Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 410: Towards a World-Class Boss

Chen Linfeng waved in the direction of the person holding the sign, indicating that he saw it.

This caused another round of cheers.

In the promotion of "Despicable Me", Chen, the original author and screenwriter, is also one of the focuses of the promotion.

With the example of "Wall-E", some parents are more reassured about him and are willing to believe that his works can make their children happy.

In addition, Chen Linfeng has also accumulated a large number of fans on Emilycon.

Regardless of whether these people like animated movies or not, at least there will be more voices for discussion.

Before he knew it, his career in Emilyken had reached the point where others were using his name to promote their work.

Liu Qianqian, his female companion, had also seen the signs held up by the fans before.

After entering the cinema, she curiously asked what was going on.

Chen Linfeng explained it to her.

Liu Qianqian was extremely envious, as she was not very popular in Emilyken's side.

Most people are familiar with her because of her beauty.

I have to keep working hard, she thought to herself.

After some activities at the premiere ended, the big screen in front went dark.

Liu Qianqian raised her head. She had not seen the original film yet, so she was ready to calm down and take a good look at it.

Gru, who calls himself a super villain, has planned a perfect plan.

He was planning to steal the moon.

But the shrinking ray gun, which was essential to the plan, was stolen by another real super villain, Victor.

In order to get his ray gun back, Gru decided to adopt three orphans.

Then he used the three little girls to enter Victor's castle, steal the things back, and continue his great plan of stealing the moon.

However, in the process, Gru was changed by the girls' innocence and cuteness.

The overall story is not complicated, but Liu Qianqian enjoyed watching it.

If nothing else, the Minions in the movie are just so adorable.

She instantly understood the word "cute" that Chen Linfeng had said before.

The other audiences also seemed satisfied. After the movie ended, they kept discussing the plot of the movie and praising the cute Minions in it.

After the premiere, although Chen Linfeng returned to China, he continued to pay attention to the situation of the movie.

The box office of 7 million in the first weekend may not be as good as some exaggerated commercial blockbusters, but this is an animated film, and the box office curve is often relatively smooth.

There were no particularly outstanding blockbusters in the week of June 6-14, and "Despicable Me" successfully won the North American weekly box office championship.

The box office performance was good and the word of mouth was also very good.

"Like all the classics for children, Despicable Me creates a small, quirky, and endearing world."

Despicable Me is a Chaplin-style comedy, and as a 3D film, it makes every D work beyond imagination. "

"Despicable Me completely abandons the false innocence that other animated films have set up to appeal to adults, and constantly reminds us that there is a bad kid inside us all."

"Chen's works are always so novel, which makes this film the best among the same type of films, and similar films are unbeatable in the summer!"

"Maybe by Pixar's standards, Despicable Me isn't a first-rate film, but it's so much fun, and the tributes to classic characters in the film are so funny, sophisticated, and lifelike."

"..."

As some professional reviews have said, "Despicable Me" is not a very outstanding movie.

Compared with "Wall-E", there is a big gap in the meaning and depth of the plot.

But it is interesting and good enough. Children like it very much, and adults also like to watch it.

There has been a lot of discussion about this movie online.

There is also a comparison to explore how Chen designed different plots in the two movies, Wall-E and Minions.

A film that is warm and touching, and as quiet as a silent film.

The other is lively, cute, funny and noisy.

It doesn't look like the work of one person at all, it's like schizophrenia.

But even foreign netizens are accustomed to Chen's diversity, or in other words, frequently changing styles and always wanting to make new ideas and breakthroughs is Chen's style.

Yes, to outsiders.

Chen is a creator who tries hard not to be bound by constraints and he always wants to come up with something new.

I am never satisfied with the status quo, I just want to innovate.

This kind of person is born strong.

"Perhaps the only similarity is that Chen's works are all very interesting." A netizen commented.

People in Emilyken are extremely fond of people who look talented at first glance.

Some even compare him to Steve Jobs, although the two are completely different types of people in different fields.

But fans are all like this. In their eyes, idols are perfect.

Moreover, creation is not bound by constraints, isn't that what we have? This is the spiritual core of our beautiful country, and Chen is one of us.

Chen Linfeng read some discussions on Twitter and felt a little amused.

I feel like public opinion has gone a bit off track.

He couldn't explain it, so he could only say this.

He is currently in Cannes, preparing to attend the opening ceremony of this year's film festival.

It's another Cannes Film Festival, and as the biggest winner of the previous session, Chen Linfeng is naturally very popular.

Compared to last year, there are far fewer films from China this year, including only two films by Wang Xiaoshuai and Jia Zhangke.

In terms of numbers, they seem to be somewhat alone and weak.

The arrival of the "Taken" crew also helped to boost the momentum.

Cannes is the largest film trading market, and selling films is often the most important thing. Take Taken, for example. Of course, it cannot have anything to do with awards, but it still has to premiere at the film festival to increase its popularity.

Especially as the big winner of the previous session, the organizing committee, on the one hand, took the money into consideration, and on the other hand, really gave face, by making "Taken" the opening film of this session.

