Superstars In Parallel Time and Space

"Brother Lu, there are two things I want to discuss with you."

Lu Fang was a little surprised, the two had met not long ago, but Chen Mubai did not expect Chen Mubai to find him again in such a short time.

According to common sense, he should be in the later stage of the production of "Iron Man" at this time, so he has no time to run around.

As long as Chen Mubai works seriously and responsibly, he is definitely not a person who will kill and slow down work.

"What's the matter?" Lu Fang asked curiously.

"The first thing is about my next movie."

Lu Fang was surprised: "So fast?"

"Yeah, didn't we talk about the Oscars last time? Now things are very hot. We are always on the weak side. Although the public opinion is on our side now, it will be forgotten soon. Netizens have very short memories. When it's over, it's over."

"So, I thought of a way to keep things turned upside down, and we'll be successful."

Lu Fang became more and more curious about what Chen Mubai said.

"That makes sense, but how do you keep things getting turned upside down?"

Chen Mubai smiled: "Let them deepen their impression. As long as they are deeply impressed by one thing, they can keep recalling it as long as they see relevant information in the future, and they will be able to remember it."

This is like a wonderful scene in a movie. No matter how many years it is, everyone may forget the movie, but they will still remember these classic scenes, or they will recall relevant memories when they see similar things.

For example, the last rooftop scene of Liu Jianhua and Chen Yongren in "Infernal Affairs".

This scene has become a classic, as long as everyone mentions the rooftop, undercover, and police movies, this scene will be played. This impressive memory will continue to be refreshed, and naturally it will not be forgotten.

Lu Fang is still very curious about Chen Mubai's method, what he said is correct, but the key is how to do it is the problem.

Since he was able to speak out, he must have his own way, he waited for Chen Mubai's next words.

Chen Mubai continued: "Everyone thinks that I was hacked by the Oscars for best picture this time. Every year there will be an Oscar for best picture, but it doesn't happen every year. Just make a fuss about this matter to help everyone refresh This memory, then this matter will not be forgotten.”

"The reason why the shady scene can impress everyone is that there must be other things to set off and magnify the seriousness of this matter, so I am going to go to other awards to let everyone see that I can get any award, but I can't win it." When it comes to the Oscars, the problem will naturally be magnified."

Chen Mubai then explained the matter in detail, and after listening to it, Lu Fang showed the same expression as when Qin Qiu first knew about it.

It is indeed too amazing, most people dare not think of such a crazy idea, Chen Mubai not only dares to think, but also dares to do it!

"As long as you have confidence, I believe you can do it." Lu Fang took a while to digest this information.

If it was someone else, he wouldn't believe it, but he really believed Chen Mubai's words.

Because he really watched Chen Mubai rise all the way, Chen Mubai did every impossible thing, and this time is no exception.

Lu Fang has unconditional trust in Chen Mubai, because he has been in contact with Chen Mubai for the longest time and has seen too many miracles. In his heart, as long as Chen Mubai is willing to do anything, he will definitely succeed!

"When will this movie be shot?" Lu Fang asked.

"Now "Iron Man" is in the post-production stage, and you don't have time to shoot. It won't be until next year, right?"

Chen Mubai nodded and said: "Almost, the preparatory work for this movie will take a long time, and the investment will be huge."

"Big investment in romance movies?" Lu Fang was a little surprised.

It was the first time she heard that films aimed at awards require a large investment. Generally, the large investment is in commercial films. The cool and gorgeous special effects are the audience's favorite, and they cost the most money. Hundreds of thousands!

Award-winning literary and artistic films focus on the core of the work, the story structure rather than the special effects, so these two are not things of the same channel.

"right,

This movie not only hits the awards, but I also want to hit the box office. "Chen Mubai's flat eyes revealed his ambition.

"Can it work?" Lu Fang hesitated a little.

"Try it, this era is too impetuous, there are endless conflicts between men and women, and some people sell anxiety. I shoot love movies for young people. Love is not purely material. Now public opinion demonizes love. I hope Let young people calm down and think about what love is."

"Bread is the foundation of love, but this bread is not equal to material things. This has caused many people to raise this material to a very high level, which has completely exceeded what should be. This is very unfair to both parties in true love. , if before starting a real relationship, what you consider is not the impression of the other party in your heart or the feeling in your heart, but whether the other party has money or a car, then this relationship is impure and has strong utilitarianism There is also a difference between sex and giving in love, this is not love."

"The group that consumes the most movies is young people. If you want to win over this group of people, you have to shoot what they are interested in. Love is what you can't get around. True love is free and has nothing to do with poverty and wealth. The poor also have the desire to pursue love. Right, you can't be poor yourself but ask the other person to be rich, this is unequal, I just want to use this movie to tell everyone that love should be purer."

