Chapter 546 Schedule Conflict
The actors are rushing to star in the big director's play even if they haven't read the script.
For example, Wang Shu’s play is like this.
Wang Shu, since his debut, has proven his strength and he has never failed.
Therefore, before he rushes to the street, from the perspective of an actor, he can safely grab the role even if there is no script.
And if it is a young director, the actors will read the script carefully.
Even if you think the script is very good after reading it, you still have to consider whether the director has the ability to make a good film. Only after careful consideration will you decide whether to accept the role.
Every actor understands that if he wants to develop upward in the industry, he must not accept bad movies.
As long as you take it, you will probably fall into this track and never get back up.
After falling into this track, it will not take long for you to feel cold.
"When did you turn it on?" Wang Shu asked immediately.
"At the beginning of May, it is expected to be completed in September." Zhou Xun replied in a muffled voice.
It’s only June now. Wait until September and think about Wang Shu’s co-production, and the day lilies will be cold.
"September?" Wang Shu groaned and said no more.
With this tone, Zhou Xun knew that it was equivalent to telling her that if it was September, she would not be able to make a film together.
She knew that Wang Shu cared about her feelings, so she didn't say it clearly. Then she smiled and comforted her: "I missed your co-production in September, right?"
"If you miss it, you will miss it. There will be opportunities in the future. Just play your role again.”
Zhou Xun felt that with her close relationship with Wang Shu, it would be easy for her to play Wang Shu’s role.
Before, she recommended Chen Kun to Wang Shu, and Wang Shu agreed without saying a word, which greatly satisfied her emotional value and made her think that she had proved her weight in Wang Shu's heart.
It can be said that it is precisely because of this that Zhou Xun will always consider Wang Shu.
Everything is mutual.
Wang Shu’s actions made Zhou Xun accept his affection, and also made Zhou Xun feel warm and aware that Wang Shu cared about her.
So, she will also care about Wang Shu and think about Wang Shu.
Wang Shu did not speak, but changed the subject and said: "Actually, your movie "Confucius" is not bad."
Wang Shu knows the box office of "Confucius", the 2010 Spring Festival release It was released with a box office of over 100 million.
Directed by Hu Mei, starring Chow Yun-fat and Zhou Xun.
2010, not 2000.
The well-known historical costume drama director collaborated with Chow Yun-fat and Zhou Xun, and the film only earned a box office of over 100 million after its release.
Really unsatisfactory.
The box office of 100 million yuan was indeed excellent ten years ago.
But now, under the leadership of Wang Shu, the box office of a single film in mainland theaters has already reached the 300 million mark.
Moreover, in 2010, two years after 2008, the mainland's economy has begun to take off.
After the global financial crisis in 2008, the number of theater chains and screens in the mainland have grown rapidly.
In 2010, "Let the Bullets Fly" directed by Jiang Wen topped the box office list of Chinese-language films in the mainland, with a box office of 676 million.
Secondly, there is "Tangshan Earthquake" directed by Feng Xiaogang, with 673 million.
And if it is considered a foreign language film, then the top of the box office list is "Avatar" directed by Cameron, with a box office of 1.378 billion.
Facts have proved that in 2010, the mainland market was enough for a movie to break the 1 billion box office mark.
Moreover, a foreign language film can earn 1.378 billion. If it is a powerful Chinese film, 1.5 billion is not a problem.
It’s just that in this era, audiences who are willing to spend money to go to the cinema are tired of the various trendy and conventional domestic films, and prefer science fiction blockbusters with cool special effects.
Therefore, science fiction films like "Avatar", which have no special plot, have been successful.
The Marvel movie series has also been successful.
Actually, this is reincarnation.
When the audience who are willing to spend money to go to the cinema are tired of the same special effects films, they will return to the stage of favoring other types of films.
In the future, Marvel movies will not be able to sell and will begin to decline, which also proves one point.
Whether a movie can be successful at the box office, the first consideration is the audience of its era.
As long as it reaches the audience, even a movie like "Avatar" with a dull plot and gorgeous special effects can achieve epoch-making box office success.
But if it fails to reach the audience, no matter how good the movie is, it will just earn a wave of box office by relying on word-of-mouth headwinds, and then leave the movie with regret.
The 150 million investment in "Confucius" required a box office of 450 million to make back the investment, but it only earned 100 million in box office in the mainland.
Even if you include overseas box office and revenue from selling movies, it’s not much.
Obviously, it is a money-losing movie.
Not to mention the 100 million box office loss, compared with Jiang Wen's 676 million "Let the Bullets Fly", the distance between Hu Mei and Zhou Xun was instantly highlighted.
There is also Chow Yun-fat in the movie "Let the Bullets Fly".
Although Chow Yun-fat does not have much box office appeal in the mainland, in addition to him, there are Ge You and others in "Let the Bullets Fly".
However, the box office of 676 million can still maintain Chow Yun-fat's face.
So, in contrast, "Confucius" hit the market, which is the result of the distance between the director and Zhou Xun and others.
