Chapter 424: Strong Contrasts
The hit screening of "My Sassy Girlfriend" had a great impact on "Green Tea", even if it signed a contract with the theater chain to make a guaranteed film, but when the box office of the movie came out, both Dong Ping and Zhang Yuan were like defeated roosters, and they didn't even have the last bit of fantasy.
The box office on the day of the premiere was less than 500,000, which is really bad, and the attendance rate is a very serious problem, even if "My Sassy Girlfriend" seems to have driven the heat of the film market, but there is no effect here in "Green Tea", the premiere box office of less than 500,000 yuan, unless there is a miracle, the box office will not exceed 5 million in the end.
And then the media reviews were even more so, even though Zhang Yuan was a big director with a high status in the rivers and lakes, he showed no mercy, which made the arrogant Zhang Yuan almost vomit blood in depression.
"The wonderful, gripping story, the man's confusion with the woman, the funny flirtatious dialogue, the mysterious and fresh music, and the vivid and delicate pictures make it a great platter of a powerful production team, but unfortunately the ending is too hasty and hasty, not sudden enough, and it really makes people doubt their own intellectual level. This is a film review given by "Beijing Daily", and this is already polite.
Many media criticized Zhang Yuan one after another, because the gap was too big, many media labeled "Green Tea" as a bad movie, bluntly saying that "Green Tea" made people drowsy, without any viewing at all, and it was surprisingly rotten.
Of course, this parity is actually not fair, the quality of "Green Tea" is unsatisfactory, but it is not a bad movie, the most terrible thing about this movie is that it is not distracted, it is more like self-entertainment, the audience can't find a sense of identity, and in one word to describe it is insensibility.
"The photography of the literary films that Du Kefeng is responsible for is as abstract and artistic conception as ever, following the style of French left-bank films, which requires the story to be flesh and blood, and if you want to get closer to the New Wave, you have to live a complete life, but unfortunately after meeting Zhang Yuan, it becomes out of place, which makes people feel unbearable awkwardness, only flesh and skin but no soul. ”
Even the expected Jiang Wen in "Green Tea" is disappointing, Chen Mingming's role has changed tone, Jiang Wen's performance can't find the strength of the previous random swaying at all, it is so stiff that it is maddening, his cooperation with Zhao Wei is a disaster, and it did not produce any exciting sparks, but it was boring and boring unbelievably. ”
"If you only look at the main creative lineup of the movie, it will make people feel that this will definitely be a shocking feast, Kim Renshun's, Duke's photography, Su Cong's music production, Jiang Wen Zhao Wei's performance seems to have made the audience have a sense of dreaminess, plus the long-famous director Zhang Yuan, should have dedicated a classic to the audience, but unfortunately on the contrary, the cooperation of these excellent filmmakers only produced a plate of tasteless hodgepodge, it can be said that this film is completely a wrong encounter. ”
Zhang Yuan may want to break through himself, want to abandon the previous style, and have a good stream of consciousness, but the whole film, just like a person who wears the wrong clothes and leaves the bathhouse, only to find that he feels so awkward when he stands in front of people. ”
Zhang Yuan was very depressed, Zhao Wei was also depressed, Dong Ping was even more depressed, and even the follow-up publicity almost didn't have any intention to continue.
Zhang Yuan is very unhappy, although this movie hitting the street will not make him hurt his muscles and bones, but he still loses face, all his previous rhetoric is like a slap in the face, especially in the confrontation with a junior in the film industry, he lost completely, there are no steps to go down at all, I can only say that I lifted myself high in advance, and it will only hurt when I finally fall into the dust.
Needless to say, Zhao Wei's depression was questioned, she was questioned in the media, the aftermath of the "military flag outfit" incident has not yet dissipated, she wanted to fight a beautiful turnaround, but she didn't expect the olive branch handed over to become a big pit, making herself disgraced again, and now the media has put the title of "box office poison" on her head, and the depression in her heart can be imagined.
Box office poison, this kind of title is an unbearable thing for any actor, the media can praise people and kill people, in the past few years, the beautiful little swallow was chased by the media day and night, and was sought after every day, when the "military flag uniform" incident came out, the media did not show the slightest mercy, and now she is called "box office poison", and it will be difficult to take on a big production in the future.
Dong Ping's depression is understandable, after all, he spent real money to invite these people to film, this time he has no money, even he can't say that he doesn't care at all, and while watching others make money every day, he has no money, this contrast will make people's confidence suffer.
Only Jiang Wen didn't care so much, after the wind and waves in the circle, he would not be able to retreat in this matter, and he walked down when the things in "The Devil is Coming" were so big, not to mention that it was just a trivial matter of box office failure.
The media's evaluation of "Green Tea" Zhou Bai actually didn't pay much attention to it, he was leading people to do publicity in Xiangjiang at this time, and this trip to Xiangjiang, the popularity of "My Sassy Girlfriend" was even crazier than in the mainland, which once caused traffic jams.
No one thought that the box office of "My Sassy Girlfriend" in Xiangjiang would explode, and the cumulative box office has exceeded 7 million in one week after its release, which is simply blinding, you must know that pure mainland movies have never had such good results in Xiangjiang.
Even if you count the so-called "mainland movies" in everyone's impression, the last time a movie that won such a good box office was "Shaolin Kid" and "Shaolin Temple", and this was 20 years ago.
Because these two mainland movies in everyone's impression are actually the investment and shooting support of Xiangjiang, not a mainland movie with a pure mainland lineup like "My Sassy Girlfriend".
Of course, if it is a movie starring mainland actors, it may be closer, such as "Ancient and Modern Wars of Qin Warriors" starring Lao Mouzi and Gong Li, and this movie is strictly a Xiangjiang movie, after all, in addition to the starring role, other Xiangjiang actors who are the main creators of Yishui.
The box office of 7 million a week seems to be much less than the total box office in the mainland, but this is the capacity problem of the Xiangjiang Film Market, after all, this is a place that is not good to say, it is a big boogue, and it is inherently restricted, even if the audience likes to watch it, its upper limit is placed here.
There is also a problem that the filming of "My Sassy Girlfriend" is not advantageous among several released movies, and it can even be said to be the worst one, but it can still counterattack, and it is difficult for many Xiangjiang filmmakers to accept such a result.
"My Sassy Girlfriend" is the weekly champion won by defeating "Flying Dragon Rebirth" starring Cheng Long, Zheng Zhongji's "Dragon Wai 2003" and "The Story of Ah Long" starring Tan Yaowen, Tian Niu and Li Xiang.
Don't underestimate 7 million, because this is only a week's box office, and the expected drop point is more than 20 million, and the taste of the audience in Xiangjiang is very different from that of mainland audiences.
As soon as Huang Bo and Gao Yuanyuan appeared, the audience's screams almost broke through the sky, which was absolutely deafening, and all kinds of fans with posters and light signs surrounded the group, which made Huang Bo and Gao Yuanyuan almost scared to death, if it weren't for the security personnel who invited professionals, it would have caused a big mess on the spot.
What made Huang Bo and Gao Yuanyuan feel even more incredible was that the media was still desperately squeezing on the side, not afraid of accidents at all, and the camera couldn't wait to stick to their faces, whether it was Xiangjiang Media or the audience, they were deeply impressed.