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"Now that the movie box office is so good, didn't you give them red envelopes?" The host asked very privately.

"Yes! I wish I could give them red envelopes, but they don't want them."

"Let's say, we accept the red envelopes, but I won't take them. This is the money from selling vegetables. Leave it with you. When I want to eat your cooking, you can go sell vegetables and cook for me."

"I would rather they ask for red envelopes." Cao Gong himself was also very tired.

Both Guan Xiaotong and Wang Chuxu covered their mouths and laughed until their heads were raised.

This was their little trick.

However, Guan Xiaotong was okay. She didn't care about this with her boyfriend.

She only had two scenes, which was considered a friendly guest appearance. It was understandable that she didn't get paid.

But as the leading actress, Wang Chuxu, even if she was a newcomer, her pay was at least hundreds of thousands.

However, it is said that Cao Gong personally paid Wang Chuyu 2 million yuan.

For this salary, it is impossible for a newcomer to get such a high salary. It was paid by Cao Gong personally.

"Did you expect this movie to be so successful?"

The host asked Cao Gong, one of the directors, "Well, how should I put it?"

"When I first saw the script, I thought it was a good script."

"After the production started, Director Dong said that the cost would be at least 600 million yuan. To be honest, I felt that the script was like a little goblin that was annoying."

"Haha~" His description made the audience laugh.

"Really, it's not wrong."

"On the one hand, the script is so good and so rare. I'm also a boy and I like science fiction movies."

"Of course I like it when I see such an exciting and interesting science fiction script among domestic scripts." 07 "But on the other hand, everyone knows the impression of domestic special effects, and I'm a little worried."

"And when I heard that the production cost was 600 million, it's impossible not to worry at all."

"So, the script is a good script, and it's hard to put it down. It's hard to find it; but to be honest, few people dare to invest in this production cost, not to mention that it's a science fiction film. Everyone thinks that domestic science fiction films are 100 years behind Hollywood."

"I was still very conflicted at the time, but this script was like a little goblin that made you love and fear it."

When he described his feelings at the time, the audience could understand.

Hearing this, the host asked Cao Gong: "What made you decide to invest in the end?"

When asked, Cao Gong would definitely answer truthfully: "There are two reasons."

"The first is that I really like it and look forward to the science fiction film made from this script, which will be recognized by the audience who still have some expectations for domestic science fiction films."

"The second is that everyone knows that the album I released after September last year sold more than 20 million copies in two months."

"This is the data obtained by many irrational fans who spent more money to increase the volume."

"I know very well that there will be many irrational fans who will continue to buy my albums in the future; so I thought, let's just do this."

"This movie has been invested, 600 million is 600 million, so let's invest it."

"I don't expect the box office to be very high, but the quality and reputation must be good."

"We must produce a domestic doomsday science fiction film that is recognized by everyone."

"Even if I lose money, I will give back to everyone the money I earned from these albums."

"But there is one thing, the quality and reputation must be guaranteed, and the production must be excellent, so that we can live up to everyone; otherwise, two movies would not be edited into one."

"It's just to delete some of the plots that everyone doesn't like, so that the plot of this movie is more powerful." With his patient answer, the audience understood.

Now he has really done it. The movie "The Cage of Spirits" is really a big hit.

The 8.8 points on Douban for this movie shows how good the quality of this movie is.

Although it has only been released for a few days, the number of people who have rated the movie has exceeded 1 million.

This number of reviews is also the shortest time for a movie to have more than 1 million reviews.

From this, it can be seen that this movie is really hot now.

"Director Dong, in fact, after the movie was released, many viewers still questioned that Cao Gong was the leading actor, director, investor, and special effects designer in this movie, and he was just a figurehead."

"Tell us about it." The host asked Director Dong Xiangbo.

"I really need to explain this. Most of the scenes in the whole movie were directed by Cao Gong. I am the director, but I studied animation director at the beginning."

"At the beginning, this script was also intended to be made into an animation; but I still wanted to try to make it into a movie, so I gave it to Cao Gong to read, and he invested after reading it."

"After the filming started, I was originally scheduled to be the chief director."

"But after the filming started, I found that there were many things in filming that I didn't know, but Cao Gong knew."

"So gradually, he took the lead in the filming of this movie."

"All the famous scenes in this movie that everyone has seen were designed by Cao Gong, and they were all directed by him." Dong Xiangbo felt that he could not be greedy for credit.

These were indeed suggestions made by Cao Gong, and they were all designed by him.

"For example, the movie opens at the spaceship ruins."

