Chapter 233: A big news
Mu Chen sang a song in the program "Good Songs of China", which was so topical that many people were surprised. 35xs
After the show was broadcast, Mu Chen received countless invitations again.
There is Mu Chen, and it is unexpected that there is a topic and a clean-up.
However, they were all politely rejected by Mu Chen.
After that episode of the show was broadcast, the song "Rare Words" sung by Mu Chen naturally became popular, and countless people immediately appeared on the Internet to imitate it.
For a time, there were countless imitators.
Among them, there is no shortage of popular singers.
When one of the popular singers interacted with fans on the live broadcast platform, they were asked by fans to sing Mu Chen's new songs, and then after seeing those lyrics, they were directly stunned and embarrassed.
His expression at that time and the expressions of Liu Yu and other mentors when they heard this song were made into emojis by countless netizens.
The only thing to be thankful for is that the singer doesn't have any idol baggage.
He has wonderful performances in many variety shows, and his sense of variety shows is full.
"Rare Words" became popular, and many official media affirmed it.
After that episode aired, it was obvious that there was more to the Internet than just this song.
and Mu Chen's sentence ""Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not satisfactory at the box office", and being laughed at by the audience that he was "pretending" also caused a lot of discussion.
Of course, the key point of discussion is not that Mu Chen pretends to be exposed, but that the box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not ideal?
Whether it is ideal or not is undoubtedly very controversial.
Is it ideal?
Netizens have their own opinions, and no one can convince anyone.
However, the most concerned is the news of Mu Chen's new film.
Although "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is still being screened around the world, with Mu Chen's past habits, it seems to be a normal thing to prepare a new film at this time.
He's used to it.
What is Mu Chen's new film going to make?
Why do his friends think that there are people who are not optimistic about his films?
Some people are paying attention, and naturally there are media chasing and probing.
Soon, the news of Mu Chen's new film was heard by some reporters.
Mu Chen's new film will shoot a science fiction film, with an investment of more than 100 million US dollars, which will be converted into Chinese dollars, that is, six or seven billion.
And that's just the preliminary budget.
Those who know Mu Chen know very well that he almost exceeded the budget for making films.
The budget is six or seven hundred million, and it is not uncommon to spend seven or eight hundred million on filming.
If it is replaced with a publicity fee, then the investment in this film is a bit large.
This is far from breaking the record of the largest investment in Chinese films!
Before, the biggest investment seemed to be Zheng Yonghe's "Excalibur", but that film almost lost all the bottoms.
And now Mu Chen's investment in this sci-fi film is only twice as much, if this is a loss
It seems that Muchen and Dawn Film and Television can afford to lose!
Repay?
I don't know why, people who got the news subconsciously thought that Mu Chen's new film had to lose money. Flash Dance
It seems that there are more people who are not optimistic about Mu Chen this time than before.
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not favored, that is because this martial arts film has invested more than 200 million.
No one thinks how good a martial arts film can be at the box office.
But who would have thought that the domestic box office would exceed one billion, or even more than 1.5 billion. The foreign box office, not to mention, has now broken the overseas box office record of Chinese films.
But martial arts films, Mu Chen is good at it after all!
What's more, martial arts films are not very popular in China, and they are much better than science fiction films!
What genre in China is the least popular with fans, that is, science fiction films.
Not all science fiction films, Hollywood science fiction films still have good domestic box office appeal.
But Chinese sci-fi films seem to have been smashed by word of mouth.
Nowadays, as soon as Chinese fans hear about Chinese science fiction films, they subconsciously think they are bad movies.
Under such circumstances, Mu Chen actually invested 700 million or 800 million to shoot a science fiction film?
He's dead!
With such an investment, it can be regarded as a blockbuster in Hollywood. If you want not to lose money, then relying on the domestic market alone is obviously extremely risky.
Then, if this film wants not to lose money, then the foreign box office must not be too bad.
Could it be that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is gratifying at the box office abroad, and Mu Chen has swelled again!
Well, why "again"?
He believes that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has achieved high box office abroad, and his films will all be able to achieve good box office.
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is gratifying at the box office abroad, and many "future affairs" believe that the reason why this film is sought after by foreign fans is because Mu Chen presents oriental culture with stories they can understand, or like to watch.
Those, satisfied the fantasies of foreign fans about the mysterious East.
Martial arts films already have a large market abroad.
Is there a market for science fiction films abroad?
Yes, and it's huge.
