Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

On the morning of the third day after the Cannes Film Festival, Shanhe received the Palme d'Or trophy from Ning Hao who rushed back to the capital.

The two friends had only been separated for about twenty days, but when they met again, they felt like they were separated from each other. After more than ten days of suffering, they both gave each other a deep hug.

"Old Ning, congratulations!" Shanhe let go of Ning Hao and said softly, "You did a great job in Cannes. You are the pride of the Chinese people!"

Ning Hao shook his head, "I won an award in Cannes, but it's not my blessed place. I don't like it there!"

Shanhe knew that Ning Hao was having a very depressed time in Cannes, "I understand, Old Ning, tomorrow the company will send a batch of supplies to the southwest, you can go with it, Sister Aina and Yang Liu are both over there, it will be easier to live there!" "

Ning Hao looked at Shanhe and nodded, "Then I won't tell you anymore. I'll be jet-lagged when I go back. By the way, Bruckheimer should have helped a little bit in Cannes this time. Otherwise, it might not be easy for me to be the best director." take!"

Shanhe smiled slightly, "He is attracted to you. He praised you all the time when he was talking to me on the phone a few days ago!"

"Falling in on me?" Ning Hao asked unexpectedly, "No way, I don't have the ability to go to Hollywood to make trouble, and I haven't even been to China to understand it yet!"

"Don't worry about what he thinks. Let's follow our own pace and get everything we need. Hollywood is boring and not as noble as you think!" Shanhe responded with a curl of his lips.

"Only you can say that!" Ning Hao looked at Shanhe and said, "Hollywood has become your little treasury. I have little interest in that place!"

"Okay!" Shanhe smiled at Ning Hao, "We'll talk about this later. You go and rest quickly. When you get to the southwest, you have to keep spinning!"

"The more things, the better. Huang Bo and I want to do more now!"

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Saying goodbye to Ning Hao who left in a hurry, Shanhe opened the box in his hand, took out the Palme d'Or and looked at it carefully. This trophy was indeed beautiful.

The golden palm leaves are also inlaid with some diamonds, sparkling in the sun.

Although Shanhe doesn't care much about awards and doesn't need awards to prove himself, when he actually puts the trophy in his hands, the feeling of satisfaction fills his heart instantly. No wonder people often say that winning awards is addictive. It feels really good!

Shanhe carried the trophy box and the award certificate and walked back. He went home and asked Hathaway to take them and play with them. She valued winning the award more than herself.

The Cannes Film Festival is over, and with it the second-week box office numbers for "Dallas Buyers Club" have been released.

After sweeping the global movie market in its first week, "Dallas Buyers Club" is still going strong in its second week.

In its second week in North America, facing challenges from "The X-Files 2" and "Rambo 4," "Dallas Buyers Club" still maintained its top spot in the weekly box office rankings.

In the first seven-day week, the film's single-week box office exceeded 100 million US dollars, and the accumulated box office in two weeks was infinitely close to 200 million US dollars. It has become a fact to complete Disney's expected tasks ahead of schedule.

The movie caused a national wave in Country M, and became a hot topic in the Internet and real media.

It triggered many and mixed voices, including people's protests, judgments, and anger; politicians' hype, ridicule, and excitement; film critics' praise, admiration, and expectations, etc., all taking turns in M ​​country.

Combining novels and movies, Shanhe used a combo to record "Dallas Buyers Club" into the film history of M country.

Over the years since then, when it comes to the phenomenon-level films of China, "Dallas Buyers Club" is probably indispensable!

The movie set off another trend, and Disney and Shanhe naturally benefited greatly. The two producers not only made a lot of money, but also gained a good reputation.

But it was not them who gained the most, but an African-American candidate. Through his tie-up with "Dallas Buyers Club", his comprehensive health care reform policy was widely praised in the country.

This has become his biggest weapon in the campaign. His approval rating has increased rapidly in the ten days since the movie was released, and it has almost been booked for success.

The African-American candidate's evaluation of Shanhe has been elevated to that of Country M's most loyal friend. He has repeatedly said that the authorities of Country M should give Shanhe the title of an honorary citizen, and the Pulitzer Prize for Literature should also make an exception for Shanhe. The country’s contribution deserves to win the country’s highest literary award.

