Seeing Chen Guofu, who was full of worries, leave in a taxi, Uncle Gao Qun held back a sentence: "Ah Xin, I remember that Huayi doesn't seem to offend you, right?"

"No, I just don't think the fertilizer and water will flow into the fields of outsiders. ”

“......”

Lao Gao looked at He Xin's confident face and couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

According to Chen Guofu, the investment in "The Wind" is at least 40 or 50 million, and it will require hundreds of millions of box office plus some overseas box office, as well as 7788 copyright income to recover the investment. That's hundreds of millions! How many of the current domestic films can break 100 million at the box office? Just like Jiang Wen's "Sun", which is currently being released, Yu Dong shouted that the box office would break 100 million before the release.

But then again, this little brother of mine is indeed a bit evil. The Xinhao Media that he partnered with Ning Hao has made a lot of movies and TV series in the past two years, not to mention that every TV series is popular, and even movies are also popular.

Who would have thought that a low-budget comedy like "Stone" could get a box office close to breaking 100 million. The little-known Diao Yinan's "The Tale of Two Donkeys" was able to win the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.

To be honest, I can't help but blush when I think of these old Gaos. What you pursue as a director is nothing more than the recognition of awards or box office hits. Of course, it is best to have both, such as the national teacher.

However, at this time, Lao Gao was still a little difficult to hide his regret and said: "Director Chen has helped me a lot stronger, and Director Chen has also helped come up with a lot of ideas in this book, you are a little embarrassed for him." ”

"Look, there's no rush anyway. ”

He Xin also felt a little pity, he valued Chen Guofu without falsehood, but there was no need to let the Huayi brothers get a piece of the pie for him. Fortunately, Chen Guofu did not explicitly refuse, but just said that he should consider it, anyway, there is enough time to think about it in the long run.

Even if Chen Guofu can't handle it here, as long as Lao Gao is there, he is still very confident. Compared with the blind man touching the elephant in "The Story of Two Donkeys", he remembers the original "The Wind" very well.

"I'll help you pry the edge if you have a chance, and if you really can't do it, don't blame me. ”

Speaking of which, Lao Gao was also a little reluctant, after all, Chen Guofu was brought by him.

Compared with Chen Guofu's hesitation, as the contracted director of Huayi Brothers, he has no psychological burden at all. Thinking about how difficult it was to shoot "Tokyo Trial" back then, I almost miscarried, and I didn't see the Huang brothers lend a hand.

"Let's go, I'll send you. ”

At this time, Liu Weiwei had already driven over.

"No, I'll just walk around by myself. Brother Gao, see you later!"

Before leaving, he waved slightly at Liu Wei in the car and said hello

The two of them have been together for several years, and it stands to reason that Lao Gao has long since returned to being single, but it seems that neither of them has any plans to get married.

However, He Xin naturally wouldn't inquire about this kind of thing, after all, he and Cheng Hao might be in the same situation in the eyes of others.

The script of "The Wind" did not deviate from the outline he gave Lao Gao before, but some of the plots and lines in it deviated from his memory. However, considering that there will always be some adjustments during on-set shooting, it is normal for the script to deviate from the final film.

Although Lao Gao said that this is only the first draft, in He Xin's eyes, this book already has the conditions for shooting.

......

Beijing, the premiere press conference of "The Tale of Two Donkeys".

"He Xin, first of all, congratulations on the return of "The Tale of Two Donkeys" from Venice. ”

"Thank you!"

"When "A Tale of Two Donkeys" was released in Venice, it was said that it was very popular with the audience, but what are your expectations for the box office when it is released in China this time?

"What works do you want to see, I can't say that the box office of "Two Donkeys" will surpass "Wuji". ”

There was a burst of laughter at the scene, "Wuji" is very controversial, but it is He Xin's highest-grossing work so far, 180 million.

The reporter then asked: "Is it possible to surpass "Crazy Stone"?"

"Stone" is his second-best work at the box office, with 96 million, close to breaking 100 million.

"How do you compare this? It's hard to judge, the two movies are of different genres, "Stone" is a black comedy, and "A Tale of Two Donkeys" takes an absurd path, both are good movies. Perhaps from my personal point of view, I would prefer that "The Tale of Two Donkeys" can surpass "Stone". "Standby station

"Why do you say that?"

"It's very simple, "The Story of Two Donkeys" won the award, and I am only a supporting role in "Stone", I am the male number one in "The Story of Two Donkeys", of course I hope that the box office of "The Story of Two Donkeys" can surpass "Stone", so that Director Diao can also be among the directors club with a box office of more than 100 million. ”

Propaganda, after all, you have to say big things. Just like the premiere of "The Sun" last week, Yu Dong shouted out that the box office exceeded 100 million.

