Chapter 394 Mother-in-law's Little Hobby (asking for monthly tickets, and recommendation tickets~~~)

Yang Hongxia actually understood what Xia Yan meant, and this was what she had always used to comfort herself.

The movie project "A Chinese Ghost Story" failed, and the direct losses suffered by Yang Hongxia, Lin Fan and Xia Yan were money and possibly some reputation, but the entertainment industry has a magical quality, which is that it is both very inclusive and very exclusive.

No matter whether it is people in the film industry, the music industry, or even the audience, no one will completely deny Lin Fan just because he made a flopped movie.

Of course, everyone may think that Lin Fan is not cut out to be a director, that Lin Fan’s acting skills are not good enough, that Lin Fan is too ambitious, that Lin Fan should go back to making music... and so on.

However, no one will condemn Lin Fan here, and they are still willing to give Lin Fan a chance. Only after Lin Fan's second, third, or even fourth movie fails, will the public's inherent concept be completely formed, and will they completely resist Lin Fan from continuing to make movies.

But it is limited to being a director.

If Lin Fan did not insist on being a director and just being an actor, then he would gain another kind of understanding. It would not be until the audience found out that Lin Fan's acting skills were indeed not good that they would completely resist this matter.

This is also the reason why many directors are still invited to make movies even though they have made several bad movies. Before they are completely defeated, there are always people willing to give them another chance.

Of course, once it is confirmed, there is no hope of recovery.

So, even if we take a step back and think about it, if this movie fails completely after it is made, the only thing Lin Fan and the other two will lose is money.

During this whole process, Lin Fan completed the creation of his first film, worked with the entire team, and became familiar with the entire process of a film from preparation to release. These experiences are very valuable. As for the rest, such as honing his acting skills, broadening his development path, and making his debut in the film industry... and so on.

These are tangible benefits.

Besides, who says that making a bad movie will definitely lose money? With the popularity of Lin Fan and Xia Yan, the box office of this movie will not be bad! Promoting it well before the release can also attract more audiences and make them pay for their curiosity.

At the same time, if it is not selling well in China, you can still sell it abroad! Especially in countries where the film and television industry is underdeveloped, they don’t have the money to import those good blockbusters, so they like to import some small-investment and low-cost movies. As long as they suit the audience’s taste, they will still be very popular.

For example, several foreign blockbusters on Earth have confusing story structures and logic, and nothing special except for the special effects. They won the Golden Raspberry Award in their local area. They are typical bad movies. As a result, they premiered here because of the backward development of domestic film and television, and they are still a big hit.

There are too many cases where a film fails at the local box office but is saved by the foreign market.

Then there are also many examples in China. The most famous bad movies are well-known to everyone without mentioning their names. They don’t even meet the passing line of a movie. They get high box office by relying on big IP and fan effect, but their reputation is full of bad reviews.

But they made several movies like this! And they made several actors famous! How can this be justified?

Of course, whether it is Lin Fan, Xia Yan, or even Yang Hongxia herself, they don’t want to go this route. If they can make a good work, they should try their best to make it as good as possible.

Yang Hongxia smiled bitterly: "I know all this, but I am still as anxious as I should be."

Xia Yan smiled: "Then I will give Sister Xia another reassurance."

"What reassurance?" Yang Hongxia was curious.

Xia Yan said casually: "My father secretly asked someone to evaluate the entire script and the entire project, and the conclusion he came to was..."

"How about it?"

Yang Hongxia was very curious. Although she didn't know why Xia Yan finally knew what Xia Shaozhang had done "quietly", at this moment Yang Hongxia only cared about what her former boss thought of the project and what conclusions the evaluation team he invited had reached.

"The conclusion is that as long as Lin Fan follows the script, even if the camera language is average and the directing skills are average, this movie will not be a bad movie."

Xia Yan considered it for a moment: "Of course, if we estimate based on the worst-case scenario, the possibility of a bad movie is about 30%. But there is no need to worry too much about the box office. Even if we don't talk about making money, we won't lose money."

This is really a reassurance.

Yang Hongxia was immediately appeased: "I believe in President Xia's vision!"

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Xia Shaozhang, who was far away in Europe, suddenly sneezed: "Strange, the weather has already started to get hot, why am I still sneezing?"

In response, Xia Yan's mother said: "It must be because you adjusted your schedule to stay up late in order to call your daughter. I'll make you a bowl of ginger soup to get rid of the cold."

Xia Shaozhang defended himself: "This is my daughter's first time making a movie, so of course I have to pay more attention to her. Especially since the crew chose to shoot on location in the deep mountains and old forests, I had to confirm the surrounding safety issues with my daughter."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

By the way, let's check if some pig who knows how to dig cabbage has taken advantage of his position as a director to deliberately get close to my daughter and take advantage of her! If it wasn't really inconvenient, Xia Shaozhang wanted to find an aunt who was with the crew to cook for Xia Yan and help Xia Shaozhang keep an eye on someone so that that person wouldn't have the chance to get close to Xia Yan.

I heard that there are some relatively revealing scenes in this drama. Xia Shaozhang is considering whether he should take a leave and go back to accompany Xia Yan to finish filming these scenes, so that his daughter will not know anything and be taken advantage of by someone without knowing it!

Xia Yan's mother couldn't understand why Xia Shaozhang had such a strong sense of crisis. "My daughter is working, so please don't affect her work, okay? Besides, my daughter is just in a relationship, but you are so nervous and defensive. You don't plan to let your daughter get married, right?"

Xia Shaozhang said confidently: "Why get married? Can't I afford to support my daughter? Getting married is so hard, and you have to serve someone else's family... Oh, I was wrong. Let's skip this - anyway, I can support my own daughter, and it won't be enough even if I support her for a lifetime!"

Xia Yan's mother didn't want to pay attention to this daughter slave: "As long as you are happy, as long as it doesn't affect my daughter's work and normal friendships, I don't care about you."

"Didn't you take care of it? Where is my assessment report?"

Xia Yan's mother smiled and said, "I sent it to my daughter. Is there any problem?"

Xia Shaozhang shut up, then started to stir up trouble again: "Can you change the music at home? You've been listening to this song for more than a month, aren't you tired of it?"

"Sure." Xia Yan's mother followed suit and used the voice interaction function on the smart speaker at home. "I've listened to this song 'Faith' for quite a while. Let's change it to 'Because of Love'."

The smart speaker immediately responded: "OK, I've played "Because of Love" for you."

As the prelude slowly sounded, Xia Shaozhang reached out and covered his eyes with his hands, feeling hopeless: Not only was his daughter kidnapped by some stinky boy, but his wife has now become a fan of someone's songs. How can he seek justice? (End of this chapter)