China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 87 Attending the meeting

Chen Jingxing felt that he still needed to respond to the fans' concerns.

These days, if you are making a film or television drama, you have to start marketing it before the project is even approved, and you have to reveal the news slowly like squeezing out toothpaste.

After more than half a month, Chen Jingxing once again updated the news on Weibo. The last one was a celebration poster for Fatal Identity's box office exceeding 400 million.

Chen Jingxing: [Thank you all fans for your concern. The new script has been written. It is still a science fiction movie, but it is not a science fiction blockbuster. It is a story about the family relationship between father and son. I can start it when I come back from the United States]

[Everyone, look! The blogger is cheating!]

[Director Chen finally celebrated the New Year...]

[It’s still a science fiction movie! It’s great! As a fan of science fiction movies, Chen Jingxing is simply good news to me!]

[Science fiction movie competition!]

[I think the director also has a talent for making police and criminal films, wouldn’t you consider it?]

[I only said it was science fiction, not suspense... Suspense movie lovers cry]

[Isn’t anyone paying attention to the point of the last sentence? The director is in the United States now? Is "Fatal Identity" going to be released in North America?]

Chen Jingxing is not in the United States yet, but he will leave soon.

Chen Jingxing arrived at a large conference hall under the guidance of the staff. As soon as he entered the door, he saw two familiar people sitting on chairs under the stage and whispering.

Chen Sicheng and Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang complained: "How many days has it been since your movie was released, and it hasn't come out yet?"

Xiao Yang rolled his eyes: "Isn't the MV director a director? Isn't an online movie director a director? My "The Dragon Crossing the River" will be released soon. I'll make you proud for a while, but I also think it's a bit called that.

The question is, your surname is Chen, and if someone calls you Director Chen, don't you both have to turn around?"

Chen Jingxing had a headache: "Then don't always call me Director Chen, Director Chen. Aren't we all directors?"

Because several movies in the Spring Festival period have begun to weaken and have poor reputations, "Northern Love" is a joint production of United Cinemas and Beijing Movies, so it received 35% of the movie schedule right away, and the box office reached 120 million in two days.

, the industry estimates that the total box office may reach more than 400 million, making it the second dark horse this year since "Fatal Identity".

Now that there is no interest entanglement, Chen Jingxing's comfort is still very sincere.

Chen Jingxing still attaches great importance to this exchange training class and has a deep understanding of the movements of several other directors in the class. However, his impression of Xiao Yang's self-directed and self-acted "The Dragon Crossing the River" came from earlier.

Because the filming of this drama was completed in November last year, and there are rumors that it will be released in January, it will be a competitor of "Fatal Identity". Regarding potential competitors, both Fantasy World and DreamWorks have listed it.

to focus on.

Chen Sicheng pointed to the dark circles under his eyes: "I didn't sleep all night, so I came early."

Chen Sicheng: "Whoever is not the director is embarrassed."

Chen Jingxing consoled him: "The press conference for your movie wasn't in January, it should be soon."

Although Chen Sicheng looked a little tired, he still had an unstoppable smile on his face: "How many days are there? It's only been two days and your movie hasn't been released. Of course I can't feel this feeling."

Xiao Yang looked at Chen Sicheng with a sick expression: "You, a person born in the 1970s, call me brother, a person born in the 80s, how can I stop my liver from trembling?"

"Do your lines stay the same?" Chen Sicheng laughed out loud: "The first time we met you, we said the same thing. Director Chen called you Brother Xiao and your liver trembled. I called you Brother Xiao and your liver trembled. You

There is something wrong with the liver."

Not to mention the achievements of "Fatal Identity", the movie "BJ Love Story" written, directed and starred by Chen Sicheng was released two days ago.

"Oh, Director Chen is here."

"Director Chen, the way you call Brother Xiao makes my liver tremble." Xiao Yang said, covering his chest.

Xiao Yang made a movie in the second half of 2013, "Old Boy: The Dragon Crosses the River," a movie jointly invested by Beijing Film and Tianhu Video Network. It was adapted from an online micro-movie that Xiao Yang directed and starred in. It has not yet been released to the public.

Among the six directors in this exchange class, who has been the most popular recently, it is Chen Jingxing and Chen Sicheng.

"...I'm less than two years older than you, so you talk like two generations ago. Besides, who makes you look anxious? It's a good thing that Director Chen didn't call you Uncle Chen just now."

However, Xiao Yang did not seem to be comforted and said: "Originally it was said to be released in January, but then it was postponed to May. I think May is too embarrassing."

Chen Sicheng clapped his hands and looked at Chen Jingxing and said, "Then let's not go here and there. You can call me Lao Chen and call him Lao Xiao."

"Brother Chen...Brother Xiao...you guys came too early."

The two of them also saw Chen Jingxing for the first time.

Chen Jingxing also recalled the situation when "Fatal Identity" was first released: "The job of directing itself is a test of mentality. When "Fatal Identity" was first released, I had insomnia for several days in a row. I was very nervous and couldn't relax. One day

I wish I could ask the box office twenty times."

Xiao Yang sighed: "No matter what, you are relieved. I was sentenced to a suspended sentence."

Chen Jingxing followed suit: "Then you can call me Xiao Chen. I am the youngest. Why did you come so early? I thought I was the first one to come."

In fact, if we really want to say he is in a hurry, he is not that anxious. It might not be a good thing if the release can be postponed to the summer. However, among the six young directors in this study class, he is the only one who has no theater results. Although he has made online movies, he has not been able to do online movies.

Movies are not the same thing as theater movies, which puts him under some psychological pressure.

Chen Sicheng looked at Chen Jingxing with a bit of envy: "Not everyone is as lucky as you. "Northern Ireland" was completed in June last year. As a result, there were no summer, National Day, Lunar New Year and Spring Festival movies.

catch up, but miss

The film box office in our country has expanded too fast. It cannot be judged by common sense. If "Northern Ireland" was released during the summer or National Day last year, the box office may not be as good as it is now. It can only be said that it is slow.

It’s good to be slow.”

Chen Jingxing nodded silently. He really couldn't say that he was unlucky. If he hadn't participated in the Orlando Fantasy Film Festival, "Fatal Identity" might not have been pushed back to later years, or even to May. The possibility is not small, but

The most fundamental reason is that his DreamWorks is the main producer and has a greater say. In addition to popular schedules, if Chen Jingxing decides when to release the film, Fantasy World must seriously consider his ideas.

Although Chen Sicheng and Xiao Yang must have invested in their own films, the main producers and distributors are Beijing Film and Television and United Cinemas. Even the directors do not have much say in the selection of films for public release. The Chinese film market is a strong one.

The market, production and distributors attach great importance to schedules and timing, and there are a lot of considerations when choosing a schedule. It is not uncommon to choose a schedule for two or three years, let alone half a year.

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