Chapter 41: The Celebration Feast
From the screenwriter's point of view, making a movie is quite simple, especially blockbusters, there is a story about the commercialization of the past, costumes, sets, styling, and photography, all looking for industry leaders.
It's all for you, the bolt dog sits in the director's chair, and you can have a blockbuster film...
Is directing important?
Sit behind the monitor and shout clicks!
In industrial assembly line production, the role of the director is infinitely cut...
Shen Mengxi is a screenwriter, so he doesn't look down on the so-called director...
I'll do it too...
It's not like there's no chance...
If it doesn't work, it's a review of the pen, the producer's pen, and so many requests...
Shake the pot, who wouldn't!
However, as a producer myself, it's different, at least the director's style has to be suitable for this kind of theme.
It's got to be a little famous...
If Shen Mengxi is shameless, he can come by himself, and the topic is definitely enough!
It's not like I don't have time, I'm going to South Korea next year to play "Rose Red Lotus"...
It is also necessary to develop an American copy ...
The mainland film market has been small, at least for the past two years.
"Good at oriental gods and ghosts..."
Chen Liming immediately proposed: "Director Tsui Hark!"
This can't be denied, "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Green Snake", including "The Legend of Shushan", the success or failure of the box office will not be discussed for the time being, and no one can deny the beauty contained in it.
You have to be an old monster to shoot this kind of theme!
Shen Mengxi directly refused: "... He's too expensive, and he's too prodigal..."
Also, most importantly, Old Monster Xu is not a good tool man!
Thoughts.
"Don't worry, let's make the specific budget, script, and shooting plan first, and then let's go to Teacher Yan and Teacher Ren..."
Shen Mengxi is not without choice, he wants to find Wu Ershan...
Wu Ershan is recognized as a talented director for character modeling, art, scenes, props, photography, graphics, visual effects, and of course, the storyline script of the film is a bit weak...
But this is not afraid, he will personally check it!
......
"Painted Skin" is still a project on paper, and I can't talk about it for the time being, but Chen Liming found out who intercepted his interview...
You don't need to check this thing, who did "Southern Weekly" leave the layout, you can see it at a glance!
Director Li Shaohong and her "Sister Love"...
Now when it comes to Li Shaohong, more people think that she is an outdated director, in fact, Director Li also won the Berlin Silver Bear - Best Director back then!
In addition, she is also the president of the Chinese Directors Association...
is also a 78-level director, and he is a classmate of Lao Mouzi and Brother Chen Kai, and he has a wide circle of contacts.
People took the initiative to contact "Southern Weekly" to do an interview about "Sister Love", and after weighing it, they gave up Chen Liming...
He told Shen Mengxi about this, and the latter said: "Today you ignore me, tomorrow I will make you unclimbable!"
"That's a good thing to say!"
Chen Liming nodded, and then proposed, "Shall we have a celebration party?"
"Celebrate?
"Isn't "Stone" a big hit!"
“... 40 million is also called a big sale?"
"What else do you want? 40 million!"
Look, you haven't seen a high box office!
"Okay, find a hotel, and invite a few people who specialize in organizing banquets... Will Xu Zheng come?"
Of course, he also has to report on the preparation of "People in Embarrassment". ”
Shen Mengxi's face was a little embarrassed...
Damn, none of the that was blown at that time was realized!
Whether it was Liu Yifei or Shu Zhan, who met that day, they had no intention of continuing to contact...
A bunch of visionless guys!
"Why don't we go to the school and pick a few new people?"
“... That won't have the effect of publicity..."
And what about the that blows out?
Shen Mengxi gritted his teeth: "Even if it costs money, I have to do it!"
He still doesn't believe it, so he makes a cameo for a day, smashes it with money, can he still smash a star?
......
No. 28, Sheraton Beijing Hotel.
Mingxi Company is holding a celebration banquet for "Crazy Stone", in addition to the main creator of the crew and company personnel, Liu Tianwang also came.
Liu Tianwang is the focus everywhere, but now reporters are more concerned about the ice sculpture covered with a red cloth on the stage - "Crazy Stone" was released at the box office for 18 days!
This kind of moment of pretending to be forced, of course, has to be revealed by Liu Tianwang, Han Sanye, Chen Liming and Ning Hao...
Liu Yiwei came to make a cameo appearance as the host again, and he asked Ning Hao: "Do you know the specific box office?"
Ning Hao stammered, "I... I only know the box office for half a month after it was released, and it seems that it was already 35 million at that time, and the specific number now... I... I really don't know!"
"Then does Liu Tianwang know?"
"I don't know, they said they were going to surprise me, so I came with a surprise!"
Liu Tianwang replied with a smile.
"That's... Let's not sell it anymore, just reveal it!"
As the red cloth was unveiled, the numbers in the ice sculpture came out: 40.5 million...
Shen Mengxi explained to Xu Zheng: "In the past few days, the attendance rate and film schedule have risen again, reaching more than 1.5 million in a single day!"
"Can we exceed 100 million?"
"I have to watch whether the film will give me a chance, "The Ballad of Yunshui" will be released the day after tomorrow!"
There is no film scheduled, everything is empty.
"The Ballad of Yunshui" is an annual blockbuster of China Film, and it is created by the two sides of the Taiwan Strait...
"Stone" should be able to get around 5 million after that...
Need to be very clear about these twists and turns, heard the words, nodded, and then said to Shen Mengxi: "In fact, the success of "Stone" is more about the movie itself, I think we should not pay too much attention to the star effect..."
Really good at being a man!
He must have known the news that Shen Mengxi's invitation to a well-known actress was not smooth...
Shen Mengxi also confessed: "I overestimated my influence, thinking that many people would be willing to come to our movie!"
Xu Zheng smiled: "After all, we are a low-cost comedy..."
"A bunch of illiterate people!" After the definition, Shen Mengxi opened the topic: "Has the specific start date of filming been set?"
"Wait for Baoqiang... He's still filming a TV series... Filming should start in March next year!"
"Is that enough time?"
"Enough, we're not in December!"
"It's better to be a little earlier, how about mid-November?"
"Then there will be no festive atmosphere!"
"In December next year, "Vote for the Name" and "Assembly Number" will be released, which one do you think we can fight?"
There is no win-win situation in the film market at this stage, there is only one winner in the same schedule, and there may not be a winner in a month when it encounters an unpopular schedule - "Stone" is so lucky that it has become the only hit in November.
Huang Bo also came over and said hello to Shen Mengxi, who said, "I went to watch "Big Movie"... It's a bit messy, and a lot of stalks are not used well..."
He's talking about media test screenings...
The official release will have to wait for December 29th...
"It can't be helped, the director is the screenwriter, he wants to shoot like this..."
"However, there is no comedy in this year's Lunar New Year, and "Big Movie" may not have a chance!"
There is indeed a chance...
In the original time and space, the box office of "Big Movie" was close to 20 million, and compared to the cost, it has already made money...
What's more, there are also image copyrights or something.
"You're all here!"
"Third Master..."
"Han Dong..."