A sentence seemed to be just a statement of facts, but it unconsciously directed the attention of the reporters present to the fact that there were no thieves in the world.

The press conference lasted nearly two hours. The hero crew mentioned "Mr. Ge's illness" and "Lin Xiao's beating incident" almost every few sentences, which invisibly induced reporters.

The next day, well-known magazines and television stations all published and broadcast the press conference.

"In the past few months, our eyes have been focused on a film, a hero."

"Invest more than 100 million in overseas channels. Directed by Zhang Yimou, the godfather of Chinese films, and joined by countless superstars, it can be said that audiences across the country are looking forward to it. However, when everyone put all their enthusiasm into the giant heroes, they forgot about another giant production, Huayi Company's world without thieves. ”

"Classical vs. modern, new directors vs. old godfathers. Actors are the pillars of the new generation. ”

"This film, which also invests tens of millions, although it is RMB, is the largest investment in China so far except for the heroes who have entered the foreign capital! We have a reason to look forward to it too! ”

"Looking back on 97 years to the present, Feng Xiaogang's films have never disappointed us. It can be described as a double harvest of box office word-of-mouth. If it weren't for Ge You's sudden illness and this airport dispute, we would probably have forgotten about this film. ”

"Let's look forward to the end of this year, and I have a hunch that this end of the year will be very exciting."

This is a more pertinent statement from the contemporary film industry, and of course, there are many magazines that have their own voices.

"Zhang Yimou has too many firsts for this film, I'm not optimistic, it's not that a good film will be produced if the investment is high, the United States is known as the world's largest production factory, how many big directors have invested in the sand?"

"The two blockbusters will face the box office of the Lord of the Rings on April 4 with more than 50 million, the hit Spider-Man, which has collected more than 30 million box office in a month, and the Star Wars prequel II in May. To be honest, for the first time China is testing the waters, I hope it will be good, but I am not optimistic. ”

The contributing writers of this magazine have their own opinions, but there is a striking similarity.

"This year's Tale of Two Cities has now become a city. From the day of the press conference, there were no thieves in the world to avoid it, and it seems that the results have been seen. There are no thieves in the world The crew has little confidence in themselves, and Huayi understands very well how big a gap their crew is compared with a giant crocodile like a hero. So they chose to talk about him. “

"From the investment, to the director, to the lineup. There is a lot of distance in every place, and I am not optimistic that no thief in the world can surpass the hero, even if it is a draw, it is almost an extravagant hope. ”

"I have a hunch that the box office will explode incredible numbers at the end of this year. Of course, I'm talking about heroes, as for the fact that there are no thieves in the world, under the strong sniping of heroes, I don't think Feng Xiaogang will be brilliant at the end of this year. ”

"Perhaps, the king of Chinese New Year films is going to have a new name."

Unlike a few months ago, most newspapers will mention heroes with the word "No Thieves".

Of course, it's just incidental, like a small dessert after a meal, dispensable.

Zhang Yimou breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the newspapers and magazines.

"Lao Zhang, is the effect okay?" Zhang Weiping asked worriedly, "The continuous rise in the past few months has really made people sit on pins and needles." In general, this situation is a bubble. ”

"So-so." Zhang Yimou couldn't see any mood on his face, sighed and said, "How can they change it so quickly from the start of filming to the finish, but they finally distracted a little." There are still a few months left in the later stage, and we still have time to step back from this wave. ”

"Thanks to Mr. Ge's illness." Zhang Weiping sighed: "If it weren't for this opportunity, there would be no thieves in the world, and the speeches on various occasions would be almost leaky." ”

"It is up to man to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen." After a while, Zhang Yimou said lightly, and finally brought a hint of relief in his voice, "Every crew, such and such unpredictable things will happen, we don't know if they had the intention to kill us at the beginning, or only found out afterwards that they were unintentionally inserted willows, but the occurrence of this incident was absolutely unexpected by Feng Xiaogang." ”

"However, since it has happened, with this opportunity, we must seize it!" He has a firm gaze, "Heroes must be remembered in the annals of history, but no film is flawless, and I don't want to let too much enthusiasm come out and some people find fault with their eggs." ”

"At the end of this year, it can only belong to heroes. I am confident enough to destroy all obstacles. ”

"Including no thieves in the world!"

A week later, Ge You was secretly discharged from the hospital.

No one was notified, and no one knew that the world thief-free crew had returned to Gansu.

Everyone is holding back a lot of energy in their hearts, and they want to shoot the world without thieves, and when they are in a bloody battle at the end of the year, they will fight with heroes with real swords and guns.

New directors, if they know that their opponents are Zhang Yimou and Li Lianjie, I am afraid they will definitely choose another date to release the film. However, Feng Xiaogang kept saying that he was a newcomer, which was modesty.

