Chapter 174 Ma Chucheng is going to cause trouble
When his friend asked, Ma Chucheng looked sad.
"It's not "Hancheng Strategy" yet..."
"Why, the box office is not ideal?"
When it comes to this, Ma Chucheng's face immediately showed Not angry.
"It's strange that the box office is so good. There are a total of nine films released in the same period. I am not afraid of competition, but one film accounts for 80% of the scheduled films. How can the box office of a movie be good?"
On the first day, "Dark Invasion" 2"'s film schedule was 52%. When the box office came out on the first day, it accounted for more than 70% of the total box office on that day. So the next day, all theaters adjusted their film schedules, and "Black 2" took the lead. Dust, enjoy a blockbuster treatment.
“You’re talking about “Peacock”?”
Hong Kong filmmakers really don’t pay attention to the mainland if they are not planning to go north.
The concept of Greater Hong Kong has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In their impression, the mainland is still that of poverty and backwardness, which is not easy to change.
They had no idea what movies were available in the same period. Only "Peacock" was somewhat famous. After all, it was Berlin Silver Bear, one of the top three movies in Europe.
Ma Chucheng shook his head: "If it's not "Peacock", then it's a literary film. I'm not afraid of it. I'm talking about "Dark Invasion 2"."
Hearing this name, The people at the table were suddenly stunned.
"I know this movie, "Dark Invasion", has grossed 22 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong, and it has also occupied the first place in Hong Kong's annual box office for a long time."
Speaking It's Chen Kexin. He collaborated with Ma Chucheng on "Sweet Honey". The two have a tacit understanding.
Just when he said these words, I found that the faces of the Hong Kong filmmakers present were a little ugly.
"What are you talking about? Last year's annual box office record was "Kung Fu", okay~"
This sentence by Chen Kexin obviously hit the pain point of some people.
A mainland film actually ranked first at the box office in Hong Kong. This is a humiliation to the entire Hong Kong film industry.
Fortunately, Zhou Xingxing's "Kung Fu" later regained the throne and saved the respect for Hong Kong movies.
Peter Chan is not a Hong Konger, he is a Thai, and he has no sense of belonging to Hong Kong, so he cannot understand why these people are angry, but he also knows that he probably said something that he should not say, so he remains silent.
Next to him, Wu Junru hurriedly tried to smooth things over for her husband: "Kexin is talking nonsense. He is not a Hong Konger and he doesn't understand this."
Although Chan Kexin is a director, he can sit still Everyone at this table has a high status. When it comes to the influence of the Hong Kong film industry, Peter Chan is the worst.
But with Wu Junru, everyone is not as knowledgeable as him.
Ma Chucheng also talked about the smear campaign against him by the media, which made him very troubled.
The mainland media was okay. At most they reported that "Dark 2" won the first weekend box office championship, but basically ignored "Hancheng Strategy".
But the media in Hong Kong are different. They have always been able to make trouble.
Although "Dark Invasion 2" is the best, how can it not have opponents?
How to report without pulling?
So they found some opponents for Black 2.
"Peacock" is one.
"Hancheng Strategy" is another one.
One is second and the other is third.
Normally, the two together are not even a fraction of the value of "Black 2", so there is nothing to compare with, but the media doesn't care about this.
If it can’t compare to the box office, it’s better than others.
The artistry of "Peacock" is that it is a literary film, so it is normal that it cannot beat it at the box office.
But you can pull it over and over and step on it. "Black 2" has no artistry.
The same is true for "Hancheng Strategy".
The angle is also very tricky.
They are all sequel movies.
"Hancheng Strategy" is the sequel to "Tokyo Strategy", and "Dark 2" is the sequel to "Dark Invasion".
"Tokyo Raiders" had a box office of over 28 million in Hong Kong, while "Korea Raiders" only had over 7 million, a fraction of the previous film.
That's right, "Hancheng Strategy" has been released in Hong Kong and it was a box office hit.
That's why Ma Chucheng is angry, because the mainland is his last chance.
Originally, the box office of a sequel movie plummeted, which is quite normal.
But "Dark 2" has maintained its consistent standards. According to predictions, its box office should be similar to that of the previous film.
There is a contrast.
Hong Kong’s unscrupulous media do have two tricks up their sleeves, and they actually found another point they can exploit.
Both Ma Chucheng and Ning Hao studied photography.
Not only the two of them, but also Gu Changwei.
All three of them studied photography.
Gu Changwei and Ma Chucheng are both successful and famous photographers, while Ning Hao is Xiao Xiami, a student of the Nortel Photography Department.
At this point, Ning Hao was completely defeated.
Exactly at the box office, great photographers Gu Changwei and Ma Chucheng, combined, couldn't beat the new director Ning Hao.
This is very interesting.
"Dark Invasion 2" defeated "Peacock" and "Hancheng Raiders" in a way that the new photographer defeated the established and established photographers.
So, the title of the media report was-the chaotic fight between three photographers.
You are right, February this year was really a chaotic battle between three photographers.
All three of them were photographers and then directors.
Two of them are sequels.
This is full of news points.
Finally, it was concluded that Ma Chucheng and Gu Changwei were no match for a new director from Nortel.
Hearing such a ridiculous conclusion, Ma Chucheng wanted to curse. Is that a new director? Behind him is a billionaire director.
But the media didn't care about this. They were only responsible for fueling the flames. For a while, it seemed that everyone in Hong Kong was watching Ma Chucheng's joke.
