Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 479 Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore

That night.

The first-day box office data of "The Great Wall" spread all over the Internet.

Another huge breakthrough.

The crew was celebrating, and so were the fans of the crew members.

People in the circle kept sending congratulatory messages.

In addition to congratulations, I also hope to be able to star in the next movie in his new version of the "Myth" series.

"I'm going to make the next movie in the "Myth" series? How come I didn't know about it?" Zhou Mo was surprised.

Where did this news come from? Even he, the director and screenwriter, doesn’t know.

Da Tiantian held a tablet in her hand and kept flipping through the comments from her fans and netizens.

When I see people praising me, I just laugh like a fool.

When you see someone criticizing you, you pout and quickly ignore that person.

When he heard Zhou Mo talking to himself, he looked over in surprise.

"That movie about Chen Tang that you told Brother Long about, 'Even Far Away Must Be Punished', wasn't it agreed to start filming this year? Why, you don't plan to film it this year?"

Zhou Mo shook his head.

"You really don't plan to shoot?" Da Tiantian was also surprised.

She put down the tablet in her hand, sat on a chair with wheels, then pushed her feet on the ground and the chair slid to Zhou Mo's side.

"I heard you explain it very clearly to Brother Long before, and Brother Long also called me and said that the filming would start by the middle of the year at the latest. Why did you suddenly stop filming?"

Zhou Mo explained: "It's not that I don't want to shoot anymore, I'm still afraid, but it's not me who shoots it."

Da Tiantian stood up with a bang and looked at Zhou Mo.

“Why don’t you take pictures?”

Zhou Mo took her hand and said, "Of course it's because "Even if You Are Far Away, You Must Punish Me" tells the story of Chen Tang, not Zhao Shan. It's not a movie starring you, so there's no need for me to make a fuss."

When Da Tiantian heard this, her face instantly turned red.

"Really?"

"of course it's true."

Da Tiantian immediately hugged Zhou Mo's face, gave him a wave of facial cleanser, and then sat back on the chair.

"Okay, you can tell the truth now. What is the reason?"

Zhou Mo blinked his eyes: "What truth? What I just said is the truth. You are not the lead actor, so I don't want to shoot it. This is the serious reason."

Da Tiantian sneered.

"It's true, and it's indeed the reason, but it's only part of the reason, right? And it's not even the main reason."

She waved her hand and said, “Okay, I’m very happy now and I’m satisfied enough, so tell me why you didn’t shoot.

Don't bring up the Batman project. You and I negotiated the contract together, so there's definitely no conflict."

Zhou Mo: ...

The child is older.

It's not easy to cheat.

Under Da Tiantian's gaze, he gave a French salute and smacked his lips.

"Well, one reason is that the most famous and easiest stories to film in the Western Han Dynasty are actually the Chu-Han and Emperor Wu of Han periods, and I have already filmed both of them.

Other stories, like that of Chen Tang, are certainly famous, but they are not even close to those of Liu Bang, Liu Che, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing.

Even if the movie is made, the box office is unlikely to surpass "The Great Wall".

In this case, it is better to hand over the filming of the film to others and cultivate more cooperative relationships with the company. Our company will be responsible for the final editing rights, and it will not go wrong. "

Da Tiantian thought about what Zhou Mo said, and actually understood it in her heart.

The fact that Shanhe Company has been able to surpass so many established film and television companies in just a few years and reach its current stage is inseparable from Zhou Mo's constant progress.

It is because Zhou Mo constantly refreshes the domestic box office results and breaks records that there is so much capital, celebrities, and industry insiders chasing after them and supporting them, and the company can develop rapidly.

That's how balloon blowing came about.

Therefore, there is actually an unspoken rule in the management of Shanhe Company:

Anyone can fail, but not Zhou Mo.

This does not mean that Zhou Mo's performance must continue to improve, and each movie must achieve better results than the previous one.

"In My Song" only made 600 million, much less than "Cold Wind", but it's not a big deal. People inside and outside the circle are praising it.

The real meaning of this sentence is that Zhou Mo cannot fail in a branch field where he has already achieved good results.

To give a simple example:

Although the box office of "Cold Wind" is over 2 billion, it does not mean that the box office of "The Great Wall" must be higher than that of "Cold Wind".

"The Great Wall" can be higher than "Cold Wind" or lower than "Cold Wind".

Because these two films are of different genres, their target audiences are also different.

Although they are both commercial films, they are not very comparable.

But "The Great Wall" must not be lower than "Chu and Han".

Because these two movies are of the same genre, and even the story lines are similar.

If Zhou Mo fails with "The Great Wall", then the audience, fans, and support from theaters that he has accumulated before will be lost in a huge way.

This is the situation in the commercial film market.

Especially series works.

If the previous game is good enough, the next game will not be acceptable even if it is not good enough.

The accumulation of previous works in a series is a double-edged sword. It can put people on a pedestal, but once they cannot be satisfied, the IP value of the series will plummet.

The directors of "Avengers 2" and "Avengers 3" changed from taillights to the Russo brothers. In addition to basic factors such as remuneration, a big part of the reason was that the box office performance of "Avengers 2" was not that good.

On the mountain and river side, the situation is actually similar.

Zhou Mo decided to stop for a while. Historical blockbusters have basically come to an end now. During this period, the story can continue to be filmed and the project can be handed over to other directors.

