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Chapter 484 Fans’ hatred and “Interstellar”

With the introduction of the comic book blockbuster "Wrath of the Titans" to the mainland one month late to the North American market, the National Day box office war led by "Inception" and "The Count of Oolong Mountain" has basically come to an end.

Although there are routine key extensions, the data will not change much. Chen Jingxing's ninth film "Inception" ended the National Day holiday with a box office of 2.8 billion.

This result is worse than last year's National Day release "The Martian", although the reputation and ratings of "Inception" surpassed "The Martian" in all aspects.

The Douban score of "The Martian" is 8.7 and the imdb score is 8.2, while the scores of "Inception" are 9.4 and 9.2, which is the pinnacle of Chen Jingxing's director career.

However, as far as moviegoers are concerned, "Inception" is indeed worse than "Mars". For example, the score of "Inception" on the ticket purchase platform Maoyan is 9.3, and on Taopiaopiao it is only 9.0.

You must know that on Taomao, not all the outrageous movies can get a score of 8 or above, and there are even more movies that get a score of 9 or above.

The main reason is that many movie-watching groups do not have such a good viewing experience with a movie like "Inception" with multi-line narrative, high density of information, and high pace.

If you haven’t followed the plot, you will find the plot in the second half of the movie baffling, and all the climax points that are talked about by movie fans, such as the male protagonist’s attachment to his wife, and the protagonist team’s attachment to Chen Kun, the heir to the business empire.

Even if you think about it, you may not be able to get it.

Chen Jingxing had actually expected this situation. When "Inception" from the previous life was introduced to the mainland, the box office was less than 500 million, and the number of moviegoers was only 14 million. The main movie-watching group was also first- and second-tier audiences, especially regular viewers.

Hollywood blockbusters mainly have young audiences. Of course, this is also related to the insufficient number of screens.

Therefore, Chen Jingxing has no position to point fingers at Universal Pictures.

Just wait for Chen Jingxing to make a mistake one day, and the sins his fans have done over the years will be the evidence of the crime. I am afraid that he will be faced with large-scale ridicule and counterattack.

This is why most of the movies that top the world's box office rankings, not just China, have royal plots, single-line narratives, and the stories cannot be too complicated.

In the film and television industry, Asian men are more severely discriminated against, while Asian women have more opportunities.

Although Chen Jingxing himself does not think this has anything to do with IQ, it would be too complex and lengthy to explain such things as movie-watching habits, drama-watching patterns, movie viewing, age groups, and it is not a short essay.

Sexual language is not suitable for online public relations and may even be counterproductive.

Many people must not be able to understand that someone would refuse the role of the second male lead in a Hollywood blockbuster.

And the name of the movie was also released at the same time, "Interstellar".

It’s not uncommon for Hollywood to discriminate against Asians. Of course, this is also related to ethnic groups. What proportion of the population are white people? What proportion are African Americans? What proportion are Asians?

It's just that celebrity fans still hope that their idol can get on Chen Jingxing's boat, so they are still low-key and restrained, and they know how to endure humiliation and bear the burden.

After all, no matter how high Luo Chen is, no matter how international a movie star he is, the domestic fandom is still the same, and there will still be opponents.

It's just that Luochen belongs to the DreamWorks family after all, and can even be called Chen Jingxing's direct descendant. Although Chinese movies are still far behind Hollywood, they still have to look up to others, but for Luochen, this angle of looking up has been leveled.

Quite a few.

However, in order to divert the anger of his fans that the box office of "Inception" was not as good as "his expectations", and thereby help Director Chen offend his parents, Chen Jingxing not only pulled out Luo Chen's melon to divert attention, but also released a space trilogy

The final project and casting news.

In order for the box office to reach a level of more than 2 billion, it must attract a large number of non-movie fans and a wider age group. In Internet buzzwords, it is "sinking the market."

Luo Chen is the starring role in three of Chen Jingxing's works. Although the first two were considered low-budget early-stage productions, their international reputation is still good. It is easy to understand why Hollywood chose to invite Luo Chen to join the cast.

Therefore, many domestic celebrities and even top fans are relieved or even mocking Luo Chen. Some people even think that it was not Luo Chen who rejected Universal, but Universal rejected Luo Chen.

After all, the IP of "The Walking Dead" itself is Chinese, mainly yellow people. Universal is cautiously considering it, and of course there are also considerations for the Chinese and Asian markets - this kind of movie is feasible to introduce as a split film - if you want to find a

East Asian faces make perfect sense.

The melon that affected the entire rice circle made everyone eat deliciously.

Of course, currently only Luo Chen, a front-line actor who is a direct descendant of Chen Jingxing, is qualified to think so.

Maybe the next day after saying this, it will be used to discriminate against the audience's IQ.

First, the male protagonist of "Resident Evil" is a US Army Special Forces officer who has committed crimes. It is not suitable to use a Chinese actor for this character. If he has to use a Chinese actor, the character may have to be changed.

Change the script.

Second, there is no requirement for casting rights in the agreement. The cooperation agreement for "District 9" states that the male and female protagonists will be determined by DreamWorks and must be Chinese actors.

However, the overseas box office performance of "Inception" is still relatively impressive. Due to racial reasons, Chen Jingxing and DreamWorks' movies have always had a relatively deep foundation in Asia, with a box office of US$170 million in East and Southeast Asia.

Countless movie fans have asked Chen Jingxing and DreamWorks on Weibo, and they are overjoyed.

