"Haha, I didn't spend money to find someone to write an advertorial, this article should be written by your fans, right?"

Xu Xiuyan turned on the computer and found the article that Xu Ning said, read it carefully, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"There are also many talented ...... among the fans," she said excitedly after thinking about it, "The leader of the seventh generation of directors...... What do you think of this statement? ”

Xu Ning sat on the sofa, looked at the blazing sun and the densely vegetated park outside the window, and said with a smile:

"I think the four words leader are very good, but let's talk about the seventh generation of leaders, I always feel a little weird......"

Xu Xiuyan nodded: "I think too." ”

He stood up, faced the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the lonely sun in the sky, turned the Rolex on his wrist, and said:

"If I am the seventh generation leader, then who is the seventh generation...... Nobody, I feel as lonely as the sun in the sky. ”

"Hahaha, this analogy is quite appropriate, there is no new generation of directors who can compare with you, this name is indeed a bit vain......"

"Moreover, the seventh generation will be pressed by the fifth and sixth generations when they listen to it, and the fifth and sixth generations are both academics, graduated from Nortel, can they admit that I am a halfway monk?"

Xu Xiuyan frowned: "Those academics don't count Feng Xiaogang as the fifth generation, I don't think you are professional, and you are enough to hang!" ”

Xu Xiuyan knew a lot about this aspect, and talked eloquently, Xu Ning also agreed with this, sat down and said:

"Lao Feng mentioned this to me last time he had a drink, and he said that he started making movies late and only started making movies in the mid-90s.

But Zhang Yimou won the Golden Bear Award for "Red Sorghum" in 87...... His classmate Chen Kaige and others have also won various international awards......

"And Lao Feng only makes commercial entertainment films, the purpose is to make money, and he can't get into the eyes of the academy at all, so he doesn't want to squeeze into this circle."

Xu Xiuyan nodded.

Turn off the news and click on another article about the box office, she said: "These things are all false names, as long as you can make a movie with a box office of more than 100 million, you will be the most powerful ...... in the eyes of the audience"

Actually, Xu Ning doesn't care much about winning awards, what age is it now...... Still making traditional films?

Aiming for international awards seems to be a distinct label for the fifth generation of directors, and most of their works in the early stage belong to this category.

However, the film market after 2000 is the era of commercial films, and audiences will only pay for movies they think are good.

As for those serious art films, it can't be said that they are not good-looking, but it can only be said that most people don't like to watch them very much.

After all, living in such a stressful era, everyone has all kinds of burdens, and finally going to the movies, relaxing is the main purpose.

The audience loves to watch movies that can make them feel good, not those high-quality literary films that can make them feel heavy.

Later, these directors finally found that after their fame was enough, they wanted to look at the money, so they collectively switched to shooting commercial entertainment films.

Movies such as "Hero", "The City Full of Golden Armor", "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", "Big Names", "Mobile Phone" and other movies all came out during this period.

"Sister, we don't have to worry about this article, as long as I don't admit that I'm the seventh generation, whatever they say, let's see how the box office is now......"

also doesn't admit that he is the seventh generation, and Xu Ning's loyal little brother - Ning Hao, he doesn't care about this false name.

After speaking, he sat next to Xu Xiuyan, and the two looked at the data sent by the college together, and the box office was generally very good.

July 9th.

Due to the comprehensive holiday of primary and secondary school students, the number of moviegoers has increased sharply, and the box office of "Assembly" has rushed to a new height.

The single-day box office was 21 million.

On July 10, although it fell a little, there were 19 million, beating all domestic movies in the same period.

July 11, 15 million.

July 12, 10 million.

July 13, 7 million.

13 days have passed, and the total box office has come to 142 million, which is very good, but it is still 118 million short of the 260 million box office of "Assembly" in the previous life.

There are only 17 days left until the release time.

Can it break through the 2.6 number?

It's a bit dangerous!

At present, the single-day box office has been declining, and the film schedule and attendance rate have begun to fall, and it is estimated that it is a question of whether it can finally break through 200 million.

But even if it is less than 200 million, even if it is only 150 million, it will shock many people's jaws, especially the director circle.

As the old saying goes, peers are enemies.

You are a new director, you can win a box office of 150 million yuan just by shooting, where do you let other people's old faces go?

What followed must have been an unprovoked attack on his movie, which Xu Ning had long expected.

On July 15, in the carnival of fans, "Assembly" broke through the 150 million mark, and countless fans rushed to tell each other on major forums and blogs.

At the same time, many people can't understand the behavior of fans.

Your idol makes a lot of money making movies, what does it have to do with you?

In this regard, fans just replied: You don't understand the joy of chasing stars, the better the idol, the more face we have!

