A lot of designs will be made on the screen to make the style of the movie unique, so that the audience can even know who made the movie at a glance. Lu Yanhe's impression is that there are only two directors: Wes Anderson and Wong film images are so personalized that many people imitate them, but no one has surpassed them.
He had no intention of making "Love Letter" into a film with a particularly unique style and pictures.
However, he hopes that the movie "Love Letter" can maintain a unified tone in terms of pictures, music and performance, so that the whole movie can keep the tone of "looking back on youth".
When filming the scene where Nan Huai Jingshu was standing by the library window and the curtains were fluttering and falling in the wind, Lu Yanhe first gathered all the crew members.
"This shot will be difficult to shoot. In the movie, this shot will only last about ten seconds, but it is very important." Lu Yanhe said, "Teacher Bao, Wu Zhou, I'll leave this shot to you. You've all seen the storyboard. The feeling I want is a scene that will appear in a girl's memory. It has a filter of memories, but not the kind of idol drama. There should be no such filter at all. In the shot, I am a very silent, clean boy who makes the girl Huai Jingshu feel confused. I want this feeling."
Wu Zhou suddenly became a little nervous.
This was the first time since the filming started that Lu Yanhe had so seriously explained to them how important a shot was.
Bao Wenliang nodded and said, "It's not evening yet, and the sunset light hasn't come out yet. Should we start shooting now?"
Lu Yanhe said, “Let’s test the lighting first and shoot a few test takes. When the lighting is right, we won’t have time to make adjustments.”
Bao Wenliang understood, nodded, and made an OK gesture.
Lu Yanhe felt very torn as he had to direct the play and get into character at the same time.
There is no need to film Zhang Ruzhi for this part.
However, Zhang Ruozhi still sat behind the table and helped Lu Yanhe act.
"Ruoruo, you don't have to help me act." Seeing this, Lu Yanhe said, "You won't be filmed in this scene, and we don't have any lines."
Zhang Ruozhi said, "In the script, I am looking at you in this scene. I have to look at you. My eyes should be in this shot."
Lu Yanhe's heart skipped a beat.
Zhang Ruozhi smiled shyly, as if he was very unconfident about what he had just said.
Lu Yanhe nodded, came back to his senses, and gave her a thumbs up to express his gratitude.
Lu Yanhe was really surprised, even unbelievable.
He never thought that Zhang Ruozhi would take the initiative to make such a statement.
It’s not that she is not in this shot, her gaze must be in this shot.
Although Zhang Ruozhi is a new actor who has only started filming for a few days, Lu Yanhe feels that he will remember this sentence for a long time.
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If the filming of "Love Letter" went so smoothly that their crew was like a quiet paradise, with everyone shooting the movie in a happy and relaxed atmosphere every day, then outside of "Love Letter", the entertainment industry was quite lively.
Ma Zhiyuan pretended to be dead and acted like a coward, not responding to Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai's words, but he still appeared on the stage of "Idol Era".
The entire show seemed to act as if the incident had never happened, as if everyone in the show had lost their memory of this incident. However, everyone was still able to talk and laugh, and compliment each other's performances.
In the film market, a martial arts action movie called "Nine Yins" came out of nowhere, with a box office of 237 million on the first day. The box office soared to 1429 million on the next Saturday. By Sunday, it reversed the decline and achieved a box office of 2212 million, showing a clear dark horse status.
Another animated film called "The Angry Crows" was also a huge hit, with box office revenue exceeding 80 million on the first day and over 100 million on the second day.
The two movies opened the curtain of the summer season, and also made "Lost on Journey", which was scheduled to be released the following week, a little uneasy, because "The Angry Crows" and "The Last Airbender" performed too well at the box office. If the trend continues, it will inevitably cannibalize the screening time that "Lost on Journey" could have gotten.
Because it could not be released during the Spring Festival, it had to be moved to the summer. The theme of this movie did not fit the social hot spots, so the promotion strategy had to change accordingly, with more keywords being placed on comedy.
Jia Long took Wang Dashan to the preview screenings and roadshows, one after another.
In every show, guest stars will come on stage to promote the movie.
The preview of Lost on Journey received very good reviews and everyone laughed like crazy.
