China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 330 Spreading dog food, surprise and regret at the internal movie viewing party

At the end of January 15, "John Wick 1" was released one after another around the world. Its final box office in the mainland was 2 billion yuan, which is about 12.7 million US dollars. The cumulative overseas box office was 2.09 million US dollars. This brings the total global box office That's 1.92 million US dollars, and Wu Jing's popularity immediately increased.

A low-cost cult film series, the first one cost 2.6 million US dollars, and the second one went to 4 million US dollars!
This has exceeded many achievements of A-level productions, right?

Yes, the majority of this achievement is still domestic. In terms of overseas box office alone, it is definitely incomparable with those Hollywood A-level productions, especially the Marvel movies that have become increasingly popular in recent years, but the cost and background of the two are even more incomparable. Isn't it?
I heard that the leading actor in "Operation Mekong" is still Wu Jing. Isn't Li Mu's relationship with Wu Jing too interesting?
However, a considerable number of people in the industry and netizens still feel that Li Mu is losing money this time. If he uses these resources to support a younger potential actor, is the commercial value not as good as supporting the 40-year-old Wu Jing?

But it seems that Li Mu is quite dismissive of these kind reminders from the outside world.

At the same time, "The Hunger Games 3" was officially announced to be finished in the United States, and Li Mu, Liu Yifei, and other domestic members of the crew flew back to China.

Zhao Jinmai was sitting in front of Li Mu and Li Mu. After the plane stabilized, she put her arms on the seat and turned back to look at Li Mu and Li Mu. She sighed while looking at them:

"It's beautiful, it's so beautiful. Director, Sister Yifei, I'm wondering what your children will look like in the future."

Liu Yifei blushed a little. She felt that she was still young, and she didn't dare to think about giving birth to such a slightly older child in the future. But after she and Li Mu received the wedding certificate, the imagination in her mind seemed to be getting closer and closer.

When Li Mu heard this, he hugged Liu Yifei's shoulders and said carelessly: "As long as it's your sister Yifei's child, I like it regardless of whether it looks good or not."

Liu Yifei immediately answered: "This is what you said. If the child is born unsightly in the future, you can't blame me."

Li Mu laughed: "I don't blame you, I don't blame you. Besides, he looks average. This person, if you look at him at first glance, he is very handsome, very beautiful. At first glance, you will be very amazing. Then every time after that, The first glance is not as good as the previous one, and the result is that the more you look at it, the more ordinary you look. On the contrary, if a person looks ordinary or even ugly at first glance, then the subsequent looks will often become more pleasing to the eye and more comfortable, because each look after you are familiar with it is better than the first look. It’s better at first glance.”

Zhao Jinmai immediately agreed: "Yes, yes, the first time I saw..."

She suddenly lowered her voice and continued: "When I first saw Ma Yun, I felt so ugly. But now I look more and more pleasing to the eye."

Liu Yifei rolled his eyes and suddenly asked Li Mu with a smile: "Then when you first saw me, did you think I was ugly, or did you think I was stunning?"

There is obviously a trap in these words!

Is it amazing at first sight?

Li Mu just said that it looked amazing at first glance, but every subsequent look was not as good as the first look!

To say it looks ordinary at first glance?
It doesn't seem right either.

Zhao Jinmai also reacted. She couldn't help but wonder if she had dug a hole for her director brother, who was very kind to her.

At this time, I heard Li Mu say: "Of course I was very stunning at first sight. I thought at that time, how could there be such a beautiful person in the world? She is ten times more beautiful than on TV - no, a hundred times!"

Liu Yifei felt sweet after hearing this, but she still deliberately asked with a straight face: "I am amazed at the first sight, but every subsequent one will be inferior to the first one, right? Then I would like to ask Director Li, at what time do you want to see it?" Are you bored? You tell me in advance and I will be smart enough to leave on my own."

Although Zhao Jinmai knew that the two people in front of him were joking, he couldn't help but feel nervous and didn't know how the director would answer sister Yifei's question.

At this time, Li Mu also put away his cheerful expression, and then said with a serious face: "You are special and different from everyone else. You are amazing at the first sight, and then every subsequent glance is better than what I saw before. Even more stunning.”

Liu Yifei's stern face finally lost her composure. She smiled and said, "Okay, even though I know you are trying to coax me, I still like to hear it."

At this time, I heard Li Mu continue to say: "Later, the Golden Eagle Goddess on the Mango Stage, you wore a golden shirt, put on a crown, and then danced on the stage. I was completely dumbfounded at the time, and I thought this is The girl I’m chasing? Am I really worthy of her? And then there was the Harper’s Bazaar Charity Night in 07. I remember you were wearing an orange-pink halterneck dress. Wow, all the other actresses were so elegant. You suppressed it, and then there was another time at Harper's Bazaar. This time you wore a red and green peach dress. This combination can stand out among the flowers. I was like..."

