China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 404 Envy, Jealousy, and Hatred

The evening has passed outside the window, the night has risen, the roads are still busy with traffic, and neon lights decorate the city that never sleeps.

A large conference room in DreamWorks is still brightly lit.

A group of first- and second-tier celebrities in the outside world were sitting around a long table, laughing and chatting, until someone opened the door and walked in with a big show.

"The starlight blinded my eyes!"

"Brother Lei? Sister Yue!"

"Yo, the Martians are coming!"

"Are you guys going to make a guest appearance too?"

"I want to make a guest appearance, but I'm afraid you'll hit me!"

Today is the fifth script reading of "Inception". All important characters have to go through their lines with the performers. Except that they don't wear makeup or costumes, they don't need to use body language, no movements, no...

There is basically no difference between walking outside and a formal performance.

Although they both have trophies for three golden actresses, and the Golden Horse is no less valuable than the Golden Rooster, everyone knows that there is no comparison between the two.

He was sincere and sour. You can't blame him for eating the food in the bowl while looking at the food in the pot. The male protagonist of "The Martian" is indeed a mouth-watering one.

Even if only the domestic box office is calculated, it is at least over 6 billion. If the second female lead in "Source Code" is included, it should be calculated within three times. The domestic box office alone may exceed 10 billion.

Of course he also wants to win the Three Golden Rooster Awards, especially starting from this year the Golden Rooster Award will be held once every two years instead of once a year - domestic films have indeed become established, and DreamWorks alone can produce several outstanding works every year.

In addition, other studios can produce one or two films that are more or less above the standard. In recent years, the average quality of the works shortlisted for major domestic awards is indeed good.

And Lei Jiayin also thinks that the character she created in "Mars" is pretty good, although she looks a little flatter than the heroine in "The Center of the Earth". After all, she is a brave and intelligent character from the beginning to the end, and there is no obvious growth.

change.

She actually didn't have many scenes in "Mars". She was nominally the female lead, but in essence she was similar to Lei Jiayin in "Gravity".

Luo Chen maintains a good relationship with the actors he has worked with, especially Chen Jingxing's movies, which are also investments in personal connections.

"Sister Yue, you broke the record last year, won awards all the way and got soft, swept the Golden Rooster not long ago, and now you are non-stop preparing for another round, you can't give us any comfort."

Although "The Martian" has just been released, based on its current reputation and momentum, it cannot be much worse than "Gravity".

"Gravity" is the main heroine. Although "The Martian" doesn't have too many roles, she is also the leading female lead, and she is second only to Lei Jiayin. She has high-profile scenes. "Gravity" has a domestic revenue of 3.4 billion

The box office, if you include the global box office, is 1 billion US dollars, more than 6.5 billion.

With such box office results, let alone fellow actress Zhou Dongyu, who among all the male actors in China can remain indifferent?

To be fair, does he have comedy talent? No.

For the first time, Chen Jingxing received the same treatment as Zhang Yimou when his reputation was the most famous more than ten years ago. There was no need to rush to schedule movies during a popular period like the National Day holiday, no need to build relationships with theaters, and no need to treat theater managers to dinner.

Today's reading has been done twice, and now we are going through the third time. Chen Jingxing answered the phone, and while he was not in the conference room, the leading actors started chatting.

After all, Luochen was eating "something from the bowl." He believed that the script of "Inception" was as good as or even more commercially valuable than "The Martian."

As a non-comedy actor, there has been a saying in the past two years: "I want to be popular in the factory"

"It's Brother Lei's turn this time? Sister Yue has harvested the Best Actress, how many Best Actors are Brother Lei going to win?"

Lei Jiayin was very modest about this, maybe to save her own character: "The competition for Best Actor is very difficult. Although my role is enough, it is still not outstanding enough. Just let it go. Gold cups and silver cups are not as good as the reputation of the common people.

I gained it but lost my life."

As a sci-fi blockbuster that almost exclusively dominates the National Day schedule, coupled with its strong reputation among audiences, "The Martian" will not be weaker than last year's "The Matrix" on the National Day schedule. 3 billion is no difficulty.

He was still good in "The Signal", but just a few years later, Lei Jiayin has surpassed him, and he is probably going to be crowned Best Actor.

But with the release of "Gravity" and "The Matrix", it seems that it has gained more convincing power. It is true that Lu Hongzhe became a first-line star with "The Matrix".

And although her role as the commander of the Zhurong Hao is already considered a more complex role with room for performance other than Lei Jiayin, it is still far away from winning an award. It is difficult to even be nominated for a supporting actress.

However, there are not many actors in the conference room who have achieved career satisfaction like Wu Yue and do not have a strong desire to move forward.

Zhou Dongyu deliberately made an envious expression and tone, but in the middle of his words he couldn't help but feel really sour, so he didn't have to act.

But he still performed his best to conceal the fear and loneliness under the appearance of humor, wisdom and bravery.

Of course, this does not mean that "Mars" will surpass the 4.3 billion box office record of "Spike II" in film history. The National Day schedule is more explosive, but the capacity is much lower than the summer schedule. Basically, after the long holiday, the box office market will plunge.

However, if Lei Jiayin wants to win the Best Actor Award, DreamWorks will definitely not devote resources to promote it. DreamWorks itself has already won the Golden Rooster twice in a row, and Chen Jingxing cannot invest any more energy in fighting for it.

