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

Chapter 740 "Ex Machina" First Day Box Office (33)

To be honest, Fangjin Film and Television's methods are too despicable!
Ten years ago, Jin嗓子 (Jin嗓子 is a brand name) and Ronaldo used the same method...

Find a middleman to introduce us, then take photos…

They dared to say they invited the Russo brothers to produce "Captain China"!
Shi Jianxiang also produced a film called "The Bombing" featuring Mel Gibson and Li Qiankuan.

Mr. Li Qiankuan was the director of "The Founding Ceremony of the People's Republic of China" and "After the Decisive Battle"!

The current Chinese film market is simply too surreal!
Guo Fan nodded in agreement: "The film industry has low barriers to entry, and the influx of hot money has also brought in speculators... I watched an interview with Professor Dai Jinhua, where she said, 'Chinese films are choked by money; 70% of films cannot be released each year.'..."

“From a financial investment perspective, investing in movies is not a good idea. In fact, the entire film and television industry is not a good investment choice. It doesn’t have a particularly good business model; it’s like gambling. There are too many problems: high risk, lack of regulation, some companies lack a sense of contract, long capital recovery periods, and stock prices fluctuating with blockbuster hits…” After a pause, Shen Yan added, “I think financial capital will withdraw very soon!”

Are you worried?

Shen Yan was speechless: "What does this have to do with me? I make movies, I don't lack investors!"

The Wandering Earth had a budget of 4.5 million yuan, with China Film Group investing 50%, followed by Spark Studio, Free Whale, Guo Fan Film Company, and Wu Jing's Dengfeng International...

Maoyan also invested 2250 million yuan, which is considered a 5% investment share.

In addition, there are 17 co-producers!
Many investors wanted to join, but were politely turned down.

By the way, for "The Wandering Earth", his salary was 2000 million+ with a tiered profit-sharing system, but the initial profit-sharing point was when the box office in mainland China exceeded 15 billion!
Upon hearing this, Guo Fan thought of something: "Hey, do you think anyone would fall for this kind of low-level scam?"

"Of course there is..."

"Isn't it?"

"The film market is booming right now...anything can happen!"

"However, the failure of the guaranteed release of 'Partners in Crime' should serve as a wake-up call!"

"Who knows..." Shen Yan waved his hand, changing the subject: "Wu Jing is joining the crew in July?"

"Yes, he's working on post-production for 'The Big Shot 3'..."

"The plot of 'The Big Shot 3' is really good... I estimate it will break the box office record for the 'The Big Shot' series!"

"Is it the Boshe Village incident?"

"Um…"

Boshe Village is the prototype of Tazhai Village…

The Big Shot 3 Subtitle: Breaking the Ice!
While they were chatting, Shen Yan's phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID, gave Guo Fan a slight apology, got up and walked to the side before answering: "Hello!"

"Brother, Ex Machina grossed 1.4 million on its opening day!"

It's Dilraba...

He was probably too excited!
On the same day, there were also "Angry Birds", "Divergent 3", and... "Nightpearl"...

Shen Yan hadn't paid much attention to the box office of "Ex Machina," but he could hear her excitement: "Really? Congratulations!"

"My first starring film!"

"...The first one? Wasn't 'Burning' the one you starred in?"

"That's different. I wasn't responsible for the box office of 'Burning'... but I was solely responsible for the box office of 'Ex Machina'!"

Uh, that makes sense...

After all, neither Zhang Yi nor Liu Duanduan in "Ex Machina" are considered big stars, especially Liu Duanduan... "Ex Machina" is his first starring film!
Throughout the entire movie, Dilraba is the only big star.

"Okay, you're awesome!"

“Of course,” Dilraba said expectantly, “Do you think ‘Ex Machina’ can surpass one billion at the box office?”

"...That depends on the opening weekend box office..."

Shen Yan...did not say it directly...

In fact, the niche subject matter of "Ex Machina" has a very low chance of breaking into the mainstream. Even if it becomes a big hit, it will only gross a maximum of 800 million yuan at the box office!
It belongs to a type with an upper limit.

Dilraba continued, "It doesn't matter if it doesn't reach a billion, anyway I had a lot of fun acting in it... By the way, brother, do you know 'The Night Peacock'?"

Shen Yan, curious, asked directly, "What's wrong? You were also a foot-washing maid for Liu Yifei?" "A foot-washing maid?"

"Oh... I've read a lot of fabricated stories about the feud between Yang Mi and Liu Yifei on social media... You shouldn't have any connection with Liu Yifei, right?"

"The Night Peacock project contacted me!"

"…real?"

"Well... but my manager advised me not to answer... so I didn't!"

"Agent? Zhao Shan?"

"Correct!"

"Then you really should thank her!"

"The Night Peacock," viewed without a time-travel perspective, is indeed a good project. Directed by Dai Sijie, the three male leads are Liu Ye, Li Ming, and Yu Shaoqun…

In fact, many of the dramas that Liu Yifei has taken on have excellent production values. The original novel of "For Love or Money" is Zhang Xiaoxian's "Red Beauty and Dew", directed by Gao Xixi, and the male lead is Rain. At that time, Rain was the king of the Korean wave and starred in many Hollywood movies.
Lee Jae-han, the director of "The Third Way of Love," also has classic works like "A Moment to Remember"...

Dai Sijie, the director of "The Night Peacock," also directed "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress"...

However, none of the works were masterpieces; in fact, they could be described as terrible films!
Especially "The Night Peacock," which is full of petty-bourgeois sentimentality and melodrama, clearly no longer conforms to contemporary aesthetics.

On the other end of the phone, Reba said, "I'm planning to give her a car for her birthday..."

What kind of car?

"Lamborghini...what do you think?"

“Not very good…” Shen Yan decisively rejected the idea, then said, “Buy a car under 100 million, don’t buy anything too expensive!”

"...I don't know much about cars..."

"Then transfer me one million, and I'll get you a Porsche 718..."

Dilraba readily agreed: "Okay!"

"Uh... I was just saying," Shen Yan quickly corrected himself, "If you don't know what to buy, just take her shopping with you, pretend you're buying for yourself, ask for her opinions, and then you can give her the car..."

Dilraba nodded on the other end of the phone: "Okay, let's do it that way!"

"...Has filming for the fourth season of Running Man started?"

"not yet…"

"If you're free, why don't you come over and play a cameo role?"

"The Wandering Earth?"

"Correct!"

"Who could I play as?" Dilraba hesitated, "Besides, I have to do promotions, I don't have time!"

"...Liu Qi's mother, although she only appeared in one shot..."

Dilraba paused for a moment, then asked in return, "You're playing Liu Qi?"

"right…"

Upon hearing this, Dilraba immediately changed her mind: "Then I'll definitely go..."

……

"Ex Machina is quite a box office success...it even has an 8.4 rating on Douban!"

"...But this film is a typical example of a confined space and minimalist narrative...I doubt it will become a blockbuster."

Guo Fan was also quite interested in "Ex Machina," and he chatted with Shen Yan about it...

"There's no other way; the whole story revolves around the Turing Test, and the plot is basically driven by dialogue!"

"...Do you think we should add artificial intelligence to 'The Wandering Earth'?"

(End of this chapter)