Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 429: The old American Union Jack, people can feel the same way everywhere
During this period, fans have discovered that many people in the entertainment industry have been reported to have divorced due to divorce reports.

There is something going on between Zhang Xinyi and Yang Shupengniao.

There is also a situation between Ai Dajin and his wife.

Wu Qihua, the one who asked “Is this friend you are talking about really you?”, there is also a situation.

But none of these people were as shocked as Chen Chichi and his wife's separation.

the reason is simple.

The two of them even appeared on a variety show together at the beginning of July.

In the show, the relationship between these two people seems so good.

Why do we just sign the agreement?
It turns out it was all acting?

Why don’t I see you showing such great acting skills in TV dramas?

In the past, Chen Chichi’s popularity in the entertainment industry was off the charts thanks to his extremely popular role as “Zeng Xiaoxian”.

In this case, Chen Chichi also intends to be tied to the character of Zeng Xiaoxian.

The character of Zeng Xiaoxian is very well designed. Although there are some minor flaws in his image, it makes the audience feel down-to-earth.

Grounding gas.

For someone who has been active in variety shows for many years, this label is very important.

Many stars, after becoming rich, will naturally begin to isolate themselves from the audience.

This isolation is subconscious.

For example, classic sayings such as "650 is not enough" and "When I was the poorest, I only had over one million in my card."

Many celebrities themselves don’t notice it, but if they speak it out, it will inevitably damage their popularity among passers-by.

As for Chen Chichi, he can naturally bring a sense of familiarity to the audience just by relying on the character image of Zeng Xiaoxian.

But if you have this advantage, there will inevitably be a price to pay.

Now, as soon as the news of "a third party interfering" emerged, and even the truth has not been confirmed, the comment section of Chen Chichi's account has been occupied by netizens.

A quick glance showed that they were all sprayed.

Some people were not satisfied with just criticizing Chen Chichi, they also mentioned Brother Kaizi.

"As expected of an uncle and nephew, they have such a tacit understanding!"

(Brother Kaizi who was cueed for no reason:?)
at the same time.

America.

Zhou Mo and Da Tiantian had just finished the daytime roadshow and returned to the hotel when someone from the company called Da Tiantian to report the situation.

Putting down the phone, Zhou Mo asked about the situation.

"What's wrong? You look so shocked?"

Da Tiantian said silently: "The box office of "Gone Girl" yesterday reversed and broke through 100 million again."

She looked at Zhou Mo and explained, "Now, people in and out of the domestic film industry call July the month of death, meaning that too many divorces have been witnessed in this month.

Besides, they said you were crazy about killing. In the past, every time you released a movie, at best you were just looking for one or two sacrifices.

And now, it’s been just over half a month since the movie was released, and there are already no less than five couples in the entertainment industry who have been affected by you, and they are all big traffic stars.

Zhou Mo, do you know what some people in the circle have been saying about you these past two days? "

"How to say?"

"They say that you might have been a disaster in your previous life. From now on, in the month when your movie is scheduled to be released, you should avoid falling in love, getting married, expressing your love, and breaking up..."

Zhou Mo: ...

It took him a while to react.

Pointing at the air, he shouted, "They are slandering me. How can I be a disaster? What does their separation, marriage and divorce have to do with me?"

Da Tiantian looked at his helpless and furious expression and chuckled with her hands covering her mouth.

Zhou Mo calmed down after a while and asked Da Tiantian: "By the way, how much is our movie's current domestic box office?"

"It's one billion. The current growth trend has plateaued. If it weren't for Chen Chichi's incident, the single-day box office would have fallen below 50 million.

The company estimates that if there is no follow-up rhythm, the final box office will not exceed 15 billion, but it is already very good. "

Zhou Mo nodded.

15 billion is still within expectations.

While the domestic data was stagnant, the data in America was rising steadily. At the end of the first week, the total box office of "GG" exceeded 70 million US dollars.

Given the relative lack of box office appeal (Benjamin Dick was replaced by Uncle Ba, David Fincher was replaced by Chow Yun-fat), although the box office performance of this movie was indeed not as good as its predecessor in the beginning, it soon burst out with quite strong vitality.

The reason is that the situation in this movie is too similar to that of some middle-class couples in America.

Economic crisis, emotional crisis, and even sex crisis.

Now, in 2014, when the marriage laws in China have not yet started to evolve rapidly, the marriage laws in America have already evolved one or two rounds.

Combined with the various and huge insurance markets here...

