With the arrival of the school season, students who have been playing for two months return to campus, and the market for movies and TV series suddenly becomes dull.
As expected, "Wolf Warrior" did not break the billion mark, and the final box office only stayed at 920 million.
As a movie with many flaws, the box office is already very high. If it were changed to other genres other than comedy, the box office would definitely be discounted.
After the previous period of frenzy and excitement, the audience gradually calmed down and seriously examined the shortcomings of the movie.
However, no matter who it is, no one will be angry because of these critical voices.
As Wu Jing said, he accepts any criticism of the movie itself because he knows his own level.
But mindless attacks on patriotism are unacceptable to anyone.
It's almost over now, not to mention the previous incident involving "Dragon Prince" Fang Zuming and newly-minted Xiao Xianrou Ke Zhendong in Ai, which also made a fuss and attracted a lot of attention.
"Wolf Warrior" has gone smoothly and has successfully concluded its 40-day run.
However, after the movie ended, the movie channel replayed it three times within a week, and the ratings were all new highs for the movie channel in recent times.
And after the major video websites went online, online broadcasts quickly reached the top of the rankings.
It is foreseeable that the success and influence of "Wolf Warrior" are not limited to the time of release. Most of the movie channel viewers are older viewers. These audiences who are not part of the movie theater also recognize this modern military movie.
It was a huge success in terms of influence and box office. Although it failed to win the summer box office championship and was not even half of the box office of "Transformers 4", Li Qian felt that it was perfect.
There are not many movies in September. This period is always the coldest time of the year. There are only a few Hollywood blockbusters released.
Of course, some low-budget movies were also released during this time.
More and more hot money is pouring into the film and television industry, but there are only so many reliable directors, which naturally breeds too many bad movies.
As the saying goes, if you give it a try, a bicycle will turn into a motorcycle; if you get stuck in a traffic jam, the motorcycle will turn into a Land Rover. These capitals are just blocking, and they are all small-budget movies anyway.
It has also promoted the prosperity of the industry and provided more and more jobs for actors, directors, and screenwriters at the bottom of the industry.
The general environment is improving, which is beneficial to everyone. The market value of Huayang Media has soared to 32 billion.
Money is really just a bunch of numbers. It has increased by 20 billion in two years. There is nothing more crazy than this.
Film and television stocks such as Guangxian and Huace, regardless of their operating conditions, have all surged, and each of them has a market value of 20 billion.
Of course, in addition to the general environment, several listed companies break out about mergers and acquisitions every few days, and their stocks rise sharply as soon as the news comes out.
There is even news that Guangxian will acquire 1,200 acres of land in the Minhang District of the magical city to build a Chinese movie world park, and a press conference was held with the local government.
Although it seems that the land has not been obtained yet, the stock price has finished rising.
Li Qian's Future Pictures also has some acquisitions. In fact, the mergers and acquisitions have not stopped. It has continuously absorbed high-quality film and television drama production teams, marketing and publicity teams, large and small companies, and studios in the industry. It has also acquired seven or eight studios.
However, since it is not a listed company, it does not make news every day.
After acquiring a lot of companies, the two major shareholders, Ahli and Penguin, began to press for further financing. They wanted to send money every day, but Li Qian ignored them.
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Li Qian had nothing to do during this period, so he just ate, drank and had fun, and occasionally went to the special effects company to check on the progress.
Another thing to pay attention to is the post-production of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp". After Xu Ke finished this movie, he went to prepare for "Lin Hai Xue Yuan", that is, "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom". The editing of "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" has to wait until it is finished.
After the special effects were completed, he came back to edit.
The leisurely time lasted until September 20th, when Li Qian was dragged out by Tong Liya to attend this year's Harper's Bazaar Charity Dinner.
"Why do you come to participate in such a stupid event when you are full? There is no point in watching others put on a show."
In the car, Li Qian looked listlessly as Tong Liya arranged his clothes. Ever since he first became famous in 2008, he had already rejected the invitation to the dinner party of this ghost magazine for six years.
To be honest, although this charity dinner is getting bigger and bigger and more famous, Li Qian is really not interested in this kind of activity. Instead of giving money to them, he would rather give it to his own charity fund.
"Oh, if you don't go out and walk around and participate in some entertainment industry activities, you will really lose touch with the industry." Tong Liya said earnestly. Li Qian only works and rests, and he feels like he is almost becoming a homebody.
"These insignificant activities are just a waste of time. I don't need these." Li Qian shook his head and said, "It's not like some celebrities who can often be seen attending various charity banquets throughout the year and then publicizing them. Isn't this just a way to make money?
Maintain your exposure.
These people may attend five charity galas a year and never donate any money. This kind of behavior should be called "free prostitution" according to current Internet buzzwords."
Tong Liya said, "It's free of charge. It's just a small number. Most people are concerned about face at least. They will always donate some money if they want to. No matter what the purpose is, as long as you donate money, it is a good thing."
