Chapter 620 8038W
The first wave of movie-watching emotions was the gimmick of "Pacific Rim" as the first domestic monster blockbuster!
The second wave of movie-watching emotions is the reputation Wang Shu has accumulated over the years of directing movies.
The third wave of emotions while watching the movie was Wang Shu’s tears spilling over the little pearl.
The fourth wave of movie-watching emotions, "Pacific Rim", which makes people across the country very proud, was post-produced by a domestic special effects team.
Chinese special effects are as good as Hollywood!
The four waves of movie-viewing emotions have accumulated, merged, and extended. Whether the box office of "Pacific Rim" can reach 7, 8, 9, or even exceed 1 billion depends on the subsequent box office trend.
In the original timeline, "Avatar" was able to land in theaters in January 2010 and achieved a box office performance of more than 1 billion that shocked everyone.
In addition to this movie being an epoch-making special effects blockbuster, there is also the box office appeal of Cameron's name!
"Titanic" is so famous in the country!
After more than ten years, Cameron's "painstakingly crafted" movie once again landed in domestic theaters.
And before it was released, there was a lot of hype.
There are endless theories about why if you don’t watch, you will regret it for the rest of your life.
So much so that people and ghosts all walked into the cinema to buy tickets!
Gathering the power of the whole country, in an era when there were only more than 5,000 screens, it contributed more than one billion in box office!
The actual plot of the movie "Avatar" is very average except for the special effects.
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December 21st.
The box office of "Pacific Rim" was released on December 20, 8038W.
December 20th is Sunday. With the fermentation of various topics, the movie box office on this day has exploded, which is 3000W higher than the 5036W on Saturday.
When this data was revealed, the entertainment circles on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places were all dumbfounded.
8038W in a single day?
How is that possible!
If these people knew that "Avatar" in the original timeline achieved similar results when it was released in January 2010, they wouldn't be so shocked.
It is undeniable that at this stage, there are only more than 5,000 screens nationwide, and it is difficult to achieve a box office performance of more than 80 million in a single day.
However, if the situation is special, it is not impossible.
Not to mention, "Avatar", which was released more than ten days later in the original timeline, achieved such box office results!
If Wang Shu has both reputation and tearful little pearls, plus the exciting stunts of a domestic special effects blockbuster, and the special effects of the movie are indeed quite good.
It can be said that all factors that can increase the box office are in place, and this is why it achieved a box office of 80 million in a single day.
If you want a movie to have a high box office, you need to arouse the movie-going mood of the masses.
How to hook the audience's emotions while watching a movie is another science.
Although Zhang Weiping wanted to hype "Three Guns" to criticize Wang Shu, for Wang Shu, it was nothing more than giving him a pillow when he fell asleep.
Following Zhang Weiping's bombardment, tears shed little pearls, using a sympathetic approach to arouse the movie-watching emotions of the masses.
Coupled with various other methods, it can also once again arouse the movie-watching emotions of the masses.
Wang Shu has always been very clear that whether a movie can achieve a good box office, the most important thing is to pay attention to publicity and distribution on the premise of ensuring distribution.
Only publicity can further arouse the movie-watching emotions of the masses.
He insisted on including BASE in the movie "Pacific Rim" for the gimmick of domestic special effects production!
It is only the end of 2009, and the actual level of BASE at this stage is far from the period when "Pacific Rim" was produced in the original timeline.
But this is not important to Wang Shu. Anyway, as long as Industrial Light and Magic has the technical level to produce it.
All he wants is the gimmick of domestic special effects production.
Not to mention, BASE learned a lot with the guidance of Industrial Light & Magic.
From the side, Wang Shu’s move also promoted the progress and development of the domestic special effects industry.
"8038W!"
Zhang Yimou also learned the news at this moment and couldn't help but mutter to himself.
He has always believed that Wang Shu is a talented director, and now he has deepened his understanding.
However, his eyes were full of doubts.
He went to the cinema to watch "Pacific Rim". Apart from the amazing special effects, the plot was very ordinary.
It stands to reason that whether a movie can achieve high box office success depends on a wonderful plot.
But "Pacific Rim" is obviously a clichéd and ordinary story, but it achieved an incredible box office result of 8038W in a single day!
"Commercial film" Zhang Yimou muttered to himself.
Although he has made films such as "A City of Golden Armor", it is actually a result of the times and the coercion of capital.
Like many mainland directors, he looks down on commercial films at all and prefers artistic films.
