China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Yu Dong didn't quite believe it, but his disbelief didn't last more than two days.

After three days of release, "Tiny Times" grossed over 200 million yuan, a staggering rate of success. However, its reputation has plummeted, with both critical and negative reviews.

Immediately, comments arose online.

"Ladies and gentlemen, look! Only the wealthy have youth."

"Making a movie that makes everyone in their world cheer, feel joy, sorrow, excitement and madness (mainly because the movie itself is not too bad) is something that we outsiders from another parallel universe can be happy about."

"Giddens Ko's precedent and the anticipation built by pre-release word-of-mouth marketing ultimately couldn't live up to the film's expectations. No matter how outstanding a few actors are, or how excellent the camerawork is, it can't save a fragmented, incoherent script—no matter how beautiful the visuals are, how popular the music is, or how much the male lead's screen time is. The best part? Wait for the end credits cut on YinYueTai..."

"Fan economy, is it just a way to trick people into going to the cinema?! I couldn't watch any more after half an hour, so I just played on my phone in the cinema."

"Two hours of movie footage can't compare to two minutes of behind-the-scenes footage."

"I have never disliked Guo Jingming, nor do I dislike Bai Baihe, one of the lead actresses. I don't know much about them. I just feel that the extravagant, luxurious, and empty values ​​promoted by this kind of movie are harmful in every way. I'm not saying this to set a moral standard, but I don't want to see my younger siblings being subtly influenced by it, whining and being materialistic all day long!"

"Hilarious! Is this movie some kind of regional bashing of Shanghai people? Is it a documentary about Shanghai?"

"Most bad movies are like chocolate with a shit flavor; they taste like shit, but they're still chocolate at heart. This movie is like chocolate with a shit flavor; it's packaged like a piece of chocolate, but it's actually a pile of pure shit."

"I'd rather watch Superman 10 times and enjoy it 10 times over than see this movie!"

"As expected, in Guo Xiao's eyes, even the times are small..."

"I saw the premiere, there was no ending, there's going to be a sequel. Bai Baihe is disgusting, her acting is terrible, her voice is awful. Jian Xi isn't a sunny, warm young man at all, he's just a complete loser... I think spending 40 yuan to see it was totally not worth it. I'm not a shill, but the whole theater was full of middle schoolers and brainless fans, screaming at the slightest thing, damn it..."

"What's so interesting about Ma Yufei writing movie reviews? Where's Hanhan? Hurry up and call Hanhan over to write a movie review!"

"There's no limit to how bad it can get; it's so bad it'll never end! Suitable for viewers under 13 years old!"

Blasted!

The time has come to the fourth day,
The box office performance of "Tiny Times" has collapsed significantly, with daily box office revenue suddenly dropping to less than 20 million.

It only took three days for this movie to plummet from the top of the clouds to the bottom of the valley.

The entire internet is mocking them!

The key point is that there were also paid commenters. Someone gave the movie a five-star rating on Douban, saying, "There aren't many movies I want to watch a second time, but this is one of them." This stunned many viewers and generated countless responses in the Douban comments section.

Many people wonder if the child has entered a world of contrasts, for example, while others eat and poop, this kid eats...

What kind of movie is this, at least in the eyes of most people?

"There really are movies in the world that you're too embarrassed to tell anyone about after watching them..."

collapsed.

If the 200 million yuan box office of "Tiny Times" in the first three days set an example for the entire entertainment industry.

Therefore, the results after the fourth day become inevitable.

After the collapse, the reputation of "Tiny Times" suffered an utterly disastrous fall.

On the contrary, the initial reviews of "San Andreas" pointed out many plot holes and flaws in the film. However, after watching it, the plot turned out to be complete, and at least it was full of exciting moments. So people went in with low expectations, but ended up being thrilled.

The daily box office revenue has strangely stabilized.

They can achieve around 40 million in revenue every day.

As time went on, "Badges of Fury" was finally released, grossing 24 million yuan on its opening day and over 100 million yuan in just three days, which seemed fairly average.

However, it quickly became the subject of a flood of negative reviews.

Moreover, the insults from netizens were extremely harsh.

"I feel that this film not only failed to live up to the second half of its title, but also failed to live up to the first half."

At first, this statement caused a lot of confusion.

The movie title only has four characters, right?

Why is there a first half and a second half to the sentence? Later, netizens thought this sentence was a brilliant comment.

