Chen Mubai saw that the atmosphere was getting better, so he continued.
"I know you think this movie is too heavy. As a commercial movie, it obviously does not have the core of "enjoyment". Everyone comes to the theater hoping to relax, watch a comedy or a special effects movie, and have fun."
"The core of the movie "I'm Not the God of Medicine" is tragedy. Even the second half of the movie is very heavy and will make people cry, but this does not mean that the audience cannot accept this type of movie."
"Some people will definitely use literary movies as an example. They also tell the tragedy of real life. The box office of movies is generally not high, and they are also tear-jerking works. Although they have good reputation, the box office is not high. This movie will be the same. Is this what you think?
?”
After Chen Mubai finished speaking, he looked at everyone.
Although many people did not speak, they nodded silently, obviously agreeing with Chen Mubai's statement.
They really feel that although Chen Mubai advertises "I'm Not the God of Medicine" as a commercial movie, many things in it are not explored in depth, but its essence is still describing a group and the life behind it, and it is not a purely commercial movie.
A purely commercial movie, like "Operation Red Sea", although there are dead people, its essence is exciting, and the audience feels happy watching it.
The dead characters actually intensified everyone's anger towards the villain, and in the end it was more satisfying to see the protagonists destroy the villain, which hid a greater feeling of satisfaction.
It can be said that the dead characters are to pave the way for a more exciting plot, and everyone can remember these characters with blood and tears. This is a standard commercial movie, and it is also the most afraid of success.
The box office of a movie is the most intuitive data. People pay for such works.
"I'm Not the God of Medicine" and "Operation Red Sea" are just so different, they're far less enjoyable.
Even Cheng Yong's background at the beginning makes people feel pity. Middle-aged men are inferior to dogs. This scene is extremely well depicted.
I got divorced in middle age and was penniless. I couldn't get custody of my children. My wife remarried, my father was hospitalized and I had no money for medical treatment.
Although this seems a bit too "tragic", there are many similar people in real life.
This sense of substitution will not make people feel happy, but will be too real, making them feel frustrated.
Therefore, whether it is in terms of character or plot, "I'm Not the God of Medicine" is not a traditional commercial movie, and it does not have the potential to be a box office hit. Instead, it is closer to a literary film.
However, the content explored by literary and artistic films is more in-depth, and this film only touches upon it briefly, and then it can be redeemed in the ending.
Everyone present still preferred that this movie would not be loved by the audience. Those who can support it should be fans. There is no problem with the quality, and the reputation should not be bad.
Quality is not the same as reputation.
The quality of a movie is the standard for people in the industry to judge it, and word-of-mouth is actually the audience's true feelings after watching it. If the quality of the movie is rubbish, the film's reputation may not necessarily be bad.
The type of the main movie also depends on whether it is the type that the audience likes.
Let an audience who doesn't like horror movies watch a horror movie, and no matter how great the movie is, he will still think it is a garbage movie.
Word of mouth is something that varies from person to person, and everyone likes different things.
Another situation is that fans’ works will be criticized. They may have spent a lot of effort on publicity, but the reputation may not be bad.
But quality is the only criterion for testing works. Over time, the true quality and reputation will be exposed. After all, the judgment of real passers-by and audiences is the truth. People may have been deceived by false propaganda and read it. If they are fooled, they will say
Come out and avoid the pit.
After all, fans are a small group, and most people are a neutral group. This group is the backbone of judging works.
"What you said is what I wanted to say." said the veteran actor.
"yes."
Qian Duoduo and others also echoed: "Although I don't know what you think, but I believe you must have your intention in doing this."
"I don't think you made this movie for fun. Otherwise, why would you give up directing the second season of "Prison Break" to do this? The impact of that show is so popular that it can make you put it down. You can only
It means you have other plans."
"That makes sense."
"yes......"
Qian Duoduo's words made everyone suddenly feel hopeful. What he said was very reasonable.
How could Chen Mubai choose this movie instead of filming a movie and TV series that is popular all over the world?
Although movies have a higher impact than TV series, there are not many movies that can match the global popularity of TV series!
"Prison Break" was so successful that many of them have followed it. Continuing to make this drama will definitely have a better future than this movie.
Chen Mubaibai behaved like this, maybe he had his own intentions as Qian Duoduo said?
Tao Yaoyao knew the reason why Chen Mubai did this, but she didn't know whether this movie would be popular. This movie was indeed different.
She glanced at Chen Mubai with her beautiful eyes, wanting to see what he would say.
Everyone's eyes were on Chen Mubai. Tao Yaoyao felt that this was the most charming moment. Chen Mubai seemed like a born leader at this moment, with a strong leadership aura that made people unable to help but trust him.
Chen Mubai smiled: "Most people think like you, thinking that commercial movies must be enjoyable."
"That's why I don't shoot this kind of sadistic work, but in fact, these kind of fun movies will be boring if you watch them too much. Occasionally changing the taste can sometimes make people's eyes shine."
"Just like you are used to eating big fish and meat every day, and occasionally change to vegetarian dishes, you will find them very delicious. Everyone has similar aesthetics and the same goes for their appetites."
