Rebirth 2010: I taught Mr. Lei how to make a mobile phone

Chapter 692: The Demonic Mist Returns Again

In the back row of the empty screening room, when the footsteps of the last audience member leaving gradually faded away, the white-haired old man slowly wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes and slowly stood up holding on to his chair.

On the screen, the melody of "The Swift Sound of the Cloud Palace" is still flowing in the air.

This classic soundtrack, which has accompanied several generations growing up, was composed by this old man.

His name is Xu Jingqing, a name hidden behind the soundtrack of "Journey to the West".

From the passionate "The Swift Sound of the Cloud Palace" to the soul-stirring "Where is the Way", from the tender "Daughter's Love" to the majestic "The Great Sacred Song", he composed more than a hundred melodies for this classic drama.

The birth of these musics was as arduous as the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

His bold use of electronic music was met with numerous doubts and criticisms. If it had not been for the director's strong support, he might not have had the chance to star in Journey to the West.

What made him even more sad was that although he held the copyright to the music of "Journey to the West", his hard work was wantonly plagiarized during the difficult times when protecting his rights was difficult.

The copyright fees paid by major websites for using his music totaled no more than 8,000 yuan, with the smallest amount being only 2.70 yuan, and most of the time he got it for free without even saying hello.

Some people suggested that he sue, but the meager compensation was not enough to cover the legal fees.
Two years ago, when Beyond Pictures offered a million-dollar copyright fee, the old man could hardly believe his ears.

You have to know that all the copyright fees he received in his life are not even a fraction of this number.

But he finally declined the deal and only expressed a wish that had been buried in his heart for many years: he wanted to hold a Journey to the West themed concert.

To his surprise, the other party agreed to sponsor without hesitation and even set the venue at the highest-level Great Hall of the People.

Of course, the licensing conditions are no longer just the copyright of this cartoon or this game, but the authorization of the Journey to the West music tracks of Bi'an's works.

The other party was happy to accept the offer, so he did not hesitate and agreed immediately. After all, the cost of a concert alone would cost millions, which was beyond his ability to afford.

Xu Jingqing is seventy-three years old this year. Money is not that important to him. This is his greatest wish.

Today, he just wanted to know where his music would be used and whether it would be edited randomly.
At this moment, standing in front of the poster in the corridor of the cinema, Xu Jingqing looked at the two Monkey Kings in the lava armor and the 86 version of the monkey show in the picture, and a gratified smile appeared on his wrinkled face.

Although this new image of the Monkey King is different from the one he remembers, the familiar melody takes on new life in the new work.

The old man smiled with relief. Just like every generation has its own Monkey King, every generation should also have its own “Cloud Palace Swift Sound”.

Classics never go away, they just return in new ways and continue to echo through time.

Very good, very good.
Hangzhou, late at night.

Feng Ji dragged his tired body back to the gaming base. He wanted to find a moment of relaxation in "The Return of the Great Sage", but he didn't expect that his creative nerves would be completely ignited.

At this moment, his brain was like an overloaded CPU, with countless sparks of inspiration exploding inside his skull.

"Fuck! This is a fucking movie!"

He slumped in the gaming chair, staring at the trailer on the screen that he had spent a week editing.

The work that was originally thought to be able to score 80 points now looks like a semi-finished product with a score of 59 points when compared with "The Return of the Great Sage".

With your fingers hovering over the keyboard, press Ctrl+Shift+Delete three times.

His fingertips trembled slightly when the confirmation dialog box popped up.

Feng Ji took a deep breath and pressed Enter.

Click.

All the hard work of a week was cleared in an instant.

"If it's not perfect, then it has no value in existence."

A week of hard work, thousands of real machine demonstration shots, and sincere details polishing, but it’s not enough! Not cool enough! Not explosive enough!
It’s not enough to make people have a brain orgasm after watching it, just like he is now after watching "The Return of the Great Sage", trembling all over!

Feng Ji raised his head and drank half a can of Red Bull. The cold liquid flowed down his throat, pouring down his boiling emotions. His eyes gradually turned crazy.
So that's it! He had completely misunderstood how to use "Cloud Palace Swift Sound"!

Now he understands!
A game demo shouldn't just be a show; it should be
It is the ultimate smooth combo without causing any damage!

It is the perfect timing for action and BGM!
It's a peak showdown of every move!

It is an artistic explosion of film, sound and travel in one!

As for the construction period? Damn the construction period!
Even if Chen Mo comes now, we have to wait for him to cut a perfect film!
After returning from the movie, Li Min sat in front of the computer, her fingertips hovering above the keyboard, trembling slightly.

The emotions surging in his chest reminded him of the time when he was a child and got a new toy. He wanted to run to show it off to his friends as soon as the sun rose.

He deleted and wrote, wrote and deleted, and finally typed out a heartfelt statement in a blank document.

This work is worth four and a half stars in his heart. If it were to add buffs such as The Other Shore, Journey to the West, and The Rise of Chinese Comics, he would give it five stars without hesitation.

It should be at least 8.5 points, and then he opened the most authoritative film and television rating website: Douban.

The moment the page was refreshed, the score of 7.8 was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head. The box office data of 2 million made him even more confused - million in four days was a very good result for domestic animation, but for Monkey King, it was far from enough.

