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Chapter 331 "The whole city is on alert"

Guo Fucheng + Zhang Jingchu + Wu Jing + Shu Qi + Chang Wei + Yuan Hua plus director Chen Musheng, what kind of film can they make?
The answer is the blockbuster "City on Watch".

This film is known as the world's first Chinese-language mutant action film.

Is the gimmick enough?
But the actual quality of the finished film cannot be seen.

Liu Yifei returned to China and wanted to drag Cheng Yuan to watch: "Let's go, the first Chinese-language mutant movie."

Cheng Yu'an didn't go, he was reciting his lines.

The domestic adaptation of "You Who Came from the Star" has been finalized and sent to him.

This is his first and possibly the only starring role in his life, and he wants to give himself a perfect answer.

"You go, I have to memorize the lines, it's so difficult to lead the role." Cheng Yu'an scratched his head while holding the script.

Fortunately, the young lady came back to China and happened to be on her menstrual period in the past few days, so she couldn't torment him, which gave him time and energy to read the script.

"Next week, "Inception" will premiere in China. I'm free for a few days, and you won't accompany me to see it."

Having said all of this, Cheng Yu'an had no choice but to put down the script and go out with Liu Yifei.

"I'll put the ugly words first. This must be a bad movie. Don't regret it after watching it."

"No regrets, no regrets, let's go." After Liu Yifei returned to the capital, she was really bored. All the little sisters joined the group, and she couldn't find anyone to play with.

Liu Yifei bought two tickets from her Taopiaopiao software.

"Ah, I can really watch movies on 19.9!" Liu Yifei is digitally illiterate, and it is amazing to see such cheap tickets.

Cheng Yu'an explained to her: "The lineup of "City Watch" is really luxurious, and it can attract many people to watch it. Tao Piao Piao has a lot of subsidies to open up the market."

"Will this be a loss of money?"

"The theater and the producer will not lose money. The money is paid by remote technology. For example, the original price of the movie ticket is 35. The producer and the theater will pay us a part of the promotion fee. We will subsidize a little more and make the ticket price 19.9." Or 9.9, but 35 yuan will actually go into the theater account, and the subsequent payment will also be calculated according to the original price, not less."

"A film is subsidized so much, how much will it cost?" Liu Yifei couldn't figure it out.

"Online ticket purchases are just emerging now. Although there are several companies competing with us, we still maintain a leading position. We don't spend much money now. When the big companies react and compete with us, then it is called real money burning. .”

"Where is the big factory?"

"Penguin, Ari and Du Niang."

"They don't make movies." Liu Yifei still has a little understanding of the current situation.

"They will make movies sooner or later. Even if they don't do it now, they will plan ahead. Electronic ticketing is a good traffic outlet, and they will not let it go." Cheng Yu'an wants to quickly occupy the market before BBA reacts.

"When they are gone, it will be our tough battle. I estimate that we will have to spend at least 10 billion a year in order to maintain our market leadership."

"So much?!" The young lady was shocked. Although she is also a rich woman, she really doesn't have so much money.

"So you know how difficult it is to be in the market." Cheng Yu'an tidied up, "Now the profitability of remote technology is not strong, and Weibo will continue to burn money, all relying on the game department and the film and television sector to transfuse remote technology. The money from the A-round financing is almost gone, and the technology company will start the B-round financing at the end of the year." Liu Yifei didn't understand after talking too much, so she went out to watch a movie with her.

Remote Technology raised $3000 million in its Series A round, and Remote Media and Cheng Yu’an are still the largest investors.

The B round can reach a new high and is expected to raise US$1 million.

At present, the most important asset of remote technology is Weibo, which started the earliest and is also the most favored by the market.

In the movie theater, Liu Yifei dozed off with Cheng Yuan's arms around her arms. She slept for 113 minutes in the 70-minute movie.

"Hey, wake up." Cheng Yu'an shook his girlfriend up, "The movie is over."

The young lady was embarrassed: "It's really ugly."

"Let me just say, these directors from Hong Kong Island can't change the bad habits of the 80s and [-]s. They will follow whatever is popular."

This is also an important reason why Hong Kong Island movies are so popular.

At its peak, there was a hit in Hollywood, and a similar theme was released in Hong Kong Island a week later.

"City Watch" obviously copied "Hulk", "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four", and even Chang Wei's mutated appearance copied the stone man in "Fantastic Four".

But this kind of gameplay can no longer be played now, the number of viewers reading movies is getting higher and higher, and their tastes are becoming more and more picky.

Serving the current audience with such insincere things will be scolded.

"Chen Musheng, you are the director of "If There Is Love" and "Jing Fu Men"!"

"It sucks."

"One star for the hard work, one star for the action scenes, and the rest for nothing!"

"It's ugly beyond imagination. Don't Hong Kong Island movies need screenwriters now? It's basically a silly X version of the Hulk, and then ten times mentally retarded."

"A contrived and failed parody."

But even if it is so bad, there are some people who praise it. Haiyan said: "I admit that Chinese screenwriters are accused of lack of imagination. I personally like his works, which are quite good. Chinese films are in the initial stage, and there are too many businessmen who are blind. It is normal and ridiculous. There are very few types of Chinese films. Although "City Watch" is not very good, it is at least an attempt of this type of film, which is better than some directors. It is far better to be assigned one subject for life."

The whole sentence is not correct except "at least it is an attempt of this film type".

So the first taste should lower the evaluation standard?

Haiyan himself hasn't released a decent film in the past three to five years.

When Cheng and Liu returned home, Cheng Yu'an said, "Obviously I made the best sci-fi movie, so I have to watch this kind of movie."

"I didn't expect it either." Facing the accusation, Liu Yifei had nothing to say, "I used to like Hong Kong directors and Hong Kong films, but I didn't expect it to be like this now."

"The inevitability of market development, with the expansion of the mainland market, will inevitably squeeze the markets of Hong Kong Island and Bay Island."

Wang Jing said that the decline of Hong Kong Island films was due to the collapse of the Bay Island market. In fact, from Wang Jing’s point of view, he would not know that the main reason was still in the mainland, but it may be due to self-esteem, and he would not admit that Hong Kong Island films are now Rely on the mainland to eat.

After returning home, Cheng Yuan picked up the script of "My Love from the Star" and memorized it:
"You play against me."

"What? I'm afraid I can't act well." Liu Yifei laughed.

Cheng Yu'an honestly admitted: "This is the first time I play a leading role, I'm really afraid that this scene will fall into my hands."

Although Du Minjun asked to be facial paralyzed, it doesn't mean he has no acting skills. If he can use his eyes, Cheng Yu'an doesn't allow himself to be facial paralyzed.

The two recited the script while playing against each other, and they didn't fall asleep until early in the morning.

　After watching "Love Like a Bouquet", the filming was very good, but there were no surprises.The Douban score is a bit inflated.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)