Chapter Eighty-Five: Courage is Commendable

Hearing Shen Xudong's complaint, Gao Fenfen rolled her eyes: "You really can't do this!" Isn't it above that protects you this time, and the movie can let you pass the review? ”

Shen Xudong nodded: "I'll start doing a few comedies next year..."

"Comedy is good, comedy doesn't make taboos!"

Chen Xi only cares about one thing: "Do you still have to do the publicity of "Manslaughter"? ”

“… Keep making the conversation... Wait for the word-of-mouth of "Golden Armor" to come out, and step on it to promote! ”

"Golden Armor is so bad?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "Hmm... I read the script, it is related to "Thunderstorm", but the story is still not full, and the tragedy ends with the fact that the honest people are all dead, and the villains are all alive... It's clearly not to the audience's taste! ”

"I see..."

Shen Xudong clapped his hands: "I'll go find Deputy Director Hun Sen..."

“… Don't give gifts, now you're staring at him! ”

"Don't worry, I'm with Han Dong and Song Dong..."

"Song Dong?"

"Song Dai!"

Song Dai is the general manager of Yindu Agency, and belongs to the alliance and cooperation with Golden Harvest, and several of Golden Harvest's dramas, including "Manslaughter", "New World", and "The Legend of the Wicked", are co-producers of Yindu!

"Manslaughter" can be released in the mainland, and Song Dong has contributed a lot.

From the introduction of the encyclopedia, it can be seen that the purpose and mission of Yindu Organization is to "shoot progressive films, distribute domestic films, and unite the Hong Kong industry." ”

The films produced by Yindu can be directly distributed in the mainland market, and the films they shoot can be filmed directly without the approval of the script by the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television of the mainland...

To put it simply: your own people!

Gao Fenfen understood: "... Oh, what's the plan to come back and tell me about it. ”

"What can I plan, I'm here to express my gratitude, not to talk about movies..."

……

"Next year's box office of 3 billion, our company plus Yindu will claim 1 billion!"

Deputy Director Hun Sen knocked on the table: "Don't brag!" ”

Shen Xudong immediately stood up: "Don't brag, let's talk about "Zhao Zilong" in the Spring Festival file, I don't dare to guarantee anything else, it is still possible to exceed 200 million in the mainland and 300 million or even 400 million in Asia!" ”

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“… So confident? ”

Shen Xudong explained: "The theme of the Three Kingdoms is familiar in East Asia, as long as the shooting is not too bad, the box office will definitely be a big hit..."Zhao Zilong" I personally checked the script, behind-the-scenes art design, costume design have found the top team in China..."

Han Dong was stunned for a moment: "I heard that Li Rengang was filming..."

"I said in advance that he was only in charge of the camera... The editing rights were not given to him. ”

"So what can he do?"

"Why not? "Menglong" has lost a lot of money, and he also wants to live..."Shen Xudong continued: "Han Dong, although the directors in Hong Kong have the ability to operate commercially, they really have no culture at all, don't give them all the rights!" ”

Han Dong sighed: "I handed over all "Red Cliff" to Wu Yusen..."

Shen Xudong persuaded: "With all due respect, Wu Yusen's vision is too small, and everything he shoots is a gangster movie... I talked to him about the script, and he actually told me to highlight Xiao Qiao's role... I outright rejected the script. ”

"But... Who else can you find if you don't look for him? And the project of "Red Cliff" is what he proposed. I think mainstream movies must be blockbusters..."

Song Dai, who had not spoken on the side, interjected: "The cost of "Manslaughter" is less than 40 million... It has sold almost 200 million in Asia, especially in Hong Kong, beating the two Hollywood blockbusters "Shadow and Dragon" and "New Iron King Kong Outsmart Casino Royale"... Last year's blockbuster "Wu Ji" was also a domestic blockbuster, and overseas is about to become a laughing stock..."

Han Shanping was blocked...

