In the venue, Cao Xuan greeted Li Lianjie. Although Li Lianjie did not agree with some of his actions, his qualifications and achievements were there. He had spoken to Cao Xuan on many occasions, so he still deserved to be called "Brother Jie".
"Haha, you are so awesome now. I saw that movie, you are so handsome."
Li Lianjie, a middle-aged and elderly man, has a somewhat fierce facial expression, but his smile is contagious and his emotional intelligence is extremely high. It is difficult to make people feel disgusted when talking to him.
"Come, let me introduce you to my godson, Wen Zhang."
I have to say that Wen Zhang's godfather was not in vain. He acted in several movies and took him with him wherever he went, helping him to build up his connections.
If he hadn't committed suicide himself, and if Lao Li had semi-retired in the later period and his resources had dropped significantly, he would have gained a lot.
"Hello, Teacher Cao."
Wen Zhang is now considered an A-list actor. He has participated in Xingye's movies, followed his godfather in "The Detective", and is even working on a TV series project of his own. He is one of the first actors of his generation to get involved behind the scenes.
artist.
So sometimes I don’t blame him for being crazy. He does have the capital to be crazy now, but he will have to bear the cost later.
When the wind is favorable, everyone has to tolerate you, but when the wind is adverse, don't be blamed for stepping on the drowned dog.
Of course, even if Wen Zhang was mad in front of anyone, he would not dare to be rude in front of Cao Xuan. He bowed and greeted him respectfully, just like a newcomer who had just entered the industry.
"I know that he was a student in Zeng Li's class. During the Chinese New Year, he sent cured beef and persimmon cakes to his home. They tasted quite good."
"I know that you and Teacher Zeng are in need of everything, so I will give you some local specialties for you two to try."
Wen Zhang had actually met Cao Xuan, but he had rarely been led by his godfather to chat with Cao Xuan alone like today. When he mentioned Teacher Zeng again, the relationship immediately became closer.
He is an official disciple of Zhenger Ba Jing. Strictly speaking, he should be called Master Cao Xuan.
"Work hard. In Zeng Li's class, you are currently the most outstanding male student. Mr. Xing also praised you to me. You have a bright future. Even this temper needs to be changed. I have heard about you. I want to be a grown-up."
You have to be broad-minded and able to control your emotions. Look at when your godfather and I will openly show cold faces to others and lose our temper."
It was rare to meet someone with whom he had connections, so Cao Xuan gave him a few words of advice, saying that if he did his best, it would not be a waste of his bacon.
If you can listen to it, everyone will be happy. If you can't listen to it, it is your own fault.
After hearing Zhang Na Na agreed and chatted for a few more words, Cao Xuan went to talk to Old Monster Xu. Li Lianjie turned to look at his godson and asked with a frown.
"What did you do again? Why did it reach his ears?" "I didn't do anything."
Wen Zhang exclaimed: "You also know that I like to make trouble, and I can also joke. Sometimes outsiders may see it and cause misunderstandings. I really don't play a big role."
"Be careful from now on. People's reputations are ruined by small things."
Li Lianjie said a few words, but he didn't take it too seriously, because in his heart, although his godson was not a good boy, he was generally more respectful of his teachers, and he was honest and obedient in front of him, and he was not a perverse person.
people.
Besides, he is a martial arts practitioner, and his temperament has just come over in his early years. If he is too honest, he will not be able to win his eyes, and he will be more irritated by his temper.
When Li Lianjie turned his head, Wen Zhang's face turned gloomy.
It's not that he has any objections to the lessons taught by his godfather and Cao Xuan. He can still understand the good words. It's more that he has been tricked and thinks someone stabbed him in the back. After Cao Xuan and Teacher Zeng gave him eye drops, .
"Damn it, don't let me catch you."
Wen Zhang was very angry. To a certain extent, Teacher Zeng was a more powerful supporter than his godfather. If he harmed Cao Xuan and his wife, he would not get any glory at all.
Cutting off someone's future is like killing one's parents. Wen Zhang almost went crazy with hatred in his heart, thinking about his enemy over and over again...
Cao Xuan has watched the entire "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", and it is not much different from the original version in his impression.
It's just that it turns out that Mr. Zhou's disguise as a man is more heroic, while Fan Xiaopang's appearance is slightly more feminine.
There is no difference in acting skills. This role does not require much acting skills. Mr. Zhou can play it well, and Fan Xiaopang is not bad either.
Among the others, Chen Kun is the most outstanding. His famous line "...This is our West Factory" is also considered a classic scene in Chinese movies.
