In fact, the news network has long reported on "Red Cliff" - saying that "Red Cliff" has carried the banner of revitalizing Chinese films after "Heroes", "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" and "The City is Full of Golden Armor".

Unfortunately, that's how it works...

According to theater statistics: "Red Cliff" (above) was 84 million in the first week, and it was released for five days in the next week, with a cumulative box office of 31 million...

To be precise, it was released for 5 days and the box office exceeded 100 million.

Not to mention that this speed is compared with "Exquisite Ancient City", even "Golden Armor" and "Mobile Phone 2" are stronger than it!

According to the forecast, "Red Cliff" (last year) should have about 30 million in the account next weekend, that is, ten days after its release, the box office will be around 150 million...

The impact of the landslide brought by word-of-mouth is too bad!

Even if there is no "blockbuster", Tianmei Media's Three Kingdoms series is in front, and in addition, the genuine audio-visual products of "Red Cliff" will be officially released at the end of July...

The theater chain made a final prediction of about 200 million for the box office of "Red Cliff" (above)...

This achievement may be enough for other films, but it is obviously not enough for a work like "Red Cliff" (I), which has been in preparation for three years and has invested tens of millions of dollars.

To make matters worse, the word-of-mouth of the upper part is likely to affect the opening of the lower part...

It's okay, the original time and space, "Red Cliff" (above) started the signboard of Lei Ren's lines, "Red Cliff" (below) simply used this as publicity, and the interaction between the filmmaker, the media and the audience reached a climax...

Since then, there has been a period of time when Chinese films are embarrassed to say hello to investors if they don't carry out the vulgarity to the end!

Anyway, the box office has become the only criterion for testing the success of the film.

You say "Red Cliff" is rubbish, but it does make money, otherwise, how can any investor be willing to spend 300 million to build "Taiping Wheel"?

After all, TiMi mainly focuses on entertainment commercial films, and is not serious enough...

And... Even if it cooperates with state-owned factories such as China Film and Shanghai Film, it is only a cooperation in distribution, but in fact, the administrative foundation is lacking, in other words: there is no official support!

What's more, when "Exquisite Ancient City" was promoted, the first version of the poster was written "Ghost Blowing Lantern: Exquisite Ancient City", and the second version directly put the four words "Ghost Blowing Lantern" in lowercase, just like many real estate advertisements now: "Delay delivery will compensate you for your down payment" Behind the advertising slogan, add "10%" in a very small font...

It was only in the third edition, that is, the official version of the poster, that it was changed to "Exquisite Ancient City"...

is to please the original fans of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".

Of course, the main reason is because "Exquisite Ancient City" took back the record at the box office of mainland film history.

But there are still controversies, the most important thing is that its original work is actually a tomb robbery type, which can't be washed away!

Therefore, the Tianmei hair press release strongly negates the word "tomb robbery", but emphasizes the three attributes of "treasure hunting", "exploration", and "entertainment blockbuster"...

……

broke the record in film history, and the whole celebration was high and low, and by the way, there was another wave of publicity - I have already got the key to the extension, and it should be released until September.

Coupled with the influence of news broadcasts, the box office is estimated to rise by about 30 million...

If you're lucky, you might be able to break 400 million!

As a result, the crew of "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" suspended filming, and the director, assistant director, producer, including the main actors, all returned to Beijing.

Oh, it is Sun Li who plays the little white pigeon, and she and Deng Chao have made it public.

Shen Xudong has a good relationship with Deng Chao, Deng Chao requested, Shen Xudong felt that the role of the little white pigeon did not have many scenes - at least "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" did not have many scenes.

And Sun Li starred, the free crew CP, in addition to Cheng Long and Xu Ke's dreams, there was one more point of publicity, so I agreed.

Playing the role of a mountain carving is Teacher Ni Dahong...