"Mark drives the gravity body, and all the tacit cooperation with Ran Bing, all these action designs come from Cao Gong's inspiration, and he designed and directed them."

"And the gravity body mecha in the movie, the final drawing was drawn by Cao Gong himself, and then given to the special effects team."

"And the part where Ran Bing was arranged to perform the childbirth ceremony, Mark went into the tiger's den alone, and fought hand-to-hand with the tall guard, everyThe action design was all designed by Director Cao."

"Including the last scene when Bai Yuekui appeared for the second time, it was also directed by Cao Gong."

"99% of the gunfights, monster killing, action scenes, and mecha scenes in the whole movie were all directed by Cao Gong."

"Only the literary scenes were directed by me."

"He was responsible for the action scenes and big scenes, and I was responsible for the literary scenes."

Director Dong Xiangbo's truthful explanation also made everyone think of it.

Cao Gong was also one of the directors of "Wolf Warrior 2" and "Operation Red Sea".

Both of these are war films, and they also have action scenes, and Cao Gong also participated in the directing. (To read the violent novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

From this point of view, everyone thinks that it is not wrong, and it is indeed not a figurehead.

"In this case, Cao Gong, have you ever considered directing a movie yourself? ”

Faced with this question, Cao Gong smiled and said, "I have considered it, but I still feel that I am not capable enough."

"Maybe next year, or a few years later, I think I am capable enough, then I will consider directing a movie myself; but for now, I know a little bit and can help other directors share the burden."

"But if I have to take charge alone, I think I am not good enough and I need to learn more."

He still needs to be humble on this issue.

Although he has copied the director's ability and is fully capable of directing a movie alone.

But he is still so young, only 22 years old, and he said that he can direct a movie.

If this gets out, it will leave people with gossip.

In order to reduce this controversy, he still needs to be more humble

……

After finishing today's promotional activities, all the crew members separated .

But Cao Gong, Wang Chuxu and Guan Xiaotong also have to go to the next cinema.

Go to the cinema and meet the audience in a certain cinema hall.

Isn’t this the cinema hall of a certain cinema in Shanghai? []

After watching the movie, the audience cheered and were very surprised when they saw the surprise appearance of Cao Gong, Wang Chuxu and Guan Xiaotong.

“I want to ask Cao Gong, does this movie have an Easter egg? Does it mean there will be a second part?”

Cao Gong, holding the microphone, looked at the audience.

He looked at the audience and said, “Yes, there will be a second part.”

“So, when will the second part be released?” The audience asked excitedly.

“It hasn’t started yet. We have to see everyone’s impressions after the movie is released, as well as some criticisms, comments and suggestions about the movie. We have to see it first. ”

“Then only then can we determine the launch plan for the second part.”

Cao Gong’s direct answer to this question made the audience very excited.

One audience member took the microphoneAfter that, he stood up and asked, "Can you tell me an exact time?"

The expectation of this audience made Cao Gong smile: "I will try to do it within three years."

"Ah~" When they heard that it would take three years, the audience and fans all wailed, it was too long.

"Haha~" Seeing their reaction, Cao Gong, Guan Xiaotong, Wang Chu and others all laughed.

"I'm sorry, I let you down."

"It's impossible to start filming this year, because I have to work with my dad on a movie in the second half of this year."

"At the same time, I have to work with Xie Tingfeng on another movie, and I will also guest star in two other Hong Kong movies."

"It can be said that after June, I have one TV series and four movies."

"It's really impossible to start filming. The earliest I can start filming is next year."

Here, he also has to explain that his schedule is really too tight.

He will definitely make a cameo appearance in "Anti-Corruption Storm 4", playing the role of a rich boy who plays a villain.

He will also definitely make a cameo appearance in "Line Walker 2", but the main reason is that he doesn't have many scenes.

That's why he can't start shooting this movie this year.

"The earliest we can see each other is in the second half of 2020. We won't be able to catch up with the Spring Festival."

"Normally, it will be the Spring Festival in 2021." This is Cao Gong's answer to everyone.

He knows very well what will happen in the first half of 2020, so he doesn't consider it.

Even if the shooting starts in the first half of 2019, it will be June or July after the shooting is finished.

It's obviously impossible to complete the production in half a year.

What's more, he can't say whether it will start shooting in the first half of next year, and it depends on the time.

But it will start shooting next year, that's for sure, and it will most likely be in the second half of the year.

The audience also asked questions to Wang Chuxiu and Guan Xiaotong.

Although it was just a cameo in this movie and there were only two scenes, Guan Xiaotong's role was so popular and well-received that she was included in the promotional activities. .