Chapter 1222 It’s over! Completely finished!
Friday, August 9, 2019, weather: sunny.
"Shanghai Fortress" is released!
"On the first day of the screening, the love/science fiction/war-themed film "Shanghai Fortress" directed by Teng Huatao and starring Lu Han and Shu Qi, has a comprehensive film schedule of 33.4%. "
"The first domestic science fiction war movie in the history of Chinese films, "Shanghai Fortress", has been officially released today. The visual effect of the China Electric Demon Capital becoming a future battlefield is shocking, especially the special effects of the Demon Capital Cannon and the Demon Capital Lu Chen, which can be said to be unprecedented and sincere. Everyone is welcome to go to the theater to watch the movie..."
"The CP feeling of Jiang Yang and Lin Lan is so touching. The editor advises everyone to bring a pack of tissues and don't miss the last easter egg!"
“…”
When Chen Fei woke up early in the morning, he saw that the hot searches on Weibo had already been occupied by "Shanghai Fortress".
Even platforms such as Douyin and Kuaishou have also seen many promotional releases and hot search topics.
Teng Huatao has created four selling points, namely: the cannon of the Demon City, the Lu Chen of the Demon City, the alien war, and the CP of Jiang Yang and Lin Lan.
Chen Fei could understand his thoughts.
After all, the audience is diverse. Some like hard science fiction, some like CP, some like alien wars, and some like big scenes.
These four selling points meet the requirements of all audiences.
But the key problem is that Teng Huatao's level is not enough at all, and he cannot connect all these selling points. In the end, the one who was shot was completely like a four-dimensional person!
At exactly 10 o'clock in the morning, as the ban on film reviews and the scoring mechanisms of major platforms were lifted, viewers who had watched this movie could not help it!
"If the story does not happen in Lujiazui but in Ivory Mountain, Jiang Yang's crush on Lin Lan is like Wang Changgui likes Xie Dajiao, then the background of "Shanghai Fortress" is not inconsistent except for soil. I think it is better to shoot a future version of rural love than a Delta mothership. What a fuck!"
"What can protect Shanghai fortress is not the bubble defense made by South Korea, the drone made by the United States, nor the Shanghai cannons that emerged from the Huangpu River, but the Chinese-Electronic filmmakers put their sincere hearts into the titanium alloy box! I fuck the mud horse! Teng Huatao!"
"For a science fiction film, it basically collects all the mistakes that China Electric Science Fiction can make. When it comes to romance films, it has the self-knowledge that even the Chinese New Year's Eve period is not afraid to be on the Chinese New Year's Eve. I still admire Teng Huatao very much."
"The Wandering Earth" gives us hope for Chinese science fiction films, and "Shanghai Fortress" gives us desire to make money."
"Okay, it's over. Guo Fan only used "The Wandering Earth" at the end of July to finally open the door to China-Europe science fiction movies, but it was just early August when it was closed by "Shanghai Fortress". "
"Wuwuwu...Why are your mouth so hard? Why didn't you tell me earlier that this is a bad movie? My eyes! My eyes!"
Before noon, "Shanghai Fortress" could no longer hold back.
Maoyan Kaising score 7.0, Douban Kaising score 2.9...
The audience who bought pre-sale box offices, seeing this attitude, quickly began to apply for a refund.
The fans who were preparing to enter the theater to watch also changed their goals. They either chose to wait and see first, or simply switched to "The Wandering Earth" next door.
As for those audiences who have been tricked into entering the venue, they will be cursing, but also cursing!
"Haha, just one morning passed, and the reputation of "Shanghai Fortress" collapsed."
At noon, Chen Fei was about to go to the cafeteria for dinner, but Guo Fan was blocked in the office.
After entering the door, this guy didn't say anything, and he was just having fun. Chen Fei almost thought he was crazy?
"Let's go, stop laughing, go have a meal. There is still an interview with the People's Daily in the afternoon." Chen Fei held his shoulder and walked out.
Guo Fan walked and said, "Director Chen, do you believe it? This movie is definitely on the list of winners of the next Golden Broom Awards?"
