Chapter 45 The Unsolved Mysteries of the Film and Television Industry
Today is the day when the ghost battle in the secret room is launched.
The platform has been rated before, and it is not surprising that it is a B grade. In just one day, the fee for the ghost battle in the secret room exceeded 100,000.
For the vast majority of B-grade films, this is already a gratifying number.
The charging period of online movies and platforms is generally about half a year, and after half a year, the platform no longer pays the producer for viewing, but only pays for relevant advertising.
And in half a year, the most important thing is the first seven days.
Judging from the current situation, the fee should be able to be hundreds of thousands, and as for the back, it depends on word of mouth.
Li Xianyun knows very well that this film relies on fooling people at the beginning, so the evaluation will not be too high, so don't expect the follow-up.
However, the comment was beyond his expectations.
There are many people in the movie comment area who are satisfied, thinking that the beginning of the film is quite creative, and some shots have never been seen before.
But there are also some people who angrily criticize it, thinking that this is another movie that deceives the audience's feelings, the essence is at the beginning, and it will fly down 3,000 feet when it enters the charging stage, and only the middle and final parts will recover a little excitement.
The audience who supports it thinks that the three climactic scenes in the opening and ending credits alone are worth the ticket price, after all, it is an online university with limited investment, how much more can you expect?
The opposing audience thinks that a movie is a movie, and bad is bad, and it has nothing to do with how much you invest.
Some viewers even quarreled directly in the comment area, causing a lot of uproar.
The evaluation of online movies is generally poor, and it is relatively rare to have polarized reviews like now.
Jiang Zhengzhi seized the opportunity, quickly created a wave of topics, and constantly moved the wonderful shots to various short video platforms.
The launch of the movie also caused waves in Li Xianyun's circle of friends and online literature circles.
As an issuer, Li Xianyun must advertise and publicize in the circle of friends.
So all of a sudden, all the friends I couldn't see on weekdays bubbled.
Congratulations from all walks of life who don't want money came in turns, full of applause, but unfortunately there are few people who are willing to buy a two-dollar bill for the film, most of them are lip service and it doesn't cost anything.
Then relatives who couldn't hit the eight poles also came out, and they were all surprised how Li Xianyun suddenly made a movie.
There are relatives from all walks of life in remote villages, some people don't know each other because they haven't been in touch for a long time, they just look at the WeChat name, Li Xianyun didn't ask, one by one is the official reply: It's okay, it's okay, let's make do with it.
After replying, I thought: Who is Ya?
I can't think about it for a long time, so I just don't think about it.
The second uncle and sister-in-law, who hadn't been in touch for half a year, also called, Li Xianyun just smiled coldly and hung up the phone directly, not even bothering to deal with it.
The other party understood and never contacted again.
Even the neighbors have to join in the fun, especially those who have children who are interested in this kind of career.
Li Xianyun's aunt from the neighbor's house upstairs came to recommend their daughter, a little girl with freckles on her face.
After being rejected by Li Xianyun, he was still not satisfied, and kept saying that Li Xianyun would not recognize anyone if he was rich.
It's so wicked, I didn't know you before.
There is a more direct one, asking him if he has made a lot of money, Li Xianyun knows what the other party is going to say later, and replied in a unified manner: I lost.
The other party also died of borrowing money.
In the original world, Li Xianyun was so annoyed when he made a movie for the first time, that he didn't dare to post a message in the circle of friends when he made a movie later-indeed, a bunch of messy people came to look for you, with a big head!
This also proves that Li Xianyun's heart is not hard enough - the old birds with old skin and old faces are only responsible for showing off, where are they responsible for charity?
In short, making money in this year is the same as having a stunt, it must be hidden, if you dare to say that you make 100,000 yuan, a group of people will dare to borrow 1 million from you. Each one of them swore that they would pay back, and then half of them disappeared, and half of them had no money to pay.
In the original world, not counting Ren Zhi, Li Xianyun borrowed money three times, totaling 86,000, and he has not recovered a penny - Li Xianyun is a face-saving person, but he was helpless to find that in reality, a considerable number of people are actually shameless.
On the contrary, it is Ren Zhi, although this product is a pit of money, but miraculously it never pays off!
Timid!
For him, the court summons is a claim document, so he never dares to rely on the money.
That's why Li Xianyun dared to lend him money - the only person I dared to borrow money turned out to be a pit ...... It's also speechless!
In contrast, the congratulations from the online literature industry seem more sincere.
There are generally no interests involved between the author and the author, and there is no direct competition between you who will not read my novel if you read your novel, so the friendship is also relatively pure, and there are many bigwigs who earn more than Li Xianyun, and naturally they will not borrow money from Li Xianyun, and fans will only be happy that the author they support makes better results.
Of course, there are also those who think deeply.
Some readers are worried: "If the prodigal son makes money making movies, will he stop writing books in the future?" If I wish him didn't make it, will I be scolded? ”
Very good interrogative sentence and gained a consistent understanding.