Even if the box office does drop, it will not cause the audience to lose their trust in him. He can just wait until the market develops for a while and then start filming again.

Da Tiantian nodded and asked, "Now that 'Even Far Away Must Be Punished' has been handed over, what are you going to shoot in the future?"

Zhou Mo stretched out two fingers.

"Two choices."

“One is about the end of the Western Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, the Son of the World, versus Wang, the Time Traveler, Mang. The stories of the two people can be fully incorporated into the alchemist system.

The flying meteorite destroyed the enemy army. The scene was so exciting that the special effects could be maximized. "

Da Tiantian suddenly realized.

"Is it the great magician?" "Yes." Zhou Mo nodded.

Although people on the Internet say that Wang Mang is a time traveler, as if he traveled back from a certain era in the last century.

But based on this guy's behavior, he is actually more like a retro person.

I hope everything can return to ancient times.

This just fits into the logic of the "alchemists", because these people most want to go back to ancient times and restore their past glory.

Zhou Mo continued, "The only problem with Liu Xiu is that he is much less famous than his ancestor Liu Bang. He is even less famous than Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period. This is a point that needs to be considered."

Da Tiantian nodded in approval.

Her understanding of Liu Xiu was indeed much less than that of Liu Bang and Liu Bei.

I only know about the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, but I don’t know who they are specifically.

There are far fewer than the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, the two arms of the empire during the reign of Emperor Wu, and Liu, Guan, and Zhang.

When making historical films, the popularity of the protagonist directly determines the number of basic audiences. In this regard, Liu Xiu does not have an advantage.

"What about the other one?"

"The other one is Li Jing."

Da Tiantian was stunned and blurted out something.

"Li Tianwang, the Pagoda-Bearing King?"

Zhou Mo smacked his lips and said, "It's not this Li Jing, it's the super war god in the early Tang Dynasty, the one who was frightened by Li Shimin with Sima Yi."

Da Tiantian reacted and thought about it.

"The reputation is high enough, and the results are impressive enough."

“The time span with Emperor Wu of Han is too large, and there are too many things that are not explained clearly in between, which may cause problems in the logic of the movie.” Zhou Mo said quietly.

Da Tiantian: ...

"This is a problem, and that is a problem, so what do you think we should do?"

"No!"

Zhou Mo stretched lazily: "The Great Wall has just been released, and there is still a long way to go. Even if we want to consider the situation, we have to wait until the release of "Even if Far Away, We Will Punish" next year. We can take our time in the meantime."

Da Tiantian thought so too.

A series of movies.

Seizing the opportunity to win is one option, leaving the audience with the impression that “the next one is the best, but in fact I never thought about making the next one” is another option.

As long as the performance of this film is strong enough, the longer the next film is delayed, the more enthusiastic the audience will be in waiting.

To some extent, it can be said that few people in the entertainment industry are not black-hearted.

……

The crew of "The Crossing".

Wu Baige is busy revising the script of "The Taiping".

Putting all your energy into work is a great way to get rid of your worries.

He locked himself in the room and turned off his cell phone. There was no boss or big boss ordering him around, no media chasing him, and no ignorant audience humiliating him. He left all his worries outside the room.

His mood improved a lot, his face was no longer tense, and a smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

That afternoon he opened the room for the first time.

With relaxed steps, he walked towards the crew members step by step.

After three days of "seclusion and practice", he has gotten rid of the negative impact caused by "The Crossing" a few days ago. Nothing can hurt him again, and nothing can hit him.

He has become a new person!

Walking up to a few young people from the crew, Wu Baige saw them gathered together, whispering something.

He smiled and patted one of them on the shoulder.

"What are you looking at? Why are you so happy?"

The young people were startled and subconsciously hid their computers behind them.

"No, it's nothing."

However, Wu Baige still saw some of the content on the computer screen.

"Let me take a look."

He pushed away the person in front of him and walked to the computer.

What he saw immediately made his heart ache.

“The Great Wall premiere: just a complete story.”

hiss--

Wu Baige felt a little pain in his heart, but he gritted his teeth and held on.

He is no longer the Wu Baige from a few days ago.

I will no longer be affected by these rumors.

Look down again.

"The Great Wall premiere: Many directors can't even tell a basic story."

Uh!
Wu Baige's body shook several times.

Damn Zhou Mo, just wait for me, in half a year I will make you lose miserably.

The young man next to him saw that Wu Baige's face was turning pale, and he quickly advised: "Director Wu, it's just an irrelevant movie. There's no need for us to leave them."

Wu Baige pushed the young man's hand away.

"If it's an irrelevant movie, then you should watch it even more!"

After saying that, he clicked on the last piece of news.

"The premiere of The Great Wall has just been released, and the box office of 1.7 million yuan has once again broken the record."

1.7 million.

Wu Baige's eyes were red as he stared at the numbers on the screen.

What an outrageous number! The box office in one day is more than his movie’s box office in a week, and even more than his entire movie’s box office in the foreseeable future.

Through the screen, he seemed to see Zhou Mo holding up his own single-day box office figures and mocking him with a smile.

As a result, Wu Baige's eyes went dark on the spot.

"Director Wu? Director Wu?!"

"Someone come quickly."

(End of this chapter)