China Entertainment's My Artistic Career

Chapter 262

After three weeks of screening, the box office performance of "One Day Trip" was obviously weak.

In the 6 days after June, it only received 12 million box office, a drop of more than 2240%, and the cumulative box office was 70 million.

After all, the theme is not that pleasing. Being able to get this result is not only the bonus of awards, but also the reputation accumulated by He Hua's previous works.

I have to admit that word of mouth still has a great influence on the performance of the work.

If you look at Deng Chao's "Chinese Ping Pong", the quality is actually quite good, but because he has produced too many vulgar works like "Bad Angel" and "The Breakup Master" before, the audience is now confused when they see his works. No desire to buy tickets.

Chen Kaige's "The Heroes of the Volunteer Army Attack" is not the same. He praises his son too much and suffers the consequences.

He Hua's previous works have to have a good reputation among the audience and have good results. Most of the audience enjoyed watching it. Even for "The Lost Orphan", some viewers didn't like it but they wouldn't say it was bad against their will.

Therefore, the audience naturally has a certain fondness and expectation for "A Day Trip to Dreams".

Just like when we look at Wang Baoqiang's "The Octagon", even though we know it is not that good, we still can't help but give it a little more tolerance.

That's the audience.

The result of 3.32 million is naturally very average compared to those blockbusters, but now that domestic films are collectively sluggish, this result is outstanding, especially since "One Day Trip" is a romantic literary film.

In fact, after the first weekend and second week results of "A Day Trip" came out, many production companies turned their attention to the theme of love movies.

There are really too many love movies with small scope and great results in recent years. I won’t talk about the distant ones, but just talk about the past two years:
In 2010's "Those Years", an investment of 1000 million earned a box office of 1.68 million.

In the same year, "Hawthorn Tree Love", a romantic literary film, took in 1.45 million at the box office.

There are also "33 Days of Love" and "Chun Jiao and Zhiming" released in March. They are also low-budget romance films, but they have grabbed more than 3 million yuan in the box office among imported films.

The success of this series allowed production companies to see the potential market for such films.

He Hua had similar views during seminars and interviews with reporters:
"The way out for domestic films should be to find ordinary stories rooted in public life, to cater to the changes in the mentality of the group, and to attract audiences with emotional resonance; not to pay too much attention to big scenes and visual effects, but to return to the nature and literary nature of films. , ultimately winning over the audience.”

He had no idea that he had "Super Body" in his hand. After "Super Body" was released, some netizen might dig out this interview and slap him in the face.

Han Sanping took over the hosting of the "Good Dream One-Day Tour" celebration party. In fact, He Hua was not planning to hold it. He was just going to send red envelopes to others privately. The main reason was that he was really busy. Later, Han Sanping was busy with a lot of work. If you want to organize it, just leave it to him.

He didn't show up at the celebration banquet that night, but Huang Lan appeared on his behalf to liaise with other companies and establish relationships. Isn't that what socializing on such occasions is all about.

On the morning of July 7, He Hua woke up early and received good news from North America:

"Zootopia" was released in 7 theaters in North America on July 1, local time, of which 3880% were on 3D screens. It achieved a box office of US$1650 million on the first day. This was only in North America. In addition, it also landed on 64 screens in 14131 countries and regions, including the Mainland, Hong Kong, Baodao, Bangzi Country, etc., collected more than 3600 million U.S. dollars in box office. The Mainland alone contributed nearly 700 million U.S. dollars in box office.Total revenue was $5250 million.

This result shocked Blue Sky Studio.

They really didn't expect that "Zootopia" would get such a good start, because it faced quite a lot of pressure:
"Madagascar 3" is also a summer animation movie that is responsible for entertaining the whole family. It has achieved very good results. It took in US$6035 million in the North American market in its first week of release, and the total box office in the three weeks of release was US$1.6 million. , such results have brought great pressure to Blue Sky Studio.

In addition, its competitors at the same time include "The Amazing Spider-Man".

As Sony's new Spider-Man remake, with a new lineup of directors and actors, the storyline is more faithful to the original comic book, and the comic hero is brought to the 3D screen for the first time. Naturally, "The Amazing Spider-Man" is highly anticipated and will be released soon. On that day, it strongly occupied the top spot on the North American box office charts.

