Superstars In Parallel Time and Space

"I want to watch this movie. I think the plot is very good. The earth can have people, and other planets can naturally have creatures. The struggle between different creatures~"

"From the perspective of "Saw" and "Reaper", the level of these two directors is really not bad. Although the script is good on the one hand, it's not that no one uses an excellent script to make a piece of shit. Like "Journey to the West", there are always good and bad versions in several versions, which shows that the director's ability is also very important."

"If I like horror and bloody thrillers, I will definitely go to the cinema to support them. Although I personally like Chen Mubai's works, I haven't watched "I'm Not the God of Medicine" and "When Happiness Knocks on the Door". I think such works It's boring, no matter how good it is, I hate watching it..."

"Am I the only one who thinks Aliens are handsome?"

"Saliva and blood are corrosive, that is sulfuric acid, which is too strong, both offensive and defensive! The most important thing is that the alien can hatch, which means it is a mass-produced creature. Unlike many monsters, although they are powerful, there is only one number after all. , this kind of creature can reproduce, once the number increases, how can humans be its opponent?"

"I feel that there must be a sequel. After all, the background of the movie is human beings exploring the universe, so it is very likely that it will be brought back to Earth, and it will definitely cause a disaster at that time."

There are quite a few people discussing "Alien". This is also a domestic monster-themed movie. Although there were before, but the investment was not so large. It is not a science fiction theme, but a comedy and supernatural movie, like a movie like a python. .

"Resident Evil" can be regarded as half a monster-themed work. In the final analysis, this movie is still dominated by zombies. It is a turmoil caused by drugs, which is still fundamentally different from natural monsters.

In terms of the popularity of the work, "Alien" was a success.

Both the subject matter and the quality of the work are interesting. The quality of the works directed by the two directors is also very high. This movie is highly anticipated.

 …

Not long after, "Reaper 2" was released.

After the promotion of the "Alien" press conference, coupled with the quality of the front seats, many people entered the cinema, and the box office won 120 million on the first day, which is a very explosive figure!

Calculated based on the investment of this movie, the box office on the first day has already fully recovered!

Lu Fang, Chen Mubai and others gathered together, and Qian Duoduo was there.

Several people took time to get together.

"This time it's really a good thing. Not only is it a big hit here in Huaxia, but it's also a big hit in America!" Lu Fang said happily.

Qian Duoduo asked in surprise, "Is the box office data good over there?"

"Isn't the capital over there targeting us? How can the box office be so high?" Tao Yaoyao also looked curious.

Lu Fang explained: "The capital is based on the profit. The last movie could have made money. They have already given the Oscars face. They didn't arrange the film for us. They made a lot of money. Mu Bai won the Palme d'Or again and got a lot of money. With the support of so many people, plus the fact that the Oscars are the target of everyone, their actions last time had already annoyed those audiences, if they do this again, not only will they not make money, but they will further offend the audience, so they compromised."

"The main reason is that Oscar's prestige is greatly reduced now, and they can't do anything. They have done everything they need to do, and they don't want to bear the infamy anymore, especially the impact on the stock price is real. They were boycotted because of the filming of "Saw" before, and the company The stock price has fallen a bit, if it wasn't for the teaming up of several capitals to disperse the firepower, I'm afraid it will fall even more!"

"The popularity of Mubai's awards is high, and it has a great influence on the film. Now that our film schedule is normal, the box office has risen. Many people did not see the last film. This time, we will make up for the regret."

Qian Duoduo laughed: "It is indeed a good thing."

Lu Fang said: "The follow-up box office will not be bad. I didn't expect that the last movie didn't explode. This movie exploded, which can be regarded as making up for the previous regret."

"It's a pity that the ratings and word-of-mouth of "Reaper 2" are not as good as the front seat."

Chen Mubai's expression didn't change: "It's normal, any movie is usually the first one that will make people more amazing, not only because of the impression, but also because of the amazing subject matter, just like the way of death in this movie, in fact, the reason why it is brilliant is because This, the way it’s done is surprising, it’s never happened before.”

"And the following sequels will be in this mode. Everyone already knows it. It will lack a sense of freshness and surprise. Naturally, it will lower the expectations in the heart. Unless the plot is particularly brilliant, otherwise it will not surpass the height of the first part. This kind of theme restricts further growth, which is impossible."

Because the first film became popular, the audience of the second film must be more than that of the first film, and then the number of people who rate it will increase, making high scores even more difficult. After all, everyone’s aesthetics are different, and works with niche themes have more loyal fans , so the score will be relatively higher, which is the reason for the score gap between the first and second works.

Even "Chain Saw 2" only achieved the same rating as the first one, but did not exceed it. This is because of the blessing of the Oscar incident. Many people support Chen Mubai and give it a high score. Otherwise, it is not as good as First.

