This director needs to apologize

Chapter 122 Manchu and Han banquet with porridge and side dishes
In his previous life, Chen Yiming saw a question in Bihu: What was the director's state like when he was making a film or not?
At that time, an answer that was not very long and did not have many likes left a particularly deep impression on him and he will always remember it.

When you are a director, making movies consumes your life, and making other things replenishes your blood. However, excessive blood replenishment can lead to poisoning. At this time, making movies is the antidote.

Chen Yiming didn't have any feelings about the healing effects of filming a drama, but he had the same feeling that filming a drama all the time would lead to poisoning. Unfortunately, he never had the chance to make a movie at that time. He didn't know how great it felt to be able to get rid of the remaining poison overnight.

Now that he really started to make movies, and he shot two movies in a row with high intensity in 10 months, he had a first-hand experience of the life-consuming process of making movies.

The human body has an automatic defense mechanism when it is intolerant. It will automatically reduce sensory sensitivity and use numbness to combat physical wear and tear and mental fatigue.

And this kind of defense has limits. Its manifestation is not a sudden collapse of functions, but when the pressure exerted by the outside world quickly decays, the physical and mental exhaustion that has been accumulated and suppressed for a long time suddenly explodes.

After the founding of New China, a large number of strong men fell ill and convalesced, which is a clear example.

Chen Yiming was a time traveler without any worries, and his body was still the same as before, so he relaxed and lay down without any surprise.

What's even more embarrassing is that he fell ill at the wrong time and in the wrong place.

After being cruelly thrown out of the door by his parents, Chen Yiming had no choice but to spend the night at Fa Xiao's house.

The next day, I originally thought about having a meal with my classmates from my hometown to catch up on old times, but before noon, Mr. Ma called me and asked him to leave immediately. He and Deputy Director Sun were waiting for him at the General Political Literary Center.

It was difficult to survive, so Chen Yiming had no choice but to go on the road again, taking a lonely vacation after a long absence.

When it was getting dark, Chen Yiming arrived at the General Administration of Government. When he entered the office, he saw that Mr. Ma and Deputy Director Sun were both there.

I have been waiting for him for a whole day. What urgent matter is it?
Deputy Director Sun greeted him with a smile, "Our Director Chen is here. Come and sit down quickly. If you want to drink water, let Uncle Ma pour it for you."

How dare Chen Yiming put on such a charade, saying "I'm not thirsty, I'm not thirsty", and then sat down on the sofa next to Mr. Ma.

Mr. Ma also had a warm smile on his face, and Chen Yiming thought that it was not a bad thing.

After chatting for a while about the progress of the movie, Deputy Director Sun turned to the topic.

"Yi Ming, I called you here urgently to give you reassurance. There will be more messy news in the next few months, lest you hear that you are thinking nonsense and delaying the business."

Mr. Ma Erye explained, “It’s a good thing now, but not a good thing in the long run. But in the long run, it’s not a big deal.”

Chen Yiming became even more confused after hearing the second uncle's riddles about this and that.

Deputy Director Sun asked, "Have you watched the news these two days?"

Chen Yiming shook his head. He didn't have time to watch TV.

Deputy Director Sun raised his index finger and tapped him in the air, "I know that young people nowadays don't care about national affairs, but you are different, Yiming. At least you have to read the news. You can always spare 30 minutes a day.

This happened last week. There was some misfire between our ship and our old rival in the south. "

Chen Yiming was even more confused. What could the entanglement thousands of miles away have to do with himself, the director?
Deputy Director Sun directly explained to him, "The current situation is that the battlefield will shift to other areas."

Mr. Ma Erye nodded, "That's it. For the sake of balance, we will focus on Nut's more powerful cultural products. To be more specific, it's movies."

As soon as he heard the word "movie", Chen Yiming immediately became energetic and looked at Mr. Ma's expression more seriously.

"It is impossible to assess how long this round of friction will last, but at least in the second half of this year, Hollywood blockbusters will not be able to squeeze in."

At this point, Chen Yiming completely understood that whether it was "Transformers 2" or "Ark", they said goodbye to the summer season.

Considering that September and October are the dates for Daqing in integer years, there is no chance of it happening, so why not postpone it to next year?

It stands to reason that when his biggest competitor played GG on the spot, Chen Yiming should feel that a great blessing has come from heaven, but he did not appear to be happy.

Because there is no "Transformation 2" or "Ark", which is not necessarily a good thing for "1951".

Sure enough, after Mr. Ma finished saying "good news", bad news came immediately.

"Yiming, it seems that you can understand the two sides of this matter. Since you have actively rejected Hollywood blockbusters, domestic films have to support the box office in the second half of the year. They may not rise sharply, but they must not fall. This is related to China's cultural dignity."

Chen Yiming's scalp felt numb as if he'd had an electric shock. Who can guarantee a movie before it's released?

What's more, if you suddenly cancel a blockbuster that ordinary audiences have been waiting for for a long time and force them to watch the gun version on a small screen, can you expect anything good?

