Chapter 1027: Firm Stance

Ye Zhining stared at the phone with bright eyes, while Luo Quan turned his back to her and scrolled through the phone.

It has basically become her habit to play with her mobile phone for a while before going to bed every night, but she doesn't watch many short videos like everyone likes to watch. She usually watches the hot news at home and abroad at this time.

I will read all kinds of news from the entertainment industry, politics, and civil society.

Accumulate more material so that you can have topics to talk about when chatting with fans.

The recent domestic news basically revolves around the Chinese New Year.

Spring Festival Gala, Spring Festival Transport, and Spring Festival are the three most popular topics every year.

In fact, these three topics all have symbolic meanings behind them, such as reunion, returning home, leisure, and relaxation, which represent the happiest time of the year.

Unfortunately, judging from the quality of the Spring Festival Gala in recent years, this time period may not be that happy, and may even be more torturous.

Regarding the Spring Festival Gala program, Luo Quan has already gone to the capital to rehearse once. She has also seen several programs in this Spring Festival Gala in advance. The level can only be described in words.

Although there will be several more rehearsals later, and it is possible that additional programs will be added in the days before the Spring Festival Gala.

But if nothing else happens, those boring and even embarrassing programs I watched are probably the ones that people across the country will watch on New Year’s Eve.

Now that I think about it, I really feel sorry for those in the audience.

You can't stay home for the reunion dinner on New Year's Eve. You have to arrive at the scene from around four o'clock in the afternoon to make preparations, and then you can't go home until twelve o'clock.

During this period, I listened to the director's instructions and forcibly applauded and cheered wherever needed, creating a festive and cheerful atmosphere.

Being hypocritical for such a long time can actually make people feel tired easily.

Last year, there was a situation where netizens ridiculed the audience for "indifferent expressions". I don't know if a similar situation will happen this year.

However, Luo Quan analyzed from the perspective of an audience who has been exposed to the drama, and the probability of this situation occurring is infinitely close to 100%.

Accusations, sarcasm, and abuse are all meaningless. After all, the Spring Festival Gala will not change in any way based on her personal will.

As for netizens, although they complain that the Spring Festival Gala is not as good as every year, they have grown up watching it and have some feelings for it, so they look forward to surprises every year.

Even if you criticize it, you still have to watch it.

As for another hot topic - the Spring Festival stalls, it seems to be quite interesting so far.

I remember that some time ago she just said that the domestic film market would enter a long period of decline. She also said that the previous prosperity was abnormal and was suspected of crimes such as X money.

Such violent remarks received some support, but also received a lot of rebuke. Many people in the film industry said that she was talking nonsense.

And this Spring Festival lineup also gave them enough courage to refute Luo Quan.

There are three movies worth looking forward to this Spring Festival. One is "The Wandering Earth 2", the sequel to the domestic science fiction box office myth "The Wandering Earth".

On the basis of retaining Wu Jin, Liu Tian was also invited to play another protagonist, and a number of veteran actors also participated. In addition, special effects cost a huge amount of money.

According to some unnamed sources, the cost of "The Wandering Earth 2" this time is around one billion yuan!

If it is true, then this should be the peak of domestic film shooting costs. As for whether it can become the peak of box office, it probably depends on the specific performance of the film.

However, with the first film as a foundation, as long as the plot is not too outrageous, it is estimated that it will easily earn 3 billion at the box office.

But if a movie wants to be a hit, in addition to having excellent quality, it actually depends more on luck.

It’s hard to say how good these movies are on the domestic box office list. They generally have a Douban score of around 7.0, which is considered a good movie above the passing mark and cannot be called a masterpiece.

But because of the follow-up viewing caused by the explosive word-of-mouth during the release period, it has such a high box office.

The reason why the public follows the trend is that these movies have the potential to become popular, so if there is a slight disturbance, they can immediately skyrocket.

Although some movies are very well shot and perfect in all aspects, and can even become textbooks for film and television academies, without this potential, they are destined to fail to hit the box office.

The most typical one is "Farewell My Concubine" that she filmed the year before last. At that time, the major media spared no effort to praise it. The Douban score was once as high as 9.9. Everyone who has watched the movie said it was good.

