Chapter 680 The wolf is coming!
Here in Xijing, the premiere of "Face Changing" has ended, and Fang Minghua and his wife are driving home.
Song Tangtang looked a little excited sitting in the passenger seat.
“Today’s premiere was really great. I didn’t expect it to be so successful. Guests, media reporters, and the audience all praised it as a good film, both in terms of narrative skills and use of lenses. Very good, Wu Tianmin’s sword is indeed not old.”
Song Tangtang is right.
From the artistic point of view of the film, the film is dignified and solid, with strong national characteristics, and contains feelings of compassion and profound ideological connotation.
Very Wu Tianming.
Sadly, times have changed.
This is not the 1980s, it is already the mid-1990s, and the tastes of the audience have already changed. The topic of local memory and traditional cultural inheritance is no longer popular.
Seeing that Fang Minghua was a little silent while driving, Song Tangtang couldn't help but ask: "Minghua, am I wrong?"
Fang Minghua did not answer directly. He looked at the street in front of him and asked: "Tangtang, have you noticed which film has the most screenings in northwest theaters today?"
"Of course I paid attention. It's "The Fugitive," a movie imported from the United States. "
The first American blockbuster imported from China is finally released!
"The Fugitive" is an American action crime film created and directed by Andrew Davis, starring Harrison Ford and others. It is adapted from the 1963 TV series version of "The Fugitive" and tells the story of the murder of doctor Kim Bell. All the evidence points to the murderer of his wife, and then proves that he is not the murderer.
The film has climaxes one after another and is gripping.
Fang Minghua continued: "According to the "Movie" magazine, this movie was screened in six cities including Shanghai, Tianjin, Yanjing, Zhengzhou, Chongqing, and Guangzhou last month, with an audience of 1.39 million. , with a box office revenue of 11.27 million yuan."
Song Tangtang fell silent for a moment.
As a filmmaker, she knows how terrifying this data is.
The income in just one week is as high as over 10 million. No movie in the Mainland can compare with him!
Even though Zhang Yimou's "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma Bridge" is under intense production, Song Tangtang knows that it cannot compare with others in terms of box office alone.
"So, according to what you mean, the release of "Face" will avoid the release cycle of this movie." Song Tangtang said.
"It can play a certain role, but it's not very useful." Fang Minghua said, turning to look at Song Tangtang: "You think, after watching a movie like "The Fugitive" with hot scenes and exciting plots, who would Would you watch a movie like "Face" again?"
"I don't believe it! "The Fugitive" is good-looking, but in American terms, it's just a popcorn movie. Not as good as "Face Changing"!" Song Tangtang's tone was a bit stubborn.
“You are right, but how many of the audience go to the movie theater for the artistry? Isn’t it just for fun? Xiangjiang’s “Ashes of Time” and “Ashes of Time” "Cheng Xijiu" is a living example."
Song Tangtang fell silent again after listening.
The scripts of these two movies were written by Fang Minghua. When Fang Minghua wrote the script of "East Comes West", Song Tangtang also laughed at why he made such a garbage movie?
As a result, I was slapped in the face by reality.
Although "Ashes of Time" was nominated for the Main Competition and Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival, it also won the Best Cinematography Award at the Venice Film Festival!
The mainland has not publicly imported this film, but Song Tangtang watched the imported DVD and had to admire Wong Kar-wai as a talented director.
However, after this movie was released in Hong Kong and Taiwan, the box office is said to be only 9 million Hong Kong dollars!
And that "junk movie" "East and West" was released during the Spring Festival in Hong Kong and Taiwan last year, and the box office was as high as 20 million!
It is said that it was because of the impatience with which he made the film "What Happens" that the 20 million Hong Kong dollars saved Wong Kar-wai's company from going bankrupt.
Through the street lights shining from the window, Fang Minghua saw that Song Tangtang's face was not very good, but he didn't say anything.
The era of movies in which good reviews equaled box office success has passed.
As the head of Shengshi Film and Television, she has to adapt to the changes of the times. A week later, "The Fugitive" was finally released, and "Face/Off" began to be released nationwide.
One week after its release, the box office was 86,000.
Tonight, the atmosphere in Fang Minghua’s house was a little different from usual. The two children ran to their rooms to do their homework and did not come out after finishing. Even the nanny who usually hummed songs while doing housework was not allowed to walk tonight. Also on tiptoe.
She had never seen the hostess in such a bad mood. Sitting on the sofa, her face was frosty, a bit colder than the ice on the eaves outside.
Fang Minghua sat next to him and comforted his wife.
"It doesn't matter, it's a loss. Besides, you are mentally prepared to lose."
"But I didn't expect to lose so much? The box office in the first week was less than 100,000, and the estimated total box office It is estimated that it will not exceed 300,000, but the investment in this movie is 3 million! Even one-tenth of the cost can not be recovered.” ." Fang Minghua laughed.
“What did you say?!” Song Tangtang opened her beautiful eyes and stared at her husband fiercely.
"What I mean is that the result is unexpected. Okay, don't be angry. Angry makes you old." Fang Minghua gently stroked Song Tangtang's shoulder and comforted her.
In fact, what he said is right. Historically, the box office of this movie in the mainland was less than 20,000!
"As old as you are, I will become an old woman soon anyway." Song Tangtang muttered.
“Oh my God, there is such a beautiful and young old woman?” Fang Minghua looked surprised: “Are you the Tianshan Child Grandmother?”
“You are the Tianshan Child Grandmother! "Song Tangtang said angrily.
After her husband said this, she felt better.
"How did Wu Tianmin react when he heard the news?" Fang Minghua asked again.
“He felt very guilty and said that he had dug such a big hole in the company when he first came to the company.” Song Tangtang said.
"I guess there are people inside the company who are talking about him behind the scenes, so at this time, Tangtang, you have to cheer up and cheer him up, otherwise many people will be dissatisfied with his position as vice president." Fang Minghua reminded.
“I know, but this movie has really lost too much.”
“Haven’t we already been contacted to release it abroad? We can still save some box office and lose less. Besides, this The movie is not good at the box office, but its artistic quality is good. It will be sent to the Golden Rooster Awards and the Tokyo International Film Festival abroad next year, and it is expected to win awards. ”
Song Tangtang sighed faintly and asked suddenly.
"Minghua, are movies with good artistic quality really bad at the box office?"
"Not necessarily, but it is really difficult to make a movie that is both popular and popular. Now it has It's not like the 1980s. At that time, there were very few movies that the audience could see, and everyone would watch it with gusto."
"But. Things are different now. There are domestic, Hong Kong and Taiwan films, and now there are many foreign films. There are also so many video halls and pirated VCDs. These will also pull the audience out of the cinema. So I dare say that in the next few years, domestic films will be the most popular. In the most difficult years for the market, domestic films are in dire straits, so you have to be mentally prepared," said Fang Minghua.
"Yes." Song Tangtang nodded lightly.
(End of this chapter)