Zhou Yan also has some supporters in Xiangjiang, such as Zhong Zewen and his girlfriend Qiqi.
Last time, when Zhou Yan's first movie "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" was released in Hong Kong, Zhong Zewen was still pursuing Qiqi. When Zhou Yan's second movie was released, they were already a couple.
"The Sixth Sense" had just been released in Xiangjiang, and the two of them went to the cinema hand in hand, and they also deliberately found a cinema that was a little away from the school, instead of choosing the nearest one.
Because Qiqi's two roommates also wanted to watch "The Sixth Sense", Zhong Zewen didn't want to touch those two light bulbs.
But what Zhong Zewen didn't expect was that they met Song Yawen and Xu Huilin in the cinema lobby.
Seeing Zhong Zewen and Qiqi, Song Yawen and Xu Huilin also rolled their eyes.
Zhong Zewen didn’t want to see these two light bulbs, and they didn’t want to be with these two lovers who showed off their affection every day, so they also chose a movie that was a little further away from the school.
Unexpectedly, the four of them bumped into each other in the cinema.
The only good news is that their seats are not very close together.
After checking in and entering the theater, Zhong Zewen looked at the attendance rate of the theater and couldn't help but sigh, "The attendance rate this time is much better than that of Zhou Yan's first movie."
The audience has not yet completely arrived, but the attendance rate has exceeded 50%. The afternoon screening is already very good. Most of the people who come to watch movies in this cinema at this time are students.
Qiqi nodded and said, "It's indeed much better. There are Tony Leung Ka-fai and Joey Wong in this movie. Don't you particularly like Joey Wong?"
Zhong Zewen quickly denied, "No, absolutely No, I only like you."
Qiqi curled her lips and said, "Why are you reacting so hard? It's normal to like actors. I'm not jealous. I also like Zhou Yan."
"Hey, I like Zhou Yan too. I don't know what the style of this movie is. Looking at the poster, it seems quite dark."
"I heard there is a ghost."
"Zhou Yan has a wide range of styles. He has made a horror movie now. It's okay. If you get scared later, just crawl into my arms." Zhong Zewen patted him. own breasts.
“Hey, we still don’t know who will get into whose arms.”
Although Zhong Zewen is a man, he is very timid. Before, they watched "July 14" together, and Zhong Zewen They were all screaming in fear.
Qiqi, on the other hand, acted very calmly.
Song Yawen looked at Zhong Zewen chatting and laughing with Qiqi in front of her, and couldn't help pouting. Fortunately, she didn't sit next to them, otherwise she would be mad to death.
"Hui Lin, I heard that Zhou Yan also participated in the movie. I don't know if it is true."
"It seems to be true. I heard from my cousin that he also acted. A very important role.”
“Wow, I’m looking forward to it.”
“I’m looking forward to it too.”
In fact, Song Yawen and Hui Huilin are not usually star-chasers. They don't catch the "Four Heavenly Kings" and "Biary Weekly".
Zhou Yan is the only star they really pursue.
The reason why they chased Zhou Yan was also because of their adventure in that restaurant the year before last.
They came into contact with Zhou Yan in real life, and in that way. Since then, the image of Zhou Yan playing the piano has been in their hearts.
The names Zhou Yan signed for them were framed by them and kept at home.
After a while, the lights in the theater dimmed and the movie started.
The audience, who were whispering among each other, fell silent and looked at the big screen seriously.
At the beginning of the movie, Song Yawen and the others were pleasantly surprised. There was no need to question Zhou Yan's scoring skills. The first piece of music quickly drew her into the movie.
The soundtrack, light and shadow, and camera use at the beginning of the movie all make people feel a bit depressing, but Song Yawen and the others are mentally prepared, because the movie poster has already reflected this.
They even watched it as a horror movie.
In fact, this is indeed a "ghost movie", but it's not overly scary.
There is a sense of tension and a bit of terror everywhere in the movie, but there are no exciting scenes throughout.
Seeing the back, even makes people feel very healing.
