This director needs to apologize

Chapter 8 Box Office Expectations for Vacation Reunion
After filming the night scenes for the first three days, Chen Yiming gave the entire crew a day off to relieve their fatigue.

Work started again the next morning, skipping the scene where the male protagonist was in the newspaper office as usual, and directly filming the part where the princess slept until noon and met the reporter when she woke up.

In order to film this scene, Ma Yunteng asked a friend to rent an entire old house on Sichuan North Road. The reporter's rented house was a servant's room between the first and second floors.

The two conflicting requirements of not only highlighting the crampedness of the overall environment but also accommodating enough equipment and personnel created a big problem for the setting.

The final solution was to directly remove a partition wall, place the machine and track in the corridor, and throw the monitor wires to the patio.

The trouble is that unlike the previous night scenes, they are basically fixed shots.

During the day, the actors move around, so all the shots, camera positions, and lighting have to change every time, which puts a lot of stress on the camera and lighting teams.

The place is too small to move!

Basically, it takes more than two hours to shoot one shot!
The filming progressed slowly like this. Chen Yiming was patient, inspired and enlightened little by little, and gradually led Lily into the scene.

Guyuehe doesn't need to worry about Chen Yiming, his acting skills are enough to handle it.

In this plot, the reporter has made the decision to "catch big news" because he knows the true identity of the princess.

Therefore, Guyuehe only needs to perform three flavors.

On the surface, she is cool and careless, but on the inside, she is tangled and hidden in utilitarianism. Subconsciously, she has begun to have a good impression of the princess.

Basically, if you take the place of a poor student who has just been replaced by a beautiful study committee member as your deskmate, it will be pretty much the same.

The difficult part is the heroine Lily. It is not easy for the runaway princess to imitate. She accidentally becomes the emperor's golden pole.

Facing a stranger who helped her in a strange environment, the princess was both grateful and embarrassed, feeling close but wanting to escape. At the same time, subjectively she wanted to not lose her horse, but objectively she had to inadvertently bring out the royal style. .

"Ka! Lily, you are very good at being cautious for a moment, but there is no need to be cautious all the time. For a princess of a country, it is her instinct to control the situation."

"Ka! Lily, you don't have any special emotions towards the hero at this time. You have long been accustomed to other people's respect and flattery. Once you're grateful, it's over. It's not worth wasting your feelings."

"Ka! Being emotionless does not mean being expressionless. Having a cheerful face is a basic education. This is a princess's instinctive habit. Lily, recall how polite you were on the face but alienated on the inside when you were approached."

Chen Yiming's broken English and Lily's superficial Chinese made it difficult for the two of them to truthfully express their inner thoughts, so they had to rely on Xiangrui for the drama.

It was originally a very complex and subtle emotion, but after it was translated from Chinese to English by an intermediary, the amount of information lost was staggering, and the efficiency of communication was impressive.

Fortunately, co-star Gu Yuehe worked hard and always performed stably, ensuring the feasibility of polishing the lens.

This scene took three whole days, and finally Chen Yiming was satisfied.

……

Chen Yiming had to give the crew a day off again. Not to mention the exhausted behind-the-scenes coolies, the two leading actors also had to relax their spirits.

After all, it is a sweet romance film, and the audience can feel the sweetness on the actors’ faces but the bitterness on their hearts!
At the end of the filming yesterday, as soon as Chen Yiming shouted, Lily rushed out of the room and howled on the terrace for a full 10 minutes.

A series of "Shet, Fake" is like talking about rap. After all, he comes from a musical family. Scolding the director is the same as singing.

Chen Yiming originally wanted to treat him to a meal from his private kitchen as a sign of comfort, but Lily said that she didn't want to see Chen Yiming's face for the time being, and refused to come even after saying anything, and even grabbed Xiangrui.

In the end, only Ma Yunteng, Gu Yuehe, and Lin Xiao, who liked to join in the fun, were the only ones to enjoy the meal.

Authentic Li Nong Private Kitchen caters to only one table of guests a week, and that's what it's all about.

Originally, Chen Yiming was here to entertain international friends, but the two girls ran away together and gave the blind man their flirtatious looks.

If he had known it was a few big men doing the cooking, he would have fished it out of the sea and had hot pot. It would have been more economical.

The topic during the meal was naturally inseparable from the movie we were filming.

Ma Dazhuang has been a film producer for half a month. Now is the time when he is most excited, and he is full of longing for the future.

"How much do you think our "Holiday in Magic City" can have at the box office? Can it exceed [-] million?"

Lin Xiao put down the chopsticks in his hand, his eyes widened, and he looked up and down at Da Zhuang like he was looking at an alien.

"Brother, I'm not going to pour cold water on you. Even if the two theaters under the Demon Shadow screen our movies all day long, 8000 million in two weeks is just enough. What do you think it's over [-] million?"

Ma Yunteng only heard the second half of the sentence, "8000 million in the first two weeks and 2000 million in the next two weeks. Isn't this inappropriate for over [-] million?"

Gu Yuehe explained in a dumbfounded manner, "Master Ma, that's not the way to calculate it. The Double 11 period can last for a week at most, and most of the box office is only collected in the first three days. 4000 million is already a record-breaking result!"

