Staring at the screen, listening to the muffled sound of gunfire coming from the speakers. Xiao Ran gradually had a feeling that he knew that he had mastered a little, a style that was completely his own. I closed my eyes slightly and thought for a moment, and then watched the film carefully.

Suddenly, he suddenly realized that he finally understood one of his advantages in directing techniques. The atmosphere is the atmosphere of the film. He found that he had gone further than the original "Dark Flower", and his rendering of the atmosphere of the film was a little more gloomy than the original, and he did a little more thoroughly.

It feels as if you only need a picture to make people feel the tone of the film, and you can arouse people's emotions. Xiao Ran couldn't help but be ecstatic, this is what he wanted, directed a few films, and based on his own understanding, he finally got his first characteristic in the training.

In fact, Xiao Ran's directing ability is very comprehensive, and he not only understands the advantages of each famous director on the screen. For example, Chen Musheng is very strong in controlling the rhythm, and Du Qifeng will rely on the narrative technique of the picture in the future, as well as Xu Ke's treachery. The close learning made his directing ability a comprehensive surname, but it also made him lose his own characteristics and style.

Now, he has finally gotten his own honed success, which makes him unhappy. A famous director is allowed to fail, but he is absolutely not allowed to lose his style, he can have nothing, but he can't be without characteristics.

In terms of popularity, Xiao Ran is indeed the most famous among Hong Kong directors, after all, he is the best director in Cannes. Locally, he has become one of the most famous directors in Hong Kong because of "Dark Flower", and people think that his directing ability is excellent, but Xiao Ran knows very well that he is actually just doing a copying role. So far, only "Spy Change" is his personal work.

His ability is far from worthy of his popularity, whether it is to realize his dream of directing, or for others, Xiao Ran must delve into his own ability, not plagiarism. To become a famous director, you have to have style, which is why he has always been calm, is so excited, because he knows that he has successfully taken the first step.

The film is about to end, and Fa Ge, who has never enjoyed the full film, is short of breath, because they are completely and completely engaged in this strange battle and can't extricate themselves.

Xiao Ran's heart was even more hoisted, which was related to his dreams, and it was inexplicable how he was not nervous. Perhaps every director and filmmaker who participated in the test screening was always so nervous, not only because they were afraid of being scolded, but also because the suspense was right in front of them. Xiao Ran even wondered if the test screening was easy for the director to have a heart attack, so it was canceled.

The scene where Feng Fei'er is killed is now being screened, it is not easy to shoot this scene, but the editing is even more troublesome. It was the editing of many separate shots that led to this coherent and extremely brutal scene.

There are even some women who close their eyes tightly when watching this scene, and the ensuing shootout with a very cathartic surname is actually not the point. Although this masculine and heroic gunfight scene was very well filmed, Xiao Ran always thought that it was a failure, which indirectly damaged the atmosphere of the film.

However, when he decided not to shoot this scene, he quickly realized that there was a very important point. As I said with Xu Ke before, it is not okay for the film to be too gloomy, there must be a means of catharsis. Standing in this position, Xiao Ran finally understood how difficult it was for Director You Zhi to be in the original version, without this scene, the plot would not be able to be pushed to **.

We can't expect the ending to make **, because everyone knows that the ending is purely an anti**, an anti-** that is unexpected to the extreme. Film critics may appreciate it, but audiences may not like it. Therefore, Xiao Ran reluctantly added this scene.

This cold but hidden passionate gunfight scene obviously aroused the passion of the audience, all of them were holding their heads high, looking eager to rush to the screen and shoot a few shots. Xiao Ran snickered, because he knew that the shootout would end in a way that no one could have imagined.

On the roof, the calm Fa Ge and the gloomy Su Renyao fought again, and Su Renyao scratched off the roof and was cut off his head. This naked violent scene is not bloody, but it makes everyone clearly experience this bloody and cruel. The audience screamed to vent their fears, as if this would counteract the violence of the camera.

The character played by Fa Ge walked past Zhang Wenle, and when everyone in the audience thought that Fa Ge was about to escape, Zhang Wenle raised his hand and shot him in the back of the head. Fa Ge fell down very neatly, and the whole panorama was handled with great tension.

