Chapter 161 Chen Xifeng reported the news
The two returned to the company, and as soon as they entered the door, they heard faint laughter coming from Dong Jianqiang's office.
Zhang Chen cast an inquiring look at the girl at the front desk, who replied: "It's Miss Xu Jinglei, she is in Manager Dong's office now~"
Xu Cainv?
What is she doing here?
Looking at Chen Xi, the latter shrugged and said that he didn't know either.
The two walked towards Dong Jianqiang's office. The door of the office was not closed, and the voices of the two were heard.
The sound of footsteps sounded, and the two of them looked this way, and happened to see Zhang Chen coming over.
"You came back just in time. Miss Xu came here specially to see you this time..."
Zhang Chen also smiled and greeted: "When did Sister Jinglei arrive?"
Xu Jinglei smiled broadly: "I just arrived. I didn't come here specifically to see you. I just came to inquire about when your "Dark Invasion 2" is going to be released?"
"It should be February. 12th.”
(I found that I wrote the wrong time earlier. The Chinese New Year is only in February, so I changed it to December. It’s hard to change it. Let’s just make it happen.)
Zhang Chen suddenly remembered what Xu Jinglei had said to him at the premiere of "A World Without Thieves": "Sister Jinglei's film will be released at this time too?"
Xu Jinglei shook her head: "I I won’t join in the fun with you. I came here today just to change the schedule. If you go to school in February, I will change it to March.”
Her "Letter from a Strange Woman" was filmed as early as early 2004, but it has never been released. Instead, it has been competed in various competitions around the world.
"Then I am really grateful to Sister Jinglei. I heard that "Letter from a Strange Woman" won the Saint-Bastian Best Director Award. Sister Jinglei is willing to stagger the schedule, and our pressure is relieved. You can be smaller.”
Xu Jinglei took the initiative to stagger the schedule because she definitely didn’t want to compete with “Dark Invasion 2”.
The previous film was the eighth of the year. Even Cheng Long's "New Police Story" couldn't beat it, let alone a film with a literary and artistic nature.
But if someone takes the initiative to show weakness, Zhang Chen will definitely pick up the good words, and Xu Jinglei is really good at winning the award.
The St. Bastian Film Festival is known as the fourth after the three major awards, but it is not a domestic award.
You have to say that Wang Shuo's influence on Xu Cainv's debut novel "My Dad and Me" won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Debut Film, but Wang Shuo could not influence the judges in St. Bastien.
When Saint Bastian was mentioned, Xu Jinglei's whole face was radiant. Zhang Chen is a billionaire director. Although he has not won an award, it is quite good to get a compliment from him.
If it were any other male director, she might find it embarrassing to miss the schedule like this, but she is a woman and does not have that much psychological burden.
"Letter from a Strange Woman" was adapted from an Austrian novel of the same name and won an award. She just wanted the film to do better at the box office.
"Well, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Remember to call me when you wait for the movie premiere."
Xu Cainv came here this time just for scheduling matters. Now that she has got the answer, she is ready Say goodbye and leave.
By the way, I also mentioned the premiere.
This woman is actually quite good at getting things done. No wonder she can get along like a fish in water in Beijing circles.
He supported "Dark Invasion 2". When her movie is released, Zhang Chen will naturally have to return the favor.
It's all mutual.
The group of people went to the elevator entrance, watched the elevator slowly descend, and then returned. Dong Jianqiang found an invitation from under the documents on the table: "For you~"
" What is this? "
"An invitation to a symposium about Chinese movies."
"I'm not interested in this."
Zhang Chen received many invitations to symposiums, sponsored by various associations and companies. Zhang Chen went there once, but it was of no practical use, so when he heard it was a symposium, he subconsciously refused without thinking.
"You must go to this. This time it is hosted by the Film Bureau. All the people involved in the film industry and big directors are invited. It would be bad if you don't go."
"You also said that, big directors Director, what does it have to do with me?”
“Are you still confused about your position? You alone account for two of the top ten grossing films of the year. If you are not qualified to participate, then who Qualified?"
Zhang Chen was speechless, he didn't expect such side effects.
I just made a movie, why...
Hey, there really isn’t anyone who can fight.
Dong Jianqiang did not give Zhang Chen a chance to continue to show off, and thrust the invitation letter into his hand before continuing: "There is one more thing, Liu Xiaoli would like to ask you to meet~"
"Liu Xiaoli? Liu Tianxian's mother?" Dong Jianqiang nodded.