But the final box office revenue was less than 2 billion.

Although the production cost of "Farewell My Concubine" was less than 70 million, and the box office of 1.9 billion was already an example of a small and large amount of money, a lot of it was due to people who were not particularly interested in literary films. Contributed by fans.

These loyal fans actually don't care what Luo Quan is filming. Even if it is a bad movie, they will still go to the cinema to watch it. If a different director were replaced, the box office of "Farewell My Concubine" would be estimated to be hundreds of millions less.

Of course, a box office of more than 1 billion is already an exaggeration for a literary film, but this is based on its status as the winner of the Cannes Palme d'Or.

For a work of this level, a box office of more than 1 billion is really not much.

However, due to the lack of explosive potential, no matter how well "Farewell My Concubine" is filmed and no matter how many people praise it, the box office can only be stuck at that level.

And "The Wandering Earth 2", even if it hasn't been released yet, already has the potential to become a hit.

After all, its predecessor is still the fourth highest-grossing domestic film at the box office. After upgrading the special effects and cast, the second film is definitely aiming to break the record.

However, the competitive pressure of "The Wandering Earth 2" is not small this time. Zhang Guoshi's "Empty River Blue", which he has been filming for a year, will be its biggest competitor.

In terms of actors, there are also movie stars in "The Blue Sky", and they are all very popular and capable actors. Their box office appeal is not much worse than that of the combination of Wu Jin and Liu Tianwang.

When it comes to directors, it goes without saying that Zhang Guoshi is famous. He is one of the leading figures in Chinese directors. He directed the 2008 Olympics. It is said that he will also be in charge of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. This status is not ordinary.

However, compared to the sci-fi special effects like "The Wandering Earth 2", "Empty River Blue" takes the suspense and comedy route.

The latter is definitely more likable than the former, because not everyone has enough knowledge to understand those physical concepts, and not everyone is willing to calm down and pay attention to and analyze every detail in the movie.

Therefore, it is very likely that "The Wandering Earth 2" will not be a hit, and the premise is that its quality cannot be worse than the first one.

Standing still and going backwards may lead to the collapse of the reputation of "The Wandering Earth 2", and then the box office will also be poor.

Luo Quan was scrolling through her cell phone when she saw a fan asking her to predict the box office for this Spring Festival.

Firstly, she is not a fairy, and secondly, she has never watched the movie. How could she predict something that has not happened to anyone?

However, there was one topic she thought she could mention:

"Compared to Director Zhang's "Empty River Blue", I am actually more concerned about "The Wandering Earth 2".

If, as rumored, its shooting cost is one billion yuan, then it will need at least three billion yuan in box office to make back the money.

As an unprecedented science fiction masterpiece, if its box office explodes, it will definitely attract a lot of science fiction special effects blockbusters to follow suit.

At that time, everyone who wants to follow the trend will come up with a formula through The Wandering Earth 2, that is, powerful actors plus excellent scripts plus top-notch special effects = make a lot of money.

If this virtuous cycle can be established, then we may be able to see many domestic science fiction masterpieces in the future, which will be a super boost for the domestic film industry and may have milestone significance.

But if it fails at the box office or does not perform as well as expected, then domestic science fiction can basically be sentenced to death.

Everyone says that "Fortress of Shang Hai" has closed the door to domestic science fiction. I think this is completely a fallacy.

Because a bad movie that already smells bad deserves a box office flop, so it will naturally not have an impact on the entire industry.

But if a movie of excellent quality encounters a cold reception in the market, it will send a signal to the capital side that people here will not accept this, and making movies of the same type means losing money.

Without investment, it is very, very difficult to just rely on love to generate electricity.

So don’t look at the fact that “The Wandering Earth 2” is so popular right now. If it were to jump on it, the blow it would bring would be devastating.

Of course, the premise is that its quality is very good. If it is as bad as "Shanghai Fortress", then it deserves to be dumped on the street. "

As a practitioner, and one who has won many international awards, Luo Quan will definitely not only focus on such superficial issues as the box office.

The ecology and development of the entire industry are the most worth talking about.

