Yu Dong went to Cui Xinqin and Zhang Xian with the students' homework.
"Two leaders, the students' homework has arrived, please take a look at it."
"It's finally out." Cui Xinqin took the homework with a smile and asked, "Have you read it yourself?"
"Not yet, I'll wait for you to read it first, and remember to rate it after you finish it."
Zhang Xian took two assignments and flipped through them. The assignments submitted by the students were quite long, and it would probably take a long time to read through these nine assignments.
"You did all the hard work, but in the end it's up to the two of us to do the work for you."
Yu Dong smiled and said: "Old Zhang, what you said is unconscionable. My first teacher worked so hard that he made you babble on the assignment."
"Don't say that, isn't Lao Wu going to formally propose you as the deputy director of the department? If you don't do your best in the affairs of our drama department, who will?"
Yu Dong waved his hand, "It's not decided yet, okay, remember to rate it after reading it."
Wu Changxin did want to appoint Yu Dong as the deputy director of the department, but it was just a casual position, not in charge of any major, unlike Bi Feiyu and others.
Although Zhang Xian complained, he actually worked harder on his homework than anyone else. He and Cui Xinqin finished nine pieces of homework that day.
When the homework was returned to Yu Dong, a form was attached with the scores given by the two people to the students.
Zhang Xian and Cui Xinqin scored nine assignments respectively, and thoughtfully calculated the average and total scores.
There is not much difference in the grading standards between the two, and the scores given to most students are not very different either. Only some individuals have some differences.
Yu Dong first took out the homework of Liu Ye's group, which had the biggest disagreement, and looked at it.
After reading it, he roughly understood why Zhang Xian and Cui Xinqin had differences.
The scripts written by Liu Ye and his team are more commercial, a bit imitating Hollywood blockbusters. The protagonist has lived for ten thousand years and has been living smoothly, but suddenly one day, the secret of his immortality was discovered by a special organization
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This special agency wants to capture him and then study the secret of his immortality.
The protagonist seems to have expected such a day, so he has made a lot of preparations. For example, his family has a super invincible underground weapons depot, and he also cooperates with ancient gangs, and he has countless wealth.
And these were all exposed when he was forced to flee.
To put it bluntly, this is a fun movie. Immortality, pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger, and Return of the King are all fun.
Cui Xinqin didn't think highly of such a script. She gave it a score of 5.5 out of 10, which was a failing grade. However, Zhang Xian gave it a score of 7.8, which was an above-average score.
Perhaps in Cui Xinqin's view, such a script is really meaningless and cannot reflect the actor's skills. But in Zhang Xian's view, the rhythm of this script is better and all the techniques that should be used are used.
In terms of characters alone, this script has already achieved all the major points.
The protagonist is an ordinary person at the beginning, and then it is revealed that he is an immortal. This is a subversion of identity. Later, the secret agency surrounds and intercepts the protagonist, setting up obstacles for the protagonist. It is a bit like playing a game to pass through levels, which can raise the audience's expectations, and
While solving obstacles, step by step reveal what the protagonist has after living for ten thousand years...
Based on the above, Zhang Xiancai gave this assignment 7.8 points.
Yu Dong continued to read. The students' performance this time was obviously better than last time. Let's not talk about creativity. At least the script was written in a decent way. Unlike last time, the messy things were piled up together, which gave Yu Dong a headache.
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But it can't be said to be very good, there is nothing that makes people's eyes light up.
"This Man Came From Earth" is not that great, but it is special and unexpected.
After putting away the students' homework, Yu Dong took a long breath. There was nothing he could use, but he was not disappointed. After all, he did not expect to rely on the students to complete the script in the first place.
The reason why I assigned this homework was just a sudden idea after seeing Zu Feng's homework.
Now it seems that the effect is still there. At least through this assignment, the students expressed something of themselves.
Moreover, this is also the first cooperation between theater creation and performance. Cui Xinqin has always been worried that this homework will waste the time of performance students. Now that the homework is completed, Cui Xinqin is silent because she can also see that after this cooperation
, the acting students also made some progress.
No student can get the reward Yu Dong mentioned in the classroom before, but Yu Dong's sweet dates still have to be fed.
Next year, Deep Space Company will have several TV series and movie plans, and Yu Dong is ready to let these students participate and learn.
As for "This Man Came from Earth", he could only write it himself.
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While Yu Dong was concentrating on writing the script, "Sniper Phone Booth" was officially released in North America.
There are not many movies in the Christmas season. The best box office performer during this period is "Sweetheart" which has been in theaters for two weeks.
"Evita" is a musical, so it won't do well at the box office.
Another more competitive film may be "Scream" directed by horror master Wes Craven.
Doug Liman participated in the Deep Space Company's movie booking event, and he sat with Jimmy during the movie screening.
