Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 501 Who cares whether they accept it or not! (23)

"Tiny Times 2: The Age of Youth" grossed 1.68 million yuan in its first four days...

The total box office revenue is less than 300 million!
Unlike the first one, there are far fewer people criticizing "Tiny Times 2"!
In Guo Jingming's words, "Loss box office revenue means less controversy!"

That makes a lot of sense...

Compared to the overwhelming criticism when the first "Tiny Times" movie was released, "Tiny Times 2" didn't get much hate...

Strangely enough, "A Romantic Affair" received a lot of positive reviews from Weibo influencers.

Zhang Yibai praised the actress, Yang Tianbao, saying she was beautiful from every angle, while Guan Hu's wife, Liang Jing, complimented the movie, saying it was excellent, especially the car chase scenes!

That's blatant lying through your teeth.

This movie is almost as bad as "Happy Home". Anyone with a brain would think this movie is not even passable!

The logic is chaotic, the main plot is unclear, especially the ending: the female lead, Yang Tianbao, heavily pregnant, is crying and slid to the ground... and then, without even taking off her jeans, the baby is born...

No joke, this is really how it ended!

Actually, "A Romantic Affair" is similar to "Jade Goddess of Mercy"; both involve a female police officer falling in love with a criminal and then experiencing various inner struggles...

Haiyan couldn't write anything else!

If they really wanted to film it exactly as the original novel, it definitely wouldn't pass censorship...

However, if you know it won't pass the review, why did you even approve the project?

It also cost 8000 million to produce?

The production team was truly unlucky: they initially planned to film in Okinawa, but then the Japanese earthquake struck, so they moved to New Zealand; after all the locations were chosen, an earthquake struck New Zealand; then they selected Thailand and Yunnan, but both places were hit by earthquakes…

Oh, this movie started filming in 2010…

It was shelved for three years before being released!
To be honest, if Gao Qunshu hadn't gone crazy, this movie probably wouldn't have attracted any attention at all!

There were too many bad movies released in August, including Fan Bingbing's "One Night Surprise," Xu Zheng's "Modern Times," and even "The Palace: Lock Sinensis"...

Each one is more mediocre than the last!
At least "One Night Surprise" grossed over 100 million...

By the way, a bunch of film critics are raving that "One Night Surprise" is a thousand times better than "Finding Mr. Right!" and "A love letter to single, older women..."

It's useless; very few people are willing to buy tickets...

However, the re-release of "Jurassic Park 3D" grossed over 3 million yuan in mainland China...

People would rather watch dinosaurs than see Fan Xiaopang (Fan Bingbing) show himself on screen!

Okay, you can't compare them like that, after all, dinosaurs cost tens of millions of dollars to build...

Sina Weibo wants Shen Yan to talk about this year's summer movie season...

……

Xiangshan, hotel.

Shen Yan sat across the table from the reporter conducting the interview. He glanced at the outline, found no problems, and said, "We can begin."

"OK!"

The photographer had already set up the equipment, and without makeup or any light blocking... they started right away.

"As a filmmaker, what do you think of the Tiny Times series?" "I think the greatest significance of the Tiny Times series for the Chinese film industry is that it tells filmmakers that you can get rich rewards as long as you satisfy the needs of a very small part of the population."

"So... what's your opinion on the internet mindset?"

"Internet thinking?" Shen Yan shook his head decisively: "I don't think LeTV or Guo Jingming have internet thinking. The 'Tiny Times' project was not created by LeTV. Guo Jingming directed 'Tiny Times.' In my opinion, it was just an IP monetization... It's just that the movie was successful, and it forcibly attached itself to the concept of big data. In addition, LeTV likes to promote itself as a film company with internet thinking... So, 'Tiny Times' became an internet thinking movie."

After a pause, Shen Yan added, "Do you believe that even if 'Tiny Times' wasn't distributed by LeTV, its box office would still be this high?"

Why did Le Shi use Mao to promote so-called big data and internet thinking?

Because "Tiny Times" made money!
Why doesn't he promote the idea that "The Bullet Vanishes," "The Killing Ring," and "The Crossing" are based on internet thinking?

These movies aren't making money!
"So, you don't believe in big data?"

"I believe it... During the project development and preparation phase, big data can guide the choice of genre and actors. What genres are popular in the market, and which actors have high popularity and good reputation, these are all things that need to be taken into account... but they can only be used as a reference!"

"Only for reference?"

"The quality of a movie can't be determined by big data! For example, the most typical data shows that many viewers dislike 'Tiny Times,' but very few went to see 'A Sentimental Story'... Why is that?"

"why?"

"Because watching a movie requires buying a ticket, I firmly believe in the saying, 'Movies are a form of cultural consumption, not a necessary expense; they are optional.' When your movie doesn't meet the audience's viewing needs, it naturally won't sell at the box office, and this has nothing to do with big data!"

After discussing the general direction for a while, the topic shifted to the fact that "Fame and Fortune" ultimately failed to break the 1 billion yuan box office mark.

Do you feel regretful?

Shen Yan was a little speechless and couldn't help but ask, "No, do you know that our movie was only filmed for twenty days and cost only 1000 million? For me, the most important thing for a commercial movie is to break even. 'Fame and Fortune' has not only broken even, but it has made a lot of money!"

"Didn't you ever think about breaking one billion?"

"No..." Shen Yan shook his head: "There's no need... We've already received a lot of rewards for breaking 500 million at the box office, there's no need to do anything more!"

Film and television companies belong to the cultural industry, and various regions have different subsidy policies, grant policies, and incentive policies for the cultural industry...

Last year, Spark Studio received nearly 6000 million yuan in government subsidies, and this year's subsidy income is expected to increase significantly...

After all, both Shen Yan and Xinghuo Studio pay taxes in accordance with the law, and they did not even create any alternate accounts in Khorgos.

The interview lasted three hours, and at the end, they asked about "The Martian".

"Science fiction films, especially hard science fiction, are the crown jewel of the film industry. I've always wanted to make this type of film! And now is a good time to make science fiction films... The most important thing for science fiction films is that the country has to be able to support them. If your country is not strong enough, it is actually impossible to support science fiction films!"

"How to say?"

"The average viewer simply doesn't have the confidence to watch this. The premise of 'The Martian' is landing on Mars... This kind of thing can't be done without strong real-world support! If a small or weak country makes it, its audience won't believe it either. That's a major premise."

"What difficulties did you encounter in getting 'The Martian' approved?"

"Fortunately, this movie has a simple plot, is full of good people, lacks depth, but is brimming with vitality... Recent sci-fi films, especially Hollywood ones, are all about insane scientists, bloodthirsty space monsters, twisted humanity, treacherous allies, and a bunch of alien civilizations lining up to destroy Earth... Of course, this style has produced many excellent works, but constantly subjecting you to soul-searching and moral crusades gets tiring after a while..."

"Beyond harsh realism, audiences sometimes need films like 'The Martian' to rekindle their faith in civilization."

"Have you considered overseas markets? Will overseas audiences accept this kind of storyline?"

"No, I'm a Chinese filmmaker. Why should I consider overseas markets? Who cares if they can accept it? I'll serve Chinese audiences first."

(End of this chapter)