"Who the hell is Jeff, the director? It's like being born out of nowhere, but looking at the sophistication of the movie "American Gangster History", it is absolutely impossible to be an ordinary director, but I really can't think of anyone in Hollywood who has this style of director......"

Since "Once Upon a Time in America" was released in China and suddenly exploded in word-of-mouth, Zhang Changsheng has been surrounded by this question.

The objects of questions include filmmakers and friends in the circle, film critics, and even the crew of "Laughing All the Way".

Zhang Changsheng has been silent in the face of these inquiries, did not reveal any news, and acted like everyone else in ignorance.

November 14th.

Zhang Changsheng heard the latest news from "American Gangster History".

Although the film was released for three days, the total box office in the United States is still not high, only about $7 million overall, but the copyright agreement has been signed in seven countries.

Most of these copyrights are buyouts, and some of them are royalty agreements, and the royalty agreements are very high.

In fact......

For a seven-hour literary movie, even if the box office of "American Gangster History" explodes, it is impossible to explode to the point of "Chainsaw".

It's too long!

After watching a movie like this, you can watch three other movies, and the movie ticket has not increased substantially, so no matter how high the attendance rate is, the box office can only be maintained within a certain range, and selling rights is the real way to make a profit.

Of course, compared to the monetary benefits, the influence of the film itself is immeasurable.

After watching the movie, more than 70% of the audience gave the movie a high score. Ferres, Charlotte. Celle and other world-famous filmmakers and directors.

As the fame of this movie grew, the director of this movie, Jeff, was talked about by countless people, and countless people speculated about who he was.

Fight to fame!

Zhang Changsheng's heart is complicated, as Zheng Jun, a Chinese director who was suppressed and banned at the same time, now suddenly rises rapidly when everyone is not optimistic about him, and finally creates an amazing movie, which really makes Zhang Changsheng feel jealous.

But this jealousy lasted only a moment before it turned into joy.

He knew that Zheng Jun had survived for too many years......

Over the years, many directors have been suppressed and banned to the point where they have changed careers, but Zheng Jun has been persevering, constantly writing scripts every day, learning all kinds of shooting knowledge every day, and even when he is crazy, he has reached the point of forgetting to sleep and eat, and in the most difficult time, he can only sell his work to live......

He saw all this.

It seems that in a sense, Jung's success seems to be inevitable.

A very talented and talented director, and working so hard that people were shocked, he finally seized an opportunity and finally soared to the sky.

This seems normal.

It's just that the only regret is that Jung Jun can't use his real name in Hollywood.

Vaguely, Zhang Changsheng had a hunch that Hollywood's SKY seemed to want to play a big wave with Zheng Jun.

"Director Zhang, the pre-sale tickets for "Laughing All the Way" have exceeded 20 million, and this movie seems to be another blockbuster movie!"

The former site of Huaxing.

In the office, Zhang Changsheng received a call from his assistant Li Yunyun, and on the other end of the phone, the assistant Li Yunyun was so excited that he almost called out.

Zhang Changsheng didn't respond for a long time, looking at the sky in the distance and looking at the bustling crowd.

He doesn't envy Jung.

Zheng Jun has unparalleled film talent and is a rare literary director in China......

And he, Zhang Changsheng, is a commercial director.

His positioning is very simple, that is, to make commercial films, to be a comedy director, and Zheng Jun pursues the artistry and reputation of the film.

And he only pursues the box office!

"Everyone will have wonderful times, and I also have my own times! The 20 million premiere box office is just the beginning, and there's nothing to be excited about. He clenched his fists, then exhaled and calmed himself, absolutely calm.

But a subsequent phone call made the excitement he had suppressed instantly rise, his nose was sore, and he almost didn't hold back his tears.

The call was made by Zhou Yang.

……………………………………

In this surging era, there will be some people who succeed every day, standing on the top and overlooking everything below.

At the same time, every day, there will be some people who fail, gradually retreat to the edge of the stage in reluctance, and finally disappear in the dark.

October.

When those people in the Huaxia Film Association besieged Zhou Yang, there were countless words disparaging about Zhou Yang on the Internet.

[Zhou Yang is going to ruin the film industry! ] 】

[Does Zhou Yang think that he can support the film industry alone? Are you kidding! 】

[Zhou Yang is too arrogant, no wonder those directors of the older generation will besiege you, what do you think you are? Really talented? 】

[Zhou Yang, who supports his predecessors and doesn't know how to respect his predecessors, will definitely regret his actions! ] 】

[He's going to ruin this film industry! ] 】

【……】

There are so many similar arguments and headlines that they can still be dug up to this day.

Zhou Yang never responded to these words, but just posted Huaxing's follow-up movie schedule.

After posting Huaxing's follow-up movie schedule, there are still countless ridicules, some people think Zhou Yang is crazy, some people think he is stupid, and some people think he is in a hurry.

