"Of course I'm honored to be able to participate in these two films. When I first saw the script of the film "Journey to the Center of the Earth," I said I must go for an interview," Zhang Shan said with a smile.
"At that time, Director Lin was wearing a hat and sitting behind the desk. He was very low-key. I didn't know he was the director until I looked at the nameplate."
Lin Juan smiled and recalled the situation at that time. Although the company gave him this project to try out, it actually did not invest many resources.
If "Journey to the Center of the Earth" fails, he will probably have to use the more than 10 million to film the movie himself.
These days, it costs 20 million to film an anti-war scene.
"Then Director Lin was really strict on the set. There was a scene where I dragged Xiaotong to run. We ran it more than 20 times. What was the most excessive thing? Director Lin said that he ran very well, but the next sentence
He just does it again."
"I was so confused at that time, you know." Zhang Shan said and glanced at Lin Juan accusingly. Lin Juan smiled and said nothing.
Crepe Dragon and the others were all laughing, and the host asked with interest: "What happens next?"
"Then after filming, Director Lin joked with me and told me that he couldn't bear this little pain. What would I do if he asked me to make a big movie in the future? I thought he was a liar at the time, you know." Zhang Shan gave me a weird look.
Lin Juan.
Everyone laughed, and the host also smiled and asked: "What about now?"
"I'm convinced now. I'm very sorry. Peng Yan and I have talked privately, but neither of us can guess what Director Lin is going to do next." Zhang Shan spread his hands.
"Don't you know what's going to happen next?"
"I don't know!" Zhang Shan stared and replied: "Who knows? Before I got the script, I didn't know that Director Lin was going to film "The Monkey King". Most people can't keep up with his ideas."
Liu Yan also nodded and said: "Yes, before I got the script, I didn't even know what role to play, whether it was a supporting role or a heroine. Director Lin was very secretive about the plot. During the filming, he told us not to reveal anything before the movie was released.
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There was a burst of condemnation from everyone, but Lin Juan kept smiling and listening to them. Occasionally, he would look a little embarrassed, and the host asked: "Director Lin, why are you keeping it secret to this extent? How can the general crew reveal a little bit of the plot to make the fans look forward to it?
Bar?"
"Hmm..." Lin Juan thought for a while and said, "Because there are a lot of clues buried. For example, if fans know that the captain will appear in The Great Sage before the movie is released, will they have less expectations when watching the movie?"
Watching them nod, Lin Juan smiled and said, "I prefer fans to dig out clues and explore the world in the movie themselves. Giving too many spoilers will actually ruin their viewing experience."
Everyone couldn't help but nod, this was a very good reason.
Then everyone started chatting about the movie, the changes brought about after the movie was released, the mental journey, etc. Finally, Huang Jing said with a smile: "I would like to ask Director Lin the last question."
"Well, you say."
"When you came here last time, you said that making movies is something you look forward to. From a 'mobile phone director' to a big commercial director, are you satisfied now? Do you still have expectations?"
Lin Juan frowned at this question and replied seriously: "I think 'mobile phone director' and 'commercial director' are just labels given by the outside world and have nothing to do with my love of making movies. I just do what I like."
Naturally, there will be expectations. Unless one day I don’t have any stories I want to shoot, otherwise I will always look forward to it and love it forever.”
This answer made the host admire and applaud. At the same time, he sighed in his heart that there is a real difference between people. People become business leaders by shooting the stories they want to shoot. The stories someone wants to shoot are different from the stories the market needs.
It was a painful struggle, but in the end it was a bad movie.
Maybe this is genius.
"Thank you, Director Lin, for coming to our "Today's Movie" as a guest this time."
"Thanks."
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"Hello, Master Xing." Lin Juan answered the phone with a smile.
"Where are you promoting it, Director Lin?" Master Xing's voice sounded with a smile.
Three days have passed since the last interview. In the past few days, the crew has been rushing to various promotional sites non-stop. At the same time, "The Monkey King" has also begun to be released abroad one after another, and the lead actor Zhang Shan and others will go abroad in the future.
And now, they are in Sichuan City.
"In Sichuan City, what's wrong, Mr. Xing, where are you?" Lin Juan said with a smile in the hotel room.
"I'm in Xiangjiang. When will you come to Xiangjiang?"
"The Monkey King" is also showing in Xiangjiang, so Lin Juan and the others also have to make a trip.
"February 18th, it seems." Lin Juan thought for a while and said. The schedule was so dense that he didn't bother to remember it.
After the promotion in Xiangjiang is over, he will start preparing for the next movie.
"Okay, then it's the 18th. I'll give you an address. Come over and I'll introduce you to some friends. They're all big actors. It's an honor for you." Mr. Xing said teasingly.
"Okay." Lin Juan nodded and thought, Mr. Xing's friend, a great actor?
Who?
We didn’t talk much. Both of them are not good at words. They could talk about movies for a long time. If they just chatted...
emmm…
"The Monkey King" finally won the box office war, beating other films at the box office every day.
"Alien" was weak in the later period, and the daily box office was the first to fall to the 100 million mark. As of the 18th, the cumulative box office has just reached 1.8 billion. The current film schedule has been further reduced, and it is only 13%. The final total box office is expected
It can only reach 23.4 billion, which is quite different from the initial online estimate of 3 billion.
"Escape from the Solar System" has a good reputation. The current box office has reached 2.2 billion. Everyone is still very enthusiastic about excellent domestic science fiction movies.
Although "Escape from the Solar System" still has many shortcomings, it should be no problem if the estimated total box office reaches 3 billion. Currently, this movie and "The Monkey King" have jointly occupied 70% of the film schedule.
"Monkey King" is 40%, "Escape from the Solar System" is 30%.
The situation has stabilized.
At this time, the cumulative box office of "Monkey King" has reached 2.8 billion, and the total domestic box office is expected to hit 4 billion.
This Spring Festival war between the gods ended with the victory of "The Monkey King", and Lin Juan had already started to have a new title at this time.
The king of commercial films!
The total box office of his personal movies has reached 8.5 billion yuan! When "The Monkey King" is completed, it will definitely exceed 9 billion yuan, surpassing Ang Lee and officially becoming the number one Chinese director! He is also the closest to the director who is worth 10 billion yuan.
person of title.
With his help, even Zhang Shan ranked among the top ten domestic male stars with a total box office of 5.2 billion in two movies.
In the past few days, Lin Juan has been on the front page of newspapers, suppressing the popularity of all other celebrities. As a result, Chen Guang's stock price has soared. Currently, Chen Guang's total market value has exceeded 50 billion, which has doubled from two years ago.
However, it has recently been reported that Lin Juan's contract is about to expire, so the increase has begun to slow down, and everyone is waiting for news.
It was also on this day that Lin Juan boarded a flight to Xiangjiang.