Li Bi made a documentary, recording how many times the audience at a preview screening laughed while watching the movie.
Chen Siqi marketed a topic, called: They laughed 172 times while watching "Lost on Journey", do you want to know how many times you will laugh?
Three days before the release of "Lost on Journey", the topic was directly purchased to become a hot search.
But once this topic was bought, the number of readers and discussions exploded.
The producers of Lost on Journey have been collecting feedback from audiences at the preview screenings, and the key word is funny.
When collecting feedback from netizens who have not seen the film but have already started discussing it on social platforms, they found that the most common comment among those who do not want to watch the film is that the trailer looks very rural and not very urban. They do not want to watch a rural-themed film, even if it is a comedy.
Lost on Journey shared this information with Chen Siqi, who immediately said, "When the movie is released, we will create a topic that directly addresses everyone's concerns, called 'How does Lost on Journey manage to be both cheesy and funny'. We will play it straight and address the audience's resistance to our movie, and see if we can make the movie more funny to dilute their resistance and get them to go to the cinema."
Chen Siqi is now the official publicity ambassador for the film and television dramas created by Lu Yanhe, and basically takes over the publicity work for every drama of Lu Yanhe.
Moreover, as she herself said, true lovers should be clear about their accounts. All producers and distributors who come to her to do marketing plans are welcome, but they must pay her the money she deserves. Even though Lu Yanhe is the main creator of this drama.
Chen Siqi, who has several successful marketing cases, certainly has the confidence to say this.
Lu Yanhe really couldn't spare the time to go to the promotion site of "Lost on Journey", so he could only record some promotional materials and highlights and provide them to the producers and distributors for regular promotion to maintain the popularity of "Lost on Journey".
By Thursday, the movie's box office had exceeded 200 million, and including pre-sales, it had exceeded 3000 million.
This is the appeal of comedy star Jia Long.
As long as it is a comedy starring Jia Long, the market will definitely be full of expectations.
Jia Long's appeal in the comedy film market ranks among the top in the country.
For this movie, the stop loss point is about 2 million yuan - the publicity and promotion costs of this movie are very high. To be precise, almost all comedy movies that aim to get high box office have high publicity and promotion costs. And this movie is not easy to promote the production cost because the investment in the hard industry is not much. In the production of this movie, the most expensive people are Jia Long and Lu Yanhe. The salary is secondary. The main thing is that they also get dividends. This dividend makes the stop loss point of this movie higher than that of ordinary movies.
In such an environment, it is actually difficult for the public to accept that a few people account for the majority of the production costs of a movie. The public can accept that special effects are expensive, set design is expensive, and other production links are expensive, but they cannot accept that a few people are expensive.
However, in the film and television industry, what price you put on the screen is not determined by anything else, but by what role you play and what position you occupy in the movie.
Why is it that many Hollywood comedy films may only have a production budget of 40 million US dollars, but the leading actor can take 20 million plus box office dividends? Because according to the logic of the market, what sells this movie is the leading actor. Without this leading actor, no one will watch this movie. Even if others have done a lot and paid a lot, even under the concept that "film is the art of the director", no one cares who you are as a director. Sorry, the person the market is willing to pay for is not you, but the leading actor.
Jia Long is such a person.
Of course, Lu Yanhe's salary as a screenwriter is not as high as Jia Long's, but his subsequent share of profits is not much lower than Jia Long's. This is also what Jia Long fought for him. At that time, Lu Yanhe was a screenwriter for the first time. Under normal circumstances, he could not enjoy so much subsequent share. Long-term income is basically irrelevant to new screenwriters. But with Jia Long's persistence, he was Lu Yanhe, so he got such treatment in his first movie.
Lu Yanhe also wanted to know how much box office "Lost on Journey" could get in this time and space.
In the original world, this movie earned nearly 2010 million yuan at the box office in , making a lot of money. The second part even broke the box office record for domestic films.
The situation has changed now. First, the market size is huge, much larger than the world's box office market in 2010. Second, this movie is now starred by Jia Long, but when Baldy played the role, he was not yet the comedy superstar he later became.