"Perhaps, you should join forces with Gu Changwei..." Wu Junru came up with an idea.
Zeng Zhiwei, who was next to him, also became interested: "Yeah, I know about that stubborn boss Yang. He had offended Emperor Yang's boss before, and many people were unhappy with him. Now "Black 2" has invaded a lot of Why don’t you other producers join forces to publicize it? As long as you make it bad, won’t your market share increase?”
“But, is this good?”< br>
Ma Chucheng still has some concerns. It’s not that he doesn’t understand what Zeng Zhiwei said, but he has never used it.
“What the hell, it’s a mainland movie, what does it have to do with us?”
Zeng Chiwei shrugged indifferently.
“I think it’s okay too.” Wu Junru also agreed, but Chen Kexin remained silent.
"Then... let me give it a try?"
"Well, if necessary, I can help you contact someone. In addition, you can contact Boss Yang, maybe he is also willing~" Zeng Zhiwei was offering advice from the side, and Ma Chucheng was really moved.
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Zhang Chen had no idea that the stinker in his eyes was preparing to deal with his movie. At this moment, he was arranging the post-production work of "Manslaughter".
The momentum of "Black 2" is very good. Ning Hao led a group of main creators to start a painful and happy road show, being a trapeze artist every day.
The publicity road show did not require his personal participation, so Zhang Chen tinkered with his own "Manslaughter".
The film "Manslaughter" has no special effects. It is scheduled for the May Day movie, so there is plenty of time.
Zhang Chen and Dong Jianqiang were drinking tea in the office when Chen Xi knocked on the door and came in.
"Director Zhang, if you are free during this period, would you consider visiting the crew of "Wulin Gaiden"?"
After Chen Xi finished speaking, Zhang Chen slapped his forehead fiercely: "Forget about this."
Before "Manslaughter", he wanted to visit the cast of "Wulin Gaiden". Later, Wang Jinghua and Chang Jihong caused trouble on the set, so he didn't go.
I forgot about it when I came back.
Now that Chen Xi mentioned it, it just so happened...
"It's better to choose a different day than to hit it. Let's go today."
The group set off.
The filming location of "Wulin Gaiden" is in the capital.
Original time and space, "Wulin Gaiden" originally wanted to shoot in Huairou. Later, due to lack of funds, I rented an open space in Pinggu, the cheapest place, and set up an inn to start shooting.
It is also jokingly called the ‘Pinggu Feilong Film and Television Base’.
The base is nothing, just a shabby house with no roof.
Have you noticed that "Wulin Gaiden" basically has no outdoor scenes, the whole story is set in an inn, and all the Jianghu and other things are completed through people's dictation. Why?
Isn’t it because of lack of money?
I don’t even know what the street outside the inn looks like. It has never been shown on camera. There is only a room in the Yichun Court opposite.
In this time and space, with the investment of Xingchen Entertainment, Zhang Chen asked them not to be so picky and have everything they should have.
Don’t be afraid of wasting it because he took one shot without preparation.
The original time and space "Wulin Gaiden" has a total of eighty episodes, and the sequel "Longmen Escort" is another story.
Zhang Chen is not prepared to do this in this time and space.
He plans to shoot on a seasonal basis.
Forty episodes per season, let’s start with three seasons.
Not only will it be easy to sell, but the financial pressure will not be so great.
When the film and television base is free, you can also engage in tourism.
This is what "Love Apartment" did in later generations. "Love Apartment" can do it, so why can't "Wulin Gaiden".
As for the script, the original time and space relied on Ning Caishen alone. In the end, his hair almost fell out and he had to rely on drugs to draw inspiration.
This time and space is not needed.
Zhang Chen specially asked the screenwriting team to help him flesh out various jokes.
In fact, this kind of unit drama is very easy to write, because each small story is independent and not related to each other.
You can also move part of the plot of "Longmen Escort" and just change the characters.
As for the jokes, Zhang Chen himself provided a lot of them.
He picked out some scenes from online dramas such as "Unexpectedly", "Diaosi Man" and "Rampage Incident".
Although many jokes take place in modern times, if the background is changed, it would be no problem if they took place in ancient times.
Didn’t Yuan Shikong’s “Wulin Gaiden Movie” talk about housing prices?
Pinggu is not far from the capital.
Originally, Pinggu was in Hebei Province. It was placed under the jurisdiction of the capital in 1958. It was initially a county and became a district of the capital in 2002.
GDP has been at the bottom of Beijing for a long time.
The pillar industry here is peach, so when "Wulin Gaiden" originally said that it would build a film and television base here to shoot TV series, the Pinggu District Government welcomed it.
Beijing, as a film and television base, is all about Huairou. This is the first time for Pinggu.
The crew was not informed of the arrival of the group in advance. The main purpose was to enter the village quietly and not to shoot.
The crew members usually live not far from the filming location. When Zhang Chen and his team arrived, they just happened to catch up with the crew starting work in the afternoon.
The arrival of the car quickly attracted the attention of the staff. Director Shang Jing shouted "Ka". Just when he wanted to see who was coming, Guan Xiaotong called out the identities of everyone first.
"Director Zhang Chen..."
She is the actor who plays Mo Xiaobei, and also plays the youngest daughter in "Manslaughter".
During the filming of "Manslaughter", Zhang Chen was always very kind to her, so she was not afraid of Zhang Chen. She recognized him at a glance when she saw him from a distance.
(End of this chapter)