Chapter One Thousand and Eighty-Two
Lao Mouzi's "Hero" is Sun Peng's next and fourth movie.
Of course, it is the result of careful consideration.
In the eyes of many people, "Hero" may be a movie that looks gorgeous, but in fact it is empty and boring. But in Sun Peng's view, this is a movie that looks simple, but it is very interesting.
He didn't even want to say more about the movie reviews he saw on the Internet......
Sun Peng chose this movie for three reasons. One is that the scene of "Hero" is big enough, and it is Sun Peng's first attempt at a big scene; the second is because of its "martial arts" attributes, especially the assassins associated with the Qin Dynasty, which simply echoes the "League of Assassins"; And the last one, of course, is the attribute of its costume blockbuster!
Even fifteen years later, this movie should not lag behind any Chinese film at the time, whether it is the picture or the special effects-if you think about it, it is really sad.
And more importantly, the movie is beautiful!
The ripples on the surface of the lake, the romance of the desert yellow sand, the rain of arrows pouring down, the teachers and students who insist on writing in the rain, and the black and red eyes full of black and red......
There is no doubt that this film is a huge challenge for Sun Peng!
Even though he has made three movies, and except for the first "Dragon Gate Inn", the last two are Hollywood blockbusters with a higher box office than "Hero", but when he thought that he was going to try to shoot those shots of it, Sun Peng trembled with excitement!
It's hard enough to be exciting!
That's why Sun Peng thought about taking the script of this movie to talk to his uncle first and ask for the opinions of the professors of the Department of Literature. After all, he is not completely sure that he really understands this movie, and hopes to get some more in-depth analysis from the uncle......
It's a bit embarrassing, but it can't be helped!
"Ahem, I have to study for a few more years!"
After coming out of the uncle's house, thinking of the script he left behind, Sun Peng took a deep breath: "Not only do you have to learn things in movies, but you can't leave behind the precipitation in all aspects, otherwise you will lose people like this......"
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On the first weekend of the release of "Truman's World", there were many good news from all sides.
The local performance in China is not as good as "League of Assassins", which is almost 150 million less, but the overseas box office is more than 30 million US dollars, which is slightly better overall.
To put it simply, Liang Ren is better than Lin Lin + Lang Chen + Xue Ligang, and Hollywood is still pressing on Chinese movies.
Of course, for Sun Peng, it doesn't matter which is higher or lower.
So no matter how disturbed the outside world is, he is indifferent. And the day after he came back from his uncle, Sun Peng called and asked two old friends Wei Xiaolin and Sima Gang to have dinner together
"And looking at the momentum, "Truman's World" will have more stamina!"
After analyzing the box office of the two movies, the old oilman Sima Gang took a sip of tea, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "There are advantages in the subject matter, and the reputation is better than "League of Assassins", plus Liang Ren is the star...... Tsk, it may not be as good as "League of Assassins" in China, at most it is half a catty and eight taels, but an extra five or six million dollars overseas is definitely no problem! If the performance is a little better, maybe you can get an extra 100 million! ”
"Well, almost."
After a slight silence, Sun Peng nodded clearly.
If it is the box office when it is first released, commercial action movies will definitely be cheaper than feature films, and they will be more attractive by nature; But with the extension of the release time, the situation is reversed - feature films with good word-of-mouth have a longer life cycle and will fall more slowly at the box office, while popcorn-style action movies will fall much faster at the box office.
After listening to their exchange, Wei Xiaolin next to him suddenly became interested, and asked with wide eyes: "So, Lao Bai's summer vacation is stable?" ”
Sun Peng was stunned for a moment, and Sima Gang had already laughed and said, "Haha, that must be stable!" Two movies were released in a month, although "Truman's World" was just a script, but who dares to say that it is not Lao Bai's movie? And if the two films are combined, the domestic box office will be at least 5 billion, and the global box office will start at 1.5 billion US dollars...... Lao Bai's summer vacation file, there is nothing wrong with it! ”
"Ahem, I've won the prize, Mr. Sima!"
Coughing dryly, Sun Peng said a little embarrassed: "Isn't there still a "Howl's Moving Castle" that hasn't been released, I think it's time for him to be released...... Two billion dollars are still there! ”
“……”
Looking at Sun Peng's "shy" look, Sima Gang and Wei Xiaolin rolled their eyes at the same time.
Well, there's really no way to argue with that.
Sun Peng's animated film "Howl's Moving Castle" co-produced by Kelly Club in Japan will also be released at the end of this summer vacation. If it is a random Japanese animation, no matter how well it is produced, no matter how high the box office in Japan is, it is almost impossible to win the global box office of 500 million US dollars.
After all, Japan's local capacity is insufficient, and the influence of animated films overseas is limited!
But when the screenwriter column of the animated film is hung with the word Lao Bai, then everything is another matter - after "Frozen", "The Lion King" and "Spirited Away's Hidden Spirit", even if it is a bad movie, the distributor is confident that "Howl's Moving Castle" will sell more than 1.5 billion at the box office in China!
What's more, this animation is very good, two billion Huaxia coins is not a big problem, and two billion is also possible!
In other words, as long as the box office in Japan is not too bad, winning more than 10 billion or even 20 billion yen, then these two countries alone can win nearly 400 million US dollars. Of course, if you add Europe and North America, which are now quite recognized for Lao Bai's animation, as well as South Korea, Southeast Asia and other small ticket warehouses......
It's only 500 million dollars, which is really not that difficult!
In this way, if you add the box office of the two movies, it will start at least two billion dollars!
"Tsk, that's amazing!"
After secretly calculating the numbers, Wei Xiaolin couldn't help but shake his head again and again - when he was still complacent about winning a box office of more than one billion Huaxia coins for a "Terminator", Sun Peng had already rushed to the box office of two billion dollars in just one summer vacation......
It's really more human than human, and it's infuriating!
So Wei Xiaolin, who didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, quickly rolled his eyes and asked, "By the way, Xiaopeng, why did you suddenly remember to invite us to dinner today?" ”
"Hehe, of course there is something to ask for!"
As soon as Sun Peng's words fell, the eyes of the other two suddenly lit up.
Teacher Bai has something to ask for?
You don't have to think about it at all, you must be filming a new movie!
Sure enough, without waiting for them to continue asking, Sun Peng had already put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Two, my next part has been decided...... Don't worry, it's impossible to shoot this year, at most I'll start preparing......"