Chapter 233 Recruitment Failure
After the Spring Festival holiday, migrant workers from all over the country came back to work one after another, continuing their blessed life of some 996 and some 007.
The flow of people in the capital is increasing day by day, and it soon becomes crowded again.
[The Return of the Great Sage] has also dropped from the previous day’s box office of more than 60 million to just over 30 million. This is normal. After all, everyone is at work, and only some students who have not finished their winter vacation have time to watch it. Movie.
After the box office exceeded 1 billion, everyone knew that a new box office record for domestic movies was about to be set.
After all, the original record holder [Thailand] only had a box office of 1.267 billion, and it was released at the end of 2012, more than 2 years ago.
In between, Zhou Xingchi's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and Gu Wei's "Chinatown Detective" were both close to this number, but they were still a little short of breaking it.
It stands to reason that after more than two years of domestic theater construction, the number of big screens across the country is much greater than when [囧囧] was released.
New movies naturally have a greater chance of achieving high box office.
Unfortunately, making a movie is not a math problem. No matter how many cinemas are built, if the quality of the movie is not good and the audience will not buy it, the box office will not be high.
Therefore, the development of the country in recent years has only raised the box office limit for excellent movies. Those that are good-looking and liked by the audience will become huge hits, while those that are not good will still not be good.
Many people in the industry have thought about which director’s masterpiece will eventually surpass [囧] and become the new box office record holder.
Some people guessed it was Jiang Wen. After all, "Let the Bullets Fly" a few years ago was so amazing and gained both box office and word-of-mouth success. As the director himself said, he made money by standing still.
Unfortunately, after Jiang Wen's new film "One Step Away" was released at the end of 2014, this speculation was shattered.
The reputation of this movie is seriously polarized. People who like it think it is a magical movie. Two great actors, Jiang Wen and Ge You, have wonderful performances. There are various metaphors in the whole movie, and you can dig deeper into them everywhere. Very enjoyable.
Most of the people who hate it have the same attitude. What the hell is this? I don’t understand it at all. Forget it, go back and read the movie reviews.
When a movie requires the audience to go back and read movie reviews to understand it, it is completely separated from the masses and becomes a small group of people's self-pleasure.
Audiences across the country know that Jiang Wen is talented. In "Let the Bullets Fly" he told an easy-to-understand story to the audience. After reading it, they can recall a lot of things from it, so everyone likes it.
Maybe it was the previous success that made Jiang Wen a little distracted. [One Step Away] was completely trapped in his own world. He just expressed himself, regardless of whether the audience could understand it. He was a little casual and selfish, which was difficult to understand. Make it resonate with the audience.
In the end, this movie got a box office of 500 million. Although it is already a big hit in the eyes of ordinary directors, it was Jiang Wen. The last movie "Let the Bullets Fly" had a box office of 670 million, which was nationwide. The audience is looking forward to his next work, and getting this result is already a success.
Some people also think it will be Zhou Xingchi. After all, last year's "Journey to the West: Conquer the Demons" achieved a score of 1.25 billion, which was only over 10 million short of breaking the record.
Some people think it might be veteran directors like Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou. One is the box office king of domestic comedies, and the other is the pioneer of domestic blockbusters.
But no one expected that the final record-breaking movie would be an animated film directed by a completely unknown person.
Before the release of [The Return of the Great Sage], no one in the film and television industry knew Tian Xiaopeng.
This situation was unexpected by everyone. In just 13 days, the box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" exceeded 1 billion like chopping melons and vegetables.
Although the Spring Festival period is now over and the movie's single-day box office has dropped, there are still nearly three weeks of release time. Everyone will wait and see what the final box office will be.
The box office hit of "The Return of the Great Sage" also has another effect, which is to promote the development of the animated film industry.
The first people to eat crabs are a few and courageous, but there are too many people who follow the trend after seeing others succeed.