""Alien" has also received attention over there. As a new type of monster movie, many people are interested."

Lu Fang continued: "This movie has received widespread attention since the project was approved. We promoted "Reaper 2" at the press conference. Looking at it now, the effect is very good."

Qian Duoduo's tone was slightly regretful: "It's a pity that I don't have my role, and I really want to participate in this movie~"

He looked at Chen Mubai, pretending to be sad and said: "Yaoyao and Sister Ran both have movies starring themselves, and you don't want me to get one, just like "Alien"!"

Tao Yaoyao said: "Don't you have it? Isn't it you who acted in "Chain Saw 1"?"

Qian Duoduo curled his lips: "What I want is something with some action. I haven't acted in this kind of role yet, and last time I played a supporting role in "Operation Red Sea", and there are not many action scenes... .”

"I had a dream when I was a child, to become a hero who punishes evil and promotes good. I really want to be such a protagonist~"

Chen Mubai looked at Qian Duoduo, who was pretending to be pitiful, and smiled, "Don't worry, there is a character for you, there is a character for you in the superhero series, just wait."

Qian Duoduo asked in surprise, "Really?"

"certainly."

"Brother, you are so kind!" Qian Duoduo was very excited.

Science fiction movie, who doesn't want to be in it?

When Hollywood blockbusters come to China, those first-line stars would rather play supporting roles, let alone lead a sci-fi movie, which is definitely an exciting thing.

"The trailer of "Iron Man" will be released soon, have you finished the post-production?" Lu Fang looked at Chen Mubai and asked.

"Yes." Chen Mubai replied: "It's basically finished. After the trailer is released, I will have time to go to those shows."

"Looking forward~" Qian Duoduo looked enthusiastic.

"Me too!" Tao Yaoyao also nodded.

They have never seen the whole film, Tao Yaoyao is going to watch it with her father on the first day of the new year, and has already made an appointment with Chen Mubai.

"It's coming soon. You can have a sneak peek at the trailer. This time I'm playing the role of a playboy. In reality, I don't get this kind of treatment. I'll have a good time in the movie." Chen Mubai said with a smile.

Lu Fang joked: "Reality is okay, it's not like you don't have the capital."

"Yeah, you can be a playboy, why enjoy it in movies." Tao Yaoyao approached Chen Mubai and looked at him with a smile.

Chen Mubai immediately sobered up, and then said in a serious tone: "What's the point of that, the extravagant and dissipated rich second generation are not uncommon, I have to be different from them, I am a person with pursuit, how can I be so vulgar!"

"That's right." Qian Duoduo agreed.

"Those who have pursuits all have ideals. It's so boring to be a rich second generation who just eats and waits to die!"

After all, he is a rich second generation, obviously he can spend his whole life carefree and rich, but he chose his hobbies. Even if his father didn't support him at the beginning, he still embarked on this lonely road of chasing his dreams.

Fortunately, he later proved himself with practical actions, which also made his father turn around and support him.

Tao Yaoyao also nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, if it's boring to just enjoy material life, it's better for people to pursue it a little bit."

"..."

Li Feng, Lu Fang and Chen Mubai looked at each other, feeling that this topic was not very friendly to them.

They only feel that they have been greatly hurt, and their first goal is actually to make money to live, unlike Qian Duoduo and Tao Yaoyao who don't have to worry about making a living, they really think differently.

This is class!

The three smiled wryly.

"You... are right."

Shang Ran was also holding back her laughter. Seeing the expressions of Lu Fang and the other three, she almost burst out laughing.

However, she also agreed with the two of them. Judging from the current situation, everyone is a billionaire. Even if they don’t work and play around, the money they earn is enough to spend in their next life, but everyone is still working hard. for what?

Isn't it just fighting for dreams? The goals at each stage of life are different, and it is also because the current life needs are met before we can pursue higher things.

If you can't even eat enough to eat, what's the point of just talking about these fake big empty dreams?

Only when the necessary needs for survival are met, can the next path be launched.

In fact, Tao Yaoyao and Qian Duoduo just have a higher starting point than them. In essence, everyone's pursuit has not changed.

"This week will be the peak period for the box office of "Reaper 2". When the trailer for "Iron Man" is released next month, it may steal a lot of heat, but the feedback on the box office should not be bad."

In any case, these two films are scripts written by Chen Mubai. After watching the trailer of "Iron Man", if some people are interested in the film, they may watch the rest of his works before they are released. The movie happened to be everyone's first choice.

This situation is very common, and it is also the radiation effect brought by excellent works.

