Chapter 476 The Changing July
The two fought for a while and then stopped.
Liu Qianqian let her boyfriend go, lay lazily on the sofa, and then talked about what happened at the premiere.
"Deng Wendi? Oh, there is also the matter of this woman."
Chen Linfeng looked at Qianqian's exquisite body curves and muttered, "She is not a fuel-efficient lamp."
After marrying Rupert Murdoch, this person has not stopped, and now he is trying his best to get ahead in the Hollywood film and television industry.
Previously, she used the resources at hand to prepare a lesbian film "Snowflake and the Secret Fan".
Just for this purpose.
When Chen Linfeng told the news he learned, he also sat on the sofa.
The sofa was very big, and he wouldn't sit anywhere else, so he had to sit in the middle.
Then he lifted Liu Qianqian's outstretched legs and placed them on his thighs, while kneading his girlfriend's tight calves.
Liu Qianqian didn't like to wear stockings at home, and they felt no worse than when she occasionally wore stockings to "study."
Chen Linfeng couldn't put it down.
Liu Qianxi shrank her feet, failed, glared at him, and simply stopped moving.
Anyway, my body has been touched all over.
She was more interested in gossip, "This..."Snowflake and the Secret Fan", why does it look like Li Binbin is helping to promote it? I heard her talking to reporters at the premiere tonight."
"At first I wanted to cast Zhang Ziyi, but Zhang Ziyi had a lot of trouble last year.
Deng Wendi gave up the role and replaced it with Li Binbin.
Now is the promotional period before the release, so it is not surprising to appear at the domestic premiere of "Infinite World". ”
"Oh, that's it."
Liu Qianqian asked, "Then Ms. Deng Wendi seems to be quite powerful. Should I go to the invitation she asked Li Binbin to send out?
If you ignore it, will you offend people? Murdoch should be considered a big capitalist. ”
Chen Linfeng curled his lips and said, "Don't worry about her, she is her, Murdoch is Murdoch, Deng Wendi can't borrow much momentum at all."
Moreover, these two people divorced within two years in their previous life, and Deng Wendi did not make any name in the entertainment industry at all.
In other words, Li Binbin relied on this movie as a springboard to take on a few movies in Hollywood, and then nothing happened.
"Oh, I know." Liu Qianqian nodded, and then suddenly said coquettishly, "Oh, please stop touching it, it's itchy~"
Taking advantage of the situation, he took his feet back, then changed into a hugging knee position, and sat on the sofa, looking very weak and cute.
"Have you read the scripts of the two movies Wang Zhonglei mentioned? How did they feel?"
Chen Linfeng accidentally lost his plaything and wanted to get it back.
However, I found that Sissi was staring at him very warily, as if I would kick you if you dare to reach out.
He simply stopped and started to answer the question.
"I just received the script and took a rough look at it."
In fact, I haven't had time to watch it yet, but after all, I have seen the original film in my previous life, which is more useful than reading the script.
"Then what do you think?" Liu Qianqian rested her chin on her knees and looked sideways at him with watery eyes.
"Forget it about "Painted Skin 2". It's a clear competition for the role. It's so offensive."
Chen Linfeng eliminated one first.
Liu Qianqian sat upright and nodded repeatedly, "Yeah, I think so too."
She didn't want to do such an immoral thing.
"As for "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"..." Chen Linfeng thought for a while, "I'd better forget it."
This movie is not bad from the studio, but it’s hard to say what the reputation is.
Including the later "Mermaid", two masterpieces that "owe Mr. Xing a movie ticket".
To be honest, it is not a good project for Sissi now.
"With "The Walking Dead" every year, one more movie should be enough. This "Journey to the West" doesn't seem to suit your style of painting."
"Yes," Liu Qianqian nodded faster.
It’s very hard to do two movies a year, so she hopes it’s best to do one movie a year.
And indeed, she herself felt that acting in a comedy might not be very suitable.
Especially Zhou Xingxing's nonsensical comedy.
It feels strange to think about it.