"Let's go! Hahahaha!"
The two of them laughed so much that they laughed. At this time, the marketing team under Feiyue Film and Television went out to "take revenge".
When the time came to 6 pm, the evaluation team on "Shanghai Fortress" had completely stopped.
There is no way, I can't control it at all.
Even the Taopiaopiao platform, which is jealous of money, is no longer afraid to delete comments for them now.
Nothing else!
There are too many negative reviews, too scary, too surging, and it can't be curbed at all!
At least eight out of the ten viewers gave negative reviews, and the remaining two were Lu Han's die-hard fans, which was purely brainless support.
How to do this?
How can I save this?
I used to shout about comparing with "The Wandering Earth", but now I don't have enough shame to compare!
...
The incandescent tubes in the China Film Conference Room made a slight buzzing sound. Laqikang took off his gold-width glasses and repeatedly wiped the lenses with a velvet cloth.
The real-time data on the projection screen is like a dissected corpse, which is simply terrible!
Douban score is 2.5, Maoyan predicts a total box office of 120 million, and at least six of the top ten hot searches on Weibo are "Shanghai Fortress fraud"...
All of this indicates that the movie is over!
He raised his trembling hand and put on his glasses again. Then he heard the sound of the porcelain bottom scratching the desktop when the tea cup was turned for the third time.
"Director Teng has gone downstairs."
The secretary pushed the door and walked in, bringing in a ray of cold wind.
The red tassels hanging from the central air conditioner outlet were shaking, as if indicating that everyone on the scene was trembling and it was difficult to calm down.
Zhao Haicheng, the producer director of "Shanghai Fortress", and vice president of China Film, held his eyes and felt relieved, and a touch of playfulness appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Looking back three days ago, they opened champagne in this conference room to celebrate the successful premiere.
The crystal chandelier above the head reflected the golden light of the champagne tower, which was so gorgeous that everyone had smiles on their faces.
But now, the box office curve chart hanging at the same position is like a dead centipede, completely unable to move.
It's quite interesting to think about it.
He was not nervous. Anyway, he was just a production director, and the responsibility for box office failure was not overwhelming.
On the contrary, La Fukang is going to be unlucky!
His term of office is about to come, and at this critical moment, he actually created such a bad movie. Isn’t this a trick to send it out?
"Cruff—"
The conference room door was suddenly pushed open.
Teng Huatao almost tripped by the carpet joints when he walked in!
If you look closely, you can see the Starbucks coffee stains on his cuffs and the phone with a broken screen in his hand.
Obviously, Teng Huatao had already vented his anger before coming.
Zhao Haicheng even noticed the skeleton of his hair on the back of his neck, which was the sloppy that only those who stayed up all night would be.
"Dong La, Director Zhao..." Teng Huatao's voice seemed to be worn by sandpaper, extremely hoarse.
However, no one in the conference room paid attention to his greetings.
Zhao Yi didn't say anything, but just glanced at the deputy sitting next to him.
There were some things he couldn't say in person, so he could only let the people below speak.
"Dien Dun, you can take a look at this first." Li Manru, as the director of CTV, stood up and pressed the remote control in her hand.
The next second, the projection screen cut into Youku Film and Television Area, and a video of a million fans UP owner's complaint was playing a close-up of Lu Han wearing a military cap in a loop.
"Is this bangs paying tribute to Shu Qi's instant noodles? What kind of idol drama style is needed for science fiction films? Is this a joke? Is this a bad movie made for 500 million yuan?"
With his complaints, the barrage like a waterfall drowned the picture, and the screen full of "hahahahahaha" was like countless flying knives piercing into the hearts of everyone in the conference room.
Zhao Haicheng suddenly stood up suddenly!
He slapped the table, which made Teng Huatao tremble directly, "China Film invested 350 million yuan! The special effects camera was broken, and the emotional scene was filmed for 80 times!