Because this movie has neither a detective nor anything else, and it's fucking stupid!
"There's no limit to how bad movies can be. Director, do you think Chinese audiences are idiots? The brainless plot and the tired old jokes are just too much!"

"Wen Zhang is truly the closest I've ever seen to the description of a despicable and disgusting Chinese actor, bar none."

"Sigh, yet another truly stupid and melodramatic rubbish film. No matter how good the actors are, without a good plot, they're just posing. Even if everyone knows the director is just trying to rip us off, couldn't you at least put a little sincerity and effort into the film's artistic merit, even just a tiny bit would be okay?"

Some netizens even didn't bother adding punctuation marks when commenting, which shows how disgusting it was.

With this result, it was the fourth day.

The film's box office potential has essentially been exhausted.

According to predictions from relevant cinema chains, this film may achieve a box office of around 400 million yuan, or even 450 million yuan.

However, this target has now suddenly dropped to a figure of around 200 million.

As for "Tiny Times," which aired around the same time, its final box office prediction also failed to break the 500 million mark.

On the contrary, the box office performance of "San Andreas" has been rising steadily, and the current box office forecast has exceeded 13 billion.

The news caused an uproar across the internet.

Regardless of whether Guan Ling directed the movie or not, your father is still your father.

Yu Dong finally realized the true value of Guan Ling's words.

If I say I'll beat you to death, I really mean it.

While eating hotpot and singing songs, these two movies collectively committed suicide.
Faced with ridicule from netizens, Yu Dong strangely remained silent.

I could only vaguely recall Director Guan's confident words from back then.

Yu Dong felt a sudden, throbbing sensation.

All of this seemed to be within the other party's prediction.

Either he knew the box office figures for those two movies.

But that's obviously impossible, since this is the first time the movie has been released.

That leaves only one answer.

He is very confident in the films he produces.

They were so confident that they became arrogant.

Thinking of this, Yu Dong gasped.

How can Director Guan be so confident in a film that he himself doesn't consider the best, and even has obvious clichés?

After checking the US release of "San Andreas," the movie is indeed as Guan Ling predicted.

The results weren't particularly strong.

Overseas, the film's price dropped by more than half the following week, but still grossed over $2600 million, outperforming other films of the same genre and settling for second place at the weekend box office.

Compared to similar films like "2012" and "The Day After Tomorrow" back then, it performed relatively well.

This earthquake disaster film, set on the American West Coast, sparked a trend in Hollywood disaster films.
Two weeks after its release, the film has grossed $9906 million in North America and is about to break $100 million.

The film's global box office reached $3.27 million.
The Chinese mainland market contributed 710 million RMB, accounting for more than 45% of its overseas box office.

Hollywood was stunned!
Amidst a continued slump in the film industry, Guan Ling's performance has completely overshadowed Hollywood.

The Chinese market is a coveted ticket market!
For a time, it even caused the stock prices of companies with good relations with Guan Ling, such as Marvel, Fox, and Lionsgate, to soar.

They really made a killing.

Frank and the others exclaimed that it was absolutely beautiful.

Guan became an instant sensation in Hollywood!
While "Tiny Times" has made money among the films currently showing, "Badges of Fury" is having some difficulty breaking even.

Jet Li's salary was too high, and his salary was also not low. The two of them have basically emptied the bank of this movie.

Time passed day by day.

When people saw that the global box office prediction for San Andreas was fixed at around $5.8 million.

I couldn't help but fall silent.

...

With filming for "The Martian" nearing completion, Guan Ling can finally take a break from her current pace.

I stole half a day of leisure and went to find Liu Yifei.

At this time, Yang Qing's film "Her" was also in its later stages, and Liu Yifei's decision not to show her face throughout the entire film truly astonished him.

Yang Qing could even guess that after the film's release, it might cause controversy within the Chinese film industry and elicit reviews from various universities.

Because it's fun!
Capital City, Dabieye.

Guan Ling lay on Liu Yifei's belly, listening to the baby's frantic activity inside.

He gave a gentle smile.

"Director Guan! I'm scared!"

Liu Yifei whispered, "I recently joined some mothers' groups using a secondary account. I heard them say that childbirth is terrifying. If you have a C-section, not only will you have a scar on your stomach, but you won't be able to get out of bed for more than a month."

If I have a vaginal delivery, it's easy to tear and leak urine, I'm afraid..."

Liu Yifei stared wide-eyed.

Her eyes blinked, clearly still filled with fear.

Guan Ling patted Liu Yifei's head.
"How about we do a C-section? Although it might leave a scar, I will do my best to prevent these problems."