It's like when you suddenly see a certain movie or novel, and feel very exciting after watching it, you will have a high chance of continuing to watch the sequel or the works of the same director or actor.

"You have always been very confident about this movie, what is your expected box office?" Qian Duoduo looked at Chen Mubai curiously and asked.

From the establishment of the film project to the huge investment, Chen Mubai has always been open-minded, including speaking in front of the media before the film came out, and wanted to create a series of superhero films!

Generally, this kind of talk is only done after the movie is released, when the box office results or word-of-mouth are very good. It is rare to say this before the release. After all, even the results are not sure, so how to talk about the later things.

What's more, Chen Mubai did this when the film project was just established, which is enough to show how strong his confidence in this film and even the entire series of films is!

Therefore, it is not a problem for Qian Duoduo to ask such a question. Chen Mubai naturally has high expectations for the film's performance.

"Guaranteed 4 billion." Chen Mubai estimated and gave an answer.

"That's the conservative answer."

Lu Fang was obedient, nodded and said, "It's really not high."

This box office seems high, but don't forget that this movie will be released in both China and the United States. If you calculate the box office results, the box office of 4 billion yuan is really not high.

The box office of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" has almost reached this level in China, let alone nearly 200 million US dollars in the box office in the United States!

"I mean Shan Huaxia Box Office." Seeing Lu Fang nodding, Chen Mubai silently added.

Lu Fang's smile froze on his face, and then he withdrew his smile, wanting to take back what he just said.

"So tall!?" Qian Duoduo raised his eyebrows in surprise.

You know, Chen Mubai's current movie box office is "I'm Not the God of Medicine" and "Infernal Affairs". The box office of these two movies is only about 3.5 billion, which is not far from the box office of 4 billion.

The key point is that the reputation and quality of these two movies are very good, and they are already extremely popular movies, and it is not easy to achieve this result.

At least, in the past few years, Chen Mubai's movies have box office of 200 million or 3 billion at every turn. Most of the movies are still in the hundreds of millions. It's not bad to break 1 billion. Occasionally, it breaks 2 billion...

Chen Mubai's expected box office guarantee for "Iron Man" is 4 billion, which means that this is the lowest box office he thinks, so if it is higher, is it going to be more than 5 billion?

this......

If you tell it, few people will believe it.

It's a little too crazy, if Chen Mubai's words are really spread, many people will probably say that he is too arrogant.

"Judging from the amount of film investment, this box office performance should indeed be..." Li Feng considered it.

However, this is not how it is calculated. The investment in a movie is investment, and the box office is box office. This is not the same thing.

It's not that the bigger the investment, the higher the box office, otherwise everyone would go to make big-budget movies, but relatively speaking, the bigger the investment, the better the production, the higher the box office may be.

There are some movies where the investment is huge and the company goes bankrupt...

Chen Mubai's words really surprised everyone. I didn't expect him to have such high expectations for this movie. It was indeed not easy.

However, everyone will not dampen his enthusiasm, everything is possible.

Lu Fang said: "It's not impossible, Mubai's appeal is very strong, plus this is his first work after winning the Cannes Palme d'Or in a true sense, plus what he said before, this The movie has attracted much attention, and there will definitely be many people watching it, even in China, everyone wants to see how this sci-fi movie is, and whether it can knock on the door of domestic sci-fi movies."

"That's true. A work that bears the country's expectations will definitely not have low box office figures." Qian Duoduo echoed.

Tao Yaoyao opened her eyes wide, and didn't think there was any problem at all: "I went to the set of this movie to visit the crew, and Mu Bai's armor is really handsome!"

"I am especially looking forward to the appearance after adding special effects. Personally, I am very optimistic about this movie, and this character makes me feel very friendly, nagging like a relative..."

"Although he is a world-renowned rich second generation and a genius scientist, he is not condescending at all and makes people feel very down-to-earth. He can greatly shorten the distance between the audience and the characters. I have a hunch that this movie It will definitely be very popular.”

She trusts Chen Mubai ignorantly, even if she puts aside her subjective assumptions, she understands the film from the situation of visiting the set, and she also thinks the film is really interesting.

"The current mainstream of movies is mainly humorous, whether it is blood, horror, movie, sci-fi, or action movies. The United States radiates their work culture all over the world. Any type of work will have American humor. After all, the essence of commercial movies is Comedy is the best catalyst to make everyone laugh or get spiritual enjoyment in this short period of time."

Lu Fang began to analyze: "This is also the reason why the box office of domestic comedy movies is generally high, especially during the holidays and the New Year. They are released together, and they are basically the top three at the box office. Comedies have the largest audience, whether they are meaningful or not. Whether it's purely funny, there are audiences, although word of mouth will vary, but the box office results are real."

