Chapter 765: Finding the Wrong Person
From a certain point of view, "Book of Swords and Enmity" and Molong Media were treated differently by Tianxing Group, which is really a bit wronged.
Because in addition to "Book Sword Enmity", there is also "Jedi Escape" by Big Brother Cheng.
That movie was released just a week before "Legend of the Gods".
But to be honest, Big Brother Cheng is really not the man who fights for his life at his peak.
It's not that he doesn't want to fight, but the time that belongs to him has really passed.
said this, it's really not because of habitual hacking him.
Looking at his works in recent years calmly, there are really few excellent works.
In "Jedi Escape", Big Brother Cheng is working very hard as always, and he is also trying to find back the feeling of dominance in the eighties and nineties of the last century and the elements of action comedy through various means, but as a star who uses action and fighting elements as a selling point, the increase in age is indeed an irreversible natural law......
As the age increases, the difficulty of the action naturally cannot be compared with the younger period, and the times are different, the same type of jokes and routines may be able to kill all ages before N years ago, but after the first decade of the new century, it will inevitably bring a greater or lesser sense of disobedience.
Take the movie "Jedi Escape" as an example, the whole story is nothing more than road scenery and comedy fights, and there are many things in the plot that can't stand scrutiny.
When the plot can't stand scrutiny, and the scene settings and action elements can't attract the audience, a bunch of bad reviews are inevitable.
What's even worse is that with more and more ways to obtain information, the star halo that originally shrouded Big Brother Cheng is gradually fading.
was originally a high-flying star, the 'Double Monday Success' of the Xiangjiang Film Era, but now any ordinary netizen who has been on the Internet for a few days can take the anecdotes of Big Brother Cheng on the set as a talking point after operating the search engine......
If it weren't for the fact that Big Brother Cheng was not as good as it used to be, why did the Tianxing Group turn a blind eye to him?
However, when Jin Yong was praised by the "People's Daily", the action of the Tianxing Group against the "Book of Swords and Enmity" could only be silenced.
…… I can't afford to mess with it.
Even before the return of Xiangjiang, Tianxing Group was not able to cover the sky in the circle, and the scope of influence could not reach the mainland, and now it has been almost 20 years since the return of Xiangjiang, even if Tianxing Group has any background in the past, the smartest thing to do now can only be to be an honest baby.
Jin Yong in Xiangjiang can't be provoked,
The mainland's Molong media can't be touched,
As a result, the two-line frustrated Tianxing Group can only honestly return to the essence of the film distribution company, seriously pick up the conventional means of film distribution and publicity, and hope to take the lead in the upcoming head-on collision.
The good news is that because the major theaters at this time are still more superstitious, with the blessing of many stars, and the investment is larger, and the special effects are more gorgeous, "Legend of the Gods......
…… Of course, Molong Cinemas is an exception.
At this time, the Tianxing Group didn't seem to care about going to the theaters under its direct competitors to protest.
On July 28th, Molong Media held the premiere of "Book of Swords and Enmity" in the imperial capital one day in advance.
Coincidentally, "Legend of the Gods" also held its own premiere on the same day.
From the perspective of conspiracy theories, Li Mo feels that he has been cheated.
Obviously, when it comes to the cast, "Book of Swords and Enmity" can't catch up with "Legend of the Gods".
Except for Deng Chao. Sun Li, Xu Zheng, Tao Hong, and others who have nothing to do with Xiangjiang Movies and the Imperial Capital Circle, the stars in the circle who can count a little bit of variety basically go to "Legend of the Gods".
Even Wang Xiaoming and Yang Tianbao, who had worked with Li Mo, did not appear......
Belch...... I'm sorry, one of the two played Erlang God in "The Legend of the Gods", and the other played the ugly mermaid lady, if the two of them left "The Legend of the Gods" and appeared here, Li Mo would feel strange.
However, Molong's side was not to be outdone.
Although the star lineup is definitely incomparable, then simply find all the people in the cultural and media circles who can be found, no matter what the final result is, the momentum cannot be lost anyway.
After the premiere began, it was naturally a routine media interview.
Normally, at this time, the director usually talks about the difficulty of the filming process, then praises the main creators, and finally asks questions from media reporters, hello, hello, everyone, fool the incident, and then start to play the feature film, but it seems that the premiere of "Book of Swords and Enmity" today is a bit unconventional.
In the first two or three days, the questions of the media reporters were quite regular, and the focus was mostly on the film itself, rarely mentioning some personal things, and before Li Mo could express his satisfaction with the work of his subordinates, a media outlet from Xiangjiang directly threw a bomb at him.
"Director Li, I heard that your company was interviewed by a higher authority this year due to the box office fraud incident created by a distributor, is this matter true?
“………… Can you say that again? I can't hear you very clearly. ”
Damn, the news is quite well-informed, and the question is quite logical.
Of course, Li Mo understood what the other party said.
Don't forget, he speaks Cantonese.
Don't say that the other party is speaking Mandarin now, even if the other party is speaking Cantonese directly, he can still hear the meaning clearly.
But just answering directly, I always feel that the momentum is a little lacking in meaning.
Kill his majesty first.
As a result, Li Mo became 'incomprehensible' to the other party's question.
There was no way, the reporter had to repeat his question again.
"It turns out that your problem is this," Li Mo looked suddenly realized, "I have to say, your news is a little lagging behind." ”
"Molong Media has indeed been interviewed by the higher authorities, but that is not because there are any problems in the process of our Molong Media, but because our company has always abided by the law and has never done anything contrary to relevant laws and regulations. ”
"As for the issue of guaranteed distribution you mentioned, although we at Molong Media participated in the guaranteed distribution of "The Mermaid", our company still believes that this is a practice that violates the laws of the economy, and transfers too much risk to a certain link or company, and the final benefits and risks are difficult to match......
"And, as far as I know, another film that is also going to be released tomorrow is a guaranteed release, and if you still have questions about that, I suggest you take a different venue and raise this issue to the producers and distributors of that company. ”
The face of the Xiangjiang reporter was instantly flushed.
This buddy obviously forgot one thing, "Book of Swords and Enmity" was released by Molong, Tianying, and Guanglu Media, and "Legend of the Gods" was guaranteed by Berner Films......
Damn, I wouldn't have asked this if I knew it.