You don't understand the happiness of the director

Chapter 601 ① Zhang Ruonan ② Spring Festival War ③ Actor Wang Quan

On the night of New Year's Eve, the movie theaters closed early. Have a good rest today. There is still a tough battle to be fought tomorrow.

The last movie before the Spring Festival, "Happy New Year", which was released ten days ago, has a box office of 2 million today, and the cumulative box office has exceeded 50 million.

But starting tomorrow, only 1% of the film's schedule, which has dominated the movie market for ten days, will be left.

This is because there are too few new films during the Spring Festival, so there are only 1%.

Even with a star cast such as Dapeng, Zhang Yi, Zhou Dongyu, and Yu Hewei, as well as starring Zhao Benshan and Yan Ni, the box office is still far away from breaking 100 million.

On New Year's Eve, Guo Degang talked on the phone with Mr. Yu Qian and talked about his guest appearance in "The Sewing Machine Band". He was asked to play the role of Yu Qian in the original version. It was considered as the old couple joining hands again.

Later, the two also talked about the box office performance of "Happy New Year".

"I originally thought that I was the only one who became a poison at the box office, but I didn't expect that it wouldn't work because of Lao Zhao's strong mass base." Guo Degang said with a smile. He didn't say this to gloat at his misfortune, but he felt that he had finally reached a certain level.

It’s not that I can’t do it, even the king of sketches can’t do it. It’s understandable that I, a primary school student in the cross talk world, can’t do it.

Brother Qian smiled and asked, "Then do you still plan to make your movie?"

Guo Degang plans to resume directing. Isn't crossover popular now? Wu Jing, Chen Sicheng, and Xu Zheng have each made more than 1 billion in box office, and he is also itching to bear it.

"Let's shoot, I'm not the leading actor this time," Guo Degang said, "I plan to promote Xiao Yueyue as the leading actor. His reputation is better than mine, and then we will find celebrities who are close to us to make guest appearances, and promote it to the Spring Festival period. , done.”

Yu Qian shook his head: "I think you are oversimplifying this matter. If you want to get high box office, you must have a reliable director, let's say "Pancake Man". I don't study directing in big studios, but they have that He is so talented that his first film grossed more than 900 million, and he also won the Directors Association Award. The industry has recognized his strength."

Guo Degang: "What a pity, he is neither my apprentice nor my godson. If I ask him to guest star in my new film, he will probably agree, but asking him to direct is difficult."

Yu Qian thought about it and said, "It must be said that Lao Zhao has taken on a good apprentice. Now fewer and fewer crews dare to ask him to act, but the new studio film has left an important role for his master."

Guo Degang sighed: "He is a good boy, but it is a pity that he is not from my family."

"Hey, hey," Yu Qian suddenly thought, "You seem to have an apprentice who is good at filming!"

"Ah, do I?"

Yu Qian smiled and said, "Zhang Luan!"

Zhang Luan is a director. Last year he made a movie for Guo Degang, which was adapted from his famous cross talk "I Want Happiness", "The Crosstalk Movie: I Want Happiness".

The movie was just finished filming a while ago but has not yet been released. The starring roles are Guo Qilin and Yue Yunpeng, and the old couple also have guest appearances.

Because this Zhang Luan had also done cross talk and folk art when he was in the art troupe, Guo Degang often joked that he would accept him.

These words reminded Lao Guo that Deyun Club still lacks diverse talents. If they can have such a director apprentice, Deyun Club may have more and better development in the future.

The only pity is that Zhang Luan's talent does not seem to be very high, and his level is not as good as his own. The film "I Want Happiness" has not been cut yet, but he feels that it will be difficult to earn more than 100 million yuan.

As they chatted, Guo Donglin and Guan Xiaotong's skit was over. As expected, it was not good to watch. The only group left was Cai Ming and Pan Ge.

~

"Pan Changjing's skit this time was not good either~" Nazha's family gathered together. This year, their family celebrated the New Year in the capital. However, this year's Spring Festival Gala did not have Nazha's dance, which made it look a lot worse.

"Oh, it's getting late. Uncle, aunt, sister, Nazha, I'll leave first." Dilireba stood up and said.

This year, because of the promotion of "Mermaid", Reba did not go back to celebrate the New Year, and she did not work on New Year's Eve.

After Nazha found out, she enthusiastically invited the people to her home for a New Year's Eve dinner, enjoying the taste of her hometown.

Reba said frankly that Nazha's father's cooking was much better than her parents'.

"After all, your parents are both engaged in art." Nazha laughed and got dressed to send Reba off.

When they got to the elevator, Reba said, "Oh, just send it here. You can go back quickly."

"It's okay, I'll go down and get some air."

