Chapter 262: Crazy Movie Fans
The key to the box office success of commercial films is one word, cool! The protagonist is cool, and the audience is cool!
At the beginning of 96, "The Man of the Troubled Boy in the Rivers and Lakes" was released, and it was a big hit at the box office, Liu Weiqiao and Wang Whale hurriedly made "The Dragon Crossing the River" and "Covering the Sky with One Hand", both of which were released in 96 and had a high box office.
Among them, "Raptors Across the River" was filmed in only 14 days, and it collected more than 22 million, creating a miracle of "quick shooting and big profits".
The story of the old boy series is a box office hit, in addition to the factor of the actor's theme, it is very important that it is cool enough. The plot is basically that the protagonist is suppressed and framed, and the ending is a happy revenge. In addition to those episodes that make people listen to the "blood boiling", it is only in the era of the decline of Hong Kong films that the box office miracle of the "Crazy Boy Series" has been created.
In Lu Lin's view, the plot of "The Battle of Tianhe" is still in line with the rhythm of commercial blockbusters as a whole, but the end of the film is not cool enough. Galen is both cowardly and weak, which reduces the coolness of the film.
It's not impossible for the protagonist to be suppressed, it's okay to coax goods. But this kind of plot can be put in the middle of the film, and it must be exciting and all kinds of burning at the end of the film. is like He Jinyin in "The King of Destruction", who was cowardly in the first half, but at the end of the film, he defeated the big brother of Broken Water twice. Although careful scrutiny may not be reasonable, the audience is just happy to watch!
Suppression is definitely not good, so in the second third of the plot of "Company of Heroes", Lu Lin made a slight adjustment to make Galen's performance more powerful than in the anime.
Two hours later, when the film ended, the students in the theater raised their arms one by one, shouting the words "League of Legends" in French, Chinese and other languages.
"Cunning and wicked, justice will prevail!"
"Demacia!"
"The spear is here, and the chrysanthemum is here!"
"Noxus"
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Yang Tianbao also danced excitedly, and said to Sect Leader Huang: "This film is so beautiful, why don't you wait to watch it again!"
Huang Xiaoming shuddered, two hours a show, and did it again? hurriedly said: "That, dear, you see that this film is so popular, I really want to watch it again, but the problem is that it is impossible to buy tickets!"
Yang Tianbao also understood this situation, and then said pitifully: "Then you promise me, after returning to China, when the film is released, you have to accompany me to watch it again!"
Huang Xiaoming smiled: "Okay, don't say it once, it's all done three times!"
Yang Tianbao's eyes glared at the boss, "Really, accompany me to watch it three times?"
Sect Leader Huang really wanted to give himself a mouthful, and said with a smile: "That, let's see the schedule of the two of us then, why don't we wait for the domestic premiere, let's go for a trip, and then look at the schedule, how about it?"
Yang Tianbao was satisfied, and said with a smile: "Okay, this is like words!"
There were so many people in the theater that it took a long time to leave. Everyone came out of the theater and breathed a sigh of relief. Sect Leader Huang and Yang Tianbao acted alone and said goodbye to everyone.
Tong Dawei, Zhang Ziyi and others also said hello and left. Only Yu Dong, Jin Qiaoqiao, Wu Baige's father and daughter, a group of four people walked in the direction of the beach.
"This film is wrong, look at this, the box office can't be bad!" Yu Dong took the lead.
He started by releasing movies, and he still has this vision. Because as a middle-aged man who has never played "League of Legends", when he watches a movie, he has no sense of disobedience at all, just like watching a Hollywood blockbuster similar to "The Avengers". This shows that the film is successful in winning "passers-by audiences".
And in the theater, the excited appearance of students from all over the world proves that there is no problem on the side of the "original party". The "original party" boosted word of mouth, and the "passerby audience" helped the box office, this film will not really create any box office miracles!
It's a pity that Bona couldn't get involved!
Yu Dong is both envious and regretful, Wu Baige's mood is even more complicated, there are talented people in the country, this little director surnamed Lu, the commercial blockbuster is so slippery!
But there's no artistic connotation! Popcorn movie, simple three-act structure. is willing to spend money on special effects to make shocking scenes. Movies are art, and he's just a nutritious visual fast food!
Wu Baige is like a young writer who looks down on Shuangwen, seeing a group of book lovers frantically pursuing the best-selling "Shuangwen", he has a lot of critical things to say in his heart.
But when they saw the appearance of the students passing by around them, some happily discussed how good "Company of Heroes" looked, and some rushed to the theater to see it. finally sighed and said secretly: "Artists also need to eat!"
"Well, it's not bad, the box office shouldn't be bad, maybe there will be a new record, and the future is terrifying!" Wu Baige sighed.
When Yu Dong heard this, he became even more depressed. Four producers of "Company of Soldiers", Long Lin and China Film, plus two TV art centers. Thinking about the happy days when I used to make money with Longlin Pictures, I suddenly wanted to cry.
The two of them lost their interest in chatting for a while, so they dispersed.
"League of Legends: Company of Heroes" is in Cannes and is completely popular. In comparison, with the other three films he screened, there are many people in the theater.
Because people have a herd mentality, seeing that "Male Soldier Company" is so popular, they all want to take a look.
This situation has dissatisfied many artistic film directors, and one Italian director even complained to the organizing committee, claiming that the Cannes Film Festival is a noble temple of art. Now to let a popcorn blockbuster of Chinese YY be screened here, this is depravity, it is shameless depravity.
Other directors who were dissatisfied with "The Company of Soldiers" also rushed to show their support, and a total of more than a dozen people made the strongest protest to the organizing committee.
The people in the organizing committee had a headache, and it was not a problem for more than a dozen directors to protest, because there were thousands of people protesting on the audience's side. Why is the theater of "Company of Soldiers" so small, so few, and why is it only screened for one day. Lao Tzu came to watch it from school, and now he can't buy a ticket, so he must be screened, otherwise we will resolutely not agree.
The French are free and romantic, and when the organizing committee saw this situation, it was as if one had become two for a moment.
Letting a special effects blockbuster like "Company of Heroes" participate in the "non-competition unit" screening is already a special care. The reason is that the film's ideological and artistic achievements are average. However, the main characters use virtual actors, and they can well complete the ...... of the film and television adaptation of the game.
But I really can't add screenings, the film festival has an inherent process, which must not be compromised.
The organizing committee had no choice but to send someone to contact Lu Lin and ask if the film could be released in France in advance.
Lu Lin immediately refused, we have our own strategy for global distribution, and we have entrusted the European part to Warner.
This worried the organizers, but Gao Hongze came up with an idea: it is better to take this opportunity to let Warner arrange a few screenings in Paris, so as to start the publicity offensive of "Company of Heroes" in Europe!