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"The Piano of Steel" is actually a very enjoyable movie, with a smooth story, a tight rhythm, and vivid characters.Later, when Mizuki summed up the reasons for the film's box office failure, in addition to the lack of attractive cast and the strong competitiveness of the film at the same time, Xue Xiangchen also put forward a very representative point of view. It is the praise of the voice, coupled with the media's description of the film, so that the audience has the idea of ​​"this is an excellent literary film". For most audiences, literary films mean that they will fall asleep while watching them. It is said that it is difficult for an excellent literary film without a big-name star to make a difference in the box office market, so the theaters are not strong enough to arrange films, and the audience's enthusiasm for watching the movie is not high, which leads to the final dismal box office.Not to mention Zhang Meng, even Jia Zhangke, Wang Xiaoshuai, Lou Ye and other directors of literary and artistic films who have dominated European film festivals are not good. Unless they reach the level of Zhang Yimou, it is difficult to make literary and artistic films in the immature market.

Of course, if the box office fails, Mizuki can still make profits from other channels. Whether it will lose money in the end is still a matter of course. After learning the experience of discovering this type of film, He Mu will still buy a film like "The Piano of Steel" again. Mizuki has already made a lot of money, and it's time to earn some fame and do something for Chinese-language films. .

I don't know if the box office failure is contagious, or the good luck of Shuimu Forest has run out on "Zi Bu Yu", April."Watchmen: Guilty Lost", which He Mu placed high hopes on, was released on April Fool's Day. The new film released in the same week also starred Gu Tianle, Gao Yuanyuan, Wu Yanzu, and directed by To Qifeng "Single Men and Women"."Tough Guy 4" starring Liu Ye and supermodel actress Yu Na, the movie version "Struggle", the Hollywood imported film "Red Flame Battlefield", and the low-budget horror film "Night Cry".

In the melee of hot new films and strong old films, "Watchmen" with a box office of 1400 million in the first week is lower than the three-week Hollywood blockbuster "Battle of Los Angeles" (3800 million) and To Qifeng's transformation work "Single Men and Women". "(3400 million), ranking third on the weekly list.

For "Watchmen", which claims to be as high as 5000 million in production and publicity costs (actually just over 3000 million), 1400 million in the first week is a failing result.This means that the film's final box office may fluctuate around 5000. If the box office is only so small, Mizuki's loss is estimated to be around 1000 million.As for whether the 1000 million can be made up from other channels, to be honest, the possibility is not very high. After all, the main profit of the domestic film industry is still the mainland box office.Overseas markets and derivative products are very unreliable things.There are not only niche films like "Zi Bu Yu" that swept across Asia and sold derivative toys everywhere, but also many Chinese-language blockbusters that failed to make waves abroad.

The most pity is that "Watchmen" not only failed to meet expectations at the box office, but even its word of mouth was not satisfactory. "The Piano of the Steel" scored 8.5 points on Douban, which is close to the 10-year-old masterpiece "Let the Bullets Fly", surpassing "Zi Zi". Silence" scored 8.4 points, but "The Watcher" only got a passing score of more than six points.When He Mu saw it, he even scolded those who rated it as blind.Of course, the website also has people who understand.After watching the whole movie, I was shocked, but most of the scorers downloaded the pirated version from the Internet, and then watched a third of it. There is no difference between Hong Kong's indiscriminate horror films, so I couldn't wait to show my insights on Douban, and then deleted the film from the hard drive without stopping, completely passing by an excellent work from then on.

After learning that "Watchmen" failed at the box office, the director Feixing once looked for He Mu very nervously. He knew that he had caused He Mu's company to lose tens of millions. I am very sorry.

It was also the first time to officially direct a movie, and Feixing had experience as a TV drama director and movie screenwriter before, but the report card he gave was far from He Mu's. Not only did he feel sorry, but he also felt ashamed.

He Mu comforted Feixing, "I don't think you should say sorry to me, but I should say thank you. I have never seen a decent mainland crime movie before, and "Watcher" is the first heartfelt movie I have watched. The box office of my favorite mainland crime film is not good enough, and the company is also responsible. Except for Liang Jiahui, the main actors are basically TV drama stars, and they lack box office appeal. Even Liang Jiahui is not as good as before. If I could spare time to play the role of Sicheng, Attracting the audience to the second and third quarters, maybe the word-of-mouth and box office of "Watchmen" will not be like this." Although this statement is a bit crazy, it is also true. With He Muzai, the audience will never wait for him to appear on the stage Just give up watching the movie, and the unique charm and humanistic thinking of "The Watcher" can be vividly reflected in the middle and late stages of the movie.

