Chapter 151 What’s wrong with no prizes? The box office can kill you (14,000)
“Hard, too cruel.”
Zhang Weiping watched "Hero" break the first-day box office record overseas, and he was worried about this movie in his heart The movie caught my attention and I paid attention to it all the time.
On the third day of release, to be precise at one o'clock in the afternoon on the third day, the mainland box office exceeded 100 million.
The North American box office on the second day was also released, which was US$6.72 million.
Although it has declined, no one dares to underestimate it. Because this number was released after "Hancock" was released.
The box office of "Superman" on its opening day was US$17.4 million. If the priority box office on Tuesday is included, this number would reach US$24.2 million.
Under the huge pressure of Superman, "Detective Dee" did not collapse.
This time, Zhang Weiping was frightened.
It has only been three days since its release, and the Hong Kong movie box office has already grossed HK$11 million. After all, with Liu Dehua and Liu Jialing, this box office is still very popular in Hong Kong.
The mainland box office has exceeded 110 million.
The North American box office took in 16.02 million US dollars.
Not to mention Zhang Weiping, everyone was shocked by the new picture.
The record of "Hero" is not guaranteed!
Zhang Weiping even felt his face twitching.
Back then, "Hero" was released for four weeks and opened in 2,000 theaters. The total box office was only 53.71 million US dollars.
Now, it is a very simple matter that "Detective Dee" will break the record, it just depends on the length of time.
As for whether it can beat the box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it is still unknown, because if the reputation drops in the future, there will be fewer and fewer opening venues.
"It would be great if I could cooperate with Guan Ling." Zhang Weiping thought in his heart.
This year, Zhang Yimou has not made a movie because of the Olympics. Now that Lingyun Media has made another popular movie, I feel really jealous.
As a businessman, Zhang Weiping still hopes to gain profits.
In fact, the reputation of this movie on the Internet is polarized. The good-looking ones think it is really good-looking.
I think the difference is mainly from a historical perspective and the logic of the plot.
But no matter how harsh the criticism on the Internet is, it can't stop the crazy growth of this movie's box office.
Celebrities in the entertainment industry began to post their movie tickets on their blog platforms, fearing that they would not be able to catch up with the popularity. As long as they posted their movie tickets, the media would post a xxx about watching Dee Renjie, and even They will also be blocked for interviews.
It’s all exposure.
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In China, "Detective Dee" has completely become the most popular movie.
“One is an abandoned son of Huayi, and the other is a Hong Kong movie star who has suffered from external interference. Guan Ling may be able to send the two of them to the throne of 300 million box office in one fell swoop!”
Some media have already He began to give loans to Fan Bingbing and Liu Dehua, and also deliberately stirred up trouble.
""Detective Dee" is a hit at home and is still popular abroad. The Chinese-language film has exceeded 100 million in three days! China's first box office record of over 100 million has been set! As expected! The director is still Guan Ling!"
"The popularity of this movie tells us that, The popularity at the Cannes Film Festival is not unfounded. "Detective Dee: The Empire" has captured the hearts of domestic and foreign audiences with its gripping and compact suspense story, martial arts guidance based on Hong Kong experience, and unbridled imagination!"
< br>In just a few days, as long as you live in China, it is impossible not to hear about this movie.
Wu Baige was a little panicked.
I was scared once by Guan Ling's "The Uninvited Guest" during "Seven Swords". Fortunately, this movie was released more than 20 days after him, otherwise it would have been quite a shadow in my heart.
In North America, there are many media calling for it.
It wasn’t just Gai Nao Te’s money that played a role, many local people really liked the movie.
“This is a palace-level film where the art of Chinese culture and imagination collides. It is a costume masterpiece that demonstrates the capabilities of the Chinese film industry.”
“Guan’s new work has once again attracted the attention of the United States. Will Detective Di have a place in this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film? "
"Will a Chinese-language film produced by a native-born Chinese director once again dominate the North American market and conquer Hollywood? "
"Times" even conducted a detailed analysis of the movie "Detective Dee".
"Guan compressed a large number of complex displays and emotional interpretations into a few simple combination pictures. After taking over the case of official self-immolation, Detective Di used his magician-like wisdom and combined it with Wu Zetian's personal The bodyguard Shangguan Jing'er and the official Pei Donglai used their unique skills and rational doubts to create scenes unique to Chinese movies, including jumping on trees, riding on galloping horses, and a lot of agile swordsmanship. Let us once again see the horror of Chinese Kung Fu.
There is a magical deer that can talk, and some people can change their faces through acupuncture points. The amazing imagination makes it a rare feature in North America this summer. A fresh masterpiece.
