Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Chapter 17: Will the next film be a martial arts film?

As the release date approaches, Xia Yuan can finally take some time off.

During this period, as a director, he dares to say that he is the second busiest, so no one can say that they are the first.

For the first film in his life, he gave 200% of his strength.

To be honest, he has no confidence in how far he can go, and he is not sure, because even he finds this movie weird.

He even had the illusion many times that his senior sister had never thought about making money and was even deliberately making things difficult for herself.

For example, when it came to the post-production stage not long ago, he asked his senior whether he should do a Mandarin dubbing version. Otherwise, if there was only a Cantonese version, wouldn't it be too selective of the audience?

At that time, the senior student’s answer to him was very simple, and she just gave an example.

It was raining heavily that day, and she asked, "Do you see the rain outside?"

Xia Yuan said, "I saw it."

The senior student said: "Those are traffic, but they are all floods. Although there is a lot, you can't use them and you can't get them."

Then the senior pointed to some potted plants nearby and said, "These are all precise flows that can be precisely put into your field. They can provide you with nutrients. Although they only account for a small proportion of the flow, they are enough for you. If you are that tree, they are enough for you to survive."

Xia Yuan raised his hand at the right time and replied weakly: "But senior sister, this is a money tree. If you water it too much, its roots will rot and die."

The senior student typed a question mark on the spot: "?"

Is this what I told you?

"Just tell me whether it's precise or not." said the senior student.

"Precise! Accurate!" Xia Yuan nodded.

He also understood what the senior wanted to express, which was that what they needed was precise traffic, not general traffic, and Cantonese dubbing would be enough.

Although he still doesn't understand why, he is the boss. If he thinks about it carefully, his money is not blown by the wind, so he naturally doesn't want to lose money.

All I can say is that he still can't reach their level in some aspects of thinking.

Little did he know that the senior schoolmate, whom he thought had a brilliant idea, was almost laughing out loud.

Mandarin dubbing? The devil is making Mandarin dubbing!

How many people can speak Cantonese now? Who can still speak Cantonese? Even in Guangdong and Guangdong, hundreds of kilometers away, there is dialect anxiety, which is almost disappearing in the younger generation.

Why did she want to make a Cantonese film? Wasn't it just to filter out the audience?
What if they really dub it in Mandarin? Wouldn't that mean everyone can understand it?

However, I couldn't find any other movies that fit the labels of my senior at that time. This was the only one that fit the requirements.

This is the story about dubbing.

Xia Yuan didn't have much confidence.

He has already put all his strength into it. What happens next is not something he can decide. Everything will be left to the market.

And today, the senior student called him to the company to discuss some things with him.

It's about the new film.

To be honest, Xia Yuan was a little shocked when he first heard it, because he was also stunned by the senior sister's decisiveness.

This first film has just been completed and will premiere tomorrow. What the prospects are and how its commercial performance will be are still unknown.

Are you going to tell yourself decisively now that you plan to employ me and make a second film?

Do you trust him so much? What if the film doesn't have good prospects? What if the commercial performance is not good?
But what he didn't know was that Tang Ying really discussed the new film with him because she thought that this "Vulgar Comedy" would definitely lose money.

Things have come to this point now, with all factors pushed to the extreme. It would be extremely difficult to turn things around. Today, the press conference for "Taixuan" has already begun.

Naturally, she also has information channels in this regard and learned some information.

It can be said that it attracted much attention in the industry. The entire premiere was a blast, the venue was packed with guests, and the atmosphere was extremely high.

There are three consecutive hot searches now, all of which are about "Tai Xuan". It is conceivable that starting from tomorrow's first day box office, it will not be low.

Compare this to them.

The premiere could hold 300 people in the hall, so it was considered good if 30 people showed up, and that included people from their own company.

It was because of the inevitable loss that he chose Xia Yuan to continue filming the second part!

"Director Xia's level is obvious to all. If you don't trust someone, don't employ him. If I want to make a good movie, I will definitely choose a director who trusts me 100%. If I interfere casually, I will only make something weird. Professional things should be done by professionals, and it is definitely not someone who knows everything at the beginning. Even if there are some shortcomings this time, I can learn from experience and do well next time. It requires growth. What do you think?"

"Obedience is worse than respect. I do!" Xia Yuan nodded seriously.

No one would refuse the opportunity to make a film.

"But this time, what are your requirements for the new film?" Xia Yuan asked, "If there is any, I still hope it can be more concise. After all, my thinking is still not as good as my senior sister, and I am afraid that I can't write anything."

Although he was not afraid of his senior sister's requests, to be honest, many of his senior sister's ideas were indeed too abstract. Or it could be said that they were too advanced.

Even he couldn't understand it.

Therefore, he still hoped that his senior sister's request this time would be more plain and simple, not too outrageous.

Or just don't ask for anything at all.

Tang Ying pondered for a moment.

She also felt that the previous request was a bit too much.

It was just that Xia Yuan happened to have some naughty ideas that could connect with her. If he had no ideas, no matter how much she fantasized, it would be useless.

Forget it, let's just let it go and think of a compromise, such as
"This time, I plan to make a martial arts film!" Tang Ying said seriously.

"A martial arts film?" Xia Yuan was stunned.

This was an idea she had thought about for a long time.

Although Hanxia's martial arts film market once reached its peak in the last century, and even produced many superstars who went beyond the country and into the world, punching open the door to Hollywood, it also brought Hanxia's martial arts films to the world, and brought Hanxia's "kongfu" to the world.

However, the real heyday of martial arts films was in the 1980s and 1990s.

The most prosperous period was in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Ten years later, each year became worse than the last. Until today, it cannot be said to have completely disappeared, but it is barely surviving.

There is basically no market left, but in recent years there are still some people in the industry who have not given up and plan to continue to recreate the glory of the martial arts films of the past.

But unfortunately, they all tried, but failed in the end without exception, and the box office results were terrible.

It seems that this market is dead in Hanxia.

She turned her attention to this type of film.

What if she also makes a martial arts film?

Moreover, martial arts films are very expensive. Martial arts actors are expensive, martial arts directors are expensive, and action stars are expensive too!
Yes! That's right, she plans to play bigger this time! After all, the first part was a sure loss, and she thought she had accumulated some experience.

She planned to invite well-known action stars. Even though well-known action stars are very popular, the martial arts films that have lost a lot of money in recent years also hired well-known action stars, but they didn't make back a single cent.

Hiring one would cost tens of millions.

"You can go back and think about the script during this time. I won't restrict you to any particular standards this time. You can express yourself freely. Let's do this, the old rules. You bring me three scripts in a month and I'll choose one." Tang Ying said.

She still has to make a choice, and she can pick the one that looks the worst and most reliable to her from a pile of books.

By that time, the outcome of this "Pulp Comedy" has almost been realized.

"Okay." Xia Yuan nodded.

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