lcionline Chapter 41 Stop Talking and Get to Work
Chapter 41 Stop Talking and Get to Work
The thought of someone criticizing his work made Wang Xiaohao realize that big companies weren't so appealing after all!
However, making another movie, or finding a new project, is a matter for the future.
Anyway, he's not staying here with Huang Anzhong anymore!
So before the movie even finished its run, Wang Xiaohao told Ding Binbai and a few other gang members, and left without saying goodbye to go back to his hometown!
While Huang Anzhong was frantically trying to put out the fire and save Wang Xiaoshuang, he quickly took the opportunity to run away.
Otherwise, once he comes to his senses, this guy will definitely try every means to tie Wang Xiaohao to his chariot.
Although Wang Xiaohao is no longer afraid, it's best to take this opportunity to run away to avoid trouble!
He bought a plane ticket and went straight to the capital.
This is the capital city, a place teeming with dragons and snakes.
If a local bully like Huang Anzhong from Cangnan came to the capital, he would probably only dare to keep a low profile and not go too far!
Most importantly, this is the core of the entire Chinese entertainment industry.
Basically, most domestic film companies have offices or branches here.
There are more opportunities here!
However, he did not rush to take action after arriving in the capital.
His movie hasn't even finished its run yet, so why the rush?
We'll talk about everything once the dust settles!
After arriving in the capital, he checked into a luxury hotel.
Then, while writing the script for his second film, he kept track of his film's box office performance.
Surprisingly, after the film's box office reached over 40 million, it began to decline steadily.
After falling to around 12 or 13 million, it actually held steady. It didn't continue to fall!
This is not only because the film is of high quality, but more importantly, it shows that at this time, cinemas have a strong need for romance films!
Who goes to the movies the most?
They were all young people.
Moreover, most of them are couples.
What kind of genre is most likely to attract couples? It's undoubtedly romance films.
A love story as beautiful as a fairy tale, though unrealistic. But it's still a waste of time!
Unlike later Hollywood and domestic films, what were they thinking? It seems they couldn't make good romance films anymore.
Or the romantic films they make always carry a sense of heaviness.
It seems they insist on bringing the messy and unbearable aspects of real-life love into the film.
Or perhaps Hollywood has grown up and can only make movies about adult love stories, not about young people's love stories anymore.
What's so interesting about an adult's love life being a complete mess?
Of course, love stories between young people are the most interesting.
In short, even now, Wang Xiaoshuang is being universally criticized online.
However, the movie "My Sassy Girl" was only showing in theaters and barely made it to the box office, barely reaching tens of millions.
It may even rise slightly from time to time.
And so, the days passed by, and the movie's box office revenue continued to accumulate.
It is now basically certain that Wang Xiaohao's film will surpass 300 million yuan at the box office before it leaves theaters.
Even so, Wang Xiaohao's film is unlikely to rank in the top five at the box office!
Making it into the top ten would be quite an achievement!
However, this was enough to make Wang Xiaohao famous!
For a new director to achieve such success with his first film is truly amazing!
Meanwhile, the media also investigated why the box office of "My Sassy Girl" remained stable at over ten million yuan despite a lot of negative news being exposed online.
Then, a very interesting discovery was made. As time went on, the film became extremely popular in second- and third-tier cities.
At the same time, there are also many people who simply don't care about the negative news and gossip online.
These people were instrumental in the film's subsequent box office success!
Most people go to the movies just for entertainment; they just want the movie to be good. They don't really care what kind of person the lead actor is!
Exposing the lead actor's scandals will definitely affect box office performance, but whether the impact will be that severe is hard to say...
The media concluded that the film withstood the pressure entirely because of its high quality.
They really praised director Wang Xiaohao!
In fact, Wang Xiaohao had read a lot of film reviews during this period.
He naturally doesn't read those mindless praises or criticisms that are devoid of substance.
He only reads analyses that have substance!
The analyses all praised the plot for being funny and interesting, and the romance for being touching.
Ironically, no one paid attention to his most proud changes.
This made him feel frustrated.
Some even wondered if their own changes were superfluous, causing the film to fall short of the original!
After reading numerous film reviews and conducting his own careful analysis, he reached a conclusion.
My own adaptation may have genuinely affected the box office, causing the box office figures to drop somewhat!
Because during this period, relationships between men and women are not yet strained. Well, it should be said that the "simp economy" hasn't collapsed yet.
Therefore, no one cared about the things Wang Xiaohao changed.
Perhaps five or ten years from now, people will care about the extent of the changes he made!
In another parallel world from a previous life, around the same time, a romance film was also released, which emerged like a dark horse and grossed over 340 million at the box office.
It's estimated that Wang Xiaohao's movie will have a similar final box office result!
The love movie from my past life was called "Love is Not Blind".
After comparing the quality of the two films, Wang Xiaohao believed that his film was of higher quality.
This isn't him bragging; he's the director of that movie from his past life, who was actually a TV series director.
Although his film was quite successful at the box office, from the perspective of those in the film industry, it was rather poorly made.
Whether in terms of audiovisual language or lighting and composition, it follows the style of television dramas, not movies!
It's almost like bringing a TV series to the big screen!
Honestly, this job was really mediocre!
Wang Xiaohao's film "My Sassy Girl" is not particularly outstanding in any aspect.
But absolutely, anyone in the industry could tell at a glance that this was made by an expert, and it was filmed entirely according to cinematic standards.
Many people can't distinguish between things like audiovisual language, lighting, and composition.
Actually, it's quite simple!
The movie is like that kind of movie—no talk, just take action.
In the words of Fatty Qu, a good movie is one that can be made understandable without any explanatory text!
As for television, to put it bluntly, it talks for ages before actually doing anything!
Movies should try to present everything through the camera. If the camera can convey the message, there's no need for dialogue. And if the dialogue can convey the message, there's no need for any explanatory text.
Voice-over narration and the like are just lazy tricks. Or rather, it shows the director's lack of ability!