prodigal director

Chapter 242 I'm so afraid of rushing to the street 【Subscription】

A week later, the box office of "Zombie Boy" was so poor that it was released early, and the final total box office was only 5.3 million yuan.

This was a bit beyond Hao Huan's expectation. He thought it would have a box office of [-] to [-] million yuan, but he didn't expect that the box office would collapse so miserably in the end!
at dinner time.

They ate the food cooked by Wang Lexin. The main reason is that Hao Huan has nothing busy these days except for filming commercial endorsements, and Wang Lexin has nothing busy except for arranging the cooperation work for the release of "Animal World".

So for dinner, Hao Huan would not eat takeaway if he could. Anyway, it was Wang Lexin who cooked hard, not him.

"Look! I also said that anyone who shoots my movie will be popular! This Liang Gangren is a well-known professional director, and it turned out to be 3 million yuan!"

As he said that, Hao Huan still did not forget to sarcastically say: "Mr. Zombie" earned 40 billion at the box office even if you were an idiot! And the production cost was only more than 1 million yuan! This is the gap in the director's ability! Liang Gang Ren really disappointed me, I didn't expect that he couldn't even make a movie of this level!"

Wang Lexin hadn't heard Hao Huan call her a stupid pig for many days, and now she heard these two words again, she was also speechless and disgusted.

However, "Zombie Boy" did fail a bit miserably!
If the production cost is 1 million yuan, then 3 million box office is still a pass. The problem is that the production cost of this movie is [-] million yuan!
As a result, the box office was only in the early [-] million, which is a bit of a loss!

She explained: "Maybe he is not suitable for this kind of movie style? Comedy plus suspense thriller, these two movie categories cannot be made by just any director."

"You will also say that this is not something that just any director can do well!"

Hao Huan chuckled: "Then do you still want to say that you are the kind of director who can make this kind of movie well?"

"no……"

Wang Lexin muttered softly.

"Don't be low-key, you are!"

Hao Huan said: "By comparing "Mr. Zombie" and "Zombie Boy", we can see the director gap between you and Liang Gangren!"

Wang Lexin explained: "That's because you are the action director and producer in "Mr. Zombie"."

"Okay, you're not even willing to accept compliments, are you? Then you can wait until the release of "Animal World" and see how much you weigh!"

Saying that, Hao Huan reminded: "This time, "Animal World" will be screened in advance!"

Wang Lexin panicked for a moment: "Is this going to be bad? If the screenings are not well-received, the screening rate and box office will plummet!"

Hao Huan said: "A good movie is not afraid of screening. If the movie is not good, even if it is not screened in advance, it will not have a good box office."

Wang Lexin was surprised and said: "Boss, have you watched it as a movie?"

Hao Huan replied, "I took a quick look."

Wang Lexin said nervously: "Is that not possible?"

"Really not!"

After Hao Huan finished speaking, Wang Lexin was in despair: "If it doesn't work, then why do you need to arrange screening..."

Hao Huan said: "What I'm saying is no, it's definitely not enough for a global box office of 100 billion, but if it's 60 billion, it's still fine."

"Fifty fifty billion?"

Wang Lexin looked at Hao Huan dumbfounded, so I didn't shoot this time?

Hao Huan said seriously: "You heard me right! Although the movies I made are not as good as the ones I made, but this level of quality is still achievable with a global box office of 60 billion."

Wang Lexin couldn't believe it and said, "Boss, you're not lying to me, are you?"

"Why am I lying to you? If you don't believe me, arrange a screening next week, and then you'll know if I'm lying to you!"

Hao Huan said contemptuously: "You, what you lack is my confidence! If I were to shoot this movie, or if I were to guide you on the spot, maybe it would have a chance to exceed 100 billion in the global box office!"

After saying this, Wang Lexin felt confident inexplicably.

……

After 10 days.

"Animal World" has opened its pre-sale box office. The film's promotional video has been posted on Hao Huan and Wang Lexin's Weibo, and advertising has also begun on other websites and social platforms.

The screening was only broadcast a week in advance. At this time, the pre-sale box office of "Animal World" was so-so, neither good nor bad.

Because Hao Huan did not participate in the production of this movie at all, the director is Wang Lexin, and the screenwriter is not a well-known existence in the industry, so many viewers don't have much desire when they see that this is not a movie by Hao Huan .

