The Olympic bid is quite famous, a top student of the film academy, and the first person to be admitted!

In addition to the award-winning "Helongchuan Gang", there are also "Tide Chasing Waves", "I'm Not Brave", etc., which have a good reputation.

It wasn't until 2019 that the first work "Beneficiary" was filmed...

The box office and word-of-mouth are average, far less than another "I Am Not the God of Medicine", which is also planned for the 72 Changes.

But it's okay, at least, it's profitable!

So there's still a chance.

However, Shen Xudong chatted with him for a while, and found that this person was too immature, but he didn't feel very familiar with the shooting of feature films, thinking about it, he was only 21 years old this year...

I've never made a movie at all.

Don't worry, let's talk about it later.

The director of "Thirty-three Days of Broken Love" probably has to find someone with a little experience.

However, Shen Xudong still invited him to watch "Racing" together - today is the premiere of "Crazy Racing"!

……

The Olympic bid was actually quite frustrating, and I felt that I had missed the opportunity...

Yes, every new director has to face two thresholds, the first is called industry recognition, that is, the industry first recognizes that you are a director and you can make movies;

The second is market recognition, saying that your movie can make money, it doesn't matter how much money you make, as long as you make money, even if you don't lose much, it is benign.

In the past, young directors had to experience industry recognition first and then slowly get market recognition, but in today's competitive and escalating market environment, there is a shortcut.

——Shen Xudong recognized!

As long as Shen Xudong approves of you, you can make movies, and it is very likely that you will directly gain fame and fortune!

Han Yan is yes.

But the Olympic bid also knows that his performance this time is really not good...

Investors, who don't think about making money, just to make the director happy, there is only one possibility - he is your father!

Therefore, the Olympic bid did not slump or anything, and followed Shen Xudong to the premiere of "Crazy Racing"...

On the way, he really wanted to talk to Shen Xudong a few more words, but... There was no chance, because Shen Xudong had been talking on the phone, and he spoke English.

Oh, Xudong is chatting with the film director of the new line.

"The Raid" and "The Legend of the Wicked" were released in North America, the former opened in 20 theaters, and two weeks after its release, it expanded to 127, and at present, the cumulative box office is close to $1.2 million, and there is a chance to expand to 500, and the final box office forecast is around $8 million...

In comparison, "The Legend of the Wicked" is a little worse - after all, it is biased towards police and bandits, the plot type, and the box office and market performance of a single museum are not as good as "Raid".

It is estimated that up to $3 million...

That's right, Toby. Emmerich said, "Dwayne Johnson is interested in 'The Legend of the Wicked'..."

"Dwayne Johnson..."

"That's right, he wants to go to China to interview you..."

“… No, in half a month, I'll go to Los Angeles..."

Dwayne Johnson is not a first-line actor now, he can only be regarded as a second-line action actor, after all, he is not Matthew...

Dawn should have been on the front line of promotion in "Adventure in the Center of the Earth 2" and "Fast and Furious 5", and then began a blockbuster career.

Well, he didn't actually become famous by relying on a series of works alone, he basically became famous as a loose work.

Speaking of the two works, in fact, in addition to North America, "The Legend of the Wicked" beat "Raid" at the box office in Asia, uh... In fact, it can't be said that the hanging, but the situation is indeed a lot better, half a month after its release, "The Legend of the Wicked" has won $13 million at the box office, and "Raid" is only $9 million...

Well, these two movies, "The Legend of the Wicked" will be released in the mainland during New Year's Day, and it is estimated that the box office is not good, because a lot of violent and bloody scenes have been deleted...

"The Legend of the Wicked" is about countering violence with violence, and the violent and bloody scenes are gone, which means that the biggest attraction is gone!

It's normal, who let the director of "The Legend of the Wicked" be Hong Jinbao instead of Li Amine!

Not everyone is qualified to edit the footage by themselves, grasp the scale by themselves, and then release it nationwide.

The global box office of "The Raid" and "The Legend of the Wicked" is estimated to be above $20 million...

