It may be an exaggeration to say that Mu Chen has dominated the global film market for half a year.

After all, "Adventure to the Center of the Earth" and "Resident Evil" did not crush other films at the box office abroad as much as "Avatar" and "Independence Day".

However, if it is said that Mu Chen has dominated the Chinese film market for half a year, no one refutes it.

The monthly box office champion in July and August is undoubtedly "Avatar".

In September, "Independence Day" won the monthly box office championship.

In October, "Adventures in the Center of the Earth".

In November, "Resident Evil".

In December, "People and Ghosts" starring Mu Chen and Li Ruoxi will be released.

The monthly box office champion is estimated to be booked by this film, even if the film is released in the second half of the month.

Isn't this dominating for half a year?

What makes domestic film and television companies even more depressed is that Mu Chen also has a screenwriter's film that will be released during the Spring Festival.

Although he is only a screenwriter, director Marin's box office appeal is not low.

Last year, didn't that guy win the throne of the Spring Festival box office? And with a low-budget comedy.

And this time, it is said that the investment is more than 100 million, although it is Chinese dollars, it must not be ignored.

Could it be that Mu Chen didn't even let go of the Spring Festival stalls?

It seems that the guy didn't let it go.

"Resident Evil" is now speculated, the domestic box office has exceeded 2 billion, but the international box office is not very conspicuous, at least in terms of other films written by Mu Chen, it is not amazing.

The total global box office is nearly half a billion dollars.

This is much higher than the box office of the original version, and it is also a Chinese film with an extremely good global box office.

And the second part of "Resident Evil" has also begun preparations, this film will create a biochemical city, the scene is bigger, the investment is naturally larger, and I believe the box office will also be higher.

"Resident Evil" has not yet been painted, and "Iron Man" has been completed.

The filming of this film went much smoother than expected. It was also completed much earlier than expected.

"Iron Man" was completed, Mu Chen did not stay in the United States for a long time, and then returned to China with Li Ruoxi and others.

The post-production of this film will be in China, and Mu Chen naturally does not need to stay in the United States anymore.

Carrying it at home will always feel more comfortable than abroad.

What's more, the publicity of "People and Ghosts Are Not Over" still needs him and Li Ruoxi to run for publicity.

A film, no matter how classic it is, is still indispensable for necessary publicity.

Mu Chen and Li Ruoxi's box office appeal is good, but there is still a need for publicity.

"Are you back?" Ma Lin met Mu Chen in the company, but he was stunned for a moment, and then pulled him away.

"What are you doing? What kind of body is pulling and pulling!" Mu Chen pulled out his hand and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few months, has your sexual orientation changed?"

"Fuck off!" Marin rolled his eyes and scolded angrily.

He naturally knew that Mu Chen was joking.

"Go see my movie. Marin said, "You put my movie on the most competitive schedule of the Spring Festival again, I don't know the bottom of my heart!"

"When did you have the bottom?" Mu Chen pouted.

This guy seems to be a little less confident.

"Why didn't your film be released during the Spring Festival?" asked Marin suspiciously.

"Is it too late for your film?" Mu Chen said, "What's more, my film is not suitable for the Spring Festival." ”

Marin didn't say anything anymore, but took Mu Chen to watch "Shaolin Football".

In his opinion, Mu Chen and Dawn Film and Television are really ready to produce the film market in the second half of this year.

Of course, this has a lot of benefits for Dawn Film and Television.

A film and television company that dominates the film market for half a year has countless benefits to the company's image. If Dawn Film and Television is listed, I'm afraid the stock doesn't know how much it will soar.

The post-production of this film is still a little short of complete, but it does not affect the viewing of the movie.

At least, Mu Chen can still judge whether the film is good or bad.

It's a little different from the original film, but overall, it's really hard to say which is better or worse.

It has a little more of Marin's own style, but the shots, the action, the actors, the soundtrack, etc., are all well done.

This film should be able to make many people's eyes shine.

Perhaps, Marin, who does not have self-confidence, often strives for excellence when filming in order to increase his self-confidence.

In Mu Chen's opinion, this film has made another breakthrough.

Marin may have a lot of shortcomings, but his attitude towards movies is not perfunctory, but it is very much in line with Mu Chen's appetite.

To do it, you have to do it to the best of your ability.

"Miao Xun's comedy seems to be able to handle it too. After watching it, Mu Chen said with a smile, "The actor who plays the senior brother is good." ”

"Don't comment on actors? Ma Lin said, "Huang Yao's acting skills have always been online. ”

He has done his best in this film, but I don't know why he is always a little less confident.

"Very good. Mu Chen said, "I don't know what films will be released during the Spring Festival, but your film shouldn't be bad." ”

This is not a consolation, much less a compliment.

With Mu Chen's understanding of the domestic market, even if this film is released during the Spring Festival, it is also very competitive.

