Chapter 633: Harvest Season
On August 22, "Cape No. 7", which was invested with Lin Jianyue and Zhao Tongwen, was publicly released in Taiwan, although the two bigwigs urged in every possible way, but because of the filming of "The Birth of a Family", Xicheng was absent from the premiere.
In the first week of its release, "Haijiao No. 7" sold NT$1.98 million at the weekend box office in Taipei, ranking fourth at the box office that week, and the momentum has not diminished at all, and the craze has gradually spread from Taiwan to the global Chinese-speaking community.
When Lin and Zhao called Xicheng, they invited him to come over to open champagne to celebrate, and the words were full of smugness that could not be concealed at all.
It's really an ignorant child, and Hee Sung's investment in this movie is just to play with them, and the main purpose is to maintain everyone's connections - only the relationship between interests is the strongest.
The movie he really values is "Slumdog Millionaire," which has invested $15 million, and that's the big money he makes this year.
On August 25, Hades Film and Television Company launched the blockbuster "Slumdog Millionaire".
The film was a blockbuster as soon as it was released and was well received by the media from all over the world. On Rotten Tomatoes Film Review Network, it has achieved a positive rating of 92%; It received a high score of 85 out of more than 100 mainstream movie reviews included on Metacritic.
"Variety" film critic Todd. McCarthy, praising Simon. Beavery's script is "intricately complex, cleverly constructed," the film's cinematography is "deeply engaging," the editing is "gripping," and McCarthy concludes, "It's an ingenious drama and an opportunity to get a glimpse of a country that's increasingly focused on the world's flashing lights."
The Chicago Sun-Times commented from an objective point of view: Yan Sรน's romance erupts under the power of narrative.
The Wall Street Journal, on the other hand, was full of praise: a thrilling love dream, a love story that lasted until death.
The critics of the famous American movie website AintItCool pointed out with envy: Danny. Boyle is a very ambitious filmmaker, and this time he met a good boy like Hades, and "Slumdog Millionaire" is the product of a strong combination.
The Hollywood Reporter couldn't help but come over and call it a typical Daniel. Boyle-esque cinema that is both novel and penetrating. But combined with Bollywood's overly intense usual form, the actual shock of the whole film is less than the propaganda offensive.
This sour tone only makes the movie more popular.
After the investment of several films such as "Juno", coupled with this "Slumdog Millionaire", Hades Film and Television has completely gained a foothold in the European and American film circles, and at least can be included in the ranks of second-rate production companies.
Flowers bloom everywhere abroad, and it is harvest season at home.
On September 1, "Speed Scandal" officially landed in major theaters in South Korea, which is a comedy starring Cha Tae-hyun, known as another milestone masterpiece after "My Sassy Girlfriend".
When any movie is promoted, it is said vigorously. There is also a tall man to carry it.
However, the audience does have great expectations for this movie.
Needless to say, Cha Tae-hyun's "My Sassy Girlfriend" with Jun Ji-hyun directly influenced the direction of Korean comedies, after Sassy Girlfriend, Sassy Teacher, Sassy Sister and so on.
It is worth mentioning that the screenwriter of this movie is Hee Sung.
Although he has also pointed fingers in many TV series before, it is the first time that he has actually appeared on the screen as a screenwriter.
When the words screenwriter Hee Sung appeared in the promotional video, the Korean media finally took some energy out of their eyes when watching S&M. pushed the publicity of this drama to a new peak.
What kind of mess can a hairy boy under the age of twenty write?
It's not unthinkable, someone thought it so many years ago, okay. It's been a bit of a vicissitudes of life, but it's not been a few years.
When Hee Sung handed over the work as a creator, many people thought about it, but now they want to ask Hee Sung to write a song that is not something that can be done with money at all; When Hee Sung stood on stage as a singer. Many people have thought so, but many of these people have become lovers of Xicheng songs; Now that Hee Sung has changed his career to become a screenwriter, there are still many people who think so.
Aren't songwriters, singers, actors, and MCs enough? Why did you start meddling in screenwriting again, do you want people to live, and can you still play happily.
Of course, these grievances can't reach Hee Cheng's ears, and even if he hears them, he probably pulls the corners of his mouth mockingly.
At the premiere, South Korea's youngest film screenwriter only said one sentence: Hee-sung production must be a high-quality product.
The golden sign is out, who else is not looking forward to this movie?
The 300 people who were lucky enough to enter the premiere theater that night became the main force of the best publicity.
The most important thing is the media, which responded the next day, and the response was fierce beyond imagination.
