Chinese entertainment for engineering students

The situation overseas is very good, and the situation in Xiangjiang is also okay. Unfortunately, it failed to break the record, which probably makes Mr. Zou a little regretful. Xiangjiang is still somewhat repulsive to the mainland, even though Jiahe has tried its best to deal with it.

Didn't you watch "Shaolin Temple" and was tortured when it entered Hong Kong? Although the box office was okay in the end, it was far from the actual level of this film.

Of course, there is no evidence for those things, so it can also be said that people in Xiangjiang do not like this by nature.

The local sentiment of the people of Xiangjiang is really quite serious. This is a good thing, but it may not always be a good thing. Wang Xu felt that Xiangjiang still lacked some ambition and courage. For example, what happened to their Academy Award, and they still clung to Xiangjiang.

Wang Xu also felt a little regretful, but he didn't feel too bad. After all, he had expected it, and the second place in the box office of the year was enough to prove his strength.

Although Wang Xu feels that "God of Gamblers II" is not as classic as "God of Gamblers I", it is also a rare and good film in itself. With the blessing of the previous film, it is not a shame to lose to him.

What's more, it's only been a weekend, there's still time for follow-up, and the reputation of my film hasn't collapsed, so there's really no telling who will win.

Jiahe has already arranged the release plans for Little Days, Bangkok and Southeast Asia. Jiahe is still very anxious. Whether they can increase the subscription price before going public depends on this last tremor.

So Wang Xu believes that they really hope that this film will be a big hit, and who would have trouble with money?

If everything goes well, I believe that within the next month or two, most markets around the world will gradually see the heroic appearance of Wang Xu and Wang Fei.

This is the influence of movies. Hollywood has swept the world, bringing about the global influence of Hollywood. The vast majority of the people blindly follow it, and then whatever they say can be whatever it is.

Hollywood belongs to the ugly country, but it is really difficult to say clearly who controls Hollywood. However, it is certain that there is a tacit understanding between several major Hollywood companies. Therefore, to put it simply, Hollywood belongs to several major companies.

The rest, the so-called medium-sized companies and small companies, are struggling to survive in their cracks. They are not just beggars, but they must watch their words and actions.

Therefore, even if the partner New Line is Chouguo Company, even if they are full of confidence in this cooperation, in the end, it will not be smooth sailing in this operation.

Not long after the painting started, just when New Line was confidently planning to make further operations, they suddenly felt some resistance surrounding them.

First, some movie theaters that planned to join the movie had their tickets delayed, and then negotiations with South American countries were blocked and needed to be postponed.

Then several companies with long-term cooperation in Europe contacted and said that they would take another look at the situation. Even the theaters in major countries such as Fugu, Hans, and Gaul began to waver, saying that they would wait and see.

As a small and medium-sized producer that has survived in the Ugly Country for a long time and actually developed well, New Line almost immediately understood that the big bosses were dissatisfied and even directly intervened.

The explosive momentum of "The Matrix" is really too strong. With only 2,000 openings, it has already surpassed another dark horse, also New Line's "Ghost in Disguise".

It is even close to the opening box office of "Forrest Gump", and the momentum feels even more exaggerated than "Ghost in Disguise". You must know that "The Man in Disguise" not only has the blessing of Jim Carrey, who has been popular in the past two years, but also chose the summer prime time and opened for 3,000 screens, which is why it finally won.

It can be said that this year, Ugly Country is full of masterpieces, and it is even more popular on the box office list. Later generations even rated this year as the year God watched movies.

This year is not just about box-office hits, but also classic and profound films.

Judging from the box office alone, the top ten are "Forrest Gump", "The Lion King", "True Lies", "The Santa Clause", "Dumb and Dumber", "Dumb and Dumber", and "Pursuant" , "Speed ​​of Life and Death", "Weird in Disguise", "Pulp Fiction", are they like gods fighting each other?

The well-known movies like "The Shawshank Redemption," "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Interview with the Vampire," "Natural Born Killers," "This Killer Is Too Cold," and "Planet" didn't even make it to the top of the box office. ten.