……

In the midst of a harmonious voice, an untimely voice suddenly appeared, an unknown director, who accused Xu Ning in public: consuming PLA soldiers.

This person probably wanted to rub off on the heat, but he couldn't find a place to spray, so he started to talk nonsense, and before Xu Ning could fight back, the fans rushed him.

Since the release of the movie, the artists in the circle, whether they know or don't know each other, when asked by the media about Xu Ning's movie, no one said a word.

There is no other reason, one is that he really admires Xu Ning's talent, and the other is that he is afraid of Xu Ning's financial resources and connections.

And now the unknown director who stands up to spray him doesn't have any works that he can do, but later someone broke the news that this person was instructed by someone.

The spearhead is directed at a director surnamed Chen.

One or two people said that Xu Ning would not believe it, but there were many people who said it, which made him a little suspicious, so he asked someone to inquire.

In the end, through the relationship between the CCTV bosses, he really asked about something, and the unknown director sprayed him, and he was really instructed by someone.

The person who instructed him wanted a little-known director to stand up and spray first, if Xu Ning didn't fight back, they would increase the intensity of spraying.

Xu Ning is not a soft persimmon.

Now that you know this, you have to fight back.

He immediately passed through the person behind Principal Zhou's relationship, and when Principal Zhou called, he only reported his name, and this person promised to apologize immediately.

Apologize and it's over?

Gotta lose money!

Principal Zhou, at the department level, the relationship behind it is even more unimaginable, pinching him as a little director is as simple as playing.

Xu Ning has known Principal Zhou for several years and moves around a lot, and his daughter is still his own fan...... has a good daughter who blows the wind for Xu Ning every day, and ordinary things can be done easily.

The next day.

A wide range of apologies appeared in the media, and by the way, they praised "The Assembly".

Subsequently, even Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, and Zhao Baogang ...... and, the director surnamed Chen, all spoke out one after another in front of the media and praised Xu Ning fiercely.

They commented on "The Assembly" from a professional point of view, and finally came to a conclusion that Director Xu is very high in terms of acting, music, and directing level.

Time

People inside and outside the circle were swiped by Xu Ning's reports, and the happiest thing was his group of fans.

One of the things many people have to do every day when they wake up is to look for news reports about Xu Ning on the Internet.

And some people in the circle have red eyes and very sour teeth:

"Damn, why is this kid so handsome and so powerful...... Ahem, since you can't beat it, let's join. ”

With such a mentality, many people in the circle began to find ways to make friends with Xu Ning, some through acquaintances, and some through commercial performances and drama appointments.

As a representative of the Xiangjiang entertainment industry, Fang Long also sent him an invitation, saying that he would take several people from Xiangjiang to the capital to invite him to dinner in August.

"Brother Long, when you come to the capital, I will definitely invite you to dinner, and I have to do my best to be a landlord." Xu Ning said with a smile.

Fang Long shook his head again and again on the other end of the phone: "That's not good, I have to come, this is to celebrate the popularity of your new film, and I, the big brother, should set a table." ”

At the same time, Andy, Xing Ye, Jielun, and Cai Yinong sent congratulatory messages one after another, and many people who had a good relationship with him wanted to cooperate with him again.

Cai Yinong also mentioned the filming plan of "Sword and Fairy II and III" on the phone, and asked him if he had a schedule......

After all, Xu Ning's current coffee position is different from the past, and Cai Yinong is worried that he will not take on TV series anymore, but develop into higher-end movies.

In this regard, Xu Ning did not refuse.

Just said that if there is a schedule, it will be considered.

In the Beijing circle, he has not stopped banqueting in the past few days, the big guys of the main station and CCTV, Huayi Yibo, the fifth-generation director, and Huang Bo...... Xu Ning is socializing every day.

Until July 25.

The box office of "Assembly" has rushed to 180 million, and the momentum is obviously not as good as before, I am afraid that when it finally ends, it will be at most 200 million.

The entertainment industry in July is all paying attention to the same topic, [Can the assembly number exceed 200 million? 】

Wang Jianlin, who was far away in Dalian, saw the news and called him on the same day: "Xiao Ning, don't worry, Uncle Wang will help you." ”

On the evening of the 25th, Wang Jianlin held a short meeting within the group to arrange the linkage between Wanda shopping malls and cinemas.

[Anyone who buys a movie ticket for "The Assembly" at Wanda Cinema can redeem a food coupon of the corresponding value with the ticket. 】

For a while, those who hesitated to watch the movie no longer hesitated, and ran into Wanda to buy tickets.

The box office is rising.

The box office, which was originally two or three million per day, rose to four or five million at once, and it was about to break through 200 million.

The fans are also amazing.

Some people even bought four or five movies, just to help Xu Ning, Zhao Liying is like this, one person bought ten...... Remove half of the salary Xu Ning gave her.

