Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 1080 "Interstellar" Global Underpainting

"The 60th scene of "Charlotte Annoyance", the first shot, the first time, pop!"

"Start!" Chen Hao shouted.

Knowing that Ma Dongmei had voluntarily entered the grove with hooligans in order not to be harmed and ruined her bright future, Charlotte decided to come back to find Ma Dongmei.

It's just that he doesn't know where Ma Dongmei lives now. Fortunately, he remembered the 40-square-meter hut where he lived with Ma Dongmei in his previous life.

But when she was reborn, Charlotte was not sure whether Ma Dongmei still lived in No. 322, so she asked the old man sitting downstairs, but this old man seemed a little deaf.

"Master, is Ma Dongmei's house living in 322 upstairs?" Charlotte asked looking at the uncle.

The uncle asked with a confused face, "Ma Dong what?"

"Ma, Dong, Mei!" Charlotte paused.

"What Dongmei?" The uncle still didn't hear clearly.

Charlotte had no choice but to say loudly again, "Ma Dongmei!"

But the uncle asked again, "What plum is Ma?"

Charlotte was speechless when she heard the words, and said angrily, "Okay, sir, please cool down!"

"Okay!" The old man said with a happy smile.

"It's okay..." Charlotte couldn't help muttering, then looked up upstairs and walked out of the camera.

"Okay, it's over!" Chen Hao looked at the monitor and nodded, then said with a loudspeaker, "I announce that "Charlotte Annoyance" has officially finished!"

"Shredded coconut, that's great, it's finally finished!"

"Hey, the first movie is finished!"

"Hahaha, I finally don't have to recite words!"

……

At this time, the time has come to the beginning of March in 2014. After a 3-month shooting cycle, "Charlotte Annoyance" is finally finished.

Originally, the duration of "Charlotte Annoyance" was about 90 minutes, which is considered one of the shortest films Chen Hao has shot, and it is also a pure comedy film, with no big scenes and no special effects shots.

At the same time, the actors are very good, both attitude and performance are commendable, plus Chen Hao's own golden finger, so the filming was completed in only 2 months.

At this time, Xiaohu had already left the crew and went to the United States to promote his new film "Divergent".

The other supporting actors who played guest roles have also left, and the entire crew is left with happy actors.

"Everyone, hurry up and pack up. We will gather at hotel 404 later and have a wrap-up banquet together." Chen Hao continued to shout.

"Long live Director Chen!"

"There is a big meal to eat."

"Great, you can have a big meal!"

……

"Director Chen, thank you for tolerating my problem of always forgetting my words." Shen Pain came over and raised his wine glass and said, "I'll toast you two, the first is the first."

"You're being polite, people always have some shortcomings." Chen Hao also gulped it down, "But you are indeed a very distinctive comedian, and you do have an amazing talent in comedy."

"Really, Director Chen?" Shen Tong was delighted to hear the words, "Have you seen all this?"

"Hahaha……"

I have been filming with Chen Hao for a long time, and everyone has understood Chen Hao's character, so Shen Tong dared to joke.

Others also no longer feel restrained, and have relaxed a lot. Of course, relaxation does not mean indulgence, and they still have to be restrained.

"However, Mr. Chen, what you just said is wrong in one thing." Shen Tong said once again.

"Oh?" Chen Hao was not annoyed either, and looked at Shen Pain with a smile.

Everyone also knew that Shen Tong would definitely not stroke Chen Hao's beard, so they all smiled and waited.

"You are wrong when you say that people always have some shortcomings." Shen smiled painfully, "You are a living example. You are handsome, talented, and the richest man in the country. This, this is what I found After two months of stupefaction, I haven't found even a single shortcoming of yours."

"Hahaha... Brother Pain is right."

"Director Chen is perfect!"

"Director Chen is a god!"

……

Seeing everyone booing, Chen Hao said with a smile, "Brother Pain, I know how you managed to catch my sister-in-law."

"Hahaha……"

In fact, Shen Tong and his current girlfriend Wang Qi have been in love for 7 years. Wang Qi also participated in "Charlotte's Annoyance", which is the wife of the couple who quarreled before finding Ma Dongmei's house.

Later, Mary and Yin Zheng also came to toast.

Mary is grateful to Chen Hao for using her as the heroine. In the previous life, the investors didn't want to use Mary. They thought she wasn't pretty enough and her figure wasn't good enough, forcing Mary to lose 10 catties in a short time.

The same is true for Yin Zheng. According to the stage play, this role was originally belonged to Wang Ning, one of the pillars of Happy Twist, but Chen Hao chose to use him.

And to be able to act in Chen Hao's movie, even if it's just a male second, Yin Zheng also knows what it means, this will have a major impact on his acting career, so the gratitude in my heart is indeed sincere,
After the wrap-up banquet, Chen Hao was helped back to the room by Sister Shi.

As soon as the door was opened, Chen Hao picked up Sister Shi and walked towards the bedroom.

In this regard, Sister Shi is not surprised, "Don't worry, I have something to tell you."

