"Shanghai Fortress" was screened for two months in the mainland, and it was still screened during the Spring Festival in many places, and it was completely painted after the Spring Festival. According to statistics, the box office revenue was as high as 570 million, and the achievement of 400 million was achieved in five weeks, far better than the previous box office of "Hero" of 270 million yuan. Shen Zhenghui also officially refreshed his box office record for domestic films, officially surpassing "Titanic" to top the Chinese film box office list.

"Hero" accounted for one-fifth of the total box office in 2002, while "Shanghai Fortress" is estimated to account for between one-third and one-half of the total box office in the country.

The newly formed cinemas and distributors shared this feast and made a lot of money, but they will soon find that the films that can continue to satisfy their desire to make money cannot be produced in China at all, this is not the second largest film market in the world in the future, and the cultivated market allows the treatment of blockbusters to be distributed equally according to the share of publicity spending, although the curtain of domestic blockbusters has slowly opened, but many people's concepts are still stuck unless this film is very powerful and suitable for watching in movie theaters, They will only go to the cinema, and they usually deal with it in the rental stores of pirated VCDs.

Therefore, the first place in the box office list of "Shanghai Fortress" is very dazzling. Not only because he defeated "Titanic", it is below the 359.5 million yuan of "Titanic", and then the 260 million yuan of "Assembly (II)", and the 250 million yuan of "Hero" directed by Zhang is embarrassingly sandwiched between the 260 million yuan of "Assembly (II)" and the 230 million yuan of "Assembly (Part I)", followed by a cartoon list. Mixed with films such as "True Lies" and "Life and Death Choice", it can be said that a look at the list can be found that the films that have come after in recent years are basically related to Shen Zhenghui, either directed by him or cast by his company, in short, it has something to do with him, and his appearance alone has changed half of the performance of Chinese films.

This phenomenon can be described as both pride and embarrassment. Shen Zhenghui alone broke the overwhelming advantage of imported films over domestic films; The embarrassing thing is that he is not a director trained by the Chinese film system, and it can even be said that he has nothing to do with the domestic film system. The Marché du Film is about to become an important market. The leaders concerned are preparing ambitiously to draw a new blueprint on this promising piece of paper. I was stunned to find that a person who had nothing to do with me suddenly became a behemoth in his field of responsibility, and his political achievements were closely related to this person. Even if the leader expects political achievements, he also knows that even if such political achievements are reported, the leaders at the top will not think that this is their own achievements.

Therefore, the box office of "Shanghai Fortress" was a hit. It's not a good thing for the Chinese film industry. The people who work with Shen Zhenghui make a lot of money, and it has nothing to do with the Chinese film industry. No. It should be said that it has nothing to do with the circle of a certain part of the Chinese film industry. But think about it from another angle, maybe it's the opposite, the success of "Shanghai Fortress". For this circle, it is an indescribable stimulus, they believe that the future development of Chinese films should be in their hands, and the current reality reflects the current situation and development of Chinese films is obviously not under their control, so naturally, the status quo is wrong.

However, although this group of people has energy, this world is a real world after all, not a imaginary world that exists in Haruhi Suzumiya. So the red-eyed man gritted his teeth, even if he had the mind that if there was no zài Shen Zhenghui in this world, he would not expect this fantasy to become a reality. They have their steps, and after analysis, many people think that domestic blockbusters will be the future of Chinese films, you look at the current situation, Shen Zhenghui took this road, Director Zhang also took this road, both of them succeeded, then it proves that it is not wrong to take this road.

Those directors who used to be in the system are indeed old. For example, the old-timer director Xie, his ideological themes have fallen behind the times, and he is ambitious to make a comeback, but "Opium War" was tragically Waterloo, and he relied on group tickets to retain a trace of face. Some directors in the fifth generation firmly believe that the fifth generation is the savior of Chinese films, and the first four generations should obviously retire and rest, and the speed of change in Chinese society is too fast, and if they can't catch up, they will become obsolete. Shen Zhenghui's stimulation for all directors is that he is a new, trendy director, and he closely follows the trend as soon as he makes a move. The fifth-generation directors are still stuck in ideology, artistry, and profundity, and at the difficult transition to commercialization, and the starting point of his departure is commercialization.

Therefore, Shen Zhenghui is also regarded as a kind of benchmark. The old-timers in front of him no longer have the body to keep up with the times, Shen Zhenghui used so many old-timers in "Assembly Number", learned from their experience, and finally came up with a completely commercial movie, which is completely different from the previous main theme movies, which means that he has no traces of the old era and no shackles. He uses old things, cleverly arranges them or puts them out in their latest form. This grasp of new forms is what sets him apart from all other Chinese directors.

Now, the transformation of Chinese films can only rely on new directors who can keep up with the form, and the fifth generation thinks that it is none other than themselves.

