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Chapter 226 227. Blessing 【Subscribe】

Lu Chen can think of it, and so can the insiders,

Although Lu Chen won in the beginning, but in the later stage.

Lu Chen definitely couldn't bear it.

On the second day, under the condition that the film arrangement was consistent, it was still Lu Chen who won.
The box office of "Shark Beach" not only did not drop at all, but also increased a lot,

Reached about 8000 million.

"Now it depends on how long Lu Chen can last for a few days."

"That's right, Lu Chen's loss is certain. It's a pity that he can last for a few days now. Unfortunately, I went to watch "Shark Beach". A little bit, such a lineup is destined not to get too high a total box office."

"That's it."

"The total investment of Lu Chen's movie is close to [-] million, which is not as high as "Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate". If the total box office is about the same, even if he loses, he will earn the most."

"I have to say, Lu Chen is really fierce. If the lineup and plot of "Shark Beach" can match "Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate", it will be very difficult for Director Xu to win..."

"Yes."

……

Time to the third day.

On this day, the total box office of "Shark Beach" has reached 2.6 million.

Almost profitable.

Already, though, there is a sense of fatigue that lacks stamina.

And "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" vividly demonstrated what it means to be as steady as a dog, and it is still hovering at 7000 million in a single day.

Industry: "..."

The mentality of the industry has collapsed, and if it continues like this.

Even if "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" surpasses "Shark Beach" later.

Can't win much.

can't win much,
It also meant that they didn't win, because "Shark Beach" was naturally weak.

about this point,
Professionals in the industry can think of it, and so can the crew of "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate".

How to do?
Of course, it is to continue the crazy publicity.

Fortunately, their efforts were not in vain.

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"Shark Beach" is still going strong, although "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" has been chasing.

But it was still left behind by "Shark Beach".

Seeing this fact,

The industry finally recognized a fact.

Lu Chen really has the qualifications to sit in that position, and now it is no longer a question of Dao Xu and his seniors giving way.

It was a question of whether Lu Chen wanted to sit or not.

At this time, the popularity of "Shark Beach" has been completely fermented on the Internet.

"I love Shark Beach so much."

"The heroine is a one-man show, and there are not many opportunities for sharks to appear on stage. But the overall atmosphere and rhythm are well grasped, which is very touching."

"The first 10 minutes can be called the best surfing promotional video. It is very suitable for couples to watch. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery, drool and long legs, and you can hug each other and scream. Cool and bloody."

"The low-budget thriller really lives up to the title of the best shark movie after Jaws. Some people in the theater stood up a few times watching it. It was so frightening. Yang Mi's acting skills have improved amazingly, and she has beautiful legs. The sea view is really beautiful! I really want to learn to dive!"

"Director Lu made me change my impression of Yang Mi."

"Yang Mi is really likable in this movie. This kind of movie can already go to the previous film festival."

"You know that danger will come at any time. Suddenly there is a loud noise and a huge monster jumps out of the water. It turns out to be a dolphin, a good friend of human beings. This is how the rhythm walks."

"The hand-torn shark is really handsome, the dangers of the cool seaside are everywhere, the underwater ultra-clear photography is breathtakingly beautiful, the waves are tumbling, and the undercurrent is surging. Under such a refreshing beauty, there is a thrilling bloody story. Super strong will to survive, and all restrictions The available resources in the environment make people hold their breath, and the director's extremely mature control makes the seemingly vast and closed space feel suffocating to the extreme, making the viewers highly nervous and excited, a model of low cost."

"Director Lu's ability to train actors is really incredible."

"Director Lu beeps."

"This is why I like Lu Chen. He can always bring us enough surprises. I was worried about Yang Mi's acting skills before. Who knows that acting skills are not important in front of Director Lu, because Director Lu has become useless. The ability to be a treasure."

……

The audience who had some opinions on the ending of "Shark Shore" also gradually faded away.

Many people went to the cinema again to see Yang Mi's long legs again.

