Chapter 328 300 Million
Zhou Haiwei walked on the red carpet in a white neutral dress, with a confident and casual look, as if she had returned to the early 1990s, when she was selected as the Hong Kong Island The period of the most popular female artists.
Zhou Xun is dressed in a black dress, focusing on intellectual maturity.
As for Gong Li, this is an international actress with a stronger aura.
After walking the closing red carpet, the group did not enter the award ceremony venue. Instead, they returned to the hotel to pack their things and catch the flight back home.
The closing red carpet corresponds to the awards ceremony of the main competition unit. Many filmmakers from all over the world will appear at this time. Compared with the opening red carpet, it is even more star-studded.
Because of this, Zhou Xun, Zhou Haiwei and others all thought about walking on the red carpet of the closing ceremony before returning to China.
Otherwise, their trip to Cannes actually ended yesterday.
One attention unit is a non-competition unit, and its award ceremony will not be held on the closing red carpet day, but will be held the day before.
In other words, Wang Shu and others had participated in the awards ceremony held by the Un Certain Regard unit last night.
Unfortunately, although "Terror Cruise" has a novel setting in China, it is not too surprising internationally. Moreover, "Terror Cruise" lacks artistic elements and has no chance of winning the Best Film in the Un Certain Regard category.
Of course, even if it has artistic elements, there is a high probability that it will not win the Best Picture Award.
Because, the winning film for the Best Picture in the Un Certain Regard section of the 60th Cannes International Film Festival is "California Dreaming".
This film is the first feature film directed by Romanian director Christian Nemescu.
Unfortunately, the film also became Nemescu's legacy.
This young director, who was born in 1979, died in a car accident in August 2006.
Last night, when the host announced that "California Dreaming" won the best picture, photos of Nemescu at work were shown on the big screen. The audience burst into applause, and the male and female protagonists even shed tears of excitement. Eyes full.
There was no acceptance speech or special commemoration ceremony. The audience expressed their respect for the director who died young with warm applause.
This film is also specially noted as unfinished.
This is because director Christiane Mescu died in an accidental car accident before the film was completed.
In order to maintain the integrity of the film, the editor edited according to the script and finally completed the 2 hours and 35 minutes of work.
It’s just that we will never know what the director’s version will be like.
At the award ceremony, the director's photo was projected on the big screen, but I was unable to enjoy this honor in person.
He died young at the age of only 27, which is very sad.
As for the content of "California Dreaming", it describes a group of American soldiers who took a train through a small village in Romania in order to transport weapons to Kosov. Webmaster blocks.
The stranded American soldiers unexpectedly caused waves in the village. Not only did the village chief hold a welcome party for them, but the girls in the village were also very attentive to these young American soldiers, dreaming of returning to the sunny village with them. California
Very uncomfortable content, but reality
Romania is a small country in Europe, and the United States is the largest country in the world.
The yearning for a modern big country in small country villages extends to the kneeling and licking of American soldiers. This Romanian director used his film to portray all this.
Obviously, this is a movie that will make Romanians uncomfortable.
However, it can also make Romanians reflect on this discomfort.
Wang Shu's "Horror Cruise" is certainly good, but in terms of art, it is much inferior to "California Dreaming". In addition, the other film is still a posthumous work, so it is really incomparable.
If you only look at the commercial nature, then "Terror Cruise" is naturally better than "California Dreaming".
But film festivals all over the world, no matter how commercial they are, must also pay attention to artistry, let alone Cannes, the three major ones in Europe.
It is undeniable that the Cannes International Film Festival is certainly the most commercial of the three major international film festivals.
But no matter how business-focused it is, it’s still about preserving art before talking about business.
Movies with a setting like "Terror Cruise" are not uncommon in Hollywood. There is not much in the artistic level. You can win awards through operation in China, but it is more difficult abroad.
Especially the top three places in Europe.
Of course the three major European companies also have pork points, but at least they have to get the points that only come from the top.
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It was the end of May when I returned to China.
On May 30, under the hype of being invited to participate in the Cannes Film Festival, "Horror Cruise" finally exceeded 300 million in box office, breaking the record set by "The City of Gold" and becoming the first mainland movie theater The first movie to have a single box office of over 300 million.
The Chinese-language film’s top spot at the box office in the Mainland is back under Wang Shu’s butt again.
The whole network is in a state of excitement!
Both Han Sanping and Wang Shu were very excited, and under the leadership of China Film Group, they held a celebration banquet as usual.