It must be high-profile, otherwise it will have a feeling of lack of confidence.

It's all strategy. It's just that Yu Dong has just been slapped in the face, Diao Yinan's goods are self-reserved again, and He Xin can only go into battle shirtless.

So, no matter what you think in your heart, whether you believe it or not, you must blow a wave. It is best to cause controversy, the more speculation, the better the effect, just like the release of "Wuji" back then, there was a lot of scolding, and the box office was still rising.

To be honest, even if "The Tale of Two Donkeys" won the Grand Jury Award at the Venice Film Festival, director Diao Yinan's sense of existence is still very weak, and the reporters only asked questions around He Xin, and then many questions were thrown to the heroine Tong Yali.

"Don't you regret not getting the actress?"

"After "Latent", how do you feel about working with He Xin again?"

"Is there a lot of pressure to cooperate with He Xin?"

Without him, "Latent" is really hot, since its premiere in June, three rounds of broadcasting have been completed, and many local TV stations have been broadcast in the fourth or even fifth round, and the ratings are still high.

Therefore, the publicity of "The Tale of Two Donkeys", in addition to hyping up the Venice Film Festival Jury Award, will inevitably be stained with the light of "Latent", what "Latent Actors Gather", "Yu Zecheng and Late Autumn Team Up Again to Interpret Absurd Love!", "Yu Zecheng and Late Autumn Work Together to Create the First Magical Realism Film in China and Stage the ...... of Donkey Battles" and so on.

Fortunately, the rookie has gradually come out, and his face is always full of smiles, and he answers questions generously.

It's nothing more than "Of course there are regrets, but the most important thing is that the movie won an award." ”

"In fact, "The Tale of Two Donkeys" is the first work that I have collaborated with Mr. He, and we finished filming "The Tale of Two Donkeys", and then filmed "Latent". ”

"Of course, it is very stressful to cooperate with Mr. He, he is very strict on the scene, and I am afraid to ...... when I see it."

"Well, I learned a lot from working with Teacher He......"

......

In recent years, domestic cinema lines are still very immature, and often a province or even a city has multiple cinema lines. But I have to say that Huber&Ranner's distribution ability is really strong, and there are as many as 36 cinema chains that have reached long-term strategic cooperation with them. Yu Dong also let it out this time, and printed 200 copies on the basis of the original more than 100 copies of "The Story of Two Donkeys", although the scale is still not as good as "The Sun", but more than 20 theaters will be released simultaneously, which is also quite impressive.

And the film schedule of "The Tale of Two Donkeys" is as high as 38%, except for "The Sun", which still occupies nearly 20% of the film schedule, "Japan Sinks" and the domestic military film "My Left Hand" released on the same day only have only 17% and 10% of the film schedule, and the film schedule of other films including "Lion's Mouth" has already fallen below 10%.

Then the box office on the first day was released - 1.8 million, which was lower than the original opening result of 1.98 million in "Stone", which He Xin kept touching porcelain before, but both He Xin and Bona were already very satisfied with this kind of achievement, far exceeding the daily box office of "The Sun", which had been released for a week.

Publicity is important, and the popularity of the actor is even more important. After "Latent", He Xin's popularity in China has undoubtedly risen to a higher level. Popularity plus awards are both powerful weapons to attract audiences.

The media also added fuel to the fire. The day after the premiere, the first hello was announced, and the review articles stuffed with red envelopes came out one after another:

"The first day of "The Tale of Two Donkeys" surpassed the sun, and another "Stone" is about to set sail?"

"He Xin threatened that "The Story of Two Donkeys" surpassed "Stone" at the box office, and will once again create a box office myth!"

"Top 10 reasons why you must watch "The Tale of Two Donkeys"!"

"The Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival and the premiere of the first domestic magical realism film "The Tale of Two Donkeys", Chinese films need a hundred flowers to bloom......"

And the comments of netizens are even more varied:

"Absurd films. It makes people laugh at the beginning, but the end will become serious, and the pathos will be amplified step by step. I was amused by the ending line, 'No animals were harmed during the filming of this film.'" The producers are also thoughtful, and they can even take into account the emotions of animal protectionists...... Oh, one more thing, He Xin's performance is really good, and it's almost hot in late autumn. ”

"The funny reveals the helplessness of the youth of an era, and it is also the epitome of helplessness in the society we live in......"

"The funny way of telling the special story of the special era, the director seems to want to express a lot, and does not play the due rhythm change. It makes the second half of the film a little gloomy, but it's still a good movie!"

"Don't you say absurd at the beginning, then go to the absurd, it's a little slow if it's not strong enough, it's not exciting to watch, it's far worse than "Stone"......"