Xiao Ran secretly laughed again, he finally played all the audience in an all-round way. The cinema resounded with the now-meaningful narration: "An old guy who hasn't been back to Macau for more than ten years......

Silence, extremely embarrassing silence, only the sound of the screen in the cinema. Xiao Ran's heart gradually sank, and he couldn't imagine that he really couldn't accept this film, it seemed that it was really too ahead of the times.

Finally, the audience reacted, but unfortunately, it was scolding: "Damn, what kind of film this director is making, I can't understand it!" ”

Xiao Ran smiled bitterly, and finally came. He kept thinking about whether he would be scolded at the test screening, but he didn't expect that this day would come after all, and it would come so quickly. Looking at Xiao Ran's expression, Fa Ge patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "Ah Ran, don't be discouraged, this film is great, it's just that they don't know how to appreciate it." ”

Just when Xiao Ran thought he had lost, he didn't see it, and the faces of countless viewers below showed a look of thought. They're thinking about the whole film, thinking about the plot. Soon, they knew what to do when they realized that the film's plot was unprecedentedly perfect in an action movie they'd ever seen.

The applause rang out, although it was not very intense, but it brought a ray of confidence to the frustrated Xiao Ran. He raised his head in surprise and looked at the audience below, and there were not a few who stood up and applauded, but more were still thinking, and only a small part was leaving the cinema.

In fact, he underestimated the audience's receptivity, and this film is also very entertaining in addition to its weird style. On the contrary, the current Hong Kong audience's acceptance is much higher than it was 20 years later, otherwise the original "Dark Flower" would not have become popular in the mainland in the 21st century.

Film critics Li Zhuotao, Lie Fu and Luo Jia came to Xiao Ran and looked at Xiao Ran with strange expressions. As if he had been thinking about it, it took a long time to come back to his senses and say, "Director Xiao, you are ...... this drama It's weird, it's weird! ”

It's weird! That's a clever point! Xiao Ran smiled helplessly, glanced at this hellish theater, and finally left here with Fa Ge. Fa Ge didn't leave immediately, but looked at Xiao Ran and said, "Go eat some to spend the night!" ”

Xiao Ran nodded, after today's events, he really wanted to give up on guiding Hong Kong films in the right direction. Putting on sunglasses, he found a place to sit down in a food stall with few customers, and ordered some food, and Fa Ge comforted: "Actually, you did a good job, but they don't know how to appreciate it, don't be sad!" ”

Xiao Ran shook his head slightly, he wasn't worried about this matter, even if this film was smashed, it wouldn't be a big problem. The key is that the trend of Hong Kong films seems to be difficult for him to control. To solve this problem, it is necessary to control the film association.

"By the way, when are the matters between you and Fang Ruohai going to be resolved?" Fa Ge suddenly realized that he shouldn't talk about this issue anymore, and quickly changed the topic: "Now even I can see that if you want to do something bigger, then you have to move this stone!" ”

"Don't get in the way, he can't threaten me!" Xiao Ran smiled, now his financial strength was only on par with Fang Ruohai, and it was not easy to fight. However, this does not mean that he has no choice, it is just that he does not want to move for the time being.

As long as you can win this summer vacation war, you can almost move away from Haile Group. There are two ways, one is to force away, and the other is to directly control. The first requires a little time, and the second requires financial resources, both of which Xiao Ran needs.

Thinking of this, the unhappiness just now gradually disappeared. Fang Ruohai thought he had done a beautiful job, but Xiao Ran knew that he was wrong, very wrong. Without the support of Golden Harvest and Debao, Fang Ruohai would not be qualified to stand in the Hong Kong film industry at all.

Fang Ruohai thought that he could buy half a year by telling a big lie, and use this as a basis to stand his ground. This is absolutely impossible, Golden Harvest is now gradually aware that Fang Ruohai's promise is impossible to fulfill, and when the time comes, as long as the phantom plus Golden Harvest and Debao join forces, Hong Kong guarantees that no one will dare to accept the play of Haile Group, no matter how high the remuneration is, no one will dare to accept it.

