Chapter 593

In the face of Roy's direct questioning without any tricks, instead, Langley restrained his smile and said solemnly, "if I say, these two works will hit the street?"

It's not rejection of two works, but both of them will hit the street?

What kind of answer is that? It's not that the scripts of the two works are too bad, or that the two works are not suitable for you, but that the box office of the two works will fail? They are not prophets. How can they predict the future?

Although any commercial work has risks, it is a business, and there is no one who can make a 100% steady profit. Even the fourth "Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban" of "Harry Potter" has encountered Waterloo. It is not popular, and the box office of the series is the lowest, let alone other works; But why do you think "super warship" and "alien battlefield" will hit the streets? More importantly, why did Langley say that?

Between lightning and flint, Roy's mind has changed a lot.

Lanli could see Roy's trembling pupils. He couldn't help laughing. Smart people always think too much. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's not. In fact, he just thought of the situation of the last life, and then thought of the current situation. He felt a kind of inexplicable joy, but he didn't resist it. That's all.

In the last life, the hero of "super warship" and "alien battlefield" were the same, Taylor kitsch; The two films were released in the same year, with a difference of no more than two months; The two works hit the street at the same time, which was extremely tragic.

Taylor ketch, born in 1981, has a handsome face, a model's stature and a tall figure. He is a young version of Brad Pitt. After starring in several youth idol movies, he won the leading role in two super blockbusters "super warship" and "alien battlefield" under the strong promotion of his agent, Many people are looking forward to becoming another Ryan Gosling - both Canadians.

From any point of view, "super warship" and "alien battlefield" are in line with the criteria of box office explosion, which should be the two works that will not fail, and there is no reason for the box office collapse.

As a result, the "super battleship" has invested 210 million yuan, but the box office in North America is only 65 million yuan. The global box office barely exceeds 300 million yuan, and the loss exceeds 150 million yuan. Universal Pictures is booming. As for the word-of-mouth of its works, it is needless to say that it is a total failure, and critics and audiences both criticize it badly.

The "alien battlefield" investment is 250 million, the box office in North America is 73 million, and the global box office is not even more than 300 million, only 280 million, with a loss of more than 200 million, which directly leads to the downfall of the chairman of Disney Studios, and the direct death of Andrew Stanton's live action film career. In terms of word-of-mouth, it is no different from the former.

For the two film production companies, it's a disaster; For Taylor, it's a disaster. His career has just risen. Everyone thinks that he will become the next superstar, and finally... It stops abruptly. After that, let alone the blockbuster, there are few opportunities for the protagonist, and he is a handsome guy who can't act, faster than Hayden Christensen's falling speed. To be exact, it was cut out without shining.

Now, the opportunity for Tyler Koch is also on the table of Langley. It's hard for lanli not to have association: if he takes over these two works, will his dream come to an end? I think George and Elizabeth would be very happy to see such an ending.

Such a coincidence corresponds to such a fate. Even though he was as quiet as Lan Li, he still couldn't hold back his smile, including the joke just now, which was also beyond his control.

Everyone says that Henry Cavill is the most unfortunate person in Hollywood. He missed the return of Superman, the twilight City, James Bond and Harry Potter and goblet of fire. He didn't come out until he met Superman: the body of steel. However, in Langley's view, Tyler Koch's life is not too bad. If he takes over, he will become the successor of "misfortune".

After the joke, Langley continued, "I was just thinking, why did you refuse 'super warship' and choose 'alien battlefield'? I mean, it's understandable to reject the former, but what's the reason for choosing the latter? "

"Super warship" in the preparatory stage, the template is "Transformers", such works really have no room to play. First, Langley is not Megan Fox. Second, Langley is not Shia Labov. Third, the image of idol vase is not suitable for Langley. It's a matter of course to reject the super warship.

In fact, on the other hand, the "super warship" will not consider Langley.

To shoot such a blockbuster, the crew needs actors who know how to make full use of their charm advantages to supplement the visual effects of the movie. This is also the reason why many super blockbusters are willing to use models when they choose the heroines - their brilliance on the catwalk is the most beautiful scenery for the film. If the hero is suitable, why not choose a model?

