Chapter 197 I Want One Billion
After security check, the plot moves to the plane.

Niu Geng and Li Chenggong sat next to each other.

Seeing that it was this guy again, Li Chenggong sighed and didn’t want to talk much. He picked up the newspaper on the back of the seat and took a look. The meaning was very clear: don’t bother me.

But the restless Niu Geng is not so easy to deal with.

First, he fastened his seat belt incorrectly, and then, as soon as the plane took off, he couldn’t hold it in after drinking the milk.

Seeing this, Li Chenggong was about to give him a vomit bag, but the guy swallowed it directly.

Li Chenggong felt disgusted when he saw this.

“Waiter, waiter.”

“Can you open the window so I can get some fresh air?”

“Waiter, I don’t want to sit anymore. I want to get off the plane.”

All the funny moments on the plane were provided by Wang Baoqiang. The scene of the country bumpkin getting on the plane made the audience laugh so hard.

In the second plot, the plane stopped flying due to weather reasons.

Li Chenggong changed to taking the train, and this time, he met Niu Geng again.

In the ten-minute plot, the two of them contributed a lot of laughs.

The third plot is to take the bus instead.

The fourth plot, the bus was cheated and stayed in a hotel.

The fifth plot, winning the lottery, and flipping over when driving a van…

Along the way, Li Chenggong and Niu Geng recognized each other and became friends. After arriving in Changsha, the two parted ways.

Li Chenggong also tore the painting drawn by the child adopted by the female swindler into two halves and gave him the half that drew Niu Geng.

The journey is over, and before we know it the plot has come to an end, with only ten minutes left.

I don’t know when it started, but the people in the cinema stopped cursing and just kept laughing.

It was only when I saw this that I remembered that Li Chenggong was a scumbag.

After returning to Changsha, I finally had to face my ex-wife.

Everyone is also curious, who he will choose between his original wife and the mistress.

Many people hope that he will choose the mistress.

After all, that’s Liu Yifei, who wouldn’t leave her?
However, after the original wife appeared, everyone started cursing again, because the actress who played the original wife was actually Liu Sisi.

Good guy, Qin Chuan got all the advantage.

No wonder this guy wanted to be the director himself. All the beautiful ladies were left to himself. From beginning to end, Bao Qiang was the only one who was miserable. He didn’t even have an official partner.

It took the director five minutes to explain Li Chenggong’s choice.

He chose to return to his family.

His original wife also gave him a chance to reform.

The mistress left him a letter, asking him to cherish the person in front of him.

Everything is so happy.

At the end of the movie, Li Chenggong asked someone to pretend to be a debtor of the dairy farm and gave 20,000 yuan to Niu Geng.

Just when everyone thought the movie was over, the scene changed and the time went to one year later.

Li Chenggong took a plane again.

The flight was delayed for dozens of minutes because someone was late.

“Who is so unreliable?”

Li Chenggong cursed.

The next second, the last guest boarded the plane.

Niu Geng changed his hairstyle to a fashionable one, wore black-framed glasses, a well-ironed suit, and held a briefcase in his hand.

Seeing Li Chenggong, he smiled and said, “Boss!”

The big screen went black.

The movie ends.

In the darkness, Qin Chuan heard the first applause.

“Snapped!”

Then came the second, the third, and the fourth.

There was a burst of applause.

The lights in the theater also came on.

Qin Chuan took the microphone and went on stage: “Thank you all for watching the movie patiently. I wonder if anyone wants to hit me.”

“I am not good at speaking, but I am a bit proficient in fighting and kicking. I have studied martial arts seriously. My best record is fighting three people at once and escaping unscathed.”

In the audience, someone who had just raised his hand silently put it down.

Qin Chuan continued, “I have watched this movie many times before today. Before filming began, I participated in the pre-production, including script writing, location scouting, and prop making…”

“My shadow can be seen in every aspect.”

“I put all my efforts into this drama. Before it was released, I heard people say that it was not good, so I naturally had to fight back. So please forgive my previous temper on the Internet. If you put yourself in my shoes, you may feel the same way as I did.”

“It’s like you worked so hard to have a baby, but before it’s even born, someone says your baby is not good in this way or that way. Who wouldn’t be angry?”

