Chapter 879: New series, worrying

Yu Jiang used to be a literary novelist.

The biggest label on her body is youth literature.

Therefore, the names of her novels are often like "Waiting for You in the Rainy Season" or "Love at the Sunny End".

However, since she started as a film producer, the characteristics of youth literature on her began to fade gradually.

This set works on novels, but it doesn't work in the field of commercial films.

If the film name is too literary, it is basically a flop.

Especially...

These days, making films, more or less will look at how Lu Yan He's films are done.

And Lu Yan He's films, the most literary one is "The Classic".

But even this name is actually not just literary.

Because this film is a romance tragedy.

More accurately, this film is a period romance film with a strong literary atmosphere, linked to the content, and for the audience group that this film mainly faces—that is, middle-aged men and women, such a name undoubtedly conforms to the aesthetics of their era.

However, romance films that are slightly younger, such as "You Are the Apple of My Eye", such as "My Sassy Girl", such as "The Notebook", none of them are literary or implicit.

This even affects the naming of other films produced by Linghe.

It is not a script written by Lu Yan He, and the film name is basically straightforward, giving information points directly, making you know what the film is about at a glance.

Such as "Summer Night Villa Horror", such as "Corpse Phase".

The importance of a good name to a work is self-evident.

So, "Scumbag, Stay Away From Me!" Although this name sounds a bit too direct and vulgar at first glance.

But connecting with the theme of this film, and considering the public opinion and trend on the Internet in the past year or two, after everyone studied it, they felt that this name was not bad.

At least, just this name can attract a group of female audiences to watch this film.

Learning the news of Lu Yan He's return to the country from the news on the Internet, Li Yuefeng immediately sent him a message, asking him if he had time to have a meal together.

Lu Yan He asked curiously: Shouldn't you be busy with promotion recently?

Li Yuefeng said: Domestic promotion has come to an end, and overseas promotion has not yet started.

Lu Yan He: That's just right, I invited a few friends to have dinner at home tonight, you come together, I thought you were running promotion.

Li Yuefeng: Okay.

Lu Yan He thought, since he called Li Yuefeng, it wouldn't be good not to call Xiao Yun, so he asked together.

But Xiao Yun said she had a brand event tonight in Jinkou and couldn't make it.

Lu Yan He was not surprised. During the promotion period, it is the norm for Xiao Yun to be unable to spare time like this, and it is a bit strange for Li Yuefeng to be like this. Lu Yan He couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled, asking Chen Yin, doesn't the film "My Sassy Girl" have any blessing for Li Yuefeng?

Chen Yin said that Xiao Yun ate more dividends from this film, and Li Yuefeng also received a lot of love from female audiences, but he was already a popular star facing the public, and he was already very popular. The blessing this film brought to him was at most to maintain his popularity.

Xiao Yun is different. Xiao Yun's most popular role before was Guo Furong in "My Own Swordsman", and the most popular variety show was "Young Days", which made her, although very famous and her acting skills recognized, not the kind of female star with great fan stickiness. In other words, her commercial value is actually not as high as Li Yuefeng's. "My Sassy Girl" just brought some idol feeling to Xiao Yun—

For an actor, it is actually a star halo.

Lu Yan He pondered for a while and understood.

"Then how is Li Yuefeng's team?"

Chen Yin said: "His agent Wu Bai actually has some complaints, but Li Yuefeng himself didn't say anything, and cooperated with our work as always. In fact, the biggest problem with the film 'My Sassy Girl' is that the expectations of all walks of life are too high, so once it doesn't become a blockbuster, it's a bit disappointing. For Li Yuefeng, although this film is the first heroine, he is the one who carries the box office. In the industry, he is also the core lead. Then the flat performance at the box office has more or less affected his commercial valuation."

Lu Yan He: "This is really... For Lang Xia, breaking 100 million at the box office is a success. For Li Yuefeng, breaking 300 million at the box office is a flat performance."

