The fireworks are beautiful, Chinese New Year's Eve is lively, and the whole city is beautifully lit up.

They drank late on the boat this night, and it was more than two o'clock in the morning when they returned to the hotel, so everyone had no other ideas, and they fell asleep when they arrived at the hotel.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, early in the morning, He Fang was woken up by the hotel's wake-up service, and he was ignorantly relieved with the 'Happy New Year' on the phone.

After I went to wash up, I picked up my phone and looked at it, there were a lot of New Year's messages.

It was impossible to reply seriously one by one, so I had to make up a mass text message.

At this time, he suddenly saw a text message of box office information, yesterday's Chinese New Year's Eve domestic box office narrowed, only got 21.08 million, this is also understandable, yesterday everywhere had to eat Chinese New Year's Eve, and at night to watch the Spring Festival Gala, who will go to the movies?

It's really good to get a box office of more than 20 million yuan in this way, and a total of 98.88 million yuan was won at the box office in China three days before the Spring Festival, which is converted into 14.54 million US dollars, which is okay.

Since it has been overnight, the global box office has also been released, with 10.6 million on the first day of the first three days in North America, 10.77 million on the next day, and 11.29 million yesterday, with a total of $32.66 million in the first three days of the first weekend.

The rest of the world was 26.5 million on the first day, 26.92 million the next day, and 28.22 million yesterday. The rest of the world earned $81.64 million in the opening weekend.

In the end, the total box office of "Pacific Rim" in the first three days of the world was $128.84 million, or $128 million.

It's not a big hit, but it's not bad, and let's look at the performance of the second week and seven days.

"Happy New Year Boss, Wishing you prosperity." He Fangcai walked out of the room and found that there were several waiters in the corridor to greet him for the New Year.

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Fortune, Fortune." As he spoke, he took out a red envelope and gave one to everyone.

"Thank you boss, I wish the boss a prosperous business in the Year of the Dragon, the spirit of the dragon and the horse, the dragon and the tiger leap, the dragon and the tiger, the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing, and the dragon wind is auspicious!"

"......" He Fang took out a few red envelopes from his handbag again, and was stunned by these messy blessings, "Get rich, get rich." ”

……

Well, anyway, I have been handing out red envelopes before I left the hotel, and after leaving the hotel, I gave red envelopes to the driver and security personnel.

Today's schedule is to run three theaters first, and then there will be media interviews, and there will be a cocktail party inviting the Hong Kong film and television industry in the evening.

The first cinema they were going to was the AMC Cinema at Pacific Place, and it was quite crowded and attended, which was very good.

When the movie ended, the crew appeared, and the scene erupted in warm applause.

"Well shot."

"He's so energetic, win glory for me!"

"Chris, so handsome!"

……

"Thank you, thank you for your enthusiasm, let's let our movie creator say a few words for everyone, okay?"

"Okay!"

He Fang took the microphone: "Is the movie good?" ”

"Beautiful."

"Okay, I'm relieved to hear you say that, this is my first time in Hong Kong to do publicity, you are the first audience I contacted, and you give me a great feeling. Thank you for your likes, I strive to make more and more good-looking movies for you in the future. Thank you, guys. ”

"Come on!"

The host took over: "Director He, I really want to ask another question, why didn't you participate in this movie yourself?" We've seen very few films you've been involved in. ”

"Huh? Do you think I'm more handsome than Wu Jing? Am I more suitable than him to match with Fan Bingbing? He Fang asked with a smile.

"Haha......" everyone who understood laughed.

The host spread his hands, "Wu Jing is also very handsome and suitable for acting, I mean we haven't seen you appear for a long time." ”

"I want to act too, but my energy doesn't allow it. I've tried, being a director and a starring role is very tiring, and it can often be confusing. A blockbuster like "Pacific Rim" doesn't allow me to try and make mistakes, because the cost of trial and error is too high. He Fang explained.

"I also want to ask a question, are the domestic planes and aircraft carriers in the movie real? Is it the mainland that has already begun a secret plan? ”

"Then you asked the wrong person this question, and I'm not engaged in the military industry, so I really don't know. I hope it's true, because I love it too. ”

"Does it mean groundless imagination?"

He Fang glanced at the host and smiled mysteriously.

"It can't be said that it is unfounded, although some things are not known, they can be deduced through some clues......"

He can't say that it's just a figment of the imagination, because once you say that, some people will say, 'Look, this is the product of a Chinese director's daydream, what are you proud of?' ’。 However, he can't say that there is a root, so doesn't that mean that he knows some secrets?

