my movie universe

Chapter 159 First Day Box Office
"Including the pre-sale, 700 million."

Han Li glanced at the computer screen next to her and said, Chen An suppressed a smile and asked, "Where are you hanging the real-time webpage?"

"Of course, every little increase is money. Isn't it happy to see an increase of several million at a glance?" Han Li asked Chen An back, and Chen An nodded: "It makes sense."

In the final analysis, this increase in the box office has something to do with Han Li. After all, by the end of the year, 5.00% of the studio's income will go to Han Li. Last year, Han Li received nearly [-] million in dividends!A wave of wealth and freedom, so now she really cares about the studio.

Han Li rolled her eyes at Chen An and didn't bother with him. Instead, she changed the subject and said, "By the way, I'm going to recruit some actor trainees for training."

"Trainee?" Chen An frowned and thought.

"Well, I just put an advertisement in the guild to screen the talents. Didn't you also find Su Wan from the guild? I will train a few first to see if there are suitable talents. In the future, you can also cast some small roles in movies or something. You don’t have to spend too much money.”

Chen An nodded and said, "It's up to you."

"Dong dong."

While chatting, a short-haired girl in business attire knocked on the door and came in. When she saw Chen An, she blushed instantly, and shouted: "President Chen, Manager Han, the scriptwriter and the others are all here."

"Okay, got it." Han Li nodded, and said after the girl left, "Director Chen, it's time for you to meet the screenwriting team you want."

Chen An nodded with a smile and got up, said hello and went to the meeting room.

There were five people sitting in the meeting room. The girl was pouring tea for the screenwriters just now. This girl was called Yang Hui. Han Li liked her very much and brought her with her as an assistant.

"Director Chen!"

The five people stood up and looked at Chen An excitedly. They were four men and one woman, and they all defeated hundreds of people to come in. The interview question was given by Chen An, a very paradoxical question.

"If you were reborn in the age of the Yellow Emperor, what would you do—write a thousand-word fantasy."

This test is based on their research on mythology, not those prehistoric novels read on the Internet, but mythology, history, etc. recorded in some ancient books, and also examined their imagination and ability to make up stories.

Then Chen An admitted five of them.

"Sit." Chen An said hello with a smile, and then sat down first. After some opening remarks, he said: "First of all, let me tell you about the salary issue. Everyone should know the basic salary, five thousand per month, and now there are other benefits. The bonus for each episode of TV series scripts is [-] yuan, and the bonus for movie scripts is between [-] and [-] yuan. Then, both film and TV screenwriters enjoy a [-]% profit share, and the authorship rights belong to everyone."

These small screenwriters who just graduated were very excited, and then Chen An continued to smile and said: "Today I officially give you the first task, to write a script about "Nu Wa", and I will tell you the outline of the story now." You, you are responsible for writing it out and filling it with some flesh."

The screenwriters listened attentively, especially the girl among them looked at Chen An with a bright face. Her name is Xue Qing. She is just 22 years old this year. She has written some small scripts before but none of them were adopted. I entered Chen An's studio at once, this is Chen An!Eighth generation director No.1!
If Chen An could be allowed to film the script she wrote, wouldn't she be at the top of her life all of a sudden?

"This is a world where humans, demons, and strange beasts coexist. The demon clan establishes heaven with the intention of taking over the human world. The human race rises. The opening chapter features the Nuwa tribe as the protagonist..."

Next, Chen An discussed the outline with the five of them for two hours and told them the complete story line. The rest was their business, which made Chen An feel much more relaxed.

Before leaving, Chen An said: "After finishing this script, you should remember this worldview. In the future, you will be able to independently write the following scripts. Each person will be responsible for a character. Those who perform well will participate in the script writing of the movie universe."

"Roger that!"

"Thank you Director Chen!"

"Director Chen, please rest assured!"

"..."

Seeing their excited expressions, Chen An smiled. Seeing that you are so motivated, I felt relieved. Go ahead and stay up late...

After he left the company, he went straight to the show, where he gave a public speech, which can be regarded as a promotion for the film.

The rest of the speech went well, that is, to talk about some of his discoveries and anecdotes during filming. For him, it was very simple. Going back to his alma mater to give a speech is a sign of success. The only small episode was a classmate asking a question.

"Director Chen, can you tell me your views on commercial films and literary films?"

This problem is relatively difficult to deal with, and if it is not good, it will easily lead to verbal criticism from people in the industry. After all, many directors have formed a chain of contempt around this problem, and there have been countless fights.

Faced with this question, Chen An pondered for a while and then looked at the person who asked the question with a smile: "Has this classmate studied me or just asked casually?"

"Not to mention research, but senior, I have watched every movie of yours, including TV series, so I want to hear your opinion on these two." The student who asked the question replied truthfully.

"Okay, I understand, please sit down first."

Chen An asked him to sit down and said to more than a thousand students in the audience: "Everyone will have a different answer to this question at each period."

