Chapter 311 is scheduled
The wrapping banquet was successfully concluded, and the news that "Big Crowd" was successfully completed also spread throughout the Beijing entertainment circle.
"Danchen, you said that if Director Wang plans to make a film or television project in the future, will he ask us to audition?"
In a certain hotpot restaurant, Xu Huanhuan and Yan Danchen met to eat hotpot together. .
Xu Huanhuan chewed the food in his mouth, swallowed it, and then asked at the right time.
"Probably not." Yan Danchen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and answered with a somewhat sad expression.
Since "My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox", Wang Shu has never asked her to cooperate.
Faced with Xu Huanhuan's question, although she didn't want to admit it, the voice in her heart still told her that there was a high probability that it wouldn't happen.
Xu Huanhuan sighed after hearing this: "It seems that if we want to get opportunities in the future, we have to take the initiative to fight for them."
Although she looked open-minded on the surface , but actually I feel quite lonely.
Last year, she went to the cinema with Wang Shu.
Taking advantage of the dimness of the cinema, she mustered up the courage to take the initiative to hold Wang Shu's hand.
Youdao means that men chase women, and women chase men.
However, even if she took the initiative to reach out regardless of shame, there was no result.
She also knew that if it were another man, she would be so proactive, naturally there would be a layer of veil between them.
Wang Shu is a talented director, and there are countless actresses like her who have the same thoughts.
That is
Looking back now, she did not regret her initiative at that time, but she was embarrassed because Wang Shu did not respond.
And I also regretted that I just secretly held Wang Shu's hand instead of being more enthusiastic in one step.
Now that I think about it, if I had been with Wang Shu at the same time, I would have become Wang Shu’s girlfriend.
With Wang Shu here, we no longer have to worry about resources.
Yan Danchen starred in the popular drama "My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox", and Xu Huanhuan participated in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", both of whom gained a lot of popularity.
Furthermore, I also received many TV drama contracts.
It’s just that when people go to higher places, water flows to lower places.
Not to mention that the two of them have not yet set foot in the film industry, even in the television industry they are doing very well.
In comparison, Yan Danchen also has roles in "Lotus Lantern", "Fan Mansion Courtyard", and the heroine of "My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox".
Xu Huanhuan is even worse. Before meeting Wang Shu, only a supporting role in "Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind" has always served as her masterpiece.
The older an actress gets, the narrower her acting career becomes. If her development is not good, she may even be reduced to the role of "mother" in her thirties.
Both are 29 years old this year.
This age is the golden period for actresses with a successful career.
But for actresses whose development is not going well, their flowering period will fade away in a few years.
Any actress who has a sense of crisis will be under increased pressure.
Yan Danchen nodded and tried to make up for Wang Shu: "Director Wang rarely invites actors during filming. We really need to take the initiative to fight for them." The actors were contacted through internal invitations for auditions, but Xu Huanhuan and Yan Danchen tacitly did not mention this.
Because, any actor who can qualify for the audition is of high quality.
Even Mei Ting, the winner of the International Film Festival and the winner of the Huabiao Award, had to appear for zero pay to get a role, let alone two actors who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and had never won any awards.
Yan Danchen is slightly better than Xu Huanhuan. In 1997, she participated in the movie "Flower Season·Rainy Season" and won the Huabiao Award for Best Newcomer for this film.
Then there was no then.
Xu Huanhuan sighed again when he heard this and said: "It's just that Director Wang's audition and selection of actors are relatively high. Not only must the image match the role in the script, but the acting skills must also not be bad."< br>
When Yan Danchen heard this, he also smiled bitterly.
There is a saying that if there is no comparison, there will be no harm.
There are many actors in Beijing, and film and television resources are in a state of competition among a large number of people.
In addition, there is a drama school, and most of the actors who graduated from it are better than actors who graduated from other schools in terms of professional skills.
It is even said that even Zhang Yimou, who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy as a director, always went to the Drama Academy to choose actors, rather than looking at actors from his alma mater.
Therefore
In terms of image, the two consider themselves to be pretty good.
Professionally, both of them consider themselves pretty good.
It’s just
Among those who can’t stop the competition are a lot of actors who graduated from drama schools with better majors!
Xu Huanhuan also felt that this topic was a bit heavy at this moment, and then said: "Director Wang's "Horror Cruise" will have its premiere soon. Have you been asked to go?"