Not surprisingly, it and "WALL-E" may be among the top ten best films in the world this year. ”
“ This is definitely a thrilling surprise in the Chinese film industry. It not only has spectacles, but also has a touching love story and complicated and entangled political struggles. It has exquisite narrative, excellent production, and wonderful martial arts design. #DetectiveDi# It will be ranked among the world's top martial arts movies like "The Heroine" shot by King Hu in 1969. I even think it is more soul-stirring than "Hero" in previous years."
The media's overall rating is 76 points! Rotten Tomatoes has a freshness rating of 87%! "Detective Detective" received the highest rating among new films this week!
The Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine both gave this movie a perfect score!
Media such as "The Washington Post" and "Los Angeles Times" also showed rare enthusiasm for the film.
American film critics and media generally praised the film as "an epic work", "a magnificent detective drama spectacle", and "visually brilliant".
The "Washington Post" commented: "Detective Dee: The Empire of Heaven" is a wild journey of costume movies, giving martial arts movies a new interest, giving the magical world a new carrier, and making Chinese movies more popular in the world. The whole world resonated!
"Chinese Business Daily" commented: The overall feeling of Guan Ling and Liu Dehua's film is very good. Although the color is slightly gloomy, it has a strong visual impact and a strong portrayal of the plot and tasks. He relies on a surprising The endless cases pulled all the viewers into that era. With strong emotional conflicts and emotional changes between people, the film takes people back to the dreamy Tang Dynasty in the 6th century, full of mysterious detective themes, and the romantic emperor of the Tang Dynasty. These two characters support the story of the film. The main axis also shows the power of China's prosperous Tang Dynasty on the side. The power of the Tang Dynasty can be seen from the envoys of the Qin Dynasty who came from afar.
Other media in North America also expressed their opinions. Everyone was full of praise, which was unexpected.
With the recommendation of many media, especially Time Magazine, the exposure of this drama in North America has also increased. It was originally opened in nearly 2,000 theaters. With various news reports, The number of theaters and film schedules are increasing.
Mainly because "Time" is one of the three major current affairs weekly magazines in North America, and it was the earliest weekly magazine established in the last century. Its audience coverage is so wide that it is unimaginable.
It is also a selection organization for the top ten best films in the world. His news immediately made North American audiences realize that this film was of a type they had never seen before.
It even caused a large number of viewers to buy tickets for this movie.
After Cheng Long told Guan Ling about Time Magazine’s analysis of the movie, Guan Ling was stunned when he saw the description written by the other party.
If these translations are shown to a domestic audience, the audience will definitely not be willing to spend the money. After all, some magical deer can talk. It feels very middle-class. This kind of description will definitely not arouse Guan Ling's interest.
But it’s different in North America. Time Magazine is the vane of art in North America.
Besides cartoons and Marvel movies, where have these people who have never seen the world seen a talking deer?
The news of numerous positive reviews in North America spread back to China, and domestic audiences were shocked.
Many viewers who have left negative comments before have doubted themselves, "Is it possible that my own taste has not kept up with the times? Otherwise, such a movie can still be so popular in North America?"
After all, the North American box office is real and this thing cannot be faked.
When was the last time a Chinese-language film created such a sensation in North America?
Although it was all filmed by Guan Ling, but "2012" became popular in North America, everyone didn't feel that way. Everyone implicitly thought that it was a Hollywood blockbuster, but it was only shot by a Chinese director, but "Detective Dee" was so popular , then let everyone be proud. Even if you criticize the movie as ugly, you only feel that your artistic appreciation level is high.
At this time, there is a saying circulating in all countries.
For the film industry, the world belongs to North America, and North America belongs to the world.
Everyone scolded it in China, but I saw that North America praised this movie so highly.
What else is there to say?
Blow it up directly!
The box office in the Mainland and North America has responded, and the domestic box office has actually begun to rise.
Han Sanpin has been paying attention to the development of movies.
When I saw that Time Magazine in North America praised this movie and thought it was a magical commercial blockbuster that showcased Chinese culture, I felt even more confident.
So, Director Han immediately expanded the publicity again.
“Hurry up and copy more movie discs, and eat up all the box office in the whole north!”
“Contact Mr. Ren of SIPG and tell him to let him copy the box office of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and the southeastern provinces. If the publicity is done well, it all depends on how much profit this movie can create!”
In short, the reputation of this movie has exploded both at home and abroad, and it has become popular instantly!
Many viewers are spreading the word about this movie with their friends.
After all, in a commercial blockbuster of historical costumes, magic and suspense, both Liu Dehua and Fan Bingbing have beautiful backs. All the elements are present, and they are integrated so well. It would be strange if it is not popular!