Who said that using traffic stars can lead to box office? Now even fans can’t save the attendance rate! What should I say? What should you do? ”
"Haha, look at what Mr. Zhao said." Li Manru unscrewed the mineral water and took a sip, and then started to fire, "Don't forget, the casting ended up being a board shot by Zhongying. Lu Han's team asked for 80 million yuan. Who said it was worth the price? Did you forget?"
Zhao Haicheng did not continue to speak, but looked at La Qiukang.
The latter looked back at him and turned his gaze to Teng Huatao.
Zhongying did take a photo, but Lu Han was chosen by this guy, and he said with a firm word that he would do it!
Seeing everyone watching, Teng Hua swallowed and said nervously: "The emotional line between Jiang Yang and Lin Lan in the original work is the focus..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Manru's sneer, "The key point? When Zhang Yimou was filming "The Great Wall", even when he used Jing Tian, he knew that he should focus on depicting the scene of war. You are so good that he made the science fiction film into a youthful and painful literature.
Also, the mothership shape is copied from Independence Day, right? Do you really think the audience is blind? ”
"Okay." Zhao Yi suddenly raised his hand and stopped Li Manru beside him.
If you continue, it will be a complete teardown. Although he is very angry now, he still needs to calm down a little when facing La Qiukang, after all, the other party is still the chairman of China Film.
"Dr. La, if the box office can only reach more than 100 million according to the forecast, then our losses will exceed 300 million. Is there no other way for you?"
Laqikang opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to speak.
China Film is a state-owned enterprise, so it is impossible for companies like LeTV, Huayi, and Anle to make the whole box office operation?
But if you don’t watch it, this movie will probably be a disaster!
"I have a way." Teng Huatao's voice suddenly attracted everyone's attention.
He said with a very fast speech: "First delete all the ghost videos of "fire at me" on TikTok, and try not to mislead the audience.
Then you can buy the Shuijun to score points, change the front row of Douban short rating area to five stars, and then increase the rating to 6.0. This may help you recover some..."
"Haha, then wait to be skinned and become a hot search?" Li Manru spoke again, her mouth was so vicious, "Director Teng, why don't you apologize when you start a live broadcast, just say that the creative concept is biased from the audience. Maybe the audience will feel pitiful and can you support you?"
Teng Huatao immediately clenched his teeth, his back grooves were sore, and his phone even made a red mark on his palm.
Let him apologize on the live broadcast?
What a joke?
If he really did this, wouldn’t he be a joke?
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Of course, he can't do this, it's okay to shirk responsibility to others.
"Director Li was joking. How much influence can I be like a director have?" He smiled at Li Manru awkwardly, and added: "It's better to let Lu Han shave his head. Now the hot searches are laughing at his bangs, if..."
"Do you think that by shaving Lu Han's head, you can lead to the box office increase?"
La Qiukang finally spoke, completely interrupting Teng Huatao's imagination.
"The reputation of the video has collapsed, and everyone has an unshirkable responsibility..."
He was about to say a few words in the scene, but at this moment, the phone placed on the table suddenly vibrated.
After taking a look at the caller ID, his face suddenly changed!
"Hey, Director Li?" While pressing the switch button, La Qiukang had already stood up.
He didn't dare to sit and answer the leader's call, as he could hear it there.
"You come here to the bureau. The organization wants to talk to you."
Hearing this, La Qikang's face turned pale instantly, his legs became weak, and he almost couldn't hold on to sit on the ground.
Here comes!
This day finally came!
The reputation collapsed after the release of "Shanghai Fortress" completely became the last straw that overwhelmed his camel!
After a while of slowing down, he responded, "Okay, I'll go now."
After hanging up the phone, La Qiukang didn't even bother to tidy up his suit and hurriedly turned around and walked out.
The secretary picked up the water cup he had forgotten on the table and ran out immediately.
Seeing this scene, everyone in the conference room looked at each other.
"Okay, let's get here today, let's have a break." Zhao Haicheng stood up and walked outside.
Although he didn't hear anything from Laqikang's phone call just now, he would actually know with a little guess.
If nothing unexpected happens, the bureau will talk to him.
It is not terrible to be virtuous without being able to match the position, but if you don’t have enough ability, then this position will definitely not be guaranteed!
