Chapter 774 Invitation

Chapter 774 Invitation…

This sentence reminds Feng Xiaogang...

At that time, he rashly joined the debate between Zhao Wenzhuo and Donnie Yen, stood up for Shu Qi to criticize netizens, and then won the title of Hu Shu Bao Ya!

Why do you think he wants to wade into this muddy water?

However, what Shen Xudong said is right. Creators, especially commercial film creators, must follow the hot topics and keep up with the times...

Chen Si is very accomplished and purely just wants to make money!

I probably never thought about the Oscars or the Cannes Film Festival, or even the mainstream film festivals in China...

Just want to make money!

In fact, he doesn't care about the preferences of foreign audiences at all. He only has mainland audiences in his eyes and heart.

That’s pretty good!

Therefore, at least the stories of his movies are smooth, the logic is rounded, and the actors are not out of character.

You can see it in "BJ Love Story", the love story of three men and four women in BJ, the story is easy to understand. It combines the rich second generation, the poor North drifters, money worship, idealism, etc., and also adds plots such as brothers stealing brothers' wives, brothers sleeping with women who love their brothers, etc.

Why did "Mozart from Outer Space" flop at the box office?

Because the track was chosen wrong - in terms of subject matter, children's fantasy + musical dream is a very popular movie type in the West, but in the Mainland, there is actually no box office prospect!

Especially for the musical dream genre, the global best-selling "Mamma Mia" and "Annie in New York" only had a box office of a few million, and even "La La Land" did not reach a box office of 300 million...

In addition, the lead actor was wrongly chosen and of the wrong age, making it very embarrassing to watch...

The most important thing: Chen Sicheng should have no childlike innocence!

He is not Spielberg. He has no childlike innocence and wants to make this kind of movie. The market will teach him how to behave.

Bringing it back, Shen Xudong continued: "Actually, at your age, you can make some movies you like without worrying about the market..."

Feng Xiaogang shook his head: "No, I still have a Taihe people!"

Oh...he still has a company to support!

Cao Huayi suddenly interrupted: "Xudong, have you heard that Guo Jingming is going to make a movie?"

"…heard…"

Oh, the first part of "Tiny Times" was produced by Forbidden City Pictures. Yes, it was the producer of Feng Xiaogang's "Party A and Party B"...

That’s why Beijing circles are so tight-lipped about “Tiny Times”…

Even though Gao Qunshu was madly insulting, most celebrities in Beijing circles did not speak out - this is very unbecoming of Beijing circles!

Take a look, the planner of "Tiny Times" is Xu Jianhai, the general manager of Forbidden City Film and Television!

He is also a relative of Gao Fenfen...

Well, it's her uncle!

Therefore, Shen Xudong certainly knows about "Little Times".

"I heard that Mr. Xu approached your company, but you rejected him?"

Shen Xudong nodded and said with a smile: "...I don't want to have anything to do with Guo Jingming..."

If you step on it again, or stir up CP... I feel sick just thinking about it.

Cao Huayi thought thoughtfully: "Are you not optimistic that the movie "Tiny Times" will be a hit?"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "On the contrary... I think as long as Guo Jingming makes "Tiny Times", even if it turns into a piece of shit, it will definitely be a hit!"

"Why?"

Shen Xudong shrugged: "He has tens of millions of fans, and "Tiny Times" has even more fans... Just like "Twilight", it is obviously a bloody polyamorous love story. Three movies were made, and each one was... It’s a hit... thanks to the support of book fans!”

"Then your "33 Days of Love"..."

"Too…"

Shen Xudong nodded. He did not deny that his IP value + the IP value of the novel "33 Days of Love" created a box office record of nearly 50 million on the first day.

Cao Huayi thought for a while: "Then if I invest..."

"Okay, why not do a business that can make money? Besides, if you don't make the money, someone else will!"

…

Shen Xudong and Guo Jingming are both famous writers born in the 1980s, plus Han Han...

Han Han's novels have not sold well in recent years, and he mostly shows off his public knowledge level on his blog.

I was busy publishing magazines, accepting interviews - and even went to Wanwan to meet the handsome guy from Madagascar University!

More of a symbol than a writer…

Guo Jingming wrote "Little Times", which sold very well, and "The Minimum Story" also sold very well...

Although Shen Xudong went to Hollywood, he published two books the year before last - "Hunting" and "Burning"...

It directly shocked the literary world - the topic was sharp and the story was absurd and realistic.

Although he has not published a new book for more than two years, Shen Haobo is very good at business. He directly excerpted Shen Xudong's blogs in the past few years and polished them, making two collections of essays...

Therefore, Shen Xudong has never left the literary world...

Then, many good people compare these three...

Shen Xudong has the largest number of book fans and movie fans, but he is not an opinion leader and has a vague attitude. Therefore, he does not receive strong support from a lot of media. In terms of influence, he is weaker than Han Han. After all, "New Century Weekly" selected him as " "Person of the Year 2009", "New Century Weekly" issued an initiative on its cover to "elect Han Han as mayor", which attracted a lot of people to discuss...

Shen Xudong can probably only be a cover star in industry magazines such as "The Hollywood Reporter" and "Vanity Fair"...

Guo Jingming's popularity is only reflected in his fans!

Therefore, many Guo Jingming fans feel that Shen Xudong should form an alliance with Guo Jingming...

There are even many strange CP combinations...

Shen Xudong just wanted to say one thing: Don't get involved!

…

The dinner continued, and the topic of "1942" and "Tiny Times" ended. Director Chen asked Shen Xudong: "... Do you have any plans to adapt your "Hunting" and "Burning"?"

Without thinking, Shen Xudong asked directly: "...Which movie does Uncle Chen want to star in?"

“I want to do ‘The Hunt’!”

"...This needs a director with a strong sense of rhythm...Can Guan Hu do it?"

"He's too busy directing his own movie to have time..."

Shen Xudong thought about it and then said: "Actually, Ning Hao can also do it, but he will go to Hollywood next year to study for half a year... How about... I choose a new director?"

"...You don't want to direct it yourself?"

"No!" Shen Xudong shook his head: "The box office of "The Grandmaster" is low enough. I can't continue to degenerate... The next movie will have a box office of at least one billion. The story of "Hunting" is too heavy and it will be difficult to have a high box office! "

"I've watched "The Hunt", it's very interesting..."

"...That year I searched for criminal experiences and accidentally found a few unjust, false and wrongly convicted cases...Then I thought of the story of "The Hunt"..."

Feng Xiaogang also nodded: "I have also read this book, it is very cruel..."

After hearing this, Shen Xudong immediately asked: "Is Director Feng interested?"

Feng Xiaogang was a little moved, but hesitated: "...I'll take the photo...I'm worried..."

Shen Xudong ignored him and took out his mobile phone: "...I want to ask about the jury list for next year's Berlin Film Festival..."

Feng Xiaogang was confused at first: Berlin, the jury list? Where are all of this?

Then I thought of something and suddenly got a little excited...

Could it be that Shen Xudong can open up the relationship?

Then I saw Shen Xudong, who was a little regretful and said: "The chairman of the jury is Mike Leigh... I don't know this guy, and he is a British director. He admires Shakespeare... I guess "Hunting" won't win the grand prize..."

Everyone was silent, not knowing what to say. Director Chen suddenly spoke: "Xudong, is there a public relations behind "The Grandmaster" winning the award?"

"Of course, MK2 won the European screening rights... They helped to win it, and I have to thank several judges..."

"several?"

Shen Xudong said matter-of-factly: "Well... I haven't been in Hollywood for three years in vain!"