Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 867 "Zhou Mo" Sharing Plan

After the first day's results of "Military Bugle" were announced, Director Liu of the Bayi Film Studio found Zhou Mo that evening and insisted on having a drink with him.

"Every profession has its own expertise. Director Zhou, you are extremely capable when it comes to publicity and box office success. I am very grateful to President Han for recommending you to be in charge of the film's publicity. Without you, The Bugle would never have achieved its current success."

"You're too polite, Director." The achievements of Military Bugle are the result of everyone's joint efforts.

Director Liu waved his hands, his face slightly flushed from drinking.

"Director Zhou, please don't say that. We know our own business. We have made some movies like "Military Bugle" over the years, but you know the results. It's rare for them to even break 100 million. As for higher numbers, I dare not even think about it.

Of course, in order to increase the box office we can actually rely on internal strength to digest movie tickets and improve results?
However, this approach runs counter to our goal of conveying information and ideas through movies.

The success of "The Bugle" has allowed us to truly achieve the most original goal of making a movie.

So, please don't hesitate to thank me. I believe the other people in the crew think the same way."

Zhou Mo kept holding the cup with Director Liu.

"There are still many directors in the market who are good at capturing market trends and have a relatively accurate grasp of the market. If the director needs them, I can help introduce them."

Director Liu immediately shook his head.

“It still doesn’t work. There are barriers between the studio and the market. You, Director Zhou, are the only one who can successfully cross the barriers. Others either can’t adapt to the local environment or are prone to changing the film itself.

Therefore, our current cooperation is very good, and the current situation is also very good. If possible, we will continue to cooperate in the future. "

Zhou Mo had no objection, as he just happened to be lacking this kind of cooperation opportunity.

……

In the next few days, the box office of "The Bugle" remained at a level of over 30 million, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Zhou Mo felt a little disappointed with this data.

According to his estimation, "Military Bugle" should reach a peak of 4000 million in a single day.

However, on the third day of the movie's release, "Military Bugle", despite the multiple boosts of fermentation, summer vacation, and Saturday, still only earned more than 3600 million at the box office, which was still more than 300 million short of Zhou Mo's goal.

The actual box office was lower than expected.

Of course there is a reason.

After Zhou Mo investigated the reason, he got the following answer:

Many viewers thought the weather was too hot and would not go out specifically for the movies unless they had the opportunity to go out.

Zhou Mo was a little shocked by the answer, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it made a lot of sense.

The summer of 2019 is indeed much hotter than usual.

He has a private car, an assistant, and a driver whenever he travels around, and he stays in high-end hotels, so he really doesn't have to worry about the heat.

But for the audience, especially the students who have waited so long for summer vacation, it is really not worth it to run out in the hot summer and get sweaty just for a movie ticket of less than a dozen or twenty dollars.

"But is there any way to avoid this situation?" Zhou Mo asked.

But after some thought, he found that there seemed to be no way to avoid it.

Weather problems are beyond human control.

Once the audience gives up going to the movies during the day, they basically will not choose to go again at night.

"It seems that "Military Bugle" will not have a higher single-day box office." Zhou Mo sighed.

At this time, Wang Zhifei
"Director Zhou, are you still thinking about the movie box office?"

"Ah."

Seeing Zhou Mo's frown, Wang Zhifei comforted him, "Director Zhou, I don't think you need to take this matter too seriously. Everyone in the crew is already very satisfied with the success of "Military Bugle" today.

Whether it is more than 30 million or more than 40 million, it is a pleasant surprise for everyone. You can see that Director Chen has been smiling all these days. "

Zhou Mo followed Wang Zhifei's gaze and saw that Chen Li was indeed smiling happily.

Happiness is an emotion that is very easy to convey.

After looking at Chen Li for a while, Zhou Mo felt a lot more relaxed.

"Indeed, we finally get to relax for a while tonight, so we should be happy."

……

Two days later.

Zhou Mo boarded the plane to the filming site of "Three Kingdoms".

Lao Mouzi went with him.

This energetic director appeared in a completely different state on this flight. He looked sleepy, very tired, and had obvious bags under his eyes.

The reason is that "Parasite" was taken off the screen yesterday.

The total box office is 16 million.

It set a record for the box office of domestic art films.

Win the gold medal, the grand slam, and set a record.

With three harvests in one film, Zhang Yimou was excited all night, and now he looks like this.

