Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 168 Tax Auction, Huang Hebao (something to do in the next two days)

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "Don't let it be a sad ending. So how are you going to change it?"

Da Tiantian originally said this, but after hearing Zhou Mo's question, she was stumped.

She imitated Zhou Mo and scratched her non-existent stubble with her nails.

After thinking for a long time, he said uncertainly.

"Misdiagnosis?"

"what?"

"It was a misdiagnosis. The hero was not actually dying from a disease that would kill him. He was just injured, but the two diseases combined made him a fatal disease. Later, by chance, he was discovered and the misunderstanding was resolved."

Zhou Mo thought for a moment and gave an answer.

"If we do this, the box office might actually increase. Compared to tragedies, moviegoers are definitely willing to pay more for dramas."

Da Tiantian's eyes lit up.

"How much can it be improved?"

"It should be tens of millions."

When Da Tiantian heard this number, she felt a little disappointed: "Why is it only this little?"

Ok?
Zhou Mo glanced at Da Tiantian and found that this girl was not joking.

"Tiantian, you are really getting carried away. A box office of tens of millions is already pretty good. Do you believe that if Zhang Ziyi heard that there was a way to increase the box office of her Dangerous Liaisons by 20 million, she would be so excited that she would post ten Weibo posts in a row."

In the first half of the year, Zhang Ziyi was invited by King of Sunglasses to star in "The Grandmaster". In just a few days, she posted more than a dozen Weibo posts.

It is also rare.

When Da Tiantian heard this, she looked around quietly.

I noticed that people were coming and going, but basically no one paid attention to me.

He immediately held his head high and spoke in an extremely arrogant tone.

"It's just tens of millions of dollars at the box office, which is just a drop in the bucket for me."

After saying that, he looked around again.

Still no one looked over.

That's why I feel relieved.

Seeing her hesitation, Zhou Mo encouraged her, "Why are you looking around? If you want to say something, just say it boldly. I'm here, who dares to have an opinion?"

Big sweet immediately.

"Hey, you devil, don't try to fan the flames and ruin my image. I, Princess Sweet, have always been a humble person."

Zhou Mo immediately told Da Tiantian’s dark history.

"Isn't this what you said when Love Is Not Blind earned 80 million at the box office, saying that the 85s flowers were just ordinary people and the s flowers were not worth mentioning, and that you will definitely be able to dominate the entire film and television industry in the future?"

He even described it in exact detail.

"And I remember you probably drank two bottles of Snow, you were wearing a vest, hot pants, and one of your slippers fell off."

Da Tiantian covered Zhou Mo's mouth.

He immediately corrected it:
"You're wrong, I wasn't wearing hot pants, I was wearing shorts!"

Zhou Mo:?
Everyone else was dumbfounded.

Is this the point?

Hold the big sweetie and get back to the topic.

"And you should think it through. If the movie is adapted according to your idea, the reputation of When a Man Falls in Love will most likely decline."

Da Tiantian thought about it and said, "Is there no way to improve word of mouth and increase box office revenue at the same time?"

Zhou Mo nodded.

"Yes, we will announce our marriage tomorrow, and then you will announce your retirement from the entertainment industry. Then I estimate that the box office of When a Man Falls in Love should surpass that of Lovelorn and reach 500 million."

In his previous life, Stephen Chow relied on “the last movie ticket” to push the movie box office to over 3 billion yuan.

Otherwise, with the quality of "The Mermaid", it would never reach such a high level.

Cheng Long has used the same method many times.

But he said, "This is my last movie."

Zhou Mo thought to himself that he should have the opportunity to do this again in the future.

Of course, he is not interested in waiting until he is as old as Stephen Chow and Cheng Long to do these things.

On the other side, Da Tiantian’s face turned red.

"What are you talking nonsense about?"

How come we got married suddenly?

This is too embarrassing.

Zhou Mo said with approval, "Ah, sorry, I did say it wrong. It shouldn't be you who should retire. This method only applies to veterans like Cheng Long and Zhou Xingxing who have been famous for a long time. You don't have their qualifications, so retiring won't help the box office."

Da Tiantian: ...

Hard.

The fist is hard.

She pinched the soft flesh on Zhou Mo's waist and said coldly: "If you continue to be so indecent, I will take action."

Zhou Mo coughed lightly and stopped teasing her.

"Greedy people are like a snake swallowing an elephant. Tiantian, you already have the success of "Love Is Not Blind", there is no need to care about the box office of tens of millions. Anyway, it is estimated that you will not make a romantic movie in the short term, so use "When a Man Falls in Love" to gain a good reputation.

In a few years, when you want to make a romantic movie again, relying on the reputation you’ve built up before, it shouldn’t be a problem to make an extra 100 million or 200 million at the box office.”

