Huayu’s ex-husband

Chapter 53 53. It’s not fun to go to the Lunar New Year festival this year.

Wei Wu followed Liu Tianxian to recognize her relatives, and then Liu Tianxian went to the toilet. Wei Wu walked around by himself, and then bumped into an acquaintance.

"Uncle, you're here too."

Zhang Jizhong patted his shoulder very affectionately and said with a smile:

"That's right, I didn't expect that when I recruited you into our crew, I unexpectedly created a marriage for you two. If you get married in the future, you two will have to toast two more glasses of wine to me as the matchmaker."

This time, not only Liu Tianxian’s relatives and friends came, but also people with good relationships with her, such as Huang Xiaoming and Zhang Jizhong.

Wei Wu immediately smiled and said: "No problem, you must sit at the main table when the time comes, and I must have a few more drinks with you."

The two people immediately sat down at the table next to them. It happened that the people were not there yet, and no one else sat down yet.

"That's the best thing," Zhang Jizhong asked again:

"I heard that your movie has been completed?"

"Well, filming just wrapped up on the 20th."

So Zhang Jizhong asked along the way: "Oh, then it has been transferred to post-production, right? When is it going to be released? Will it be released during the Lunar New Year this year?"

Wei Wu shook his head and said: "It won't be released on the New Year's Eve this year. The main audience for our movie is students. If nothing else happens, it will probably be released on the summer release next year!"

Zhang Jizhong thought for a moment and said: "This year's New Year's Eve is February 8, and there are still more than five months left.

"I heard that your movie is not complicated. It should be fine to finish the post-production in two or three months, right?

"You must have financial pressure when your company starts up. Next year's summer vacation will be a bit too long, and students will also have winter vacation!"

Listening to what he said, Wei Wu knew that although Zhang Jizhong was an old director, he had been making TV series and never made a movie. In fact, he was not very sensitive to schedules.

If "Those Years" wants to be released during the Lunar New Year this year, it certainly has enough time.

After all, Wei Wu had already seen this movie in his previous life, and even every frame could be recalled by the system. Whether it was editing or soundtrack, it was not too easy for him.

It takes no more than one and a half months of overtime work at most, and basically all the post-processing can be done. It could be released in mid-October at the earliest.

But the problem is that the October schedule is too unpopular. "Those Years" doesn't have any attractive stars or directors. If it were placed in that schedule, it would basically be a dead giveaway!

If it is placed in a popular period, although the competition is fierce and the pressure is high, there is always hope of making a comeback; if it is placed in an unpopular period, it will basically be like self-exile.

If we push back further, the most recent popular period will naturally be the Lunar New Year period. But this year’s Lunar New Year festival is not a fun time to go. If you go there, you will basically die or not!

Yes, the concept of Lunar New Year movies already existed at this time. The rise of Lunar New Year movies in mainland China can be traced back to the first Lunar New Year movie "Party A and Party B" in 1997.

Now eight years later, the Lunar New Year period has long become a battleground for mainland film strategists, and it is also the unrivaled number one popular period.

Especially this year’s Lunar New Year holiday, it’s the worst in recent years. It’s so frightening that it’s not an exaggeration to call it a bloody meat grinder.

There are a lot of people in the lobby, and even if the air conditioner is turned on, it doesn't work very well. Wei Wu took out a tissue to wipe his sweat and asked:

"Uncle, do you know what movies will be released during the Lunar New Year this year?"

Zhang Jizhong said honestly: "I'm not sure about this, but I seem to have heard that "The Promise" is going to be released."

Wei Wu introduced him one by one: "In addition to "The Promise", there are also "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles" directed by Zhang Yimou, "Huo Yuanjia" directed by Yu Rentai, "The Great Sage" directed by Liu Zhenwei, and also There are Hollywood fantasy blockbusters like “King Kong” and “The Chronicles of Narnia” coming.”

Even Zhang Jizhong couldn't help but take a breath and sighed:

"I didn't expect this year's Lunar New Year holiday to be so fierce, so there's really no need for you to squeeze in and be cannon fodder!"

The box office of these movies is quite exaggerated, "The Promise" 175 million (No. 1 of the year), "A Thousand Miles Alone" 30 million (No. 15), "Huo Yuanjia" 105 million (No. 4), "The Great Sage" 50 million (10th), "King Kong" 102 million (2nd), "The Chronicles of Narnia" 61 million (11th).

