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It has to be said that Smith has very strong confidence in "Saw" and started working on it the night the cooperation was finalized. Unlike "Westward Journey", many of Sahaya's senior executives felt that this horror movie

, this film is very likely to make them, Sahaya, make a lot of money.

It is precisely because of this that, in addition to his own theaters, Smith also finalized cooperation with other theaters. In the end, "Saw" passed the review in the United States on the same day and was scheduled to be released on July 29.

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And the number of theaters where "Saw" was shown reached 1,000. The news spread to China, and there was an uproar!

Since July 15th, "Saw" started to be released. In the ten days of release, the box office of "Saw" has reached 7 million, and the box office is almost showing a downward trend, which makes Guo Ming and others even more popular on Weibo.

Guests were heavily criticized, and Zhao Ze's choice to go to North America for screening was viewed as a joke by many people.

However, just such a movie, which failed miserably at the box office in China, and which has been criticized by Guo Ming and others, has gained 1,000 theaters in North America, almost breaking the records of countless Chinese movies.

"When "Fantasy Westward Journey" was released in North America, there were 560 theaters. However, with 1,000 theaters, unless it is a Hollywood blockbuster, it is difficult for a movie to be screened in so many theaters. I have to say that "Saw"

"It is possible to really carve out a miraculous path in North America."

"Could it be that "Saw" will have a strong rebound in North America? The horror movie market in North America has always been huge, and Pinxuan Entertainment once said at the beginning of filming that it would rely on this movie.

, I want to open up the North American market, but now it seems that it is half successful."

"This is an honor for our Chinese film industry, not to mention the box office of "Saw" in North America. On the day of its premiere alone, there were 1,000 cinemas, which is already an improvement."

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At this time, the media are even more boastful, wishing to give all the honors to "Saw". After all, most of the media, although "Saw" failed miserably at the box office in China, they have always given it before

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Now, in North America, "Saw" has received such an honor. This is the only time that Zhao Ze's movie has not slapped the media in the face. Mainstream media such as Yanjing Entertainment, Film News, Entertainment Frontier, and Donghai Entertainment have also made headlines.

.gave it to "Saw".

Guo Ming, as well as many other filmmakers who fiercely criticized "Saw" and took a gloating attitude towards the film's success in North America, were slightly beaten in the face at this time. However, on WeChat, Guo Ming still wrote toughly.

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"Perhaps such a movie is suitable for release in North America. However, even if such a movie gets 1,000 theaters in North America, it will not be defeated at the box office. And the success or failure of a movie should not be judged by the box office of the movie.

"Saw" is not suitable for the Chinese market at all, and as for Zhao Ze's subsequent two movies, "33 Days After Love" or "Kung Fu", they will definitely fail miserably, not because of anything else, just because of these two movies.

The screenwriters of the movie, Bao Jing and Yu Zheng.”

It has to be said that Guo Ming has absolutely no good feelings for Bao Jing and Yu Zheng, and has deep resentment. When criticizing "Saw", he did not forget to criticize these two people.

However, there are only a few hard-nosed screenwriters like Guo Ming, and some screenwriters, directors, and investors in China have really set their sights on North America at this time. They are all curious about "Chainsaw"

Will "Psycho" be a box office success?

If they really win, then they can learn from it. After all, Chinese horror movies have always been annihilated in North America!

Zhao Ze and others did not pay too much attention to the sensation caused in the country. When he learned that "Saw" had been screened in 1,000 theaters this time, he was quite happy and excited.

After the release time was determined, vigorous publicity began. Following Zhao Ze's suggestion, Smith first promoted it on the Internet. However, the plot did not follow China's Internet publicity routine. Almost "The Movie"

When "Saw" was just being promoted, Charming Times Films pointed out that this movie was simply plagiarized.

"This "Saw" is completely plagiarizing the idea of ​​our upcoming "Texas Chainsaw Massacre". Chinese people have always been known for plagiarism, bloody, violent, terrifying, etc.

The means of publicity are almost our publicity creativity.”

Charming Pictures is about to release "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" on July 28, and this movie is based on the true deeds of Ed Gein, a serial killer in the 1950s. Therefore, Charming Pictures has

The Times, in the last month, has already carried out publicity.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre caused quite a stir due to the incident at that time. Therefore, in the era of Charming Pictures, there was almost no effort to promote this movie, and many horror secretaries were looking forward to it.

At this time, "Saw" suddenly came out. Before Sahaya could promote it, just after it was announced, it attracted a lot of attention. And this kind of attention was obviously not what Smith wanted.

"Haha, China is really at its wits end. It should be called Qian Donkey. It actually wants to plagiarize our horror movies. It's an improvement. Unfortunately, the movies they make are always garbage. This horror movie, I'm afraid, is also...

It will be just a pretext."

"Shameless. I have always heard that many Chinese movies are mainly plagiarized. I didn't really believe it at first, but now I believe it!"

"Gore, violence, chainsaw killing methods, God, how is this different from the promotion of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"?"

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On the Internet, after "Saw" was just promoted, Charming Films seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack, and some viewers who had not seen the trailer of "Saw" also...

Carrying out criticism.

However, such criticism did not last long. As soon as the trailer for "Saw" came out, especially at the end of the trailer, it was written that this is a movie for the brave, not for cowards.

', which aroused the curiosity of the audience.

bloody!