The overseas box office of "Wu Ji" is also his heartache.

Shen Xudong hurriedly snorted and deliberately asked: "New Iron King Kong Wisdom Break Royal Casino?" What movie is this? ”

"007 vs. Casino Royale..."

“007… Why is Hong Kong so translated? ”

"What's this..."Song Dai suddenly thought of something: "Do you guess which movie "Flying in the Dark" is?" ”

Shen Xudong was curious: ""Legend of the Night"? ”

"It's not..."

"Rogue Goofy?"

"It's not..."

Shen Xudong couldn't think about it, and glanced at Han Dong, who was also a little confused: "... I don't know, Old Song, just say it! ”

"The Shawshank Redemption..."

"What?" -

Shen Xudong... I'm almost speechless, how do you translate this thing?

"The Taiwanese translation is called "Stimulus 1995"..."

……

After expressing his determination, Shen Xudong had a meal directly in the canteen of the General Bureau, and then went home.

"Golden Armor" has been released...

Shen Xudong has no doubts about the box office appeal of "Golden Armor", from the very beginning, this film was used to practice the planning, investment, and production ceiling of domestic blockbusters, and in addition, it further tapped the box office potential of the mainland film market...

Released on the 14th, on the 15th, a bunch of news came: Zhang Yi's new film "The City Full of Golden Armor" had a national box office of more than 15 million yuan on the night of its premiere, and industry insiders estimated that the total box office revenue would exceed 300 million yuan, and it was expected to break the domestic box office record created by "Titanic".

The reason why there is only 15 million on the first day is that this film will be released at 7 pm, which means that there will only be five hours of release time on the first day!

Zhang Weiping of the new picture said, "The box office of the film will exceed 100 million yuan a week after its release, 200 million yuan after Christmas and before New Year's Day, and 300 million yuan during the New Year's Day holiday." No film in this year's Lunar New Year file can pose a threat to it, and I am very much looking forward to it breaking the 12-year-old Chinese box office record of 350 million yuan for "Titanic". ’

By the way, "The Good Man of the Mountain Gorge" was also released on the same day.

It's a pity that most theaters don't arrange film scheduling - theaters also have to make money, if you show more "The Good Man of the Three Gorges", you will have to show one less "Golden Armor"...

Obviously, there are very few viewers interested in "The Good Man of the Three Gorges".

Jia Zhangke was full of indignation, 'We have come this way, and all the theaters are not only "Golden Armor" in the film schedule, but also in the hall publicity. Their approach to 'closing' the theater is astonishing.

In the past four or five years, at the end of each year, China's cinemas have to be occupied by a so-called local blockbuster, and only directors such as Zhang and Chen have the ability to do so. Is this normal? I don't understand what progress these so-called blockbusters can express in Chinese films? ’

During the release of "Golden Armor", overseas blockbusters are not allowed to be released; Even CCTV news broadcasts can broadcast the news that is released. This ability to use public resources is not something that every director can operate, and at this time, the box office is not the result of market choice. ’

This matter originally had nothing to do with Shen Xudong, this was not when he blogged to promote "Manslaughter", many netizens asked him for his opinion, and he said: "There are a total of 3,500 screens, and the theater chain is not stupid, why should the film be scheduled for a literary film?" Don't pursue the box office for literary films, you've won the honor... In addition, I have always had a point of view: commercial films should make good money, otherwise theaters will not be able to do it. ”

"Then what do you think of Jia Zhangke's behavior?"

"Courage is commendable..."

"But "The Good Man of the Three Gorges" sold for $1.5 million in France!"

"So what? The French box office of "Ambush on All Sides" seems to be 3.8 million, the French box office of "Hero" is 5.1 million US dollars, and the French box office of "Carol" is less than 4 million US dollars... By the way, "Manslaughter" has also been released in France, and it is still in theaters, and the final box office statistics have not yet come out, but I know that the number of moviegoers is not bad... It should be $1 million at the box office..."