In addition to the above, the two male actors in the film naturally also benefited a lot.

Leonardo has been crowned the 2009 Oscar Best Actor in advance by many media. His perfect performance of Ron has raised his acting skills to the highest level.

Through "Dallas Buyers Club", Leonardo has completed the transformation from an idol to a powerful actor. People's impression of him is no longer just handsome, but also dedicated and persistent.

This will bring immeasurable benefits to his future brilliant acting career and promotion of his historical status.

Xiao Lizi can laugh out loud in his dreams recently. Hua Guoqiu is really the illegitimate son of God. How can he stand with him and have a fart curse?

Heath Ledger gained as much as DiCaprio. He played two completely opposite characters, the Joker and Raymond, both lifelike and penetrating. His acting skills were recognized by the whole people.

Film critics praised him to the sky, and the media unanimously believed that he would be the next Hollywood acting master and the next global superstar.

Heath Ledger's popularity and reputation around the world have increased a lot, and various scripts have come to the screen, including many starring big-ticket projects such as "Terminator 4".

As he continues to become popular, his living conditions have also been greatly improved. He is no longer troubled by depression, and his relationship with his ex-wife has improved a lot. He has more time to spend with his daughter. His whole person seems to have been reborn, and even his ex-wife has also Hope in him was renewed.

After discussing with his agent, Heath Ledger did not rush into a special effects blockbuster, but chose a medium-sized investment script "District 9". This was an extremely challenging choice, and he was ready to launch a sprint for the best actor. !

Compared with its unbridled presence in country M, "Dallas Buyers Club" is much less popular in Europe.

Although the Cannes award made the film stir up waves again, after last week's box office explosion, the film has inevitably entered a period of calm.

The box office data in European countries is still impressive, maintaining the top spot in the weekly box office rankings, but it no longer has a phenomenal performance.

The total box office in various countries during the seven days of release was 76 million, which was even 4 million less than last week's four-day box office.

However, this is all within the scope of Disney's expectations. After all, Europe is not Country M, there is no such violent environmental conflict, and there is no farce between the two parties every four years.

Excluding the two major movie consumer markets of the United States and Europe, Neon's box office data remained stable as ever, with 3.2 billion yen in the second day, still occupying the top spot in the weekly box office rankings.

The box office accumulated 6.3 billion yen in two weeks, surpassing Neon's box office champion "Aangbang the Movie" in the first half of the year and becoming the top spot in the 2008 instant rankings.

The film's reputation is still excellent, and the appeal of Shanhe and Leonardo is still raging in neon.

However, with the release of the big neon IP "Boys Over Flowers" next week and Hayao Miyazaki's animation "Ponyo on the Cliff" next week, the neon box office of "Dallas Buyers Club" will usher in a big dive.

It is estimated that there is little hope that the total box office will exceed the threshold of 10 billion yen.

The above three largest movie markets in the world contributed nearly 200 million US dollars to the box office of "Dallas Buyers Club" this week.

Including China, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South America and other places, the film still maintained a global box office figure of about 230 million this week.

In two weeks and eleven days, the global box office totaled 450 million U.S. dollars. The final forecast given by Disney Pictures is 300 million U.S. dollars in North America and 600 million U.S. dollars worldwide!

The investment in this production was only 20 million US dollars, and the profit for a film with a total investment of less than 30 million US dollars was astonishingly high. The global media were astonished by this return on investment!

Is Hua Guoqiu still a human? From beginning to end, he couldn’t even spend Disney’s distribution and promotion funds, but he single-handedly took care of all the hot spots in the movie!

According to Disney's box office estimates, Leonardo DiCaprio's salary reduction has actually resulted in his biggest profit. The North American box office share alone is more than 30 million US dollars. DiCaprio has won big!

Heath Ledger and Winslet also made a lot of money, with incomes of more than 10 million US dollars.

Shan He earns even more. His screenwriter and director share is 12% of the global box office. After tax, he can also get nearly 50 million U.S. dollars in share income.