After the 11th Golden Week, everyone suddenly realized that Zhou Yang did not respond because Zhou Yang was afraid, but because there were some things that did not need to be responded.

"I heard that the director of "Laughing All the Way" Zhang Changsheng and Director Zhang have been suppressed by some people in the Huaxia Film Association for a long time, and they can't get out......"

"Really?"

"Really, Zhang Changsheng had a relationship with Xinghui before, and Xinghui's leader released a word to make Zhang Changsheng disappear in the director circle!"

"And this story? I don't know......"

"What you don't know is still to come, I heard that some leaders of the Huaxia Film Association are involved......

"Don't brag about winning now, there is still a Hollywood movie "Tyrannosaurus X" released today...... I don't know what "Laughing Flowers All the Way" will be pressed into! ”

“……”

"Laughing All the Way" is still half an hour away from its release.

The story about Zhang Changsheng on the Internet has been spread crazy.

Some netizens who hide their names continue to break out some fierce news, and at the same time there are some past events, which make other netizens feel excited!

Shen Jinsong walked into the screening hall of "Laughing Flowers All the Way".

His work "Sword God" is currently in a tepid state, and he is already in a state where he can paint at any time.

It's a frustration.

But what made him even more frustrated was that some of the small directors he once looked down on and looked down on sold very well in advance tickets.

The trailer for "Laughing All the Way" was so successful, as one of the few road comedy films in China, the trailer was able to make the audience laugh and give the audience a great sense of anticipation, which is definitely a very remarkable thing.

When Shen Jinsong sat in his place, he saw Feng Rui and Chen Kai coming.

Feng Rui dressed himself tightly, but Chen Kai walked in with a swagger.

After Shen Jinsong and Feng Minrui said hello slightly, they didn't say anything more.

Although he still maintains a superficial relationship with Feng Minrui, the incident in October still makes Shen Jinsong feel mustard in his heart, the Waterloo of the movie "Sword God", and he still feels that the poor box office performance of the movie "Sword God" is due to the reason why it was not released during the 11th Golden Week.

Feng Minrui also knew about this situation, so he was very honest when he sat in his position.

"Laughing All the Way" did not have a premiere, nor did it put any specific publicity, and the words "produced by Huaxing" itself have almost become a golden sign after the verification of the movie "Once Upon a Time in America".

The movie was released soon after.

"A vulgar, wicked movie ......"

"What kind of plot is this, garbage, it's a joke for an actor to turn into a director......"

"Hehe, Zhang Changsheng is really not a good director, what ...... this"

After the release of "Laughing Flowers All the Way", Chen Kai has been scolding.

From the plot of the movie to the acting skills of the movie, while constantly saying some funny and old-fashioned jokes, there is no nutrition at all.

Feng Ruirui didn't speak.

Although some of the sections of this road movie are almost mentally retarded, the surrounding audience was amused to laugh.

This is a movie with a completely different concept from Once Upon a Time in America......

One is amazing for its artistic composition and directorial standards, while the other is civilian, making everyone laugh so much that their stomachs hurt.

Feng Rui saw the end of the whole process, and the rest of the audience also laughed until the end, and when the movie ended, everyone was still talking in amazement that this movie was worth the ticket price, and it was one of the few comedies in these years.

When leaving the screening room, Feng Minrui received a call from Zhao Sicheng, and he began to become preoccupied, as if he was struggling with something.

This entanglement lasted until two o'clock in the morning on November 16.

After looking at the time, he knew that it was destined to be a sleepless night.

Not long after......

With a hesitant look, the assistant sent him the daily box office on the 15th.

He took over the box office figures.

The total box office data of "Jaws" has exceeded 1.1 billion, and this landmark work has still not reached the limit, and it will last for two more days, and it seems that the box office is charging towards 1.2 billion.

"Men in Black" finally finished today, and the total box office exceeded 800 million.

"Sniper Phone Booth" is about to be released for a month and a half, and the total box office has exceeded 500 million......

"The Youth We Chased Together in Those Years" has a total box office of 400 million......

……

One by one, shocking data are hung in the milestones of the Chinese box office list.

Further down the ......

Feng Rui saw that the Hollywood movie "Tyrannosaurus X" premiered at a box office of 30 million, but it did not explode.

And that road comedy actually had a box office of 27 million!

Feng Minrui's face was ugly, and when he saw some comments on the Internet, his face was even more ugly.

"What if the directors of the older generation are getting out of the way? He can still bring a group of new directors to hold up a piece of the sky of Chinese films! ”

"Yes, it's good to retreat, it's good to retreat! Just to make room for some places for young directors......"

"Yes!"

"What the hell, I originally thought that Hollywood movies were terrifying, but it turned out that the Chinese director circle shrouded by the older generation of directors was terrifying!"

"The appearance of Zhou Yang really changed the fate of Chinese films and brought Chinese movies to a higher level!"

“……”

(End of chapter)