Chapter 403 Making a science fiction film?
"Search" had a box office of 16 million in its first weekend, and "Returning Leaves" had a box office of 19 million in its first weekend.
It doesn't sound like much, but it's actually pretty good.
Based on this result, it is conservatively estimated that the final box office will be more than 45 million.
Among domestic films, apart from "Fearless", which was released at the beginning of the year, it has already ranked among the top three.
The main reason is that people don't pay much attention to the schedules in the first half of the year. Blockbusters such as "Golden Armor", "Ink Attack", "The Night Banquet" and "Painted Skin" usually choose the eleventh schedule or the Lunar New Year schedule.
Of course, we must continue to promote such good results and strive to get as much box office as possible during the seven-day May Day holiday. After May Day, the box office will definitely drop significantly.
Audiences spend a lot of money during the May Day period, emptying their pockets and reducing their desire to watch movies.
So these seven days are very important.
Both "Search" and "Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots" have carried out intensive local promotion, with the four major ticket warehouse cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen coming one by one.
The reputation of "Falling Leaves Returning to Their Roots" is very good.
In fact, My Previous Life was also very good, but it was not very popular and could not attract audiences to watch the movie.
This life is different. Xingchen Entertainment is responsible for the release. The trailer was posted on major video websites before it was released, attracting enough attention. Various science popularizations, in-depth exploration of prototype incidents, etc., whetted the audience's appetite.
Uncle Benshan personally participated in the promotion. He may not have much box office appeal, but the popularity is still good. As long as you go to that station, you can't help but want to laugh.
"Falling Leaves Returns to Its Roots" has received good reviews, and the audience's reviews are definitely overwhelming. The occasional negative reviews are not considered negative reviews, but a gap.
These viewers originally thought that this movie would be a Zhao Benshan-style movie. To put it bluntly, they thought it was a sketch-style movie, similar to "Laughing in the River".
I came to take a look and found that it was not the case, which was a bit disappointing.
But the movie itself isn't bad, and it's not bad at all.
Zhao Benshan's sketches have always been evaluated as "cannot cross the Yangtze River", and they are not as dominant in the south as in the north.
But "Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots" is an exception.
First of all, the concept of "after death, fallen leaves return to their roots" does not distinguish between north and south, and is a national consensus.
Secondly, the prototype event of "Falling Leaves Returning to Its Roots" itself is a story that happened in the south.
The prototype of the protagonist is not one person, but three people. The story takes place in Fujian. Three workers wanted to take a fellow villager who died suddenly to his hometown in Hunan. They went through many twists and turns. They were discovered by the police when they passed by Guangzhou Railway Station, and the incident broke out. out.
The incident caused a great sensation at the time and was widely discussed, which created a good audience base.
Now I heard that someone has put this thing on the big screen, and I want to come and see it.
Guangzhou road show, the media interviewed Fu Donglai, "How did you think of filming such a story?"
"I also accidentally saw it in the newspaper. I was shocked by the story at the time. I was amazed at the three people's imagination and admired their behavior."
"Then weren't you afraid that such a story would not do well at the box office?"
"This is about Zhang Chen. For this movie, I must thank two people, one is Zhang Chen and the other is Zhao Benshan.
Before "Falling Leaves Returns to Their Roots", few genres of the same genre could make money. Even so, when I proposed to do "Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots", Zhang Chen still voted for it without hesitation. I know he didn't want to make money at all, and I'm very grateful to him. .
I am grateful to Teacher Zhao Benshan because Teacher Zhao has contributed a lot to this drama, which has already exceeded the obligations of a leading actor.
He used his connections to bring in many celebrity guest stars for the drama, and also contributed wonderful performances. ”
Teacher Fu praised everyone.
Roadshows are really useful. Because of roadshows, the popularity of movies continues to rise.
Different from "Falling Leaves Returning to Their Roots", "Search" focuses mainly on the Internet. It is originally about Internet violence, and it is still based on the popularity of popular events. Zhang Guoli bought a lot of hot searches.
The leaked phone number incident and Zhang Chen's human flesh search were mentioned repeatedly and attracted a lot of attention.
He did say hello to Zhang Chen on this point. If the movie wants to keep the topic alive, it must consume him.
It doesn't matter to Zhang Chen, just spend what you want. It's not bad if your own movies can contribute to the box office.
