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On December 23, the second Friday of the release of "The Great Wall", a total of 5 movies were released on that day.

Among them, the ones most anticipated by the audience are naturally "Railway Flying Tiger" starring Cheng Long and joined by young actors such as Huang Zitao, Wang Kai and Wang Dalu, as well as Zhang Jiajia's first directorial debut and Wang Jiabei's producer, Liang Chaowei, Jin Chengwu, Chen Yixun, baby, etc. A romantic comedy "The Ferryman" co-starring many movie stars.

Both movies are star-studded. "Railway Tiger" has Cheng Long carrying the banner; "The Ferryman" uses Wang Jiawei's signature. In addition to Liang Chaowei and other six well-known movie stars, even the supporting roles are ordinary. Familiar celebrity faces, Li Yuchun makes a guest appearance, and Lu Han also makes a guest appearance. It can be said that the stars are truly shining.

Not surprisingly, on the 23rd, "The Great Wall", which had been released for seven days, was impacted by "Railway Tigers" and "The Ferryman", and its share of the national film schedule dropped from more than 40% to 19.5%.

[Railway Flying Tiger] accounted for 29% of the films released on the first day, ranking second in the country in terms of the number of films released on that day.

The first is the most popular "The Ferryman", which accounted for 37.4% of the national film schedule on the first day of release.

On Friday, affected by the release of new movies, the national single-day box office reached a new high in recent times.

On the 8th day of its release, [The Great Wall]'s single-day box office dropped to 36.74 million, [Railway Tiger] took 55.76 million on its first day of release, and the most promising [The Ferryman] achieved the same day's box office with 81.42 million. National box office champion.

In the two weekend days that followed, "Railway Tiger" and "The Ferryman" still performed well, with box office results of 162 million yuan and 198 million yuan respectively.

However, after the first three days, the reputation of the two new movies has slowly grown.

[Railway Flying Tiger] Fortunately, Cheng Long's movies usually have a certain quality guarantee.

The movie is adapted from "Railway Guerrillas". Cheng Long brings his own comedy style to this old red classic, redecorating the railway resistance with humor, giving "Railway Tigers" a new vitality.

In terms of plot concept, "Railway Flying Tiger" actually doesn't have much novelty, but Cheng Long's kung fu humor and many jokes make this new work particularly entertaining compared to the old version.

Of course, the movie is indispensable for various plot bugs and flaws. You cannot watch it as a drama, otherwise it will feel like an anti-Japanese drama. As a mindless comedy movie, it is still relatively qualified.

However, one thing that has been questioned by the audience is that Prince Long, who has already committed a crime, appears openly in the movie.

Although there is no trace of Prince Long in the publicity or posters, he can be seen from time to time in the movie.

In fact, not only the audience, but also Gu Wei couldn't accept it. He understood Cheng Long's love for his son as a father, but as someone who had played the role of an anti-drug policeman in "Operation Mekong", he was particularly sensitive to this aspect and would never do it. Have some sympathy for people who take drugs.

Compared with "Railway Flying Tiger", "The Ferryman"'s reputation collapsed even more completely.

Three days after its release, this movie, which assembled almost the strongest lineup, completely collapsed.

The film's noisy and exaggerated tone and lavish colors are filled with an atmosphere of decadence, and the stories between the three core characters (Liang Chaowei and Du Juan, Jin Chengwu and Zhang Rongrong, baby and Chen Yixun) are soft and boneless, and the outburst of emotions seems very far-fetched. Resonating with the audience and so on are out of the question.

Everyone thought that "The Ferryman" would be another classic masterpiece produced by Wang Jiawei through Zhang Jiajia. After all, in this movie, Director Wang was not only the producer but also the producer and screenwriter. However, it turned out that Zhang Jiajia was the director. Wearing the guise of Wang Jiawei, we made a movie about Wang Jing.

After "The Ferryman" was released, its score on Douban was only 3.9, which was worse than last week's controversial "The Great Wall".

In addition, there were special effects that supported the Great Wall and director Zhang's use of color. "The Ferryman" received almost unanimous negative reviews from audiences and critics. As a plot-oriented literary and artistic film, it can make everyone so unified. It's not easy to hate.

[I have watched a movie in the cinema for so many years, and this is the first time I left in less than half an hour. I feel sorry for Liang Chaowei and Jin Chengwu, and I am not sure if they will be late at night.]

[After watching "The Ferryman", I feel that I should apologize to "The Great Wall". Zhang Yimou's film is not that bad.]

