Big names rise

The popularity of "Lost in Thailand" made Xu Zheng the hottest director in 12. I don't know how many companies are waving money hoping to cooperate with him, but Xu Zheng will not forget He Mu's kindness to him. In the case of his new director ability, it was He Mu who generously invested tens of millions to make a movie for him, and it only took a few minutes from seeing the script to making a decision.

So for the next "囧" series, Xu Zheng still chooses to cooperate with Mizuki Mori. Even if he doesn't choose that way, Mizuki has the right to develop the sequel of "Tai囧", but the "囧" series without Xu Zheng is not a real "囧" "series.

He Mu discussed the next film plan with Xu Zheng. He meant that he would not shoot next year, and he needed to settle down. He Mu also meant the same thing. The next film directed by Xu Zheng must work hard on the script. "'s success has its own chance, so Xu Zheng's next directorial work can truly test his directorial charm. This cannot be sloppy, the script can be polished slowly, and Mizuki can afford it.

Judging from the strong performance of "Lost in Thailand" and "Zodiac" this year, mainland audiences still like to watch comedy movies during the Lunar New Year. Since Xu Zheng will not participate in next year's Lunar New Year, He Mu hopes that the company will release a There are high-quality comedies that will be placed in the Lunar New Year file next year, so now the question arises, who will He Mu find to make a comedy film and put it in the Lunar New Year file?

These two guys, Lan Mingzhu and Dewey, are young, active in thinking, and they are good at different types of movies. "Panda Burning Incense" can already see their strength, so He Mu wants to entrust them with this important task. Unexpectedly, Lan Ming Zhu also had the idea of ​​making a comedy.It happened to coincide with him, but He Mu also had to take care of Dewey's idea, not because of others.The main reason is that what he said is reasonable, it is time for Chinese science fiction movies to take a brave step forward.

That's why the idea of ​​comedy + science fiction came into being. This is He Mu's proposition composition. If it can be completed perfectly, the combination of Lan Mingzhu and Dewey will greatly increase the weight in He Mu's eyes. The company has a heavier directorial task.

"Okay, you guys go out and think about it. Remember to attend the company's annual summary meeting on Sunday."

After the two went out, they have been thinking about what kind of script to write. Science fiction comedy is to interpret comedy in a sci-fi way.It is completely different to add comedy elements to science fiction, which is related to what is the main and what is the auxiliary.

Lu Zhengyu is a network director.Previously, he directed and starred in the web comedy "Hip-Hop Quartet" with over [-] million hits.Relying on his friendship with Tao Quduo, he transferred from Youku to Tudou. His first work after joining Tudou is called "Hip-Hop Trilogy", which is three separate funny short films. It has now been completed and is planned for February In the broadcast, he also has another identity that is not very well known, in Zhou Xingchi's new film "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".He was one of the screenwriters and had a modest role.However, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" has not yet been released, and his popularity is currently limited to the Internet.

"Little fish!" Lan Mingzhu and Dewey were walking in the Xiao He Building, and happened to see Lu Zhengyu, and hurriedly called him to stop. Although one of them is from Shuimu Forest, and the other is working for Tudou, they both work in the same building, and they both work in the same building. They both love directing work, so they have known each other for a long time.

"Director Lan, Director Du, what do you want me to do?" Lu Zhengyu asked with a smile. These two are now famous people in Shuimu Forest. They are only in their thirties, about the same age as themselves, but they have already directed such a successful movie. I think he also directed a campus-themed movie "A Dog's College Time" with great ambitions back then, and it was successfully screened in mainstream theaters, but it didn't cause much trouble, and in the end he had to obediently come back to film online dramas.

"Let's go, find a place to drink. I heard that you know Master Xing very well?" Lan Mingzhu asked.

Lu Zhengyu nodded.

"I heard that you also worked as a screenwriter for Zhou Xingchi, right?" Dewey also asked.

Lu Zhengyu nodded again, proudly.

Lan Mingzhu and Dewey looked at each other and smiled, "Let's go, let's drink and drink."

On Sunday, under the chairmanship of He Mu, Shuimu Forest held the 2012 work summary meeting. Such meetings are held in January and February every year. The summary of last year at the meeting is only a small part, but it is to let everyone understand the company's achievements. It’s all about the achievements, the real focus is to look forward to the new year, so that everyone can have a psychological preparation for the next work.

"Just a month ago, I had already figured out how to comfort everyone, because at that time I thought that the total box office of Mizuki in 12 was lower than that in 11. For a thriving film company, this is a setback, but I don't blame everyone. , I, as the leader, didn’t arrange it well, but in December, "Lost in Thailand" turned out, so the draft I had written before can be discarded, so I'm happy."

"In 12, Shuimu Forest released a total of 12 films, with a total box office of 23.5 billion, accounting for 16.7% of the total box office in the Mainland that year. In 13, we released 10 films (Sedek Bale counted two), of which the first The box office of the nine films is 16.2 billion, and the box office of "Lost in Thailand", which has not yet been released, has officially exceeded 12 billion..."

There is applause here.

He Mu continued, "However, we only count the box office generated in 12. As of December 2012, 12, "Lost in Thailand" had a total box office output of 31 million, so the company's annual box office in 9.6 was 12 billion. Although the number of released films is small However, the total box office has increased! It shows that Shuimu Films’ concept of quality first has been recognized by the audience, and Shuimu Films has become synonymous with good movies.”

After hearing the applause, He Mu continued, "Of course, there is also a problem that the box office growth of the films released by the company cannot keep up with the annual total box office growth in the mainland. According to statistics from China Film News, the total box office in the mainland in 2012 was 181 billion. It accounted for 14.2%, which is two percentage points less than last year."

Seeing everyone's sighing and angry expressions, He Mu immediately changed the subject, "But it's okay, I'm still the No. This is the second time we have ranked first, and the heights are extremely cold. Moreover, the first and second box office in 12 were all produced and released by us, Shuimu Forest. From this point of view, in 1, Shuimu Forest is still unstoppable. Invincible," He Muhao said, "In addition, I told you a good news earlier, "Zi Bu Yu" has been released in Japan, and it has also been released in the United States and some European countries for two weeks. Now its global box office has successfully surpassed "Zi Bu Yu" set a record of US$12 million in the global box office of Chinese-language films!" (To be continued..)

ps: ps: Make up for yesterday's update~