It's already very good, the cost of the former is $3 million, the cost of the latter is $8 million, in addition, several films of Golden Harvest have basically exploded this year, and the "Happy Death Day" and "Human Removal Plan 2" that participated in the investment have also made a lot of money...

The secondary market reacted in a very timely manner - compared to last year, when Shen Xudong first took over Golden Harvest, the market value has more than tripled, and now the market value is 8.2 billion Hong Kong dollars, the leader of the Hong Kong stock entertainment industry!

Therefore, Gao Fenfen said that he wanted to engage in a theater, and Shen Xudong immediately agreed.

If you have money, you will directly issue additional shares worth 700 million Hong Kong dollars for the development and construction of cinemas.

……

The premiere of "Racing" was very lively.

After a year and a half of publicity, Ning Hao's name as a ghost director has basically been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Coupled with TiMi Media's strong resource mobilization ability, the media, celebrities, including directors, have opened a lot.

Shen Xudong even saw Chen Kexin!

"I was surprised by the last "Stone", young directors in the mainland really dare to play, I suddenly became a fan of director Ning Hao, this time "Racing" heard that this narrative style continues, then I must have a sneak peek!"

Chen Kexin is very good at being a person, and in the face of media interviews, she praised Ning Hao in various ways.

Han Shanping and Huang Jianxin also blew it, praising Ning Hao as 'the most commercially valuable young director' and the like.

When I arrived at Shen Xudong, the reporter asked 'How much did you participate in the script of "Racing"?' ’

Shen Xudong replied more directly: "Ning Hao is too grinding, the script of "Racing" was written for two months, I couldn't stand it, so I joined in, helped sort out the clues, sorted out the main elements, and the script was written by him and seven or eight screenwriters... My role is mainly to speed up! ”

"It's funny, Ning Hao's comedy is real and close to life." After a pause, Shen Xudong continued: "Before Ning Hao, most of the Chinese comedy films, at least those that advertise comedy, are closer to the active "funny" in terms of expression, that is, they actively achieve the effect through the moderation or excessive exaggeration of the actors' expressions, dialogues, and body movements.

Stephen Chow's "nonsensical" style influenced most of the Chinese comedies of the same period and even young people's aesthetics of humor, while traditional comedies such as "Raise Your Hands" in the mainland can't get rid of the routine of relying on actors to sell ugliness to please the audience, of course, we also have high-quality comedies like Ge You + Feng Xiaogang, but its "laughing fruit" still seems slightly subtle.

Ning Hao is different from them, it can be seen from "Stone" that his characters can hardly see any of the characters taking the initiative to be "funny", and all the narratives are serious, but they are coke. ”

"It's the same with Racing!"

……

The whole film of "Racing" is still quite absurd and funny, the actors are all very good, the lines are very humorous, and there are many famous sentences.

Of course, it must not be as good as "Stone", because the connotation cannot be compared, the background of "Stone" is actually the sadness of the great era, the background or origin of the story, is the tide of layoffs and the great development of real estate, everyone is swept in it, no one can escape, the sense of fate and powerlessness increases the level and depth of the story itself.

"Racing" is more of an entertainment attribute and lacks the resonance of the times.

But the cinema wants a sense of atmosphere.

The experience of "Racing" is very good, especially in terms of character image, Geng Hao needless to say, brother-in-law and brother-in-law graduate school entrance examination duo, Li Fala and his wife can make a big fuss alone, the underworld foursome, funeral service duo, Chachai brother, and the accent police officer are all outstanding, even if it is just the hotel front desk lady is an impressive existence, on the one hand, the outstanding performance of the actors successfully concretizes the contradictions and antagonisms in the story, on the other hand, it is easier for the audience to connect the intricate story logic and character image.

There are also many famous lines.

"It's full of mouth, you want to go to graduate school!"

"Big brother, it doesn't taste right..."

"The local gang is so unruly!"

The whole screening room burst into laughter...

(End of chapter)