Many filmmakers came to the celebration banquet, including the starring team of "Terror Cruise", various professionals in the industry, and people from above.
As one of the producers of this film, Han Sanping has a box office of over 300 million, which is undoubtedly his extremely dazzling performance.
Especially since he has just taken the top spot in China Film Group, he has such unquestionable achievements, which makes him particularly proud.
Wang Shu was also the most handsome boy at the celebration banquet. Not only did many people take the initiative to talk to him at the celebration banquet, but they also expressed their goodwill in various ways.
The entertainment industry. That’s it.
When a person is at the top of his game, he is often surrounded by good people.
But if you fall into a trough, you will see evil people everywhere you look.
Wang Shu has always met "good people" along the way, except for the arrogant bosses in Beijing circles and some academics who think they are superior.
In a place like the entertainment industry, with his talent and strength, it is rare for him to encounter evil people, and most of them are "good people" who release good intentions.
"Has your film "The Crowd" been completed?" Han Sanping came to Wang Shu and asked in a low voice.
He always had a smile on his face and was obviously in a good mood.
"What's wrong?" Wang Shu asked doubtfully.
Han Sanping suddenly came over to chat quietly. Wang Shu immediately thought that he saw that "Terror Cruise" had exceeded 300 million in the mainland box office and wanted to make another blockbuster.
Han Sanping whispered: "If "Horror Cruise" wants to compete for Oscars, it almost needs to work there."
"And when the movie is released abroad, it also needs publicity. Sometimes you will inevitably have to run around.”
"With all this trouble, it will take another month or two."
"If your film "The Crowd" is not completed, time will be tight."
The Oscars here , not inside, but outside.
"Terror Cruise" is a Chinese-language film produced in mainland China. It cannot participate in the competition for the Oscars at all. It can only sign up to compete for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Since "Terror Cruise" has been confirmed to be released in American theaters, it is natural that it will be signed up for overseas release. This is a convenient move.
If it can be nominated or even win, the copyright income of "Terror Cruise" will be higher in the future.
“It’s almost done, there shouldn’t be any delay.” Wang Shu said immediately when he heard this.
"That's good." Han Sanping responded, and then said, "The domestic box office of "Terror Cruise" has exceeded 300 million, and South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and even the United States are now more interested in introducing it. "
"Their distributor talked to China Film Group about this matter two days ago. If nothing else, there should be an increase in the number of screens."
"However, the movie. You will have to make a few more trips before it is released.”
Distributors and theater chains in various countries are all collecting money on the spot. For them, it doesn't matter which region the movie is produced in, as long as it can help them make money.
Just like the theaters in the Mainland, "Spider-Man 3", a Hollywood superhero blockbuster, has been eagerly awaited before it was released in domestic theaters. They can't wait for "Spider-Man 3" to land in theaters as soon as possible, so that they can be able to do so earlier. Start making money.
In South Korea, it has always been the filmmakers who have boycotted foreign films, not the theaters and distributors.
In the eyes of theater chains and distributors, they only care about whether movies make money. The more profitable a movie is, the more theater chains and distributors will collect money.
On June 1, "Terror Cruise" received the key under the control of China Film Distribution and continued to postpone its release.
Typically, new movies are removed from shelves a month after their release.
This is because digital copies used for movie screenings in China have an encryption key with a period of 30 days. If the 30 days have passed and the key expires, the movie will be removed from the shelves.
Therefore, the distribution contract signed between a film distribution company and theater chains usually only allows the movie to be played in theaters for about a month.
If the box office of a movie is low within one to three weeks, the theater chain has reason to choose to release the movie early, because the theater chain is the party with the initiative.
If the movie has a good response and the audience's interest in watching it continues, you can apply to continue the screening, which means you will get an extension key.
In this case, the movie may be shown in theaters for nearly two months, and some particularly popular and popular movies may even be released for nearly three months.
Of course, this is just a general rule and does not rule out the existence of special circumstances.
For example, many years later, "Feng Shen 1: Chaoge Fengyun" was postponed for 6 rounds, and it was released in theaters for half a year.
But this is in the future, and it is not that outrageous at this stage. Generally, it will be released from theaters only after a month's delay.
In addition, the removal time of a movie will also be affected by factors such as copyright expiration and updates of movie projection equipment.
On June 2, Wang Shu, Gong Li, Liang Jiahui and Zhou Haiwei appeared on Hong Kong Island.