Actually, Guan Ling is not surprised by this result. The popularity of Cannes and the explosion of the North American box office are all traceable.
Because the movie "Detective Dee" was even shortlisted for the Golden Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival in its previous life, before the awards ceremony, the authoritative magazine "Variety" was invited to invite film critics to comment on the 24 shortlisted films. Rate the video.
The result was unexpected. "Empire of Heaven" had the highest score among the shortlisted films for many days in a row, reaching 7.6 points. Various film critics thought the film was sufficiently whimsical and praised it highly.
It caused quite a stir in Venice.
And now, Guan Ling has taken him from Cannes to North America, and from North America, and back to China.
This resulted in a double explosion of box office at home and abroad!
More and more viewers are entering the cinema on the recommendation of friends.
China’s box office for the first five days was 170 million.
The North American box office for the first five days was US$29.62 million.
When the news spread back to China, everyone in Han Sanpin was numb.
Before, he had always been thinking about cooperating with Zhang Yimou, but Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping, the one in the new picture, were in a collusion, and it was rare for the two actors to get involved in their films.
But now, their most proud record of Chinese-language films in North America is in jeopardy.
Han Sanpin really didn’t expect that under the attack of Will Smith’s movie and the Oscar-level movie “WALL-E”, “Detective Detective” could achieve such box office results.
Film producers throughout the entertainment industry were silent.
A reporter went to interview Zhang Yimou, who was extremely busy, and wanted to stir up trouble. Zhang Yimou spoke to the interview camera: "Director Guan and I are not in a competitive relationship. On the contrary, I regard Director Guan as a close friend. "Hero" It's not my favorite movie, and the popularity of "Detective Detective" in North America has something to do with Director Guan's previous achievements in Hollywood. So when the record of "Hero" was broken, I can only congratulate Director Guan. All my thoughts are on the Olympic opening ceremony,
Oh, by the way, let me tell you that although this Olympic opening ceremony is all my idea, when I retreated, it was Director Guan who confirmed it. My thoughts. So I don’t want the media to misinterpret what I just said.”
Zhang Yimou’s interview made it impossible for people in the industry to eat the recorded human blood buns.
But reporters have a lot of new tricks. Since Zhang Yimou can’t do it, let’s continue to engage in Huayi.
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"I've been pretending to be dead all this time. Just like this, the media will also come to disgust me, right?"
The cigar in Wang Zhongjun's hand was lit, Looking at the news in the media, I feel helpless.
"Lingyun Media's Chinese-language films have gone global, and Huayi, known as the mainland's largest privately owned film and television company, seems to have had its backbone broken since "Assembly"."
""The King of Kung Fu" was grandly promoted There has been no news since then, which shows that Huayi is keeping this film secret. Perhaps this is the reason why Huayi wants to make a comeback. "
" "Detective Dee" is a box office hit. Let's talk briefly about Dee Renjie, Ling Yun, and Huayi. Multiple relationships with Chen Guofu.”
When he saw this news, Wang Zhongjun was really a little bit off guard.
If Chen Guofu had not been poached, would it be possible that this movie would be his own? Thinking of the box office of this movie and the future series, Wang Zhongjun wanted to cry to death.
Wang Zhongjun thought so in his heart, but it no longer mattered what he thought.
Feng Xiaogang was a little silent on the side.
"The cast of "If You Are the One" has almost been decided," he hesitated for a while, but did not answer Wang Zhonglei's mood, but said, "The filming will start soon, and it should be in time for this year's Lunar New Year."< br>
“But before finalizing the release, can Huayi know clearly the release date of Guan Ling’s new movie? If it is shot quickly, the new Guan Ling movie starring Cheng Long that is now rumored on the Internet will also start shooting. It may also be possible to log into the Lunar New Year stalls. "Feng Xiaogang is really scared.
"Assembly" is such a good movie. Under the overwhelming publicity of "2012", it didn't make any splash at all.
It’s been half a year now, and Director Feng is still confused.
Because Huayi lost so much money, he found a simple commercial film model. "If You Are the One" should be able to make money. After all, it is relaxed, cheerful and enjoyable, and no audience will not like this.
But Feng Xiaogang was a little frightened when he remembered that Guan Ling also had a new movie.
No one cares if you lose once. After all, "2012" is a global best-selling movie, and everyone has to kneel down.
What if we lose again...
Feng Xiaogang remembered what Guan Ling said to him before, and he was still very angry when he thought about it again, but there was nothing he could do.
Stop talking about him, there is nothing Huayi can do.
