China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 354 Luo Yuzhu or Yang Xue

"Actually, the first two movies were okay, not too great, but definitely not bad. It's definitely worth the price to see the fairy sister playing so handsomely, but the third movie is really a bit uninteresting. ”

In fact, Li Mu himself doesn't like "The Hunger Games 3" very much. Although he shot the movie himself, the main plot still continues the path of the original time and space. If he had to sum up this sequel in one word, Li Mu felt The words "water-injected meat" are quite expressive.

If the fighting and survival in the first two films were thrilling and interesting, the more political content in the third film inevitably made the film fall into a very hollow and weak situation.

At the end of the second part, the heroine was rescued in District No. 13, and the story began to revolve around the changes in the heroine's mentality, such as how she decided to join the resistance movement, how she called on everyone to unite and fight, and how the Congress District was described. Evil, and how the Thirteenth District is like a piece of loose sand, such a piece of water-injected meat shot purely for the purpose of making more money is formed - no, it is two pieces. The third part is divided into upper and lower parts, both in time and space. in this way.

But doesn’t that mean we shouldn’t make movies that even Li Mu doesn’t like very much?

Certainly not!
The first two films combined have a global box office of US$20 billion. This third film is split into two parts. Even if the combined total cannot bring in another US$20 billion, then 15 billion is not a big problem, right?

The $15 billion box office is there. As long as you are willing to spend a few months to pick it up, the money is yours. If it were you, Li Muqin, would you pick it up?
Besides, Li Mu's family is not the only investor in "The Hunger Games". If you put such a large amount of money in it, if you insist on saying that you don't like it very much so you won't pick it up, I'm afraid other people won't be happy either.

Make money, it's not shabby!
What's more, the last two "Hunger Games" films were very helpful in solidifying my wife's status as a celebrity.

Finally, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" was announced to be released simultaneously worldwide on November 3, 2015.

In addition, Hua Shang's other film "Operation Mekong" is also undergoing intense post-production at this time and is expected to be released at the end of December or January.

Next is the arrangement for this year’s Spring Festival.

It is very rare that Huashang Media has not scheduled any new films to be released during the Spring Festival this year. It is not that there are no suitable films to choose from. At least "Zootopia" is very suitable for release during the Spring Festival, a family-friendly time.

But as mentioned earlier, Maoyan Films and Zhou Xingchi signed a contract to distribute the movie "Mermaid" with a guaranteed guarantee of 15.5 billion.

Other distribution companies offered a guaranteed distribution of 18 billion, but Xingye didn't sign it. Why did he sign a contract with Maoyan Films for a guaranteed distribution of 15.5 billion?

The first reason is, of course, Maoyan Films' strength in distribution, and the second reason is that Mr. Xing does not want to compete with Huashang films during the Spring Festival to gain popularity.

And the guaranteed release of 15.5 billion does not mean that if the movie box office exceeds 15.5 billion, the star will not be paid. Overall, the higher the box office, the more money the producer will share.

In other words, the final amount obtained from the guaranteed issuance of 15.5 billion is not necessarily less than the guaranteed amount of 18 billion.

As far as Star Master is concerned.

It is known that Huashang Media will not be absent from the Spring Festival every year, and its box office performance will break the historical ceiling every time. If Star wants to release his "Mermaid" during the Spring Festival, it is impossible not to consider the competition with Huashang Media .

As for why Xingye insists on releasing his new movies during the Spring Festival, they have frequently released them on this day before the Spring Festival has grown into the first domestic release. What’s more, the current Spring Festival schedule already has a new movie. Juechen's attitude of crushing all other schedules?
So why would Li Mu prefer not to have his own film released during the Spring Festival this year, but would release "Mermaid" with a minimum of 15.5 billion?

Nonsense, the Chinese film market in the original time and space was not as big as it is in the same period now. "Mermaid" has taken nearly 34 billion in box office. The market in this time and space is bigger and more mature. Who knows what "Mermaid" can achieve in this time and space. What a terrible result?

And if you use your own film to compete with "Mermaid", you may not necessarily be able to make a profit.

Now that Mr. Star has come to seek cooperation, Li Mu can make a fortune by taking over the distribution of "Mermaid". Of course, there is no need to release a new film during the Spring Festival to compete with Mr. Star.

……

In early October, Li Mu hosted the production team of "Chicken Feathers" for dinner at the hotel.

On the 15th of this month, "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky" will be officially launched on the two major TV stations of Zhejiang Province and Jiangsu Province, as well as the five major video websites of Ai, You, Teng, Sou and Le.

Li Mu has already seen this version of "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky". From his perspective, the quality of his version of "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky" is obviously better than the original version of the original time and space.

After all, we are standing on the shoulders of our predecessors. Li Mu, a time traveler, has long been aware of the flaws and problems in the old version. Huashang also has no shortage of funds and talent reserves. After consciously and targeted modifications, the quality is better than The old version is a very normal result.

In fact, most of the popular dramas that Li Mu copied after time travel are of better quality than the original ones, but that does not mean that his version is close to perfect. Li Mu has never pursued perfection. In his perception, , sometimes efficiency and quality are equally important, and sometimes efficiency is even more important.

