Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 627: It’s easy to use your own people
When Da Tiantian heard the question, she paused for a moment.

“I actually feel that it’s not enough.”

"What's not enough? Did the box office not meet your expectations?"

Da Tiantian's voice became a little softer.

"Yes……"

Zhou Mo shook his head and said with a smile over the phone.

"It's already pretty good, a transitional chapter that connects the previous and the next. The first-day box office was able to earn 1.25 million yuan, which is already the result of the high box office appeal of you, Director Zhang, Brother Long and the others.

What’s more, once word of mouth improves, the box office should be able to turn around, so there’s no need to be dissatisfied or anything like that.”

Da Tiantian was also a little embarrassed, but still explained.

"It's not that I'm not satisfied, I just haven't recovered from the good performance of our company in the first half of the year."

Zhou Mo could fully understand Da Tiantian's thoughts.

The two previous films produced by Shanhe Company.

"The Students", with a total box office of over 3 billion.

"Business Tycoon" has a total box office of more than 2 billion, but broke the box office record for comedy films.

In comparison, "Even If We Are Far Away" has "Chu and Han" and "The Great Wall" as its foundation, but its box office is not as good as "The Great Wall", which really gives people a sense of disappointment.

"You are used to eating fine bran and can't adapt to coarse grains." Zhou Mo joked.

Da Tiantian snorted across the phone.

"I worked so hard to make this movie, so of course I hope it can do as well as possible. You don't know how many fans hope you can come and join the roadshow. If you come, the final result will definitely be better."

"If I go, I might just steal the show," Zhou Mo reminded.

This is really not a joke.

If he really participated in the roadshow of "Even if He Is Far Away", the audience would ask him questions throughout the whole process, instead of Zhang Yimou and Cheng Long.

After hearing this, Da Tiantian no longer insisted.

"Then you should just focus on your own things...By the way, when will the second half of Arkham Knight be released?"

“Next month, Warner Bros. told me to release the movie as early as possible, and I agreed.

There are quite a few Marvel superhero movies this year, and the quality is not bad. If they are released early, they will have the first-mover advantage. "

"So you're going to America again in a few days?"

"Yes."

"Got it, where are you now?"

"Still writing in the hotel, what's wrong?"

Da Tiantian's voice was quite decisive: "Nothing, just stay in the hotel and don't walk around. I'll be there now."

Then the call was hung up.

Zhou Mo looked at the black screen of his phone and remained silent.

Logically speaking, shouldn't he be the one saying this under normal circumstances?
After one hour.

Just when Zhou Mo was about to fall asleep, Da Tiantian pushed the door open.

She walked to Zhou Mo and stuffed her cold little hands directly into Zhou Mo's clothes.

"Stand up, don't sleep!"

Zhou Mo shuddered suddenly.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Da Tiantian pulled Zhou Mo up and pushed him towards the bathroom.

"What time is it? Are you still sleeping here? Cheer up."

Zhou Mo suddenly stopped, turned around and held her hand.

"In fact, I'm already refreshed."

"Ok?"

……

In the end, Zhou Mo still followed the crew of "Even if Far Away, We Must Punish" for a few days.

This is the result of Lao Mouzi and Cheng Long inviting each other together.

These two people don't care about things like stealing the show's spotlight. As long as the movie can make more money at the box office, not only will the audience revolve around you, Zhou Mochuan, but they can also revolve around Zhou Mo.

In addition, even if the questions asked by the audience at the roadshow are not related to the movie, it doesn’t matter, because the tickets have already been bought, and they are happy to discuss something new.

Directors and actors are also human beings, and it would be annoying to answer the same questions in every show.

Changing the taste and exchanging some gossip and new information with fans can help relax your mind.

Under such circumstances, the box office of "Even if He Is Far Away" continued to rise.

The next day, it increased by 20 million.

On the third day, the increase was 20 million.

On the fourth day, the increase was 10 million.

On the fifth day, the growth was five million.

It wasn't until the sixth day that the box office began to decline.

At the same time, more and more reviews about the movie have emerged.

Apart from the comments related to Da Tiantian and Cheng Long, the third person in terms of number is not Zhou Mo, but Lao Mouzi.

"Thank God, Director Zhang finally made an excellent feature film, instead of the scenic tourism promotional films he made in the past." "I agree. In the past, my evaluation of Director Zhang's films was that the Christmas turkey looked brightly colored, shiny, and appetizing, but it was only in appearance."

"+1, Director Zhang's art films are really awesome, needless to say, but every time he makes a commercial film, it always gives people a very strange feeling. If you say it's not good, the pictures are absolutely top-notch, and if you say it's good, the plot feels very outrageous."