The male protagonist and the little boy completed each other’s redemption.
Especially at the end, the conversation between the little boy and his mother is really touching.
My mother once had a quarrel with my grandmother because she thought she didn't go to her dance performance.
But in fact, grandma went.
This misunderstanding was resolved through the little boy's mouth many years later, after his grandmother had passed away.
"She hid behind, not letting you see, she said you looked like a fairy on the stage."
"She said... you have been to the place where she was buried and asked She has a question and her answer is every day... What question did you ask her? ”
At this time, my mother's emotions were completely out of control and she was even speechless.
Tears were rolling in her eyes, and her voice was stuck in her throat. It took a while before she said it, "I... did I make her proud?"
When my mother said this.
Emotionally sensitive Song Yawen was already crying. The performance between the young male protagonist and his mother in this scene was so tense.
I know Song Yawen, the actress who plays the mother, who previously played the hero's mother in "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly".
Although they are both mothers, the styles in this movie are very different, and Song Yawen really felt the acting level of this actress.
No wonder Zhou Yan used her in two consecutive movies.
Xu Huilin is stronger, but her eyes are also red.
Although this is not a movie mainly about family love, it interprets family love so well.
It seems that Zhou Yan has such ability. This is Song Yawen’s second time crying for Zhou Yan’s movie. Previously, when she watched "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly", when the young male protagonist’s grandfather passed away, she couldn’t help but shed tears. cried.
Song Yawen was not the only one who shed tears in the theater. The sobbing of other audience members could also be heard nearby. Although some people did not cry loudly, they were silently wiping their tears.
Zhou Yanzhen is a very bad director. He clearly said it was a horror film, but he wanted to make it so touching, and he inadvertently earned their tears.
Just when the audience thought this was the final climax of the movie, the movie suddenly took a super turn.
The male protagonist is actually dead!
When he saw this paragraph, Zhong Zewen was completely stunned, as if an electric current was flowing through his body quickly, making his scalp numb.
Movies can actually be shot like this!
The key is that after being surprised, Zhong Zewen felt that everything was logical.
The previous plot seemed to have planted a seed in his heart. This seed took root in his heart, and finally broke out and sprouted near the end of the movie.
Yes!
The female protagonist seems to have never paid attention to the male protagonist. Before, they thought it was because the female protagonist was angry with the male protagonist and deliberately ignored him, but now it seems that the female protagonist cannot see him at all.
The little boy said that the undead would feel cold when they were close to him. No wonder the heroine would shrink her neck every time the hero approached him.
From the beginning to the end, the young male protagonist was the only one who communicated with the male protagonist.
The previous plots were all preparing for the reversal at this moment. When Zhong Zewen saw this paragraph, the previous clues all came to mind and were connected in series.
Zhong Wenze is sure that this is definitely the best movie he has seen this year.
If Song Yawen and the others knew what Zhong Zewen was thinking at this moment, they would definitely agree.
But when the movie ended, Song Yawen suddenly thought of a question.
Where is Zhou Yan?
Didn’t Hui Lin’s cousin say that Zhou Yan also participated in this movie and was a very important role?
But from beginning to end, she didn't see where Zhou Yanren was.
Recalling the plot of the movie again, Zhou Yan was indeed nowhere to be seen.
She looked at Xu Huilin next to her, "Where's Zhou Yan? Didn't you say that Zhou Yan would also participate in the show?"
Xu Huilin herself was surprised, "Yes, that's what my cousin told me."
Her cousin was in the Mainland. This time the movie was released in the Mainland first, so she specifically asked her cousin.
Originally, her cousin wanted to tell her the story, but she sternly stopped her.
“Maybe he lied to me, he has never been reliable anyway.”
"Okay."
Although the movie was very good, Song Yawen was still a little disappointed not to see Zhou Yan.
When they left the theater, they heard many audience members discussing the plot of the movie.
