Chapter 429 Do You Think I Look Like a Fool with a Lot of Money?

At that time, science fiction-themed movies were still in the exploratory stage, and at that time, domestic science fiction movies were actually not very good, and they basically all lost money.

After all, although Hollywood has been getting worse every year in recent years, eight years ago, Hollywood was not completely dead.

What's more, in the past, Hollywood science fiction blockbusters have always been the benchmark in the industry. As for China, it has always been catching up. There is not even a real science fiction blockbuster in China.

At this time, the novel "The Fall of the Magic City" adapted from the famous science fiction writer [Sanfeng] came out.

This movie is led by many film and television companies such as Penguin Film and Television, China Film and Television, and Shanghai Film and Television, with additional investors from large and small companies. Not only that, famous directors are also invited to direct.

Even half of the entertainment industry stars are participating. Everyone feels that if this science fiction blockbuster can really leave a mark in history, it can definitely become a part of their resume.

It's also true that many people came to star in this movie without even negotiating a salary.

At that time, many people thought that "The Fall of Magic City" would become a new chapter in science fiction movies, because the total investment for this movie was said to be as high as one billion, and "The Fall of Magic City" was a preparation for a trilogy. The first part was filmed first, because it was only the third one. One piece is as high as 500 million.

According to what director Ma Hai said, science fiction has always been expensive. We need to shoot the first part well so that we can have the opportunity to shoot the second and third parts.

Even Ma Hai said that this time the special effects of "Magic City Has Fallen" cost money every second.

In short, during the interview, Ma Hai spoke with a tragic view. He even said that I had to move up the house to make this movie.

You must know that Ma Hai is a well-known director in the industry. He is basically quite successful in both TV series and movies.

It is also true that during the preparations for "The Fall of the Devil", a lot of actors came to participate in the film. At the premiere, many actors said that this would be the first science fiction blockbuster in China.

Many artists at the scene even said: "This is a new benchmark for Chinese science fiction movies. This movie will open a new chapter in science fiction movies."

Some artists even burst into tears.

The premiere was well-received, and film critics were so excited that the pre-sales on the first day exceeded 100 million.

If this hype is really followed, then "Magic City Has Fallen" may have a box office of 4 billion.

That's right.

You must know that "Magic City Has Fallen" was originally released during the Spring Festival. It is really possible to get 4 billion during the Spring Festival.

And the film schedule is also quite impressive. With all the movies being so strong, the film schedule of "The Fall of the Devil" has reached 35%.

You must know that this is the Spring Festival period. There are about ten movies released. At least five or six movies are very competitive.

Therefore, it is normal for this film to earn hundreds of millions in box office on the first day.

This is indeed the case. You must know that the pre-sales of "Magic City Has Fallen" on the first day exceeded 100 million, and the box office on the first day took in 300 million.

But it can be said that there is a lot of criticism on the Internet.

It was a real scolding.

It’s the point where everyone wants to curse because everyone was tricked into going to the cinema.

To be honest, it was precisely because of the movie "Magic City Has Fallen" that many viewers later did not believe what the stars said.

Damn it, every one of them is like this. As a result, the movie looks like it has almost nothing to do with the original work.

That's not all. The most important thing is that the special effects are really not noticeable at all.

Where did the money go? ?

Did all the money go to the actors? ?

Anyway, the special effects look like five cents.

Think about it, when you adapt an original work, you end up taking out all the core of the original work.

Originally the original work was about unity as one, but after the adaptation it became Hollywood-style heroism.

The core has changed, and fans of the original work will naturally be dissatisfied.

What's more important is that our audiences here are definitely not satisfied with this kind of Hollywood-style heroism.

Not to mention the plot.

Anyway, this movie is rubbish everywhere.

More importantly, the so-called negative effects brought about by this movie are too great, and it has completely closed the door to science fiction.

Not only has the door to science fiction been closed, it has also closed the trust of a bunch of celebrities.

In short, in the past eight years, science fiction movies, especially domestic science fiction movies, have not had any big productions, no production companies are willing to invest, and no one is willing to make science fiction movies. This "Magic City Has Fallen" really deserves the most credit.