"Tell me more about it!" said Marin, "mainly where there is room for improvement." ”

"Man, be confident. Mu Chen patted Marin and said.

"I really don't know if it's a blessing or a misfortune to know you. Marin shook his head and said with some sighs.

Luckily?

Nature is lucky.

If it weren't for Mu Chen, Ma Lin probably wouldn't know which crew to be a photographer in, and how could he become one of the representatives of the younger generation of Chinese directors.

Unfortunate?

There is undoubtedly such a powerful friend, and he is under a lot of pressure.

His lack of self-confidence is largely due to Mu Chen.

Who has confidence in front of Mu Chen?

"Shaolin Football" was written by Mu Chen, and he also drew a sub-shot, how well Ma Lin filmed, Mu Chen naturally knew the bottom of his heart.

He was afraid of smashing it.

Perhaps it is this pressure that makes Marin continue to break through.

Now, the director who is qualified to make Mu Chen's screenwriting movies is probably the weakest of him.

If he smashes Mu Chen's script......

"Alright, I'm busy. Mu Chen got up and said, "I still have a lot of business." ”

Mu Chen left a sentence and left.

Is Marin's Shaolin Football inadequate?

Mu Chen is really hard to say. However, there are some places that are a little different from Mu Chen's ideas.

But even so, it doesn't mean that Marin's handling is wrong.

In Mu Chen's opinion, what Ma Lin needs now is not guidance, but self-confidence.

In this way, he may be able to keep improving, but if he is more unconfident, it may evolve into self-doubt.

This is undoubtedly fatal for a director.

The director must be assertive.

Mu Chen was looking forward to the day when Ma Lin argued with him, instead of saying anything to himself, he felt that it was right, so he gave up his thoughts.

The production cost of "Ghost Love" determines that this film cannot invest too much in publicity and distribution costs like "Avatar".

The positioning is not the same.

How to promote a movie and how much to invest in publicity, there are corresponding departments within the company to calculate and plan.

Dawn Film and Television is undoubtedly extremely good in this regard. This can be seen from the publicity effect of Dawn Film and Television in the past.

"I didn't expect this movie to pass the review?" Li Ruoxi said with some surprise.

There are ghosts (ghosts) in "People and Ghosts", and the chances of passing the trial in the mainland are not great.

"Isn't there a ghost in A Chinese Ghost Story?" Mu Chen smiled and said.

"Can that be the same?" Li Ruoxi said, "A Chinese Ghost Story is a costume drama, not a modern setting. ”

"So, I put the background of the story of "Ghost Love" in the United States. Mu Chen said with a smile.

In fact, at the beginning, Mu Chen wanted to put the background of this film in Xiangjiang, but after thinking about it, he still didn't take that risk.

And "Ghost Love" is not a Chinese-language movie, but a joint venture film.

Although, Dream Pictures is also a company owned by Mu Chen.

This film doesn't even represent Huaxia to participate in the Oscars and compete for the Best Foreign Language Film award.

Joint venture films, which may have played a little role.

However, in Li Ruoxi's view, this film is Mu Chen's work, and it also plays a great role.

Mu Chen's influence in the Chinese film industry is not low.

If the movies he directed and acted in can't pass the domestic review, the influence will be great.

Of course, Mu Chen's connections obviously also played a role.

The review of this film is the result of a combination of many aspects.

Perhaps, the above also intends to relax restrictions.

The publicity of "People and Ghosts Are Not Over" is still good, but there is not much publicity that requires Mu Chen and Li Ruoxi to participate.

Of course, there are still necessary press conferences.

The news of "Ghost Love" was released in China, but the media that came came were all over the world.

Mu Chen's new film was released after "Avatar", which naturally attracted the attention of many media.

"Director Mu, the production cost of "Avatar" is only 300 million US dollars, so what about the production cost of this "Ghost Love"?"

"Avatar" broke records for production costs, and of course it broke records at the box office.

"50 million dollars!" Mu Chen said.

50 million US dollars, that is counting the salaries of him and Li Ruoxi.

Mu Chen's salary is 25 million US dollars, while Li Ruoxi's is 12 million US dollars. In addition to the salaries of the two of them, the total production cost is more than 10 million.

This is undoubtedly very low in Hollywood. Of course, if it is placed in China and converted into Chinese dollars, it will be 70 or 80 million, which can also be regarded as a medium investment.

"Director Mu, why did you suddenly shoot a low-budget film?" asked a domestic reporter suspiciously.

The cost of Mu Chen's filming is undoubtedly getting bigger and bigger, especially "Avatar" has reached a peak.

This sudden small-budget film is really confusing.

This is not Mu Chen's style!

"50 million US dollars, converted into Chinese dollars, that's more than 300 million, isn't it low?" Mu Chen said with a smile, "What's more, good movies are not made with money." ”

For others, this investment may not be low, but for you Muchen, it is a bit low.

It's true that you can't make a good movie with money.

But some movies need money to shoot.