Chapter 322 "Guan Yunchang", the knife is broken
"Warring States" stumbled and persisted for half a month.
In the end, it was released in embarrassment and became a negative teaching material for the industry
Colleagues in the industry settled a score for this movie.
The investment is as high as 150 million, but the box office is only 80 million.
This "Warring States" directly caused Starlight to lose nearly 120 million!
Just when everyone thought that this company would be low-key for a while, the reality was just the opposite.
Lu Zheng was interviewed by the media.
“As for movies, which company can say that every film is guaranteed to make a profit without losing money? The film industry is a high-risk industry, and losses are inevitable. I have always been mentally prepared.
However, Starlight will not stop. We have made new plans and will invest in two movies in the second half of the year..."
When the news came out, many production companies in the industry raised eyebrows.
I just lost a blockbuster movie, and in the blink of an eye, I have to release two more movies. It’s so rich!
To be honest, Lin Nan admired Lu Zheng's courage.
In addition, in the two movies mentioned by Starlight, no need to think too much, the heroine is definitely Jing Tian.
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"Star" is about to premiere in Cannes, so promotional materials and posters are indispensable.
Lin Nan has arranged for manpower to start production, and it must be perfect.
Originally everyone thought that this year’s Cannes Film Festival would only have one Chinese-language film, “The Star”.
But no one expected that in these two days and at the last moment of nomination time, Chen Kexin's "Martial Arts" would also be included.
"The costume blockbuster "Martial Arts" directed by Chen Kexin will enter the "Midnight Screening Section" of the Cannes Film Festival!"
"New films by directors such as Lou Ye and Jia Zhangke have been confirmed to be excluded from the Cannes International Film Festival..."
"In the copyright trading market, "Martial Arts" and "Star" will be the vanguard of Chinese-language films."
Lin Nan really feels that these Hong Kong media are looking for trouble and are so idle that it hurts.
You can just cover "Martial Arts", but you also bring Lin Nan and "Xing Lun".
Martial arts films are our specialty and have always attracted much attention overseas.
In terms of copyright transactions, "Martial Arts" will definitely crush pure literary and romantic films like "Star"...
Many netizens are ridiculing it.
“This is an international film festival. Copyrights are sold more and sold less. What matters is the awards and film quality, and the international influence of the director and starring actors!”
“Only the main "Competition unit" is just five words, and it is infinitely more expensive than "Midnight Screening Unit"."
"People in small places are really ignorant. They only know about the Hong Kong Film Awards..."< br>
In this way, netizens on both sides started a war inexplicably.
Many acquaintances came to joke with Lin Nan.
""Martial Arts" and "Painted Skin 2" compete at the domestic box office, and "The Star" will be compared with "The Star" in Cannes in terms of revenue from copyright transactions. Chen Kexin can't avoid you, haha... ”
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The promotion of "Guan Yunchang" during this period of time has been to "Warring States" from time to time.
Now, the former has finally waited for his release date.
The solo posters of Zhen Zi, wearing armor and holding a moon knife, have been plastered all over major theaters.
The media is building momentum for this movie.
Because "Guan Yunchang" is the most likely big-budget film to succeed in the past two months in the film market.
There is "Warring States" "Pearls and jade first", this time many viewers are a little more cautious.
Including Lin Nan, a large number of filmmakers are paying attention to the first-day results of "Guan Yunchang".
"How much?"
"14.2 million..."
Hearing this number, Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh.
This is far from the crew’s goal of 600 million!
It needs to be at least 30 million on the first day to be able to hit 500 million, and then 600 million, and it also needs a movie with strong stamina.
"Director Lin, the reviews of this film are quite interesting. You can go online and take a look..."
Yue Jun put down the poster design of "The Star" and left the office.
Lin Nan browsed the reviews of "Guan Yunchang".
How can I put it, there is a familiar feeling, very similar to the "Warring States" review a few days ago!
"It's an investment of 150 million! Did this Qinglong Yanyue knife cut corners? It's short, small, and thin..."
"Give him a big one, I'm afraid he won't be coordinated when he picks it up! He's just over 1.7 meters tall." Wu Sheng', you dare to think?"
"The white-faced Guan Gong, Donnie Yen!"
"Where is the beard of the beautiful man?"
"Is it the Hong Kong director? Do they all like to be gay? Cao Cao’s line to Guan Yu is too rotten: I just like you..."
"This is another historical script that has been randomly edited. Hong Kong screenwriters cannot do this job."
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Lin Nan Ren I couldn’t help but laugh. Sometimes the ridicule from netizens and viewers was better than the movie.
The comments at the beginning were superficial, but the more you look at them, the more exciting they become.
"Yaoshou! God, I'm blind! What did I see?
Guan Erye's Qinglong Yanyue Sword was broken? It was broken by a pair of feet!"
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“The righteous Mr. Guan is having an affair with his sister-in-law? Are the screenwriter and director a secret? Can they write it like this?”
“Donnie Yen’s single martial arts drama is so exciting Cross, the drama is awkward and the expression is frowning, pretending to be introverted, very bad..."