Da Tiantian thought about it and accepted this explanation.

The next day, the first day box office of "When a Man Falls in Love" was released.

Twenty-five million.

More than Dangerous Liaisons and Double Exposure combined.

Fan Qiaoqiao's mentality is very complicated.

Zhou Mo did attack "Dangerous Liaisons".

But he also attacked her.

She has already experienced some of the feelings that Zhang Jie had before.

Very upset.

But you have to endure it.

Of course, with Pang Bing's level, he has experienced these emotions countless times.

A piece of cake.

That afternoon, when Fan Qiaoqiao saw Zhou Mo, her emotions had already returned to normal.

"Congratulations, Miss Jing, for contributing another excellent work to the domestic romance film industry." Fan Qiaoqiao extended his hand to Da Tiantian.

There was a flash of envy in his eyes.

She really envies Da Tiantian.

If I could have an exclusive director like Zhou Mo, coupled with my own management skills, I would have left other competitors far behind.

"You're welcome, Sister Qiaoqiao. Double Exposure is also very good."

Although the two co-starred in "Lost in Thailand" at the same time, they did not meet each other due to schedule reasons.

Strictly speaking, this was the first time the two communicated face to face.

Zhou Mo looked at the two people, one big and one small, and felt happy.

In any case, looking at beautiful women is always a pleasing thing.

During the guest appearance, Fan Qiaoqiao suddenly mentioned: "Director Zhou is not loyal enough this time."

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows.

"how?"

"When it came to 'The Lion Roars 2', Director Zhou said that he would contact me if there was a suitable role, but I have been waiting for Director Zhou's news on 'Seattle' for a long time."

So that’s what happened.

Zhou Mo lightly pushed the responsibility to Huang Xiaoming: "In fact, you should go to Brother Xiaoming for this matter. In fact, I recommended you at the beginning, but Brother Xiaoming said that he and you have already filmed a movie called "The White-Haired Witch". Filming another romantic movie will easily make the audience aesthetically fatigued."

On the side, Da Tiantian looked at Zhou Mo expressionlessly, but she was very excited in her heart.

coming.

Zhou Mo started to set the pace again.

When Zhou Mo was on the phone before, she was still cutting her toenails.

I didn't expect that, Zhou Mo.

As expected of you.

He lied casually without showing any emotion.

On the other side, Fan Qiaoqiao looked at Zhou Mo who was talking nonsense, and her mouth twitched. Could she not know whether Huang Xiaoming had the opportunity to choose someone in front of Zhou Mo?

What's more, even if Huang Xiaoming really has the qualifications.

He wouldn't do that either.

Discussing who Huang Xiaoming has the best relationship with among all the big stars.

Apart from Zhao Yanzi, there is Jinsuo.

The two have worked in the same company for several years and are from the same hometown.

No matter what, Huang Xiaoming would never despise her.

Therefore, Fan Qiaoqiao could only be "surprised", and then "angrily" said: "I misunderstood Director Zhou, I will settle the score with Xiaoming later."

Zhou Mo smiled.

"Sister Qiaoqiao, I support you. If you can really beat up Xiaoming, I will contact Teacher Xue and ask her to replace the leading role with you. Then you can name someone else for the male lead. As long as the argument is acceptable, I will let him take the role."

Fan Qiaoqiao: ...

I see, this guy really likes to stir up trouble.

"Well... let's talk about Seattle later. Let's talk about My Love from the Star first. When does Director Zhou plan to start filming this drama? I'll be free at that time."

Back to business, Zhou Mo's attitude returned to normal.

"December, January at the latest."

Fan Qiaoqiao thought for a moment and nodded.

"Okay, I should be back during that time."

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows: "Iron Man 3?"

"Yes, thanks to Miss Jing's blessing, I successfully got the role this time."

Fan Qiaoqiao blinked, and although he tried his best to control it, the curve of his mouth still showed his inner excitement.

"Congratulations." Zhou Mo congratulated casually.

As happy as he is now, he will probably be unhappy in the future when Fan Qiaoqiao finishes filming "Iron Man 3".

Fan Qiaoqiao spent a lot of resources for this role.

Fan Qiaoqiao raised another question.

"Since Director Zhou is not directing the movie this time, I want to know who Shanhe plans to arrange to be the director?"

"Mr. Kong."

Fan Qiaoqiao's eyes lit up.

"Mountain Shadow?"

Zhou Mo nodded.

There is no need to say much about Kong Sheng. He was the leader of Noon Sunshine in his previous life and the guarantee of TV dramas in the era of traffic.

From "Crossing the Guandong", to "All Quiet in Peking", "Nirvana in Fire", to "Ode to Joy".

History, war, military, city.