Reba smiled and said: "This house is indeed not as convenient and breathable as your villa."

But today is New Year's Eve, and Nazha will definitely spend it with her family, just like Wang Quan also wants to spend it with Sister Mi.

Naza narrowed her eyes: "After this Spring Festival, you should be able to buy a villa in the capital."

Reba said modestly: "Oh, no way. Even if it succeeds at the box office, it will be the credit of Master Xing and Brother Chao. It has nothing to do with me."

But her eyes were closed with laughter.

Watching Reba leave, Nazha took out her mobile phone, sent Wang Quan a New Year greeting message, and asked for a red envelope.

When Reba got home, the first thing she did was check the box office data on Maoyan for tomorrow.

The pre-sale box office of "Mermaid" and "Zhu Xian 1" both exceeded 100 million, but Mermaid is stronger. The audience is waiting to pay back the tickets they owed to Star as soon as possible.

~

The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year!

In a rural family in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, there was a family named Zhang. After giving birth to three daughters, the family finally got a son, whom they regarded as a treasure.

However, the eldest daughter of this family is extraordinarily beautiful. In fashionable terms, she has won the genetic lottery. Her appearance is far superior to that of her three younger sisters and younger brothers. She combines all the few advantages of her parents into one body.

The eldest daughter is not only beautiful, but also has a good personality. She is a freshman at Hangcheng University of Electronic Science and Technology this year. Because she still has some savings for living expenses, she plans to invite her younger siblings to the town to watch a movie.

But before heading out, she planned to take some photos.

Recently, she is playing Douyin and has made several videos documenting her college life. There is no technical content, but she already has hundreds of fans due to her superb appearance.

Although it's not many, considering that there are probably only about 10,000 Douyin users today, this is pretty good.

"Hello everyone, my name is Ruonan. This van is my transportation today. We are going to see "Zhu Xian" soon!"

As she spoke, she pointed the camera of her phone at her sister and brother.

"Sister, I want to watch Mermaid!" the second sister said dissatisfiedly. She is a loyal fan of Running Man, and she will definitely support Deng Chao and Reba's variety show.

Zhang Ruonan paused the recording, "That won't work. The whole family has to be together. I don't feel comfortable watching anything else alone. Moreover, the tickets have been purchased. At most, we will watch another show in two days."

Third sister: "Then do you still have money?"

Zhang Ruonan stared at his youngest brother: "Didn't Ente receive a lot of New Year's money? Let's borrow some from him."

So all three sisters focused on themselves.

The fourth child wanted to call mom on the spot, but the third sister, who had quick eyes and quick hands, covered his mouth. Then the second sister pushed him into the car, feeling that he could not survive without borrowing the money.

Everyone reached a consensus that they should watch "Zhu Xian" first. The third child was very happy because she was a fan of Professor Du.

"Zhu Xian" has five major protagonists. Except for Huang Xuan, who leads the cast, each one of them is the most popular and popular star at the moment.

If it weren't for the fact that they were facing the duo of Zhou Xingchi and Running Man, they would never be at a disadvantage at other times.

However, the promotion of the two films online and offline is still very friendly, and there is no smell of gunpowder. The director of "Zhu Xian", Mr. Xu, also made a guest appearance in "Mermaid".

This has been revealed, but there is a bigger surprise that has not been revealed until now.

This was Zhang Ruonan's first time watching a movie on New Year's Day. The cinema was full of people. As expected of the affluent Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, it seemed that people were already accustomed to watching movies as a Spring Festival activity.

"Hey, luckily I bought the tickets in advance." She took out her mobile phone to record the grand occasion, and also took pictures of the promotional posters of several movies in the cinema. Undoubtedly, "Zhu Xian" was the most beautiful, it was simply a work of art.

Before nine o'clock in the morning, the four siblings walked into the theater. Although it was the first show on New Year's Day, the attendance rate was at least more than half.

At the beginning of the movie, two young men, Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu, were sent to Qingyunmen to study. As for the background of the entire village being massacred before going up the mountain, the background was completed through memories, which improved the narrative efficiency and allowed the readers to enter the state from the beginning. .

Almost from the first shot, the audience never stopped exclaiming. Because they all wore 3D glasses, the audience felt as if they were flying into the sky, with mountains and rivers beneath their feet, and white clouds rushing towards their faces.

This 3D effect is unique among Chinese movies, and Zhang Ruonan feels it is even better than the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series.

This is no exaggeration at all. After all, the Onibuki series is about underground tomb robbing, so darkness is inevitable, and the tone of the movie has become the biggest factor limiting the 3D effect.

But this problem does not exist in "Zhu Xian". When Feijian brought the two teenagers to Qingyun Gate, the scene was filled with wows again. It was such a majestic scene of the Immortal Family!

