It's rare to finish work early today, and it's not dark when I get off work. In addition, there was no light bulb, so Chen Ergou simply drove directly to a well-known restaurant to eat something he wanted.

A pot of tea was ordered, and the two sat opposite each other.

After Chen Ergou came in, he kept answering the phone and making calls, sometimes in Chinese and sometimes in English, with an expression on his face sometimes frowning and sometimes smiling until he hung up the phone and relaxed, it seemed that he was in a good mood.

"Would you like to eat something, have you ordered food?"

"Ordered. The movie will be finished in a week, right? I heard that the post-production of science fiction films will take a long time?"

Master Li put down his phone and asked casually.

"Soon, our film post-production will be faster. But it may take a while before the film is released, so I'm going to go to the film festival first. You know, we've found the distributor, Warner Bros., and if the situation remains the same, it's also the first to be released abroad. ”

Li Shishi was stunned, "Why? Your last movie won 700 million box office in China, breaking a record, maybe the domestic audience base is higher." ”

Chen Ergou shook his head, "It's different, although the score of the last documentary is good, at most it can only be regarded as a fan movie." The timeliness of the novelty of adventures and the bombardment of the news helped a lot, and this time it was a real crossover. ”

"Maybe it's very popular now, such as singers, singing and acting, acting and directing. What was I before, the actor was in the stage of the show, at most a variety show. Documentaries don't matter, you can shoot feature films directly across the line, and even my die-hard fans won't be optimistic. ”

Master Li said: "But you did a good job, they just don't know." ”

"Yes. ”

Chen Ergou smiled, "I also think I can do it, what's the use, the overall environment is rotten." ”

"An idol singer goes to acting, and laymen do insider things, and before crossing the industry, he doesn't even have time to hone his acting skills. The popularity is too high, there will be a lot of off-site entertainment, and there will be no way to study the script well. So you see, some people who are flooding the screen now, their acting skills are like being drunk, standing or not sitting, the whole play has one expression, and even the whole picture is simply cut. If this kind of work can be put on the screen, the audience may buy it once or twice, but no more. ”

Li Shishi's face flushed, and he felt that he was talking about them young actors.

Chen Ergou added: "It's not that there are no cross-border situations abroad, there are more of them, correspondingly, the environment should be more relaxed." In addition, the film is a space science fiction theme, one is supported by a distribution company, and the other has no distribution foundation in China. ”

"You're thinking about it very clearly, it's just...... Not worried?"

"What are you worried about...... Failure?" he smiled and said, "I can afford to lose, a year ago today I was still lying on the hospital bed, holding the 100,000 yuan given by Hu Ge to plan for the future." And now I can easily control a $50 million sci-fi movie and start all over again. It's just that you are the heroine of this play, and you have paid so much, don't you want the movie to succeed. ”

Master Li raised his neck, his eyes wandered left and right, not making eye contact with his burning eyes, "Of course I want to, I've been practicing for so long, and I'm working overtime every day." My waist is about to break. ”

Suddenly remembered something, and said a little embarrassed: "I ask you a question, don't you mind...... Sister Cai asked me to ask. She said that you were preparing a new TV series by yourself recently, with an urban theme, and you also asked about the repurchase contract, and you ...... Do you want to leave the Tang people?"

Chen Ergou understood it, and he didn't hide it: "I did let Xia Meng ask." I didn't expect the change to be so fast, the former Tang people were a well-known film and television company that could not be climbed in my eyes. Now it seems that the Tang people are still too young, and they are unparalleled in China in the production of costume TV dramas. Urban themes or movies are too scarce. I'm not suitable for acting in costume TV series, and the Tang people have Hu Ge. ”

"Do you like me to stay?"

"No ......"

Master Li thought for a while and said, "Since it's better for you to leave, why should I stop it." It's just that Sister Cai's side is probably not too easy to talk to, don't worry, I will help you persuade Sister Cai. ”

Chen Ergou smiled and said without taking it to heart: "Sister Cai is kind to me, but she can't control me." As long as I don't say anything to keep you away from me, I don't care. ”

Master Li's face was slightly red, "Let's have a drink today, congratulations on finding another treasure." ”

"That's something to celebrate. Waiter ......"

……

White snow began to fall outside the window again, and the heating in the house caused a layer of hoarfrost to condense on the glass, but the topic of the box has never left the film and television circle.

The domestic film market has matured since about 16 years, and everyone has begun to pursue different things, and bad movies can't be sold anymore, whether it's feelings or the signboards of big stars.

16 years later, all kinds of slogans to catch up with Hollywood are shouting earth-shattering, in fact, compared to the United States, even after 2018, there is still a big gap. The most obvious thing is that domestic movies can't go out. The overall environment of the film industry is simply too far apart. A simple comparison, the income of a domestic blockbuster movie only accounts for more than half of the box office, and some are almost all.

There are almost no peripherals and the like, which makes it difficult for distribution companies to invest in more types of films, but will rush to invest in relatively marketable genre films.

For example, youth films, such as urban light comedies, such as small fresh meat and IP.

However, regardless of whether the market is mature or not, good movies, especially good works that have been promoted, will still be recognized by the public. And in Hollywood, it's only a small part, take "Barbossa" as an example, many media have calculated how much money Chen Ergou made from this movie?

5,000 dollars, 100 million dollars?

The real number will only be more, because the DVD is selling unexpectedly well. Warner has made a lot of money, and now they only think that the original contract for Chen Ergou is too high, and they also underestimate the popularity of this documentary. Now there are even internal proposals to make "Barbossa" hit the Oscar for documentaries.

However, the income of a movie is not that Chen Ergou can ignore Cai Yinong's confidence.

The crew has been filming quietly and entering the final finishing stage, Chen Ergou didn't want to be disturbed, but it backfired. The meteorite incident caused a lot of trouble, and several laboratories sent requests to cooperate in research. The media held on to the moral flagpole, questioning the ownership of the meteorite and wanting him to donate it to the country.

Principal Wang called several times and asked him to take the time to practice LOL together, because the star game is about to start in the spring!

"How can I have the time, don't I leave the movies with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars alone? Anyway, it's the Entertainment Bureau, I'm going to play, it's better to let Rengar play more fun. ”

"Reingar, little leopard, MMP, you're kidding. ”

The principal was very annoyed, "Anyway, you take the time to practice, and if you really can't do it when the time comes, you can help." ”

"I almost forgot, let me tell you something, the Penguin NBA approached me and asked you how you are playing basketball? This year's All-Star Celebrity Game NBA wants to invite you to participate, MB Why are you so good, this All-Star is held in Los Angeles, I haven't been there a few times. ”

"The NBA invited me?" "Chen Ergou and Zhang's second monk were puzzled, "Why haven't I heard of it." ”

"That is, if you asked me first, I will contact you soon. Don't refuse this time, hurry up and finish filming your broken movie, and then practice basketball, don't embarrass my brother when the time comes. ”

“……”

Soon Xia Meng brought news that the NBA did send an invitation, and the penguins also made a big effort. Penguin Sports has been an important official partner of the NBA.

This year, Yao Ming basically can't play ball, and BA wants to open up the Chinese market, and will lose a big general. What should we do in the post-Yao Ming era? It just so happened that Hero-Chen was very popular in the United States during this time, so it was also a coincidence that he sent an invitation through penguins.