1344. Series of Movies

Although I am a little disappointed with the script of Wang Yifan's "On the Journey".

Yes, everyone is not a fool, a book, whether it is good or not, whether it has the potential to explode, etc., these, in fact, can still judge one or two.

And the story of "People on the Journey", isn't it good?

In fact, as far as the story is concerned, it's pretty good, and it's written by Wang Yifan.

But it was probably because whether it was Dai Xinyue or Fu Rong, the expectations for Wang Yifan were too high before.

In the end, Wang Yifan gave a really down-to-earth story, but the problem is that although this story has selling points, it is not that big.

In other words, this story has the potential to sell well, but the ceiling is also not high.

Wang Yifan smiled and said: "This story is just a test of the waters. A down-to-earth comedy is certainly pleasing, but the same kind of story actually contains a bit of nostalgia, but the box office limit is hard to be high. One thing, Director Fu must be mentally prepared, and so is Boss Dai."

Don't Wang Yifan know?

of course not.

There are many elements for a movie to sell well, but a good story does not necessarily mean it will sell well.

Dai Xinyue and Fu Rong both seemed a little embarrassed when they heard the words.

But Dai Xinyue quickly asked suspiciously: "Does Director Wang have any other plans?"

Yes, it's not to blame Dai Xinyue for having such an idea, but Times Light and Shadow needs Wang Yifan's help in cultivating a great director.

But obviously "People on Journey" let alone 2 billion at the box office, 1 billion is too difficult, too difficult.

Although Fu Rong is the first and there are two other candidates, but Fang Xiongfei is making thrillers, can this kind of subject matter still go to heaven?

On the other hand, Mi Huayuan's side, speaking of it, is unrealistic.

Don't look at "The Devotion of Suspect X" to make crime mystery films look full of flowers.

But even "The Devotion of Suspect X" in fact, the box office is unlikely to be too high.

And this is already the existence of the ceiling.

Could it be that Mi Huayuan could surpass Chen Shaojun in one fell swoop?

Therefore, Dai Xinyue placed the greatest hope on Fu Rong.

She believed that it was impossible for Wang Yifan not to know this.

Wang Yifan smiled and said: "Of course there are follow-up plans. In fact, it is very difficult for comedy movies to skyrocket, including Lin Tao. In fact, it took a long time to reach the box office threshold of a big director."

"Is it because his movies are bad? Of course not, but because that's where comedy movies fall short."

Both Fu Rong and Dai Xinyue nodded in unison.

Although Lin Tao is the number one comedian in China, in fact, Lin Tao's movies are quite embarrassing. It is true that they are often sold well, but when the box office threshold of a big director's movie box office threshold of 2 billion is accepted by everyone, Lin Tao's Movies, only the last two made it!

It can also be seen in itself that comedy movies are certainly a popular genre and a very popular genre, but this type of movie has a relatively low ceiling.

Even for a great comedy director like Lin Tao, it is difficult to quickly break through this ceiling.

The smile on Fu Rong's face also froze!

My heart is also bitter.

"But..." Wang Yifan laughed again.

"Other movies can create IP to increase the movie's box office potential and break through the box office ceiling, so why can't comedy movies?" Wang Yifan said with a smile.

"In my plan, "People on the Journey" is only the first part, um, the first part of the '囧' series! So the choice of actors is particularly important. Perhaps the first "People on the Journey" is very difficult. Our goal has been achieved, but what about the second and third parts? As for the core actors, it is best to be able to find a good one, and don't change actors when it comes to the end!"

In the previous life, the "囧" series was actually very obvious. Changing actors is a big taboo for most series of movies!

In the previous life "People on the Journey: Lost in Thailand", the protagonists were still Xu Guangtou and Wang Baobao, and a Huang Bo was added.

And "Tai囧" is probably the best-known one in this series.

And the latter "囧囧 in Hong Kong", to be honest, is a bit unsatisfactory.

In particular, Huang and Wang were replaced, and a Bao Beier was added, and people complained about it.

It's also one of the worst-rated 囧 series.

Of course, this is probably also because, in fact, at the beginning, Xu Guangtou never thought that "People on the Journey" would make a "囧" series of movies.

Even when he was in "Lost in Thailand", he never expected that this movie with an investment of only 50 million could break out more than 1 billion at the box office.

Since then, it has opened the era of one billion domestic films.

Therefore, it is naturally impossible to have a particularly good plan, except for the first and second films. In fact, although the latter films also have the title of "囧 series", the fact is that they have no connection at all.

But this world is different. Since Wang Yifan wants to create this series, he will definitely not follow the old path.

Since the plan is to create the 囧 series, it must be truly like the first two, each of which will be linked.

The biggest feature of IP is actually this.

Every movie does not exist in isolation. Every movie will give the audience a sense of familiarity, but there will be new discoveries.

And these are things that need to be planned from the beginning.

Of course, if the series of movies has not changed actors, it is inevitable that the salary of the actors will be higher and higher.

But compared to the fame and popularity that the series of movies can bring, as well as the box office blessed by feelings, those are really not worth mentioning.

Fu Rong and Dai Xinyue's eyes lit up when they heard Wang Yifan's words.

In particular, Dai Xinyue was very happy and asked urgently: "A series of comedies?"

Wang Yifan nodded: "I'm on an embarrassing journey. The first film is about the Spring Festival travel season and the domestic drama. The second part, we can go abroad, such as island countries, other countries in Southeast Asia, and Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. In the future, you can go to Europe, America, or even Africa, all of which are completely fine!"

"As for this series, we need to accumulate the '囧' spirit and develop the brand, so that the subsequent stories will be easier to tell and sell."

Dai Xinyue and Fu Rong both looked astonished after hearing this, and then fell into a daze again.

He looked at Wang Yifan with a look in his eyes, as if he was worthy of his reputation.

In fact, Wang Yifan's thoughts really refreshed them.

Because the series of movies, to be honest, are actually relatively rare in China.

On the one hand, most of the time, many directors want to create a series of movies, but in the end, the first one often fails.

Another aspect is that the domestic market is changing too fast, and many domestic directors are quite eager for quick success.

Often the first movie sells well, and the second movie starts right away. In fact, there are many times when there is no such plan at all, but just because the first movie is a big hit, the second movie starts hastily.

And the series of movies, but there are exquisite ah!