Chapter 541: First Day Box Office Released
Can a director make a bad movie?
Can.
Is it okay for a director to make money by making bad movies?
The same is true.
Just look at Yao Qing and you will know. Yao Qing has shot quite a few bad movies, but everyone has become accustomed to Yao Qing because basically when he shoots bad movies, he doesn't care about the criticism from netizens. Many times, Yao Qing even said that he shoots bad movies just to make a living.
He can make good quality films, such as art films, and he can also make bad films. The compilation films made by a bunch of superstars were all created by Yao Qing.
It can be said that Yao Qing truly achieved a combination of contradictions.
It is actually not right to compare Chen Feng and Yao Qing.
Because people don't have high expectations for Yao Qing. As Chen Feng said in a previous interview, Yao Qing and Yu Xiaoshu are just businessmen, not artists.
But you, Chen Feng, are an artist.
Don’t you always say that you have pursuits?
The most important thing is that over the years, Chen Feng has indeed been a maverick artist.
Yu Xiaoshu often said that he didn't care about the box office when making a movie, but Chen Feng never thought about the box office when making a movie.
“I make movies to be responsible for myself.”
This is what Chen Feng said during the interview.
For this reason, just like Chen Feng's previous style of doing things, he was confident, and he would not listen to any opinions because he had never failed.
To be more specific, Chen Feng is in the film industry. No, not just films. Chen Feng started out by shooting TV series. However, compared to movies, he has only shot one TV series, which was "The End of the Road", his first film as a director. Actually, this TV series was not very good when it was first released, but three years later, it was well received.
This is Chen Feng’s confidence.
He once said: "As creators and directors, what we need to do is to guide the audience's aesthetic taste, rather than to please the audience."
Because of this, Chen Feng has never cared about the so-called bad reviews. It can even be said that he does not care about any so-called criticism, just like when he filmed his first TV series "The End of the Road".
As many people disliked this TV series at the beginning, they liked it as much three years ago.
That's right.
Now, so many years have passed, and this TV series is still a masterpiece in China, which fully proves Chen Feng's ability.
Therefore, even though the reputation of "The World's Number One" has collapsed, it actually has little impact on Chen Feng.
Today, Chen Feng and the main creators of "The World's Number One" are on a roadshow.
In the evening, after the Golden Show in the Imperial Capital ended, Chen Feng and other main creators had a discussion with the audience.
The audience in this golden session were basically all fans and those who liked Chen Feng's works. Some of them praised him highly, but some others asked Chen Feng about the movie.
Especially the issue of word of mouth.
In this regard, Chen Feng said confidently: "Nowadays, everyone is blindly pursuing speed. Coupled with the proliferation of short videos, it is difficult for everyone to calm down and watch a 2-hour movie. Many people like to watch a movie quickly in 5 minutes. However, this is not only harmful to the movie, but also to the audience, because their concentration will gradually decrease. For this reason, I can understand the dissatisfaction of many people with "The World's Number One", but I believe that good movies can stand the test of time..."
This remark was actually not unexpected to everyone.
After all, this is Chen Feng.
He has always had this attitude towards his work.
Reputation collapsed? ?
I don't care.
Because time will prove me right.
Later, Chen Feng accepted an exclusive interview with the media. He said more about the movie "The World's Number One". He said that the original script was not like this. The script that he and Yuan Mingguang scrapped had a million words.
In short, after repeated adjustments, they finally finalized the script.
Chen Feng said that he had also read some of the discussions on the Internet.
But the same thing.
He believes that some of it is due to the audience and the audience needs to adapt.
Good job.
As expected, Chen Feng pushed "The World's Number One" to the audience.
“I think “The World’s Number One” is a movie that allows people to slow down. This movie is not a popcorn movie, nor is it a blockbuster movie that is just a fun drama. I still say that everyone is responsible for the market becoming like this, so I hope everyone can stick to their own ethics…”
Finally, Chen Feng did not forget to give a little compliment.