The next day, film reviews about "Dark Flower" appeared in major newspapers and magazines, and when An Yuxuan gave these newspapers to Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran glanced at her disapprovingly. He thought there must be nothing good to say about it, but when he opened the newspaper and looked at it, it was not as bad as he had imagined.

The fair comments of the film critics in the major newspapers were very interesting, and basically did not attack the film. For example, the focus of Li Zhuotao's comment is that this film is very weird, and the sense of touch is very keen, mentioning that this may be Xiao Ran's experimental work, the style is very weird, and the work is very personal.

And Luo Jia's article said that Xiao Ran was very ambitious from the script to the director, trying to make up a trap for the audience to get into. As for Levo, he said that he was the most fair, he said that you can dislike this film, but it can never be said to be a bad movie.

After that, Xiao Ran knew that the theme of the film was a failure. After re-editing, the feelings related to the national mood became much weaker. It's just that the smoothness of the film is more exciting, and it is a classic action movie.

Three days later, the film premiered in the cinema, and at the invitation of Xiao Ran, many stars came to cheer, such as Wan Ziliang, who had just arrived at wireless, and so on. The box office of the premiere was unexpectedly good, and it was 2.1 million.

The box office (excluding test screenings) in the previous week narrowly exceeded 10 million, and then slowly rose. By the third week, it was 20 million. After that, it slowly rose, and in the fifth week, it broke through the 30 million mark. Then the number of movie theaters gradually shrunk and gradually shrunk. And the final box office made Xiao Ran feel incredible, reaching 37 million.

According to the marketing department's investigation and feedback from the Phantom Friends, they came up with an investigation report before the final box office results came out. Twenty percent of those who entered the cinema in the name of Cannes and 20 percent entered the cinema in the name of Xiao Ran and the Phantom. Forty percent of those who rushed to the movie theater for Fa Ge entered, and the rest were purely bored and entered the movie theater.

Another detailed survey report also showed that 40 percent of the people surveyed went to the cinema because of publicity, which shows the effectiveness of propaganda. The most interesting thing is that the audience has watched it twice and a half times, and one of them has even watched it five times.

Of course, for Xiao Ran, whether this film is good or bad at the box office, he still doesn't know at all. It's just that he knows very well that these different movie reviews will definitely make many audiences enter the cinema.

The results of each department in the first half of the year have also come out, and the production department has produced a total of 12 films, of which three have not yet been released. Among these twelve films, there are eleven more than 10 million, which can be regarded as reaching the bottom line in Xiao Ran's mind.

There are four films that have passed 20 million, of course, not including Xiao Ran's "Dark Flower", and only one that has reached 30 million, which is a comedy directed by a new director. However, don't underestimate this number, four of these twelve films are the debut films of new directors, and it is very good to have this result.

In terms of distribution, a total of 11 films from other companies were released in the first half of the year, with a profit of 80 million. My company's films in the first half of the year, except for three of them, were of poor quality and failed to achieve full distribution. The others have achieved full distribution in Southeast Asia, just the profits from screening and distribution, with a total profit of 340 million.

Compared to the other big four companies, the Phantom is not really a loser except for a battle in the Lunar New Year market. When it comes to the box office, the number of releases, and even profits, Phantom is on the same level as Golden Harvest. And Haile Group and Debao are another grade, Tianluo Company may be the third group because no one supports it.

In early July, Xiao Ran flew to Taiwan, accompanied by his secretary An Yuxuan, Sunshine and Monkey, and Lin Yongmai. Lin Yongmai has been forcibly sent by Xiao Ran to study management and other aspects during this time, and Amai is very helpless, but he thinks that his life is Xiao Ran's, so naturally he can only do it.

Just kidding, Xiao Ran didn't plan to use Ah Mai as a gun, with such filial piety, plus such a tenacious surname, it would be a waste not to cultivate it well. Fortunately, Ah Mai is not very stupid in this regard, and he quickly learned seventy-seven eighty-eight, so Xiao Ran took Ah Mai with him, hoping that he could learn something.

There are three major agents in Taiwan, one of which is Lin Guiyun, who are Xiao Ran's competitors. For Lin Guiyun, Xiao Ran still has some regrets. Originally, they could have become friends, but if the Phantom wanted to be turned into a release, it would inevitably have a conflict with Lin Guiyun.

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