Chapter 105: "Just Kidding" (3/5)
(1.5 million words...) Sprinkle flowers!)
The film industry is both men's and women's.
Which boat to get on, which circle to mix, which big brother to follow.
It's a course worth looking into!
The mixed film industry is similar to the mixed rivers and lakes, the word righteousness comes first, and the people who don't pay attention to righteousness will not be long in the capital, and the righteousness will be called the bureau.
Obviously, Xing Ye felt that the Huang brothers were not angry enough!
In Hong Kong back then, you couldn't mix up without paying attention to righteousness, Yang Shoucheng and Big Brother Cheng, you can say that they are distracted, but you can't say that they are not righteous enough...
The brothers of the Huang family, including Feng Liuye, are all the way, and they are not embarrassed together!
No matter how you say it, Fan Xiaoye was also planted in "Mobile Phone 2"...
I didn't even dare to let out a fart...
Fan Xiaoye is not a master, you are forced to speak out because of the situation, it is understandable!
But Xing Ye is really a master, and his name, at least for now, is a golden signboard.
"Journey to the West" was a big hit, and during the release of the film, in addition to the formal agreement, the two parties signed a "Supplementary Agreement II" on box office dividends, and after this supplementary agreement was negotiated in the email, it only needed to be signed and sealed.
However, Huayi used the sentence "Mr. Huang is on vacation" to push the signing time to the next year.
After the New Year, after the box office set a record, the Huang brothers did not admit it.
In court, Xing Ye posted evidence, and Huayi's email read: "confirmed", "no problem", and "can be signed at any time".
But the email has no legal effect, because there is no formal agreement, the court ruled that Xing Ye lost the lawsuit, and the 86 million box office dividends he asked for were not recovered.
According to the rules of the "old guns" in the capital, a promise is worth a thousand dollars, and the promised things must be done without a contract.
Obviously, the Huang brothers are not old guns...
Therefore, there are 21 co-publishers of "Mermaid", but there is no Huayi Brothers...
I really want to thank the Huang family brothers, if it weren't for him, Xing Ye would not have parted ways with Huayi!
It's impossible for Orange to sign a distribution contract with Xing Ye for three movies...
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In fact, some people in the industry are not optimistic about "Mermaid", and predict that Stephen Chow will personally cut off his own era.
"The Mermaid" has four trailers, two of which focus on comedy elements, one on love, and the last one is called the ultimate trailer.
The final trailer has almost no comedic elements, the special effects have obvious flaws, and the characters' pompous performances seem to be extremely out of tune with the serious theme...
It's even a little embarrassing...
But it doesn't matter, Lu Xiaoran has watched the whole film, if the movie adds another 30 minutes to express the love part of Liu Xuan and Shanshan a little more, the story can be more perfect...
However, the 93-minute option is more suitable for scheduling!
You have to think about it for the theater, "Macau Fengyun 3" 110 minutes, "Three Dozen White Bone Spirits", 120 minutes...
Of course, there are more rows of "Mermaids"!
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"In my heart, Xing Ye is the greatest king of comedy in Chinese history, and no one can beat him!"
"The title of the king of comedy is not given for nothing, I dare to conclude that the box office of "Mermaid" will definitely surpass "Detective Chinatown" and be crowned the new box office champion of Chinese films!"
"Sing-Chi Chow's movies taught me for the first time that movies can be entertaining, and movies themselves can bring happiness to people. ”
"We owe Xing Ye a movie ticket! Or rather, we all owe an answer to the past youth..."
Lu Xiaoran spoke very slowly, making sure that Zhou Xingchi could understand...
"Thank you, Boss Lu, for your affirmation..."
"Many people say that Xing Ye is a tyrant on the set..."
Zhou Xingchi replied by himself: "There are some shots that you NG once, maybe everyone will accept them, and you NG a hundred times, you will see if anyone will be unhappy." ”
"Actually, no one owes me any movie tickets, as if I owe a lot to the audience, just hoping that I can make something better and repay them. ”
"Have you ever considered starring yourself?"
Zhou Xingchi smiled: "I'm so old, what role is suitable for me?
Lu Xiaoran: "Don't worry, when "The Mermaid" is released, I will take the time to try ideas with Xing Ye, maybe I can get a work out!"
"Really?"
Remembering that he didn't speak, Zhou Xingchi was a little excited...
"I do have this idea, to make an eight-episode TV series, the name is all in mind, it's called "Just Kidding", the male protagonist is 55 years old, and he is a children's show host... It mainly tells the story of life in and out of the play, the joys and sorrows of life... Of course, this is just an idea, and it hasn't been completely written yet!"
Zhou Xingchi was a little surprised: "TV series?"
"It can be regarded as a web series... After all, with the length of eight episodes, few TV stations are willing to take over... As for the film, it's hard for me to write a work that satisfies both you and the market..."
Why doesn't Zhou Xingchi act?
The main reason is that the market will not buy it...
The temptation of "Yangtze River No. 7" was not a success, the star took a back seat, and you also know the reputation of that film...
After "Yangtze River No. 7", he was worried that the character would be difficult to break through, so he didn't set foot in front of the screen for 10 years, and the various "gods" he made in the Internet era dare not break through his feelings at will to go further, so "Mermaid" only dared to spin in his old routine;
Rely on feelings to earn some box office...
But feelings are easy to be squeezed dry, and even "owing tickets" are used...
In fact, he is a little confused about the market, and in recent years, several works have reached the level of who is popular and who is looking for cooperation - "Journey to the West" found Wen Zhang, "Mermaid" found Deng Chao...
"The Demon Chapter" even found Brother Fan...
It's going to be harder in the future!
Xiongzhou fog column, Juncai Xingchi, his golden age has passed!
Zhou Xingxing thought for a while: "Can you show me the script?"
“... It's on my computer, let's go to the hotel later, I'll get it to you!"
The reporters in the audience are already boiling: Lu Xiaoran will join hands with Zhou Xingchi to create a new work...
"Ahem, doesn't anyone want to ask a couple of questions about Operation Mekong?"
This is the roadshow of "Mekong"!
“... Director, I would like to ask, do you think the box office success of "Operation Mekong" has any significance for Chinese films?"
Lu Xiaoran: "This question is very good, the works are good, the audience loves to watch them, those who make movies make money, and those who show movies also make money, this is a phenomenon that a normal film market should have." As far as I know, a large number of movies starring traffic stars will be launched next year, and many companies and producers are trying to make quick money!"
"I want to tell those people through "Operation Mekong" that they can make a lot of money by playing less fancy side ways and working more the movie itself, and this money is made steadily and fairly, and the audience is very willing to pay for it. ”
From the end of 2015 to 2017, a bunch of small fresh meat poured into the big screen, and while the audience stayed away, they left a sentence 'This is a domestic movie, and there is no hope for domestic movies!'
Why is Lu Xiaoran in such a hurry?
More than 40 movies released in two years?
I want to reverse this phenomenon!