Chapter 473: Guest appearance, return to China
“For US$61 million, “Infinite World” delivered a perfect answer!”
After the first day’s box office was released, many major media The entertainment pages all reported on this.
“This is a wonderful journey. In this hot summer, chen has brought a perfect fantasy to the public.”
“A new series of movies has emerged, and Disney has gained another A gold mine.”
Countless media outlets sang praises, and everyone from the producers, directors, screenwriters to the leading actors were praised.
As the absolute center of the film, Chen Linfeng had to stay for three more days to participate in the promotion.
At this time, the influence of the movie spread further.
Everywhere the publicity team went, it caused a huge sensation.
When they appear outside the theater, there are often thousands of people surrounding them, and the cheers of the fans can even reach miles away.
With word of mouth and good reputation on the Internet, what was originally a carnival for fans of the novel has gradually turned into a gluttonous feast for many movie lovers.
On the two days over the weekend, almost all cinemas showing "Infinite World" had long queues.
Since "Infinite World" is 3 hours long, it takes up a lot of time.
Many theaters have temporarily increased the number of screenings to meet this surge in customer flow.
Two days later, the first weekend box office reached 150 million US dollars.
Although the summer box office data will be very concentrated, under normal circumstances, there is simply not enough to sell to full term.
But this weekend’s box office of 150 million is an exaggeration.
It's like The Twilight Saga.
This is an achievement that can only be achieved if the original novel is famous enough.
Follow-up is the key. As long as it keeps falling off a cliff, this series will be considered stable.
But at this time, Chen Linfeng didn't have much time in Hollywood.
When the box office data was learned on Monday, he was visiting the set of "Avengers".
Chen Linfeng has just finished his promotional activities in New York. The filming location of "Avengers" is in Atlanta, which is not too far away, which is convenient for him.
"Chen, welcome." Kevin Feige, the producer of "Avengers" and the president of Marvel, is also there.
"Mr. Kevin, nice to meet you."
Chen Linfeng smiled and said hello, while looking at the other people around him.
They are all familiar faces from previous lives.
However, these people are not considered popular now, and many of them lack confidence when facing Chen Linfeng.
Like Scarlett Johansson, at this time, she even considered herself to be Director Chen’s person.
Robert Downey Jr. has a background in the "Iron Man" series, so he is quite confident.
He himself is also very eloquent, and through the help of others, everyone gradually became familiar with each other.
Chen Linfeng followed and watched the filming method of "Avengers".
The Hulk is almost entirely a CG product. Unlike previous Hulk movies where the protagonist and the Hulk were two people, now this one is played by one person.
Mark Ruffalo performed in a motion capture suit. During the dialogue, he even had to stand on the table to fit his height.
It was very strange to watch the scene.
But the good thing is that the latest technology allows actors to see themselves transform into the Hulk.
Chen Linfeng's eyes flashed and he thought this was very useful.
When actors perform, they no longer make empty expressions, which will greatly improve them, at least their sense of belief will increase a lot.
He secretly thought that he would have to buy a few sets of equipment.
In this regard, Chen Linfeng has never been stingy with spending money.
During the filming break, Mark complained,
“Everyone else is wearing cool clothes and fighting there, but I’m dressed so stupidly and move like a gorilla. I think Kevin needs to give me another one. ”
< br>Robert Downey Jr. laughed, "I think it's okay, do you need me to tell you?"
Mark said sarcastically, "Well, it's not necessary."
Chen Linfeng smiled. Watch them interact.
It can be seen that on the surface these people have a pretty good relationship.
While chatting, they talked about "Infinite World" which is currently in theaters, and began to speculate on the final box office of the movie.
Chris Evans (Captain America) said, "I think there should be 250 million."
"Less," Chris Hemsworth (Thor) , "I think it's at least 300 million US dollars."
"300 million doesn't feel easy." Mark shook his head, "But if it really reaches 300 million, that would be really amazing."
These people are guessing the North American box office.
Scarlett maintained her close relationship and asked Chen Linfeng directly, "Chen, what do you think?"
Chen Linfeng smiled and said, "I can't guess, 200 million is fine. It doesn’t matter if it’s 300 million, it’s already there anyway I made it.”
“Yeah, no matter what, I definitely made it.”
Mark sighed, “I’m so envious. When will I be able to act in a movie worth $300 million. That’s it.”
"That's not easy. This "Avengers" is definitely more than enough."
Chen Linfeng said, "Maybe this one can be compared to the two movies I acted in, so I should be envious."
"How about making a cameo?" Kevin Feige, who was not far away, heard this and suggested directly.
"Okay, I think it's good." Chen Linfeng agreed immediately.
When "Infinite World" shoots the Avengers world later, you will definitely have to deal with Kevin Feige.
Whether many plots can be filmed or not depends on communication with Marvel.
Now, in Chen Linfeng's opinion, it is the most beneficial thing to do a guest appearance and receive a small favor.
Just do it, it’s just a guest appearance, it’s too simple.
The crew quickly made arrangements, and what happened to be filming now was the story of the Battle of New York.
Although it is a street scene in New York, it is basically a set scene.
Screenwriter Joss Whedon directly discussed with Chen Linfeng what character to design.
