This star is going to the moon

Chapter 259 If Guo Fan and Dumplings can do it, then so can I! Lu Yunxing, I can do it too!
There was a lot of anticipation from all sides for the 2020 Spring Festival film season.

After all, the films of 2019 set the bar too high.

A film without any prior works to build up to its predecessor, and which is also a science fiction film, managed to rake in nearly 65 billion yuan at the box office.

An animated film can also gross 60 billion yuan at the box office.

Why were the films released during the 2020 Spring Festival not good?
The film's producers, production companies, and actors, in particular, were immediately distracted.

"If he can do it, then I can do it too!"

Among them, the producers and production companies of "Detective Chinatown 3" are the most prominent.

After all, "Detective Chinatown 1" grossed over 8 million yuan, while "Detective Chinatown 2" saw its box office soar to over 33 billion yuan.

While they were preparing for "Detective Chinatown 3", "The Wandering Earth" suddenly appeared, breaking a series of records and achieving an unprecedented box office of nearly 65 billion yuan for a domestic film!
When they started filming "Detective Chinatown 3", "Ne Zha" suddenly appeared out of nowhere and also achieved an unprecedented 60 billion yuan at the box office for animated films!
I thought that the 58 billion yuan box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" in 2017 was just a flash in the pan, and that the general upper limit for domestic films was still more than 3 billion yuan.

As a result, during the few months from the preparation to the start of filming of "Detective Chinatown 3", its producers and production companies witnessed two domestic films entering the 60 billion yuan mark!
"Is our target of 40 billion a bit conservative?"

"That was indeed conservative. The second movie increased by 25 billion compared to the first, so it's reasonable for the third movie to also increase by 25 billion compared to the second."

"Wow, that's equivalent to 'Wolf Warrior 2' at 58 billion, and with a little effort, it could reach 60 billion!"

"Have you noticed that Lu Yun has had a huge influence on films like 'Wolf Warrior 2,' 'The Wandering Earth,' and 'Ne Zha'? So, should we take advantage of the fact that we haven't filmed much yet and invite him to replace a certain character?"

"Yes, yes, with his involvement, we might be able to reach 70 billion! After all, our movie is a comedy, and it would be very advantageous to release it during the Spring Festival!"

"But the two main characters in the 'Detective Chinatown' series can't be changed. You're asking someone of their caliber to play a supporting role?"

"How about we write a new short story and ask him to make a special cameo appearance?"

"Let's try contacting them first, because they might not be available..."

So they quickly stopped worrying about it, because Lu Yun really didn't have time.

Lu Yun said he was busy with national tasks.

Actually, Rowan didn't want to get involved in this movie.

After all, he had finally been reborn, transforming from an actor whose box office and critical reception both flopped in his previous life into an actor who now enjoys both box office and critical success.

He doesn't want to become an actor who achieves box office success but suffers from poor reputation just because he starred in a five-minute-plus film like "Detective Chinatown 3".

Although acting is now considered a side job, it should still be cherished.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of my rebirth?

On the day of the Spring Festival, the relevant parties of "Detective Chinatown 3" felt that something was wrong.

After all, Chen Sicheng, the director of "Detective Chinatown 3", is a very commercial director who is very good at marketing.

In order to achieve the film's revised "conservative" target of 58 billion yuan, break the medium target of 60 billion yuan, and reach the big target of 70 billion yuan, "Detective Chinatown 3" launched a crazy marketing campaign throughout the Spring Festival, spending a lot of money on marketing and whetting the appetite of many viewers.

However, the increase in movie box office revenue made them feel uneasy.

Once the scores for each movie came out, I felt relieved.

Detective Chinatown 3: 6.5 points.

Lost in Russia: 6.8 points.

The Rescue: 6.6 points.

"Leap" scores 7.4.

Jiang Ziya: 7.5 points.

"Boonie Bears: Wild Land" scores 6.9.

