China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 180 The Premiere of "囧囧 in Thailand", Laughing Director Feng
"Director Shen, Director Li really doesn't mean to postpone the schedule a little bit?"

In the Thai embarrassment group, Shen Teng asked.

Shen Junsheng replied: "I haven't heard Director Li mention it."

Huang Bo said, "Director Shen, do you think we should give Director Li some advice?"

Shen Junsheng said after a while: "For so many years, Director Li has not changed the scheduled schedule."

Wang Baoqiang said at this time: "I think since Director Li arranged this schedule, he must have thought it through carefully. Let's not worry too much."

The leading actors of "Lost in Thailand", including the director Shen Junsheng, all adopted the model of remuneration plus box office dividends.Although the dividend ratio is not high, the box office performance of the movie can indeed affect the income of these people.

Now, the reason why these people are discussing the postponement of "Tai囧" is actually because the box office of "Tangshan Earthquake", which is currently being released, is too strong.

The schedule of "Lost in Thailand" is only about half a month later than "Tangshan Earthquake". Everyone thought that the time difference of half a month was enough, but who knew that "Tangshan Earthquake" became such a hit?

On July 7, "Tangshan Earthquake" premiered nationwide, and it directly won the box office of 8 million.

On July 7th, Friday, the single-day box office of "The Great Earthquake" reached a new high of 9 million yuan on the second day of its release.

Then came July 7th, Saturday, the box office of "Tangshan Earthquake" completely exploded, and the single-day box office reached a terrifying 10 million yuan!

In other words, the single-day box office of "Tangshan Earthquake" exceeded [-] million!

The sixth movie with a box office of over [-] million in a single day in the country is officially born!
It is worth mentioning that among the six films that have grossed over [-] million in a single day, four are directed by Li Mu, and the other is "Avatar" directed by James Cameron.

Then on Sunday, July 7, the box office of "Tangshan Earthquake" dropped slightly to 11 million yuan.

So far, the film has been released for four days, with a cumulative box office of 2.9 million yuan. The popularity of "Tangshan Earthquake" shocked the entire film industry.

In this era when the total box office of [-] to [-] million is considered a super hit, a movie that can exceed [-] million in a single day is simply not too eye-catching, and many netizens have launched heated discussions on this.

"A single thread doesn't make a thread, and a single tree doesn't make a forest. Congratulations to Director Feng for returning to the top. Huaxia Film is saved. Finally, Li Mu must be mentioned without mentioning Huaxia Film."

"Director Feng has always been the best-selling director in the country, right? It's just that Li Mu's rise was too fast and exaggerated. In fact, both "If You Are the One" and "Assembly" are very good movies. Both films should have been the most eye-catching films of the year, but it is a pity that director Li Mu has a new film released every year."

"Judging from the current trend, the box office has already reached 8 million yuan. Director Feng is awesome! I thought it was impossible for a film like "The Great Earthquake in Tangshan" to beat the pure comedy "Lost in Thailand". It was "Tangshan Earthquake" that surprised everyone!"

"It's an exaggeration. "Tangshan Earthquake" is really awesome, but the screenwriter of "Lost in Thailand" is director Li Mu himself. When did the film written by director Li Mu himself get crotch?"

"There is still a difference between not bad and a blockbuster. Now "Tangshan Earthquake" is clearly a blockbuster, but "Lost in Thailand" is not necessarily so. I estimate that it will be good if it can get 4 million box office in the end."

On the fifth day after the release of "Tangshan Earthquake", the national box office received another 5100 million yuan. So far, the film has only been released for five days, and its cumulative national box office has reached 3.4 million yuan.

For this reason, director Feng Xiaogang held a special press conference to report the box office situation of "Tangshan Earthquake".

Then Director Feng said something at the press conference that offended almost all the directors in the country.

"Everything I make has a box office. I make a box office for entertainment. I make a box office for serious movies that are not entertainment. It may be higher than that of entertainment! No way, who can surpass me? Every director in the country counts as one. ...Except for Li Mu, who can surpass me? I am alone seeking defeat!"

In fact, Director Feng said these words in his previous life, but in his previous life, he did not have such an evil director as Li Mu, so Director Feng can say it openly: "I am lonely and seek defeat!"

But if you still say that in this life, you will inevitably feel guilty. After all, who in the country dares to say that it surpasses Li Mu.

It is no exaggeration to say that no one dares to say that he can surpass Li Mu in 20 years.

If nothing else, just say "Gravity"?The global box office is 17 billion U.S. dollars, which is 115 billion yuan when converted into RMB!

This is just one of Li Mu's films. Faced with this box office performance, which domestic director dares to say that I will surpass director Li Mu in a few years?
not a single one!