Da Zhuang looked unwilling. Who wouldn't want his first movie to get off to a good start? "It's only 4000. I think your name alone, Lao Gu, is worth 4000 million. You have so many fans."

Guyuehe shook his head, "It doesn't cost anything to watch TV series, but you have to pay for movie tickets. I, a newcomer, can't afford the box office."

Ma Yunteng looked at Chen Yiming, eager to know what the leader was thinking.

Chen Yiming has really thought about this problem. It stands to reason that with an investment of 400 million yuan, he can start making money with a box office of 1500 million yuan.

Even if Ma Erye's implicit support is taken into account, with a total investment of less than 1000 million and a box office of 4000 million starting to make a profit, it is not considered unattainable.

However, since he brought over the classic film history (CHAO) from the original time and space, he naturally has higher expectations in his heart.

Now that the filming of the movie is on track, he should also encourage the creators and strengthen everyone's confidence.

Thinking of this, he drained the remaining wine at the bottom of the glass in one gulp, sat upright and began to say (HU) words (YOU).

"Xiao Shen, let me test you. During the first Double Eleven period last year, how many box office champions did you have and which movie was it?"

Among the four people present, in terms of understanding of the film industry, Lin Xiao is definitely the best.

Lin Xiao raised his head and recalled for a moment, and quickly answered, "Last year, there were 11 new romance films released during the Double 4 period, and there were 6 films with other themes during the same period. The top movie that week was "No Longer Waiting" starring Zhao Runyu. The seven-day box office was just over 7, and the total box office was 2000.”

At this point, he turned to Da Zhuang and added, "November is the off-season for the box office, and the market itself is over 11 million. As soon as December enters, it is the Lunar New Year period where blockbusters gather, and old films are cut in half. In addition, Double 12 is a newly developed period. It has the lowest sense of existence among the four love scenes, so the 11 million box office that Xiao Gu said is really not a small amount to be honest."

Chen Yiming quickly took over the conversation, and if Lin Xiao continued to speak, he would be either encouraging or discouraging.

"Xiao Shen has a good memory, but what you see is that the upper limit of the market is relatively low, but what I see is that the Double 11 period has considerable potential and is worth exploring."

"Last year's Double 11 was the first time. Putting aside that, the 520 schedule the year before last was also a new thing. It only took two years to become popular. May itself is also the off-season for the box office. Isn't it a convincing example?"

The other three nodded in unison.

"Okay, the year before last year at 520, when Zhou Guan was in the platter movie "Love Lian Lian Kan", a romantic comedy with no big-name actors, the seven-day box office was 7, and the total box office was 3600; last year at 5800, when Zhou Guan was in the adaptation of an old song "The Time You Were" has nothing but feelings, with a box office of 520 in seven days and a total box office of 7 million."

"Can you see anything? Excluding the impact of net theater growth and ticket price increases, the base of the audience has at least doubled."

He raised a finger for further emphasis.

"Moreover, the film is of average quality and has not mobilized word-of-mouth at all, and the audience base has doubled."

"What is the concept? This means that during this year's Double 11 period, we can at least mobilize more than double the number of moviegoers last year."

"Watching movies on a date on 520, but not on a date on Double 11?"

"If we build on this and produce a high-scoring movie, where should our box office ceiling be?"

"If we increase our efforts in online marketing and can break through the circle through word-of-mouth effect, how high can our box office reach?"

"Don't forget, during the Lunar New Year period last December, the market soared to 12 million, with nearly 8 million moviegoers."

“After Double 11 is the Lunar New Year period, these 2000 million people are our potential viewers!”

Chen Yiming's deception was reasonable and well-founded. At least Ma Dazhuang was inspired to get excited. Although Gu Yuehe and Lin Xiao did not believe it completely, they were hesitant and did not argue anymore.

It's almost enough to cheer up to this level. You won't know whether it's a mule or a horse until you take it out for a walk.

Chen Yiming changed the subject at the right time, "You guys think, who in the imperial circle really knows how to deal with three people? Has she always been a beautiful woman?"

Everyone's interest was immediately raised. Men, no matter how much you drink, you will immediately sober up when talking about this.

"I don't believe in love anymore. They are a famous model couple. They have been together for so many years and there has never been any right or wrong."

"Ha! Where does true love come from in the industry? It's just not spread out. With such a big piece of fat, and being an associate professor of Chinese opera, with a little bit of leakage between his fingers, he can support many actresses, I knew that one day this would happen sooner or later!"

"Why is it that old men are always popular these days, and young talents like me don't have anyone to seduce them? My bottom line is very flexible."

"Lao Gu, please stop pretending to be innocent. Where is your little sister from the same school? When she visited the studio last year, her senior brother's shout was so heart-wrenching that her voice lingered in the back of my mind. She is your daughter in the play, and you have such a flexible bottom line?"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense, we have a pure alumni relationship."

"It's better to be a director. You can mess with the relationship between men and women without any moral bottom line. When "Holiday in the Magic City" is released, your happy life will be here."

"Why are you just targeting Tiezhu? I am such a big gold medal producer, so I have no sense of existence? I also want a hidden female star!"

(End of this chapter)