Not to mention that he is also one of the producers, and he also has a share of the final profit!

The net income of a movie is hundreds of millions of dollars. This kind of money will make everyone weak!

Disney Pictures has made more money. Not to mention the direct profits brought by the movie, the stock appreciation brought by the movie alone has made Disney shareholders grin.

Coupled with the intangible reputation and later copyrights, Disney Pictures is full of money!

Robert Iger even immediately gave an order to the public relations department. No matter how much money is spent, he must strive for next year's Oscars and make Hua Guoqiu the pinnacle of Hollywood directors!

A Huaguoqiu has made Disney so powerful in recent years, overwhelming other Hollywood companies to complain!

If this kind of person is not tied tightly and praised with all his strength, even God will not forgive him!

Shanhe Tongkang Zhixuan, who was in China, got the news. He was also a little dizzy at the moment. He must have made too much money!

Originally I just wanted to take a photo of the God of Medicine and earn some pocket money on the way, but I didn't expect that I would gain weight all at once!

The novel and movie, "Dallas Buyers Club" brought him US$200 million in revenue, and even several of Ron Woodruff's relatives became millionaires!

How to spend so much money?

Colorful Light must increase investment and prepare 3D production equipment. It is time to build its own special effects production factory!

Tian Xiaopeng's "The Return of the Great Sage" also needs to be quickly scheduled, and Chuhe Film and Television's studio must be expanded to include not only science fiction scenes, but also fantasy.

Depend on! After all, it’s not much money!

I have to keep struggling!

Shanhe fainted for a while, then came to his senses and took Kang Zhixuan towards the Bird's Nest site.

The program training for the Olympic Games opening ceremony has reached the most critical moment. All programs have been prepared at the DX training base, and the opening ceremony has entered the final on-site rehearsal stage.

This stage is also the stage where the opening ceremony program changes the most. Due to limited time, these programs and ideas have to be comprehensively screened over and over again to ensure that the one-hour cultural performance is smooth and not complicated.

This is an extremely cruel choice for these program directors and actors. Once they are taken down, it means that more than a year of hard work has been wasted.

We are only one step away from participating in the Olympic opening ceremony. No one is willing to be eliminated at this time!

At this time, the entire opening ceremony preparation team was also anxious, arguing back and forth, and making repeated changes made the entire opening ceremony director team full of complaints.

Almost all program directors are afraid of receiving calls from the directing team, because a call means that the program has been changed or cancelled.

Zhang Yimou was also going through a stage of constant self-denial at this time. Often a program is wonderful when you watch it for the first time, but it is full of loopholes the second time you watch it.

The back-and-forth revisions put great pressure on the entire team. The costume designer Eiko Ishioka from Neon was directly overwhelmed by this high-intensity work and was sent to the hospital by ambulance.

When Shanhe arrived at the Bird's Nest site, the ambulance had just left.

Shanhe looked at the members who looked sad and could only sigh along with them.

"Shanhe, you're here, go to the director's office and have a look. Director Zhang and Chen Qigang are having a quarrel. It's hard for us to persuade you, so you have to go!"

"Ah! How could they quarrel? Their tempers shouldn't be the same!" Shanhe looked at the deputy director Chen Weiya in surprise and said.

"It's not because of the theme song singing plan. Director Zhang wanted to overturn the original plan, but Lao Chen was unwilling. The two of them started fighting as they talked!"

"I know! I'll go take a look!"

Shan He walked quickly towards the Bird's Nest director's office.

As soon as I walked to the door of the office, I heard the quarrel coming from inside.

"If you do this, how can I explain to the team? You have wiped out most of the busy work for half a year with just one sentence. Why did you go there earlier!"

"How you explain it is your business. I only look at the results. If it doesn't work, it won't work!"

"Why can't it be done? A week ago, you were still boasting that you were so eloquent. This has changed too quickly!"

…

Shan He stood at the door and listened for half a minute, then raised his hand and knocked on the door, "Bang, bang, bang!"

"Who is it?" Zhang Yimou's irritable voice came from the room.

"I, Qiu Shanhe!"

"come in!"

