Chapter 200: Advance and Postponement
Wuji, known as an oriental fantasy epic with an investment of more than $30 million and known as the super masterpiece of the year, suddenly changed its release date from the 15th to the 14th.
At the same time, as Yue Song's first work, the martial arts trilogy that claimed to have invested more than 120 million yuan, its first martial arts - starting from scratch, was originally scheduled to be released on the 15th, but it was also postponed to the 25th!
The two Chinese New Year films that were originally scheduled to be released on the same day have coincidentally changed their release times.
Originally, because of the impromptu intention to shoot the man-wolf battle, Yue Song thought that he could not participate in the premiere of the first martial arts series, and he felt quite regretful in his heart, thinking that when he came back, he would go to a few more cities to promote the film, which could be regarded as making up for the regret in his heart.
For this reason, he even deliberately ignored the box office situation after the release of the first martial arts series in the past few days.
The result made him speechless, Wuji was released a week ago, and the first martial arts series had to wait for another three days.
"Wuji was released a day early, and it was postponed by ten days from scratch?" Yue Song looked surprised and asked in surprise, "What are you ......doing?" Have you discussed it with Brother Chen Kai in advance? Why didn't you tell me? ”
Dai Wentao shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Mr. Bao didn't let me say it, she said that you are filming this new drama, and I can't take care of these things for the time being, so it's better not to disturb you." Again...... Even if you tell you, it's useless, is it? ”
Yue Song was dumbfounded, it was really like what Dai Wentao said, even if he knew, what was the use? Could it be that it was also announced that martial arts would be released in advance - from scratch?
If that were the case, the smell of gunpowder would be too strong. It is tantamount to openly declaring that he wants to fight with Wuji, this move will inevitably offend many people, although Yue Song doesn't care, but he offends the big vote for no reason...... Yue Song didn't have a sick brain, he didn't want to be used as a gun by others.
But it's okay, Yue Song thought in his heart that since the two movies have staggered their release times with each other, he will definitely not miss the premiere from scratch.
It's just that Yue Song still can't help but want to laugh, this Chen Kaige is also one of the three famous directors in China. Isn't it a shame for him to do this?
Spread it out for outsiders to see. I thought he was afraid of Yue Song's martial arts - starting from scratch!
The cost of Yue Song's filming of the martial arts trilogy adds up to only one-tenth of Wuji, and if Chen Kaige does this, the two will definitely not deal with each other in the future. In case the infinity hits the streets. Brother Chen Kai's reputation is also completely ruined.
However, Yue Song was not optimistic about Wuji from the beginning. An oriental fantasy film with the magic of the West, Chen Kaige is experimenting with the audience and treating investors' money as money.
It is also an experimental martial arts trilogy. Yue Song didn't plan to play any high-end atmosphere, he completely took the civilian route, and it was a downright commercial film to say that it was unpleasant.
In contrast, Chen Kaige, who pursues art, has become synonymous with conscience, while Yue Song is the best portrayal of the smell of copper.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter if it's released in advance, this is his initiative to show weakness, it's not that I don't respect my predecessors." Yue Song shook his head and continued to ask, "How is Wuji's box office results in the past few days?" ”
"This ......" Dai Wentao's expression was a little strange, with a constipated look that he wanted to laugh but couldn't laugh, and Yue Song was very popular, "I can't say, if it's just the box office results, Wuji should be regarded as a big success, the box office in the first week came out today, and it is said that it has broken 100 million." ”
"Breaking 100 million?" Yue Song frowned, leaned back, slowly stretched his waist, and said noncommittally: "It is worthy of being a great director, this box office appeal is amazing, what is the reputation of this play?" ”
"That's what makes people confused." Dai Wentao sighed and shook his head, "Word-of-mouth is polarized, if you say good, Brother Chen Kai is about to be held to the sky, and there are more people who say badly, if you have seen the movie reviews, you will know that this drama is probably the most disparity in word-of-mouth reviews in the past ten years." ”
The two were chatting, and the assistant who was sitting in the front seat of the car suddenly interjected, "Boss, I just bought a copy of the Beijing News today, and the comments on it are interesting." ”
Yue Song and Dai Wentao glanced at each other, asked for a newspaper from the assistant, and after a glance, he basically knew it.
The Beijing News's comments are very objective, neither suspected of holding stinky feet, nor taking the opportunity to step on people, but recorded the thoughts in the hearts of the audience who have watched the movie.
Judging from the audience's evaluation, almost more than 80% of people said that they couldn't understand what the film was telling at all, and they didn't even understand the meaning of the story the director was going to tell.
I can't understand it, which has become the main opinion of the recent film critics on Wuji.
This also confirms Yue Song's original thoughts, even if he has just watched the trailer of Wuji, he has already made a conclusion about this movie, and now that he looks at it, it is indeed so!