He was very curious about this movie that was shot in only eleven days. His experience told him that it would be difficult to complete a high-quality movie in eleven days.
YU said that before filming "The Butterfly Effect", he was asked to make a low-cost film first, and his curiosity about that low-cost film also transferred to "Sniper Phone Booth".
After the movie started, there was an introduction about mobile phones.
Nowadays, mobile phones are becoming more and more common, and phone booths are facing a crisis. With the development of the times, sooner or later, phone booths will disappear in places like New York.
Seeing the mobile phone in the movie, Doug Liman turned to look at Jimmy.
Jimmy also noticed Doug Liman's gaze. He still stared at the screen and said with a smile: "This ad is pretty good, Motorola paid a lot of money for it."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Doug Liman smiled, Jimmy's focus was always different from his.
But to be honest, this mobile phone advertisement is really good. When he saw it just now, he even had the urge to buy one, but when he thought about it, he seemed to already have one, and it was from Motorola.
Motorola has been developing better and better in recent years, and the models it produces are also very popular among people. It is said that the appearance designs of these models are mostly related to the Deep Space Company, but I don’t know whether it is true or not.
However, Motorola's huge sales must be related to Deep Space. When "Second World" broke the box office record, the mobile phone advertisement in it became a classic case.
Later, many mobile phone manufacturers tried to replicate Motorola's success, but they all ended in failure.
Doug Liman continues to have his sights set on the big screen.
The protagonist Stu, played by Matthew McConaughey, quickly appeared, and he quickly aroused the disgust of the audience.
He is handsome and handsome, but he is an out-and-out bastard, deceiving the assistants who work for him with lies without any shame.
Soon, Stu walked into the phone booth and the main story began.
The movie is very short, just over eighty minutes.
And during these more than eighty minutes, Doug's attention did not slacken at all, and he followed the plot of the story the whole time.
Before watching the movie, Doug Liman thought it would be a wonderful sniper story, but in fact, throughout the entire movie, the sniper did not fire a few shots.
The tense atmosphere created by the movie is not lacking at all.
"What is this movie about? Redemption? Judgment? Don't lie?"
After calming down for a while, Doug Liman began to think about what the movie wanted to express, but soon he laughed at himself. It no longer mattered what the movie expressed.
The key is that it only uses a simple scene to attract the audience's attention. The rhythm and lines of this story have a lot to offer.
The surrounding audience began to applaud, and Doug Liman also applauded.
Then many people laughed and congratulated loudly.
Only then did Doug Liman remember that this was a field contracted by the Deep Space Company. He turned to look at Jimmy and said with a smile, "Jimmy, you are going to make money again."
Jimmy shrugged and said with a smile: "Isn't this already doomed? Do you need to be so surprised?"
"whispering sound."
Doug Liman curled his lips. Jimmy was always so confident, but his confidence was always hard to criticize.
With a shooting cost of less than 10 million and such an answer, Deep Space Company will definitely make a lot of money this time, just like the previous "Two Smoking Barrels", and maybe even more.
Jimmy was in a good mood and asked, "Doug, how much do you think this movie will get at the box office?"
Doug Liman thought about it seriously and said: "According to the current schedule, it is estimated to be around 100 million. Even if it is close, it can still be 60 to 70 million. No matter what, you will definitely make money.
Alas, when will I see you lose money again?"
Jimmy laughed: "Isn't this easy? When you make a movie for us later, just use less food."
Doug Liman rolled his eyes and said, "Don't worry, even if Deep Space Company loses money one day, it will definitely not be because of my movie."
Jimmy patted Doug Liman on the shoulder, "I like your confidence very much."
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The box office performance of "Phone Booth" was even better than Doug Liman expected. The box office on the first day reached 8.5 million U.S. dollars. Including the following two days, the box office took in 2,200 U.S. dollars throughout the weekend.
With a box office of 10,000 yuan, it beat "Scream" to win the box office championship next week with four days less.
In just three days, the film was able to guarantee its return on investment.
In fact, the performance of "Scream" is also very good. It was slightly inferior at first, but its reputation is getting better and better. As an R-rated film with a cost of only 15 million, it is expected to hit the North American box office.
Billion is definitely a dark horse.
It's just that "Sniper Phone Booth" is darker, a bit darker than Jimmy's imagination.
When we were in the cinema that day, Doug Liman said that the box office of the movie should be around 100 million US dollars. Jimmy did not refute. His opinion was similar to that of Doug Liman, and his expectation for the movie's box office was also around 100 million US dollars.
But based on current data and market research, the final box office in North America is likely to exceed 150 million.
The North American box office performance this year was mediocre. The highest box office was "Independence Day" with a total North American box office of 300 million US dollars, followed closely by Warner's "Tornado" with 240 million US dollars. The third place was 180 million US dollars.
's "The Professionals".
The fourth place is "Dalmatians", with more than 130 million.