When Yan Danchen heard this, he shook his head bitterly.
Seeing this, Xu Huanhuan also smiled bitterly, "You didn't call me either."
Both of them knew the reason for this.
"Terror Cruise" is a blockbuster starring Gong Li, Liang Jiahui, Zhou Xun and others.
On the day of the premiere, even if there were celebrities who came to support it, they were also big-name actors in the industry.
The two of them are dispensable.
"Will you go to the cinema to watch it then?"
After a moment of silence, Yan Danchen raised his head and asked.
"Terror Cruise" has been scheduled and will hold a grand premiere in Beijing on April 30 and be released simultaneously.
Although April 28th and April 29th are Saturdays and Sundays, it stands to reason that the first day of the premiere should be Friday, April 27th, but due to the May Day labor Due to the time off, I need to work normally this Saturday and Sunday.
The holiday starts on May 1st and lasts for one week.
So. It is scheduled to be released on April 30th.
This day is Monday. After the premiere, the holiday has already begun that night, and the movie has also been released in major theaters across the country.
Although "Horror Cruise" will go to Cannes to participate in non-competition screenings, the two do not conflict.
Not to mention that even films participating in the main competition section are still eligible to participate in the three major European awards competitions as long as they are released locally in advance, let alone screenings in non-competition sections.
Of course, this year's Cannes is celebrating its 60th anniversary, which is quite special, and its organizing committee has no shortage of films. Therefore, films participating in the main competition cannot be released in advance casually, so as not to arouse the prejudice of the organizing committee and lead to failure.
The movie "Terror Cruise" has been targeting the international market since the beginning of filming.
In addition to being released in the mainland, it will also be released in South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong Island, Taiwan, North America and other places.
But the time will be after the Cannes Film Festival.
Leaving aside North America, South Korea, Japan and other markets, the fact that it has not been released simultaneously with Hong Kong Island is also a sign of respect for the Cannes Film Festival.
Although Hong Kong Island is part of China, it is two regions.
The films participating in the awards competition at the three major European film festivals are only eligible to participate if they have never premiered in any other region of the world except their home region.
If "Terror Cruise" is not only released in the mainland but also on Hong Kong Island, it will violate this rule.
Of course, "Terror Cruise" is only a non-competition screening film after all, and the corresponding requirements are not strict.
But... no matter what, we have to give some face to the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival.
After all, it was the organizers of the Cannes Film Festival who took the initiative to invite Wang Shu to participate, even if it was just a non-competition section. It would be really unreasonable if he didn't even consider this rule.
“Go!” Xu Huanhuan responded immediately, “How can you not take a second look at such a blockbuster film?”
After saying that, he continued, “Shall we be together then? "
"Okay." Yan Danchen nodded, and made an appointment with Xu Huanhuan to go to the cinema to watch "Terror Cruise" together.
"Do you think the box office of Director Wang's "Terror Cruise" can exceed 300 million?" Xu Huanhuan asked subconsciously when talking about the movie "Terror Cruise".
In recent days, there have been many voices praising Wang Shu, both inside and outside the circle, including on the Internet, and Xu Huanhuan heard a lot of them.
"It shouldn't be easy, right?" Yan Danchen just responded, and then quickly shook his head and changed his words, "Actually, I don't know either."
Chinese Film Wanted 3 100 million box office is really difficult.
Even if Zhang Yimou directed the gorgeous blockbuster "The City of Gold" with overwhelming publicity and forced theaters to guarantee film schedules, the mainland box office did not reach 300 million.
It's not that Yan Danchen doesn't believe in Wang Shu, but that there is no Chinese-language film with a box office of over 300 million in the mainland market.
At the same time, it was Yan Danchen who felt that Wang Shu was powerful and might be able to create a myth, but he changed his mind to an ambiguous "I don't know."
At this moment, not only Yan Danchen, but even if other people were asked this question, they would not conclude that "Terror Cruise" directed by Wang Shu would exceed 300 million.
In 2007, there were only three Chinese-language films that grossed more than 100 million yuan in box office in the Mainland, namely "Assembly Number", "Reporter" and "Lust, Caution".
In fourth place is the Hong Kong movie "The Disciple", with a box office of only 64 million.