Shanhe pushed the door open and walked in. The two of them were sitting on an office chair and the other on the sofa, both bowing their heads and saying nothing.

"I said, Senior Brother, Teacher Chen, you two are quarreling now, why?" Shanhe looked at the two of them and asked.

"Shan He, you came just in time to comment!" Chen Qigang replied with an annoyed look on his face, "Didn't we all plan before the theme song came out? This time we won't have big stars singing, let's let Ordinary people have joined in to bring some new ideas to the opening ceremony. The entire director team must have approved this plan!"

Shanhe looked at Zhang Yimou, nodded and replied, "I know about this, didn't you start the national audition earlier?"

"Who says it's not! This is the top priority of our music group. For more than half a year, we have conducted multiple selections across the country and finally selected a suitable pair of ordinary people from more than a thousand young people. I have been training for more than two months, and now that the theme song has come out, Director Zhang wants to overthrow the entire plan. How can I explain it to the team?"

After listening to Chen Qigang's complaint, Shanhe turned to look at Zhang Yimou and asked, "Brother, what exactly do you think?"

"The people they selected are not good. I couldn't tell it before I entered the Bird's Nest to rehearse, but they missed it as soon as they came on the stage. Ordinary people can't hold the performance. Not to mention how well they sang, the two of them looked petty when they stood on the earth model. There is no aura and it is too inconsistent with the entire opening ceremony!" Zhang Yimou replied.

"That's right!"

In the memory of mountains and rivers, the singers of the Olympic theme song Sarah Brightman and Liu Huan.

As soon as the plan of letting ordinary people sing the theme song was proposed, Shanhe knew there would be twists and turns, and things have indeed come to this point.

"Teacher Chen, do you think this is good? Before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, isn't there a warm-up performance? Since we have spent so much energy completing this plan, they really can't stand it, so we arranged for them to perform during the warm-up performance. , so that you also have an explanation to the team!"

Chen Qigang had a sullen face and said nothing.

Shanhe said to Zhang Yimou again: "Brother, don't reject the plan right away. You can try it with two singers and compare it!"

Zhang Yimou looked at Shanhe and nodded, "Okay! Old Chen, when we compare it, it will be obvious that I am not good at the situation but at the person. If it doesn't work, it won't work!"

Chen Qigang also walked down the steps at this moment, stood up and replied: "I know you are under a lot of pressure. Everyone has been anxious to get angry these two days, so let's do it like this, follow what Shan He said!"

"Haha... Isn't this great? Let me tell you, everyone has been too nervous recently and the work intensity is too high. The neon designer just fainted. Let's sit down and make some tea and relax! "

Shanhe took out the tea leaves from Zhang Yimou's drawer, and the three of them drank tea together and talked things over. It was all for the opening ceremony, and there was no grudge at all.

Half an hour later, Chen Qigang walked out of the director's office. Shanhe gave Zhang Yi some tea and said, "Brother, have you changed the program too frequently recently? It goes back and forth so much that the writing and directing team can't figure out your intentions!"

"There's no way! Once we get to the venue, there are always a lot of problems. We can only adjust the program through constant trial and error. The program is still too complicated. After rehearsals, we will probably have to cut it by 30 to 40%!" Zhang Yimou took a sip. Tea responded.

Shanhe sighed after hearing this, "This is so cruel to the directors and directors who were rehearsing!"

"There's nothing you can do about it! There's only so much time, someone has to get out!" Zhang Yimou replied in a deep voice, "I won't talk about it anymore, I've been a little anxious recently, I will calm down! How is the ignition team, the surface of the main torch Can you create the effect of the phoenix spinning upward?"

Shanhe shook his head, "It can be done, but the effect is very poor. The LED screen cannot be installed on the main torch. The projection effect is too dark. It is okay when viewed up close, but blurry when viewed from a distance. The phoenix after the main torch is lit is virtual. Shadows can be expressed with fireworks!"

Zhang Yi drank the tea in one gulp and said, "You guys will do the experiments as planned first. Next month, we will find a time to conduct an on-site ignition rehearsal. By then we will be able to see any problems!"

