The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 661 The biggest winner of the summer season

Yanjing is much hotter in July. Even at night, you can still feel the heat.

However, such an environment still cannot resist the enthusiasm of the people.

There are tour groups everywhere, college students everywhere, and people with money and leisure everywhere.

These people make Yanjing lively and prosperous at night, making Yanjing the most dazzling city on the planet.

At this time, the film market has naturally become a hot spot for all parties to compete for.

At Yanjing Xinli International Cinema, a long red carpet was laid out at this time. Stars from the mainland and Hong Kong Island walked on the red carpet with humble and gentle smiles on their faces.

For celebrities to be so docile and polite, it is natural that a great director's work will be held at a premiere.

The movie that premiered at Xinli International Cinema this time was Brother Kaizi's "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain".

For now, among mainland directors, Lee Sheng-yao is the number one, Lao Mouzi is the second, and Kai Zi Ge is the third.

In fact, Brother Kaizi is far behind the previous two in terms of awards and box office, but his previous honors are too high, and they are still enough for him to rest on his laurels.

After producing "Search" in 2012, Kai Zige spent three years sharpening his sword to produce "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain".

This movie invited Bao Qiang, Guo Tianwang, Zhang Zhen, Fan Wei, Wu Jianhao, Lin Chiling... and many other stars.

The movie not only has kung fu special effects, but also has some down-to-earth elements, such as the sex scene between Lin Zhiling and Fan Wei.

Whether the audience likes elegance and profundity or vulgarity, they can find their favorite elements in the movie.

Brother Kaizi calls this movie a fantasy comedy. It can be said that it is very ambitious and wants to attract all viewers.

Naturally, he has a lot of expectations for this movie, and holding the premiere at this time is also very grand.

Bao Qiang, Guo Tianwang, and Lin Zhiling stood at the entrance of the cinema to greet the celebrity artists who came to support them.

Brother Kaizi was in the cinema, with his arms crossed and looking at the big screen expectantly.

"This time it will definitely reach a billion."

In recent years, the mainland film market has developed rapidly, with the highest box office soaring from one billion to two billion.

For example, Xu Zheng and Huang Bo have several billion-dollar movies.

And Deng Chao also has several movies worth 600 to 700 million yuan.

As a major mainland director, Brother Kaizi's highest box office is still over 200 million. I have to say that this result is somewhat unachievable.

He has always been arrogant, so naturally he is not willing to stop here.

The 2012 "Search" received excellent reviews, but Brother Kaizi felt that it was not enough. He wanted to make a movie with high box office.

After the release of "Search", he was thinking about what movie to make, and finally chose "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", a fantasy and comedy movie.

He will rely on this film to re-establish his status as a great director.

At this moment, a young man with long hair came over and sat next to Brother Kaizi, "Dad, I watched "Roadside Picnic" and it felt very ordinary."

This boy is the son of Brother Kaizi, a patriotic boy with beautiful Chinese nationality, nicknamed Arthur.

Arthur is only fifteen years old this year, studying in a beautiful country, and his English is very good. He is like a copy of Brother Kaizi. He is about 1.8 meters tall, with deep eyes and a protruding mouth. If you click on the photo, you can see the atmosphere. A sexy handsome guy.

Arthur wants to enter the entertainment industry, want to be an idol actor, and want to fuck his fans.

Brother Kaizi has already said hello to his alma mater and will come to school when Arthur graduates from high school.

In order to cultivate Arthur's aesthetics and deepen his understanding of the mainland entertainment industry.

Brother Kaizi asked Arthur to research recently released movies.

In addition, he also has a small idea. He hopes that "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" will stand out and let Arthur see his father's strength.

Arthur listened to Brother Kaizi's words and has been watching recently released movies these days.

"Roadside Picnic" is Bi Gan's work. It has been screened in several small film festivals and has a good reputation.

However, this movie is very personal and is an absolutely literary movie.

People who can watch it like it very much, but people who can't watch it think it's just a useless and messy movie.

Arthur has been watching Hollywood movies since he was a child, so he naturally dislikes movies that are slow, grinding, and the plot advances very slowly.

"Isn't Bi Gan Lee Sheng Yew's apprentice? Why would Lee Sheng Yew let him make such a movie? I feel so bored."

Hearing this, Brother Kai Zi smiled and nodded: "Lee Sing Yew is Lee Sing Yew, and his apprentice is his apprentice. It is impossible to say that everyone is as talented as him and can make money in any movie he makes."

Arthur nodded, "I also watched "The Third Young Master's Sword", "Under the Wheel", and "Tiny Times 4".

"The Sword of the Third Young Master" is so cliché, the plot is incomprehensible, and the characters in it are all fake.

