Chapter 344 Science Fiction Movie
Historically, "Those Years" earned NT$1.77 million at the box office in Taiwan, but only over NT$ million in mainland China.

The main reason is that because this movie is set in Taiwan, some inappropriate parts of it were censored when it entered the mainland.

This also led to the fact that pirated copies of this movie were already all over the mainland before it was released.

So since Golden Harvest is producing this movie, of course it has to be set in mainland China, which can also avoid a lot of trouble.

"Mr. Liu, who will play the male lead in "Those Years"? "

Zhang Zhao's question really stumped Liu Zhou for a moment.

The role of Ko Ching-teng must be played by a young man. Currently, the male actors under Golden Harvest are either drying up or about to become bacon, and are obviously not suitable.

In fact, it would be better to find a newcomer to play this role, otherwise Liu Zhou really can't think of any young actor now who can perform that kind of student feeling.

But suddenly, a figure appeared in Liu Zhou's mind, and then said to Zhang Zhao:

"I remember when I was invited to Beijing Film Academy for an exchange last time, there was a student whose image I thought was very suitable. Can you go and see if he's a good fit?"

"What's his name?"

"It seems his name is Dou Xiao."

"Then I really have to take a good look at what's different about this person. He can make Liu Zhou remember him so clearly just by his appearance and temperament." Zhang Zhao said with a smile.

"Haha, go and see him. He is indeed a handsome and clean-looking college student. If the time is right, he can be signed to our company."

"Even if he's not suitable, I have to sign him into the company. There aren't many newcomers who can leave an impression on you, Mr. Liu."

"It's up to you."

Because of Liu Zhou, Zhang Yimou has been preparing for the movie "Moon" for the past six months.

The "Moon" project will not be completed until at least the end of the year, and it is not even certain whether it can be released by the end of the year.

So the movie "Under the Hawthorn Tree" will definitely be affected, and it is even a question whether Zhang Yimou will continue to shoot this movie.

Since there is a possibility that Dou Xiao will lose the film "Under the Hawthorn Tree" that made him famous, Liu Zhou will compensate him with "Those Years".

What's more, Dou Xiao's image and temperament are suitable, much better than the original actor played by Ke Jingteng.

As for the little yellow duck Zhou Dongyu, she can only blame her bad luck.

"Boss Liu, I don't think you have any projects anymore, right?"

"No, this time we will be more high-profile. After we confirm the directors and male and female leads of these projects, we will make a list and announce it."

"Ok."

"Is there anything else? If not, go get busy first."

Afterwards, Zhang Zhao and Chen Guofu left Liu Zhou's office, and Liu Zhou couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After arranging the people below, Liu Zhou should also prepare for his second science fiction film.

I had been busy with the company's financing and preparations for listing, and now all these things have come to an end.

In addition, with Yu Zhengjun joining as Golden Harvest's chief financial officer, Liu Zhou also shared a lot of work.

Now the listing process of Jiahe Group is proceeding step by step, and Liu Zhou does not need to worry too much for the time being.

It's just right that I have time now to prepare for the science fiction film I want to shoot, and I can start shooting directly after Golden Harvest goes public.

This also saved Han Shanping from asking all the time. Even when he was filming "Founding of a Republic", he would occasionally ask in a roundabout way.

The only science fiction movie in China that is worth mentioning is "The Wandering Earth". Liu Zhou cannot snatch up this one, so he once again turns his attention to Hollywood.

However, even in Hollywood, there are not many classic original science fiction films after the new century, and most of them are adaptations.

Especially when comic book adaptations such as superheroes are popular, the living space of original science fiction movies is further squeezed.

Even Hollywood production companies are reluctant to invest in original science fiction films.

Of course, it’s okay if you’re a big Hollywood director or have strong connections.

After 2010, there were two classic original science fiction films, one was "Gravity" and the other was "Interstellar".

The directors of these two films are not unknown.

The director of the former is Alfonso Cuarón, a representative of Mexican directors. You may not be familiar with his other works, but there is one that you must be familiar with, that is "Harry Potter".

He is the director of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third film in the famous series.

As for the director of "Interstellar", Christopher Nolan, he is even more famous.

The Batman trilogy and Inception are both classic works.

Christopher Nolan has also successfully built himself into a brand through one excellent work after another, and his box office appeal is no less than those of top superstars.

There are only a handful of directors in Hollywood who have such appeal.

What is even more admirable is that most of the works directed by Christopher Nolan are original, which was unique in Hollywood, where adaptations were rampant at the time.