Qianqian, Aunt Liu, Yuanyuan, Qin Lan, Qinqin, Bingbing, and Jingwen also mobilized their friends to buy tickets.

Xu Ning did not refuse this kind of behavior, because this is a way to promote the purchase of movie tickets, not just swiping tickets.

That kind of simple ticket swiping is operated in the dark and secretly, and the nature of the two is very different.

And Xu Xiuyan, on her part, has been in contact with the theater chain, preparing to extend the screening time and strive for more box office.

On July 31, theoretically the last day of the screening period of "The Assembly", by 11 o'clock at noon, the box office had exceeded 200 million.

As soon as the data came out, fans were very excited, and places such as post bars and forums were already flooded by Xu Ning's fans.

The media also issued articles for the first time to actively report on this grand occasion, and the number of website hits and newspaper sales have increased significantly:

"This newcomer is too terrifying, the box office of the first film directed by him broke 200 million, and he is a well-deserved newcomer king!!"

"The Assembly is over! The box office of 200 million surpassed "Kung Fu" by 173 million, ranking second in the box office of domestic films over the years, and only Zhang Yimou's "Hero" fought with it. ”

"The biggest dark horse in the Chinese film industry is born!"

"It is almost impossible for Chen Kaige's "Wuji" to surpass "Assembly", let's wait and see."

"July 2005 was a noteworthy moment in the history of Chinese cinema...... Since then, domestic films will open a new era of commercial blockbusters. ”

"Zhang Yimou recently participated in the event and revealed that the new movie is already actively preparing, and the initial protagonist is Xu Ning, with a goal of 200 million."

“……”

soon

The time came to half past seven in the evening of the 31st.

The assembly has been confirmed to be postponed for a week.

In fact, what Xu Ning cares about is the box office during the regular screening time of the film, and as for the subsequent postponement, it is not the focus of his attention.

At this moment, there are many people sitting next to him, even Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou, who are sitting here.

Today is Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang, the two major directors, who are the hosts, and invite him, the little brother, to dinner, and there are other directors present.

Such as Jiang Wen, Zhao Baogang, Tianzhuang Zhuang......

In addition, all the main creators of the assembly number were also called over by Xu Ning, Liu Yifei, Fan Binger, Huang Bo, and Deng Chao......

Due to the large number of people, only Fan Binger and Liu Yifei were fortunate to sit at the main table, and the other actors sat at another table.

Even so, Hu Jun, Huang Bo, Deng Chao, Da Hei Niu, Liao Fan and others were very excited.

Because, if Xu Ning hadn't brought them over, they would rarely have had the opportunity to contact a big director like Zhang Yimou.

At this point,

Three rounds of drinking.

Hu Jun, as the big brother at the other table, took the lead in bringing the wine jug to the main table to toast.

He first glanced at Xu Ning.

Xu Ning understood what he meant, Hu Jun was in a dilemma, whether to respect himself first, or Zhang Yimou first.

At present, in addition to Xu Ning and the two little beauties at the main table, there are seven or eight well-known directors in the circle.

Hu Jun and a few people were holding small wine jugs, if they drank one pot after another, it was estimated that it would be about the same tonight, so Xu Ning stood up and smiled:

"Brother Jun, I see you holding a small pot, is this a pot or two pots per person, haha."

Zhang Yimou had never seen any scenes, so he naturally understood what Xu Ning meant, and hurriedly got up and said:

"Forget about the small pot, one pot of wine for one person is eight pots, and the amount of one and a half catties has to be drunk...... Let's use a small cup. ”

Hu Jun and Huang Bo and the others behind him were overjoyed in their hearts, and they all echoed, turned around and returned to the table to pick up the wine glass.

When the wine of the eight big guides in a circle was finished, it was Xu Ning's turn, and Hu Jun directly filled the small wine jug:

"Thank you Director Xu, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to make a blockbuster film of 200 million, this pot of wine, I'll do it first."

Others did the same, a pot of two taels of wine was stuffy in one sip, Xu Ning also made a pot, and said with a smile: "In the future, when I make a film, everyone will have to cheer." ”

Hu Jun: "Haha, I'm the first to sign up." ”

Huang Bo: "I'll just wait at your doorstep." ”

Deng Chao: "Director Xu, I will jump the steel pipe, count me in." ”

“……”

By the end of the drink, everyone was staggering.

Liu Yinyin helped him to walk.

The two did not go back to the villa, but slept in the courtyard for one night, and the next morning, Xu Ning found Yin Yin lying next to him as soon as he opened his eyes.

……

A few days later,

Xu Ning and Aunt Liu came to a five-star hotel in Dongcheng and booked a large auditorium, ready to hold a grand coming-of-age ceremony for Sissi!

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