You don't understand the happiness of the director

Chapter 631 ① Dog Acts ② Let's Wrestle ③ Nominate All ④ The Great Wall Is Worse Than a Dog ⑤ Kai Ge's Defense Is Broken
"Detective Chinatown 2" grossed 3.16 million yuan on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The second-best-ranked film, "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back", only earned 2.58 million on the first day, and this was the result of Wu Qian's fans' crazy support for their brother.

The excellent performance of "Detective Chinatown 2" even exceeded Chen Sicheng's own expectations. Now he began to look forward to the box office breaking the 30 billion mark and taking the throne.

Huh, let you bully me!
Because of the copyright issue of the first "Detective Chinatown" script, he, as the director, made almost no profit and lost it all to Wang Dao.

But on second thought, the higher the box office of "Detective Chinatown 2", the more Wang Dao would earn, and more than himself, so Chen Sicheng was no longer happy.

No, I have to create a new series! One that breaks away from the kingly way and is my own dominant series!
At this time, he already had a draft of a script about aliens in his computer. He planned to connect aliens with famous musicians and painters to create China's own "ET"!
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After Wang Quan left Guo Biting, he received a call from Dorothy on the way. She brought her wife and son to wish Wang Quan a happy new year.

The five-year-old Alex has become more calm and dignified, with the bearing of an emperor. Little K still looks like a high school girl and her face has not aged. When she walks with Alex, they feel more like siblings.

As for Taozi, her young lady temperament became more and more prominent. Although she didn't say it explicitly, her sparkling eyes seemed to invite him to come to the United States and Japan.

After chatting about the Spring Festival for a while, Xiao K took Alex to bed, and Dorothy talked about the company.

"You have a good eye. Jordan Peele is really talented. His movie was a hit!"

"Oh? How much is the box office?"

"It's been less than two weeks since its release, and the box office has already exceeded 100 million yuan. It has also sparked widespread discussion in the media, making it the most talked-about film in North America in January."

Wang Quan smiled and said, "I'll ask my dad to bring it over later. Although it's a horror movie, it doesn't have any ghosts, and there isn't a lot of blood. The social horror can also give some inspiration to our colleagues who make horror movies in China."

The film "Original Time and Space" has not been introduced into the country, but now Hollywood movies are defeated by domestic films. The Film Bureau also hopes that more excellent overseas works can be introduced to attract more potential audiences to the cinema.

"That's exactly what I was thinking. The Chinese mainland market is so strong right now. I believe it will surpass North America in a few years."

In 2016, the total box office in North America was 110 billion US dollars, equivalent to 730 billion RMB, and there has not been much fluctuation for several consecutive years. Of course, "Dragon Head-Riding" has also remained the number one in market share for several consecutive years.

Last year, the mainland market was 568 billion yuan. According to the usual growth rate, it will only take two to three years.

Dorothy saw the big golden retriever Jinbi passing in front of her and patted her head. "Oh, by the way, the movie starring Jinbi is about to be released in mainland China in early March. Alex will accompany him to promote the movie in China then. You should spend more time with him."

"Oh, it's going to be released so soon." Wang Quan was surprised.

The movie starring Gouzi Jinbi is called "A Dog's Purpose". The director of the film is Lasse Hallstrom, the famous director of the American version of "Hachiko: A Dog's Story". It is adapted from the novel of the same name by W. Bruce Cameron.

This story was not chosen by Wang Quan, but was discovered by Alex when he was reading it himself and recommended to his mother. So Dorothy simply chose the obedient gold coin to play the first life of the male protagonist, the dog.

Wang Quan said he was looking forward to the first work of the gold coin, "I will definitely help shout a few words when the time comes."

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This Jiang Wenzhou, this Jiang Wenzhou! Jiangnan...

There are many beautiful women in Jiangnan. After Zhang Ruonan returned home, many aunts and grandmas in the village came to see her. It was rumored that she starred in a movie directed by the famous director Wang Quan.

She did star in a movie, but it was not Wang Quan’s, but In the Mood for Grass, directed by the young and charismatic director Sun Rui.

The movie has been completed long ago and will be released in the first half of the year. By then everyone will know that she is not the woman chosen by Director Quan.

But since I kissed Director Quan, my trip to the capital was not in vain.

In order to avoid the villagers coming to watch the fun, she took her younger brothers and sisters to the city to watch "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

After watching it, my conclusion is that it is not as good as "Legend of the Sun", "Detective Chinatown 2" and "The Mermaid" that I watched yesterday.

Today, the screening of "The Demons Strike Back" has been dropped to third place, and the box office gap between it and "Detective Chinatown 2" is getting bigger and bigger.

As the producer and project leader, Zhou Xingchi did not lose money on this film, but he disappointed the investors who followed up, as it did not reach the 20 billion they expected.

