Chapter 58 "I Want to Be Famous" passed the trial
"Beautiful!"
When Feng Xiaogang, Wang Shuo, Shi Kang, Liu Zhenyun and Shao Yingying gathered in the chess and card room in the private club, Wang Shuo gave Shao Yingying a thumbs up, the incident of the night before yesterday has spread all over the country today, and all the headlines on major media websites have invariably chosen the same title - don't be too Zhang Weiping!
Under this main headline, Zhang Weiping was criticized by almost all the media, and some people even turned out the news that Zhang Weiping made trouble in Shao Yingying's studio, and everyone said that Zhang Weiping was not authentic!
Shao Yingying's revenge is so beautiful, he didn't mess around at the premiere press conference of "Hero", but kept asking questions one by one, Zhang Yimou was speechless, Zhang Weiping could only respond to one or two by coping, and the third question directly chose to shut up and leave.
In the eyes of Feng Xiaogang, Wang Shuo, Shi Kang, and Liu Zhenyun, Shao Yingying's revenge was not only revenged, but also repaid perfectly.
"Pretty what." Shao Yingying sighed and said, "Are you patronizing the front page headlines?" Have you watched all the entertainment news? ”
Shao Yingying stretched out his hand and took a newspaper and read: "The box office of "Hero" continues to rise, the local box office in Beijing is as high as 2.8 million on the first day, and the national box office on the first day is conservatively estimated to reach 10 million, and the major theaters claim that the pre-sale of "Hero" movie tickets is very ideal, and basically all the pre-sale tickets in major cities are sold out, and no empty tickets can be found until Christmas Eve! ”
Putting down the newspaper, Shao Yingying spoke: "Brother-in-law." You've been in the movie industry for so many years, you should be more familiar than me, you think according to this momentum. How much box office can "Heroes" sweep at Christmas? ”
Don't look at Feng Xiaogang's dissatisfaction with Zhang Yimou in front of the media, when he returned to his own small circle, he really told the truth: "If this wind continues to blow, it is estimated that there is no problem with 10 million a day." ”
The whole room is quiet, 10 million a day, 10 million in ten days, which is in the current film market. It's a miracle in itself!!
It can even be said that it was this miracle that drove the entire film market, which led to the blowout in the film market after 2005.
After "Hero", "Ambush on All Sides" broke 100 million, "Night Banquet" broke 100 million, and "Wuji" also broke 100 million. If this doesn't explain the problem, and it doesn't explain how powerful Lao Mouzi is, then these people in the house are no longer the elites in the circle, but a group of idiots.
"So many of our screenwriters and directors are in one room. Why don't you also get a book of martial arts movies? What can you do if you pick up people's teeth? Making money is the real thing. ”
Wang Shuo was the first to react, but Shao Yingying knew that Feng Xiaogang had already had his own idea, but he didn't say it, because except for Shao Yingying, there was really no one in this room who was suitable to come up with such a script. Shi Kang and Wang Shuo are too poor, and Liu Zhenyun's book is too realistic. In fact, even Shao Yingying is not suitable in Feng Xiaogang's impression, but Shao Yingying wrote "Hero".
"Let's talk about "I Want to Be Famous". I said the elders, we've been doing it for several months, do you have a score or not, I'll lose a few thousand of your money these days, can you do it? ”
Shao Yingying bluntly changed the subject, it was obvious that he didn't want to get involved in these things.
A few people continued to talk about the script, and the topic of "Hero" was easily thrown away, but they could never shake off the explosive news that would make headlines every day. For eight days in a row, "Hero" almost topped the box office list of the same period with an income of 10 million a day, and the box office record of 80 million in eight days stunned everyone, and also made the brothers in the chess and card room of the private club start to create with peace of mind.
In an environment full of "Heroes" box office red, they don't have to talk, what else can they talk about? As soon as he teased the poor Wang Shuo, he scolded Zhang Yimou, and when he started scolding, everyone else shut up, this is not in front of the media, what can he do?
However, if anyone lets them out and meets the media for interviews or something outside, they are guaranteed to be iron-mouthed and steel-toothed, Zhang Yimou is nothing in their mouths, and when they return to the chess and card room, they are guaranteed to be able to return to the state of peace of mind in a few minutes, because there is nothing to say. Whether you scold Zhang Yimou or tease the poor, did Feng Xiaogang promise Shao Yingying to handle Zhang Yimou? The result? Zhang Yimou took out a box office of more than 80 million in eight days, and the total box office of "Big Names" was only more than 50 million, what should I do? Let's get a mule!
Not to mention, once these brothers get serious and change the script, they changed all the "I want to be famous" around New Year's Day, basically completely covering up the particularly explicit plot in self-evidentness, and the other parts belong to a small silent exposure, just this small one, it is estimated that the audience in front of the TV will be surprised, I am afraid that it will really be made into a TV series, and many people will say in front of the TV: "It turns out that the entertainment industry is like this......"
