my time as a director

"You're really calm, you went to bed at 11 o'clock yesterday, and you didn't wait for the box office to come out, but the first day was 4330 million, I didn't expect it."

"Understood, I checked my phone when I first got up, and I couldn't fall asleep without confidence." Li Qian laughed.

"I went to a few movie theaters yesterday, and I also took the time to ask the managers of the theaters. I know the approximate attendance rate of several movies."

I Am Legend got 35 films, If You Are the One 31, Let the Bullets Fly 18, and the remaining 16 were divided among Orphan of Zhao, Laughing Jianghu, and other films.

Starting from the road show in the morning, every time Li Qian went to a theater, he would ask the manager about the current attendance rate, average number of people per game, and pre-sale status.

Before Glava, there were several groups of people who bought movie tickets, and there was Ha Piaojia who also dealt with movie tickets, concerts, and drama tickets.

Basically the same movie theater, the attendance and sales of I am Legend and If You Are the One 2 are similar in the same time period.

The sample is not enough, but even if the error will be relatively large, there are many films scheduled, the attendance rate and sales are similar, which means that the box office on the first day of I am Legend will be similar to that of If You Are the One 2.

If You Are the One 2, the second day is definitely higher than the first day, so why worry about it.

The result was exactly as Li Qian thought, the box office of 4330 million on the first day was enough to satisfy him, and it even exceeded expectations.

"Seeing how calm you are, I'm really worried. The production team of Gongsuo Xinyu is still waiting for me. I'll go to Hengdian in the afternoon." Tong Liya rested her hands on the dining table and watched Li Qian eat slowly with her face propped up. said breakfast.

"Go ahead. I'm leaving the capital tomorrow. I'm running all over the country. Don't keep the crew waiting for you, the protagonist. People think you're playing big cards." Li Qian said.

"I'm not the biggest star, there are four small female roles in the crew."

Li Qian shook his head, "Can you match with someone who is bigger than you? What are the four little stars, except for Liu Yufei, the other three are not comparable, so they are forced to join together."

"What about Liu Yufei, are you optimistic?" Tong Liya asked suddenly.

"Why, no."

"At that time, the planning bureau didn't ask her to play the heroine."

Damn it, how can I talk about this? Girls' brain circuits are different. They regard all good-looking girls as enemies, and they don't know when they will get involved.

Li Qian thought about it, it seems that he met three or four times, and counting again, the words he said did not add up to twenty sentences.

"It was chosen by Guo Fan. It has nothing to do with me. I don't interfere with his selection."

Tong Liya curled her lips, "Brother Fan still listens to you for everything."

"Then why don't you say that Guo Fan has a crush on Liu Yufei?"

"With his elm head, he spends all day writing scripts and filming. Before the Time Planning Bureau finished editing, he was thinking about new scripts. He has no time to think about other things. Creators are freaks. Brother Fan is a freak, and Su Lun is similar, and they can handle it better than you when shopping together."

"I can't handle it. I also like shopping."

"Then you will know that yes, yes, yes." Tong Liya slandered endlessly.

"There is also Wen Muye, every time I see him in the studio, he is either studying comedy or reading some social reality news and related books, he has a split personality.

Xu Zheng makes comedies, but he is very artistic. Wu Jing is the most normal one. Brother Kun is also surprised. After filming the sequel of Jaws for you, he stopped making movies. People don’t know where they went. , You said there is no director who doesn't want to make a movie. "

Tong Liya scolded several directors one by one.

"In your mouth, we are all freaks, right?"

Li Qian smiled, "Guo Fan has always wanted to make hard sci-fi. Apart from this, he has no time to think about anything else. Xu Zheng was originally a young man of literature and art, and he was like this when he was in college. Besides, why can't young men of literature and art make comedies? Seeking the balance between art, reality and business, I have studied for half a month to let the bullets fly.

As for Lao Qi, it’s not that he doesn’t want to make movies. Otherwise, he used to be a sophomore in high school and went to the film crew instead of going to school. He is different from us. He is the kind of person who hopes to expose the reality through movies, have an impact on the audience, and change the reality. director.