Some of the more courageous ones deliberately posted their second ticket stubs for going to the theater.

Then he was directly ridiculed by many netizens.

single dog.

In this regard, the mentality of these audiences was somewhat unbearable.

And on Douban.com,
The score of "Shark Beach" has reached 8.2 points, which is 0.3 points lower than when the painting just started.

This rating is already high.

Lu Chen was already satisfied.

Of course, Yang Mi was also satisfied.

This is the first film she starred in, and she was able to achieve such a result.

The addition to her is undoubtedly real.

And this is not the final addition.

……

Because "Shark Beach" has also gone abroad.

At the moment, it is also being discussed domestically.

What kind of results will Lu Chen's "Shark Beach" achieve in Ugly Country? Perhaps it is because there have been no films from Hua Guo that have achieved better results in Ugly Country for several years.

Therefore, for "Shark Beach" in the ugly release.

Many people in the industry have paid unprecedented attention.

"I don't know the level of "Shark Beach" in Ugly Country."

"It's going to be released tomorrow. Lu Chen feels a little arrogant in this wave. He and Yang Mi don't have much audience base in Ugly Country, let alone box office appeal. Young people are young people. If you have some achievements, you will feel a little bit arrogant." I'm pretty amazing."

"It should be impossible for it to be as popular as it is in China."

"Indeed, although the word-of-mouth and box office of "Shark Beach" in China are very good, but it is in an ugly country, and Hollywood naturally rejects Chinese films."

"The national teacher has fought for so long and lost. It is impossible for Lu Chen to be welcomed by the Ugly audience from the very beginning."

"In this regard, I am very optimistic about Lu Chen's "Shark Beach". Thriller films have a big market in Ugly Country, and the style of Lu Chen's "Shark Beach" is too similar to the style of thrillers in Ugly Country. .”

"It seems right."

"Whatever, anyway, I support Lu Chen in this wave, it's good to dare to try."

"That's right, it's better than guarding your own three-acre land all the time. Maybe people will accept Lu Chen's "Shark Beach"?"

……

People in China certainly don't think that Lu Chen's "Shark Beach" can achieve anything in Hollywood, but they are still blessed in their hearts.

Over the past few years, Ugly Country blockbusters have been introduced.

The only one who can really want to go out recently is Lu Chen, the one from the national teacher does not count.

His is the back door.

So even "Shark Beach" is destined to not achieve any good results.

They are still blessed in their hearts.

Not just in the industry.

Even some ordinary viewers in Huaguo couldn't help being curious when they learned that "Shark Shore" was going to be released in Hollywood.

After all, Lu Chen made a big fuss by stepping on the national teacher before, but after the release of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" recently.

What Lu Chen said before was repeated again.

Therefore, everyone also wanted to see how Lu Chen entered Hollywood.

Do you go through the back door like a national teacher, or go in dignifiedly.

Lu Chen's choice is of course the latter.

kill in.

"I hope Director Lu will go well." The ordinary audience in Huaguo didn't seem to be very optimistic about Lu Chen, but they also sent him blessings.

Probably because it went so smoothly.

Without exception, all of his TV series and movies have achieved very good results.

Therefore, domestic audiences are inevitably a little curious, wondering what will happen to Lu Chen's level in Hollywood.

Therefore, many senior entertainment journalists in China went directly to Hollywood.

Kiwi fruit is even more awesome, and directly created a column.

Ready to pluck Lu Chen's wool.

It's a bit too much.

Their purpose is not complicated, that is, they send reporters to Hollywood.

It's all about how good The Sharks would be if it was released in Hollywood.

I believe this is also something that Huaguo netizens are more concerned about.

It may be that they felt that they couldn't offend Lu Chen, so they specially greeted Jiaxing Media.

I want to ask Lu Chen for his opinion.

Lu Chen was speechless.

But he still agreed, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with letting Chinese people see the current situation of Hollywood.

As for the performance of "Shark Beach".

