Chapter 348 Mrs. Chen becomes a producer
Chen Mansion
Director Chen, who is not very good at using computers, asked his son to help him find Zhang Chen's blog, and then read the comments below.
In just one day, more than 3,000 floors have been built, and the number is still increasing...
Director Chen kept reading the comments, his face getting darker and darker.
Over three thousand floors, not a single person supports him.
This gave Director Chen a feeling of betrayal and alienation.
And there are all kinds of unpleasant words in it, which really stimulates the nerves.
Director Chen felt that his blood pressure was high.
When he was filming "The Promise", he wanted to compete with "Hero".
Every day he fantasizes about what "The Promise" will look like when it breaks 250 million.
Let alone 250 million now, it’s hard to say whether it can exceed 200 million.
The overseas copyright has been returned again, and now he can only hope to win the Olympics.
If "The Promise" can win an Oscar, it should be a big boost to overseas rights acquisitions.
Tired!
……
At the same time, Mrs. Chen appeared in Han Sanping's office.
"Director Han, it is very disrespectful for Zhang Chen to target Brother Kai so maliciously. Brother Kai is a humble gentleman and does not want to quarrel with others like a shrew, but it does not mean that he is right..."
Han Sanping was too lazy to listen to her bickering: "What do you want me to do when you come today? Just tell me directly and don't beat around the bush. I have a headache..."
Mrs. Chen was choked. She didn't expect Han Sanping to speak so rudely to her.
"I...I hope you can shut up Zhang Chen. His inappropriate remarks have seriously affected the box office of "The Promise"..."
Han Sanping looked at the silly woman in front of him. You also know that it affected the box office of "The Promise". Isn't this all what you asked for?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Han Sanping simply said: "Now you think of telling him to shut up. What have you done? Okay, why did you provoke him?
I told him a long time ago not to let him review "The Promise". He agreed and even moved the movie to eleven. Look at you, what stupid things have you done? You have established a strong reputation for yourself. The enemy..."
"I...we didn't provoke him. He was the first to say that Brother Kai would not reuse mainland actors..."
"Is that wrong?" Han Sanping said suddenly.
Mrs. Chen was silent and silent.
"Let me ask you, did you make a mistake?"
Seeing that the other party still didn't speak, Han Sanping slapped the table angrily: "They have moved the schedule, what's wrong with saying a few words about you?"
He also came into the mood.
His investment in "The Promise" against all odds was to beat "Titanic".
Can you imagine that in a country with a population of 1.2 billion, the box office record holder is actually a foreign language film?
This is simply the most extreme satire on all filmmakers and film companies in this country.
For this reason, China has been ridiculed by surrounding countries.
A Korean director once jokingly asked, South Korea's highest box office record is the local film "The Flying Taegeuk Flag". Which movie is China's highest box office record?
Awkward or not?
On the Internet, every troll is full of fire and their tone is very loud. Although China is not a developed country like South Korea, China has the ability to turn South Korea into a developing country.
But in reality, the film industry is not even comparable to that of South Korea, a stooge of the United States.
The box office record of "Titanic" of 360 million is like a big mountain pressing on the heads of all Chinese filmmakers, as well as China Film and Han Sanping.
Han Sanping dreams of moving away from this mountain.
I thought Zhang Yimou could do it. The first "Hero" cost 250 million, and the second "House of Flying Daggers" worked hard, so it should be about the same. But "House of Flying Daggers" didn't do as well as Heroes at the box office.
Then the hope fell on Chen Kai, but "The Promise" really cheated him. The cost was 350 million, but the box office was less than 200 million.
Labor and management have given you such a high film schedule and so many resources, and you just give me an answer sheet like this?
You still have the nerve to say that no one will be able to understand "The Promise" within ten years...
No wonder Han Sanping lost his temper.
Now, hope falls on Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Chen, especially Zhang Chen. "Hurricane Rescue" shows great potential. Although 260 million is still so far away from 360 million, it has at least taken a big step forward.
……
Huayi brothers and Wang brothers are very depressed.
They initially hoped that Zhang Chen would try out "The Promise", so that their "The Great Sage" might still have a chance.
Only when I actually encountered it did I realize that the market was still the same.
All the heat is on "The Promise". No matter how it changes internally, "The Great Sage" should still be ignored.
The Emperor was equally depressed.
I thought this year would be the year of Xie Tingfeng.
"The Promise" and "The Great Sage", two of the three blockbusters released for the Lunar New Year this year feature Hsieh Ting-feng as the male protagonist, absolute highlight moments.
Who would have thought that "The Promise" would hit the market, and it would be a huge hit, with no room for maneuver at all.
"The Great Sage" has no popularity, and its reputation is mediocre. It doesn't look like Liu Zhenwei's work at all.
Jing Tian was also a little depressed. The heroine who was finally won did not make any noise and did not make a splash.
In contrast, superiority and inferiority make a difference.
The daughter she played in "The Rescue" is not considered a heroine, but an important supporting role at most, but she got a lot of exposure. Compared with this heroine in "The Great Sage", she is nothing.
……
These days, all the media are actively making trouble.
Interviewing various celebrities about their views on "The Promise" is currently the easiest way to gain traffic.
Zhang Yimou was interviewed, Feng Xiaogang was interviewed, Zhang Chen was interviewed, and even Zhang Guoli, who was still filming, was asked relevant questions by the paparazzi who sneaked into the crew.
Zhang Chen was being interviewed at this time.
West China Metropolis Daily: "Director Zhang Chen, do you really think "The Promise" is useless?"
As expected, Zhang Chen should agree, but unexpectedly Zhang Chen shook his head.
"The biggest flaw of "The Promise" is the story. The logic is not self-consistent and many places don't make sense. But it is not without merit. If nothing else, at least the film's art style is amazing~
If you have watched "The Promise", you will know that the entire film uses a lot of highly saturated colors, which is somewhat similar to "Hero" and is also a major feature of the fifth generation.
The fifth generation of directors likes to use highly saturated colors. Although it is difficult to control and too aggressive, if used well, it has a multiplier effect on narrative and rendering. ”
"In addition to the problems with the story of "The Promise", what other problems do you think there are?"
Zhang Chen blurted out without thinking: "Too many.
The special effects are very rough. I heard that it was made by Xantao Digital. I have never worked with this company, but it is one of the best special effects companies in the country. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this.
In addition, there is also a big problem with the budget. I heard that the cost of "The Promise" was 350 million yuan, but after watching the finished film, I felt that it was completely overestimated. If I were to shoot it, I am confident that it would be controlled at around 200 million yuan. …”
When Zhang Chen talks about budget, he is actually talking about producers.
I don’t know what Poet Chen was thinking. For a project as big as "The Promise", he asked his wife to be the producer, and the investors actually agreed.
It's completely ridiculous.
And this is Chen Hong’s first time as a producer.
Damn it, taking 350 million to practice, this producer is really valuable.
(End of chapter)