Therefore, like many mainland directors, when they make commercial films, they often have the color of art films.
Moreover, although he is a senior director, he seems to understand what a commercial film is, but in fact he does not understand it very well.
For example, Li Yu can win an Oscar for making art films, but when making commercial films, he either doesn't hit the street or is on the way to hit the street.
The same is true for Zhang Yimou. If he hadn't first ushered in the era of movies with luxurious casts and big scenes, and was one of the first to try it, his commercial films would not have had much success.
At this moment, what he is confused about is that "Pacific Rim", like "The City of Gold", is a film with a large cast, large scenes, and a decent plot.
However, "Pacific Rim" was able to achieve a box office performance of 80.38 million in a single day, which was far inferior to "The City of Gold".
Even though there is indeed a gap of two or three years between the two movies, there shouldn't be such a big gap in just two or three years.
""Pacific Rim" has 8038W in a single day, and "Three Guns" has only 1546W." Zhang Weiping found Zhang Yimou and said sullenly.
"Three Guns" was released on December 10 and is currently in its second week. The single-day box office of 1,546 million obviously cannot satisfy Zhang Weiping.
At this moment, he already regretted it.
If I had known that I was just criticizing China Film and Han Sanping and not mentioning Wang Shu, now netizens not only don't buy it, but actually sympathize with Wang Shu.
Thinking of Wang Shu, his heart itched with hatred.
A man actually shed small pearls in tears!
Depend on!
Zhang Weiping wanted to curse, but he just didn't curse in front of Zhang Yimou.
He originally thought that Wang Shu was young and energetic, and would speak a few words and respond.
Who would have thought that not only did he not respond, but he also shed tears on Little Pearl, so that now the entire Internet is sympathizing with him.
The post-production special effects of "Pacific Rim" were produced by domestic special effects companies, which is pure nonsense.
As an industry insider, Zhang Weiping knows that the level of special effects in China cannot make a movie like "Pacific Rim" at all. Maybe he will have strength many years from now, but he doesn't have it now.
He knew in his heart that the special effects of "Pacific Rim" must have been produced by a Hollywood company.
However, domestic special effects companies are indeed involved and cannot refute this statement.
And he also knows that even if he refutes it, not only will no one believe him, but he will also be ridiculed by netizens.
Zhang Weiping felt as if he had eaten shit.
"'Three Guns' is an art film, so it's normal that the box office is not as good as 'Pacific Rim'." Zhang Yimou answered.
The Imperial Master seemed calm, but in fact he had been dissatisfied with Zhang Weiping for a long time.
Without talking about other things, let's talk about this "Three Guns".
When the movie was about to start filming, the male lead was already decided.
Because Xiaoshenyang became an instant hit after appearing on the Spring Festival Gala, Zhang Weiping asked the leading actor to use Xiaoshenyang.
The script was not originally a comedy routine, but Xiao Shenyang suddenly joined in, leaving Zhang Yimou and the creative staff at a loss.
In order to follow Xiaoshenyang's comedy route, Zhang Yimou was forced to fire many staff members and let Zhao Benshan's disciples join in.
The original screenwriter Shi Jianquan was not suitable for this style, so he had to ask Xu Zhengchao, a screenwriter from Zhao Benshan's team, to help.
Facts have proved that the comedy route of "Three Guns" was not successful.
After the movie was released, many viewers were dissatisfied and shouted for refunds.
Everyone has their own preferences for carrots and vegetables, and for some people, "Three Guns" is a pretty good film.
But for some people, this movie is not Zhang Yimou's usual style and they are disappointed.
Especially in this era, a large part of Zhang Yimou's movie-watching group is older.
They were used to Zhang Yimou's usual style of films, but suddenly they turned into a comedy style, and they were extremely uncomfortable with it.
Due to the dissatisfaction of the moviegoers and the impact of the powerful movie "Pacific Rim", the box office trend of "Three Shots" has dropped a lot compared to the original timeline.
In the original timeline, "Three Guns" earned a box office of 244 million by the time it was released.
Nowadays, it is difficult to break through 200 million!
“Had I known it, I would have delayed the release of “Pacific Rim.”
However, he really didn't expect that Wang Shu could make such an amazing film!
The surprise lies not in the plot, but in the special effects!
Looking around the country, no director has ever made such a film.
Only Wang Shu made history.
Could it be that, having studied abroad in Hollywood, he is really that cool?
