The Chinese New Year at the end of 2013 officially started at the end of November.

The first to be released was "Sweeping Drugs" directed by Chen Musheng and starring Gu, Liu and Zhang, the three Mesozoic actors of Xiangjiang.

This movie was later known as a ghost animal masterpiece, and the famous scene of the scum dregs was talked about by countless people.

However, at the beginning of the film's release, the word-of-mouth and box office were not as high as imagined.

The overall story structure is okay. The actors also played well, mainly because the ending was a little crotch-pulling.

In the end, the three leading actors were inexplicably invincible, possessed by Superman, and killed all the bad guys, but they didn't win all of them, and they were almost wiped out, and they "just happened" to die with the bad guys, showing some bloody and old-fashioned.

This kind of plot where the final battle between the protagonist and the bad guy is all hung up, or there are only one or two characters left, once or twice is fine, and more is very boring.

It's just that many Xiangjiang directors love to shoot like this, and they often don't have a sense of fate as Johnny To's shooting, but have a lingering intentionality.

However, Chen Musheng, the director, is not without his own advantages, that is, he is very good at filming scenes such as gunfights and drag racing, focusing on sensory stimulation, and the brotherhood is not bad, the action scenes at the end are very explosive, if you don't pick out the plot loopholes, this movie is still worth watching.

The rumored production cost of this movie is 100 million Hong Kong dollars, the mainland box office is about 2~250 million, 3000~50 million in Xiangjiang, and there are some overseas box offices for action movies, which is not much different from Xiangjiang.

The loss is absolutely impossible to lose, but the profit is not as high as imagined.

But for the current Xiangjiang films, especially this kind of movies with a strong Hong Kong flavor, it is a good project to make money.

So with a series of movies such as "Ip Man", "Eavesdropping" and "Anti-Corruption Storm", dig deep into this kind of project that has already had successful experience.

"Sweeping Drugs" may not have this qualification now, and when it becomes popular in the future, someone will restart this IP immediately, regardless of whether there is a plot connection, let's talk about the popularity first.

In any case, the box office of "Sweeping Drugs" was 80 million in the first week, which really gave this year's Chinese New Year stalls a black start.

Fortunately, everyone was not too discouraged, because from beginning to end, "Sweeping Drugs" was a pioneer, although many people were optimistic about it becoming a dark horse, but they did not point to carrying the banner.

The real fierce fight for the Chinese New Year was in early December, when three movies were released one after another.

"No Man's Land" directed by Ning Hao and starring Xu Zheng and Huang Bo.

Liu Tianwang, Yao Dazui, Lin Jiadong, Wu Jun and others starred in the Xiangjiang crime film "Storm".

and Deng Chao, Liu Tianxian, Nazha, and Wu Moubo starring in "The Four Famous Catches 2".

These three movies are not good, and the cast and gimmicks are worth mentioning.

"No Man's Land" has the most gimmick, and the favorite work of the talented director Ning Hao is enough for many people to remember just one review for many years.

Xu Zheng and Huang Bo have become famous first-line in the film industry after "Thai Embarrassment" and "Journey to the West", with good box office appeal, not to mention the faint name of the Iron Triangle.

If it weren't for the theme of "No Man's Land", this movie would have had every chance to participate in the pinnacle battle of this Chinese New Year.

It's just that the theme and plot are more literary films, and they have persuaded many audiences who come to Xu and Huang's comedies, coupled with various loopholes and review pots, which are much worse than the first-tier movies, so they can only wait for the opportunity to see if they can have a chance to become the biggest dark horse.

And "The Four Famous Catches 2", frankly speaking, because of the foundation of the previous work, the box office will not be too bad, but the base is estimated to be not too high.

However, now there is a variable that "Let's Run" will be broadcast in advance, and Deng Chao, the male host, will be very angry.

And because this movie also has the participation of blue whales, the crew got a chance to participate in "Let's Run".

"Let's Run" got the gimmick of Liu Tianxian participating in a reality show for the first time, attracting the attention of a large number of Tianxian fans and passers-by. And "The Four Famous Catches 2" also got the exposure and publicity of a phenomenal variety show.

With the addition of "Let's Run", no one knows how far "The Four Famous Catches 2" can go, but it will never be worse than the first part.

In contrast, the gimmick of "Storm" is the least, only Liu Tianwang can handle it, and Yao Dazui, who is quite popular on Weibo, is also a promotional selling point.

But they have one of the biggest disadvantages, that is, they are released before and after "Living Together in Time and Space", and the two sides are only one day apart.

And Yao Dazui, the Weibo master, has a lot of advantages against other crews, but after encountering Wei Yang and Fan Xiaopang, the two kings of Weibo, he was beaten to death and was pressed and beaten on Weibo's related Weibo.

Even for "Living Together in Time and Space", it did not take "Storm" in its eyes from beginning to end.