In this case, Lu Yanhe believes that a box office of over 100 million is the passing line, and if it exceeds 200 million, then the investment can be recovered directly from the box office revenue of theaters, without having to wait for various copyrights and long-term income.
And if "Lost on Journey" can break 300 million, it will be a success.
This is also why many film companies were cautious when Jia Long was looking for cooperation. The box office prospects of this movie are not very good, and the investment cost is high. For them, there is not much room for profit. With the same production budget, they may get a much greater return by making another movie, so why should they invest in "Lost on Journey"?
Of course, if the conditions are right, they are also willing to invest in movies starring Jia Long - but the subsequent dividends that Jia Long requested became a barrier to their willingness to extend this olive branch.
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On July 7, "Lost on Journey" was officially released.
On the first day of the release, the publicity team focused on the keywords "Jia Long's new film was released" and "No. 1 in pre-sales", and carried out large-scale publicity.
Also released on the same day was an urban action comedy film "City Raiders".
"The Angry Crows" still retains the first place with 21% of the screenings. As of yesterday, Thursday, its box office has stabilized at more than 6000 million. The total box office has now exceeded 14 billion, making it the biggest box office dark horse this year. "Nine Yins" also maintained a steady trend and still retained % of the screenings in the second week.
Compared to the all-star cast of "City Raiders", "Lost on Journey" only has one big star, Jia Long, to carry the show. The managers of the theaters eventually gave more screenings to "City Raiders", which got 22%, while "Lost on Journey" only got 17%.
Of course, in reality, this screening rate is not low.
By noon, "City Raiders" temporarily ranked first on the daily box office list with a box office of 5200 million, while "Lost on Journey" ranked second with 3500 million.
"The Angry Crow" and "Nine Yin" are both lower.
However, by five o'clock in the afternoon, the box office of "The Angry Crows" had surpassed it.
However, the growth of "City Raiders" slowed down due to negative reviews from the first batch of viewers.
The first batch of audiences gave "Lost on Journey" high reviews.
Li Bi stationed outside a movie theater in Yuming, interviewing viewers who watched "Lost on Journey" and asking them to share their viewing experience. In addition, a lucky draw was held every thirty minutes. The prizes included red envelopes, mobile phones, autographed photos of celebrities, "Lost on Journey" movie tickets... The number of viewers in the live broadcast room always remained at a level of tens of thousands of people watching at the same time.
In the evening, prime time comes.
"The Angry Crows" has welcomed its largest audience yet - children and their parents.
"City Raiders" relied on the fanfare and momentum of a blockbuster, and although it did not have a good reputation, its box office was still there.
"Lost on Journey" maintained its attendance rate by relying on comedy.
On the first day, "City Raiders" won the box office championship with 7620 million, "The Angry Crows" ranked second with 6420 million, and "Lost on Journey" won 5800 million, ranking third.
However, the reputation of "City Raiders" as a bad movie began to spread widely on the Internet and was criticized by many people.
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Lu Yanhe took everyone to watch the premiere of "Lost on Journey" on Friday night.
Fortunately, we booked the theater in advance, otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to get tickets.
There are only three movie theaters in Jiangzhi, so they are usually packed at this time like Friday night.
He watched Lost on Journey in its entirety for the first time.
Although he knew exactly how the plot would unfold and what lines each person would say next, when that scene appeared on the screen, Lu Yanhe still couldn't stop laughing.
The best thing about "Lost on Journey" is that it always puts comedy first, and everything else has to give way to comedy.
Therefore, audiences who walk into the cinema with high expectations for this movie will not leave disappointed.
Nowadays, audiences are also afraid that movies are not good enough under the guise of genuine ones.
This is the first film to be released with Lu Yanhe as the screenwriter.
When all the crew members finished watching the movie and were laughing to their heart's content, the veterans, including Bao Wenliang, became more complicated about Lu Yanhe when they thought of this.
In fact, many staff members, including Bao Wenliang, felt that the script of "Love Letter" was very ordinary. If this movie was only expressed in words, it would actually be quite bloody. This is also the reason why everyone did not think highly of Lu Yanhe's self-written, directed and acted in the film at the beginning.
