Chapter 649 Love Has an Afterlife

In fact, if a routine film like "Slam Dunk" can sell 50 million, it's already pretty good!

——Zhu Yanping's routine, find a popular star, and then find a bunch of has-been stars to participate in the show. What sells is the star.

He went north and filmed six films. The most poorly received film, "Chilling", used Zhou Jialun, Lin Zhiling, and Chen Daoming, while the soy sauce actors were Chen Chuhe, Zeng Zhiwei, and Huang Yifei...

Although "Otaku" set a record for Zhu Yanping's lowest box office in the mainland, 1.47 million...but the movie also has movies by popular stars such as Jam Hsiao, Jiang Suying, Da Peng, and Xie Na.

Netizens have a classic comment: Among the directors who went north, Zhu Yanping and Liu Zhenwei were the least attractive.

Liu Zhenwei squeezed every drop of the IP of "Westward Journey", while Zhu Yanping treated the mainland audience as fools.

Is there a possibility that it's not that he thinks the audience is a fool, but that he racked his brains and could only come up with this finished product?

After all, being able to turn a classic anti-convention script like "Laughing in the River" into a piece of shit is not something that ordinary people can do!

I still find the script of "Laughing in the Rivers and Lakes" very interesting. In the few words of Jin Yong's martial arts world, a new and highly integrated story was created for the second time.

But Zhu Yanping messed it up!

Ning Caishen immediately announced after watching "Laughing Rivers and Lakes" that he would never take a job as a film screenwriter again...

"Slam Dunk" has a box office of 50 million, which is enough to satisfy investors - it has made money.

From this point of view, "Chilling" should still be born...

fine!

Shen Xudong doesn't want to change history at will. "The Tomb" is very important - the worst film in film history. Even fans of Jay Chou want to beat him up after watching it...

…

After returning to China, Shen Xudong immediately got into work - "Love Has Afterlife" will be released tomorrow.

"Love Has an Afterlife" is different from "The Letter of Approval". He is not only the screenwriter, but also named as the producer and producer...

After watching the finished film, Shen Xudong had a hunch that his best-selling record might be coming to an end!

There is a famous saying in the industry: If you invite Shen Xudong, your movie will definitely make money.

Indeed, after his debut, he has participated in some movies that have good reputations and some that have passed the mark. Some people say that he only knows how to make commercial films, but no one says that his movies are not profitable!

Last year's "Zhao Zilong" and "Mobile Phone 2" even exceeded 200 million, and "Famous" directed by myself also exceeded 200 million...

Among them, "Mobile Phone 2" set a record for Chinese-language movies in mainland China - 280 million.

But... no matter how you look at it, "Love Has an Afterlife" is a bit more pure love.

The extensive management of the film industry has led to audiences being oriented, blind and conformist when choosing films. An audience enters the cinema less than 5 times a year on average, so what will he dedicate his limited consumption to? What about movies?

The first choice is a blockbuster with fierce momentum!

Both domestic blockbusters and Hollywood blockbusters will work.

Visual spectacle is the most important requirement for most viewers when watching a movie.

The pure love type... is really embarrassing.

First of all, the plot is old-fashioned. No matter how you film it, it can't compare to "Gone with the Wind", "Roman Holiday", "Sweetie"...

Secondly... I just love movies. Normal people think that just watching TV at home is enough. There is no need to go to the cinema and spend dozens of dollars to watch two people chatting;

Finally... Yu Feihong and Qiao Zhenyu are just TV drama stars. Most moviegoers will not have the idea of ​​buying tickets when they hear their names.

Therefore, the poster of "Love Is Afterlife" features Shen Xudong as the screenwriter, producer, and supervisor. In addition, a horror-colored trailer was also cut...

If you want to attract the audience, you can only take the wrong approach. The poster represents the selling point, just like the movie poster of "The Golden Heist" is not the actor, but Ning Hao wearing a big gold chain...

But... Shen Xudong is still not optimistic.

The main reason is that the story of "Love Has an Afterlife" is a bit outdated...

Of course, when it's time to cooperate with the publicity, he will definitely come forward!

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"It was Director Yu who I met during the filming of "The Golden Bough" the year before last. She told me the story of "Love Has an Afterlife"... and then I took over the screenwriting job."

On February 14th, "Love Has an Afterlife" premiered.

As soon as Shen Xudong stepped onto the red carpet, he was surrounded by reporters.

They asked about everything, such as ‘What do you think of the big photography exhibition’, ‘Why did you donate 15 million yuan?’, and there were also questions about “Love Has an Afterlife”...

Of course Shen Xudong answered topics related to "Love Has an Afterlife".

"I heard it cost 40 million?"

"It's not that much. Including post-production, 30 million is about the same... Although Director Yu is filming for the first time, he is really talented in spending money. If there is no ideal location for live shooting, then he will set up the scene... "

"I heard that the selling point is that there is a ghost?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "There are indeed ghosts, but the content about ghosts and reincarnation is not overly exaggerated. "Love Is After Life" itself is positioned as a niche, literary and artistic film... but the money spent exceeded the standard, so , we just promoted it on a large scale!”

Why can "Love After Life" be released without any cuts, even if it has ghosts and reincarnations?

…who knows?

"So what are your expectations for the box office performance of "Love Is Here to Come"?"

"...Of course I hope to recover my investment, but...it should be quite difficult."

Then... we must talk about the big photography exhibition, which is a hot topic in the circle recently.

"I have been on vacation with my parents for the past two months. I don't know much about photography exhibitions, so I don't quite understand why I need to take pictures, and why do I need to repair my computer? If my computer is broken, I need to replace it with one if I am so rich. Isn’t it okay to use Taiwan? When you report, think more about this issue. Does he want to repair the data, or does he just want to repair the computer?"

"I don't have any opinion. He is just a scumbag. He is no longer worthy of being a public figure..."

"...That's it, I'll go in first..."

After briefly expressing his views, Shen Xudong quickly walked into the theater...

Oh, the premiere of "Love Is Afterlife" was held at Jiahe International Cinema.

I just walked into the cinema and met... Boss Chen!

Shen Xudong was quite pleasantly surprised. He hadn’t seen Boss Chen in almost a year...

However, if you think about it for a moment, you will probably know why Boss Chen is here - he paid for the production of "Love After Life"!

And this is his first time investing in the production of film and television dramas.

Although there have been successful projects such as "Struggle" and "Blockbuster" since then, "Love Is Afterlife" is always the first...

Men care about the first time.

Now, two years later, "Love Is After Life" is finally released, and of course he wants to see the finished product.

He quickly walked up to us and shook hands: "Brother Chen!"

"Mr. Shen..."

When Boss Chen saw Shen Xudong reaching out, he smiled, reached out, and hugged him hard...

"I heard you were in New Zealand recently?"

"...Well, let's go outside with my parents..."

"Oh, my uncle and aunt are in the capital? Then I can visit some other time?"

"No need," Shen Xudong explained with a smile: "They are in Hong Kong and have not come back..."

As he walked towards the screening room, Boss Chen suddenly remembered something: "...Do you know about the photography exhibition?"

"Who doesn't know?" Shen Xudong shook his head: "Now people's perception of the entertainment industry is even worse... What's wrong?"

"A few of my friends asked me to introduce female celebrities to them!"

Shen Xudong shook his head, with a serious face: "...Don't get involved in this kind of thing, pimping..."

"It's not a pimp...forget it...it's my fault, I shouldn't mention it to you!"