"I want to watch this movie. I think the plot is very good. There can be people on the earth, and there can be living things on other planets. The struggle between different living things~"
"Judging from "Saw" and "Death", the level of these two directors is really not bad. Although the script is good on one hand, it doesn't mean that no one uses excellent scripts to make shit.
Like "Journey to the West", there are always good and bad versions in several versions, which shows that the director's ability is also very important."
"If I like horror and bloody thrillers, I will definitely go to the cinema to support them. Although I personally like Chen Mubai's works, I have not watched "I'm Not the God of Medicine" and "The Pursuit of Happiness". I feel that this kind of works
It’s boring, no matter how wonderful it is, it doesn’t stop me from hating watching it...”
"Am I the only one who thinks aliens are handsome?"
"Saliva and blood are corrosive, that is sulfuric acid, which is too strong, both offensive and defensive! The most important thing is that the alien can be hatched, which means it is a mass-produced creature. Unlike many monsters, although they are powerful, there is only one in number.
, this kind of creature can reproduce, once the number becomes large, how can humans be its opponent?"
"I feel that there must be a sequel to this. After all, the background of the movie is human exploration of the universe, so it is very likely that it will be brought back to the earth, and it will definitely cause a disaster."
There are so many people discussing "Alien". This can be regarded as a domestically produced monster-themed movie. Although it has existed before, the investment was not so large. It is not a science fiction theme, but a comedy. It appears in supernatural movies, just like movies like Python.
.
"Resident Evil" can be regarded as half a monster-themed work. In the final analysis, this movie is mainly based on zombies. The turmoil caused by drugs is fundamentally different from the natural monsters.
In terms of the popularity of the work, "Alien" was a success.
Both the subject matter and the quality of the work are interesting. The quality of the works directed by the two directors is also very high, and this movie is highly anticipated.
...
Not long after, "Death Comes 2" was released.
After the publicity of the "Alien" press conference, coupled with the quality of the front seats, many people walked into the cinema, and the box office on the first day took in 120 million, which is a very explosive figure!
Based on the investment in this movie, the box office on the first day has already fully recovered the original investment!
Lu Fang, Chen Mubai and others were having a party together, and Qian Duoduo and the others were also there.
Several people took time to get together.
"Good things come in pairs this time. Not only are they selling well in China, but they are also selling well in the United States!" Lu Fang said happily.
Qian Duoduo said in surprise: "The box office data over there is also good?"
"Isn't the capital over there targeting us? How come the box office is still high?" Tao Yaoyao also looked curious.
Lu Fang explained: "Capital is based on profit. The last movie could have made money. They already gave Oscar face by not arranging movies for us, so we made a lot of money. Mubai won the Palme d'Or again and got a lot of money."
With the support of many people, and the fact that the Oscars are the target of public criticism, their behavior has already offended the audience last time. If they do it again, not only will they not make money, but they will further offend the audience, so they compromised."
"The main reason is that the prestige of the Oscars has been greatly reduced now, and there is nothing they can do. They have done what they should do, and they don't want to bear the infamy anymore. Especially the impact on the stock price is real. They were boycotted because of the film arrangement of "Saw", and the company was also affected.
The stock price has fallen a bit. If several capitals hadn’t joined forces to disperse the firepower, I’m afraid it would have fallen even more!”
"The popularity of Mubai winning the award is very high, which has great influence on the film. Now that our film schedule is normal, the box office is booming. Many people did not get to see the last film, so we will make up for the regret this time."
Qian Duoduo laughed: "It is indeed a good thing."
Lu Fang said: "The subsequent box office will not be bad. I didn't expect that the last movie was not a hit. This movie is a hit, which can be regarded as making up for the previous regrets."
"It's a pity that the ratings and reputation of "Death Comes 2" are not as good as those of "The Last One".
Chen Mubai's expression did not change: "This is normal. The first movie of any movie is usually more surprising. Not only is it a matter of impression, but also because of the amazing subject matter. Just like the way of death in this movie, in fact, the reason why it is outstanding is because
This, this method is surprising, it has never happened before.”
"The subsequent sequels will all follow this pattern. As everyone already knows, it will lack a sense of freshness and surprise, which will naturally lower expectations. Unless the plot is particularly brilliant, it will not exceed the height of the first part. This
This kind of subject matter restricts further growth, and there is nothing we can do about it.”
Because the first part is a hit, the second part will definitely have more viewers than the first one, and more people will rate it, making high scores even more rare. After all, everyone has different aesthetics, and works with niche themes have many die-hard fans.
, so the score will be relatively higher, which is the reason for the score difference between the first and second works.
Even the rating of "Saw 2" was almost the same as the first one, but not higher. This is because of the blessing of the Oscar event, and many people supported Chen Mubai and specifically gave high scores. Otherwise, it would not be as good as
First.
