Xu Yu, Wang Baoqiang, Xiaolongnu, Huang Xiaolei, Shao Shuaijun, and Liu Yifei sat down, and the reporter began to ask questions. may have said hello in advance, and at the beginning they asked Xu Yu, Wang Baoqiang and others, some trivial things about "People in Embarrassment". For example, what is the relationship between the young woman surnamed Gan played by Huang Xiaolei and Li Chenggong played by Xu Earn, for example, whether Xiaolongnu and Xu Earn continue to act as a husband and wife in the movie, and Wang Baoqiang's role positioning.

It didn't take long for the topic to come to Shao Shuaijun.

"May I ask Director Shao, "People in Embarrassment" is your screenwriter and producer, how did you come up with this story? What do you think of Wang Baoqiang? ”

"Actually, I only thought of such an idea when I saw Bao Qiang, to be precise, it was because Xu Earn and Wang Baoqiang had a very comedic temperament that I wrote "People in Embarrassment". Xu Qiang won't talk about it, his talent has been recognized by everyone, as for Bao Qiang, I especially like his stupid roots in "No Thieves in the World", natural and simple, which makes people reflect their own shadow in their hearts, I believe that Bao Qiang's development in the entertainment industry has an unlimited future. Shao Shuaijun praised Wang Baoqiang, in fact, he liked Wang Baoqiang very much in his last life, there is no big-name star, and he is happy everywhere.

"Some people say that Xu Earn is the second in Ge You, Director Shao, did you choose Xu Earn to star in a comedy movie because of this. We know that in the two crazy films, Xu Yu has starred, and this one is the starring role. ”

Shao Shuaijun said with a smile: "As soon as others see Xu Yu's bald head, they naturally compare with Ge You, there is no way, these two bald heads are the most popular in the mainland now." However, I don't think Xu Yu is Ge You's second, Ge You's style is more witty and ironic, and he is ironic in life. And Xu Yu's style is more of the humor of passers-by, inadvertently looking at the past, he is a passerby character, but if you experience it a little, you will feel that it is really wonderful. The styles of the two people are different. ”

"Liu Yifei, can you tell us what kind of role you and Director Shao Shuaijun cameo?"

Liu Yifei giggled and said: "The role should be kept secret, but I can tell you, it's so funny, I looked at the camera and laughed at my stomach." I don't know how Brother Xu came up with it, this paragraph is absolutely classic. ”

Xu Yu added: "No way, these two are the most popular in the country now, in order to relieve the pressure, I have to beat the idea of the two of them and spoof." Not to mention, Shao Shuaijun's acting skills are vividly and vividly performed in this cameo. We'll have to wait and see. ”

"So, Xu Earn, your first time as a film director, can you expect the box office of this "People in Embarrassment"?"

Xu Yu thought for a while: "After all, it is a small-budget movie, and if the box office can exceed 30 million, I will be satisfied." ”

"So what does Director Shao think?"

Shao Shuaijun said seriously: "Although it is a small cost, the behind-the-scenes personnel of the film are still very strong, and the modeling, art direction, soundtrack, and photography are all invited by the top masters in China, I think the requirements should be set higher, 31 million." ”

Is there a gap between 30 million and 31 million?

The reporters immediately laughed when they heard this, knowing that this was dry humor. However, it can be seen that Shao Shuaijun is indeed not very optimistic about the box office expectations of "People in Embarrassment".

In fact, Shao Shuaijun really doesn't think that the box office will be very high, because he has rejected the investment of Huayi Brothers for this movie, and even the release of the film has to be considered separately. After the incident of box office compression, Shao Shuaijun also understood that it is best to digest good things slowly.

The box office of "People in Embarrassment" may not be high, but the key is the box office of the sequel, which is a myth. Such a myth must be kept to oneself and forbidden to be touched by others. Therefore, without the vigorous publicity of Huayi Brothers, no matter how good the movie is, the box office will not be very high.

Everyone laughed and interpreted the movie, and the topic slowly led to "Source Code".

"Director Shao, with a global box office of 800 million yuan, "Source Code" has become the highest-grossing movie in the mainland, what do you think makes the movie so successful?"

"I've thought deeply about this as well."

Shao Shuaijun decided to talk freely, "I think there are the following aspects...... The first point is the reason for the gimmick, China's first sci-fi movie with an investment of more than 100 million. Many people may be very disdainful of domestic science fiction movies, thinking that they can't make good science fiction movies in China, and that we are ten years or even more behind Hollywood in science fiction. But it is undeniable that everyone is looking forward to this movie and looking forward to Dongfang competing with Hollywood in science fiction movies.

The second point is the simultaneous release in North America. The worldwide success of Hollywood films, coupled with the economic boom in the United States, has led to a strong consumer power for movies. It has formed a fashion around the world, and any movie that is successful in North America is a good movie, on the contrary, a movie in Waterloo in North America should be treated with caution. "Source Code" was fortunate enough to be recognized by the United States, and Lionsgate arranged for 2,000 theaters to be released, which directly led to our negotiations outside of Asia, which were easily resolved, and many countries even begged us to release it.

The third point is the quality and taste of the film. Needless to say, the quality is needless to say, we specially invited experts from the Institute of Theory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to frame the entire theoretical system, and no matter how bad I am, I am also a screenwriter of the Golden Horse Award, and the movie is a very powerful hard science fiction. In terms of taste, I changed the niche of domestic films and used personal heroism to beautify the films. Individual heroism is the most popular at all times. There is no preaching, no profundity, it is just enjoyable to watch, entertain the public, and make everyone dream.

A good movie is like that, you can tell the best picture with the simplest truth. The more you try to stuff a lot of stuff into it, the more unacceptable it is, take one of my favorite movies, "The Shawshank Redemption". There are no twists and turns in the movie, there are no ** ups and downs, it is a banker who escapes from prison to complete his own redemption.

The movie doesn't tell you how much or more the truth is, it just tells a story. Through this story, let the audience understand it for themselves, but the effect is more impressive than pretending to be profound. ”

"Director Shao, the release of "Source Code" in China, the box office is only 98 million, how do you feel about this. We saw in front of the major theaters before that the tickets for "Source Code" were in short supply, but in the end they failed to break 100 million. ”

Shao Shuaijun smashed his mouth: "I don't think "Source Code" failed, eh, how can I say it." I don't know when everyone has gradually accepted that breaking 100 million has become the standard for measuring the success of a movie. But in fact, few of the movies released in the mainland every year exceed 100 million. Not to mention, "Pearl Harbor" in 01, "Hero" in 02, "Kung Fu" in 04, "Ambush on All Sides", "No Thieves in the World", "Crazy Stone", plus this year's "Crazy Racing", there are only these few films, the box office of "Source Code" is not low, and the overseas box office is currently the first. In every way, it has not failed. ”