"It's good to have some humor. As long as you don't fall into the situation of self-indulgence, the box office may really reach the box office if you add up in all aspects."

In fact, comedy is not difficult, because you have to master it to a certain degree. If you don’t master it well, you will go too far. If you go too far, you will be funny for the sake of being funny, and it will become a forced embarrassment, and it will be ruined.

"Actually, compared to the box office of the movie, the surrounding benefits derived from the movie will be huge. You need to manage these. I don't have the energy anymore." Chen Mubai said.

"It's true, the "Monster" movie is very popular, those dolls are selling very well, and there are school bags..."

As long as the image of the monster is used, it will be paid. This is the benefit derived from the copyright. Compared with the one-time benefit of the movie box office, the benefit of the copyright is a long-term income, and it is not cheap.

As long as the movie is still popular, every time it comes out, it will drive the sales of surrounding products, which is not a small sum.

"This is the first part. When more and more heroes appear in the future, the interests involved will be greater. We must prepare in advance to avoid many disputes." Chen Mubai urged.

"I've neglected this point before. If you say it this way, we should prepare in advance. When the time comes, I will go to the toy factory to order a batch of toys, dolls and exquisite small objects. When the movie is released, it can be hung in the theater. The surrounding area is on sale, and the sales volume should not be bad." Lu Fang said pleasantly.

"Tell us about the general content?" Qian Duoduo was very curious about the content of "Iron Man".

During Chen Mubai's filming, he was also filming outside and had no time to visit the set, so he didn't know the details.

"The story is not difficult, but it's dry when I say it. This kind of sci-fi movie needs to see special effects. It's not interesting to talk about the plot directly. It's not a weird or suspenseful drama, and there are not so many twists and turns."

Chen Mubai spread his hands helplessly, and said, "It's like "Monster", which is a story about humans discovering monsters and then fighting with them. Yes, this can’t be described, you can only feel it by looking at the picture.”

"Ah..." Qian Duoduo sweated: "That's right, then I'll just wait for the trailer to come out and watch it. Anyway, when it's premiere, I'll definitely take the time to watch it. After all, it's also a movie in China. A true sci-fi movie."

Li Feng was awakened by Qian Duoduo's words, and he said, "That's right, this movie is still very meaningful. No matter what the result is, this is a huge improvement. I think we can call on everyone in the company to support this movie." The work can be regarded as cheering, and it can also contribute to the box office."

"No, no."

Chen Mubai felt inappropriate: "What if someone doesn't want to watch it? This kind of thing should be voluntary."

"That's it." Lu Fang said: "We pay the money ourselves, and treat it as a free benefit for the employees. Count the number of people who want to watch, and then book a few shows in the cinema."

"Anyway, it's Chinese New Year. Let's do team building together. Considering that some people go back to their hometown during the Chinese New Year, if they watch this movie in their hometown, the movie ticket company will reimburse them. This is our celebration for this movie."

"I think it's okay." Qian Duoduo agreed with Lu Fang's decision.

"This movie is also a milestone for the company. After all, it is the first time that a work with an investment of over one billion yuan has opened a door."

It stands to reason that this kind of suspicion is suspected of smashing the box office, but this is not the locked box office of the ghost show, but the box office bought with real money, which is not a problem.

For some blockbuster movies with the main theme, the country will let some units go to the cinema to watch, which is regarded as official support, which is not strictly a box office hit.

If Mubai Entertainment implements this method, it will indeed benefit the employees. It can not only make the employees happy, but also make some contributions to the film.

For Mubai Entertainment, "Iron Man" is also a very important work.

Not to mention starting a sci-fi movie, this investment alone is as significant as the opening chapter of the follow-up superhero series.

If the film's performance is not good, the poor reputation will inevitably affect the development of subsequent films, so everyone's expectations for it are naturally high.

The few people settled down like this, Chen Mubai took Tao Yaoyao for a tryst, Lu Fang and Shang Ran also left, Li Feng and Ji Qin went home to rest, Ji Qin was about to give birth, only Qian Duoduo was still alone... .

"It's time to find a girlfriend."

Qian Duoduo bid farewell to everyone, and seeing everyone in pairs, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

Thinking about it before, only Li Feng was married, and everyone was single. Unexpectedly, after a few years, all of them had girlfriends, and he was the only one who was single.

These years, his career was in the development period, so he was very busy with work and had no time to fall in love. Now that his position is stable, it is much better, and it is time to fall in love.

Falling in love is falling in love, and getting married is getting married. These are two different things. The money is divided very clearly. He didn't want to marry too early, and he wanted to play for two more years~

 …

New Year.

"Iron Man" trailer, shocking!

At the same time, the box office of "Reaper 2" exceeded 800 million!