China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 552 It’s Li Yu’s fault

Some time has passed, and the shooting of the crazy race has entered its final stage.

In the last few days before the boom came to an end, something happened in the Chinese film industry that attracted the attention of countless people.

The fantasy mythological film "Legend of the Gods", directed by Xu An and co-produced by China Xing Film Company and Bona Film Group, has announced its release date.

In the past few days, the film has started to promote and build momentum.

A large number of netizens have seen the various publicity and promotions for this movie.

Investors and producers have high hopes for this film.

That’s right, it is rumored that the investment cost of this movie reached 500 million.

If you don't have high hopes, you won't be willing to invest so much money.

How strong is the promotion of this movie? Station A has many videos promoting this movie.

Da Tiantian, a loyal user of Station A, saw five or six pieces of content related to "Legend of the Gods" after watching videos for ten minutes.

One of the decryption videos posted by the up master made Da Tiantian interested in this movie.

The up-host said that the actor who played Lei Zhenzi in "Legend of the Gods" came from an unusual family.

In order to make him famous, his parents spent 500 million yuan to make this movie.

The up master also said that his father planned to spend another 0.5 million to invite Kung Fu King Li Lianjie to come out and help his son.

Li Lianjie is very optimistic about this movie and said that he does not want any salary, but just a certain percentage of the box office dividend will be enough.

In short, Lei Zhenzi's inhumane ability to make money made Da Tiantian feel a little familiar.

How come this is a bit like her back then? In order to fulfill her dream of becoming an actress, she pursued her dream with a ten-digit budget.

As long as the project is good, she won't blink an eye when investing hundreds of millions.

But there are also some differences. Lei Zhenzi spends money even more aggressively than her. He invested 500 million yuan right at the beginning. She has never invested so much money at once.

"Where does this guy come from? He follows the same path as me, and spends money even more lavishly than I do." Da Tiantian forwarded the video to Li Yu and asked Li Yu to watch it.

Li Yu took out his phone and watched the video. He said calmly, "Tiantian, don't belittle yourself and underestimate your potential. He is not as fierce as you, and his energy is not as great as yours."

The investment for "Legend of the Gods" was only 500 million yuan. Although the cast is strong, the real big names basically come from a small circle in Hong Kong Island.

Da Tiantian’s peak work “The Great Wall” is truly a film with a large investment scale and a strong cast.

First of all, this is a true co-production between Huami and Xiaomi. Some say the investment is 8.25 million yuan, while others say it is 10 billion yuan.

No matter which of the two numbers the real number is, it is much higher than "Legend of the Gods".

The investment cost is overwhelming.

The director of "The Great Wall" is a national master, the number one director in China, and he crushes everyone in the directing field.

Looking at the cast, Matt Damon, Pedro Paz, Andy Lau, Peng Yiyan, Zhang Hanyu...

From Hollywood, the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, there are international superstars, Chinese superstars, and mainstays of the Mesozoic era.

These people and the national master gathered together just to make Da Tiantian famous. This is what we call real prestige.

This lineup is unprecedented. It is hard to say whether there will be anyone who can surpass it in the future. Anyway, Li Yu personally feels that the chance of someone who can compare with Da Tiantian is slim.

Thanks to Li Yu's leadership, Da Tiantian no longer experienced consecutive flops. Her masterpiece, The Great Wall, was transformed into a good film by Li Yu.

The potential value of Da Tiantian's money-making ability has not been fully developed, resulting in her never spending more than 500 million yuan in a movie. It also gave her the illusion that Lei Zhenzi was better at spending money than her.

This is not Da Tiantian's fault, but Li Yu's. It's because he is too strong, and he made Da Tiantian popular, which led to the fact that Da Tiantian's potential was not fully developed.

Although Da Tiantian didn't understand the deeper meaning of Li Yu's words, Li Yu's words were still very useful to her.

Li Yu personally commented that she was much better than Lei Zhenzi, and she felt very comfortable.

She patted Li Yu on the shoulder and said, "Li Yu, how about we do something big next time?

I'm investing money in you, so it has to be better than The Legend of the Gods. We can't let others outdo us."

She doesn't allow anyone to compete with her for the title of the most beautiful lady in the world.

As an actress, she may not be good at acting, but she has never been afraid of anyone when it comes to money.

What’s more, anything produced by Li Yu must be a high-quality product.

If she worried about losing money for even a second when investing in Li Yu's movie, it would be disrespectful to Li Yu.

This made her more willing to spend money.

From Da Tiantian's perspective, she is supporting Li Yu.

But her words sounded different to Li Yu: "Tiantian, I was praising you, why are you scolding me?"

"When did I scold you?" Da Tiantian was stunned after hearing this.

"Why did you say that the next time I make a big move, it must be bigger than The Legend of Conferred Gods? Is there anyone who insults people like you? No, your words are more than insults, they are insulting."

Li Yu said again.

Da Tiantian had a confused look on her face, unable to figure out the hidden meaning in Li Yu's words.

Li Yu looked up at Da Tiantian and said, "In my opinion, The Legend of the Gods is a movie that is bound to fail. You said I must surpass it. Isn't that an insult?"
If I want to compete with you, I should at least find a stronger opponent to compete with. Why would I choose the worst student in the class as a comparison object?"

"What? You said that "Legend of the Gods" is the worst student in the class? That can't be true?" Da Tiantian looked horrified.

"This is a blockbuster movie with an investment of 500 million yuan. The leading actors are Li Lianjie, Gu Tianluo, and Liang Jiahui... If their fans just support them, the results will not be bad."

"According to what you said, the movies starring those popular young actors would have already topped the world's box office history.

Movie fans are not fools. They can tell clearly whether what you serve is a plate of cake or a plate of feces.

If it really is a pile of stinking shit, do you think their fans will still pay for it?"

Li Yu has never liked to invite so-called superstars or big-name celebrities.

It’s not that he is prejudiced against superstars, it’s mainly because superstars are too expensive and the cost-effectiveness is too low for him.

He has always believed that movies can only conquer audiences through quality.

If the movie is not good, no matter how superstar you are, it’s useless.

No matter how great an actor is, their contribution to a movie is just the icing on the cake.

"Okay, I believe you. This movie will be released soon. Then I'll have to see if it's really as bad as you say." Da Tiantian held his chin up and thought.

"Tiantian, you have changed. In previous situations like this, didn't you always insist on your own opinion and go against me?" Li Yu looked at her with admiration.

"..."Da Tiantian was a little angry and embarrassed.

She couldn't tell Li Yu that she had been slapped in the face too many times and had learned her lesson, right?
She argued, "Li Yu, I don't like what you said. Haven't I always stood by you? When did I not listen to your advice? You asked me to come and shoot Kuang Biao, so I came, didn't I?"

(End of this chapter)