Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 588 Director, You Know

Chapter 588 Director, You Know
"Director, my Batman has been criticized a lot recently."

In the room, Big Ben looked melancholy.

According to a rough estimate, he has been scolded more in the past month than in the past year.

If you were to say, Ben Affleck is not that famous Hollywood star.

When he was young, he talked nonsense, drank heavily, got involved in some messy things, and had serious relationship problems... and so on.

These have made him a very controversial artist over the past many years.

It wasn't until two or three years ago, when he won the Oscar for Best Picture, that the controversy surrounding him became relatively less prominent.

But the little golden man is the little golden man, and the superhero movie is the superhero movie.

The two are not on the same track.

The Oscars don't look down on superheroes, and superheroes are only judged by box office.

Although Ben Affleck won an Oscar for his film Argo, which grossed over 200 million U.S. dollars at the box office, he served as both the lead actor and the director.

But his abstract performance in "Daredevil" in the past was enough to make the audience extremely distrustful of him.

After all, the "glorious experience" of "Daredevil" winning the Golden Raspberry Award directly after its release is still deeply engraved in the hearts of countless superhero comic fans.

As countless superhero movie fans have said:

What kind of Batman did I watch? Mr. Keaton, Mr. Bale.

Can you play Batman?
you can not.

I don’t have that ability!
So, in the month when "BVS" was released, Ben Affleck's Batman was the most criticized actor.

With The Dark Knight trilogy being such a great success and without any independent films to pave the way, the new generation of Batman was inevitably mired in controversy.

"Why can you, Batman, kill people?"

"You start fighting as soon as you disagree with someone, and you don't hold back at all? Are you Batman? You are clearly a psychopath."

"It's nothing compared to Henry's Dachao. It's simply an insult."

It's actually quite amazing.

A similar rhythm actually happened when "Man of Steel" was released that year, but the person who was criticized at that time was Henry.

Many viewers felt that he was not bright enough, did not have the look of a "God on Earth", did not like to smile, and had a bit of evil on his face.

Now, Henry has become the better one, and his position has been replaced by Big Ben.

Thinking of this, Da Ben still felt a little upset.

He is not a particularly perseverant man.

In other words, his first decade of experience in Hollywood made him very sensitive about his own path as an actor.

According to the original expectation, he wanted to revitalize his acting career like Robert Downey Jr.

Not to mention becoming the most popular superhero spokesperson at the moment, at least he has changed the image of him in the audience's mind.

But there is no doubt that judging from the current situation of "BVS", this expectation has basically been dashed.

Fortunately, Zhou Mo is very optimistic.

"Hey, Ben, don't be so discouraged. Although you don't have a good reputation, and netizens often post negative pictures of you, and you get involved in controversial events from time to time, your good buddy Matt Damon has developed much better than you..."

Daben originally thought Zhou Mo was comforting him, but the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

You call this comfort?
You are here to stab me in the heart.

However, Zhou Mo's next words cheered him up.

“But you also know how popular our last promotional video was and how highly the audience rated it.

So, believe me, "Arkham Knight" will give the audience a satisfying Batman.

And you, my friend, will wash away your bad reputation."

After hearing these words, Ben felt much better.

It’s not about how powerful Zhou Mo’s words are in misleading.

It was the third promotional video of "Arkham Knight", the video about Batman changing his clothes, and the effect was really amazing.

Thanks to Warner’s desperate promotion, the total number of views of the promotional video on major platforms exceeded 20 million in just three days.

The bat suit with its technological texture and metallic luster was like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of countless fans.

Many netizens commented on this scene:

“It’s as stunning as the first time I saw Iron Man change his costume.”

Honestly, that's high praise.

Throw away the fans and popularity of the comic character itself.

The costume-changing scene in "Iron Man 1" was indeed a classic, and can be regarded as one of the most classic scenes in superhero movies and TV series.

From this point of view, Zhou Mo is very satisfied with the effect of this video.

