Chapter 149: "The Silence of the Lambs" is released
This year's May Day is a veritable "devil's schedule".
Not only because of the gathering of many blockbusters with strong gold-absorbing ability, but also because of the amazing point - almost all heavyweights have the word "magic" in their names.
ββOn April 24, it was the animated film "Magic Ring" of Lianya Entertainment.
Although it has the word "magic", it is still a family carnival routine commonly used by Lianya Entertainment, which is destined to harvest the box office of all ages, and it is 100% difficult to mess with;
ββApril 26, it is "The Silence of the Lambs" in Dunhuang.
Although there is no "demon" in the name, those who have watched its propaganda know that there are "unprecedented ogres" and murderous "skinning madness" in this film, which is really "devilish";
- And "The Silence of the Lambs" has just been on the front foot, and on the 30th, the well-known thriller director Xia Heng's work "Dark Demon" will come on the back foot.
Director Xia Heng's works may not be conspicuous among audiences of all ages, but they have a strong box office harvesting ability among thriller enthusiasts.
Not to mention, by May 1, Tang Yu Media's martial arts blockbuster "Six Qin Demons" and China Media's adventure action blockbuster "The Great Magician" came together.
As a film with a lot of investment and special effects, they are all out-and-out great white sharks.
Therefore, after the May 1st film list came out, some media laughed and said that this year's May 1st file was really "a group of demons dancing".
Of course, it is an accident that there is a "demon" in the name, but it is inevitable that a large number of people will gather.
As the time approached May, the film market began to enter a booming situation, and cinemas around the world began to welcome more and more moviegoers - broadly speaking, the summer season began in May.
On the other hand, the outbreak of the box office of "Charlotte" exceeding one billion not only stimulates the adrenaline of filmmakers, but also shows one point: after the ticket price increases, a popular schedule can carry more blockbusters to fight at the same time.
Originally, there was nothing to gather in blockbusters, everyone staggered the theme, played differentiated cards, and grasped their respective market segments, and the "group of demons dancing" also had their own way of life.
But the intervention of "Dark Demon" has made the situation different - at least for Dunhuang.
Both are thrillers, and basically the audience groups of the two movies are overlapping.
And between such two movies, there is really only one way to catch and fight, and the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road.
"Pearl Pictures is playing with this idea, and "Dark Demon" is definitely the biggest opponent of "Lamb"." Lao Wang said a little depressed.
"There's no way, they're coming for us." Wang Wei spread his hands.
Not to mention his bright performance of "cutting in line" to fight in the ring, some people in Pearl Pictures also revealed the news that someone in the film company wanted to snipe Dunhuang films.
The source is not difficult to check, but it is actually because of Dunhuang's support for director He Wenying?
There's not much to say.
- The other party is a competitor, can he still give up a capable female director who can be used for at least a few years for the sake of his unhappiness?
As for "The Lamb", it adjusted its schedule and postponed its release?
Let's not say that this is a sign of weakness at all, and it is not easy to adjust the schedule, just when it will be delayed, it is a problem-
Don't forget, there will be more blockbuster summer files next, and it can't be postponed to September, right?
As a result, the cost of waiting for a movie will rise dramatically.
"It seems that we can only engage with "Dark Demon" in close combat!"
"However, compared with the general limit -18 level rating of "Dark Demon", the limited level rating of "Lamb" is really too much of a loss." Lao Wang couldn't help frowning.
Wang Wei still said the same sentence - "No way." β
"Our release version was perfect!"
Although Wang Wei's words were a bit boastful, Lao Wang also had to admit that he was right-
They don't strive for a more popular rating, not because they know what conspiracy is behind it, but because the final release version of "Lamb" is too complete!
The quality of "The Lamb" is not to be said, and this is the only thing to be thankful for.
No, there's one more thing to be thankful for-
"Fortunately, the pre-promotion effect is excellent, not to mention other blockbusters, compared with "Dark Demon", at least it remains evenly matched in popularity." Lao Wang raised his eyebrows.
If you consider that this effect is largely borrowed from the publicity channels of Pearl Pictures, it is even more worth snickering.
However, Lao Wang soon couldn't laugh anymore.
Because on the eve of the launch of the May 1st file, many media made forward-looking predictions for this popular schedule, and unfortunately, "Lamb" ranked at the bottom of all the predictions of the heavyweights.
On the one hand, "Lamb" can be said to have a wolf in front and a tiger in the back, and there is a poisonous snake by his side;
On the other hand, it is because they all regard "Lamb" as Wang Wei's transformational work.
The stakes are high for any director's transformational work.
Of course, no media dares to say that Wang Wei's new film will fail, but if you want to be a box office hit like the previous work, the probability is so small that it is negligible.
The schedule of "The Lamb" has also been affected by this.
Most of the cinema viewing specialists think that this film is very attractive, but it is difficult to judge its market potential.
This also led to the overall scheduling rate of "Lamb" being behind its competitors.
This is something that annoys the crew of "Lamb" even more than the media's lack of favor.
After all, it's okay to hit it hard, and if there is no film schedule, how can you touch it?
Only director Wang Wei is calm.
Facing the puzzlement of the rest of the crew, he comforted: "We have done our best within our ability, and the rest, let fate leave the rest, it is useless to think too much......"
That's weird!
It is true that the crew basically did the best they could within their capabilities-
In terms of performance, the two leading actors are about to "go crazy" when they enter the play, Ouyang Ke went to the countryside to farm, and Shen Zhenyi is also the producer, so he completely adjusted his mental state before the release;
In terms of post-production, Wang Wei has the original film as a reference, and the post-production team has been squeezed by him to make rapid progress, and he will not hesitate to get the worst classification to retain the most perfect version;
In terms of publicity, joint hype, borrowing the east wind, and gaining popularity......
But Wang Wei still didn't say a sentence, that is-if you can't solve it within your ability, let it be handed over to help outside your ability.
Certainly not fate!
The devil knows whether the impermanent fate will be rewarded with a song or pain!
I don't know if the director's comfort is useful, at least on the surface, everyone's anxiety is gone, and they are waiting for the film to accept the "fate" judgment step by step.
Time flies quickly, and April 26 will arrive in the blink of an eye, and "The Silence of the Lambs" will be officially released.
At the premiere ceremony, at the beginning of the movie, Wang Wei's eyes were staring at the big screen, but he silently issued instructions in his heart-
"Tongzi, use the rest of my resonance aura!"
The familiar purple aura rose and dissipated into countless points of light.
[Resonance Aura (Disposable) - Wearing it can make the audience's resonance points when a movie made by the host is released to be projected into reality.] γ
- If, if it is really as he expected, "The Lamb" in this time and space may become a "god film"!
- There is no problem that cannot be solved by a "god film", if there is...... Then Wang Wei has no choice, lie down and let it be mocked!
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(End of chapter)