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Chapter 654 4012W
Not only did everyone present not question Chen Kun's words, they also deeply agreed with them.

As for other types of films, few people dare to say that Wang Shu can shoot them well.

Science fiction films are something that you can believe and accept without even thinking about it.

Because Wang Shu has proven himself time and time again with science fiction films.

"What Kun said is right. Director Wang's science fiction films are not the best on the international stage, but he is far ahead in China." Zhou Xun continued.

She has Wang Shu in her heart, so whenever someone praises Wang Shu, she will follow suit.

When someone said something good about Wang Shu, she was happy and followed suit to flatter him.

When someone says weird things about Wang Shu, she feels unhappy and will refute them depending on the situation.

"I think so too. Looking at the domestic science fiction field, no one can compare with Director Wang." Yao Chen responded, "Before, a Hong Kong director made a movie called "Robots". To be honest, after watching it, I was confused and wanted to complain: Is this also considered a science fiction movie?"

If a passerby heard what Yao Chen said here, they would definitely think that she was going too far in her rhetoric of praising one and putting down another.

"Robot" is a science fiction film after all. No matter how many science fiction elements it contains, it is a science fiction film.

However, the people present were so excited at the moment that they all agreed with what was said.

Chen Kun even echoed: "Yao Chen is right, Robot Man is indeed not good."

"This is not nonsense, but the box office is the proof."

"To be honest, I think the reason these directors come to make science fiction films is probably because they saw Director Wang making money from science fiction films, and they are jealous and want to get a piece of the pie."

"However, not everyone can make a living in science fiction. Without Director Wang's skills, you can't do this job."

"Kun is right. Science fiction is not something you can get just because you want it." Zhou Xun responded, "If it were that easy, there wouldn't have been no domestic science fiction films released before Director Wang made his debut."

"It's precisely because I'm not good at it, or I don't have the ability, that no one has filmed it."

As soon as these words were spoken, Shu Qi, Zhao Yanzi and others nodded in agreement.

Zhao Yanzi said at this time: "But speaking of which, it's a pity for Xun'er."

Seeing everyone's confusion, Zhao Yanzi immediately said, "After watching "The Night the Comet Came", I think the role of the heroine played by Sun Li is also quite suitable for Xun'er."

In fact, she had something else in her heart that she hadn't said yet, which was that Sun Li's heroine role was also suitable for her.

Her status is higher than Sun Li's, and she was originally more suitable than Sun Li, but she had little contact with Wang Shu and had no chance.

This statement also made Shu Qi, Yao Chen and others nod in agreement.

Shu Qi replied at the right time: "I think it's suitable for Xun'er too."

Chen Kun didn't say anything. As the male lead, he had just finished working with Sun Li, and it felt a bit bad for him to say these things behind her back.

Zhou Xun smiled and replied: "Director Wang contacted me at that time, but I missed it because I didn't have time."

"I know you guys want to say we can overlap."

"But what I want to say is that Director Wang actually hates actors overlapping roles."

"Especially the main actors. If they find out someone is overlapping with them, they will no longer work with them."

In fact, Wang Shu never contacted her from beginning to end, but she took the initiative to contact Wang Shu to ask.

But she definitely couldn't say that in front of her best friend. Instead, she had to present the scene where Wang Shu contacted her but she had to miss the opportunity due to schedule conflicts.

Although Zhou Xun did miss the event due to schedule conflicts, she still had to choose a face-saving way of speaking in front of her bestie.

"What a pity." Zhao Yanzi sighed, "Although Director Wang only took three days to shoot 'The Night the Comet Came', the film is very interesting and will most likely become a classic."

“Plus, the filming only took three days, so this stunt will definitely become a topic of conversation.”

“And this shows that ‘The Night the Comet Came’ will leave a deep impression in many people’s minds.”

"As an actor in this, there will definitely be a lot of benefits from it."

"It's just like Stephen Chow's 'A Chinese Odyssey', which left a deep impression on many people."

"When talking about "A Chinese Odyssey", besides thinking of Zhou Xingxing, I also think of Zhu Ying."

"'The Night the Comet Came' has the gimmick of being filmed in three days, plus the film is very interesting, so it might have a similar effect."

Shu Qi thought about it and responded, "You know what, what Yan Zi said makes sense. "The Night the Comet Came" might have a similar effect."

After saying that, he looked at Zhou Xun and said, "Xun'er, you missed a classic!"

