Chapter 878 Guo Dalu is out of reality
With the attention of all media people, the global total box office of "Terminator: Reincarnation" has finally been calculated.
$1.6 billion!
It is not much different from "Shaolin Temple" at the time, but it is still more than 30 million US dollars away from "Alasa Battle", which is the world's number one box office, which is a little less than "Shaolin Temple". Ma Qian was thinking that this movie could shake the record of the world's highest box office movies, but it was still disappointed.
But this kind of disappointment is just a moment, and more of it is excitement. Even though he failed to win the world's box office No. 1, Guo Dalu had a movie with a box office of 10 billion yuan, which is already a huge surprise.
Nowadays, movies that have checked 1 billion box office are common. Not to mention Guo Dalu, even the films directed by several domestic directors, sometimes if they are well filmed, they can exceed 1 billion.
However, the box office of 10 billion yuan is still a difficult data for today's directors in China. Apart from Guo Dalu, no other director's work can reach this level.
"If you can't get the first place, you can't get it. Anyway, it's a matter of time. It's just that movie!"
Having achieved such a big box office, it was necessary to hold a celebration banquet for both emotion and reason. All the actors and crew members in the Terminator gathered together. In a hall in Tianxi Building, Guo Dalu asked Ma Cheng to hold a luxurious buffet and invited the crew to have a big meal.
Originally, Guo Dalu didn't want to say anything anymore, but at the invitation of Ma Cheng, Guo Dalu reluctantly stood on the stage: "I'm going to shoot ten movies that exceed 10 billion. If our work cannot win the first place, then we will win by number."
There was a riot in the audience.
Now everyone has a full understanding of Guo Dalu's strength, but Guo Dalu's words were "ten movies with over 10 billion", which still surprised everyone.
In the eyes of many people, the box office of a movie can exceed the 10 billion mark. The quality of the movie itself is one thing, the release time period is also one thing, and the advertising is another thing, strength and luck are indispensable. Many people even believe that a movie can exceed the 10 billion mark, and luck accounts for a large proportion.
No one is sure to ensure that the movies they shoot will definitely exceed 10 billion. In fact, let alone 10 billion, even the box office of over 100 million yuan is not guaranteed to be achieved by most international directors.
In the film industry, there are many examples of poor investment in the box office. Many film directors are full of confidence when filming. When the movie is released, they even make bold statements, saying "It must exceed one billion" and so on. The ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny. Not to mention that the box office of more than one billion is not reached, even one hundred million is not reached. The exciting scenes, shooting highlights, and reports on how hard the actors are filming are all to attract the public's attention and let more people pay attention to their movie.
But the filming quality of the movie itself is there. The audience is not all fools. No matter how awesome the brag is, it will be exposed when it is screened. If the reputation is bad, the audience will naturally decrease. This thing is not wishful thinking. You think your work can exceed one billion box office, but in the eyes of the audience, ten yuan is not worth it.
In the film industry, there are often such directors who overestimate themselves. They make a lot of determination and invest a lot. They think that the bigger the investment, the richer the return. As a result, the investors lose all their money and even their underwear is lost.
So some directors guarantee how much the box office can reach, which is for laymen. Except for a few well-known directors, the other young directors are not sure about the box office.
Now Guo Dalu has opened his mouth to "ten ten billion movies". It's not a surprise to everyone in the hall. But if you think about it carefully, there is really a possibility. It has been six or seven years since Guo Dalu debuted. During this period, at least three movies with a box office of over 10 billion yuan have been around. "Shaolin Temple", "Roman Holiday" and today's "Terminator: Reincarnation", are all big movies with a box office of over 10 billion yuan. Although the "Resident Evil" series of movies did not exceed 10 billion yuan, it also reached the level of 70 to 80 billion yuan. In terms of box office appeal and Guo Dalu's own directing ability, it seems that it is not difficult to create several movies with a box office of over 10 billion yuan.
"In the future, we try to adopt newcomers to give newcomers the opportunity to stand out. We should try to tilt resources to the newcomers as much as possible. We should not always accumulate resources on a limited number of celebrities."
Seeing everyone surprised, Guo Dalu smiled and said, "Our company now has many directors. When you direct a movie, give newcomers more opportunities. Don't always think about allowing celebrities to always guarantee box office. What our company wants is a powerful actor. Only by becoming qualified actors first can we be qualified to become celebrities. Without strength and works, we will not promote such people to the top, so as not to embarrass them when they go out."
Huang Botao is now also a well-known director in China. He said, "Mr. Guo, you can't treat us all as you! Besides, when you filmed your first movie "Everything is the best", didn't you gather big names? We are all worried about the box office when we made movies, and we don't look for famous celebrities to play.
When Guo Dalu was filming "East and West", Shen Mingcheng and other big names supported him, just to accompany Guo Dalu. At that time, they even had very little pay, and only filmed for more than ten days. No one would think that this movie could be sold. As a result, "East and West" that had been filmed for more than ten days broke the box office record of China, and suddenly exceeded one billion, becoming a dark horse at that time. Guo Dalu became famous in one fell swoop and began his directorial career as a leader in the film circle.
Now that Huang Botao suddenly mentioned this, it can be seen that some directors are not convinced by Guo Dalu's previous filming views, because Guo Dalu started out as a movie with big names. Now Guo Dalu has become famous and has begun to deny this approach again, so everyone is a little dissatisfied.
Guo Dalu thought about it, too. Although he always wants to take care of newcomers when filming movies, his care is based on the premise that he is already an international director, so that these newcomers in the entertainment industry can stand out. His approach is not convincing.
If Guo Dalu didn’t look for celebrities but ordinary actors when he was filming a movie, it would be convincing. Now, it would be a bit disapproving.
"That's right, but after I drove away the young actors, I temporarily formed an actor team to give Tiger an explanation. At that time, I only knew Shen Mingcheng and asked him to find the actors for me. At that time, I didn't expect that so many stars would give me face."
Guo Dalu thought for a while and said to everyone: "Do you agree with what I said?"
Huang Botao nodded vigorously: "Mr. Guo, I agree with you all other things, but I don't agree with you when filming and hiring actors! I personally think that in order to ensure the box office of the movie, it is understandable to find celebrities to participate. If an unknown director wants to present his work to the audience, finding celebrities to participate in his work is the best way to show it."
Huang Botao and Guo Dalu have had many years of friendship. What he said was not his own opinion, but the view of most directors. Guo Dalu stood and spoke without a pain in his back. What he said just now is good, but the actual operation is a bit unrealistic.
"Damn it seems that I'm a little out of reality too!"
Chapter completed!