Chen Linfeng’s most distinctive personality has always been that of a genius.
Calm and wise is the intuitive impression of the public.
Even Zheng Zha, who is currently being screened, is less of a gorilla and more of a brainy type.
Therefore, after discussion between the director, screenwriter and Chen Linfeng, it was decided to let him play a passerby role.
Encountered aliens that fell from the sky and were knocked down.
Chen Linfeng calmly took a step back, just in time to avoid it. Iron Man was about to rescue him, but after flying down, he realized that he was fine. Iron Man reminded by the way, "There is a war, leave quickly, it is too dangerous."
Then Chen Linfeng took off his hat to pay tribute, and then left.
He is a mysterious figure.
It seems a bit haphazard.
If the audience notices, no, there is Iron Man in this show, they should notice it no matter what.
There are many possible angles to guess.
Such as other superpowers in the Avengers world.
If you think about it a bit wider, after the main plot of "Infinite World" ends, Zheng Zha may become a character and come here.
It's just an easter egg anyway, it's up to the audience to guess.
It can also be regarded as a little bit of popularity for the future "Avengers".
Chen Linfeng didn't change much of his clothes. He was dressed in casual clothes, only adding a hat and makeup.
The photoshoot was completed quickly.
After the photo was taken, everyone seemed weird and applauded one after another.
"Oh, it's finished."
"Congratulations on finishing."
"Chen, I will miss you."
......
"Infinity The promotion of "The World" is still in full swing, and Liu Qianqian remains in Hollywood for a few more days.
Chen Linfeng flew directly back to Yanjing to continue his filming.
After 12 days, nothing major happened to the crew.
Chen Linfeng delegated authority to Guo Fan, and he did a good job.
Some things happened in the middle, but they were settled smoothly.
After coming back, it took another two days of jet lag before Chen Linfeng appeared on the set.
As if they hadn't seen each other for months, everyone gathered around him.
Guo Fan said enthusiastically, "Director, I heard that "Infinite World" was a hit at the box office."
"That's right, thinking about it, I worked hard at that time, but it's a pity that I have to film this time. There’s no way to enjoy the scenery,” Cao Yu said with a smile.
Liu Qingshan was the most direct, "Director, do you have any red envelopes for me?"
Yes, it turned out that he was here to show his merit.
Chen Linfeng rolled his eyes, "I haven't even received the red envelope yet, Qingshan, what you think is quite beautiful."
"That's too stingy. The director has made such a big effort, and I don't think I can give you all the money." "More."
"Go, go," Chen Linfeng waved his hands in disgust and let them do what they did.
We have become familiar with each other, and now we are not afraid of ourselves at all.
Leonardo waved and said hello, "Chen, we are on track to reach US$300 million, congratulations."
"Haha, I wish you good luck."
Chen Linfeng said directly in Chinese.
It has been two days since the first weekend box office came out, and the curve of the overall box office is already very obvious.
On Monday and Tuesday, it hovered around 20 million every day.
The data drop is obvious, that’s for sure.
But this is considered a normal decrease.
One obvious feature of summer commercial movies is that the box office focus is concentrated on the first three days, and then the next weekend.
During weekdays, the box office will be lower.
The figure of 20 million per day on weekdays is likely to double by weekends.
This data, if compared with movies adapted from novels like "The Twilight Saga", is already terrifyingly high.
It is also after the box office results were released in the past two days that various box office forecasting agencies in North America have raised their expectations.
The North American box office is likely to exceed US$300 million. If "Green Lantern" does not perform well, it may be even higher.
Chen Linfeng is resting at home these two days, so he naturally knows this.
So when the other party mentioned the 300 million box office, he did not deny it hypocritically.
While greeting various behind-the-scenes staff and actors along the way, Chen Linfeng walked towards the director's chair.
Suddenly I found someone sitting in my seat.
This is not surprising, there is always someone watching when I am not around.
But Guo Fan has already seen him just now, who is this?
At this time, a small flat head appeared behind the monitor.
“Hey, Xiao Chen is back.”
"It turns out to be Director Feng. Are you free to visit the class?"
It was Feng Xiaogang who was sitting in front of the monitor.
Chen Linfeng leaned over and saw that the scene he had just taken was being played back on the monitor.
The scene where Cobb gathered his team members and discussed the follow-up plan with everyone.
It’s not a difficult shot.
However, it is a test of camera scheduling, which requires constant cuts, similar to the ultra-low-end version of the dinner table conversation between the three giants in "Let the Bullets Fly."
The original plan was to wait for him to come back before filming.
I didn’t expect that they would have filmed it now, probably today.
Guo Fan would send the previous footage to Chen Linfeng for inspection every day, but he did not find this section.
Chen Linfeng stood behind Feng Xiaogang, holding his chin and looking carefully twice.
Feng Xiaogang raised his chin and said, "How is it? Is this shot okay?"
"Yes, it's good."
Chen Linfeng nodded, and then he asked curiously.
“This is what you did, Director Feng?”
“Didn’t you see it?” Feng Xiaogang said, “I gave you some advice, and that guy Guo Fan took the photo.”
He gave a thumbs up and said, "You are a talented student, and you will probably be able to make a name for yourself in the industry in the future."
(End of Chapter)