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Chapter 53 AMC and "The Wasteland"

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Americans have a fixed impression of directors, for example, Michael Bay, who is a slightly cool director who shoots explosive scenes

That is the label as the saying goes!

Cameron, in her Hollywood peers, is a paranoid and money-burning machine

Xu Hui, in the eyes of all North American filmmakers, is a Chinese director who is good at action movies.

That's why AMC is so relieved to sign a contract with "Wilderness"

Xu, when you finish filming "The Wasteland", I wonder if we have the opportunity to work together once?

...My temporary itinerary is already full, and next year there will be a movie with Mr. Al Pacino...

Xu Hui refused implicitly

No famous works have been released since Jill Nate. "Aokihara Tree Sea" and "The Liberated Prisoner", their reputation and box office have all hit the streets...

...It's an action movie. Have you heard of "Mad Max"?

…I’ve heard of it, but isn’t that a Warner Bros. movie?

Doug Mitchell is my good friend. He has always wanted to restart "Mad Max", but he has never found a suitable director...

"Mad Max", a crazy movie with a pattern theme!

Xu Hui was lucky enough to watch it once, but he was shocked at that time. Not to mention the plot━━There is nothing to talk about, and the scene alone made him kneel down!

If you have the opportunity to direct, of course you can't miss it

...But, I really can't squeeze out time for the time being, after all, there are still many things in China...

That's a pity, Mitchell has always wanted to add elements of kung fu in the movie

Trouble

Just as he was having a happy chat with Jill Nate, Xu Hui's assistant Emily came over and said a few words close to his ear.

...Nate, let's talk again if you have the chance in the future. I'll lose my companionship

The person in charge of AMC is here

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AMC has been crazy in recent years

The drama "Mad Men" directly made AMC the top three cable TV stations in the United States, almost equal to HBO

The subsequent two dramas "The Walking Dead" and "Breaking Bad" made AMC even more popular. If HBO hadn't launched "Game of Thrones", it would have been really suppressed!

Huiwen Tianxia participated in the investment in "The Walking Dead". People attracted Chinese investment just to facilitate the promotion of this drama in China. After all, "The Walking Dead" has long become one of AMC's ace dramas.

Unfortunately, I never expected that 13 years later, the Radio and Television Bureau ordered a ban on most American dramas...

The full-time high-energy "The Walking Dead" is naturally on the banned list.

Huiwen's deal is probably going to be wasted, but with the recommendation of "The Walking Dead", the project "Wilderness" was created, and it is very suitable to use 2 million US dollars as a stepping stone!

AMC is very satisfied with "The Wasteland". It is probably because Xu Hui served as the producer and director that made them feel confident━━The success of the "Huang Feihong" series. Xu Hui has already opened up the popularity of North America. "The Wasteland" is the second TV series that has not been produced and has a pilot series and signed a broadcast agreement with AMC.

Of course, the betting agreement still exists

If the price of 3 million viewers and 8 million viewers is the same, wouldn’t it be a loss?

The current price tag has exceeded 3 million, and the buyout price per episode is 3 million US dollars. For every 500,000 viewership ratings, the price tag increases by 200,000 yuan.

Don’t think that there are very few viewers in this area. The coverage of cable TV itself is not as good as that of wireless. "The Wasteland" is R-level and limited in type. The most awesome "Game of Thrones" has a rating of 12.07 million, which has broken the record. It is incomparable to the ratings of 20 million in "The Big Bang Theory"...

By the way, AMC's most terrifying TV series "Breaking Bad" has the highest ratings and is only 7 million yuan...

AMC head Al Goff is also one of the producers of "The Wasteland"

He seemed particularly interested in Xu Hui and asked a lot of questions

Director Xu Hui, what do you think is the key to a successful work?

This is a fucking entry-level question!

Of course it is the story itself!

Xu Hui answered very conclusively: editing, performance, photography, and post-production are all for the story itself!

In fact, not only Chinese movies, but also film works around the world are becoming easier and easier. Everyone devotes more energy to special effects and actions.

This is a very dangerous signal. No matter how awesome the special effects are, they cannot support a super bad story, such as "The Kingdom of Women"...

...You are a very smart director, but most directors actually...

Xu Hui patiently listened to Al Goff talking about a lot of theoretical knowledge

Most moviegoers know this

... There is something you may need to pay attention to. The process of American dramas is somewhat different from that of TV dramas in general countries. We pay great attention to the rhythm, especially "The Wasteland". We have high hopes for this drama...

The biggest difference between TV series and movies is that TV series rely more on stories, with a strong sense of rhythm, constantly shaking jokes, one story connects another story

Movies are different. Many movies tell very small stories, and most scenes need to be settled by the atmosphere.

I understand... In this way, when I shoot, AMC is welcome to watch it at any time.

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In addition to the fixed monthly membership fee, cable TV stations make more profits from advertising.

Taking "Mad Men" as an example, why can this drama completely gain a foothold in AMC?

Become one of the top four cable TV stations?

In addition to the Emmy Awards, it makes more money!

The cost of advertising implantation in the drama "Mad Men" is as high as $200 million because it itself tells the story of advertising!

In addition, some export earnings

To be honest, American TV series are not as dependent on overseas markets as Hollywood blockbusters. According to statistics, 60% of the revenue of Hollywood blockbusters comes from overseas markets!

The domestic market in the United States is enough to make a profit with a well-made American drama!

Ninety percent of the American TV market is the local market

So, he doesn't care about overseas evaluations. The more this happens, the more they dare to shoot some large scale, religion, yellow, bloody... These are almost extinct in Hollywood blockbusters...

The average cost of a single episode of American drama is as high as more than 2 million US dollars. It is sold to China. The online copyright purchase price of the exclusive drama is 30,000 US dollars per episode, which accounts for a small proportion.

From this perspective, it is actually quite rare to become popular in China.

Currently, Huiwen and Tencent are discussing exclusive broadcast introduction, with an estimated maximum of US$100,000 per episode...

After all, it is impossible to achieve simultaneous broadcast of China and the United States, and the attractiveness of American dramas is not as great as everyone imagines

The most important thing about making money on video websites is to rely on paid on-demand broadcasts and advertising sponsorship. American dramas naturally do not have such a big advantage in domestic dramas.

In early March, Xu Hui handled some private matters and came to the crew of "The Wasteland" in Louisiana.