After changing the book, Feng Xiaogang announced another news that made everyone so quiet that they didn't want to speak: ""Hero" has broken 100 million. ”
After the eight-day movie-watching tide, the box office of "Hero" began to decline, and even so, it still exceeded 100 million during New Year's Day!
There are many things that can't be said in the film industry, because the box office is always so inscrutable. In the history of the entertainment industry that Shao Yingying has watched, Feng Xiaogang said such a sentence, he said that the box office of "1942" that I shot with such hard work is expected to be about 800 million, but the day after the release, Huayi stock fell because the box office was far lower than expected! The box office of "Private Customization" reached 655 million in 17 days, what is this called? !
The script of "I Want to Be Famous" has not been handed in for the time being, and the relevant departments are on holiday during New Year's Day, even if they are handed in, no one will pay attention to them, when Shao Yingying and Feng Xiaogang and the gang went back to their respective homes, Shao Yingying went into his study alone. He wants to study what is going on at the box office, but after reading the entire history of the entertainment industry, he has not summed up any good rules, the reason why "Thai Embarrassment" is so popular is that "People in Embarrassment" paved the way is really stable enough, or if you continue to push forward, you can even find a model, such as "Crazy Stone" has driven this comedy effect, such as Feng's comedy in the Chinese New Year file, which has given people a light and funny entertainment film that they like to watch.
So, can this model change?
Just like after "Hero" drove the trend, productions such as "Night Banquet" and "Wuji" were launched one after another and achieved good box office; Another example is Du Qifeng's movie with a strong sense of rhythm has been paved for so many years, and after people get used to his Du style, a "Infernal Affairs" that also puts a lot of effort into rhythm is popular all over Xiangjiang.
Shao Yingying's heart is a little wild, in the movie market, which is like roulette, he will make a fortune if he wins, and he will have nothing if he loses, he wants to test the water.
He wants to defeat Zhang Yimou, and after the total box office results of "Hero" come out, I am afraid that for a long time, the only wrongful thing for domestic filmmakers is to drive Lao Mouzi off the box office throne, but how long did it take for these people to really do this? And Lao Mouzi's "The City is Full of Big Rounds" once again broke the box office record.
Since it takes so long to follow the market trend and pave the way with one movie after another, is there any hope of going against the wind?
Who made it impossible for Shao Yingying to hit the legendary 1.2 billion box office even if he took out the two films "People in Embarrassment" and "Thai Embarrassment"?
Shao Yingying plans to do an experiment, trying to find a style and theme that everyone can accept and look forward to.
During these days, Shao Yingying watched movies endlessly, no matter which country, no matter what genre, he rummaged through it over and over again, and watched it again and again.
He seems to have returned to the state when he first got this computer, he has seen all kinds of small freshness and warmth all the way from the world's top ten banned films, and from the tough guy theme of "The Expendables", which is also a star accumulation, he has returned to "Ocean's Eleven".
In the end, he saw a movie suitable for practice, the film investment is not large, but the sense of rhythm is very strong, and if this movie is adapted, it is very suitable for the Xiangjiang Film Market, the only problem is that there is no hope for the mainland file.
When Shao Yingying put all his mind on the movie, "The Great Dyeing Workshop" appeared on the small screen in the cold winter season, Chen Shouting's temperament and temper immediately attracted all the audience in front of the TV, and the ratings started from 21%, reached 25.5% within three days, and even soared to 31.7% five days later!
While "Hero" created a myth on the big screen, Shao Yingying continued to play his role as the king on the small screen, although he did not participate in the production of "The Great Dyeing Workshop", but this TV series that was hung by CCTV with the gimmick of "Shao Yingying Studio" still attracted all the audiences waiting in front of the TV.
This is a kind of inertia, just like after watching "Crazy Stone" and still looking for a comedy movie with a similar style, after watching "People in Embarrassment", there are already people looking forward to it when they were a child when they got "Thai Embarrassment" to start filming, which is also an important reason why Hollywood series of movies are still sticking to even if they are getting worse and worse.
On the day that "The Great Dyeing Workshop" ended, CCTV's advertising revenue here reached 120 million, and Shao Yingying's total profit from selling the second and third rounds of broadcast rights and audio-visual product rights was 40 million.
Of course, the money didn't arrive so quickly, but Shao Yingying had the confidence to test the waters.
At this time, Feng Xiaogang finally brought back a piece of exciting news that the script of "I Want to Be Famous" was approved in an informal discussion meeting, and as long as the filming is completed and passed the formal review, it can be broadcast.
This news is too important for this group of people, and when several people got together and began to study the role, Shao Yingying and Feng Xiaogang discussed: "Brother-in-law, I promised Mr. Wang to let Tong Dawei play Zhang Wan and Wen Zhang to play Zhao Mingyuan, you see ......"
"Say yes, say yes."
Feng Xiaogang didn't care too much, after all, these two roles are not particularly important in the script, but they just have more scenes.
In the chess and card room of the private club, Feng Xiaogang was suddenly inspired and said: "Hey, I said how about we shoot this drama in the form of a documentary?" Wouldn't that be more authentic? (To be continued......)