This director only makes bad movies

The people discussed in this forum are basically people in the industry who are very concerned about the trends in the film industry.

Prior to this, Xu Nan had already shot two copycat movies, one of which was "The Age of the Hobbit", which cost 200,000 yuan and earned 40 million in box office, creating an eye-catching miracle.

"Atlantic" also caused a huge response, with a box office of more than 10 million. Although it was not as good as the first copycat movie, the results were also very good, and it even triggered a trend of copycat movies in the industry.

With all these examples, the names of "300" and "300" are so similar, and the popularity was so high before its release. People in the industry thought that this movie could once again create a movie with a small audience. A vast miracle.

But unexpectedly, the single-day box office of "3000" was only over 200,000 US dollars.

In fact, this result is already very good, and the profit is certain, but when it comes to Xu Nan, it is very average.

It's like when the world's best master comes out, everyone thinks he will do something earth-shattering. Unexpectedly, he only kills an ordinary little thief in the end. The gap is so disappointing.

An insider published a long article analyzing the situation.

“There is only one miracle when a copycat touches a piece of porcelain, so you don’t need to worry at all.”

"When I was chatting with friends recently, many people were discussing copycat movies. Ever since Xu Nan, a Chinese director, created this category, this type of movie seems to have become a trend. Many film and television companies have decided to set up projects to shoot copycat movies. Touch the porcelain tiles.”

"This fact makes many directors confused."

"On the one hand, the cost of Shanzhai Pengci is very low, and the results are very good. They often achieve very good results with their small skills. On the other hand, their carefully conceived movies are the result of serious efforts. The cost is much lower than that of Shanzhai Pengci." times, but it may not be profitable, and even if it is profitable, it will not be as profitable as copycats."

"This is cruel. Your own efforts are not as good as others' casual mistakes. As a result, many directors begin to doubt themselves and even question their own films."

"But I want to say that there is absolutely no need to do this. The copycat has a novelty, so it can be successful. Because of the novelty, the audience will watch it. Because of the novelty, it can be small and broad, but this does not mean that Copycat products can become mainstream."

"The Waterloo encounter of "Three Thousand Spartans" proves that this type of movie will be eliminated sooner or later, just like the musicals and westerns that were popular in Hollywood at the time, they will be completely eliminated."

"Audiences have very fickle tastes. The first few times they watch a copycat movie, they may find it interesting and fun, but as time goes by, they will find this type of movie clichéd and boring, and eventually lose their interest in the copycat movie. Interest, as the failure of 3000 proves."

"Before the movie was released, 3000 Warriors was very popular because of the similar names, and there was even a meme."

"When the movie was released, Chinese director Xu Nan went to the premiere of "The 300" to create a buzz. Everyone thought that this movie could replicate the miracle of "The Age of the Hobbit". No matter how bad it was, at least it would be successful. Atlantic Rim level.”

"But the fact is that the box office of this movie on the first day was only 210,000."

"We all know that the cost of copycat movies is very low, and we also know that even if the box office in a single day is only 210,000, this movie will not lose money and can still make a profit."

"But such a single-day box office has already shown one thing, that is, copycat movies are no longer enough, and the audience has lost interest in this type of movie."

"Copycat movies will be like the musicals and westerns that were once popular in Hollywood, and will eventually be eliminated and disappear."

"Of course, that's in the future, but I believe that future is not too far away."

"Copycats can no longer create miracles if they are made of porcelain, and they are destined to weaken."

After this article appeared on the film discussion forum, it quickly aroused heated discussions and attracted approval from people in the industry.

"That's right, copycats are no longer popular."

"There can be no movie in this world that is guaranteed to make money without losing money."

"That's all the results of "The Spartan 3000"."

"I have always felt that this kind of movie is not good. Relying on copycats can only be successful for a while. Making movies seriously is the way to go."

The content of this article simply spoke to the hearts of these insiders and made them climax directly.

Xu Nanguang could make money just by touching porcelain, which had long made them unhappy. As soon as they saw the negative articles, they felt happy.

The influence of this article even penetrated this discussion forum and spread to the Internet, attracting the approval of many people.

It seems that copycatting porcelain is not very good.

Schneider also read this article and liked it, thinking it made sense.

"300" is doing well at the box office, which makes him very proud. The things that bothered him before are nothing to him now.

But the reporter didn't want to let him go. During an event to promote the movie, a reporter deliberately asked him.

"Director Schneider, what do you think of the results of "3000"?"

Schneider smiled slightly: "After all, a copycat is a copycat. After the audience's curiosity has passed, the results will not be good. The current box office is normal."

The reporter asked: "But the name of this movie is almost exactly the same as your 300 Warriors."

Schneider smiled even more happily: "What does that prove? The audience is not a fool. There is so much enthusiasm about this matter on the Internet. How could they watch the wrong movie? Chinese director Xu thought he could copy "The Age of the Hobbit" 》The miracle is a very wrong idea.”

"I want to say here that making movies seriously is the right path."

Although he is no longer on the same level as Xu Nan, this does not prevent Schneider from ridiculing him. After all, Xu Nan has caused him a lot of trouble.

After the promotional event, Schneider returned to the hotel and checked the actual box office of his movie on his mobile phone.

Well, it’s still the same as before, the trend is good, no need to worry at all.

As for "3000", the pitiful box office of tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands, compared with the tens of millions of box office of his movies, is just like a joke and not worth mentioning.

After watching the box office, Schneider felt even happier and decided to reward himself with a cup of coffee.

But at this moment, the producer of the movie came over with a mobile phone, his expression a little solemn.

"Director, look at this."

Schneider took the producer's phone, looked down and saw it was a movie review.

"Oh my God, Director Xu Nan, how could you make the 300 Spartans so beautiful?"