[It is said to be adapted from the real incident of Zhang Chen being human-fleshed~]
[Internet violence is everywhere. Zhang Chen can be searched by human flesh. So what will happen if we ordinary people encounter it? 】
[The story in this movie could really happen in reality~]
[Who can tell me why Gao Yuanyuan in this drama is so beautiful? I declare that I will be her fan from now on~]
[Oh my god, the male protagonist is actually Zhang Mo~]
The audience of "Search" must be young people, so the promotion is mainly on the Internet.
Zhang Chen once had a bad idea to let Zhang Guoli's family of three star in the movie together.
Zhang Mo is the male protagonist, and Zhang Guoli and his wife play the original roles of Wang Xueqi and Chen Hong.
Zhang Guoli thought about it again and again, but still didn't dare to do it.
According to the logic in the movie, it is equivalent to him and his son robbing the same woman. This is not propaganda, this is a scandal.
Then, in the May Day slot, which is obviously not very popular, there is a rare situation where two movies go hand in hand.
The two movies are competitors, but they are not discrediting each other because the investors and distributors are both Star Entertainment.
The May Day stalls are very lively, but the scale of publicity is not overwhelming. After all, it is only a small cost.
It's just that there are no other opponents in the same period, so it seems to be quite strong.
In this situation, the happiest person is not Zhang Chen and his Xingchen Entertainment, but Han Sanping.
Although he is obsessed with making blockbusters, he also hopes that each company can find a track in which it is good at. The film industry cannot be all blockbusters, and a hundred flowers need to bloom.
He also gave a special interview: "I am very pleased that such excellent small-budget films have emerged when it is not the domestic film protection month. They can tell a story with peace of mind and impress the audience with sincerity..."
The media praised the two films, saying they were low-cost benchmarks.
[Two films adapted from real-life themes have achieved high box office at the same time. Does this mean that realism-themed films are on the rise~]
[Domestic movies not only need blockbusters, but also movies that tell stories~]
[Finally it’s no longer a blockbuster movie. I’ve been sick of watching blockbuster movies in the past few years. Is it so difficult to tell a story with peace of mind like this~]
[Xingchen Entertainment has created another miracle, their sense of the market is always so keen~]
Various media followed up and praised the two movies. This was a wake-up call to other film and television companies. It turns out that there is no need for those strange ideas or exaggerated special effects. As long as you tell the story well, you can have good box office results. .
Storytelling really works.
Some companies are already thinking about it.
They can't make blockbusters, but they can still make this type of film.
The biggest profit maker of "Search" is Da Meiyuan.
This is her first fashion appearance, and it’s really eye-catching.
It turns out that big girls from Beijing can be so beautiful.
After seeing Da Meiyuan's new look, many old pornographic fans were delighted. Sure enough, people rely on clothes rather than gold. The girl who kissed her transformed into a workplace beauty~
Da Meiyuan became popular simply because of her beauty, and Zhang Mo also gained a lot of popularity.
After all, one is the heroine and the other is the hero.
Zhang Guoli wanted to praise his son, and Zhang Chen was happy to cooperate.
In this life, Zhang Mo, under Zhang Chen's reminder, did not touch that thing, so Zhang Chen thought he could give it a chance.
He gave Zhang Guoli an idea to buy a navy and market the male and female protagonists separately.
With Da Meiyuan's current status, she can get out of the circle with a little marketing.
As for Zhang Mo, just market his acting skills.
His acting skills are OK, at least better than many of his peers, and he's not the type who can't stand up to the wall.
If Tianting Banquet can be marketed, Zhang Mo can definitely do it too.
Zhang Guoli also worked hard for his son, bought a lot of water troops, and started marketing according to the ideas given by Zhang Chen.
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The female protagonist markets her beauty, and the male protagonist markets her acting skills.
It’s not an embarrassment, Zhang Mo’s acting skills aren’t amazing, but at least they are above the passing mark, not bad at all compared to Zhao Youting in the original version.
Zhang Chen was interviewed again. No one cared about the dispute between Han and Bai, because after Han Han reported his real name, Bai Ye was taken away.
As we all know at this time, it is no longer appropriate to make any comments, and we can just wait for the results of the investigation.
When asked about "Search" and "Falling Leaves Returning to Their Roots", Zhang Chen said frankly that this is proof that Chinese films are growing in an orderly manner.
"There has always been a strange phenomenon in our country's film industry, that is, movies with an investment of 70, 80, or even hundreds of millions have never lacked investment. Movies with 1 or 2 million have no shortage of investment, but films with an intermediate scale of 3 to 5 million have never lacked investment. , or even a movie with a cost of 10 million, but few people invest...
This is very abnormal.
A normal movie market should be inclusive, with movies of any subject matter and scale being available.
