China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 576: Risks and Opportunities

There are many people with similar situations as Hu Xing.

What Li Yu said in the live broadcast room lowered their expectations.

When they started watching the drama, they found that it was not as bad as Li Yu said, and a little surprise came.

"I came here expecting to see a bad movie, but it turned out to be much better than I thought. My rating is pretty good, and it goes well with rice."

"The one above, I believed you. Those figurines fell into the water, and the bugs hiding inside came out, making me sick? And you told me that they can go well with rice?"

“The special effects are well done, with a strong visual impact. The efforts of the production team deserve recognition.”

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The reputation of Worm Valley is still good, but it is not as amazing as the previous two films.

The number of views of Worm Valley is not inferior to the previous two parts, and it gained very high popularity as soon as it was broadcast.

Every episode that is aired attracts a lot of discussion on the Internet.

It is a foregone conclusion that Chonggu will achieve the expected results and make money.

There is only one film left, "Kunlun Temple", but it may take a long time before it is broadcast, mainly because it takes too much time to make the special effects.

However, Li Yu believes that Kunlun’s quality is higher than that of Worm Valley, so the movie version of Ghost Blows Out the Light can really be launched ahead of schedule.

There is no need to wait until the first four parts are all aired before starting the movie version.

Li Yu really fulfilled his promise. Apart from holding the titles of producer and screenwriter, Li Yu did not interfere in other work.

Li Yu even gave the right to select the supporting roles to Cao Qing.

If you want to grow into a great director who can stand on his own two feet, you can't rely on others for everything, you have to do it yourself.

Li Yu's Hualiu Company contributed part of the money for the movie version, and he asked Da Tiantian for another part, and he got the rest from outside investors.

However, considering that Ghost Blows Out the Light has never made a feature film before, and the director is not Li Yu, investors are not very enthusiastic.

Despite this, Li Yu still raised 2.8 million yuan in funds for Cao Qing, and the first part of the Ghost Blows Out the Light series officially began.

If the first part is successful, Li Yu will let Cao Qing continue filming.

If the first part fails... then there will be no follow-up.

Not only investors, in fact, quite a number of people are keeping a wait-and-see attitude towards the filming of "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

Everyone recognizes the potential of the Ghost Blows Out the Light IP.

However, it is still a question whether the film can be adapted into a big screen and audiences will be willing to spend real money to buy it.

Having potential does not guarantee success.

It is normal to have such a phenomenon. As a person who has been through it, Li Yu has experienced it.

When he was going to make "The Great Wall", he defined the film as a mythological film.

At that time, many people were watching and some even directly expressed their pessimism.

After "The Great Wall" proved that this approach was feasible, those national masters who had been on the sidelines began to follow suit quickly.

The same is true for the movie version of Ghost Blows Out the Light.

If the first film in the Ghost Blows Out the Light movie series is really successful, there will definitely be many films of the same type in the circle.

In recent days, Cao Qing has been in a complicated state of pain and happiness.

Needless to say, he was happy. He had been working as a director for more than 20 years and finally got a very important job. Of course he was happy.

However, some voices in the public opinion field made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"xx Entertainment: Director Li, who is known for his good vision, may have made a mistake this time. Judging from Cao Qing's resume, he has not directed many films independently.

For a big production with an investment of hundreds of millions, Director Li became a hands-off manager and handed over the production of the film entirely to Cao Qing.

If Cao Qing is really very capable as Director Li said, then the question arises.

Why did he work as an assistant director for Director Li for so many years? Also, before Cao Qiang met Director Li, he worked as an assistant director for ten years. "The movie version of Ghost Blows Out the Light should be directed by Director Li himself. Cao Qing has never shouldered such a heavy burden before.

Director Li's original intention of delegating power to give opportunities to young directors was good, but the training of directors must also be gradual.

You assigned me such a heavy task right at the start. Aren't you afraid that my old waist will be crushed by it?"

“I strongly suggest that Director Li make his own Ghost Blows Out the Light movie, otherwise I’m afraid the plan to bring Ghost Blows Out the Light to the big screen will die.”

People still have a superstitious attitude towards great directors.

Cao Qing's historical achievements make it hard for everyone to believe that he can handle such a big game.

Cao Qing was helpless about this: "I haven't even started filming yet, but I feel unprecedented pressure."

"This is the path that every great director must take," Li Yu said calmly.

Every great director has come this way.

A lot of people are still not optimistic about Guo Fan's "The Wandering Earth" and there are a lot of questioning voices.

As the saying goes, real gold is not afraid of fire.

As long as you prove that you are the piece of gold that is not afraid of fire, the voices of doubt will naturally disappear gradually.

“The more people doubt you and think you are incompetent, the more you should strive to do your best and show them your achievements.

If you really back down, it means you admit that you are really not capable of it.

I had originally planned to go and support you on the day of the filming, but now it seems I can skip it.

I will not be responsible for any work other than my name on the team, and this is your chance to prove your abilities to everyone."

Li Yu said earnestly.

If Li Yu helps Cao Qing too much, it will not be a good thing for Cao Qing's career development.

Even if the movie version of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" is successful, there will still be people who say that Cao Qing relied on Li Yu's help in various ways and was able to succeed with Li Yu's help.

For this, you can refer to the movie "First Love" that was filmed for Da Tiantian back then.

Li Yu participated too much in that work, and the style of the film is all Li Yu's.

Even if that film was successful, no one would think it was Cao Qing's work, everyone would only think it was Li Yu's work.

A similar example is Lu Chuan's "Looking for a Gun". Although he is the director, no one really thinks that "Looking for a Gun" is his work, right?
Even if people admit that he was the director of "Looking for the Gun", they would have to add that Jiang Wen usurped the throne.

Li Yu did not participate in the actual work, but Cao Qing's success was his own credit, which proves that he is really awesome.

"I will try my best to make this movie well." Cao Qing could understand Li Yu's good intentions.

Opportunities and risks are always closely related. He has waited for more than 20 years for today's opportunity, and he will not give up no matter what.

He will prove to the world that he, Cao Qingzhen, is really capable.

……

More than half a month later, the premiere of Chonggu came to a successful conclusion.

Just as Li Yu predicted, the overall score of Chonggu is below 8 points and above 7.5 points. Overall, it is a good work, but a little bit short of being an excellent work.

However, the data of advance on-demand viewing in Chonggu is better than that of the previous film "Longling Mystery Cave".

This is not surprising, the quality of the Worm Valley has only dropped slightly.

Chonggu also reaped the benefits. With the two high-quality previous works "The Lost Tomb" and "The Cave of Dragon Ridge" having established a good reputation, Chonggu attracted more passers-by fans who have not even read the novels to watch.

A considerable number of viewers who join the advanced on-demand service come from the passerby group.

This is also the reason why Li Yu asked Cao Qing to shoot a few web dramas before making a movie.

We have to build a solid audience base with online dramas first, and then it will be more stable to make movies.

(End of this chapter)