This director needs to apologize

Chapter 77 Putting on the brakes in the reception room

While writing the literary script of "1951" in seclusion, Chen Yiming struggled with his desire for expression all the time.

He listens to Li Yucheng's recording every day before going to bed, and every time he listens to it, many new thoughts and ideas come to his mind.

Then when he was writing the script the next day, he transformed into the most stringent reviewer and rejected all the creative ideas one by one.

Like a schizophrenic, he lets himself go at night and is as cold as a Buddha during the day.

For a week, he shut down his phone and isolated himself from the world, relying solely on instant noodles every day.

If Da Zhuang and Xiao Mei hadn't worried about him and kept coming around and bringing him some food to improve his food, he would have probably starved to death in the rented house without anyone knowing.

Chen Yiming knew that as a person with a whole space-time film resources, this kind of strictness is necessary.

He has countless creative ideas and stories, forward-looking perspectives and vision, and sensitivity and originality to new technologies.

Who else but himself could help him hold the reins and apply the brakes?

Therefore, Chen Yiming's attitude towards literary scripts is also very different from other directors.

Although the script was modified by himself, he was extremely cautious in every stroke from creation to modification.

For him, the script is not only a restraint and restriction, but a useful firewall and isolation zone, blocking all the "new things" that have no place in his mind and are out of time from the movie.

Only by maintaining enough restraint at all times can we ensure that the theme of the film is distinct enough, the story is clear enough, the perception is direct enough, and the film can be close enough to current society and audiences.

He wrote the twenty-page script once and revised it three times. After the final draft was sent to Mr. Ma, Deputy Director Sun and Uncle Gao, he collapsed immediately.

He let go of his biggest worry and slept soundly for a day and two nights.

On Monday, January 1, he walked and drove to Bojue. As soon as he arrived at the film and television park, he was surprised to find a big red banner hanging out of the gate.

"Warmly congratulate "Holiday" on its North American box office exceeding [-] million!"

What the hell?

With an opening of nearly 3000 pavilions, it is only natural that it exceeds [-] million. If it does not exceed [-] million, it will fail miserably at the box office, okay?

You can't even brag!

Chen Yiming walked into Bo Jue with his head shaking, and found that the office was also in chaos.

The twins were not at the front desk. There was a crowd of people gathered at the door of the small conference room, peering in and discussing something heatedly.

Chen Yiming got closer and heard that it was the reporter from the Sixth Princess who was interviewing Ma Yunteng.

He turned around and left without saying a word. This wave of people came at the wrong time. How long would it take for him to escape if he didn't take the opportunity?

"Yiming, you're here!"

Lao Jia, who was standing at the outermost edge, had already noticed him coming in. When he saw that he was about to sneak away, he immediately screamed. Then Chen Yiming failed to escape and was immediately surrounded by his colleagues.

Lao Jia was being narrow-minded, but his colleagues sincerely congratulated him. After all, "Holiday" was a global hit, and the first beneficiary was director Chen Yiming.

The movement outside naturally alarmed the people inside. The door opened and Zhuang Zhuang came out. When he saw Chen Yiming, he couldn't help but feel happy. He rushed into the crowd and pulled him to the conference room without any explanation.

"President Yu Da, this means rushing early rather than rushing late. This is the real host, Chen Yiming, the director and screenwriter of "Holiday in the Magic City"."

Da Zhuang stretched out his hand to guide Chen Yiming in front of him, and at the same time did not forget to introduce Chen Yiming.

"Yi Ming, this is Miss Yu Lanyu, the host of CCTV Movie Channel. This time she came here specially to interview "Holiday in the Magic City"."

In front of the guests, Chen Yiming ignored Da Zhuang who criticized "selling friends for glory" and quickly put a smile on his face and shook hands with the beautiful host who stood up and extended his hand to greet him.

"Hello, Teacher Yu, it's nice to meet you. I have always been a loyal viewer of "Yu Lan's Parlor", and today I am finally lucky enough to meet you in person."

Yu Lan nodded repeatedly with a smile, and his ability to find every opportunity was very good. "Thank you, Director Chen, for your approval. Then I will not be rude and book your visit in advance."

Chen Yiming tried his best not to let the pain in his heart show up on his face, and the villain in his heart slapped himself hard.

"Why can't you keep your mouth shut!"

I have no choice but to swallow the trouble I have arranged for myself even if I cry.

Under the guise of "I'll get tea", Da Zhuang retreated, went out, and closed the door in one go, leaving his good brother in the conference room.

Chen Yiming and Yu Lan bowed to each other and sat opposite each other on one side of the long table. The two team members set up two cameras at the speed of light and pointed them at their faces.

Chen Yiming couldn't help but shirk it, and everything was ready for the interview in an instant.

Director Chen Yiming has a habit of "measuring" the host's appearance as soon as he catches his eyes.This is a very standard oval face, which cleverly covers the slightly larger mouth and wider chin, making its owner very different from the awl face style popular in the entertainment industry.

No wonder she was promoted to the Sixth Princess as soon as she graduated. She indeed has the "treasure sister face" that the older generation of TV producers like.

