China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 350: A literary film with a box office of 3 million?
The feedback from the audience once again confirmed the correctness of the famous saying that the masses have sharp eyesight.

Whether a movie is good or bad depends on the audience's mind, and the audience can tell.

For example, this "Gone Girl" is definitely a high-quality masterpiece.

For such a rare masterpiece, the audience will never be stingy with their praise and encouragement.

"What a story about a war between scumbags. Watching the whole movie really gave me a hearty feeling.

This is a story where you can't guess what will happen next from beginning to end.

The switching of narrative perspectives and the intertwining of truth and lies really made me feel emotional while watching it.

At that time, I was surprised. With Chen Kaige's stable performance over the years, how could he write such a powerful script.

When I saw the final subtitle list and found Li Yu's name written in the column of the chief screenwriter, I instantly understood. "

"This is definitely my favorite domestic literary film. I was really shocked that I couldn't return to the real world. It skipped so many narratives and it didn't feel messy at all.

"Same as above, because of your movie, my girlfriend suspected that I would cheat on her like the male protagonist in the movie. Now I've cut your heart."

As a result, he found that reviews were raining down on his film like snowflakes.

They have a clear distinction between love and hate. They approve of the movie and are very angry about Chen Kaige's inappropriate behavior.

This kind of audience showed no mercy at all when greeting Chen Kaige.

"Farewell My Concubine" was really filmed by him. The reason why he has stretched his hips so much over the years is because he made the same mistake as the National Master - the script was too bad.

At this time, the audience's feedback on the movie is the best proof.

"It's so strong. After Zhang Yingmou, Chen Kaige will also return to the top. This is definitely Chen Kaige's best work after 2000, bar none."

What Li Yu said that day was right. What he thought was a good movie was completely different from what the audience thought was a good movie.

They are very aware of the quality of the movies, and most of them give them very high marks.

"Chen Kaige, you are really not a human being. Do you know how embarrassed I was when I accompanied my wife to watch your movie in the cinema? What do you mean by making a movie "Gone Girl" specifically for the Chinese Valentine's Day?"

Chen Kaige personally went online to observe the comments of real viewers.

At first, he felt a little nervous. He really didn't have much confidence in the movie.

Facts have proved that as long as he meets a good screenwriter, he can return to the top in minutes. "

"I have said before that Chen Kaige has been using practical actions to prove that "Farewell My Concubine" was not filmed by him. After watching "Gone Lover", I feel that I should apologize to him.

There are no negative comments, but most of the negative comments are not directed at the movie itself, but at Chen Kaige personally.

"Li Yu is really a master of rejuvenation. He can even save Chen Kaige."

"Who said that "Farewell My Concubine" was not filmed by Chen Kaige? Facts have proved that Chen Kaige is a top director, as long as he does not touch the script."

Chen Kaige, the instigator, saw many people scolding him, but his mood was not affected at all.

The character of the heroine makes my scalp tingle even more. She is a white lotus with a full level of beauty and ruthless heart.

At this moment, he was really shocked.

The ending after multiple twists and turns really makes people take a breath. "

He was very happy. After many years, he finally made another masterpiece that was recognized by most of the audience.

"Daughter-in-law, we should really thank Director Li this time. I must have listened to his advice, otherwise my intestines would be full of regrets."

Chen Kaige couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he shared the good news with Chen Hong.

If Li Yu hadn't scolded him at that time, and he had really brought back the actors to remake it, the reputation and popularity of the remade version would probably be far behind what it is now.

Only now did he realize how right Li Yu was in scolding him.

His thoughts were no different than taking off his pants and farting.

For him to embed a lot of his ideas into an already excellent film is to add too much detail and is likely to be counterproductive.

Chen Hong was also happy for Chen Kaige from the bottom of his heart: "Old Chen, this time you are finally proud. People have said that you have exhausted your talents for so many years, and there are still people who arranged all of your previous excellent movies. This movie is a masterpiece." Come out and this sound should disappear from now on.”

As Chen Hong said, Chen Kaige was really proud this time.

The success of the screening gave Chen Kaige enough confidence.

The next day, he made the decision that "Gone Girl" would be officially released nationwide a week later.

After the arrangements were made, Chen Kaige and Chen Hong came to thank Li Yu in person.

"Director Li, thank you for waking me up by scolding me, otherwise "Gone Lover" would never have been as successful as it is now.

Audiences who have watched the movie rated the movie very highly, far beyond my imagination. "

Chen Kaige is really convinced of Li Yu now.

No wonder everyone says that any script written by Li Yu can become popular.

He verified it himself and found that this was not a rumor, it was true.

"Director Chen, the real surprise is yet to come. Believe it or not, the box office performance of this movie will not be bad, and it is very likely to set a new box office record for domestic literary and artistic films."

Li Yu actually thinks that the real climax has not yet come.

The film's good reviews are not a surprise to Li Yu.

Because the quality of the script of this movie itself is such that it has a chance to win the Oscar for Best Screenplay.

With Chen Kaige's directorial ability, as long as he doesn't act blindly, the birth of a well-known movie is almost certain.

In Li Yu's eyes, what he is really looking forward to is the box office performance of this movie.

Li Yu's words made Chen Kaige and Chen Hong stunned.

Because Chen Kaige never thought about the box office when he made this movie.

If the box office figures are really good, why doesn't he just make a commercial blockbuster?

It is difficult to have your cake and eat it too.

Chen Kaige thinks that he is very satisfied with getting word of mouth as a fish. He really doesn't dare to hope for the bear's paw at the box office.

"Director Li, are you a little too optimistic? This is an art film. Art films have always been at a disadvantage in terms of commercial performance.

Before making this film, I was prepared to lose money early on.

However, with the quality of this movie, it is definitely not a problem to make back the money or even make a lot of money by selling overseas rights. "

Chen Kaige's attitude is very conservative.

It cannot be said that Chen Kaige's view is wrong. For ordinary literary films with the investment scale of "Gone Girl", it is really difficult to make back the money through box office share.

But "Gone Girl" is a rather special literary film.

In a previous life, this movie topped the box office in North America for two weeks when it was released.

When Silla Next Door was released, it beat all Silla movies of the same period and was also the champion of the same period.

It can be seen that the commercial nature of this movie is not bad.

Because the theme is love, a battle between a scumbag and a white lotus girl, the plot is compact enough and suspenseful enough to attract the audience's curiosity and interest.

"Director Chen, I'm serious. I think this movie will start at less than 3 million yuan in the mainland market."

Li Yu said firmly.

"!!!"

Chen Kaige looked frightened.

3 million? Are you serious? A literary film with a box office of 3 million is incredible.

(End of this chapter)