On New Year's Day and January, Shao Shuaijun spent his time busy filming, but the outside world was still in a state of uproar. James Cameron, the king of the world, worked hard for five years on the masterpiece "Avatar", which took more than 40 days.
It has grossed more than 1.5 billion US dollars worldwide, ranking second in global film history.
In the following screenings, whether he can break the record of "Titanic" directed by him has become the focus of attention of movie fans around the world. In this era, affected by Shao Shuaijun's little butterfly flapping its wings, "Avatar" has no
It was so hot in the last life, but after getting through the initial freshness period, the trend has begun to decline.
There is no way, many people have already seen the IMAX-3D effect of "IMAX-3D Yupu Tuan", and their expectations for "Avatar" have dropped a lot. This makes Shao Shuaijun feel a little sorry for Cameron, but since his rebirth, he has been sorry for the people
If there are too many, I don’t care about one more Cameron.
However, even though it is not as popular as in the previous life, "Avatar" in this life still broke many records, especially in the mainland. The first-week record was 422.9 million yuan held by "Oldboy", and the second-week record was also held by "Oldboy"
191 million yuan, but the record in the third week was replaced by "Avatar" with 135.8 million yuan, and in the fourth week it was also replaced by "Avatar" with 105 million yuan.
Compared with "Oldboy", which had a wild first week at the box office and then plummeted, "Avatar" had a smooth start and a relatively stable trend, and the decline was not obvious. Four weeks later, "Avatar" has already won the box office in the mainland
670.8 million yuan. If this trend continues, surpassing the mainland film history record of 801.2 million yuan for "Oldboy" is no longer a luxury.
In other words, "Oldboy" has only been at the top of the mainland box office for a month or two and is about to give way.
"Shao Shuaijun will eventually lose to Cameron. In the battle between the old and new world kings, Shao Shuaijun is about to lose!" - "Nandu Entertainment Weekly" fearing that Shao Shuaijun will not fail boldly predicts that the champion in mainland film history will be "Avatar"
, Nandu Weekly estimates that the final box office of "Avatar" may exceed one billion yuan!
"The "Oldboy" storm has been confirmed to be blown out, and "Avatar" has come down to wreak havoc on the Chinese film market." - "Chutian Metropolis Daily" also advocated for "Avatar".
""Avatar" with a production cost of US$500 million is comparable to "Oldboy" with a production cost of US$30 million. In the Chinese speaking circle, Shao Shuaijun is already the king of the throne, shouldering the last barrier against the invasion of Hollywood movies."
——"Beijing Entertainment News".
"The whole world has been ravaged by "Avatar", but in terms of revenue ratio, "Oldboy" will definitely win." - "Yangcheng Evening News". Seeing that "Avatar" has surpassed "Oldboy" and is not far away from reaching the top, no matter how persistent it is,
It is no longer meaningful for "Oldboy" to be the champion in mainland film history. The pro-dream-chasing media found another way and calculated the revenue ratio.
"Avatar" took five years to make, and "Oldboy" took two months to make.
The total investment in "Avatar" exceeds US$500 million, and there is still a surplus of RMB 20 million invested in "Oldboy".
"Avatar" uses IMAX-3D technology, expression capture technology, and top-notch CG special effects. "Oldboy" did some makeup and computer-edited the film.
The production team of "Avatar" is led by Cameron, with participation from Weta Digital, a gold medal soundtrack, a gold medal screenwriter, and a gold medal props team. "Oldboy" is shouldered by Shao Shuaijun, with three TV drama directors as assistants, and the soundtrack is an original song
The songs are all old songs...
The final conclusion is that the revenue ratio of "Oldboy" is more than ten blocks ahead of "Avatar". It is expected that filming a time-consuming and labor-intensive movie like "Avatar" can make a lot of money with a movie like "Oldboy"
to ten times the profit.
When this comparison was summed up, the Chinese media reprinted it like crazy. It seemed that only in this way could "Avatar" be forgotten, which put Hollywood's weight on Chinese movies. Time.com even highlighted the red title, which always highlighted the "Oldboy"
Its status is not inferior to that of "Avatar".
When Shao Shuaijun was bored one day and opened Time.com, he saw this comparative data. And a summary title from Time.com: ""Oldboy" defends the honor of Chinese-language films, and small costs support the big sky.
, not inferior to the big Hollywood production of "Avatar", Chinese-language movies are fearless and fearless, and the glory is with you and me!"
Seeing this title, Shao Shuaijun suddenly became furious and called the headquarters of Time Network directly using the dedicated line.
Shao Shuaijun's number was a special number and was recorded within the company, so the operator recognized Shao Shuaijun at that time: "Hello, Director Shao, how can I help you?"
"Go and ask Majila to answer the phone!" Shao Shuaijun said suppressing his anger.
Ma Rila is now the general manager of Time Network. Soon, he heard Ma Rila's breathy voice: "Dr. Shao, are you looking for me?"
"Who asked me to post the red-lettered headline on Time.com?"
Ma Rila heard Shao Shuaijun's unkind tone and replied cautiously: "It's me, Mr. Shao, did anything go wrong?"