"'Alien' has also received attention there. As a new type of monster movie, many people are interested in it."
Lu Fang continued: "This movie received widespread attention when the project was established. We promoted "Death Comes 2" at the press conference. Looking at it now, the effect is very good."
Qian Duoduo sounded slightly regretful: "It's a pity that I don't have a role. I really wanted to participate in this movie~"
He looked at Chen Mubai, pretending to be sad and said: "Yaoyao and Sister Ran both have their own movies starring in them, why don't you get one for me, just like "Alien"!"
Tao Yaoyao said: "Don't you have one? Aren't you the one who acted in "Saw 1"?"
Qian Duoduo pouted: "What I want is something with some action. I haven't played such a role before. I only played a supporting role in "Operation Red Sea" last time, and there weren't many action scenes...
.”
"When I was young, I had a dream to become a hero who punishes evil and promotes good. I really want to be such a protagonist~"
Chen Mubai looked at Qian Duoduo who was pretending to be pitiful and smiled and said: "Don't worry, there is a role for you. There is a role for you in the superhero series. Just wait."
Qian Duoduo was surprised: "Really?"
"certainly."
"Brother, you are so good!" Qian Duoduo was excited.
Who wouldn’t want to star in a science fiction movie?
When a Hollywood blockbuster comes to China, those A-list stars would rather take part in supporting roles, let alone star in a science fiction movie. This is definitely exciting.
"The trailer of "Iron Man" will be released soon. Is all the post-production completed?" Lu Fang looked at Chen Mubai and asked.
"Yes." Chen Mubai replied: "It's basically completed. After the trailer is released, I will have time to go to those shows."
"Looking forward to it~" Qian Duoduo said with enthusiasm.
"Me too!" Tao Yaoyao also nodded.
None of them have seen the finished film. Tao Yaoyao plans to watch it with her father on New Year's Day and has already made an appointment with Chen Mubai.
"It's coming soon. You can take a sneak peek at the trailer. The role I played this time is that of a playboy. I don't get this kind of treatment in reality. I had a lot of fun in the movie." Chen Mubai said with a smile.
Lu Fang joked: "Reality is okay, it's not like you don't have the capital."
"Yes, you can indeed be a playboy, why bother enjoying it in a movie." Tao Yaoyao came to Chen Mubai and looked at him with a smile.
Chen Mubai immediately woke up, and then said seriously: "What's the point? There are many rich second generations who are arrogant and extravagant. I have to be different from them. I am a person with pursuits, how can I be so vulgar!"
"That's right." Qian Duoduo agreed.
"Everyone who has pursuits has ideals. It would be boring to be a rich second generation who just hangs around and waits for death!"
After all, he is a second-generation rich man who could live his whole life carefree and rich, but he chose his hobby. Even though his father did not support him at the beginning, he still embarked on this lonely road of pursuing his dream.
Fortunately, he later proved himself with practical actions, and his father turned around and supported him.
Tao Yaoyao nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, if it's boring to just enjoy material life, people still have some pursuits."
"..."
Li Feng, Lu Fang and Chen Mubai looked at each other, feeling that this topic was not very friendly to them.
They only felt that they had been greatly hurt. Their first goal was actually to make money and live. Unlike Qian Duoduo and Tao Yaoyao, who did not have to worry about their livelihood, they did have different thoughts.
This is class!
The three of them smiled bitterly.
"You...what you said makes sense."
Shang Ran was also suppressing laughter. When she saw the expressions of Lu Fang and the others, she almost burst out laughing.
However, she also agreed with what they said. Judging from the current situation, everyone is a billionaire. Even if they don’t work and travel around, they will earn enough money to spend in the next life, but everyone is still working hard.
for what?
It’s not just about striving for dreams. The goals at each stage of life are different. It’s also because you can only pursue higher things after meeting the current needs of life.
If you don’t even have enough to eat, what’s the point of just talking about false dreams?
Only when the necessary needs for survival are solved can the next step be taken.
Tao Yaoyao and Qian Duoduo actually just have a higher starting point than them. Essentially, their pursuits have not changed.
"This week will be the peak period for the box office of "Dead Man 2". When the trailer of "Iron Man" is released next month, it may take away a lot of popularity, but the response to the box office should not be bad."
In any case, both movies are scripts written by Chen Mubai. After watching the trailer of "Iron Man", if some people are interested in the movie, they may go to see his other works before they are released, and they are now being released.
's movie happens to be everyone's first choice.
This situation is very common and is also the radiation effect brought about by excellent works.
Just like you suddenly see a certain movie or novel, and after reading it, you feel it is very exciting, and there is a high chance that you will continue to watch the sequel or the work of the same director or actor.
