China Entertainment Mythology 2004

"The Hypnotist", a movie released in 2014, online information shows that the cost was only 10 million yuan, but it took in 273 million yuan at the box office that year. It is a typical low-cost, high-box office counterattack. Douban

With a score of 7.6 and good reputation, Li Mu felt that this movie was suitable for his real first movie.

In the next period of time, Li Mu continued to write the Chinese and English novels of "The Martian" and the script of "The Hypnotist". He also used the royalties from "The Hunger Games" to buy three houses in Beijing, and also found time to find a headhunter.

I hired an assistant and asked the assistant to help handle the daily work of the company.

Among the people recommended by the headhunting company is a woman named Liu Siying, who is 37 years old. According to the headhunting company, Liu Siying once worked as a middle-level manager in a large enterprise when she was young. At that time, their company had a quota for promotion, and this Liu Siying was promoted at that time.

The most popular candidates.

But at that most critical period, Liu Siying suddenly fell in love. Soon after, she ignored the advice of her old boss to get promoted first and then get married, and chose to marry her boyfriend immediately. What was even more serious was that she was found pregnant again not long after her marriage.

When she returned to the company after becoming pregnant and giving birth to a daughter, she found that there was no longer a place for her in the company. Not only had the previous promotion quota gone to a woman who was far less capable than her, but her original middle-level leadership position had also been replaced.

, in desperation, she had no choice but to go home and become a full-time housewife.

She didn't expect that the marriage she had paid so much for would inevitably disintegrate in the end. Now she was alone with a child, and her ex-husband had a new family, and she didn't care much about their mother and daughter.

The child went to a high-quality kindergarten, and the annual expenses were a lot of money. She wanted to work, but found that she was already out of touch with society. Her information was placed in a headhunting company, but no one cared about it for a long time. After many twists and turns, she reluctantly found it.

I got a job as a shopping guide, but the salary could not meet the daily expenses of the mother and daughter. They even had to borrow money from their parents every month for relief.

The eldest sister of the headhunting company sympathized with Liu Siying. Knowing that Li Mu's requirements were not too high, she also had the attitude of giving it a try, so she put her information among a list of other recommended candidates. Unexpectedly, Li Mu saw it

After reviewing the information, I actually asked about Ms. Liu Siying's situation.

Li Mu met Ms. Liu Siying in his office in Xijing. The two talked for more than ten minutes. Li Mu was basically satisfied with her. Seeing that Li Mu was about to hire her, she suddenly spoke first.

"Mr. Li, you also know my situation. I have been talking about my advantages before and how I am suitable for this job. I cherish this opportunity very much, but now I still want to talk about some of my disadvantages.

.”

"oh?"

Li Mu was a little surprised, but also a little curious. He smiled and said, "Then let's talk about your disadvantages."

Liu Siying nodded: "I have a daughter who is still in kindergarten. Usually when I am busy, my mother helps me pick up the child. But my second elder is getting older, and I can't let my second elder help me take care of the child every day, so I

I may not be able to devote all my energy to my work like young people. I may have to pick up my children when I get off work. I may take my children to the hospital to see a doctor if they are sick, which may delay some company work.

, but I can guarantee that I will definitely use other time to make up for the work that was delayed due to my personal reasons."

Li Mu nodded: "It's the boss's to make money, and his family is his own. Huashang is still a small company, and there isn't that much business. It's enough for him to be able to handle the daily work well. If he can't handle it well, the company will replace him.

"

Liu Siying nodded, and then said: "Also, I can drink, and I used to be very good at drinking, but I don't want my daughter to see me drunk, so if it is a business trip and drinking and socializing, I have no problem, but if I need it at night

When I go home, I want to avoid drinking as much as possible."

Li Mu still nodded.

On the one hand, he knew the importance of the wine table in discussing business, but on the other hand, he was very dissatisfied with the culture of the wine table. Therefore, although he knew that an assistant who could not drink might indeed affect his work, he still nodded in agreement.

Seeing Li Mu nodding in approval, Liu Siying finally let out a long breath.

"If there are no other questions, then come to work next week."

"Thank you, Mr. Li."