The character of Yu Huatian has also become one of the reference templates for many eunuch character creations. Together with Duke Cao in "The Best in the World", he can be called a model for eunuchs and an idol for eunuchs.
In fact, there is also a famous line in "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", which is the line "A lonely shadow on the cold river, old friends in the rivers and lakes, how can we meet before", which became a popular BGM on Douyin.
So although this movie is not that classic and outstanding, it is remembered by so many people, and it can be regarded as a masterpiece from the declining period of martial arts movies.
When the movie ended, Mr. Han applauded and turned to ask Cao Xuan in a low voice, "How much box office do you think this movie can get?"
As soon as these words came out, Mr. Wang of Huayi and Fatty Bona also poked their heads over.
Cao Xuan's vision is notoriously accurate. Not only does he accurately judge people, but he also has a set of methods for judging the performance of his works. He may not say that he is always on target, but his accuracy is definitely more accurate than what most experts and even institutions in the industry predict.
It is recognized in the industry that as long as Cao Xuan speaks, he will rarely fail, so everyone will turn to Cao Xuan to check on many projects.
If Cao Xuan is optimistic, everyone will follow suit. If Cao Xuan is not optimistic, although they will not give up immediately, they will inevitably feel a little upset.
However, Cao Xuan is also reluctant to speak up. Especially for unfinished projects, he rarely makes judgments. For some large-scale projects, he is more cautious and shares risks.
But no matter what, although Cao Xuan is not that powerful, he still has some authority. In a situation like this, everyone wants to ask his opinion, which makes them feel a little bit unsure.
"Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" has an investment of over RMB 200 million. Taking into account the income from advertising and copyrights and other multiple channels, it has gained some blood. As long as the mainland box office reaches RMB 350 to RMB 400 million, the film will not lose money.
"500 million should be no problem. If we keep up with the schedule announcement, we should be able to make a dash for it."
Cao Xuan still has confidence in the movie, and there are no strong opponents at the same time.
The only two films that can compete are "The Wind Listener" by Tony Leung and Mr. Zhou, and "Search" by Director Chen. Other movies have some box office success, but the threat level is much less.
After hearing Cao Xuan's words, everyone felt confident. Although according to Cao Xuan, everyone could not make much money, but how could there be so many profitable works.
Especially for movies, every ten projects make a profit and nine lose. If you can make a profit, everyone will be very happy. Moreover, Cao Xuan only made a conservative estimate, and he might make more.
Fatty Yu held a small banquet and wanted to simply celebrate. Cao Xuan took the car home directly on the excuse that he was jet lag and had a headache.
In early July, summer vacation was about to begin. Hu Jing had not gotten off work yet. Teacher Zeng was finishing the work and was busy writing a summary. Cao Xuan didn't even get a warm hug when he came home.
Cao Xuan's cousin got married for the second time, and his parents went back to his hometown to attend the wedding. The miserable boss Cao went home and wandered around for a while. He could only persuade Cao Yang, who no longer recognized him, and then he hugged his son and watched "The Bear" with his daughter.
This new animation released in January this year has become popular in primary schools and kindergartens in just six months, rivaling "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf".
Cao Li, who was originally a supporter of Pleasant Goat, has now rebelled and watched two bears violently beating Bald Qiang every day.
"Bald Qiang is really bad. He cuts down trees and destroys the environment, and he also beats people with guns."
Little Cao Li was filled with anger when he saw Bald Qiang shooting Bald Qiang with a gun, but Cao Xuan had a different opinion.
"He is also a poor man. He is bullied by his boss every day. If he doesn't cut down trees, he will have no food. He will also be beaten by bears. His life is really miserable. The worst one is Boss Li."
"But he can do other things. If the tree is gone, Xiong Da Xiong Er will have no home. He deserves to be beaten."
"Well…"
Cao Xuan was really stunned by these words. He could use some words that were difficult for adults to persuade his daughter.
But then again, it is against the law to cut down trees privately. It is not easy to survive. You can indeed find another profession. If you can forgive it because life is not easy, then can thieves and robbers do evil because they are poor?
"My daughter is right."
Cao Xuan honestly admitted defeat, and little Cao Li snorted proudly. Cao Yang looked around, not sure if he understood or not, but he looked at his father with a mocking face, and then spat at him.
"It's against you."
Cao Xuan wiped all his shame on Cao Yang's face. If he wasn't his own son, he would have spit in his mouth.
"Hahahaha~"
Cao Yang didn't understand either and thought Cao Xuan was playing with him, smiling like a little fool.