Zhang Yimou did not answer. For the movie "Three Guns", it was Zhang Weiping's request to cast Xiaoshenyang. Even though he knew that Wang Shu might have two movies in the New Year period, he had to rush to release them in the New Year period. They were also Zhang Weiping's. Require.
After the release, interviews were conducted to criticize China Film, Han Sanping, and Wang Shu. It was also the decision made by the other parties themselves.
Zhang Weiping saw Zhang Yimou being dull and silent, thinking that Zhang Yimou had been hit, and then smiled and said: "It's okay, if the box office can't compare, then it can't be compared. We can still go to Berlin and bring back a golden bear."
Although he also knew that Wang Shu's "Life of Pi" would most likely win the Oscar, he didn't think Wang Shu could win the Oscar this time.
Looking back at the Berlin International Film Festival, "Three Shots" has a good chance of winning the award because it has the advantage of changing from "Blood Maze"!
Zhang Yimou nodded slightly but still did not speak.
He had a share of the box office share of the movie "Three Guns".
The higher the box office, the greater his share.
Being affected now, even the most open-minded person will feel a little unhappy.
If Zhang Yimou knew that Zhang Weiping had never thought of giving him his share, he probably wouldn't think so now.
In the original timeline, after Zhang Yimou and New Picture Company Chairman Zhang Weiping parted ways, he sued his "old employer" New Picture to court for 15 million yuan because he did not receive the profit share of "Three Guns Surprise".
Zhang Yimou sued and claimed that in 2009, he reached an agreement with New Picture to cooperate in the filming of "Three Guns". Zhang Yimou was the director and New Picture was responsible for all publicity and distribution matters in China. The film was invested by a Hong Kong company.
According to the agreement, the box office revenue of the film in China, minus the promotional expenses, will be divided equally among the three parties.
According to estimates, each of the three parties should receive at least 15 million yuan.
Zhang Yimou said that he still has not received this part of the share, so he sued New Picture Company, the producer of "Three Guns", to court.
A statement issued in response to the new picture stated that it did not owe Zhang Yimou any money, and this was Zhang Yimou's malicious hype.
On September 15, 2015, the Chaoyang Court in Beijing made a first-instance judgment. New Picture Company paid Zhang Yimou 15 million yuan in box office share of the film, and also shouldered more than 110,000 yuan in legal fees.
After the verdict was announced, Zhang Yimou made it clear that he would not appeal, while New Picture Company stated that it would appeal.
On April 7, 2016, the Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People's Court made a final judgment on the case, revoked the first instance judgment, and instead ordered New Picture Company to pay more than 2.46 million yuan in royalties to Zhang Yimou.
You know, Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping have always directed movies for free.
In other words, he was busy working on the movie "Three Guns" and only got 246W.
Guoshi is one of the top directors in the country. Even if he signs a cooperation agreement with Shanghai Film Studio like Director Chen Kaige and Chen Kaige, it will easily cost tens of millions, not to mention the director's salary.
As a result, the movie "Three Guns" ruined the reputation and only got 246W.
It is true that he was cheated by Zhang Weiping.
It is the end of 2009, and 2010 will soon be here.
In 2011, Zhang Yimou finally stopped giving in and parted ways with Zhang Weiping.
After the two "broke up", negative news about Zhang Yimou's private life was exposed one after another. The media first exposed Zhang Yimou's secret marriage, and then exposed that Zhang Yimou had given birth to three children. Later, he was nicknamed the father of seven gourd babies. Rumors of illegitimate children have attracted continuous attention from the media and public opinion.
Previously, Zhang Yimou did not have such news. As soon as they broke up, they made a fuss due to negative news.
Obviously, when Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping cooperated, Zhang Weiping was obsessed with killing Zhang Yimou.
After Zhang Yimou no longer tolerated it and chose to "break up", Zhang Weiping wanted to destroy Zhang Yimou.
It's just that Zhang Yimou is a national teacher after all, so his future will not be ruined by this bit of negative news.
"Xiao Gang, "Pacific Rim" has 8038 hits in a single day. How about we also make a special effects blockbuster? Whether it's a monster movie, a zombie movie, a Star Wars movie, etc., do you have any ideas?"
Wang Zhongjun, the king of Huayi, approached Feng Xiaogang and expressed his inner thoughts.
8038W in a single day, the total domestic box office alone is heading towards 567.8 billion, not to mention the box office in overseas markets.
Now that Huayi is listed and rich, Wang Zhongjun is enthusiastic about it and wants to copy Wang Shu's model and make a blockbuster.
(End of chapter)