The success of the Chinese New Year in the past few years has accumulated enough confidence for him to have a one-on-one battle with the Chinese godfather, although he is still honored.

And Lin Xiao, Zhao Wei, Zhou Xun, as China's new generation, they also have enthusiasm and are always ready to go to the position of superstars.

What they are bad about is an opportunity and an accumulation.

As long as there is a 1 percent chance of winning without a thief in the world, they will dare to gamble!

Because of their opponents.

As long as they can fight with this giant opponent, these people can be said to have a certain godhead.

If there is not much, there is more than a month left, and the shooting is very fast and serious. Because everyone knows that whether they want to or not, Ge You's sudden illness is destined to make many people notice them again.

It may not be obvious now, but in November, the bayonets will be red in the blood!

Every company, artist, director, and investor will go into battle with all their might, and the press conferences and premieres of the top ten cities in the country, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, one will not run down!

Promotional posters, buy-through magazines, buy-through TV promotions, special programs, variety shows, all sets will be put on the stage. The people who saw it and the means that did not see it also moved openly and secretly.

For artists, this is a film, but for companies, this is a business war!

The investment of tens of millions of dollars determines that every company will go all out!

Everything is for the final battlefield of the December New Year!

In the world-free crew, the closer the finale approaches, the more serious the atmosphere becomes.

September 20th.

It has been nearly six months since the start of filming without thieves in the world. The train from Beijing, everyone also stayed on the train for more than five months.

The ensemble is already showing signs of fatigue. This drama is too related, Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei even went to the set several times, and logistics Huayi did his best. But what this brings is a high level of mental tension.

I can't afford to lose this battle!

Feng Xiaogang can't afford to lose, once he loses, the name of the Lunar New Year stall accumulated over the years will immediately change hands! The hero wins once, and everyone will go to see Zhang Yimou next time, he and the other party are not comparable.

Huayi can't afford to lose, and the investment of tens of millions is enough to affect the development of Huayi.

Dawn, Lin Xiao can't afford to lose, the outside world doesn't know much, Lin Xiao has almost pressed his entire net worth on this treasure!

Zhao Wei and Zhou Xun are looking forward to going to the next level with no thieves in the world.

Not to mention Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Hanyu, and Wang Baoqiang.

Compared with the confidence of the heroes, they have a sense of crisis. Although they can't see or touch, they are reminded all the time: December is coming!

There are still a few days to finish, but the crew does not have a trace of joy at completion, but the atmosphere is becoming more and more solemn.

Feng Xiaogang's room was lit up almost all night.

Zhou Xun, Ge You, Zhao Wei, are all here, and all the important people are quietly listening to Lin Xiao's almost "unbelievable" propaganda methods.

This time, Lin Xiao also used a "phenomenal" method in later generations, which came from the end of 04.

"Are you sure it works?" Feng Xiaogang asked in a deep voice.

"Director Feng, this is the fourth time you have asked." Ge You touched his bald head, wanted to laugh but didn't think of it, and his voice was also very serious, "Surprisingly winning." Xiao Lin used this trick. ”

"It's a really novel idea." Others lamented.

Feng Xiaogang was silent, as he said, Lin Xiao's method was the first he knew, he praised it at the time, this will become a template for future publicity, and personally recorded it, named it "Lin Xiao mode." ”

However, the more he came to the end of the day, the more nervous he became.

More than a dozen such nights have passed, and several people have been scrutinizing the details and perfecting the plan.

"My promotion didn't start until the day of the premiere!" Lin Xiao said, "If you don't get the premiere, you will never publicize it!" ”

Everyone here has acted in I don't know how many movies and televisions, and when it wasn't after filming, it started to hype, except this time.

But no one had any objections.

September 28th.

"It's over!" Feng Xiaogang's voice was not high, and he couldn't even hear the excitement.

What was filmed just now is the last scene without thieves in the world, which indicates that the whole drama has been completed, and it will immediately enter the stage of post-editing and soundtracking.

Only many newcomers cheered, and the cheers resounded throughout Xiahe County.

"Have a good meal tonight, and treat the group performers who stay until the finale." Feng Xiaogang gave an order to the Yellow Emperor, and entered his room by himself.

Finishing is a new beginning. Lin Xiao also silently returned to his room, which was probably the heaviest finish he had ever experienced.

Two months to go. He secretly calculated that it would soon be the time for the bloody battle of the Chinese New Year!

This year should have been the first year of the miracle and the first year of the rise of the Chinese box office.

At the end of the year, the hero topped the pack with a box office of 250 million, a film accounted for a quarter of the annual box office, and Spider-Man, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, spy movies, and Star Wars series were all pressed under him, and even more than 50 million foreign blockbusters added up to the box office.

However, going back in time, in the same era, at the same moment, and with the same big-scale sniping, can it still sweep the box office like in the previous life? The more he knew this, the more uneasy Lin Xiao became.