Lu Chen was not too worried.

He can take it, good or bad.

Xia Mou is one of the people in charge of Kiwi fruit sent to Hollywood.

For this task, he instinctively refused.

but!

After all, he was a worker, so he couldn't refuse the bonus offered by his superiors.

therefore.

After getting the guarantee, he took his team and boarded the plane to Hollywood.

"This is hard work!"

After finding a hotel to stay in Los Angeles, Xia Mou couldn't help complaining: "I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking, but they actually come up with such a column, as if "Shark Beach" can really become a big hit in Hollywood... Forget it, it’s time to travel!”

For the people of the world, among the many symbols of Ugly Country, Hollywood and Silicon Valley are the most influential. They are the perfect products of the combination of business, art and technology respectively, and have influenced the world for more than half a century.

Hollywood is a comprehensive entertainment industry that focuses on movies and covers music, fashion and tourism.

Silicon Valley uses high-precision silicon as the raw material, electronics and computers as the main technology industry, and gradually extends to software and the Internet. Now it has become synonymous with technology and innovation.

In 1886, a couple bought a piece of land of 0.6 square kilometers in the suburbs of Los Angeles as a ranch.When my wife was out on a trip, I heard someone say "Hollywood",
I thought it sounded very nice, so after returning home, I bought a lot of holly trees in Europe, planted them in the ranch, and named the ranch "Hollywood" - the original meaning of Hollywood in English is "holly tree".

A few years later, the couple wanted to develop the land into a city, so they applied for the name "Hollywood" to the local government and established Hollywood's first avenue.

Gradually, there are post offices, churches, shops, and regular residents here.

It is 11 miles away from Los Angeles. In order to obtain the drinking water and urban construction resources of the city of Los Angeles, 177 adult residents of Hollywood City voted and agreed to merge with the city of Los Angeles and become a beautiful area of ​​Los Angeles. Although it is managed by the city of Los Angeles as a whole, Just sent a token honorary mayor of Hollywood.

In 1907, the first film shot in Hollywood was "The Count of Monte Cristo". This film encountered bad weather during shooting in the east and needed to make up some shots. So by chance, it was completed in Hollywood, a suburb of Los Angeles.

The beautiful scenery and good weather conditions here are very suitable for shooting outdoor scenes.

Since then, some independent filmmakers with small productions have chosen to shoot films here.

Due to the low cost here in Hollywood, there are vast mountains and land outside the city, which is completely natural and wild. It is suitable for the use of large lenses in and out of movies, and more and more filmmakers are attracted to choose this place as a location.

Soon, local residents also established hotels and restaurants suitable for filmmakers.

In 1911, in a small inn called Brondeau in Hollywood, the first film company in Hollywood was created.

Because it is very close to Los Angeles, the core city of Ugly Country, and the land itself is cheap, and the surrounding location conditions are excellent, more and more film companies will soon set up professional studios here.

A local builder, in order to sell his own building materials, erected the building "HOLLY WOOD", which would later become a Hollywood landmark, on the hillside behind Hollywood.

However, making this place the center of the American film industry is still due to the fierce industry monopoly competition, which originated from the inventor Edison.

Edison was more than just an inventor, he was a business genius who perfectly commercialized many of his inventions.

In order to promote the electric light he invented, he founded GE.

At the same time, he also invented a series of film shooting patents. In order to monopolize this industry, Edison used his patents to establish a film trust, monopolizing the emerging film industry at that time.

At that time, the films were mainly on the east coast, which forced many small film companies and emerging film companies to go to the west coast to avoid Edison's patent supervision.When shooting movies, Hollywood naturally became their first choice.

Within a few years, the U.S. Federal Court ruled that Edison's trust violated monopoly laws and completely dismantled it, but many film companies took root in Hollywood.

The eight major film companies that have grown up here, including [-]th Century Fox, Columbia, Universal Pictures, Paramount, MGM, and Disney, have influenced the American film industry.

