Chapter 207. 【Armageddon】
Time flies, North American Christmas stalls.
"Fake Dad" produced by Columbia, USA; Films such as "Miracle on the Green Mile" produced by Universal Pictures and "Notting Hill" produced by MGM Pictures have been fully released in North America.
Now the entire film market is a golden iron horse, full of gunsmoke, and the major film companies are going all out, hoping to become the biggest winner of this year's Christmas file with their own excellent films.
In fact, these Hollywood blockbusters that are being released and about to be released, because they have only just been released, have not yet formed a real "shock wave"; In contrast, the Warner blockbuster "The Matrix 2", which has been in theaters for several days, has won a very good box office and word of mouth in North America because of its early release.
The movie "The Matrix 2", directed by the Hollywood Wachowski brothers, has a box office of up to $5 million on the opening day, and it is roughly estimated that the minimum box office in the first week of release can reach about $27 million, and the reputation of this drama is even more one-sided, and almost every audience who has watched this drama will not hesitate to give a thumbs up: "It's really great!" ”
And those mainstream entertainment newspapers and entertainment magazines in the United States also hyped up the show, of course, almost all of them were praising and saying good things.
Hollywood Daily: "The sequel to "The Matrix" did not disappoint the majority of fans, the forbidden storyline, rich sci-fi design, and the starring action scenes can give this drama a score of 90!" ”
Entertainment New Weekly: "The Wachowski brothers used their special filming techniques to reconcoct a sci-fi feast, which made fans who like them ecstatic. ”
American "Entertainment New Era": "Genius! The Wachowski brothers can only be described in such words. The two of them are incomparably dazzling with their talents. Let this "Matrix 2" shine brightly! ”
"Except that the brothers were able to make such a great film. Others, absolutely not! ”
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In addition to the hype praised by these mainstream media for this drama, there are also some media who like to find trouble without trouble, and they have pulled out Yi Feiyang's upcoming "Dance Floor Battle" and compared it with this sci-fi movie "Hacker 2", which is popular at both the word-of-mouth and box office.
"Although China Yi's new film has not yet been released, the situation is very serious, and we see that the wonderful "Matrix 2" is now sweeping across North America! The high box office and high reputation have said it all, and it looks not easy for China to win against the Wachowski brothers! ”
The above comment is a bit pertinent. Some of the comments are a bit out of line.
"Ha, see no, "The Matrix 2" will soon be a great miracle for Warner Pictures and the Wachowski brothers! This pair of talented American brothers, who attracted the attention of the audience as soon as they debuted, proved with their strength who is the real big winner! As for the Chinese director China Yi, who has always liked hype, this time I am afraid that he will be ashamed and embarrassed before the high box office of "The Matrix 2"! Yes, he must feel embarrassed and want to find a hole in the ground! Alas. Poor guy! ”
In fact, as "Hacker 2" continues to achieve box office success. Don't say that these media are not very optimistic about Yi Feiyang's new drama, even some Hollywood directors and filmmakers are not very optimistic about Yi Feiyang, the reason is very simple, whether it is the shooting technique or the concept of science fiction, "Hacker 2" has far surpassed the first part and has become the invincible battleship of this Christmas war!
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In the face of the situation of strong enemies, the arrogance of "The Matrix 2", and the upcoming Christmas file, the day before the premiere of "Dance Floor Battle", Dream Pictures held a collective mobilization meeting.
The purpose of this mobilization meeting is very simple, that is, to cheer everyone up, but unfortunately, the beginning of this meeting is a little depressing.
At the mobilization meeting of Dream Pictures, Dures, as the publicity director, told everyone about the current Christmas schedule with blockbusters.
Then the entire room fell silent.
The opponent is too strong, and there are too many masters!
Especially the "Matrix 2" is simply too popular!
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Silence, silence.
Suddenly, the fat man Gao Jiabao suddenly jumped up, and he said loudly: "I'm afraid of a bird!" We have Mike, hip-hop, and the publicity is also very popular, coupled with Ah Yang's filming skills, we will definitely be able to win a big victory! ”
"yes, we're not afraid of those guys, let's make the storm more violent!" Bill the rabbit also stood up and roared.
"That is, as long as Boss Yi is here, we are not afraid of anything!" Jack Black swears.
Although the fat man Gao Jiabao, Rabbit Bill, as well as Jack Black, James Wynn and others are very confident in Yi Feiyang's "Dance Floor Competition", Yi Feiyang's mood is getting heavier and heavier. They don't know how brilliant the films produced by those companies in the history of the road have been, both artistically and at the box office.