As for Sun Feng, to be honest, he has always wanted to make science fiction movies. Eight years ago, he was the cinematographer for "The Fall of the Devil." He actually said that the original work should be respected and not filmed like this.

But no one paid any attention to him.

Because of this, Sun Feng later thought that he had to prove himself first, so he made a comedy movie.

It turned out that he still overestimated himself.

Even though he has proven that he is capable of making good box office movies, no one is willing to invest in his science fiction movies.

What's more important is that what he wants to shoot is a niche science fiction movie "Death on Earth" written on the Internet. The author of this movie is not very famous.

Who is willing to invest in this? ?

Originally, Sun Feng was thinking of asking Liang Yuan, the financial backer of Internet articles, to invest.

"Mr. Liang, really, you have also watched the movie "Death on Earth", and you have also rewarded this movie with a million alliances, so don't you want to make it into a movie? ?”

Sun Feng came specifically to see Liang Yuan today.

For him, he can spend money to buy this copyright. After all, he doesn't have much money, but it is too difficult to make such a science fiction movie.

Because at the very least, the investment needs to be RMB 100 million to start.

With such a large investment, Sun Feng met with many film and television companies, but when they heard that he was actually going to make a science fiction film, and also make a science fiction film adapted from a niche online science fiction novel, everyone felt that Sun Feng Are you crazy? ?

Even Liang Yuan also said to Sun Feng: "Do you think I am stupid and have too much money? I am rich, but no matter how rich I am, I can't invest in a movie. How can I spend so much money??"

Sun Feng hurriedly explained: "Mr. Liang, since you have rewarded millions of alliances for this novel, you must know the quality of this novel, and I think that if a movie is really made, this movie will reopen the door to science fiction." The door, I think..."

"Director Sun, stop."

Liang Yuan waved his hand slightly and said: "Your kind of deception really doesn't work here. If you had put it aside before, you could still deceive Lao Xin, but now Lao Xin has basically learned to be smart, and he has investigated you specifically. You have no experience in making science fiction movies at all..."

Sun Feng smiled bitterly and said: "I actually have some experience. I was a photographer in the movie "The Fall of the Devil" before, and I have been learning the shooting techniques of science fiction movies over the years. I think I Now I am considered a senior science fiction fan.”

"Okay, today is the celebration party for "Going to Heaven". Director Sun, I invited you here because I treat you as a friend, but I really don't want to talk to you about this investment. Let's not talk about it for now. I'm still busy, so just sit here for a while..."

After Liang Yuan finished speaking, he stopped paying attention to Sun Feng.

At this time, Qi Ning was delivering a speech at the celebration banquet.

"When my script "Going to Heaven" was originally written, not many people were optimistic about it, and everyone thought it was a niche subject, and no one would invest in filming it..."

Qi Ning said in a choked tone: "But at this time, I met Lin Xing. It can really be said that "Going to Heaven" would have been impossible to film without Lin Xing, because I am not good at it at all. If I don’t have the full investment, I won’t be able to raise the remaining investment even if I sell the entire garage..."

You must know that for Qining, his first debut film actually directly reached a score of 3.2 billion.

What an incredible achievement.

There are many directors who have been making movies for more than ten or twenty years but they may not be able to produce a movie that exceeds 1 billion.

So Qining is really proud with a little pride, but also with huge gratitude.

Without Lin Xing, this movie would not have happened.

Without Lin Xing, this movie would never have exceeded 3 billion.

Of course, Qining did not forget to thank Xin Hui and Liang Yuan in the end.

At the same time, Qining also thanked everyone on the crew.

Then it was Xin Hui's turn to speak. It was natural that Xin Hui would be included in such a pretentious occasion.

For Liang Yuan, he is pretentious but not too deliberate. Even in this kind of situation, the most he can do is say a few words during an interview.

But Xin Hui is different. Xin Hui has to go on stage and say a few words no matter what.

