Huayu: Everyone's been reborn, who's still going to be an actor?

Chapter 104 No Comparison, No Harm (2/40, Seeking First Subscription!)

Even half a small goal is still 100 million in box office revenue.

With an investment of over seven million and a box office of one hundred million, that would be an absolute smash hit.

Can "Lost in Thailand" achieve this box office result?

Cheng Yuan was unaware.

The original film's box office appears to have only reached over 40 million.

However, Cheng Yuan felt that this version's box office would be much higher.

After all, Ning Hao is no unknown director. He rose to fame with "Crazy Stone," and movie fans are eagerly anticipating his next film.

There's also the screenwriter, Cheng Yuan.

Cheng Yuan's box office appeal is quite strong these days.

As for the actors?

Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang don't have much box office appeal yet.

Otherwise, Ning Hao wouldn't have brought Cheng Yuan to support him.

"Director Cheng, you recommended Wang Bao to Director Ning Hao," a reporter asked. "It's rumored that you don't work with Huayi Brothers and don't use their contracted artists, but Wang Bao is a Huayi artist. Why did you recommend him?"

"Who said I don't work with Huayi Brothers or their artists? We just haven't worked together yet. If the opportunity arises, I wouldn't mind working with Huayi Brothers," Cheng Yuan said with a smile. "Yuancheng Films only considers the fit between the actor and the role when casting, not which company their artist belongs to."

Which media outlet is unaware of the feud between Cheng Yuan and Huayi?

However, neither of them seems to have made it public.

However, Cheng Yuan's recommendation of Wang Bao to star in Ning Hao's film was indeed somewhat unexpected.

Even Huayi didn't expect this.

refuse?

Only a fool would refuse.

If Cheng Yuan and Ning Hao can make Wang Bao famous, then they will have made a profit.

Cheng Yuan chose Wang Baoqiang for two reasons: firstly, Wang Baoqiang is a good person; secondly, he was afraid that other actors wouldn't be able to capture the essence of the character.

Whether it's "Lost in Thailand" or "Lost in Journey," if Wang Bao's character isn't played well, it will only backfire.

The movie "Lost in Hong Kong" proves this point.

The main characters in the "囧" series are similar.

Cheng Yuan only participated in the promotion of "Lost in Thailand" a few times, which was much more than he did for "Let the Bullets Fly".

However, his main focus was on the post-production of "Love".

"Are you getting cocky yet?"

Cheng Yuan saw Jiang Wen and asked with a smile.

Jiang Wen liked to invite him for drinks, although he could never outdrink him.

Perhaps it's because I can't outdrink him that I enjoy drinking with him.

He wanted to win the drinking contest.

Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance.

Cheng Yuan's alcohol tolerance is getting better and better these days.

"I've been getting too many compliments lately, and I'm getting a little cocky," Jiang Wen said with a smile. "But if I can take down Titanic, then I think I'll really be getting cocky, and all your attempts to remind me won't work."

"Let the Bullets Fly" grossed over 300 million yuan, and it even surpassed Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower" to achieve that. Anyone would be easily overconfident in that situation.

Moreover, this film earned him the Best Director award at the Venice Film Festival, and the critical reception of "Let the Bullets Fly" was far better than that of "Curse of the Golden Flower".

Jiang Wen was banned from directing for five years, and this time he undoubtedly staged a triumphant return.

"Taking down Titanic is probably a bit risky."

Cheng Yuan shook his head. That movie made 3.6 ​​million, and pirated copies of "Let the Bullets Fly" had already appeared long ago.

I hate piracy again.

Although Cheng Yuan had watched plenty of pirated content in the past, his perspective was ultimately dictated by his own circumstances.

He used to be a beneficiary of piracy; now he is a victim of it.

"It's definitely a bit risky," Jiang Wen said. "Old Han is planning a celebration banquet to see if it can boost the box office and break 3.5 million."

"When?" Cheng Yuan asked. "I'm already planning to go home for the Chinese New Year in a few days."

