Chapter 698： reception

Looking at Lyman, Nolan suddenly didn't know what to say.

Sometimes, a person's intuition is very sensitive. Whether you speak perfunctory or polite, there is always a more accurate perception similar to the attitude conveyed.

And just now, Nolan was just a heartfelt sigh,

He did feel that if he could do a remake, it would definitely be better.

This "Deadly Magic" has some flaws, and he knows it himself.

But, how to say.

Lyman's unquestioning response also made Nolan immediately aware of his affirmation of himself, rather than the so-called comfort or a casual similar feeling.

Perhaps, others will think he is talking big.

But Nolan is a somewhat British stereotype in his bones.

So, Lehmann is not in doubt.

And what was fed back to Nolan was his comfort with the sentence "Of course, I believe".

It is human, there will be comparisons.

Compared to the attitude of other studios towards him, Lyman is clearly sincere.

This is also Nolan's choice. Perhaps, from the moment he rejected Warner, he has already had such thoughts.

......

After the screening, there was a reception prepared by Blue Butterfly Pictures.

Reception of the reception, of course, to make those media and film critics "have mercy".

It is the so-called soft hand to take people, soft mouth to eat people, both ways, how will it have an impact.

At the banquet, everyone was in good spirits, and George was one of the other members.

It's just that his energy is no longer rich in food and wine, but often focuses on the main creator of the crew and Lehmann.

Moreover, in addition to the recognition of the director and some gratifying elements shown in the film, George has to admit that the characters in it are also excellent.

For example, the combination of Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, the showdown between them produced a lot of positive chemistry.

He was even a little strange that he didn't see the shadow of "Wolverine" in An Jie. For some embarrassing reason, it was difficult for the actor to get rid of his image positioning in the series of comic works.

But "Deadly Magic" effectively glosses over this without magnifying the difference.

In addition, the performance of Scarlett Johansson, a newly-promoted flower, is also remarkable. However, compared with this type of film, he still feels that the sub-literary atmosphere of the actress has been wasted. "Lost in Translation" is suitable for her work.

If it hadn't happened to pay attention, the already weak sense of existence of a "soy sauce" role like a female assistant would have become even thinner.

It may be easy to overlook such a character after watching the entire film.

In addition, apart from the ubiquitous magic elements, this film, like the title, is a work of "turning decay into expression".

There are actually very few movies about magic, because magic itself is not a good theme for excavating a sense of drama, and how to properly display different things in such a carrier is even more difficult.

Fortunately, he felt that Nolan did a good job, more amazing than "Mystery of the Shadow".

......

After two quick steps, Liam came to Nolan and Lyman's side.

"What..." Lyman looked at the stack of reports in his hand, "Is something wrong?"

"Well," Liam replied, "it is the detailed data about the audience at the scene. Although the base collected is a little less, we can still see something, especially the most intuitive feeling that the movie has just finished showing."

In fact, the role of the premiere would have included a similar role, and Liam, who had arranged it early, quickly gathered information from several employees.

Although the initial publicity strategy was in the direction of Batman and Wolverine, it did achieve good results.

However, the post-screening publicity must no longer be in the form of topical hype, but must be transformed into the influence, attraction, and market analysis of specific mainstream audience groups.

And the audience left in the middle, which undoubtedly made Liam a little worried.

In case the word of mouth of "Fatal Magic" collapses or the prospects are not good, they can now think of ways to reduce losses in advance.

For some things, it is always good to have more plans and preparations.

Although since 2004, the film performance produced by Firefly has always been good, but......

I hope it's a rainy day, and the results are still good.

He himself is very optimistic about the future of the company and has high hopes. He is looking forward to accumulating more power in such a team and realizing his own value.

And this report, he has roughly read it.

To put it simply, due to the audience's high expectations for Nolan, the film's reputation is not so good, or, in other words, a little mediocre.

Obviously, the investment of 50 million yuan (40 million yuan for production plus 10 million yuan for publicity), judging from the data trend presented in this report, is not very optimistic.

Liam is already a little uncertain whether the audience market will pay for this work, even if it is Nolan's new work after "Mystery of the Shadow".

However, what he was worried about, Lyman was calm and composed.

After taking over the report, I flipped through it at will, and found that if I liked it, I would be very sure, and if I didn't like this kind of subject matter, if I couldn't stick to one-third of the screening, I would feel boring and leave the venue.

In other words, the audience who can feel some suspense elements will not show their rejection in the form of magic.

Listening to Liam's words just now, there were a total of 1375 viewers, and until the end of the film, there were about 98 people who left the scene.

Excluding off-site factors such as fans who are in a hurry, it can basically be seen that about 7% of the audience have a bad impression of the film.

In this way, if you push the small and make a bold prediction, the evaluation of the film will appear to be larger among passers-by and audiences, and it may be close to 20%.

Lehman handed over the report and said lightly: "I still have expectations for the market prospects of "Deadly Magic". The results may not be very bright, but if you want to lose money, such data can't explain much."

Liam whispered: "I'm afraid that the word of mouth will be bad and affect the potential impression of the audience."

"This film doesn't have a popular character like Bruce Wayne, so its selling point should be the clever plot design, the narrative mode and the novelty of the magic element. Liam, what we have to do next is to lead some positive reviews, If the first week is good, we will take the lead in the follow-up public opinion, and it will not be difficult to win the market.”

Liam nodded, knowing that his boss still had confidence in the film, and he thought that he didn't need to hit the show too much, so he said: "I will pay attention to the guidance of public opinion. Then, I will go to a few newspapers first. Say hello and hope to get a few more positive reviews. Also, on the online side, we have already prepared, it will depend on whether the next market performance can follow the expected results at the beginning.”

Lyman watched Liam leave, and was about to find a quiet place to rest when he saw Fox executive Isaac approach.

This guy didn't come for the screening of "Deadly Magic". After saying a few auspicious words, he changed the subject and said: "Mr. Rust, our company hopes to continue to cooperate with Firefly. Apart from movies, television On the Internet side, Firefly Pictures doesn't seem to have much interest in cooperating with us?"

Lyman said calmly: "Isaac, haven't we already collaborated on "Breaking Bad" again? Did you forget?"

"No, no, what I mean is that there can be more cooperation. If you have any good production plans, you can communicate with us more, and we will definitely come up with cooperation conditions that satisfy Firefly."

Although Fox is already the fourth largest TV network in the United States, they still have some gaps in background compared to the traditional top three (ABC, NBC, CBS) For example, like Oscar, Golden Globe For events such as awards and even the Super Bowl, which are destined to have a large audience base, Fox rarely has a chance to get started. After all, these three companies have already divided the similar public interest pie decades ago.

Moreover, in terms of the most basic control of the number of local TV stations, Fox is catching up slowly, and it is not too much.

In order to save money, or if it weren't for the fact that Fox's programming level is not bad, there is a question mark on whether the Fox TV network can develop.

These factors have limited Fox's motivation to continue to move up.

Therefore, an excellent content provider Fox is very important.

But Firefly didn't seem to have any intention of continuing deep friendship. Isaac's coming here at this time was both tentative.

Of course, the fireflies really did not want to be unable to climb on the big tree like Fox.

The tacit understanding at this time will become an enemy in the future. Who can say this clearly?