"Okay, but Xiaojuan, don't have too much hope. You also know that military-themed movies don't do well." Li Lan said in a soft tone, feeling a little embarrassed to persuade him.
"It's okay. If it really doesn't work, forget it. I'll shoot it myself in the future." Lin Juan said with a smile, and at the same time, he made some calculations in his mind. With the quality of "The Center of the Earth" and the release of Chen Guang, he would have a box office of over 700 to 800 million yuan.
It should be no problem, he has 5% of the box office share, if calculated as 800 million...
Forty million?
Not enough...
This movie requires an investment of at least 200 million.
Forget it, let's see what the situation is.
"Don't say that. The main reason is that the box office of "Star Rescue" did not meet expectations, and the company's situation is not very good. Let's see. If the company doesn't agree, I will invest in you privately.
I'll help you contact some investors." Li Lan was very good at talking, and Lin Juan felt warm after hearing this.
"No, Aunt Lan, there's no rush. If it doesn't work, forget it. I'll shoot a few more movies to save money." Lin Juan said with a good attitude, he was in no rush.
Compared to the time when I had no resources, things are much better now. Just make steady progress little by little. Life is like this. Many times, the more you show that you care about something, it will know how to treat you and won't let you go.
If you succeed, if you take it calmly, some things will happen unexpectedly.
It's so cheap, what can you do with it?
After a brief chat, Lin Juan just put down the phone when he heard his grandfather shouting. He hurried to his grandfather's room and saw his grandfather struggling to get up from the bed. Lin Juan stepped forward and helped him up.
Get up: "Grandpa, what do you want to do?"
Grandpa said like a child: "I want to drink milk."
Lin Juan got him a carton of milk in a funny way, and saw his grandfather drinking the carton of milk in two mouthfuls. He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Grandpa, it's time to eat soon.
If you drink milk again, will you stop eating again?"
Grandpa frowned and said with disgust: "Your grandma's cooking skills have not improved after decades of cooking. I heard her say that she will fry potatoes today."
"Her potatoes are salty and old. I can't eat them. I'll drink some milk and eat less later. You can take this box and throw it away later. Don't tell her."
Lin Juan held back his smile and said, "Okay, I won't tell her."
Dozens of minutes later, when grandma had cooked the meal and saw that grandpa had eaten little, she immediately went to look at the milk cartons and ordered them one by one. After she understood the order, she recalled it. She suddenly straightened up and became angry, pointing at grandpa.
He said: "Who asked you to drink milk and not eat at this time!"
"You old man, don't you want to live anymore?! What will I do if you don't want to live anymore! You must finish this bowl of rice for me today!"
Lin Juan smiled in the next room.
Grandpa, even if I throw the box away, do you think you can hide it from your grandma, who has been in charge of you for decades?
Innocent……
Just as Lin Juan was thinking about it, his grandfather's stubborn voice came from next door: "I didn't drink! It was Xiao Juan who drank it!!"
Lin Juan: "..."
He has been thinking about selling his grandson for a long time, right...
The house was noisy, with the voices of aunts and aunts persuading grandma, and the chatter of father and uncle mixed together.
this is life.
In the afternoon, my aunt and uncle were leaving. Today was the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and they had to go back to work. Before leaving, they took turns going to Grandpa's bedside to say hello.
"Dad, when you feel better in a few days, we will take you to Yangcheng."
"You should pay attention to your health at home, eat when you should, and don't always miss taking medicine."
"Dad, tell us when you want to go to Yangcheng!"
"We're leaving..."
After sending her aunt and others away, grandma began to wipe her tears. Lin Juan walked to grandma and put his arms around her shoulders to comfort her: "Don't cry, grandma, aren't we still at home?"
"Yes." Grandma nodded with red eyes, her eyes kept looking in the direction they were leaving, just looking at them...fading away.
Lin Juan stayed at home for a few more days. The day after his aunt and the others left, he went to watch a show of "Interstellar Rescue" in a nearby county town. After watching the movie, Lin Juan's face was already full of seriousness.
The situation is much more serious than he imagined. In the 120-minute movie, maybe the director Deng Huatao wanted to talk about a lot of things, such as human nature in that situation and the in-depth exploration of the characters, but he didn't manage it well.
The rhythm makes the whole movie look a bit boring for most of the time. The special effects are shocking in large aspects, but in terms of details, such as the scenery on the planet, creatures, etc., they are not rich enough.
In short, in Lin Juan's opinion, there were many problems. It didn't mean that the movie was not good, but it lacked something exciting. He couldn't feel the feeling of being eager to share it with others.
This is a movie that I don’t want to watch a second time after watching it for the first time. Moreover, due to the pacing problem, there is not enough foreshadowing, and the parts that should be moved are not touched.
To be able to achieve a box office of 660 million in five and a half days is already a huge investment and Li Yifeng's strong appeal. Now that theaters have reduced their film schedules, it is hard to say how the box office will be.
The facts also proved Lin Juan's vision. Starting from the afternoon of the sixth day, the reputation of "Interstellar", which was already on the decline, fell off a cliff. It was thrown into the ranks of bad movies overnight, and its box office was cut in half.
The one-day box office of 70 million dropped to less than 40 million. Seeing this result, the media immediately went crazy, and a large number of press releases were released about "Interstellar".
Now, everyone in China knows that "Interstellar" is a bad movie.
Knowing this news, it is not surprising that there has been no reply from Li Lan about the new movie. Lin Juan just stayed at home and wrote the script of "No. 003". However, compared with when he first came back, he could feel that
His heart began to feel restless.
On February 9th, Lin Juan received a call from Li Lan while he was basking in the sun at home. Her voice sounded a little tired: "Xiao Juan, have you rested well? If nothing happens, come back soon."
Lin Juan was silent for a while, nodded and said, "Okay."
Without further chatting, the two quickly hung up the phone. After putting away the phone, Lin Juan sighed. It seemed that the situation was much worse than what he saw...
The next day, February 10th, Lin Juan said goodbye to his grandparents early in the morning: "Grandma, you will go to Yangcheng or live with us in March. After you leave, I will ask my dad to find someone to make a bed for you."
Come back and live in a villa."
"I don't want a villa. What kind of villa do I want? Climbing up the stairs will be exhausting." Grandma said with a frown.
"I'll install the elevator for you," Lin Juan said with a smile.
"I don't want it." Grandma said stubbornly.
This generation was really used to hardship when they were young. When they heard about the villa, the first thing they thought of was not how much enjoyment they would have, but how much it would cost!
Lin Juan stopped trying to persuade her and just quietly said, "Okay, I'll go then."
"Yes." Grandma suddenly looked sad and lowered her head without speaking. Lin Juan was a little amused. Grandma was so old, so why was she like a little girl now? He remembered that when he was young, grandma had a fierce temper.
I yelled at Grandpa so much that he didn't dare to make a sound.
Now like this, he looks at...
sad.
After hugging his grandma and waving goodbye one last time, Lin Juan got on the train to Tianhai.