As the most influential, longest-standing and largest-circulation news media in South Korea, Chosun Ilbo has devoted a large number of articles to commenting on the "hopeful work" of this South Korean film, contrary to the attitude of reporting only a few entertainment news in the past.
"Very Anchor" abandons the usual routine of Korean comedy, that is, to make up comedy "laughter" through exaggerated narrative or physical performance, but instead interprets an overly dramatic story in a real way in the movie, thus concocting countless jokes, so that the heavy themes of unmarried children and celebrity scandals can be easily resolved, which is popular but not vulgar, and is more acceptable to the audience.
In addition, the film is also remarkable in terms of character creation and actor selection. In the film, Cha Tae-hyun plays a selfish star father. The image of this kind of "older evil boy" is exactly what Cha Tae-hyun is good at, and it is naturally handy to perform. Park Bo-young, a high school student who played opposite him, and Wang Seok-hyun, a child star who had no acting experience, completely digested their respective roles with their natural intelligence and understanding.
Cutting-edge actor Park Bo-young, child star Wang Seok-hyun's adult-like skillful acting skills, and Cha Tae-hyun's unique funny style formed the humorous atmosphere of the film, which made the audience laugh and deeply moved them.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a work of hope, due to the economic crisis, South Korean films are full of mourning this year, and hundreds of films are losing money together, so that the director and producer want to commit suicide by jumping into the river en masse.
Other media are also very face-saving, the boss has spoken like this, who can still disagree?
For the first time, there is a ridiculous situation in the Korean film circle where all the media collectively praise a movie!
Isn't it ridiculous?
No movie is perfect, and "Speed Scandal" certainly leaves a lot to be desired, goofs are everywhere on the Internet after the movie is shown, and the plot is not faulty.
And the critics did not receive any benefits, not a single penny!
But they had to blow the conch and sing along with the big play, because of the actual need.
Of the more than 110 films released in 08, only 7 made a profit, and most of these profitable films were small-budget films, and the protagonists were also relatively unknown rookie actors.
Even "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Strange Guys", which was joined by Song Kang-ho, Jung Woo-sung, and Lee Byung-hun, was in a state of loss due to the unrecoverable cost caused by huge investments, and "Fate" starring Song Seung-hun and Kwon Sang-woo, the two returning kings, failed to recover their investment......
Downhill, bottleneck, failure...... Shoot one and lose one!
With the reduction of the film quota system, the impact of the economic crisis, and the plagiarism of scripts, Korean films are actually on the verge of collapse.
At this time, a small-budget but obviously full potential movie appeared, which naturally had to be erected as a model.
The media serve the government, and they just want to convey a message: see it, Korean movies are not dead yet!
Of course, "Speed Scandal" does have the strength for them to report like this, and most of the media are not weak at all when they tout it.
And Hee Sung and Hee Sung's "Speed Scandal" does not exclude the media and ZF from thinking about this, and even can't ask for it, such a publicity momentum makes hades smile both in terms of effect and cost.
Compared to the lifeless S&M, hades has a ferocious momentum in South Korea, which is a stark contrast.
On the bright side, Hades has four super-blockbuster movies such as "Monster of the Han River", "The King's Man", "Speed Scandal" and "Ugly Girl's Turnover", and has well-known artists such as Hee-sung, Yoo Jae-seok, and Yoon Eun-hye, as well as a new generation like t_ara who are in the limelight, and people can also see that the company has a promising future, not to mention, it also dabbles in TV dramas and variety shows.
As for S&M, under the siege of the media, it had to urgently shrink its position to defend, and its artists were basically idle.
How fierce the competition in the Korean entertainment industry is, it is completely a pattern of retreat if you don't advance, how can S&M's competitors JYP, YG, DSP, and mnet give up the opportunity to fall into the well, it is completely a posture of beating the water dogs.
These days, Li Xiuman hasn't even slept well.
He really couldn't understand why the entertainment kingdom he had created had become like this overnight.
Who is to blame?
I can't find anyone to blame!
Is it to blame the senior management of those fan clubs, but the operation of fan clubs has always been under the supervision of the company, and it has always been the current business model, and there have been no problems before.
Or it is time to blame artists like Pu Youtian and Han Geng for having problems, but the contradiction is not a day or two.
And Hee Sung, and Hee Sung!
Li Xiuman can mix up to this achievement, of course, he can see that Hee Sung played an important role in the whole incident.
But what's the use of blaming him for fueling the fire, neither Hades nor Nansam behind it is powerful and powerless, and he can't use unconventional means.
"...... like this" Li Xiuman leaned back in the wide chair, looked at the high-rise buildings outside the window blankly, and muttered: "In this way, what good is it for you?" (To be continued......)