"Then what else will I be doing besides "The Walking Dead" in the next two years?"
"I have written a script about a magician before. If nothing else happens, it may be filmed next year.
In addition, there is also the second part of "Taken", so you still have many opportunities. ”
"Oh," Liu Qianqian grimaced, "thinking about it, there are so many more."
She asked tentatively, "Xiao Feng, "The Walking Dead" should be over in one or two seasons, right?"
Chen Linfeng chuckled, "What do you think?"
"The two or three seasons?"
"Let your imagination run wild?"
Glenn died only in the 7th season of his previous life. After his death, a large number of people abandoned "The Walking Dead".
If it were Green in this life, it would probably be at least this time.
It's like finding a long-term meal ticket for Sissi.
Liu Qianqian could tell from his expression that he was probably good at this drama.
She couldn't tell for a moment whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, and her heart was too complicated to explain.
Liu Qianqian changed her posture, leaned next to Chen Linfeng and acted coquettishly.
"You can't keep squeezing me like this, Huang Shiren is not as bad as you!"
Chen Linfeng was unmoved, "Who said they wanted to be Audrey Hepburn? In this era, it is almost impossible to become a god by one person. You can only achieve it through numbers."
"But I was thinking of doing one movie a year and then resting at other times."
"It's a beautiful thought. According to what you said, I really don't care about you."
Liu Qianqian thought for a while and finally hesitated, "Forget it, I still want to have some dreams."
When she thought about what she had just complained about, she felt that it seemed a bit pretentious.
Others may not be able to ask for these opportunities that I have.
So I felt a little embarrassed again, "I take back those words I just said. You are not allowed to use this to laugh at me in the future."
Chen Linfeng was not surprised at all. Liu Qianqian had that tenacity in her bones.
This kind of small complaint always comes from time to time.
However, he would not let go of such a good opportunity.
Chen Linfeng smiled "Jie Jie Jie", "How can you not laugh at me? You know my memory. From now on, this will be your black material for the rest of your life."
"You almost forgot about it!"
Liu Qianqian stretched her hands forward, wanting to use the amnesia technique of shaking her head.
As a result, it happened to fall into Chen Linfeng's arms, and now the sheep was in the tiger's mouth.
"Hey... don't mess around. Let's have a truce tonight."
"Truce rejected."
"Reject your rejection!"
Liu Qianqian still wanted to play language games, but her words were just too weak and wifely.
Chen Linfeng didn't care what she said, he directly picked up Xiangruan's girlfriend and walked to the bedroom.
When he was done, he didn't forget to close the door with his foot to block the little Yunmiao from the door.
The night war begins.
……
Four days later, Chen Linfeng received congratulations from the crew early in the morning.
"Director, congratulations, 330 million in the first weekend, another big hit, maybe it will break 1 billion again."
Yes, the domestic box office of "Infinite World" reached 330 million in its first weekend.
Not long after he received the news, the media reported it.
It seems that the report template was prepared early in the morning, and when the official figures came out, it was sent out immediately.
These veteran employees of the crew are very concerned about the performance of the film. After all, they also participated in some work.
Chen Linfeng waved his hand, "We have just arrived. The summer box office is not that long-lasting. 1 billion is not so easy to get."
This kind of humility can't fool anyone at all, and everyone started to make noises, asking the director to give out red envelopes.
People who were not so familiar with the situation also took advantage of the situation and started making trouble.
It wasn't until Chen Linfeng stared that everyone restrained themselves.
Legend has it that Director Chen is very cautious, so they are still a little scared.
The crew was in a fuss because of this, and the media was also in a similar situation.
"Infinite World" has been an extremely popular IP in China since the novel era.
By the time of the second and third parts, it became more and more famous all over the world.
Domestically, more and more attention has been paid to it.
Now that the medium has changed from novels to movies, the audience is even wider.
Some people who have not read the novel have begun to pay attention to the movie.
After all, its performance in Hollywood is so good, to a certain extent, it can be regarded as bringing glory to the country.