It's about wanting to open up a new pattern.
The problem is that other people won't buy into this pattern.
As videos of tonight's roadshow were released one after another, there were indeed more controversies online.
In the past, since the movies Chen Feng shot were of relatively good quality, it was natural for him to speak a little more confidently. But this time, his movie had already flopped, so what he said would only add fuel to the fire.
"So it's the audience who is unworthy? Chen Feng really hasn't changed at all in all these years."
"I admire Director Chen a lot. His personality has indeed not changed. But how can I put it? Times have changed."
"Yes, times have really changed. Director Chen is already 70 years old after all. It's normal that he can't keep up with the market."
"That's not right. Yao Qing is not young anymore, but he is not like Chen Feng."
"In fact, Chen Feng has always been like this. He never listens to any opinions."
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This is a cruel reality, and it is basically the norm in most cases.
Everyone likes to work backwards with results.
To be more precise, everyone judges a hero by the results.
You win, so whatever you say is right.
If you fail, then everything you say is wrong.
Why do people like to listen to the nonsense of rich people?
It's because he's rich.
If a rich person does the same thing, he will be regarded as a so-called domineering president, but if an ordinary person does it, he may be scolded.
This cruel reality is the norm.
Precisely because of this, Chen Feng is now in a rather embarrassing situation.
There is definitely no problem with the box office of "Number One Under Heaven" on the first day, but with the current collapse of word of mouth and Chen Feng's response, will the box office of "Number One Under Heaven" still be strong tomorrow and the day after tomorrow???
Discussions are also ongoing in the industry.
"I really didn't expect Chen Feng's movie to flop, but even if it does flop, the box office won't be too low."
"Has Chen Feng ever cared about the box office? I think the collapse of word-of-mouth this time is the biggest blow to Chen Feng."
"That's right. Chen Feng is the person who never gives up. Moreover, he is already 70 years old, but his desire to create is still strong. If there is only one bad thing about him, it is probably his stubbornness."
"It is easy to change a country, but it is difficult to change one's nature. Speaking of which, this Chen Feng is really not surprising."
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This time you really can't blame people in the industry for making inferences based on the results. After all, when "The World's Number One" refused to premiere and refused to be screened, everyone guessed that the film would not be ideal.
There must be some bargaining involved. With a personality like Chen Feng, he definitely wants to have the premiere. Some people in the industry even speculate that no one around Chen Feng would raise any objections.
When you reach a certain level, because of your personality and your dictatorship, what you can hear is basically what you are willing to hear.
Didn’t the creators of the movie “The World’s Number One” find any problems?
Yuan Ming is a well-known screenwriter in the industry, especially his ability is very strong. Yuan Ming and Chen Feng were also a golden pair before. How could the script he wrote be like this? ? ?
Obviously, the screenwriter and the director are like a couple. Either the screenwriter suppresses the director, or the director suppresses the screenwriter. Who is in charge and who is in charge often depends on who is stronger.
Yuan Ming has never been considered a strong screenwriter. He is different from others. Just like Yu Xiaoshu, he is the type who says: "Not a single word of my script can be changed." There are many screenwriters like this, but Yuan Ming is rare.
Yuan Ming once treated screenwriting as a profession.
A career is not a dream.
Career often means that as long as the money is in place, I can change it as you say.
As long as the money is in place, I can use any posture. If I don’t know how, I can learn it by paying more money.
Yuan Ming is such a person. As long as you pay him enough, it's okay. You can change the script as you like. As long as you don't change the core of the script, you can change it however you want.
This is exactly the case. In fact, the script of "The World's Number One" that Yuan Ming originally wrote is completely different from the final script. Other directors may not dare to modify Yuan Ming's core, but Chen Feng doesn't care. He and Yuan Ming have cooperated more than once or twice, and the two have long been accustomed to this way.
Therefore, rather than saying that "The World's Number One" is a powerful combination of Chen Feng and Yuan Ming, it is better to say that this movie is entirely the will of Chen Feng alone.
