Luo Yang's words immediately caused a sensation among reporters, guaranteeing one billion and striving for 1.5 billion, you think the money is on the street, you just need to bend down and pick it up, Chen Yimou's investment in the last movie "The Colors of the Country" is not small, but the box office only reached 980 million, and it did not break the record of one billion, although everyone was disdainful of Luo Yang's wild words, but they were still excited to record it, anyway, this was said by Luo Yang himself, if it can't be reached, it will be Luo Yang's own face.

After getting this exciting news, the reporters were still a little unsatisfied, and a reporter stood up and said: "Luo Yang, may I ask you since you are so confident in the new movie that Director Chen and you will work with, but if the box office of "District 9" does not reach one billion, I don't know what you will explain to the promise you made to everyone today?"

Hearing this reporter's question, many reporters who were bowing their heads to record raised their heads and stared at Luo Yang waiting for his answer.

Luo Yang was also a little depressed at this time, in fact, he began to say wildly, guaranteeing that the box office of the movie would exceed one billion, in fact, he had already discussed it with Chen Yimou, after all, Chen Yimou was also very optimistic about this movie, spent a lot of money to build, and was ready to fight for the Golden Film Award. (ps: There is no situation where 1 yuan of foreign currency can be exchanged for a few yuan of Chinese dollars between the Chinese dollar and foreign currencies on this shijie, the exchange rate is basically the same, and many Chinese blockbusters, because of different language and culture, do not like it, and do not get much foreign box office, so one billion Chinese dollars is not so easy to get, here is a special talk, lest everyone forget, use the exchange rate of the United States of the earth to China to convert the money in this book, the billion is very simple, hereby explain).

But this reporter's words are very shady, and the words directly point to Luo Yang's weakness, what you say is just empty words, who wouldn't brag about it! If you can't achieve this goal, Luo Yang, how are you going to explain it to everyone for today's words.

This question made Luo Yang a little depressed, these reporters are really guys who have no asshole in their sons, and they specialize in taking advantage of language loopholes, but it is impossible not to answer this question, if they are silent, they will definitely be considered by these reporters as weak-hearted.

Luo Yang, who was a little depressed, pondered for a while, then simply gritted his teeth and said: "Since everyone thinks I'm talking in the vernacular, how about I make a bet with you?"

Luo Yang's words made the reporters in the audience a little baffled, bet? What to bet on? Even Chen Yimou and the host of the press conference were a little confused about Luo Yang's thoughts, the host originally wanted to step forward to stop him, but was quietly stopped by Chen Yimou, Chen Yimou was also a little curious, and wanted to know what Luo Yang's plans were.

Luo Yang smiled and said to the reporters below: "Yes, it's a bet, we bet that the box office of this new movie can exceed one billion, if it can't be exceeded, I will run naked on the street for ten minutes, but if it exceeds one billion, all of you reporters and media present will count one, and you have to give Director Chen and me a public daoqian, admit that you are a dog who can't spit ivory in his mouth, and his mouth is full of nonsense, do you dare"?

Luo Yang's words suddenly made the reporters in the audience stunned, what is the situation, it is the first time I have seen someone in the entertainment industry bet with reporters, the stakes are still so big, I have seen such a thing in the economic circle before, several rich people bet on the media because of a disagreement, how much money is bet, and it can cause heated discussions every time, but it is really the first time that such a situation has occurred in the entertainment industry, which makes these reporters a little stunned and don't know how to answer.

Not only was the reporter stunned, but Chen Yimou was also stunned, and it took a while to react, and shook his head with a wry smile, his student is really stubborn, he is so stimulating to the media, and he is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.

Luo Yang naturally felt Chen Yimou's reminder, but although Luo Yang usually seems to be very easy-going, he is also a single character, since he dares to say it, he is not afraid, and Luo Yang is also very confident in "District 9", ready to hit the Golden Film Award, if he is not even confident in the box office of one billion, it is better to break this idea, so Luo Yang whispered to Chen Yimou: "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, I am confident, I think we will be able to achieve the billion box office, as long as these media dare to bet with us, let them suffer a big loss, lest you be bullied for us! Just open your mouth and talk nonsense".

Chen Yimou thinks about it, Chen Yimou is still very confident that the box office of this movie will exceed one billion, but he didn't expect that Luo Yang said that he wanted to make the media lose face, it would be this way, it was really bold, but without this momentum, Chen Yimou couldn't look down on it, so Chen Yimou didn't stop it, watching Luo Yang's performance.

Chen Yimou was wrong this time, Luo Yang really didn't have this idea at first, this was all temporary, to be precise, he was angry with these reporters.

But now that the words have been spoken, Luo Yang is not ready to take it back, a manly man, a mouthful of spit and a nail, although Luo Yang thinks that he can't do this sentence at all, but in front of so many people, he is still ready to take it back, it would be too embarrassing, so seeing that the reporters below were talking to each other, he couldn't make up his mind for a while, Luo Yang sneered and said, "Everyone, are you still afraid of betting with me, or I won't say it"?