This is especially true in terms of media. It started when Chen Linfeng went to Hollywood to promote.
Pay close attention to the news of beautiful country and reprint it.
Some time ago, a large group of stars in "The Great Cause of Party Building" had a need for publicity, so they slightly lowered the popularity.
Recently it started again.
Since the box office in North America has reached almost 400 million, this is a movie with this figure.
Elsewhere in the world, results tend to be no worse.
So the final global box office can be expected to break the best record of Chinese movies.
Therefore, various media outlets have been somewhat crazy recently.
They didn't even use Qilin and Huaying to influence the press release, and they took the lead in the charge themselves.
Because of this, many netizens who pay a little attention to movies almost all know the news about the release of this movie.
As a result, the box office became so popular as soon as it was released.
Netizens who have watched it, including many book fans, are extremely happy.
"I finally know why this movie can get such a high box office in Emily Kendall. It's really awesome."
"Seeing my favorite novel adapted into a movie, and the adaptation is so good, and even played by my favorite star, it really feels like I'm dreaming."
"The actions and special effects are even step-by-step, and the design details are so good. I'm already preparing for the second brush."
"I like this special effects style. It is said that it is a prop for internal strength and Eastern Xianxia, and it will be reflected in the special effects. It is really thoughtful."
"The Mythical Beast Special Effects Company is involved, probably because of them, otherwise foreigners wouldn't know what your Chinese fairy is like."
"Unfortunately, some parts still don't quite match the original work. Zhao Yingkong doesn't look too fierce (funny dog head)."
"Damn it, I dare you to say that upstairs, even wearing a dog head can't protect you."
“It’s okay if the novel is set with cloth strips.”
"Then you can't keep pestering me all the time. What about other times?"
"Other times, the director didn't shoot (funny dog head)."
"I've said it all, dog heads can't protect you. If you still dare to discuss this topic, be careful of being followed by law enforcement along the Internet cable."
"..."
The topic gradually went off the rails.
Obviously, the domestic Internet concerns are slightly different from those abroad.
The hustle and bustle from the outside world did not affect the "Inception" crew too much. Everyone has long been accustomed to the director making some noise from time to time.
Chen Linfeng only receives news of new box office data every day.
He had expectations for the domestic box office performance of "Infinite World" from the beginning.
Due to the long-term foreshadowing of the novel, the box office will definitely not be bad, and may even reach a level slightly exceeding the normal market limit. But it can be said that it is completely impossible to achieve the miracle like the previous "Your Name".
The Spring Festival wave has a bit of a metaphysical element. The right time, place, people and people came together.
Moreover, in terms of publicity, "Infinite World" cannot achieve the same level of attention in China as it did originally.
China Film has never put too much effort into distributing Hollywood films.
This time, due to the special circumstances, a lot more budget has been added.
But no matter what, it can't be like the time of "Your Name". There is an Internet company that urgently needs to expand its influence and help spread money together.
Therefore, Chen Linfeng's expectation is that there will be about 800 million, with a maximum of 1 billion, which is about the same.
This is calculated. Last year, the general market limit was around 600 million. Looking at this year’s growth rate, 800 million is about the same.
If there are really 1 billion, it should be due to book fans who rarely watch movies.
Thinking about the past life, it will be next year that "囧囧" reaches the level of 1 billion.
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In fact, this is in line with market rules.
Furthermore, the Spring Festival brought many people who did not watch movies into the cinema.
Now they will definitely not come out again in a short time. After all, leeks have to be given time to grow.
And the result was not what Chen Linfeng expected.
The box office reached 400 million in 5 days;
In 10 days, the box office reached 600 million;
Summer movies are all explosive, but the daily box office of "Infinite World" is not so strong.
In 20 days, the box office was 800 million.
A full month later, the box office reached 939 million.
Subsequently, I applied for an extension key, and it should not be a problem to exceed 1 billion.
This whole month.
Things are changing over the summer.
In terms of Emily Kendall, "Transformers 3" and "Harry Potter: Part 7" are being aired one after another.
