602: Chapter 602 of "Ne Zha" is now showing!

Lin Chuyan, the director with a massive vision, had finished his half-year shoot and nightly revelry, and finally returned to the country.

Regarding the new book, Director Chu Dong had given him three tasks. First, coordinate with the editor to get the refined version ready as soon as possible; second, come up with a suitable title for the new book; third, it would be best to find someone to write a preface.

Lin Chuyan readily agreed.

How hard could it be? Not long after getting off the plane, he ran to his teacher's place—asking his teacher to help write a preface and come up with a book title wasn't too much to ask, right?

Lin Chuyan secretly marveled at what a genius he was.

While having dinner with his teacher that evening, Li Mujian heard that his student had actually written a book—an industry book, no less—and even wanted him to help write a preface and come up with a title. His food immediately lost its flavor, and he put down his chopsticks, eager to read the book.

"Where is it? Where is it?"

"I printed it out." Lin Chuyan pointed to the bound manuscript he had left on the sofa. "Let's eat first. Read it after we finish, there's no rush."

But it was no use; he couldn't be persuaded. Li Mujian wiped his mouth, stood up, sat back on the sofa, picked up the stack of A4 paper Lin Chuyan had printed, and started reading on his own: "You guys continue, eat more. I'm full, I'm really full."

He knew his disciple had already made it big internationally, of course. But he never expected that he would write an industry book during the filming period. Besides, one could eat at any time, but nothing compared to the monumental task of "writing a book to establish one's theories."

Li Mujian read quietly for half an hour before putting it down.

He originally thought it was a book about Acting, but it turned out to be about directing techniques, which was a bit outside his scope of knowledge. However, he had seen so much on set over the years that he could still understand it.

Of course, his biggest impression was that his student had not only mastered the field of Acting but had also reached the forefront of the domestic directing field. In time, he would surely be able to shine on the world stage and leave a significant mark.

He was still young; what would come after "la la land" and "mr. & mrs. smith"? It seemed like everything was just a matter of time.

Li Mujian sighed with emotion: "People, arriving in this world is accidental, leaving is inevitable. From not understanding things to understanding, to having a profession and doing things, what do you leave behind, and what do you take away? I think, leave behind a good reputation. A good reputation is a lifetime's performance. Xiao Yan, what you are doing now is exactly that, a great thing."

The value of this statement was elevated so high that Lin Chuyan didn't know how to respond.

Li Mujian ignored him and continued to consider things for him: "I won't write the preface. Although I am your teacher, I cannot say much regarding directing. You should ask someone else to write a 'guest preface,' or write a 'self-preface' yourself."

Just as Lin Chuyan was about to persuade him otherwise, Li Mujian waved his hand: "How about this, I'll come up with the title for you."

Lin Chuyan didn't fuss and nodded: "Okay!"

"It's an industry book. Good is good, bad is bad. The name is just a code; it won't change anything. Besides, this isn't making a movie. Even if you give it a fancy name, you can't rely on it to earn box office, and we aren't doing this for profit. So, the book's title doesn't need to be grand. It's better to keep it small, simple, and practical." Li Mujian deliberated for a few minutes before speaking slowly, "Why not call it... 'three-region film set notes'."

"Great! Thank you, Teacher!"

Lin Chuyan liked the name very much. It was unpretentious, but it captured the essence perfectly.

After bidding farewell to his teacher, Lin Chuyan started helping Director Yang Xiaozhou with the premiere of "ne zha".

Director Yang Xiaozhou was a relatively pure creator; he had no interest in these things and even found them quite annoying.

So, everything fell on Lin Chuyan's shoulders. The company was responsible for handling the trivialities of the event, and he was responsible for stepping out to invite good friends to watch the film.

September 30, at the Beijing premiere site.

Before the movie started, Director Chu Dong was drafted by Lin Chuyan.

"Write a guest preface? Really? You aren't letting the old master write it?"

"Really. I wanted him to write it, but he told me to ask someone more capable, and you were the first person I thought of."

"Ask someone more capable, and you immediately thought of me?" Director Chu Dong was so flattered by Lin Chuyan's words that he beamed with joy.

