Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 305: Zhou Mo gets arrogant and Cheng Long gets nervous
At that time, Zhang Xiaofan had already joined the Demon Cult, using the alias Gui Li. He met Lu Xueqi in the Death Swamp but they did not recognize each other. The two sides fought each other, but both gave up at the critical moment.

At the same time, people including Jin Ping'er also appeared on the stage.

Swords were flying and magic weapons were shooting out on the big screen.

The grand scene is dazzling.

The audience was thrilled.

In addition, Tang Yan also worked hard for the success of the movie. She followed Zhou Mo's advice and looked for people to play guest roles.

Hu Ge, Huo Jianhua, Luo Jin, and a few other people from the original "The Three Daughters of the Xia Family".

The main theme is that handsome men and beautiful women gather together.

The audience was also very satisfied after watching it.

“Is this the level of special effects that domestic films should have?”

"Yes, but there is only one of its kind."

"So it's produced by Shanhe Company? I thought, they're the only company that has this special effect."

"But isn't it said that Shanhe Company is willing to share technology? All we have to do is pay for it."

"You think too highly of domestic film and television companies. It's harder to get them to pay for technology than to kill them. You'd rather give all the money to the actors than pay a penny more for the technology."

"In the final analysis, it's not that Zhou Mo sold the technology too expensively, but that domestic film companies are only thinking about making money. They should open source the technology completely so that everyone can enjoy the technology and promote the progress of the industry."

"No, the guy above, you must have eaten too much shit... Oh, it turns out to be the Wang brothers' condom mailing service, and you're open-source? Why don't you open-source yours? I'm willing to give you money, okay?"

"Brother upstairs, why did you only talk about that guy's horse and not his axe? Isn't this discrimination?"

Anyway, netizens can always find reasons to deviate from the topic because of the strange things in the early stage.

From the discussion on Shanhe Company’s technology to the siege of Huayi by a large number of onlookers.

This time.

Even Zhou Mo didn't understand why it was such a big deal.

However, it is also good to let the Wang brothers feel the feeling of "surging public opinion", just as it is to increase their ability to be pushed down by the crowd in advance.

The roadshow of "Zhu Xian".

Zhou Mo is being interviewed with the team.

Even though he didn't participate much in directing and producing from beginning to end, it didn't prevent him from being pulled over by Tang Yan to brag.

Anyway, the audience doesn’t know what’s going on behind the scenes, so they can say whatever he wants.

It would be best to announce their relationship and let everyone know that this is the pig she has set her eyes on.

"Director Zhou, I'm your fan. I want to ask, Tangtang invited so many friends to come to support the production of Zhu Xian. Has anyone ever asked you to play a cameo role?"

This is an interesting question.

Zhou Mo glanced at Tang Yan without leaving a trace, and the latter shook his head, indicating that he was not the person arranged by the crew.

He said "hmm".

"Of course there is."

The questioner's eyes lit up: "You mean you appear in the movie? Can you tell me which part? I watched two movies in a row and didn't notice it."

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "Since you are my fans, I believe you can find it out. If you ask me to tell you, it would be too boring."

He felt it was impossible to say that he was deceived by Tang Yan into making a model of the Black Water Serpent.

Not all of it was done, but in order to show the Black Water Serpent's wisdom and human-like eyes, his eyes were given a line of sight tracking.

By the time Zhou Mo found out, it was already too late.

Afterwards, in order to apologize, Tang Yan served Zhou Mo as a Black Water Snake for a whole day.

Back to the present.

Another questioner stood up and asked excitedly, "Director Zhou, the final box office of my previous film Huashan in July was 400 million. What is your expected box office for Zhu Xian?"

The final box office of "Huashan" still reached 400 million.

Even though the movie is about martial arts, the plot is not that exciting.

But the problem is that there are too many assists at the same time.

A large number of shoddy horror films have forcibly brought movies that did not have the quality to break through into the 400 million-dollar family.

All I can say is that revenge consumption can sometimes really work miracles.

Audiences who have been fed too much shit will feel that even if they come across a slightly good movie, it is a once-in-a-century delicacy.

It’s just that Zhou Mo was very sensitive to the question asked by the questioner in the audience.

This guy is not a good silver.

He looked at Tang Yan again, and the latter shook his head again.

But she was actually very interested in this question, so she took the microphone and asked, "I'm actually also very interested in Director Zhou's views on Zhu Xian, and what his goal is."

After saying that, he winked at Zhou Mo with a hint of provocation.

If you have the guts, just say it.

As long as you dare to say a word of support for me today, I would rather not get out of bed tomorrow.

Zhou Mo laughed.

“They are not the same type of movies, so I don’t think they are very comparable. Both movies have their own advantages and disadvantages. The strength of Huashan is that more people know about gold-themed martial arts, while the advantage of Zhu Xian is that the special effects level of the movie is higher.

If I were to say which movie I like more…”

He drew out a long note.