I don't know what "Tailor 4" is talking about. John Woo is really on his last legs. It feels like the movie just piles up stars.

"Tiny Times 4" is okay, I think it was beautifully shot, but the male actors are not tall, too short. If they were as tall as me, it would look better. "

Arthur talks eloquently and is very confident.

Brother Kaizi was very happy to see his son so energetic, but when he heard that Arthur thought "Tiny Times 4" was well filmed, he couldn't help but twitch his lips.

I almost wanted to give a lesson.

Thinking that Arthur was in his rebellious stage, he held back.

He is already sixty-three years old. He is old enough to be Arthur's grandfather. There is no need to argue with a child.

"How is the box office of these movies?"

These movies were all released in early July, and they are considered to be movies in the same time period as "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", so there is naturally competition between them.

When Arthur heard this, he grinned and said, "Dad, these movies are not doing well at the box office. "Tiny Times 4" and "The Wheel" may have more than million, so it's nothing to worry about."

The level of more than 200 million is indeed average.

Brother Kaizi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Arthur continued: "Dad, there will be new movies released in the next few days. I think those movies are more threatening."

"Oh, what movie is it?"

“‘Monster Hunt’, ‘Wolf Warrior’, and ‘Pancake Man’.

The director of "Monster Hunt" is a beautiful overseas Chinese, and I feel he is a bit competent.

"Wolf Warrior" is Wu Jing's movie, which he directed and starred in.

"Pancake Man" is Dapeng's movie, also directed and acted by himself.

Wu Jing and Dapeng are both Li Shengyao's people, and it seems that many people are looking forward to their movies. "

Arthur browsed major forums and found that there were many people discussing "Wolf Warrior" and "Pancake Man", and felt that they were attracting much attention.

Brother Kaizi doesn't think these two movies will be successful, but he is wise, "Wu Jing has directed and acted in movies before, and his skills are very rough. Even if there is progress now, he still can't produce excellent works.

Dapeng is just a young director making short plays, and his ability is no better than that of a student in the directing department of a film school. The name "Pancake Man" just doesn't work, and neither of these two people's movies work.

"Monster Hunt" is indeed a threat, and the movie was expensive to make. "

Brother Kaizi didn't know much about the director of "Monster Hunt", Xu Chengyi, but he was in the industry. He knew that "Monster Hunt" was very expensive. The publicity and distribution costs were said to be hundreds of millions. The producers were obviously very confident and felt that the box office would be good. burst.

When Arthur heard this, he nodded in approval.

Brother Kaizi continued: "Lee Shengyao also has an apprentice, his name is Wen Muye, and a movie called "I'm Not the God of Medicine" will be released next month. It is the debut of the new director, and it should also be a loss-making movie."

"Well, just because Li Shengyao is famous doesn't mean he will teach his disciples."

While father and son were talking, the movie was officially released. After ninety minutes of suffering, Arthur's eyes widened and slender, filled with confusion.

He couldn't understand "Roadside Picnic", and he couldn't understand "The Taoist Priest Descends from the Mountain" either.

"How was the movie?"

Brother Kaizi asked proactively.

Arthur hurriedly said: "I think it's very good. This movie is full of imagination and surprises. It has many hooks that make people want to explore to the end. There are also a lot of laughs, just like you said. , a film that is both fantasy and comedy.”

This is what Brother Kaizi said in a report he read.

Brother Kaizi felt that this comment was somewhat familiar, and then he felt that Arthur's thoughts coincided with his own, and he couldn't help but be very happy.

As expected of father and son, they have a good understanding.

Just like that, in the vigorous summer season, "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" was released, and it earned 100 million on the first day, far surpassing blockbusters such as "Under the Wheel" and "The Sword of the Third Young Master".

Public screenings generally last one month.

This is 100 million on the first day, but not 2 billion in a month.

Brother Kaizi is so confident that he keeps an eye on the box office rankings all day long, hoping that "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" will become the number one movie in the annual box office rankings.

However, it exceeded 100 million on the first day, only 200 million in the first week, and 120 million in the second week. Maoyan predicted that the box office would drop from 1 billion to 400 million.

This box office is much better than "The Sword of the Third Young Master" and "Under the Taiping Wheel", but it is far from the box office that Brother Kaizi expected.

He shook his head again and again, feeling that the passage of time was unlucky.

At this time, "Wolf Warrior", "Monster Hunt", and "Pancake Man" were released successively.

"Wolf Warrior" is a positive movie that tells the story of a domestic special forces hero who kills foreign mercenaries.

Mainland audiences are still not used to this kind of movie. They don't like Captain China Saving the World very much.

However, there is still progress compared to before. In the past, Lee Sheng Yew arranged several "Rescue" series of movies for Wu Jing, with box office mostly around 200 million.