Wang Zhongjun is really facing internal and external troubles now. Recently, both Huang Xiaoming and Zhou Xun want to leave Huayi, and several people are trying to terminate their contracts.
They said they wanted to set up their own personal studio, which is a recent trend in the industry, but Wang Zhongjun had a feeling that they also wanted to act in Guan Ling's movies and TV series, so they had to leave.
Although there is no reason for this idea, this is what Wang Zhongjun thinks.
Otherwise, why would the two top names that Huayi attaches great importance to have to leave at this time?
"I will ask." Wang Zhongjun nodded and said, "But now China Film and Ling Yun are almost wearing the same pants..."
Thinking of this, Wang Zhongjun fell silent.
Forging iron requires one's own strength. If Guan Ling is really determined to mess with him, there is really nothing he can do.
Illegal thing? Judging from Guan Ling's methods at Cannes, he may not be able to handle it.
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"There is big news at every turn. Director Guan, the first week is close to 170 million. Is your movie aiming for 400 million? "
Jiang Wen called, "My brother Guan, if you keep doing this, we directors will be killed right away, okay?"
"What do you mean? Yes, how about I buy you a piece of tofu?”
"Tofu can't kill me." Jiang Wen muttered, "Congratulations, you have brought glory to Chinese movies again. But for your box office, I can really only say that you are awesome."
"You look so slow in filming, otherwise you might bring glory to Chinese-language films. How is the progress of "Let the Bullets Fly"?
"It's finished. This phone call is to report this to you. "Jiang Wendao," Investors must know about this matter as soon as possible, right? The subsequent editing is mostly completed, and I estimate that the production will be completed in another half month. ”
“What are you going to decide on the release time? "
"I wanted to release it on the National Day schedule, but Johnnie To called me and invited me to participate in this year's Venice Film Festival. He is a member of the jury for the main competition unit, and I want to go. ”
“Try the Golden Lion? "
"The Sun Also Rises and Sunny Day are just nominations. This opportunity is so good, how can you be willing not to give it a try? ”
“Then go. "Guan Ling said, "I think "Let the Bullets Fly" can work. ”
“That’s just a good excuse, but what you said in Cannes is true or false?” Really want to pick the Palme d'Or? "
Actually, Jiang Wen is really interested in this. He was nominated for "The Devil Is Coming" back then. Jiang Wen understands how difficult it is to win the award.
"The script is ready, let's review it later. I don't want to be banned from directing like you."
"Don't worry about what you say, and there's no need to beat around the bush, I'm already honest. "Let the Bullets Fly" has been reviewed. "Jiang Wenyou was very resentful.
"By the way, does your Cannes script have my role? Let me make a cameo."
"Are you crazy? You still want to steal my right to direct?" Guan Ling cursed and laughed.
"What's the fight for the right to direct? I just want to learn how Director Guan could win the Palme d'Or."
"It's the same as me winning it," Guan Ling said , "If I really win it, I'll lend you the trophy for two days."
"..."
Jiang Wen almost choked to death due to Guan Ling, you yourself made such nonsense in Cannes, you don't know now Can I win it? I was extremely humble and asked me to lend me the trophy for two days. What do you mean?
Are you confident or not?
"Forget it, I have to do post-editing." Jiang Wen was too lazy to talk to Guan Lingduo anymore and hung up the phone.
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"Director Guan, my suggestion is that "Meng Hua Lu" should be sold and released as soon as possible while taking advantage of the popularity of "Di Renjie: The Empire of Heaven". After all, Zhu Yawen is the male protagonist of "Meng Hua Lu", and now Pei Donglai in the movie is one of the audience’s favorite characters.”
Yang Yang sent a text message to Guan Ling.
After Guan Ling saw it, he thought about it and called back.
"Is the final production of "Menghua Lu" completed?"
"Yes, Director Guan." Yang Yang said, "The final finishing work can be completed before the end of the month."
"Let the midday sun shine out. We still won't sell Internet copyrights. Let the TV stations compare prices and the one with the highest price will get it."
"Not to CCTV?"
"I said it "The one with the highest price will win." Guan Ling was actually thinking of Mango TV. This drama attracts young audiences of both sexes, and the CCTV platform may be somewhat different.
“Are you still betting?”
"It depends on the price offered by the TV station," Guan Ling smiled, "I feel like they don't dare to bet with us."
Nowadays, one of the TV series produced by Guan Ling is a hit, and CCTV Bet against Guan Ling and got screwed.
Having said that, CCTV has also made a lot of money.
But this time for "Meng Hua Lu", Guan Ling wants to ensure the maximum profit margin. Although the profits belong to Lingyun Media, after all, this TV series is under the banner of Noon Sunshine, but relying on this TV series, It can also give the noon sun a name.