The biggest opponent in the eyes of Wei Yang and even the crew is Feng Pants's "Private Customization" and Cheng Long's "New Police Story 2013".

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Beijing, the backstage of a promotional campaign

When Feng Pants got the news, he couldn't help but scold: "This kid really thinks of himself as the king of Shanghai, and dares to pinch our roadshow." ”

The second master of Huayi next to him shook his head: "He didn't do it, this kind of thing is too offensive, besides, if he pinched us in the magic capital, we can counteract it in the capital, harming others and not benefiting ourselves." ”

"Who did that?"

"It is estimated that I am more optimistic about "Living Together in Time and Space", the local theaters in the magic capital are spontaneous, or the operation of the distributor."

Wang Er is a person who has a lot of slots, but as a senior producer, he has participated in the production and distribution of many film and television projects, and his record is quite good, so he is naturally not an incompetent person.

In the face of emergencies, he was not as emotional as Feng Pants and was angry, but analyzed the specific situation relatively calmly.

Feng pants has a high box office appeal in the Chinese film industry, and is even known as the king of the Chinese New Year stalls, and he is also the director with the highest cumulative box office in the Chinese New Year so far.

But he is not without disadvantages, so his own film style is more northern.

It is more popular in the north, but the radiation in the south is not so high, especially in the area of Zhejiang and Shanghai, and it is not particularly famous for him.

If there is no direct competitor, it is easy to say, no matter how you say it, it is also a masterpiece of famous directors, and the resources of all parties will not be bad.

But there is a local story in the magic capital, which is not much worse than Feng, and has a lot of connections in the magic capital, so people naturally give priority to taking care of "their own movies".

In the same way, the roadshow promotion of "Living Together in Time and Space" in Beijing is definitely not as popular as "Private Customization".

This is a very normal operation, it's just that Feng pants are used to being domineering, and it's rare that someone doesn't give him face, and he is about to go crazy and scold his mother.

"Forget it, anyway, the magic capital is not our big ticket warehouse, and stabilizing the northern side is the last word."

In the past two years, the rise of the blue whale has been very strong, and the joint forces and connections are not bad, Huayi can't suppress it, so there has been some change in attitude, if it is not necessary, Wang Er does not want to clash with Wei Yangqi head-on.

"Then I'll let this kid ride on his head?"

Feng Pants was quite dissatisfied, he didn't have any big grudge with Wei Yang, but he had a little old grudge.

That is, last year's "Thai Embarrassment" beat "1942", Feng Pants took the lead in complaining a lot, causing a lot of public opinion, and was scolded by Wei Yang for being neither soft nor hard.

At that time, Wei Yang was not targeted, but he could also be contacted.

The most important thing is that Feng Pants boasts of good qualifications, and there are only a few people in the entire Chinese film industry who are looked at by him, but he was lost face by a young man in his twenties, and he was naturally unhappy.

This time, it is also a bit of a borrowing to play, I want to give Wei Yang some color to see, and let out a bad breath.

Wei Yang's strength position is here, and he is even the richest man on the list, and his actual net worth even surpasses the two kings of Huayi.

But people in the entertainment industry are generally afraid of Wei Yang, but Feng Pants is not afraid of him.

Although Wei Yang's net worth is high, a large part of it comes from valuation, which is somewhat empty, and his biggest reliance is on the power of funds and the blue whale's Shanghai circle.

And Feng pants is backed by the Beijing circle, and a large group of people want to film to give him money, and there is no shortage of contacts and teams, Wei Yang has nothing to do with him.

So others sold Boss Wei's face, but Feng Pants was not afraid of him, but because of a little grudge, he was ready to make a big move.

"Where is this, who can ride on your Director Feng's head, it's just a misunderstanding, I'll call him when I go back and communicate with him."

Feng Pants wanted to touch Wei Yang, but Huayi didn't want to tear his face, and Wang Er was so good at talking about it that he stopped him.

It's not that Huayi is afraid, it's unnecessary, as I said earlier, Blue Whale is no longer a small company they can suppress at will.

With the size of two companies, once a war starts, one thousand enemies will be killed, and eight hundred will be lost, so that other companies will benefit.

Everyone goes out to do business to seek money, not to fight with others, and Huayi can't fight hard with a promising big company in order to give Feng pants a fight.

Of course, at the moment, Huayi is still pointing to Feng pants to count money, and he should be coaxed.

Wang Er's family also pondered to see if they could discuss it with Wei Yang, and then everyone came up with a solution that could be solved and fooled over.

The two of them scolded and coaxed, and the other creators of "Private Customization" were also beside them, listening tremblingly.

Except for Uncle Ge, he just listened to the wind that was wrong, so he wore headphones and played with his mobile phone and pretended to be dead.

