Chapter 994 The Influence of Movies (24)

Feng Xiaogang has been the overlord of the Lunar New Year stalls for several years in a row.

"Kung Fu" lost once, "Let the Bullets Fly" lost once, and then "1942" also lost. This year, I returned to my favorite comedy genre and found my old partners Ge You + Wang Shuo. Although I thought... It was 'You losers only deserve to watch this', but I never thought that "Private Order" would lose at the box office...

And they lost to a pair of new directors!

Yan Fei, Peng Damo...

Although I have had works before, they were basically dramas, stage plays, and a few sketches...

I never imagined that it would be a billion-level comedy right out of the gate.

It crushed the box office and reputation!

Yes, I was not sincere in filming "Private Customization" - to give a comparison of seduction, "Party A and Party B" is called a beauty trap. Liu Pei sings a ditty and dresses up in Tsing Yi, showing off his style, charming without taking off his clothes, and sharpening his eyes. Laughing, in "Private Customization", Li Xiaolu wears high-cut swimming trunks, touching her back and getting wet. Not only is she superficially explicit, but she is also completely seductive, showing off the beauty and extravagance of this high-level society...

Maybe the beauty trap that the brothers thought was the temptation of Chi Guoguo...

According to the words of Douban netizens: The combination of Wang Shuo + Feng Xiaogang is simply nonsense. What they produced is not a movie at all and has no coherence. It feels like they are using a platform to preach and spread their own values. However, Weibo and WeChat are If we are so developed, why do we still make movies?

I may not be sincere, but you can’t help but buy it!

So I posted five Weibo posts in a row, nominally criticizing the film critics, but actually criticizing the viewers who gave negative reviews!

When Feng Xiaogang first started, he still cared about the audience. During the filming of "Party A and Party B", he specifically told the producers, "Don't promote the educational significance of my film, otherwise no one will watch it."

It's a pity that as my fame grows, I don't know how much I weigh. I always think of myself as a master and want to be the father of the audience!

glass heart!

If everyone says good things, the masses are sharp-eyed, and if everyone says bad things, they are just trolls. Is this true?

In fact, as a popular art, film has a very mature evaluation system.

In addition to Douban, there is also Mtime.com, which has rating systems such as IMDB.

Do you still want to shut everyone's mouth?

…

Shen Xudong ignored Feng Xiaogang...

His Weibo has already started to promote "Earth Fire".

"Fire" is a disaster film with a cost of nearly 180 million...

Most of it is spent on post-production special effects...

Shen Xudong has watched "Earth Fire" several times and feels that the quality is not bad, but... there is a popular saying at this stage: when watching comedies, watch domestic comedies, and for other genres, watch Hollywood...

"Earthfire" falls squarely into the 'other genre'...

For box office considerations, Shen Xudong arranged for Deng Chao and Chen Xiao to star, and the supporting cast also included Tony Leung Ka-fai, Zhang Guoli, Ng Meng-tat...

After "Run", Deng Chao reached the peak of his career. Any movie he starred in had a box office of less than 500 million!

But for "Earth Fire", 500 million box office is far from enough.

Coupled with the later publicity, the company's investment in "Earth Fire" would not be recouped without 650 million...

The key pre-sales are not ideal, and a lot of people on Douban are not optimistic about it.

"To talk about carrying the banner of domestic science fiction, it is probably sensationalism + special effects for 50 cents..."

"I read the original work of "Earth Fire" and it was about coal mines. I was speechless. What era are you in, and you actually filmed this subject?"

It's normal. Some of them really don't like this movie, and some of them are trolls - in this era, wine has never been so afraid of deep alleys. In terms of its impact on the box office, things other than the quality of the movie have far more weight. More than the video quality itself.

If the movie is ruined in the early stage, it will really make some people believe that the movie is bad...

Of course, part of it is due to Shen Xudong's praise of Guo Fan in "Let's Talk"...

As for Liu Cixin—Liu’s real breakthrough was not because of the publication of "Three-Body Problem", but because of "Three-Body Problem" he won the 73rd Hugo Award for Best Feature Story. This was the first time an Asian won the Hugo Award...

Yes, at this stage, Professor Yan Feng of Fudan University famously said: "Liu Cixin single-handedly elevated Chinese science fiction literature to a world-class level."

But his popularity is still limited to science fiction circles...

To be honest, science fiction is a niche literature in China, with not many authors and not many readers. This is still the case today.

In terms of fame, in terms of fame: "The Three-Body Problem" > Liu Cixin > Liu Cixin's other works...

"Fire in the Earth" itself is not Liu Cixin's masterpiece. The original work is just a short story with average influence. Not to mention compared with "The Three-Body Problem", it is "Supernova Era", "Ball Lightning", "The Three-Body Problem", "The Three-Body Problem" "Full-band blocking interference" can't be compared!

Popular saying: Not a big IP!

However, Shen Xudong is very confident in "Fire" - in the mature film market, the box office champions will always belong to movies with big productions and big scenes, and often these movies belong to Hollywood...

"Earth Fire" is a big scene!

Of course, the publicity campaign must be done well.

So, around the 25th, the publicity team of Tianmei Media collectively changed direction and turned to the promotion of "Earth Fire"...

As for "Charlotte"...

Although entering the third week of release, the box office trend has declined, but... it has caught up with the Christmas season, with more than 35 million on a single day on weekdays, and another 92 million on Christmas two days...

As of December 26, "Charlotte" has been in theaters for 15 days, and its cumulative box office has exceeded 1 billion - becoming the fourth movie to exceed 1 billion this year, and breaking "囧" and "One Shot" to exceed 1 billion. efficiency, the theater chain’s final prediction is more than 1.35 billion.

As for where the end point is, it depends on whether "Earth Fire" is good enough!

"Police Story 2013" has been released for three days, and everyone has made a judgment - up to 600 million...

…

"The influence of movies is indeed greater than that of sketches. I was recently rehearsing on CCTV. Before the release of "Charlotte", although the staff's attitude towards me was not indifferent, but..."

"contempt?"

"Yes, contempt!"

Shen Teng came to the company mainly to accompany Mary and Wei Xiang to discuss the preparations for "This Killer Is Not Calm"...

Well, it was actually to support Wei Xiang - "The Killer" originally planned to have Wei Xiang as the leading actor, but now Shen Teng is the most popular, and according to the film department's idea, Shen Teng was wanted to be the leading actor.

Shen Teng found Shen Xudong... and wanted him to come forward.

We met and talked about the preparations for the Spring Festival Gala.

By the way, I talked about my treatment before and after the release of "Charlotte"...

This is normal, just like what Huang Bo said, "In the past, you could meet all kinds of people on the set, and they had all kinds of tricks. After you went there, you couldn't settle the bill, so who would care about you?" But now (after becoming famous), I am surrounded by good people, and every face is filled with smiles. Teacher Huang, are you tired? Take a rest. Teacher Huang, what do you want to eat or drink? I'll get you something. ’

Shen Xudong reminded: "Don't underestimate others, it's not easy to get into CCTV and have a staff!"

"I know…"

Shen Teng nodded: "How can Mary and I dare to lose our temper? Who is not our senior backstage at the Spring Festival Gala..."

"...I know the purpose of your coming. The play "The Killer" must be starring Wei Xiang..."