"The Meg", "The Vengeance", "Superbody"...

All three movies were box-office hits. Needless to say, Yang Fan will definitely become a guest in Hollywood.

In fact, Shen Changlin's requirements for the moral standards of company employees are quite high - they are not allowed to accompany him for drinks or bring celebrities to socialize.

But if you are abroad, he can't control you.

Yang Fan was initially dissatisfied when he was assigned to work in North America. He felt that he was far away from the center of power.

But he also knew that his task was very important: to open up the North American market!

After arriving in North America, I was a little uncomfortable at first, but within a few weeks I felt like a fish in water, especially since the childhood goddesses were all very warm and hospitable...

Gradually, there is a tendency of not thinking about Shu anymore.

Originally, more than ten movies were produced a year, two or three at most of medium quality, mostly low-cost B-level movies under 10 million U.S. dollars, and the heroines in B-level movies were very casual...

There is a lot of room for choice. Once the room for choice becomes large, it is easy to create unspoken rules...

Well, I actually found a Chinese medicine doctor, who reminded him to pay attention to maintenance.

Yang Fan, please take good care of yourself and do as you are told...

Here, Shen Changlin hung up the phone and was about to join the chat group when the phone rang again, this time it was Liu Qianqian.

I simply said hello to a few people: "I'm going back to my room..."

After saying goodbye, he answered the phone, and Liu Qianqian on the other end was very excited.

"Super Body" was a hit - it proved itself in North America!

"Super Body" is considered to have two female protagonists in terms of setting. She and Scarlett competed against each other. Of course, she lost to Scarlett in the end...

But her performance is still not bad. Many media in North America praised her. For example, "Hollywood Report" and "Los Angeles Times" mentioned her, "This is a film full of female power! Liu Qianxi is very charming." , but the script did not give her enough depth and the meaning of cooperation.', 'Not weaker than Scarlett...'

Finally, after "The King of Kung Fu", there is another film released in the United States!

And the reputation is much better than that of "The King of Kung Fu"...

Most importantly, everyone's attention is focused on her - at least that's the report her team has attracted.

"Congratulations!"

"…because of this film, you can earn at least 200 million US dollars?"

Shen Changlin complained: "It's all hard-earned money. Apart from the Marvel series, Scarlett's previous highest-grossing movie has not reached US$200 million worldwide...I am also under a lot of pressure!"

Well, he got it at a bargain price. Scarlett Johansson took over "Superbody" for US$15 million. Compared with her global popularity, this price is really a lot of money.

Simply taking advantage of Black Widow!

Different from big IPs like Wonder Woman, Black Widow is an 18th-tier character in American comics. Because of Scarlett's performance and charm, she has become a tier-one female superhero on the screen!

By the way, Scarlett's team is not very optimistic about the project "Super Body". The producers are Shen Changlin and James Wan, and they have never proven themselves in the science fiction field before. Therefore, her team offered a price of US$15 million...

The producers of "Ghost in the Shell" Avi Arad and Stephen Paul are well-known producers in North America, especially the former, who participated in the entire process of the "X-Men" series and the "Spider-Man" series.

Therefore, her salary for "Ghost in the Shell" was US$10 million...

Liu Qianqian then asked: "Will a sequel be made?"

"...There is no way to make a sequel, our setting is a closed loop..."

"...Then will you still make this type of movie?"

"How can there be so many good ideas?" Shen Changlin was speechless, and then said: "I am going to try my hand at shooting two female killer series..."

"Female killer?"

"The first one invites Charlize Theron..."

"Is there one for me?"

"If so, they will definitely contact you... For now, I have something else to do, hang up!"

Damn, you want a role over the phone?

Do you think you are really a fairy?

Even if you are an immortal, Shen Changlin is not a toad!

…

After "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" was released, it grabbed a lot of "Manslaughter" topics...

It's really popular - basically it's all curses.

From Douban to Weibo, there are all kinds of abuses, mixed with some voices helping to wash the floor, and things like, 'You think the Taoist priest coming down the mountain doesn't look good because you don't understand', 'Try to understand, instead of always thinking about criticizing , the field of view will be wider!'

These topics can actually be applied to "Shanghai Fortress" and "Dream Showbiz".

Generally speaking, when someone evaluates a movie like this, it is either that the film is of high artistic attainment and has sublime music, or that the film is so bad that it cannot be described in words.

Is "The Taoist Coming Down the Mountain" the former?

It's a pity that it's not...

"The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" may have a good core, but its performance is unsatisfactory, almost the same as "The Promise".

They are stuck in a dilemma, and take it for granted to add many fashionable elements that have completely opposite effects to the original intention. At the same time, they do not forget to include seemingly profound philosophy or life principles, so the viewing effect is surprisingly consistent, that is, the whole process is embarrassing and restless. .

As for well-made production, beautiful pictures, and pleasing composition...

Useless!

A good film, no matter how crudely produced, has a surging vitality contained in the film, a mysterious force that grips the audience's heart, making you instantly attracted and unwilling to leave.

Whether it is the story or the theme, there is a sense of hit that directly hits people's hearts. Its deafening sound is like ultrasonic waves. It is silent on the surface, but you can actually feel the energy.

You can definitely feel a black hole-like attraction, an invisible hand that tightly binds you to the story and characters.

The most typical example is, if you watch Chaplin's movies, Billy Wilder's movies, including Hitchcock's movies, do they have beautiful settings?

Beautiful, black and white image, the composition is the simplest and crudest.

A kind of movie that uses various means, even the most straightforward and efficient way to make you sit still. In order to meet the needs of different audiences from dirty to noble and cold at the same time, the erotic, violent and high-cold moods are all matched.

But you just feel a sense of guilt: He is like this, and if I still don’t say yes, is there something wrong with me?

It’s okay for you, it’s the movie’s problem!

Apart from some seemingly profound principles in "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", the director himself probably didn't even know what he was going to say.

The story is fragmented and the characters are extremely flat.

In a simple sentence: a 0-point blockbuster that combines porn, ethics, homosexuality, magic, surrealism, martial arts, action, Taoism, Buddhism, dual cultivation, horror, and chicken soup.

And it cleverly avoids all genre film scripting principles. It is truly a film for future audiences!

However, since you are shooting for future audiences, why should the current audience pay for it?

But for Shen Changlin, or for Changlin Film and Television, this result is quite good. The market performance of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" is indeed unsatisfactory, although it relied on more than 30% of the film schedule to seize the lead of "Manslaughter" It was the single-day box office champion, but it was snatched back on the third day.

Successfully promoted "Manslaughter" to exceed one billion!

"Manslaughter" also became the seventh movie of the year with a box office of over 1 billion.

Needless to say, the film "I Am a Passerby" is not a standard commercial film from its subject matter to market popularity - the content has almost no connection with the lives of most viewers. Although movies are a process of dream-making, this actor dreams of ordinary people. Do neither.

…

On July 8th, Shen Changlin returned to Beijing, and "The Eight Hundred" was completed...
Chapter completed!