Xu Ke originally wanted to find Liang Jiahui, but Liang Jiahui was busy filming "The Big Guy Goes on the Wrong Body" co-directed by Liang Lemin and Lu Jianqing, and Shen Xudong was very impressed by the Korean comedy "The Guy in My Body", and wrote a synopsis of the script, and Liang Lemin and Lu Jianqing took over the task of choreographing and directing.

A pure novice director, Liang Jiahui helped the town, and the other starring role is Huang Xuan...

Anyway, Liang Jiahui has no skills at all.

Shen Xudong recommended Ni Dahong...

By the way, the heroine of "The Big Guy Goes Wrong" used Ye Tong, a Hong Kong actress.

……

On the 28th, the capital.

In the lobby of a hotel, TiMi Company, Golden Harvest and Shangying held a celebration banquet for "Exquisite Ancient City".

In addition to the main creators of the crew and company personnel, many media were also invited.

Publicity, don't invite the media, propaganda fart?

"I must state that although "Exquisite Ancient City" temporarily won the box office championship in film history, judging from the development speed of the domestic market, maybe this year, there will be a movie that breaks its record."

Shen Xudong said very seriously...

The chatters were Zhu Wei and Miao Wei from "Sanlian Life Weekly", Fang Yimin from "Southern Metropolis Daily" and Wang Yuechun from "Beijing News"...

They are all bigwigs in the media industry.

They agree with Shen Xudong's judgment...

Nowadays, there is a particularly exaggerated atmosphere inside and outside the circle, which has caused many people who do not know the truth to get involved, and all kinds of blind proposals, similar to "Exquisite Ancient City" will be released in North America as soon as possible, beating "Hero" and the like...

How is that possible?

"Exquisite Ancient City" will indeed be released in North American theaters, but it will only be released on a small scale, with a maximum of 68 theaters.

What movie haven't you seen?

They are very concerned about "Red Cliff", but unfortunately Shen Xudong shook his head: "I won't evaluate it..."

"Just say it simply!"

"Then let me summarize the domestic blockbusters in recent years... Some filmmakers only see the gorgeous scenes and grand narratives of Hollywood blockbusters, lose themselves in the splendor and dazzling external structure of films, ignore the essence of film art, and treat movies only as industry rather than art. ”

"The prosperity of the national film industry is not only in the expansion of technology, although the emergence of a large number of Hollywood stunts has injected fresh blood into Chinese films, but it has lost the fundamental place on which Chinese films rely for survival - the excavation of cultural connotations."

"I always believe that the story is the foundation and the original stone of everything, especially commercial films!"

"They say 'Red Cliff' is a reference to 'Trojan Horse'..."

"Then I don't know."

"Xudong, I want to ask you something, Gong Li appeared in the easter egg of "The Dark Knight", does it mean that she will appear in the next one?"

“… That's right," Shen Xudong nodded: "Director Nolan admires Gong Li very much, and I heard that his new work is also inviting Gong Li..."

"New work?"

"I haven't announced it yet, so I won't talk about it."

"The Dark Knight" is definitely the hottest movie in the world so far this year - in its first week of release, the domestic box office in North America reached $158 million, almost the same as the overall box office of its predecessor "Batman: Time to Go to War" in the United States...

Nolan and his Batman shocked the world.

Oh, "Twilight" is not bad, as of July 28, "Twilight" has been released in North America for 35 days, with a cumulative box office of more than 195 million, and the global box office has reached $400 million!

According to predictions, "Twilight" will exceed 200 million in North America, and the global box office should be around $450 million.

"Next month, there will be a North American "Seeing the Devil" released, starring Christian Bale and Jack Nicholson..."

"You did it?"

"Yes... With a cost of up to $60 million, it's a top-rated R-rated suspense crime film! ”

"$60 million to make an R-rated movie?"

"No way, this story has to be large-scale to be good-looking."

While chatting, Ren Zhonglun from Shangying came over and asked directly: "Xudong, are you interested in the Chu-Han hegemony?" ”

(End of chapter)