The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 397 Why is "The Hangover" Popular
While Kristen watched it in the theater, so did Lively and her agent.

Naturally, she watched it at the Huaxia Theater, that is, at the premiere where many stars participated.

She was wearing a long skirt at this time, and she was not sitting in the first row, but in the second row.

This is the first time for her to watch a film, and Lee Sung Yew did not invite her to attend the preview meeting before.

Like Christine, she laughed very happily, especially when she saw the fat house brother-in-law, she couldn't help laughing when the little fat man didn't speak.

When she laughed, other people laughed too, and the atmosphere in the whole theater was very good.

She quickly recovered and couldn't help saying to her agent: "Oh, this movie looks very popular, it should be able to suppress "Resident Evil 3."

Lively's manager curled his lips, ""Resident Evil 3" has a box office of 6000 to [-] million at most, and "The Hangover" can easily surpass it. Now I think "The Hangover" may really have a box office of [-] million dollars .”

"Wow, are there really that many?"

When Lively heard Lee Sing Yew say $[-] million on the Tonight Show, she was very surprised at the time, and then felt it was unlikely.

Hearing what the agent said at this moment, he couldn't help asking in surprise.

Her agent used to be a film producer at Fox, and he was also a member of the film industry.

And I often write movie reviews to earn some extra money.

She knew that the agent had a certain standard in movie appreciation.

"Of course, Lively, the audience watched the excitement, but I can explain to you in detail why this movie is so good."

The manager then raised the Coke, took a sip, and said slowly: "This is an R-rated comedy. First of all, it has a strong audio-visual enjoyment. The audio-visual here does not refer to beautiful pictures or good music. It's direct, stimulating images, and funny lines."

"Think about it carefully. After the three idiots woke up from a night of madness, all the lines and pictures were very exciting. Such straightforward sensory stimulation can easily arouse young people's pursuit."

"Young people nowadays like this kind of movie. Why can't "Rush Hour 3" not work? Doesn't it mean that whether it's fighting or being funny, it's like scratching your head?"

"The Hangover didn't have that problem, they were very direct."

Lively thought about it carefully, and found that it was just like what the agent said.

Her agent went on to say: "Before the movie was released, many people laughed at Li for not understanding the aesthetics of beautiful country audiences, thinking that as a Chinese, he couldn't make comedy movies that beautiful country audiences like."

"But not only did he shoot it, he did it very thoroughly."

"'The Hangover' doesn't have any depth, it's nothing like the blockbuster comedies that came before it."

"Our previous best-selling comedies all had some didactic meanings, especially Jim Carrey's films, which always wanted to tell the audience some truth."

"Such a comedy movie is actually very tiring to watch. Maybe they don't think so, but the audience has long been tired."

"That's not the case with 'The Hangover', they're just full of nasty humor, dark humor, shit and shit, and unscrupulous hilarity."

"Think about it carefully, isn't it very thorough, there is no serious reasoning at all."

Lively nodded. She has a deep understanding of this point, because she always felt a sense of being educated when watching comedy movies before.

This makes Lively very disgusted, sometimes it will feel very dramatic.

There is an inexplicable feeling.

I just paid ten dollars to watch a movie, why should you be so serious?

However, "The Hangover" has a lot of transitions, and the three idiots will meet many people, but there will be no abruptness or the feeling of being out of a play.

Under the pretext of being drunk and taking super addictive drugs, everything they did was reasonable.

With so many scene transitions and the appearance of so many characters, it doesn't make a show. Instead, I watch it all at once, and I can't help but want to know the mood of the follow-up.

"I like this. I think comedy should be like this. Honest comedy, just make the audience laugh, not so many messy truths."

The agent nodded, "Yes, Li handled this very successfully. This is an important experience for others to learn from."

"The third point is more important, and it is also the core idea of ​​this movie."

"The movie doesn't tell the truth, it just talks about the result of the crazy night of the male protagonists."

"But from the inference of the three idiots, we know how wild they are. This is a life attitude of luxury and money, and it is a promotion of enjoyment."

"There is no moral burden, no art appreciation, just the pursuit of novelty and stimulation, and then act and actively participate."

"This is what many beautiful Chinese people long for. Although we have been promoting carpe diem, the economy is getting worse and worse, our life pressure is increasing, and everyone is getting more and more tired."

"At this time, everyone needs to vent and have an unburdened novelty hunting party to release the pressure in their hearts."

"These audiences were so happy to watch, because they brought them in."

"At this time, they forgot the pressure brought by marriage, family, work, and social environment. The movie helped everyone break free temporarily, and they followed the protagonists on a journey of enjoyment."

Lively heard the words, thought about it carefully, and found that it was indeed the case.

After watching the movie by myself, I seem to be more relaxed and comfortable.

"It's really amazing. Li is a Chinese, and he understands our thoughts and needs so well. Hasn't he lived in the beautiful country?"

The manager raised his head and glanced at Li Shengyao who was sitting in the first row.

"There are some geniuses whose abilities cannot be compared with ordinary people. Just like Li, he directed "Taken" and "The Hangover" at such a young age. His future achievements will definitely be even greater."

Hearing this, Lively glanced at Director Li.

The lights in the cinema hall were all turned off, but under the light from the big screen, Director Li's side was rather dark.

Lively could just see Director Li's side face, he was so handsome.

She glanced at it with a chuckle, and then said, "Then how much do you think the global box office of this movie will be?"

"I don't know, the beautiful country is 3000 million, and other countries should have [-] million, at least [-] million. It is said that he invested [-] million, and he made a lot of money."

Hearing this, Lively couldn't help looking at Director Li again.

Young, talented, and rich, such men are rare in Hollywood.

She couldn't help feeling a little moved, and took out her phone, but she thought that Li Shengyao had a girlfriend in Huaxia, so she put the phone back.

The agent went on to say: "If "Taken" and "The Hangover" can be made into a series of movies, then Li will be a top-notch commercial director in Hollywood after making these movies."

Hearing this, Lively took out his phone again, and then sent a text message to Li Shengyao.

(End of this chapter)