Chapter 944: Crazy Racer (Part 3)

"This Mid-Autumn Gala this year is a bit interesting; internet celebrities have gone up to perform."

Wen Xia was eating walnut kernels on the sofa, and her tone couldn't tell whether she was teasing or mocking.

In order to save the gala's ratings, which had just had a bit of improvement and then plummeted rapidly, this Mid-Autumn Gala not only invited many internet celebrities but also many "fresh meat" (young idols), just wanting to firmly grasp the youth market.

However, originally hoping that the Mid-Autumn Gala would not have such strict reviews and would not come to give everyone a lesson at this reunion moment, the sketches might be funnier.

As a result, the effect presented was still so terrible; lip-syncing and such things won't be mentioned, and the cooperation between internet celebrities and traffic stars was truly dragging, with no viewing points at all.

It can be seen that they have tried their best to bring happiness to everyone, but unfortunately, their ability is limited, and they are really powerless.

The only highlight that can be called a highlight of the whole gala is probably the song medley of Hong Kong and mainland singers on the same stage.

The scene was very lively, full of memories, but there was only such a high-light moment.

At this time, the audience realized that these gala evenings have always been going downhill, but that year was just a bit better than usual, so it gave everyone the illusion that it was getting better.

Now this one has returned to the normal level, so it looks very dragging.

However, everyone understands the truth, but such a dragging Mid-Autumn Gala still caused dissatisfaction among netizens.

Fortunately, it was just the Mid-Autumn Gala, far less important than the Spring Festival Gala, and not many people watch it usually, so the sound of complaining was not particularly loud.

And because it was actually okay last year, everyone's endurance is still relatively high.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, everyone also began to imagine the Spring Festival Gala:

"The Mid-Autumn Gala dragged, so let it drag; as long as the Spring Festival Gala doesn't drag."

"Heard that this Spring Festival Gala invited many old artists; they intend to do a big thing."

"I only know Wang Mian is on the Spring Festival Gala, and he will cooperate with Da Zhangwei."

"Who is Wang Mian?"

"The champion of this year's Talk Show Conference, the man who integrates music and comedy; his talk show is really super wonderful."

"Teacher Da Zhangwei is also a person with a lot of humor; these two one plus one must be greater than two!"

"Looking at it this way, this year's Spring Festival Gala is still very worth watching."

"Spring Festival Gala and such are still too far away; by the way, are there any good-looking movies in the National Day file this year?"

"My Father and My Hometown, The Eight Hundred, Four Seas, Crazy Racer."

"The first one, listening to the name is like a hodgepodge of several directors shooting a segment each and then cutting them together."

"It is indeed like this; tasted the sweetness last year, come again this year."

"Listening to the name, I know it doesn't look very good."

"Luo Bao's one feels okay, worth looking forward to."

"Didn't they say Avatar 2 is coming? Can it be released in the National Day file?"

"What are you talking about? They are going to compete with Shanghai Fortress in the New Year file."

"Hahahaha, this is indeed very worth watching; I feel that just looking at the film reviews is already very wonderful."

"The pressure has all come to Shanghai Fortress; if Lu Han's film flops again, there probably won't be any crew looking for him in the future."

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It is very clear that the dragging Mid-Autumn Gala did not affect everyone's mood.

Because National Day is approaching, besides celebrating the birthday of the motherland, most people can have a seven-day small holiday.

For modern "social animals" (workers) whose pressure is getting bigger and bigger, this is truly precious.

Whether this seven-day holiday is taken to rest at home with family, or go out with a girlfriend to travel and watch movies, it is very good.

Because the holiday time is relatively abundant, the National Day file is the box office peak season second only to the Spring Festival file, and the competition is often particularly fierce.

Like this year, "My Father and My Hometown," "The Eight Hundred," and "Four Seas" are all big-cost, big-production, with fresh meat, old drama bones, Best Actors, and big directors, all of which are not lacking.

By comparison, "Crazy Racer" appears too shabby.

Director and actor Luo Quan is the biggest star in this crew; if she wants a pay of 100 million, there will definitely be a lot of people rushing to invite her.

But because it is a movie she invested in herself, all expenses are zero.