Some people were moved, some applauded, and of course some viewers expressed doubts. Since the male protagonist is dead, why can he still talk to the female protagonist and the mother of the little boy? Why didn't he realize it until the end?
In fact, it is normal to have these doubts. They were misled by some plots in the movie.
For example, when a little boy sees the male protagonist for the first time, the male protagonist and the little boy's mother are sitting across from each other. The audience will take it for granted that the male protagonist was talking to the little boy's mother.
I even think that the male protagonist is the psychiatrist hired by the little boy’s mother to treat the little boy.
For another example, the male protagonist goes to the restaurant to find the female protagonist. The male protagonist has been talking to the female protagonist, and the female protagonist also said something to the male protagonist. In fact, the female protagonist said it to the air, but the audience I thought the heroine was responding to the hero.
Although there are many details in the movie indicating that the male protagonist has passed away, not every audience will notice these details.
Of course, if you don’t understand it, it just gives everyone space for discussion.
Some people who understood it began to explain it to those who didn't understand it very well.
Even if you understand everything, there is still room for discussion, because there are always some details that you cannot notice, but after discussion, you will find that the other party has discovered details that you have not noticed.
Through the discussion, they also gained a deeper understanding of the film.
"Do you remember the thermometer on the wall when Xiaotian went to the toilet? Although it was small, the thermometer dropped, which means that there was an undead nearby."
"Yes, I also saw this detail.”
"Is there such a detail? I didn't even notice it."
"In fact, when I saw the male protagonist going to the restaurant to find the female protagonist, I felt that the male protagonist was already dead."
"I didn't realize that the male protagonist was dead, but I always felt like something was wrong."
"Hey, I found a problem. At the beginning of the movie, Wang Zuxian felt cold. Was there something in the cellar at that time? Are there undead? "
"It's possible that the patient like Xiao Tian before could also see ghosts, so when he came, the ghosts followed him. "
"Hey, listening to what you said, I feel that this movie has become more terrifying."
"Although it doesn't look scary, I can't think about it. The more I think about it, the more scary it becomes."
“Yes, I’m very touched, but I can’t help but feel scared.”
“I want my roommate to come to see it. He was too scared to come.”
"Don't tell him any spoilers, otherwise the experience will be weakened."
"I want the video tape of the movie to be released now, so that I can buy it and take a closer look to see what details I haven't discovered."
"You can buy a ticket and go to the cinema to see it. ”
“Movie tickets are so expensive, I have no money.”
……
The box office of “The Sixth Sense” reached 4.0% during its first weekend in Hong Kong. At 1.3 million Hong Kong dollars, this result is not very good, but it won the box office championship this week, and won the box office championship of the day for three consecutive days.
The reason for this situation is that the recent schedule is average and there are no competitive movies released in Hong Kong.
Among the movies released in Xiangjiang in June, "The Overlord of Western Chu" and "Sister Love" can be said to be full of big names. The male lead of "Sisters" is also Leung Ka-fai, and the female lead is Anita Yuen, who just won the Academy Award for Best Actress. "The Overlord of Western Chu" is even more amazing. Lu Liangwei, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li and Guan Zhilin, these four people The total remuneration is several million.
However, the box office performance of these two movies is also average. Both movies have just been released for half a month, but their box office is just over 10 million, which is not much. The final box office should be both It is about 15 million Xiangjiang coins.
By this time, these two movies had completely lost their stamina, and were naturally not comparable to "The Sixth Sense".
As soon as the first weekend box office of "The Sixth Sense" came out, naturally some people were happy and some were worried.
When Guan Zhilin saw "The Sixth Sense" winning the box office championship for a single week, she was so angry that she almost threw the cup. Tomson had invited her to play the heroine before, but at that time she didn't like Zhou Yan, and she also watched I wasn’t involved in the production of “The Sixth Sense”, so I didn’t agree.
How could she have imagined that the box office performance of "The Sixth Sense" would be so good. According to the current situation, the box office will definitely surpass "The King of Western Chu".
