At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 426 Am I Not Enough Enough?

That's right, Shen Xudong hasn't received any news yet!
The reporter went on to say: "My buddy works at the Film Bureau. I heard that due to word-of-mouth problems, the follow-up box office of "The Promise" is not doing well, which has affected the data for this year's Lunar New Year file..."

"Oh…"

Shen Xudong nodded...

Indeed, there were two films last year, "Party A and Party B 2" and "Kung Fu", and the market data of the Lunar New Year file is very good!

This year...although there are four films, "If Love" is a musical, and "Ride a Thousand Miles Alone" is an art film, so no one is interested in it.

The word-of-mouth of "Love Epilepsy" is not good either!

Although it won 2000 million in the first week, it obviously does not have the attribute of a big seller...

"The Promise" occupies more than half of the film lineup, and its reputation is still poor, which seriously affects the audience's interest in watching movies...

This leads to a very ugly market!

During the Lunar New Year last year, two movies broke [-] million yuan.

Although "The Promise" broke 7452 million, the box office trend is too ugly - [-] million in the first weekend, after the working day, the single-day box office directly dropped to below [-] million...

Breaking through [-] million in just eight days after its release...

In the original time and space, China Film Group urgently moved up the release of "King Kong" - it was originally planned to be released on January 1th, but it was simply changed to December 12th!

If you really have confidence in "The Promise", why did Mao want to arrange "King Kong" into the Lunar New Year file?
This time there is a better choice - "A World Without Thieves"...

But Shen Xudong still didn't quite believe it: "I'm going to make a phone call to ask about the situation..."

Who to ask?

Of course, ask Huang Zhonglei, he is the publisher of "A World Without Thieves", if you don't ask him, ask who?

Huang Zhonglei is also having a headache now...

The Film Bureau has indeed revealed the idea of ​​arranging for "A World Without Thieves" to be moved up - from the New Year's Day file to the Christmas file.

The problem is, Hua Yi is working hard to release "The Great Sage of Love" - ​​it will be released on the 18th, 11 days after "A World Without Thieves".

At this stage, 11 days is enough time for a commercial film to win more than 90% of the box office.

But if "A World Without Thieves" is promoted... then there is no way to take care of it!

After all, "A World Without Thieves" is his own son-although both films are released by Huayi, Huayi invested 40% of "A World Without Thieves" and "The Great Sage" is only responsible for distribution in the mainland. of!

The problem is... "Love Epilepsy" is the first collaboration between Huayi and Emperor.

The film's box office is related to the follow-up cooperation...

So, Huang Zhonglei is distressed!

Shen Xudong roughly understood the situation, and casually said: "You can discuss it with Boss Yang in detail, it's hard for the Film Bureau to refuse!"

Huang Zhonglei sighed: "I can only do this..."

By the way, add: ""The Promise" is so bad, it makes us very passive!"

"...haha, so Director Feng's "I Dedicate My Youth to You" is really correct..."

"What did Xiaogang write?"

"He wrote that Director Chen is not suitable for commercial films!"

"I Dedicate My Youth to You", commented on the little poet: he does not need to consider entertainment at all when he makes a film, the more profound the more valuable it is to understand.The audience is also a small group of scholars who study the history of national spirituality. Others like to watch it or not, and they have no intention of getting money back from your pockets anyway.Such a master, if you persuade him to be approachable, you are harming him.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Xudong thanked the reporter for the reminder, and then said: "I just commented on the content of "The Promise", so don't forget it..."

"It's okay, I've gone to the sea of ​​scolding "The Promise" during this time..."

"Xudong, you are good at everything, but you are not energetic enough!"

……

After listening to the reporter's words, Shen Xudong also felt that he was making a fuss over a molehill...

That is, commercial films should be discussed by everyone, so why can't he express his views?
By the way, "The Promise" was screened in the United States, and the "Labor Daily" wrote that "the limit that the film itself can achieve. American film critics praised "The Promise"." At the same time, the "Nanjing Daily" published an article ""The Promise" Exclusive theaters in the United States are deserted" article...,

The opinion of most 'experts' is that '"The Promise" is better than "Hero". It is the slave who breaks out of the cage and finally embraces freedom. '

Ok…

Moreover, even with the collapse of word-of-mouth and box office, some netizens still confidently believe that "The Promise" has a 7% chance of succeeding in the Olympics.

How to rush?Of course, it is a dream, and there is everything in the dream.

I am particularly disgusted that some people still jump out from time to time, shouting that the audience could not understand "The Promise" back then, and "The Promise" is a good film delayed by the times.

After it was released in North America, the box office was fixed at 66 US dollars, which can only be described as a "fiasco".

In terms of word-of-mouth, the ratings of several major film review websites fluctuate around the C level, and the rating of Rotten Tomatoes is only 31%.

Europe... To be more precise, after it was released in France, 25 media outlets on Allocine, an authoritative French film website, rated "The Promise". There are only 21 media...

If a film’s word-of-mouth collapses from domestic to foreign countries, from the East to the West, but there are still a small number of people secretly saying that the audience can’t understand Wuji, then I think he is pretending, or the release of "The Promise" square.

No one can stop you from liking "The Promise", but it would be disgusting to say that others can't understand "The Promise".

Such a well-recognized bad film is still competing in the same schedule as Nima.

Therefore, Shen Xudong didn't have to wrong himself anymore!
……

Wu Xiaowen in "Life Events" is a child and an emotional engine. Her character task is to lead Mo Sanmei to complete the entire emotional establishment.

From this point of view, this character can actually be relatively conceptual. Her "Nezha" appearance and the red tasseled gun and cloth tiger that never leave her hands all contribute to the establishment of the character concept.

But... It doesn't mean that once you have a concept, you can find a child star out of thin air, let her create a cute, stubborn, wild, kind-hearted image of "Nezha" with a distinctive personality...

Because the credibility of the whole story of "Life Events" must be drawn to the target of Xiaowen!

In other words, Xiaowen is a play eye!

Therefore, whether it is the company or the crew, they are struggling to find...

Guan Xiaotong also came to try once, her age is beyond the standard...

Song Zuer...

It's quite suitable, with a tall nose and a cute baby fat face, and big eyes...

In fact, when choosing a child actor, the most important thing is the ability to respond—the thinking and logical ability of children cannot be compared with that of adults.

You have to be patient!
Telling the story over and over again...

Of course, some children are talented actors, he can pick it up, and then give you accurate feedback!

Song Zuer performed well.

Shen Xudong watched the staff lead her away, turned to Chen Xi and said, "...Get ready, use her until you can't find a more suitable one."

"Can you find someone more suitable than her?"

Shen Xudong waved his hand: "What if... this thing is all about metaphysics!"

Chen Xi nodded. Anyway, there are still a few months before the official shooting, so there is no rush...

The two were going to find Gao Fenfen to inquire about the progress of "A World Without Thieves".

As he was walking towards the office, Shen Xudong suddenly remembered the reporter's evaluation of him just now, so he asked, "Chen Xi, do you think I'm not strong enough?"

"Why do you ask this all of a sudden?"

"The reporter just now..."

Shen Xudong talked about what happened to the reporter just now, and finally added: "I don't comment on "The Promise", am I wrong? The spirit is hidden in the chest, and the kindness is floating on the surface; talent is used in things, and loyalty is given to others... This talent Call it a success!"

(End of this chapter)