"You are my top priority now, and I will talk about other things tomorrow." After Chen Hao finished speaking, he kissed Sister Shi's red lips, and then fell directly on the big boat.

……

"Chen Hao's new film "Charlotte Annoyance" has finished filming and officially entered post-production!" --- Sohu Entertainment Report
""Charlotte's Annoyance" is finished, Chen Hao is aiming at the summer file!"-- Netease Entertainment
"After the filming of the new film is over, what will happen to Chen Hao's transformation?" --- New Wolf Entertainment
……

The next day, Chen Hao and the entire crew returned to the imperial capital from Bincheng.

At the same time, the news that "Charlotte Annoyance" was completed spread all over the media and the entire Internet.

Although Chen Hao no longer shoots sci-fi films this time, but instead makes comedies, everyone's attention to him remains the same. After all, Chen Hao is still the number one commercial director in the Mainland.

As for "Charlotte Annoyance" is a comedy, whether Chen Hao's transformation can be successful or not depends on the beholder's opinion.

Many media have made predictions about this, thinking that Chen Hao can make a surprising comedy movie, just like "The Hangover" that Chen Hao made before.

However, there are also many media who believe that Chen Hao's transformation may not be as amazing as his sci-fi films, like "The Hangover", which is full of shit and fart, and was banned.

Fans and fans on the Internet are also talking about it.

Qinglian Earth: I look forward to Chen Hao's new film. Sci-fi films are well-known all over the world, and comedy films are not easy to catch.

China Entertainment Reporter: "The Hangover" that Chen Hao filmed before was very funny, but unfortunately it was banned. I am full of expectations for "Charlotte Annoyance".

I am 1875: Let Feng Dapao and Ning Hao make comedies, and Chen Hao, you should go make sci-fi movies. No one in the mainland can make qualified sci-fi movies except you.

Idlers in the Alley: I watched the comedy "The Hangover" that Chen Hao made before, it was full of shit, no wonder it was banned.

Gao Lengruo pulls the devil: Chen Hao is actually very good at comedy. Many of his movies are full of comedy elements, which make people laugh out loud or knowingly. Anyway, I am looking forward to it.

……

When the media and the Internet were disturbing because of the completion of "Charlotte Annoyance", Chen Hao ignored it.

After returning to the imperial capital, Chen Hao went to Haotian Building after spending a day with Yaya and Douduo.

"What did you want to say last time?" Chen Hao asked, looking at the delicate and beautiful elder sister in front of him.

Sister Shi gave Chen Hao a flirtatious look and said, "What I want to say is that "Interstellar" has been drawn globally."

"Oh!" Chen Hao frowned upon hearing this, "Tell me more about it."

"Interstellar's box office in North America reached 1.88 million US dollars, ranking 2013th in the North American box office list in 13.

全球总票房7.51亿美元，排名2013年度全球票房排行榜第5位，仅次于《钢铁侠3》、《神偷奶爸2》、《速度与激情6》以及《饥饿游戏2》。

This box office score ranks third in the global box office of your personal Chinese-language film, inferior to "Inception" with 9.64 million US dollars and "Gravity" with 8.05 million US dollars. "Sister Shi said.

Chen Hao nodded after hearing this. After all, "Interstellar" is still not as entertaining as these two films. It is estimated that many people don't understand it.

To be able to achieve such a result is not bad.

Afterwards, Chen Hao briefly dealt with the company's affairs, and then got into the editing room to start the post-editing work of "Charlotte's Annoyance".

Time kept passing while Chen Hao was busy editing the video, and soon came March 2014, 3.

On this day, the youth sci-fi movie "The Divergent" starring Xiaohu, which is also the first film released by Liangtianchi Films in 2014, was officially released in major theaters in North America.

North American weekend box office list (2014.3.21-2014.3.23):
No. 1, "Divergent", with a box office of 5600 million U.S. dollars this weekend, Tianchi Pictures, with a cumulative box office of 5600 million U.S. dollars, 3936 theaters, and an investment cost of 8500 million;
No. 2, "The Muppets 2", with a box office of 1651 million US dollars this weekend, Disney, with a cumulative box office of 1651 million US dollars, 3194 theaters, and an investment cost of 5000 million;
No. 3, "Genius Spectacled Dog", with a box office of 1170 million US dollars this weekend, 20th Century Fox, with a cumulative box office of 8100 million US dollars, 3607 theaters, a decrease of 46.7% compared with last week, and an investment cost of 1.45 million;
……

In the post-"Hunger Games" era, the most successful adaptation of the best-selling teen novel, "Divergent" debuts this week.

"Divergent" was screened in 3936 theaters, and won a box office of 5600 million U.S. dollars in three days on the weekend. The single-house score reached 14228 U.S. dollars, in line with industry expectations.

Although "Divergent" is not as amazing as the box office of "The Hunger Games", it also won several records of its own.