"Aren't you busy with post-production on your new film?" Jiang Wen asked, somewhat surprised. "Haven't you thought about bringing your parents over for the New Year?"

"They're not coming," Cheng Yuan said. "Besides, they probably aren't used to the winter climate here."

Cheng Yuan did want to bring people to the capital for the New Year, but was refused.

If they don't come, he will naturally go back.

I haven't been back all year.

Even though a person who has been reborn has died once, they still value their family very much.

"the day after tomorrow!"

Jiang heard about it for a while.

"No problem." Cheng Yuan nodded and said, "My flight is on the 15th."

This year's Lunar New Year's Eve is February 17th.

The celebration banquet for "Let the Bullets Fly" was quite grand, after all, it was the first Chinese-language film to break 300 million yuan, ranking at the top.

Jiang Wen was naturally the focus of the entire event.

However, the process doesn't seem too bad.

The director is important, but the screenwriter is equally important.

The key point is that Cheng Yuan is also a director.

"Director Cheng, what are your plans for next year? I hope we can work together again."

Yang Shoucheng held up his wine glass and smiled as he looked at Cheng Yuan.

Comparatively speaking, Cheng Yuan was more attractive to him than Jiang Wen.

Cheng Yuan is prolific and has his own production company, so the chances of them collaborating are higher, since they can also work together as a company.

Jiang Wen was the director of "Let the Bullets Fly," but Cheng Yuan's role should not be overlooked.

Even Jiang Wen himself said that the reason "Let the Bullets Fly" was so successful was because of an argument he had with Cheng Yuan.

It seems that every project Cheng Yuan has been involved in has been incredibly profitable.

Which film and television company wouldn't want to work with him?

He is very much looking forward to "Taken", which will be released next summer.

"Mr. Yang, I still have two films that haven't been released yet," Cheng Yuan said. "However, I do have some ideas. I'll write the scripts later, and then we can discuss it further, okay?"

Some movies are not suitable for filming in mainland China, but can be filmed in Hong Kong. So why not cooperate with Emperor Entertainment Group?

Yang Shoucheng treated his artists quite well.

When photographer Chen's affair was exposed, his artists were implicated. Most people would have given up long ago, but Emperor Entertainment did not.

She is a victim, so it's understandable that she doesn't give up. However, there are some things she should have given up on, such as still trying to help the artist surnamed Zhang make a comeback, which backfired.

But that was almost twenty years later.

"Are you making a new movie again?"

Upon hearing this, Han Sanping immediately went over.

How could this be without China Film Group?

"Me?" Cheng Yuan shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it after 'Taken' is released next year. I just have some ideas that are not suitable for filming in mainland China. I'm planning to write them into a script and work with President Yang."

Cheng Yuan plans to first capitalize on the "Ip Man" series, since it's a very profitable franchise.

Then we can exploit the Korean film "New World," which would be easy to adapt into a Hong Kong film.

"You're not planning to make another art film, are you?" Han Sanping said. "Commercial blockbusters can be very profitable too."

Cheng Yuan's approach to art films differs from other directors. He's not pursuing art; he simply believes art films are more lucrative.

As long as they win awards abroad, they can sell the copyrights and make a fortune.

The key point is that his art films not only won awards abroad, but also did well at the box office in China.

"Still Life" won the Golden Lion, but its box office was less than one-tenth of that of "The Hunt".

"The Hunt" is Cheng Yuan's lowest-grossing film.

There's no harm without comparison.

Cheng Yuan's small goal was something others took as a joke, but Han Sanping saw Cheng Yuan's keen market insight.

It's not that this guy can't make commercial films, but he feels that commercial films are too risky and don't necessarily earn as much as art films.

This kid wants to wait until the film market is bigger before making commercial films.

But without the stimulation of blockbuster movies, when will this market be able to take off?

No!

If "Taken" is a success, we should definitely encourage him to make more commercial blockbusters.