Chapter 201: A Box Office Hit [Two Hundred Chapters: A New Beginning]
The audience's reputation is very good, but it does not necessarily mean that the box office will be popular.
This also depends on the situation, after all, the different themes of the film have a certain number of moviegoers, and the number of moviegoers and the box office are affected by too many factors, such as: the competition between the films in the same schedule, the topic and influence of the participating artists, etc., these are all reasons that can affect the number of people at the box office.
Fortunately, "Welcome to Dongmo Village" has chosen a good schedule, and the only threat to it among the films released in August is Park Chan-wook's film "Kind Gold", but there are not many overseas blockbusters and Hollywood blockbusters in the whole of August, which is also inseparable from South Korea's protection system for local films.
The protection of local films is a very common thing in the world, including the United States, which is now regarded as the kingdom of films, in the fifties and sixties of the 20th century, in order to revitalize local films, the restrictions on European films that accounted for 80% of the American film market at that time were increased, on the one hand, to protect local films, on the other hand, to improve the quality of local films, and then there are now Hollywood blockbusters.
Of course, in South Korea, this system is not called the domestic film protection system, but the screen quota system, or the compulsory screening system, and South Korea has implemented a policy of protecting the film industry since the 50s.
From the beginning of the 60s to the 80s, while strictly enforcing content censorship, the domestic film industrialization system was cultivated. After the 90s, after the policy focus shifted to the revitalization of the cultural industry, a large number of policies to support the film industry were implemented.
After 1985, the screen quota system stipulated that each hall must be obligated to screen local films for more than 146 days per year. In 1996, the quota was reduced to 106 days. In 1997, Kim Dae-jung's government promised to gradually relax quota restrictions when the market share of local films exceeded 40%.
On January 26, 1999, Han Deok-so, South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy, suddenly announced that "in order to cooperate with the smooth progress of the South Korea-US FTA, the film quota system will be reduced by half from July." from 146 days to 73 days ......", officially because of this news, South Korean filmmakers launched a large-scale demonstration, almost all filmmakers mobilized, and many male filmmakers even shaved their heads in protest in Seoul State Hall, Gwanghwamun Gate and other places.
Because shaving the head is a very strong form of protest in South Korea, and this event is attended by all Korean filmmakers. Therefore, the world public opinion has paid great attention to it, and it has put great pressure on the South Korean government, so it has decided to continue the policy of requiring every screening room in every Korean movie theater to screen domestic films for 148 days a year.
The release of "Welcome to Dongmo Village" is a blessing of this system, and it can be regarded as just in time for a good time. If nothing goes wrong, next year, in 2006, the South Korean government will cut the quota for domestic films in half to 73 days from July 1, 2006, which is certainly bad news for domestic filmmakers.
Due to the lack of blockbuster blockbusters in the first half of 2005, the Korean film market has grown for several years. For the first time this year, there was a decline.
Statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics show that although box office receipts for Korean films in August this year were 47.7 percent higher than in the same period in 2004, the total box office receipts of South Korea's films in the first half of this year were 0.5 percent lower than in 2004
Early the next morning, Jung Hyuk-jae got up and cooked first, and then came to his sister Jung Min-chu's bedroom door and knocked on the door.
"Min Chu, I'm out for dinner!"
After shouting a few times, I heard a weak kitten bark from inside the door, "Brother let me sleep a little longer." It's Saturday and you don't have to go to school! ”
"When you came out to eat, didn't you say that you made an appointment with Lin Yun'er and them to go to the movies?"
Jung Hyuk-jae said. I only heard that the originally dead and silent room immediately came to life, crackling and chaotic sounds, and a few minutes later, the beautiful Jung Min Chu appeared in front of Jung Hyuk Jae's eyes.
"That's good, this dress matches you very well, I can't see that I have begun to learn to pick clothes, I have your brother's three-point vision!" Facing his sister Jung Hyuk-jae, he naturally put down the shelf in the crew. This is a little bit of young vigor and vitality, and when I see my new sister, I can't help but say with some stinky fart.
"Brother, as far as your aesthetics are good for me? The last time I went to the Baeksang Art Awards, the suit was selected for you by the beautiful Ernie of To, right? Speaking of this, Zheng Minchu couldn't help but pout.
Jung Hyuk-jae, who was exposed in public, knocked a chestnut on her little head, "Go." Go wash your face and brush your teeth, and comb your hair, it's like a chicken coop! ”
After sending his sister away, Jung Hyuk-jae brought breakfast to the table, and after doing all this, Zheng Hyuk-jae had time to sit down and pick up today's newspaper and read it. flipped from current political news to entertainment news, but I didn't expect the headline on the homepage of the B version to be a report about "Welcome to Dongmo Village".
"What movies to watch on vacation? The first choice is "Welcome to Dongmo Village"! ”
The following content may be designed to be spoilers, so please watch with caution!
"Welcome to Dongmo Village" is a film set in the 50s of the 20th century and depicts the brotherhood between North and South Korea. The story tells the story of the Nationalist Army, the People's Army, and the Combined Soldiers who accidentally enter Dongdian Village, Gangwon Province, which has not been baptized by war, where they temporarily forget about their hostile relations, enjoy themselves, and work together to protect the village
Increasingly, real personal stories are being told in domestic films, and the emergence of "Welcome to Dongmo Village" proves that films full of human spirit are not limited to real life.
It is for these films, full of human spirit, that appeal not only to teenagers and audiences in their 20s but also to audiences in their 30s, which undoubtedly expands the age group of audiences"
Although insiders can see at a glance that such a manuscript is mainly for ordinary readers and viewers, the audience of the newspaper is mainly ordinary readers and viewers, and as long as it can attract the audience to the theater, this is a kind of success.
