My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 1182 The screening is over, B+ rating
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After the screening of the movie "Chinatown", there was no applause at all. Even when the lights were turned on, many people started to go out sparsely.

"Jack Cheng is really amazing!"

"He jumped from the stairs and jumped off the bridge, it was really shocking!"

"Wow, look, there are extras!"

"Oh Maiga, it turned out that the actor jumped off by himself? Isn't it crazy???"

When the subtitles of "Chinatown" rose, it also copied the characteristics of Uncle Long's film.

In order to thank the "death-fighting" family members in this drama, Wu Xiaozu deliberately selected a lot of scenes where they were injured, and even "Jack Cheng" was carried on a stretcher into the "white car" which caused many audiences to stop and exclaim.

A small group of spectators shouted and were shocked by this behind-the-scenes tidbit.Of course, more people do not have the habit of watching subtitles.

However, most of them were stopped by the investigators of the issuer Fang Bowei, who gave them small gifts and then conducted market research questions and answers.

"Sorry to bother you, here's a little gift, including a coupon for a video rental."

Investigators presented gifts and stopped two spectators.

Two American nerds holding dry Coke cans looked at each other, and finally accepted the interview due to the erosion of peripheral products.

"How do you feel about this movie? Will you choose to recommend it to your friends? Which character in the movie do you like best? What is the reason why this movie attracts you to the cinema..."

"Cool movie, Jack Cheng is so cool! Kind of different from Bruce Lee...I think I'll recommend it to my friends..."

"Okay thank you."

The on-site investigators smiled and gave small gifts and coupons to the audience after watching the movie.

The survey results of several researchers are not much different, all hovering between A- and B+. The market potential is not bad, but it is definitely not amazing.

The answers I got were basically the same, nothing more than remarks like "The movie is pretty good, but the main character is not white..." and "Jack Cheng played well, it would be better if he was white!" Barbara, etc.

As it turns out, skin color can affect box office.

If this is a movie starring white people, then it is foreseeable that Jack Cheng will immediately soar into the sky and become the hottest "action star" in Hollywood.

Uh, serious action stars, not the San Fernando Valley kind.Of course, the company of the big breasted brother is actively entering that 'industrial park' recently.

"B+?"

Alan Dunn, the person in charge of the distribution of the film from Bowei Films, held his chin and nodded slightly, "Continue to announce the release as planned."

Market research and evaluation is very mature in the North American industry, and this short questionnaire survey cannot fully represent the market potential of the entire film.

But judging from his many years of experience, the possibility of success of this movie is still very high - after all, the cost is very small. Compared with the investment of tens of millions of dollars in other actions, it is less difficult to recover the investment of "Chinatown" Not a lot!

But—naturally, he wouldn't really take the risk.

"Write me a report on the results of the investigation, and I will hand it over to the company for the company's internal review committee to decide."

In terms of film market ratings, although [-] has been doing it all the time, compared to the North American market at this time, it is still nothing.Under the market segmentation, people do have a lot of merit.

Although it may not be completely accurate, it can also infer the market potential of a movie, and even the "commercial valuation" of each actor in the movie.

Obviously, Jack Cheng's first official appearance in Hollywood really won a lot of applause.Compared with Wu Xiaozu, the behind-the-scenes director and producer, Jack Cheng is undoubtedly easier to attract the audience's attention and is welcomed by movie fans.

This is really normal. Even if you climb to the position of Martin Scorsese, you still need the little plum who plays water guns to carry the box office.The box office appeal of the director itself is not without, but this requires the accumulation of long-term film works, or the lengthening of the series of films.

There are not no directors in North America who can really be said to carry the box office in later generations, but there are only a handful of them-Truck Driver and Nolan are the only directors who have truly world-class box office appeal.

Forget about it now, Truck Driver's "Terminator 2" won't be released until the summer. As for Xiao Nuo... he's still playing with a Super 8 camera.

At this time in the 90s, the era of Spielberg, Coppola, and George Lucas began to decline day by day, and a new generation of directors was still brewing-the explosive maniac had not really risen, such as others It's also a God's part that's expensive.

In other words, the 90s should be called the era of superstars.

From the 20s to the 20s, Hollywood ushered in the so-called era of big studios, and Hollywood movies entered a golden age of rapid development. The star system also matured during this period. However, in the 50s and 60s, with the influence of various ideological trends , the directors became the protagonists, and this is the group of people like Scorsese and Spielberg.

The 90s was the era of the development of action movies and the advent of special effects movies. At this time, the box office bonus of superstars began to stand out, and became an important argument affecting the box office of a movie.

The 2000 million club originated from this point in time.

Uh, just thinking about it, it's really unclear how much money people like Shuangzi make. It can only be said that the domestic hardest-hit areas, leeks are so easy to cut!

In contrast, in the independent film circle represented by New York, many representative directors emerged in the 90s.

This is why Wu Xiaozu finally settled here.

Outside the theater.

Harvey Weinstein, a vulgar white fat man, with a smile on his face, led Spike Lee, who refused to eat watermelon, to come over again like a white slave owner.

The other party repeatedly babbled to Wu Xiaozu with words such as "the water is too deep", "you can't grasp...", "the universal view of black people", which is very similar to the scene that the sleeping king understands.

Wu Xiaozu took Cheng Long together to deal with the media interview after the film screening.

Speaking of which, he is somewhat flattering to his fellow filmmakers in the United States.

no way.

Just like a group of foreigners in China later made a fortune by bragging about us, the United States is also happy to do this in this era...

For Wu Xiaozu, earning money is not shabby!
"American films are too developed! Compared with the film industry in the mainland, it is now a piece of shit." Brother Kai continued to yell pessimistically.

The Chinese-language filmmakers at this time are probably very similar to the literati of the Republic of China in the 20s and 30s.

Thoughts are also very confused.

Of course, personal morality and ability cannot be compared on the same level. Needless to say, Brother Kai’s level is indeed high... Although it is inexplicably a precursor to a spiritual American, this kind of argument was actually the mainstream thought in the mainland in the 90s...

This kind of thinking confusion seems unbelievable to later generations, but in the 90s, we really felt that the United States was unattainable...and the first batch of exquisite public intellectuals were about to return, carrying the flag and rebelling against the flag while receiving wages.

"Wu, Buwei Films gave this movie a B+ in terms of market rating, but I think they are too conservative. But how to do it depends on the situation in the next few days." Harvey took the initiative to smile Talk to Wu Xiaozu.

I just want to see the results of the three-day premiere.

This often determines the direction of the box office.

At the same time, it also determines whether the investment in publicity will increase or not!Don't expect a movie to sell well at the box office without spending money!
There is no such Grimm's fairy tale in Hollywood!

Behind the big box office success of any small-budget movie with a small budget, it is all the cost of publicity and distribution that has been spared no effort.

"Seven Sins" is so!
The same goes for other low-budget movies!
"Is that so?" Cheng Long showed a worried expression.

"It's okay, I understand." Wu Xiaozu shrugged and smiled.Compared to Jack Cheng who is worried, Wu Xiaozu has confidence in him.

That's right!

He still believes in Jack Cheng's attraction to foreigners in this movie...

　A little Calvin... Arrived home in the middle of the night last night.This year's May Day is too scary...it's really a sea of ​​people!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)