I'm not a drama freak, I can really see through the script

Chapter 198: Cheng Shilong: I kind of regret why I rejected him

"How is this possible? This shouldn't be happening!"

At this time, Xie Jinfeng was somewhat doubtful about his life.

Looking at the scene in front of me and the content reported in the newspaper.

Li Xuan.

This man he felt could not be compared with himself.

Xie Jinfeng has always been proud of himself.

He can be respectful to others and treat people of lower status than himself equally, but deep down he still feels that there is a difference between us.

They are different at heart.

And when he saw the person whom he had treated with respect, his name appeared in the same position as his.

That feeling.

It's very destructive.

You will feel that this is absolutely impossible and you will start to doubt your life.

But sometimes facts speak louder than words.

"There's a saying in mainland China: 'Without investigation, there's no right to speak.' You'll understand after you see this movie."

"you saw it?"

"cut."

At this time, Chen Guanxi showed three ticket stubs. It was not enough to just look at them once, he needed three more.

It can be seen that Xiao Chen really likes this work.

Xie Jinfeng was silent for a moment.

You decide to go see a production of this production yourself.

Today's movie theaters are packed with people and the attendance rate is almost full.

The movie starts.

Xie Jinfeng's expression changes.

It's very obvious.

Very shocking.

With such superb martial arts skills and such strength, Yuan Qiu was sent flying with just one punch, without the need for wire suspension, and in complete compliance with the laws of physics.

It will literally knock you flying.

In fact, Xie Jinfeng was not that shocked by this. After all, he had already witnessed his martial arts skills and his monstrous strength during the Thousand Changes.

But there was one thing he hadn't realized.

That is Li Xuan's expression of literary drama. This is the first time, and the first time, that I see his literary drama performance so intuitively on the big screen.

It is not at all overshadowed by Stephen Chow’s brilliance.

He took the show.

Also glowing.

He suddenly understood why Edison Chen always said that putting him and himself together was giving himself face, not giving him face.

Now, Xie Jinfeng seems to know why he said that.

This acting.

Really strong.

At present, the month is more than half over, the box office results are out, and the word of mouth is out.

This surprised everyone, even Andy Lau couldn't help laughing when looking at the box office results.

"Is it so incredible?"

It seems that the think tank's box office estimates were a bit wrong.

There are ambushes from all sides and there is no thief in the world, which is in line with expectations.

The box office of New Police Story fell short of expectations, with current box office revenue only reaching 3000 million. It is certain that the box office revenue will not exceed 5000 million when it is released. Even Andy Lau had to admit that this result was somewhat surprising.

It is one of those movies that has good reputation and reviews from all sides. People who have seen it say it is worth the money. As actors, Cheng Shilong and Xie Jinfeng gave excellent and outstanding performances.

There are old workaholics and new workaholics, but the works they work so hard to produce don’t seem to have many fans.

This made Liu Dehua feel dazed.

Maybe.

The ship of the new era will be a disaster for people of the old era if nothing changes.

The box office of "Kung Fu" has far exceeded expectations. In just half a month, it has reached nearly 8000 million. It is basically certain that the box office will exceed million by the time it is released.

Among them is Li Xuan’s name.

It was right in front of us.

"Fire Cloud Evil God. Interesting."

Liu Dehua was very interested.

He is really curious now.

What is Li Xuan's current situation?

From the current perspective, he thinks that the most outstanding young person this time should be Wang Baoqiang in "A World Without Thieves". His true-to-life performance in this work is so strong that Andy Lau even once felt that if he had not met Li Xuan, his favorite young person should be Wang Baoqiang, who has a natural and simple temperament.

The result was this time.

He was snatched away by another young man he had high hopes for.

Liu Dehua's mouth curled up.

So, should it be happy, or happy, or happy?

"Lost."

At this time, Cheng Shilong was sitting in the cinema, watching this kung fu movie. Ah Xing was reborn and transformed. The Tathagata Palm he blasted out was an outburst of energy and spirit, and it was the character's personal choice and growth.

Compared to Ah Xing, I am Ah Long in this police story.

From the perspective of character creation, they are all a little immature.

They are all a little more direct.

"Why are you so sad?"

"I failed, simple as that."

Cheng Shilong smiled bitterly at this moment: "Brother Bao, I failed for the second time. Am I not suitable to be in charge of the overall situation?"

Yuan Jinbao next to him did not comment on this.

"You're just not used to putting yourself beyond the role of an actor to that of a complete creator. If I were to rate your film, I'd give it an 8. In our past, it would have definitely gotten good box office success, but things are different now. Times have changed."