Hong Kong Island is the first stop for "Terror Cruise" to enter the international market, and several people started promoting the film in this area of Hong Kong Island.
Gong Li is the heroine and must be present for this kind of publicity work.
Leung Ka Hui and Zhou Haiwei are artists from Hong Kong Island. When they come to Hong Kong Island to promote, they naturally need to be brought with them.
As for mainland actors such as Zhou Xun and Jiang Wu, there is no need to bring them along, regardless of schedule issues.
You only need to bring the key Gong Li, as well as Liang Jiahui and Zhou Haiwei, who are more recognized in Hong Kong Island.
On the first day they arrived on Hong Kong Island, they received warm hospitality from Media Asia.
Media Asia is the agent publisher of "Terror Cruise" in Hong Kong Island and is responsible for the distribution in Hong Kong Island.
Although China Film Group is the leader in mainland films, it also has distribution capabilities.
It’s just that it’s in the mainland.
When "Terror Cruise" goes to other regions, the distributor in the corresponding region must be responsible for the distribution of the film.
China Film cannot play well.
Just like when movies produced on Hong Kong Island go to the mainland market, they usually cooperate with mainland film companies such as China Film and Huayi. Film and television companies on Hong Kong Island do not have distribution capabilities in the mainland and can only cooperate with mainland companies.
Wang Shu and his group appeared on Hong Kong Island, and Media Asia staff went to pick them up at the airport and take them to the hotel. They were quickly photographed by Hong Kong Entertainment's paparazzi.
Hong Kong Island is just that big, and many of the paparazzi on Hong Kong Island work at designated times.
Wang Shu, Gong Li, Liang Jiahui, and Zhou Haiwei came out of the airport and checked into the hotel. It was impossible not to be photographed.
After the news came out, the entertainment circle on Hong Kong Island became a little lively.
Although Wang Shu has not been in the industry for a long time, his achievements are obvious to all. Many people in the Hong Kong entertainment circle know that there is such a number one person at this moment.
Not to mention Gong Li. Not only is she an international movie queen, she also collaborated with Zhou Xingxing in "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance" and "The Gambler 2" in the 1990s.
When they learned that these people had arrived in Hong Kong and were picked up by Media Asia staff, they all understood that they were here to promote the movie.
Many people have only heard of "Terror Cruise" but have not seen it. Only a few people have gone to the mainland to watch this movie in their spare time.
Now that the creative team has come to Hong Kong Island to promote, discussions are inevitable.
Returning to Hong Kong Island for Liang Jiahui and Zhou Haiwei is equivalent to going home. In addition, Hong Kong Island is not big, so they can go home instead of staying in a hotel.
It’s just that both of them knew that Wang Shu came to Hong Kong Island for the first time. It would be unreasonable to leave Wang Shu in the hotel just after returning to Hong Kong Island.
In addition, returning to Hong Kong was originally for film promotion work.
Neither emotion nor reason can leave.
We checked into the hotel together.
Wang Shu was not an unreasonable person. He said to Liang Jiahui and Zhou Haiwei: "There is no work today. You can go home and meet at the hotel tomorrow."
In his heart It is clear that since Liang Jiahui and Zhou Haiwei have returned to Hong Kong Island, they naturally want to go home instead of staying in a hotel.
If you are in Beijing and live far away from the hotel, it is naturally better to stay in the hotel for the convenience of work.
But Hong Kong Island is only a palm-sized place, so it doesn't take long for Zhou Haiwei and Liang Jiahui to get home.
This is not the first time Wang Shu has mentioned this. Liang Jiahui and Zhou Haiwei looked at each other, and Zhou Haiwei said, "Brother Jiahui, how about you go back?"
When Liang Jiahui heard this, he did not hesitate and said with a smile: "Okay."
Then he looked at Wang Shu and said, "Then Director Wang, I will go back. See you tomorrow."
"Okay, see you tomorrow." Wang Shu responded with a smile, and then looked at Zhou Haiwei, "Sister Haiwei, you have been living in the capital for a long time. It's not easy for you to come back. Come back and have a look. There is Huan here. Just be a Asian person, don’t worry.”
When Zhou Haiwei heard this, he flipped up her hair and said with a smile: "Director Wang invited me to dinner in the capital. When I come to Hong Kong Island this time, it's time for me to fulfill my friendship as a landlord, right?"
(End of this chapter)