Let's say that.

In America, every year there are several episodes with huge traffic of people killing their significant other and defrauding insurance, which is a common program.

Moreover, due to the way the local marriage law handles post-marital property, many people simply cannot afford the consequences of divorce.

Therefore, two days after its release, "GG" immediately received a lot of response from movie fans.

Nick is glamorous but a scumbag, and Amy is excellent but crazy.

Many people feel that they see their own families in it.

Just like "Shameless" is very popular in America because it really shows the real situation of living in a beautiful family.

The same is true for the backlash against "GG". Many people expressed their opinions on "GG" on the three major platforms. While supporting the movie, they also showed another slightly strange phenomenon.

“Look, this kind of life is what we really experience, and it can truly reflect some of our problems. And the director of such an excellent movie is indeed a porcelain man.

At the same time, look at what our current directors are doing, more and more messed up things, more and more messed up characters, shitty plots, and a disgusting bunch of struggles.

Where are our directors? Where are our excellent works? "

Zhou Mo was confused after reading this comment.

Logically speaking, at this stage, there are not so many "correct" standards for American movies, and they are not as rampant.

Although some rules, such as the unspoken rule that "Heige cannot be the villain, but must be with the protagonists", were indeed established and have been in operation for some time.

But whether it is last year's Oscars or this year's Oscars, the theme style is still relatively healthy.

If it really gets to the point where magic is running rampant, that's what we call a dance of demons.

For example, "Robio et Chocolate" starring Holland and Miss Black.

Zhou Mo thought of this and took another look at the information of the user who commented.

Oh.

Understood.

It turned out to be the real old American Stars and Stripes.

Not surprising then.

But Zhou Mo might have to disappoint the Stars and Stripes who spoke for him and certified him as the conscience of the America Film Festival.

Because his next film, "Lost in America", will focus on "political correctness".

There are refugees, religion, animal protection, and that string of English letters.

The elements must be complete.

"I'm sorry."

In Europe, the box office performance of "GG" was also good.

Although not as good as America, it's actually not much worse.

The box office also reached tens of millions.

The film was even more well received than in America.

The reason is simple. This film won an award in Cannes, and Cannes is currently one of the most representative events in France in the field of art.

France naturally gives very relaxed conditions to the films promoted by Cannes.

Coupled with the cooperation with Europa Films, Zhou Mo has no shortage of traffic for publicity.

Therefore, as soon as "GG" was released in Europe, it immediately received praise that was no less than that from other places.

Especially in France, the marriage system here is, to some extent, more advanced than that in America.

Magical combat power is stronger.

Therefore, when the audience here finished watching "GG", they immediately thought of the marriage system and social conditions in their own country.

Nima.

Isn’t this a picture of ourselves?

then……

"cheers!"

"Congratulations, Zhou, on getting such great results in your first foreign language film."

In the private room, Luc Besson laughed out loud.

"Compared to your achievements, it's nothing."

The overseas remake of "Lucy", which was scheduled to be released before, has been released.

It is two days earlier than the release date of "Gone Girl" in China.

So far, the total box office of "Lucy" has exceeded 4.5 million US dollars, and the final box office forecast is around million US dollars.

A movie that was invested with only more than 30 million US dollars, but the final box office revenue was more than ten times the cost.

In this case, whether it was Luc Besson, Black Widow, Europa Films, or Zhou Mo and Shanhe Company, they all made a fortune.

Therefore, the way Luc Besson looks at Zhou Mo nowadays is as if she is a priceless treasure, more precious than his favorite female star.

After talking about "Lucy", the two talked about "JW".

The film has now been completed.

Including post-production, it is estimated that it will be released early next year.

"Zhou, you must come when the time comes. The numerous teams you recommended to me in the first half of the year are simply too amazing to let go of. They give me the same smooth beauty that I saw when I watched Jet Li shoot a movie."

Jet Li is Jet Li.

The works that Jet Li made when he first entered Hollywood were shot by Luc Besson's company.

The team that Luc Besson was talking about was the action design team that Zhou Mo gradually built up over several years starting from "John Wick".

Of course it works.

"Zhou, are you willing to sell your team? I'm willing to hire them at a high price." Luc Besson made the request.

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows: "Don't you have your own team? The action of Taken is so good, but don't you have enough team members?"

"The more the better! For the sake of our two friends..."

"Don't give me that. My team is not enough for me to shoot the movie myself. If you don't have enough manpower, just find someone yourself."

(End of this chapter)