Chapter Thirty-Eight: Atmosphere and Shabbyness
The premiere is different from the premiere, and generally for the premiere of small and medium-budget films, most of them will choose a certain hotel or small theater, and invite a few media reporters to publicize it.
And the premiere venue of big-budget films is relatively classy. For example, "Ambush on All Sides" and "Assembly Number" are in the Gongti, "No Thieves in the World" is in the Beijing Exhibition Hall, "Wuji" is in the CPPCC Auditorium, and "1942" is selected in the Beijing National Stadium.
The producer of "One Step Away" is even more rich and capricious, and the premiere venue was selected in the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, spending millions to build an IMAX giant screen, temporarily turning the stadium into a giant IMAX theater that can be watched by nearly 3,000 people at the same time.
Unfortunately, there was a problem with the "technical review" of the film, and the premiere had to be postponed for a week. The premiere site was forced to be retained, and the rent of the venue alone exceeded 100,000 per day.
The premiere of "New Shaolin Temple" was held in the training hall of the Wukesong Olympic Basketball Stadium, and the place selection was reluctant.
There was a long red carpet in front of the entrance to the premiere venue, a cordon was pulled on one side, and fans with "fan cards" stood outside the line. Because of the limited venue, there are only 30 admission places for a celebrity's fans, adding up to more than 200 people.
On the other side of the red carpet is a curtain poster printed with "New Shaolin Temple World Premiere Celebration", and the beautiful host of the movie channel, Li Mi, wearing a black dress and black silk and black heels, stood in front of the curtain and invited the main creative stars out one by one.
Wu Jing took the lead, and because he has become popular recently, he was naturally asked a lot of questions. Xiong Xinxin, who appeared in the second appearance, was treated poorly, and he only took a photo of the media and went in. After that, Yu Shaoqun, Bai Bing, and Chen Musheng were also asked a few words by the host.
At this time, Yang Shoucheng, chairman of the board of directors of the Eagle Emperor, suddenly arrived and entered the venue with Andy. The two walked halfway through the red carpet, and Andy saw that the fans were more enthusiastic, so he went down to shake hands, causing fans to scream. took back two bouquets of flowers and handed them to Yang Shoucheng, who has high emotional intelligence and will be a model of being a person.
During the interview, Andy thanked himself. When Yang Shoucheng talks about box office expectations, he hopes to be better than "Bullet Flying", and he is not arrogant and openly challenges "The Return of the Great Sage".
After that, the distribution director of Henan Film and Television Group and the assistant to the president of Henan Film and Television Group walked on the red carpet and signed autographs. And China Film, Huayi, and Bona, there are no heavyweights present, which is quite weird.
When Huayi's "1942" premiered, Xiao Wang, the chief producer, took the stage with the creators as the chief producer, thanking the 400 employees at the venue, the 6,116 audiences who came, and all the creators and friends who came to cheer for him.
The bleak expression and low tone give people the feeling that the big guy is a little emotional. The investment in "1942" is huge and unpleasant, but don't lose it! Everyone, you must support it!
However, at the premiere ceremony of "New Shaolin Temple", there were many companies on the producer and distributor, but only the Eagle Emperor, Henan Film Group and Shaolin Culture Company had heavyweights attending.
Therefore, walking through the red carpet, Lu Lin, who sat on the guest seat, felt more and more that the so-called participation of China Film and Huayi in the production and joint distribution of Bona was mostly a gimmick!
This premiere ceremony is not a movie, mainly some martial arts performances and the main creators talk about the story behind the creation of the scene, in Lu Lin's opinion, it is quite boring, although watching a movie may be more boring.
If there is a surprise, it is that Brother Cheng Long arrived from other places, but he only talked about the interesting joke that he said in the play.
At the end of the premiere, it was actually an unveiling ceremony, and a plaque was covered with a red cloth. The main creative stars and representatives of the producer and distributor stood on both sides, and finally Cheng Long's big brother ripped off the red cloth, revealing the words "New Shaolin Temple".
After the premiere, Lu Lin was stopped by the media and asked him to predict how high the box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" could be and whether it could exceed 2 billion.
Lu Lin said with a smile: "I won't speculate on this, the box office results of "The Return of the Great Sage" today are all supported by fans, and I would like to thank the audience who supported me." In fact, for me, it doesn't matter how many records I can create, as long as every audience who comes out of the theater can say a word worth the ticket price and not be cheated on, I will be satisfied!"
"Then what does Director Lu think of "New Shaolin Temple"? Can you predict its box office?"
Lu Lin smiled and said: "Because the organizer didn't show the movie, it's not easy for me to say, let alone predict its box office, and if there is no investigation, there is no right to speak!
Another reporter asked: "Is Director Lu interested in this movie, and will he go to the theater to support it?"
Lu Lin said in his heart: "MMP, you talk a lot!" and said: "I would never go to the theater to watch a movie alone, unless I have a girlfriend." Unfortunately, no!"
"Then what kind of girl does Director Lu like? Some people say that you have a close relationship with Zhao Liying, the little flower whose popularity has soared due to "The Return of the Great Sage", how do you explain this?"
"Li Ying is a very good girl, she is very able to endure hardships when filming, I personally appreciate this, but we are just ordinary friends!" After saying this, Lu Lin got rid of the reporter's entanglement and returned to his car.
At this time, Wu Jing called and said that he wanted to find a place to eat. Lu Lin naturally agreed, and the two of them drove separately and found a barbecue restaurant with a private room.
After entering the door and ordering food, Wu Jing smiled and said, "How does this premiere feel today?"
"Just two words, awkward! How about the investment of 200 million yuan during the promotion, the scale of today's premiere is a bit unworthy of the identity of a blockbuster. Hey, brother, who is the real investor? This premiere is really ......."
"Shabby, isn't it?" Wu Jing said with a smile.
Lu Lin said: ""If You Are Honest Do Not Disturb 2" Happy Valley Theater, the audience was thousands, and Huayi Xiao Wang was always present and spoke on stage. "Let the Bullets Fly" Olympic Sports Center, in addition to the main creative stars, there are also Cheng Long, Na Ying, and Xia Yu to cheer! There were four or five hundred people in the venue just now, and the difference was not half a star!"
Wu Jing smiled and said: "What's going on with this film, I don't need to go into details, you can guess it based on the attendance!"
Lu Lin nodded and said, "It's really true!"
In his previous life, he knew that "New Shaolin Temple" had a poor box office, but because he had not been in contact with it and had never talked to Wu Jing, he didn't know the details. After attending a premiere today, it's awkward to watch!
Wu Jing smiled and said: "Actually, it's okay, another strong outsider, the box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" can rush again!"
Lu Lin sighed: "It's this reason, the opponent is not angry, we have no reason to be unhappy! But the so-called 'blockbuster' is like this, smashing the reputation of Chinese movies!"