"Why is she looking for me?" Zhang Chen felt like a piece of cake.
The latter shrugged, "She didn't say it, but it's probably related to the role in "Manslaughter". You are now a popular director and your reputation is well-known."
Zhang Chen also He felt that this was the only possibility, but he was not interested in Liu Tianxian himself.
But suddenly I remembered something~
Her godfather~
It is said that Liu Tianxian's resources were obtained through her godfather's money-making ability. If this is the case, we can talk about it.
"Okay, let's make an appointment to meet."
Dong Jianqiang obviously also went with Zhang Chen, and the two smiled knowingly.
Liu Tianxian in the realization stage is very popular, and "Sword and Fairy" is currently on the air.
"Fairy Sword" is adapted from the game of the same name. This drama was not very famous at the beginning, and those who looked forward to it were basically fans of the Fairy Sword game.
There are so many game fans, and most of them are men. Men have never been the main ones who watch TV series.
Normally, this drama shouldn’t be very popular, but it happened to sell extremely well.
Obviously it is not a star, but it is basically bought by local stations in various provinces, maybe because it is cheap.
From the perspective of ratings statistics, "Emperor of Hanwu" during the same period beat "Sword of Immortality". From a quality perspective, the latter is incomparable to the former.
The actors in "Sword and Fairy" are all newcomers, and their acting skills are so immature that they can make a fool of themselves.
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty" is the work of Chen Baoguo, a national first-class actor. The dramas he stars in are always high-quality dramas.
No matter from any angle, "Fairy Sword" is not a rival to "Emperor of Hanwu", but the former has been highly discussed, and Liu Tianxian's popularity has soared.
You know, in fact, during the filming, Liu Tianxian and his daughter did not like "The Fairy Sword", otherwise they would not have done the weird thing of taking leave to go to Taiwan to film the movie.
By the way, that movie was released on Valentine's Day this year. It's called "Love Winner" and is a competitor to "Dark Invasion 2".
Speaking of which, it is also difficult to find a Valentine’s Day schedule this year.
In order to avoid "Kung Fu", most movies have changed their schedules, which has resulted in a strange phenomenon - movies are released together on Valentine's Day.
There were actually seven films in the same period: Mr. Zhou had two, "Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies" and "The Beauty Is Still", Zhao Yanzi's "Lovers' Knot", the Hollywood cartoon "Polar Express", and Hong Kong's "Himalaya Star" and "Hancheng Strategy"...
By the way, there is also "Peacock" by Gu Changwei...
Theoretically, these are competitors of "Black 2", But Zhang Chen only has memories of "Peacock" and "Hancheng Strategy".
Among these films, they are either romance films, comedies, or cartoons. In short, they are all family fun films. There is only one horror film "Dark Invasion 2" mixed in among them, which looks quite strange.
But in fact there is precedent for this.
Every Valentine's Day, horror movies are released. Last year's "Close Your Eyes" even received more than 20 million at the box office. If "Dark Invasion" hadn't come out, it would have been the best horror film of the year. piece.
In fact, watching horror movies on Valentine’s Day is easy to understand. Men want women to be scared, so that they can legitimately hold women in their arms.
Women also want to pretend to be afraid, so that they can legitimately get into the arms of men.
The rest is easy, the producers just have to make people scared and their job is done.
Don’t underestimate this, it is a major event in promoting GDP.
Watching a movie is never just about watching a movie.
Do you need to have a good meal before watching a movie?
You should have some popcorn drinks or something while watching, right?
After reading this, the two of us will have to find a place to get a room together?
Watching a movie drives a series of consumption. Isn’t this a boost to GDP?
"Which movie do you think may pose a threat to our "Black 2"?" Dong Jianqiang was a little confused.
"No one can pose a threat to "Black 2"." Zhang Chen said firmly.
Those movies, don’t look at the actors including Zhao Yanzi, Zhou Gongzi, and Hong Kong stars, the lineup seems to be good, but in fact, together they are not enough to beat "Black 2", they are all garbage~
< br>While the two were discussing their competitors at the same time, Chen Xi secretly exited the office and ran outside to a place where no one was around and secretly called Yang Xiaomi.
"...That's all I know. Liu Tianxian is probably going to steal your role. You have your own idea~"
(End of this chapter)