Needless to say, he has a relationship with Feng Pants, an old friend for decades, and he has a good relationship with Wei Yang, and it was very pleasant to cooperate with "Rise to Fame" at the beginning.

At this time, it was not appropriate for him to talk, so he simply pretended to be deaf and dumb, and he didn't know.

Pretend to be confused, he's a master!

Other people don't have the capital and confidence of him, the director and the boss are next to you, you are wearing headphones and playing with your mobile phone, and you don't want to mix it up, so you can only listen honestly, with different thoughts.

Don't look at Feng Pants scolding and scolding, Wang Er also stepped on a few words when he was in charge of coaxing, so as long as normal people can hear it, the two of them regard Wei Yang as a person of the same level.

Or in the hearts of some people, the two of them are on a par with Wei Yang, and they both have the meaning of forcibly touching porcelain.

No matter how empty Wei Yang's net worth is, it is also a real asset of billions, and the valuation of the blue whale in his hand is firmly in the forefront of the industry, not to mention that he is self-made, and he is a big man in the Shanghai circle before he is thirty years old.

No matter how good Feng pants are, he may not be afraid of Wei Yang, but after all, he is just a film director, and in the eyes of many people, the two are at different levels.

Wang Er's family is a well-known entertainment capital, but there is an elder brother above, and the age potential is here, which is far from Wei Yang.

At least in the hearts of sister-in-law Lu and Bai Baihe, Wei Yang definitely has the upper hand.

Even my sister-in-law Lu, who had a few encounters with Wei Yang before, still had a lot of regrets in my heart.

At the beginning, she knew that Wei Yang was a super diamond stock, but she didn't expect it to be so good.

Their circle has always been around Boss Jia of LETV, and from today's point of view, Wei Yang is not inferior to Boss Jia, and in terms of comprehensive quality + future potential, there are too many wins over Boss Jia.

It's a pity that at that time, she held her own identity, and after sending a message to Wei Yang and being cold, she chose to give up, if she had been more determined at the beginning, she would have stalked and won the other party.

Now it is not only the fifth sister Gan Wei who sits in the C position in the circle, but also her share.

But now it's too late to regret it, she is a mother of children, and her sister-in-law is no matter how confident she is, and she doesn't dare to sit as a second-married single mother to join this kind of wealthy daydream.

But if you want to say that the mood is the most complicated, it has to be Zheng Kai next to him.

This little prince of the drama advertisement was the first to know Wei Yang, and he was also one of the few people who had conflicts in Wei Yang's early days.

From now on, Wei Yang has long since stopped taking the little things back then, and Zheng Kai has almost forgotten about it.

But Wei Yang forgot him, and Zheng Kaike always remembered him.

At the beginning, the two had a conflict, and it was not a big deal, at most they did not get along with each other at school.

At that time, Wei Yang was busy filming and writing screenplays, and Zheng Kai was at the end of college, and the filming was not going well, so he mainly focused on advertising, and each other was regarded as well water and not river water.

But with the rapid rise of Wei Yang and even the promotion of capital, Zheng Kai's life was not easy.

One thing to say, Wei Yang at that time had not grown to the point of blocking Zheng Kai, nor did he deliberately retaliate, and he was not careful to this point.

But it must also be noted that Zheng Kai was just an unknown junior at that time, and his ability to resist risks was extremely low.

As a newcomer who has just graduated, Zheng Kai can't receive any film and television dramas, which is a very normal professional phenomenon, but he can't stand the ghost in his heart, and he always mutters to Wei Yang, feeling that the other party is making a stumbling block.

And the contradiction between the two is still known to many people in the play, so he is not the only one who thinks about it.

The circle is so big, and there are many people who have something to do with the same play, and they soon leaked the bottom.

As a result, Zheng Kai is even more difficult, as a newcomer, he originally had fewer chips, and now he has offended people, people either curry favor with Wei Yang, or don't want to cause trouble, so he can receive fewer and fewer dramas and even advertising sources.

Wei Yang is not unaware of this rumor, but he may not take the initiative to retaliate, but he is also too lazy to help the enemy.

Not contributing to the fire is the greatest kindness, just explained it to a few close people, and it doesn't matter if others believe it or not.

And as Wei Yang's influence in the magic capital became more and more influential, Zheng Kai couldn't get mixed up at all, so he simply went to the capital, he was lucky, and soon got the opportunity to show his face, and successfully signed a contract with Huayi.

Now after many years of struggle, I finally got the biggest resource so far, starring in Feng Pants's movie "Private Customization".

Zheng Kai was so complacent that he even thought that one day, he would return to Wei Yang and tell him that he was back.

However, today's cold reality told him that not to mention him, even the Feng pants he looked up at were actually far from Wei Yang.

For the rest of his life, I am afraid that he will have to live in the shadow of that man.........

(End of chapter)