342: Do You Think I Can Do It?

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The New Year's night is beautiful, the streets are decorated with gorgeous lights, and the whole city is immersed in a sea of ​​colors.

"A person's talent or ability is limited, no matter how talented or capable the person is."

Wang Cheng had just come out of the cinema, smiling and in a good mood.

He didn't even need to read the online reviews of "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift". He had just watched it and already knew how much the movie weighed.

"I think it's quite exciting, especially the street racing part. I'm extremely nervous."

The wife on the side talked about her feelings about watching the movie, very objectively, and did not get involved in the grievances between her husband and Huafeng Media.

She feels that the movie "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" has a strong sense of immersion, and its tight rhythm weakens the shortcomings of a lack of plot.

Wang Cheng heard what his wife said and asked with a smile: "So, what do you remember about this movie?"

The wife said without thinking: "Sports car, chasing, drifting."

Wang Cheng smiled again and said, "Apart from these, can't you remember the plot at all?"

But the wife said: "No, isn't it the same Brian who went to find out the truth about the death of his good friend Han?"

Wang Cheng's face changed slightly, and he suddenly realized that he was looking at it through colored glasses, and his evaluation was more or less selfish.

A weak plot does not mean there is no plot. A simple plot is easier to remember.

The wife did not notice the change in her husband, and said to herself: "The Guo Sensteiner who appeared in the Easter egg at the end of the film is probably the big Boos in the sequel..."

Wang Cheng's good mood suddenly shattered, and he became depressed and stopped talking.

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The next day.

It was rare for Jiang Ge and Zhou Lingwei to sleep in, and they didn't get up until after three o'clock in the morning.

After washing up, Zhou Lingwei went to make breakfast, while Jiang Ge went online to read the data of the movie "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift".

First, Douban opened with a score of 9, which dropped to 7.

Then the real-time box office of Maoyan data is 600 million, and the predicted box office is 1.8 billion.

So far, the ratings and box office are both above the set goals.

"Very well, hold on."

Jiang Ge quit two websites and then responded to WeChat. There were too many blessing messages for New Year's Day.

When Zhu Ping and Zhou Ran's painting style changed, in addition to blessings, there was also an apology. The general meaning was that the filming of "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" was a waste, the script was wasted, and he was embarrassed.

He smiled and replied: "The problem is not with you, but with the script. Racing and drifting are the two most important things. You have already shot them perfectly. Keep it up, because this is what the Speed ​​Universe movies are about. style."

Seeing his reply, Zhu Ping and Zhou Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

In the film industry, there are a lot of discussions, and there are many people who think that Django has begun to decline.

On Weibo, both Django and "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" have become hot searches, and topics about them have dominated the list since last night.

but……

These seem to be just the beginning.

On the second day after the release of "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift", the domestic and overseas first-day box office results were released, triggering a new round of topics.

"Oh, I let some people down."

"It can earn so much at the box office on New Year's Day, so its appeal is still strong."

"If you look at the overseas box office, it's already exploded."

"Yes, our directors and screenwriters can also make good racing movies."

"The one that was so powerful overseas before was the movie of Kung Fu King Long Wei."

"Django is awesome, he has entered the international market!"

…

Domestically, it was 3.5 billion, breaking the first-day box office record for a movie released on New Year’s Day.

Overseas, in fifteen film markets including China, Japan, and Russia, it has received a total box office of 32.5 million U.S. dollars, of which the North American market accounts for 40%, which is 13 million U.S. dollars, and the Japanese market accounts for 20%, which is 6.5 million U.S. dollars. Don’t look at it. The equivalent of RMB is only over 200 million, but this is the highest first-day overseas box office for a film shot by a domestic director and screenwriter since 2000.

According to this trend, it is not a big problem if the domestic revenue exceeds 1.5 billion US dollars, and it is not a big problem if the overseas revenue exceeds 200 million US dollars.

A few days have passed, and the daily ratings and box office have declined, but they are still within an acceptable range.

Many viewers recognized "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" and regarded it as a popcorn movie. This change in thinking greatly increased the viewing experience. It was so enjoyable that some people even went to watch it for a second time. .

Moreover, the calls for a sequel and increasing the role of Fujiwara Takumi played by Xu Chenyi are getting louder day by day.

Of course, there are also loud voices saying that Django "has fallen off the altar" and "has exhausted his talents".

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The New Year's Day holiday is over and people are getting into work for the new year. "What are you talking about? It has exceeded 1 billion yuan domestically and 100 million US dollars overseas? It has only been released for four days!"

"Yes."

…

In the office, Wang Cheng was shocked!

He clearly knew that with Django's appeal, no matter how bad the movie was, it would not be a problem to earn 3.5 billion at the box office on the first day. But he didn't expect that the movie would still have such strong stamina despite the show's popularity.

Is this pussy really that charming?

I've been traveling with my wife these days and haven't paid much attention to what's going on online. Who would have thought that I would be shocked right after I got to work?

In a trance, Wang Cheng took a deep breath, calmed down, and then went online.

This time he was shocked again. The reviews were reversed. The favorable review rate rose to 70%, and the unfavorable review rate dropped to 30%. How could a score above 7 be associated with a bad movie? The key is that the overseas reviews are better.

Seeing such a result, he felt quite complicated and uncomfortable.

At the same time, Jiang Ge was still at home. Huafeng was on vacation for seven days.

"Hua La..."

In the living room, in addition to the sound from the TV, there was also the sound of Zhou Mulong flipping papers.

He was holding a stack of papers, which was quite thick, about thirty or forty pages, and was concentrating on the content on it. This state has been maintained for more than an hour.

And what he was reading was the scripts of "Young Justice Bao" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" that Jiang Ge had just revised last night.

Jiang Ge carefully served tea and fruit beside him, and then he chased the drama.

Chasing dramas, first, is to like watching dramas, second, it is beneficial to script writing, directing, and guiding actors, and third, it can find useful actors from them.

After a while, Zhou Mulong finished reading two scripts first, sat on the sofa in a daze for a long time, and asked: "Xiao Jiang, who are you going to shoot this "A Chinese Ghost Story" for?"

Jiang Ge tilted his head and replied: "I haven't decided yet, there are a lot of shooting plans this year."

Zhou Mulong's eyes lit up, and he recommended himself: "Do you think I can do it?"

He really likes this script, so he asked if he found a director to shoot it.

Jiang Ge smiled and said: "If you can't do it, then no director can do it."

Zhou Mulong said seriously: "I know you never look at historical achievements, just choose the right one, don't make changes because of me."

This is wrong. In the past, I didn't look at the director's historical achievements because I didn't have money. Later, I didn't look at the director's historical achievements because the director of my company could get [superstar value].

And when the [superstar value] is rich, you can cooperate with big directors, such as You Ailing at the Golden Eagle Awards.

Jiang Ge smiled and said, "You are the right person."

Zhou Mulong was naturally confident that he could make it, but he didn't want to embarrass Jiang Ge with his status. Hearing this, he smiled happily and said, "That's it."

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