"You have always been very confident about this movie. What is your expected box office?" Qian Duoduo looked at Chen Mubai curiously and asked.
From the establishment of movie projects to huge investments, Chen Mubai has always been very open-minded, including telling the media that he would create a superhero movie series even before the movie was released!
Generally speaking, this is only done after the movie is released and the box office results or word-of-mouth are very good. It is rare to say this before the movie is released. After all, the results are not even sure, so how can you talk about what happens next.
What's more, Chen Mubai did this when the movie was just approved, which shows how confident he is in this movie and even the entire series of movies!
Therefore, it is not a problem for Qian Duoduo to ask this question. Chen Mubai naturally has high expectations for the film's performance.
"The minimum guarantee is 4 billion." Chen Mubai made an estimate and gave an answer.
"That's the conservative answer."
Lu Fang obeyed, nodded and said: "It's indeed not high."
This box office seems high, but don’t forget that this movie will be released in both China and the United States. If you calculate the box office results, the box office of 4 billion yuan is indeed not high.
"I'm Not the God of Medicine" has almost reached this level at the box office in China alone, let alone close to US$200 million in the United States!
"I'm referring to Shan Huaxia Box Office." Chen Mubai added silently when he saw Lu Fang nodding.
Lu Fang's smile froze on his face, and then he withdrew his smile, wanting to take back what he just said.
"So high!?" Qian Duoduo raised his eyebrows in surprise.
You know, Chen Mubai's current highest box office movies are "I'm Not the God of Medicine" and "Infernal Affairs". These two movies only have a box office of about 3.5 billion, which is still far from the 4 billion box office.
The key point is that the reputation and quality of these two movies are very good, and they are already extremely popular movies. It is not easy to achieve this result.
At least, in the past few years, Chen Mubai’s movies have always had a box office of 23 billion. Most of the movies have a few hundred million. If they can break 1 billion, it’s pretty good. Only occasionally do they break 2 billion...
Chen Mubai's expected box office guarantee for "Iron Man" is 4 billion, which means that this is the lowest box office he thinks. So if it goes higher, isn't it aiming for more than 5 billion?
this......
If you tell me, not many people will believe it.
It's a bit too crazy. If Chen Mubai's words really get out, many people will probably say that he is too arrogant.
"Judging from the amount of film investment, this box office performance should indeed be..." Li Feng considered.
However, this is not how it is calculated. Investment in a movie is investment, and box office is box office. These are not the same thing.
It’s not that the bigger the investment, the higher the box office, otherwise everyone would make big-budget movies. It’s just that relatively speaking, the bigger the investment and the better the production, the higher the box office.
Some movies invested huge amounts of money, and then the companies went bankrupt because of the losses...
Chen Mubai's words really surprised everyone. They didn't expect that he had such high expectations for this movie. It was indeed not easy.
However, no one will dampen his enthusiasm. Everything is possible.
Lu Fang said: "It's not impossible. Mubai's appeal is very strong. In addition, this is his first film after winning the Palme d'Or in Cannes. Plus what he said before, this
The movie has attracted much attention, and there will definitely be no shortage of people watching it. Even in China, everyone wants to see what this science fiction movie is like and whether it can knock on the door of domestic science fiction movies."
"It is true. For a work that carries the country's expectations, the box office data will definitely not be low." Qian Duoduo agreed.
Tao Yaoyao opened her eyes wide and didn't think there was any problem at all: "I went to visit the set of this drama, and Mu Bai's armor looks really handsome on him!"
"I'm especially looking forward to what it will look like after adding special effects. I'm personally very optimistic about this movie, and this character makes me feel very kind, like a nagging relative..."
"Although he is a world-famous second-generation rich man and a genius scientist, he is not aloof at all and makes people feel very down-to-earth. He can greatly shorten the distance between the audience and the characters. I have a hunch that this movie will
It will definitely be popular.”
She has no brainless trust in Chen Mubai. Even if she puts aside her subjective assumptions and understands the film from the visits to the team, she also feels that the film is really interesting.
"Today's mainstream movies are mainly humorous, whether they are passionate, horror, science fiction, or action movies. The United States has radiated their works culturally around the world. Any type of work will have American humor. After all, the essence of commercial movies is
Comedy is the best catalyst to make everyone laugh or get spiritual enjoyment in a short period of time."
Lu Fang began to analyze: "This is also the reason why the box office of domestic comedy movies is generally high, especially during the holidays and New Year, they are released together. They are basically the top three at the box office. Comedies have the largest audience, regardless of whether they are movies with meaning.
It still has an audience for pure comedy. Although the reputation will be different, the box office results are real."
"It's good to have some humor. As long as you don't fall into a self-pleasure situation, and with bonuses in all aspects, the box office may really be achieved."