The above mentioned ones are relatively mild.

Some more straightforward netizens started fighting right away.

"Lao Mouzi finally stopped thinking about his family affairs and just made commercial films. He always likes to add those messy and pretentious contents, such as the palace on the surface but the backyard in reality, or the whole process is full of conspiracies and intrigues.

To be honest, Mr. Mouzi, you should just work with Zhou Mo from now on. Give the script to Zhou Mo and just focus on shooting your scenes.

In this way, I promise that I will watch every movie you make in the future."

This comment was very popular and was once selected as a hot review for the Little Blue Book "Even If Far Away, the Punisher Must Be Punished".

Da Tiantian actually thinks that this comment is reasonable, but a bit too straightforward.

She knew very well that Zhang Yimou must have read this comment.

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However, to her surprise, Zhang Yimou actually took the initiative to bring up this matter after the roadshow ended one day.

"It seems that everyone is really satisfied with my movie this time." Zhang Yimou laughed and was obviously in a good mood.

There are people in the crew who keep smiling faces.

"Director Zhang, you don't need to care about what those people on the Internet say. These people don't understand movies. They just follow the crowd and believe whatever the Internet says."

However, after all the flattery, no one paid any attention to it.

Zhou Mo and Da Tiantian sat in the corner whispering.

Da Tiantian: "You guessed right again. Director Zhang really didn't take these comments seriously."

Zhou Mo: "The daily box office is right here. If it were you, you would definitely not be upset by these comments. What's more, they are real fans of Lao Mouzi. They just have some opinions about him, but they are not slandering him without reason."

Like these famous directors, do they really not know why their works did not perform well?

impossible.

If you ask me to analyze a movie, who can’t do a thorough analysis?
It's just that I just want to be myself.

But if I just stay true to myself, the movie won’t do well at the box office and I’ll be criticized, which will make me feel uncomfortable.

If we conform to the market, it will feel not artistic enough.

The result is that you are twisted but persist at the same time.

Now, when Zhang Yimou and Zhou Mo work together, they only need to make movies without having to make the final decision. They don’t have to worry about anything and can still achieve good results.

What more bikes do you want?

Not far away, Lao Mouzi called Zhou Mo again.

"Since I started working with you, Director Zhou, the filming of this movie has become easier and easier. I have less things to worry about."

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "It's very relaxing for us to be able to work with Director Zhang."

After saying this, Zhou Mo suddenly thought of something.

He is working with Warner Bros. and has a bunch of scripts waiting to be approved.

If he relies solely on himself, it will probably take a long time.

Besides, he doesn't really want to keep filming superhero movies.

Just take a pat on Batman and a pat on Batman vs. Superman, and that's about it.

As for the rest, he had already planned to hand them over to others. The only question now was who to hand them over to.

Now that Zhang Yimou is very satisfied with the cooperation, why not ask him what he is willing to do?

He is the one who provides the script, outline, and even storyboard, and leaves the rest to Zhang Yimou himself.

During the evening banquet, Zhou Mo took the opportunity to bring up this matter to Zhang Yimou.

"I'm really sure about this. I don't know many directors in America. After thinking about it, I found that it's safer to work with Director Zhang."

After listening to this, Lao Mouzi pondered for a moment.

"That's not impossible. Didn't Li An participate in the filming of Chaoying's movie?"

Zhou Mo nodded: "Yes, but his performance in "The Hulk" was average."

Lao Mouzi asked again: "I remember Chaoying also won some awards at the Oscars?"

As expected, Zhang Yimou still can't forget Hollywood and the Oscars.

Zhou Mo took the opportunity to paint a pie in the sky for Zhang Yimou.

"Well, I've won awards for Costumes, Visual Effects, and Best Supporting Actor. I think if Director Zhang wants to go, you may be able to get these honors."

In the past, the only superhero movie that had a male lead was "Joker".

Including the Best Supporting Actor award, the character of the Joker won two awards.

I can only say that the character design of the Joker is indeed excellent.

"But I don't know much about superheroes. Whether it's Marvel or DC, the world views and story lines are too complicated." Zhang Yimou was a little helpless.

"It doesn't matter. I don't have a comprehensive understanding of superhero comics. This stuff is not something that can be easily understood. After all, it is the result of decades of hard work by so many screenwriters and painters. It's normal that I can't understand it. It won't affect the filming."

At this point, Zhang Yimou no longer had any reason to refuse.

It's the Oscars after all.

His long-standing regret.

Even for awards like visual and costumes, there are trophies to be won.

(End of this chapter)