Although I know this building should be made with special effects, it is so well done. There are many details on the big screen that are dizzying.

What surprised Zhang Ruonan was that Liu Yifei, who was said to be the absolute heroine in the first film, appeared later than Yang Mi.

It wasn't until halfway through the movie that Liu Yifei appeared loomingly.

With this appearance, the nickname Liu Tianxian became blameless.

"Isn't this just banishing the immortal!"

This is completely different from the fat witch in "Don't Tell Her" or the cold-blooded witch in "Lucy". Although she is also cold and keeps away from strangers, she is the best interpreter of fairies.

And judging from her slender figure, she should only weigh about 90 pounds. I heard that this movie was filmed immediately after "Don't Tell Her". In order not to affect the role, Liu Yifei locked herself in a hotel room and practiced hard. One month, really dedicated!

Zhang Ruonan also heard that there is a TV series version of "Zhu Xian". She couldn't imagine how much pressure the actress who played Lu Xueqi had to endure after the show was aired because she had to compare with Liu Yifei!

The actress's name seems to be Li Di. This is too cruel to her.

~

While the four Zhang Ruonan siblings were watching "Zhu Xian", in Diaozhou, Jiangsu next door, a 22-year-old girl named Bai Mengyan was watching the first show of "Mermaid" on the first day of the new year.

This movie is so funny, awkward and funny at the same time. As expected of Mr. Xing, Bai Mengyan bared his teeth and laughed wildly.

That's what comedies are like. If you watch it by yourself, sometimes you won't be able to feel the laughter, but when a group of people watch it together, some small laughter will be amplified. When you hear others laughing, you will laugh too, forming a chain reaction.

So don’t say that comedies without special effects are not worth going to the cinema to spend money on. The high box office of comedy films and the number of hits already refute this statement.

Modern people's lives are stressful and they need joy too much.

What's more, this version of "Mermaid" has made up for the shortcomings of the heroine's acting skills, and the plot rhythm has also been adjusted through test screenings, which is an upgrade compared to the original version.

Bai Mengyan felt that Dilraba's role as the silly mermaid was perfect, and she had great chemistry with Brother Chao.

Squidward Luo Zhixiang also has a lot of laughs, and the second female lead played by Zhang Yuqi is also very distinctive.

Bai Mengyan's eyes fell into her groove several times and couldn't get out. I believe that many male viewers at the scene were like this.

It was already very funny before. Unexpectedly, when the plot progressed for an hour, when the male protagonist broke into the police station to call the police and said that he had met a mermaid, the sudden appearance of two policemen made many viewers at the scene say "wtf" Voice.

Director Wang Quan!

Then Wang Quan and Wen Zhang received the male protagonist Deng Chao, and started a ridiculous conversation, which was like a chicken talking to a duck.

Deng Chao: "I was just kidnapped by a mermaid!"

Wang Quan: "Who is the mermaid?"

Deng Chao: "No, it's a mermaid who is half human and half fish!"

Then Wen Zhang next to him drew a picture, with a person on the left and a fish on the right.

"Pfft!" Bai Mengyan patted his thigh, he was crazy.

It turned out that there were even more crazy ones, with a fish head on top and a small hook on the bottom.

Bai Mengyan laughed so hard that he almost overturned the seat.

Later, Wen Zhang changed it again, and then Wang Quan drew a circle of hair, which almost drove Deng Chao crazy.

In the end, they actually said, "We are strictly trained. No matter how funny it is, we will never laugh unless we can't help it."

However, the second half of the movie was a little less interesting, with fewer laughs and more sensationalism. In the end, the film raised its tone and pointed the finger at the Neon Man who hunted dolphins.

Although I felt a little unsatisfied in the end, Bai Mengyan was still very satisfied. He gave the movie full marks when it came out and decisively revealed the biggest surprise of Director Quan.

"I think the scene between Director Quan and Wen Zhang in this movie is worth the price of admission. It made me laugh so hard!"

On the other side, after Zhang Ruonan and her younger siblings came out of the cinema, she recorded her reaction after watching the movie. Naturally, she was completely satisfied. Then she posted the video from beginning to end on Douyin.

Even the second sister who didn’t want to watch this movie at first was full of praise and said she couldn’t wait to watch the sequel.

Moreover, they all agreed that Huang Xuan's performance was particularly good, and they all felt aggrieved for him. He was really suitable for playing such a big villain.

Just after Zhang Ruonan drove her younger siblings home in a van, she looked at her Douyin and found that she had gained more than a hundred new fans, and the video she had just received had over a thousand likes!

The most important thing is that she received a private message asking her if she would like to be a Taobao model. The remuneration is very generous...