In later generations, people often call this year the golden year of movies, and it can be said that it is well deserved.

But even in such an environment, a movie like "The Matrix", in which almost all the main characters are Chinese, actually breaks out of the siege and goes straight to the box office championship, which is simply jaw-dropping.

In fact, this film has attracted much attention from the beginning, and even the news media has reported on it. It should be said that the entire Hollywood has paid attention to it.

But after all, this is a medium-cost movie with an investment of only 20 million US dollars, and it mainly stars Chinese people.

Although she had the blessing of Whitney Houston, she only played a supporting role with a small role. It might be more appropriate to say it was a guest appearance. As for John, well, a musical actor who once had a popular movie, what kind of appeal can he have?

As for Wang Fei and other Chinese leading actors, even though Wang Fei has some influence in the ugly country, and Wang Xu has become somewhat famous recently, that has nothing to do with the movie. Who knows how much box office appeal they can have.

Finally, there is the Huaxia special effects team, the Huaxia post-production team, and the Huaxia music team. Such a combination, combined with the sci-fi film produced by the Huaxia director, have you seen it, heard of it, imagined it, and what it can be like?

That's probably it. No matter how you calculate it, the probability of failure should be greater than the probability of success.

In the eyes of all filmmakers, a movie like this would probably have a market estimate of US$40 million at most, and with subsequent sales, it would barely make a loss.

Of course, it is impossible for big companies to have a monopoly on the outside. They even have to act fair and impartial so that these small and medium-sized companies can survive and develop in Hollywood.

They can even allow a small studio to have a movie that becomes a hit and make you rich overnight, but they will almost never allow you to have a movie to compete for the box office championship. This is a matter of principle.

As a result, some undercurrents began to surge, and New Line also felt pressure and resistance. They were familiar with this feeling, but there was nothing they could do about it. This was the current situation in Hollywood. Of course Wang Xu did not understand it, but Robert specifically called Wang Xu The phone call hinted that such a thing could exist.

"So, our problem is that the sales are too good? Or is it because we are all Chinese?" Although Wang Xu knew it well, he still asked.

"Yes, my friend, this is Hollywood. Most filmmakers will never feel this in their lifetime, but you did it in one film." Robert sighed with emotion.

He admired this young man and was even more optimistic about his development. The young man immediately rewarded him with his talent, but the surprises he gave him became bigger and bigger, and he couldn't take it anymore.

"So, should I still feel honored?" Wang Xu said angrily. Hearing about it and feeling it are really not the same experience. At least now, Wang Xu is very unhappy.

"That's not necessary, but that's it. If we make less money, the other impacts shouldn't be big. Maybe the Oscars will even give us a technical award next year as compensation." Robert doesn't want to dampen the enthusiasm of young people. This excessively young star and director is only 22 years old. As an old producer, he does not want to see such a young man lose his vitality.

"The relationship is good. If you make less money, just make less money. Bob, please help me organize the Oscar technical awards next year. That is also a good harvest." On the stick.

What Wang Xu cares more about is the technical awards, which will be a steady source of wealth in the future. Of course it would be better if he had more money at the moment, but if he didn't have it, he wouldn't be particularly disappointed.

Robert's words were pleasant, comforting and encouraging. Wang Xu was sure that what he said was sincere. But when it comes to real money, he will definitely do it if he can do tricks, and he will definitely do it if he can be shameless.

Wang Xu was not the only one who was suppressed. His New Line was the one who was suppressed the most. Well, he was the one who gave it more of the Ugly Country box office share in the first place. Of course, he was more anxious and angry than Wang Xu.

This film even exceeded Robert's expectations, with a box office of 42 million US dollars in the first four days. Although it did not break any records, it was enough to make everyone involved feel proud.

But it also made him secretly angry. It would have been better if he had not held back at that time. He had directly promoted it with all his strength like "The Man in Disguise" and arranged the film in 3,000 theaters. Now I am really afraid that the records are all his own.