There is nothing we can do about this.
There was once a director who worked with Chen Feng on a film. Originally, everyone was supposed to shoot the part they were responsible for, but Chen Feng was not like that. He did not rest when other directors were resting, and in the end, the other directors withdrew from the film.
Others didn't dare to say anything about Chen Feng, but Yao Qing said, "Let me tell you, everyone says I'm a freak in the director world, but I tell you, Chen Feng is the freak in the director world. The director I envy the most is Chen Feng. If other directors followed Chen Feng's example, they would have been eliminated long ago."
This is the truth.
In fact, it was not just Yao Qing. Other directors were naturally envious and jealous of Chen Feng.
Which director doesn't want to make a movie without any box office burden, which director doesn't want to be able to shoot it casually, which director doesn't want to release the movie whenever he wants? ? ?
Unfortunately, it was useless.
Currently, Chen Feng is the only one in the whole of China who can do this.
Even Yao Qing couldn't do it.
After all, Yao Qing still needs some other support, so it is understandable that he makes bad money and makes bad movies, but Chen Feng is different.
Chen Feng has never cared about this.
He lives casually and follows his heart.
But people always fail.
This time, the poor reputation of the movie "The World's Number One" almost caused everyone in the industry to turn their attention here.
In addition to "The Best of Us", there are naturally a lot of discussions about other movies.
And more and more.
Because after 12 o'clock in the morning, the box office will be refreshed regularly.
No matter what the reputation of "The World's Number One" is.
No matter what the reputation of "The Wandering Earth" is.
Even regardless of the reviews of movies like "One Life", "The Rescue", "The Fairy Husband in the Family", "Integrity", etc., in short, there is only one focus of discussion among the audience now.
That's the box office.
“Who do you think will win the first-day box office championship???”
"It's hard to say. Although the reputation of "Number One Under Heaven" has collapsed, many people bought tickets on the first day. I think there will be a lot of people who cheated their way into the cinema."
"Yes, I think so too, but if you look at the reputation and discussion of The Wandering Earth, I don't think it's easy to say."
"It's really hard to say. Now we'll just have to see who can win the first-day championship."
“I’m afraid that the three movies ‘The Rescue’, ‘The Wandering Earth’ and ‘The World’s Number One’ may all take first place.”
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As of now, there is only half an hour left until 12 o'clock in the morning. All the shows have ended at this time, and the box office statistics will be available soon.
The much-anticipated moment is about to arrive.
How will the box office be on the first day of the Spring Festival? ?
Feng Ling didn't have any rest today.
She watched six movies in one go, including "The Wandering Earth", "Rescue Life", "One Life", "The First Under Heaven", "My Fair Husband", and "Incorruptibility".
I'm sick of brushing.
After all, there are 2D and 3D movies, and there is almost no break.
Feng Ling didn't even eat much.
It's rare to see her at this level in a movie.
Working too hard.
It was exactly 11:20 when Feng Ling came out of the cinema. After returning home, she read some discussions on the Internet. Overall, these discussions did not surprise Feng Ling.
First of all, "The Wandering Earth" is good. Feng Ling has watched it twice. After all, Feng Ling watched it during the preview, but she still wants to watch it again.
In addition, Feng Ling still wants to compare the various movies.
These six movies are the ones that Feng Ling is most concerned about during the Spring Festival, and she also wants to see a review of these six movies.
There's a film review to be written.
For a movie like "Rescue", unlike other people's neutral attitude, Feng Ling really wants to criticize this movie.
What the hell?
It's a combination of virginity and selfishness.
This is even more obvious when compared with "The Wandering Earth".
Of course, Feng Ling is now planning to wait and see the box office results.
It’s January 30th, early morning.
The first day box office of the Spring Festival period has been officially released.
First place: "The First Under Heaven", with a box office of 370 million on the first day.
That's right.
Although the reputation of "The World's Number One" collapsed, it still won the first-day box office championship with the first row of screenings.
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(End of this chapter)
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