As long as they are afraid of being cheated, many people wait for the ratings and word-of-mouth after watching the screening, and finally decide whether to buy a ticket to watch the movie made by Wang Lexin.

down one day.

The pre-sale box office just reached 500 million.

This result is very good for popular movies, but for Hao Huan, the box office of 500 million pre-sales in a day is actually a bit overwhelming.

Even Wang Lexin actually felt that the box office was a bit overwhelming, because she felt that if she was to pass, the pre-sale box office would have to reach 1000 million at least on the first day.

And two days later, the screening officially started.

Before it is officially released nationwide next week, the pre-sale box office will have to exceed [-] million. Of course, if you want to rush to the street, you have to watch the word-of-mouth after the screening.

If the word-of-mouth scores are good after the screening, then the box office will be guaranteed!

So at this time Wang Lexin began to feel nervous...

The scheduled screenings are one at noon today and one at noon tomorrow. After the two screenings are over, you can only watch them after the official release next week.

this afternoon.

Hao Huan and Wang Lexin went to see the first premiere.

This "Animal World" is a 3D movie. Although Hao Huan had a rough look at the finished film, he still had to go to the theater to find out whether the movie was okay as a whole.

After picking up the tickets and entering the cinema.

Hao Huan discovered that the occupancy rate for the first screening in this theater was not very good, because the seats in the first two rows were basically empty.

There were also many empty seats in the back two rows, and the occupancy rate was just over 50%.

This is not a good sign!

Because the screenings of "Inception" and "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance" are both very popular, not to mention that they are full, but basically the average occupancy rate exceeds 70%, and some theaters are even nearly full.

Seeing that the attendance rate was not very good, Wang Lexin became even more nervous.

As the saying goes, the authorities are obsessed, she can see the problems in this movie after watching "Zombie Boy", but if she is asked to watch the movie she made, except for some details and acting skills, she can't see her own problems and other aspects. movie problem.

So now she doesn't know if "Animal World" is a hit or not?Did it look good or not?

Putting on the 3D glasses, watching the movie start, Wang Lexin's heart was in his throat.

I'm so afraid of rushing to the street!

She felt more nervous this time than when the director made "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" for the first time, so she bought popcorn and didn't feel like eating it.

Hao Huan watched her fidgeting watching the movie, so he simply took the popcorn in her arms and ate it himself, so as not to waste food.

Soon, after some insignificant introductions at the beginning were played, the movie entered the main topic.

In this movie, the beginning of the plot is a thrilling police and robber chase. Under the 3D vision, this kind of drag racing gun fight, and the scene of the helicopter circling and tracking in the sky is simply a visual feast!
Many domestic directors can't shoot this kind of sci-fi shot well. Just this opening shot is enough for Hao Huan to praise Wang Lexin for a day and a night.

Because this time Wang Lexin directed it himself, and he had no involvement or interference in the whole process!
Her ability to shoot such wonderful, shocking and thrilling shots is enough to prove that her director level is really extraordinary.

The police car roars and chases the criminals, bumping and wiping cars throughout the process. These shots and close-ups are all handled very well.

When passing through the tunnel, the tunnel lights suddenly went out!
The police car chasing behind quickly informed: "No! The tunnel line has been destroyed! The criminals have tampered with the tunnel in advance!"

"Notify the ambulance! Multiple accidents in the tunnel!"

The lens went black, and then two or three seconds passed before returning to normal.

After the camera cuts in this way, the scene of this drag racing chase is over.

Then what made the audience curious was that after entering the tunnel, the criminal escaped from his shell and lost track!
There are many cars in the entire tunnel, and the criminal vehicle being tracked is now empty. The suspect took advantage of the car accident and took advantage of the tunnel lights to get rid of the police perfectly and blend into the crowd , I can't find it anymore!

Even if they are examined one by one in the end, it is still impossible to determine who is the suspect!
So, the suspense is left here!
This crime case was named "Rat Robbery" because in this jewelry robbery, a person broke into a jewelry store by digging a tunnel to steal it.

The movie "Animal World" starts with the criminal character of the mouse.

This is a suspenseful fantasy movie!

It perfectly interprets a criminal organization called "Animal World" with the characteristics of animals...

After watching the highlights of the opening, the next step is to enter the main story line.

Although it is no longer as exciting and exciting as before, it is impossible for a movie to be high-powered throughout, and to tell a good story, there must be other narrative plots to explain it.

This is a complete story!

