This director only makes bad movies

"Um."

Hearing Xu Nan greet him in English, Robert nodded.

The two sat down.

Robert asked directly: "I heard that you only used a production cost of one million to achieve a box office of one billion. Is this true?"

Xu Nan nodded: "There is an element of luck in this."

Robert questioned: "Did you really only spend one million dollars?"

He didn't want to believe that the cost of one million and the box office of one billion was too exaggerated.

Everyone is interested in using small things to make big things happen, but to use small things to make big things happen to this extent is simply a miracle.

Xu Nan noticed the doubt in Robert's tone and smiled lightly: "Actually, there are exaggerated costs. The actors' remuneration and some expenses were deliberately low, and the publicity expenses were not included."

Robert felt instantly comfortable.

That's right. If a Chinese director can easily achieve a box office of one billion with a cost of one million, then why is he messing around?

It was indeed a boast, and his guess was not wrong.

"Can you tell me what the real cost is?" Robert asked, "I'm really curious."

Xu Nan smiled and said an exaggerated number.

The smile on Robert's face deepened, and he suddenly felt relieved.

Using this topic, the two people chatted happily.

We are all directors and film and television workers, and we have many common topics.

While chatting, Robert suddenly felt that Xu Nan was very talkative, honest, and a very nice person.

The atmosphere between the two is very good.

Xu Nan took out an invitation.

"Director Robert, actually I came here mainly to invite you to the premiere of my next movie."

"The name of my movie is called "Spider-Man". I got the inspiration after watching "Dragonfly Man" shot by you. It is also a superhero movie."

"Of course, my movie will definitely not be as good as your "Dragonfly Man", but I still hope to get your personal guidance."

Xu Nan's eyes were very sincere, and Robert had the urge to agree directly.

But in the end, he said, "I need to look at my schedule to decide. You know, I'm very busy."

Xu Nan nodded: "I completely understand, but I sincerely invite you to come."

Xu Nan's expression was so sincere that Robert made up his mind.

If you have time, go there.

Although this director likes to brag, he is really a nice person.

After looking at the time on the invitation, he saw that it was five days before the release of "Dragonfly Man". On this date, he could still find time.

It's a good time to watch some Chinese superhero movies.

And this movie was inspired by his "Dragonfly Man".

Listen, China's billionaire director was inspired by his films and begged for his guidance.

Although he is a director from a backward country, Robert's vanity has been greatly satisfied.

Of course, Robert has never forgotten the business of coming to China to promote the movie "Dragonfly Man 3" and squeeze the maximum box office from here.

The film's postponement was inevitable, and what he had to do was to minimize the loss on this matter.

For this matter, Robert held several meetings with Huaxia's cooperative companies, asking them to bring out all their experiences and do their best to publicize the news of the upcoming release of "Dragonfly Man 3" and let more viewers enter the cinema.

By chance, the cooperative company learned that Xu Nan invited Robert to attend the premiere of the "Spider-Man" movie.

They were confused at the time.

"Director Robert, I must solemnly remind you that this director named Xu Nan has a very bad reputation." The boss of the partnership company reminded seriously.

Robert didn't understand: "Isn't he a director with a box office of one billion? As far as I know, in China, there are very few directors with a box office of one billion, only a few."

"Unlike our country, a director with a box office of more than 100 million is nothing at all."

From time to time, Robert used the United States as an example and belittled everything in China. The boss of the cooperative company was also used to it.

He explained: "Because the movie he made was a bad movie with very low ratings and was scolded by many netizens."

Robert didn't understand even more: "Bad movies can also achieve high box office. Are you kidding me?"

In a highly competitive market, even good movies may be buried, let alone bad ones.

Robert's impression is that only the best quality movies can survive the fierce competition and reap the box office success.

This is also the law of the market.

Why isn't your China like this?

The boss of the cooperative company seriously explained Xu Nan's process of obtaining box office, leaving Robert stunned.

For the first time, he bowed to this country.

It actually relied on foot-washing marketing to lure audiences into the cinema.

Robert thought about it carefully.

Although this thing is very vulgar and weird, it seems to be really feasible.

He wanted to watch this movie.

Just as he was told, Robert immediately used the software to watch the movie "Captain China".

Looking at it, Robert was surprised to find that this was not an American hero.

As a director of superhero movies, he certainly knows American superheroes very well.

In the United States, there are a large number of superhero comics. The American hero is as popular as Dragonfly Man.

Dragonfly Man has been successfully adapted into a movie. Although Heroes of America has not been adapted yet, the copyright has been obtained by the film and television company, and the adaptation is not far away.

This "Captain China" is very similar to the American hero. He is also injected with superhero medicine and fights against foreign invaders.

Of course, the specific plots are definitely different, but the core is actually the same.

Robert seriously suspected that when director Xu Nan made "Captain China", he made reference to the character of the American hero. Plagiarism cannot be said to be true, but he definitely borrowed it.

That's the movie.

How could it be so poorly shot?

Robert felt like he was going blind. The poor acting skills of the movie actors and the plot full of loopholes made him frown deeply.

What a talent to be able to make a movie like this.

What shocked him the most was that such a trashy movie could actually make a billion dollars at the box office.

Although it mainly relies on marketing, according to the boss of the cooperative company, the protagonist of this movie is a very famous person in China.

But being able to achieve a box office of one billion still puzzles him.

Is it so easy to make money in Chinese movies?

For such a shoddy movie, given him a month, he could make ten.

You can make money this way.

What a magical country.