Millennium director

[Director Wu Yuan's new film "The Martian" has a domestic box office of over 500 million, and the mainland science fiction market is booming again! 】

[Science fiction movies are the crown of film art. Where is the future of domestic science fiction movies? 】

[Only Hollywood can make excellent science fiction movies? Director Wu's new Hollywood film "The Martian" is a hit! 】

[The era of 1 billion box office has arrived, has Director Wu Yuan fallen behind? The domestic box office of "The Martian" is not as good as the comedy "囧"! 】

["囧囧" with an investment of 50 million US dollars vs. "The Martian" with an investment of 200 million US dollars. Does the success of the former represent the failure of Chinese-language films? 】

[Is science fiction not as good as comedy? Is the Chinese film industry on the wrong path? 】

Early in the morning, Wu Yuan, who had just returned home from a round of publicity, was shaken awake by Liu Yifei, and then saw a lot of alarmist headlines.

"Isn't that what the media is like? Watching the excitement is not too big a deal." Wu Yuan just glanced at it for a few times, then pushed away the phone indifferently and lay back on the bed.

"If I succeed, they will say it is the success of Hollywood movies and has nothing to do with Chinese movies."

"If I fail, they will say it is the failure of Chinese filmmakers. We need to face up to the gap between Chinese filmmakers and Hollywood filmmakers."

"Even the subject matter of science fiction movies is like a brick. It needs to be moved wherever it needs to be."

"If the box office is not as high as "Lost in Thailand", they will say that the domestic audience does not know how to appreciate it. The box office of Hollywood blockbusters is not as good as that of low-cost vulgar comedies. This is a sad thing about Chinese movies and needs to be reflected on."

"If the box office really breaks the record and is higher than "囧" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", then they will have something to say."

"Look, Hollywood's science fiction movies have broken the box office record of domestic films. This shows that Hollywood is still a beacon to the world, and domestic films still have a lot to learn."

"In short, in the mouths of these people who blindly praise Hollywood and belittle Chinese movies, no matter what your results are, in the end, Hollywood is right, and Chinese movies are not."

"This kind of person used to be called a public intellectual, now he's called a cent, and in the future he's called a 500,000 person."

"So, is it true that science fiction movies are not as good as comedy movies?" Liu Yifei blinked her big eyes and asked curiously.

The domestic box office performance of "The Martian" is indeed not as good as "Journey to the West" or "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons". This made Liu Yifei, who is used to seeing Wu Yuan killing everyone, a little uncomfortable.

In the past, every time Wu Yuan had a commercial blockbuster released, whether it was at home or abroad, the box office would be overwhelming.

But this time "The Martian" lost to two comedies.

To be honest, Liu Yifei has never been very fond of comedy movies. She feels that comedy movies can only be regarded as works for amusing people. Whether it is the plot or the performance of the actors, they are incomparable with truly good dramas.

But in terms of box office performance, the comedy hit everyone hard in the face.

"Where is this?" Wu Yuan didn't feel this way and said indifferently: "This year can only be regarded as the first year of comedy films at best."

"Whether it's "囧" or "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", it's just the beginning. In the future, there will be many comedies with higher box office than these two."

"One thing, these media are indeed right. If we look at the box office market alone, science fiction movies are indeed inferior to comedies."

"Comedy will always be the most popular form of artistic performance. Even before the birth of movies, the influence of cross talk, duets, and sketches is far wider than that of Peking Opera, Huangmei Opera and other operas."

"Because comedy is easy to understand, it is a work that every ordinary person can understand, be amused, and be happy."

"Science fiction movies, on the other hand, are a bit esoteric, and the threshold for viewing is much higher than comedy movies."

"But this doesn't mean that science fiction movies are just like spring and snow, and comedy movies are just for lower-level people."

“Art has highs and lows, but audiences don’t.”

"Don't think that audiences who watch comedy films are vulgar, while those who watch art films and science fiction films are high-class."

"Actually, they're all the same."

"These works are created to enrich the public's spiritual world, not to compete for superiority."

"Of course, from the director's point of view, different types of movies have different shooting difficulties. Comedy movies are among the best types of movies to shoot. This has nothing to do with whether they are elegant or vulgar. It is just a simple matter of shooting. From a technical perspective.”

"From a business perspective, comedies are indeed the most profitable and have the largest box office market."

"Both adults and children love to watch it. People as young as 80 and as young as eight can be made laugh. Isn't this a huge market?"

"As for these media saying that making comedies is the wrong path, that is nonsense. Are there no comedies in Hollywood?"

“It’s spring when a hundred flowers bloom!”

"What is really wrong is that the entire film industry has gone to making comedies. Everyone is trying to make quick money, and no one wants to make other types of movies. This is wrong."

"These reporters always want to scaremonger and make big news. They are so boring."

"Oh." Liu Yifei nodded thoughtfully and pulled Wu Yuan up from the bed, "So, have you made plans for your new movie?"

"That Chinese-language commercial science fiction blockbuster you were talking about?"

Liu Yifei clenched her fists and said angrily on behalf of Wu Yuan: "Make a domestic science fiction movie with a higher box office than "Lost in Thailand" and slap these media in the face!"

"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult." Wu Yuan smiled bitterly. He really didn't think that the current domestic science fiction film market could surpass the comedy film market.

"My new movie is indeed in the works."

"When John called me a few days ago, I asked him to help me negotiate for the film adaptation rights of a science fiction novel."

"As soon as the other party heard my name, they were happy to sell it to me."

"But I will definitely take a break for at least half a year before I start the preparatory work for this movie."

"What movie? No, what novel?" Liu Yifei grabbed Wu Yuan's arm curiously.

""Ready Player One"!"

"A really cool science fiction novel about the fantasy of virtual reality technology."

"If it is made into a movie, the scene will be very big. I may need to find 2-3 large-scale special effects teams to work together to complete the special effects of this movie."

"Is that an exaggeration?"

"No, it's not an exaggeration at all. It can be said that this movie will be completely composed of special effects, and the funds will be burned every second!"

"When the time comes, you can play the heroine." Wu Yuan touched Liu Yifei's head and said with a smile, "Maybe you will become the Chinese box office queen again because of this movie!"

"No, she should be the box office queen of Asia!" (End of this chapter)