I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 102 Movie Rhythm
In mid-October, "Myth", which has been in theaters for more than 20 days, has grossed nearly 9000 million yuan at the box office. It is about to reach [-] million yuan.

Emperor's boss Yang Shoucheng, who invested in "The Myth" together with China Film and Jackie Chan, was not happy at all. Instead, he was worried.

In a hotel in the capital, when Cheng Long and Yang Shoucheng were having dinner with Han Sanping, Cheng Long saw Yang Shoucheng's worried look on his face, and he smiled and said,
"Yang Sheng, the box office of "Myth" is nearly 9000 million. It will definitely exceed [-] million. What are you worried about?"

Hollywood speaks for itself at the box office, and "Around the World in Eighty Days" failed at the box office, causing Cheng Long's status in Hollywood to plummet.

Last year, Yang Shoucheng invited Cheng Long to return to Hong Kong to develop, so Cheng Long shifted the focus of his acting career back to China.

After returning to Hong Kong, he starred in "New Police Story". Unexpectedly, "New Police Story" only had a box office of more than 4000 million in the mainland and only more than 2000 million in Hong Kong Island.

The Hollywood box office failed. After returning, the box office was still not good, which put Cheng Long under great pressure.

Now, "The Myth", co-produced with China Film Group Corporation, will soon reach over [-] million in box office, and Cheng Long is finally proud.

"'Loyalty Liver, Righteousness and Bravery' will be released in a few days. TV stations and buses are full of promotions for 'Loyalty Liver, Righteousness and Bravery'. It's coming very hard, so I have to worry."

Listening to Yang Shoucheng's words, Cheng Long felt a little uncomfortable.

He was not uncomfortable with Yang Shoucheng's demoralizing words, but he felt a little uncomfortable thinking about Wan Qingshan, the director and star of "Loyal Liver and Righteous Brave".

"New Police Story" lost to Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu" at the box office in both the mainland and Hong Kong Island.After losing to Zhou Xingchi, Cheng Long had nothing to say.

However, while "New Police Story" lost to "Kung Fu" at the box office in both places, it also lost to "The True Meaning of Love."

It’s okay to lose on the mainland, but it also lost at the box office on Hong Kong Island, which was somewhat difficult for Cheng Long to accept.

Before "The True Meaning of Love" was released, Wan Qingshan, Chen Kun and others had no reputation in Hong Kong!

Cheng Long felt a little uncomfortable. When he picked up his glass and drank, he saw Han Sanping from the corner of his eye, who looked like an outsider.

So, he took a sip of wine, put down the glass, and asked, "Director Han, "Loyalty Liver, Righteousness and Bravery" has started to be copied and filmed. You should have seen the movie. In your opinion, "Loyalty Liver, Righteousness and Bravery" How much box office will there be.”

Han Sanping, who originally didn't want to talk about "Loyal Liver and Righteousness", sighed in his heart and said solemnly,
"Except for the lack of big scenes, this movie is basically no different from Hollywood commercial blockbusters."

Cheng Long's expression immediately became solemn, no different from a Hollywood commercial blockbuster, then,,,,

Yang Shoucheng also changed his expression. He was worried about "Loyal Liver, Righteousness and Bravery" because Wan Qingshan had filmed "The True Meaning of Love", but he never thought that "Loyalty, Liver and Righteousness" would have such a high rating.

Suddenly, Yang Shoucheng thought of something that made him feel very strange.

"Director Han, didn't we only invest 5000 million in "Loyal Liver and Righteousness"? How can 5000 million produce the effect of a Hollywood blockbuster!"

The filming and publicity of "A Loyal Liver, a Righteous Brave" only cost 600 million, but Zhang Zhao claimed that the filming and production of "A Loyal Liver, a Righteous Brave" cost as much as 5000 million, not counting the publicity and distribution.

"Hollywood shooting costs are high, but domestic shooting costs are low. A commercial film investment of 5000 million is already a large-scale production in the mainland.