Such competitors make Blue Sky Studio worried, fearing that the films it has invested a lot of money and energy into will become cannon fodder.

Now that the results are down, they have only one idea, and that is to quickly increase their publicity efforts and make sure everyone knows that there is such a film.

"Dear Hua, I think we should talk about the production of the second follow-up." Chris Wedge, CEO of Blue Sky Studio, who had not been in contact for a long time, called He Hua.

He Hua smiled: "Of course, we are looking forward to our cooperation again."

When Chris Wedge asked him when he would come to North America, He Hua was very apologetic:
"I have a movie being shot here. You know I'm a director. I won't be able to leave for a while now. Otherwise, let's talk to Yu Yang first. Anyway, I signed the cooperation agreement."

Of course, the cooperation for this sequel needs to be renegotiated and negotiated slowly, so that we can strive for more benefits after achieving better results. After all, what Lan Tian got at the beginning was only the priority investment right for the sequel.

Chris Wedge is not a fool. Of course he heard what He Hua meant. Although it was a pity that he could not take advantage of more, he was not too disappointed. After all, the subsequent division of accounts was still in their hands, and he still had a lot to do. If you can hold the other person's flesh to your mouth, you will never let it escape.

After hanging up the phone, He Hua called Yu Yang again and after some exhortations, he happily rushed to the hotel with his girlfriend.

Today’s meal is both a work-starting party and a catching-up party. Whose catch-up is of course the two North American actors, Paul Walker and Michael Caine.

In fact, He Hua was a little unhappy today. After all, filming starts tomorrow and these two actors just showed up today. Anyone who is a director would be unhappy. What's more, for a director like He Hua who is not used to actors, he will scold Liu Yifei even if she does something wrong. .

It's also to blame that the people at China Film Group are too supportive of them. With so much money, they should make the cooperation agreement more stringent to see if they can cooperate.

Now that I think about it, they are just using each other. The actors earn the actor's salary, and the crew uses their fame to earn money from their fans in the North American market and even around the world. It is reasonable and reasonable, so just make do and finish the filming.

When He Hua and the others arrived, the others were basically in place.

Liu Yifei quickly chatted with Tan Nao at the table.

Xie Tingfeng, An Zhijie, and Yin Ziwei surrounded He Hua.

What are you trying to do to me?He Hua suddenly felt like the villains from "Wrath: Serious Case" and "Special Identity" were joining forces to deal with him.

"He Dao" "He Dao"

They just came over to offer tea and say hello.

"Sit down, sit down, sit down and chat, by the way, you three know each other, right?" He Hua also became enthusiastic.

"Yes, we worked together on New Police Story."

Xie Tingfeng spoke less today, and An Zhijie looked fierce, so it was Yin Ziwei who answered the conversation with a smile.

"I remember, that movie was well made, and you guys performed very well."

After a brief chat without making the atmosphere too awkward, He Hua, Zhang Yimou, Zhao Xiaoding, Cao Dun and others gathered at the table to chat about the shooting.I don’t know whether it was because of their status or because they were really interested in what they were talking about, but anyway, a circle of people quickly formed around them.

He Hua and Zhang Yimou didn't care. If they listened carefully to what they said and studied it carefully after returning home, it would be very helpful to understand the crew's next shooting direction and the style of the film.

Within this framework, actors can carefully study how to make their roles more outstanding and memorable, and staff can also make their work more efficient.

During the chat, He Hua saw Zhou Shen looking at him eagerly, and then he remembered his request yesterday, so He Hua asked Zhang Yimou in a low voice with some embarrassment:
"Teacher Zhang, are you still short of people there?"

Zhang Yimou didn't understand what he meant and looked at him doubtfully.

He Hua coughed and changed to honorific: "What do you think of Zhou Shen? The young man is very hardworking and he admires you very much. Yesterday, he specifically asked me to say that he wanted to study with you for a while. I..."

Zhang Yimou laughed loudly: "What do I mean? I can't let you, the talent that comes to my door, do I want to do it? I've also watched the young man during this period. It's really good, but his experience is not good enough. Let him join Group A."

He Hua was happy to see Zhang Yimou being so straightforward: "Then help take care of him."

As he said this, he nodded towards Zhou Shen, who suddenly jumped up with excitement.