After the trailer, according to incomplete statistics, the pre-sale of "Arkham Knight" increased by nearly half.

Many of those who bought pre-sale tickets are actually Batman fans.

It’s just that because of the unsatisfactory quality of "BVS", I lost confidence in the next "Arkham Knight".

But all the disappointment disappeared with the playing of this promotional video.

After Zhou Mo saw that Daben was in better spirits, he asked, "Are you feeling better now?"

Big Ben nodded.

"In that case, let me be frank. Ben, you haven't been controlling your diet lately. To be honest, if you continue eating like this, I can't guarantee that even if the movie has good reputation, the audience and netizens' evaluation of you will not continue to be affected." Zhou Mo said, taking out a photo from his mobile phone.

Da Ben's face immediately changed. It was a photo of him eating a hamburger in a fast food restaurant.

In the photo, the mouth is opened wide, as if it can swallow a fist-sized photo in one bite.

In addition, the user who posted this photo also attached several other pictures.

This is a picture of Chris Evans, the actor who plays Captain America, working out.

The Captain America in the photo has muscles as big as rocks, a strong body and full of energy.

Of course, there is also his butt that cannot be ignored.

Finally, these photos were accompanied by a caption.

Captain VS Fatman
Judging from the title alone, it is highly likely that the person who posted this picture is a hater of Ben.

But from a personal experience perspective, Evans and Benz do have certain similarities in their superhero writing.

Both of them have played second-line roles in superhero series.

One is Daredevil and the other is Human Torch.

After a break, the two took on first-line roles again.

One Batman and one Captain America.

But the difference is that Captain America Evans' journey to become a superhero is much smoother than Ben's.

Whether it is the Human Torch or Captain America, the former's performance is successful and his value is constantly rising.

And Daben...

Zhou Mo said, "You already know the situation. I won't say much. You still have at least one month to promote the product. During this time, you must keep your condition under control."

Daben's attitude also became serious.

He assured Zhou Mo: "Don't worry, Zhou, I won't have any problems in this regard next time."

His career had finally shown signs of recovery, and he couldn't bear to be disturbed by things that had nothing to do with the movie.

then.

One week later.

America.

Batman: Arkham Knight - Part 1 has been released for two days.

It is now the third night.

The group was busy with promotion all day and only had time to rest when the sun went down.

While everyone was eating, Zhou Mo got the data from Tom.

"You said the statistics have been compiled?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked over.

Ben, Murphy, Pattinson, Cavill...

Yes.

Cavill also came over to help with the promotion and asked Zhou Mo about his plans for World of Warcraft.

The main actors looked at each other and could see a hint of nervousness in each other's expressions.

Now it is May, and the outcome of "BVS" is certain. Its box office of barely 700 million yuan can be considered a flop.

Based on the box office performance in the first two weeks, I thought it would reach 900 million.

Who would have thought that as word of mouth deteriorated, the box office would become worse and worse.

In the end, they almost failed to achieve the goal of 700 million.

On the other hand, "Captain America 3" is in full swing and has already achieved great success in the international market. After its release in North America and China in recent days, its box office performance has also been very impressive.

Before they knew it, they had become Marvel's front line.

Everyone's palms began to sweat involuntarily as they listened to Zhou Mo's communication with Tom.

After a moment, Zhou Mo hung up the phone.

Zhou Mo looked at everyone with a serious expression.

"The data for the two days over the weekend came out."

"How much?" Big Ben was the first to ask.

When it comes to his future development, whether he can have a second spring depends on this one move.

Zhou Mo looked at him and slowly said a number.

"1.46 million in North America, 3 million less than Captain America 0.35 and 0.2 million less than BVS."

After the data was spoken, the whole room seemed to fall into a state of stagnation in just a breath.

The air was so quiet that even people's breathing could be heard clearly.

But the next second, someone's cheer broke the atmosphere in the room, and then everyone in the room began to cheer.