This is probably the meaning of the theme of the latest internal publication, this article argues that the fifth generation of directors is not actually lacking in commercial spirit, what they lack is only to keep up with the pace of commercial spirit, Director Zhang's transformation is obviously quite successful, but he himself is still shackled by old things, in his mind, the theme is still old. However, the article still has a positive attitude towards his exploratory steps, and said that with such exploration, Chinese films will gradually narrow the gap with world films in commercialization and go farther and farther. As a benchmark, it is the latest movie "Shanghai Fortress". This shallow film with a sci-fi and war theme is essentially a love story, and for ordinary people, it is good looking at its high box office. The article said confidently. To do this, it is enough to emancipate the mind.

Shen Zhenghui looked at this piece of confident nonsense with some surprise, and then raised his head to look at Wang Anping, who was sitting opposite him, "What does it mean to show me?" ”

"It's not interesting, some people are very sour, what's so great about Shen Zhenghui in the wind, I can also do what he can do." Wang Anping said lightly.

"Uh," Shen Zhenghui scratched his head, "I really don't have anything remarkable." ”

"No, the domestic box office of "Shanghai Fortress" is 570 million yuan. The profit from the sale of copyrights was more than 500 million yuan. The cost of DVD distribution and television broadcasting is estimated to be not a small amount, you must know that in 2002, the total market including copyright sales, television broadcast rights, and movie box office was only about 3 billion, and director Zhang's "Hero" accounted for one-fifth. According to the 2002 figures, your "Shanghai Fortress" will account for more than one-third of the total market for the whole year. ”

"The market will definitely grow very quickly this year." Shen Zhenghui smiled a little reservedly.

"It's because it's growing so fast. So some people just can't sit still. Wang Anping said coldly. When are you going to film in Hollywood? ”

"It's still early. I want to spend the New Year with my parents first. Shen Zhenghui replied.

"I shouldn't be able to look down on the small domestic market, right?"

"How do you say this, we will have the opportunity to continue to cooperate in the future." Shen Zhenghui hurriedly said.

"It's a good harvest, but it's still too small compared to Hollywood and Japan, isn't it?" Wang Anping smiled. "The box office of 570 million yuan looks very high, but compared with "Black Fist 2" and "Ryoko Yakushiji Strange Incident Book", it is still quite inferior, right?"

"Black Fist 2" ended up with a global box office of 210 million US dollars, which was a big hit in North America and Europe, not to mention "Yakushiji Ryoko's Strange Incident Book", the Japanese box office exceeded 100 million US dollars, and the global box office also exceeded 200 million US dollars, reaching 250 million US dollars, but the box office results in North America were average, and it was unexpectedly popular in Taiwan and Europe in East Asia.

This is just the box office, and the DVDs, copyrights, etc., in the future, make these two films a long-term meal ticket for Spring, providing income steadily, and at the same time, "Black Fist" can continue to make a sequel, in fact, Tony Jia himself is very interested in filming "Black Fist 3", and the same is true for Yakushiji Ryoko series of movies, provided that Tanaka does not delay the draft.

The income that these two films can bring to Shen Zhenghui is definitely far more than that of "Shanghai Fortress", after all, Shen Zhenghui is still subject to a lot of restrictions on filming in the mainland, he has to find a partner, and his share of investment is also very low, if it is not for the second generation to form a group to brush up on money this time, radio and television will definitely dare to delay "Shanghai Fortress" or even give it a review, even if it is censored, they will not be able to do it if they cut the film in a mess. Wang Anping has seen it very clearly, in the current situation of the undercurrent of the film industry, Shen Zhenghui wants to continue to develop in China, not that there is no future, but that compared with Japan and Hollywood, it is not so free. After all, he has too deep a foreign background, and the reason is easy to find.

The Wang family can naturally act as Shen Zhenghui's backstage, but Wang Anping herself knows that it is impossible for the Wang family to assist Shen Zhenghui in this development for a long time. It's simply impossible.

"Anyway, I am now in charge of the cinema chain, and it doesn't matter if there is a drought or flood." Wang Anping said.

Shen Zhenghui also knows the situation he is facing, it is true that he is a hen that lays golden eggs, but it must be the majority who can't get the eggs he lays.

"That's preparing!" Wang Anping patted the magazine that printed this article, "These people are full of confidence that they can promote the leapfrog development of China's film industry!" ”

Leapfrog development is a word that Shen Zhenghui likes to use, but at this time, Wang Anping said it with a lot of irony.

"What do they want to do?" Shen Zhenghui groaned for a moment.

"You are now the public enemy of the film industry and the directorial world, well, the public enemy of ambitious directors, everyone is full of confidence and wants to replace you." Wang Anping snorted, "Haven't you heard? The three major directors Zhang, Feng and Chen announced their blockbuster plans, and they will launch three domestic blockbusters this year to drive the film market to develop even more. ”

"This year? No way. Shen Zhenghui said directly.

"Why?" Wang Anping asked.

Of course, Shen Zhenghui can't say that this year's SARS has caused a great panic, which is a great blow to the film industry. Directors and distribution companies would never let their blockbuster movies come out at that time – no one would see them at all.

Speaking of which, Sars has now become popular in the south, but some leaders are holding the lid on their heads, and if the lid can't be covered, the matter will be spread out.