The North American box office of "Transformers 3" was US$350 million, and that of "Harry Potter: Part 7" was US$380 million.
In the end, it was "Infinite World" that won the summer box office championship with US$403 million.
It must be said that the box office failure of "Green Lantern" gave "Infinite World" a great boost.
Otherwise, according to common sense, there should be no way to compare with these two veteran powerhouses.
Outside of the beautiful country, "Infinite World" cannot compare with these two big IPs.
As a first film, while it plays a role in opening up the market, the box office is often not as high as that of sequels.
The same is true for "Infinite World". The prediction data given by the box office forecasting agency is probably in the early 800 million.
Judging from the global box office data compiled now, the prediction value is likely to be accurate.
In China, with a box office of approximately US$150 million, it is the strongest region outside of North America.
The other countries and regions in Eastern Asia, except China, add up to about US$100 million.
Europe is about US$130 million, and the remaining small areas are relatively fragmented, but they add up just fine.
Although it has not been released in some places, it does not affect the overall situation.
And two other powerful opponents.
In the global market, it is amazing.
"Transformers 3" is expected to hit US$1.1 billion, and "Harry Potter: Part 7" is expected to exceed US$1.3 billion.
In addition to the previously released "Pirates of the Caribbean 4", 1.044 billion US dollars.
The top three in the summer season are also likely to be among the top three in the whole year.
"Infinite World" ranks fourth on the global box office list.
After ranking 6th on the global box office list last year, Chen Linfeng ranked 2nd this time.
What is very strange is that many media classified this film as a work of Chen Linfeng when reporting on it.
Although he is only the star of the movie, he is also the composer, screenwriter, producer and original author.
……
Okay, no more surprise.
When the movie was released around the world, many media were hyping it up.
There are people who hold multiple hats in one person, but none of them are as exaggerated as him.
And since the box office of a movie is so high, its influence is much greater.
In addition, the domestic media contributed a lot during this period.
They were the ones who reported it in the first place, and then it was quoted by foreign media, which only added fuel to the fire.
It was eventually used by Disney as one of the hype topics when promoting the movie.
Therefore, even if Chen Linfeng is not the director or the chief producer, others can always have the impression:
"Infinite World" was filmed by Chen Linfeng.
It can be regarded as a history book.
Chen Linfeng couldn't help but think of reports in his previous life that European and American people thought that Germany was a beautiful country that lost the war and that he won World War II.
In the tumultuous month of July, Chen Linfeng has been filming on the set honestly.
In the meantime, I also ran to Shenwai Beach for live shooting.
At this time, the time has come to the end of July.
The Venice Film Festival has announced the shortlist for this year’s main competition unit.
In China, there is "Hello!" Five works were selected: "Mr. Tree", "Gang's Piano", "Sister Tao", "A Crowd of People" and "The Deathly Gold".
In addition, "Trace of the Japanese Pirates" and "Guanyin Mountain" were selected for the Horizon section.
This is very different from Chen Linfeng's memory in his previous life.
Because he served as a judge, this Venice Film Festival suddenly became a big hit in China.
This may also be the effect that the organizing committee wants to achieve.
Every film festival needs excellent films to support it.
In addition, the selection of century-old classics has also reached the final round.
Among the 200 classic works selected in the previous round, three of Chen Linfeng's "Exploding Drummer", "Sunset" and "Your Name" continued to be successfully promoted.
Feng Xiaogang was right to worry, he was almost wiped out.
In the end, only "Party A and Party B" was left.
The name is used to open the Lunar New Year movie.
After Chen Linfeng finished his praise, the selection words at the V station were changed to this.
I don’t know if it really worked, or if it was more successful in canvassing votes.
Anyway, this one stands out.
At this stage, Chen Linfeng had to pay more attention.
When communicating with some friends, I have to try to canvass votes.
"Sunset" doesn't need him to worry much. This work, like Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine", is bound to be included in the top 100.
And the ranking is definitely not low.
The more questionable ones are "Explosive Drummer" and "Your Name", both of which are easier to advance to.
