Shen Xudong's prediction is not bad... Diaphragm

Especially the movies that have already been released.

Combined with the overall market handicap, the mainland box office of "Cruel Streets" is basically around 30 million...

Zheng Baorui was pleasantly surprised by this achievement!

In fact, when Hong Kong filmmakers approached the Taiwan market, they had already chosen to go on the commercial film route and never go back.

Hong Kong movies may have "contended with a hundred schools of thought", but after all, they were unified by "money".

Cinema has never been the domain of personal expression, and no one will participate in your "artistic pursuits" without money...

This is especially true for Hong Kong films! Diaphragm

There is a box office, there is everything!

It's very similar to Hollywood, or you have a work and won an award... Can fool big stars into participating in your work...

Then you're a great director!

But the difference with Hollywood is that the pattern of Hong Kong movies is very small!

I can't escape the perspective of the Hong Kong circle - "Tomorrow's War" has a comment that says it very well: The reason why Hong Kong films have not been good over the years is that, like the one reflected in "Tomorrow's War", Hong Kong people's movies reveal the shallowness of Hong Kong people everywhere, for example, Hong Kong filmmakers can't imagine what a normal army is like, so they can only replace the situation of the police force with the army, so there is a critical moment when the soldier throws his ID card and says I won't do it, this kind of ridiculous scene description...

Let's put it this way, although co-productions have helped the development of the mainland film industry, they have also brought the bad habits of the Hong Kong film industry to the mainland...

Hong Kong films are indeed ahead of the mainland in terms of exploration and technical experience in genre films, but it can be said that they have collapsed in terms of industrial processes, project management, and business models. Diaphragm

Gate-valve, circle-oriented, financialized, and vulgarized are all brought about by the Hong Kong people...

Of course, these belong to the general environment.

Shen Xudong can't change it for the time being, Zheng Baorui is even more accustomed to it, the latter is trying to break into the circle...

If "Cruel Streets" is successful, he will be considered to be up-and-coming.

Of course, thanks to Shen Xudong!

So, in the next publicity, Zheng Baorui praised Shen Xudong in various ways...

Something like: 'When I was studying film, my teacher told me that in fact, there are only 36 stories in movies, and all the stories are conjured from those 36, and there are only a few routines that come and go. Diaphragm

In those routines, how do we make it not like a routine, make it natural and alive, and feel that every time is a new experience, this is what we have to do as directors.

If you meet a good screenwriter who has already told the story thoroughly, then the director's job is much simpler...'

Of course I hope to continue working together... I've already made an appointment with the script! ’

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Mr. Chen is very busy, it seems that a new album is being recorded...

I ran a roadshow for three days, and then I went back to Hong Kong.

Li Cansen also left. Diaphragm

The propaganda team only has Zheng Baorui and Shen Xudong left...

The market response of "Cruel Streets" was very good, and the box office exceeded 6 million for two consecutive days...

Although it is not as good as the previous "Legend of the Hunter of Xing'anling", the box office exceeded 22 million in four days, which has exceeded expectations!

There is a very strange thing, Wrinkle Huaiming also came to the mainland, but he just showed his face at the celebration banquet, and he never appeared after that.

Huang Bin explained: "He is talking to the heads of major movie channels about the film copyright of Golden Harvest Film Library! ”

Oh, Huang Bin was transferred by the company to be in charge of the promotion trip, and the previous one was pushed back by Shen Xudong...

It's so unprofessional! Diaphragm

"Golden Harvest Library?"

"Well, 140 movies!"

Shen Xudong was surprised: "Golden Harvest only has 140 movies? ”

Founded in 70 years, according to the number of ten movies a year, there should be more than 300 Hu movies in the Golden Harvest Film Library!

Huang Bin shook his head: "I don't know the specifics... But I know that most of the major movie channels were run by former state-owned factories..."

Shen Xudong immediately asked: "Do they have a theater?" ”

"Participated in some..."

"I said, why aren't there many theaters showing "Three Forks"!"

""Three Forks" will be released on DVD at the same time, and we will be a week late..."

"Three Forks" is produced by Media Asia, which itself started with audio and video products, for them, the box office is important, but more important is the disc business...

They did it and came out to release a movie and a DVD at the same time...

Shen Xudong glanced at Huang Bin, and then asked him, "What do you think the final box office of our movie is?" ”

Huang Bin replied very seriously: "There should be 35 million in the mainland, and almost 26 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong... If only Star Wars Episode 3 could have been released later..."

Shen Xudong smiled: "That's impossible..."

After a few simple chats, you can almost make a judgment: Huang Bin is not bad...

In fact, when Shen Xudong predicted, he ignored Golden Harvest's efforts - Wrinkle Huai sold TV rights, and the cinema institutions in which the major film studios were shareholders would of course give more films...

Huang Bin is right...

But even without "Star Wars Episode III", "Cruel Streets" won't add much to the box office.

This theme, this star lineup, 35 million is already the limit!

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When running the roadshow, although Shen Xudong received interviews from major media, but... He didn't understand the impact of the "Cruel Street" hit on the circle... Diaphragm

Unlike "The Fox Wife in the Mountain Village" and "The Legend of the Hunter in Xing'anling", "Cruel Street" belongs to traditional gangster films!

In other words, "Cruel Streets" belongs to the mainstream Hong Kong films.

What's more, Shen Xudong also continued to cooperate with Golden Harvest in "Hurricane Rescue" and "New World"...

It is rumored that Shen Xudong still has several gangster film scripts in his hands.

Then, more accurate news came - the heroine of "Hurricane Rescue" is temporarily missing!

is indeed temporarily missing, originally if the emperor joined, the heroine would definitely be Asa, but the emperor wanted Xie Tingfeng to play the leading role, and the talks collapsed...

Wrinkle Huai simply refused the emperor's joining, and the heroine was handed over to the partner, that is, designated by TiMi Media. Diaphragm

There are two actresses under Tianmei Media, Zeng Li and Chen Hao, both of whom are over the standard...

So, Gao Fenfen has been busy lately,

A bit of a doorway brokerage company shot together, those big and small female stars are also like chicken blood, the commotion is unbearable, produced by Golden Harvest, Donnie Yen + Wu Jing + Tony Jia, the slogan is to write a new chapter in action movies...

Just the aura of Golden Harvest's production, at this stage, there are few mainland actresses who can ignore it.

Gao Fenfen is almost annoyed, today's dinner, tomorrow's cocktail party, the day after tomorrow's golf, it's so interesting.

In the end, I couldn't stand it, and I directly passed the word, 'If you want to get this role, you must either be popular or rich...'

Rich? Diaphragm

Huang Bin was a little surprised, this meaning is equivalent to bidding, the highest price wins!

Shen Xudong explained: "The role of my sister is a pure tool man, who traveled to Thailand and was arrested... The protagonist team up to rescue... As long as the image matches, it doesn't matter if there is acting or not! ”

Then, Shen Xudong received a call from Boss Chen, the content was very simple: "I have a buddy who is willing to pay 8 million..."

“… How much? 8 million? ”