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Forget it, you're here now, just think of it as watching a show.
After a while, Tong Liya arranged the clothes of unknown brand to her satisfaction, and the car moved forward.
The car stopped at one end of the red carpet. During the host's introduction, and amidst the sounds of "clicks" and cheers, someone opened the car door, and Tong Liya came out of the car holding Li Qian's arm.
I went through the procedure and walked down the red carpet in two or three steps. Then I signed my name on the wall with ghostly symbols, chatted with the host for a few words, and then entered the venue.
At this time, I heard the host continue to introduce, "Now we invite the famous actor Wu Yifan."
As the host introduced, violent cheers suddenly broke out, and the fans sounded extremely enthusiastic.
"Who is this? Why haven't I heard of it?" Tong Liya is a little confused. There are not many such popular stars, but the name Wu Yifan seems to have never been heard of.
"Don't you know it's normal? A member of a very popular boy band in South Korea also has many fans in China." Li Qian explained, but why was the famous actor the host mentioned so strange?
"Then how do you know that you still care about Nanbang's entertainment industry?" Tong Liya became more and more curious.
"He just starred in Xu Jinglei's new movie "There's a Place Only We Know." It seems that he is in a lawsuit with his original agency. He is expected to return to China for development. Huayang Media wants to sign him."
Li Qian was also surprised before, because an important character in the movie "Old Paoer" starring Ma Xiaogang actually had an unfamiliar face, and he also appeared in big productions such as "Journey to the West: Conquering Monsters". Later, he occasionally watched it online
Only when we saw this person did we know that he was from the Nanbang entertainment industry.
"You are not out of touch with the industry. You don't talk about everything in the industry. I know most of the things. Even if I don't understand it, there will naturally be someone who regularly summarizes the big and small things in the industry and then reports them to me. I can know it without going out.
The world's affairs." Li Qian smiled.
"Of course your boss is amazing, he has so many subordinates." Tong Liya curled her lips.
After saying that, he also walked into the venue and sat down at the table in the middle of the front row. There were already many people here.
"Brother Zheng, Brother Bo, Brother Chao, protect the wall..."
I said hello to them, and they happened to be arranged in one block. There were several other actors from the company in the back block. There were quite a few people who came. Most people who can come to this kind of event will not miss it.
"This is Director Li's first time coming to Harper's Bazaar's charity dinner. The year before last and the year before last, Su Yuan wanted to ask me to invite you to come, but I refused." Although Xu Zheng had already known about Li Qian's meeting
Come, but still a little surprised.
"I came here to take a look if I have nothing to do. I'm just bored." Li Qian smiled and then asked, "Brother Zheng, do you have any ideas for a sequel to the embarrassing series?"
Xu Zheng shook his head, "I haven't decided which aspect to go into yet. There are only a few categories of comedy. The style of "Thailand" is not considered for the time being."
Li Qian said, "Don't be in a hurry, think about it slowly, good things take time, and good movies can't be dreamed up in a day or two."
Think about it more, don't make another "囧".
Li Qian did not continue to pursue this topic. It would be easy to return to the idea of "囧" if the conversation continued.
Comedy, on a global scale, can actually be summarized into several categories.
Satirical comedies, this is what Ma Xiaogang has filmed, such as "If You Are the One" and "Private Customization", which satirize current hot topics to achieve comedy effects.
There are also happy comedies, and "囧囧" is almost in this category, focusing on comedy, or adding some positive emotional elements.
In Hollywood, one must talk about comedy movies about middle-aged men and their mid-life crisis. "囧" is probably inspired by Hollywood comedies. It tells the story of a middle-aged greasy man looking for his first love. Li
Qian doesn’t want to talk about this, what the hell did he shoot.
After chatting for a while, Su Yun from Harper's Bazaar walked over quickly, and with a smile on his face, he extended his hand to Li Qian from a distance.
"Director Li's presence really made our dinner party brilliant."
Li Qian shook hands, smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Su, you're welcome."
"Director Li, you are a very busy man. I have not invited you here for several years. I am so happy that you can come this time."
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After dealing with it for a while, when Su Yun left, Deng Chao said with a smile, "There is something behind her words. It's your fault for being so arrogant. Please don't move."
Li Qian shook his head, "Whatever she wants, she will come after she invites me? Then I will be busy every day."
Xu Zheng was also deeply touched, "That's right. Before you became famous, no one paid attention to you. Once you became famous, countless activities came to you all year round. I was annoyed. If you didn't go, they were still behind you.
I’m going to arrange it for you, saying that you act like a big star and look down on others.”
If you are not famous, you will have the worry of not being famous. If you are famous, you will have the worry of not being famous. Others may say you are pretentious, but it is really annoying. This is the fact.
The poor want to eat a big meal of fish and meat, while the rich want to eat vegetables with less oil and less salt.
Not long after, it was almost time and everyone was here. The people at the next table headed by Huang Zhongjun also arrived.