"But I've heard that babies born naturally are smarter."

"I don't need my baby to be smart."

Guan Ling patted her belly and laughed, "All he needs to do is enjoy the rest of his life."

Liu Yifei was taken aback and said, "Quickly say 'Pah, pah, pah,' it's better for the child to be smart, of course."

"Bah bah bah!"

Guan Ling followed the other person's words.

The two looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.

very childish.

Liu Yifei held Guan Ling's neck, "Business trip"

"Was filming in Inner Mongolia tiring?"

"Actually, it's alright. I've been traveling all over the country for a long time, so I'm used to it."

"Actually, I feel really uneasy about you leaving this time," Liu Yifei said. "I've never felt this way before, but this time it's been a constant, and I miss you a lot."

"Didn't you miss me before?"

"I do think about it, but not like that. I always think about you even when I'm sleeping. I suspect it's the child who's thinking about their father."

"I feel too embarrassed to leave after what you've said."

"You still want to leave?"

"The celebration banquet that was arranged beforehand can't be canceled. I'm afraid Lai Peikang is trying to use this as an excuse to set the tone for me," Guan Ling said. "Coincidentally, I also want to set the tone for him."

"I'll come back to be with you after I've finished talking to them about the next steps."

The final parts of *The Martian* could actually be entirely handed over to Guo Fan for filming.

"Will going to talk to Lai Dong and the others this time do you any harm?"

Liu Yifei asked nervously.

“Spitting at him to his face probably won’t do any harm,” Guan Ling said with a smile. “There are some things that are hard to refuse because of face-saving. It’s not that I can’t refuse, but Lingyun Media is at the moment of its listing, and I still don’t want any bad rumors to spread.”

Liu Yifei chuckled.

Should I spit on him to his face?

The new boss took office and used your movie as an excuse to hold a welcome event for the new cast, but you immediately made a decision…

Liu Yifei was stunned!
However, from this sentence, she finally understood how powerful Guan Ling's current status was.

"What movie are you planning to prepare next?!"

Liu Yifei looked at the Prince of Guangling and said, "After I give birth, I still want to act."

"I currently have several dramas in the works, and they should all be broadcast within the next year or two."

I'm planning to get a big one myself.

Guan Ling was captivated for a moment.

"What's big?"

"I want to film that movie, 'Covering the Sky'."

Guan Ling said, "The one that was announced before."

Liu Yifei asked, "That novel?"

"Correct."

Guan Ling said, "After the September and October releases are over, that movie should also be ready to start production."

……

2013 year 7 month 7 day,
Beijing.

Guan Ling, Liu Yan, and others held a huge celebration banquet for Lingyun Media in Beijing to celebrate that Lingyun Media still made more than one hundred million US dollars in profit with the film "San Andreas".

However, this time, the person from China Film Group was not Han Sanpin.

Instead, they came to Peikang.

He should have come, after all, the distribution of "San Andreas" belongs to China Film Group.

Unexpectedly, not only him, but also representatives from companies such as Shanghai Film Group, Shandong Film Group, and Emperor Entertainment Group attended.

The crowd first congratulated Guan Ling on making another fortune from her film.

It was only amidst everyone's sincere congratulations.

Yu Dong's eyes were noticeably red.

It seems like he's under a lot of pressure.

He sees others making money while he loses money.

This feeling is truly unforgettable…

Afterwards, people congratulated Lai Peikang on his work in distributing the film, on directing the film, and on taking office.

At the banquet, glasses clinked and toasts were exchanged.

Lai Peikang's words instantly silenced the noisy banquet.

"Does Director Guan have any new films coming up? China Film Group is willing to continue working closely with Director Guan."

This statement is not very polite. It may seem like you're giving them face, but it actually reveals a sense of smugness from a superior.

Guan Ling took a bite of fish and slowly spat out a bone.

"Yes, I'm planning to adapt a web novel into a film," Guan Ling said honestly, "Covering the Sky."

"There's a script?"

"Not yet, we're currently making preparations."

"That's a pity, I was planning to read some," Lai Peikang continued. "Why does Director Guan think highly of online novels? Doesn't he say they're all rubbish?"

"Isn't Marvel trash? It's still comics, after all."

Guan Ling smiled and said, "Mr. Lai still doesn't have a clear enough understanding of the concept of commercial films."

Within a few words, the two had already begun a fierce exchange.

No one would shut up.

The scene fell silent.

(End of this chapter)