"Hey, it's too early to scold "Warring States"..." How the majority of netizens scolded "Warring States" at first, are now mocking "Guan Yunchang" in the same way.
But the latter has one advantage and highlight after all, and that is Jiang Wen's Cao Cao.
The only thing most viewers are sure of about this movie is that Jiang Wen plays Cao Cao!
“Director Jiang is stealing the show again!”
"Director Jiang Wen, in "The Biography of Cao Cao", has performed the kind of domineering and irresistible personality, the world is for me, and the unfettered heroic spirit of laughing and scolding others..."
"Donnie Yen This supporting role is good, but he has so many more scenes than the protagonist?”
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The industry no longer has any hope for "Guan Yunchang".
As far as the first-day box office and reviews are concerned, there is only one thing worthy of attention.
That's how long this movie can last and how much money it will lose in the end.
On the second and third days, "Guan Yunchang" reported around 18 million and 17 million...
The daily box office increased not because of how good the movie is, but because most The audience entered the theater with curiosity...
The result was predictable, more and more people scolded the crew and ridiculed Donnie Yen, and Jiang Wen was not among those scolded.
The reputation that Donnie Yen had accumulated through the two "Ip Man" films was again cut off by more than half.
Something happened that shocked the industry.
The producer of "Guan Yunchang" is offering a reward of 100,000, hoping to catch the masterminds of those "organized, premeditated" and "malicious comments" on the videos online.
Whether it is for hype or a real reward, it shows one problem: the reputation of this movie is completely ruined.
Some people are really not very smart, like Donnie Yen.
When the media mentioned Jiang Wen or Cao Cao played by the latter in front of him, they always subconsciously had a black face.
With this expression management ability, I can only be an action actor for the rest of my life.
Immediately afterwards, some Hong Kong media began to accuse Jiang Wen of being unprofessional, being a domineering actor, and deliberately stealing the show as a supporting actor.
And there are more and more such remarks, and there is a faint tendency to turn into a war of words...
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Liu Yifei has been arguing for more than half a month I am preparing for my next trip to Cannes.
This is her first time to participate in an international film festival with her work.
Liu Xiaoli and the Hongxingwu team seemed extremely busy.
Because Liu Yifei has many high-end endorsements, the red carpet in Cannes is the world's top high-end occasion that brands don't want to miss.
Dress, jewelry, watches, handbags...
We have already ordered several outfits these days, and we are still adjusting them.
"You mean you have to go on the red carpet at the opening ceremony?"
Lin Nan used to attend film festivals. Even in Berlin and Venice, he rarely attended the red carpet at the opening ceremony.
Liu Yifei pouted, looking at Lin Nan pretending to be innocent, and then winked at Lin Nan mischievously.
“Yes, you have to accompany me to the red carpet of the opening ceremony one more time.
You don’t want me to be alone, right?”
Liu Yifei knew Lin Nan's habits. Usually when he went to film festivals, he rarely walked on the red carpet of the opening ceremony.
The red carpet of this kind of international film festival is very important to actresses, and Lin Nan will certainly not refuse it.
"Okay, of course I won't let you be alone. I will accompany you and be your background, okay?"
"Yes."
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At the end of the first week, the box office of "Guan Yunchang" reached 110 million amid a lot of criticism.
The one-sided negative reviews and bad reputation finally started to bite the movie box office.
On the eighth day, the daily box office dropped by 5 million, and it is still going down...
This box office trend is exactly the same as that of "Warring States".
Many people in the industry are estimating that the total box office of "Guan Yunchang" should be around 150 million, no more.
The "war" between Donnie Yen and Jiang Wen on the Internet has no intention of stopping.
Jiang Wen's violent temper is not something anyone can provoke.
When asked by the media, he responded directly:
"Don't say I'm a bad actor. I can't act well and steal the limelight from the protagonist, so you can just criticize me! With those thoughts, It’s better to hone your acting skills.
You have to improve your self-cultivation and self-cultivation. You are almost fifty and you are not mature at all..."
Many people in the mainland feel that Jiang Wen's words are both true and damaging.
Although he didn't mention him by name, everyone could tell that he was talking about Donnie Yen.
Arrogant, arrogant, arrogant, and arrogant, especially after "Ip Man", it became more obvious.
I am about the same age as Liu Dehua and others, but in terms of personal accomplishment, quality, and wisdom, I am totally different!
To put it mildly, in Lin Nan's opinion, Zhen Zidan is a typical brainless guy.
The next day, gossip spread in the circle.
Wenjun from Hong Kong Island personally stepped in and made peace with him. It took a lot of effort to get Jiang Wenyan to calm down and expose the matter...
That's all there is left over there. An "action superstar" who can still hit twice must be preserved.
However, this kind of behavior of taking the lead in attacking and actively seeking peace has given the Hong Kong film industry the illusion that a scar has been torn open.
Today is different from the past. Hong Kong filmmakers no longer have the strong capital they used to have...
Next chapter, continue later.
(End of this chapter)