The problem is that there is a market for Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters.
Huaxia, the type of film that is not good at the most, is probably a science fiction film.
Mu Chen: This is to take the type of film that Chinese filmmakers are not good at to capture the type of film that others are good at.
How does this look promising?
In the eyes of many people, Mu Chen's move is undoubtedly an axe.
Death is unwarranted.
Not to mention foreign fans, it is also domestic fans, when choosing between Chinese science fiction films and Hollywood science fiction films, it is estimated that they will choose the latter.
Science fiction films are undoubtedly a pain in the face of Chinese films.
For this reason, many people also ran to Mu Chen's Weibo to leave a message, hoping to "save" this "inflated" filmmaker.
Mu Chen ignored this, he was on CCTV at this time, preparing to record "People".
This program is recorded and broadcast, and in addition to the content of Mu Chen's interview, there are also a lot of film and television materials.
What issues will be mentioned in the program have been communicated in advance.
Moreover, the recording of this show is not like other talk shows, and there are many live audiences in the audience.
In this show, there is only Mu Chen in the camera.
Yes, only Mu Chen.
Even the host didn't get into the camera.
She had nothing but a voice.
Host: "Mu is an ordinary person, step by step to today, he should encounter a lot of difficulties, right?"
"No!" Mu Chen shook his head and said, "I come from an extraordinary background. My grandfather resisted Japan, aided the DPRK, shed blood for this country, and he was a hero. My grandfather was a hero, and I came from an extraordinary background. ”
"Of course, I've had a lot of difficulties getting to where I am today. Mu Chen continued, "In fact, a person's life is a process of constantly overcoming difficulties. ”
The "ordinary" in the host's mouth and Mu Chen's "ordinary" don't seem to be the same concept.
"And what is the biggest difficulty you are facing now, or the one that you remember the most?"
"When I was a child, my family was not in a good condition. Mu Chen said, "My brother and I both have good grades, but it is already very difficult to support two high school students at home, and it is obviously impossible to support two college students." My brother and I both know that we will use our holidays to work to subsidize our families and reduce the burden on our families. It's a pity that the heavens don't fulfill people's wishes. When my brother was in his third year of high school, my dad had another illness, which cost him all of his family's savings and borrowed a lot of money. Therefore, after my brother finished the college entrance examination, he went out to work without filling in the college volunteers. ”
"Actually, I know very well that my brother really wants to go to college. ”
"This is probably my brother's regret. ”
"You were admitted to the Yenching Film Academy as the top student in liberal arts because your brother was playing tricks in the film and television city?" the host asked.
"There is an element of this. Mu Chen said, "There are also reasons why I didn't know what university to study or what major to study at that time." My brother is playing tricks in the film and television city, and when he communicates, he naturally has to talk about it. It also made me curious about movies. ”
"So your first work "Jingwumen" made your brother the starring role?" the host asked, "Your brother was not famous at that time, how did you convince investors?"
"No need to convince. Mu Chen smiled and said, "Let my brother be the starring role, which is a requirement of investors! Moreover, at that time, the script of "Jingwumen" had not yet been written?"
"Huh?" the host looked at Mu Chen in surprise and said, "How is it possible?" ”
"That investor is Ruoxi's father. Mu Chen said with a smile.
"Huh?" the host looked at Mu Chen stunned.
"My relationship with Ruoxi was exposed, and it didn't take long for her father to find me. Mu Chen said, "As soon as we met, he handed me a check for 30 million. ”
"You definitely wouldn't think that the 30 million was invested in your film!" the host laughed.
"I was still a student at the film academy at the time, who would invest 30 million in me to make a film!" Mu Chen said with a smile, "I thought he gave me 30 million to let me leave Ruoxi, and what about the breakup fee?"
"And how did you deal with it?" the moderator asked curiously.
"Turning a blind eye and pretending not to understand. He is Ruoxi's father, I can't smash the 30 million in his face, and then say, 'Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, don't bully the young man to be poor'? Don't say that her father doesn't mean that, even if it's. I can't do that, right? That's a father's love for his daughter. Mu Chen said.
"And what happened later?" the moderator asked.
Then her dad asked me if I was too little. I said, "No." Ruoxi and I haven't reached the time to talk about marriage yet. What's more, according to our customs there, the dowry given by the mother's family is not directly given to the in-laws, let alone directly to the son-in-law. And the dowry, directly with a check, is so fresh and refined, it is really unheard of. ”
"Haha!" the host smiled.