Facts have also proved that Hu Mei is good at making TV series, but she is really bad at making movies.
After "Confucius" was released, she did not direct any more movies.
Many years later, directing the movie "Dream of Red Mansions" was another hit.
It can only be said that not only her, but also many people in the film and television industry have completely failed to understand the market for the four major classics.
Among the four classics, only the special effects film Monkey Brother can attract more viewers to buy tickets and enter the theater.
Has unique market potential.
The other three films do not have this ability. If we insist on ranking, following Monkey Brother, it is the theme of the Three Kingdoms.
But even if the Three Kingdoms theme is ranked behind Monkey Brother, it is still ranked behind Monkey Brother by a cliff.
The core of it is whether it is worth the ticket price.
"Journey to the West", because it will be a special effects film, has market potential.
"Three Kingdoms" can be a big scene, which is also a gimmick, and it also has certain market potential.
In "Dream of an Empty Mansion", except for a few people who are willing to spend money to go into the cinema to watch the four major families lose their shit, many more people are not willing to spend this money.
But if it is a TV series, it is different because there is no need to spend money. Many people will watch the series in their spare time.
If it were shown on the big screen, all this nonsense would not be worth the ticket price.
The market for TV series is different from the market for movies.
It can be said that the market for movies covers the market for TV series, but the market for TV series cannot cover the market for movies.
And this is also one of the reasons why movie actors have a higher status than TV drama actors.
Throughout the film and television industry, there are many people who make commercial films and do not understand the market at all.
If you are making an award-winning film and pursuing artistic achievement, it is not suitable for the market.
But if you're making a commercial film and don't follow the market, then you're going to be in trouble.
"Hmm~ I think it should be good too~" Zhou Xun answered with a smile.
Hu Mei is a veteran in making historical costume dramas. Both the investors and the crew have confidence in this project.
If you didn’t have confidence in Hu Mei, you wouldn’t have invested 150 million and brought in Chow Yun-fat to star.
If Chow Yun-fat didn't know Hu Mei's resume, he wouldn't have participated in the show either.
However, what Wang Shu said was polite, and movies and TV series are different after all.
He will definitely not say that the drama "Confucius" is not good at this moment, but he should have something to say based on the preliminary judgment of the lineup.
Not only does it not have to offend anyone by playing devil’s advocate, Zhou Xun is also happy to hear it.
“You didn’t ask Director Hu to change the script, did you?” Wang Shu joked as Zhou Xun seemed to be in a good mood.
Zhou Xun has a big problem. He thinks his acting skills are very good and he likes to change scripts.
Her good friend, Chen Kun, also has this problem.
However, the two of them are not stupid. This is usually exposed in the crew where they are the biggest stars.
“Am I as unbearable as you say?” Zhou Xun was dissatisfied after hearing this and asked with a snort.
She also knew that Wang Shu was joking, and then said: "In the play "Confucius", Director Hu changed the script 23 times before inviting Fa Ge."
"I It’s great to be starring opposite Fa Ge. How can I ask for a script change?”
Wang Shu laughed when he heard this. As a director, he knew that all actors in the entertainment industry wanted to change the script.
It’s just that some people don’t have enough status and haven’t shown up.
Some people have enough coffee spots and stop pretending.
The reason is simply that the actors want more benefits.
Request to change the script to make their roles better and more secure to ensure more benefits.
Of course, these are just the opinions of those who asked for the script to be changed.
For example, in the movie "The Climber", Zhang Ziyi, the heroine, asked for the script to be changed.
Originally it was a work with Wu Jin as the main theme, but Zhang Ziyi's role was expanded and it was changed into a romance film.
Obviously some people, including Zhang Ziyi, think there is nothing wrong with this change.
More emotional lines and a fuller story.
In fact, it is superfluous.
As a National Day movie with the main theme, "The Climber"'s core selling point lies in the main theme, not the emotional entanglements of the protagonists.
When Zhou Xun heard Wang Shu’s laughter, he immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.
The two then teased each other for a while and hung up the phone.
Holding the phone in his hand, Zhou Xun sighed deeply.
She has always had an idea for a co-production with Wang Shu, dreaming of catching up in Zhang Ziyi's footsteps through this co-production.
But now, there is a schedule conflict.
It is impossible to do something in a drama. She knows in her heart that Wang Shu hates actors who do something in a drama.
If an actor interferes with the scene, it will undoubtedly trample on his face.
Not to mention this, the play "Confucius" cannot be ignored either.
Otherwise, it will offend people.
Resigning from the performance, not to mention the need for compensation for breach of contract, is also an offense to others.
Moreover, this drama is a top resource.
It is really offending for people to resign with such resources.
Zhou Xun knew how powerful it was, and knew that she would most likely miss this co-production with Wang Shu.
Therefore, when she was sure she would miss it, she didn't say much about the co-production.
Since you are destined to miss it, then miss it decently.
In contrast, Fan Binbin obviously didn’t understand Wang Shu as well as Zhou Xun.
At this moment, Fan Binbin is still thinking about this co-production with Wang Shu.
(End of this chapter)