Stars, big and small, often visit here, and many filmmakers settle here, so the real estate around Hollywood is also developed, and Beverly Hills and other places are developed into high-end residences. Many stars, producers, photographers, screenwriters , began living here.

In 1929, the first Academy Awards were held in Hollywood.

On the surface, Hollywood seems to be the center of movies and fashion, but it is actually a large collection of perfect business operations and a giant entertainment industry in the world.

Hollywood is a huge workplace, where professionals are directors, screenwriters, actors, post-production and so on.

This large workplace has its own unique operating habits, organizational form, talent training methods, salary and incentive methods are also very special.

The production of each film is the operation of a project.

Hollywood film production is the earliest fully-operated project management, and this project management is accompanied by the flexible employment system created by the broker system-these are indeed very advanced in organizational management.

Not to mention the incentives, Hollywood's salary is the highest in the world, coupled with the flexible company operating mechanism, provides equal opportunities for talented people, attracts the world's top filmmakers, in terms of creativity and production level Always stay on top of the world.

This kind of large-scale industrial operation makes the overall production cost of films of the same level very low.

Another objective factor is that Ugly Country is a country of immigrants, and there are relatively few taboos on movie themes.

The operation of this giant commercial industry naturally contributed to Hollywood becoming the largest exporter of U.S. culture.

Thinking of the development history of Hollywood, Xia Mou is even less optimistic about Lu Chen.

On the North American box office list of overseas movies, Li Amine is the only director who is more popular.

However, Director Li studied the films in Ugly Country, assisted by Ugly Country producer and screenwriter partner James Shams, and took Ugly Country's market into consideration when making the film.

Therefore, after the popularity of Western films such as "The Wedding Banquet", "Eating and Drinking Men and Women", "Sense and Sensibility", "Ice Storm" and other Western films, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" released at the end of 2000 received 1.28 million US dollars here, and it has remained the same until today. No foreign film has broken its box office record.

The success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" played a leading role in the success of Chinese-language films such as "Young Huang Feihong: Iron Horse", "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers", and "Kung Fu" in Ugland.

However, as the fascination of ancient costume kung fu and martial arts blockbusters ebbed, Huaguo's films lost their overseas markets, especially in North America.

In recent years, movies that have sold well in China have repeatedly failed in the Ugly country market.

Not only is Xia Mou not optimistic about Lu Chen's "Shark Shore", but he is also optimistic about "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", which invited Hollywood superstars to participate.

As for the reason,

Very simple.

Themes, schedules, and marketing can't keep up. Chinese people have faded out of Hollywood hotspots and no longer talk about the reasons why Chinese-language films are cold in Hollywood. Many analysts believe that Western audiences don't understand Eastern humor.

In addition, when Chinese-language films enter the Hollywood market, most of them will be postponed for half a year or even a year, and the enthusiasm has long passed.

In addition, the copyright buyers are all independent small companies, which do not have enough strength in distribution and operation, so Chinese films can only go around in a few theaters.

Why did "The Grandmaster" perform so well?Because the well-known Wang Jiawei has made global audiences look forward to it for several years, and this film is about Kung Fu. When it was released in Hollywood, Weinstein Company did its best to promote it. Appear in the media.

Also invited the recommendation of the great director Martin.

Even with such efforts, "The Grandmaster" is still not as good as the previous "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero".

In other words, the environment has changed.

Previously popular kung fu movies and martial arts movies are also hard to sell now. "The Promise", "Curse of the Golden Armor", etc. all failed miserably.

However, Hollywood is a very competitive place. As those people in the early years slowly withdraw from Hollywood, Chinese-language movies are less and less mentioned.

Moreover, the kung fu and martial arts movies that once opened up the Hollywood market have seldom innovated over the years, and Hollywood audiences will feel bored if they watch too many.

But now Lu Chen wants to kill him forcefully,

Domestic audiences are basically not very optimistic about it.

(End of this chapter)