If he hadn't watched the movie, he would have thought there was a movie with the same name currently in theaters.

Looking at the mixed comments in the comment section, some of the negative reviews showed that the film had not even been watched, and people started to criticize the films just by watching the trailer. This reminded him of the public criticism that Bi'an and Xiaomi had encountered.

As Li Min watched, she seemed to see from the lines of those negative reviews the demons and monsters swarming in from all directions in the final battle of the film.

"It turns out that there are more monsters outside the screen than in the movies." He smiled bitterly and deleted the thousand-word review he had carefully prepared, leaving only one sentence that could represent his current mood: "Are you fucking blind?"

The comment mysteriously disappeared a minute later, as if erased by some invisible force.

At this moment, "The Return of the Great Sage" is just like the Monkey King who was sealed in the film. He doesn't know whether the real version of "The Return of the Great Sage" can be staged.

Li Min looked at the empty page and suddenly understood something.

It is easy to destroy the demon in the film, but it is difficult to destroy the demon in your heart!
At the same time, in the top-floor box of the Park Hyatt Hotel in CBD, the sound of money colliding was heard amid the clinking of glasses.

A small, private celebration banquet was in progress. There were not many people in the box, less than ten.

Capital tycoons involved in film investment and production, producers, directors, and relevant media stakeholders were all present.

"Director Xu, 4 million in 5 days, 10 billion is just around the corner!"

"Congratulations! Without your strong support, there would be no success for our film today~"

"I think Director Xu, the fourth installment of the囧 series can be put on the agenda. The sooner we start filming, the sooner we can make money. I'll give you as much money as you need this time!"

After three rounds of drinks, the topic turned to the battlefield of public opinion.

".We still need to pay attention to those comments from netizens whose aesthetic ability is questionable."

"Bad reviews? Do you know why our industry is called the 'film and television industry'? Because we are best at drawing circles." A representative of the capital company wearing gold-rimmed glasses drew a circle in the air with his finger, "People in the industry can see what they want to see, and people outside the industry can only see what we let them see."

"That's the truth. This is the least of our worries. Money makes the world go round. We are getting good reviews while the other side is getting bad reviews. The audience will continue to contribute their money. This is the information gap."

"Pre-production, release, scheduling, and review control, if you can get this formula right, it's like making money without doing anything."

"The quality of "Nine-story Demon Tower" is not a problem. Behind "Charlotte's Troubles" is Karami. I am worried that behind "The Return of the Great Sage" is the other side. This Internet giant is not easy to mess with."

"I heard that the other side has a group of powerful navy troops, so we have to be on guard."

"Humph~ Although Bi'an is quite big, it is only powerful in the Internet circle. However, different industries are like different mountains. The entertainment industry is the ancestor of the Internet water army. Compared with the fan circle of the entertainment industry, the Internet water army is just a younger brother. It's just that the so-called Wolf Warrior took advantage of the opportunity when we were not paying attention."

"The Monkey King: Hero is Back is just a little-known animation studio that is using the name of Bi'an as a cover. Bi'an has so many businesses, how could it possibly offend us for this small team? The risk-return ratio is too low, it's simply not worth it~"

"I think the taste of these audiences needs to be guided, just like wine tasting, someone has to tell them what is a good wine."

"We filmmakers still have a long way to go in our responsibilities."

"Who says it isn't? Come on, let's drink!"

"Why not open it? It's better to delay it for a day. Opening the score now is digging your own grave!
If we open the account one day later, we will earn tens of millions more. Tell them that if we open the account one day later, the fee will increase from one million to three million!"

Double the funding for the water army, and keep giving me good reviews. Bad reviews?

Which video quality is the best? Netizens are blind, are you blind too?
Of course, we should give it to "The Return of the Great Sage" and "Charlotte's Troubles". These two have good reputations, who else should we give it to? As for "Lost in Hong Kong", we can't afford to offend them.

Audience? They are just a bunch of sheep following the ratings!"

The man hung up the phone. He originally wanted to rely on the three-pronged strategy of traffic stars + special effects + big IP to reap the market, but he didn't expect that today's audiences are so difficult to fool.

Fans of the original novel complain that the adaptation is too drastic, and casual audiences are picky about the plot - they enjoy watching Hollywood popcorn movies, but when it comes to domestic films, they suddenly become professional film critics?

Haha~ They are just a bunch of guys who worship foreign things and have no stance!

Now is not the time to think about how much money you can make, but to find a way to fill the hole.

He is like a gambler who has lost all his money at the gambling table. Now he just hopes that the lid can be kept on for one day at a time and that he can recover as much of his losses as possible.

Some lids can last forever, but some lids cannot be covered even if you want to.

Nowadays, Douban can represent the weather vane and barometer of movies to a certain extent. Most viewers habitually wait for the Douban ratings to come out and the reputation of the first wave of moviegoers before deciding which movie to watch.

The problem is that the National Day film season has become a Shura field in the past few days.

What was supposed to be a signpost to guide the audience has now become the entrance to a maze.

Some films have been reluctant to release their scores, and the comment sections of some films have become a chaotic battlefield.

The audience held their movie tickets and looked around in confusion at the bloody screen - which one is worth watching?
They felt like travelers trapped in a demonic fog, dazzled by all kinds of "truths".
They really can't tell the difference.
(End of this chapter)