Wu Yue has almost swept the domestic awards for more than a year through "Gravity", including Best Actress in Hundred Flowers, Best Actress in Golden Rooster, and more than a dozen other Best Actress titles. In fact, many people think that Wu Yue is nominated for the Golden Globe or Oscar.

Movie queens are also qualified.

Of course, she doesn't have any emotions such as pity. Wu Yue is not the kind of actor with big desires. He has a kind of indifference that takes things as they come. Even if he has gained such fame and fortune, he can leave a role that leaves a deep impression on the audience.

She is already very satisfied. She is really lucky to achieve such box office and results.

It is said that actresses rely on awards, and actors rely on box office. Wu Yue is grasping for both.

If you have the ability, if your theater doesn't schedule "The Martian", what would you schedule instead of "The Martian"? "Iron Dragon: Goodbye Ultraman"?

Zhou Dongyu laughed mischievously: "Sister Yue, Brother Lei, you have to treat us to dinner."

Unexpectedly, the two leading actors of "Mars", Lei Jiayin and Wu Yue, opened the door and walked in. This conference room has experienced countless script readings and creative discussions. Lei Jiayin and Wu Yue are also regular guests. They look familiar.

It's like your own home.

But how can there be such a beautiful thing in the world? For a movie like "The Martian", he would not trade ten best actors for Lei Jiayin. For first-line actors like them, awards are the icing on the cake, and they are not

Without the Best Actor trophy, the audience will not recognize his acting skills.

Moreover, he has collaborated with Chen Jingxing three times, and he is no worse than Lei Jiayin, nor does he feel that Lei Jiayin is more "favored" than him. He can still maintain a relatively peaceful mind towards Lei Jiayin.

What is the highest single-day box office record? It has exceeded 300 million in one consecutive day, the fastest to break 500 million, the fastest to break 1 billion, etc.

This "factory" refers to DreamWorks. At first, it was just a term that was almost ridiculed by some netizens and DreamWorks fans.

With a movie like this and a character like this, the amount of money you get as an actress is definitely the highest.

Wu Yue laughed and shook his head slightly: "What's another round? What other awards can I get? Supporting Actress?"

This year's National Day release "Mars" basically dominates the theaters, and there are no threatening competitors in the schedule. Even the military air combat blockbuster "Eagle Attack" originally targeted for this year's National Day release and the comedy box office bomb "Sumoti" adapted from the play of the same name

"The World" have avoided this schedule.

The role of the heroine in "Gravity" is too important. Not only is her role almost a one-woman show, she is even better than Lei Jiayin in "Mars", but she is also a rare leading heroine in domestic film history.

It also has a place that leaves a deep impression on the audience and is unforgettable.

Although Wu Yue is much older than her, and they are not competitors in the same field, which actress would not envy or covet Wu Yue's box office and awards?

Lei Jiayin is already lucky. He was able to win the Hundred Flowers Best Supporting Actor for "Signal".

"Why do I want to invite you to dinner?" Wu Yue smiled.

Luo Chen's tone became more sour. He and Lei Jiayin were old partners and had always had a good relationship, so his tone was more casual.

This is more or less the worry of Lei Jiayin's happiness. Chen Jingxing is a really good director. He has high box office, good reputation, and can win awards for himself. But he is not good at winning awards for actors. The scripts written by Chen Jingxing have wonderful stories.

, but there are very few characters that have room for interpretation, and they are just tool people.

Chen Jingxing doesn't even care about awards like Best Director and Best Picture. Of course, they are only domestic awards. If Cannes or Oscar awards him again, he will be happy to collect them.

It has been in theaters for three days, and the cumulative box office has exceeded 920 million, which has already and will break a series of records set by "Wolf Fang II".

"Inception" does have more stars, and their schedules and schedules need to be taken care of. In addition, "The Martian" also made it difficult for Chen Jingxing to spare time, so it took half a month to read the script several times.

Wu Yue also indeed contributed an extraordinary performance.

The one who felt the most uncomfortable was Chen Kun. When he was angry, Luo Chen and Lei Jiayin were nowhere to be found. Now he can only listen to a few people teasing each other and show a polite smile, but the fire in his heart

It's actually more vigorous.

After "Gravity" and "The Matrix", Chen Jingxing's reputation has become so great that most film producers are not even willing to bet on misaligned competition.

Therefore, Wu Yue will soon become the first actor with a box office of over 10 billion.

This shows that the role he created is still very full, and with the addition of the main theme of "The Martian", it is not without hope for the Golden Rooster Best Actor.

Many film critics and audiences have also mentioned this.

The first billionaire actor! Regardless of gender.

And he also attended the premiere of "The Martian" and saw Lei Jiayin's performance in the theater. He is absolutely a great male lead. An actor can have such a box office in his life, and it is a work with extremely good reputation, and it is also

The performance that contributed to the highlight is so enviable.

Although he is only a supporting role in "Inception", he must grasp it well. Fortunately, Chen Kun feels that the impression he left on Chen Jingxing is still very good. This is a good start.

As soon as Chen Jingxing entered the door, he saw the actors happily mingling together.

Well, yes, it seems that the actors have a good relationship. He looked down at his watch and simply waved his hand: "It will be the celebration party of "The Martian" later. Anyone who wants to come can come.

Jinxing Hotel, Brother Lei and Sister Yue, why don't you go first, I have something else to do."

(End of chapter)