"I made this movie just to give the audience a different taste. Maybe it will have a miraculous effect? Besides, is "Infernal Affairs" a tragedy? Moreover, the tone and core of the entire movie are not traditional. It's just that it was approved.
It’s cool to swap the two characters, and it highlights the main plot from the beginning and gives everyone a sense of anticipation.”
"This movie has made many people unhappy. Although it is a tragedy, the movie's box office is not bad. In the end, it's not that the audience doesn't like tragedies, but they don't like forced tragedies or the kind of abuse for the sake of abuse. In the end, it's still a
The reason why the story is not told well is that if the story meets the audience’s expectations, they will not resist.”
What Chen Mubai said was reasonable and well-founded, so many people were convinced.
If you think about it carefully, compared with the traditional perfect ending, many works have tragic endings, but these works will make people remember them more deeply.
Sometimes regret is incomplete beauty, and this scarred ending is impressive.
"How can you guarantee that the audience will accept it?"
Someone asked: "What you said does make sense, but it is undeniable that this movie is biased toward literary and artistic films. Maybe people will comment after watching it, and the evaluation will be high, but because it is too real, it will scare away the audience."
"After all, there are other people's movies during the schedule. What if the audience knows that this is a tragic work and chooses other commercially pleasing movies instead?"
"Audiences have a very strong purpose in watching movies. They either watch science fiction, action movies, etc., or support idols. Many people wait for reviews of movies of the same period to be released before choosing to watch. Once everyone sees this kind of tragic ending, they may
It’s very common to just give up on the movie.”
"Yes." Chen Mubai nodded to acknowledge the answer of the person who pointed out the question.
"So, I will turn on the on-demand screening mode next to let the movie's reputation ferment for a while and make the movie more popular. In this way, the audience will be screened. Those who are willing to go to the cinema will be able to accept this movie.
Movie people.”
"Screening the audience?" Everyone was stunned, unable to understand Chen Mubai's operation.
Isn’t this narrowing one’s own path?
Everyone wishes that the more viewers the better, why did Chen Mubai exclude some of the viewers himself?
Chen Mubai continued: "Most of the people who come here to comment are media, reporters, self-media people... and some viewers."
"Most of these viewers will choose from netizens who pay attention to movies. As long as the quality of the movie is excellent, I believe their evaluation will not only be about the work itself, but also the meaning behind it. Once the movie's reputation and quality are overwhelming, the movie will
The popularity is high, even if it is a tragedy, it will arouse the interest of many people."
"They will wonder what kind of work can arouse the admiration of so many people. Out of curiosity, they will come to watch it. It is said that it is screening the audience. It is just to screen a part of the movie-watching group in advance, and then let these people
Go and spread word-of-mouth for the movie spontaneously!”
Everyone looked at Chen Mubai's eloquent narration, as if he had great confidence in the movie.
What he said is true, but if you screen it in advance, you must be very confident in the movie. Once the quality of the movie is not satisfactory, this kind of screening will only accelerate the decline of the film!
On-demand screening means that the movie is released in advance before the movie theater, and then many people will go to watch it in advance, either media people or people who are interested in the movie, so they can watch the work in advance.
After they watch it, they will also evaluate the work. Once the evaluation of the work is high, it will attract many netizens to watch the movie.
But if the quality of the movie is not good and the reviews are not good, it will be a fatal blow to the movie. When the movie is released, not many people will go to the theater to support it.
After all, there are still a small number of people who are willing to watch a movie with mostly negative reviews.
The prerequisite for screening is that the film studio will only do things if they have great confidence in the movie. Otherwise, it will do no good at all.
Because on the day a movie is released, it is possible to deceive some of the audience. No matter whether the movie is good or bad, they are the first batch of viewers to recognize it by holding their noses.
After the movie is screened, reviews of the movie will come out. It will not be easy to deceive people at that time.
No one expected that Chen Mubai would choose to do the screening!
Is he that confident?
This movie has just been completed, and the post-production editing has not even been completed. It means that Chen Mubai has not even seen the finished film, so Chen Mubai decided to screen it. Is this too confident in this movie!?
However, if the quality is really good, it is indeed achievable if you act according to Chen Mubai's words.
First of all, the reputation and quality of screenings can be explosive. High-quality reputation and quality will indeed make netizens strongly curious. In addition, some media and self-media people’s explanations of the movie will be beneficial to the movie.
Their analysis of the film is very detailed, and they also go deep into the patient groups. Having such a film that tells their experiences definitely meets the needs of people in the industry and is highly praised.
The popularity of literary and artistic films is also based on this. Compared with ordinary audiences, professionals are more tolerant of films and will have better evaluations.
If this movie is really screened, it will also be Chen Mubai's first work to be screened!
If we say that everyone was relatively pessimistic about the future of the movie at the beginning, but after Chen Mubai's talk, everyone became hopeful again.
As long as everything goes as smoothly as Chen Mubai said, it's not impossible.
In the past, it was not that there was no bias towards literature and art. Tragedy movies achieved high box office, but it was just very difficult. Coupled with the strong invasion of capital, people were increasingly unwilling to bet on such extremely low-probability events.