Halfway through the trip, Zhou Mo looked at Zhang Yimou, who was forcing his eyes open, and said, "Director Zhang, if you really can't take it anymore, take a rest. I'll call you when we get off the plane."

Lao Mouzi was a little moved when he heard this, but finally shook his head.

"No, I'm old now, and I can't sleep at night now."

"Then rest for a few more days and adjust your body clock. We have enough time anyway."

Lao Mouzi shook his head again, and this time the strength of his shake was much more resolute than last time.

"That's even more impossible. If you really need to rest for a few days, you will be snatched away by Xu Ke or Jiang Wen. No matter what, you can't do that."

When Zhou Mo heard this, he shook his head helplessly.

As the saying goes "Xu Ke and Jiang Wen are competing for the role", in fact, according to the shooting plan, his role as "Zhang Jiao" was ranked first.

After filming Zhang Jiao, the next three series of "Three Kingdoms" were released.

In order to grab the role of "Zhang" Zhou Mo, Xu Ke and Zhang Yimou started competing for the position of director early on.

This is Zhou Mo.

I haven't filmed a movie in many years.

It's not easy to get the chance to perform, and you'd be a fool not to seize it!
As for Jiang Wen, he came in halfway.

This guy heard that Xu Ke and Lao Mouzi were in fierce competition, so he simply didn't say publicly that he also wanted to be a director, but went directly to Zhou Mo in private and said in one sentence:

You let me take a picture of your Zhang Jiao, and you take a picture of my Cao Cao, I promise to do whatever you say.

In short, these three people were scheming against each other in order to compete for Zhou Mo, even though the total plot of the "Yellow Turban Rebellion" was less than fifteen minutes.

Most of the day later.

Zhou Mo and Lao Mouzi got off the plane. The assistant was waiting at the airport early, intending to pick them up and go to the hotel as soon as possible.

After getting in the car, Zhou Mo saw Da Tiantian sitting in the back seat. She was sitting with her arms folded across her chest, eyes closed.

"It's already past eight o'clock in the evening, why don't you just rest in the hotel?"

Da Tiantian opened her eyes at this time and looked at Zhou Mo with resentment.

"Who do you think I came out at this time because of?"

"Ah???" Zhou Mo was puzzled.

"Director Xu and Director Jiang both wanted to film your role as Zhang Jiao, and you didn't respond to them..."

When Da Tiantian opens her mouth, it is also a problem for Zhang Jiao to shoot.

Zhou Mo reacted instantly.

"Did they come to see you?"

Da Tiantian glared at Zhou Mo and said, "What else? These two have come to me eight times in the past three days. They almost made me look like a fool."

Zhou Mo smiled. He was a little curious about what Jiang Wen and Xu Ke said to cause Da Tiantian's reaction. "What did they say?"

"Director Xu said that he was very sorry that he was not chosen for the film "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy". Now he wants to work with you to make up for the regret.

Director Jiang said that among all the people in the industry, he is the only one who understands you best and can best capture your style, so it is most appropriate for him to photograph you. "

Zhou Mo was left in tears and amused by what the two said.

"These two are really like little kids."

"That's right. People always told me I was a child. Now I know what a child is."

Zhou Mo patted her shoulder gently.

"It's okay, just leave it to me from now on. Just rest and get yourself together. We'll start filming in two days."

Da Tiantian's eyes lit up: "Have you decided who will shoot the 'Zhang Jiao Chapter'?"

"No."

"Then how did you..."

"As the saying goes, a triangle is the most stable structure. It won't work if these two continue to fight. I'm going to add fuel to the fire."

Da Tiantian was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized what was going on.

Her eyes looked through the car window and fell on another car not far away.

"You mean, Director Zhang?"

"OK."

Da Tiantian gave Zhou Mo a thumbs up.

"You are still insidious."

"I usually call that resourcefulness."

Da Tiantian thought about it and said, "I think we should go out tonight and say we have something to do. We won't stay in the crew hotel."

Zhou Mo thought about it for a moment, then nodded in approval.

"That makes sense."

As soon as the two finished discussing, the driver, who was the assistant driving the car, said, "Boss, there are three hotels nearby. If we turn now, there is a restaurant that specializes in fish-flavored pork shreds about two kilometers to the north. Sister Tiantian should like it."

After the words fell, Zhou Mo and Da Tiantian looked at each other.

"Set off."

