Chapter 609 Useless Flattery

"Don't think that if "The Ghost Story" is a hit in the United States, it means I have entered the North American market. Horror films are not a mainstream genre. The foundation of Hollywood is the film industry, which is a global popular blockbuster!"

"The American media didn't report much about the relationship between "The Ghost Story" and me..."

"What else do you want to ask?"

After briefly answering questions related to "Record of Ghosts", Shen Xudong wanted to change the topic.

An entertainment reporter wearing glasses raised his hand: "Before I came, I checked your studio in North America...it seems to be called Wonder Studio?"

"right!"

"There are also two movies called "Happy Death Day" and "Purge 2" this year?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "Well, they are all horror types... "Happy Death Day" is a campus comedy + horror. We have bought out the domestic copyright and should be able to release it in batches!"

"Where's Taken 2?"

"That one is a collaboration between Golden Harvest and New Line... I only know that it will be released on October 12th, but I don't know the specifics..."

"Taken 2" will be released on October 12, the same time as "Purge 2"...

But the audiences of these two movies are different, so it’s not just competition!

Oh, in mainland China, "Taken 2" will also be released on October 12th...

The first part of "The Rescue", starring Donnie Yen, Wu Jing, and Zhang Jing, only had a box office of 42 million in the mainland;

The second part also lacks Donnie Yen, and it is estimated that it will reach the level of 30 million at most.

For pure action movies, you still have to watch action stars. If you star Li Lianlian or Jackie Chan, you can break 100 million, but...Wu Jing at this stage does not have such broad popularity!

Not to mention, many bloody scenes were deleted.

At this point, Chen Xi interjected: "Let's talk about "Famous"!"

The on-site entertainment reporter raised his hand in cooperation. When Shen Xudong called his name, a woman immediately said: "...I saw the trailer of "Famous". Is it a satire on film censorship?"

"...No, this story is actually quite true. When we held a creative meeting, we did consider a lot of things and included them all... We mainly laughed at ourselves..."

"Self-deprecating?"

"...When the movie comes out, you will know what I am laughing at myself...Any questions?"

"Why do you want to be the director yourself?"

"Because this movie is easy to film! The actors gathered together and chose a villa. There were no scene changes..." After a pause, Shen Xudong continued in a positive tone: "And this movie will definitely be successful! I don't want to make my first movie The box office and reputation are not good!”

"Why are you so sure?"

"The leading actors in this movie all joined after reading the script, and the remuneration is also a friendly price. If you don't believe me, don't you believe in the vision of these people?"

"Jiang Wen also appeared?"

"Um…"

"I heard that Jiang Wen is a great actor..."

Shen Xudong shook his head: "No, Teacher Jiang Wen is only responsible for the work... First of all, no actor will be idle and mess with other people's scripts. Artistic creation requires one's own persistence. Secondly, why should I be an investor or producer? I just don’t want anyone to change my play, so from this perspective, am I also a play tyrant?”

"You media, you always try to attach some names to the top four actors and actors who are difficult to work with. You don't even look at why they are difficult to work with. If you are professional enough, you will feel that everyone is easy to work with..."

This topic made the entertainment reporters at the scene a little embarrassed...

Changing the subject: "Have you watched "The Sun Also Rises"?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "...I've seen it!"

"So how do you feel?"

"It's a very good movie... Actually, Jiang Wen's movie needs to be recalled. I also read the comments. Many people said they couldn't understand it, but this thing will change with time. He may have discovered "The Sun" over the years and it is really good! In fact, there are many people who just listen to what others say and don't even read it themselves. Then when he sees it and understands it, he will definitely sigh, 'Jiang Wen is right about me!'"

…

Well, in addition to the huge sales of "The Ghost Story", the recent media has been criticizing "The Sun Also Rises" - not the movie, but the theater chain. The theaters under the New Film Alliance actually printed the words "You can't understand" "The Sun", you can watch it again! ’ banner...in an attempt to attract viewers...

Who cares about you?

The mainstream audience at this stage is no longer the audience of "Sunny Days". They have no admiration for Jiang Wen...

On the contrary, the conflict between the "Sweeney" crew and Jiang Wen reported last year made many viewers hate Jiang Wen!

In this age of celebrity entertainment, no one should be in charge!

Actually using this method to attract the audience?

Of course, Jiang Wen's attitude is very friendly. Through these controversies, I roughly know what the current audience is like. They are richer than I imagined. They are very high-spirited, naive and very naive, and they are also very twisted. , are all very extreme and very broad. ’

Well, I didn’t scold you directly…

Later, when "One Step Away" was released, Jiang Wen regained his "dominance" and asked, "Why can France produce so many artists?" Because they have enough of an audience to understand. Some Chinese viewers confidently and shamelessly said that they could not understand Jiang Wen's "The Sun Also Rises". ’

Also, 'Because I don't understand, the movie box office is not good, only we here dare to say this. I don’t understand why people nowadays feel sorry for capitalists, but why don’t they feel sorry for artists? ’

The main reason is...there are too many directors who are cheating, cheating other people's money in the name of artists...

Shen Xudong really thinks "The Sun Also Rises" is very interesting. The dreamlike plot is very enjoyable to watch...

Although he doesn’t know what this movie is about!

But... "The Sun" will not be a box office hit just because of Shen Xudong's praise. After all, Feng Xiaogang also boasted that he was the biggest competitor in commercial films...

is that useful?

There is a use for eggs!

"The Sun" had a three-day box office of 6.8 million in its first weekend, and it didn't even do "Xiu Chun Knife"...

Well, "Xiu Chun Knife" even took in 8.8 million at the box office during its third weekend of release!

The cumulative box office reached 87 million...

…

At Shen Xudong's house, Zhao Linhai and Chang Xiaoxiang came over to visit.

Naturally, I asked about the situation of "The Ghost Story". Zhao Linhai... I have watched "The Ghost Story" and had no impression of the film. I really can't understand that such a shoddy and bad movie can be a global hit...

He feels that 'in comparison, the supernatural things in rural China are much scarier...'

"...At my grandma's house, there is a huge ginkgo tree at the entrance of the village. It takes several people holding hands to surround it. Opposite the ginkgo tree is a cemetery. I don't know when it started, but it has become a mass grave. Everyone who died young People who died abnormally or died were buried there. There were no tombstones, so they just dug a hole and buried them on the spot. There was a dirt road between the ginkgo trees and the mass graves. Everyone who left the village had to walk through this road. The village was surrounded on three sides. Water, one side is close to the river. There is only one such dirt road leading to the outside world..."

"Then what?"

"Nothing happened... I just listened to some supernatural legends. I returned to Changchun when I was 7 years old... I just don't understand what's so scary about "Record of Ghosts"?"

Shen Xudong... didn't like "The Ghost Story" himself, so he only provided an idea for this drama. He didn't even write a script, and he didn't specify the actors...

Jason Blum chose a British actress named Janet Montgomery, who is not famous but is quite good-looking...

Mainly cheap!

Although Shen Xudong doesn't know why "The Ghost Story" is such a hit, he can find a reason: "American audiences are similar to Chinese audiences, both rely on publicity. For the promotion of "The Ghost Story", we found a bunch of celebrities... Plus, this idea is really good, and more and more people are watching it..."

"No...I can't even see the heroine's face clearly..."

"Deliberately, hand-held DV photography makes the audience feel as if they are actually there!"