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Chapter 429 Do you think I look like a fool with a lot of money?
At that time, science fiction movies were still in the exploratory stage, and domestic science fiction movies at that time were not that good and basically lost money.

After all, although Hollywood has been getting worse and worse in recent years, it was not completely dead eight years ago.

What's more, Hollywood science fiction blockbusters have always been the benchmark in the industry, while China has always been catching up, and there is not even a real science fiction blockbuster in the country.

At this time, "The Fall of Demon City", adapted from the novel by the famous science fiction writer Sanfeng, came out.

This film is mainly invested by several film and television companies including Penguin Pictures, China Film Group, and Shanghai Film Group, with follow-up investments from large and small companies. Not only that, a famous director was also invited to direct it.

Even half of the stars in the entertainment industry have come to participate. Everyone feels that if this science fiction blockbuster can really go down in history, it can definitely become a part of their resume.

That's exactly why many people wanted to act in this movie without even negotiating the pay.

At that time, many people thought that "The Fall of Demon City" would become a new chapter in science fiction movies, because the total investment of this film was said to be as high as 5 billion, and "The Fall of Demon City" was prepared as a trilogy, and the first part would be filmed first, because the first part alone cost as much as million.

According to director Ma Hai, science fiction has always been a money-burning business, and we need to make the first film well so that we can have the opportunity to make the second and third films.

Even Ma Hai said that the special effects of "The Fall of Demon City" were burning money every second.

In short, when being interviewed, Ma Hai spoke in a tragic way. He even said that he mortgaged his house in order to make this movie.

You should know that Ma Hai is a well-known director in the industry. He is basically quite successful in both TV series and movies.

It is precisely for this reason that when "The Fall of Demon City" was being prepared, a bunch of actors came to participate in the performance. At the same time, at the premiere, many actors said that this would be the first science fiction blockbuster in China.

Even many artists at the scene said: "This is a new benchmark for Chinese science fiction films. This movie will open a new chapter in science fiction films."

Some artists even shed tears on the spot.

The premiere received rave reviews, with many film critics praising it to the skies, and pre-sales on the first day exceeded 100 million yuan.

If this hype is true, then the box office of "The Fall of Demon City" will probably be around 40 billion.

That's right.

You have to know that "The Fall of Demon City" was originally released during the Spring Festival, and it is really possible for it to make 40 billion during the Spring Festival.

Moreover, the screening schedule is also quite impressive. Under the circumstance that many movies are performing well, the screening schedule of "The Fall of Demon City" has reached 35%.

You have to know that this is the Spring Festival period, and there are about ten movies released, and at least five or six of them are very competitive.

Therefore, it is normal for this film to earn hundreds of millions of box office revenue on the first day.

This is indeed the case. You should know that the pre-sale of "The Fall of Demon City" exceeded 3 million on the first day, and the box office on the first day earned million.

But there is a lot of criticism online.

There was really a lot of scolding.

It was to the point where everyone wanted to curse because they were all tricked into going to the cinema.

To be honest, it is because of the movie "Demon City Has Fallen" that many audiences no longer believe what celebrities say.

With all the hype surrounding it, it looks like this movie has absolutely nothing to do with the original work.

That’s not all, the most important thing is that the special effects are really not noticeable at all.

Where did the money go?
Did they spend all the money on the actors?
Anyway, the special effects look like five cents.

Just think about it, you adapted a novel, but you ended up removing the core of the original novel.

The original novel was about unity, but after the adaptation it became Hollywood-style heroism.

The core has changed, so fans of the original novel are naturally dissatisfied.

What’s more important is that our audiences are definitely not satisfied with this kind of Hollywood-style heroism.

Not to mention the plot.

Anyway, this movie is garbage in every way.

What’s more crucial is that the so-called negative effects brought about by this movie are too great, and it has completely closed the door to science fiction.

It's not just the door to science fiction, it's also closed the trust of a bunch of celebrities.