"Lang Xia cooperated with Yu Jiang, Li Yuefeng cooperated with you, the evaluation standards are of course different," Chen Yin said, "Just like 'Corpse Phase' he starred in, the box office was only just over 200 million, and the global box office including the domestic box office was only just over 50 million US dollars, but everyone thinks this film exploded. That is the box office result he carried alone, 200 million is of course an explosion."

Lu Yan He: "According to this, it's better to cooperate with me less in the future. Cooperating with me, the risk is greater."

"Who would be willing to give up? Although everyone understands the truth, this matter can be turned around and said, cooperating with you, the box office is 300 million, and the domestic theater box office return rate exceeds 50%, all belong to flat performance. Who would give up the opportunity to cooperate with you," Chen Yin also laughed, "Li Yuefeng is actually a very smart person. He specially called me to express that if there is an obstacle in docking with his team, contact him directly. He probably also realized that Wu Bai is dissatisfied with the performance of this film, worried that Wu Bai will perfunctory our follow-up arrangements, causing some unnecessary misunderstandings."

Li Yuefeng has always been such a person.

But in fact, such people often win more trust.

Chen Yin said: "I have a script here, which is quite suitable for him, I am going to invite him to star."

Lu Yan He asked: "Which one?"

"'Missing Father'," Chen Yin said the name, and Lu Yan He reacted.

This is a script brought out by a new screenwriter signed by the company. After passing the meeting, it was modified several rounds, reached the production standard, passed the review of Chen Yin and Lu Yan He, and has entered the preparation stage.

It is another genre film with a suspense theme.

"Okay," Lu Yan He said, "This story is indeed suitable for him to act."

However, this film is an ensemble, and although the son played by Li Yuefeng is also the core lead, besides him, there are his mother and sister. The film is unfolded through the three of them looking for their missing father. The main characters also include a policeman and their neighbor.

This means Li Yuefeng's salary must be lower than the market price.

This is actually an industry practice. If it is an ensemble film, there are too many actors, and each actor's salary will be a little less. Unless, except for Li Yuefeng's role, the actors of other roles are all "small actors" with low salaries.

Chen Yin said: "For the mother role in this film, I plan to find Teacher Liu Zi or Teacher Wei Xue. Of course, I prefer the latter, the salary is much lower, what do you think?"

"Okay," Lu Yan He said, "I have only read this script, and I don't know much about the project, you decide."

"There is one more thing, President Lu, 'Home Alone 4' has basically ended its screening period," Chen Yin said, "The box office is very good, breaking the series' best record, reaching 1.1 billion US dollars. Are we really not making a sequel?"

"We have already played the banner that this is the last one. Everyone holds such an understanding, so they rushed the box office of the fourth part to 1 billion US dollars. If you announce that you want to produce it at this time, do you believe that everyone will scold you for fraud immediately, and never believe what Linghe said again."

Chen Yin said with a smile: "Okay, I just really can't bear such box office results. The box office is too good, but we don't have any ideas about which film to put on for the Spring Festival file next year."

Lu Yan He said: "I am also thinking, you can also see if there are any suitable scripts in the company's script library to develop. If there is no suitable one, there is no need to force it. The Spring Festival file is not opened by our company, how can we occupy the pit all the time."

Chen Yin felt very disillusioned. Who is this company making money for?

He often feels that the conversation between him and Lu Yan He is a bit reversed.

The manager advises the boss to make money well, but the boss tells him, take it slowly, don't rush.

"..."

"The 'Childhood is an Adventure in a Summer Night' you did before was quite interesting. Why don't you do a sequel? Try to put the sequel of this film into the Spring Festival file?" Lu Yan He was whimsical.

Chen Yin endured for a long time before holding back the sentence "Can we not be whimsical".

In the evening, a group of friends sat in the house in Ziyuanqiao.

Because it is not a banquet hall, everyone basically sits or stands, and the living room, which is not small, is occupied by more than ten people, which is more or less crowded.

Fortunately, they are all familiar friends, so such crowding is lively.

Dinner was specially invited to be cooked by a chef. Lu Yan He and the others didn't have the ability to handle dinner for so many people.

