This top guy only treats celebrities as his job

The director of "Operation Red Sea" is Wei Lu, and the screenwriter is Wei Lu and another screenwriter Yang Yang who often writes military themes. The other screenwriters are from the screenwriter team of Lin Xing Studio.

Apart from that, basically all the leading actors of "Operation Red Sea" have never worked with Lin Xing before.

The leading actor is the tough guy Ye Han who has performed well in TV series and movies recently. He has played many tough guys.

However, Ye Han does not have any movie box office appeal, because he has basically never played a leading role in the film industry.

At first, Ye Han was a little confused when he was invited to play the leading male role.

In fact, it was not only Ye Han who was confused, but also Zhou Zhan, who was starring in the film industry for the first time. He was a former shooting athlete of the national team. After retiring due to injury, he was admitted to the Film Academy.

Moreover, his debut film "Bull's Eye", in which he played a shooting athlete, won the Special Attention Award at the College Student Film Festival.

Later on, it was quite embarrassing, because this circle is different from that of athletes. Athletes can get roles if they work hard, but actors are different. Actors are sometimes like doctors, they don’t get opportunities just because they have strong abilities.

So, there is no need to talk about the two leading actors Zhou Zhan and Ye Han this time. As for the one who really surprised everyone, it might be Feng Yan.

This time, Feng Yan plays the leading female role, and her role has a lot of action scenes.

You should know that Feng Yan was originally going to play the leading female role in "Soldier Assault". For this, she even underwent military training for a long time, and even ranked first in every military training.

But it ended up being cut.

And Feng Yan thought it was Lin Xing who chopped him down at that time, so he fired directly at Lin Xing.

Even Feng Yan has already made preparations. Is it okay for her to just quit this crappy circle?
In addition to these three, there are several other actors who are familiar to the audience, but it would be a bit difficult to go to the cinema for them.

"Hello, Director Wei. I just suddenly decided to bring you all here..."

Lin Xing smiled and said, "I just found out that you are all together?"

"Yes, we are filming here at "Fashion Men's Style"..."

Director Wei explained, and said: "Come on, let's say hello to the audience together."

"Hello everyone, I am Zhou Zhan, the actor who plays Yang Rui, the captain of the Jiaolong Squad in Operation Red Sea."

"Hello everyone, I am Bai Ning, the actor who plays the deputy captain of the [Dragon Squad] in Operation Red Sea..."

"Hello everyone, I am Zhou Zhan, the actor who plays the sniper Gu Shun in [Dragon Squad] in Operation Red Sea..."

"Hello everyone, I am Feng Yan, the actor who plays the machine gunner Tong Li in the "Dragon Squad" of "Operation Red Sea"..."

……

A total of 8 main actors are here, and they are shooting a magazine together to promote the upcoming release.

Everyone was wearing clothes from the movie at this time, and they looked quite handsome.

"Wow, this is the first time I've seen this lineup."

"Oh my god, I was wondering why I haven't seen Zhou Zhan for a long time. It turns out he's been filming a movie."

"No, did Feng Yan criticize Lin Xing before?"

……

Today is the first official announcement of the release date of "Operation Red Sea", and then the official announcement of the cast.

Previously, whether it was the start of filming or other promotional aspects, "Operation Red Sea" had always been in a confidential stage.

Many people don't even care much about this movie.

It would be the same as when "Soldier Assault" was released, if Lin Xing hadn't been promoting it all the time, even making the popularity skyrocket.

Many people basically think that if it weren’t for Lin Xing’s popularity, then “Soldier Assault” would not have been so popular.

The same is true for "Operation Red Sea" this time. If Lin Xing hadn't taken the initiative to announce the release date today, no one would have paid attention to it.

Today, Lin Xing first broadcast live on CCTV Military, and then immediately went live on the [Movie Channel].

Because Lin Xing's popularity is extremely high right now, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room has exceeded one million in a short period of time.

Especially with the live broadcast, many people quickly flocked in.

"Damn, it's going to be released so soon?"

"To be honest, I didn't expect the release date to be so soon, and it's also a limited time release??"