"To be honest, I have no concept of money. I only make friends with my heart. Just like the first time I invested in a movie, I lost hundreds of millions. The reason why I was unhappy was because I was cheated, so I have never invested again since then. Film and television.”

"However, I recognize Lin Xing as a person, so as long as Lin Xing is optimistic about me, I will definitely invest."

"That's the case with "Killing Arden", and it's the same with "Go to Heaven" this time."

"It doesn't matter if we really lose hundreds of millions, as long as Lin Xing is happy."

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It has to be said that Xin Hui always favored Lin Xing, but everyone present at the celebration banquet really felt that what Xin Hui said was right.

Especially Wei Fei.

She has cooperated with Xin Hui several times. This Xin Hui is really not just a simple talk. If she didn't know Lin Xing well, she really thought that Xin Hui and Lin Xing had nothing to do with each other.

But in the corner, Sun Feng's eyes lit up. He felt that he could definitely find Lin Xing.

Curve to the rescue.

He knew Wei Fei, so he waited for Wei Fei to go to the bathroom and hurried to catch up. Then he waited until Wei Fei came out of the bathroom and rushed forward to say hello: "Sister Fei, hello..."

Wei Fei looked at Sun Feng in astonishment: "Who are you??"

"Sister Fei, I am Sun Feng, and I was with Brother Zhou before..."

Sun Feng said quickly.

"Oh, it's you, why are you here at the celebration party??"

Wei Fei still didn't understand.

"Sister Fei, it's like this..."

Sun Feng quickly explained the matter, and then said: "Do you think you can help me introduce Lin Xing?"

Wei Fei was speechless at this time: "Are you trying to attract investment???"

"Yes, but it's really not just about attracting investment..."

Sun Feng said hurriedly: "Science fiction actually has a huge market in China. I think..."

"You'd better not think about it."

Wei Fei shook her head slightly and said: "Lin Xing is really not interested in science fiction. I still understand him. I'm afraid he will continue to make literary films..."

"Sister Fei, I just want to work hard. Please introduce it to me. This is the script..."

Sun Feng really carried the script afterwards: "Just give the script to Lin Xing, if he is interested..."

"Okay."

Wei Fei nodded lightly.

At this time, thunderous applause began to erupt from the celebration banquet.

"You don't have to praise me so much that I'm so awesome and good."

Lin Xing was not ready to say anything at first, but everyone pushed him forward and asked him to say a few words, so Lin Xing simply came to the stage.

"The success of a movie is never dependent on myself. This movie is really inseparable from the concerted efforts of all of us. I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future..."

Lin Xing said a few words and then said: "Okay, let's eat well, drink well today, and celebrate wildly, because as Director Qi said, we deserve to celebrate."

Next, all the actors from "Going to Heaven" toasted Lin Xing's wine in turn.

Of course, Lin Xing didn't drink too much, he just drank a token amount, but this was enough to give all ordinary actors face.

"Axing, what are your plans next??"

After Wei Fei returned to the table and the toasters had stopped, she asked Lin Xing.

Lin Xing shook his head slightly: "Finish the filming of "The Age of Fighting" first, and we will talk about the rest later."

Wei Fei said: "Yes, but your next movie is going to be an art film, right?"

Lin Xing smiled bitterly and said: "Sister Fei, why are you asking me this? I said before that I really don't have time to think about the next movie now. I have to take a good rest, and to be honest, I still have to look at the quality of the script. It’s not just about the subject matter, just like “Going to Heaven”, I really don’t think it’s a literary film.”

No matter what the outside world thinks, Lin Xing really doesn't limit himself deliberately.

If possible, Lin Xing would even like to challenge a comedy-themed movie.

He really doesn't want to be a literary god as others think.

It's really not necessary.

If you like the acting industry, you naturally want to experience all aspects of life, not just ordinary little people or a single subject.

"That's it..."

Wei Fei explained the situation: "I remember Sun Feng. He is indeed a good director, and the movies he made before were okay, but the science fiction theme is really too cold, even worse than the literary and artistic films. It’s even colder.”

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