Little Cao Li looked at the childish father and son and moved his butt to the side, fearing that he would be infected and lower his IQ as a senior student.
The father and son were having fun when Hu Jing came back from get off work, followed by Yang Mi carrying large and small bags.
"Son, do you miss your mother?"
Hu Jing took off her high heels, hugged her son first, and kissed Cao Xuan hard on the cheek where he had just wiped his saliva.
Cao Xuan turned pale, turned to look at the smiling Cao Li, and gestured with his mouth to silence him.
Xiao Cao Li shook his head, stepped on the sofa and ran over and told his price, a meal of KFC + today's homework.
After thinking about the angry Empress of the East Palace, Cao Xuan endured it.
When he came back, he wrote the words more beautifully so that the teacher could tell at a glance that it was written by someone else. Then he communicated via WeChat and punished the little girl to go back and rewrite it twice.
You are too young to fight with me!
When she was copying homework when she was a child, her mother hadn't even begun to grow... "You're not an outsider, you can find a place to sit by yourself."
Cao Xuan greeted Da Mimi, who responded obediently, and then took out a lot of snacks and gifts from his bag, which made little Cao Li's eyes light up and his little mouth screamed sweetly.
"I like sister Mimi the most."
Cao Xuan decisively broke the story: "Didn't you say last time that you liked Sister Yifei the most?" "That was Sister Yifei who bought me a Barbie doll."
Damimi waved her hand and said proudly: "Sister, I will buy it for you next time, a complete set."
Cao Li gave her a sweet kiss, and Da Mimi was very happy. Cao Xuan sighed speechlessly. This girl was indeed his daughter. She made the two mothers happy, and even the sisters under the two mothers were dizzy.
After chatting for a while, Cao Xuan continued to watch TV with the two children, while Damimi and Hu Jing talked about business. Damimi went home with Hu Jing today, actually seeking comfort and encouragement.
A few days ago, "Border Storm" starring Da Mimi was released, and the ticket sales data were not ideal. The box office in the first week was only less than 40 million. Even with the popularity of Da Mimi, it is estimated that it will be difficult to break 100 million.
Fortunately, the movie has a low budget, so it can make a small profit at the box office, and Damimi won't be left to take the blame.
But including "Golden Heist", two consecutive movies failed to meet expectations, which somewhat frustrated her and her fans from the popularity of "33 Days Later".
Cao Xuan had been listening, and after hearing what Damimi said, he couldn't help but complain.
"A super dark horse. It's rare to see one in a year. You can't bump into it every time. Last year, you two were lucky. How could there be so many hot products for you to bump into?"
In Cao Xuan's opinion, Damimi's recent steps were obviously wrong.
After becoming popular, you don't want to lay a solid foundation and stabilize your popularity, but blindly take on roles. The exposure will be hot, but it will also consume the enthusiasm of fans and passers-by.
If the two movies continue to work like this, if there is no improvement, the reputation and appeal that Damimi has accumulated will probably be squandered.
This is not an exaggeration. Many big names are famous and popular, but their box office appeal is weak.
It’s because the quality of the works varies from high to low, good to bad. Movies are not TV series, but you have to spend money to enter the theater.
Fans may buy it immediately, but most passersby have little confidence and usually wait and see the word-of-mouth first.
Only a few actors and directors with long-term stable quality and a low rate of bad movies will have strong appeal if people believe in their works. As soon as a new movie is released, there will be a large number of fans and passers-by to support it.
One drink and one peck, there is a cause and a result.
Fanxing has always followed the high-quality route, and its artists have also followed this path. Although there are some mediocre or blockbuster works, overall they are still very good.
The most representative ones are undoubtedly Cao Xuan, and Fan Xiaopang, the first sister of Fanxing.
Since she joined Fanxing, she has had to have good reputation and good performance. Currently, she is on par with Zhou Zhang in the film industry and has become the three most box-office-charging actresses in the Mesozoic era.
Even after "The Avengers", Fan Xiaopang has half a foot in Hollywood, and she has the potential to be the number one actress in domestic entertainment.
In addition to her personal conditions and hard work, Fanxing is also responsible for her success in being where she is today.
Damimi had been on a steady track before, but after entering the film industry and the competition with Liu Tianxian heated up, she became a little impatient and chose a more utilitarian route. She went straight to work and took on seven or eight films in three years.
Such advantages are obvious. The exposure and popularity remain high. At one time, Liu Tianxian surpassed Liu Tianxian and became the most eye-catching little girl born after 1985.