This time, the box office of "Wolf Warrior" reached 700 million.

"Pancake Man", which was not favored by Brother Kaizi, actually received a box office of 1.1 billion.

I saw Dapeng wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses and looking proudly at the camera.

Brother Kaizi is really envious.

There are 1.1 billion Virgos, is this another Lee Sheng-yew?

He couldn't help but take Arthur to buy a ticket to watch "Pancake Man". After watching it, Brother Kaizi asked Arthur, "How was the movie?"

Arthur curled his lips, "It's such a boring, embarrassing movie. I prefer R-rated comedies like "The Hangover" and "Due Date". This kind of painless comedy is not interesting."

Arthur's aesthetics are more American and he likes heavy comedy.

Brother Kaizi nodded after hearing this, "It's a very superficial comedy. How could the audience like this kind of comedy and not like my "The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain"?

The audience is not good this time! "

The father and son discussed it for a long time and both felt that the movie was boring and filled with sketches.

But the box office of "Pancake Man" is much higher than that of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain".

Brother Kaizi could only think that the audience was failing.

The two then watched "Monster Hunt" and further believed that the audience was not good enough.

"Monster Hunt" was a big hit, with a box office of 2.4 billion, and it became a huge hit.

Brother Kaizi's eyes turned green with envy.

2.4 billion, why is it not the result of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain"?

At this time, many media began to discuss the winner of the summer movie. Many people believed that the director of "Monster Hunt" Xu Chengyi will become a new generation of great directors.

There are also many people who believe that Lee Sheng Yew is the big winner this summer.

"Wolf Warrior" has 700 million, and "Pancake Man" has 1.1 billion, both of which are led by Lee Sheung Yew.

In addition, although "Roadside Picnic" did not do well at the box office, it had a good reputation.

Brother Kaizi feels that these people are just flattering. Of the three movies released, two were profitable and one was a loss. This level can only be said to be okay. How can it be said to be a big winner?

After some time, "I'm Not the God of Medicine" was released. When this movie was released, it easily broke all the records just set by "Monster Hunt".

Unlike Monster Hunt, which became a hit at the box office, its reputation is generally different.

"I'm Not the God of Medicine" has a very good box office and reputation.

The movie was released and brought huge discussion.

Not only the male lead Xu Zheng has attracted much attention, but several supporting roles have also been widely recognized by the public.

This kind of effect is similar to that of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" in TV dramas. Not only does it have good ratings, but the actors are equally popular.

In the end, "I'm Not the God of Medicine" took in a box office of 2015 billion, becoming the top-grossing movie in .

Brother Kaizi was stunned when he saw the news.

"Pancake Man" was worth 1.1 billion, and "I'm Not the God of Medicine" was worth 3.2 billion.

Li Shengyao's two apprentices are so awesome. Can he really turn stone into gold? I have never made a loss on a commercial film I invested in.

Literary films like "Roadside Picnic" don't count.

In this summer season, Lee Sung-yew's "Pancake Man", "Wolf Warrior", and "I'm Not the God of Medicine" all made money.

It can be said that Li Shengyao is the big winner in the summer season.

This time Brother Kaizi was really convinced.

He couldn't help but take Arthur to buy tickets to watch "I'm Not the God of Medicine" again.

"How was the movie?"

After watching the movie, Brother Kaizi asked Arthur as usual.

Arthur really understood this movie. It was completely different from "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" which was weird and weird. The story line of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" was very clear and clear.

Despite his young age, Arthur understood.

"Dad, I think this movie is very good. The male protagonist goes from being a down-and-out bastard who goes to Asan Country to buy medicine for money, and later discovers his conscience and sells pirated medicine for moral reasons. The overall character changes are very clear, and the story conflicts are very reasonable. , I was very moved after reading it.

I watched so many movies this summer, and "I'm Not the God of Medicine" is the best. "

After hearing this, Brother Kaizi realized that in Arthur's mind, "I'm Not the God of Medicine" was better than "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain".

He was a little disappointed and a little emotional.

Just like what the media said, Lee Sung Yew is the big winner of this summer season.

"Wolf Warrior", "Pancake Man", and "I'm Not the God of Medicine" combined have a total box office of 5 billion.

Li Shengyao should be able to earn one billion.

Brother Kaizi couldn't help but want to hold the quilt and cry when he thought of this.

It's so cruel, why aren't his movies liked?
He then thought about the huge box office explosion of movies in the Chinese market, and Lee Sheng Yew also didn't have any movies worth over one billion, and he felt slightly better.

"I heard that "Joker" is not a traditional superhero movie, and it will definitely not do well at the box office. I can't do it, and neither can Lee Sing-yew."

(End of this chapter)