However, comedy is the most popular theme. The most direct criterion for evaluating whether a comedy is good or not is whether you laugh from beginning to end. This kind of emotional feedback is also the most direct. If at this time, you can also add some value and meaning that is not offensive or abrupt, then this movie has basically stepped into the door of classic comedy.
Just now, the laughter that continued to ring out in the theater throughout the entire movie viewing process was the most powerful proof.
In this line of work, when it comes down to it, results are what count.
"Lost on Journey" did not rank first on its first day, but it was not left behind and remained in the first tier.
The fact that Lost on Journey was able to achieve such results despite being sandwiched between the star-studded blockbuster "City Raiders" and the dark horse of the year "The Angry Crows" shows its quality.
The social topic marketing ideas designed by Chen Siqi before also began to be promoted the next day.
——How did “Lost on Journey” manage to be both earthy and funny?
——Jia Long and Lu Yanhe chose Wang Dashan to star in "Lost on Journey", betting a comedy movie on a newcomer who had never acted before, a talent scout in the entertainment industry.
——How did the sophisticated man succeed in being conquered by the dumb man? !
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The last topic is a joke point that Chen Siqi designed specifically for online communication.
One hot search after another is pushed to their respective target audiences, with the main purpose of arousing as much as possible everyone's desire to go to the cinema to watch the movie.
Of course, the biggest promotional point is the audience's reputation for Lost on Journey.
Li Bi and his live broadcast team conducted a twelve-hour live broadcast at the entrance of the cinema, inviting the audience to share their feelings about the movie and constantly holding lucky draws.
To the extent that Li Pi's incident became a meme on the Internet.
Employees work day and night to promote a movie written by their boss.
From now on, every actor should just arrange a video account host for himself like Lu Yanhe.
Too many uses.
Under such circumstances, with little change in the screening schedule for the second day, "Lost on Journey" grossed 8124 million at the box office on Saturday, slightly inferior to "The Angry Crows" with 8750 million. On the other hand, "City Raiders" with an all-star cast suffered from the decline in word of mouth, and its box office on Saturday fell instead of increasing, to only 6870 million. "Nine Yins" in fourth place still earned more than million at the box office, and it seems that it will surpass "City Raiders" on Sunday and return to the top three.
Lu Yanhe was very happy when he received the good news about the box office success from Jia Long in the main creative group.
He forwarded the poster of the crew celebrating the box office reaching 1 million. Li Zhibai immediately forwarded it and said: It's amazing, the movie that I wrote for the first time has exceeded 1 million in box office in two days, haha, let those who thought that this movie could not have a high box office regret it.
Yan Liang also forwarded the message: That’s awesome, that’s awesome. I’ll continue to book out the theater tomorrow and invite everyone to watch the movie. Wait for my news tomorrow!
Lu Yanhe's connections in the circle are not that wide. He is not a person who mixes in the circle particularly well.
However, people who have worked with Lu Yanhe basically maintain a good relationship with him. After working together once, they will continue to work together.
When the movie was released this time, Lu Yanhe did not send private messages to everyone asking for help in promoting it. However, everyone also recommended the movie on their social media platforms one after another.
Like Yan Liang, I have been working these days and haven’t had time to watch it, but I have booked the theater online for two consecutive days, and will continue on the third day tomorrow, inviting my fans to watch "Lost on Journey".
Like Li Zhibai, on the day the film was released on Sunday, he posted a very proud article about his viewing experience.
Not to mention the group of people who wrote "Young Days", many of them wrote articles to recommend it.
While on the roadshow, Jia Long joked with the media: "Although Yan He only made a cameo appearance in this movie, half of his friends are in it. It's a pity that he can't join our roadshow because he is filming Love Letter. However, he is so awesome that he can't join us himself, but for every roadshow, he invites a friend who made a cameo appearance to join us. He is such a good person, so everyone is willing to help him do this."
A media outlet asked: "Teacher Jia, during the preparation of the film, did you and Lu Yanhe have any disputes? After all, you are the lead actor and he is the screenwriter. Did the two of you have any disagreements in the creation?"