Zhou Xun was already feeling sad about missing the movie, and now after hearing Zhao Yanzi's analysis, he felt even sadder.

In her opinion, she originally had the opportunity to star in "The Night the Comet Came", but because Han Sanping wanted to work with Wang Shu to make a blockbuster, Wang Shu declined and could only make a low-budget film with a small cast, which suddenly made her lose the opportunity to participate.

No matter what, it’s all Han Sanping’s fault!

You deserve to be called a mountain eagle!

Zhou Xun sighed: "There was a conflict in schedules at the time, so I had to miss it. It's useless to say more now."

Yao Chen nodded in agreement. Although it was a pity, it was indeed as Zhou Xun said, he had to miss it due to schedule conflicts.

If you want to blame someone, you can only blame your bad luck!

"Oh~ What a pity!" Shu Qi sighed.

At this point, Chen Kun was able to express his opinion, and he also said it was a pity.

Zhao Yanzi then said, "Director Wang is currently filming a movie he is working on with Paramount. He also squeezed out time to return to China to prepare for the release of The Night the Comet Came. He should be returning to Hollywood next, right?"

Zhou Xun nodded, knowing that Zhao Yanzi, Shu Qi and the others wanted to get to know Wang Shu, and said, "I asked him. After he returned to China, the crew was suspended. Every day of suspension costs an extra day's salary, so he really needs to hurry back to Hollywood."

Shu Qi replied at the right time: "Director Wang and Paramount have chosen Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey and others to star in this film. They are all well-known Hollywood movie stars."

"Looking at the lineup, this show should be quite big."

Zhou Xun smiled and said, "It's not small. I heard from Director Wang that the investment seems to be 1.5 million US dollars."

"Ah?" Yao Chen was surprised. "1.5 million US dollars, converted into RMB, is 12 or 13 billion! Is the investment so huge?"

Zhou Xun nodded and explained: "So Paramount doesn't want to use Asian actors in order to ensure the European and American markets."

Shu Qi nodded: "If the investment is so large, it is indeed necessary to do so."

"With an investment of 1.5 million, it will take at least 4 million to recover the cost and start making a profit."

"Of course, if we take into account the revenue from copyrights such as DVDs, perhaps the global box office of 3 million will be enough to recover the cost."

"Based on Director Wang's past performance, as long as this movie doesn't fail, and with Matthew McConaughey and others starring in it, the global box office will be at least $5 million."

Zhao Yanzi echoed: "With an investment of 1.5 million US dollars and a global box office of 5 million US dollars, it would be a huge profit."

After saying that, he sighed again, "Hollywood is still the best. They often have global box office and hundreds of millions of US dollars. Converted into RMB, it's tens of billions."

"In our country, if a movie can make over 200 million RMB at the box office, it's already a big hit."

Shu Qi continued: "Why not? That's why everyone wants to go to Hollywood, and why their value skyrocketed after going to Hollywood." "The market is different, and the actors' pay is also different."

Zhao Yanzi glanced at Zhou Xun and sighed pretentiously: "I don't know when we will have the chance to go to Hollywood."

"I don't ask for a sky-high salary, but I just hope it's not less than Zhang Ziyi's."

She did not compare herself with Gong Li, because Gong Li won the three major Best Actress awards in Europe.

But Zhang Ziyi is different. She does not have any of the three major European film actress awards, so it is easier for them to replicate the path that others took to the international stage.

Nowadays, there are only two directors in the country who can help people enter Hollywood.

The first is Li An, who is not a quick shooter and is also a director from Taiwan, so he can be ignored.

The remaining one is Wang Shu, who won the Oscar for Best Director for consecutive years.

If Wang Shu favors me, I will have the opportunity to star in a Hollywood movie directed by him in the future.

Even if it is just a supporting role, one can still make progress step by step and gradually gain a foothold in Hollywood.

Even if you don't have a firm foothold in Hollywood, your status and resume gilded by going to Hollywood can double your value and pay after returning to China.

Take Zhang Ziyi for example. She has not acted in many movies in Hollywood, but now she is paid 1000 million yuan for a movie in China.

And there are only a few million of them.

Shu Qi looked at Zhou Xun and said, "Nowadays in our country, only Director Wang can bring people to Hollywood. I hope Director Wang can take care of us domestic actors in the future."

Zhou Xun calmly replied, "In fact, Director Wang has always been taking care of domestic actors."

