After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 260: Earthquake is released, and the box office is a big earthquake

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Yang Mi came to the sixth floor again.

Several security guards stepped forward reluctantly and blocked her way.

"I'm looking for Director Li!"

"Ms. Yang, please don't make things difficult for us. Please leave. You are not allowed to come in." said the security captain in charge of security on the sixth floor.

Yang Mi snorted and tried to force her way in.

The security captain shook his head, waved his hand, and asked the two female security guards who were just hired yesterday to drive Yang Mi away.

Yang Mi was pushed into the elevator and stomped her feet in anger.

"Mimi, stop stomping. This is the sixth floor. What if something happens?" Zeng Jia was so scared that she was shaking all over in the elevator and hurriedly advised.

"Li Mingyang, you are a bastard. I am not Liu Yifei! Just wait for me!" Yang Mi shouted, holding the elevator door with her hand.

After shouting, I felt relieved, let go of my hands, hummed a little tune, and watched the elevator door slowly close.

……

"This girl still has such a hot temper." Zuoshandiao shook his head.

"Was it like this before?" Li Mingyang asked curiously.

"He used to have a worse temper than he does now. He would smash things when he got mad. But I haven't seen that. I heard about it from Li Shaohong."

"That's probably it."

"This girl has the potential to become very popular. If you can't catch her, someone else will get the chance."

"I don't have the mood to think about these things now. I just want the box office." Li Mingyang pushed open the door of the screening room, stood outside the door, and invited Zuo Shandiao in.

The screening room is not big, only about ten square meters, the size of a bedroom.

The layout inside is simple, with a three-seater sofa, a coffee table, and a 75-inch TV.

Wu Zhikui took the laptop and connected it to the TV with a data cable. After everything was done, at Li Mingyang's suggestion, he played part of the scene with the meteor special effects of Your Name.

A 3-minute meteor special effects scene, of which the meteor appears for 160 seconds.

After watching it, the eagle signaled to play it again. This time, the eagle watched it very slowly, kept shouting to stop, and kept thinking.

I watched it for ten minutes instead of three minutes.

Zuo Shandiao leaned back on the sofa, frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly said, "Isn't your painting style too gaudy?"

"It's mainly to coordinate with the special effects. Realistic special effects can't create this magical style."

"The color tone is unexpectedly bright and alternative...but there is no sense of disharmony. The storyboard is very good...very master-like. Do you like Hayao Miyazaki very much?" asked Zuoshandiao.

"Yes, I like Spirited Away the most."

"The use of color in the bouquet was great, but this one... the colors are bolder, more garish, and a little confusing without a focus, which is not a good choice."

"Commercial films don't require so much attention, as long as the audience likes it."

Zuoshandiao opened his mouth and swallowed his words back. The older generation of directors are more or less artistic, and even Zuoshandiao is no exception.

“How much did this special effect cost?”

Li Mingyang waved to Wu Zhikui, and Wu Zhikui left the room. After a while, he brought in a pile of account books.

Then he turned on the light and left without saying a word.

Zuo Shandiao was too lazy to look at the account book and said directly: "Give me a specific number."

"The original estimate was 60 million, but now it has exceeded the budget, totaling more than 73 million."

"How come it exceeded by so much?" Zuoshandiao asked in surprise.

"It's okay. I'll pay for the extra money myself."

Zuoshandiao was silent for a while, then flipped through the account book. Even if he just read it quickly, it took him more than an hour.

"The cost is 130 million...you'll need 400 million to make back your investment!"

"Actually, we don't need that much." Li Mingyang picked up a pen and paper and did another calculation for Zuoshandiao.

Taking the paper from Li Mingyang, Zuo Shandiao touched his chin speechlessly, "You stinky boy, you actually cheated 30 million."

"So the actual cost is 50 million, and the return is 50 million. China Film Group invested million in total, % of the shares. I put in million, and I can take % of the shares, right?"

"How do you calculate these thirty million?"

Light Media invested 50 million yuan, but actually spent 20 million yuan, and the remaining 30 million yuan has already been "spent".

"Of course, Third Master, you decide."

Zuoshandiao laughed and praised Li Mingyang for his ability to do things.

"Where's the money?"

"I've asked Old Wu to take it to the car." Li Mingyang took out a car key from his pocket and put it on the coffee table.

Zuoshandiao picked up the car keys, looked at them for a while, then looked at Li Mingyang for a while, and finally, he smiled and put the car keys into his pocket.

"Wait for your portion for a moment. I'll have someone deliver it to you later."

"I heard from Wang Changtian that Far Cry hasn't used ticket subsidies recently. When do you plan to use them? It doesn't matter. Not all movies with the main theme in their titles are main themes. Just go for it with confidence!"

"Master San, what do you think of the 9.9 yuan movie ticket?"

Zuo Shandiao was slightly stunned, then he smiled bitterly and shook his head. The young man really didn't leave anyone any room for maneuver!

……

After the next weekend, Far Cry's daily box office was immediately cut in half, hovering around 3 million.

Even though Da Zhang and Xiao Zhang showed their affection on Weibo, it still couldn't reverse the downward trend.

The main reason is the rampant online piracy.

Even the best gun seller with good quality and reputation is not immune.

Ten days after its premiere, Triple Tap earned 8450 million at the box office, only 1550 million away from breaking million.

However, even with the box office revenue of over 10 million, it took "The King of Guns" three days to break the 100 million mark.