...
"On the first day of the release, the love/science fiction/war-themed film "Shanghai Fortress" directed by Teng Huatao and starring Lu Han and Shu Qi, the box office was 75.549 million... the reputation collapsed!"
"Today, the comprehensive theater screening of "Shanghai Fortress" has dropped to 15.6%. "
"The whole network is full of criticism. How did "Shanghai Fortress" create a box office fraud? As investors, China Film and China Television have an unshirkable responsibility."
“…”
Unlike the praises from major media on the first day of the screening, the media and marketing accounts quickly changed their tone the second day of the film's screening.
Various voices of criticism, ridicule and questioning swept over like a tide, completely submerging "Shanghai Fortress".
In this situation, the reputation of the movie can no longer be retained, and the box office is the same.
The first day's box office was 75.54 million.
The next day's box office was 20.96 million.
12.01 million on the third day.
The fourth day was 4.77 million.
On the fifth day, 2.93 million.
Day 6 is 220.
On the seventh day, 1.78 million.
In a total of one week of release, "Shanghai Fortress", which invested up to 500 million yuan, only received 120 million yuan in box office.
On the eighth day of the film's release, the single-day box office fell to 160,000, and the theaters' comprehensive screening was only 0.2%.
At this point, this powerful domestic first science fiction war-themed film "Shanghai Fortress" is completely over.
"Look at Weibo, Teng Huatao apologized, haha."
Early in the morning on August 17, Guo Fan's phone call immediately woke Chen Fei up.
After walking out of the bedroom and entering the study, Chen Fei went straight to his Weibo account.
Sure enough, an apology letter has been posted on Weibo headlines:
"There were also some viewers who made movies in the past, but most of them criticized the movies. But today I saw a netizen saying that "The Wandering Earth" opened a door to Chinese science fiction, and "Shanghai Fortress" closed again. It was really sad.
As a director, I have an unshirkable responsibility, and I'm really sorry, because I believe no one wants to close this glittering door.
As a director, I did not take everyone further on this road, but I know that everyone is working hard to move forward! I know that not all efforts will be rewarded, but I will not stop working hard because there is no reward this time.
Thank you investors, this movie made you lose money, but no one jumped out to criticize me from beginning to end, and comforted me in turn. Thank you all the audience who liked this movie, and you can also let you see a little touch in the story.
It's very uncomfortable, but this is the feeling that a person who has not done a good job should have. I will remember that I hope that in the future, I hope that Chinese science fiction movies can get better and better. ”
Looking at this apology letter, Chen Fei just wanted to laugh.
The article posted on Weibo is quite sincere, but the words said in the interview exposed Teng Huatao's "shameless" behavior.
Within the previous few days, he made it clear that he had used Lu Han in the wrong way and said that Lu Han was not suitable for appearing in science fiction films.
But today I sent another letter of apology, taking responsibility for myself.
It is obvious that it was because Lu Han's fans were chasing and scolding him, so they had to send such a statement.
However, even though the statement was issued, Lu Han's fans still did not let him go.
"Why did you do it early? I said before that it was my brother's fault that the movie box office failed, but now I have changed my tone. Are you dead?"
"I have seen this guy clearly. I brought the rhythm to Lu Han before. He was perfectly invisible. Now that I see it almost, I have issued such an announcement again, which is really interesting."
"I just want to ask, is the line 'fire at me' designed by Lu Han? Is the plot written by Lu Han? It's obvious that the screenwriter and director have the biggest problems. Now I've brought the rhythm to my brother. I'm so shameless!"
"We can admit that Lu Han has poor acting skills, but we will never take the blame!"
"That's right! We won't take the blame! The box office failure is not the reason why my brother is alone? Didn't she play Shuqi very badly?"
Looking at the angry responses of the "reeds" in the comment section, Chen Fei's mouth raised a little.
"Then... help you!"
He had long disliked Teng Hua, and this guy must not be able to make this guy invisible perfectly this time!
Lu Han does have a responsibility, but the biggest responsibility lies with Teng Huatao's grandson!
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(This chapter ends)