Jia Long: "In fact, if you understand what kind of person Yan He is, you won't ask such questions. I've heard some directors tell me that Lu Yan He is an actor who will listen to the director's instructions even if he doesn't understand. At first, I thought he was too indecisive, but after I talked to him once, he told me that if every department of a movie is made up of talented people, the movie made by such a lineup may not be good, because the opinions of each other are fighting, which is not adding but subtracting, and it is very likely that the filmed product will be a mess. If a project has only one person who is particularly opinionated and has the right ideas, the abilities of other people may not be so outstanding, but the products will definitely not be bad, because everyone's ability is adding to it, even if it can't be much, at least it won't be subtracting. Then I understood why he was able to achieve such great success at such a young age."
"He understands characters, scripts, how to choose projects, and how to evaluate production teams. Most importantly, he knows his own position and will never lose his sense of proportion or interfere in other people's business just because he has the ability and the right to speak and let others implement his opinions. After the script of Lost on Journey came out, he had several serious discussions with me to confirm that he and I were roughly in agreement on the film's grasp and ideas before we decided to work together. Once he confirmed this, he confidently handed the entire project to me, including the choice of director and other filming matters. He never intervened again. Only Dashan, because we had not found a suitable actor, he suddenly met Dashan one day and thought he was a good fit, so he excitedly introduced him to me and asked me to meet him."
"It is very comfortable to work with Lu Yanhe on a movie. He respects everyone. He may have many considerations and hesitations before deciding to work with you, but once he decides, he will fully trust you."
After saying this, Jia Long smiled at the media.
"Do you think he will quarrel with me again because of creative differences?"
The media published Jia Long's words verbatim.
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At the same time, with the release of "Lost on Journey", Wang Dashan also became famous.
Entertainment critic Guan Suchen said: Lu Yanhe once again made a newcomer who no one knew before famous.
Niu Geng, played by Wang Dashan, is the soul of "Lost on Journey" and even more important than Jia Long.
Several famous scenes in the movie all focus on the character Niu Geng.
The footage of Wang Dashan drinking a bucket of milk in one breath at the airport was posted online by the film company on the fifth day after the film was released as a promotional clip and promoted across the entire network.
This shot uses a telephoto lens.
There are no cut points in between.
Only in this way is it real, and only because it is real is it shocking.
At that time, Jia Long and the director agreed that this scene should only be shot once and Wang Dashan should not be allowed to drink twice.
We rehearsed that scene five times just to get it right.
Wang Dashan's performance stunned everyone.
It's really a passing thing.
Many actors, although they are the leading actors in a movie, and the movie sells well and is quite popular, the leading actors themselves are not well remembered by the audience, or the audience does not like them.
But Wang Dashan's performance in Lost on Journey cannot be ignored. If you like the movie Lost on Journey, you will definitely like the character Niu Geng, and then you will have an extra filter for the actor Wang Dashan. This is the charm that movie actors are endowed with by the roles and movies. The cornerstone of Lost on Journey is actually the character Niu Geng.
How popular is Wang Dashan?
Many things about him in the film academy were exposed. This is the proof of fame - if it was just hype, no one would care about this person's past.
However, Wang Dashan also fell into a very embarrassing situation. That is, many people think he is very unsophisticated. Although he is popular, he is not liked and recognized by the mainstream of the entertainment industry.
When many people in the circle talked about this young man who had just become famous, their unanimous reaction was that they were not optimistic that he could continue to be popular.
Because he doesn't have the temperament of an idol.
There are many such discussions.
Before Wang Dashan finished the roadshow for Lost on Journey, the media asked him this question in person.
"Many people say that your image has restricted your future acting career. What do you think of this problem?"
Wang Dashan was a little confused. He scratched his head and said, "I don't know."
“Are there any new filming plans later?”
Wang Dashan shook his head, "Not yet."
The media asked: "You have been worried that the box office of your first starring movie is so good. If you can't play the leading role in the future, will you accept it?"
Wang Dashan was still that sullen character, saying, "If I can't play the leading role, I'll just play the supporting role."
"Won't you feel lost?"
"I don't know." Wang Dashan said, "You tell me these things now, but I can't feel them. Now everyone praises me and wants to cooperate with me. I don't feel what you said."