For example, "Miracle in the Green Mile" and "Notting Hill" have won numerous awards, and even pointed to the Oscars, and "The Matrix 2", which is against Yi Feiyang, is not a good stubble, and has won a lot of Oscar nominations. There will be 18 films in December.
For these movies, the major theaters are very tolerant, and it is natural to support the films produced by their own companies, in addition, they are also open to other movies. Whoever makes money with their movies, they will put their movies.
So later, no matter what the movie is, no matter which director it is, there is only one thing to fight, which is the box office.
Let's be honest. Historically, whether it is Warner, Universal, or Columbia, almost all of these Christmas films they have shot have a box office of over 100 million, but the problem is that now all the big guys are gathered here, North American theaters are limited, and the screening time is limited.
Besides, Yi Feiyang's own "Dance Floor Competition", at that time and space, this drama belonged to the best movie in Indian Bollywood, and it was also well received when it was released in Hollywood, but the problem is that he almost Americanized the story of this play, and the actors are also a big change, and I don't know what the effect will be after such a modification? The main reason is that now is not the era when hip-hop is popular, and it is difficult to rely on hip-hop as a new thing to win in the Christmas stall. After all, the first person who dared to eat crabs was not necessarily a warrior, but a martyr!
Compared with the hustle and bustle of the fat man and others, Dures seemed very calm, he glanced at everyone present, and then put his eyes on Yi Feiyang, and said: "Yi, it can be said that almost all of Hollywood's big companies have launched their own movies in this schedule, this will be an unprecedented battle, whether you can break through depends on whether your "Dance Floor Fight" will be as popular at the box office as the movies you created miracles." Dures looked at Yi Feiyang and sighed.
The situation that Dures said is relatively confidential information, and when I heard that "Dance Floor Battle" has so many opponents, and they are all of the largest companies in Hollywood today, Yi Feiyang's pressure can be imagined. If "Dance Floor Battle" can't stand out from the encirclement, then this year's Christmas schedule, Dream Pictures will be planted.
"Dures, what movies are there later in the Christmas schedule?" Yi Feiyang asked.
As soon as he mentioned the later stage, Dures's expression relaxed: "There are fewer movies in the later stage, the action film "Black Killer" produced by Emperor Gate Company, the horror film "Leaky Heart" produced by Lionsgate, the thriller "Weird Town" produced by New Line Company, and there seem to be some other small company movies, which are basically small-budget productions, mainly horror films and thrillers......
Although there are not many movies in the later period, Dimen Pictures and Lionsgate Pictures take the same route as Dream, basically starting with horror films, and the works produced by these companies are also very good, especially Lionsgate Pictures, for Yi Feiyang, although they are allies and opponents, Gusta's ability to strategize is definitely not weaker than himself. What's more, the reason why Lionsgate did not join this Christmas Smash Bros. is to avoid the edge and hide its strength. Like himself, he has already boasted that Haikou wants to fight with the Wachowski brothers, and now it is difficult to ride a tiger.
Especially now, in the face of the extremely fierce offensive of "The Matrix 2", what should you do?
Is it to learn the Lionmon to hide the sword in the sheath, or to draw the sword and shine the sword?!
Let Yi Feiyang choose, of course, it is a bright sword!
The bright sword shows the momentum, the courage, and the spirit of the filmmaker!
Anyway, this year's Christmas schedule will be an unprecedented movie PK!
Who gave birth? Who died?
It's not just about luck, it's about strength!
Dures looked at Yi Feiyang and said in a deep voice: "Dear Yi, I have to remind you that this Christmas schedule, the competition is too fierce, if we Dream Pictures want to get a big piece of the cake, we must plan carefully, otherwise we will be swallowed up by these swarming movie frenzy." ”
To be honest, although Yi Feiyang had expected the firestorm situation in the Christmas schedule before, the situation that Dures said was far beyond Yi Feiyang's expectations. The situation is grim, but it is also exciting enough.
Yi Feiyang said with a smile: "Don't worry, Dream Pictures will definitely want a piece of cake this time, and it will be a big cake." Dures, Bill Bunny, and all of you, listen to me, and from now on, all ready for battle! Our slogan is, it is better to die standing than to live on your knees! ”
It is better to die standing than to live on your knees!
Dures, Bill Bunny, everyone in the room, the blood is boiling!
Come, fight!
!! of Dog Day (To be continued......)