Cheng Long, Ma Xiaogang, Teng Huatao, Fan Binbin, Huang Xiaoming and his wife, and that Wu Yifan just now.
"Director Li."
Except for Huang Zhongjun and Ma Xiaogang, even Cheng Long said hello to Li Qian before sitting down.
Glancing sideways at Li Qian, Huang Zhongjun introduced the newcomer Wu Yifan with a smile.
"Director Li, let me introduce you. This is Wu Yifan. He just came back from Nanbang. Yifan, this is director Li Qian. We are the only major director in the mainland who has won an Oscar. In the future, we will ask Director Li to develop in the mainland.
Take more care of me."
Wu Yifan quickly said hello, "Hello, Director Li, I am Wu Yifan. I like your movies very much."
"Hello."
Li Qian stretched out his hand to stop hitting the smiling man, and nodded and said with a smile, "I know you, that group is quite famous in China, and many fans like you."
"I didn't expect you, Director Li, to know me too." Wu Yifan expressed sincerity and fear. After several years of training as a trainee in a country like Nanbang, it was rare for him to have a bad attitude towards people who were better than him.
Ma Xiaogang said abruptly, "Director Li is indeed a young man, and he also knows about the boy group of Nan Bang."
Li Qian didn't take it seriously because he was mocking himself in a different way. He had complained about his lack of respect for his elders a few years ago. He just laughed and said, "Director Ma, we movie makers can't fall behind the times. Although you are old,
But you can’t fall behind. If you are out of touch with the times, the times will abandon you.”
Ma Xiaogang snorted inaudibly and did not reply. Anyway, he had never won against Li Qian.
Ma Xiaogang's unprovoked taunting also made Teng Huatao, Fan Binbin, and Huang Xiaoming a little embarrassed.
Teng Huatao and Li Qian have a good relationship, and they often discussed the two movies together.
As for Huang Bo, Deng Chao, and Tong Liya, none of them are more senior than Fan Binbin and Huang Xiaoming, not to mention the two great directors Li Qian and Xu Zheng. Now they are too embarrassed to join in the fun.
As for Cheng Long, he was obviously in a bad state and felt a bit forced to smile. Even though Fan Binbin sitting next to him was so close that his soft flesh was almost touching him, he was indifferent.
After all, such a big thing happened to my son, so it's strange that he can laugh about it.
This is the real cheating. Li Qian shook his head secretly and asked Teng Huatao.
"By the way, Director Teng, are you currently working on a variety show for Beijing Satellite TV?"
"Yes, the recording has been completed, and it will be broadcast on National Day." Teng Huatao replied awkwardly, not having the nerve to go see Li Qian.
At first, in order to escape, he went to accept variety shows as a top-tier director. Now that he thinks about it, it is so embarrassing. I don’t know how many people made fun of him.
Huang Zhongjun on the side was also very unhappy when Li Qian mentioned this matter. It was obvious that he was embarrassed.
However, Li Qian said, "In fact, there is nothing bad. Nowadays, young people like to watch variety shows, and there are more and more types of programs. As a creator, our main targets are creators who are young people. There should be many
Having an in-depth understanding of the elements that young people like can also provide some reference for future film production."
This is a subtle reminder to Teng Huatao not to be as self-indulgent as in "Waiting for the Wind". Since you are making a commercial film, you cannot ignore the audience's preferences, otherwise the audience will teach you how to behave.
Teng Huatao did not understand the meaning of Li Qian's words. Seeing that Li Qian did not laugh at him, but expressed support, he was greatly relieved. He followed Li Qian's words and continued, "I have been watching some movies in the past two years.
A popular book among young people, "Dragon Clan" by Jiang Nan has already finished the first volume."
"I've also read "Dragon". With this series, Jiang Nan topped the rich list of writers last year, knocking down Mo Yan and Zheng Yuanjie. The writing is really good," Li Qian said.
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When Li Qian mentioned "Dragon Clan" and Jiang Nan, he remembered Jiang Nan's other book "Magic City Fortress" and the handsome young man who shouted to his comrades "Come to me" before he died generously.
The embarrassing scene when "shooting" made people want to slap him twice.
After being slapped a few times, at least my tone and mentality should be a little stronger and not so soft.
I don’t know who made this shitty movie, and I don’t know when we will see it.
""Dragon" is a fantasy, but I think the story of the ignorant, ambiguous, and seemingly non-existent emotions between men and women is very well written, very touching, and very easy for people to empathize with." Teng
After Hua Tao became less embarrassed, he started discussing it with Li Qian.
"It means that it's very difficult to remake it. Otherwise, I really want to try to make it into a series of movies."
Li Qian was a little stunned, thinking that Teng Huatao was just joking, but looking at his serious look, he was a little unsure.
Where did this confidence come from? I couldn't even film a simple story like "Waiting for the Wind", so I went to film "Dragon".
However, Teng Huatao was not defeated by his temporary failure. He still had ambitions in his eyes. Li Qian hoped that he could succeed again.