Luochen is actually very excited about this. Faced with the olive branch of Hollywood, and the script has the participation of DreamWorks, it will not be a bad movie. Few stars can resist it.

Chen Jingxing was so frightened that he quickly put out the fire.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately reached the top of the hot search list, completely erasing the lingering legacy of "Inception".

Although Chen Jingxing is no longer afraid of being bitten by lice, after all, the real owner really can't control his fans. With his achievements today, there are countless hateful comments from fans.

This is actually the reason why Chen Jingxing's reputation as an international director has become more and more popular after the "Center of the Earth", "Mars" and "The Matrix" series, and his appeal in overseas markets has also become greater.

If it were ten years ago, or even five years ago, he would definitely not miss this opportunity.

Coupled with the US$160 million in North America, the European box office is predicted to hit US$140 million, and the domestic US$400 million, the global box office can still exceed US$900 million, which will be second only to "The Matrix II"'s 12.9

billion and "Gravity"'s US$1.02 billion, becoming Chen Jingxing's third highest-grossing film.

So he resorted to the traditional method of using celebrity news to divert public opinion and set up online issues.

However, although Chen Jingxing can accept it, many movie fans, as well as Chen Jingxing's fans, are still a little aggrieved that the domestic box office of "Inception" did not exceed 3 billion - it can only be said that many fans' vision is indeed too high.

People who can get it will naturally praise the film, while people who can't get it will feel baffled. This is the price of an overly complicated story and structure.

But Chen Jingxing doesn't intend to use the producer's say to ask Universal Pictures to give the male lead to a Chinese actor.

Luo Chen had similar thoughts at this time, which was not surprising.

Unless he is an old actor with few fans, or he just follows the Tsing Yi route, every star has his rivals. Whether Luo Chen goes up or down, he will attract reactions from his rival's fans.

The Universal-led prequel "Resident Evil" movie has indeed considered inviting Luo Chen to join the cast.

But it's not easy to end it yourself. You have to tell the truth, "The structure of the movie is too complex, the amount of information is too dense, and it is not friendly to the audience. The box office of 2.8 billion is already very good, and I am very satisfied." This is because the marketing account and the media are not good enough.

The business is to give people a handle to hype up the topic.

Instead of being a supporting actor in Hollywood and trying to impress others, it is better to make China's own movies and be the protagonist in its own movies, and it is not impossible to go abroad and try to impress people overseas.

It's just that the role offered by Universal was not the leading actor, but a supporting role. Although the role was not low, Luo Chen consulted Chen Jingxing's opinion and after thinking twice, he still refused.

It's just that although Chen Jingxing can't control the fans' hatred, he still has a sense of control based on who he wants to attract hatred from. Other celebrity directors can't offend their parents, let alone use cannons.

In particular, the global box office of "Inception" has exceeded 800 million U.S. dollars. It is not easy to accept that you play the leading role in such a globally popular movie and you play a supporting role.

Domestic stars have always had the Hollywood dream, even if it is an inconspicuous supporting role. If Hollywood really wants to invite domestic actors, many first-line actors, actresses, and top stars will also rush to get in. After all, their movies are released all over the world.

This kind of thinking is normal in the mentality of looking up to Hollywood.

But of course this thing was not made up by Chen Jingxing. The DreamWorks marketing department just disclosed something that was unknown to the outside world and had ended. Of course, it was discussed with Luochen.

As a director, Chen Jingxing had this idea. A Hollywood studio had invited him to film a movie very early on, but he still had no interest.

"Resident Evil" is originally the story of the North American line in the world view of "The Walking Dead". The domestic TWD series movies use Chinese actors. The TWDB line DreamWorks in charge of Universal except participates in the script creation and owns a part of the investment share, and does not interfere in other aspects.

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Immediately afterwards, a statement that "domestic audiences do not understand how to appreciate high-quality films" naturally came out.

There is no well-known director at home and abroad who has not been stepped on by "jing fans", including domestic stars, who are as picky as picking fruits at the vegetable market. Every time Chen Jingxing casts a new film, his fans

Just like the draft, it naturally involves belittling and criticizing many celebrities.

Suddenly, news broke that Luochen would participate in the prequel film "Resident Evil" to "The Walking Dead" produced by Universal Pictures.

Then came the unequivocal affirmation from insiders, and then it was rumored that Luo Chen would play the leading actor in "Resident Evil". Another news said that he would not be the leading actor but the second male lead. Later, Universal Pictures began to deny it.

Finally, Luochen also officially came forward to deny it.

After all, one of Luochen's rivals, Wu Tingxuan, a top second-generation returnee, had a role in the Hollywood comic book blockbuster "Mutants: Hellfire" last year, even though it only had 5 seconds of footage, and it was from China.

Special offer, but fans have also praised it.

After the "Center of the Earth" and "Mars", as well as the launch of Tiangong-2 and the lunar probe, China's space fever is booming.

I have been speculating whether the last part of Chen Jingxing's space trilogy will be on the moon or somewhere else. Now that the name is announced, it naturally leads to a big discussion among movie fans and aerospace enthusiasts.

Of course, Chen Jingxing's fans naturally also started a traditional project - casting as much worry as picking vegetables at the wet market.

Chen Jingxing was a little relieved to see this. Instead of continuing to attract hatred from his parents, he might as well attract hatred from the fans of these stars in the entertainment industry.

(End of chapter)