That's right, Shen Xudong didn't receive any news!

The reporter continued: "My buddy works in the Film Bureau, and I heard that because of word-of-mouth problems, the follow-up box office trend of "Wuji" is not good, which affects the data of this year's Chinese New Year..."

"Oh..."

Shen Xudong nodded...

Indeed, last year, there were two movies, "Party A and Party B 2" and "Kung Fu", and the market data of the Lunar New Year file is very good!

This year... Although it is four movies, "If Love" is a song and dance film, and "Riding Alone for a Thousand Miles" is a literary film, and no one is interested in it.

The reputation of "The Great Sage of Love" is not good!

Although it won 20 million in the first week, it obviously does not have the attribute of selling big...

"Wuji" accounts for more than half of the film, and the reputation is still poor, which seriously affects the audience's interest in watching the movie...

This makes the market quite ugly!

Last year's Chinese New Year, two movies broke 100 million.

Although "Wuji" broke 100 million, the box office trend was too ugly - 74.52 million in the first weekend, and after working days, the single-day box office dropped directly to less than 10 million...

It took eight days to break 100 million...

In the original time and space, China Film urgently blocked "King Kong" - it was originally planned to be released on January 12, but it was simply changed to December 24th!

If you really have confidence in "Wuji", you will arrange for "King Kong" to enter the Chinese New Year file for Mao?

This time there is a better choice - "No Thieves in the World"...

However, Shen Xudong still didn't believe it: "I'm going to make a phone call to ask about the situation..."

Who to ask?

Of course, ask Huang Zhonglei, he is the publisher of "No Thieves in the World", don't ask him, who to ask?

Huang Zhonglei also has a headache now...

The Film Bureau did reveal the idea of arranging for "No Thieves in the World" to be raised - from New Year's Day to Christmas.

The problem is that Huayi is working hard to release "The Great Sage of Love" - it will be released on the 18th, 11 days after "No Thieves in the World".

At this stage, 11 days is enough time for a commercial film to win more than 90% of the box office.

But if "No Thieves in the World" is raised... Then you can't do both!

After all, "No Thieves in the World" is a pro-son - although both movies are distributed by Huayi, "There Are No Thieves in the World" Huayi invested 40%, and "The Great Sage of Love" is only responsible for the distribution in the mainland, which must be different from relatives!

The problem is..."The Great Sage of Love" is the first collaboration between Huayi and the Emperor.

The box office of this film is related to the follow-up cooperation...

So, Huang Zhonglei is distressed!

Shen Xudong probably understood the situation, and said casually: "You discuss it with Boss Yang in detail, it's not easy for the Film Bureau to refuse!" ”

Huang Zhonglei sighed: "I can only do this..."

By the way, I added: ""Wuji" is so bad that it makes us very passive!" ”

“… Haha, so Director Feng's "I Dedicate My Youth to You" is really right..."

"What did Xiaogang write?"

"He wrote that Director Chen is not suitable for commercial films!"

"I Dedicate My Youth to You", commented on the little master of poetry: he doesn't need to consider entertainment at all when making films, the more profound the more cognitive value. The audience is also a minority group of scholars who study the history of the nation's psyche, and others love to watch it or not, and they have no intention of taking the money back from your pocket anyway. Such a master, if you persuade him to be approachable, it is tantamount to harming him.

Hanging up the phone, Shen Xudong thanked the reporter for the reminder, and then said: "I just commented on the content of "Wuji", don't remember it..."

"It's okay, the sea that scolded "Wuji" during this time has gone..."

"Xudong, you're good at everything, but you're not sharp enough!"

……

After listening to the reporter's words, Shen Xudong also felt that he was making a little fuss...

That is, commercial films should be available to everyone to discuss, so why can't he express his opinions?

By the way, "Wu Ji" was screened in the United States, and "Labor Daily" wrote that "the limit of the film itself" American film critics praised "Wu Ji", and at the same time, "Nanjing Daily" published an article "Wu Ji" was released in exclusive theaters in the United States...,

The opinion of most 'experts' is that "Wu Ji is better than "Hero", because "Hero" suppresses individual freedom and talks about the compromise between the individual and the collective, while "Wu Ji" advocates individual freedom and talks about slaves breaking through their cages and finally embracing freedom. ’

Well...

Moreover, even in the case of word-of-mouth and box office collapse, there are still netizens who confidently believe that "Wuji" has a 7% chance of success in the Olympics.

How to rush? Of course, it's in a dream, and there's everything in a dream.

I am particularly disgusted that some people still jump out from time to time, shouting that the audience couldn't understand "Wuji" back then, and "Wuji" is a good film delayed by the times.

After its release in North America, the box office was fixed at $660,000, which can only be described as a "fiasco".

In terms of word-of-mouth, the ratings of several major mainstream film review websites fluctuate around the C level, such as Rotten Tomatoes, and the praise rate of film critics is only 31%.

Europe... To be precise, after the release in France, 25 media outlets on the French authoritative film website ALLOE scored "Wu Ji", and as of today, there are 21 media outlets on ALLOE that give "Wu Ji" three stars or below, and only 4 media that give four stars...

If the reputation of a movie can collapse from domestic to foreign, from the East to the West, but there are still a small number of people secretly saying that the audience can't understand Wuji, then I think he is either pretending, or the distributor of "Wuji".

No one stops you from liking "Wu Ji", but it's disgusting to say that others can't understand "Wu Ji" at every turn.

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is such a recognized bad movie, and Nima competes on the same schedule.

Therefore, Shen Xudong has no need to wronged himself anymore!

……

Wu Xiaowen in "Life Events" is a child and an emotional engine, and her character task is to lead Mo Sanmei to complete all emotional establishments.

From this point of view, this character can actually be relatively conceptualized, and her "Nezha" appearance and the red tassel gun and cloth tiger that never leave her hand all contribute to the establishment of the concept of the character.

But... It's not that with a concept, you can find a child star out of thin air, so that she can create a cute, stubborn, wild, kind, and distinctive "Nezha" image...

Because of the credibility of the entire story of "Life Events", it is necessary to attract Xiaowen!

In other words, Xiaowen is a drama!

Therefore, whether it is the company or the crew, they are struggling to find it...

Guan Xiaoguan also came to try it once, and her age was overdue...

Song Zuer...

It's still quite suitable, with a tall nose and a cute baby fat face, and big eyes...

In fact, the most important thing in choosing a child actor is the ability to react - children's thinking and logic skills cannot be compared with adults.

You have to be patient!

Tell the drama over and over again...

Of course, some children are talented actors, and they can pick it up and give you accurate feedback!

Song Zuer's performance is not bad.

Shen Xudong watched the staff lead her away, turned his head to Chen Xi and said, "... Prepare it, and use her until you can't find a more suitable one. ”

"Can you find a better fit than her?"

Shen Xudong waved his hand: "What if... This thing is all about metaphysics! ”

Chen Xi nodded, anyway, there are still a few months before the official shooting, so there is no hurry...

The two of them were going to go to Gao Fenfen to inquire about the situation of "No Thieves in the World".

As he was walking towards the office, Shen Xudong suddenly remembered the reporter's evaluation of him just now, so he asked, "Chen Xi, do you think I'm not sharp enough?" ”

"Why do you suddenly ask this?"

"Just now..."

Shen Xudong talked about what he had just met with a reporter, and added at the end: "I don't evaluate "Wuji", is it wrong?" The sharp qi is hidden in the chest, and the harmonious qi floats in the face; Talent is in things, righteousness is applied to others... This is called a successful person! ”