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Lu Yanhe watched Wang Dashan being interviewed and sighed softly.
The entertainment industry is indeed too realistic.
The doubts, indifference and pessimism that Wang Baoqiang once experienced are now happening again to Wang Dashan.
Lu Yanhe sent a message to Wang Dashan: The media likes to stir up trouble. As long as the play is good, your acting range will get wider and wider. You acted in "Lost on Journey" and Teacher Jia Long signed you to his company, which means that you are not only able to play Niu Geng. This is the best proof.
Wang Dashan: Yeah.
Wang Dashan added: I know I am very lucky to have the opportunity to star in "Lost on Journey". Thank you for giving me this opportunity.
Lu Yanhe: Then I also thank you for playing Niu Geng so well. Let’s work hard together.
Wang Dashan: Yeah.
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Wang Dashan is not a person who is good at expressing his emotions. Lu Yanhe felt this when he met Wang Dashan for the first time.
He is kind of honest and sincere.
Maybe because he really liked Wang Baoqiang before, Lu Yanhe hoped that Wang Dashan would do well.
Just like Wang Baoqiang, he made those who were pessimistic about him, questioned him, and ridiculed him realize what a big mistake they had made.
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"Lost on Journey" grossed over million yuan in just one week after its release.
The movie City Raiders, which was released on the same day, has not yet exceeded 2 million yuan. The worst thing is that its screening schedule can no longer hold up. New films are coming in full force, a science fiction film called "Automata" and a romantic comedy called "My Neighbors", which have entered the market non-stop. The two new films accounted for about 35% of the screening schedule on Friday.
Due to its good performance, "Lost on Journey" still obtained a 17% screening rate on the following Friday, stabilizing its basic base and continuing to welcome audiences on weekends.
After two weeks of release, the dark horse "Nine Yins" has only maintained its box office in the range of two to three million on weekdays, basically no longer able to take the lion's share. After the screening schedule was divided, more than half was given to two new films, and a small part was given to the still strong "The Angry Crows".
"Nine Yins" currently has a box office of million yuan, and it is expected that the final box office may smoothly exceed million yuan. If luck is better and the long-tail effect can last a little longer, it may also exceed 5 million yuan. It all depends on what happens later.
The Angry Crows was such a hit that even two weeks of screenings did not affect its popularity in the market. The total box office revenue exceeded 2 billion yuan, and it still maintained tens of millions of box office revenue on weekdays, and it was obvious that it could earn another 3- million yuan on the weekends.
The total box office estimate of "Lost on Journey" has reached 6 million according to professional box office estimation agencies.
Where it will end up will depend on how it performs next weekend.
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"How much do you think the box office of Lost on Journey will be in the end?"
At the executive meeting of Longyan Film, Mrs. Huang rarely appeared at the meeting. Normally, she would not formally attend the company's meetings. She would often directly enter the film project as a producer or in other capacities, and use her power to promote the project.
When everyone heard Mrs. Huang's question, they looked at each other and no one spoke for a while.
The main reason is that no one knows why Mrs. Huang suddenly raised this question.
However, we can't let the place remain cold for too long.
Someone tentatively said, "About 600 to 700 million. The investment in this movie is not that big. Most of the money was spent on Jia Long and Lu Yanhe. In fact, the fact that they can get so much box office now has exceeded the expectations of the industry."
"Well, so, I also want to know why the movie Lost on Journey achieved a box office that exceeded our expectations? Has anyone analyzed the reasons?"
Some people said: "It's mainly because Jia Long is the lead actor. The name of a comedy movie starring Jia Long is enough to attract many audiences to the cinema. In addition, the quality of the movie is very good and it has formed a good reputation. The subsequent box office of the movie has also stabilized and gained a longer window period."
Mrs. Huang said: "When this project was first proposed, it's not that everyone didn't notice Jia Long as the lead actor, and it's not that they didn't consider the appeal of Lu Yanhe as the screenwriter. However, almost without exception, everyone thought that the estimated box office of this film was only about 200 to 300 million yuan, and the profit margin was very limited. Why can such a so-called rural comedy film with the background of the Spring Festival travel rush achieve such good box office results now? And in such an unsuitable summer season?"
