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

Chapter 593: Surpassing "Your Name"? (4K)

When Chen Linfeng went on stage, he heard the shout from the left side of the audience and responded with a thumbs up.

This caused the audience to cheer even more excitedly.

The atmosphere on the scene was very warm.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the host asked loudly to the audience,

"Is the movie good?"

"It looks good!" Everyone answered in unison, showing respect.

"Do you want to watch it again?"

"want!"

"..."

Although the person invited was not a CCTV host, judging from his ability to create an atmosphere, it is obvious that he is quite talented.

After a few questions and answers, the audience became more and more excited.

At this time, the host began to ask Chen Linfeng, "Director Chen said before that this film is a pure commercial film. Now we have seen it, it is indeed very good, and the audience at the scene also recognized it very much.

Can you predict how much the film will eventually gross?"

"It's hard to predict," Chen Linfeng shook his head. "It's not certain whether domestic audiences can generally accept this style of film."

He still had some sincerity in what he said.

In the previous life, "Now You See Me" was produced by Summit Entertainment, yes, the company that Chen Linfeng is now in control of.

In terms of distribution, Summit relies on itself in North America, Emperor Motion Pictures relies on the Greater China region, and other places mostly rely on local companies.

They are not great publishers.

Therefore, although the first film seemed to be of good quality and had good reputation, and eventually won more than 3 million US dollars in global box office, it was actually achieved with the lagging of the company behind it.

But now that director Chen Linfeng has taken over, it goes without saying that the situation will change dramatically.

The publicity and promotion are not at the same level at all.

He also made a major upgrade to the plot, avoiding the problem of the original work having a weak ending in the second half.

Chen Linfeng really couldn't imagine what the outcome would be.

When the scale of publicity and promotion expands, it is still unknown whether moviegoers who go to the cinema because of his name will like the film and to what extent they will like it.

That's why he said that.

But others would naturally think he was being modest.

The host pressed on, “Do you think there’s hope that the domestic box office will surpass Joker?”

The domestic box office is over 1.4 billion.

Chen Linfeng thought about it and said, "In China, there should be a relatively high chance of exceeding it. After all, the plot of Joker is still a little obscure."

The host's eyes lit up, which meant they were confident of exceeding 15 billion.

"What about Your Name?"

Many reporters and film critics present looked at him intently.

This issue is what everyone is most concerned about.

It has been exactly three years since the 2011 Spring Festival.

Logically speaking, given the ever-expanding domestic film market and the rapidly changing box office figures, the throne of the number one domestic box office should have been updated long ago.

Not to mention updates, there aren't even many films that can even come close to exceeding 10 billion.

He single-handedly suppressed practitioners across the country for three whole years.

Domestic filmmakers and related media practitioners have always been eyeing that lofty goal.

Even in the following years, Chen Linfeng has made it into the top five in global box office history and even won the global annual box office champion.

This domestic box office champion, with a record of over 20 billion RMB, is still the most important of his many achievements and is constantly mentioned by various media.

And now it seems that the record of 2011 billion box office set in 21 is becoming more and more valuable.

Every year during the Spring Festival, everyone looks forward to seeing this year's domestic films charging forward, and then is immediately disappointed.

Just, it doesn’t have that flavor.

Chen Linfeng also roughly understands the public's concern about this issue.

In its previous life, "Lost in Thailand" was the first to break 10 billion, but it has not yet surpassed the box office created by "Avatar" before it.

But it still left a deep impression on the Chinese people.

The first one is always special.

What’s more, “Your Name” not only exceeded 10 billion, it also surpassed “Avatar” and exceeded 20 billion.

Chen Linfeng thought about it seriously and said, "Perhaps there is a lot of hope. The domestic film market has expanded a lot compared to three years ago.

Logically speaking, as long as the quality of a movie is slightly better and it is popular with the public, it will have a hope of reaching the 20 billion threshold.

At present, the market limit is definitely more than 20 billion.”

He is not talking nonsense. Think about the past. Movies like "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" could earn 10 billion yuan, and "Where Are We Going, Dad?" could earn 6 million yuan.

As long as there is a truly good movie, it does not need to break the market limit like those phenomenal movies. As long as it follows the steps, it can make 200 to 300 billion.

The market is absolutely supportive.

There was some uproar in the audience.