"Movies not only have love, but also a lot of thinking. What is a happy life can make some people who have entered the palace of marriage think about it, so the audience of the movie is actually very wide. As long as it works well, the box office may not be low! "

Hearing Chen Mubai's eloquent analysis, Lu Fang thought about it seriously, and it was indeed the case.

Many big V users on WeChat rely on gender confrontation to lead the rhythm and make money. The key is that many people believe their words and regard their words as the truth, which leads to more and more intense conflicts between men and women.

Young people are the main consumer group, and there are many moonlight families. If the movie really interests them, they are willing to go to the theater to support it.

Moreover, Chen Mubai's largest fan group is also young people, which overlaps to a certain extent. With Chen Mubai's appeal, if the quality of the movie is good, it can indeed be a big hit.

"When Happiness Knocks on the Door" and "I'm Not the God of Medicine" are not traditional commercial films, but they still sell well at the box office, which is the effect of Chen Mubai's appeal.

It's not like there's no chance.

Lu Fang thought for a moment, and asked, "Has the script for this movie been written yet?"

"It's finished, it's called "Titanic", a story adapted from real history."

Chen Mubai said: "I have already found Yaoyao to play the female lead, and I will play the male lead myself. I will choose the rest of the roles slowly. The background is in the West, and the supporting roles are mainly Western actors, and there are fewer Eastern ones."

Lu Fang instantly understood what Chen Mubai meant.

What he means is not limited to Chinese stars, but Asian stars are fine. As long as they have a certain popularity, they can increase the topic of the movie in that country by appearing in it. This is following the example of Hollywood movies. In the movie Increase the supporting role of the star in the region, and then the star will also be promoted in the country where he belongs to promote the movie.

"This film is destined to hit the awards. It can be released and let some actors compete for roles. There will be places both abroad and domestically. You can watch and give domestic roles, which can be used as resource exchanges. When the film is later promoted, it will also be available. We can use this gimmick to promote the film to further increase the popularity of the film, which will increase the box office when it is released."

Chen Mubai is not afraid that this matter will be leaked, anyway, his new movie is aimed at awards, and it will definitely attract some people's attention.

He himself didn't say that he wanted the Oscar Film Festival to be nailed to the pillar of shame, so no one would think about it.

Even if someone really connects the matter, the credibility of the public will not be high. After all, it is too difficult to win the top awards of the three film festivals, and no one has done it so far.

Even if people with conspiracy theories say what Chen Mubai thinks, but it is too shocking, no one will believe it. On the contrary, this kind of rhythm can provide Chen Mubai with enthusiasm.

Furthermore, although it is a little too arrogant to use this slogan in publicity, I have never seen any movie with such a strong tone before shooting, but Chen Mubai is confident that he can hit the awards, and he thought so in the first place. not afraid.

He is confident that the quality of the film will definitely pass the test. It is hard to say whether he can get it, but it is still not a big problem to be shortlisted for the main competition unit.

Regardless of the scale of the film's production or the core of the story, it is definitely not comparable to ordinary works. If it is not shortlisted for the main competition, it can only be said that the rest of the films are too bad, not that his films are too bad.

The possibility of this is almost zero.

As long as a film is shortlisted for the film festival, no matter whether it wins or not, at least it is a proof that the film is excellent, and it will not be considered a black spot at that time.

On the contrary, if he is really shortlisted, then Chen Mubai, who has made bold statements since the establishment of the film project, will attract more attention.

He threatened to hit the awards before the movie was shot, and the movie was shortlisted for the main competition after it came out, which shows how strong Chen Mubai is and how talented he is!

Once the movie wins an award, Chen Mubai's identity as a prophet is confirmed, which will cause even greater turmoil!

Except for him, no one dared to say that his film would definitely win an award, and if he said it and did it, it would really spark a heated discussion.

The difference between self-confidence and arrogance is that what is said can be done, but arrogance cannot.

The former is enviable and admirable, while the latter is annoying. One is the display of personality charm, and the other is an annoying personality.

This movie selects actors through the exchange of resources, coupled with the requirements for acting skills, the roles that can come will not be newcomers, and they will have a certain degree of popularity, and the topic and popularity of the movie will not be less.

Although Chen Mubai's own works don't need other people's investment and actors, and he doesn't need to act in other people's works, but Mubai Entertainment needs it!

After all, there are many celebrities in the company, so resources can be given to these people, and they can participate in other companies' works in the future, which completes the exchange.

"I need to be busy with "Iron Man". The preparatory work of this film is entrusted to you. Be sure to pay attention, and I will tell you what you need to pay attention to."