Local TV stations are obviously richer than CCTV.
"I understand. I will let the company out first, do more publicity, and then contact the company later to see how to talk to the TV station."
Yang Yang is definitely not responsible for the specific matter. , she just conveyed what Guan Ling said.
But since Director Guan has arranged it this way, he must be confident.
That’s what Director Yang Yang thinks.
After all, there is now a title for Director Guan in the TV drama industry. It is claimed that this global film director has produced many TV drama scripts. This wave is called the arrival of God.
It was born specifically to flatter people.
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Two weeks after its release, the domestic box office, although slightly down, still exceeded 270 million.
300 million is just a matter of time. According to predictions, the movie box office is likely to reach around 400 million.
The box office in the first week was affected by publicity and the lack of absolute blockbusters in theaters in the first two months. However, in the second week, the introduction of "Hancock" had an impact on the box office of "Detective Dee". After the pressing was stopped, the discharge of slices also dropped slightly.
However, theaters owned by Wanda, Dadi Lingyun, China Film and Shanghai Film Group still maintain a relatively high film schedule, because for them, they can get a share of the box office.
The theater companies in the circle are almost crazy with excitement!
Make money, make money!
The two movies "2012" and "Detective Dee" have already contributed nearly 1.1 billion in box office to theaters.
As for Guan Ling, the theater managers have been completely shocked.
This person's box office appeal is already among the best in the world.
In the first two months, the mainland film market did not perform well. Due to the earthquake, theaters tightened their belts to survive.
But this time, at the critical moment when they were on the verge of death, Guan Ling transformed into a theater doctor and directly injected a dose of cardiotonic injection into their hearts!
Live!
This director is really damn capable.
Although Guan Ling’s share of the movie share is higher than other directors, he is awesome!
There are only a few major commercial film directors in China, and Guan Ling is now the only one at the top. His share of the profits is higher, isn’t it normal?
The theaters all understand that even if they are being ktv, they feel that they should do it.
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Nortel hung up the banner.
"Guan Ling's new drama promotes Chinese culture, and the Cannes Film Festival shocked foreigners!"
"The domestic box office will exceed 300 million, and the box office of Guan Ling's "Detective Dee" will soon reach the second place in the domestic box office rankings!" This banner is hung on the tree In the meantime, I saw a sentence on the other two trees, "Hey, he is the first!"
"The North American box office of "Detective Dee" exceeded 50 million, breaking the box office of "Di Renjie" directed by Nortel's outstanding director Zhang Yimou. "Hero" record. "
The banner said that Guan Ling did not break his own record. Guan Ling broke Zhang Yimou's record. As a result, Zhang Yimou was also Nortel's record.
If this was seen by other school leaders, it would make them angry.
At this time, Nortel is about to go on summer vacation.
Many parents will come to the school to see their children and take a look around the capital.
In order to highlight Nortel's good image, Nortel has already started preparing banners after learning about the first-day box office in North America.
Nortel’s leaders have been recruiting students since "2012", and have tried not to be too public since then, because colleges such as China Theater, Shanghai Theater, China Central Television, and People's Art Schools are recruiting minors for the Ministry of Education. I reported it, saying that Nortel was using Guan Ling to recruit students illegally.
There are also some old men who slapped the table with the higher authorities in the Ministry of Education.
Let’s talk about what the leaders of Nortel said, such as: “Students, do you want to watch Director Guan’s movies? The first thing you can see when you come to Nortel is Director Guan.”
The leaders of China Drama Theater said He quit and told the Ministry of Education directly: "Nortel is calling admissions fraud!"
Since then, Nortel has indeed calmed down a bit and does not want to provoke public anger.
But at this time, Guan Ling led the Chinese film to cause a sensation in Cannes again, and he was about to break the record of "Hero", and he was still a school student. Can Nortel hurry up?
If you don’t brag, everyone will go home when the summer vacation is over! The students can’t even see it!
My students made such an awesome Chinese film, and they broke the North American record held by students from my own school.
This is not allowed to be publicized?
Otherwise Nortel would be really itchy and uncomfortable!
Experts from other schools have come out and said that Guan directed the film very well, but the logic was a mess and it did not win an award at Cannes. It was a pure commercial film with low artistic quality.
Nortel quit, but some students directly pulled up the banner and were photographed and posted online.
Nortel said the banner was offensive and immediately banned it.
But the photo was spread all over the Internet.
What, you said this movie didn’t win any awards.
What’s wrong with no prizes? If the box office is replaced by a steel hammer, it can smash you to death eight hundred times a day.
(End of this chapter)