Well, if you simply praise her, the other party will think that you are trying to please her and coax her. But if you add a little details, such as the specific time, place, dress, and what specific things you did, then it will make people feel very special. It felt very sincere.

Just like now, seeing Li Mu come one by one, time, place, event, dress, etc., Liu Yifei immediately fell completely, no matter how many people were in the entire cabin, Li Mu was He hugged her with his arms and leaned into Li Mu's arms.

It’s just like spreading dog food on the spot!

When Zhao Jinmai in the front row saw this situation, he immediately stuck out his tongue, then turned around and sat down obediently. However, Li Mu did not forget to warn:
"Jinmai, how was your cultural class?"

"Absolutely." Zhao Jinmai turned around and said.

“I’m so busy filming that I don’t miss studying.”

"understood."

This little girl is really busy during this period. She has just finished filming "The Hunger Games 3", and "The Wandering Earth" will start shooting soon after returning to China. Li Mu not only hopes that she can act well, but also hopes that she will not Learning has fallen behind too much.

After returning to China, I rested for two days and then participated in the company's internal movie viewing party. The venue was Huashang's own private cinema. In addition to Huashang's own senior executives, the participants also included China Film, China Film, Bernard, Kwang Limited and other producers. film and distributor.

Of course, the main creator of the film is also there.

"Old Shen, how do you feel about this time?" Li Mu greeted director Shen Junsheng.

"It doesn't feel much worse than "The Richest Man in Xihong City", right?!"

Shen Junsheng doesn't have much pressure. This kid has seen many big scenes over the years. How extraordinary was the "囧" back then?Last year's Spring Festival release "The Richest Man in Xihong City" broke the national record. Although it was quickly surpassed by Li Mu's "Interstellar", it is an honor to be overtaken by the boss's movie!

Li Mu heard this and patted Shen Junsheng on the shoulder: "Hey, not bad, I'm quite confident. Last year's "The Richest Man in Xihong City" took over 30 billion at the box office!"

Shen Junsheng smiled and said: "I feel that the quality of the two movies is not much different, but I don't dare to think about a box office of 30 billion. There is still hope for 20 billion, and 15 billion is definitely no problem!"

Li Mu immediately said: "As long as the quality is not too different, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" of similar quality can create miracles, "The Shameful Iron Fist" also has hope! If it can really break the 30 billion mark this time Guan, I will send you a big red envelope then!"

"Boss, this is what you said. If you get 30 billion in box office, you will get a big reward!"

"What I said, You Yifei will testify for you!" Li Mu said, holding Liu Yifei's hand next to him.

"It's agreed, boss lady, you have to testify for me."

"I will testify for you. If he fails to fulfill his contract, I will pay you a red envelope out of my own pocket." Liu Yifei joked with a smile.But Shen Junsheng waved his hands repeatedly: "After working with the boss for so many years, I have made no less money, so the red envelope is waived. If the boss really wants to reward me, then he might as well choose a script for me that can win the grand prize."

Li Mu said: "What's the use of winning awards? Movies that win awards generally have poor box office results, so there are no commercial blockbusters that are realistic."

Shen Junsheng immediately turned to Liu Yifei: "Listen, boss, the boss himself won the Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture. He also won the Best Actor and Best Actress, and he won the most valuable award in the film industry by himself. He acted softly, but now he insists that winning awards is meaningless. This is really a case of a full man not knowing how hungry he is!"

Li Mu thought about it, it was true, and then the three of them laughed together.

In fact, it's not that Shen Junsheng has never won any awards, it's just that the gold content is a bit low.

Compared with Shen Junsheng's confidence and calmness, the two protagonists of the film, Ellen and Mary, seemed very panicked.

Ever since the film was approved, there have been voices of disapproval and even skepticism from all sides. Among them, the most criticized thing by the industry and netizens is the choice of characters.

Nowadays, Huashang Media's comedy movies are a golden brand in the country. This recruitment is based on "How to Steal the Key", "People on the Road", "Thailand", "Not Embarrassed", "The Richest Man in Xihong City" "" and a series of comedy movies, domestic movie fans are also looking forward to Hua Shang's new comedy, so from the moment I heard that the number one leading actor this time is not Shen Teng or Bao Qiang, but If it is replaced by Ai Lun, everyone will have an opinion.

This Ai Lun has never acted in a serious movie. Can this really have box office appeal?Why not continue to use Shen Teng as the first protagonist?