There is no need to worry about not being able to produce good works.

The investment in "My Love from the Star" is huge, and Zhou Mo will only feel at ease if it is handed over to a reliable person.

"How about it, Sister Qiao, are you satisfied with this director?"

"I'm very satisfied." Fan Qiaoqiao nodded repeatedly, and then she asked tentatively: "I wonder if Director Zhou's play needs investment?"

Zhou Mo: "You want to invest?"

Fan Qiaoqiao nodded.

Zhou Mo thought for a moment: "It's not impossible, but Sister Qiao should have heard about it from Xiaoming. I am a domineering person. If Sister Qiao really invests, I will have to follow the team throughout the whole process and may miss some activities."

Fan Qiaoqiao and Huang Xiaoming have very similar personalities.

Once they find a way to make a lot of money, they will act decisively.

Whether it is overlapping roles or just acting casually, it is commonplace.

Zhou Mo put out a small portion of the investment, both to tie Fan Qiaoqiao's heart and to make her owe him a favor.

When we ask her to film "Entertainment Circle" one day in the future, we can make her obey obediently——

That's right.

Zhou Mo has already determined in his heart the protagonist of "Entertainment Circle News".

It’s Fan Qiaoqiao.

After all, there is no more exciting idea than letting taxes play the role of taxes.

As for what her reaction will be when Zhou Mo writes the script and hands it to Fan Qiaoqiao.

That’s none of Zhou Mo’s business.

Anyway, she couldn't escape Zhou Mo's Five Finger Mountain.

Fan Qiaoqiao didn't know what Zhou Mo was thinking. At the moment, she was already immersed in the idea of ​​using "You Who Came From the Stars" to raise her popularity in the future.

Nod.

"No problem, Director Zhou, don't worry. Since this is my own project, I will definitely take care of it like my own child throughout the entire process."

……

The time came to November.

"When a Man Falls in Love" is out of theaters.

The total box office exceeded 200 million.

Many viewers experienced the devastation of "Tai Chi 1".

Looking back at the movies I've watched over the past few years, I'm surprised to find that

Zhou Mo is the only director in China who can truly hit the target with every shot and is as productive as a sow.

In addition, in the field of romantic movies alone, Da Tiantian already has the demeanor of standing on the top of a mountain and looking down.

Because Dabaobei had previously hired an army of internet trolls to clean up his image, many netizens started mocking Dabaobei after the flop of "Tai Chi".

Amid waves of negative news, even Huang Xiaoming was immediately on the hot search list.

Seeing this, Huayi couldn't find the angle to wash the floor for a while.

With no other options, they could only promote "Tai Chi 2".

The two films were shot in a nested manner. When "Tai Chi 1" was being filmed, "Tai Chi 2" was also being filmed simultaneously, following the filming locations and shooting wherever they went.

Seeing this, Zhou Mo called Huang Xiaoming.

"Brother Xiaoming, for the sake of the movie, you'd better behave yourself recently. Otherwise, I'm not sure if the leading actor of Seattle can still carry the box office."

These words made Huang Xiaoming sweat profusely.

He could tell that Zhou Mo was not joking.

If Zhou Mo is really annoyed, there are certainly actors on the market who can replace him.

Huang Xiaoming himself knew that Teacher Xue Xiaolu was actually very optimistic about Wu Xiubo.

Hang up.

Beside Huang Xiaoming, Dabaobei had a slightly dissatisfied look on his face: "That Director Zhou is really too nosy. He's too nosy."

She was already somewhat dissatisfied with Zhou Mo.

Back then, when she was still following Master Lin, Zhou Mo had promised Master Lin that he would cooperate with her if there was a chance.

But after that, there was no news.

It was obvious that Zhou Mo just looked down on her.

It is undoubtedly a fantasy to expect that the big baby will have any good impression of someone who looks down on him.

At this moment, facing Zhou Mo's call, Dabaobei started to provoke as usual.

But this time, Huang Xiaoming's reaction was beyond her expectations.

Huang Xiaoming frowned and glanced at her.

"You can only say this twice in front of me, and you can't say anything like this to anyone outside."

It was the first time that Big Baby saw Huang Xiaoming’s serious look.

My heart trembled.

Then, he said hesitantly, "Isn't he just a director? Although directors are more powerful than actors, you have already set up your own studio, right? There's no need to be so afraid of her, not to mention that we have Huayi behind us..."

Huang Xiaoming waved his hand.

"Okay, you don't know anything about the power behind Director Zhou, just listen to me."

In fact, Huang Xiaoming has never let his baby come into contact with these things.

So when I encountered a problem, I never thought about explaining it.

When Big Baby heard this, a look of dissatisfaction flashed across his face.

(End of this chapter)