Roy looked back and noticed the small details in Langley's words. "Why, do you have different views on the script of 'alien battlefield' He knew that he had not read the script, but his intuition told him that he had his own judgment.

"First, the original novel is a work one hundred years ago. The taste of the audience has changed dramatically. If there is no innovation, no one will buy such a story. But the question is, "Disney?" A rhetorical question of Langley, even if there is no redundant explanation, the meaning is clear - among the six major Hollywood film companies, Disney is the most conservative, traditional and stubborn one.

Before 2016, industry analysts believe that the main audience groups of Disney are families and children, who can't and dare not innovate boldly and always adhere to the traditional concept; But in 2016, "variety" magazine was in a hurry, and made a statistical table, based on the 21st century, to count the director composition of all the films of the six major Hollywood film companies, including race, gender, sexual orientation and other data.

It is found that Warner Brothers has the highest proportion of Asian directors; In the 20th century, fox was the most daring to use black directors; Sony Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures dare to use female directors. Of course, this is just a trend statistic. The most interesting fact is that Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Sony Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures have more or less used Asian, black or female directors, and even the proportion of directors who have come out in public may not be high, but at least they have used them.

The only exception is Disney. In the statistical list, all data of Disney are "zero". Further thinking, after Disney bought Lucas pictures, Marvel Entertainment and Pixar, it has never left its old line. So far, no independent film of female superheroes has come out, let alone once again adapting all the classic cartoons into live action animations, but the status of women has not changed.

After the release of the statistics of "variety" magazine, it caused a sensation in Hollywood. For a time, Disney was widely criticized. Obviously, it's not just about the main audience, it's about the whole company culture.

Back to the topic of lanli, the original novel of "alien star battlefield" was published a century ago in 1912. If we don't adapt it to keep pace with the times, it will be hard for the modern audience to satisfy the story. Disney is the worst company to keep pace with the times.

"Second, the script of a blockbuster is really not that important, but it doesn't mean that you don't read the story. The story of such a work can be simple, but there must be a master storyteller. " The story of "Avatar" is very simple, but James Cameron tells a story of ups and downs. Not everyone has this talent. " Lan Li said the second point with a smile. Similarly, he did not continue to evaluate it, but left a meaningful aftertaste.

Roy looked puzzled. "Andrew Stanton is a storyteller."

"No, Andrew Stanton is a character teller, an emotional one, but not a storyteller." Langley's rebuttal got Roy into thinking.

The stories of "Nemo" and "robot Wali" are in fact in order, but the reason why they are so moving is that the emotions of the little people are full and real. They are originated from the most simple and simple emotions, and then projected onto every audience, resulting in infinite touching and reflection. That's what Andrew is good at.

But it happens that "alien battlefield" is a movie that doesn't need to talk about characters and emotions.

Roy had a serious thought, and he closed his jaw thoughtfully. He's not an actor, he's just an agent. Naturally, his mastery of the script can't compare with that of Lan Li. He can only give a preliminary analysis from the aspects of story, scale, lineup and subject matter, and then the interpretation should be completed by Lan Li himself.

"So, do you mean to reject both works?" Roy needs further communication. He thinks back to the joke of Langley.

Lan Li shook his head with a smile. "No, I mean, I need to read the script before I make a decision. In the long run. "

Roy grinned at himself. "That's it." The state of mind is still a little anxious. Lan Li just got the script, so he may make a decision?

He originally wanted to ask Lan Li what he thought now. He had just said so much, and his mouth was dry. Did he have a rough impression and approve of his judgment; But the words to the mouth, or precipitation down.

Today's assessment in the end is over or not, if so, how the results, in the later get along with you can see, there is no need to worry about this moment.

Thinking of this, Roy calmed down again and poured the coffee in his cup into his mouth. "Then I'll leave first. You can take a nap. In the next few days, you go through the script and relax. After Andy and Warner Brothers have made progress, we will make further judgment. "

With that, Roy didn't stop any longer, so he picked up his motorcycle helmet and turned away.