During Wang Meng's promotion of "You at the Same Table", during the promotion of "The City Full of Golden Armor" by the National Teacher, and during the promotion of "Wounded City" by Liu Weiqiang and Mai Zhaolun.

As the most anticipated film in December, the fourth-ranked "The Ballad of Yunshui" was released.

On December 1, "The Ballad of Yunshui" was the first to be released, but the box office was not high, and the reputation was not very good.

This is caused by the guise of "If-Love", and everyone has high expectations for "The Ballad of Yunshui", but it is not ......

did not meet the expectations of fans, which led to the abuse of some people?

Fortunately......

Although it can't reach the quality of "If-Love", Chen Kun and Li Bingbing's hard performances have somewhat saved many reputations, so that they will not be scolded too badly.

released "The Ballad of Yunshui" for a week, and cut a box office of 11.85 million, such a result can already be handed in, after all, the investment in "The Ballad of Yunshui" is not large, and the box office of more than 35 million is expected.

After nearly three months of struggle, Feng Xiaogang's "Night Banquet" finally came to an end, with a total box office of 120 million yuan, which is currently the overall champion of the mainland box office in 06.

However, this position will not last long, "The City Full of Golden Armor" is about to be released, presumably the national teacher will not make Feng Xiaogang happy for a long time.

This is not only Wang Meng's feeling, but Chinese fans think so.

Big brother's "Baby Plan" was also drawn, and the total box office in the mainland reached 97 million, almost breaking 100 million.

During this period, well-known movies such as "Ink Attack" and "Father and Son" are being released, "Ink Attack" is okay and meets expectations, but "Father and Son" is miserable, this award-winning winner who leads the Golden Horse does not have good results in the mainland.

Perhaps, if it weren't for the titles of the Golden Horse Awards, the results would have been even worse.

On December 13th, Wang Meng was invited by the national teacher Chen Weiping and others, and rushed to the capital on the afternoon of the 13th to participate in the premiere of "The City Full of Golden Armor".

"Director Wang, do you have any other purpose for attending the premiere of "The City Full of Golden Armor"?" The reporter asked.

directly gave Wang Meng a difficult question to answer.

The national teacher and Zhang Weiping saw that Wang Meng was coming, and hurriedly rushed over to greet them, after all, it was their invited guest, even if it was a small character and a little younger, he had to receive it well, not to mention that Wang Meng was not a simple young man.

However, as soon as the two approached, they were thundered by reporters' questions. The two invited Wang Meng purely as a matter of politeness, but they didn't expect Wang Meng to really come, but the two didn't expect it.

"It's for a purpose...... That's what we are here to learn. "The reporter in the first half of Wang Meng's eyes is full of stars, and the reporter in the back scolds his mother.

"Director Wang, who do you think is better for the comparison between your work and Director Zhang?" Reporter.

These reporters finally seized the opportunity and naturally asked questions.

If it was a separate interview with Wang Meng, or a reception held by DreamWorks, they naturally wouldn't dare. But this time it's different, Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou held a premiere, you Wang Meng is not happy, you still dare to give us a face,

As long as you dare, believe it or not, write you to death.

Wang Meng's way of nature is also expected, and the reporter expects that he will not shake his face and get angry for no reason, so he dares to ask any questions.

And Zhang Yimou, who arrived, as the principal, naturally wanted to relieve Wang Meng, just like Wang Meng held a stone screening ceremony to relieve the invited guests.

"Let's let go, Director Wang is very tired from catching a plane from the south, please Haihan." Zhang Yimou came out of the round and said.

"Borrowed, borrowed, borrowed......" Zhang Weiping also hurriedly bypassed reporters.

"Director Zhang, Mr. Zhang is disturbed." Wang Meng shook hands with the two and said.

The two said they were honored.

After Wang Meng and the two of them said hello, they didn't leave for a while, but turned their heads and said to reporters: "It's a wrong question who you ask, Director Zhang is a costume movie, mine is a youth memory theme, how to answer if it's not on the same line at all?" ”

After speaking, Wang Meng left with the two of them.

It's not that Wang Meng is pretending, but if he doesn't say this, then wait for tomorrow's report to say, "Wang Meng is not confident, or Wang Meng thinks that he doesn't dare to compare with the national teacher." ”

As for the national teacher and Zhang Weiping, they also hoped that Wang Meng would not answer. So? Waiting for tomorrow's report to praise them, this is actually a battlefield, and anyone will be careful on the battlefield.

Hello, hello, everyone, it depends on the occasion.

However, this premiere was held quite grandiose, including Wu Zongxian, Cai Yongkang, Aya, Guo Degang, Zeng Baoyi, Tao Jingying and other nine celebrities co-hosted.

Kung Fu Emperor Jet Li appeared on the scene, and the whole scene was no less than an award ceremony.

As Jay Chou, who has become popular all over Asia in recent years, he has been jointly ridiculed by several famous mouths, Jet Li even told Jay Chou about the Charity Sutra, and Jay Chou played and sang "Chrysanthemum Terrace" by himself. Not to mention the grand show......

I have to say that the national teacher is indeed magnificent, and the cost of this premiere alone is about to catch up with Wang Meng's production cost.

As a popular fried chicken king dream, he has not been interviewed too much by the host, after all, his identity is different, his own movie is also going to be released, and he is just invited to attend, not like Jay Chou.

Gong Li, the heroine of this film, was not present, Gong Li was in Hollywood and had other things.