"What about the monsters?"

……

In the next exchange, the host is quite professional, he can take care of each main creator, and the problem is mild.

The final link is the interaction with the audience, answering a few questions, and then the lucky audience is drawn to give red envelopes, each creator draws ten lucky viewers to give their own red envelopes, and the three luckiest viewers in the audience will send mecha and monster figures.

The event didn't last long, only about half an hour, after all, people still have to open their doors to do business, half an hour on the first day of the Lunar New Year, how much turnover does it have to be?

In addition to this theater, they also went to two other theaters, and the accompanying propagandists took some photos and recorded some videos, which were sent to various media outlets.

There was no media to cover the activities of these three theaters, because the crew held a press conference in the afternoon, and they didn't need to come to the theater with them.

The press conference was still arranged at the Shangri-La Hotel, where they were staying, so they went back to the hotel after the event, and it was time to take a rest, after all, it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and they couldn't be too tired.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, dozens of media gathered in the large conference room of the Shangri-La Hotel, and He Fang and his entourage appeared at the scene in time.

The host briefly introduced: "This is the media briefing of the "Pacific Rim" Hong Kong Propaganda Station, mainly to answer questions from media reporters about the "Pacific Rim" movie, the time is one hour, and it will be broadcast live by Jade Channel, and you can start asking questions below. ”

The moderator pointed to one of the reporters in yellow, who took the microphone.

"Director He, yesterday when you came to Hong Kong, you said, 'Look down on Hong Kong people', and you arrogantly said that whatever the reporters write, what reason do you disrespect Hong Kong people?"

He Fang clicked a little bit and pulled the microphone closer.

"I guess you don't know what happened yesterday, and there are a lot of people who don't. Because your reporters always use out-of-context to win attention and news. ”

"Actually, I don't really want to explain, because if you do, you will also distort the report, and there is no so-called journalistic spirit in Hong Kong. It's just a matter of increasing the tongue and constantly ripping the skin. So, you go and get to know every word I said to the reporters yesterday. ”

The reporter immediately asked, "What is the spirit of journalism you are talking about?" Hong Kong is a very international place, we don't have the spirit of journalism, can the mainland have? ”

"You don't even know what the spirit of journalism is as a journalist. The spirit of journalism is to seek truth from facts, convey the truth of the news to readers or viewers as much as possible, and let the audience judge the merits and good or bad. And what are you? It is to cover up the truth as much as possible, and then use the values and opinions of journalists to guide readers and viewers. ”

He Fang fought back sharply.

"......" The reporter suddenly opened his mouth and didn't say anything for a while.

Before the reporter could refute, the host said very knowingly: "Next, okay, the beautiful woman in red." ”

"Director He, since you said that the news should tell the truth, then what is the truth about your suppression of "The Legend of the White Snake" and forcing Director Cheng Xiaodong and Jet Li to bow their heads?"

He Fang spread his hands: "This is at the press conference of the "Pacific Rim" movie, you don't want to go somewhere else." Since you want to talk about it, then I will tell you the merits of this matter. Originally, this matter was already very clear in China, but your Hong Kong media did not follow up and reported, and chose the method of blaming me if you didn't listen, then I can't help it, I will only explain it once, and don't ask me again in the future. ”

Then He Fang retold the old thing, and made it clear that it was not who wanted to suppress "The Legend of the White Snake", nor did he have to force Cheng Xiaodong and Jet Li to bow their heads, but they were at fault first, and they caused great harm to He Fang caused by Huying.

After this was said, the host did not give the reporter a chance to ask questions again, and directly went to the next one.

"Director He, why don't Hong Kong actors appear in your movies basically, do you look down on Hong Kong actors? Or is there something else? ”

"Don't always interview me with the greatest malice, as if I am a heinous bad person, in fact, I am the biggest victim, I am the most wronged one. I remember when I answered this question, and since you asked it again, then I will answer it again, and don't ask it again in the future. ”

"The reason why there are no Hong Kong actors is very simple, because I have a language barrier with Hong Kong actors, I can't understand the vernacular, and the director can't effectively communicate with the actors on the set, how can I cooperate?"

He Fang asked rhetorically.

"You can communicate in English, Hong Kong actors speak very good English." The journalist said.