"Oh." Feixing sighed.

"Old Fei, don't give up on yourself. You have done a good job. The genre of "Watchmen" is also a restriction on the box office. After all, this type of film is not easy to sell high box office. I know you love crime films. For Chinese-language films to flourish, crime films are necessary. I don’t want Chinese-language filmmakers in the future to make whatever money they see. I hope you can continue filming, if you can trust me, you can also sign Mizuki for your second work, as long as you are not afraid that we will screw you up again."

"How can you say that? The main problem is still me. Later, I watched "Watchmen" more than a dozen times. If I don't know the plot behind it, I'm afraid I can't stand the first third. My script is not so perfect, it should be more perfect." Feixing said a little annoyed.

"Then make another more perfect crime film. If you have problems with screenwriting, you can contact Lan Chenxing and the others. Although they are not as experienced as you, they also have some weird talents. If possible, this time as long as the script and characters are suitable, I can act in your play, provided that my schedule allows." He Mu promised, that is to say, but it is a bit difficult to wait for his schedule, as his follow-up director and actor plans are full.

After comforting Feixing, He Mu started to drive to the Four Seasons Hotel to attend this year's China Film Producers Association Commendation Conference. His scenes in "Cold Heart 2" were all filmed last week, and he came back after he didn't dare to stay any longer Yes, because there are still several conferences in the country waiting for him to attend.

Before the Film Producers Association, He Mu participated in the commendation meeting of the Directors Association. He Mu is not only a member of the Film Directors Association, but also a member of the Producers Association, and of course a member of the Actors Association. It is not so mature through a perfect mechanism, but it is also a means for the industry to gather strength, and it can also exchange experience with peers. He Mu is still actively participating.

The Commendation Conference of the Film Directors Association a few days ago was the first time that He Mu participated in the activities of the association. After all, his identity as a director has only recently been recognized, and this is the second time the association has set up a commendation in its 18-year history. At the meeting, the chairman Li Shaohong announced that the commendation meeting will be held every year as an incentive for Chinese-language film directors. Since "Zi Bu Yu" is this year's film, the awards will have to wait until next year, but He Mu will fight for Lao Xu. I won the title of "Young Director of the Year", and I also met well-known directors such as He Ping, Jia Zhangke, and Lu Xuechang, so the trip was not in vain.

This is the second time that He Mu has participated in the Producers Association. The last time he was accepted as a director of the association, Shuimu Forest had just occupied a place in the mainland film and television company. This time, He Mu was directly promoted to The executive director, Tan Hong from Xingmei, and Zhang Zhao, the new president who has just been reorganized from LeTV Entertainment to LeTV Pictures, are all envious, because they are just ordinary directors, but the young He Mu has become an executive director. But considering the achievements of Shuimu Forest in the past two years, this appointment really makes people speechless.

This is not over yet. After the resolution was passed, the chairman of the association, Han Sanping, and the executive director, Ming Zhenjiang (the boss of Bayi Factory), announced the appointment of He Mu as the vice chairman, which shocked everyone. Of course, He Mu was very calm. Because he must have known this beforehand.

The constituent organizations of the Film Producers Association include China Film, Shanghai Film, Bayi Film Factory, and Movie Channel. The giants of private film companies can also occupy a place, such as the position of vice chairman, a total of 12, as far as He Mu knows, only Wang Zhongjun, Yu Dong, and Zhang Weiping are the CEOs of private companies who hold this position, and even the president of Huayi Wang Zhonglei There is only one executive director, and after adding He Mu, there are four private executives at the vice-chairman level.

The vice-chairman can be said to be the second most powerful figure in the Producers Association after the chairman and executive director. They are all at the helm of major domestic state-owned and privately-run entertainment capitals. To a certain extent, they can even influence mainland films. With the development of the film industry, their decisions can also bring about many changes in Chinese-language films.

It's just that He Mu is full of money this year, and he is only 27 years old, and everyone here is not over [-], and the vice-chairman level is not lower than [-]. Let him be a young man under [-]. Important positions, many people are not convinced.

Some people were dissatisfied in their hearts, and some were even dissatisfied with their mouths. After Han Sanping asked everyone's opinions and thoughts on this matter symbolically, Wang Zhonglei ignored his elder brother's eyes and raised his hand fearlessly, "I I want to say a few words..." (to be continued...)

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