Chapter 473 I Like It Too
On December 23, the second Friday of the release of [The Great Wall], a total of 5 movies were released on that day.
Among them, the ones that are most anticipated by the audience are naturally "Flying Tigers" starring Cheng Long and joined by young actors such as Huang Zitao, Wang Kai and Wang Dalu, as well as Zhang Jiajia's first directorial debut, Wang Jiabei's producer, Liang Chaowei, Jin Cheng The romantic comedy "The Ferryman" co-starring Wu, Chen Yixun, baby and many other movie stars.
Both movies are star-studded. "Railway Tiger" has Cheng Long carrying the banner; "The Ferryman" uses Wang Jiawei's signature, with six well-known movie stars including Liang Chaowei leading the cast. , even the supporting roles are all familiar celebrity faces. Li Yuchun makes a friendly guest appearance, and Lu Han also makes a friendly appearance. It can be said that it is a real star.
As expected, on the 23rd, "The Great Wall", which had been released for seven days, was impacted by "Railway Tigers" and "The Ferryman", and its share of the national film schedule plummeted from more than 40% to 19.5%.
[Railway Flying Tiger] accounted for 29% of the films released on the first day, ranking second in the country in terms of the number of films released on that day.
The first one is "The Ferryman", which is the most popular, accounting for 37.4% of the films scheduled nationwide on the first day of release.
On Friday, affected by the release of new movies, the national single-day box office reached a new high in recent times.
On the 8th day of its release, [The Great Wall]’s single-day box office dropped to 36.74 million, [Railway Tiger] took in a box office of 55.76 million on its first day, and the most promising [The Ferryman] took 81.42 million The box office performance achieved the national box office championship of the day.
In the following two weekends, "Railway Tiger" and "The Ferryman" still performed well, with box office results of 162 million yuan and 198 million yuan respectively.
However, after the first three days, the reputation of the two new movies has slowly grown.
[Railway Flying Tiger] Fortunately, Cheng Long’s movies usually have a certain quality guarantee.
The movie is adapted from "Railway Guerrillas". Cheng Long brings his own comedy style to this old red classic, redecorating the railway resistance with humor, making "Railway Tigers" glow with a sense of humor. Brand new vigor.
In terms of plot concept, [Railway Flying Tiger] actually doesn’t have much novelty, but Cheng Long’s kung fu humor and many jokes make this new work particularly entertaining compared to the old version. .
Of course, the movie is indispensable for various plot bugs and flaws. You cannot watch it as a feature film, otherwise it will feel like an anti-Japanese drama. It is simply a mindless comedy movie. , which is quite qualified.
However, one thing that has been questioned by the audience is that Prince Long, who has already committed a crime, appears openly in the movie.
Although there is no shadow of Prince Long in the publicity and posters, he can be seen from time to time in the movie.
In fact, not only the audience, but also Gu Wei couldn't accept it. He understood Cheng Long's love for his son as a father, but as someone who had played the role of an anti-drug policeman in "Operation Mekong", he had no idea about this aspect. He is particularly sensitive and has absolutely no sympathy for people who take drugs.
Compared with [Railway Flying Tiger], [The Ferryman]'s reputation collapsed even more completely.
Three days after its release, this movie, which assembled almost the strongest lineup, completely collapsed.
The film's noisy and exaggerated tone and lavish colors are filled with an atmosphere of decadence, and the stories between the three core characters (Liang Chaowei and Du Juan, Jin Chengwu and Zhang Rongrong, baby and Chen Yixun) are soft and boneless, and the outburst of emotions seems very far-fetched. Resonating with the audience and so on are out of the question.
Everyone thinks that "The Ferryman" will be another classic masterpiece produced by Wang Jiawei through Zhang Jiajia. After all, in this movie, Director Wang is not only the producer but also the producer and screenwriter. , but it turned out that Zhang Jiajia filmed a movie about Wang Jing under the guise of Wang Jiajia.
After "The Ferryman" was released, its score on Douban was only 3.9, which was worse than last week's controversial "The Great Wall".
In addition to the special effects of the Great Wall and director Zhang’s use of color, "The Ferryman" received almost negative reviews from audiences and critics. As a plot-oriented literary and artistic film, , it is not an easy thing to make everyone hate each other so uniformly.
[I have watched a movie in the cinema for so many years, and this is the first time I left in less than half an hour. I feel sorry for Liang Chaowei and Jin Chengwu, and they are not guaranteed for the evening.]
