Chapter 46: Convergence (3/4) (Happy New Year)
The box office of "Orphaned" surpassed "Ambush on All Sides"?
You're afraid of some serious illness!
Shen Xudong's face was speechless: "People claim that the cost is 30 million US dollars, and our cost is not even a fraction of theirs, do you think it may be surpassed?" β
ββ¦ So how much do you think "Orphaned" can have at the box office? β
Shen Xudong thought for a while and said, "Look at the publicity and the support of the theater chain, 30 million is about the same!" β
ββ¦ Million? β
Shen Xudong asked rhetorically: "Director Feng Xiaogang's work can't sell for 30 million?" β
"But "Orphaned" doesn't look like a blockbuster..."
""A Sigh" doesn't look like a blockbuster!"
"Then I'll write 30 million?"
ββ¦ Write it, just say what I predicted, in addition, I will talk about my idea of predicting the box office," cleared his throat, Shen Xudong continued: "Predicting the box office depends on the type and schedule... The most popular themes at this stage, costume martial arts films, Hong Kong police and bandit themes, except for a few big directors, the box office will not exceed 30 million..."
"I read a report before that the box office of "Jianghu" can surpass "Infernal Affairs 3", that is a dream..."
"Director Feng Xiaogang's work of 30 million is a guaranteed box office, no matter what schedule, what theme, at least 30 million; Zhang Yi is not necessarily, his blockbuster has a box office of at least 100 million, but if you change the theme..."
"What will happen at the box office if you change the theme?"
"Didn't he shoot "Happy Times" before, and the box office was only 8 million... It shows that the audience does not recognize his box office ability, so he needs a big star... Director Xiaogang doesn't need it much..."
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To promote "Lost Orphans", you must step on a wave of "Ambush on All Sides", and by the way, lift Feng Xiaogang...
And what he said is not a lie, the box office of "Happy Times" is really bad, including the subsequent "Thousands of Miles to Ride Alone" 31 million...
Oh, he was interviewed, mainly to promote "No. 1 in the World", explain the relationship with Gao Yuanyuan, and blow a wave of "Orphaned" by the way.
It's really incidental.
Because he hasn't joined the official publicity team of "Orphaned" yet!
In fact, "Orphaned" is a series of interview activities.
"Orphaned" is not a blockbuster after all, and the publicity investment is not particularly large, Feng Xiaogang's "Party A and Party B 2" is being filmed, and he specially invited a half-moon holiday...
Therefore, I didn't appear on any variety shows, probably just a few cities running roadshows and receiving a bunch of interviews.
And it must be dominated by Feng Xiaogang!
At this time, Feng Xiaogang was relatively honest when he was interviewed, and he was willing to talk, and he didn't regard the media as an opponent...
For example, "Southern Weekly": "I didn't want to shoot the theme of "Lost Orphans", but I have been thinking about "No Thieves in the World" for a while, and Guoli found me and said that there is a child named Shen Xudong who wrote a script for "Lost Orphans", which is very energetic..."
"When we met, we talked about "Party A and Party B" first, and he said that he liked "Party A and Party B" very much, and created the script of "Good Dream Day Trip" according to the "Good Dream Day Trip" in it, and I was very interested when I heard it... Because his story has depth... Guo Li and Han Dong insisted on letting me shoot, so it was called "Party A and Party B 2"..."
"At that time, I was drumming up a new company with Guo Li, and we needed a film to open up the situation, and "Party A and Party B 2" was of course the most suitable choice...
""Lost Orphans" is because Xu Dong said a sentence, he said, 'The influence and communication power of the film should be exceeded, if Director Feng is willing to direct, it will be a good thing for Guo Gangtang, the prototype of "Lost Orphans"... This is something of social value. We filmmakers occasionally want to take on a little social responsibility..."
He said that perhaps after watching "Orphaned", most people will still show "his life has nothing to do with me" to strangers looking for relatives on the street, but he still wants to believe that many people will be able to take a serious look at the next time they receive a single page from the other party, instead of throwing it into the trash and letting the information disappear like soot. β
"People have such an awareness at a young age, and we old men can't be left behind, right? I'll work overtime and shoot two movies this year! β
ββ¦ Yes, very talented, after "No Thieves in the World", I want to make a "Mobile Phone 2", and the script was also written by him..."
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Shen Xudong only joined the team on the 19th.
Zhang Guoli hugged him warmly: "Why don't you bring an assistant?" β
Shen Xudong greeted a few people separately, and then said, "What assistant should I bring?" I'm not a star! β
Deng Jie smiled: "... That's it, Xudong is still a student, so it's not too ostentatious! β
"Director Feng hasn't come yet?"
Deng Chao helped explain: "I was entangled by reporters..."
Zhang Guoli saw Deng Chao and asked with concern: "Deng Chao, how is your father?" β
ββ¦ It's ok, the treatment is good! β
"That's good..."
A few people were chatting while waiting for this Feng Xiaogang to come over...
Zhang Guoli suddenly remembered something and asked Shen Xudong: "Have you watched "Ambush on All Sides"? β
"Look!"
"How?"
Shen Xudong thought for a moment, and then said, "... This film is not for us to see, it is aimed at overseas markets... So, try to show the costumes, the pictures..."
Zhang Guoli looked at Deng Chao, and the latter didn't understand much: "You just tell the truth!" β
ββ¦ No, if the director is a foreigner, I will definitely boast to death, but he is Zhang Yi, so I can only say... It's so-so, but it's not as bad as the media says..."
Deng Chao seems to understand whether he understands or not...
"Ambush on All Sides" is a pity, a magical 120-minute movie.
Whether it is suspended for more than 70 minutes, revealing Liu Zhutou's undercover identity, and ending in more than 80 minutes - the eldest sister interrupts Liu Zhutou and the younger sister and asks Liu Zhutou to continue to be an undercover agent, or at the end of 90 minutes, the little sister lets go of Jin Zhutou, and the end is a masterpiece.
However, the director had to finish filming the last half hour, resulting in this story integrating martial arts, suspense, and spy warfare with only a bloody love triangle and SchrΓΆdinger's little sister, and 9 points of magic work directly became 5 points of bad movie...
Why should you put the landing point on the love triangle?
While chatting, Feng Xiaogang came over, and asked Shen Xudong angrily as soon as they met: "You told reporters that the box office of "Orphaned" is at least 30 million? β
Shen Xudong was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "That's right!" β
ββ¦ Thirty million, how dare you say that? β
Shen Xudong was happy: "I didn't say 50 million, I was already very conservative..."
"You're too optimistic..."
"It's not that I'm optimistic... It's that the media has made bad comments about "Ambush on All Sides", and the media's attitude will eventually affect the theaters, so at this time, when "Orphaned" is released, it will definitely take away a lot of theater schedules..."
Feng Xiaogang was stunned for a moment: "Bad reviews?" β
"Hmm..."
Amou's 2004 can be described as a continuous decline, not to mention the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games, "Ambush on All Sides" continued to be scolded after "Hero", and it was not okay to be scolded piecemeal, a group of cultural people also organized a seminar, everyone scolded together, and the scolding was so happy that it was a joy...
Neuropathy like...