No. 380: Dog-tailed mink

The premiere of "Fate Call Transfer" was lively, but the quality of the film was staggering.

Countless examples from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, tell us that sequels often can't escape the fate of the dog-tailed mink.

Even if it is regarded as a classic such as "Infernal Affairs", Wang Xiaoer's New Year is not as good as a year.

It's really too hard and too hard to be able to consistently maintain a high level like the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

No, "Fate Call Transfer" once again used the spirit of the statement to prove to Lin Xiaoguang and the audience that this is another fake dog-tailed mink's eyeball rape.

Perhaps Xu Zheng's "Love Call Transfer" released at the beginning of the year was too popular, so that Lin Xiaoguang was looking forward to Liu Yiwei's new film.

But obviously, this time Liu Yiwei disappointed all the live audiences, including Lin Xiaoguang.

Compared with the classic of "Love Call Transfer" from plot to characters, from details to layout, and even the theme song, "Fate Call Transfer" has nothing in common with its twin brother - except for the name.

Maybe it's really because Liu Yiwei has been away from "Arabian Nights" for too long, and this shiny head no longer knows how to be funny.

It's not difficult to make a bad movie, but the hard thing is to make a comedy not funny at all from beginning to end.

Obviously, "Fate Call Transfer" is a comedy that is not funny from start to finish.

There is no way, the script is too vulgar and old-fashioned, even if Liu Yiwei's shiny head meets Xu Zheng and Ge You's brighter bald heads again, it still can't save the fiasco of "Fate Call Transfer".

In order to avoid being surrounded by the audience, before the movie ended, Lin Xiaoguang and Xu Zheng walked side by side, came out of the screening hall, and prepared to attend the movie's cocktail party.

Xu Zheng asked a little nervously as he walked, "Xiaoguang, what do you think of this movie?"

Lin Xiaoguang thought about it and said calmly: "Lao Xu, let me tell you this, the script is not good, no matter how good the cast is, it will be in vain, and the word-of-mouth and box office will definitely not be any better." ”

Xu Zheng said angrily: "I agree that the script is not good, but if you want to say that the box office is not good, I don't agree, the male number one is Uncle Ge." ”

Lin Xiaoguang said disapprehantly: "What's wrong with Uncle Ge? Uncle Ge himself has no box office appeal, and he can't resist the box office alone." ”

Xu Zheng said unconvinced: "Look at what you can, now even Uncle Ge can't afford the box office, so who else in our mainland can afford the box office?"

Lin Xiaoguang wanted to tell Xu Zheng that you can, but he pondered for a while and felt that Xu Zheng had not yet become a climate, so he shook his head and sighed: "There is no actor in the mainland who can carry the box office of the movie. ”

Without waiting for Xu Zheng to refute, Lin Xiaoguang continued: "In fact, for now, looking at the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places, there are no more than five movie superstars who can really afford the box office of the movie. ”

Xu Zheng said with great interest: "Oh, yes, which five? ”

Lin Xiaoguang said without thinking: "Cheng Long, Jet Li, Zou Xingchi, Zou Yunfa, Liu Fenghua, a total of these five movie superstars. ”

What kind of actor has box office appeal? In fact, the answer is very simple, in Lin Xiaoguang's view, that is, it can make the audience willing to pay to go to the cinema to watch a movie, and such an actor is a movie superstar.

Ge You is a big name, yes, but if he leaves the big directors in China and cooperates with some little-known directors, then he will have no way to drive the box office.

Xu Zheng asked suspiciously: "Andy Lau, you have a little bit of it, why can't you look down on Tony Leung and Liang Jiahui?"

"It's not that it's not eye-catching, Tony Leung's acting skills are good, but box office appeal, Liang Chaowei is really not as good as Andy Lau, not to mention Leung Jiahui, his box office appeal in the mainland is not as good as you and me. ”

"Haha Xiaoguang, you really dare to say it!" Xu Zheng smiled and quipped: "Dare to love us, our current box office appeal is stronger than those actors in Hong Kong and Taiwan." ”

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The two chatted while walking, and soon arrived at the organizer's cocktail party.