"No, Lin Xing, do you like to play limited edition games often? Every time it's a limited edition."

……

"It's great that none of the main creators of Operation Red Sea are movie stars."

"Not only are there no movie stars, most of the actors are just average in popularity."

"To be honest, I really admire Lin Xing. He is making another military-themed movie. And this time there should be a female lead."

……

Everyone in the live broadcast room was still chatting crazily, and Lin Xing also started chatting with everyone.

"Everyone, rest assured, there will definitely be a heroine. It can't be like this every time without a heroine."

Lin Xing smiled and said, "Actually, I'm just a minor supporting role, so don't ask me to answer. Let Director Wei answer it..."

The next half-hour live broadcast basically revolved around how the movie "Operation Red Sea" was prepared, how it was filmed, what interesting things happened during the filming, etc.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Lin Xing, because Lin Xing didn't stay in the crew for long, he only went there when visiting the set.

Then, when the live broadcast was about to end, the box office of this movie was inevitably brought up.

Wei Lu said that she was under a lot of pressure: "You know, Mr. Lin Xing has a box office of 35 billion. His recently released movie "The Vanishing Bride" is also very popular at the box office, almost breaking billion. So I am worried that "Operation Red Sea" will not even have million..."

"No, we believe in Director Wei's ability. Although we haven't seen the trailer for this movie yet, we believe it will be a big hit..."

The host of the movie channel still said something good. Of course, it was mainly because Wei Lu was quite capable.

Wei Lu has never failed.

As for Lin Xing, he also chuckled and said, "Director Wei, you don't have to feel pressured. I think as long as we work hard to make the movie and do our best, the box office will be secondary..."

At this time, the host asked: "Teacher Lin Xing, are you not optimistic about the box office of Operation Red Sea?"

"Of course not. I'm just saying don't take it too seriously, but that doesn't mean I'm not optimistic. On the contrary, I think the box office for Operation Red Sea should be pretty good, but we can't be too optimistic..."

Lin Xing thought about it and said, "So I think we should set a small goal for the movie's box office first, hoping to break 40 billion..."

"What???" The host was a little confused at this time: "Teacher Lin Xing, what is the small goal you mentioned?"

Not only the host, but also Wei Lu who was broadcasting live and other actors were stunned.

40 billion? ?

Still a small goal? ?
You should know that apart from the Spring Festival period, there is only one movie that has broken 40 billion yuan in box office this year, and that is "Charlotte's Troubles".

For the remaining movies, it will be difficult to break 40 billion, let alone 20 billion at the box office.

At this time, how can a movie like "Operation Red Sea" break 40 billion? ?
Just relying on these few creators? ?

And it was released during the New Year’s Eve period which is not a big period? ?
In short, for everyone, it cannot be said that it is impossible for the box office to exceed 40 billion, but it is almost impossible.

"I believe that there is still a huge market for military-themed movies. There are too many viewers who like the military. The reason why they don't watch military-themed movies is not because they don't want to watch them, but because they don't like them. To be honest, the military-themed movies in recent years are really not good."

Lin Xing was still very straightforward at this time.

This is just like the "Soldier Assault" which was just aired not long ago. It's not because long dramas are bad, but because you have done a terrible job in making long dramas one by one.

To be honest, this is quite common in many cases.

Sometimes, there are too many bad movies, and people have watched too many bad movies, so they will no longer go to see your movies, and it will be useless even if you make a good movie.

This has already been seen in some veteran actors and box office performers.

This time, why is it that even though Lin Xing did not play a big role in "Operation Red Sea", as long as he participated, everyone is willing to watch it?
In fact, the principle is the same, because now the audience tends to trust Lin Xing more.

"666, I must watch Operation Red Sea, but Lin Xing, your small goal is not small at all."

"Yes, the best box office ever for the New Year's Eve season seems to be around 20 billion."

"Yes, it is indeed 20 billion. It's the movie Across the Sea, which is a love movie. The publicity and promotion are also quite good. But you said you want to get 40 billion at the box office? I think it's difficult."