However, Guan Zhilin didn't think there was anything wrong with her choice at that time, it was just bad luck. However, Wang Zuxian was very lucky, and she picked up a good movie.
……
After a good start with 4.3 million in the first week, in the second week, the momentum of The Sixth Sense not only did not weaken, but actually increased.
The next week "The Sixth Sense" directly won the single-week box office championship, with a total box office of 13 million Hong Kong dollars.
But at this time, Tomson did not pay much attention to the box office in Xiangjiang, because "The Sixth Sense" was released on Neon.
Xu Feng and the others had high hopes for Neon, so they later added additional publicity expenses for "The Sixth Sense". In addition to Tomson and Neon's copyright dealers, Shiseido also Helping.
The director of "The Sixth Sense" is Zhou Yan, and the heroine is Wang Zuxian. Both of them are spokespersons for Shiseido, so they are quite interested.
When filming an advertisement for Shiseido before, Zhou Yan had a full-color screen installed outside the Shiseido Hall.
Originally Zhou Yan planned to have Shiseido remove the full-color screen after the commercial was filmed and install it anywhere else.
But after the commercial was shot, Shiseido did not remove the screen. Instead, it was kept outside the club to play Shiseido's commercials, including the one shot by Zhou Yan.
After the commercial was aired, it received unanimous praise. Some young people found the creativity of the commercial very interesting and even went to play outside the Shiseido Hall.
They would stand next to the big screen and wait until Joey Wong’s hair on the screen was about to be blown up. Then they would fan violently next to them with fans. It would look like they were fanning Joey Wang’s hair on the screen. Same.
In addition to those using fans, there were also people who were blowing air or running quickly in front of the screen.
Seeing how much people like this billboard, Shiseido is even more reluctant to tear it down.
Nowadays, people come to take pictures in front of this screen every day, which makes Shiseido say that the money is well spent.
This time Zhou Yan’s new movie was released on Neon. Not only did they increase the frequency of playing the advertisement on the big screen, they also put the poster of "The Sixth Sense" on it to increase the popularity of the movie.
There are even some Shiseido counters that display Zhou Yan’s endorsement posters and movie posters together.
So this time, the movie's promotion efforts are much stronger than before for "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly."
Tian Zhongjian and others felt this clearly.
Before the movie was released, some students were already heard discussing the movie in the school.
When the movie was released in Tokyo, they went to the cinema and found that the attendance rate was very high. Fortunately, there were many movies scheduled this time, so they would not be unable to buy tickets.
The performance of Neon's domestic films in the past two years has been average. So far this year, "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla" has performed well, but the ration revenue has not yet reached 2 billion Neon coins. .
And "Godzilla" should be considered last year's movie, because it was released in mid-December last year, but the rationed revenue is counted this year.
In addition, the three movies such as "Dragon Ball The Movie 10", "Slam Dunk The Movie" and "Alale The Movie 08" are limited editions, and the combined quota of the three movies is only Less than 1.5 billion neon coins.
The screening performances of "Torajiro 46" and "Fishing Fan Diary 6" were similar to previous years, with the allocation of just over 1.5 billion neon coins.
In this case, "The Sixth Sense", as an Asian movie, is released on Neon, which actually has advantages.
And there is no other strong competitor at the same time. "The Lion King" will not be released until three weeks later. By that time, the release of "The Sixth Sense" is already in the late stages.
Neon is not quick to compile statistics on ration revenue, but Tomson still got the approximate ration revenue figures for "The Sixth Sense" during Neon's first weekend.
At noon on July 6, Zhou Yangang directed the construction workers to put the newly arrived Steinway B112 into the recording studio, and the pager received the message from Chen Kaige.
After seeing the news, Zhou Yan was quite puzzled. He didn’t know what the little master was doing with him if he wasn’t filming in Su City right now. Could it be that he knew that “The Sixth Sense” had exceeded one box office in Hong Kong? Fifteen million, so he came to fulfill his promise to treat me to dinner?
He went to the office and called Chen Kaige.
