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Wu Yusen's face was not looking good.

After repeated discussions and deliberations, the first part of "The Crossing" was finally scheduled for July 22, Saturday.

It was only eight days away from the release date of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Return of the King".

It was definitely affected in terms of box office.

Of course, Wu Yusen was still confident about the performance and box office of the film.

It was just that the market performance of "New Condor Heroes" was too good, which made him feel a lot of pressure.

"Congratulations, your two consecutive films have sold well, and you have become famous in the mainland!" Wu Yusen said.

Wang Jing hurriedly said modestly: "Alas, not really, not really, everyone knows my ability. I can achieve today's results thanks to everyone's support, in fact, anyone can do it!"

The rest of the people in the room felt much more comfortable after hearing this.

Because since Wang Jing moved to the mainland, the only films that can be called box office hits are "The Man from Macau" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Return of the King".

The common point of these two films is that the cast is relatively strong, especially the latter, which is starred by super-award-winning stars such as Jiang Heng, and guest appearances by big names such as Cheng Long, Jet Li, and Stephen Chow. A total of more than 100 action stars worked together to create it. Even if it was directed by a newcomer, the box office performance would not be bad.

Therefore, Wang Jing just happened to be in the right place, and it is not his ability.

But ordinary audiences and investors may not think of this. They think that Wang Jing was very good at filming when he was in Hong Kong, and he got better and better when he moved to the mainland.

In another tavern in Beijing, Feng Xiaogang, Ge You, Zhang Hanyu, Zheng Xiaolong and others gathered together to discuss the box office hit "New Yitian".

"It's too popular, as if watching movies is free. The cinema is full of people. There is no room to stand in the room, and they are squeezed onto the street!" Ge You's words are still as exaggerated and funny as ever.

Feng Xiaogang was more objective, "When it comes to making martial arts films, Hong Kong is better at it, and the films are really good!"

Zhang Hanyu sighed, "Times have really changed. It was not easy to make a box office of over 100 million yuan back then. It's only been a few years, and even Wang Jing can make a film with a box office of more than 10 or 20 billion yuan!"

Feng Xiaogang's face changed slightly after hearing this, and he drank a glass of wine silently.

The market has changed a lot in recent years. The highest box office record in the mainland market has exceeded 3 billion yuan, which has doubled the pressure on Director Feng, who was already worried about "falling behind".

Seeing rising stars such as Xu Zheng and Ning Hao step into the ranks of "billion-dollar directors" one after another, and with the "return of the king" of Hong Kong veteran directors such as Wang Jing, Director Feng is not just under a lot of pressure, but really worried about what to shoot.

That's why he called his brothers out to drink and chat!

Zheng Xiaolong said, "Other people's films are big hits at the box office, that's their ability. We have to do what we are good at. Old Feng, if you ask me, you still have to make comedies!"

Feng Xiaogang smiled bitterly, "I would like to make one, but there is no suitable script!"

Ge You said, "There must be a brave man under a big reward. As long as you are willing to spend money, you will definitely be able to buy the right one!"

Zhang Hanyu also gave suggestions, and the others talked a lot.

It is said that "The Return of the King" is not only a big hit at the box office, but also has a good reputation. Douban opened with a score of 8.3, but it quickly rose to 8.7.

It's not that the film has profound connotations and artistry, but purely as a commercial film, it is really outstanding!

It can be said to be the most entertaining and enjoyable Chinese action film in the past ten years, so that the theaters in popular commercial districts everywhere are full and the audience is like a tide.

The box office results naturally rose day by day, closing at 283 million on the second day, 252 million on the third day, and 774 million in the first weekend, which is the best result among Hong Kong directors except Jiang Heng.

Starting from the working day of the second week, the single-day box office of "The Return of the King" began to decline, winning 189 million.

It slowly fell in the following days, but there was still a single-day box office of more than 150 million, and the results were still dazzling.

The pressure was naturally transmitted to the upcoming "The Crossing", so the publicity and distribution team of the film decided to hold the first national media screening at Beijing Joy City on July 20 to warm up for the full release two days later.

After the film was screened, Wu Yusen and the leading actor Tong Dawei appeared in the theater and communicated with the first batch of audiences at close range.

The plot of the film revolves around the love of three pairs of lovers. The characters played by Tong Dawei and Zhang Ziyi are in love by chance.

Among them, Tong Dawei plays the role of the communications captain Tong Daqing, who speaks in the Northeastern dialect in the film, which can be said to have "taken over" all the laughs in the film, and was well received by the audience.

As for the plot of the film, the audience was a little confused.

In their opinion, this film is long and tedious, and the plot is very scattered, which is completely incomparable to "Titanic"!

In terms of the entertainment and viewing value of the film, it is also incomparable with the "New Yitian" currently being released.

But in the media reports on the second day, the audience praised "The Taiping Ferry" and the film's reputation was overwhelming.

Who are the audience? Of course, it is the guests present.

For example, film critic Hu Jianli said: "The texture of the whole film is very good, whether it is from the performance of the actors, the character modeling, or the stage design, it reflects the heaviness of an epic blockbuster."

Some people also praised the war scenes in the film, saying that they saw the shocking war scenes that are rare in domestic films, or even unprecedented, in "The Taiping Ferry" (above).

There are also film critics who strongly recommend this film to the audience, saying that the love of that era is fascinating, and the power of love can transcend time and the rings of years. "

Before the release, the media's evaluation of the film was always positive.

And time soon came to July 22, the day when "The Taiping" (Part 1) was officially released, but it only got 31 million yuan in the first day box office.

After the news came out, all parties were shocked, because the box office result was really too low.

And the several production companies of the film were also dumbfounded. They did not expect that "The Taiping", which had been prepared for many years and cost a lot of money, would achieve such a dismal result.

What's worse is that not only the box office is not good, but the reputation is even worse.

The audience complained the most about that they came with the expectation of watching the Republic of China version of "Titanic" sinking , I spent most of the time watching Huang Xiaoming's smile and chin, and I didn't see the shipwreck until the end of the film. I was really disappointed.

As for the so-called love scenes of three pairs of lovers that Director Wu Yusen introduced to the audience during the promotion, the audience didn't think it was very good.

First, the story line was too loose, failed to highlight the key points, and the camera switching was also far-fetched.

Secondly, it was naturally not touching enough, because the story line was too loose and the key points were not highlighted, which made it difficult for the audience to empathize with the characters.

As a result, many viewers were unable to be moved by this film that used love as a selling point, which was a bit embarrassing! (End of this chapter)