As for the so-called "support for domestic films", shouting at this time is just adding fuel to the fire. I'm afraid the scolding will become even louder by then, saying that the superiors are shameless in order to make room for the main theme films.

Ordinary people, who would care about the twists and turns of the big game and the small game? For many movie fans, the Manchu-Han banquet suddenly became a commonplace meal, and there was only clear porridge and tofu. It was impossible not to scold the cook.

Every domestic movie released during the summer season will be scrutinized one by one by the outside world with a magnifying glass, and any small bug will be exaggerated and hyped.

After all, this is the virtue of the media. Only by catering to public sentiment can there be traffic.

Chen Yiming can already imagine that his parents are about to undergo a wave of promotion and become the so-called top family discussed in the market. He will soon evolve from three generations of ordinary people to a legend with an unspeakable background.

A young boy in his twenties, his first self-written and directed movie, broke the global box office record in Chinese film history.What kind of family is this that can write and direct a main theme movie in its second film, and still force Hollywood blockbusters to give up their schedules?
Are you afraid that you are not a male version of Da Mei Tian?
Chen Yiming has seen this kind of drama too much in his previous life, but the media and netizens like this kind of tone, and they make it up and spread it all with taste and taste.

Chen Yiming asked hesitantly, "Uncle Sun, Uncle Ma, what are the regulations for "1951"? Are there any specific box office expectations?"

Mr. Ma answered simply, "The total box office for last summer's summer season was 12 billion, and the highest box office for a single film was 3.2 million for "Transformers." These are two bottom lines."

The second uncle put a special accent on the word "bottom line" to express emphasis.

Chen Yiming racked his brains to recall, how much box office did "1917" take in his previous life?

It seems that more than 3 million U.S. dollars were taken globally, and more than 3000 million yuan was taken in China in the first week. There was no movement in the second week. It is estimated that it will be difficult to exceed [-] million yuan in the end.

Yes, that's the disparity.

Due to well-known reasons, the box office of previous movies in 2020 has no reference significance at all.

What's more, "1917" was released in China more than half a year late, and the impact of piracy cannot be underestimated.

Chen Yiming is in trouble. The reference system of past life memory is unreliable, and the box office of "1951" is completely impossible to evaluate.

Originally, Chen Yiming was quite confident about the domestic box office of 3 million. After all, China had a round of theater construction last year. Data from the Film Bureau at the beginning of the year showed that the number of theater seats nationwide increased by as much as 30% year-on-year.

The movies released in the summer season are not completely incompatible with each other, because the concentration of good movies will boost the overall movie market.

With the special effects blockbuster "Ark" as the basis, "1951" can also hit 3 million at the box office if it is followed by soup. And as long as the reputation does not collapse, there is a high probability that it will still have a wave of stamina. After getting the key, it will not reach [-] million. Delusion.

If there were only domestic films, without the imaginary enemy of Hollywood, we would have no choice but to brag. The effect of marketing and publicity would obviously be greatly reduced, and the number of moviegoers would definitely fall compared to the same period last year. It is just a matter of how much the fall is.

After all, the summer season is not a "rigid" season like the romance season or the Spring Festival season. It is a period "raised" by blockbusters. Without blockbusters, there would be no summer season.

Audiences do not have the option of holding their noses and going to the theater to watch bad movies. They can simply not go to the theater.

Deputy Director Sun noticed Chen Yiming's hesitation and took the initiative to make a suggestion, "After the movie is released, the General Administration can organize a booking of the movie. There is a precedent for this for main theme movies."

Chen Yiming's first reaction was to shake his head, "Uncle Sun, if you want to regain face in Wenhuakou, you can't start booking the venue. Market matters still have to be resolved in the market.

I'm not a germaphobe, and I'm not completely opposed to booking theaters. It's just that you shouldn't do this in the first two weeks of the show.

After the reputation is formed and stabilized, booking a venue is the icing on the cake and does no harm; before the reputation is fully fermented, booking a venue is equivalent to killing [-] enemies and losing [-] to oneself, and hurting one's own box office potential. "

Chen Yiming raised his head and said, "Uncle Sun, Uncle Ma, I can't give you any guarantees now. The previously estimated market situation has changed dramatically. I need to communicate with all parties to discuss a comprehensive marketing plan.

Of course, before that, the more critical thing is the movie itself. I have to go back to Shanghai immediately to watch the post-production. "1951" cannot just be satisfied with the one-shot gimmick. "

Deputy Director Sun smiled and patted Chen Yiming on the shoulder, "Yiming, no matter how anxious you are, you won't waste time in these two days. The filming of your movie was very difficult. I heard that there was no arrangement for the closing banquet?
It’s better to choose the day than to hit it. I have already made appointments with all the main creatives in the imperial capital for you. Just tonight, Uncle Sun will help you organize the wedding banquet. "

　Sorry, I went away to play football after setting up automatic publishing. I re-published it as soon as I came back. Sorry.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)