Chapter 21: The Role of Box Office and Influence
"But now the more important question is, what's next? When does it start? Ning Yun asked.
Doraemon replied: "The next movie will start in a month, and you will know the title twenty-four hours in advance." It's a rest period for this month! ”
"You've successfully passed the test, and now it's time to tell you about it. I think you've been looking forward to it for a long time! ”
Ning Yun nodded.
With a wave of Doraemon's hand, all the scenes disappear and a huge screen appears with many options and instructions.
Doraemon said: "For the official mission, you need to change it in two ways. One is the global box office of the film, and the other is the global comprehensive influence of the film. ”
"For example, "Titanic", not to mention the box office. The overall influence, before you change, it is 81, and after you change, it is 80, so to speak, there is almost no change. It still influences many people all over the world, as one of the most important trump cards of Hollywood's cultural output. Or even the trump card of Western culture as a whole. ”
"You can be clever at the box office, but the influence has to really make the film bad!" Doraemon sighed.
Ning Yun said: "Actually, the third time I was ready to start with the plot, and I was a little sure, although it wasn't much." ”
Doraemon said: "Now that the film is temporarily frozen, it seems that you won't have a chance in the short term." ”
Doraemon continues: "The combined influence is not static, it changes over time. After all, the film will fade. For example, in 1998, Titanic's influence was 97. ”
"The influence is also divided into long-term and short-term, and the degree of influence is deep. For example, the movie "The Pianist at Sea" is a film with long-term influence and deep influence. ”
"The film was about the same time as the Titanic, with an initial impact of only 9 and a measly 167,000 dollars at the box office. Few people in the world have heard of it! ”
But now, the influence of this movie is 42, and the people it has affected are not even a few tenths of that of "Titanic", but the influence value is more than half of "Titanic". Because it had a longer influence than the Titanic, and the people affected by it also changed their minds much more deeply. ”
"And similar movies include "The Life of the Disgusted Pine Nut", "Paradise Cinema" and so on."
"Therefore, for some movies, reducing influence is much more important than reducing the box office."
"The Influence Reduction stat is more useful for you, as you can purchase the Movie World ID Card. It won't be like now, without any identity, it's equivalent to smuggling in. A lot of movies can't be done without an identity at all. For example, "Gravity", which is in space all the time. ”
"Of course, the more important the status, the more expensive it is. Choose carefully! ”
"It can also be used to lock in time, like a long-term movie, which takes years or even longer, and you can't disappear in the real world for years."
"It can also be used to buy skills, such as non-English movies, to exchange languages. But it can only be used in the current movie world, and it is forgotten after it comes out. ”
"It can also be used to buy equipment, such as the Iron Man suit, and similarly, the movie world is one-time use."
"It can also be used to buy superpowers, such as those in the X-Men."
"The bigger role is to influence the real world, such as the real-world 'friend card' I told you before, if you want to meet a powerful person, or meet a beautiful girl, the 'friend card' can give you a chance. Even more advanced 'Friend Cards' can change history and make you a friend of someone directly. ”
"I don't need to say more about the important role of networking."
"If you want to strengthen a girl's favor, you can also use the 'Hero Save Beauty Card' to arrange a scene to save beauty, which is much better than paying to hire someone, without any PS traces."
"Of course, the 'harm card' on the other side has no PS traces, so you won't be caught!"
"This kind of card has a huge influence and cannot be exchanged directly, it needs to be combined with the task, and there is a reward for completing the task!"
"For example, some films with a particularly strong propaganda meaning, such as "Top Gun", "Independence Day", "Operation Brave" and other American love. Lord of the Kingdom. Yixuan. Fly! ”
"This kind of film, when you change it, will reward you with the opportunity to get a real-world impact card."
"I highly recommend a very practical piece of equipment, carry-on space! Any item from the real world can be loaded and used in any movie world! ”
"Of course, Pocket Space can't be used in the real world. You can't bring items from one movie world into another movie world. ”
"The size of the space can also be upgraded at any time. The most basic cubic meter of space only needs 10 influence, and unfortunately, now you only have 1 influence value, so you can't buy anything. ”
"The other, changing the money made from the movie, is also useful."
"The $269.7 million you earn by changing the Titanic can be exchanged for money in the movie world. This is a lot more convenient when you go on a mission, otherwise you might have to trade gold in the real world and then enter the movie world for local currency. Doraemon smiled.
"Another, more important role is to subsidize certain loss-making films, such as those that have reduced their impact but have increased their box office."
"And the most important role is to use it for bribes. Bribe the film director to make the director more tolerant of you and more accepting of your changed plot. Won't cut to almost nothing like Cameron. ”
"Except for those blockbuster directors who are particularly ambitious, considering the long-term nature of their careers, even if most directors have artistic pursuits, they are actually essentially pursuing money. At least enough money to buy them off. ”
"When you make a bad movie, there is so much money in your account, and few people can refuse."
"The impact in the real world, similar to the arrangement of competitors. Or a local tyrant will reward according to his own heart! Or a domestic-style corner filming custom plot! ”
"Of course you bribe. The amount of bribes determines the level of tolerance of these directors. Not just a film, but also the cost of the director's fame. Some are difficult, some are easy, Cameron and Kubrick in the later period, don't think about it, it's almost useless. When Spielberg filmed Schindler's List, it was equally useless! ”
However, "The Life of the Disgusted Matsuko" and many so-called art films, as long as the money is enough, you can change it at will. This type of director is not well-known and has little income. And often fail to make films, and one more failure is nothing. ”
"And often this kind of film is also because of many coincidences, coupled with the power of the Internet, there is enough influence, and if you lose a little at the box office, you will gain a lot of influence. So it's better suited to your current situation than blockbusters. ”