Linyu also said: "You didn't say it earlier, it would be better to let each of us bring one or two dishes, and we can make a table."

Lu Yan He laughed, "Too much trouble, you can do it, Li Yuefeng was still filming advertisements in the afternoon, where can he make a dish and bring it over? Even if he can do it, I dare not eat it. I am considered a person who can cook among artists, but I only cook a few meals for myself when I have a whim. Let me make it for you to eat, I don't have this confidence."

Li Yuefeng also said: "Then I can only go to the restaurant to pack two dishes and bring them over."

Chen Qin pointed to Linyu and said: "She has been obsessed with cooking recently and often tries to make all kinds of dishes, so she has a thief's enthusiasm for cooking."

"Then you are enjoying the blessing? It's cheaper for you," Lu Yan He said, "She is willing to practice cooking, you just steal the fun."

Chen Siqi's hand reached behind Lu Yan He's neck and pinched it lightly.

Lu Yan He immediately reached out and held her wrist, saying seriously: "Just like me, I have been happy for many years."

Everyone laughed.

Jiang Yuqian got up to pour red wine into her glass, turned around and saw this scene, and took out her phone to record it.

Li Zhibai followed.

"What are you shooting? What's so good about this?"

Jiang Yuqian put away her phone and said: "Because such moments are rare, I want to record them."

Li Zhibai leaned into Jiang Yuqian's ear.

"Is it because I am here that it is even rarer?"

Jiang Yuqian: "... You ruined all the atmosphere in one sentence."

Li Zhibai immediately pouted.

But he didn't pout for more than two seconds, and he suddenly kissed Jiang Yuqian on the mouth like a dragonfly touching water, with extremely fast movements.

"..." Under Jiang Yuqian's white eyes, there was a bit of subtle shyness.

She subconsciously looked around.

Fortunately, no one noticed them.

Lu Yan He only stayed in the country for two days.

These two days were communicated, coordinated, and strived for by Wang Biao with the "Men in Black" crew.

However, these two days were too important for Lu Yan He.

From one crew to another, he briefly returned to his life, briefly stayed with his lover and friends, revisited the past youth time, and discussed each other's recent situation.

This made Lu Yan He not have that inexplicable sense of loneliness when he came to the airport again.

There are still fans coming to see him off.

Lu Yan He wore sunglasses and headphones, a fisherman hat on his head, kept his head down, ignored everyone, and walked forward with Wang Biao and Zou Dong.

The bodyguards blocked others to the side.

Lu Yan He's mood was even so good that he wanted to find someone to make a piece of clothing, with the eight words "Hate picking up, hate seeing off" written on it, and wear it when he comes to the airport in the future.

After this picture appeared in his mind, he almost couldn't help laughing.

Fortunately, after passing the security check and entering the VIP lounge, the noise disappeared.

He took out his laptop and prepared to look at the ideas and scripts recorded in his computer.

The "Home Alone" series is over, it is indeed time to think carefully about which series to do next.

"Harry Potter" won't work, the magic world has no soil in China, it can only be done in Hollywood.

"The Hunger Games" with teenagers as protagonists can be done, but the problem is that it is not suitable for the Spring Festival file.

"It", which also has children as protagonists, is the same problem, not suitable for the Spring Festival file.

Lu Yan He will definitely do these films in the future, but what he considers first is the theme type that can satisfy the Spring Festival file viewing needs and be liked by the whole world like the "Home Alone" series.

If it is a type similar to "Home Alone", it is the best.

Low cost, high return, simple production, and enough family fun.

There is a film series called "Spy Kids", which is also a comedy film with children as protagonists, and the box office is not bad. The first part won more than 100 million US dollars at the global box office with a cost of 30 million US dollars that year.

However, this is too similar to the "Home Alone" series.

Do you want to repeat such children's comedy immediately?

Even if it is repeated, the results seem to be far worse than the "Home Alone" series.

It's a pity that in Chinese-language films, there seems to be no such type.

What is suitable? Worrying. ===== CHAPTER 880 =====