Vanguard (5.1 points)

Once the scores are released, viewers who were waiting for the scores to be released before choosing which movies to watch begin making their selections.

Those who had seen the movie also began to speak out.

I feel like "Detective Chinatown 3" is a complete disaster, and this score is too high; it's worth at most a 5.5!

[How could that be? This score is too low. I think Detective Chinatown 3 deserves an 8!] [Lost in Russia's score is also too high; it's terrible too, and there's room for it to drop.]

[I think it's pretty good; "Lost in Russia" should at least get a 7 out of 10.]

[There's room for decline in "The Rescue," actually Lin Chaoxian's acting is quite average.]

The scores for "Leap" are similar, which is considered quite good for a sports-themed film.

The story of "Jiang Ziya" was poorly told; only the opening 2D animation was somewhat impressive, the rest was just average. I wouldn't have watched it if it weren't for "Nezha."

[The show "Boonie Bears" performed consistently well.]

[The rating for "Vanguard" is too high. Jackie Chan's movies haven't been well-received in the last two years, and with Yang Yang (who played "Prince Duan") also involved, it's even worse.]

[Agreed, Vanguard deserves at most a 4 out of 10!]

While audiences disagreed on the scores of other films, they reached a consensus on "Vanguard," agreeing that it was indeed a bad movie.

However, the film's producers, production company, and actors felt that something was amiss.

Wasn't it said that this year's Spring Festival film season would be a box office explosion?
Why did several highly anticipated films fail to achieve ideal box office results?

Especially "Detective Chinatown 3", which had nearly 8 million yuan in pre-sales and a lot of promotion, but its box office growth after release was not explosive.

In that case, forget about 60 billion, it might not even reach 40 billion.

"What should we do? Should we increase advertising spending and intensify advertising efforts?"

"Should we have the actors do more promotional performances?"

"Are the lead actor Liu Haoran and Lu Yun good friends? Hasn't Lu Yun booked a theater and posted on Weibo to show his support yet?"

"No."

"Should we have Liu Haoran contact Lu Yun?"

"Okay, let Liu Haoran contact them..."

Liu Haoran was not like Lu Yun, so he had to obey. Therefore, he contacted Lu Yun under the guise of paying New Year's greetings and indirectly mentioned the matter.

In fact, Lu Yun's team has already been working on this.

Yes, Qimingxing Company is still playing a role in maintaining "social connections" for Lu Yun in the entertainment industry, which means remembering his relationships with other stars and booking out entire theaters if needed when the movie is released.

So soon "Lu Yun Studio" released information about booking the entire venue in support, and then Lu Yun forwarded it.

This includes not only "Detective Chinatown 3", but also movies like "Leap" and "Lost in Russia".

After all, Peng Yuchang plays a role in "Leap," which is the younger version of the character played by Huang Bo.

The film "Lost in Russia" features a connection to Xu Zheng that extends from "How Long Will I Love U" and "Back to Field".

If they are purely celebrities in the entertainment industry, then these relationships must be carefully maintained.

As for Lu Yun...

Just express your intention.

He even knows why the box office growth during this Spring Festival season was not ideal.

So why is that?

"An Fangfei asked on the other end of the phone."

"Naturally, they were too confident. The director suffered from a disease called 'If Guo Fan and Jiaozi can do it, so can I,' while the actors suffered from a disease called 'If Lu Yun can do it, so can I.'"

Lu Yun sat on the bay window making a phone call: "And after the bombardment of 'The Wandering Earth' and 'Ne Zha', as well as my superb acting skills, the audience's expectations have unknowingly risen."

"If you show them a good movie, they'll think it's just average; if you show them an average movie, they'll think it's a bad movie."

"Of course, not all viewers are like that, so their movies will still have a decent box office performance, but they are still a bit far from the box office blockbuster they are hoping for."

Actually, there was one more thing Lu Yun didn't mention, and that was the difference between this life and the previous one.

(End of this chapter)