So I'm afraid I'll have to do it myself next time.

In order to attract funds for cinema investment, he signed a bet with the capital and set requirements for the company's box office and profits. In order to maximize the benefits, his next plan is to make the sequel to the 30 billion box office movie "The Mermaid 2", which will be a huge hit by then.

However, he does not plan to use Deng Chao anymore. Deng Chao is too expensive now. The key point is that "The Mermaid" had a box office of more than 30 billion yuan, but he did not make much profit. Therefore, he wanted to participate in the investment and dividends of "The Mermaid 2", which touched Zhou Xingchi's bottom line.

In fact, Zhou Xingchi now wants to use Shen Teng more. He thinks Shen Teng is more humorous than Deng Chao. However, Shen Teng also has his own company, and his pay is higher than Deng Chao's. If it really doesn't work, then just use Da Shachun who is next to him.

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After Zhang Ruonan came home from watching the movie, she found that someone in the "11 Beautiful Girls" group had sent out red envelopes. She then grabbed 31 yuan and quickly thanked Chen Duling.

Ding Xiaoying: Sister Dudu gave us red envelopes. Could it be that Director Quan chose you?
Hu Lianxin: Sister Xiaoxiao, you have revealed the truth!
Chen Duling: No way, I’m the oldest in this group and I already have a job, so what’s wrong with giving out a red envelope?

Chen Duling: By the way, we are going to watch movies during the Spring Festival. Which one do you like?

Yang Chaoyue: I like "Sisters Who Make Waves". It would be great if I could be reborn. Then I could make a fortune with my advanced thinking. I also want to be a shareholder of Tencent!
Song Zuer: This movie seems to be plagiarized.

Zhang Ruonan: Ah, no way!
Song Zuer@Zhang Xueying: Haven’t you, who is from Beijing Film Academy, ever seen a similar Hong Kong film?

Zhang Xueying: I’m from the Central Academy of Drama, thank you.

Sun Yining: Is this a movie starring Liang Chaowei and Liang Jiahui?

Song Zuer: That’s right, “New Hard Times”, an old Hong Kong movie.

Zhang Jingyi: Ah, I quite like Han Han.

Wang Churan: I will go find some resources to see how similar they are. In fact, these time-travel stories all follow almost the same routine.

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On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Wang Quan is still accompanying his wife and children, but he is also keeping an eye on the news about the Spring Festival.

Unexpectedly, just the next day, the well-received "Sisters Who Make Waves" was exposed to have plagiarized Chen Kexin's "New Brothers".

On the third day, "Detective Chinatown 2" was also exposed to have plagiarized the core ideas of "Double Vision" directed by Chen Guofu.

Coincidentally, the male protagonists of "Double Vision" and "New Hard-Earned Brothers" are both Liang Jiahui, but many mainland audiences are actually very unfamiliar with these two movies.

The reaction to "Detective Chinatown 2" was quick. On the same day, Chen Guofu posted on Weibo to clarify that there was a big gap between the two films, and that he admired Chen Sicheng and "Detective Chinatown" blah blah.

However, Detective Chinatown 2 was not affected at all. On the contrary, its single-day box office surpassed that of the more popular and larger-scale Legend of the Sun, which shocked the audience. Industry insiders came out to analyze the reasons for this situation.

Screenwriter Wang Hailin said: "There are two main reasons for this situation. One is naturally the capital behind the film.

Behind "Chasing the Sun" is Wang Dao, and behind "Detective Chinatown 2" is Wanda + Wang Dao. The addition of Wanda means the support of the country's number one theater chain. It is no surprise that "Detective Chinatown 2" can overtake.

The second reason is the subject matter. The genre labels of "Detective Chinatown 2" are comedy and suspense, while "Chasing the Sun" are fantasy, action and comedy.

In terms of the proportion of comedy, "Detective Chinatown 2" is higher, which is more in line with the audience's need to relax with their families during the Spring Festival. Therefore, "Detective Chinatown 2" has maintained the first place in attendance since its release, and it cannot be shaken. "

Others analyzed that Chinese people have begun to become desensitized to special effects blockbusters.

Last year, Wangdao successively released special effects blockbusters such as "Zhu Xian 1", "The Wrath of the West", and "Pacific Rim 2", while other companies also produced blockbusters such as "Journey to the West: The Three Strikes of the White Bone Demon", "The Kingdom of Mystery 2", and "The Monkey King ".

Throughout 2016, except for "Macao Grand Master 11" which ranked 3th, which was a comedy, the rest were basically special effects blockbusters and feature films. The audience needed laughter so much.

Therefore, "Detective Chinatown 2", which focuses on joyful detective stories, was able to win the Spring Festival market.

After another two days of delay, on the fifth day of its release, Chen Kexin finally stood up and posted a Weibo post regarding the plagiarism controversy surrounding "Sisters Who Make Waves".

