Riding on Ma Xiaogang's news, "Sniper Phone Booth" had a box office hit for two days, but that was all.
The upper limit of the box office of major online movies depends on how many members the video website has. It is difficult to make a big breakthrough in the box office just by relying on good-looking movies.
"Phone Booth" was able to set a new record within 13 days of its release and become the first major online movie to earn over 10 million dollars. This is already the limit. After all, this movie is not a must-see.
On the 19th, effective clicks dropped significantly, only 214,000.
It received 1.07 million box office in a single day, and the total box office reached 11.54 million. At this time, it is setting new records every day.
However, the mainstream film community began to take notice of the film,
In order to expand more member users, Galaxy Video also found some reporters and film critics to promote big online movies, and they all boasted that big online movies are not much different from theater movies.
Soon, a new topic aroused widespread discussion on the Internet.
Are online movies considered movies?
Of course, apart from the media found on video websites, mainstream filmmakers simply do not recognize major online movies as movies.
This quarrel will definitely lead to no results, it can only be fun.
However, "Sniper Phone Booth" is out of the industry after all. The last online movie out of the industry was a 20-minute short film "A Murder Caused by a Steamed Bun" the year before last.
At that time, "The Promise" was much ridiculed, but "Murderous Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" became an Internet hit within a month of being uploaded, and the entire entertainment industry knew about this short film.
Even when "The Promise" was launched on video websites in early 2006, the number of clicks and downloads was not as high as "A Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun".
Brother Cheng Kai was so angry that he planned to sue the producer of the short film.
The release of "Sniper Phone Booth" also brought the name Li Qian into the eyes of some film and television companies.
After all, the quality of movies is there. It is not as big as other websites. Even if some have sold millions at the box office, the quality is really hard to describe.
Moreover, although suspense movies are niche and low-cost, they are perfect as a type of low-budget movie.
However, those film and television companies were unable to contact Li Qian, and only a few people knew his phone number.
Lei Jiayin showed superb acting skills in this movie, and some film and television companies have already contacted him. Although they are all supporting roles, the situation is completely different from a month ago.
All of this depends on Li Qian's movie. Without Li Qian's consent, naturally he will not reveal his phone number casually.
Not to mention Lv Entai, Qi Yukun, Guo Fan, the others, and the film and television companies couldn't contact them either.
As for Galaxy Video, it is even more impossible for those film and television companies to poach Li Qian to make theatrical movies. They are all waiting for Li Qian's next movie.
Chen Hai was even given a death order to have Li Qian prepare a new film within a week. During this time, he didn't have to do anything but just keep an eye on Li Qian and almost sent him to Donghua.
If he wasn't afraid that Li Qian would be annoyed, he would have called eight times a day to urge him.
Li Qian was really annoyed. He kept calling him every day. Even the company that made non-stick pans that had approached him for a TV shopping commercial called him to say that he wanted to invest in his movie.
"Snapped!"
Li Qian slapped his cell phone on the table and turned it off directly.
This number is a dedicated work phone number for the photography studio. Anyone can use it, so I might as well not use it in the future.
Putting the phone aside, Li Qian said to Qi Yukun and Guo Fan, "I have had enough rest during this period and am preparing for a new film. Please come to the studio on time tomorrow and I will make arrangements."
"Director Li, have you prepared the script?" Everyone was surprised.
It has only been less than half a month since "Sniper Phone Booth" was released. Even if the connection is seamless, preparations started as soon as the movie was released. It is too fast, unless the script is written directly without conceiving.
Li Qian shook his head, "Not yet. I've written two stories randomly in the past few days. I've just decided which one to use. I'll figure it out first and start writing the script tomorrow."
Qi Yukun asked curiously, "Are they still suspense themes? Can we take a look?"
Guo Fan also said, "I also want to see Director Li's new ideas."
Li Qian handed over a story that had been passed. It was not a script, just a short story of about a thousand words.
In the past two days, Li Qian selected several low-budget films and wrote two stories by himself. He thought about it for a few days before deciding which one to shoot.
Qi Yukun and Guo Fan quickly took the two thin pieces of paper, and they read it carefully together.
Even if you read a thousand words one by one, it won't take long.
After a while, the two of them finished reading.
"Too cruel!"
Seeing the end, Qi Yukun's mouth twitched.
Guo Fan said excitedly, "It's so exciting. If this story is made into a movie, the amputation scene will definitely be very exciting!"
The story is very simple. During an outdoor adventure, an outdoor sports enthusiast came to a remote canyon. His arm was stuck by a falling boulder and he was unable to move. He was trapped there alone for five days. Finally, he used a knife to kill himself.
, it took more than an hour to cut off his entire arm and get out of trouble.
I used a small outdoor knife and no medicine to amputate the other hand with one hand.
Moreover, it was not cut off in one go. The knife was too small, and the person was too tired and in too much pain. I saw with my own eyes that it took more than an hour to cut off.
Just reading this story, both of them couldn't help but take a breath and clenched their fists unconsciously. Feeling that their hands were still there made them feel better.
Suddenly, Guo Fan grabbed the paper full of words and looked at Li Qian expectantly.
"Director Li, why don't you let me film this story?"
Li Qian was stunned for a moment, "If you want it, just take it. I'll write whatever I want."
Although he really wanted to keep Guo Fan as his royal art director, through this period of getting along with him, Li Qian also found that he had underestimated his determination to become a director.
He has certain abilities and ideals, and he also helps himself a lot. Li Qian can help him as much as he can.
"But you have to help me in my next movie!"
Guo Fan was overjoyed and said quickly, "Don't worry, Director Li, there will never be any delays. I will prepare my own movie after finishing the next one."
Guo Fan has thought of some ideas and stories these days, but they are not practical for him.
But now, there is a low-cost, low-difficulty, simple, and creative story in front of him. How can Guo Fan be unhappy? He is even thinking about the successful completion of the film's filming, which has been well received and a box office hit.
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Just like a boy, sometimes when he sees a girl who is attracted to him, he even thinks of the name of the child in an instant.
Qi Yukun on the side felt regretful. Such a good story was perfect for the first movie. It was even simpler and cheaper than "Sniper Phone Booth".
It was a step too late and was snatched away by Guo Fan.
Li Qian looked at the time and said, "Okay, let's wait until tomorrow. It's not too early. I'll have something to do when I go out later, and everyone should go back and get ready."