At once, everyone looked over, Tang Yan, the director, and the directors in the audience.

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "It still depends on the audience's reaction. I think instead of arguing about this, you should go watch Police Story, which will be released in two days. It will definitely contain what you want to know. A few dozen dollars won't buy you any loss or deception."

Everyone:...

Listening to your words is like listening to a sentence.

It seems like you are practicing Tai Chi with us.

RNM.

Get your money back!
Zhou Mo smiled but said nothing.

joke.

He still understands the difference between having a full meal and having every meal.

His younger brother had been with him for so many years, and he hadn't even enjoyed a few years of happiness. He couldn't let his younger brother starve in the future just for a moment of comfort! That night, Zhou Mo was pressed hard to the ground by Tang Yan.

"I let you talk nonsense, I let you practice Tai Chi."

Snapped!
Snapped!
The sound of the slap on the arm was extremely crisp.

Zhou Mo tried hard to cover his face, pretending to be dead and not saying anything.

After a while.

He still cried.

Tang Yan also cried, constantly accusing Zhou Mo of his evil deeds with silent tears.

……

The next day.

Tang Yan received the news.

"Zhu Xian" grossed 39 million on the first day and 40 million for external publicity.

The performance is on par with "Huashan".

"Zhou Mo, hey, forty million." The young lady prepared lunch for Zhou Mo with a silly smile.

She was in a good mood today, so she forgave Zhou Mo for the mistake he made yesterday.

"Forty million is okay. The clustering effect brought by so many stars is not a little bit. Such results should be able to be maintained for another day or two." Zhou Mo nodded.

The data was within his expectations.

"Then can I basically defeat Da Mimi?" Tang Yan clenched his slightly thin fists while eating, cheering himself up.

"Almost." Zhou Mo announced the defeat of "Tiny Times".

The single-day box office of "Tiny Times" has now dropped to just over 10 million.

This data basically means that the final box office is unlikely to exceed 250 million.

And it is impossible to bring the dead back to life.

"No wonder I heard these days that Da Mimi was hacked again?" Tang Yan pursed her lips and tried to act as if she felt the same way.

Zhou Mo glanced at her.

"Don't forget, even though Da Mimi received a lot of criticism for these two movies, the total box office of the two movies this year exceeded 600 million. From a capital perspective, she still made a lot of money, both in terms of film pay and her net worth."

Tang Yan spread his hands.

"She makes money, so she makes money. It's her ability to make money, and I don't envy her."

She was telling the truth this time.

Compared to Da Mimi's fighting spirit, she really doesn't have the desire to be the first.

At once,
There is no such worldly thought.

Of course, not competing for the first place does not mean not competing for status, traffic, or works.

From these perspectives, it is obvious that her reputation is slightly better than Da Mimi's at the moment.

The day "Police Stories" was released.

Zhou Mo returned to the company to prepare for the release of "Police Story".

The entire crew gathered early.

Cheng Long found Zhou Mo with a complicated expression.

"Director Zhou, you really gave me a big surprise."

He actually didn't know the contents of several short video trailers of "Police Story" until the videos were released, and then he found out that Zhou Mo had filmed so many things behind his back...

No.

To be precise, Zhou Mo didn't carry him on his back.

But he didn't know Zhou Mo's plan from beginning to end, so even if he saw it, he didn't understand Zhou Mo's plan and purpose.

It was too late when I saw it later.

The content is really explosive.

He almost couldn't hold it when he saw the land for the first time.

What many people outside the entertainment industry don’t know is that there are actually many people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry who have more or less connections with drug groups.

Some of them are even members of drug gangs.

So whenever there is public opinion demanding that people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry speak out, many artists choose to play dead.

Including a large group of so-called superstars, some people will force themselves to remain silent when they encounter such things.

Therefore, in this kind of environment, those who can remain unshakable from beginning to end will stand out.

Including this time, when Zhou Mo sent out the video, Cheng Long liked and forwarded the video even though he had no idea about these things.

Then he was sprayed.

Zhou Mo said with a smile.

"When we were filming the movie before, I saw that you, Brother Long, had already helped me take care of so many characters. Not only did you have to arrange the action design, you even had to help me shoot some of the movie shots. I didn't tell you because I was afraid that you would be too stressed."

Cheng Long did not pursue Zhou Mo's "surprise move" too much.

Because he knew that even if he said it a hundred times, Zhou Mo still wouldn't listen.

Letting him speak means Zhou Mo respects his right to speak.

Not listening to him is Zhou Mo's style.

But Chenglong can’t do anything about it.

They have cooperated twice, but he still doesn’t know the other person’s personality?
They are old partners.

How about we go our separate ways?

Cheng Long said, "Director Zhou, I won't say anything else. I just ask that you tell me in advance next time you have a chance. Otherwise, I am too old to handle it."

Zhou Mo's eyes lit up.

"I have something to tell you, Brother Long."

Cheng Long was startled when he saw this.

(End of this chapter)