Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 200: Spring Festival movie, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons is set
Zhou Mo came to Guangxian.

When I entered the room, I saw Wang Changtian and Xu Zheng discussing something intensely.

When the two saw Zhou Mo, their discussion stopped.

Wang Changtian said, "Director Zhou, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you."

Zhou Mo was very curious about what had happened to these two people that made them so panicked.

"What's wrong? You called me over in a hurry, but you didn't explain clearly over the phone. You made it so mysterious."

Xu Zheng made a shocking statement: "Director Zhou, Lost in Thailand may have to be withdrawn from the schedule."

Zhou Mo frowned and looked at Wang Changtian.

I found that the other person looked normal.

It seems that the latter already knew Xu Zheng's idea and had no objection.

There's something strange about him.

When talking about "Lost in Thailand" some time ago, the two of them said excitedly that it would definitely achieve good results.

Why did you suddenly say you want to withdraw the film?
"What happened?" Zhou Mo asked the reason: "Hasn't it passed the review? I've also seen the movie, it's very complete... Or did someone in the crew fail but I didn't know about it?"

Wang Changtian and Xu Zheng shook their heads.

Indicate that it is not the case.

"Then why did you cancel the schedule? Wasn't the end of January already set? And the competition for this time slot isn't that fierce..."

Wang Changtian and Xu Zheng looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

Wang Changtian: "It seems that Director Zhou, you didn't read the news last night."

"information?"

Zhou Mo was annoyed by this kind of guessing game.

There are two kinds of people in this world that he hates the most.

One type is the person who doesn’t tell the whole story.

Xu Zheng: "From previous news, the competition in the Spring Festival period is not fierce, and there are no particularly powerful movies. But yesterday, Stephen Chow's company announced that Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons will also compete for the Spring Festival period, just six days after Lost in Thailand."

So that’s what happened.

I thought it was something else.

Zhou Mo breathed a sigh of relief: "No, I saw the news last night."

He had long known that Stephen Chow's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" would be released during the Spring Festival.

After all, I have seen it once in my previous life.

The only difference is that the release date of Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons is earlier than its predecessor.

"Lost in Thailand" will be released on February 1st.

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is on February 7th.

But Zhou Mo didn't find it strange.

Movie release dates are inherently random.

It is normal to have a few days more or less.

Wang Changtian was a little surprised, but he quickly recovered.

"Then what do you think? The reputation of Journey to the West plus the popularity of Stephen Chow are too dazzling. If Lost in Thailand competes with it, it will either die or be injured."

Wang Changtian didn't finish his words.

In fact, in his mind, "Lost in Thailand" has no qualifications to compete with "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" at all.

Zhou Xingxing is really awesome at this stage.

Both actor and director are successful.

Basically every field has reached the peak.

There are a lot of sentimental fans.

Everyone is willing to pay for feelings.

Who wouldn’t be afraid of such an opponent?
Therefore, once "Lost in Thailand" meets "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", the ending will basically not be injury, but death.

This is also the reason why Xu Zheng wanted to withdraw the film.

At this stage, he doesn't even have the courage to compete with Stephen Chow at the box office.

Thinking of this, he suddenly said something.

"Director Zhou, why do I feel like Zhou Xingxing wants to use us as a sacrifice? Otherwise, why would the time be so close?"

With the end of the celebration banquet for "Chu and Han", the theory of sacrificing the knife was mentioned again by netizens.

"Probably not."

Zhou Mo didn't think Zhou Xingxing was looking for a sacrifice.

Even if you look for it, you won’t find Lost in Thailand.

According to his sacrificial knife theory, the target of the sacrificial knife is also a well-known director. After all, compared with the big directors, it has always been a business with no investment and huge profits.

If we win, everyone will be happy.

It’s no big deal if you lose.

Zhou Mo made a joke: "Even if Stephen Chow wanted to find a movie to sacrifice, he wouldn't choose Lost in Thailand. I'm not saying anything, Brother Zheng, think about it yourself. From the beginning to now, has the promotion of Lost in Thailand had any particularly famous signs?"