"I immediately removed the title and replaced it with this sentence, 'Salute to "Avatar", worthy of the title of king. In addition, let Dream Chase Entertainment hold a press conference. I will return to China to attend the press conference tomorrow to discuss "Oldboy"
Express your opinion on the box office performance of "Avatar"." After saying that, Shao Shuaijun hung up the phone directly.
To be honest, as a Chinese-speaking director, he very much hopes that Chinese-language films will rise in the world. He also hopes that there will be a Chinese-language film to defend the Chinese film box office champion and not let the mountains of Hollywood weigh on his head. But, no.
Through this way of putting money on our own faces, we are not clamoring for us to achieve big box office with a small cost.
If you lose, you lose. There are so many excuses.
You can compare the revenue, but why not compare the content, technology and sincerity of a movie? "Avatar" is a movie that Cameron has been honing for five years and making with great care. You can try every means to defeat it and surpass it.
It, but it cannot be surpassed by just talking.
No one would be happy to have such a movie on their heads, and Shao Shuaijun would not be happy to be surpassed by "Avatar". However, filmmakers must learn to face up to the excellence of others, and then be brave enough to make movies that surpass "Avatar". At the very least
, Shao Shuaijun himself thinks so.
He used "IMAX-3D Yupu Tuan" to accumulate IMAX-3D technology, "Inception" to accumulate traditional shooting technology, and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" to accumulate expression and motion capture technology. He is studying and learning the most advanced shooting technology.
, because he deeply knows that future movies will not only compete for content and themes, but also compete for technology.
But the films of a country, a language, and a group cannot rely solely on the strength of one person. Hollywood does not have Cameron, Spielberg, Nolan, Michael Bay, and a large number of outstanding directors.
.Chinese-language films can’t just be the Three Musketeers, and they can’t just accumulate technology by themselves.
Shao Shuaijun is self-aware. His current success is due to cheating. Whether he can continue to be a great director in the future depends on the results of his current studies. The same is true for Chinese-language films. The domestic development is very rapid now, with a population of more than one billion.
Based on the base number, it is not impossible to surpass the United States and become the world's largest vote bank in the future.
Because demand is increasing, more and more movies are reaching high box office, but looking back, Chinese-language movies are still stuck at the production level of Hollywood in the last century, especially the level of special effects and science fiction production. Chinese-language movies are still stuck at the production level of Hollywood in the last century.
Does the movie have both?
No!
There may be one or two movies that use special effects, and maybe one or two movies with science fiction themes, but this doesn’t mean anything. Without a huge base accumulation, it cannot be said that this aspect has developed.
In fact, it doesn’t matter whether you have it or not. The important thing is that Chinese filmmakers need to see whether they have it or not. Only when they see it can they remember it and then know that they should fill in this area. The most fearful thing is that they can’t see it, or they can pretend not to see it even if they see it!
After rubbing his forehead, Shao Shuaijun directly called the assistant directors of the two crews and asked them to temporarily take over the crew. And he took a special plane back to China that afternoon.
"Why are you back in such a hurry?" Li Xiuxiu came to pick up the plane and asked.
"Let's hold a press conference. There have been too many people promoting "Oldboy" recently. Let me cool them down." Shao Shuaijun has not seen Li Xiuxiu for more than half a month and misses her even more. Now that he is holding Li Xiuxiu in his arms, he feels that his anger has subsided a lot.
Li Xiuxiu chuckled and said, "Aren't you happy when others praise you?"
"Do I need flattery? Do I care about that flattery? I wish everyone would forget about me first, so that I can enjoy life quietly and stay away from the hustle and bustle!" Shao Shuaijun said half-jokingly and half-emotionally. In his previous life, I wished that everyone would forget me.
I can have the attention of millions of people one day, and the attention of millions of people in this life, but I still want to live an ordinary life.
In the past, Shao Shuaijun read "The Besieged City" by Qian Zhongshu. The book said that people inside want to get out, and people outside want to get in...
Perhaps this is the helplessness of reality.
Or maybe, the bitch is just being hypocritical?
"You can't live an ordinary life now. You know, when the news came out that you were going to hold a press conference, the number of reporters outside the Dream Chase Film and Television Base increased several times. A stall of roasted sweet potatoes was set up across the street.
My old lady’s business must be good today, haha.”
"Otherwise we won't go back and find a hotel to stay in. It feels really uncomfortable to be stared at."
"Why don't you go to the eldest sister's house?" Li Xiuxiu said. The eldest sister refers to Shao Shuaijun's old sister. If she says "eldest sister", she refers to Li Bingbing.
"Okay, by the way, I would like to express my condolences to the troubled lives of single people."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Sister already has a partner."
"I have a partner, who is it? Why didn't anyone tell me?" Shao Shuaijun pricked up his ears and asked.
Li Xiuxiu said with a smile: "Of course you don't know. As long as you make a movie, your topic will be inseparable from the movie. You will go crazy talking about daily life. Besides, this is something that has only been confirmed recently. Cai Xiaoyun knows, her brother Cai Shufeng returned from serving in the army and is now the deputy captain of the Criminal Police Brigade in Taifeng District, Beijing. He met his eldest sister through Cai Xiaoyun's introduction."
"Cai Xiaoyun's brother? Well, I have to keep an eye on my sister. No tonight, but tomorrow night. Let's treat Cai Xiaoyun and her brother to a meal."
"Okay." (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)