In this regard, Hao Huan felt that Wang Lexin's filming was very good, and some directors liked it and avoided it, thus ignoring some plots that they thought were unimportant.

Although this does not have much impact, as a good movie, all shots should be taken seriously and shot well without discrimination.

Eating popcorn, Hao Huan enjoyed this really good suspense blockbuster!

Yes, this is a blockbuster!
With a production cost of 3 million yuan, Wang Lexin actually spent so much money and spent so much money on film production, so many scenes were shot very well!
Coupled with the rendering of post-production special effects, many places are no worse than Hollywood sci-fi movies!
Unlike "Zombie Boy", which also had a production cost of 3 million yuan, it is absolutely impossible for Liang Gangyan to spend 3 million yuan on other productions except for finding a group of popular stars to participate.

That's why Hao Huan trusted Wang Lexin and let Wang Lexin manage the company's finances, so he could safely give her money to make movies.

If someone else had produced a movie with a production cost of 3 million yuan, he would be thankful if he could produce a film with a quality of 2 million yuan!

It is even said that the quality of "Zombie Boy" is only worth about 1 million yuan.

This is the gap!

Hao Huan took a sip of Coke and moistened his throat, this time Wang Lexin is stable!

This "Animal World" will definitely not hit the streets. Domestically, it is estimated that the box office will exceed 40 billion yuan. Overseas, it is estimated that the box office will not be very low with this quality.

Of course, Wang Lexin still has shortcomings.

This is compared with Hao Huan!

Compared with other directors, her filming is indeed excellent!
If it was before, Hao Huan would definitely pierce Wang Lexin's heart and talk about her various minor problems, because these problems can be dealt with, but they can add a lot of points to the movie.

For this story, Hao Huan believes that if he were to film it, the domestic box office would definitely exceed 50 billion yuan, and the global box office would be at least 100 billion, if not 90 billion yuan!

This is the gap between him and Wang Lexin now, and it is also where Wang Lexin still needs to learn from him.

Because Wang Lexin's level is still some distance from Hao Huan's, the film lost at least 20 billion in box office.

This is what Hao Huan feels sad about!
But he can't "Zhaxin" this time, otherwise Wang Lexin will really be stabbed by him until he loses even the last bit of confidence.

So on the way back after watching the movie, Hao Huan praised unceremoniously: "I have made great progress! Those difficult shots are almost better than mine! If this continues, I will be punished." You surpassed it!"

Wang Lexin is finally happy!

Does that mean I did a really good job this time?
So it's not that I don't have the ability to direct?

She regained her confidence a little, and a smile couldn't be hidden on her face.

She took out her mobile phone and looked at it, but the pre-sale box office was still not very satisfactory. On the third day of pre-sale, the box office was only 1300 million yuan.

So she felt that Hao Huan must be comforting her again. It is estimated that this movie is not as good as Hao Huan said, but Hao Huan deliberately said so in order not to hurt her.

Thinking about it, she couldn't be happy again.

Staring at his phone, he said: "The box office has been pre-sold for three days, and screenings have started. Now it's just 1300 million yuan."

Hao Huan said: "Don't worry! The screening has just started and ended! It hasn't officially started yet! Wait an hour and watch again, and you will know whether the screening is a big success or a failure!"

Wang Lexin became nervous and began to look forward to it.

After watching the movie, she felt that there was nothing wrong with it, and she also felt that the story and camera shots were well shot, and the special effects were handled well.

But every director seems to have a common problem, that is, they feel that their films have no problems and will definitely be popular, but in the end they all hit the street!

For example, Hao Huan was like this when he made the first "Age of Fright", and Zhou Zhongcai's movies in the past two years are also like this.

The same is true of "Zombie Boy" directed by Liang Gangren, who just released it. They all felt that there was nothing wrong with their filming.

The results of it?
The last one is worse than the other!

This is what she fears now!
So before the box office skyrocketed, she couldn't believe what Hao Huan said.

I’m afraid that the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment!

That roller coaster feeling is not good.

After leaving the theater.

Hao Huan is going to drive to Seafood City to buy seafood and have a meal to celebrate.

……

after an hour.

After buying the seafood and returning to the car, Hao Huan was driving, and Wang Lexin nervously took out her mobile phone to look at it, and then her expression finally couldn't contain the real joy!

"Boss! Really! The box office is starting to show strength!"

(End of this chapter)