"Do you come home and communicate with your parents in French or Russian? Why can't your own family communicate in Chinese? Why don't Hong Kong actors go to Hollywood and ask Hollywood directors to speak to them in the vernacular? ”

"I've been in Hollywood for eight years, and I've never heard of a crew accommodating actors. Only the actor learns the local language in order to act well and let the whole crew communicate with him. You give me an example, which Hollywood star doesn't speak English, and then Hollywood praises this actor to the sky. ”

As soon as He Fang finished answering, the host shouted: "Next, the gentleman with glasses." ”

"Director He, what do you think of the decline of Hong Kong films since the handover? Not only is Hong Kong cinema declining, but Hong Kong as a whole is not moving towards a more prosperous situation, what do you think? ”

"......" He Fang looked confused, "This journalist friend, your question has less and less to do with the "Pacific Rim" movie, I am a director, not a politician or a scholar, is it a bit too much for you to ask me this question?" ”

He Fang looked a scoundrel.

"Can you put yourself in your director's shoes and share your point of view?" The journalist insisted.

"Okay, then I'll answer this question that has nothing to do with the movie, and if the next question has nothing to do with "Pacific Rim", we will refuse to answer it."

"First of all, there are many reasons for the decline of Hong Kong films, such as the loss of the market in Taiwan Province and Southeast Asia, such as the dilemma of Hong Kong films being pirated and forced to kill the genuine version, such as the disconnection of talents...... In short, many reasons. ”

"If the original market is lost, the profit will be reduced if the market is lost, and the production cost will be lower and lower."

"It has something to do with what you said later...... This leads to the fact that it always fails to develop. ”

"Look at yourselves, when you did not have a time when you desired. Now that you have it, you can't control it, and you're secretly being manipulated by others. Therefore, in the face of development in recent years, you have not been able to adjust and grasp in time, which is the good reason why you feel that you have not lived in the past few years. ”

"A lot of the problem is very clear, that is, some people are unwilling. So, even if they make this place a mess by means of destruction. Don't you understand it yourselves? If there is no one with such an eye, then I will help you point it out. ”

"Alright, that's the end of this question, let's move on. By the way, don't keep asking me, there are our actors sitting next to us. ”

The host nodded, "Okay, next one." ”

……

He Fang's answer was very sharp, he didn't have any scruples, after all, you can't hide it with them, otherwise they will always feel that you have something to say if you have a weak heart.

This is also the reason why some of us always complicate simple problems, but in fact, the cause is very simple, and some people are unwilling, and then use years of influence to mess up the environment on this land.

……

At eight o'clock in the evening, it was still at the Shangri-La Hotel, Stephen Chow was the first to come, and he still supported him.

"Director He, do you know? Many people in Hong Kong watched your press conference in the afternoon, and basically everyone in the entertainment industry watched it, what you said is so good, we haven't figured out some issues, I didn't expect you to make it clear in three or two sentences, you are amazing. ”

"Haha, it's not that complicated. Just like making a movie, you have to export a value to the audience, you just need to quietly stuff it in, and the audience can't see it. But the knowledgeable can see it at a glance. ”

Stephen Chow gave a thumbs up, "Or you people with this kind of environment understand this better." ”

The two were chatting, and at this time Jackie Chan also came.

"Yo, Brother Jackie Chan, Happy New Year, Wishing you prosperity." He Fang smiled and clenched his fists.

"Ah, Wishing you prosperity when we meet, I'll find out if there are any red envelopes." Jackie Chan also immediately searched his body, according to the habit of this side on the first day of the new year, others tell you Wishing you prosperity, you have to show it somewhat.

"Come, come, come, red envelope." Fortunately, Jackie Chan's assistant handed him a wad of red envelopes.

"Haha, thank you, big brother, I wish my eldest brother dragon luck in the Year of the Dragon, dragon and horse spirit, dragon and tiger leap, dragon and phoenix are auspicious ......"

"Come on, return the dragon and phoenix Chengxiang, who am I going to go to? The press conference in the afternoon was so good that I must come over and talk to you. We can't control anything else now, but can Director He give an idea about the movie? ”

Jackie Chan is very sincere.

"Huh? This one...... We don't dare to come up with ideas, but it's okay to communicate. He Fang is not averse to developing with Hong Kong films.

People take advantage of profits, and whoever gives them real profits, they will say who is good.

Hong Kong is like that, if it gets better and better after the handover, then they will naturally be fine.

Therefore, it is also beneficial for everyone to help Hong Kong make good films.

"Okay, wait a minute, the main people of our film association will come, you can tell everyone. You have done a good job in China, and you have indeed led Chinese films out of a new path, and our Hong Kong films also need a new road. Otherwise, when our generation is old, Hong Kong movies will be completely dead. ”

(End of chapter)