Among them, "The Promise" and "King Kong" ranked first and second at the box office in 2005, and "Fearless" ranked fourth in 2006.

Throughout 2005, there were only two mainland movies with box office sales exceeding 100 million, all of which were released during this period.

Including the entire year of 2006, there were only four movies with a box office of over 100 million, and one of them was also released in this period.

If Wei Wu really dares to let "Those Years" compete with these movies, then he has no clue in his heart and is just shooting a lantern in the toilet - looking for shit.

Even the most popular director in the Mainland these days, the famous national director Zhang Yimou, failed. "Riding Alone, Thousands of Miles" only received 30 million at the box office.

You must know that before this movie, Zhang Guoshi's two movies had a box office of 250 million ("Hero") and 156 million ("House of Flying Daggers").

Moreover, "Riding Alone, Thousands of Miles" is also the only one among Zhang Yimou's 16 films since the new millennium that has not exceeded 100 million in box office.

Even "Hawthorn Love", which is also a literary film, still received 144 million at the box office.

In other words, if it were not for this time, the competition would be too fierce. With Zhang Guoshi's box office appeal, even if it is a literary film, it will definitely not take more than this amount of box office.

Relatively speaking, next year's summer season will be much better.

In addition to the two Hollywood blockbusters "Mission: Impossible 2" and "Superman Returns", there is only one mainland movie "Crazy Stone", and the other is the Hong Kong film "Dragon Tiger Gate".

At least none of them have exceeded 100 million, and the highest "Mission: Impossible 2" was only 81.2 million, ranking sixth in the year.

Moreover, "Those Years" does not overlap with these movie types at all, and there is no strong competitive relationship.

Think about it, if the competition in this time period is fierce, how could the previous low-budget comedy "Crazy Stone" survive and finally get 25.34 million box office, I am afraid it would have been drowned long ago!

Wei Wu looked around, lowered his voice and asked:

"Uncle, um... are you familiar with Wang Fei?"

"It's okay," Zhang Jizhong nodded and said:

"I'm mainly familiar with her husband Li Yapeng. They invited me to their wedding on the 29th last month. I asked her to sing the theme song "Forgiveness" during the filming of "Dragon" and she didn't ask for any money. .

What, you have something to do with her? "

Wei Wu had made a draft before he came, and of course he said it directly:

"Haven't I finished shooting the movie? I also want to ask her to sing a promotional song."

Zhang Jizhong nodded slightly: "Oh, I had already guessed that this was the matter. No problem, I'll call you later to ask."

Wei Wu offered tea instead of wine and thanked him profusely: "Thank you so much for your trouble."

Zhang Jizhong took a sip of tea, raised his chin, and said somewhat proudly:

"You must have heard that Wang Fei is going to retire from the music scene after her marriage and focus on her family, husband and children.

"You just came to me today, and I can still help you. If it were anyone else, I would probably be able to avoid talking."

Wei Wu naturally agreed: "That's right, it's because of your great reputation, uncle, that I asked you to do this favor."

In fact, Zhang Jizhong and Wang Fei did not have a deep friendship, but they were kind to her new husband Li Yapeng, and they were like teachers and fathers.

Precisely because one is a big star and the other is a top director in the TV drama industry, the two of them have remained very close personally over the years, and they often visit each other during every year and festival.

And Wang Fei had just gotten married, and it was the time when the newlyweds were getting married. If Li Yapeng spoke at this time, Wang Fei would most likely not refute his reputation.

"Here, you have tea."

Zhang Jizhong also smiled, picked up the tea cup and said, "Okay, okay."

Even though the two of them were talking and laughing, and Yan Yan was extremely affectionate, in fact, the two of them had a clear mind. People in the entertainment industry are very realistic, so how could they be related to each other? It's just that you help me today and I'll help you tomorrow.

If Zhang Jizhong hadn't seen that Wei Wu had actually made a movie, and that he and Liu Tianxian were close, and he looked like a rising star in the director circle, how could he have agreed to his request so easily.

Even if Wei Wu wasn't doing okay now, he wouldn't have said that today, otherwise he would have been humiliating himself by not pushing the numbers.

Let alone your uncle, even if you are your uncle, why should someone waste this favor on you? Can you still afford it?