"Okay! By the way, how many rehearsal opportunities are there for the entire opening ceremony?" Shanhe looked at Zhang Yimou and asked.

"It's estimated to be only three times. There are now a little more than two months left. The first two rehearsals will be without makeup and the last one will be with makeup. There is no time to waste!" Zhang Yimou stood up and replied.

"Shanhe, you have to attend all three rehearsals. I need someone to find fault, and you are the most suitable. You are not too involved in the actual operation and are more objective. You are also quick-witted and popular!"

"I won't be absent!"

…

When Shanhe walked out of the director's office, it was already more than an hour later. The two of them had gone over the entire opening ceremony program.

Shanhe's memory only contained the scenes from the TV broadcast, which was only a small part of the entire opening ceremony. Shanhe did not dare to influence Zhang Yimou's judgment too much with the ending in his mind.

However, the program list at this time was indeed much more than Shanhe remembered. Shanhe had no memory of "Shadow Puppet Terracotta Warriors and Horses", "Kuafu Chasing the Sun", and "The Ancient Rhythm of the Qin Dynasty".

Zhang Yimou is right, the program is too complicated, and if there are too many highlights, the focus will be lost, so just watch it!

Shanhe believes that the consistency of history will ultimately reveal the entire opening ceremony before his eyes.

May is coming to an end, and the disaster and grief are slowly fading away from time. One batch after another, volunteers from Chuhe Film and Television returned to the capital from the southwest.

Hathaway also returned to Los Angeles after spending time with Shan He through her grief. "Rachel's Wedding", in which she serves as the heroine, has entered the final dubbing stage. She must go back to complete the work. The film will be released in September premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

Hathaway is looking forward to it.

"Dallas Buyers Club" completes its third week in theaters.

North America topped the box office rankings for the third consecutive week, with a three-day weekend box office of 43 million. Including weekdays, the film's full-week box office still exceeded 60 million.

The declines in European countries were also within normal expectations, and they still gained US$41 million in the third week.

Neon's decline was also much smaller than expected. The box office of "Boys Over Flowers" was not as fierce as expected. With a weekly box office of 2.4 billion yen, "Dallas Buyers Club" still has hope of breaking 10 billion.

Three weeks later, the North American box office of "Dallas Buyers Club" has accumulated to 260 million US dollars, and the global box office has exceeded 550 million US dollars.

Disney has announced that "Dallas Buyers Club" will break the box office record of "Forrest Gump" for realistic themes!

In the past fifteen years, no movie has come close to the legendary box office of 678 million U.S. dollars for realistic themes, and "Dallas Buyers Club" is getting closer step by step.

This topic is very hot in M ​​country. "Forrest Gump" was the North American box office champion in 1994. It earned 330 million US dollars in box office in North America alone, plus 678 million US dollars in global box office. , is the ceiling of global realist films.

It was once considered an unbreakable record!

"Dallas Buyers Club" is the only movie in fifteen years to show promise of a breakthrough, and this gimmick is no small feat.

Disney is finally able to flex its muscles in publicity and hype this time. For the first three weeks, they were just sitting around collecting money with almost no effort!

The Internet in China has also used this matter to praise Shanhe recently. Words such as "new master of realism", "surpassing Robert Zemeckis", "breaking through 678 million" and other words have appeared frequently. He will never give up if he blows mountains and rivers into a master.

Shanhe sneered at this. The total global box office in 1994 was only a few dollars. The US$600-700 million at that time and the US$600-700 million now are not the same concept at all.

Shanhe is self-aware. For the box office of "Dallas Buyers Club" to be as high as it is now, the election of country M this year played a major role.

Without the interference of the African-American candidate, the sales of both novels and movies would have been cut in half.

It can be said that they complement each other. Kang Zhixuan has always mentioned this topic to Shanhe. She supports African-American candidates to come to power, which is very beneficial to Shanhe.

The two have formed a substantial bond in a series of mutual complementations. His coming to power will bring many intangible gains to Shanhe, and Shanhe will become even more legendary in the M Congress!

But Shanhe doesn't care too much about this. He will eventually fall out, no matter how good or harmonious the relationship is, it's useless!