Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 425: You’ve never been sued!

A phone call came in, informing of the first day's box office.

88 million

It’s not as exaggerated as “Cold Wind” originally showed.

But it surprised Zhou Mo and Da Tiantian even more.

What is "Cold Wind"? It is a commercial blockbuster + "John Wick" as the basis + historical hatred to get these data.

As for "Gone Girl", two eye-catching points are the awards and the gossip.

This result was really unexpected.

Putting down the phone, Zhou Mo said calmly: "Tiantian, I feel like I'm about to break the record again."

In its previous life, the total box office of "Gone Girl" worldwide exceeded 3.5 million.

Beautiful knife.

The data is excellent.

But that is the result of David Fincher's own fame and the blessing of the original work.

Zhou Mo does not have that much fame in the United States, and it is highly likely that his overseas box office will not be able to match his previous life’s performance.

Fortunately, the domestic box office will help him catch up or even surpass his previous performance.

Da Tiantian was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

"You mean, this movie can make over 20 billion... or million dollars?"

"Ah."

"That's great. I'll call the company right now and ask for additional promotional funds."

But Zhou Mo held her back.

"Don't be so hasty."

"what happened?"

“For the movie ‘Gone Girl’, adding more funds is not worth the effort. The previous publicity has basically taken care of everyone who can get the money, so adding more money is meaningless.

How far this movie can go actually depends on how much help people in the entertainment industry can give.”

At this stage, the audience’s attitude is actually very clear.

The movie "Gone Girl" is not only good to watch, but also makes them enjoy the show.

Then we must support it.

And the more melons they eat and the more explosive they are, the greater their support will be.

Zhou Mo even saw that a fan said it.

As long as a celebrity gets involved in a scandal during the broadcast of "Gone Girl", it will all be attributed to the show, and fans will be willing to book out the entire theater to show their support.

Zhou Mo had said before that his platform would not participate in these public opinions.

As a great director, you must do what you say.

If you say you won’t do it, then don’t do it.

So he just logged into a small account that he hadn't logged into for years and liked all the comments and updates.

That afternoon, the roadshow took place.

Zhou Mo and others were interviewed.

"Director Zhou, I would like to ask you about the report last night that said some of the plots in the movie were taken from what you saw and heard. Is that true?"

"Yes, that report is basically correct."

"Then I would like to ask if what you have seen and heard is related to the entertainment industry?"

"You have never been sued."

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience burst into laughter.

This line is so classic that everyone knows what it means as soon as they hear it.

Even if you haven't heard of it, you will understand it if you think about it for a while.

Those who came to the roadshow on the first day were basically all fans, and close fans at that, so they were all very tactful. Seeing that Zhou Mo did not directly answer questions related to the entertainment industry, after several fruitless attempts, they cooperated and changed the topic.

"Director Zhou, I would like to ask you about the final plot. The hero and heroine are both so outstanding and in love, but one of them cheats on her and the other frames her for murder. Wouldn't this plot be a little illogical?"

Zhou Mo glanced at the person who asked the question, a young man with a slightly immature appearance. He picked up the microphone and said jokingly: "This audience, you have never been in love, right?"

The young man was stunned and nodded hesitantly.

"Yes, but what does this have to do with the movie?"

"Of course there is a problem. If you have never been in love, it will be easier to elevate love to an unusually high status, or even deify it.

However, in fact, everyone who has been in love knows that mutual tolerance and mutual adjustment are the main tone of life.

This is also the case in movies, where the male and female protagonists both look excellent and glamorous on the surface, but in the end everything ends up being a mess.

The apparent attraction is only temporary after all; it is a kind of beauty that occurs at a certain distance.

But after marriage, this kind of distance beauty disappears
Instead, the other party's various 'bad habits' are replaced.

This is like a star: from a distance, they look stunningly good-looking, but when you get too close, you can only notice the possible dandruff and pores on them.

Over time, they become cold to each other. "

The young audience member continued to ask: "Why did the two of them reconcile in the end? Logically speaking, it wouldn't be a bad idea for them to divorce."

Zhou Mo: "I can analyze the rationality of the movie plot design with you, but this occasion is not suitable.

So let me explain it with an old saying here, which you must have heard:
Just make do with it, what's the point of getting divorced?"

After this sentence was said, there was another round of good-natured laughter from the audience.

Who hasn’t heard similar words several times since childhood?

Only the young questioner stood there feeling somewhat awkward.

Seeing this, Zhou Mo waved to the audience.

When the place became quieter, he continued, “But you don’t have to lose faith in love because of this, because the yearning for beautiful things is always one of the driving forces for people to move forward in life.

Understanding the true situation in love may be a sign of maturity, but having sincere expectations for love is not childish. I hope everyone here can find the relationship they desire in the future. "

applause.

After the roadshow, in the backstage, the assistant handed Zhou Mo some water and said admiringly, "Director Zhou, what you said before was really great.

If you were to host the If You Are the One show, those bald hosts would definitely not be able to compete with you."

Zhou Mo's expression was somewhat complicated.

He didn't know whether this was a compliment or a scolding.

"You Are the One".

Wasn’t it claimed that the guests successfully held hands on stage, but separated immediately outside?

The main purpose is to make money through cooperation.

After the show, you go to your Maldives and I go to my Hawaii.

The main feature is that the head of the bed is closed, and the foot of the bed is separated.

The efficiency is even faster than the entertainment industry.

Zhou Mo looked at the assistant and said slowly, "Well said. Don't say it again in the future."

assistant:? ? ?
"By the way, didn't Tiantian ask you to pay attention to the entertainment industry? It's been more than a day, is there any other news?"

"Oh, as of today before our roadshow started, there hasn't been any big news."

The assistant took out his cell phone and glanced at it out of habit.

Just one glance and his eyes widened and he shouted subconsciously.

"Fuck!"

A scream immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the backfield.

"What's wrong?" someone asked.

"Something really happened!" The assistant picked up the phone and said to everyone.

"Don't just talk about the incident, talk about the person. Who is it?"

Assistant: "The new version of Xiaoyanzi, the Erhuang couple has come up with the result."

The next chapter will still be a little later, so everyone should go to bed early and don’t wait any longer.

(End of this chapter)