The effect was quite good. After the premiere, the media's interest in it was indeed much greater.

There were a lot of related reports, and they were promoted spontaneously without any notification from the crew.

Due to time constraints, Chen Linfeng could only stay at the film festival for two days, accepting interviews, attending several premiere ceremonies, and communicating with filmmakers from all over the world.

Now that his status has risen, filmmakers often come forward to communicate with him.

With his good memory, he actually got to know quite a few people, such as Takeshi Kitano and Lee Chang-dong, famous Asian directors, and he also had some casual friendships with them.

When people are interviewed by the media, they may start to praise each other.

Many times, this is how the status of a big boss is achieved.

Most people recognize you, and you are often praised in the media. Gradually, more and more people believe that you are a big shot, and you really become a big shot.

Chen Linfeng is now working towards becoming a real big shot in the world.

Of course, there are a lot of social engagements involved.

In fact, it is visible to the naked eye that Chen Linfeng now has more and more social activities.

This can be seen from his subsequent itinerary.

In order to promote "Taken", he will go to the United States to participate in activities and also attend the premiere of his own "Twilight".

At the closing ceremony of Cannes, Chen Linfeng will come back to present awards to the winners of this year's Cannes.

For a month in a row, I was almost off the ground.

Fortunately, the director is different from other professions after all. He will only be busy during the period when the movie is released. He can avoid showing up at other times if he wants.

Back in Hollywood, the newspapers are reporting on the Minions.

"Despicable Me" grossed $7000 million in its first weekend, after opening with $1.2 million.

At the same time, thanks to Pixar's reputation and Disney's strong publicity, the box office decline has been very small since then.

In Chen Linfeng's view, he has taken a different path from his previous life.

After all, the previous version of "Despicable Me" was produced by a new animation company, and the distribution company Universal cannot compare to Disney in terms of its position in the children's market.

And it has to be said that Pixar's technical capabilities are undoubtedly strong, far exceeding previous versions.

Although the cost is correspondingly higher, the quality of the finished film is much better.

Therefore, with frequent communication between Lasseter and Chen Linfeng, "Despicable Me" maintained the style of the original work, but was much more refined in all aspects. It is a completely evolved version of the original work.

In comparison, the box office is naturally much higher.

Even The Twilight Saga 3, which is coming out in two weeks, well, this still can't compare.

The fan movie was really amazing, with a box office of 6850 million U.S. dollars on the first day, directly breaking the first-day box office record in North America.

When Chen Linfeng attended the premiere, he personally witnessed the madness of movie fans.

Of course, the follow-up to a fan movie is definitely not as good as that of an ordinary movie.

Even Chen Linfeng has been trying to control the plot as much as possible since the second part.

It eliminates some of the complaints about the previous versions, especially the third part, which is the most criticized one.

The pace is slow, the photography is mediocre, there are too few magical action elements, etc.

Chen Linfeng and the screenwriters almost went over the entire script again, making changes more than 10 times.

In the end, from the perspective of the plot, there are almost no particularly obvious shortcomings.

But there is still no way to change the characteristics of fan movies, and it is difficult to maintain a long-term box office trend.

Of course, it is definitely much better than the previous life.

After this, "Twilight 3" will be able to maintain an average box office of at least 3000 million.

Box office forecasting agencies estimate the final box office in North America to be around 2.5 million.

The overall evaluation is not inferior to the previous work, which is very good, and it will be even more impressive compared to the global box office.

In fact, "Twilight" has become a gold mine in the eyes of the world.

Too many people in Hollywood are envious and jealous, and the various film and television companies are even more jealous, only regretting that they do not have such a gold mine.

Among them, Chen Linfeng is also quite eye-catching.

I bought the company before the first movie was released, during the financial crisis, so it was almost a bargain price.

Although I know you have good taste, this is too exaggerated.

There are many related discussions both at home and abroad.

My former boss has become a complete scapegoat. How miserable life is.

Correspondingly, Summit Entertainment has also become a big name and is no longer an unknown company in Hollywood.

In Rob Friedman's opinion, if the company can produce one or two more good films and continue to build its reputation, the entire company will be revitalized.

In the eyes of many people, Summit Entertainment, with the "Twilight" series, is at least a new Hollywood force that has succeeded its master, and is similar to New Line back then.

This is also the reason why Chen Linfeng had the courage to shoot "Inception" with Summit Entertainment as the main body.

With such a status, as long as you don't get involved in distribution and just make movies honestly, even if they are blockbusters, you can give it a try.

This is why Leonardo did not object to this.

Of course, launching a big project like "Inception" is actually a bit risky.

If you fail just once, you may end up back to square one or even go bankrupt.

But this is where the time traveler comes in handy. Chen Linfeng knows what the outcome will be, so he naturally dares to make a decision.

There was nothing Rob could do to stop his boss from making such a decision.

After all, Chen had never failed before, and he had high hopes.

(End of this chapter)