China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 805: Is the threshold for becoming a director lower than that for becoming a tour guide?

"No way, there are so many strong enemies in the summer vacation, and you want me to go and get killed." Liu Yifei looked at the list of movies released in the summer vacation and couldn't stand up.

This is what happens when a person fails too many times: he easily loses confidence.

“Only in times of adversity can one’s true heroic character be revealed. If you think about it this way, and you can fight your way out and prove yourself in the face of so many powerful enemies, then you have truly established yourself in the film industry.” Li Yu replied.

The list only looks impressive. It seems that there are many famous directors and big names, as well as Hollywood blockbusters, but there are not many that are really good.

"Jurassic World 2" grossed 16.95 billion yuan, while "A Good Show" written and directed by Huang Bo and "The Meg" starring Li Binbin grossed 13 billion yuan and 10 billion yuan respectively.

"Ant-Man and the Wasp" and "Skyscraper" were just average, and did not do very well in China, with box office revenues of less than 2 billion.

The special effects of Xu Ke’s “Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings” are good, but the plot is average, and the box office is not high, only 6 million.

It is said that this movie cost 3 million yuan to invest. If it is true, it would be a huge loss.

Jiang Wen's "Hidden Man" has a good reputation, but the box office is less than 6 million, which is mediocre. It is also a loss-making movie. This is very Jiang Wen.

The summer vacation period spans a long time. The period from June 6st to August 1st is called the summer vacation period.

These movies are not released on the same day. Some of them are released one or two months apart.

For example, "Jurassic World 2" will be released in mid-June, and Huang Bo's "A Good Show" will be released in early August.

Li Yu arranged for "Mulan" to be released at the end of June, and the opponents he encountered were not as many as Liu Yifei had thought.

Also, Li Yu is listed as the producer of this movie, and he is also the screenwriter.

Maybe his colleagues would curse when they see Li Yu’s name on their show, and then quietly change the schedule.

"Calm down, it will be released at the end of June. I'm just informing you, not asking for your opinion." Li Yu set the release date in a forceful manner.

Liu Yifei could only be forced to accept this fact.

Who made Li Yu the producer and the director? What say can she, an actress, have?

The news that "Mulan" is targeting a late June release has received mixed reviews.

The rabbit who loves barbecue: "Is it finally coming? I have been looking forward to it for a long time. I have seen the stills released by the crew before. The fairy sister looks so cool in ancient costume, so heroic!"

Xiaoyang laughed: "What's the point of being pretty? She's just a pretty vase. She looked just as pretty in Eternal Love. Was the movie good? It made me sick."

Today You Are Not Here: "This is a rubbish movie that is a rip-off of Deshini, starring a box office poison. I will resolutely boycott this kind of movie. I will never watch it."

Once Upon a Time There Was a Big Bird 9999: "The above, if you don't want to watch it, then don't watch it. Can you please not come out to show off your presence and annoy those of us who want to watch it. I watched the trailer, and the details are quite sophisticated, and it fits the historical background very well. The style of this film is more realistic, which is completely different from the style of Deshini's Mulan, okay?"

yesyes: "I don't care about whether it's a scam or not, as long as the movie is good. In my eyes, there are only two types of movies, good movies and bad movies. As long as it's a good movie, I will definitely support it. As long as it's a bad movie, I will definitely criticize it harshly."

The movie "Mulan" is quite controversial.

It is mainly related to the live-action version of "Mulan" produced by Deshini.

Li Yu completely ignored these criticisms.

Only when the tide goes out do you know who is swimming naked.

After their version of "Mulan" was released, the criticism decreased by 80%.

After the Deshini version and Mulan are released, the controversy will be reduced by 100%.

There is no other reason, it all depends on the support from peers.

"The Wandering Earth" has been released for a month and it is now June. Even if it gets an overtime card, there is no hope for a box office of 5 billion.

Breaking 4 billion is a foregone conclusion.

The market potential of "The Wandering Earth" has been almost fully tapped, and almost everyone who would go to the cinema to watch this movie has already seen it.

In the face of the fact that The Wandering Earth is no longer in its prime, several movies were released on June 2. They are Jurassic World

June 2th: "Jurassic World ", "The Whistleblower", "The Way of the Bug", etc.

Among them, "The Fierce Insect Crossing the River" is worth mentioning. This is a movie written, directed and acted by Zhao Benshan's disciple Xiao Shenyang.

Xiao Shen Yang is a typical person who reached the peak as soon as he debuted.

The master took him to the Spring Festival Gala, and he became famous overnight across the country with a sketch called "We're Not Short of Money".

This should be the person who has risen to fame the fastest in the history of the entertainment industry.

He truly became famous overnight. At that time, there was a saying: Who is more popular than Xiao Shen Yang in 09? It shows how popular Xiao Shen Yang was that year.

After Xiao Shen Yang became an overnight sensation, his income from commercial performances and endorsements exceeded 200 million yuan that year, which was the ceiling of the commercial value of comedians at the time.

Because of Xiao Shen Yang's popularity, the studio that Guo Shi was working for at the time, New Picture, invited Xiao Shen Yang to star in Guo Shi's movie.

However, Xiao Shen Yang, who reached the peak of his career as soon as he debuted, has been doing worse and worse over the years.

He wanted to get rid of his effeminate image and pursue a career in the film industry, but the movies he starred in kept flopping, so he decided to become a director himself.

Not everyone can be a director.

On the first day of its release, Xiao Shen Yang and his "Enter the Bug" were completely crushed by "Jurassic World 2".

"Jurassic World 2" made 1.42 million, while "Where the Bug Is" only made million.

Although Xiao Shen Yang said in an interview with the media that this movie was his greatest effort in recent years, it still could not change his fate of mediocre results.

In terms of screening schedule, box office and word of mouth, "Jurassic World 2" was far superior.

He seemed a little dissatisfied, and posted a complaint on Weibo: "Why can't China schedule more screenings for its own films?"

No matter how he complained, the theaters would ignore him.

His professional ability as a director is unqualified. "Enter the River" is a bad movie, and netizens jokingly said that the threshold to be a director these days is lower than that of a tour guide.

However, "The Way of the Insect" may not necessarily lose money.

It only cost 20 to 30 million to make this low-budget comedy, and it will be a profit as long as the box office exceeds 100 million.

But, Xiao Shen Yang spent several years writing, directing, and acting in the film, was it just to make a movie that only gets a score of three points and then breaks even?

His ambitions don't stop there.

He certainly hopes to make a comeback by transforming himself into a director and regain his former glory.

Unfortunately, he no longer has the same luck as he did back then.

It's difficult for out-of-date people to become popular again.

It is even more difficult for a layman to become famous again by transforming himself into a director.

Xiao Shen Yang's life is already more exciting than that of most people.

I became famous overnight during the Spring Festival Gala that year, and I don’t know how many people envied me.

Small fame depends on support, big fame depends on luck, and long-term success depends on your own ability.

The entertainment industry has always been a place where one person takes over and another takes the stage. Only a very few can remain popular for ten, twenty or thirty years.

Many of them are very popular for a few years, and then gradually fall into decline and live off their past achievements.

Most people don’t even have a chance to become famous.

(End of this chapter)