I'm a big star after the funeral

Chapter 216 Chapter 210
Although there are problems of one kind or another, and there are also delays that affect the shooting, as time goes by, the state of the actors and crew will also fluctuate, and they may make some innocuous mistakes from time to time.

But overall, the progress is still within expectations, even much faster.

In fact, the originally estimated six-month shooting time seems a bit long now, but this drama is indeed not so easy to shoot, and it is normal to think about it in the long run.

In this, the pre-preparation time may have to be included. In this way, the official shooting time of more than four months was about a month earlier than expected, which is not a surprise.

Of course, there was still a bit of a finishing touch in the end. The parts that the director felt needed to be re-shot were all fragmentary shots.

In this way, it was almost in mid-September, and the shooting was completely over, which lasted for five months.

At this time, the later stage of "Urban Hero" has also been completed, and the publicity is ready to start, and Li Chenghao can just catch up.

As for his first movie, which is still the protagonist, and it is also a key New Year project invested by the company in "team building", of course Li Chenghao also attaches great importance to it.

If you are busy with other things and don’t have time, that’s fine. Now that the intense filming has just ended, I will at most find time to do some dubbing work later on, and then I will only participate in the promotion when it is scheduled to be broadcast. For the time being Don't worry about the "Song Dazhi 2" side.

And the rest of the schedule is not busy, after all, the endorsement is almost settled, the commercial video and promotional photos that should be shot are all finished, and the previous fan club is almost taken care of, so now he is also fully devoted to the film. Announcement to go.

Of course, he also went to see the finished film, because the edited film still needs to be submitted for review. After passing, he can get the dragon label and then go to the cinema. This period is also the time for review.

What is different between China and abroad is that foreign films have a producer-centered system, which means that the version that is finally released to theaters is a version edited by the producer, and the will of the production company is implemented.

The version produced in this way is not necessarily the best effect, so many times we can see that the director's cut version of certain movies gets higher evaluation, but in general, it will cater to the mainstream of the market.

Of course, some people think that the director-cut version may perform better in theaters if it is better. This is often based on those three or two examples as an afterthought. In fact, the producer-centered system can continue until now. There must be some Reasonable.

After all, people cast movies to make money, not for the director to make a tool for artistic expression.

Of course, it is not a director who does not have the right to edit and edit himself, but they are very few.

Judging from the current status of their film industry, although it also limits some of the performance of practitioners, the result of serving the market may sometimes be limited by the market, and then take the path of routine and follow the trend, but at least it is at the standard. on-line.

In the domestic film circle, however, the director-centered system is the main one. Except for some cases, the director has a great say.

This also restricts the development of domestic commercial films, because most directors have their own desire to express themselves, and most of the time they don't care about the audience's feelings, and their power is not controlled by the crew, and the final edited version is also up to them. preferences.

What, your audience doesn't like to watch it?

What's the matter with me?

That's the low-level audience, "This is the worst audience I've ever seen", not me.

To be honest, relying on this kind of thinking, it is strange to be able to make a movie that people like.

This is especially true for those famous directors. On the contrary, those new directors or directors transferred from other industries such as actors can sometimes bring some surprises.

Even on the current movie box office rankings, it is difficult for you to see the names of those big directors.

Perhaps they have been abandoned by the audience and gradually lost their popularity with the audience, but more importantly, they have fallen behind this era without knowing it, and the capital is still superstitious about these big directors, allowing them to continue to squander .

However, although Yang Qing is also a famous director, at least he has proven himself as a commercial director. Shanfeng Entertainment still expressed confidence in his ability, so the editing rights were also handed over to him. Of course, the producer must be in Supervised by the side.

And after watching the finished film, Yang Taihe and Li Chenghao were completely relieved.

When receiving the script, of course everyone already had an idea in their hearts, not necessarily everyone’s idea was the same as that of the screenwriter Yang Qing, and even the finished product may not be the same as his original idea when he wrote the script Same.

But the unanimous opinion of everyone is that this is a "good movie".

That’s right, it’s good-looking. Different people have different opinions on whether it’s good or not. Some people like to watch the content, some people like to watch the special effects, some people like to watch the performance, and some people only like to watch the appearance, but people with eyes can judge whether the movie is good or not. .

Maybe there are still shortcomings that are not perfect, but after watching a movie, people feel dizzy and have endless thoughts, which is enough to be praised.

"But the movie is good, but it's hard to say how the box office will perform, so..."

This is like the previous Spring Festival stalls, a very clear example.

Among several movies, the most popular movie is "Sniper" by Guoshi, but the box office performance of this movie is the worst.

Of course, the worst-reputed "Four Seas" just overturned, let's not talk about it, but in fact it belongs to "just like that", but it's just relying on comedy themes to break out of the Spring Festival stalls, relying on good actors The show just supported the box office.

It can even be said that if it is not for the theme of Changjin Lake and the initial plate is too big, it is particularly clear who will win the Spring Festival champion.

But this also shows that the quality of this movie is indeed not good enough, otherwise, how could it only have that little box office with the right schedule and the right theme?

You must know that the previous "Li Huanying" with similar themes broke the record...

Therefore, when it comes to the box office of a movie, quality is often not the first priority. Publicity and distribution come first, followed by the matching of schedule and subject matter.

For example, there are two or three bad movies that cheat the box office every year on Valentine's Day. Under the banner of romance movies, they sell three views that are out of the sky, catering to the needs of some young girls.

But I'm afraid that even most of the girls themselves can't be said to like them, otherwise, why would their word of mouth turn into a pile of shit?
Back then, when I was scolded as a child, I got 4 or 5 points at any rate...

However, under the premise that the quality is guaranteed, they are equivalent to taking a reassurance, and they will have the confidence to make announcements.

