Chapter 128: The King of Commercial Films
"Of course it's an honor to be involved in these two films, and the first time I saw the script for Adventure in the Center of the Earth, I said I had to go to the audition. Zhang Shan said with a smile.
"At that time, Director Lin was wearing a hat and sitting behind the desk, very low-key, and I only knew that he was the director by looking at the nameplate. ”
Lin Ti smiled, and recalled the situation at that time, although the company gave him this project to try, it didn't actually invest much resources.
If "Adventure in the Center of the Earth" is smashed, he will probably have to take the more than 10 million filming himself.
This year, it costs 20 million to shoot an anti-Japanese war scene.
"Then on the set, Director Lin was really strict, there was a scene where I ran with Xiaotong, we ran more than 20 times, what was the most excessive? Director Lin said that he ran very well, but the next sentence he just did it again. ”
"I was stupid, you know. Zhang Shan said and glanced at Lin Ti accusingly, but Lin Ti smiled and didn't speak.
They were all laughing, and the host asked with interest, "What then?"
"Then I patted Director Lin and jokingly told me that I couldn't stand this bit of suffering, and what was I going to do if I was looking for a blockbuster movie in the future, I thought he was a liar, you know. Zhang Shan glanced at Lin Ti strangely.
Everyone laughed, and the host also smiled and asked, "What about now?"
"Now that I'm convinced, I and Brother Peng Yan have talked in private, but the two of us can't guess how Director Lin is going to shoot next. Zhang Shan spread his hands.
"Don't you know what's going on?"
"I don't know!" Zhang Shan glared and replied: "Who knows, I didn't know that Director Lin was going to shoot "Monkey King" before I got the script, and his thinking was not easy for ordinary people to follow. ”
Liu Yan also nodded and said: "Yes, I didn't even know what role I played before I got the script, the supporting role was still the heroine, Director Lin kept the plot very secret, and told us during the filming that we couldn't reveal anything before the movie was released." ”
Everyone condemned for a while, Lin Ti kept smiling and listening to them, occasionally with some embarrassment on his face, and the host asked: "Director Lin, why do you keep it secret to this point?
"Well...... Lin Ti thought about it and said: "Because there are a lot of clues, for example, before the movie is released, if fans know that the captain will appear in the Great Sage, will there be a lot less expectation when watching the movie?"
Seeing them nodding, Lin Ti said with a smile: "I prefer fans to go to the movie to find clues and explore that world by themselves, if too many spoilers are given, it will actually ruin their viewing experience." ”
Everyone couldn't help but nod, and for good reason.
Next, everyone began to talk about this movie, as well as the changes brought about by the movie after its release, mental journey, etc., and finally Huang Jing said with a smile: "I still ask Director Lin the last question." ”
"Well, you say. ”
"The last time you came, you said that making movies is something you look forward to, from 'mobile director' to commercial director, are you satisfied?
Lin Ti, who asked this question, frowned, and replied seriously: "I think that 'mobile phone director' and 'commercial director' are just labels given by the outside world, and they have nothing to do with the fact that I like to make movies, and I will naturally have expectations for doing what I like, unless one day I don't have any stories I want to shoot, otherwise I will always look forward to it and love it forever." ”
This answer made the host applaud in admiration, and at the same time sighed in his heart that there is really a difference between people, people shoot the stories they want to shoot and become commercial directors, and some people struggle in the stories they want to shoot and the stories that the market needs, and in the end it is still a bad movie.
Maybe that's genius.
"Thank you, Director Lin, thank you for coming to our "Today's Movie" as a guest this time. ”
"Thank you. ”
......
"Hey, Master Xing. Lin Ti smiled and answered the phone.
"Where is the publicity, Director Lin Da. Xing Ye's voice sounded with a smile.
It has been three days since the last interview, and in the past few days, the crew has been going non-stop to various publicity sites, and at the same time, "Monkey King" has also begun to be released abroad one after another, and the starring Zhang Shan and others will go abroad in the future.
And now, they are in Sichuan City.
"In Chuancheng, what's wrong Master Xing, where are you?" said Lin Ti with a smile in the hotel room.
"I'm in Xiangjiang, when will you come to Xiangjiang?"
"Monkey King" Xiangjiang is also being released, so Lin Ti and they also have to go on a trip.
"February 18th, it seems. Lin Ti thought about it and said, the itinerary was dense, and he didn't bother to memorize it.
When the publicity over Xiangjiang is over, he will also start preparing for the next movie.
"Okay, then the eighteenth, I'll give you an address, you come over and I'll introduce some friends you know, they're all big actors, you kid is honored." Xing Ye said teasingly.
"Good. Lin Ti nodded and thought, Xing Ye's friend, a big actor?
Who is it?
didn't talk much, both of them are not good at words, they can talk for a long time when talking about movies, and talk about gossip......
emmm......
"Monkey King" finally won the box office war, beating the rest of the films at the box office every day.
"Aliens" was weak in the later stage, and the daily box office took the lead in falling to the 100 million mark, as of the 18th, the cumulative box office has just reached 1.8 billion, and the current film schedule has been further reduced, only 13 percent, and the final total box office is expected to only reach 23.4 billion, which is quite different from the 3 billion estimated on the Internet at the beginning.
"Escaping the Solar System" has a good reputation, and the box office has reached 2.2 billion, and everyone's enthusiasm for excellent domestic science fiction movies is still relatively high.
Although in fact, "Escape from the Solar System" still has many shortcomings, it should be no problem for the estimated total box office to reach 3 billion, and at present, this movie and "Monkey King" have jointly accounted for 70% of the film schedule.
"Monkey King" is 40 percent, and "Escape from the Solar System" is 30 percent.
The situation has stabilized.
At this time, the cumulative box office of "Monkey King" has reached 2.8 billion, and it is expected that the total domestic box office is expected to hit 4 billion.
This Spring Festival battle of the gods ended with the victory of "Monkey King", and Lin Ti had already begun to have a new title at this time.
The king of commercial films!
The box office of his personal films has already reached 8.5 billion yuan! When "Monkey King" is finished, it will definitely exceed 9 billion yuan, surpassing Ang Lee to officially become the number one Chinese director! He is also the person closest to the title of 10 billion director.
Even Zhang Shan ranked among the top ten domestic male stars with two movie leading actors, with a total box office of 5.2 billion.
In the past few days, the front page of the newspaper has been Lin Ti, which has suppressed the popularity of all other celebrities, and the stock price of Dustlight has also risen sharply, and the total market value of Dustlight has exceeded 50 billion, which is directly double that of two years ago.
However, it has recently been rumored that Lin Ti's contract is about to expire, so the increase is starting to be slow, and everyone is waiting for news.
And it was also on this day that Lin Ti embarked on a flight to Xiangjiang.
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