"Yeah, it's not that I don't believe Lin Xing, I just think that even "The Vanishing Bride" didn't make 40 billion, so how can the movie "Operation Red Sea" do so?"

……

"I really want to say that Lin Xing is too arrogant, but I think about what Lin Xing said before, that "Soldier Assault" and "The Vanishing Bride" were both successful, so I am willing to believe Lin Xing."

"Yes, I am willing to believe Lin Xing. If Operation Red Sea can really reach 40 billion, then it will be incredible."

"Hahaha, I am also willing to believe Lin Xing, and I think Lin Xing's goal is indeed small. Why the hell didn't you say 100 billion?"

……

Everyone was chatting happily in the live broadcast room, and many people even felt that although what Lin Xing said might be a bit exaggerated, everyone was still willing to believe it.

Correct.

I really want to believe it.

But if Operation Red Sea can really make 40 billion, how many people will be embarrassed?

The full cast of this movie was officially announced today, and to be honest, none of this cast can guarantee box office success.

Under such circumstances, do you think "Operation Red Sea" can reach 40 billion directly? ?

Normally this would be almost impossible.

But just as many netizens said in the live broadcast room.

At the beginning, no one thought that "Charlotte's Troubles" could break 10 billion.

All of this is possible isn’t it?
And Lin Xing is indeed the box office winner. Just look at how many people in the live broadcast room said they would watch this movie just for Lin Xing? ?

"Thank you everyone, I believe that you will not be disappointed when you go to the cinema on December 12st..."

Lin Xing looked at everyone and said.

Obviously, except for Lin Xing, neither the main creators of "Operation Red Sea", nor 40 to percent of the audience in the live broadcast room, and even the host of the show, basically do not believe that this movie can break billion.

Even if you, Lin Xing, really have cheats, it's impossible for you to be so awesome.

Of course, as soon as the live broadcast ended, the topic of "Operation Red Sea"'s "40 billion small goal" instantly ignited the entire Internet.

When colleagues in the industry saw this number, their first reaction was that Lin Xing was crazy.

"Is he overwhelmed by the 40 billion box office of "Charlotte's Troubles"? How dare he claim billion for a military film?"

An executive of a certain film company sent a voice message to an industry group to mock him: "Our military-themed film last year was such a flop that even moms couldn't recognize it. How could he do that?"

But he was quickly refuted by group friends: "Just because he is Lin Xing. Who was optimistic about "Soldier Assault" before it was broadcast? Isn't it still a phenomenon now?"

This debate continues to ferment on major social platforms.

Surprisingly, the attitude of ordinary audiences is completely different from that of industry insiders.

"Brother Xing said 40 billion, so it will definitely be there!"

"How can you be so sure even without watching the trailer for Operation Red Sea?"

"What do you know? This is called trust! When has Lin Xing ever let us down?"

This almost blind trust has shocked the industry.

You have to know that at a time when the film market is in a continuous downturn, to dare to make such a prediction about a non-commercial genre film requires not only courage, but also years of accumulated audience appeal.

Ding Chunling looked at the real-time public opinion monitoring data, but her brows were getting tighter and tighter: "Axing, public opinion is too polarized now. Those who support you are ordinary audiences, but almost everyone in the industry is pessimistic."

Lin Xing was looking through the publicity plan for Operation Red Sea. Hearing this, he said without even looking up: "Isn't this just right? The less optimistic they are, the more it proves that we are doing the right thing."

When the industry starts to be unanimously optimistic, then Lin Xing will need to worry.

At the same time, Lin Xing also called Wei Lu: "Director Wei, I know, don't worry, I will take the brunt of the consequences. After all, I am not the main creator. Of course, you can be more tactful when you are interviewed."

Wei Lu smiled bitterly: "Actually, I really thought that if you said 5 million was the minimum, it would be enough, but you exaggerated it a bit and directly said 40 billion."

"It's okay. If it wasn't bigger, how could anyone pay attention to it?"

Lin Xing said nonchalantly: "Besides, this movie is different from previous military movies. I am confident that this movie can achieve good box office results."

At this time, the first trailer of "Operation Red Sea" was also released.

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...(End of chapter)