"Computer-generated special effects, more and better visuals, just like in this Kung Fu film. Doesn't it have action and hard-hitting fights? Yes, but it also has more dazzling, modern technology and a plot."

"A headstrong police officer kills his entire team, then comes to his senses and brings the criminals to justice. It's too old. Even if you try your best to act, this kind of work is too old."

Yuan Jinbao opened his heart to Cheng Shilong.

Your work isn't ugly.

But it's not attractive.

You have to make changes. If you want to stand in the director's position, get rid of your identity as a "general" and go from the perspective of an actor to the director and producer who dominates the overall situation.
Cheng Shilong nodded.

I don’t know if I still have a chance.

A soft sigh.

In terms of talent and leadership, I am really far behind Stephen Chow.

The loser was a bit embarrassed.

Others can compete for the first place in the box office this time and are the seeds of the annual box office, but this time, the box office will not make it to the table and losses are certain.

I can only say that from the perspective of promoting people, A Zu and Xie Jinfeng did work, if not for... if not for that Fire Cloud Evil God.

Then A Zu and Xie Jinfeng are the most outstanding young people of this generation. Using this work to make their debut is a complete success.

It’s because of that Fire Cloud Evil God.

Cross one leg.

After watching this movie, even Cheng Shilong had to admit that this guy named Li Xuan had great acting skills and movements.

Stronger than Xie Jinfeng.

Cheng Shilong felt a little regretful. Originally, he had the opportunity to recruit Li Xuan into "New Police Story".

There was a chance. Although it cannot change the flaws of "New Police Story" itself, it can definitely enhance many performances.

As a result, because of his own selfishness, he rejected such strong expressiveness.

Regret, really regret!
"Kung Fu" rose against the trend.

The box office is approaching that of "House of Flying Daggers" and has surpassed "A World Without Thieves".

With minimal help from publicity and promotion resources.

It saw the most rapid growth, even Zhang Mouzi and Ma Xiaogang were surprised and looked at it sideways.

It feels like this market was originally a fight between the two of us for the meat.

As a result, he was picked off by a lone wolf.

Zhang Mouzi was very interested.

“It seems interesting.”

"He's a top actor with his own comedic style, and he's proven his ability when it comes to character creation."

Ma Xiaogang made a guest appearance in "Kung Fu". This work is indeed interesting, and it fully demonstrates Zhou's comedy and the sense of immersion in the portrayal of small characters.

"If his second film can still achieve the same success as it does now, then he will have completely broken away from his previous status and become a top-tier director. That's really great, worthy of being one of Hong Kong's top directors. He has his own style, and even with no one to help him, he can still carve out a niche for himself."

Zhang Mouzi seems to be able to handle all of this with ease.

If Ma Xiaogang still has some feeling of heroes respecting heroes, then Zhang Mouzi really has the aftertaste of a senior looking down on the junior. Even if Zhou Xingxing wins the box office championship this time, it is still just a box office championship.

So what if he won the box office championship once? The comprehensive evaluation of a film director has never been judged by one work. Too many people would hurt Zhongyong. For example, Brother Kaizi, Zhang Mouzi feels that this first-line director will not even have a chance to sit at the table in the future.

Because his father died.

He never had the chance to sit at the table again.

Zhang Mouzi is destined to be a name left in film history. The movie "Hero" created a new world and paved the way for commercial blockbusters.

His identity as a pioneer, coupled with the output-return ratio and many other factors, enabled him to sit firmly on the top position.

Now he looks at everyone as if they were his juniors.

This is his ability.

His pride and heritage.

Xiaogang looked at this big man. Although they were both in the Beijing circle, he sometimes felt that since there is Yu, why not Liang?

This time the box office champion is "Kung Fu".

"There are two other people I find quite interesting."

"Who are you talking about?"

"Wang Baoqiang and Li Xuan. One of them played me in A World Without Thieves. He's quite honest and simple. A lot of people like him. He's quite ugly, but he seems to have a simple and honest temperament." Ma Xiaogang said at this time: "The other Li Xuan is the one who played Kung Fu with Stephen Chow."

"This name seems familiar." Mouzi next to him touched his chin, trying hard to recall the name.

I seem to have heard it somewhere.

"A young man who has offended the Beijing community. A sophomore, almost a junior. If he doesn't make a name for himself before his senior year, he'll be banned from the Beijing community."

"Who did he offend?"

"Beijing Film Academy has offended those investors, and now they're using this as an excuse to target him. Furthermore, it seems this Li Xuan himself has rejected several attempts by investors to recruit him. He's narrowed his own path."

Ma Xiaogang felt a little regretful at this time, as he could see Li Xuan's talent.

