Chapter 74 "The Tuner" is completed
"The Promise" was released on the 8th day, and the box office exceeded 100 million, once again setting a record for the shortest time for a domestic film to exceed 100 million.
However, the reputation is no longer stable, and the next step is an astonishing downhill road.
The buzz about "The Promise" on the Internet is so great that celebrities in the cultural and entertainment circles have also joined in to comment on the film.
Xu Jinlei commented on "The Promise" on her blog: "It's better than expected, except that the actress was shot too ugly, the martial arts made me a bit dizzy, some scenes were a bit too cartoon-like, and the ending The heart-wrenching dialogue between a few people was a bit like that.”
Compared with Xu Jinlei's Tai Chi secrets, Han Han is quite sharp. He commented on his blog: "Director Chen obviously didn't understand the difference between computer stunts and netizen FLASH. In one scene, Zhang Dongjian walked from the flowers and grass, and it felt like it was pulled from behind. It was shot with a calendar. I don’t understand why recent directors are so fond of using computer effects. Is it because the things they want to express can no longer be expressed with real shots? Whenever it rains.
While the reputation of "The Promise" collapsed, "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles" and "The Great Sage" were released.
These two films began to seize the market share of "The Promise".
Although the box office of these two films is not very high, it is still bad news for "The Promise" whose reputation is not stable.
On December 24, the Hollywood blockbuster "King Kong" was released domestic.
When Wang Shu learned the news, he was a little confused.
He previously thought that "King Kong" would be released at the end of December, but he did not expect that it would only be a limited screening and the full release would be on January 12, 2006.
"It seems that "The Tuner" can only be scheduled for the Spring Festival on January 29."
Wang Shu said to himself.
If "The Tuner" successfully lands in theaters across the country on January 29, then not only "The Tuner" will be released in full on that day, but also Wang Jin's "The Barbarian Secrets".
One in the Mainland and one in Hong Kong will be released on the Mainland on the same day.
Compared with the Hollywood blockbuster "King Kong", Hong Kong Wang Jin's "The Savage Secrets" is still a weak persimmon even though it also features Zhang Pozhi.
On December 27, the production of "The Tuner" was completed.
Han Sanping immediately organized an internal film viewing party at China Film. In addition to some people from China Film, Wang Changtian also came over with Producer Luo.
"If possible, I would like to schedule the film on January 29, which is the first day of the Lunar New Year."
In the screening room, before the movie started, Wang Shu asked Han Sanping, who was sitting on the right, Whisper.
Hearing this, Han Sanping thought about it and said in a low voice, "There is still one month left. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be OK."
With Han Sanping's words, Wang Shu also said Just relax.
Because China Film Group is involved, the film can get the green light all the way through censorship and other aspects, which is much smoother than if he had to do those things himself.
"Weren't there Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li's geishas at the end of January?" Wang Changtian sat on Wang Shu's left side and couldn't help but feel worried after hearing the conversation between the two.
He believes that "The Tuner" and "Memoirs of a Geisha" were released at the same time, which is likely to be affected by "Memoirs of a Geisha" and cause the box office of "The Tuner" to languish.
Han Sanping didn't speak. Others in the circle didn't know what "Memoirs of a Geisha" was about. It didn't mean that he didn't know some information.
This film will definitely not be released in early February.
"Is Mr. Wang so unsure of "The Tuner"?" Wang Shu asked with a sideways smile. He knew more about the film "Memoirs of a Geisha" than Han Sanping.
Not only will this film not be released in early February, it will also be banned indefinitely. There is no need to worry that the box office of "The Tuner" will be affected.
What's more, even if it is released at the same time, Wang Shu still feels that it is not certain who will influence whom. "Haha." Wang Changtian was a little embarrassed by the question, and explained sarcastically, "I just think there are Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li among the geishas, so I'm a little worried."
"Mr. Wang, please relax. "Heart, what if there are Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li? We have to believe in Director Wang's "The Tuner"" Han Sanping's deep voice sounded.
Wang Changtian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then savored it carefully, thinking that there were rumors that geishas could not pass the examination and were frantically deleting content. Then he smiled and said: "Yes, I believe Director Wang. "The Tuner"
"Our film "The Tuner" is not bad, even if it is released at the same time."
Wang Shu rolled his eyes and couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Wang, you don't have much confidence in me. Huh?"
"Uh" Wang Changtian was embarrassed and explained sarcastically, "It's not that I don't have confidence in you, Director Wang. I just..."
"Okay, okay, no need to explain. "The movie is about to start. Don't bother other people watching the movie. Let's wait until the movie is over." Wang Shu waved his hand pretending to be impatient.
Han Sanping chuckled on the sidelines, only watching the show but not participating.
Wang Changtian opened his mouth, then silently closed it.
According to his inner thoughts, he believed it even if he said he believed in Wang Shu, and he didn’t believe it even if he said he didn’t believe Wang Shu.
Believe it or not, it all depends on who you compare it with.
If he compared "Memoirs of a Geisha" with Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li, he felt a little guilty.
When the movie started, the venue instantly became quiet, and Han Sanping and Wang Changtian also watched it attentively.
A film that lasted more than two hours slowly ended as time passed, and the venue suddenly burst into warm applause.
Although there were few people, the applause was deafening. Wang Shu didn’t even know whether these people were applauding because of watching the film or because of Han Sanping.
Han Sanping came back to his senses from the aftertaste of the movie, immediately patted Wang Shu on the shoulder, and said excitedly: "We will also have a premiere."
"Yes, big Get a special article!" Wang Changtian changed his previous attitude and quickly agreed when he heard what Han Sanping said.
After he finished speaking, he continued, "I have a feeling that "The Tuner" can break 100 million at least."
Then, he looked at Wang Shu in disbelief and said in surprise, "Director Wang, is this movie really a movie you made to compete for awards?"
Han Sanping also looked at Wang Shu, waiting for his answer. .
“What if?” Wang Shu shrugged, as if it was something that needed to be said.
Wang Changtian smacked his lips, obviously understanding what Wang Shu meant, and then said, "Director Wang, I think this film is definitely capable of winning a good award at Cannes."
“However, in order to win the grand prize, in addition to the film itself being good enough, it also needs to work well.”
As one of the investors of "The Tuner", Guang Guang also knew that Wang Shu was not going to go to Berlin with "The Tuner" and chose Cannes instead.
I didn’t understand why before, but now I understand it after watching the complete video.
Compared to Berlin, "The Tuner" is obviously more suitable for Cannes.
Wang Shu’s choice was wise.
After listening to Wang Changtian's words, Wang Shu turned his head and looked at Han Sanping, his meaning was self-evident.
(End of this chapter)