For example, a ship built one-to-one, this kind of thing must be followed, built according to the prosperous appearance you want, without distraction, Chen Mubai has no time to take care of the whole process, so he can only leave it to Lu Fang to take care of it.

"Okay, since you've made up your mind, go ahead and do it. If there's anything I need to do, just tell me directly." Lu Fang said.

"That's the first thing, what about the second thing?"

With that said, there was a knock on the door.

"Tuk tuk."

Lu Fang asked curiously, "Who is it?"

He was a little strange when someone came at this time.

Chen Mubai said: "Chen Yunteng and Ji Yuxuan, I called you here."

"Looking for them? Could it be that the second matter is related to them?" Lu Fang asked in surprise.

"That's right."

After Shen Mu didn't answer, he shouted outside: "Come in."

After the two came in, they greeted each other and waited for Chen Mubai to order.

They didn't know why Chen Mubai called them to come together, but it must be something to order them.

"How is the filming of the two of you going?" Chen Mubai asked with a smile.

Chen Yunteng and Ji Yuxuan are in charge of a series of movies, "Death Comes" and "Chain Saw".

When the first film became a big hit, the production of the second film started immediately. It has been almost a year since the filming, and I think it is almost finished.

Ji Yuxuan said first: "Mine is in the post-production stage, waiting for the Lunar New Year file to be released."

The Lunar New Year file refers to December to March of the next year. This time is when the end of the year and the beginning of the next year are together, mainly to cater for the Spring Festival in China.

There is a certain overlap with the Spring Festival file, but the Spring Festival file is mainly released on the first day of the new year, and the Lunar New Year file has a longer time, such as New Year's Day.

Although it is not as good as the Spring Festival, it is also one of the few big schedules in a year.

Chen Yunteng interface: "My film has basically been completed, waiting for the National Day release."

Both of them chose a relatively good schedule for release. Although the competition is high, the box office will be correspondingly higher.

In particular, the word-of-mouth and box office of the first work of the two are very good, and the second work has the reputation and quality assurance of the previous work. Generally, the results of this kind of sequel will not be bad.

Naturally, if they want a higher box office, they will choose a better schedule.

Other works of the same type, no matter how capricious they are, after all, the genre of movies is relatively niche, far inferior to mainstream comedies and action themes, and it is indeed a disadvantage to compete with them.

The works that can be released on a good schedule are all works of well-known actors or works with large investment, and the pressure is too great.

Anyway, Chen Yunteng and Ji Yuxuan had their first work as a foundation, and they still had an advantage psychologically, so naturally they were not too afraid of competition.

At that time, "Chain Saw" was released first, and Ji Yuxuan immediately prepared the second film after filming, so the completion speed was naturally faster.

"Chain Saw 2" will be broadcast on National Day.

"Reaper 2" will be broadcast on the Lunar New Year file.

"New Year's Eve, which month do you want?" Lu Fang asked.

Chen Yunteng scratched his head and said, "I will speed up the completion of the post-production as soon as possible. I hope that it will be released in the middle and late December. After all, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year's Day are all together. These festivals are the days when the box office blows out."

"That's right, it's best to be able to catch up. If you can't catch up, it's fine. With the reputation of the first part, the data of the second part will not be bad. The quality must prevail. You can't ignore the quality for the sake of speed, and you will fall behind." Take the next ride." Lu Fang said.

"En." Chen Yunteng nodded.

After talking about the movie they were in charge of, both of them looked at Chen Mubai.

"I called you two over today because I have another matter for you."

"What's the matter?" The two were surprised.

"You also know that the company's current plan is to slowly transform into science fiction movies. Once "Iron Man" is successful, several movies will be released a year, so I have also prepared science fiction movies for you."

"Really!?" Both of them breathed heavily, looked at each other, and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

Being able to shoot sci-fi works, this is a real blockbuster!

Who wouldn't want to shoot a blockbuster like this?

This is the expectation of any director, but not everyone has this qualification. Most of the people who can shoot this kind of investment works are well-known directors in the industry, and they can count their names in China!

So, hearing what Chen Mubai said, the two of them felt as if they had won a lottery ticket!

"But, aren't we going to be in charge of the series?"

After being happy, it is reality. They all have works that they need to be responsible for on their shoulders.

If science fiction movies are added, the energy is not enough!

In particular, the production cycle of this kind of blockbuster is relatively long, and it is more difficult to reconcile the time.

Chen Mubai said gently: "You don't need to worry about this, "Reaper" and "Chain Saw" are not particularly time-consuming works, and the shooting cycle is not long."

"The film entrusted to you will have a lot of preparatory work in the early stage, you can take your time, and this film is entrusted to the two of you, so there is more time."