The most distinctive thing is her pair of eyes, which look like a crescent moon when she smiles and are graceful and majestic, and look like a crescent moon when she laughs. They are squeezed into a slit by two lying silkworms, making her look particularly cute and festive.

Moreover, when she laughs, she does not raise her hands to cover her mouth, giving Chen Yiming a sense of seeing a Fuwa in person.

Facing such a face, Chen Yiming's inner depression had long since disappeared without a trace.

Yu Lanqiao opened the topic with a sweet smile, "Director Chen, I should be the lucky one. After today, my colleagues will envy me so much that I was able to interview Director Chen Yiming, the most mysterious person in the industry."

Chen Yiming repeatedly waved his hand to "refute the rumors," "It's not mysterious or mysterious. It's really not my intention to take Qiao. It's just an unlucky time. The new project schedule is very tight. I haven't spent a few days in the company in the past month."

Host Yu Da laid the "trap" calmly, "So Director Chen, since you are free to come to the company today, you should have time to be interviewed. Are there any other schedules later?"

Chen Yiming could only respond with an awkward smile, "No at the moment. Teacher Yu, if you ask me casually, I will tell you everything I know."

When Yu Lan heard this, he immediately adjusted his sitting posture, and the atmosphere in the conference room seemed to change, becoming more formal all of a sudden.

"Director Chen, do you know the overseas release status of "Holiday in Magic City"?"

Chen Yiming told the truth, "I'm not sure, but I saw a banner with over ten million hanging at the entrance of the park. There should be one thousand to several million, right?"

The main reason is that this film has been sold to Warner Bros. How much box office it receives overseas has nothing to do with Platinum, so I don't pay special attention to it. "

Yu Lan opened his crescent-moon eyes and gave Chen Yiming a lucky baby smile.

"Then I have another honor. I was the first to tell Director Chen about the overseas results of "Holiday in Magic". As of last Sunday, the North American box office had exceeded 2400 million Nutcoins, and the British film had exceeded [-] million pounds. Both of them won the box office championship that week.

The industry predicts that the North American box office of "Holiday" is likely to exceed 2 million, and the global box office is expected to reach [-] million. Director Chen, do you know what this means? "

Opposite Chen Yiming has been completely sluggish. The North American box office of "Holiday" exceeded 1 million?Has April Fool's Day been moved to January?

There was only one Chinese-language film that achieved this achievement in the previous life, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Ang Lee, with a box office of 1.28 million in North America.

Chen Yiming has not investigated what Ang Lee is doing in this life. Maybe he is still working as a househusband at home. Naturally, there is no such thing as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

The one closest to this goal is Wu Lien-jing, whose Chinese-language kung fu film "The End of the World" grossed 8700 million at the box office in North America.

So Chen Yiming, a young newcomer, dropped a big bomb right after his debut, hoping to break the North American box office record for Chinese-language films.

He couldn't imagine how shocking the industry would be, because he himself was numb.

Wu Lianjing is a global kung fu superstar. He has Chinese kung fu, real-life stunts, crazy scenes, and funny humor. He can only reach 8700 when the BUFF stack is full.

Chen Yiming is good. He made a scenic film about visiting a magical city. The overseas element was a new heroine who was a nutty singer, and he actually became the North American weekly box office champion.

Can the total box office exceed [-] million?
Is there any king law?Are there any laws?
Reporter Yu Da perfectly reproduced the idea in his mind and asked the questions that the outside world wanted to know most with a smile.

"Director Chen, how do you feel at this moment? Did you expect such a result before?"

What can Chen Yiming say? Of course he categorically denies it. Filling a cup at this time is like lighting a lantern in the toilet.

"How do you feel at this moment? Shock, shock, shock. To be honest, I was scared.

It can only be said that it was a coincidence that I was able to catch Princess Margaret in time for the release. It really has little to do with the movie itself.

As a new director, this starting point is really too high, several heads higher than myself. "

Yu Lan quietly stabbed her, "Now that the overseas box office is so popular, will you regret your decision to sell out the distribution rights instead of sharing the box office share?"

Chen Yiming, a veteran, didn't fall for the trick, "Of course not. Overseas distribution is not an area that Platinum Jue can touch now."

Yu Lan responded keenly and asked, "Director Chen, you are talking about now. Does that mean that Bojue intends to really go abroad with movies in the future?"

How could Chen Yiming reveal his ambition when he was still young? Naturally, he continued to deny it.

"No, no, Bo Jue focuses on film production and will not rush into areas that he is not familiar with. And Mr. Yu, you should ask Director Ma for this kind of question. He is the expert in this field. I am just a director, not at all." Understand distribution.”

Chen Yiming's behavior of a veteran pretending to be a newbie made Yu Lan quite disgusted. Although there was no information about Chen Yiming out there, there was a lot of discussion about him in the circle. Seven people were dug up behind the scenes of "Holiday in the Magic City" Seven or eight.

Who doesn't know that the person who actually handles the announcement of "Magic City Holiday" is Chen Yiming.

Whether it is the "large-scale screening" operation, the move of mobilizing old fans to "occupy the site", or the development of local forums, it is all his handiwork.

Now he actually licks his face and says that he "doesn't understand distribution at all"?
I believe you a ghost!
(End of this chapter)