In a word, there have been no big productions of science fiction movies in the past eight years, especially domestic science fiction movies. No production companies are willing to invest, and no one is willing to make science fiction movies. This "The Fall of Demon City" really made a great contribution.

As for Sun Feng, to be honest, he has always wanted to make a science fiction movie. Eight years ago, he was the photographer of "The Fall of Demon City". He did say something like that the original work should be respected and that it should not be filmed in this way.

But no one paid any attention to him.

Because of this, Sun Feng later thought that he had to prove himself first, so he made a comedy movie.

In the end, he overestimated himself.

Even though he has proven himself to be capable of generating good box office returns, no one is willing to invest in his science fiction films.

What’s more important is that he is going to shoot a niche science fiction movie called “Death on Earth” based on an online article, and the author of this movie is not very famous.

Who is willing to invest in this?

Originally, Sun Feng wanted to ask Liang Yuan, the sponsor of online literature, to invest.

"Mr. Liang, really, you have also watched the movie "Death on Earth", and you have also donated millions of alliances to this movie, so don't you want to make it into a film or TV series???"

Sun Feng came here specifically to see Liang Yuan today.

For him, he could buy the copyright with money, after all, he didn't have much money, but it was too difficult to make such a science fiction movie.

Because at least the investment starts at 100 million.

Sun Feng had met with many film and television companies for such a large investment, but when they heard that he was going to make a science fiction film, and a science fiction film adapted from a niche online science fiction novel, everyone thought Sun Feng was crazy? ?
Liang Yuan also said to Sun Feng: "Do you think I am a fool with a lot of money? I am rich, but no matter how rich I am, I can't invest in a movie and spend so much money?"

Sun Feng explained hurriedly: "Mr. Liang, since you donated a million alliances to this novel, you must know the quality of this novel. And I think if it is really made into a movie, this movie will reopen the door to science fiction, I think..."

"Director Sun, stop."

Liang Yuan waved his hand slightly and said, "Your trickery really won't work with me. If it was before, you could still fool Lao Xin, but now Lao Xin has basically learned his lesson, and he has specially investigated you. You don't have any experience in making science fiction movies..."

Sun Feng smiled bitterly and said, "I actually have some experience. I was a photographer on the movie "The Fall of the Demon City". In addition, I have been learning the shooting techniques of science fiction movies over the years. I think I am now a senior science fiction fan."

"Okay, today is the celebration party for "Going to Heaven", Director Sun, I invited you here because I treat you as a friend, but I really don't want to discuss this investment with you. Let's not talk about it for now, I'm still busy, just sit here for a while..."

After Liang Yuan finished speaking, he ignored Sun Feng.

At this time, Qi Ning was giving a speech at the celebration banquet.

"When I first wrote the script 'Going to Heaven', not many people were optimistic about it. Besides, everyone thought it was a niche subject and no one would invest in filming it..."

Qi Ning choked up as he said, "But at this time, I met Lin Xing. I can really say that without Lin Xing, there would be no way to film "Going to Heaven" because I couldn't raise all the investment. Even if I sold my garage, I couldn't raise the remaining investment..."

You know, for Qi Ning, his first debut movie actually reached a score of 32 billion. What an amazing result.

There are many directors who have been shooting for ten or twenty years but still cannot make a movie that grosses over 10 billion.

So Qi Ning was really proud with a little complacency, and at the same time, he was filled with great gratitude.

Without Lin Xing, this movie would not have happened.

Without Lin Xing, this movie would have no chance of breaking 30 billion.

Of course, Qi Ning did not forget to thank the two big bosses, Xin Hui and Liang Yuan, in the end.

At the same time, Qi Ning thanked everyone in the crew.

Then it was Xin Hui's turn to speak. Xin Hui was naturally indispensable in such a pretentious occasion.

As for Liang Yuan, he is a bit pretentious but not too deliberate. In fact, in such occasions, he usually just says a few words during the interview.

But it’s different for Xin Hui. Xin Hui has to go on stage and say a few words no matter what.