"Your prediction is that it can surpass Your Name?" the host still had some doubt in his mind.

That's "Your Name".

The film critics in the audience had the same reaction.

Even though they hope to see transcendence, hope to see the highest box office numbers rise further.

But when someone really said that it would surpass "Your Name", they began to doubt it.

A box office of 21 billion is no small sum, which translates to 3.4 million U.S. dollars.

For a normal movie to reach this number in a single market is a bit too exaggerated.

Just think about it, many North American films cannot reach this level and have to rely on the global market to make up for it.

Even when talking about the movie "Now You See Me", the box office in the Chinese market may be higher than that in the North American market.

They felt uncomfortable for a moment and then shook their heads violently.

I felt that Director Chen on the stage must be very emotional and was bragging.

How is it possible that the domestic market can surpass the North American market so easily?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

The media reporters didn't quite believe it either.

But this is Chen Linfeng's conclusion after all. This big man always speaks like a god, and whatever he says comes true. The probability is too high.

Based on the principles of statistics, it might be accurate again this time.

Therefore, they still took note of Director Chen’s “bold words” and prepared to report it as big news.

After the premiere, Chen Linfeng sent Xixi home first.

At home, Xiaolong and Chen's father and mother had just arrived home.

These three also went to see "Now You See Me" in the morning. They didn't have to attend the premiere, so they were much faster.

"The film is well-made, and the imagination is really great." Shi Xiaolong gave a thumbs up and praised.

"The movie is very good, very interesting." Chen Shantong also nodded repeatedly.

Only Ms. Wang felt that it was a bit too flashy and she was not used to it.

We are all family, so we say whatever we think. Wang Yanping expresses her opinions straightforwardly.

Chen Linfeng nodded, "This movie is more for young people's preferences. It's normal that you are not used to it. Let's go watch "Time Traveler" this afternoon. You should like it."

The movie viewing in the afternoon was certainly not a premiere, it could only be considered as entertainment for watching a movie with family.

The promotion of Now You See Me was mainly handled by the company, with Toby and Woody as the only two people, so Chen Linfeng and Sissi were completely left as insignificant figures. However, this did not affect the audience's enthusiasm at all.

After watching the movie in the morning, a lot of praise began to appear on the Internet.

“Now You See Me is really good. There is nothing more to say. It is simply good.”

"I just saw what Director Chen said at the premiere. It couldn't be more appropriate. This is a film that simply makes the audience feel happy. This is a film that achieves the ultimate in happiness."

"With two Chinese protagonists and two foreign protagonists, I can't say whether this is a Hollywood movie or a domestic movie, but it is really a movie with a unique style, which is rarely seen in domestic movies in the past, and it is also very rare in Hollywood."

"The subject matter determines everything. The subject matter of this film is so wonderful. The incredible feeling brought by magic makes people's adrenaline soar."

"It was very exciting from beginning to end. This kind of subject matter requires the screenwriter to keep exploring the imagination. I thought it would start well but end badly. I didn't expect it to remain exciting enough. It's amazing."

"..."

The magic theme of "Now You See Me", coupled with fast-paced editing, extremely gorgeous pictures and stage effects, is quite a dimensionality-reducing blow to audiences who have never seen it before.

This can be seen from many comments.

On a certain platform, after the scores were released, the score directly reached 8.3 points, and the trend is still rising.

Judging from the style of a certain platform, this kind of purely commercial film should not be well received.

But the enhanced version of "Now You See Me" without its weaknesses is like this, it's a bit invincible.

Since the V site has mostly young people, the rating is much higher, at 8.6 points.

Starting in the afternoon, Chen Linfeng took his family to watch "30,000 Miles from Chang'an" and "Time Traveler".

To be fair, both films are of good quality.

The script of "Time Traveler" has a good foundation, and the description of family and emotions is very delicate.

Although Guo Fan became famous as a science fiction director in later generations, he was actually very good at depicting emotions.

This can also be seen from the two "The Wandering Earth" movies.

It always brings tears to people's eyes, and you can tell at a glance that the author has profound attainments in this area.

Although "Time Traveler" is not as emotionally extrovert as "The Wandering Earth", Guo Fan is still very good at shaping the relationship between the male and female protagonists.

After watching it, Ms. Wang gave it a very good review.

