The position of song and dance films in the country, and even in the whole of Southeast Asia except for India, is very embarrassing.

In the 21st century, there was a brief resurgence of musical and dance films, but it was in Hollywood, but there were only a few decent films, after which the musical and dance films almost fell silent again, until the second decade of the 21st century was halfway through the second decade of the 21st century.

However, that recovery was all thanks to the favor of the Academy Awards.

It was a song and dance film called La La Land, and when this film was first released in North America, it only got 20 million US dollars at the box office, and it didn't even make back the production costs.

It's not even as good as many commercial films, let alone the first week of release, or even the box office in the second week of release.

However, it was because of the favor of the Academy Awards that it won two awards for Best Director and Best Actress, which made the film cut hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office when it was re-released after the awards ceremony.

La La Land is a story set in contemporary Los Angeles, where Mia, a lonely young actress whose ambition is to be an actress and playwright, is obsessed with old movie stars.

She worked as a barista on the set of Warner Bros. and often skipped work to auditions, and if she did get the play, even the smallest role would make her ecstatic.

Sebastian is a jazz pianist with a silk tie and an almost hygienic pursuit of art. He wanted to open a club, but the music he was obsessed with was more suitable for a museum, and almost no one would want to pay to listen to it. In order to survive, he joins a pop jazz band against his will, fiddling with musical synthesizers in front of a screaming audience.

The two who also pursue their dreams met each other in this city, fell in love while singing and dancing, comforted and supported each other, and pursued their lifelong dreams together.

But while gradually achieving their dreams, the hazy game between art and business, dreams and reality also makes the two emotionally face choices and tests, and after a series of setbacks and disagreements, they encourage each other not to give up their dreams.

The story is actually very old-fashioned, but in the presentation of audiovisual language, director Chazelle uses a lot of installation art, using color blocks, geometric shapes, and the separation of light and dark to create a clear stylistic character. In the choice of songs, he is also ingenious and uses music to tell a story.

When it was released in China, taking advantage of the two Academy Awards, this film was very popular for a while.

Many viewers praised the music as more moving than the plot of the movie, and bluntly said that "when I watched the movie, I was instigated to cry by these music".

However, the fact is that even if this film has an Oscar bonus in China, it still only got a box office of 100 million yuan.

Those who say how good the movie is, there are quite a lot of people who just follow the trend, as if others say that they are good and they say that they are not good, they seem very earthy and uninformed.

The most significant reason here is that American films, especially such films with a literary and artistic atmosphere, are naturally unsuitable in China.

Second, the domestic song and dance film market itself is niche, and the market space is very unoptimistic.

Not to mention watching a movie in the cinema, it was when the legend of the New White Lady was broadcast in the original time and space, many people felt that they watched TV well, and the protagonist suddenly sang and jumped while talking, so embarrassing.

"Why do you want to make a song and dance movie?" Zhong Chuhong asked curiously.

"I happened to have an idea, and it was filmed and was ready to be released in North America, and the song and dance film still has a certain audience base in the European and American markets." Qiao Feng said with a smile.

"Does Mr. Qiao think that the current song and dance films still have a future in the European and American markets?" Zhang Manyu, who had been listening quietly, suddenly asked.

"There is no such thing as a film genre that has no future, it just depends on whether there is a good script, and of course, for song and dance films, in addition to having a good movie script, you must also have good music songs to match." Qiao Feng said with a smile.

After a pause and a glance at Zhang Manyu, Qiao Feng suddenly asked, "Oh, by the way, there is a role in it that is suitable, I wonder if Miss Zhang is interested in acting?"

"Me?" Zhang Manyu's face was first happy, and then a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes: "Mr. Qiao, are you really optimistic about the box office of this film?"

Zhang Manyu asked a little cautiously, more of an expectation, expecting Qiao Feng to nod affirmatively.

People who don't mix in the film industry don't know the importance of the movie box office to an actor.Zhang Manyu didn't care about the box office before, because at that time, as a newcomer, every film she starred in was good at the box office, and even Cheng Long's police story and Plan A were very, very popular films.

However, a movie she participated in last year made Zhang Manyu realize the importance of the box office.

It's a feature film, Zhang Manyu and Zhong Chuhong are the heroines, such an actress lineup is already quite powerful, and the theme song is still sung by Ye Qianwen.

With a total investment of more than 6 million Hong Kong dollars, such an investment in Hong Kong is not a big one, but it is definitely not small.

The movie is about the quiet rich girl Jiang Nansun (played by Zhang Manyu) and the lively civilian girl Zhu Suosuo (played by Zhong Chuhong) who meet under the golden sun and rain.

The two meet a Chinese-Japanese mixed-race man Song Jiaming (played by Tatsugo Tsurumi), and after having fun at Ocean Park, they lose contact, but the young women don't care, and always feel that there is a better road ahead.

After graduating from high school, Nansun went on to study at university and went out to work. Locks that know how to use the cost are always moving, and each time is more luxurious. And after graduating from university, Nansun started from a low level and couldn't help but feel that he had to suffer hard.

Encountering Song Jiaming again is the sunshine in the dark clouds for Nansun, and in the face of Jiaming's questioning about the current situation of the lock, Nansun sensitively avoided answering. Nansun's father failed to speculate in the building and died of a heart attack.

Suo Suo generously helped the Jiang family through the difficulties. Nansun felt that he shouldn't be selfish, so he let Suo Suo and Jiaming meet.

Their friendship has been baptized by the golden years, only more mellow, not weakened.

Qiao Feng saw the shadow of July and Ansheng in the original time and space from this film, but this film does not have the good luck of July and Ansheng.

In July, he gave birth to a double yolk egg with An, and became popular with two young actresses.

Compared with the investment of more than 6 million, the box office of more than 7 million in the end is completely unwatchable.

It's amazing to go home and have Qiao Feng to raise.

But for Zhang Manyu, the impact is great.

Even during that time, the box office of the New Dragon Gate Inn was soaring all the way, but because of the tragic loss of the movie Golden Years, when those literary and artistic movies found her and wanted to invite her to participate, the salary was so lower than before.

What treatment is bright and dark is secondary, and only when it comes to money is the feeling is the most intuitive.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Manyu realized how important the box office is to her career.