In other words, the new sci-fi movie is co-directed by Chen Yunteng and Ji Yuxuan!

But yes, although the two of them have each made a movie, they are not in charge of a big-budget project. It makes sense for them to make a sci-fi movie with a huge investment.

At least the two can discuss with each other after filming and be more cautious.

They wouldn't think that Chen Mubai looked down on them, after all, with such a large investment, someone else would never give them this opportunity!

Therefore, there is only gratitude and surprise in the hearts of the two of them.

"Is it also a superhero series?" Chen Yunteng asked.

Chen Mubai said at the "Iron Man" press conference before that he would create a superhero universe. At that time, some people speculated that there must be more than one superhero, otherwise it would be a universe.

It now appears that this is indeed the case.

If Chen Mubai wanted them to shoot, they could only shoot other heroes.

Lu Fang was also very curious, he didn't know what Chen Mubai's plan was.

Chen Mubai shook his head and said: "It's not yet the time. The superhero series needs word-of-mouth and influence in the early stage. It's more assured that I will be responsible for it personally. I need to shoot the feeling in my heart."

"After the influence of the work expands, you can join in."

No wonder Chen Mubai is cautious, if the foundation is not laid at the beginning, it will be difficult to save later, which is not conducive to the development of the superhero universe.

If "Iron Man" is successful, and then Chen Mubai assigns two other hero movies to be responsible, but the response is not good, then in the public's impression, this is not a successful hero movie series, and it will also set the stage for future movies. If the bitter fruit is planted, everyone will question the quality of other hero movies.

Ji Yuxuan and Chen Yunteng were not stupefied either, knowing Chen Mubai's worries, they wouldn't say they were unhappy.

"Then we..."

"It's a sci-fi movie about monsters."

"Monster, is it similar to "Monster"?"

"right."

"It's just that the background is in the universe, not the earth. In the process of exploring the universe, I encountered native creatures on other planets, and the story unfolded. This monster is called "Alien."

Chen Mubai said: "This is also a series of works. If you can shoot well, there will be a sequel. I have brought all the images of monsters. You can take a look."

As he said that, Chen Mubai took out a drawing book with alien images drawn on it.

"hiss!"

"This monster looks a little scary."

"It's worthy of being called an alien, it's really not the same."

After Lu Fang and the others saw the appearance of the alien, they were a little surprised.

At least there has never been a monster with this image, which means that this monster was designed by Chen Mubai himself, and he wrote a script for it!

"What about the script?" Lu Fang asked.

Chen Mubai replied: "The first part has been written, and I will send it to your mailbox when the time comes. There are related materials about the alien in it, and you can see it."

"The model needs to be made in advance, and then the animation CG starts to be done slowly in advance. The two of you are responsible for staring at it in turn. It will save a lot of time when shooting."

"Okay, we will definitely try our best!" Chen Yunteng said excitedly.

He knew that if a monster sci-fi movie that had never been known before came out, as long as the filming was not bad, it would definitely cause discussion!

In addition to the quality of the movie, this trendy monster will attract attention. After all, designing a brand new monster is not an easy task.

Moreover, the image of Alien is really handsome. They were amazed at the first sight. If they make a movie again, seeing this monster in the movie and knowing its characteristics and actions will only make people more amazing.

After all, the drawing is a dead thing, but the movie is a living thing, and the visual effect is very different.

Just like "Monster", just looking at the picture doesn't make any sense, but seeing its destructive power in the movie is really shocking, and this is the difference.

"There's been a lot of action lately." Lu Fang sighed.

Chen Mubai has completed two films this year, one "Resident Evil" and one "Iron Man".

Both films are related to special effects, the investment is not small, and his ambition can be seen.

Immediately afterwards, he was going to make "Titanic", which was still a big-budget work, and it was going to hit awards. From the connotation of the work, this movie must be very high, so the shooting difficulty will not be low.

Now it is time to shoot a new sci-fi movie. Although he is not in charge, Mubai Entertainment still shoots several big investment works at once, which means that Mubai Entertainment has enough cash flow to withstand it.

I'm afraid I won't be able to shoot it if I switch to another company (no investment is accepted).

However, according to this level of investment, once the film loses money, the impact on Mubai Entertainment is still quite large.

It is indeed not a trivial matter to produce several large-scale investment films at the same time, once more than one film loses money, and the risk is very high. This is not a rational behavior.

Normally, one would have to see the response of "Iron Man" before making a decision. Chen Mubai's actions were a little too fast.

But on the other hand, it's also his confidence.

He has confidence in himself and believes that the box office of these works will not be bad, so he will do this.