…

In mid-July 2005, "The Hunger Games 2: Girl on Fire" was officially published and released simultaneously in China and the United States. After the sales of "The Hunger Games 1" exceeded 1 million copies in the United States in June, sales have been slowly increasing since July.

It seems that this book's potential has reached its peak.

In the end, throughout July, "The Hunger Games Part 1" sold a total of 930,000 copies in the United States, and in August the number dropped further to 850,000.

But in mid-August, the sales figures for "The Hunger Games 2: The Burning Girl" were released for the first month in the United States. From mid-July to mid-August, for a whole month, the sales figures of "The Hunger Games 2: The Burning Girl" were released in the United States.

800,000 copies were sold, so the combined monthly sales of the two volumes was 1.65 million copies.

Science Fiction World Magazine is currently negotiating with major publishing houses in the United States and Europe, and plans to translate the "Hunger Games" series into more than 20 languages ​​before the end of the year and start selling it around the world.

On August 25, "Taken" was officially screened in more than 2,500 theaters across the United States.

In the three days from the 25th to the 27th, "Taken" ranked second on the North American box office list with a box office of 33 million U.S. dollars. The news spread back to China, and the film industry was in an uproar.

Since the end of August, "Taken" has been released in the UK, France, Germany, Spain and other European countries, and without exception it quickly topped the weekly box office in these countries.

As September enters, "Taken" continues to gain a good reputation in the United States and Europe, and its box office revenue continues to rise.

On September 15, the North American box office of "Taken" officially exceeded the US$100 million mark, but by this time the film was already showing signs of lackluster success.

On September 27, the North American box office of "Taken" exceeded US$120 million. At the same time, the daily box office dropped to only a few hundred thousand US dollars. It seemed that there was no hope of breaking the US$130 million box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but it was still a

An exciting achievement.

It is worth mentioning that on September 23, another movie of Brother Cheng Long, "The Myth", was officially released in major theaters across the country. Because of the huge success of "Hurricane Rescue", the whole country is interested in this movie of Brother Cheng Long.

Another movie with high expectations.

However, things went against expectations. The box office of "The Myth" on the first day in mainland China was 8 million yuan, which was only half of that of "Taken". The box office of Hong Kong in the first week was 6.5 million yuan, less than one-third of the box office of Star Master's "Kung Fu" and less than Cheng Long.

A quarter of the time of his last movie, "Taken".

In the original time and space, after "Myth", Cheng Long was even rumored to be retiring behind the scenes. It can be seen that although "Myth" finally won nearly 100 million yuan in box office nationwide, in the mind of Brother Cheng Long, the box office of "Myth" is far behind.

Far from meeting his previous expectations.

Now that "Taken"'s Zhu Yu is in front of him, Cheng Long will naturally be even more dissatisfied with the box office performance of "Myth".

However, the circle has also launched a more in-depth discussion, which is why "Hurricane Rescue" achieved such a huge success?

Is it because the investment is huge?

It is obvious that the investment in "Myth" is larger, but the box office of "Myth" is far less than that of "Taken".

Is that because of Brother Cheng Long’s huge box office appeal?

"Myth" also stars Cheng Long, but obviously the box office was not satisfactory.

And is it because of the director?

This is obviously not convincing enough. The box office performance of Chen Musheng's previous movies was also unsatisfactory. The box office of "New Police Story" in 2004, also a movie directed by Chen Musheng, was less than half of that of "A World Without Thieves" in the same period. But this time

"Taken" directly topped the national box office championship.

But apart from the above three, what other reasons are there for the success of "Taken"?

Isn’t it just because the script is well written?

However, everyone has heard that the action director of "Taken" is solely responsible for the action guidance of screenwriter and assistant director Li Mu. Cheng Long even publicly promoted it at the premiere celebration of "Taken" and even said that he wanted to add a scene, but screenwriter Li Mu gave it to him.

Stopped.

Moreover, the editor of the movie is screenwriter Li Mu's biological uncle. I heard that the editing was completed by both of them.

so……

Suddenly, countless pairs of eyes in the circle were once again staring at Li Mu.