"What is a literary film? It is art. It is to explore the artistic value that movies can bring to people. Using movies to record and expose some social problems is also to explore more possibilities of movies. If you asked me when I was in college On this question, I will say without hesitation that literary films are movies! When we make movies, we have to think about it, instead of making empty routine stories."

"So when I made "The Kingdom of Shaohao", I wanted to use movies to completely restore the records in ancient myths, so that people in the future and even people in modern society can learn more about our ancient myths. I even want to It will become a textbook in the future."

"Then you also saw the lesson."

Chen An spread his hands, and there was a chuckle from below.

After making fun of himself, Chen An's expression became more serious, and he said: "Then the later "Lion Camel Ridge", I started to get lost in this movie, and when I couldn't let go of art, I also wanted to add some commercialization. Because I knew that if I couldn't bring in the box office, I wouldn't have a chance to play my art."

With these words, the scene gradually quieted down, and the atmosphere became dignified.

"The final result is that a very awkward work came out, and it still rushed, even worse than "Shaohao Kingdom"."

"When I was filming "Sleep", if you asked me this question, I would say the art of riding a horse, and I want to make money."

There was no sound at all, it must be extremely difficult for everyone to put themselves into Chen An's situation at that time, so no one can blame this sentence that would cause an uproar in normal times.

"Later, I managed to make money, and I also won the opportunity to make movies again, so I have "The Actor", "The Lord of Fire" and now "Mountain and Sea Hunter". It was originally a more artistic film, but later I added Zhou Fei for commercialization, if you study it carefully, you will find that the reputation of "The Actor" will be much better than that of "The Lord of Fire."

"Why? Because I didn't consider the artistry of the film "The Lord of Flame" at the time, nor did I consider who to discuss the artistic value with, so it was very empty. It was a superhero movie with a Hollywood skin. You may not remember the plot much after watching it."

"So it won at the box office but lost word of mouth."

"Got it? This is the difference between artistry and business."

"So if you ask me now, I will tell you that artistry and commerciality are not opposed. If you want to survive better and make your movies more popular, the two must be indispensable. Instead of thinking about making commercial films It’s still an art film, you might as well combine them, it doesn’t conflict.”

"The above answers only represent personal opinions and are for reference only."

When Chen An said the concluding remarks with a smile, there was warm applause at the scene. Of course, not only the director department, but also the screenwriting department and acting department students were here, and they all gave a warm cheer to Chen An's answer. .

Not long after that, the speech ended. Before the end, someone asked: "Director Chen, is "Mountain and Sea Hunter" a film that combines artistic and commercial aspects?"

Chen An smiled and said, "What do you think?"

Leaving a lot of boos, Chen An exited. Of course, the boos turned into applause. He left the school after chatting with his teacher and school leaders. Today's work is considered complete, and he has to rush to meet Su Wan Roadshow.

……

The time came to 09:30 in the evening. At this time, the discussion about "Mountain and Sea Hunter" had reached its peak, and the box office had exceeded 3000 million!

"Just came out of the theater! This movie is really shocking!"

"Fuxi deduced the Eight Diagrams to create ten thousand dharma, Nuwa changes seventy times a day, and the war between humans and chaotic gods! Damn it! I like this background!"

"By the way, am I the only one who saw a person lying in that universe?"

"Looking forward to the next underworld!"

"Is this thousands of years after "The Kingdom of Shaohao"? My scalp tingles after seeing the easter eggs!"

"High energy reminder! That spider is super scary!"

"The fire phoenix is ​​so handsome!! Now I know that the phoenix is ​​male and the phoenix is ​​female."

"I laughed so hard at the end, I kept flapping my wings and was frozen."

"Looking forward to the follow-up!"

"..."

A famous movie fan walked into the theater. Because of the review by the radio and television department, the foreign blockbuster that was originally planned to attack Chen An has not been approved for domestic release. There are basically no competitors in this schedule, and the box office growth of "Mountain and Sea Hunter" is extremely gratifying, and fans of such a mythical universe have exploded with great enthusiasm.

It's really fresh!Breaking away from mythology and merging with mythology, and if the story of "Mountain and Sea Hunter" is replaced by a male protagonist, it can be used as the beginning of a cool article in the Internet circle!

Of course, what Chen An didn't know was that there were already fanfic writers on the major web sites, especially those from the heavens, whether it was the Donghuang Bell or Huoling in "The Lord of Flame", or "The Mountain and Sea Hunter". "Nuwa Jue and Black Nightmare Clone in" are both good things, and more importantly, the two heroines are both beautiful...

It is in this kind of popularity that the box office of "Mountain and Sea Hunter" has been rising steadily, causing the envy of countless film and television companies and firmly occupying the first place in the real-time box office list!When NO.14 in July was completely over, the box office was fixed at a figure of 6000 million!
Shanhai Universe is on fire!

(End of this chapter)