Xixi regretted it again and again, saying that she should have asked Chen Linfeng to act with her.

“This female character is likely to win an award,” Liu Qianqian said in a tone of someone who had lost 10 billion yuan.

"The chances are indeed quite high," Chen Linfeng nodded in approval, "Gao Yuanyuan performed well."

Liu Qianqian was not satisfied and said, "Why didn't you ask me to come?"

"You were filming The Legend of Zu at that time, you couldn't have two other projects at the same time."

"Oh, I see. I'm sorry."

Liu Qianqian felt like she was courting death.

I would never have done something as unreasonable as what I just did before.

But now as a pregnant woman, I did it unconsciously, as if I had something to rely on.

"This is not okay."

Liu Qianqian couldn't help but reflect in her heart.

It's not good to be too careless, as it can easily lead to accidents.

Moreover, people should be more reasonable and not be too willful.

Chen Linfeng couldn't help but rub her hair. This was the cutest thing about his wife.

It's soft, and every time I want to get hard, I start to reflect on myself.

If someone could find this weakness, he would be bullied to death.

Fortunately, I am a good person.

Chen Linfeng thought that he would just try it a few times in the future and would never try it more often.

……

"30,000 Miles from Chang'an" is different from "Time Traveler", this is a movie about the Tang Dynasty.

Li Bai is the representative figure of the Tang Dynasty's elegance. If this point is well made, the whole film will have roots.

Xin Baiqing's performance was very good and she really captured that flavor.

Coupled with Chen Kaige's painting skills, the prosperity of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty is well displayed.

The foundation for the entire movie is there.

The original work was an animated film, and the extremely fantastic passage describing Li Bai reciting "Song of the Wine" was highlighted by Chen Linfeng and presented to Chen Kaige.

He performed very well in this area.

When Chen Linfeng and his family were watching this scene, many viewers around them exclaimed in low voices.

From this perspective, handing the script to Chen Kaige is indeed a good choice.

The foundation was well laid and the climax was exciting enough, and the whole film was complete.

Moreover, Chen Linfeng deliberately deleted and modified many points in the original work that clearly violated history in the script.

Some inappropriate descriptions of Li Bai were also removed.

I wonder how many fans of the Immortal Poet are among the audience who understand and love history.

I don't ask you to give a completely flattering perspective, but at least don't come across as a hard-line critic.

Therefore, all in all, Chen Linfeng had a very good experience.

There is a feeling of witnessing the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and then from prosperity to decline, which makes people can't help but sigh.

When the emotion and feeling are right, everything is right.

The only downside is the rhythm, which is a bit problematic.

The second half is a bit too dragged out. The sadness after the end of the prosperous Tang Dynasty can be simply touched upon briefly, and those who know history will naturally associate it with what happened later.

There is also a lingering aftertaste.

Spending a lot of space to describe it will be inconsistent with the joyful atmosphere of the Spring Festival and will only keep viewers who have not seen it away.

The principle is the same as Zhang Yimou's film "The Battle of Song and Mongol Empire".

Chen Linfeng had pointed out the problem before, but it seems that Chen Kaige hasn't made any changes.

But there's nothing we can do about it. After all, he's a big director. It's normal for him to have his own ideas. It's impossible for him to be used as a tool.

Chen Shantong gave a high evaluation of this film, and Xixi also gave it a high evaluation.

It seems that those who like historical themes will probably find it good.

The Spring Festival movie market is the most responsive.

The next day, before the box office figures came out, the theaters had already adjusted their screening schedules.

Now You See Me increased from 30% on the first day to 35%.

"Time Traveler" increased from 18% to 25%.

"23 Miles from Chang'an" remained unchanged at %.

There is naturally more and less.

Thanks to Mango TV's powerful publicity and promotion capabilities, as well as the support of several big-name stars, the original 23% screening rate for "Where Are We Going, Dad?" was compressed to 18%.

There are good and serious movies to watch, who wants to watch this kind of childish stuff.

Originally, the parent-child segment could serve as its basic base and help increase the number of screenings.

But there's nothing I can do about it, the other movies are too intense.

When both have a high attendance rate, of course it will be given to those with closer relationships.

At this time, Mango TV can no longer be said to be all-powerful, and they do not have any great influence in the film industry.

(End of this chapter)