The second biggest star is Wen Xia, who guest-starred as the only female supporting role, but because the scenes are not many, plus the well-known reasons, the pay is not high.

The rest are all supporting roles from all over the world.

These supporting roles have their own characteristics in appearance and have also acted in many works; their acting skills are solid and the price is low; even after getting the actor rating bonus, each person's pay is only about 2 million.

As for the others, they are basically small heads; this movie has no big scenes, and special effects shots are only a few seconds, and the production cost is quite, quite low.

After the movie was sent for review, Luo Quan specially posted the production cost of this movie on her dynamic; it was only over 18 million, which is lower than the cost of "Resident Evil" that Luo Quan shot before.

When seeing this news headline at the time, netizens didn't believe it, feeling that Luo Quan was talking nonsense.

In the past five years, how many Chinese movies have had costs lower than 20 million?

With such a little money, if you take it to invite fresh meat, you can probably only invite one leg!

However, after clicking into the dynamic and seeing the crew account details listed by Luo Quan, netizens finally understood that it really doesn't take much money to shoot a movie.

Although everyone knows that this is a small production, no matter how small the production is, it won't be crudely made, because this is produced by Luo Quan.

The quality is definitely guaranteed, and the cost is so low, which makes netizens have to ask a question:

Those big productions that cost hundreds of millions, where did the money go?

Luo Quan actually said the answer to the question during the live broadcast before, but perhaps because there were too many errors, the recording of that day's live broadcast was all deleted, and now it can't be found on the internet, so most netizens don't know what Luo Quan said.

After the live broadcast recording was deleted, Luo Quan was too lazy to make up for it; anyway, whether the film market is rotten or not has nothing to do with her.

She only needs to ensure that the movie she shoots is excellent enough; the Chinese population base is so large, enough to feed her full.

As for peers, can only wish them good luck.

The review of "Crazy Racer" was as smooth as ever, and it got the dragon mark without any effort.

Although she didn't make any contributions in the Huaguoshan secret realm exploration this time, the strong gold medal win at the Tokyo Olympics still earned her quite a few impression points.

It's a pity that the Winter Olympics didn't add an "ice fighting" project, otherwise she could have won another gold medal.

As far as she knows, the only sports project in the Winter Olympics that can fight on ice is ice hockey; team members can start fighting on the field if they have any contradictions, and the referee will only watch from the side, waiting for the two fighting people to decide the winner.

Can only say it's a pity; she is very good at fighting, but she hasn't touched ice hockey at all.

"Sis, how much box office do you think you can get this time?" Leon asked his sister curiously.

He hasn't seen the finished film, but the shooting process of the movie has always been on the scene; just by watching those shooting clips, he knew how many jokes and reversals were hidden in this movie.

As a comedy, it is truly unique, but whether it is the most excellent in recent years, it will only be known after it is released.

After all, on the side of "Happy Sweet Potato," they have also shot many excellent comedies, among which there are several masterpieces in the audience's hearts.

Compared with the previous comedies, it can be seen that the audience's taste is changing.

Whether the taste of "Crazy Racer" can match the audience, it depends on the effect on the day of release.

So Luo Quan answered her brother's question in a joking tone: "I definitely hope to reach 50 billion box office, but this is not the Spring Festival file; it is estimated that it can't be reached, so lower the requirement, let's have 3 billion."

"3 billion is not low." Wen Xia checked Baidu and said: "This is also a good result that can enter the Chinese historical box office ranking."

Luo Quan waved her hand: "It's useless to predict these now; just wait quietly for the movie to be released."

Saying that, she opened her phone and issued a movie-watching countdown.

After passing the review, she can control when it is released; as soon as National Day arrives, it can log into cinemas across the country.

Although it is a small-cost movie, because it is written, directed, and acted by Luo Quan, this label is almost synonymous with box office success, so the cinema side doesn't dare to be lazy at all; the screening volume will definitely not be small by then.

And netizens were overjoyed after seeing the countdown finally come out, and pre-ordered movie tickets online for the first time.

Have to say, the fans are really powerful; under the blessing of the god-level trailer, they directly drove the pre-sale box office to 200 million.