In his Weibo post, he sincerely praised Han Han, "He is really good at telling stories," "His sense of cinema, rhythm, and aesthetics are so good," "I am envious and jealous," "He cleverly solved the flaws of most time-travel movies, including my "New Difficult Journey," and "Congratulations to Director Han Han. I hope the movie can make over 1 billion yuan. This is the greatest encouragement for those of us who make movies honestly."

This Weibo post saved "Sisters Who Make Waves" from the public opinion storm, but it also missed the best stage for word-of-mouth fermentation.

The Spring Festival holiday soon ended, and "Sisters Who Make Waves" completely lost the possibility of surpassing "The Monkey King 2" with its reputation and comedy.

"Kung Fu Yoga" is also a comedy, and its reputation is slightly better than "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back", and its single-day box office has also begun to surpass and counterattack.

To promote the film, the film's leading lady Deepika Padukone also came to the capital for promotions.

However, after finishing her work during the day, she returned to the hotel, and Wang Quan was waiting for her in the hotel room.

"Long time no see~"

The two were attracted to each other as soon as they met. Wang Quan missed Deepika's authentic Indian yoga skills very much. He felt that he had not developed Deepika's body enough and she could still challenge more limits.

Among the domestic female stars that Wang Quan is familiar with, Tangtang is the best at yoga, but there is still a gap between her and Deepika.

Kung Fu Yoga was also released simultaneously in India and Wang Quan asked Deepika about the box office performance of the film.

Deepika said it was just average, "Mr. Cheng Long's box office appeal is a bit weak right now."

"So what is the most popular movie in India right now?"

"Of course it's Shamiel Khan's Dangal, which has been in theaters for more than a month. He is really amazing and is willing to speak up for women."

Wang Quan nodded and said that the movie would be available in China soon. Three Stooges introduced the movie and it would be released in March with the name changed to "Dangal".

The next day, the crew of "Xiao Yao You" resumed work.

After a week's rest, although everyone is in high spirits, their form has not yet fully returned.

Wang Quan was not in a hurry as he still had plenty of time. He would go to participate in the Directors Association Awards after finishing work in the afternoon.

"Parasite" was released last year, so it was nominated for the Directors Guild Awards this year. Like the Asian Film Awards which just announced the nominations, it was nominated for almost all the awards it could be nominated for, and they were all popular choices.

Not long ago, the 11th Asian Film Awards announced the nominations. "Parasite" was shortlisted for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress Fan Bingbing, Best Supporting Actress Kara Hui, Best Supporting Actor Li Ming, Best Newcomer Huang Kaijie, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Score, Best Art Direction, and Best Sound Effects, a total of 13 awards!
It was nominated for almost every award except Best Costume Design and Best Visual Effects.

This forced Wang Quan to go, but luckily it was in Hong Kong and the award ceremony was a weekend, so he still had time to make it.

It is also worth mentioning that Lao Wang has been nominated for the Best Actor at the Asian Film Awards for his role in "The Labyrinth of Heart", and will compete with Liang Jiahui, Kong Yoo, Asano Tadanobu, Fan Wei and others.

Just when domestic directors and actors gathered in Beijing, director Chen Kaige, who had just celebrated the Chinese New Year, ran back to the United States.

Because his Hollywood blockbuster "The Great Wall" is about to be released in North America.

"The Great Wall" was released in mainland China in December last year, and it just barely exceeded 12 billion yuan, becoming director Kai Ge's highest-grossing film, but it also aroused envy (he thought) and received many negative reviews.

Director Kai Ge thought to himself, you know nothing about monster blockbusters, only Americans are knowledgeable about monster movies.

And the leading actor of this movie is Matt Damon, a top Hollywood star.

Even if people don’t know those Chinese stars who are considered first-line stars in the country, you must know Matt Damon and “Green Goblin” William Dafoe.

After the first day of release, Chen Hong brought him good news.

"Yes, The Great Wall ranked second among new films on its first day of box office."

Chen Kaige frowned. She didn't mention the daily box office, but said that the new film ranked second in the daily box office, which means it is not as good as the old film. "

"How much is that?"

"Six...six million."

Chen Kaige was suddenly stunned. Matt Damon, is that all? Damn, they paid him so much. Legendary Pictures really took advantage of him!
After complaining about Matt Damon, Chen Kaige asked, "Which new movie is the first?"

"A Dog's Purpose" grossed around 700 million on the first day.

"Who is the leading actor?" he asked again.

"It's a dog," Chen Hong explained, "Oh, it seems to be the starring role of the golden retriever raised by Wang Quan's son."

Hearing this, Director Kai Ge felt a sweetness in his throat and felt like vomiting blood.

From the sound of it, I'm no better than a dog of Wang Quan's son!
(End of this chapter)