Chapter 503, The First Wave
After one night.
At this time, Jiang Chenggang was looking at the box office trends in front of him.
It is actually very easy to ferment box office and word of mouth, especially with the current struggle between the new and old circles, this "big thing".
The fermentation speed is actually very fast. Many people are paying attention to the quality of works representing new and old patterns, as well as their development.
Both "Dying to Survive" and "The Great Wall" are at the center of controversy, and one thing that has to be admitted is that the popularity of "The Great Wall" is fermenting very quickly.
Although Li Yun is a leader among the "rising stars".
But Zhang Mouzi has been the overlord who has occupied the top spot for many years. If there is only one vote, to be fair, everyone will choose Zhang Mouzi, the overlord with a high reputation. At least they will keep a wait-and-see attitude towards Li Yun's movie and look at this work from a wait-and-see attitude.
The first wave of box office and online discussion were all on "The Great Wall". The top 7 trending searches on Weibo were all centered around the movie "The Great Wall".
"I really envy the old guy's influence. His name alone is a living signboard."
At this moment, Jiang Chenggang was extremely envious of "The Great Wall" in front of him and the influence of the old guys it represented.
The first wave of box office public opinion.
The Great Wall still has the advantage. After all, for a movie, appearance is a very important factor in attracting the first wave of box office revenue.
The appearance of "The Great Wall" is very strong. In addition to Zhang Mouzi's film director gimmick, it also applies the latest technology of Western Industrial Light and Magic.
The realism of special effects is even higher than in the past.
This is something no one could have imagined.
It turns out that today’s special effects technology can be even more advanced.
It can be even more powerful.
It can be said that from the appearance to the popularity, "The Great Wall" is at the top of the domestic film industry.
"Humans are visual animals, and movies are visual art. If people were to choose a movie first, they would definitely choose the Great Wall, which has more visual characteristics. This is understandable."
At this time, Li Yun was also looking at the results of the first day's discussion.
There’s no need to look at the box office, The Great Wall will definitely be number one.
Li Yun recalled the different attitudes of several families towards the two movies last night.
Chengshilong stood neutral.
Zhou Xingxing stood on his side.
Liu Lili may think that The Great Wall will have a better box office performance. They each have their own thoughts and reasons.
They even made a small gamble.
The loser has to give Li Yun some resources for his next movie. This was suggested by Stephen Chow.
When it comes to helping the younger generations, Stephen Chow is very different from other veterans in the entertainment industry. If others are afraid that someone will step up and replace their positions, then Stephen Chow is probably afraid that no one will take his place.
Liu Lili agreed.
She also said that she would give Li Yun some help regardless of winning or losing. After all, the movie "Dying to Survive" made her see her potential.
But she still insisted on her opinion.
The Great Wall will win at the box office.
Will win.
There is no doubt about this.
Irrefutable.
Li Yun, on the other hand, was not affected by the outside world at all.
Will win.
But before the movie.
Li Yun also cares about one thing, which has nothing to do with box office and reputation.
"I have to go out for a while. Please help me monitor the public opinion. If you have any questions, just call me."
"You are truly the most open-minded director I have ever met."
Jiang Chenggang complained.
Now is the time for the peak showdown.
Such a tense moment.
The first Chinese-language director, a Sino-US co-production, as an opponent.
It can be said that people inside and outside the circle are paying attention to this fight between the old and the new, but the person involved behaves so calmly.
Even have to do things that have nothing to do with movies.
However, sometimes the decisions Li Yun makes are puzzling.
Such a beautiful state of mind.
You are worthy of it.
At a time when the entertainment industry is booming.
Li Yun went to another place.
prison.
The prototype of Cheng Yong is Chen Yong.
This prototype was actually sentenced to ten years in prison.
"Director Li, we meet again. I didn't expect you still remember me."
The middle-aged fat man in prison uniform in front of me.
It was Chen Yong who was guilty of smuggling.
"Even my family can't remember me, but you still remember me. I'm really flattered."
crime.
It is not a simple matter for him. The price of criminal offense, in addition to imprisonment, is the inability to take civil service examinations for three generations, as well as the criminal record that he carries.
The price to pay.
But not small at all.
But this is the consequence of committing a crime, and in a country ruled by law, such an outcome is what the criminal deserves.
"I'm here to tell you that the biographical movie starring you is now being screened."
At this time, Li Yun was open and honest.
Tell him about this.
Chen Yong said after a moment of silence.
"It doesn't matter. I only care whether the money I gave has reached my wife and daughter's account."
It doesn't matter even if this movie is a film that vilifies himself as a criminal tycoon.
Daughter and wife can get money.
That's the best.
Li Yun didn't know what to say at this time. Chen Yong's family was indeed invited to the premiere of "Dying to Survive", but they didn't come to watch it.
That's right, having a criminal father.
It must not be a good experience.
"Mr. Chen Yong."
"You don't have to call me sir, I'm just a criminal."
"No, in my eyes you are sir, because I am also sure of one thing."
"What is it?"
"Do you remember the question I asked you at that time?" Li Yun paused and said, "Why did you choose to smuggle Gleevec when there were obviously more profitable drugs."
"Because I want to make money, what other reasons are there? You don't think I'm a kind person, do you? I chose to import this kind of medicine because I want to save people." At this time, Chen Yong looked at Li Yun through the glass: "Don't be naive. Criminal behavior pursues only one thing, that is money, that is profit."
"I smuggled for money."
"Brother, I didn't say you were a good person."
"But you are definitely not a bad person. At least not completely a bad person. Knowing this is enough for me."
At this time, Li Yun patted his butt.
Turn around and prepare to leave.
This time I’m here to tell Chen Yong that your biographical film has been released.
There should be more people.
See what you have done.
So what is this world like?