In fact, Yue Song doesn't care much about fighting with Wuji, he has confidence in his movies, and he thinks that he has grasped the audience's appetite, so although he learned from Dai Wentao that Wuji's box office has exceeded 100 million, he is still full of confidence in martial arts - starting from scratch.
Yue Song can even assert that Wuji's madness can only last for one week at most, and in the second week from today, when the first martial arts series is released, Wuji's box office will usher in a big dive.
Taking this opportunity, the martial arts that will premiere three days later - starting from scratch, it is just right to divert some people from the film market, and then through word of mouth, all those who are dissatisfied with Wuji will be pulled to the side of the first martial arts series.
From this point of view, he should be grateful to Brother Chen Kai.
Yue Song threw the newspaper to Dai Wentao, and asked the assistant who was driving, "Have you all read Wuji?" How does it feel? ”
"It's boring!" The assistant is also a Jingyouzi, and he made a fuss when he spoke, "I don't understand, everyone else in the studio is the same, as soon as I talk about Wuji, I scold, the box office is expensive and expensive, it can be regarded as a pit for us!" ”
Yue Song smiled silently, and became more confident in the martial arts debut three days later.
After returning to the company, Yue Song first went to report to Bao Minxing, and let her take a look at the unedited master tape of the man-wolf battle.
But there are also things she can't understand.
"Xiao Song, the wolf in your film...... Is it a real wolf or CG special effects? ”
"What do you think, Mr. Bao?"
Bao Minxing shook his head, "The CG special effects shouldn't be so fast, if these dozen wolves are all fake, it will take three or five months to make them, but if they are real wolves, ......"
Thinking of this, Bao Minxing suddenly broke out in white sweat, "Xiao Song, don't scare me!" You shoot this film...... Found a pack of real wolves? ”
Yue Song smiled, "Mr. Bao, the wolf is indeed real, but this must not be mentioned when promoting it to the outside world, this is a gimmick, yes, but it can't be used!" ”
"Why?" In addition to worrying that Yue Song was bitten by a wolf, Bao Minxing's first thought was this, as long as the wolves in the film are real, it will definitely attract countless curious audiences.
Yue Song scratched his head, he couldn't tell her that the wolves had already hung up, right?
This involves the "disappearance" of a group of Yankees, in case the United States notices it in the future, someone with a heart will track him down, after all, those Yankees were dragged into the wolf's den and eaten, but the wolves were all killed by Yue Song, if someone asks about it, he really doesn't know how to explain.
However, when facing Bao Minxing, there is no need to be so troublesome, after all, this is the work of the studio, and although the formulation of the publicity plan is handed over to Yihe Xingguang, it does not mean that he has no right to change it.
According to Yue Song's meaning, this is a good opportunity for him to make a name for himself in the North American studio, so many "realistic" North American gray wolves will definitely surprise people in the industry, and this gimmick is also very dangerous, in case people ask him about the process of fighting with wild wolves, he really can't explain it.
It's all his one-man show in the film, so what was the rest of the crew doing when he was filming the scene of the fight with the wolf? Watching the excitement from the sidelines? Why do these wolves target him alone, but turn a blind eye to the others?
Several times around the world, it is absolutely impossible to find such a well-behaved wolf, and even a well-trained police dog may not be able to do it.
Bao Minxing thought about it for a while, saying that these wolves are real, I'm afraid it is difficult to clarify the reason, if she hadn't seen some tidbits and clips, even she wouldn't have believed it.
The two discussed it for a while and decided to release the film before the arrival of next summer, and then release the teleporter after it heated up the market.
The film that was shot later was put in front of the release, which is also a strange story.
Roughly calculated, even Bao Minxing was secretly surprised, if nothing else, there will be at least five studio-produced movies to be released next year!
The second part of the martial arts trilogy - the rise of heroes and the third part - the peak is in sight, and they will be released in the spring and autumn of 06 respectively, although it is not the best month, but because of the intensive release of the martial arts trilogy, it will definitely hang the appetite of its audience, and the schedule has become relatively less important.
In addition, there will be a human-wolf war before the arrival of the summer, as well as a psychic transmitter who participates in the summer war, if you count the cooperation with Toho Co., Ltd., the Rogue Kenshin, which will be released at the end of next year, it is foreseeable that Yue Song's popularity will usher in a new round of explosive growth!
Except for Xiangjiang in the 80s, Bao Minxing can hardly remember who can make several movies in a row and release them in a year.
These are only the five movies that have been planned at this stage, but Bao Minxing knows very well that Yue Song has always been restless, and maybe one day more arrangements will suddenly appear.
There are only five movies to watch now, and by the end of next year, God knows how many movies will appear. (To be continued......)
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