Coincidentally, Alfonso Cuarón and Christopher Nolan are both directors who work closely with Warner.

The reason why Warner Bros. was able to continue to thrive after the end of the Harry Potter series was not only because of its DC Comics business, but also because of its ability to attract talented directors.

After careful consideration, Liu Zhou finally chose "Interstellar".

The background of "Interstellar" is the end of the world, but it is not a mysterious event. Instead, the earth's climate is no longer suitable for food growth, water resources are exhausted, famine is rampant, and humans are facing the threat of extinction.

At this time, scientists discovered a mysterious "space-time rift", through which they could go to outer space to look for opportunities to continue life.

A team of explorers travels beyond the solar system, their goal is to find a planet suitable for human immigration.

However, when passing through a wormhole, a rift in space and time, they discovered that one hour on the ship was equivalent to seven years on Earth.

Even if the expedition team can complete its mission, the salvation they can provide will be too late for those alive on Earth.

The first part of the film is a plain and simple narrative of family affection. After embarking on the interstellar exploration journey, in addition to the magnificent cosmic scenes, there is also a discussion of human nature when people are in desperate situations.

Because Christopher Nolan insisted on real-life shooting in the original version, not many special effects shots were used.

Not even much more than The Martian.

Therefore, "Interstellar" was also criticized by many viewers as a fake science fiction film with few special effects and big scenes.

In fact, this is also one of the reasons why Liu Zhou chose "Interstellar". The current level of special effects technology in China cannot support a movie with too high a level of special effects or too many special effects shots.

Of course, this is possible, but it will take more time, just like Avatar, which took seven or eight years from the beginning of preparation.

Not to mention Liu Zhou, most people in the country probably don't have such patience.

"Avatar" took seven or eight years to prepare, and it really took seven or eight years to prepare for the project and filming.

Instead of making gimmicks like many domestic directors do for publicity, saying that this is a masterpiece that they have prepared for ten or fifteen years.

Their preparations may have been made in their dreams. Generally speaking, no matter how big the director's reputation is, movies with such gimmicks are almost always bad movies, with very few exceptions.

So, James Cameron is really devoted to special effects and movies. There are very few filmmakers in the world who can do what he does.

Not only in the use of special effects, but also in his attitude towards movies, few people can do what he does.

For Liu Zhou, it is impossible to shoot a movie in seven or eight years.

In the past seven or eight years, housing prices have almost increased tenfold.

Moreover, Liu Zhou is not only a director, but also the boss of several companies. It is impossible for him to spend so much time on one movie.

Unless current special effects technology allows a special effects team of more than 1500 people to present an extremely realistic and vast space and alien planet in about a year.

It should run through the entire film, not just one or two shots, nor should it be repeated in the same backgrounds.

Only in this way can the film cycle be compressed to within two years, otherwise the cycle will be too long.

But let alone now, even in the future, such a level of special effects technology will be difficult to achieve.

So when shooting a space science fiction film, given the current conditions, it is better to keep it simple.

"Interstellar" is very suitable. After all, it is a space science fiction movie. Although there are not many special effects shots, at least the story is very good.

Looking at the several science fiction films shot by Liu Zhou, it seems that not many special effects shots were used.

Needless to say, "Source Code" has only a few special effects shots, and the main focus of this movie is on imagination.

"Edge of Tomorrow" was shot in real life, and the scenes were set on Earth. The main special effects shots were CG simulations of those mechas and alien monsters.

What makes this movie attractive is not only its imagination, but also its war scenes. However, because it has the support of the Pentagon, most of them are real shots.

Finally, "The Martian" only has special effects on the Martian ground and the starry sky. There are not many special effects shots, and most of them are real shots.

The current "Interstellar Rescue" is similar, with most of the shots still being real shots, and the special effects shots only include wormholes and a few starry sky special effects.

Even the starry sky shots shot by Nolan were real shots, specially shot in Iceland.

But even though "Interstellar" does not have many special effects shots, it does not hinder the fact that it is a classic science fiction film.

After choosing "Interstellar Rescue" as his second science fiction film, Liu Zhou took advantage of his free time to slowly start writing the script.

It is no longer possible for Liu Zhou to retreat and write and polish the script as he did before.

He had just started writing for less than two days and had just written the beginning when Sina's president Wang Yan called him and said he had something to report to him.

Although Liu Zhou didn't have to stop and rush to Sina immediately, he still needed to go there tomorrow.

The next day, when Liu Zhou rushed to Sina, a list of films announced by Golden Harvest Group caused huge heated discussions in the outside world and also caused a huge response in the circle.

(End of this chapter)