Chapter 347 Overwhelming negative reviews
China Film, in the office of Han Sanping
Han Sanping, who was sitting on the boss's chair, closed his eyes and rested while rubbing his temples with his fingers.
There was a knock on the door~
"Come in~"
Han Sanping didn't even open his eyes.
The door was pushed open a crack, and a head poked in to take a look before entering.
It's his assistant.
"Mr. Han, the box office growth of "The Promise" has almost stagnated in the past two days, and the people below are very anxious..."
The ones who are anxious must be President Han's group. The other factions are eager for "The Promise" to hit the streets. The worse Han Sanping's vision is, the greater their chances will be.
Hearing his assistant's words, Han Sanping finally opened his eyes: "How much is the box office of "The Promise" now?"
"It has been 20 days since its release, and the current box office is 150 million. The distribution department believes that with the box office trend of "The Promise", it may not be easy to break 200 million."
Han Sanping said nothing and closed his eyes again, seeming to be thinking.
It's really not good news.
This is not the first time Han Sanping has heard negative news about "The Promise".
To be exact, the negative news has not stopped in the past two days.
"A murder caused by a steamed bun"~
And Zhang Chen~
Thinking of this Han Sanping gave me a headache, and I started kneading again after stopping unknowingly.
"Do you have any ideas?"
Han Sanping knew that if there was nothing wrong, the assistant would not bother him.
Sure enough, the assistant hesitated for a moment and then replied: "Some people commented privately that our investment in "The Promise" was wrong and caused the group to lose money. They said..."
"What did you say?" Han Sanping's eyes suddenly opened and he looked at him coldly.
"They said that next year's "Painted Skin" project should also be carefully considered~" the secretary's voice became softer and softer.
"Hmph~
A bunch of short-sighted guys clamored to withdraw their investment in "Painted Skin" when they saw "The Promise" was losing money. Why couldn't these guys see how much money we had made from Star Entertainment before..."
Despite his confident performance, Han Sanping knew that the movie "The Promise" would definitely be a hit.
This can be regarded as a major mistake since he promoted the blockbuster strategy. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was a Waterloo.
The cost was 350 million, but the domestic box office could not even reach 200 million. What is even more disappointing is that the overseas copyright was returned by Miramax.
This is definitely bad news.
The cost of Chinese-language costume blockbusters is very high. It is impossible to recover the cost purely through domestic box office. We can only rely on overseas copyrights.
The previous "Heroes" and "House of Flying Daggers" were like this, and even "Myth" and "Seven Swords" were like this.
Although "Myth" and "Seven Swords" are not very good at the domestic box office, it is unlikely that they will lose money.
After all, Chinese costume blockbusters are becoming popular, and overseas film producers are willing to pay for them as long as they see this type of subject matter.
But "The Promise" did not sell well overseas.
"Okay, I understand, you can go out."
After the assistant left, Han Sanping looked at the mobile phone on the table. He wanted to call Zhang Chen countless times to ask, but he finally held back.
He believed that based on the relationship between the two of them, as long as he opened his mouth, Zhang Chen would definitely shut up no matter how unwilling he was, but because of this, he could not open his mouth at will.
……
At the "Riding Alone, Thousands of Miles" road show, Zhang Yimou was being interviewed by the media.
It’s just that there aren’t really many questions about the movie itself. What everyone is more curious about is the recent news.
"I would like to ask Director Zhang, do you know about the recent scolding between Director Zhang Chen and Director Chen Kaige?"
The reporter habitually dug holes, and Lao Mouzi keenly captured the other party's thoughts, "I'm really not too sure about this. I have been busy with road shows recently and haven't paid much attention to other news~" The reporter who choked on one sentence didn't know what to say. How to pick up.
"Then have you watched "The Promise"?"
"I haven't watched it. I have been busy promoting "A Thousand Miles Alone" and haven't made time to watch other movies."
Seeing that Zhang Yimou was not holding back, the reporters immediately changed their minds: "Director Yimou, would you be angry if your movie was edited into a funny video?"
There's no way around it now.
Zhang Yimou knew what the other party wanted to ask, but on the surface they didn't make any connections, so Zhang Yimou couldn't help but answer.
After thinking about it: "Probably not. I think this is pretty good. If netizens make fun of my movie, at least it means they like it..."
Zhang Yimou's face was calm when he answered. He knew that the reporter was connoting Brother Chen Kai, but in the end he decided to follow his heart...
He really doesn’t think this is a problem, and he really doesn’t understand why Brother Chen Kai would take this seriously~
The next day, Zhang Yimou's remarks were reproduced by major media, causing a huge uproar and making it known to everyone.
Many netizens used this to mock Poet Chen, who is also a great director. Look at his situation.
Zhang Chen was answering the phone when he saw the news.
"Chenzi, why are you and Brother Chen Kai having a good fight? After my brother's advice, we are all in the same circle. We don't look up or down. There is no need to make it so ugly. Do you want me to help you make peace?"
"Zhang Chen, after all Director Chen is a big director in China and a senior, you still have to maintain enough respect..."
He didn't know how many similar calls he had received in the past two days, and they were all for intercession.
There are seniors in the industry and school leaders. Everyone has the same tone. They are all for your own good, and you should be merciful and merciful...
For this kind of person, Zhang Chen would always smile and show his humbly acceptance.
Then in life, I will never change.
Guo Degang is right. For this kind of person, you'd better stay away from him. Be careful of thunder hitting you.
However, Zhang Chen was more pleased that Han Sanping was not among these people.
Since the publication of his second blog, the blog has become a checkpoint against "The Promise".
Heroes from all walks of life came to Zhang Chen’s blog to like and leave comments:
The anti-"The Promise" righteous people passed by and praised Director Zhang's righteous speech...
Director Zhang’s words really hit home~
Support Director Zhang, what kind of thing is that thing that Poet Chen shot? It's just that crappy thing in "The Promise", I'm even too hard to wipe my ass...
When the movie first came out, I said that "The Promise" was definitely a bad movie, but the review was deleted as soon as it was posted. Then the media kept blowing it every day. The promotion of "The Promise" was really crazy...
In the room, Fan Xiaopang looked at the comments on the blog with great interest. His beautiful eyes were full of brilliance~
He came specifically to talk to Zhang Chen about his acting skills.
Well, Zhang Chen gave me a lot of experience.
While the CD was cooling down, I just ate it on the spot.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk~, being able to witness the head-on battle between the two leaders with my own eyes, I feel that this life has been worth it..."
Zhang Chen also joked beside him: "Does it feel like watching the Wuchang war at close range?"
"Yes, yes, yes~"
Fan Xiaopang didn't know how to describe it, so Zhang Chen gave him such a subtle metaphor.
She could not offend either of the two warring parties, but the war between these two parties started right in front of her.
"Zhang Yimou, Brother Chen Kai, now you only have one Feng Xiaogang left to achieve the supreme godhood~"
Zhang Chen patted his head: "What Zhang Yimou, Brother Chen Kai...
I have never criticized Zhang Yimou. I still respect the national teacher. What I really dislike is Zhang Weiping..."
Fan Binbin: "I used to learn about the power of a fox and a tiger when I was in school. I never quite understood its specific meaning. When I met Zhang Weiping, I finally understood..."
(End of chapter)