In the study room.

He Xiao was sitting on the lazy sofa, with the windows beside him half open. The weather was not hot at the end of August, and the climate was slightly cool at night, so he no longer needed an air conditioner to extend his life.

He was looking at his black phone, thinking about which one would be more suitable if he was filming an art film.

In the film industry, movies are divided into commercial films and art films, but what is art film? The coexistence of literary and artistic is art films.

It is precisely because of this characteristic that the appreciation of movies requires a high aesthetic nature, which also creates the essential difference between art films and commercial films.

Commercial films are more entertaining, with a large audience, while art films are more serious, profound and have a small audience.

Therefore, if you want to make money, you can make commercial films, and if you want to win an award, you can make artistic films.

There are all kinds of art films in the world of black mobile phones, but not many suitable for you.

He Xiao’s current filming style is humorous comedy, which is also one of the most mainstream film styles at present.

Whether it is a pure commercial comedy or a science fiction blockbuster, a little humorous joke will suddenly appear, which will make the viewing experience of this movie a higher level.

Because of "Charlotte's Troubles", He Xiao has become a person with a funny halo in the eyes of many people. This character is good, and comedy artists are always more pleasing to the people, which is conducive to career development.

He Xiao did not intend to destroy this character, so when he chose to shoot literary movies, his eyes were always on literary movies with a relaxed and humorous style.

In fact, over the years since getting the black phone, He Xiao has not explored the content in his phone in detail, especially watching movies. After he got busy with work, he really didn’t have time to watch it.

And he spent more time listening to music.

The resources of a world are endless, and even decades have only been to understand the tip of the iceberg. He Xiao has been given a black mobile phone for five years, and he actually hasn't even a thousand movies he has watched.

He was so busy at work that he had too little time to play with his mobile phone. When he really decided to shoot an art film, He Xiao found that he didn't know much about the movie that could meet his requirements.

Fortunately, these movies are more famous and are recognized by everyone.

He took out a black pen from the small cabinet next to the lazy sofa, started writing and drawing on the paper, and listed rows of movies that he felt were possible to make a successful film.

"I Am Not a God of Medicine", a movie with a rating of 9.0, box office and reputation.

"Let the Bullets Fly", with a rating of 8.8, the pinnacle masterpiece directed by Jiang Wen.

"Crazy Stone" has a rating of 8.4, a classic black humorous comedy, and has won many award nominations.

"The Unknown" has a score of 8.2 and has won many nominations such as "The Most Rated Chinese Movie" on the fifth Douban annual movie list.

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He Xiao wrote down the outstanding movies among the black mobile phones, and he was thinking about which movie he could choose to shoot.

There are too many good movies.

There are some He Xiao who really wanted to shoot it, but they were afraid that he would not be able to control it at that time. For example, "Let the Bullets Fly", which is an in-depth movie. It is not the current He Xiao who has the ability to shoot it, and it is very likely that this story will be ruined.

"I Am Not a God of Medicine", Douban's high score rating of 9.0, let it win the title of god in one battle. What is this? You know, in that world, after the millennium, there were only two movies that could jump to 9.0 before "I Am Not a God of Medicine", one was "The Devils Come" and the other was "Infernal Affairs".

Similarly, this high-rated film put a lot of pressure on He Xiao, and he didn't know if he could reach the height of the original film.

Perhaps he can't do so naturally and without traces in his personal experience and performance.

He Xiao is a self-aware person. He knows where his current level is, so he thinks of many movies, but he also crosses out many movies on paper.

He doesn't want to ruin the classics.

After some consideration and thinking, he finally focused on a movie that he could control.

"The Unknown".

This is a very special film, just like its name, from director to starring, it is very "nameless".

As a director, Rao Xiaozhi is not a famous figure. He is not as well-known as famous directors like Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou. Most people will be confused when they hear his name.

When they hear the names of the leading actors Chen Jianbin, Ren Suxi, Pan Binlong, Zhang Yu, Wang Yanhui, Jiukong, Deng Enxi, etc., they will be confused.

Perhaps some people who are concerned about the entertainment industry will only vaguely remember what roles they have played after seeing their photos. Chen Jianbin is the emperor of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Pan Binlong is nicknamed Da Pan, and often performs sketches on TV, Zhang Yu is the little yellow-haired person in "I Am Not a God of Medicine", and Ren Suxi has starred in "Donkey Des Water"...

As for other major actors, such as Jiu Kong and Deng Enxi, only senior movie fans will understand them.

Without big names to support the scene, such a "nameless" work will definitely have a slim box office revenue after its release.

According to He Xiao's understanding, in the black mobile phone world, the second day of the movie's release, the foreign blockbuster "Venom" of the same period had already swept the domestic market's box office by more than 80 million yuan, but it only had a pitiful nine million yuan, which was a fraction of others.

Fortunately, this world will not bury any piece of gold. Compared with the bleak box office, it is a rising reputation.

Douban score once reached 8.4. Such a high score made many people shocked and curious, and they walked into the cinema one after another.

In the late stage of release, "The Unknown" finally made great achievements and achieved a box office counterattack with word of mouth, and finally ended with 749 million yuan.

The investment in this movie is 30 million, and the film company has divided the accounts of 279 million, with a return of more than 9 times.

The story of the movie is actually not difficult to understand. The overall story is told from three narrative lines, namely Ma Xianyong played by Chen Jianbin, two "bandits" who robbed mobile phone stores, and Gao Ming, the real estate boss who lost business.

The protagonists of the three story lines did not have a significant intersection until the last part of the film, at the memorial service for the living.

Ma Xianyong with glasses and big heads, wearing cartoon hoods, and the police of Qiaocheng Public Security Bureau, Gao Ming, who turned back on the way, as well as Gao Ming's son and Ma Xianyong's daughter, as well as the bait "Xia Mei" arranged by the police, all the characters basically appeared at the same time.

The story was also sublimated at this moment, and brilliant sparks were generated between the characters in the film, making the audience still feel unsatisfied even after the end of the film.

He Xiao had watched this movie as early as the first year of getting a black phone and was still living in the Star Accord dormitory. He has also revisited it several times over the years.

Compared with other classics with higher ratings and more difficult to get started, he has a more thorough understanding of this movie.

"I still owe Zhang Xuran a movie, or... that's it."

The landlord's sister once wanted to make a movie, and even was willing to sell a house to make a budget. As early as that time, He Xiao thought that "The Unknown" might have been tailor-made for Zhang Xuran.

Because in "The Unknown", the stinky Ma Jiaqi played by Ren Suxi is really in line with Zhang Xuran's image.
Chapter completed!