But so what? There are countless talented people in this world. One more of you is not too many, and one less of you is not too few. I am just afraid that the current highlight will be a flash in the pan.
Originally, Zhang Mouzi was not too concerned about the performance of young actors. The level gap was too big. Too big.
I am China's number one director. In the future, I will go beyond China and become a director who will conquer the world.

but
Zhang Mouzi was in a good mood today looking at the performance of "House of Flying Daggers".

"Don't say being banned or hated means you'll never have a chance to rise again. Look at Stephen Chow. He and his work, without the support of the local community, still managed to produce this film, and still achieved box office success and influence. As long as one has the ability, why would he fear the so-called capital circle? When he's strong enough, he himself becomes the community itself."

"Unfortunately, there is only one Stephen Chow."

"That's right."

At this time, Stephen Chow was at home watching the box office results, and the calls of congratulations came in one after another, and he couldn't stop them.

When you prove that you are strong enough, you will be surrounded by friends unknowingly. Even though you are a loner, people will think that you have personality and the personality of a master.

Zhou Xingxing was not too upset at this time - or rather, even if "Kung Fu" failed this time, he would not be too upset. Until a phone call came with a message, just two simple words - congratulations.

This made it difficult for Zhou Xingxing to suppress the smile, but after that, it was filled with pain and regret.

This is different from the repentant Sing Zai in "Kung Fu" who had a chance to regret.

In reality, Master Xing does not have this opportunity, and can only fulfill it in the movie.
"Reality is reality."

At this time, Zhou Xingxing suppressed this feeling deep in his heart. After all, he was also wrong in this matter.

Now back to my career.

This time, the box office of "Kung Fu" exploded. When seeing the bill for the share of the profits, Stephen Chow's mouth curled up slightly - after all, he proved himself in his career.

The total amount is 8,000 yuan, and the remaining expected profit is 12,000 yuan.

Even if this movie, which was made possible with the help of Columbia Pictures, achieved such a success, the profit he could get would only be tens of thousands of dollars. If he was not careful, he would lose everything in the bet.

But Stephen Chow still feels that he is the "big winner" this time.

Because he has proved himself to the outside world, Zhou Yi in Double Monday and One Dragon was able to forge his own path despite the oppression from those around him. No one supported him, loved him, and flattered him hypocritically, but he was still able to use his pure talent to blaze a trail. With the success of this work, those capitals that once oppressed and were hostile to him will be like fence-sitters, offering funds to him for the next film.

In the entertainment industry, what really matters is whether the audience will pay for the work.
Now it seems.

The audience will.

Very fucking good at it.

"Congratulations on your wealth! Congratulations on your wonderful life!!!"

At this time in Peking, Liu Dehua's "Gong Xi Fa Cai" was playing in every street and alley.

This song is really the New Year song of China. However, Li Xuan also likes this song very much.

Regarding the evaluation of "Kung Fu", Li Xuan feels that the news on Sina and NetEase portals are more authentic. The Internet speed in this era is still very stuck and slow, but it already has the prototype of the later information age. Compared with the few reviews of "Kung Fu" by print media, Internet media basically expressed congratulations and analysis on this box office champion of the beginning of the year, and many of the analyses were quite professional.

The most successful aspect of "Kung Fu" is probably that ordinary people can find enough fun in it, while in-depth movie lovers can also find enough depth in it.

It is deep and entertaining enough, which means double the joy and happiness for moviegoers. As word of mouth spreads, it naturally gained considerable popularity.

It is basically certain that the annual box office champion in China should be "Kung Fu".

However, when it comes to making money, we have to look at the work "A World Without Thieves". With an investment of 30 million, it achieved a box office of 130 million. It made a small investment with a big return and firmly ranked as the most profitable domestic box office this year.

One wins in face, one wins in substance - and the other wins both in face and substance.

House of Flying Daggers has achieved great success in terms of aesthetic evaluation, which is almost a boost for Zhang Mouzi's resume.
As expected, Zhang Mouzi and Ma Xiaogang are both at their peak, and their works are still at their peak.
Of course, there is another film that won face but lost substance - "New Police Story" is really a critical but commercial hit, and it is a work that will lose money at the box office.
Among the pages filled with the names of these big names, there are still some small pages.

Li Xuan, Wang Baoqiang, Xie Jinfeng, and Wu Yanzu.

As the younger generation under these leading actors.
"The Most Handsome Young Generation Representatives at the Lunar New Year Box Office This Year" Li Xuan, Wu Yanzu.
"The Ugliest Young Generation Outstanding Representatives of This Year's Lunar New Year Box Office" Li Xuan, Wang Baoqiang.
The ugly one is the Fire Cloud Evil God before his transformation, crazy, ugly, evil and twisted.