Also, I just mentioned a premise, in addition to a little less big scenes, there are fewer big scenes, and the investment will be much less. "

"No, Director Han, I don't understand what you are saying. There are few big scenes, so how can it have the effect of a Hollywood commercial blockbuster." Yang Shoucheng asked.

Han Sanping smiled and did not answer Yang Shoucheng's words. He looked at Cheng Long.
"You have been in Hollywood for so many years. What do you think is the difference between Hollywood commercial blockbusters and domestic big-budget movies, apart from big scenes and special effects?"

Cheng Long frowned and thought for a moment. He had never paid attention to this before.

Now that Han Sanping mentioned it, he found that aside from special effects and scenes, there are still many big differences between Hollywood commercial blockbusters and domestic big-budget movies, but he didn't understand the specific differences.

"Director Han, except for the special effects and scenes, I think there is still a big difference between the two. But I don't know what the specific difference is. If you know, please guide me so that I can understand."

Han Sanping smiled and said, "Hollywood commercial blockbusters put aside special effects and big scenes, and there is a big difference from domestic big-budget movies, which is the movie rhythm.

In Hollywood's successful commercial blockbusters, the boring parts of the plot can be overcome with only a few shots.Where the plot is exciting, the pace slows down.

This kind of rhythm makes the audience feel comfortable watching, and they will only remember the exciting parts of the plot.

The rhythm of domestic movies is relatively chaotic, some dull plots, and too many shots are used, which makes the audience feel very bored. "

After "The True Meaning of Love" became a box office hit, Han Sanping, who wanted to expand the domestic film market, carefully studied why "The True Meaning of Love" had such a high box office.

After researching and researching, I found that there is no similar movie in China that can be used for comparison and research.

So Han Sanping used Hollywood movies to do comparative research.

This comparison made Han Sanping discover that the novel body swapping of the audience and the unconventional jokes were the triggers for a box office hit.

But the fundamental thing is that Wan Qingshan has a way of making commercial films. The rhythm of "The True Meaning of Love" is the same as that of Hollywood commercial blockbusters.

If you can't master the rhythm like Wan Qingshan, even if you take the script of "The True Meaning of Love" to film, it will not be a box office hit.

A few days ago, the copy of "Loyalty Liver and Righteousness" was sent to China Cinemas for online screening.

Han Sanping, who has been paying attention to Wan Qingshan's new films, went to watch it and found that Wan Qingshan controlled the rhythm of "Loyal Liver and Righteousness" better. "The True Meaning of Love" still has some dragging scenes, but "Loyalty Liver and Righteousness" can be said to have no dragging scenes at all.

Han Sanping's words made Cheng Long a little confused. Then, after comparing them in his mind, he suddenly realized that the rhythm of the movie!

Before, Cheng Long couldn't figure out how "New Police Story" could lose to "The True Meaning of Love" at the box office.

He also watched "The True Meaning of Love". Apart from being funny and heartwarming, there were no other highlights.

"New Police Story" has none of the shootouts, chases, action, and "The True Meaning of Love". How could "New Police Story" lose at the box office?

Han Sanping's words made him understand why "New Police Story" lost.

"New Police Story" has too many boring plots involving the interaction between the protagonist and supporting characters, and the plot of the final battle is a bit rushed.

"The True Meaning of Love" has very few boring plots. It only lasts for ten minutes at the beginning, and a large section in the middle is full of jokes. The warm plot at the end only lasts for ten minutes, which completely highlights the jokes in the middle, and the rhythm is well controlled.

"Director Han, thank you for your advice. I finally know why "New Police Story" lost to "The True Meaning of Love" at the box office."

Cheng Long understood, but Yang Shoucheng, who had never been a director or acted, didn't understand the rhythm of a movie.

He didn't understand the rhythm of movies, but he could see it. Han Sanping said that "Loyalty Liver and Righteousness" has the effect of a Hollywood commercial blockbuster, and Cheng Long agreed.

This makes him very worried about the next box office trend of "Myth".

Yang Shoucheng hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Director Han, in order to have a box office of over [-] million, "Myth" has been extended for one week.