In this era, making a movie with a box office of over 100 million is already a top-level achievement, let alone breaking 300 million.
This box office result is unthinkable.
However, due to the high box office success of "Space Traveler", it is not impossible for Wang Shu's new film to hit a box office of 300 million.
In addition, during the Labor Day holiday on May 3, the Hollywood blockbuster "Spider-Man 3" will be released in the mainland.
And in June, the world-famous IP movie "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" will also be released in the mainland.
It is precisely because of these prerequisites that the voice of praising Wang Shu has been nourished by the market.
Other domestic films, faced with these Hollywood blockbusters, all ran away. Only the film directed by Wang Shu dared to schedule it during the Labor Day period on May 1st.
Although "Terror Cruise" will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival in mid-May, it does not mean that it will premiere in China at the same time as it is screened at these film festivals.
For example, last year's "The Banquet" directed by Feng Xiaogang, before the film was released in the mainland, Feng Xiaogang first took the film to Cannes for screening and promotion, and then took the film to the Venice Film Festival for screening and promotion, and then It was released in the mainland later.
Therefore, even if "Space Traveler" will go to the Cannes Film Festival, it can still be scheduled to be released at the end of the year.
It's just that Wang Shu doesn't want to be involved in a lot of domestic "blockbusters" at the end of the year. In addition, in the middle of the year, it seems that the world of Hollywood blockbusters is dominated by Hollywood blockbusters, but in fact, not many Hollywood blockbusters are released at the same time.
In this case, as long as the quality of Chinese-language films is online, there is not no room for survival.
It is even said that the survival space is greater than that of domestic films at the end of the year!
Other directors do not dare to be on the same schedule as Hollywood blockbusters. They are basically worried that they will be beaten by Hollywood blockbusters at the same time. To be on the safe side, they can only avoid their sharp edges.
Under normal circumstances, Hollywood blockbusters that can enter the mainland market are either well-known IPs, have online quality, or have good special effects.
The quality of domestically produced Chinese-language films is uneven, and many times they are beaten by Hollywood blockbusters and are unable to fight back.
So much so that when domestic producers or directors see Hollywood blockbusters landing in theaters, they all run away as if encountering a tiger.
Wang Shu did not run away this time. Even though he knew that "Spider-Man 3" would be released during the Labor Day holiday, he still chose to release it on the same schedule.
It stands to reason that this is a commendable move.
However.
The words of praise that suddenly appeared on the Internet have led to a lot of negative remarks.
For example, a young director is arrogant, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, will not look back until he hits a wall, is self-righteous, etc.
In the final analysis, the main reason is that the Hollywood blockbusters entering the mainland market are too powerful. Except for a few domestic films that can maintain their reputation every year, they are all beaten in various ways.
The failure at the box office is only one of them. The key is that Hollywood films are foreign language films.
Most people cannot understand the dialogue and can only rely on subtitles to understand the dialogue content. The box office of foreign language films is lower than the box office of domestic Chinese films. It is somewhat unacceptable from a rational point of view.
Over time, the idea that Hollywood films are better than domestic films has emerged.
"Director Wang's "Love Traveler" has a box office of 270 million, which is only 30 million short of 300 million." Xu Huanhuan then analyzed, "This time, "Terror Cruise" has a box office of 270 million, both in terms of cast and investment. The scale, or the intensity of the promotion, is far greater than that of "Time Traveler""
"It should be very possible to exceed 300 million."
"Or in other words. , it is precisely because Director Wang and Director Han wanted to make a movie with a box office of over 300 million that they came up with this "Terror Cruise"."
"But..." Yan Danchen opened his mouth and responded uncertainly. Said, "There will be a Hollywood movie "Spider-Man 3" released during Labor Day."
"When "Space Traveler" was released, only the movie "Baby Project" competed at the same time."
"You also know that Brother Chen Long's box office appeal in the mainland is not very top, Director Wang "Spider-Man 3" faced relatively little competitive pressure during its release. "
"This time, it is facing the Hollywood special effects blockbuster "Spider-Man 3", and the competitive pressure is different."
< br>Xu Huanhuan understood what Yan Danchen meant, because most of the domestic distributors did not dare to compete head-on with Hollywood blockbusters, and avoided their advantages.
The risk is extremely high during the same period, so we can only give way.
(End of this chapter)