[Zhang Jiajia’s wish is: Guo Xiaosi cannot be allowed to dominate the world alone! 】

[This film should represent the collapsed aesthetics of the moment, stewing chicken soup for the soul, petty bourgeoisie, freshness, street culture and other things that the public loves into a pot of shit! 】

[Ignorance made me walk into the cinema]

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Amid the verbal and verbal criticism, the always dark and mysterious King of Sunglasses could not sit still.

On December 25, he finally spoke out, and this time his strong literary tone revealed a bit of "retreat" stubbornness and aloofness:

“In fact, the world is so big, and it doesn’t stop at the north and the south.

Pursuing perfection is tantamount to being complacent.

In your eyes this is just a movie, to me it is a world.

As the saying goes, great success can only be achieved if there are shortcomings.

Ferryman, ferrying others and oneself - I like it.

Merry Christmas! "

All I can say is that sometimes, some people just can’t recognize themselves or their works.

Needless to say, Wang Jiawei's status in the film and television industry is an absolute great director of art films. He has received countless honors and has also produced classic films such as "In the Mood for Love", "Chungking Express" and "Happy Together".

But now facing criticism and accusations from the audience, he chooses to believe in himself and refuses to accept negative comments at all. I was right, but the world was wrong.

Interestingly, I don’t know whether it was to please the great director or simply follow the trend. Wang Jiawei’s sentence “I like it” on Weibo attracted almost half of the entertainment industry stars to echo in unison: “I like it too! "

In addition to starring actors such as Jin Chengwu, Liang Chaowei, Baby, and Chen Yixun, Huang Xiaoming, Chen Kun, Ou Hao, Li Chen, Li Yifeng, Yang Kun and other stars in the entertainment industry have come out to support director Wang Da.

Even Zhou Xingchi, who is also a great director, wrote "I like it too" with one stroke of his pen and posted it on Weibo to express his support for Wang Jiashi.

In the office, Gu Wei looked at the excitement online with a sneer on his face.

After being in the industry for so long, Gu Wei has directed two movies and filmed so many dramas, and has become a top star in the entertainment industry, but he has always had a very clear understanding of himself.

Whether it is a director or an actor on the market, the ultimate goal of filming a film or television drama is to show it to the audience. To put it bluntly, there is no essential difference between a chef who cooks and Tony who cuts a haircut.

Everyone relies on their craftsmanship to make a good film, the audience likes it, they make money, and everyone is happy.

What Wang Jiawei did is like a cook preparing a meal and bringing it to the table. The diners took a bite and said it was a piece of shit. The cook was unconvinced and said, "You don't know how to taste delicious food. It is unpalatable to you, but to many people." It's delicious.

Due to this chef's status in the chef world, many fellow chefs praised him. This dish by Chef Wang is indeed delicious and we all like it.

But the key point is that when you cook food, you don’t sell it to customers. You have to cook it well and eat it yourself. No matter how unpalatable it is, others won’t care about it. Since customers paid for your food, isn’t it normal to give a two-sentence rating?

Moreover, according to the current situation, it is not that one or two film critics deliberately smeared this movie. Netizens generally think that what you filmed is just a piece of shit.

Now that you've become a bitch, don't think about erecting a chastity memorial anymore. When you're beaten, you have to stand at attention instead of speaking harshly.

In fact, Wang Jiawei is not alone. Many well-known directors in China have this problem.

The most typical one is Director Chen. "The Promise" was criticized as a bad film. Director Chen was also unconvinced and said that you, the audience, will not understand this story within 20 years. It seems that 20 years are almost here, and still no one has come forward to give [ Wuji] Reversal of the verdict.

It's normal to be highbrow in art, but you can't shoot something for your own pleasure and also think about making everyone like it and making money from the audience. There's no such thing as the best of both worlds.

“Boss, do we want to make a statement regarding [The Ferryman] and show our support for Wang Jia’s position?

Maybe there will be a chance to work together in the future~"

Gu Wei raised his eyebrows.

"It's not necessary. I've seen this movie. It's really a bad movie. He's just a king. He's not qualified enough to make me befriend him against my will!"

Besides, with Director Wang’s habit of making movies, even if a good movie comes to me in the future, I have to consider whether the shooting period is suitable.

It often takes several years to make a film, and I don't have any free time to accompany him to sharpen the lens.

He is a great director of art films, but he is not the only director who can really make good art films."

Gu Wei thought about it again.

"You should tell the various agents in the company that your artists should not follow the trend and flatter others.

If there is no conflict, there is no need to step on the other party, and there is no need to take the initiative to fawn over.”

"clear!"

Yang Liwen nodded thoughtfully.

"Boss, the recent endorsement contract with Bulgari has been basically finalized. If there are no problems, the contract will be signed in the next two days and will be officially announced on New Year's Day."