According to this trend, the box office might directly rush to 1 billion before the movie is officially released.

This treatment, only a small part of movies in the country can enjoy.

As for the trailer, it's not that it was shot very well; it's actually a mix of clips between characters, with many shots of riding bikes and driving cars, which echoes the movie name.

But these are not the point; the point is the BGM.

Careful netizens discovered that this is a new piece of music by Luo Quan, named "In the Hall of the Mountain King."

The song melody is weird and crazy, and at the same time incomparably brainwashing and catchy; the final climax part moves towards brilliance in endless chaos, and the movie characters flash quickly like a revolving lantern, together weaving an absurd story.

At the end of the song, a "Crazy Racer" remained on the screen.

The lingering sound is around the beam, and the barrage is all brushing "awesome."

"You call this damn small cost?"

"This song alone is worth 10 million! I said it."

"Haha, Luo Quan said this song can be written in five minutes, free of charge."

"Self-written, self-directed, self-acted, and self-scored; no wonder the cost is controlled so low."

"It's normal; Luo Quan's albums are all done by herself, not letting others have a chance to make money; it's just that the conditions for shooting movies don't allow it, otherwise she could probably do a big package."

"Deserving of Luo Quan; even a movie under 20 million can be made into the feeling of a Hollywood blockbuster."

"Is this really a comedy? The shots that look funny are not particularly many."

"Can you see anything in a two-minute video?"

"Just look forward to it; I've already bought the movie; 50 yuan can't buy a loss, can't buy a cheat."

"I saw Luo Bao's tight racing suit in the trailer; the figure is still as top-notch as ever; won't say more, pre-order to support."

"LSP (lecherous)."

"Clarify one point, I am not old!"

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The trailer successfully completed its mission, pulling the expectations of netizens to the full.

Many directors in the industry are also staring at this movie; they want to see how Luo Quan used 20 million to shoot a movie that makes everyone praise.

Such a small investment, if put in other crews, can only get the evaluation of "crudely made."

But Luo Quan has always been famous for being good at creating miracles, so can she create miracles this time?

No one knows, but Luo Quan's fans feel that she will definitely not let everyone down.

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October 1st, the first day of the National Day holiday arrived.

The long-awaited long holiday finally arrived; office workers might still be sleeping in, wanting to let their battered bodies recover.

And the student party's energy is even more vigorous; by nine o'clock, they had already called friends and ran all over the street.

Of course, limited to high school students and below.

College students in this era have already become somewhat prematurely aged; usually, they are sleeping at this point.

However, although it is a National Day holiday, for the sake of high overtime pay, many people still chose to go to work.

If everyone really had a holiday, how would those who enjoy the holiday come out to play?

This is a contradiction that cannot be solved.

In the cinema, guests coming to watch movies are in an endless stream.

Everyone says that the Chinese film market is a false prosperity, but looking at the appearance in front of them, where is there any appearance of falsehood? This is real passenger flow; I don't know how many tickets have been sold since the store opened.

Currently, it can't be seen which movie is the most popular.

The big blockbusters pushed in the National Day file all have people watching; "The Eight Hundred" has enough celebrities, plus the publicity effect is quite good, so there are slightly more people watching it.

But "Crazy Racer" and "Four Seas" are not far behind, and both have their own advantages.

And with the first batch of audiences pouring into the cinema, the true face of these movies was finally presented to everyone.

In order to control costs, Luo Quan didn't even hold a premiere; many film media people have only seen the finished film until now.

Zhao Yang is one of them; he even thought about the questions, but Luo Quan didn't hold a premiere; it was simply too simple.

But after sitting in the cinema seat, all his thoughts were concentrated on the big screen in front of him.

The dragon mark and exclusive BGM appeared on the opening, followed by the movie's investors and main creative list.

"Crazy Racer" is different; there is only one production company, Quan Shui Entertainment, and Luo Quan occupies half of the main creative list; it looks like this movie was made by her alone.

However, because there are too few units that need to be thanked, the movie's opening is also much shorter than other movies, which is a very comfortable point.

Soon, our protagonist Geng Jiao pulled open the curtain of this play. ===== CHAPTER 945 =====