In addition to the front and back scenes of "Destiny Call Transfer", there are also many bosses on the scene, all of whom are characters with heads and faces.

During this period, some bosses outside the circle took the initiative to talk to Lin Xiaoguang, just to seek a group photo or cooperation opportunities.

Since he won more than 40 million box office by directing "People in Embarrassment", every time he comes to such an occasion, Lin Xiaoguang, who is rising, becomes a sweetheart, as if everyone wants to come over and play with him.

Even Fan Bingbing, who had just left Huayi and opened his own studio, was no exception.

Lin Xiaoguang finally sent away a few big money around him, and Fan Bingbing walked over with a red wine glass and a smile: "Xiaoguang, it's been a long time, thank you for coming to the movie premiere of me and Uncle Ge today." ”

Lin Xiaoguang quipped: "Bingbing, we are both old friends, and we will see the outside world when we say this." ”

Fan Bingbing smiled: "Okay, Xiaoguang, then I won't talk to you politely, cheers!"

β€œcheers!” Lin Xiaoguang raised his wine glass and touched her.

Subsequently, Lin Xiaoguang learned from Fan Bingbing and learned some of the experience of starting a personal studio, and Fan Bingbing was not ambiguous, and immediately invited Lin Xiaoguang to play, hoping to have the opportunity to participate in the filming of Lin Xiaoguang's new film.

Lin Xiaoguang didn't say yes, nor did he say no, because so far, he hasn't thought about what type of movie he wants to shoot next, he doesn't want to make a movie for the sake of making a movie, and he doesn't want to make a dog-tailed mink work like "Fate Call Transfer".

Sometimes, Lin Xiaoguang admires Fan Bingbing, a girl's family, living more open-mindedly than most men, even in the face of so many gossip, he can still greet people with a smile.

You must know that from lip-pampering, maintenance to plastic surgery, night party riches to charity fraud, one scandal after another has almost shaped Fan Bingbing into a shameless courtesan.

However, these news all appeared at the juncture of her contract renewal with Huayi.

In addition to the movie "Fate Call Transfer", throughout 2007, Fan Bingbing gained ten pounds and starred in the movie "Apple".

Although the film was shortlisted for Berlin, the news about pornography and illegitimate children has been following behind, like a fierce praying mantis.

There is no way to know where her hand is, but Lin Xiaoguang can be sure that the murderer hiding behind her must be a woman.

For example, in front of the world, Li Bingbing is like a lotus flower, out of the mud and not stained, while Fan Bingbing is like a broken flower and a willow, deep in the quagmire, but she is not afraid of those black materials at all, nor is she afraid of broken bones.

Eventually, in the near "swing.. In the dirty water of "women's humiliation", Li Bingbing defeated Fan Bingbing and renewed the contract with Hua Yi at a sky-high price, and after Fan Bingbing terminated the contract with Hua Yi, he also created his own personal studio.

She stopped updating the last blog of the year, leaving only eight words: random arrows pierce the heart, just get used to it.

In the days to come, as Lin Xiaoguang said, "Fate Call Transfer" did not create a box office miracle, and during the entire release period, it only won a mere 30 million box office, considering the investment of more than 20 million yuan in this film, not including the costs of distribution and publicity, this movie is definitely a loss.

It was also this incident that made Lin Xiaoguang feel more and more that in order to make a good movie, the most important thing is not the star, but a good script.

Whether it is Feng Xiaoquan, who became the father of the Chinese New Year file by adapting Wang Shuo, or Fan Bingbing, who was shortlisted for Berlin by relying on Li Yu's self-written and directed "Apple" just after leaving Huayi, what their success has in common is inseparable from a good script and a good screenwriter.

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