The final result is this. Even with New Line operating at full capacity, starting from the second week, the number of online theaters increased to a little more than 3,000, which was more than 200 less than expected.

However, the box office results are still very gratifying, and the attendance rate is surprisingly good. Many people even watched the movie twice and three times. It just set off a movie-watching frenzy in this inconspicuous time.

In the next week, it is estimated that hundreds of theaters will join in, but by that time, the biggest movie-going craze has passed. Those are theaters in small cities and cannot contribute much box office.

When the box office results were reported back to China, Wang Xu was not there, but he had a general understanding of the situation from previous situations, but he didn't know much about the exact figures.

In fact, Wang Xu really doesn't think "The Matrix" has the possibility of winning the box office championship. How could the political theme of "Forrest Gump" allow anyone to surpass it? It's impossible to even come close.

Action movies tend to be strong at the beginning, but then fall quickly, while drama films may be a little tepid at the beginning, but gradually gain popularity and fall very slowly. Wang Xucai doesn't believe that those Hollywood elites really think that "The Matrix" can surpass "Forrest Gump".

The reason for the suppression is just that I don't want to see the Chinese people being too prosperous. I'm just giving you a warning. Robert's words are trustworthy, but you can't believe them all. That's all.

Even so, Wang Xu feels that it is basically certain that this movie will break 100 million at the box office. The only suspense may be whether it will be in the top ten last year.

And even if this film is taken off the shelves, US$42 million is already a box office record for any Asian movie in the United States. No film has ever reached 20 million before.

So, he has nothing to worry about.

The goals he hoped to achieve before filming this film have been basically completed. The young couple became international superstars overnight, at least in the kind that no one in Asia can shake.

Jiang Wen and Zhang Guorong have made a name for themselves in Hollywood, at least they are no longer just strangers.

Wang Fei's records are selling better, and Chen Jiaying has even received countless film contracts, including many Hollywood productions. Although there are no big productions yet, this trend is obviously good.

The most important thing is that the quality of Huaxia's various special effects and post-production has been tested by the world market. This is the most important advertisement for his team's future expansion.

If Wang Xu can successfully launch a series of movies again, it won't matter to Wang Xu even if he is replaced by Western actors and Western screenwriters later.

Because your movie was shot in my studio, the special effects were done in my studio, the music was recorded in my recording studio, and even the editing was done in my editing room, you said Wang Xu still Do you care who owns this movie?

At this time, the foundation for a series of industrialization has been completely laid.

Even a film and television city can become a selling point. Who said that to attract foreign investment, it must be to build factories, but not to make movies? Is the name Changping International Cinema really nice?

This and the full set of services from processing of supplied materials to OEM to OEM, the original enterprise is actually only left with the brand, just like many once famous brands, which were eventually reverse acquired.

Of course, Hollywood will definitely not allow such a reverse takeover to happen, but once they get used to using OEMs and outsourcing, local jobs like this will inevitably be lost. In twenty years, even those who can make movies there may not be able to do so. None.

Even in the worst case scenario, when they rebuild the supply chain and revive Hollywood, Wang Xu doesn't believe that China really won't be able to produce a few directors who can carry the banner.

Of course, now is not the time to propose these things. They still need to be slowly brewed and developed, and more importantly, they need the support and implementation of various policies. The road is long, and it is necessary to enter the village quietly and not to shoot.

Wang Xu's film was boycotted in Hong Kong and ostracized in China. It should be better in China, but the fact is that here, the film's treatment is even worse.

What is Wang Xu doing now? He was holding a conference, the promotion conference about GIT, where Wang Xu was going to give a speech. This conference was postponed for nearly half a month before it was finally held.

There was no way, the leaders were too busy, and it was not easy to bring all these departments and bureaus together. As a result, Wang Xu didn't even have time to promote his movie. The movie was released, and "Reference News" didn't reprint the overseas event.

But the problem is not big. Although "Reference News" was silent, "Seven O'clock News" spent one minute reporting that the country's first multi-party investment science fiction blockbuster was about to be released, and focused on the film's symbol of special effects in Chinese films. News that the industry has entered the world's advanced level.