"Leave it to me! After the book is refined, I will read it carefully, and then I will write it." Director Chu Dong agreed immediately and couldn't stop praising the title Li Mujian had chosen. "'three-region film set notes', tsk tsk tsk, it's a bit of a flex. The old master is very proud of you, I understand, I understand."

Lin Chuyan was very confused: "... The title is so unpretentious, and you can still feel the flex?"

"Nonsense! Let me repeat: which director in the mainland has spent time on film sets in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Hollywood? It's the only one, no other! The smell of a flex is rushing at me, there's no way to hide."

"... You put it that way, and it seems you're right."

As for the premiere, there was nothing much to say.

The host was a well-known "King of Premieres" in the industry, with first-class eloquence and adaptability. He lived off these endless premieres every year, earning a fortune. Lin Chuyan had only one request for him—when asking questions, aim them more at Director Yang Xiaozhou, and don't always hand the microphone to him. Well, you have to be clear about who the protagonist of the night is.

As for the guests and the media at the scene, their reaction after watching the movie wasn't actually that enthusiastic.

Yes, it was a good film, and everyone stood up to speak, praising the movie, praising Director Yang Xiaozhou, but then what?

Asking them to predict the market, to predict the box office trend of "ne zha", and to predict it accurately... that wasn't a job they could do.

Only the audience knew what to do.

On the day with the most screenings of "ne zha", the box office was already over 31 million, which had already made all the major theater managers look sideways.

Now, on the first day of release, the box office results were out: over 144 million.

The second day, over 232 million.

The third day, the reverse growth began, over 288 million.

The fourth day, catching up with Monday, the box office dropped sharply to over 189 million.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief because of this: That's right, this is the normal box office data.

Those Haters who didn't like Lin Chuyan also breathed a sigh of relief: This damn thing is a movie invested in by Lin Chuyan, seeing him make money is more uncomfortable than losing money themselves...

However, they were destined to be even more uncomfortable, and for quite a while.

The fifth day, something magical happened—on a big Tuesday, there was another reverse growth.

"ne zha" officially started its path of reverse growth.

Could it be Lin Chuyan's fans watching it? No, no, no, this box office couldn't be supported by just traffic economy and fan economy.

In the end, the quality has to be solid, you have to have word-of-mouth, you have to rely on passersby audience to spontaneously recommend your movie!

"Best animation of the year! If it weren't for Lin Chuyan's 'la la land' blocking the way, I would even want to call it the best movie of the year!"

"The maturity in the scriptwriting can make 'new year painting boy' of the same period kneel down and call it daddy!"

"Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Solid story, vivid characters, full emotions, explosive scenes... Thinking that this was invested in by Lin Chuyan, thinking that he started a company called 'Yanyu Animation'... Holy crap, could this year be the first year of the rise of domestic animation?"

"Some people say the 'anti-patriarchy' theme is gone, but I want to say, this version of ne zha opposes something bigger. My fate is determined by me, not heaven. The adaptation is very good!"

"From now on, ne zha is the benchmark for domestic animation. Other animated movies, please follow this standard, thank you."

Under such word-of-mouth and popularity, on the ninth and tenth days of the release of "ne zha", which was the second weekend, the box office saw a reverse growth again, and significantly exceeded the premiere day.

Two consecutive "340 million" box office results shocked the entire industry—no, this makes no sense! This is against common sense!

"How much is it? Director Yang."

"2.3 billion..."

"Only 2.3 billion?"

"It's 2.3 billion in ten days, Director Lin!"

"What does Maoyan predict?"

"4 billion."

"I think it's low, add another billion and it would be about right."

Director Yang Xiaozhou was in a very good mood these days. The box office of "ne zha" was good, what does that mean? It means "nezha 2" can continue to be created with peace of mind.

However, the 5 billion box office predicted by Lin Chuyan still shocked him.

Lin Chuyan smiled: "There is one thing that has been held back for so long, and it can finally be announced to the public."

"What?"

"The ambition of Yanyu Animation." Lin Chuyan took out his phone to post on Weibo, "Now is the best time to tell the audience: the mythology universe, we are serious!"