And the heroine Mary!
The heroine of this kind of comedy movie should be a beautiful woman!
Mary?

how to say?All in all, it’s hard to describe how beautiful she is. It’s no problem to play a female supporting role with this kind of appearance. She was very stunning when she played the monster hunter in "Monster Hunt", but playing the heroine?
I guess I really can’t hold it up!
Both "The Richest Man in Xihong City" and "The Shameful Iron Fist" in this time and space are earlier than "Charlotte", so let's put it this way, at this stage, I think Mary can support a movie with a box office of billions. The Lord’s people are not many!
The doubts from the outside world cannot help but affect Elen and Mary, so during today's movie viewing party, both of them were extremely nervous.

With all parties present, the film screening will officially begin soon.

……

Li Mu has watched this film more than twice in the original time and space, so today his attention is mainly on the similarities and differences between the two versions in the two time and space.

Movies are a director's art. Although the scripts of the two time and spaces are the same, if the directors are changed, the final films may be completely different.

Liu Yifei beside him was really engrossed in watching, and would grab Li Mu's arm and giggle from time to time.

"The Shameful Iron Fist" may be a bit embarrassing for some people, but once it is on the channel, it will be a very, very classic comedy movie. The audience will basically be crazy, hahahaha, and dense during the whole scene. It also has unique language baggage and endless laughter, which seems to be a super reliever.

Listening to the laughter that could be heard from time to time in the screening hall, Ai Lun and Mary, who had been worried about it, gradually put their hearts back in their stomachs. However, when they finally observed that Li Mu didn't smile much from beginning to end, the two of them People's hearts immediately picked up again.

Li Mu's sensitivity to the market is basically second to none, and no one in the country dares to be first. Li Mu rarely smiles during the whole process, which basically means that in the eyes of Alun and Mary, who are already worried, The sky is falling.

One hour, fourteen and 10 minutes later, the big lights in the screening room came on, and senior executives from production and distribution companies such as Huashang, Bona, and Light Limit spontaneously applauded.

"Boss Li, congratulations, your company has booked another blockbuster movie in advance!"

"The plot of Soul Calling is a bit old, but the movie is really good, funny, and the baggage is natural."

"I haven't seen such a funny movie in a long time."

……

Hearing the support from these industry leaders, Ellen and Mary were finally no longer as uneasy as they were before watching the film. However, two days later, Guangxian, Bernard and other senior executives from outside companies privately commented on the film. It reached the ears of the two of them.

As you can imagine, the words definitely don’t sound as nice as what you say in person.

The evaluations from several companies are generally very consistent, roughly speaking:
"The quality of the movie is very good and very funny, and it has the potential to create a new ceiling for comedy movies. The only pity is that the casting of the male and female protagonists is still somewhat unsatisfactory. With the quality of this movie, if it continues If it can be matched with a male protagonist who is more famous and has box office appeal, like Shen Teng, and then replaces it with a more beautiful female protagonist, then the upper limit of the box office of this movie will be incalculable!"

what does this mean?
The movie itself is good, but surely it would be better if the male and female protagonists could be changed?

It's strange that Ellen and Mary felt better after hearing such comments.

Considering that Li Mu didn't smile much during the whole process, it was basically impossible for the two of them not to worry.

With the conditions of the two of them, it is indeed very rare to be able to play the leading role of male and female, let alone the male and female protagonists of a Huashang Media film?What's more, they are the male and female protagonists of a movie directed by Director Shen Junsheng?

Opportunities are rare in the first place. If I mess up this time, I will basically say goodbye to similar opportunities in the future, right?

Okay, Ellen and Mary are really panicking now.

But the more panicked, the harder we have to go all out in the next promotion.

On February 2, the "funny version" poster of "Shameful Iron Fist" was revealed.

On February 2th, the MV for "Beat and Cultivation Manual" was released.

On February 2th, the film's first road show, relevant creators flew to Jinling to interact with fans and friends live.

On May 5, the film was screened for the first time at the Tianjin Roadshow, and the response was extremely enthusiastic. Fans said frankly: Huashang Media’s comedy movies have never let me down!
Next, Qizhou, Greentown, Jiangcheng, Pengcheng, Xijing, Magic City, basically every place the road show went, fans became excited, and the good reputation of "Shameful Iron Fist" began to spread rapidly to the entire network.As for the male and female protagonists, Ellen and Mary, on the one hand, their confidence will surge intermittently when they see the enthusiastic performance of the audience. On the other hand, when I look online, some netizens complain that the two of them play supporting roles but they can't support the protagonists. The newly established relationship Faith will face serious challenges again.

Until one day when Mary met Li Mu again, she plucked up the courage to ask Li Mu what he thought of her performance in the film. Li Mu replied:

"Yes, when I personally make a comedy movie in the future, I will ask you to be the heroine."

After Li Mu left, Mary stood there, stunned.

Ask her to be the heroine in a film directed by Li Mu himself?
So many netizens think she is not qualified to be the heroine in a film directed by Shen Junsheng!

(End of this chapter)