And her analysis of "The Wandering Earth 2" also made many science fiction film lovers wary.

Originally, they simply wanted to happily watch a science fiction masterpiece during the New Year and wash away their eyes that had been contaminated by "Fortress of Shanghai".

But I didn't expect that "The Wandering Earth 2" would actually shoulder such an important mission.

But if you think about it carefully, if the quality of Little Breaking Ball is really high, but the box office is not ideal, then the domestic science fiction blockbusters will probably be really bad.

Originally, these science fiction fans were planning to wait for the first day's reviews before considering whether to buy tickets. After Luo Quan said this, they immediately pre-purchased a movie ticket.

Luo Quan also knew that such a situation might occur, so he sent another update:

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just predicting what may happen in the future. It's purely a personal opinion. I'm not promoting "The Wandering Earth 2". So don't make impulsive purchases. You still have to look at the word-of-mouth after the release before making a choice."

However, this update should be posted together with the previous one. Now I want to add that many people have already finished their impulse.

"I don't care, the tickets have been bought anyway. When the time comes, I can spray you if you are cheated. Dog head.jpg"

Netizens in the comment area were joking, but they didn’t know how many people would take it seriously.

And just when Luo Quan was helpless by these comments, she suddenly noticed a hand groping around her neck from behind.

For most people, the neck is a very sensitive part. It doesn't matter when you touch it, but it will itch when others throw it away.

Luo Quan belongs to this type. After her neck was touched, she subconsciously lowered her head and caught the hand with her chin, but quickly let it go and turned around:

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about!"

Ye Zhining chuckled: "Don't be nervous, my dear, this is just an experiment."

"What experiment?" Luo Quan looked suspicious. What kind of experiment requires touching her neck?

Ye Zhining explained: "I heard that the scale-free glazed body will become extremely tender and smooth when exposed to water. You just took a bath, so I wanted to see if it is true."

"Then your Majesty, just say it directly." Luo Quan scratched his arm, as if the skin felt better than usual.

But it’s also possible that your skin is usually dry and becomes moisturized after taking a shower.

"I was rude." Ye Zhining apologized, but there was no sincerity in her smile.

However, it is very rare for a female emperor to apologize, so Luo Quan can't care too much about it.

"By the way, my beloved, where will I sleep tonight?" Ye Zhining unknowingly had reached the position where she and Luo Quan were sharing the same bed.

Two pillows, one on the left and one on the right.

Luo Quan frowned: "How can your majesty, with his body of millions of dollars, spend the night in a bitter cold place like mine? It's better to find another high-end and elegant residence."

"It doesn't matter." Ye Zhining waved her hand, "I can endure this hardship, my beloved concubine only needs to give me a pillow, a quilt and a little position."

"Your Majesty doesn't really intend to sleep in the same bed with me, does he?" Luo Quan didn't think much, just picked up the pillow and bed and prepared to make the floor.

"Hey... Why can't my beloved concubine trust me so much?" Ye Zhining quickly pulled Luo Quan back, "I am an empress who sticks to her word, and I will naturally not break my promise.

Besides, my concubine and I are both women, so why not sleep in the same bed? "

"It does seem to make sense." Luo Quan said softly.

With Empress Ye's ability, if she really didn't trust her promise, she wouldn't be able to do whatever she wanted by immobilizing herself.

If we don't do that now, it's still trustworthy.

So, Luo Quan took an extra quilt from the cabinet.

In fact, given the empress's cultivation, Luo Quan didn't understand why she wanted to cover herself with a quilt.

Not to mention the air conditioning in the room, it's not very cold.

Even if it were placed in Siberia, the Empress should not have any problems.

However, as the empress undressed and took off her belt, Luo Quan realized that having a quilt was indeed important.

When she arrived, the empress was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe with thin sleeves. After unbuttoning her belt, she revealed a golden lining and obscene pants.

It can be regarded as the autumn clothes and autumn trousers of modern people. Originally, they were no longer comparable at this point, but I didn't expect that the empress would continue to take them off.

After the lining and panties were taken off, the empress was left with only a very eye-catching bellyband.