“However, as a filmmaker and director, I am willing to accept criticism and corrections from the public. Now that the movie has been watched, everyone can speak freely!”

Qin Chuan gave the opportunity to speak to those present.

Not one moved.

You all look at me and I look at you, not knowing what to say.

criticize?

How can I criticize it? The laughs never stopped as soon as the main film started. The laughs were dense and the rhythm was steady.

There is almost a small plot every five minutes.

The protagonist’s constantly changing means of transportation is a reflection of rhythm, and every section of the road has something to express.

During this journey, there are not only funny things, but also the manifestation of humanity.

Li Chenggong was a scumbag at the beginning, a condescending city dweller who had an affair, despised the poor, and acted arrogantly.

As a result, in his interactions with Niu Geng, his conscience gradually emerged, he felt compassion, found love, and knew what he wanted.

Finally the soul is sublimated.

This is a short comedy that makes people laugh while also having a theme full of love and reflecting the beauty of human nature. I have to say that this script is very successful.

The actors also acted very well.

Qin Chuan and Wang Baoqiang, two powerful actors, grasp the positioning and psychology of the characters perfectly; every move they make reflects the characters themselves.

The director’s ability is also good. He arranged the rhythm, framing, and shooting of the entire film very well.

The scenes that can be seen everywhere in the film let people know that this drama was not invested much, and they are all in rural mountains, small towns and other places.

However, the stingy framing is not at all out of touch with the theme of the film, but rather complements it.

This move is definitely a small investment with a big win.

The only flaw is that the photography needs to be improved, and the film is not rigorous enough in handling the incidents involving the mistress and the original wife.

The ending was happy, but it was too happy.

The mistress voluntarily gave up her position, and the original wife resolved the divorce crisis without doing anything. The male protagonist did not take any responsibility for his behavior after supporting the mistress and the accidental shooting.

It’s so beautiful.

Some people do not agree with this ending.

“Director Qin!”

Someone raised his hand in the audience, and Qin Chuan signaled the staff to pass the microphone over.

“I want to ask, did Niu Geng become the big boss in the end?”

“Yes, I don’t know if you haven’t noticed, he said before that after getting the money he was owed, he would open a cake shop and be his own boss. Obviously, he succeeded in the end.”

“Director Qin, what I want to ask is, wasn’t Liu Yifei the heroine? Why does she only have a few scenes?” “If she has fewer scenes, does that mean she’s not the heroine? Sisi is also the heroine.”

“I don’t like the ending. Why doesn’t Li Chenggong have to pay a price? This doesn’t conform to social values.”

“I have reunited them, and the mistress failed to win my love. Is this not in line with our values? Then what is in line with our values? Being with the mistress?”

Qin Chuan engaged in a verbal battle with everyone for more than ten minutes.

Then he handed the microphone to Liu Sisi, Liu Yifei, Huang Bo, Hu Ge and others.

They are all family, so of course everyone praised them.

However, when the show was about to end, a member of the media asked loudly, “Director Qin, this is your first time as a director. Do you have any expectations for the box office of this movie?”

“Of course.”

“How much do you think this play is worth?”

Qin Chuan stretched out a finger.

Someone nodded. One hundred million, it seems that Qin Chuan has some idea of ​​it.

If you invest 15 million, even if you get a return of 45 million, the expected return of 100 million is still reliable and not wishful thinking.

One hundred million minus forty-five million leaves fifty-five million.

Qin Dynasty Entertainment is a wholly-owned enterprise. After deducting the share from the theaters and paying taxes, it still has 30% profit left, which is more than 16 million.

Putting aside the cost, the profit is still more than 16 million, which is already pretty good. As a first-time director, it is a good answer.

You know, all the bullfighting players who won awards by bluffing last year lost money.

The fact that Qin Chuan can earn 16 million shows that his ability is definitely above the passing line.

And he also has the ability.

Everybody has seen the movie, and no one thinks he can’t achieve the 100 million yuan goal.

“One hundred million? Not bad. I support you.”

The media that asked the question gave a positive response.

“No, I mean ten billion.” Qin Chuan said something shocking.

The sound was not loud, but it was deafening.

Those who were about to leave turned back and looked at him as if he were a fool.

Ten billion, is he crazy?
When has China’s entertainment industry ever produced a movie with a box office of over 1 billion yuan?