He Hua waved his hand and said, "You can have a few more toasts to Teacher Zhang later."

"Understood!" Zhou Shen responded loudly.

In this way, the crew members communicated with each other, and the two North American stars were not brought in by the China Film Group until almost dinner time.

People who originally liked these two actors have suddenly lost their inclination to communicate, and there will be a gap when they are special.

To express the importance we attach to movies and actors, Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun also came here today.

"Hua Zi, Yimou, I chose this according to what you said. Come on, let's say hello." Han Sanping directed from the main seat.

Knowing that Han Sanping was trying to make a fool of themselves and wanted to close the distance between the two parties, He Hua and the others did not expose his lies.

Paul Walker and Michael Caine greeted them warmly after hearing this:

"Director Yimou, I have heard of your name a long time ago, in Venice or somewhere else, and I have seen many of your works, they are so colorful."

"Director He Hua, the movie in Cannes this year is very good, I like it."

The enthusiasm of the two finally made the atmosphere better.

He Hua also responded: ""Fast and Furious 5", the action is good." He gave Paul Walker a thumbs up.

Paul Walker kept smiling and nodding: "Lin, he is a director, he is very talented."

"We also have a racing scene in this film, do you want to complete it yourself?"

"Is that okay? I think I can try."

Paul Walker's eyes were shining and his eagerness to try made He Hua a little confused: "Damn it, this guy can't be serious, I'm just saying it."

Of course he couldn't omit the spectacular car chase scene on the streets of Paris. This scene will have a combination of digital special effects and live shooting, and they have also found a stunt driver, and it will be shot without actors or crowds. Shoot real scenes.

He didn't expect that he would be so excited just by making a joke, so He Hua had to find an excuse to deal with it: "We'll see what happens."

After the meal, the crew members became more familiar with each other. When the show finally ended, the China Film crew took the lead in raising their glasses:

"Production will start tomorrow and "Super Body" will be a box office hit!"

"Production will start tomorrow and "Super Body" will be a box office hit!"

The next day, China Film Digital Production Base Exhibition Hall.

More than a dozen investors, the production team led by He Hua and Zhang Yimou, the actor team such as Liu Yifei, Liang Jiahui, Michael Caine, Paul Walker, and the special effects crew composed of China Film Special Effects, Mojing Tianhe, and Tiangong Yicai are all involved. Already arrived.

Such a strong lineup makes everyone full of confidence.

Dozens of large and small media outlets at the scene were also excited, and many of them had already thought of tomorrow’s headlines:
[Domestic movies once again target Hollywood]

[Is it a strong alliance?Or are there still disputes?let us wait and see】

[Where is the way out for domestic films?Invite foreign stars?I’m not optimistic]

The launch conference officially begins:
""Superbody" can be regarded as a sci-fi type of 'pseudo' superhero action film. The heroine lives in Hong Kong and is forced to become a human mule for transporting D-substances. Due to the special nature of drugs and a series of incidents, she gradually becomes a the supernatural way.”

"Because most plots and scenes of the movie require the support of special effects, the digital studio of China Film Group that we rented will also go to Hong Kong, Paris and other places for filming."

When it came to the reporter’s question session, a reporter soon asked about He Hua’s introduction:
"What is a 'pseudo' superhero?"

He Hua explained: "Our definition of a hero is a person who can do things that ordinary people cannot do, who can help the world and fight heroically for the interests of the people. The heroine Lucy is driven by her own interests, so..."

"I heard that the investment cost of the movie has exceeded 4 million. Is this true?"

He Hua:? ? ?
"Let me answer this question." Han Sanping on the side quickly took over: "The actor's salary alone has reached 1.5 million, and there is also a large amount of special effects expenditure. This movie will definitely be the pinnacle of domestic film special effects at this stage. We expect investment”

Okay, just bragging.He Hua thought someone was trying to do something here, and he was scared to death.

The media who could come today were basically greeted and would not ask those embarrassing questions, such as why Liu Yifei was chosen as the heroine, how to resolve the disagreement between the two directors, etc.

"Tingfeng, what attracted you to this movie?"

Xie Tingfeng said in surprise: "If there is an opportunity to work with these two directors, why should I consider it? I came here without reading the script."

The lad has gone a long way.

(End of this chapter)