Everyone could see the heart-rending roar. Although this movie is also about "chainsaw" killings, it looks like it should be a little different!

As soon as several promotional videos were released, it actually aroused some people's expectations for this movie!

"This old thing is so disgusting!"

Smith saw the news on the Internet and said angrily.

"We worked so hard for online promotion, but now half of it has been stolen by Charming Pictures. Zhao, now you know how hateful this old thing is!"

Smith shrugged and said helplessly to Zhao Ze.

Zhao Ze also had some admiration for the Corbret whom he had never met before. How could Smith be so obsessed with and hate so much? How could he be an ordinary person? When "Westward Journey" competed with "Fantasy Westward Journey", "Fantasy Westward Journey"

》It is to use publicity, and now, this time it is even worse.

Directly insisting that "Chainsaw" is plagiarism, in this way, no matter how "Chainsaw" is promoted, it is just like promoting "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"!

"Smith, don't worry, these two movies are definitely different types of movies. It will be clear when the movies are released."

Zhao Ze persuaded Smith.

"That's right, haha, we still have a trump card that we haven't used yet, so let's take advantage of that old guy first. However, Zhao, the movie "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" has a huge investment and publicity in the glamor era, and, it is said,

This movie can be said to be bloody and violent to the extreme.”

Smith nodded slightly and then said.

The other world of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" has caused a lot of sensation. The original version of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in 1974 shocked and shuddered all audiences. The inspiration for the film's story came from a series of

Based on true events, many people regard the film as the greatest thriller and a milestone in horror films.

In the decades after the original "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was released, three sequels were released one after another, namely "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" starring Dennis Hopper in 1986, and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" starring Vigo in 1990.

"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3" starring Mortensen and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4" co-starring Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellweger in 1994

As for the movie that Charisma Era invested heavily in, Zhao Ze has just received it from Smith. It is a remake of the 1974 original. It can be said that this movie is nothing more than a story about a few young people driving a RV into...

The town of Travis, Texas, in the desert. Hence the chainsaw murder incident.

It can be said that "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Saw" are two completely different stories. It is precisely because of this that Zhao Ze has strong self-confidence. Even if people are questioning it now, it will be clear after the release.

One tells the story of a psychotic murderer, while the other tells the story of Jigsaw who, for his own truth, is ethical and reasonable, analyzes human nature thoroughly, and kills people through experiments.

In the next few days, two "Chainsaw"-themed movies also attracted reports from major Hollywood media ---

The front page headline of "Hollywood Entertainment News": "Two horror movies, which one is more powerful, the Eastern or Western 'Chainsaw'?"

Under the headline, it read: "The two movies "Chainsaw" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" are promoting at the same time. Death, blood, and all killings are carried out with chainsaws. The difference is that these two movies

The movie, "Saw" is a Chinese movie, a feast of horror movies from the East and the West, let us wait and see who can win."

The New York Times also focused on reporting: “‘Chainsaw’ killings appear again in the world.”

"I believe that everyone is still a little scared when thinking about the 1974 "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" movie. But this time, in addition to the remake of the Charming Era, another "Chainsaw" comes from a Chinese film

, will also be released in Hollywood. The two movies may compete in August. Let’s see who is more powerful among these two movies.”

If the reports of these two major newspapers are relatively neutral, then other reports are completely contemptuous!

The Wall Street Journal's special film critic directly expressed his disdain for "Saw": "It can be said that Chinese horror movies are not like horror movies at all. Sometimes, in my opinion, they are so childish.

, and except for horror movies, other movies cannot attract us. It is precisely because of this that this time, "Saw" wants to achieve success through its name. It can only be said that the idea is too naive."

"'Saw' is a Chinese movie. In my opinion, this movie is bound to fail miserably at the box office. If you ask me why, it's because it's a Chinese movie!"

"Such a topic is simply too boring, or in other words, there is no comparison at all. "Saw" will lose miserably!"

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In newspapers and on the Internet, there were crazy and heated discussions about the two movies "Chainsaw" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". Faced with the disdain for us when reported on the Internet or in the media,

Not to mention Zhao Ze, even Zhou Jie, Li Hu and others were gnashing their teeth with hatred.

"What's so awesome? Sooner or later, we must seize your market!"

"'Saw' will definitely be a success. When the time comes, I'll have to see if you guys can still have the face to do it."

"If I recruit more people, what's wrong with us Chinese? This is simply discrimination. Hum, I must support "Saw"!"

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This kind of discrimination actually made some Chinese people ready to support a remake of "Saw". As for this movie, as expected by Zhao Ze and others, it was directly rated NC17 by the American Film Institute.

Just like in China, Smith also suggested that Zhao Ze could edit it and make it R-rated, which would double the box office. However, Zhao Ze still refused. "Saw" was not edited in China, so in the United States

, let alone editing.

When Sahaya made the announcement, it also caused an uproar in the media. At this time, Sahaya directly published Zhao Ze's original words---

"The Chinese version of "Saw" has not been edited, so in North America, I will not make any changes. This is a movie that can make you excited. Moreover, this movie is not made for children. Haha, cowards, please don't watch it.

, not for the faint of heart, if you are really scared there is no need to go and see it, I won’t blame you.”

Sahaya's statement about Zhao Ze was like a bomb, and received mixed reactions from all parties.