First of all, the US$5600 million opening ranked No. 8 on the opening drawing list in March;
Second, 5600 million in the first week ranked sixth in the list of novel adaptations of science fiction works;
Third, it ranks third in the opening list of "modern" sci-fi works, the top two being "I Am Legend" and "3";
Fourth, it ranks third in the opening list of works of female heroes and protagonists, second only to the two "Hunger Games";
Fifth, it ranks second in the 2014 current annual drawing list, second only to the US$6905 million of "The Lego Movie";
The most successful YA novel adaptation since "Harry Potter" was "The Twilight Saga," which was followed by "The Hunger Games."

The trans-epochal significance of "The Hunger Games" is that this series not only created the annual box office crown, but also successfully made Lily Collins popular.

And after "The Hunger Games"?But never saw the corresponding successor.

Of course, the absence of a successor does not mean that no one has tried it. The trilogy "Percy Jackson", "Ender's Game", and "The Holy Grail" are all good-bye after one film.

Only "Percy Jackson" lingered on "Sea of ​​​​Warcraft" under the "seduction of the sequel", but the final box office performance was not very good.

However, "The Host", "Beautiful Creatures" and so on, which tried to earn teenagers' tears and box office, were even more tragic, often losing money to the point where there were no underwear left.

Facts have proved that although the teenagers are young, they are not fools. If you want them to pay, you have to have hard goods.

After the imitators missed one after another, Liang Tianchi Films stated that it is still up to me to do this kind of project that is popular among young people!

"Harry Potter" and "Twilight" all started their big-screen journey on the premise that the original books became popular all over the world.

And if its own popularity is not good, then the film company needs to be ruthless to operate, just like Liang Tianchi Films' series of actions before the release of "The Hunger Games", to achieve interactive promotion of the film and the original work.

This time, Tianchi still adopted the "Hunger Games" strategy in the face of "divergents", and followed up the whole process from the beginning of the project, whether it was casting, director selection, and Winslet's joining. scale propaganda.

And repeat the same tricks to hold book clubs, invite readers to exchange ideas, and at the same time make movie posters appear on the covers of many media magazines.

The feedback from the audience is also very positive. After all, Liang Tianchi is the creator of the two series of "The Hunger Games" and "Twilight". Such "experience" will naturally earn attention for "Divergent".

Although "Divergent" and "The Hunger Games" have a box office of up to 1.5 million U.S. dollars, they are still the best in terms of attracting "passerby fans".

According to statistics, only about 50% of the audience who came to watch the movie have read the original book, which is much lower than the 74% of "Twilight" and 76% of "The Hunger Games"!

Besides the film itself, "Divergent" still meets all the elements of a "teenage bestseller" novel.

The female-first perspective, often accompanied by a number of good men, "brother and sister" dramas are played from time to time, many young characters with different personalities as green leaves, well-known adult actors joined, soft science fiction in modern times, etc.

But "The Divergent", like "The Hunger Games", jumped out of the simple routine of talking about love between children and children, and joined the drama of resisting the system and pursuing freedom.

The protagonists' appeal for love has become one of the elements instead, reversing the "Twilight" situation where all elements serve the main line of love.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this approach to "tallness" that the audience of this film shows the same "aging" trend as "The Hunger Games 2", and half of the audience are over 25 years old.

However, the single-day revenue on Friday only accounted for [-]% of the total box office, indicating that there is still a lot of room for the follow-up box office of "Divergent".

According to the current trend, the final box office may hit 1.3 million or even 1.5 million, and the appearance of the second part of the series is no longer a problem.

"Divergent" has a comprehensive media rating of 48 points, and the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is 40%. 54 people voted for Fresh Tomatoes, and 82 voted for Rotten Tomatoes.

"The director did not let his work be bound by the original work, but began to diverge drastically through the storyline!"

"Compared to the original novel, the film is more concise and motivating, and of course more satisfying!"

"Divergent is not as action-oriented as The Hunger Games, and certainly not as convincing as The Game!"

"Obviously the movie is more grounded than the original novel, and judging from the information posted on the screenwriter's Twitter, it's clear that he still has more good ideas that he hasn't used!"

Of course, there are also many bad reviews.

"The two protagonists have done their best, and the feminist-oriented appearance is also surprising, but the whole story is still too stereotyped!"

"Except for Kate Winslet's surprise villain performance, I really didn't leave much impression in other places!"

""Divergent" is far from developing normally as we expected, and the director's emotional adaptation may hardly meet the requirements of fans!"

……

"Divergent" is the replacement that Tianchi Pictures is looking for for "The Hunger Games".

When "Twilight" was about to end, Liang Tianchi Pictures found "The Hunger Games", and after "The Hunger Games" had filmed the third part, Liang Tianchi naturally had to continue looking for a successor.

So "Divergent" and "Maze Runner" appeared in the plan of Tianchi.

According to the analysis, "Divergent" starring Xiaohu is the most attractive, but the gap between the first show and "The Hunger Games" is obvious, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to reach the height of "The Hunger Games".

However, the box office performance is not bad, and sequels should continue to be released.

At the same time, "The Divergent" is also the second North American weekend box office champion for the film starring Xiaohu, and it has already ranked second among Chinese actresses.

No.1 is Fan Goblin, who starred in the "Transformers" series. She has won a total of 8 North American weekend box office champions.

(End of this chapter)