"Didn't you notice? Director Wang has made so many movies since his debut, and except for The Wolf of Wall Street and the current movie he is working on with Paramount, all other movies have used our domestic actors."

Zhao Yanzi, Shu Qi, Yao Chen and others were stunned when they heard this, but then they thought about it and it seemed to be true.

It’s not that Wang Shu doesn’t care about domestic actors, he just doesn’t care about them.

This……

Zhao Yanzi and Shu Qi looked at each other and said awkwardly, "Xun'er, so, if there is a chance, introduce Director Wang to us so that we can be taken care of by him."

Zhou Xun sighed pretentiously: "It's not that I don't want to help you, but Director Wang really doesn't have time."

"He returned to China this time to hold the premiere of The Night the Comet Came. I talked to him when I went there. He was too busy and really couldn't spare the time."

Zhou Xun said this, but in his heart he was unwilling to help Zhao Yanzi, Shu Qi and others.

Because they are all actresses, helping them would undoubtedly add competitors to herself.

Zhao Yanzi, Shu Qi and others sighed when they heard this. They also knew that Wang Shu was very busy at this stage and did not doubt that Zhou Xun did not want to help.

In fact, although Zhou Xun was unwilling in his heart, he would still ask Wang Shu.

After all, Shu Qi and others were her good friends after all, and since the other party had spoken, she couldn't bring herself to not speak.

……

2010 5 Month 2 Day.

The box office results of "The Night the Comet Came" are released.

4012W.

"Ip Man 2", 885W.

In the original timeline, the box office of "Ip Man 2" on May 5st was over 1 million. Now it has indeed been affected by "The Night the Comet Came".

If you compare it to reality, "The Night the Comet Came" is just eight actors surrounding a house, and the scene is not as big as "Ip Man 2".

However, "The Night the Comet Came" has enough gimmicks.

It is the painstaking work of Wang Shu, the first Asian director to win the Oscar for Best Director for two consecutive years.

Although it only took three days to shoot, it was still a painstaking work.

In addition, this is a science fiction film that is recognized as Wang Shu's specialty, and it was created by the original team of "Time Traveler".

There were also various shameless publicity campaigns that attracted many audiences to the cinema.

Or perhaps it could be said that the reputation that Wang Shu had accumulated over the years had finally reaped the rewards.

If he had not built up a good reputation through various science fiction films before, it would be impossible for him to achieve such a gratifying single-day box office with just his name.

"The Night the Comet Came" does not have any grand scenes, it is just a low-budget film.

It stands to reason that the single-day box office cannot be so high.

But the reputation that Wang Shu has accumulated over the years as a science fiction film director is not false.

With word of mouth and other gimmicks, the impossible becomes possible.

As I said, since entering the industry, Wang Shu has been very clear that for a movie to enter theaters, publicity and promotion are more important than the quality of the film.

No matter how good a movie is, if it lacks promotion and publicity, it will be ruined in an era where piracy is rampant and the movie can only be shown in theaters for one month.

But if the publicity and promotion is effective, and more audiences can be persuaded to buy tickets and go to the theaters within the limited time of one month, the box office revenue that can be achieved can be considerable.

Nowadays, Wang Shu’s reputation is also a form of publicity and promotion.

The combination of various publicity and promotions, coupled with the fact that "The Night the Comet Came" was so confusing that many people didn't understand it but didn't want to lose face by pretending to understand it, led to many people buying tickets and going to the cinema.

For a while, some people who didn't understand the situation pretended to understand it and didn't want to lose face, so they boasted that it was actually transmitted from person to person.

In this situation of human-to-human transmission, the box office of "The Night the Comet Came" continued to rise even though it was not a special effects blockbuster.

……

China Film.

"Boss Han, the next day's box office results for 'The Night the Comet Came' are out: 4012W." The secretary knocked on the door and walked into the office to report to Han Sanping.

"How much did you say?" Han Sanping scratched his ears in surprise, unable to believe the number.

"The box office of 'The Night the Comet Came' on May 5st was 1W." The secretary spoke clearly, word by word.

Han Sanping was stunned when he heard the exact number again.

……

Upper shadow.

"Mr. Ren, the box office revenue of 'The Night the Comet Came' on May 5st is out: 1W." The secretary knocked on the door and walked into Ren Zhonglun's office and exchanged the money with Ren Zhonglun.

"You said 4012W?" Ren Zhonglun looked up in astonishment and subconsciously asked, "Are you sure it's 4012W?"

(End of this chapter)