Gu Wei has Enlight Media as a partner to invest in it, and there are also many other film and television companies who intend to develop in this area.
In the past few days, good news has come from the company.
After two months of editing and post-production, [A Little Smile Is Alluring] was finally completed.
Watching several episodes of the film in the screening room, Gu Wei was very satisfied. The plot was not much different from the original version, but the final effect was much better.
As for the actors, it goes without saying that Gu Wei easily surpassed Yang Yang in terms of appearance. When he played "Left Ear", he was in the same frame as Yang Yang. The two of them standing together can only be said to be a bit bullying. Teacher Yang Yang. Not to mention Nazha, the beauty gap between her and Shuangzi is not too big. In terms of acting, she has Zhang Songwen's guidance and does not stretch her hips. The whole process is online, and it is not inferior to the original version.
Because Gu Wei provided very generous funds, the costumes of various characters in the TV series, the layout of the scenes, and the graphics of some games were all very well done.
At first glance, it seems to be well-made.
There was an episode during post-production. Director Lin Yufen approached Gu Wei when he was doing the soundtrack for the TV series and wanted him to write a theme song for the film. After all, Gu Wei was good at music. His talent is obvious to all, and it is normal for him to make music for his own films.
Gu Wei promised, turned around and asked someone from the company to find Wang Sulong. He wrote the original theme song of [A Slightly Allureful Smile]. Gu Wei felt that the original music was very It's perfect, there's no need to bother yourself with making another song.
His current idea is to use money to solve things that can be solved with money, and he can do whatever he can.
"Director Lin, you have worked hard these past two months."
In Gu Wei's office, Lin Yu was sitting on the guest sofa by the director, with the Longjing tea that Gu Wei had brewed for her in front of her.
"Mr. Gu said seriously, it's all for work. These are what I should do as a director."
Lin Yufen said with a smile, picking up the steaming teacup in front of him and slowly Take a sip.
“I have been filming for such a long time and have worked with many directors. In my opinion, Director Lin, you are definitely a master in idol dramas, whether it is your control of the plot or the shaping of the male and female protagonists. It’s unique.”
“Mr. Gu, you are so commendable~”
"I wonder what Director Lin has to do next?"
Gu Wei, sitting opposite, asked seemingly casually.
Lin Yufen hesitated for a moment.
“Director Li Guoli of [Sugar Man] approached me. Their company is planning to make a TV series with the theme of [Liao Zhai] and asked me to be the chief director.”
“[Sugar Man] Ah, I remember that their film "Wuxin Master" last year was directed by you, Director Lin, and it was also a very excellent film. "
"Li Guoli and I are friends, and we worked more with [Sugar Man] at first."
After chatting for a while, Lin Yufen stood up and left.
Gu Wei originally wanted to invite Lin Yufen to his company as a contracted director. He has accumulated a lot of IP over the years, and in the end he will inevitably turn them into films. He lacks Lin Yufen. A director who has both ability and work.
Unfortunately, Director Lin was not here. Gu Wei expressed his intention to recruit twice, but she declined politely.
Think about it, Lin Yufen is a director from Hong Kong Island. He initially filmed many TV series for "Sugar Man", and last year he was hired by "Ciwen Film and Television" to film "Flower Thousand Bones" , if the timeline remains unchanged, she will accept invitations from [Huace] and [Jiaxing] to film [Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom] in the future.
It can be said that they maintain good relations with these big companies in the TV drama circle and do not fall in love with any party. It is normal to reject Gu Wei now.
After Director Lin left, Gu Wei called Zhao Mingcheng in.
【A Slight Smile Is Alluring】He is still the producer of this TV series.
"In addition to the normal remuneration in the contract, Director Lin will also give her a big red envelope.
Just saying that this is our first cooperation and I would like to express my gratitude to her for her hard work!"
Zhao Mingcheng understood what Gu Wei meant as soon as he heard it.
It is very normal for film and television companies to win over these famous directors in the industry.
(End of this chapter)