Chapter 110 'Carol' in North America
As mentioned earlier, every movie dedicated to the awards season will be released around Thanksgiving.
This is a consensus that the North American film industry has formed after so many years.
The so-called awards season is to encourage genres that are not very ideal for the box office but have high quality movies.
Compared with North America, the most lacking part should be awards season!
Many conscientious filmmakers make good movies but cannot get the market's recognition. Who would have tried to shoot genre films in the long run?
In 2016, the entire Chinese film industry fell to the bottom. Not only in the six major regions, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, there were few movies that were excellent throughout the year.
Most of the movies that are full of theaters are not only youth films, but also urban romance films or some very vulgar comedies. By the way, Guo Xiaosi's "Jade Trail"
‘Little Fresh Meat’ has changed from a neutral word to a derogatory word. Many viewers will subconsciously believe that this is a bad movie whenever they see a movie starring.
But, are these movies losing money?
I can tell you clearly that there is no loss, and there is even a profit. Except for a very small number of movies like "The Brother Sleeping on My Bed", most movies make a profit!
However, the flood of these money-making movies in the Chinese film market has affected some good movies that no one cares about.
If there is a standardized awards season, there will definitely be more filmmakers willing to make real movies.
Even in a mature market in North America, Bill Dorothy knew that there was no good way to make it achieve a high box office except for the way the word of mouth spread.
So, he did that.
There are only fifty previews in the weekly preview, with a cumulative box office of US$620,000 per week, which doesn’t seem to be a lot, but the box office of a single museum is booming, reaching US$50,000 directly!
In fact, since "Carol" won the Palme d'Or in Cannes, a group of film critics in North America have been ready to comment on this same-sex film.
Originally, LgBT is the most mainstream value now, and the reviews of this type of film will definitely gain more attention.
Especially its director Shen Lin is also the winner of the previous Oscar Best Picture.
Everyone knows that the ultimate goal of "Carol" must be the Little Golden Man!
"Made of crystal clear, suppressed tears, almost all composed of shots through windows, dressing mirrors and false doors, "Carol" is a love story that evolved from trickle to flood, and will eventually break through the embankment of your soul! A beautiful and flawless movie!"
"The exquisiteness of this movie is that it finds a perfect balance between restraint and explosion. Everyone stands at this balance point with breathing intently, and uses a small pattern to amplify the most common emotions between humans. The struggle and struggle of the same age are weakened, and the strongest ink is dedicated to the sway of emotions. But more importantly, this movie is a touching, delicate and charming story."
"The love in "Carol" is natural and open. The director has no sensation at all. He quietly touches the heartstrings of the audience with his heart, eyes, mouth and ears, and uses exquisite and sophisticated sets to create the atmosphere of the fifties. Without preaching or subjective emotions, the entire viewing process is like listening to an elegant and implicit plan. Under this love story, you can feel the undercurrent of the trend of the times."
Sometimes, I have to admire these experienced managers, who have a way to find big-name film critics who like some special-class movies.
In North America, although the status of film critics is declining, big-name film critics can still influence the reputation of a movie, especially when they are committed to the awards season!
It would be fine if it was just the media and film critics, but the film's reputation was also good.
Naturally, after the preview, Touchstone Xun and the North American Cinema Alliance reached an agreement. The theaters released reached 12oo, and "Carol" closed at 890,000 US dollars in a single week, occupying the fourth place in the box office rankings of that week;
In the third week, the theaters that opened the theaters reached 18oo, with a single week box office of US$12.31 million!
At the same time, the reputation of the film was completely exaggerated.
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After getting off the plane, Chen Lin led Zhao Liying to the car rental store outside the airport.
In two minutes, Chen Lin drove a black Cadillac towards the suburbs of Los Angeles.
"What do you want to eat cookies?"
Zhao Liying sat in the passenger seat and rubbed her face a little tiredly, then took out a bag of snacks from her backpack.
"I'm not very hungry, so you can eat less. When we pass by the restaurant later, we can go in and eat something."
Chen Lin was also a little depressed, but he still tried hard to keep his eyes open.
"It's okay, snacks are not staple foods."
Zhao Liying continued to unpack a bunch of packaging bags indifferently: "By the way, why didn't you let Bill pick you up?"
"Why should I bother others?"
Chen Lintou didn't reply, and answered directly, adding: "And it's almost twelve o'clock in the evening now, so it's always not good to bother me at this time."
"Aren't you his boss?"
"To be precise, he and I can only be considered partners."
Chen Lin looked at Zhao Liying very seriously, "You are more polite to him in the future. He is the most senior manager in Hollywood. He is the CEO of Touchstone Pictures. In terms of status, he is no worse than me."
"…I thought he was the American brother you hired..."
Zhao Liying muttered, then pretended to be careless and asked: "Hey, Chen Lin, you wrote the script of "Star Wars" for Disney. Is there any role that suits me?"
"…No, I'm thinking about the North American market, it's impossible to stuff more Chinese actors."
Chen Lin rolled his eyes, and the young lady was getting more and more oblivious to her words now.
“…more? What does it mean?”
Although Zhao Liying was a little depressed, she still heard the implicit meaning of Chen Lin.
"The script I wrote is an extra episode of "Star Wars". According to Disney's intention, in order to expand the influence of "Star Wars" in China, they are planning to add two Chinese actors, both male actors. I am going to let Hu Ge and Teacher Jiang Wen go..."
"Why not write an actress?"
"Haha, who do you think I am? I can't make the decision on such things!"
Chen Lin smiled slightly.
In fact, adding a female character is definitely not difficult for Chen Lin. As long as the established male and female protagonists are not involved, Disney has made a promise to add other characters at will.
Moreover, Zhao Liying is still recognizable in North America.
But he just didn't want to. Perhaps deep down, Chen Lin still didn't want his wife to show her sharpness!
Compared with actor Zhao Liying, he hopes that his wife is producer Zhao Liying.
"There is kFc over there. Let's park the car and buy a burger?"
Chapter completed!