Chapter 969 Embarrassing?
"You have to understand that the market is fair. "Tiny Times" made money, but it also got a bad reputation. The concept of Guo Jingming = bad movies has been deeply rooted! It's hard to say whether his movies will be successful again in the future, but One thing is for sure!”
"What's up?"
"Anyone who is close to him has no artistic pursuits."
Hearing this, Yang Xiaomi sneered: "...so serious?"
Shen Xudong's tone became serious: "I'm not kidding. The wave of traffic and fan movies set off by "Tiny Times" will only last for two or three years at most... As the audience's aesthetics improve, high-quality movies will be seen... and the audience holds grudges..."
Yang Xiaomi was distressed and hesitated for a long time: "I'll discuss it with the team before we discuss it."
"...Sometimes think more about yourself...Don't always listen to the team's opinions. The team's judgment may not be accurate!"
"Yeah, I know!"
"If you continue to star in "Tiny Times", I can't guarantee that Director Xue Xiaolu will still look for you..."
"…I see…"
After hanging up the phone, Yang Xiaomi hesitated and dialed Zeng Jia's number...
After hearing Yang Xiaomi's confusion, Zeng Jia directly rejected it: "Do you know how popular Guo Jingming is now? The movie "Tiny Times" directly made the valuation of the film industry exceed 10 billion... You actually think about not acting? Already?"
"But Guo Jingming was boycotted by the mainstream film industry..."
"So?" Zeng Jia asked back: "If you don't act in "Tiny Times", will you be labeled as an artist? Do you know how much money those so-called literary and artistic workers make a year? You are a first-line star, You are different from them!"
"But... Xudong said that if I continue to act, Director Xue Xiaolu may not need me anymore."
"If you don't need it, don't use it. I'm telling you that 楽TV has recently reached a cooperation with Anle Pictures. Xu Anhua, Johnnie To, Yuan Heping, and Er Dongsheng will all launch their own new works. What is the concept of 楽TV? Let me tell you, Internet + movies, The film industry is about to undergo drastic changes!"
After a pause, Zeng Jiada said: "Shen Xudong is a traditional filmmaker, and his considerations must be biased towards the traditional film circle..."
"But I definitely want to work with an excellent director..."
"Who is considered a good director? Zhang Yimou? Will he use you? Is Li Shaohong considered a good director? Big directors have made a lot of bad movies recently. They are all just to make money. Don't blame anyone. It’s low-level…”
Hearing this, Yang Xiaomi nodded: "...You are right."
"Okay, don't worry so much. Do you think any popular female star has not had similar discussions? If you are confused, I guarantee that no one will say this!"
…
The box office of "Tiny Times 2" is far less than that of the first film. The cumulative box office in the first four days was only 170 million, and it was overtaken by "Pacific Rim" on the third day of release...
Later, it was overtaken by Fan Xiaopang's "One Night Surprise"...
"Tiny Times 2" has the lowest box office among the four "Tiny Times" films, which is closely related to the fact that this film and "Tiny Times 1" were released in the same year. Of course, there are more laughs and tears in this film, but it is still more bloody and mentally retarded than the controversial previous episode.
Most importantly, there are more opponents at the same time!
In addition to the underwhelming "A Romantic Affair" (box office less than 20 million), there are also "One Night Surprise" starring Fan Xiaopang, "Pacific Rim", "Fast and Furious 6", and "Agarwood" …
Especially after the release of "The Return of the South China Sea", the film schedule of "Tiny Times" dropped to less than 10%...
It is estimated that it will be difficult to break through 250 million...
The cost of "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" is close to 300 million, with the main funds spent on filming and special effects...
Premiere ceremony, director's original words: The cast and crew's combined remuneration is less than 10 million, so we just want to make a "Return to the South China Sea" that will be recognized by the audience. It's a rare opportunity...