After breaking the 100 million mark, the daily box office became sluggish, falling to around 2 million, and there was a lack of momentum afterwards.

At 7:22 on July , "The Great Earthquake" directed by Feng Kuzi officially landed in theaters nationwide!
As Feng Kuzi's annual drama, Earthquake was extensively promoted online and offline before its release.

Especially the world premiere held grandly on July 7 at the track and field stadium of Tangshan Sports Center.

It was an unprecedented event.

1.5 spectators came to watch the film.

In order to cooperate with the film's premiere in a stadium with a capacity of 10,000 people, Huayi cooperated with IMAX and set up the world's largest IMAX giant screen on site. The sound and light effects are also extremely detailed, and can take care of almost any angle of the venue.

Before the premiere, the night sky had become overcast, and the organizers placed a raincoat on every seat, but the entire premiere lasted nearly 4 hours without a drop of rain.

When the premiere ended and the audience walked out of the stadium, it suddenly started to rain heavily, and the people who had just evacuated the scene were all secretly surprised.

This incident was later heavily publicized by Feng Kuzi at the Yanbei premiere the next day, and the stars from Huayi also thought it was a good sign.

The media also issued various sensational notices, with headlines such as "Heaven and earth weep together, thousands of people shout", "Moving heaven and earth, unable to cry", "Heavy rain damaged the giant screen, it was worth it."

This is the time of day.

On the first day, Earthquake had a screening rate of 90%, sweeping all other films into a dead end.

This is the geographical advantage.

The two premieres of Earthquake brought together all the heavyweights in the Beijing circle, and even the boss of Yinghuang came to show support.

In addition, deputy heads of many departments attended the press conference on the earthquake and delivered speeches.

The industry celebrated, the media promoted it, and Feng Kuazi's reputation as the "box office king" was also well-known.

Harmony is in hand.

With the right timing, location and people, Aftershock grossed 3620 million on its first day of release.

This is 3600 more than the 20 million box office of "Avatar" on its first day in China.

It set a new record for the first-day box office in domestic film history.

In the first four days of the weekend, the box office grossed 1.6 million yuan, setting a new record for the first weekend box office of a domestic film.

On Sunday, it set a new single-day box office record for a domestic film with 5250 million yuan.

Feng Kuazi was satisfied with the result and thanked the audience for their recognition: "When it comes to expressing human emotions, I think the audience is always the most receptive."

While the film was popular, there was also a lot of criticism on the Internet.

Some netizens criticized that the tear-jerking movie was not heartfelt and that it made them cry but did not touch their hearts.

Some netizens also called it a movie that "exposes national scars and makes money from national disasters."

Feng Kuazi, who always has a hot temper, couldn't help but roll up his sleeves and take action himself, responding to all kinds of doubts using his real-name Weibo.

In response to the saying that "tears are not touching", Feng Kuazi responded: "It is possible to control the audience to just shed tears and not take it to heart. The technology content of crying without touching the heart is definitely higher than that of Avatar... Xiao Feng has not yet mastered this special ability, you really flatter me. According to another survey, there is currently no plan to install wind oil spray to induce tears in cinemas in my country."

As for the criticism of "exposing old wounds", Feng Xiaogang's response was much more intense: "If it was at Wen Ge, Tang could have just used this accusation to drag me out and shoot me, and my family would have had to pay for the bullet themselves. According to this logic, Private Ryan, Schindler's List, and Titanic should also be brought to justice. Because they were guilty of exploiting the fallen soldiers, exploiting the national suffering, and exploiting the victims of the shipwreck..."

Feng Kuzi’s clamor is well-founded, but netizens will not be intimidated by a few words of rebuttal.

"Jin Hezai" hit back, saying, "Director Feng, don't be sad. No one wants to kill you. But let me remind you that Titanic didn't just shoot five minutes of shipboard scenes and then switch to the next generation in New York. Private Ryan didn't name itself The Normandy Landing. The plot of Schindler's List is a true story. It didn't use the banner of 'spiritual epic' to demand a box office of 5 million."

Feng Kuazi went too far and argued with netizens. Great directors are all very eloquent, and they are also thick-skinned. With all kinds of data to refute their statements, netizens generally cannot defeat him.

So the anxious netizens tagged Li Mingyang one after another.

The dispute between Feng and Li has a long history and lasted for two years.

At that time, Li Mingyang was just a fledgling pedestrian, but he was criticized by Feng Kuzi for being ungrateful and not being a member of the circle.

The media, which loves to watch the fun, has been spreading the conflict between the two since it received tacit approval.

As one of the three major directors in China and the king of the Lunar New Year box office, Feng Kuzi is rarely rivaled and can be regarded as the director with the greatest box office appeal in China.

Although Li Mingyang has only one film, "Flowers" is an art film that broke many records for mainland art films. It is the most successful small-scale film in recent years and is regarded by the industry as one of the leading figures of the new generation in the film industry.

The old and the new are replaced! Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new!

Is it the newcomers who kill the old gods, or the old gods who kill the newcomers?

This news has so many explosive points that when entertainment reporters run out of news, they just rehash old news over and over again until everyone knows about it.

The fact that Feng Kuazi is afraid of Li Mingyang is the news that the media likes to hype the most.

Netizens tagged Li Mingyang one after another, which made Feng Kuzi so furious that he threw cups and smashed tables in the company.

"Fuck this, I'm just too lazy to bother with that brat. He really thinks I'm afraid of him. How dare any trash compete with me!" Feng Kuazi cursed.

(End of this chapter)