"This movie, I think it still focuses on Cheng Hao and Director Yang..."

Although Yang Qing is no longer a star director, some people thought he was the "next Ning Hao" when "Hot Pot Hero" was released. Who would have thought that his subsequent development would be so difficult, but after all, no works are better than bad movies.

Moreover, the previous works can make people have enough fantasies about him, and this movie can also be said to be the result of his "ten years of sharpening his sword".

Anyway, Shanfeng Entertainment had spent a lot of effort to highlight Yang Qing's director's name before, and then relying on Li Chenghao's fans, they turned Yang Qing into an unappreciated and blockbuster character.

That's it!

As for Li Chenghao, it goes without saying that apart from him, no one else in this movie can support the box office.

In fact, it’s a joke not to say that Xiaoxianrou is holding up the box office. Even a box office predator like Jing Zha will be ruined when he encounters a bad movie like "The Climber".

Li Chenghao didn't really have to rely on him alone or rely on his fans to support the box office, but relied on him to attract attention.

Anyway, with Li Chenghao's current traffic, no matter what happens to him, good or bad, there will definitely be a lot of reports.

The publicity of the film release is not just a short period of publicity before the release. There are evaluations in the middle, and there are also later film arrangements and word-of-mouth marketing. This is a long game process.

Because there are other competitors in the same period, it is common to shoot each other openly and secretly, so we must not take it lightly.

"Then shall we have more roadshows?"

Li Chenghao thought about his next arrangements. It is now late August, and the "urban hero" must not be able to catch up with the National Day schedule. According to the situation in the past two years, the National Day is also a battleground for military strategists, so it is best It's still in September to grab some box office first.

In fact, good news has come from the review side, but the conclusion is not so fast, but Yang Taihe is also looking for someone to operate, basically there is no problem, so the confirmed schedule is not in the beginning of September, but also in the middle and early ten days.

In this way, they only have one or two weeks, which is quite tight for the announcement.

Fortunately, Yang Taihe had already made arrangements. Although Li Chenghao couldn't catch up with the filming, when "Urban Hero" was not finished in the later stage, various promotional specials and trailers had already begun to leak out one after another.

Then Zuer, Bai Yu and the others also participated in several programs to promote, not to mention the effect, at least it has spread.

In addition, the most important theater arrangements have already been made with Huang Hongzhang. He is also a shareholder of Shanfeng Entertainment, and Li Chenghao has also inherited Li Chenglan's shares in Besley, even if Li Chenglan's is not counted. This can be regarded as helping his "own movie" because of his relationship.

"Can you take the first place in a row?"

Because the National Day will soon follow, and the summer vacation just passed, September in the middle can be said to be a low season for the film market.

As long as there are any competitive movies, they must be ranked in the front or the back. Most of the movies released at this time are those who come here with the intention of picking up the cheapest.

And it just so happens that they also want to pick up a bargain. If all goes well, as long as the film's own market performance is no problem, they can monopolize a schedule.

According to the current situation of the domestic film market, even in such an off-season, the box office of a schedule that dominates the box office is not far behind, and it is a problem of harvesting hundreds of millions.

Of course, Yang Taihe also thought about this issue, and after thinking about it, he said: "This depends on whether the other companies are willing to cooperate. We are robbing, and other companies will also rob, but the first two problems are not big."

Then it seems that the competitiveness is indeed not high, and the gap between the first two is probably not too big. In the end, it depends on their performance.

"Director Yang, what do you think?"

Yang Qing has been working so hard for the post-production of the film for so long, and now he looks very tired. Hearing Li Chenghao and the others discuss for a long time, he didn't speak, and he didn't have the energy to speak.

After all, there are a lot of special effects in this movie, and the original budget was found to be insufficient in the end, so Shanfeng Entertainment had to add more.

Although in terms of scenes, it is definitely not comparable to that kind of real special effects blockbuster, but Yang Qing believes that the most suitable is the best. The current special effects must be sufficient and meet the needs of the story.

And in this way, in addition to the exhaustion of the work itself, he also has the pressure on his body.

Before there was no pressure, he could mess around. Anyway, if he loses, he won’t be able to pay much, and he is already out of breath anyway. If he fails this time, it’s a big deal to go back and continue to dormant. The more serious it was, the more he couldn't bear it.

What's more, let's not talk about his own situation, just say that the expectations of so many people in the entire crew are pinned on him, so can the pressure not be too great?
So at this time, when Li Chenghao and the others asked him, Yang Qing was stunned for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "You ask me these things, to be honest, I don't understand, I'm just a bad filmmaker, how can I understand this."

If he understood, he wouldn't be the same as before, and he could set up a stall by himself.

"Director Yang should also pay attention to rest more, and then it's time to accept the test." Li Chenghao wanted to comfort him, but as he talked, it gave him more pressure.

Yang Qing understood his intentions, forced a smile and nodded, then deliberately stretched and said: "I'm fine, I've been here for so many years in obscurity, now even if it's just this time, it's enough for me. gone."

Li Chenghao and Yang Taihe looked at each other, both dumbfounded.

It stands to reason that movies can be regarded as the director's child. Seeing that his child is excellent and so many people praise him, he should feel proud and proud. He is eager to show it everywhere, but he seems a little afraid to show it to others.

But since he didn't have any objections, this simple internal meeting came to an end.

Next, Yang Taihe will still coordinate the overall situation in the company. The producers have to confirm the review results and then arrange their road show route according to the arrangements of the theater chain.

Yang Qing and Li Chenghao need to accept an instant interview first, and then send messages through their respective social platforms.

At the same time, everyone also launched their personal connections together, so that they also started to act.

Anyway, at this time, you have to use all available means without fear of troublesome or affecting others.

When the movie comes out and the result is good, they can also enjoy it, right?
(End of this chapter)