He is from Jiuyuan. Although he is not in western Shanxi, there are many coal mines in Jiuyuan. He has seen the dark side of some coal mines. Before, he wanted to make a film about coal mines, but later he heard a man from southern Henan in the film crew talk about it. I went to the local area to investigate a murder case in the south of Henan Province. I haven't contacted him for a long time. I don't know how it went. "

"Brother Kun is also a weirdo..." Tong Liya complained.

"He has ideals. After making Jaws 2, he became famous and had no worries about food and clothing, so he didn't make movies for money. Anyway, I admire this kind of person. I'm just an ordinary person." Li Qian spread his hands.

"You are amazing. Didn't the perfect world trigger a large-scale discussion of social phenomena in children's education?" Tong Liya said immediately, she could only talk about Li Qian, and no one else was allowed to talk about it, and Li Qian was not allowed to talk about herself.

"That, I'd rather not cause any discussion, and it has become a tool for some people to attack exam-oriented education."

Li Qian shook his head, if he did it all over again, he really wouldn't make that film.

Those who attack exam-oriented education are either stupid or bad, or both stupid and bad. At that time, Li Qian didn't say a word, or he was treated like a human being.

"Anyway, I think you are much better than those directors of literary and artistic films. Your commercial films are also very connotative, and so many people like them. It is not impossible for commercial films to affect society. One day you will use your fame to change society. Some bad status quo." Tong Liya propped her chin and stared at Li Qian with admiration.

Change society?

You have to be an official, ordinary people don't have that much energy.

Let's not talk about such a serious issue. We will be separated for a few days. Next time we will go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang for a road show, pass by Hengdian, and stay for a while.

.......

Until it was close to eleven o'clock in the morning, Li Qian helped Tong Liya pack her clothes, and continued the promotion for the day.

Ma Xiaogang taunted him again yesterday, and today the reporters came to convey the message again, making Li Qian match up.

In the eyes of the reporters on the scene, Li Qian picked up the microphone and said with a slight smile, "I don't want to comment on If You Are the One 2 anymore, I am Legend is released, and I will be very busy these two days including the future.

I gave him the original words of Director Ma, stop talking nonsense, it’s useless to play tricks, it can’t change the reality, it should be what it should be, early tomorrow morning..."

"wrong."

Can't just copy it as it is, Li Qian apologized and smiled, "This morning, the result has been released, and the result is obvious to all, so I don't think I need to say anything more, I also suggest that we should not talk too much as human beings. , maybe you will be slapped in the face by reality in the next second, will you say it is embarrassing?"

Of course it was embarrassing, the reporters present couldn't wait to see Ma Xiaogang's expression now.

Li Qian is Li Qian, he doesn't talk nonsense, and his answers are simple and straightforward, and he is very pleasant to listen to. I really want to interview him every day.

......

Half of this speech was retelling Ma Xiaogang's original words, and half of them were mocking words, which made me happy.

"Haha, Li Qian's counterattack is really sharp. Ma Xiaogang thought that he won 3400 million on the first day and it would be great."

"I'm legendary, Li Qian is awesome, 4330 million is almost 3400 million higher than 1000 million, let's see what Ma Xiaogang can say."

"I said earlier that If You Are the One 2 is so-so, these two days are touting this film, God knows how many sailors Ma Xiaogang bought!"

"Damn it, I saw so many people praising If You Are the One 2, which combines top-notch comedy with top-notch art, I went to see it last night."

"Someone really went to watch the commercial 2. They often show aerial photography and panoramic views, showing the surrounding scenery of their holiday villa in all directions. I suspect that I am watching a documentary."

"It was 4330 million on the first day. How high was the box office in the end? I've seen it possible to break Avatar's record in two years!"

"Ma Xiaogang is an ad seller, how can he compare with Li Qian, I am the special effects and plot in the legend, I am not better than If You Are the One 2!"