Young audiences like movies that stimulate the senses, older audiences like stories that touch the soul, and young and artistic people like literary films. These are all normal needs.
But now, it is polarized.
The reason is that it is difficult for mid-sized movies to recover their costs.
A movie worth hundreds of millions can be turned into a blockbuster. At this stage, both theaters and audiences in our country recognize blockbusters, so it is unlikely that a movie worth hundreds of millions will lose money.
A movie worth one to two million doesn't even need a box office. As long as it can be sold to a movie channel and the copyright is sold, the cost can be recovered.
They are only in the middle range and rely heavily on box office. Now "Search" and "Falling Leaves Return to Root" have given everyone a try, which can be regarded as a way for Chinese films with medium investment scale..."
“Recently everyone is full of praise for Teacher Zhao Benshan’s acting skills~”
"Indeed, many people think that sketch actors have no acting skills, but this is not the case.
Their lack of box office appeal is just because everyone is used to their sketch performance style. If they really want to act in movies, many sketch actors can beat movie actors.
Teacher Zhao Benshan and Teacher Guo Donglin are all like this.
Some time ago, I complained for Stephen Chow about the Hong Kong Film Awards' discrimination against comedians. In fact, it is very difficult to perform well in comedy.
The movies produced by our Star Entertainment have relatively strict requirements on actors' acting skills.
Even Zhang Mo's role in "Search" was auditioned.
Many people say that he is a connected person. Let me clarify here that he is indeed. His father is the director of this drama, so of course he is considered a connected person.
But the relationship was only enough to give him a chance to audition. The cost of a movie was millions or even tens of millions, so it was impossible for anyone to mess with it. If Zhang Mo's acting skills were not up to par, there was no way he would get the role. ”
Zhang Chen gave Zhang Guoli a face and cooperated with Zhang Mo. Whether he can get up depends on his own luck.
"Director Zhang, it is said that your "Painted Skin" has been completed~"
"Yes, we are still in the post-production stage, and I will see you all during the Lunar New Year~"
"Before we come, your fans asked us to ask you a question~"
"Oh, what is it?"
"They want to know what your next movie will be. Will it be a costume blockbuster?"
"No, definitely not. With so many costume blockbusters this year, the audience will definitely be tired of it."
"Will it be Taken 2?"
The reporter himself is actually a fan of "Hurricane 2".
Zhang Chen smiled bitterly and touched his nose: "To be honest, I don't know myself, I haven't thought about this problem yet.
I know everyone is looking forward to "Hurricane 2", but I actually have an idea in my heart, I want to try a science fiction film~"
Now it was the reporter's turn to exclaim.
"Science fiction film? It seems that none of our domestic directors have made a science fiction film~"
Zhang Chen nodded: "Indeed, there is none, so I want to try it. If it succeeds, it can fill the gap in the country."
The reporter was a little excited: "Do you have any specific plan?"
This time Zhang Chen shook his head: "Not yet, it's just an idea. I do have the story, but there are too many things that need to be prepared to make a movie, and the investment alone is probably not a small amount..."
"Can you tell us the story~"
Zhang Chen shook his head again: "It's still nonsense. Let's wait until the project is actually established."
Zhang Chen really just said it casually, but it caused an uproar on the Internet.
Zhang Chen made it clear that he was not allowed to film "Hurricane 2", which made many "Hurricane" fans very angry.
Damn it, after filming "Hurricane" you went to film "Painted Skin", and everyone thought you were taking a break.
After filming "Painted Skin" and not yet filming "Hurricane 2", what kind of science fiction film are you planning to make? What kind of trouble is this?
Zhang Chen is floating~
A group of "Hurricane" fans rebelled online, but Zhang Chen ignored them completely. The "Hurricane" fans had no choice but to target Lu Yang.
It's okay if Zhang Chen doesn't shoot "Hurricane 2". Your "Alone Agent" hasn't started filming yet. Do you want to challenge the bottom line of movie fans?
This made Lu Yang even bigger than him.
A group of people on the Internet threaten him every day and want to send him razor blades.
The key is, they really know his home address.
Sure enough, online violence is unacceptable.
He could only reply online. Hey guys, I can't decide whether Director Zhang will make "Hurricane 2" or not. He is my boss.
But I really want to make "The Lonely Agent".
Director Zhang agreed, and the preparations were almost complete, but the camera was still not allowed to start.
I don’t know the specific reason. I was just told to wait~
What to wait for, I don’t know.
So, gentlemen, please let me go. It’s not that I don’t want to, I really can’t do it.
(End of chapter)