So after blurting out "I am alone seeking defeat", director Feng Xiaogang felt inexplicably guilty, fearing that the reporters on the scene would insist on saying: "Dugu seeking defeat? As far as we know, last year is only one year, and Li Mu The director's domestic box office alone is as high as 40 billion yuan..."

Fortunately, no reporter really asks such a question.

On the other hand, the box office hit of "Tangshan Earthquake" has also successfully increased the pressure on the creators of "Lost in Thailand".

It seems that "Tangshan Earthquake" will still have a fairly high box office stamina when "Lost in Thailand" is released, and this is likely to affect the box office of "Lost in Thailand".

To be on the safe side, it is the safest way to postpone the schedule of "Lost in Thailand" by another week.

Because of this, Shen Teng, Huang Bo and other leading actors approached director Shen Junsheng privately to discuss the postponement of the schedule.

"I'll ask Director Li when I have a chance, but I guess there is a high probability that Director Li will not change the schedule."

In the end, director Shen Junsheng still agreed.

Li Mu's office.

"Do you want to postpone the schedule?" Li Mu asked while playing Doudizhu.

Shen Junsheng nodded and said: "The box office of "Tangshan Earthquake" directed by Feng Xiaogang has completely exceeded our previous expectations. From the current point of view, when our "Tai囧" is released, "Tangshan Earthquake" will still have a very high performance. potential, so..."

Li Mu asked: "But "Lost in Thailand" has been widely publicized for almost a month, and the news of its premiere on July 7 has been widely disseminated. Countless audiences across the country are looking forward to this day. At this time If we suddenly announce the postponement of the release, on the one hand, it seems that we have a guilty conscience, and even the main creator is not very optimistic about the movie. It is hard for everyone to believe that it will be a good movie; disappointment.

Shen Junsheng nodded upon hearing this.

What director Li Mu said is very reasonable. In fact, he didn't understand these reasons before, but he paid too much attention to the movie "Tai囧", so that some concerns made chaos.

"Director Li, I understand, then I'll go back first." Shen Junsheng stood up and said.

Li Mu stopped him and said, "By the way, you and Shen Teng, Bao Qiang, and Huang Bo said that if the box office of "Lost in Thailand" breaks 10 billion, I will personally give them red envelopes!"

"Got it." Shen Junsheng said.

"You are the director, you also have a share in the red envelope." Li Mu added at last.

Shen Junsheng nodded and said, "Understood, thank you Director Li."

After speaking, Shen Junsheng left Li Mu's office.

As for what Li Mu said about rewarding the box office if it breaks 10 billion, he didn't take it to heart at all.

10 billion rewards?
Shen Junsheng felt that it would be better to buy a lottery ticket by himself to win a prize.

……

On July 7, the crew of the movie "Lost in Thailand" held a national premiere ceremony in Beijing. In addition to the director and all the leading actors, there were also many celebrities and big names in the circle who also participated in the premiere ceremony.

And this of course also includes director Feng Xiaogang and his wife who are proud of their spring breeze.

And just before officially participating in the premiere, director Feng Xiaogang specifically told his wife Xu Fan: "After the movie is officially screened, if you encounter something a little funny, remember not to bear it. You can laugh as long as you laugh, it doesn’t matter if you laugh hard, we are here to praise Li Mu this time, for a comedy movie like "Lost in Thailand", the louder the audience laughs, the more face the crew will have."

Xu Fan nodded and said, "You still need to teach me this? I understand, by the way, when the time comes, you remember and smile naturally, don't be too fake."

Feng Xiaogang said calmly: "I don't know how to laugh, it will be enough for you to laugh when the time comes."

"You don't laugh? Why?" Xu Fan asked puzzled.

Feng Xiaogang said at this time: "During the premiere of "Tangshan Earthquake", Li Mu didn't feel moved to cry at all. He didn't cry at all when he watched my "Tangshan Earthquake". Of course his "囧太囧" must not laugh at a word, or I won't lose to him again?"

Xu Fan was angry and funny and said, "Are you a child? You want to bet even this kind of anger? Are you childish!"

After the premiere broadcast officially started, Xu Fan couldn't help but glance at Feng Xiaogang next to him every time she saw a plot that she thought was funny, and then found that the director Feng at the moment was often sitting upright and expressionless.

Until it happened several times in a row, Xu Fan stopped looking at her husband's reaction.

Unexpectedly, director Feng Xiaogang suddenly became louder at this moment, causing the whole scene to look sideways.

Director Feng Xiaogang himself was quite shocked by the laugh he had just made, why didn't he just laugh?

"It was an accident just now, and this kind of accident will never happen again!"

Director Feng Xiaogang made up his mind again.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

As a result, within 5 minutes, director Feng Xiaogang burst into laughter again.

This made Xu Fan next to him stunned: "Didn't you just say that Li Mu didn't cry and he didn't laugh? Why did he suddenly laugh louder than anyone else?"

(End of this chapter)