Until 8 o'clock in the evening, "The City Full of Golden Armor" was officially screened.

For this film, if it is said that the deepest memory is still the picture, the national teacher's love and dedication to the picture obviously outweighs everything.

Not only that, not only is the picture wonderful, but the costumes and styling are even extreme, even a little thunderous. Chow Yun-fat, who plays the king, has a total of seven different costumes, with dragon robes and gold armor being the most eye-catching. It took more than 80 workers more than a month to make the dragon robe, and the whole piece was nailed with 18-karat gold flakes, weighing about 40 kilograms and worth as much as 1.25 million yuan. The entire set of gold armor is made of metal gilding, and the helmet weighs about 45 kilograms, which is heavier than the dragon robe, Chow Yun-fat has to carry these costumes every day to practice his physical strength, and he must also arrive two to three hours in advance to let seven or eight staff members dress him. Because the two costumes are expensive, the crew also ordered a safe with the same height as people to store the costumes.

It can be said that there are many signs that the national teacher has taken great pains to overturn the big ship.

But only the most fatal point appeared, the plot, the plot is still the plot!

The weak plot obviously can't support such a big production, and there is not even a sense of substitution.

Including Wang Meng himself, to say something unpleasant, he only cares about the scene, and as for the plot, I really don't understand it, among which the big white flowers-Mi-Mi-Mi- is even more unstoppable, whether it is the international Gong or the palace maid.

Like the previous life, after Wang Meng finished watching it, he admired the uniqueness of the national teacher's picture, and as for the plot, it was like that.

"Hero", "Ambush on All Sides" to "The City Full of Golden Armor" is almost the same, and it has to be sighed. If the plot reaches the level of the picture, presumably the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is not out of the question.

However, "The City Full of Golden Armor" has something to be proud of, and "The City Full of Golden Armor" is the first work in the history of Chinese cinema to truly achieve "global synchronization" release.

After its release in the United States, it triggered widespread coverage in the mainstream media in the United States. The four core print media outlets in the United States, including Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times, have shown a rare enthusiasm for the film. American film critics and media professionals generally praise the film as "epic", "grand drama spectacle", and "visually brilliant".

Nominally global synchronization has been achieved.

Wang Meng came here for two purposes, to learn from the experience of such a large-scale premiere for a while, and to prepare for the release of his own film in the future. The second is; Let's see if the film of this life has butterfly reasons to change.

Both goals have been achieved, the first one is the problem of money, as long as there is money, it should not be difficult to do.

The second one also saw it, just like the previous life, it's still the beauty of the picture that is shocking, and the plot is just like that. Wang Meng was afraid that because of butterflies, the plot of the national teacher would change, and if it became outrageous, his "You at the Same Table" would be over.

However, now I can rest assured.

I don't dare to say that the box office is compared, but the word of mouth can still be competed for.

After the premiere, Wang Meng got to know Fa Ge and Jet Li.

Both of them were Wang Meng's former idols, and now even if their status is different, they still have a feeling of worship when they see the two.

"I've heard of your name for a long time, and today's meeting is really unusual, I am very optimistic about you, especially your performance in Venice, which is very good." Fa Ge said to Wang Meng encouragingly.

"Yes, your performance is very good, those people always look down on us Chinese, I have been criticized a lot before, you are much better than me and fight back directly, which is very good." Jet Li also said.

In addition to being modest or modest, Wang Meng admires the character and artistic virtue of the two.

After leaving each other's phone numbers, after the banquet held by Zhang Weiping, Wang Meng returned to the hotel.

Lying on the bed, Wang Meng began to recall the release of "Golden Armor" in his previous life, and as expected, the last two weeks were mainly praised, and criticism would not appear until later.

But breaking a number of domestic premiere records, single-day records, first-week records, three-day weekend records, the fastest record of breaking 100 million and so on will happen.

Two weeks after tomorrow will be the world of "Golden Armor", and it will be inevitable.

As for December 24th, that is, the second weekend of Golden Armor, when "You at the Same Table" was released, the impact must still not be small.

However, the two films, as Wang Meng said, are not the same genre.

Just look at the publicity, "Golden Armor" does not refuse to come, dare to say anything, costume productions, global releases, etc., are the main elements of publicity.

The propaganda of "Wounded City" focuses on the banner of "Infernal Affairs", or spy warfare, urban gangsters and other propaganda elements.

The banner of "The Ballad of Yunshui" is song and dance, as well as borrowing the name of "If Love".

The goals of the three types of propaganda are different.

Wang Meng's nature is also different, and the most important elements of propaganda are new genres, youth themes, campus themes, and memories. This is also the tacit understanding of the four films.

Everyone advertises, but it's not a type.

The purpose of this is, first, to resonate; Through the joint publicity of the four companies, there is a chain reaction, so that everyone knows that it is the four companies competing for hegemony, and the audience always wants to know those four in their hearts when they hear about the four companies competing for hegemony, which is the chain reaction.

Second, the focus of publicity is different, and the audience will produce a different film, so I have time to appreciate it all and see which one is good?

As for which one is better, it's really unnecessary, it's all earned anyway, so naturally I don't care if you praise or abuse.

This is the tacit understanding of the propaganda of the four companies.

However, there is only one winner in the end.

"Wounded City" was released on the 22nd, and "You at the Same Table" was released on the 24th.

Wang Meng stayed in the capital for one day, and rushed back to the magic capital the next day, and the formation of propaganda was basically over.

Next is the release. (To be continued.) )