"The quality of the movie is really good." Someone said, "I went to see this movie, and everyone in the theater I was in was laughing from beginning to end. Lu Yanhe's script is very well written, with golden sentences and jokes one after another, and the actors also performed well. I haven't had this kind of experience of laughing from beginning to end in a long time."
Mrs. Huang nodded.
"On the contrary, the movie City Raiders had so many movie stars? It could almost be said to be an all-star cast, but the box office was not as good as expected. Now it seems that the final total box office may not exceed 300 million."
“The quality of City Raiders is not bad, but it is not the first choice for many casual viewers because of the release of well-received movies like The Angry Crows, Lost on Journey, and The Dark World.”
"You mean, if City Raiders was released in a schedule where there weren't many well-received movies, its box office would be much better?"
"I think so."
Mrs. Huang nodded. "Then I want to ask, when the script of the movie Lost on Journey was sent to us, why didn't anyone see the potential of this script?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Mrs. Huang said, "It's because the screenwriter of this script is Lu Yanhe. So, even if you think the script is good, you don't dare to believe the work of an artist who is a screenwriter for the first time, right?"
There was silence in the conference room.
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On the other hand, Lang Xia's agent He Yingzi also said to Lang Xia in a rather sour tone, "I really don't understand Lu Yanhe. He is an actor, but he didn't arrange for himself to be the protagonist of this movie. Instead, a newcomer was given the lead role. Now that Wang Dashan has become an instant hit and fully enjoyed the dividends brought by the movie, Lu Yanhe, a screenwriter, has basically made no splash."
Lang Xia didn't say anything.
No matter what, Lu Yanhe is no match for him now. If he still complains about Lu Yanhe, then what is he when he has not even achieved half of Lu Yanhe's achievements?
He Yingzi asked: "Have you watched the movie Lost on Journey?"
Lang Xia shook his head, "No."
He Yingzi said: "You can go and have a look when you have time."
Lang Xia asked, "You saw it, and then what? Did you keep regretting that you messed up your relationship with Lu Yanhe?"
"You." He Yingzi smiled, not taking it to heart at all. "Why are you in such a hurry? In the entertainment industry, you'll be the one performing and I'll be the one taking the stage. Flowers on the Stars is about to be released, and the box office forecasts from the agencies are very good. Why are you belittling yourself?"
Lang Xia was silent.
He Yingzi said: "Besides, Lu Yanhe is both a director and a screenwriter. Running so many tracks at the same time will inevitably divide his energy. From the current situation, it can be seen that his popularity and fan stickiness are still not as good as Li Zhibai, and you are not much worse than him."
"This business is not just about popularity."
"It's not enough to have just one actor in this industry," He Yingzi said. "As long as you stay at this table, no matter how successful Lu Yanhe is, it won't affect your meal."
Lang Xia glanced at He Yingzi and thought, He Yingzi completely believed that it was impossible for him to catch up with Lu Yanhe.
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Actors are the most glamorous group of people in the entertainment industry.
However, more and more people realize that, in reality, the status of actors in the entertainment industry is not as high as they appear.
Apart from a very small number of actors at the top of the pyramid, those who really have the final say in the entertainment industry are producers and directors, and the production companies and capital behind them.
As a screenwriter, Lu Yanhe created a movie like "Lost on Journey" that is expected to gross over 600 million yuan at the box office, and the script received a lot of praise, which gave him another golden status besides being an actor.
For any industry, people with creative abilities are the most valuable and needed.
He has received many congratulatory messages from people in the past few days.
Especially many film companies, this time they came with real money to ask him if he had any other scripts.
Film is the art of directing, and screenwriting seems to have always been a less-noticed link in the film industry. However, no film company would say that it does not need a good script.
Every film company is eager to get a good script.
Especially a movie script that can sell well.
Before, the news that Lu Yanhe was a film screenwriter had been circulating for a long time, but no matter how good he was, he still had to be taken out for a walk.
Now that the box office has come out, people will rush to bet on this horse.
However, Lu Yanhe had no intention of dealing with them at all.
His focus now is entirely on the filming of "Love Letter".
Any invitation or cooperation, please reject them all. (End of this chapter)