Don’t underestimate the success of “Your Name” at the box office.
On the one hand, the movie has a very good reputation, with a certain score of nearly 9.
The new scoring system of the v station even gave it a score of 9.1.
In terms of box office alone, a box office of 2.1 billion is a huge impact on filmmakers of this era.
In their eyes, this is China's "Titanic", which single-handedly carries the banner of China's commercial movies.
Nowadays, the time frame of this selection is quite clever. It is the time when everyone has the highest evaluation of the box office influence of "Your Name".
Maybe in ten or twenty years, this box office won't mean anything, and the story itself will be the main focus.
But at this time, box office is its main attribute.
A very interesting point is that "Taken" was selected into the 500 outstanding films based on its box office.
It was during June that after "Infinite World" was released, it lost its halo in the eyes of everyone.
Finally stopped in the first round.
That's too far.
Not only was it outstanding at the box office, "Your Name" is also famous as the first top-level special effects blockbuster.
It influenced the film-making tendencies of subsequent filmmakers and the technical routes of various film and television companies.
Nowadays, this influence is beginning to take shape.
The judges, as a group still struggling on the front lines of the film and television industry, are most affected by this.
Based on the principle that this selection must focus on the historical status and influence of movies, "Your Name" has a high chance of entering the top 100.
In comparison, "Exploding Drummer" is just a Venice Golden Lion, and its value is not that high.
There are many award-winning films, such as "Tuya's Marriage", which also won the Golden Bear.
Being able to enter the top 200 is all supported by awards, and the follow-up is also more dangerous.
Therefore, Chen Linfeng had to think more about public relations.
In order to compete for fame, he never mind spending more effort.
Even if it means spending some money, it’s actually okay.
Unfortunately, Chen Linfeng, as the main advocate of this selection, cannot do this.
It’s never good to take the lead and take a negative role.
He still has greater hopes for this system, and he really can't mess with it.
Similarly, there are a large number of niche literary films in Bay Island and Hong Kong Island that have only won the Golden Horse Award or the Academy Award.
For example, the "Top 100 Classic Chinese Films in Film History" organized by the Golden Horse Awards has many examples.
Many of these movies only made it to the first round in this selection, which is a soy sauce type.
Only some films with truly excellent quality, especially those with great influence and perceived by mainland filmmakers, have entered the next round.
As for those who are stuck, neither the Golden Lion nor the Golden Bear may make it into the top 100, so you should just stay at the back.
To be honest, once you get serious about it, there are too many classic movies from the past.
Just before the 1980s, there were various pioneering works, red classic genres, and Bruce Lee's works that had profound influence.
Among them, there are more than ten movies that must be chosen.
These include the works with historical status mentioned by Chen Linfeng in the first meeting.
In the 1980s, "Shaolin Temple", "The Final Battle", "Wreath on the Mountain"...
Although these kinds of movies that have huge influence in the mainland do not win any big awards, can you say that they are not qualified?
The same goes for Hong Kong movies, "Drunken Master", "Police Story", "God of Gamblers", "A Better Tomorrow"...
They are also very influential.
Even more so in the 1990s. Hong Kong Island’s golden period is not for nothing.
In the previous edition of the Golden Horse Awards list, there were very few to almost no films of this type.
In the selection of the mainland version, there are a lot of movies of the above types.
Plus "Yellow Earth", "Red Sorghum", "Raise the Red Lantern", "Farewell My Concubine", "In the Mood for Love", "Days of Being Wild", etc.
It is a literary and artistic film that has won both awards and great influence.
The number of this type is also huge.
After going back and forth like this, one hundred places are obviously not enough.
The media from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places were quarreling over this list.
Netizens also have different opinions.
By the final round, the bickering had become even louder.
Correspondingly, the influence of this list in the mainland has also continued to increase.
Far more than the version of the Golden Horse Awards.
There is no way, in this era, quarreling improves combat effectiveness, and fame is influence.
Hype is king.
(End of chapter)