Who knew that after these words were spoken, Wang Changtian and Xu Zheng looked at each other again.

Look at Zhou Mo again.

They both nodded at the same time.

"Have."

"Have?"

Zhou Mo was confused.

He has been following the promotion of Lost in Thailand.

The promotional theme of the film has always been the trio of protagonists.

There are also signs.

"囧" series.

But it’s definitely not a particularly famous sign.

"You two's reaction really confuses me. What is the famous promotional sign of Lost in Thailand? How come I don't know it?"

They both pointed at Zhou Mo at the same time.

"It's you, Director Zhou. Have you forgotten that Lost in Thailand has always used your identity as the supervisor and producer as a promotional selling point? Stephen Chow must have thought of competing with you." Xu Zheng revealed the secret mysteriously.

Zhou Mo: ...

There are so many complaints, I don’t know where to start.

"Do you two want to take a look at what you are talking about? In order to find a target to sacrifice his sword to, Zhou Xingxing did not fight me, but fought against my work. I would like to ask him what benefit is there in doing this? If he wins, it is what he deserves, and the audience will not find it strange. If he loses, he, Zhou Xingxing, can't even beat a work of mine that he supervised and produced without directing. He has lost all face.

There is nothing wrong with Stephen Chow's brain, how could he choose this time to release the film for such an outrageous reason? "

Xu Zheng also chose Lost in Thailand because it was his first directorial work.

Concern leads to chaos.

I just thought of such an outrageous reason.

Only after being reminded by Zhou Mo did he react.

But it’s still strange: “Why did he release it at this time?”

Zhou Mo spread his hands: "It can't be because the Spring Festival period has a large box office and is easy to create results. Why did "Lost in Thailand" choose the Spring Festival period for release? Why did "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" choose the Spring Festival period for release?"

Xu Zheng was still a little confused.

“I’ve read the script of Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, as well as some of the promotional clips. To be honest, it’s not really suitable for the Spring Festival period.

Although it is also a comedy, the script is not very complete. After one movie, the three apprentices are conquered and the journey to the West has just begun. Moreover, some scenes in it are too scary. I feel that it is not friendly to some audiences who hope to see a family-friendly movie. "

This is true.

After the previous film "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was released, its slightly dark and terrifying style even scared some audiences to tears.

Zhou Mo nodded: "Yes, so why do we have to change the schedule? The style of Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons is not suitable for family fun, but our Lost in Thailand is."

He definitely doesn't want the release date of Lost in Thailand to be postponed.

Countless facts have proved this.

Comedy films can only achieve the best results during the Spring Festival.

Although it is difficult for "Lost in Thailand" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" to compete and achieve such good results as in the previous life.

But if the release date is changed, there will be no support from the Spring Festival.

The performance of "Lost in Thailand" might not be as good as it is now.

Wang Changtian was still a little hesitant.

"Having said that, Director Zhou and Stephen Chow's box office appeal is really too great. In the later period of Hong Kong films, the only person who really managed to stay popular was Stephen Chow. Even though his film style may not be suitable for the Spring Festival period, his ability to direct and act on his own was proven as early as 10 years ago with Kung Fu Hustle."

Zhou Mo reminded, "Boss Wang, you also said that Zhou Xingxing's real strength lies in his ability to direct and act. If Zhou Xingxing is the lead actor in Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, then I absolutely support the rescheduling. Zhou Xingxing is really formidable when he personally appears in the film.

But he is not the lead actor in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", so there is no need for you to be so scared.

Moreover, to be frank, even if "Lost in Thailand" really changes its release date, when do you plan to change it to?
"Lost in Thailand" is a family comedy that can only perform at its best during the Spring Festival, but it may not be the case if it is released in a different period.

And can you two guarantee that you won't encounter other big directors' movies in other schedules? If you really encounter them, will you change the schedule or go for it anyway?"

These words convinced Xu Zheng and Wang Changtian.

Xu Zheng was the first one to be moved.

He actually didn't want to change the schedule.

(End of this chapter)