There are also outspoken ones: "The Prodigal Son, this is your script?" It's not good, it's not as good as your novels, you're not suitable for this industry. ”
There is also irony: "Except for the special effects, the prodigal son's movie is average everywhere, and it is estimated that he can't make money, and the waves are big." ”
Everyone shouted: "Yes, the prodigal son will be called too big a wave in the future!" ”
Your decisiveness is black powder.
Although Li Xianyun also knows that this book is not playing well due to various reasons, including cost, and the special environment of the Internet University, it is not suitable for this industry, right? Just because you don't like it doesn't mean you can't.
But Li Xianyun is also used to it.
But more friends still congratulate and support, and at the same time express their concerns about the existing novel.
Li Xianyun had to solemnly declare: This book will be completed in three days.
So there was a lot of noise.
There are even calls for a boycott of the Prodigal Son's films.
Li Xianyun sighed for this: "Sure enough, the truth is not pleasing these days." ”
But what really surprised him was the opinion of insiders.
There is also a chain of discrimination in the film and television industry.
Those who make literary films look down on those who make commercial blockbusters, those who make movies look down on those who make TV series, and those who make TV series look down on those who make online movies.
No matter from which point of view, online movies belong to the bottom of this circle.
A noteworthy phenomenon is that just the year before last, the film and television revenue of the three major online film and television platforms has exceeded the total income of all domestic TV stations.
In other words, the three major online film and television platforms have now become mainstream media.
But this does not affect the bottom position of online movies - but with the rise of online movies in the later period, online movies have also attracted more and more big names to join.
But even so, there is still a long way to go before it can be truly recognized.
So under normal circumstances, some domestic film critics will not pay attention to online movies at all, and some writers will not evaluate these movies at all unless they take money.
But the ghost battle in the secret room is different.
It's just so offbeat!
This difference is not only reflected in the difference between the first six minutes and the next 80 minutes, but also in the sense of the lens.
The first thing that professional film practitioners noticed was that something was wrong with the film: there was something wrong with the filming technique he used.
Why can a female ghost come out of the mirror directly, go around and enter again, and there is no trace of shearing at all?
Mirrors are one of the most common props in films, and many directors like to use them – because space is the most important part of the picture!
The mirror itself has a special space embodiment, which can form a double space and achieve some special effects, so there are many masterpieces that use mirrors as props. For example, the Terminator, Farewell My Concubine, etc., are all the same.
In the process of using mirrors, how to hide the camera is a basic skill: the presence of the camera will be reflected in the mirror.
In order to solve this problem, the directors have come up with various methods and techniques, mainly through special cutting.
But Li Xianyun is different, many of the shots in his movies can't see the traces of cutting at all, there is no use of repeated scenes, some even have no camera switching, and in some places things fly up, look at the angle, there is no space to hang Weiya on the ceiling, and the key is to give the panorama ...... This one is outrageous.
Can't imagine how.
To put it simply: his lenses are completely independent of existing photographic techniques.
Therefore, when professionals watch his films, they will wonder a question: how was this shot made?
Of course, some scenes can be shot by the director in reality, but it takes a lot of effort to prepare, and it is generally at least a movie of more than 10 million to do it.
You are such a small production, why are some shots very bad, and some shots are of a high standard?
This is like the letter written by Han Han to Guo Qilin in cross talk: "My brother Qilin, seeing words is like face...... I'm going to have a party, come on. ”
Yes, that's the key!
It's outrageous!
It's so contradictory!
It's so discordant!
In this case, a film that has been released for less than half a month has not caused much repercussions in the outside world, but has slowly spread in professional circles.
Many film critics, producers, and directors have given their opinions on this film.
Some scolded Li Xianyun for not knowing how to make films and burn money; There are also praises for young people who are unconventional, unconventional, and innovative; There are those who praise the creativity of the female ghost of the organ war, and there are those who directly criticize it for being a bad movie that wastes resources.
As a result, the comments from all sides were boiling, and it was for this movie to brush up on another wave of popularity, but most people's feedback was: water army.
In recent years, the Internet trolls have been so powerful that people have long been reluctant to believe comments.
Considering that falsehoods are sometimes rarer than truths, there are often more people who believe falsehoods than they believe in truths.
In short, this film has caused a little heat in professional circles, but it has not yet reached the point where it can break through three million ghost battles, and it has not caused much repercussions in society in essence.
For Li Xianyun, this is a good thing.
Because he can study his film properly.
Review is an important way to improve one's level.
Li Xianyun used those comments to seriously reflect on the mistakes he had made, and how to solve them if he shot again next time.
In addition to the good or bad reviews, there are some who are skeptical about the true cost of the film.
How much does this special effect cost?
Since the post-production on the subtitles is only Yisheng Media, during this time, Yisheng Media's phone is about to be blown up.
Jiang Zheng is very busy, and ordinary business is not refused, but as long as it involves the special effects business produced by the two ghosts and the agency, it is all said that the business is not open to the public for the time being.