A huge blood moon, a ghost ship that is both real and illusory, a thousand-year-old city under the vortex of the deep sea, and the Bone Mirror of King Qin that hides countless secrets - the main content of "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea"!
"Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" incorporates strange and wonderful ideas such as monsters, folk customs, ancient countries, suspense, ghosts, etc. The thousand-year-old ancient city under the waves is like the Oriental Atlantis lost in history...
In fact, just by looking at the title of the film, you can tell that this is a drama in which a large number of scenes take place in the water, or under the sea!
Shooting underwater scenes requires not only excellent shooting technology and the strong expressiveness of the actors, but also the huge amount of money required for various underwater shooting equipment...
Human beings always have infinite reveries about the sea, and they are full of curiosity about it because they can't find it!
In fact... as long as Liu Ye, Jiang Wu, and Chen Hao come together, no matter how bad "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" is made, it can still earn 500 million at the box office...
Of course, the same sentence remains: you put your heart into it, and the audience can feel it!
"Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" was released on August 15. As of August 19, after 4 days of release, the cumulative box office exceeded 600 million. Yes, it exceeded 600 million in the first weekend, and the single-day maximum was close to 170 million...
'The "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series has been around for six years, and "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" is the most difficult. I have seen the behind-the-scenes before, and I know that it is difficult for the directing team... Judging from the results presented, more than a year of post-production was not a waste of time, technically speaking It's impeccable, the special effects have a lot of surprises, and the plot is more in line with the original work... It's not good at details, but there's nothing wrong with the general direction! ’
‘The main scenes are beautifully designed and the art is great. The film completed the transformation from concept design to final images very well. The 3D effect is great, but there are some regrets: the visual effects of some scenes are not ideal, the cutout materials are not well integrated with the background images, and the scenes shot with the green screen in the studio are also more obvious... I heard that the funds have been added three times, so I am really embarrassed to continue. Need money...'
'I feel that Lu Yang is becoming more and more mature, and the degree of completion of a blockbuster film like "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" that is difficult to control is very high...'
"Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" has a Douban score of 7.9 and a good reputation. Not surprisingly, the final target should be more than 1.5 billion...
Then... the Huayi brothers announced the creation of "Mojin Xiaowei: Jiuyou General" and "Mojin Xiaowei: The King of Corpses";
Wanda also announced the production of "Death Loop", with Tian Xia Ba Sing as the script consultant and Jackie Chan as the producer;
Tencent Video announced the start of filming "Ghost Blowing the Lamp: Makino's Strange Story", which will be co-produced by Tianxia Ba Sing and Huang Xiaoming...
Oh, Tianxia Ba Chang did not sign with Tianmei Pictures, he formed Upward Pictures himself.
Although these are just PPTs,...in fact it does affect Tianmei Company including PPTV...
In a sense, the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series is indeed a pillar of support!
How does Tianmei Group respond?
…
Chen Xi held a press conference and admitted this:
"Our cooperation with Tian Xia Ba Sing is limited to eight parts of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp". After "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea", there is also "Wuxia Coffin Mountain". We are planning to divide it into two parts...If it is too late next year, it will be released the year after! "
"As for "Nu Qing Xiangxi" and "Huangpizi Tomb"...it depends on the specific situation...The actors don't want to act, and we won't force them!"
"Thank you Liu Ye, Jiang Wu and Chen Hao for playing the same role for eight consecutive years...Thank you Mr. Tianxia Ba Sing for writing such an exquisite work as "Ghost Blowing the Lamp". In addition, I personally want to thank the censorship system for always tolerating it. We shoot this subject..."
"Liu Ye is about to turn 40. Chen Hao is also 35 years old, and Jiang Wu is already over 40 years old... If we keep filming, how will we do it? Just stop it when you're ready!"
"Mr. Tian Xia Ba Shang's cooperation with other companies is his freedom. We have no right to interfere, and we will not interfere..."
"The "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series of web dramas will still meet the audience as scheduled..."