Of course. Drafts like this can't be sent casually, at least the quality of the movie can't be on the edge of the qualified line, or even under the qualified line, at least it must be above eighty points. If the movie's audience didn't have a good reputation, and the newspaper reported such a nonsense manuscript, then the newspaper would definitely be the joke of the day.
It's good that the film company is very shrewd. But the newspaper is not stupid, you can't smash your newspaper's signboard for hundreds of thousands of dollars, right? If that were the case, there would be no need for the newspaper to continue to open, and not many people would read it.
The script of the feature film Jung Hyuk-jae roughly swept it up and down, full of words of praise, I can't wait to praise this movie as a genius, what literary films and humanistic films put these titles on top of this movie.
Seeing this, Jung Hyuk-jae couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, what kind of literary films, humanistic films. Jung Hyuk-jae didn't want to lean over there at all, in the final analysis, "Welcome to Dongmo Village" is a real commercial film, and it is a film produced under a mature business model.
But throwing away the commercial shell of the whole movie, in fact, the core of the movie still tells a story about people's hearts, so such a film model that combines business and humanity is quite flattering, at least the audience will like to watch it, and they will not fall asleep because of boredom in the middle.
"Brother, what about reading the newspaper?" Zheng Minchu, who had finished washing, came to the table and said with a smile. The mood was obviously good, and he reached for a newspaper and flipped to the entertainment page.
"It's August. A film directed by Park Kwang-hyun, "Welcome to Dongmo Village", is presented to everyone, this is a war film like no other, in this film you can see people living happily together, as if the war never happened"
"Everyone may not be too familiar with the director of the movie, Park Kwang-hyun, but when it comes to Jung Hyuk-jae, one of the producers of this movie. I think everyone has heard of this person's name, although he is not a star, not an artist, but his appeal is the most popular one in the fan group"
"Brother, I said you. Speaking of you! After reading this paragraph, Zheng Minchu said with a little excitement. As a qualified 'brother control', all Zheng Minchu needs to do is to draw a cute red heart on all the news that praises his brother, and the more she praises her brother's news, the happier the smile on her face.
"Alright, it's time to eat!" Jung Hyuk-jae said with a smile, reached out and grabbed the newspaper in his sister's hand, and said kindly.
"Oh, I see."
It hadn't been a minute since he closed his mouth, Zheng Minchu raised his head again, stared at Zheng Hyukjae with a pair of big watery eyes, like a cute puppy, and asked very curiously, "Oppa, how many people have watched this movie "Welcome to Dongmo Village"?" Will it surpass last year's "Tai Chi Flag Flying"? ”
"11.75 million?" That's 11.75 million viewers, it's not that Jung Hyuk-jae doesn't dare to think about it, but it's limited by the nature of the subject matter, it's such a soothing war movie with powerful actors, in the absence of big stars playing star cards and fierce war scenes, it naturally can't attract a part of the audience.
Anyway, Jung Hyuk-jae has only one goal at present, and that is to 'sit on eight and nine and then fight for ten'!
If nothing else, the final number of viewers of "Welcome to Dongmo Village" will definitely stop at the early 8 million, but this life is different, and with CJ Entertainment's large-scale advertising bombardment, there is still some hope that the number of moviegoers will break 9 million.
"It must be difficult to break 10 million, but 8 million can still be expected!"
"By the way, what movie are you going to see today?" Jung Hyuk-jae asked in a low voice.
"We're going to see "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", and I heard that it will be released in the United States in mid-July, and the students who have seen the premiere say that the movie is very good, so we plan to go and see it together today!"
Jung Hyuk-jae just wanted to say something, but before he could speak, the mobile phone on the desktop rang a second before he could speak, and he glanced at the caller ID, and as expected, it was Park Kwang-hyun calling, thinking of this, Jung Hyuk-jae picked up the phone and pressed the call button.
"Park Kwang-hyun, how's it going? Is it that yesterday's box office figures have come out? Jung Hyuk-jae's first reaction was this.
Hearing Jung Hyuk-jae ask, Park Kwang-hyun on the phone didn't plan to hide it, after all, good news always has to be shared with friends.
"Hejae Xi, last night's box office has come out, don't faint after hearing this news, the number of moviegoers on the first night last night was 450,000!"
Even after watching this thin piece of paper several times, Park Kwang-hyun still felt that he was still living in a dream, in fact, when the number of moviegoers on the first night came out, the number of moviegoers as high as 450,000 still scared him a little.
Worried about the computer's statistical errors, Park Kwang-hyun even asked CJ Entertainment's Lee Sung-in about it, but he didn't expect the result to be true.
"Hejaexi, when do you have time to come over? Let's discuss the focus of the next movie work, after all, the plot of the first night is so exciting, and the subsequent episodes also need to keep up with the plot. Park Kwang-hyun explained over the phone.
"In the afternoon, I'll go over when I have time."
"Okay, I'll wait for you here, if you want to come over, just give me a call first."
hung up the phone, because of such good news, Jung Hyuk-jae's face was already hung with a warm smile, and he really didn't expect the movie to reach such a high number of moviegoers on the first night of its release.
If this continues, the number of moviegoers will be fine if it exceeds 3 million within a week
"Sister Min Chu, which movie are we watching?"
In the theater, three girls stood in the hall of the movie theater and looked very entangled.
"Why don't we watch "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", there is a river of chocolate in it, why don't we go and see it?" As the eldest of the three in the group, Zheng Minchu is still very horsepower when he speaks.
"Min Chu Oni, Hejae Oppa's new movie is out, are we sure we don't want to see it?" Lin Yun'er on the side whispered.
"Then let's watch both of them together, first watch "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", and then let's watch the others!"
Hearing Zheng Minchu say this, everyone happily decided. (To be continued......)
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