo together, and finally, they saw Wu Yang off with a smile.

They followed him all the way and saw Wu Yang enter the editing room, then sold the information to a paparazzi.

The editing work didn't finish until 8 p.m., and the three exhausted people had just stepped out of the editing room.

They were then attacked by a burst of flashes of light, but the security personnel inside the gate remained unmoved.

Because their duty was not to protect the personal safety of Wu Yang and the other two, but to protect the editing room inside the gate.

After adjusting to the outside light for a while, Wu Yang breathed a sigh of relief, because all she saw was a middle-aged man holding a DSLR camera.

He is now lying in the driver's seat, holding a DSLR camera in both hands, sticking his head out of the car window to take pictures of Wu Yang and others.

Just as Wu Yang and the others stepped forward, they saw him quickly pull his head back and place the DSLR camera in front of his chest.

With both hands gripping the steering wheel, he first whistled, then stepped on the gas and sped away.

"Why did you run away? I thought I was going to be interviewed!"

Looking at the vehicles in the distance, Zhao Xiaoguang scratched his head, somewhat speechless.

"You don't understand. Americans value personal privacy very much. If you don't make an appointment in advance, whether you're an individual or a celebrity, you can get the film back even if you're photographed."

"That's why this person ran away. If it's a scandal after it's published, the celebrity will sue and pursue the matter, the media will take it down and issue a public apology, and then hand the paparazzi over to take the blame. If it's not a scandal, the celebrity generally won't pursue the matter."

Pang Hai, being both the director's assistant and his personal assistant, often had to travel abroad with Wu Yang.

So I consulted Leonardo DiCaprio's assistant and learned a lot about Hollywood's unspoken rules and interesting anecdotes.