"Hey, Mr. Kai, are you too anxious? The news just came out that the box office of "The Sixth Sense" exceeded 15 million, and you came to me."
"It's just a meal. Is it worth calling you?"
"Then why are you looking for me? Didn't you go to Su City?"
"You know "The Sixth" "How much did you earn from the rationing in Neon during the first weekend?"
"How much?" Zhou Yan asked, and at the same time he was wondering why Chen Kaige came to tell him this.
"Three hundred and one hundred million neon coins." Chen Kaige almost said these words through gritted teeth.
The so-called fear of brothers suffering and fear of brothers driving Land Rover. Although Chen Kaige and Zhou Yan are not good brothers, their mentality is almost the same.
Whether it was because of his personal relationship with Zhou Yan or because of Xu Feng, he hoped that "The Sixth Sense" would have good results, but the premise was that the results could not be better than "Farewell My Concubine".
But "The Sixth Sense" received 310 million neon coins during the first weekend of neon allotment.
"Farewell My Concubine" was released on Neon in February, and it took in a total of 1.9 billion at the box office, but "The Sixth Sense" failed it in two and a half days. The gap is huge. He couldn't believe it.
Hearing the news, Zhou Yan was also very happy. This is all small money.
But Zhou Yan was still curious, "How did you know the news?"
When the company got the news, they would not tell him the first time, but tell Chen Kaige.
"Isn't this a coincidence? I called Mr. Xu to talk about "Feng Yue" and asked casually. She had just received the news and hadn't had time to tell you yet."
Zhou Yan nodded, "That is indeed a coincidence. Don't worry, you have done a good job in reporting the good news. When you return to Yanjing, I will treat you to a big meal."
"A big meal is a must, but you guys are It’s not that the Neon people are drugged, why are they so willing to buy it? You can’t say that they support your movies just because they like your music, right? If that’s the case, those music masters will definitely be popular when they make movies. ”
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with music. The main reason is that your shots are too advanced and ordinary audiences may not be able to understand them. Unlike me, I am willing to surrender to the public. I will shoot whatever they want to see."< br>
"What you said is a bit false, but I am quite happy to hear it."
"As long as you are happy, how is the filming of "Feng Yue" going?"
When talking about the filming of "Feng Yue", Chen Kaige said, "No, it rains too much here. It rains every three days, and the teacher stopped working. I called Mr. Xu today to talk about this. I I estimate that the cost of filming will increase a lot.”
“It must rain more there than in Yanjing. This is normal. Don’t rush and take your time. The filming of “Farewell My Concubine” has been planned for one and a half years. , what are you worried about now in this little scene?”
"It's impossible not to be anxious. Fortunately, Mr. Xu is more supportive. Okay, I won't tell you anymore. I have something to do here."
"Okay, let's talk back."
< br>After hanging up the phone with Chen Kaige, Zhou Yan was about to go back to the recording studio. After the piano came in, he hadn't tried it yet.
But as soon as he walked out of the office door, he met Wang Xiaoshuai.
"Director Zhou, do you want to leave?"
Looking at Wang Xiaoshuai, Zhou Yan said with a smile, "Hey, the best director is back."
Hearing this, Wang Xiaoshuai waved his hand sheepishly, "Director Zhou, please stop teasing me. What’s that award?”
“Oh, you can’t say that, just this award has helped the company earn more than one million.”
Wang Xiaoshuai’s movie "Dong Chun". After the filming of "The Days" was completed, it was sent to major film festivals one after another. A few days ago, it finally won an award - the Best Director Award at the Taormina Film Festival in Italy.
That’s why Zhou Yancai said he was the best director.
The Taormina Film Festival in Italy is not as bad as Wang Xiaoshuai said. Although many people have not heard of this film festival, it is the longest-running film festival in Italy, and its attention in Italy is still good.
After winning the award, the copyright of the film also attracted the attention of many film producers. They sold it for some money and basically made back the cost of the film.