In other words, if the box office of "Phone Booth" can exceed 150 million, it is very likely to rank fourth.
The reason why I say it is likely rather than certain is because there are currently two other movies that may exceed 150 million, namely "Mr.
"Scream".
Especially the former, the box office has now exceeded 100 million.
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There is another interesting thing. Although "Sniper Phone Booth" did well at the box office and received good reviews, a lot of people criticized it.
The criticism was basically "selling sheep's meat to dog meat". The early promotion of the movie said that YU was participating, but many people didn't notice YU's presence at all after watching the movie.
Of course, there are also sharp-eyed people who caught YU in a flash of a shot.
YU plays a passerby in the movie, and there is only one long shot. If you don't look at it frame by frame, it's really hard to find.
However, this also aroused the interest of many people.
Some movie fans or book fans, just to find YU, even though they have already seen the movie, go to the cinema to watch it again, even two or three times.
Later, someone discovered that not only Yu Dong appeared in this movie, but also Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu have also gained some fame in the United States. "Alive" and "Panic Fingers" are very popular among readers.
Although their faces have not been exposed much, many people have seen them when they signed books before.
So when they were looking for Yu Dong, their existence was also discovered.
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The news that "Phone Booth" won the box office championship in North America quickly spread in China.
The news headlines were all about "U.S. box office champion". Only after reading the news content did you realize that it had only won the box office champion for a week.
But such headlines are still within the tolerance range of most people.
After all, it is already a great thing to win the box office championship for a week.
Of course, for Yu Dong’s book friends, this seems to be nothing new. After all, since “Groundhog Day”, movies adapted from Yu Dong’s novels have won numerous weekly box office titles.
At that time, many people were also chasing the box office of "Second World" on "Reference News". For a period of time, "Second World" won the box office championship for many consecutive weeks.
But this time there is something different, that is, "Sniper Phone Booth" is not adapted from Yu Dong's novel, but a script written by Yu Dong himself.
When Yu Dong wrote the TV series "Don't Talk to Strangers" before, many people were surprised. This time, "Sniper Phone Booth" had a good box office, which made many people's jaws drop.
Writing novels, movies, TV series, is there anything Yu Dong can't write?
In this news, in addition to reporting on Dong and the others, there was also a special report on the performance of Qin Yi, a student of Jinyi, in "Sniper Phone Booth".
In fact, Qin Yi didn't show much, just a few scenes.
But after all, I took a trip to Hollywood and refreshed my face.
Of course, the reason why the news specifically reported on Qin Yi was also under the guidance of Deep Space Company, in order to stage a "horse bones for a thousand gold" drama.
When actors see this news, they will realize how powerful Deep Space’s resources are and will be more willing to sign contracts with Deep Space.
When students see this news, they will realize the benefits of going to Jinling Art Institute, and they will naturally prefer Jinyi when applying for schools.
"Sniper Phone Booth" also contributed to another thing. Zhao Baogang was initially hesitant about Deep Space's invitation to cooperate, but after seeing the success of "Sniper Phone Booth", he quickly reached a cooperation with Deep Space.
Zhao Baogang also fully understood that this would be his opportunity, and if he missed it, it would be difficult to get it again.
He relies on his connections in the film and television industry, but no matter how wide his connections are, they are not as good as Shen Kong.
He may still be useful to Deep Space now, but he is not irreplaceable. When Deep Space finds someone else, and when their business is fully established, he may not have a chance to cooperate with Deep Space again.
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Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu did not expect that they would be exposed in the United States because of "Sniper Phone Booth". They ran to Yu Dong's office with newspapers and chatted about it.
"It's a pity that the movie is not released in China, otherwise I would have to see if we can be on camera."
Yu Dong looked at Yu Hua and joked: "How can you, the great writer Yu, not be photogenic? Haven't you noticed that your whole body exudes a special kind of light, which is different from ordinary people?"
Yu Hua twisted around: "Really?"
Yu Dongsha nodded politely and said: "Well, you have to be ready. Maybe you will become famous in Hollywood this time. In the future, the big directors in Hollywood will be vying to find you for filming. Do you want me to ask Teacher Cui to make up for your performance?
Class? I will be somewhat prepared when I go to Hollywood. If I perform well, I won’t be able to win an Oscar or anything else.”
Bi Feiyu then said, "He doesn't even need to improve his acting skills. He is a born actor. I think what he needs to improve is his English."
Yu Hua looked arrogant: "If I want to go to Hollywood to act, I shouldn't learn English, but the rest of them should learn Chinese and think about how to communicate with me."
Bi Feiyu and Yu Dong looked at each other and said with a smile: "Look, this guy can't boast, he will start shaking when he does."
"He's not crazy. After all, he understands how poor his learning ability is. I'm afraid it would be easier for others to learn Chinese than for him to learn English alone."
Chapter completed!