Gu Wei was not surprised at all. Cooperation with Bulgari had been discussed before. At the same time, Coca-Cola and Porsche had released their global territories, and Bulgari had only just finalized it. It was very slow. .

In fact, Bulgari is quite eager to invite Gu Wei to become its new global spokesperson.

Also a global luxury brand under the Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton Group, LV’s sales have increased year after year since 15 years after reaching a cooperation with Gu Wei, making Bulgari of the same group very jealous.

Especially now that the Chinese market accounts for an increasing share of the global luxury goods market, Gu Wei's status as a leader in domestic entertainment is increasingly valued by major luxury goods companies.

The main reason for the more than a month of pulling and pulling on the contract is that Bulgari hopes that Gu Wei will take on more offline publicity tasks during his time as a spokesperson. Gu Wei is a relatively lazy person. He can use my photos and videos, but in the end I'm not happy about running events.

So the endorsement negotiations that originally started at the end of October took until the end of December to reach an agreement.

“The endorsement fee given by Bulgari is still US$10 million over two years, which is worse than some international superstars in Europe and the United States.

Nowadays, the endorsement fees of top international superstars are generally 15 million to 20 million US dollars for two years.

Just like the boss, if you endorse Coca-Cola, because there is Pepsi-Cola as a competitor, they will give you a top-notch offer.

However, your endorsement fees are among the best in domestic entertainment and even the entire entertainment industry in Asia.

The endorsement fees of major international brands for Japanese and Korean entertainment circles and other top stars in our country are generally US$5 million to US$8 million for two years, and some are even lower.

Of course, they mostly have Title brand ambassadors, Asian regional spokespersons, and single category spokespersons, but few truly global spokespersons.”

"How was the road show over there at [Love Saint]?"

After talking about endorsements, Gu Wei asked about the movies the company would be releasing in the next few days.

“This year the crew held a meeting in Shenzhen, and there were also screenings at the same time.

The nationwide roadshow has achieved good results in recent times. The audience generally reacted well after screenings, and the atmosphere at the scene was also good.

Just like the previous "The Great Wall", many viewers who watched the on-demand screening said that boss, your role was too small and it died at the beginning."

Yang Liwen said that the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.

Gu Wei was also speechless.

He just made a guest appearance and contributed the first "black and white photo" of his acting career. What else do you want him to do.

A county town in a remote area of ​​the west, the best hotel in the area.

"Sister Yifei~

Uncle and aunt asked us to go to dinner.”

Nazha was wearing very casual clothes, which looked a little plain compared to how she usually looked in the camera, but her face was still far more beautiful than ordinary people.

She came back from watching a show in Paris and participated in Gu Wei's charity fund with Liu Yifei. The two of them followed Gu Wei's parents to the mountainous areas of Yunnan and Guizhou, and experienced many things that they could not usually see, and also helped more people in need. people.

"I know, I'll go there~

The elementary school I went to inspect in the morning was so remote that I almost fell apart while riding in the car."

Liu Yifei was wearing a light blue pullover and also didn't wear much makeup. She was leaning on the sofa in the room with a tired look on her face.

She stared at the phone in her hand, her fingers sliding from time to time, and her eyes moved not knowing what she was thinking.

"What are you looking at? So serious."

Naza sat on the armrest of the sofa and asked curiously.

"A movie that has been very popular on the Internet these days, "The Ferryman" directed by Zhang Jiajia and written and produced by Wang Jiawei, has been very controversial on the Internet recently."

Although she hasn't watched the movie yet, Liu Yifei has a very good impression of Wang Jiasi. She likes talented directors and is wondering if she can express her support for Director Wang.

"I know about this. My agent told me about it earlier~"

"Oh? What did you say?"

Liu Yifei asked curiously.

"Gu Wei has seen this movie and said it was a bad movie. He told us that our company's artists do not need to lick the throne."

Nazha didn't care at all about literary and artistic films. She only liked being famous and a big star and had no pursuit of art. She didn't think there was anything wrong with that.

Liu Yifei frowned after hearing her words.

"When it comes to "licking" Wang Jiawei, everyone is also expressing their support for art."

"I think what Gu Wei said is correct. Other celebrities on the Internet just want to please the big director. Maybe some of them really like the movie, but Gu Wei said it was a bad movie, so I still believe him more."

After listening to her words, Liu Yifei thought about it and changed her mind about supporting Wang Jia's position. After all, she still believed in Gu Wei's vision more than Director Wang, whom she didn't know.

Thinking about it, she put her phone in her pocket and stood up.

"Okay, let's go. Don't keep uncle and aunt waiting."