However, the side effects are also accumulating, and the negative reviews are higher than those of Liu Tianxian, who has always been steady and steady.
If any of her subsequent movies are successful, or if Liu Tianxian is a hit, it will cause a backlash. It is right to open the book when you are fighting for your career, but you cannot make it blindly.
You have been memorizing "Three Hundred Tang Poems" for a month without sleep, and you can even remember the decimal points, but you can't add 0.5 points to chemistry, and the paper must be rolled to the right place.
"You mean to take it slow and do it with quality."
"I won't talk about every masterpiece, but at least there is no need to be in such a hurry. The most important thing you should do now is to adjust your mentality. You must understand that you are no longer the person you used to be."
Cao Xuan made it very clear. It was actually understandable that Da Mi Mi was on the rise before, and was not afraid of meat and vegetables, and was fighting hard.
But now it has reached a certain level of popularity. It is considered a ceiling in domestic entertainment and even in Asia. It is very difficult to break through the ceiling. It is better to take it slow and work steadily.
In the past, we were in a catching-up situation and couldn't wait, so we had to work hard. Now we have enough capital and the confidence to wait, so we can slow down the pace appropriately, not rush to release new movies, consolidate and absorb popularity, and wait for the time to move.
To put it bluntly, every time you reach a certain status, you have a different mentality and approach.
In the past, it might have been that Damimi and her team were rising too quickly and couldn't react, or that although they understood, they wanted to go all out and crush Liu Tianxian to death.
But now that I have suffered two blows, I have realized the reality again and need to calm down and plan the next development route more carefully and clearly.
"Look at the output of Bingbing, Zhou Xun and others. They are obviously less than the average popular ones. This is about focusing on quality rather than quantity. One movie a year or three movies every two years is best. If you are not sure enough, try not to be too confident.
Frequent roles."
Cao Xuan himself averages 1 to 2 movies a year, but he has the confidence to support the box office and even create projects around himself.
Damimi and the others haven't reached this level yet. At least the projects they create are not likely to explode, so they have to wait for the projects to come out slowly and don't be too anxious.
"If you don't mind, you can also act in a TV series or variety show, open up new tracks, and develop on multiple fronts. Now that online platforms are rising, the influence of TV series and online dramas is not as bad as you think, and the boundaries are also slowing down.
Slowly blurring, Zhou Xun and Bingbing are still acting in "Zhen Zhi", and Hu Ge has also taken on new dramas. You don't need to put on a show, just try it if you have a suitable script. For now, your advantage is relatively strong in TV dramas
, variety shows are also more open-minded than Yifei, there is no harm in digging deeper."
Cao Xuan felt that Damimi and I could go back to acting in TV series properly. If he didn't have too many Hollywood books and was really busy, he wouldn't be able to make a TV series.
Damimi meditated many times and obviously heard something.
She had been chasing Liu Tianxian before, so she didn't have to think about anything, she just kept rushing.
But now the gap between the two sides is not that big, and it is difficult to tell the winner directly. It is more of a protracted confrontation. In this way, she has to think about the strategy, how to use her strengths and avoid weaknesses, and try to give full play to her own advantages.
Hu Jing saw that Damimi was taught a lesson by Cao Xuan, and her anger was gone. She seemed to have rekindled her fighting spirit and saved trouble, so she became concerned about another matter.
"The nomination list for the Hundred Flowers Award in September has come out. After Mimi and Yifei have been shortlisted, who do you think has hope?"
"I don't know. It depends on the votes of the judges and the audience."
Cao Xuan tightened his grip on his son, not interfering at all, and it didn't matter if he gave a few words. If he ended up being sidelined, the empress of the East Palace would be happy, and he would not be able to enter the West Palace at night.
Master Cao Duanshui still has some sensitivity and will not take this issue at all.
Whichever of the two wins Best Actress will be beneficial to Fanxing. If he doesn't win, Fanxing will not be short of this flower. Therefore, the company's public relations are normal, but his boss will not interfere.
Boss Cao hid, and Hu Jing rolled her eyes, but Da Mimi's eyes were firm.
She already has a Golden Eagle Queen. If she wins another Hundred Flowers Film Queen, Liu will be beaten in terms of awards. This will be an irresistible temptation for her.
For Liu Tianxian, the Hundred Flowers Best Actress is also determined to win. If he wins, he will win the game, and even the Best Actress will be greater than the Best Actress. If he loses, let alone being doomed, it is really difficult to turn around in the short term.
