Disaster Artist

...Anti-General One Army?

Miller's eyes widened, and without hesitation, the words blurted out, "Why don't I know, you are such a Lu Qian? Are you playing a rogue?"

Straightforward, frank, and even a little childish, Miller, who is 70 years old this year, still maintains a pure heart.

Lu Qian stopped joking, raised his hands in a surrender gesture, "Sorry, my fault, because I was happy, so I got carried away."

This time, without pausing, Lu Qian continued.

"I really like the 'Fury Road' work. I think if Director Miller wants to shoot a sequel, then we at Blue Whale Pictures are very, very willing to cooperate with Director Miller."

Miller snorted, "I knew it."

Lu Qian said with a smile, "My little tricks are in front of the real smart people, but there is nothing to hide. If I had known, I should have been more honest."

Miller didn't speak immediately, just stared at Lu Qian without saying a word, but Lu Qian still didn't flinch, and those clear eyes never wavered.

The self-blame in the mouth is not frank enough, but the eyes are so determined and sincere, without any remorse or apology, which also shows that everything is in Lu Qian's plan.

Miller said meaningfully, "There's no need to compliment me, I don't eat this." Even so, the smile on the corner of his mouth rose.

"Child temper" does not mean that he has not grown up.

Miller has been rolling around in the film industry for over forty years, and if he were an idiot, he would have been eaten alive, with no bones left.

"You should know that the adaptation copyright of 'Fury Road' is in the hands of Streamer Films. Even if I am interested, there is no possibility for us to cooperate."

Lu Qian was not discouraged, but grasped a key point, "Director Miller is interested, that's enough."

Seeing Lu Qian's brilliant smile, Miller couldn't hold back and laughed, "Forget about others, don't you know yourself? What's the matter with Liuguang Pictures and you? I don't need to say anything more. Right? So, let’s forget about cooperation, this thing won’t happen.”

Lu Qian smiled.

Lu Qian didn't speak, but Miller was a little excited. He sat up a little, and his back left the seat back, "What do you mean by this expression? Don't you believe what I said? It's not what I said. , in the final analysis, it is still up to Liuguang Pictures to speak, and I have no right to decide."

Straight to the point, a little impatient.

At this moment, you can see that someone was approaching and was about to say hello to the two directors, but when he heard the few words in the words, he immediately realized alertly:

There is a situation.

So the footsteps stopped, Lu Qian showed a smile to the person who came, and the other person nodded lightly, and then turned around on the spot.

Lu Qian turned his head to look at Miller, nodded his head lightly, and affirmed, "Yes, the director is right, the director does not have the right to decide, this is not what you say."

"Yes, that's what I meant." Miller affirmed, and the fried hair seemed to be smoothed out just like that.

Lu Qian went on to say, "It is precisely because of this, so I believe that it is very difficult for the streamer film industry to give the green light for the sequel to the project. Even if the green light is given, I am afraid there will be some restrictions, but the problem is, the director, the reason why this project can be It's so good because there are no limits, and once you bind your hands and feet, the work loses its charm."

Miller:  …

"Okay, you kid, so the trap is here." Miller frowned on the spot.

But after speaking, Miller couldn't help laughing. He didn't expect that he would be trapped by this young offspring.

Smiling and laughing, the anger naturally dissipated, and Miller waved his hand, "But it's useless to create traps. When I cooperated with Streamer Films on this project, they guaranteed my creative freedom, so everyone I just saw the current version, and that's the best proof, isn't it?"

"Indeed, 'Fury Road' can be presented in front of everyone's eyes. This is the best proof, but is the director sure that the next sequel will still be the same?" Lu Qian stopped, but obviously there was something in his words.

Miller was about to scold, but the words just came out, and then he realized Lu Qian's subtext, "You..." So the words got stuck here.

"Furious Road", a masterpiece of the year, with 90 points in the comprehensive media review, and a green bamboo score of 8.6, it is rare to see a commercial film that has won the collective carnival of all film critics and all fans, and even passers-by and audiences have liked it, it is obviously a commercial action Blockbuster, but the perfect combination of humanities and cults.

There is no doubt that this is the work with the highest praise rate last year, and it can be said that it can finally make a **** road in the awards season.

However, it is precisely because it is too unique, too publicized and too cult, that it is difficult for the general public to accept the kind that is enough to cause physical discomfort.

It is conceivable that the evaluation of the film in the box office market also showed a two-level differentiation. The precise division of likes and dislikes caused countless disputes, and finally seriously affected the film's box office performance——

Globally, "Fury Road"'s box office figure has stopped at 2.5 billion.

From a purely numerical point of view, the performance is not bad, but it is a pity that it has not been able to go further; but the income ratio of the movie is not calculated in this way.

The production cost of the film is as high as one billion yuan; at the same time, the cost of publicity and distribution is also wildly spread by nearly two hundred million yuan. The high cost means that the streamer film industry has higher expectations for the box office.

In the end, "Fury Road" just barely managed to make ends meet, and according to insider information ~www.readwn.com~ Streamer Films also suffered a small loss of around 80 million.

Of course, for the streamer film industry, the figure of 80 million is basically a drop in the bucket, and it is not worth mentioning; but the problem is that the film has such a good reputation, but it has not been able to win the corresponding return, which is very, very embarrassing. .

So, what should the sequel do?

This is Miller's weakness.

Lu Qian was not aggressive, but said with a smile, "Director, I believe that Streamer Pictures will shoot a sequel, there is no doubt about it."

Perhaps, the first film in the series lost money at the box office, but as long as enough word of mouth is established and the series is fully built, then the sequel will be able to make money.

This is the case with the superhero universe. Fantastic Pictures and Streamer Pictures don't care about the box office gains or losses of a single movie, because they have to look at the big picture.

"But the question is, how much creative freedom is Liuguang Pictures willing to leave to directors in terms of sequels, especially if they hope the sequels can cater to the market."

Lu Qian, the point is so far, but the aftertaste is far-reaching.

For the streamer film industry, it is their top priority to quickly establish a new film brand and achieve profitability. It is precisely because of this that their adaptation of detective comics has always been bold, radical and a little urgent.

As you can imagine, their patience with Fury Road will be lower.

But Blue Whale Pictures is different. With Lu Qian in charge, they can ensure that the film maintains the authorship of the director to the greatest extent, because Lu Qian himself is the director.

This is also the olive branch that Lu Qian extended to Miller, an olive branch that seems to be unimportant but can subvert the whole situation. Click to download this site APP, massive novels, free to read!