"Loyal Liver and Righteous Bravery" is released on October 20th, and it will definitely have a great impact on the box office of "Myth".

This is a co-production. If the box office does not exceed [-] million, it will not look good on you or me.See if you can help guide me in the early stage. "

Han Sanping understood that Yang Shoucheng's guidance was to let him take some measures to arrange the films of "Loyalty Liver and Righteousness" in Chinese theaters.

Han Sanping frowned slightly and said, "Mr. Yang, let's not talk about the happy cooperation between China Film and Wan Qingshan before.

His girlfriend's uncle is still an old classmate of mine for many years. After all, Wan Qingshan is my nephew. I really didn't do this kind of guidance. "

A trace of surprise flashed in Yang Shoucheng's eyes. He really didn't know that Wan Qingshan and Han Sanping had such a relationship.

In "Loyalty and Bravery", Wan Qingshan did not cooperate with China Film, but instead cooperated with Enlight Pictures, which made Yang Shoucheng think that Wan Qingshan and Han Sanping were in conflict for some reason.

Therefore, if Yang Shoucheng just wanted to ask Han Sanping to use some means to arrange films in China Cinemas, Han Sanping would definitely agree.

If he had known that the two of them still had this relationship, Yang Shoucheng would never have said such things to Han Sanping.

"Sorry, Director Han, it's me, Meng Lang. I'll punish myself with a glass of wine." Yang Shoucheng said, filling a glass of white wine and drinking it in one gulp.

After Yang Shoucheng finished drinking, Han Sanping pretended to be embarrassed and persuaded, "Mr. Yang, what are you doing? It's nothing to me."

Immediately, Han Sanping changed the topic, his face changed suddenly, and he said seriously, "Mr. Yang, it is better to rely on fair competition for movie box office.

Even if I relied on means to save face this time, what about next time? The next time, I can't always rely on these means in the future. "

After saying that, Han Sanping suddenly thought of something. He immediately stared at Yang Shoucheng and said in a deep voice,
"Mr. Yang, there are certain methods that must not be used. If you use these methods, you will endanger not just one movie, but the entire mainland film market.

If anyone uses these methods, then some movies will no longer be released in the mainland! "

Han Sanping knew the tricks of the entertainment industry in Hong Kong. Before the return, there were kidnappings and threats.

After returning, he has restrained himself a lot, but his methods have also become more difficult. He secretly bribes people and fabricates news.

Han Sanping just thought that if Yang Shoucheng used these methods on Wanqingshan, and the industry would follow suit, the mainland film market would be in chaos, so he specially selected Yang Shoucheng.

Yang Shoucheng turned blue, thinking that he was also a tycoon in Hong Kong Island. In Hong Kong Island, everyone in the circle was not polite to him. Even the Hong Kong Island government was very polite to him.

Unexpectedly, when facing Han Sanping, he even punished himself with a drink, and Han Sanping was still threatening him.

Yang Shoucheng wanted to get angry, but thinking of the decline of the Hong Kong film market and the huge mainland market, he could only suppress his anger and said with a smile, "Yes, what Director Han said is that some methods are not useful."

At this time, Cheng Long, who saw the solemn atmosphere, interrupted and joked, "You two, no matter what, the box office of "Myth" is nearly 9000 million. This is a joy. I toast you two."

Cheng Long changed the subject, and the atmosphere in the box relaxed a lot, but the estrangement caused by the previous words was still there, so soon, Han Sanping put down his chopsticks and left early.

As soon as Han Sanping left, Yang Shoucheng slammed the table angrily, "I'm attacking you, mother, you're threatening me."

Seeing this, Cheng Long persuaded him bravely, "Yang Sheng, don't be angry, don't be angry. Yang Sheng, I found a secret high-end club in the capital. Why don't I invite you to go and have fun."

Yang Shoucheng picked up the wine glass, drank it down in one gulp, then stood up and said, "Let's go and see what the high-end clubs in Beijing are like."

(End of this chapter)