"Because it's too late!" Shen Zhenghui replied.

"That's right," Wang Anping nodded, "It is estimated that it will have to wait until next year, and announcing that it may be released this year is to hang people's appetites." ”

It seems that you do know. Shen Zhenghui licked his lips.

"How long are you going to stay in Shanghai?" Wang Anping asked again.

"I won't be staying for long, and I'm going back to my hometown to celebrate the New Year with my parents and relatives." Shen Zhenghui is thinking that he can probably stay in China for a while while Sars is in place.

"Not in a hurry to go back to Japan?" Wang Anping had a rather strange expression.

"What are you doing back in Japan?" Shen Zhenghui responded, "I've been busy for so long, it's time to take a break." ”

"Whatever you want." She said. "Will you still participate in the two sessions this year?"

"Can you not go?"

"You can take a leave of absence!"

Shen Zhenghui struggled, "Let's go," he said, looking at Wang Anping's expression. He explained. "I'm obsessive-compulsive. Now that I have this title, I always feel uncomfortable not going. ”

"Okay, I hope you don't write the proposal too well this year." She pouted. "Don't hand it in after you've written it, just keep it for us to see."

"Am I not inexperienced?"

"Because of your negligence, my cinema expansion last year was greatly hindered, and many people thought the same way as we did. You and Director Zhang's achievements are so conspicuous, they both feel that investing in cinemas has a future. ”

"Actually, I've been losing money in the past few years, right?"

"When it's time to make money, it's going to cost a lot of money." Wang Anping pouted, "Don't underestimate other people's IQ, you told the truth in that report, and everyone will definitely be able to determine that the film market will explode in a few years after comparing your table." ”

Shen Zhenghui smiled and didn't speak.

"It's all your fault that "Shanghai Fortress" was filmed so well," Wang Anping complained, "You just need to shoot an average one, the box office is so high, many people are red when they see it." ”

"I can't think of it," Shen Zhenghui said, "I don't think there are many people who say that there are group tickets, and the distributor is also fraudulent about the box office?" ”

"Counterfeiting is to make it good or not, and steal the box office." Wang Anping said, "But if you look at our issuer, how can they do this kind of thing, the boss of the cinema chain is not an idiot, who are the investors this time, and they dare to do this?" No way. ”

"Isn't that just going to overreport?"

"Overreporting? Who would be so stupid that they can't get along with money," Wang Anping looked disdainful, "Don't listen to nonsense outside, in fact, this number is relatively accurate, and it won't lose your money, it's too bad to do this, these people still talk about face, and they can't do this kind of thing." ”

Shen Zhenghui couldn't laugh or cry, "I'm not worried about my share. ”

"Then why are you asking this?"

"It's pure vanity," Mr. Shen said, "to confirm the box office results." ”

"Anyway, it's all number one, you're amazing." Wang Anping began to applaud sarcastically.

"Thank you." Shen Zhenghui shrugged his shoulders.

"Aren't you considering going to Yuhang to see Enron?"

"He must be very busy during this time, so it's better next time." Shen Zhenghui said.

"Oh, he's looking forward to you visiting him and telling him stories about some of Japan's sexy female celebrities!" Wang Anping said with a look of pity.

"Then I can't go, I don't have the stories of Japanese sexy female stars to tell him." Shen Zhenghui hurriedly said.

"Really?" Wang Anping smiled like a fox, "What I read in the newspaper is not like this. ”

"The newspaper can also believe that the sow can go up the tree." Shen Zhenghui said that he also saw the newspaper in Wang Anping's hand - the Hong Kong newspaper began to fry cold rice after his "Shanghai Fortress" won the first place at the mainland box office, and took out the scandal between him and Fujiwara Norika to speculate, and forced Guo Tianwang to be involved, which has the posture of becoming a love triangle. This is mainly because Norika Fujiwara recently went to Hong Kong to endorse and was photographed meeting Aaron Kwok on a date. The picture is the most misunderstood, Shen Zhenghui and Fujiwara Norika standing at the door of the hotel room with a shocked face.

The photo is so clear that Shen Zhenghui doesn't even know how to refute it.

"I remember that the guy who took this picture should have been beaten up by the Japanese underworld, and his film should have been sent to be humanely destroyed." Shen Zhenghui took the newspaper, "Fortunately, it is a gossip newspaper in Hong Kong, if it is "People's Daily" or "Southern Weekly", then I will be miserable." ”

"So that's the story of you and the sexy Japanese actresses?" The corners of Wang Anping's eyes raised.

"I'm not even interested in explaining." Shen Zhenghui shook his head.

"That's the guy who's about to have a story with a sexy Hollywood star." Wang Anping crumpled the newspaper and threw it in the trash.

"What's the plan? Let's talk about it! ”

Shen Zhenghui was a little stunned, "Didn't you already say it?" Go home for the New Year! (To be continued......)

PS: My son woke up crying in the middle of the night with a fever. It's been a long time, it's late, I'm sorry.