Chapter 24: The Jiangbai Polemic
So in this drama, it may not be a good thing to make the plot and actors too brilliant, which will cause confusion about the theme of the film.
But Director Jiang Bai's control of all aspects is very good, and he perfectly controls all aspects in the most suitable place, so as to make an excellent film "Slaying the Dragon".
If you analyze "Slaying the Dragon" as a whole, this may not be the top production of domestic films, but it is definitely a superior work.
Let's take a look at director Jiang Bai's resume: born in 1990, he is now a third-year student at the Modu School of Visual Arts.
can have this ability at this age, director Jiang Bai has undoubtedly reached the top level of the new generation of directors in China.
His future is limitless!"
"Well written, profound, strong, and most importantly, this reporter has a very forward-looking vision! I have decided that the next time I meet him, I will definitely send him a big red envelope!" Jiang Bai exclaimed.
Ying Bao said with a smile: "How can one be enough, there are also Performing Arts Weekly, Times Film and Television, Oriental Film, and Contemporary Film Industry...... Everyone said very well, you have to prepare at least five, six, seven, eight or ninety big red envelopes!"
"No problem, I'll prepare twenty red envelopes, anyway, I have a lot of money, I don't care!" Jiang Bai said with a smile.
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Time in the hustle and bustle of the media, gradually came to September 30th.
"Slaying the Dragon" is scheduled to be released at 0:00 on October 1.
Jiang Bai lay on the bed, holding a copy of "Modern Financial Theory" and reading it attentively.
Ying Bao walked over, put a plate of sliced pineapple on the head of the bed, and said with a smile: "It's really hard for you to be so calm, "Slaying the Dragon" is going to be released tonight, so you don't worry at all?"
"It's coaxing to say that I'm not worried at all, but I'm not too worried. Jiang Bai put "Modern Financial Theory" aside, picked up a piece of pineapple and put it in his mouth and said.
Ying Bao smiled: "So confident!"
"Self-confidence comes from cognition, and when you have a certain level of control of the situation, you will also become very confident, because the results are already in front of you. Jiang Bai said with a smile.
Ying Bao wondered, "What do you mean by this?"
"In this year's National Day market, a total of 11 films have been released.
They are "The Magician's Apprentice", "First Love Red Bean Ice", and "Hands Up 2: Pursuit of the Adimaru" released on September 9.
September 15 "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree", September 21 "Jingwu Fengyun: Chen Zhen", September 22 "The Return of the Tiger King".
September 28 "Sword Rain", September 29 "Di Renjie's Heavenly Empire".
October 5 "Lushan Love 2010", October 12 "Desperate Island", October 15 "Don Quixote". Jiang Bai snapped his fingers and began to analyze them one by one,
"Regardless of these three on September 9, not to mention that they are not blockbusters in the first place, even if they are really hits, they have been released for nearly three weeks, and the outbreak period has already passed, which will not have an impact on "Slaying the Dragon" at all. ”
"Films released after October 1 can also be ignored, they are all bad films that can't even be paid for publicity, and they have no analytical value. ”
"The Love of the Hawthorn Tree on September 15 is a work of Yimou, the quality is not doubtful, and the box office is also good. But this kind of nostalgic film is destined to have a low audience, especially if he misses the youth of their time!"
"So this film, in the end, has a box office of 150 million. As of today, this movie has accumulated 120 million box office, the daily box office has dropped to 2 million, and the film schedule has been reduced to 3%, which is no threat to "Slaying the Dragon". ”
"Jingwu Fengyun: Chen Zhen" is a pure popcorn movie, a bunch of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, with an attitude of exuding residual heat, made a money-making work. The premiere of this kind of film may be good, but the box office will soon jump off a cliff, and facing the impact of "Slayer the Dragon" will only hasten his death. ”
"As for "The Return of the Tiger King", this is an animated movie, but it is more difficult to mix with domestic animated films than science fiction movies, the box office of 2 million in the first week of this movie has explained everything, and it is thankful that it can get 5 million box office when it is taken off the shelves. ”
"The only ones that can really compete directly with "Slaying the Dragon" are actually "Sword Rain" and "Di Renjie's Tongtian Empire". ”
In fact, these two movies themselves are extremely competitive, because the release time before and after is only one day apart, and they are still the same theme, with elements such as martial arts, costumes, action, suspense, and special effects, so their audiences are completely overlapping. ”
"Relatively comparatively, "Di Renjie's Heavenly Empire" is better, because the audience has a higher awareness of the name Di Renjie, so they often regard this movie as a prequel or sequel to the TV series, which has led to the box office of "Sword Rain" shrinking significantly than expected, and the box office announced on the first day this morning was less than five million. ”
"You also know that there is a virtuous circle and a vicious circle at the box office. And what determines which cycle the movie enters is the box office of the first three days. ”
"In the case of "Rain of Swords", it can only enter a vicious circle, with a decrease in the box office, a decrease in film scheduling, a decrease in film scheduling, and a decrease in the box office, and there is basically no possibility of a turnaround. ”
So the only opponent of "Slaying the Dragon" on the National Day file is actually "Di Renjie's Tongtian Empire". ”
"The box office of this movie has not come out on the first day, but the box office of the zero o'clock show has been announced in the morning, 8.54 million!"
"Under normal circumstances, it is not a problem for the box office to break 30 million on the first day, and it is not a problem to break 100 million at the box office in the first week, and it should be close to 300 million at the box office when it is taken off the shelves. ”
"Wouldn't 'Slaying the Dragon' be greatly affected?" Ying Bao said in amazement.
According to the data of previous years, the total box office data of the National Day stalls does not exceed one billion.
If "Di Renjie's Tongtian Empire" takes 300 million, "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" takes 150 million, and the other films add up to another 100 million, then the total box office of "Slaying the Dragon" will be 450 million.
But because of the mistakes in the film scheduling, the actual box office will never hit the theoretical total box office.
In this way, the box office that "Slaying the Dragon" can get will never exceed 300 million, that is, it is just the same grade as "Di Renjie's Heavenly Empire".
Jiang Bai chuckled: "I said, this is a normal situation, in fact, when "Slaying the Dragon" appeared, the situation was not normal.
You only consider the impact of these films on "Slaying the Dragon", but you don't think that it is likely that the impact of "Slaying the Dragon" on them is far greater than their impact on "Slaying the Dragon". ”
"Also as an action blockbuster, the plot of "Slaying the Dragon" is not inferior to "Di Renjie's Heavenly Empire", and it is superior in publicity, special effects, and film scheduling. ”
"What's more, there has been no breakthrough in domestic martial arts films for many years, which has made the audience start to get bored, and watching "Di Renjie's Tongtian Empire" is just a helpless choice when there is no choice. ”
"But the release of "Slaying the Dragon" has brought a better choice to the audience, which also has the characteristics of ancient costumes, action, suspense, etc., one is low martial arts, one is high martial arts, one is a martial arts that has long been tired of watching, and the other is an oriental fantasy born from martial arts, but it is a higher level than martial arts, which one will you choose to watch?"
"One is about to fall, the other is rising, and I can't think of a reason for 'Slaying the Dragon' to lose. So it's not me who has a headache now, but Xu Laowei, who filmed "Di Renjie's Heavenly Empire"!"