[After watching "The Ferryman", I feel that I should apologize to "The Great Wall", Zhang Yimou's film is not that bad]
[Zhang Jiajia's wish is: Guo Xiaosi cannot be allowed to dominate the world alone! 】
【This film should represent the collapsed aesthetics of the moment, stewing chicken soup for the soul, petty bourgeoisie, freshness, street culture and other things that the public loves into a pot of shit! 】
【Ignorance made me walk into the cinema】
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Amidst the verbal and verbal criticism, the always dark and mysterious King of Sunglasses could not sit still.
On December 25, he finally spoke out. This time, his strong literary tone revealed a bit of "retreat" stubbornness and aloofness:
"In fact, the world is so big, it doesn't just include the north and the south. .
Striving for perfection is tantamount to being complacent.
In your eyes, this is just a movie, but to me it is a world.
As the saying goes, great achievements must be lacking. Only when there are shortcomings can we make progress.
The ferryman, ferrying others and oneself - I like it.
Merry Christmas! ”
It can only be said that sometimes, some people just can’t recognize themselves or their works.
Needless to say, Wang Jiawei’s status in the film and television industry is an absolute art. A great film director, he has received numerous honors and has also produced classic films such as "In the Mood for Love", "Chungking Express" and "Happy Together"
But now facing criticism and accusations from the audience, he chooses to believe in himself and refuses to accept negative comments at all. I was right, but the world was wrong.
Interestingly, I don’t know whether it was to please the great director or simply follow the trend. Wang Jiawei’s sentence “I like it” on Weibo attracted the unanimous agreement of almost half of the entertainment stars. : "I like it too!"
In addition to starring in the film such as Jin Chengwu, Liang Chaowei, Baby, Chen Yixun, etc., Huang Xiaoming, Chen Kun, Ou Hao, Li Chen, Li Yifeng, Yang Kun and other celebrities in the entertainment industry Celebrities big and small came off the stage to support Director Wang.
Even Zhou Xingchi, who is also a great director, wrote the words "I like it too" with one stroke of his pen and posted it on Weibo to express his support for Wang Jiashi.
In the office, Gu Wei looked at the excitement on the Internet with a sneer on his face.
After being in the industry for so long, Gu Wei has directed two movies and filmed so many dramas, and has become a top star in the entertainment industry, but he has always had a very clear understanding of himself.
Whether it is a director or an actor on the market, the ultimate goal of filming a film or television drama is to show it to the audience. To put it bluntly, there is no essential difference between a chef who cooks and Tony who cuts a haircut.
Everyone relies on their craftsmanship to make a good film, the audience likes it, they make money, and everyone is happy.
What Wang Jiawei did was like a cook preparing a meal and bringing it to the table. The diner took a bite and said it was a piece of shit. The cook was unconvinced and said you don’t know how to taste delicious food. It’s difficult for you. Eaten, but for many people is delicious.
Due to this chef's status in the chef world, many fellow chefs have praised him. This dish by Chef Wang is indeed delicious and we all like it.
But the key point is that when you cook food, you don’t sell it to customers. You have to cook it well and eat it yourself. No matter how unpalatable it is, others won’t care about it. Since customers paid for your food, isn’t it normal to give a two-sentence rating?
Besides, according to the current situation, it is not that one or two film critics deliberately discredited this movie. Netizens generally think that what you filmed is just a piece of shit.
Now that you have become a bitch, don’t think about setting up a chastity memorial anymore. When you are beaten, you should stand at attention instead of speaking harshly.
Actually, Wang Jiawei is not alone. Many well-known directors in China have this problem.
The most typical one is director Chen Da. "The Promise" was criticized as a bad film. Director Chen was also unconvinced and said that you, the audience, will not understand this story within 20 years. It seems that 20 years are almost here. Still no one came forward to overturn the verdict of [Wuji].
It's normal to be highbrow in art, but you can't shoot something for your own pleasure and also think about making everyone like it and making money from the audience. There's no such thing as the best of both worlds.
“Boss, regarding [The Ferryman], should we make a statement and show our support for Wang Jiashi? There may be opportunities to work together in the future~”
< br>Gu Wei raised his eyebrows.
"It's not necessary. I've seen this movie. It's really a bad movie. He's just a king. He's not qualified enough to make me befriend him against my will!
Besides, with Director Wang’s habit of making movies, even if a good movie comes to me in the future, I have to consider whether the shooting period is suitable.
It often takes several years to make a film, and I don’t have any free time to accompany him to sharpen the lens.
He is a great director of art films, but he is not the only director who can really make good art films."
Gu Wei thought again.
"You and me The various agents in the company have instructed their artists not to follow the trend and flatter others.
If there is no conflict, there is no need to step on the other party, and there is no need to take the initiative to curry favor."
"Understood! "
Yang Liwen nodded thoughtfully.