"Her father said that he didn't mind that Ruoxi's boyfriend was poor and white, but he would never allow Ruoxi's boyfriend to be a waste!" Mu Chen continued, "That 30 million is a test: to become popular with my brother." Whether it's making movies, TV, or online dramas, it makes my brother popular anyway. I did, he didn't object to me being with Ruoxi. I can't do it, and his dad didn't say to let me get out, but just asked me what qualifications I have to be Ruoxi's boyfriend?"
"Therefore, among my many works, the TV series is on the air and the movie is released, "Jingwumen" is the most worried. Mu Chen continued.
This talk show is mostly a review of Mu Chen's debut to the present.
However, the program team obviously didn't expect Mu Chen to break a big news at the beginning.
Mu Chen's first work "Jingwumen" was actually invested by Li Ruoxi's father, and it was a test for Mu Chen.
Li Ruoxi's father actually took out 30 million to test Mu Chen?
This has the potential to be on the hot search!
As the interview progressed, Mu Chen exposed some fierce information from time to time.
Of course, the focus of this talk show is still on "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
Among Mu Chen's many works, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" may not be the highest box office, but its achievements are the most eye-catching.
And in the end, I have to talk about Mu Chen's new film.
"After "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", will your new film make new attempts?"
Mu Chen's works seem to be constantly trying, and there are few repetitions.
He kept trying, but he kept succeeding.
"I'm going to make a sci-fi blockbuster in my next film. Mu Chen said, "Yes, it's a blockbuster, a blockbuster in the real sense!"
"Why did you choose a sci-fi film?" the host asked.
"I just want to prove that I, a Chinese filmmaker, can also make science fiction films, and I can also make science fiction films well. Mu Chen said, "It's still the same sentence: there are only movies that are not popular, and there are no types of movies that are not popular." ”
"If Chinese films want to make a difference internationally, science fiction films can't be avoided. Mu Chen continued, "Kung fu movies, martial arts movies, or magic movies are obviously not enough. Which movie genre has the most fans in the world is undoubtedly science fiction. ”
After the recording of "People", Mu Chen did not participate in any more programs, but prepared for the new film with peace of mind.
Under the impact of the new film at the box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the film schedule gradually declined.
However, the domestic box office is estimated to be over 1.5 billion, and it is no problem.
The foreign box office will undoubtedly be much higher than that in China.
This is also Mu Chen's first film with more foreign box office than domestic box office.
After Mu Chen's episode of "People" was broadcast, it still had a great role in promoting the domestic box office.
Since the release of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Mu Chen has maintained a strong topic.
Seeing that the topic had faded a little, Mu Chen first appeared on "Good Songs of China" and sparked a powerful topic with a song "Rare Words".
This topic has not completely dissipated, and Mu Chen's revelations in "People" have once again detonated the topic.
In particular, Mu Chen broke the news that the investor of "Jingwumen" was Li Ruoxi's father, and it was also a test for him, which set off heated discussions on the Internet.
"I now understand why Mu Chen said at the Golden Dragon Awards that without Li Ruoxi, there would be no "Jingwumen". ”
"Li Ruoxi is absolutely forced to come from a wealthy family!"
"I envy Li Ruoxi! Why don't I have a rich father? ”
"You should be envious of Mu Chen! ”
"I don't know why I was a fan of Li Ruoxi and her father. ”
Li Ruoxi's father gave Mu Chen a test, but it was not only "Jingwumen". ”
"When I took out the 30 million, it was estimated that it was already a test. ”
"If I were Mu Chen, I would definitely pick up 30 million and smash each other's faces, love can't be tarnished as much as possible. ”
"Then do you want to come to the sentence 'Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, don't bully young people into poverty'. ”
"One look upstairs you know it's a single dog. ”
"Mu Chen, it is definitely Li Ruoxi's father's most proud investment so far. ”
"Why is Mu Chen worth billions now?"
"Awesome, my brother. It's not an exaggeration to start from scratch!"
"Worth billions? "Wolf Warrior 2" Dawn Film and Television has an income of two billion. ”
"Dawn Film and Television is not Mu Chen's alone. ”
The topic of "Li Ruoxi was born in a wealthy family" has also appeared on the topic list and hot search list, and is even expected to be at the top of the list.
As soon as this topic came out, netizens also began to guess who Li Ruoxi and her father were, and the rich man surnamed Li was undoubtedly guessed by netizens.