This has never happened in decades of reform and opening up.

Zhang Yi, Chen Kaige, and Feng Xiaogang can’t do it, and neither can Zhou Xingchi, Wang Jin, and Wang Jiawei.

If we count the domestic films, the one with the highest box office in the past decade should be Feng Xiaogang’s If You Are the One during last year’s Spring Festival, which grossed 325 million yuan.

A few years ago, the second-ranked films at the box office were Curse of the Golden Flower by national director Zhang Yimou, with 290 million yuan, Assembly by Feng Xiaogang, with 260 million yuan, and Hero by Zhang Yimou, with 250 million yuan.

Apart from this, there is no other movie that grossed over 200 million.

Even Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu did not make more than 200 million yuan at the box office in mainland China.

Now Qin Chuan opens his mouth and asks for 1 billion. What a joke.

“Director Qin, are you talking about 1 billion?” the media who asked the question confirmed again.

He suspected that he had heard wrongly.

“Yes, it’s ten billion.” Qin Chuan said affirmatively.

The sister film of this film, Lost in Thailand, grossed over 1.2 billion yuan, breaking the record for domestic films and becoming the highest-grossing film in film history at the time.

But everyone who has seen it knows that the first part of the trilogy is actually the funniest and of the highest quality.

It’s just that there was no money for promotion when the first film was filmed, and the screening schedule was low, so some people didn’t know about it even after it was released for more than half a month.

As a result, the final box office revenue was just over 30 million, barely breaking even, which was such a pity.

In this life, the male protagonist has not changed, it is still Wang Baoqiang.

The only difference is that the male lead was replaced by Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan believes that his acting skills are better than Xu Guangtou’s and he will not lose to the other.

In addition, in terms of the plot, he learned from his lessons and made slight changes to the points that some netizens complained about later.

The cast also includes two popular young actresses, Liu Yifei and Liu Sisi.

The amount of topics is dozens of times more than in the previous life.

Qin Chuan was not greedy, he just said 1 billion conservatively. He didn’t think this was a difficult number to reach.

“Cough.” Wang Baoqiang coughed lightly and whispered, “Brother Chuan, that’s enough.”

Huang Bo also reminded: “We haven’t even had the celebratory wine yet, why are you bragging so much?”

If Qin Chuan said something like two or three hundred million, they might still agree with him.

The first thing they asked for was 1 billion yuan, and they didn’t even dare to face the media.

It’s like a man saying that he is 20 centimeters long and can have sex ten times a night.

We are all men, no one will believe your boasting.

“Why do you do that?” the media person asked.

Everyone looked at Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan said calmly: “In the past ninety minutes, everyone laughed a total of fifty times.”

As a comedy, I laughed once every two minutes on average.

This confidence was given to him by the audience.

It is said that last year’s box office champion was If You Are the One, with over 300 million yuan. But in that movie, could the audience laugh once every two minutes on average?

Can’t do it.

But Lost on Journey did it.

“But you can’t calculate it like this.”

“Then how do I calculate it?”

“you you……”

“Okay, let’s wait for the release data. I believe the audience will give me the answer.”

Qin Chuan did not argue. There was no point in arguing about something that had no result yet. No one could convince anyone else. It was better to let the data speak.

After the movie ended, Qin Chuan set up two tables and invited the artist friends who came today to have dinner.

Before tomorrow, while he was having dinner, media people and film critics had already expressed their thoughts on the movie.

In the past, ordinary people had to wait for newspapers to read entertainment news. Now, in the Internet age, you can see what happened on the same day.

Articles about Lost on Journey popped up on several giant websites.

The content is very popular.

The title is also very popular.

“Liu Yifei kisses.”

“Qin Chuan said this play is worth 1 billion.”

“The best comedy movie ever?”

The media first analyzed the content of the movie, and then reported extensively on the 1 billion box office that Qin Chuan mentioned.

I have to say, the title is very attractive.

It just attracts criticism.

“One billion, Qin Chuan is really brave enough to say that. Little Cannon, Old Man, and Brother Chen Kai combined don’t dare to say that they can make a movie worth one billion.”

“Hahaha, he’s included the amount of glue applied.”

“Qin Chuan is getting more and more crazy.”

“Young people should not be too aggressive. It is better to be low-key.”

(End of this chapter)