The handsome one is the Fire Cloud Evil God after his ultimate transformation. He has washed away all the makeup, carried the Buddha nature with him, returned to nature, and his face naturally became clean and handsome.

When the two pictures are put together, it is difficult to connect the two people together.

We have the ugliest and the most handsome.

That seems.

The best and most outstanding young generation has also been taken by me!

It is certain that in the dimension of the 'young generation', this wave of Lunar New Year blockbusters should be the big winner.
"My film's important supporting role has passed the ruthless test of the market."

Li Xuan also breathed a sigh of relief. He had taken an important step in the film market and had established himself firmly in this place.

Not bad, I gained something
at this time.

Wang Jinsong even called to congratulate him.

If you have performed a similar role in the film market before your senior year, the capital in the industry will no longer be able to restrict you, and may even extend an olive branch to you - a more relaxed and favorable contract olive branch.

Because at that time, if capital wanted to jointly restrict it, the price to pay would be too high, so high that there would be no need to continue.

Everyone comes out to make money.

I blocked you because you were blocking my way to make money.

Now I hold you in my arms, the same principle applies—

It's all business.

At this time, Wang Jinsong joked on the phone.

"The film industry is just like the television industry. Three times is the limit. Once is luck, twice is skill, and three times is a formal promotion. Your performance in 'Kung Fu' is undeniable. Those companies in Beijing who want to target you this year will have to consider whether it's worthwhile."

"Alas, why am I so unlucky? I'm being targeted right after my debut."

"Isn't Stephen Chow also being targeted? If you want to stand up, if you want to eat the meat instead of just the broth and bones, then you have to be aware of being targeted. This isn't targeting you. Aside from those unhappy second-generation entertainment executives who might have some personal feelings involved, the targeting of capital is without any emotion at all. If you want to eat the meat and don't want to sign an unreasonable contract, you're actually causing capital to lose."

If I lose less money, I will suffer a big loss. This logic is really correct.
In any case, if there is a choice, do not sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki with those capitalists. This is still the bottom line. Nowadays, even dogs in the capital circle will not sign the contracts. There are many restrictions that do not comply with the legal provisions.
Li Xuan remembered very clearly that in his previous life, there was a third-tier unknown actor who complained about his company to the Labor and Dispute Resolution Office. As a result, the Labor and Dispute Resolution Office sent a notice to the company. What's more, the paper quality of the notice was quite good. The manager in charge of the agency department used it to clean up his mess and praised it as a very useful thing.

Who had the most uncomfortable time on this trip?

In fact, there are still many people who feel uncomfortable.

Xie Jinfeng from Hong Kong drank to drown his sorrows. He was too competitive, and the fact that he didn't get first place among the younger generation this time turned all his sorrow into sadness.

The sadness is so great.

Even Xiang Zuo began to comfort him.

"It doesn't matter. For something like this, one of the three 96th-level Tianjiao swordsmen also knelt down and called me his godfather. Our status is different from theirs. Why bother with this?"

"I just don't feel well."

"What's wrong with that? Actually, in my opinion."

Everyone thought Taiziji was trying to comfort Xie Jinfeng, but he actually said, "Your talent is not even on the same level as his. You'll never be able to learn that look in his eyes. And you're still trying to compete with him in acting. You might as well compete with him in singing."

Jinfeng was heartbroken.

Prince Ji is always harsh in his words.

He gave a very straightforward evaluation.

"Kung Fu" is a good movie, I love watching it. This New Year, I will take my whole family to watch it, even the Filipino maid at home will go to watch it. Such a happy movie should be passed on so that everyone is qualified to enjoy this happiness.

At this moment.

While everyone was having fun, Yilong from Double Mondays stood in his thousand-square-foot mansion and took a deep breath.

As the biggest loser, he was ambitious but ended up in such a failure.

This is the second time I have failed.

If he failed again, although it would not have any impact on him financially or in terms of status, as he was no longer subject to the restriction of "no more than three times", he felt that his heart would be completely broken.

I will never be able to direct a movie myself again.

"Myth. This time, I won't be deeply involved in the script."

He also learned his lesson from "New Police Story", which focused too much on martial arts action and lacked the weight of literary drama - times have changed, and today's audiences are not satisfied with just fighting and killing.

at this time.

Cheng Shilong just looked at the newspaper.

That handsome face.

Fire Cloud Evil God, the limit of ugliness and beauty.

The transformation before and after the evolved mind.

He will personally reject the mainland handsome guy once, a young college student
I regret it this time.

But there is still a chance to continue cooperation.

(End of this chapter)