At the same time, Lao Mouzi was in the car.

Driver: "Director Zhang, Director Zhou and his team have turned a corner."

Lao Mouzi was almost asleep, but when he heard this he slowly opened his eyes, a little confused.

“Is this the wrong way to go?”

"We're on the road to the hotel." The driver shook his head and asked again, "Do we need to follow Director Zhou and his team's car?"

Lao Mouzi thought for a moment and shook his head: "No need, maybe Director Zhou and the others have something to do, let's go directly to the hotel."

"it is good."

A moment later, the car arrived at the hotel.

Lao Mouzi rubbed his face, a look of relief in his eyes.

It was quite tiring for him to travel all day.

Now, I can finally have a good rest.

Thinking of this, Lao Mouzi got off the car with his backpack. Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached his floor, there were two more people in front of him.

Jiang Wen, Xu Ke.

……

Two days later.

Zhou Mo and Da Tiantian returned to the hotel together.

The two of them relaxed a lot outside these two days, completely releasing the fatigue brought by work during this period.

When they were still a few kilometers away from the hotel, Da Tiantian asked:

"Tell me, did these three people come to a conclusion after arguing?"

"We should be able to get it out by fighting for it." Zhou Mo was not too sure.

Although the two of them stayed outside for a few days, someone was always reporting on the crew's affairs, so they basically knew everything.

According to employees, Lao Mouzi, Jiang Wen and Xu Ke chatted for a long time before returning to their respective rooms that night when they met. They gathered together again at around seven o'clock the next morning to continue chatting, and chatted for a whole day before returning to their respective rooms.

This time, all three of them were very happy.

Zhou Mo couldn't really understand why the three of them were so happy, but he had a vague feeling of foreboding.

After returning to the hotel, Lao Mouzi and the other two quickly found Zhou Mo as expected.

"I really didn't expect you to turn around halfway."

"And he disappeared for two days."

"The key is not answering the phone."

The three of them spoke one by one, not giving Zhou Mo a chance to explain.

Zhou Mo coughed lightly, adjusted his attitude and said, "Everyone, let's get straight to the point. I just couldn't think of who to let shoot me, so I just left the venue for you to discuss. Now it seems that you have discussed it, can you tell me the result?"

The three of them looked at each other, and finally it was Lao Mouzi who spoke up: "Let's shoot all three of us."

All three?

The first thing that came to Zhou Mo's mind when he heard this statement was that it was impossible.

There is no way these three people can get together.

Just taking Lao Jiang and Lao Mouzi as an example, they quarreled so much that they almost vomited blood and were on the verge of breaking up. Although these two people don't quarrel anymore and can still talk and laugh when they meet, it is absolutely impossible for them to work together.

Just looking at the three people with smiles on their faces, Zhou Mo became unsure again.

"I don't think you three can get along."

"It's true that the three of us can't take photos together." This time it was Jiang Wen who spoke. He looked at Zhou Mo with a smile in his eyes: "So the three of us decided to split up and take photos once each."

Zhou Mo: ???
One shot per person?
"You mean, I have to shoot it three times?"

"Yes." Xu Ke nodded. "It just so happens that Director Zhou is also very demanding. It just so happens that the three of us have different styles and habits. In the end, we will shoot three versions of Zhang Jiao. Director Zhou, you can use the one you like."

Xu Ke also laughed happily.

He was the only one among the three who had never cooperated with Zhou Mo. After competing with the other two, he was still able to get the opportunity to cooperate with Zhou Mo. He was very satisfied.

As for whether his version of Zhang Jiao would be chosen by Zhou Mo, he actually didn't care much anymore.

He was the one who was issued the certificate to shoot the "Three Kingdoms: Shu" chapter, so the result of the Zhang Jue chapter was not that important. What was important was that he could shoot Zhou Mo.

Zhou Mo was completely speechless now.

He could never have imagined that these three people could come up with such a result.

After the three of them finished talking about their plans, they left quickly, leaving Zhou Mo and Da Tiantian looking at each other in bewilderment.

After a while, Da Tiantian suddenly laughed.

"Are we both shooting ourselves in the foot?"

Zhou Mo stretched out his arms and said, "Sugar cane is not sweet at both ends. When making a movie, there are gains and losses."

For one plot, he asked three big directors to shoot one version each, and then he would choose the last one that he was satisfied with to put in the movie.

All in all, he still made a profit.

(End of this chapter)