In fact, comedy is not difficult at all, because you have to master a certain degree. If you don't master it well, you will go too far, and if you go too far, it will be funny for the sake of being funny, and it will become a forced laugh, which will be ruined.
"Actually, compared to the box office of the movie, the peripheral benefits derived from the movie will be very large. You need to manage these. I don't have the energy." Chen Mubai said.
"It's true. The "Monster" movie became a hit, and those dolls sold very well, as well as the schoolbags..."
As long as the monster image is used, money will be paid. This is the benefit derived from the copyright. Compared with one-time benefits such as movie box office, the benefit of copyright is long-term income, and it is not cheap.
As long as the movie is still popular, every time it is released, it will drive the sales of surrounding products, which is not a small sum of money.
"This is the first part. In the future, more and more heroes will appear, and the benefits contained in this peripheral area will be great. You must be prepared in advance to avoid a lot of disputes." Chen Mubai warned.
"I was neglecting this point before. As you said, we should make preparations in advance. When the time comes, I will go to the toy factory to customize a batch of toys, dolls and exquisite small objects. When the movie is released, they can be hung in the theater.
The peripheral products are on sale, so sales should be good." Lu Fang said in surprise.
"Tell us about the general content?" Qian Duoduo was very curious about the content of "Iron Man".
During Chen Mubai's filming, he was also filming outside, so he didn't have time to visit the cast, so he didn't know the details.
"The story is not difficult, but it's very dry when I tell it. This kind of science fiction movie requires special effects. It's not interesting to tell the plot directly. It's not a weird or suspense drama, and there are not so many twists and turns."
Chen Mubai spread his hands helplessly and said: "Just like "Monster", it is a story about humans discovering monsters and fighting with them. This is the content, but everyone is not going for the content, but for the special effects and fighting.
Yeah, I can’t describe it, I can only feel it by looking at the pictures.”
"Ah..." Qian Duoduo said with sweat: "That's right. Then I'll wait for the trailer to come out and see it. Anyway, when it premieres, I will definitely take the time to see it. After all, it is also domestic
A true science fiction movie."
Qian Duoduo's words awakened Li Feng, and he said: "That's right, this movie is still very meaningful. No matter what the result is, it is a huge progress. I think we can call on the whole company to support this movie."
The work can be regarded as a shout-out and support, and it can also contribute to the box office."
"It's not impossible."
Chen Mubai felt it was inappropriate: "What if someone doesn't want to see it? This kind of thing should be done voluntarily."
"That's it." Lu Fang said: "We will pay for this ourselves and regard it as free benefits for employees. We will count the number of people who want to see it and book a few shows in the cinema."
"It's the Chinese New Year anyway, so let's do a team building together. Considering that some people go back to their hometowns during the Chinese New Year, if they watch this movie in their hometown, the movie ticket company will reimburse it, which is our celebration of the movie."
"I think it's okay." Qian Duoduo agreed with Lu Fang's decision.
"This film is also a milestone for the company. After all, it is the first time that an investment of over 1 billion has been invested in a film, which can be regarded as opening a door."
It stands to reason that this would be suspected of box office fraud, but this is not the kind of locked box office for a ghost show, but a box office purchased with real money, so it is not a problem.
For some blockbusters with main themes, the state will ask some units to go to the cinema to watch them, which is considered an official support. This is not strictly a box-office hit.
If Mubai Entertainment implements this method, it will indeed be a welfare for employees. It will not only make employees happy, but also make some contributions to the movie.
For Mubai Entertainment, "Iron Man" is also a very important work.
Not to mention launching science fiction movies, this investment alone is equally significant as the beginning of the subsequent series of superhero movies.
If the film does not do well, the poor reputation will inevitably affect the development of subsequent films, so naturally everyone's expectations for it are very high.
The few people just settled down, Chen Mubai took Tao Yaoyao for a tryst, Lu Fang and Shang Ran also left, Li Feng and Ji Qin went home to rest, Ji Qin was about to give birth, and only Qian Duoduo was still alone...
.
"It's time to find a girlfriend."
Qian Duoduo bid farewell to everyone. Seeing that everyone was in pairs, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
Thinking about it, only Li Feng got married before, and everyone was single. Unexpectedly, after a few years, everyone had girlfriends, but he was still single.
In recent years, his career has been in the development stage, so he has been very busy with work and has no time to fall in love. Now that his position is stable, it is much better, and it is time to fall in love.
Falling in love is falling in love, and getting married is getting married. These are two different things. The money is divided very clearly. He doesn’t want to get married too early and wants to play for two more years~
...
New Year.
"Iron Man" trailer is shocking!
At the same time, the box office of "Death Comes 2" exceeded 800 million!