"Boss, the recent endorsement contract with Bulgari has been basically finalized. If there are no problems, the contract will be signed in the past two days. , there will be an official announcement on New Year’s Day. ”
Gu Wei was not surprised at all. The cooperation with Bulgari had been discussed before. At the same time, Coca-Cola and Porsche released their global marketing, and Bulgari only decided on it. , it is very slow.
In fact, Bulgari is quite eager to invite Gu Wei to become its new global spokesperson.
Also a global luxury brand under the Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton Group, LV has seen sales increase year after year since 15 years after reaching a cooperation with Gu Wei, making Bulgari of the same group Very jealous.
Especially now that the Chinese market accounts for an increasing share of the global luxury goods market, Gu Wei's status as a leader in domestic entertainment is increasingly valued by major luxury goods companies.
The main reason for the push and pull on the contract for more than a month is that Bulgari hopes that Gu Wei will take on more offline publicity tasks during the period of being a spokesperson. Gu Wei is a lazy person, so use my Photos and videos are fine, but I’m not happy with running activities all the time.
So the endorsement negotiations that originally started at the end of October took until the end of December to reach an agreement.
"The endorsement fee given by Bulgari is still 10 million U.S. dollars over two years. This figure is worse than some international superstars in Europe and the United States.
The endorsement fees of top international superstars now generally range from 15 million to 20 million U.S. dollars. Two years.
Just like the boss, if you endorse Coca-Cola, because you have Pepsi as a competitor, they will give you a top-notch offer.
But your endorsement fee is even higher than the entire domestic entertainment industry. The entertainment circles in Asia are among the top.
The endorsement fees of international brands in the Japanese and Korean entertainment circles and other top domestic stars are generally US$5 million to US$8 million per year, and some even Lower.
Of course, most of their Title brand ambassadors, Asian regional spokespersons, and spokespersons for a single category, and there are only a few true global spokespersons."
"How is the road show effect of [Love Saint] over there? "
After talking about endorsements, Gu Wei asked about the movie that the company will release in the next few days.
"This year the crew will hold a meeting in Shenzhen, and there will also be screenings at the same time.
Recently, the national roadshow has achieved good results. The audience generally reacted well after screenings, and the atmosphere at the scene was also good
Just like the previous "The Great Wall", many viewers who watched the screening said that boss, your role was too few and you died at the beginning."
The corners of Yang Liwen's mouth turned up slightly as she spoke.
Gu Wei was also speechless.
He just made a guest appearance, and also contributed the first "black and white photo" of his acting career. What else did he want to do?
A building in a remote area in the west. The best hotel in the county
"Sister Yifei~
Uncle and aunt asked us to go to dinner"
Nazha is wearing very casual clothes. Compared with her usual appearance in the camera, she looks a bit plain, but her face is still far beyond ordinary. People are beautiful.
She came back from watching a show in Paris and participated in Gu Wei's charity fund with Liu Yifei. The two of them followed Gu Wei's parents to the mountains of Yunnan and Guizhou, and experienced many things that they could not usually see. Helped more people in need.
“I know, I’ll go there~
The primary school I visited in the morning was so remote that I almost fell apart because of the bumpy ride.”
Liu Yifei was wearing a light blue pullover, and she also didn’t wear much makeup, leaning against the room. On the sofa, she looked tired.
She stared at the phone in her hand, her fingers sliding from time to time, and her eyes moved, not knowing what she was thinking about.
"What are you looking at?" So serious."
Nazha sat on the armrest of the sofa and asked curiously.
"A movie that has become very popular on the Internet in the past two days, "The Ferryman" directed by Zhang Jiajia and written and produced by Wang Jiawei, has been very controversial on the Internet recently."
Although I haven't watched the movie yet, Liu Yifei expressed her feelings towards Wang Jia Wei's impression was very good. She liked talented directors and was wondering if she could express her support for Director Wang.
"I know about this. My agent told me about it earlier~"
"Oh? How did you say it?"
Liu Yifei asked curiously .
"Gu Wei has seen this movie and said it is a bad movie. He told us that the artists of our company do not need to lick the throne."
Nazha is not interested in literary movies at all. She only likes to be famous. A big star has no pursuit of art, so she doesn't think there's anything wrong with that.
Liu Yifei frowned after hearing her words.
“What about “licking” Wang Jiawei? Everyone is also expressing their support for art.”
“I think what Gu Wei said is correct. Other celebrities on the Internet are just trying to please. There may be some great directors who really like that movie, but Gu Wei said it was a bad movie, so I still believe him more.”
After listening to her words, Liu Yifei thought about it and changed her mind about supporting Wang Jia's position. After all, she still believed in Gu Wei's vision more than Director Wang, whom she didn't know.
Thinking about it, she put her phone in her pocket and stood up.
"Okay, let's go, don't keep uncles and aunts waiting"
(End of this chapter)