This time, we didn’t organize a group viewing. I guess they wanted to test the film’s actual market appeal, except for the fact that all the major print media helped to mention it.

The exclusive interview about the movie also appeared on the front page of major entertainment newspapers. This was arranged by China Film. Except for Wang Xu, other crew members participated in the interview. The momentum was very huge and many media came. Reporter, but this is the only time.

Perhaps, this is the maximum limit that China Film Group can achieve now. After all, it is only 1994, and there is not even a professional TV entertainment news program in China.

Not to mention entertainment, even "Eastern Time" and "Focus Interview", China's first in-depth TV news reports, just started broadcasting this year.

No matter how powerful Huaying is, it can't change the programs that it doesn't have yet. This publicity intensity can be considered adequate. At least at this time, Wang Xu is still willing to believe that Huaying is really a clever woman who can't make a meal without rice.

In fact, the reputation of domestic films in the past two years has not completely collapsed, and the box office has not yet sunk to the bottom, so there are still some basic movie-watching groups.

There have been many reports about "The Matrix", but the focus has been on a strange point. Overseas blockbusters have not yet come in, but joint venture blockbusters have taken the lead. Anyway, anyone who likes to read newspapers knows that there is a joint venture movie Screened in China.

The original ones are better than the joint venture ones, and the joint venture ones are better than the domestic ones. According to this simple value logic, Wang Xu's joint venture film is still worth watching.

But with this level of publicity, Wang Xu really doesn't know whether to call them amateurs or intentional. Anyway, it feels very strange overall.

This is the first time that China Film Group has engaged in box office splitting. It was indeed done when many things were immature. If it had not been for the preparations that had been made to introduce blockbusters, China Film Group would not even have a theater chain. .

As for distribution, it was even more chaotic. Up to now, local cinemas in Jiangsu Province and other places are still very boycotting Chinese Film. They did not even attend the film viewing party and refused to screen this film assigned by Chinese Film.

To sum up, in one sentence, the promotion and release of "The Matrix" in mainland China were very unsatisfactory.

Not to mention the local area, Huaying's theater chain has not been established at all, and most of them still use the past planning system, which is quite excusable. But even among the major cities in the country, only five cities, namely Imperial Capital, Tianjin and Hong Kong, Yangcheng, Rongcheng and Peidu, participated in the first batch of screenings.

In total, of the approximately 1,500 movie screens across the country, only about 300 participated in the premiere.

In other words, China Film only managed to secure about 1/5 of the support for this film, which is not even as much as it sold copies in the past. You will know how weak this nationwide release is.

After making arrangements, they were still complaining to Wang Xu about how difficult it was for the local theater chains to deal with, but they had already tried their best.

Wang Xu knew this clearly. He smelled the smoke and realized that Huaying was taking advantage of Wang Xu's power to speed up the progress of the reform. Regardless of suppressing different factions, they are all trying to take advantage of Wang Xu.

Wang Xu and Huaying had no direct contact before. Everything was arranged by the superiors. Wang Xu could also understand that the superiors agreed to this pilot on the basis of Huaying, which disrupted the deployment and rhythm of Huaying's leadership.

Wang Xu recognizes your grievances and unwillingness. Even if you want some benefits, we can discuss them as long as they are reasonable.

But you do one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes. You publicize it openly, but behind the scenes you are doing things that are both positive and negative. This is very unreasonable. You have disrupted Wang Xu's plan.

In fact, it has been three days since it was released, and the first weekend has ended. China Film has not made any contact with Wang Xu, as if they have done all the work and there is nothing left to do without them.

Wang Jinghua urged her twice to ask about the situation, but it still seemed like she was lost in the sea, with no reply at all.

Wang Xu just laughed. Wang Xu was also convinced by this operation. Could it be that he really thought that Wang Xu was some kind of second generation who came here to make money?

The question is, can anyone really pull off Wang Xu’s tiger skin?

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