"To be honest, I don't care about money. I only make friends with my heart. Just like when I first invested in a movie and lost hundreds of millions, I was unhappy because I was cheated. So I never invested in movies again after that."

"But I recognize Lin Xing as a person, so as long as Lin Xing thinks highly of me, I will definitely invest in him."

"It was like this in 'Killing Ading', and it is the same with 'Going to Heaven' this time."

"It doesn't matter if we lose hundreds of millions, as long as Lin Xing is happy."

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It has to be said that Xin Hui still dotes on Lin Xing as always, but everyone present at the celebration banquet really thinks that what Xin Hui said is right.

Especially Wei Fei.

She has worked with Xin Hui several times, and this Xin Hui is really not just someone who talks nonsense. If she didn't know Lin Xing well, she would really think that there was something going on between Xin Hui and Lin Xing.

In the corner, Sun Feng's eyes lit up. He felt that he could definitely find Lin Xing.

Curve to the rescue.

He knew Wei Fei, so he caught up with her when she went to the bathroom, and then when Wei Fei came out of the bathroom, he hurried forward to greet her: "Sister Fei, hello..."

Wei Fei looked at Sun Feng in surprise: "Who are you?"

"Sister Fei, I'm Sun Feng. I was with Brother Zhou..."

Sun Feng said quickly.

"Oh, it's you, why are you here at the celebration party?"

Wei Fei still didn't quite understand.

"Sister Fei, it's like this..."

Sun Feng quickly explained the situation and then asked, "Can you introduce Lin Xing to me?"

Wei Fei was speechless at this time: "Are you trying to attract investment???"

"Yes, but it's really not just about attracting investment..."

Sun Feng said hurriedly: "Science fiction actually has a huge market in China. I want to..."

"You'd better not think about it."

Wei Fei shook his head slightly and said, "Lin Xing is really not interested in science fiction. I know him well. I'm afraid he will continue to shoot art films next..."

"Sister Fei, I just want to try my best. Can you introduce me to this? Here is the script..."

Sun Feng actually brought the script with him and said, "Just give the script to Lin Xing. If he's interested..."

"alright."

Wei Fei nodded lightly.

At this time, thunderous applause had already begun at the celebration banquet.

"You don't have to praise me as so great."

Lin Xing originally didn't plan to say anything, but everyone pushed him forward to say a few words, so Lin Xing simply came to the stage.

"The success of a movie is never based on me alone. This movie is really inseparable from the concerted efforts of everyone. I hope we will have the opportunity to work together again in the future..."

Lin Xing said a few words and then said, "Okay, everyone, eat and drink well today, and celebrate wildly, because as Director Qi said, we deserve to celebrate."

Next, all the actors of "Going to Heaven" toasted Lin Xing one by one.

Of course, Lin Xing didn’t drink too much, he just drank symbolically, but this was already enough to give face to all ordinary actors.

"Axing, what are your plans next?"

After Wei Fei returned to the table and waited until everyone had stopped toasting, she asked Lin Xing.

Lin Xing shook his head slightly: "Let's finish filming "The Age of Struggle" first, and we can talk about the other things later."

Wei Fei said: "That's right, but are you going to continue making art films for your next movie?"

Lin Xing smiled bitterly and said, "Sister Fei, why are you asking me this? I said before that I really don't have time to think about the next movie now. I need to take a good rest. And to be honest, it depends on the quality of the script, not just the subject matter. For example, I really don't think "Going to Heaven" is an art film."

No matter what the outside world thinks, Lin Xing really won't deliberately limit himself.

If possible, Lin Xing even wants to challenge himself in a comedy movie.

He really doesn't want to be an artistic male god as others think.

It's really not necessary.

If you like the acting profession, you naturally want to experience different lives, not just ordinary people or a single subject matter.

"Is such that……"

Wei Fei explained the situation: "I remember Sun Feng now. He is indeed a good director and his previous films were also good, but science fiction is really unpopular, even more unpopular than art films."

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(End of this chapter)