Zhou Yan turned around and took Wang Xiaoshuai back to the office, "Sit down, I'll make you a cup of tea."
"I'll do it myself."
"You sit down Well, it's appropriate to serve tea to the best director." Zhou Yan waved his hand and told him to sit down, "You're here just in time, and I want to share the good news with you. The rationed income of "The Sixth Sense" in Neon's first weekend came out. ”
"Really? How about it?"
"Three hundred and one hundred million neon coins."
Wang Xiaoshuai took a breath, three hundred and one hundred million neon coins in the first weekend, this is really a result Well, most Chinese movies can’t achieve this result even after one or two months of being released on Neon.
This is rationed revenue, not box office.
If a movie like "The Sixth Sense" is released on Neon, the rationed revenue will be about 55% of the box office, which means that the first weekend box office of "The Sixth Sense" will be about 5.6 billion .
A few years ago, Jackie Chan's "Police Story" only received a ration of 1.13 billion in Neon and a box office of 1.87 billion.
But looking at Zhou Yan's previous results, it's normal. His debut film received a quota of more than 1 billion in Neon.
As the assistant director of the film, I was naturally very happy to learn that "The Sixth Sense" had achieved such good results.
“After this movie, your popularity in Neon will definitely reach a higher level.”
Zhou Yan smiled, but it’s really hard to say unless the movie’s box office Being able to sweep Neon by storm would not have much impact on his popularity in Neon.
Neon people know him mainly because of his music.
The influence of the two albums "Mysterious Country" and "Piano Boy" on Neon cannot be compared to two movies with a box office of more than 1 billion.
The key is that he is just the director and has not shown his face.
If "The Sixth Sense" could achieve the results of last year's "Jurassic Park", with revenue exceeding 8 billion, the situation would be different.
Of course, this is impossible. According to the current situation, the ration of "The Sixth Sense" can exceed 1.6 billion, and even 2 billion is almost impossible.
He handed the tea to Wang Xiaoshuai, and then Zhou Yan sat down opposite him with a tea cup, "How about it, what's the plan later?"
Wang Xiaoshuai blew on the tea foam, "What plan do you mean? "
"New movie."
Wang Xiaoshuai shook his head, "I haven't dared to think about it yet."
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "You can think about it, you can hold it back. After all these years, if you have the opportunity now, why don’t you shoot more. If nothing else happens, many people will definitely ask you to make movies.”
Wang Xiaoshuai nodded and said, "I've thought about this. With the results of "The Sixth Sense" being so good, those film companies will definitely be eyeing the director. If you, the chief director, can't be hired, they will naturally settle for me as the assistant director. . ”
“It’s just that they definitely want me to make a movie that will be a hit at the box office, but I’m not good at it, so I will definitely disappoint them.”
Zhou Yanshu. He shrugged, "Why do you care so much? They are looking for you. If there is a script that you think is good, then follow it and don't care whether it makes money or not."
Wang Xiaoshuai nodded, but did not speak, because he I don't know what to say. After all, Zhou Yan and him are in very different situations.
Although Wang Xiaoshuai admires Zhou Yan very much, their views on movies are different. Wang Xiaoshuai is a typical artistic film director, and he pays more attention to self-expression in movies.
Although Zhou Yan also pays attention to expression, he is actually more commercial-oriented. He prefers to use stories and shooting techniques to arouse the emotions of ordinary audiences.
This is why Zhou Yan's movies are always loved by a large number of audiences, and he is willing to use his camera to serve the audience.
Seeing that he was silent, Zhou Yan probably knew what he was thinking, so he stopped talking about this topic.
"I'm going to Yinchuan in a while. I have an interview with Shanghai TV. You and Li Hong can take some actors there."
"Is it okay if you don't go? ?”
"No problem, I told them."
"Which actors are coming with us?"
"Liang Jiahui, Hu Ke and He Saifei, He Saifei is now I'm filming "Feng Yue" in Su City, and I'll ask Li Hong to pick her up when the time comes."
"Okay, I understand." (End of this chapter)