Luo Yang's words immediately angered the reporters present, and these reporters immediately contacted their responsible persons through various methods, and soon got an answer from the person in charge, and then most of the reporters present shouted that this bet was next.

Luo Yang looked at the reporters in the audience and shouted loudly, and then said: "Since this bet is doomed, I hope you don't forget it when you report", reminding the reporters in the audience not to forget the bet, Luo Yang sat down and did not continue to speak

Next, there was nothing to say about the press conference, and after the host announced the end, the reporters left in a hurry, ready to publish today's events, so that everyone knew about the bet, so as not to have time for Luo Yang to regret it.

At this time, Luo Yang and Chen Yimou were walking together, Chen Yimou looked at Luo Yang, and said a little helplessly: "Luo Yang, you are impulsive today, do you know, these guys in the media have no discipline at all, what's the use of you betting with them, these people can hold you to the sky one moment, and the next moment they can step on you fiercely, you are still too impulsive."

Hearing Chen Yimou's words, Luo Yang also nodded, in fact, Luo Yang also regretted a little at this time, it was indeed the same as what Chen Yimou said, and the media was angry, it really couldn't be worth it, although Luo Yang was still very confident that the box office of the movie could break through one billion, but if these media lost and didn't fulfill their bets, Luo Yang really couldn't help them, but now on impulse, the words are all said, and there is no way to take them back, Luo Yang said a little depressed: "I know impulsive, but now there is no way, right?"

Chen Yimou smiled, patted Luo Yang on the shoulder and said: "Forget it, when I was young, I was similar to you, I couldn't stand the agitation of others, I always wanted to prove that I was right, since this word has been said, we have to work hard, and if we win those media, it doesn't matter if we don't fulfill our bets, anyway, everyone's eyes are bright, but don't lose, you also know that the media will definitely focus on exaggerating this next, and you don't want to go to the street naked in the middle of the night, right?"

Listening to Chen Yimou's words, Luo Yang also nodded, it is true, it doesn't matter if you win, but if you lose, it will be troublesome, the sentence running naked on the street is easy to say, but it is not easy to do, thinking that it is possible for him to run bare-ass and run naked under the watchful eyes of everyone, Luo Yang shuddered, it was terrible.

Generally speaking, a movie is not finished by the crew, which means that the film work is over, but a new beginning, and the busiest work is to edit, re-decompose and combine or choose a lot of things such as film images, sound materials, etc., and finally complete a coherent and smooth, clear meaning, and clear theme.

It can be said that the quality of a movie is very important in the post-editing, if the post-editing of a movie is not good, even if the script is perfect and the actors' performances are exquisite, it will be ruined, especially for movies with many special effects like "District 9", the editing work is the top priority.

At present, in the film industry of China, the editing work is gradually controlled by more and more powerful producers, the producers feel how to cut, how to cut the movie, and usually, the practice of these producers is to try to make the film short, so as to increase the number of screenings, get more profits, under the strength of the producer, the director of the film has no power at all, can only watch what he has worked hard to shoot, being controlled by others, if you are lucky, meet the haode producer, the cut out effect is not bad, But if you meet some filmmakers who are not very proficient and like to point fingers, then the movie will be ruined, and the director will be scolded.

There are not only many such things, but also a lot, which has led to the fact that in the past two years, directors have continued to use strikes or other means to defend their rights.

Fortunately, Chen Yimou doesn't need to worry about this at all, as a famous director in China, Chen Yimou has full freedom to edit his own movies independently, and he doesn't have to worry about the producer's fingers, after all, no producer dares to say that he knows more than Chen Yimou and dares to bear the pressure of the box office.

Chen Yimou naturally told Luo Yang about these things, as a director, Chen Yimou is still very dissatisfied with the producer's more and more excessive overstepping behavior, and he is even more sympathetic to those directors who were cut by the producer and caused a box office fiasco, but although Chen Yimou is a big director, he is also powerless about this trend, and can only ensure that he has enough autonomy, and it is not for nothing that the producer's version cut out has a higher box office than the director's cut version, so it is impossible to refute this increasingly common behavior.

In this regard, Chen Yimou can only remind Luo Yang that to make a good movie, the best thing is to control the entire rhythm by yourself, not to be pinched by others, and the most haode way is to invest independently and be a producer, which is the most ideal way.

In this regard, Luo Yang is still very grateful to Chen Yimou as a teacher, these words, not a close person, Chen Yimou will never say it, after all, the producer is the investor of the film, and there is no benefit in offending.

However, Chen Yimou said it casually, which left a great impression on Luo Yang, and the result was that all the movies shot by Luo Yang in the future were basically independent investments, which made many investors who were ready to mix it up very depressed.