For example, the old version had the problem of declining quality in the second half. Although this version has made targeted adjustments, the problem still exists. After all, the main structure of the TV series has not changed.

But overall, this version of "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky" has quite surprised Li Mu. In addition, most of the production team has been in Beijing recently, and the staff is relatively complete, so tonight's dinner was born.Li Mu was not stingy with his words of praise at the dinner, especially for Zhang Yi and Yin Tao, who played the male and female protagonists respectively. Li Mu praised them emphatically, which undoubtedly made them very flattered.

While Zhang Yi's performance in later generations has been recognized by countless netizens, it has also faced criticism from some netizens or film critics. Some people think that he overacted in many places.

For example, the most out-of-the-ordinary encounter scene at the station in "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky", while conquering countless fans of the drama, also received a lot of criticism about excessive exertion.

In fact, this situation is very normal, because whether it is a person or an object, if some people like it very, very much, there will be people who very, very dislike it, so many times you just need to know that you like it is enough, and other people’s opinions are Not that important.

There is also Yin Tao, who is also a very rare and talented actor in China. In fact, there are many actors with good acting skills in China, but it is very rare to have good acting skills and very good looks.

Yin Tao's performances in "The Sky of History", "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky" and "The Human World" all left a very deep impression on Li Mu.

Seeing Li Mu constantly exaggerating about Yi and Yin Tao at the dinner table, Bai Bing, who plays Yang Xue in the play, was a little bit annoyed. Because she was Li Mu's junior sister at the same school, she was more relaxed at the dinner table. When facing the couple Li Mu and Liu Yifei, they didn't have the restraint shown by others.

"Boss, the bowl of water you served today is not very flat. Brother Zhang Yi and Sister Yin Tao did very, very well, but the others are not bad either. If you want to praise, you can't just praise them two. Others should also be exposed to the rain and dew."

Hearing this, Liu Yifei also smiled and defended the others. He turned to Li Mu and said, "Do you think someone is trying to find fault? I've also watched the TV series. Everyone in it acted very seriously. Since you want to praise, you'd better give everything Everyone praises one another, but one cannot favor one over another."

Li Mu looked at Bai Bing with a smile: "What about?"

Bai Bing laughed and said: "For example, Song Yi, who plays Qiu Yan in the play, also plays..."

She called many names one after another, but she only missed herself, or she deliberately missed herself.

But she didn't mention it, Li Muti.

"What about Ms. Bai Bing who plays Yang Xue? Ms. Bai Bing has successfully shaped the role of Yang Xue into the best wife candidate in the hearts of all men. I am afraid that when the TV series is officially released, all TV viewers will feel that Chen Jiang He should marry Yang Xue."

"Really? Will many people really think that Yang Xue will be more suitable for Chen Jianghe?"

"Of course, Yang Xue is so outstanding and her family has such a big business. What she can give Chen Jianghe is something that Luo Yuzhu cannot give. Besides, Yang Xue has never been married to Chen Jianghe, while Luo Yuzhu is married and widowed. She even has a child from her ex-husband."

Bai Bing smiled and asked: "What about you, boss? If you were Chen Jianghe, would you choose Luo Yuzhu or Yang Xue?"

Now everyone at the dinner party looked at Li Mu, especially Liu Yifei next to her. She looked at Li Mu with burning eyes. It was obvious that she was also quite interested in this issue.

"If it were me, if I had to choose in the first half of my life, I would choose Yang Xue. She is excellent, rich and beautiful. The key is that she still loves me so much. But if I have another chance to choose in the second half of my life, Then I will choose Luo Yuzhu."

"Why?" Liu Yifei asked, crossing his arms.

Li Mu turned to look at her and said: "Yang Xue is really, really good. If you score rationally, the score will definitely be very high. But there will always be better and more outstanding people outside. If I choose Yang Xue, I will probably be the best in the future." Choose the person who is better than Yang Xue until you are never satisfied. Choosing Yang Xue is a rational trade-off, and abandoning it is also. And if you choose Luo Yuzhu, who you like best, then what you have will always be your favorite. I think only in that way can I be truly happy.”

Liu Yifei suddenly wanted to ask Li Mu: "Then you chose me because I am very, very good and have a high score, or because you like me very much? Do you like me rationally or emotionally?"

But today's occasion is not appropriate, so I'd better wait until I get home later and ask again.

……

When talking about their views on the prospects of this drama, the creative team is full of confidence.

This drama has sold a total of more than 8 million yuan. Obviously the market is very promising. Now the boss is full of praise for this drama. So do you think the performance of this drama can be bad?
It will probably be another phenomenal drama on the level of "My Love from the Star", "Celebrating More Than Years", "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Ancient City"!
Seeing that everyone was too optimistic, Li Mu had to pour cold water on everyone.

""Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky" will undoubtedly be a good drama, but its performance may not be as good as everyone imagines. But no matter what, "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky" will be one of my favorite TV dramas, with results of The show is not the most important thing, the fact that it is good enough is the most important thing."

……

I remember that although "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky" in the original time and space had a huge reputation, the ratings - of course not bad, but when it comes to how good and phenomenal it is, it is not.

(End of this chapter)