Li Yun occasionally thinks about this question, which is also a rather interesting question.
Because everything in the parallel world seems true but it is not.
There are many people who exist and yet are somewhat different.
For example, Liu Xixi and Liu Lili, they have some similarities with their previous lives.
Li Yun in the previous life.
And Li Yun of this world.
There are also some seemingly true but not really true places.
In my previous life, I was not a member of the Li family, nor was I a descendant of a high-ranking official.
Just an ordinary person.
This parallel world's self.
And I am here just to reach the pinnacle of fame and fortune.
To do everything that is being done now.
"Let me, who was ordinary in my previous life, see how far I can go in this magnificent world."
The next day, Douban's ratings came out.
"Dying to Survive".
Nine points.
The Great Wall movie is undoubtedly a success.
At the premiere.
Many veteran actors and actresses came to express their regret to Zhang Mouzi.
It's a pity that such a good movie didn't invite me to participate in it? Maybe it's also a bit of flattery.
But it is undeniable.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Maybe this movie deserves just this bit of praise.
His excellence is not fake, even the actors can see that the quality of this thing is extremely excellent.
Various voices of congratulations.
It was already ringing around his ears.
Regarding this, Zhang Mouzi was happy but remained calm most of the time.
but.
The movies in this period are not without flaws.
The so-called new technology that was touted for the Great Wall at the beginning turned out to be nothing more than a test field for their own work.
Yes, ever since I knew that the new technology used in my current movie was just to serve as a prototype for Cameron's "Avatar".
Only after confirming that the technology has no flaws will it be put into use.
This feeling of being a stepping stone for others is really unpleasant.
"Just wait, hypocritical Westerners. When I have mastered your technology and all your principles, I will let you know that the only difference between you and me is the difference in technology."
Right now.
Zhang Mouzi felt that he was overly ambitious.
Ambition and desire for hegemony grew wildly in my heart.
Hurricane, surge.
I wish I could cut off that hypocritical Western thing today.
And after the Douban scores came out.
He calmed down a little, seven o'clock.
A not-bad score.
At least, for commercial films, a positive score is enough to get by, and as word of mouth spreads, it is possible that the score will increase further.
At this time, Zhang Mouzi also read the comments carefully.
This is one of his strengths.
He likes to pay attention to public opinion, or to care about other people's evaluation of him, because he understands this seriously.
If a person is unwilling to accept his failure.
Or maybe they are unwilling to accept their own shortcomings.
Then, he just has to wait and accept his failure.
He read the comments carefully, and basically all the praise was about the portrayal of the villain.
That dark, bloodthirsty monster.
This is also the place where Zhang Mouzi made the biggest change to the original script.
In the original script, this monster was just a flat, bloodthirsty and brutal monster, but in this movie, this monster is more like a predator, a civilization that only respects martial arts.
A ferocious hunter was born.
It is something with its own real civilization.
With such a sense of reality, how can people not feel that this monster is ferocious and exciting? This is the monster that Zhang Mouzi imagined in his childhood. When he was young, he watched American cout movies in the video hall, combining their horror and thriller.
The works created.
Perfect.
This is the most successful aspect of Zhang Mouzi's The Great Wall, where he created a powerful and immersive villain monster.
You have seen many stories about shaping heroes.
But the story that shapes the monster.
I guess the audience is rare.
Sure enough, in the comments section, many of the positive comments about the movie appeared in the portrayal of positive characters.
Not nearly as deep as the villains.
The heroic ones sound a bit pretentious and empty.
“Then let’s apply it to the next time, learn from this experience, and watch the next movie to see what kind of portrayal will emerge.”
At this moment Zhang Mouzi.
I feel like the movie has been concluded.
It will definitely be the box office champion this time.
And the movie "Dying to Survive". To be honest, when I saw the opening PV.
He began to have such doubts.
The word "God" is not so easy to use.
Like the evil god in the Great Wall, with three heads and six arms, growing tentacles, and black fangs and claws.
This is what it feels like to be a God.
Whether it is a good god or an evil god.
Everyone should have their own dignity.
and feeling.
But in the PV of I Am Not a God of Medicine, the main character Cheng Yong, who plays the god, looks very down and out, and even has a strange greasy feeling in it.
Such a thing can also be called God? God is not such a cheap synonym.
If the shaping is not satisfactory, it is likely to backfire.
"I heard that it was adapted from the story of a smuggler, and the smuggler is still in jail now." said Lu Haishi next to him.
Write autobiographical stories for criminals.
This doesn't seem to be a very uncommon subject.
In the last century, Hong Kong was particularly fond of producing works on this subject.
But at that time, stories about the rise of social leaders were popular.
It was the favorite subject of young people with distorted values in that era.
But now the times have changed. Is there still a market for those things? At least, Lü Haishi is not optimistic about the autobiography of this smuggler.
There is absolutely no explosive point or that kind of satisfying feeling.
It's very strange.
A smuggler's story.
"I don't know, but I only know that this time the film will definitely lag behind us in all aspects."
This is a kind of confidence.
When the story, character creation and special effects themselves reach their peak.
What other possibility of losing is there?
This time it's all about winning beautifully.
There is no possibility of losing.
We, the old Beijing circle, still dominate this era.
Still the leader of this era.
"But this Li Yun can be kept. I must kill him completely, but he can be left behind. The same goes for this Li Quan. He has a value in existence."
Right now.
Zhang Mouzi thought.
This value.
Perhaps it is the motivation that spurs myself on and keeps me somewhat vigilant.
A vigilant mind that does not degenerate into numbness.
Just as he was thinking about whether he should go and talk to Li Yun and ask him to show mercy and give him a chance to live.
The Douban score of I Am Not a God of Medicine.
His face froze.
This is not my illusion.
How the hell is that possible!
(End of this chapter)