Chapter 415: Difficult April, Fighting Guerrilla
The Film Bureau rarely released the domestic box office data rankings for the first quarter.
Except "Pacific Rim" is a co-production and tops the list with a box office of 1.42 billion.
The second to fifth places are all imported blockbusters such as "Mission: Impossible 4", "Alien Battlefield", and "Sherlock Holmes 2".
In other words, imported films accounted for four and a half of the top five box office rankings in the first quarter. And the box office share is more than 60%!
Looking at this detailed data, production companies in the industry are a little bit depressed. It won't be like this for the whole year, right?
Although everyone uses loud slogans when promoting, they swear that their own movies will never lose to imported movies! But every time the box office data came out, it was a slap in the face with no other results.
This year is another year in which imported films surge, and many film companies have even less confidence.
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Lin Nan and Liu Yifei contributed to the box office of "Titanic 3D".
The theater was absolutely packed with people, all coming for this movie, and the attendance rate was very high.
In the screening room, the light was very dark. Even so, the two girls next door stared at Ms. Liu for a long time. Finally, one of them made a joke: You look like Liu Yifei!
When Lin Nan heard this, she almost couldn't help but laugh out loud. Liu Yifei was still playful and replied with a smile: "Really? Everyone said that."
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Girls, most of them are immersed in the plot, occasionally sighing at the shocking 3D effect, the Titanic seems to be sailing off the screen...
Lin Nan was more impressed by the technology of Cameron's team.
You must know that it is quite difficult to use technology to reset an old 2D film into a 3D blockbuster that is not inferior to real shots, and the picture quality is so good. It is time-consuming, labor-intensive and money-consuming.
What’s more, the visual effect is even more shocking than many real-life 3D shots nowadays!
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When the movie was about to end, Liu Yifei was exposed, and Lin Nan definitely couldn't escape.
If it weren't for the help of security guards, the two of them almost wouldn't be able to leave the cinema and were surrounded by people.
A group of people with red eyes who have just watched a movie are surrounding you and asking for a photo. The scene must be so weird and weird.
The key point is that Liu Yifei also has red eyes. How can this be photogenic?
"You are still laughing, everyone is affected by the plot, and you are just there having fun."
Sitting in the passenger seat, Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at Lin Nan and thought to herself. .
She was wearing no makeup today, and now her face was rosy and pink, which was really beautiful.
“I also want to be infected by the plot, but when I see Jack in the movie, I can’t help but think of Leonardo in real life.
Where are the handsome guys? ? Now he is an uncle, a stubble-faced uncle, very fancy! I heard recently that he seems to have changed to another underwear model..."
Lin Nan said with a smile. After dealing with DiCaprio up close, he really couldn't look directly at "Titanic".
“Pfft, how can you say that to others.
However, he is indeed too carefree, you should learn from it! Otherwise, hum..."
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The next day, the first-day box office of "Titanic 3D" came out.
The entire production The industry, especially the domestic films released in April, all look like they are facing a formidable enemy
"After fifteen years, "Titanic" was re-released in 3D, and the box office reported on the first day. Received 73.2 million! ”
"Today's attendance rate is better than yesterday. All major theater chains will simultaneously increase their film scheduling rates."
"Liu Yifei and Lin Nan appeared in the theater and were recognized by the audience when watching "Titanic", causing the theater to Congestion..."
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What does the first-day box office of 73.2 million and overwhelmingly positive reviews mean?
This means that the box office potential of the 3D version of "Titanic" will last throughout April, and if it can be postponed, it will also enter May.
High-profile domestic films such as "The Great Robbery", "Killing Life" and "Everyone" have all felt tremendous pressure.
Ning Hao called Lin Nan:
“Oh, you really got it right. It’s been 15 years and this ‘ship’ is still so powerful!
I decided to double the intensity of publicity in the future..."
Not only "The Robbery", but "Everyone" and "Killing" also started intensive publicity.
Movie posters and promotional videos are all over the theaters and media, and many actors and stars on Weibo are helping with advertising.
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The Hong Kong Island Film Awards are presented.
As the public expected, all the shortlisted films under Yinghuang have failed.
The crew of "Let the Bullets Fly", which had 13 nominations, was not present. But when it comes to awarding awards, this movie is still brought up again and again to make excuses and undercut the film, which is full of irony.
Jiang Wen couldn't stand this anger, so he immediately started writing a short composition on Weibo, the kind that didn't include a single curse word!
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This year, there are already signs of dire straits in the mainland’s film and television entertainment industry.
Movies are facing a strong impact from imported films; South Korea is also eyeing the entertainment industry.
EXO, which had just debuted, became so popular in the mainland and even firmly occupied the headlines of entertainment news, which is incredible.
Huang Xiaoming was very smart and decided to prepare for the premiere of "Everyman" in advance. He personally called and invited Lin Nan and Liu Yifei, so he had to give them face.
Before, Huang Bo was very sure that he would only come back to attend the premiere of "Killing", but now he had to take time out and fly back to participate in promotional activities.
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"Director Lin, Wang Jiawei's "The Grandmaster" has just been announced. The industry is hotly discussing this matter. Zhang Ziyi is taking the lead. , a large number of celebrities are posting messages to celebrate..."
Lin Nan opened the web page, and the news about "The Grandmaster" was refreshing rapidly. Among them, Zhang Ziyi's Weibo was the most eye-catching:
"After many years of preparation and two and a half years of filming, "The Grandmaster" directed by Wang Jiawei will definitely It will become a classic. I am honored to star in this movie. See you in the Lunar New Year..."
""The Grandmaster" is my return to the movie after Hollywood..."
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Even the film crew just made a simple announcement, and the other actors just posted a Weibo post.
Zhang Ziyi alone was the most "excited", posting five or six Weibo posts in a row, flattering, flattering, grateful and excited...
Lin Nan couldn't help but smile. , "This should be the biggest director and crew she has worked with after being kicked out of Hollywood, right?"
"Well, it seems like this. When it comes to utilitarianism, this one has it written all over her face. But in the past few years, I have been very frustrated..."
Zhang Ziyi's current position in the industry is very embarrassing.
She had a high starting point, but she couldn't afford the box office.
In those few years, I went to Hollywood and was very successful. I belittled and offended many domestic big shots, and ignored and lost the mainland market.
After being kicked out, when she came back, there was no place for her to stay in the mainland, and the big flowers had already divided their base.
She can no longer access the top resources, and she doesn’t like the ordinary ones. In general, she has been resting on her laurels.
I even met with Lin Nan several times during the process and had the idea of making a movie, but in the end Lin Nan rejected them as inappropriate.
This "The Grandmaster" is the best resource she has come into contact with. She just got it after sharing time with her foreigner boyfriend. At that time, the outside world didn't know that she had been dumped.
Thinking about it, Zhang Ziyi should hope that this movie can be released as soon as possible more than anyone else.
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“Many media have begun to make trouble with "Ip Man" again. They are asking our company when "Ip Man" will be released?"
"After "One Man's Martial Arts" is over, we can prepare for "Ip Man 3"."
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"Avengers" will only be screened less than five times at the Capital International Film Festival, and it is still an uncut version.
Given the unique nature of domestic film festivals, it is difficult for ordinary people to get in to this kind of film screenings. Most of them are insiders or media.
Lin Nan thinks that when the time comes, he can take Liu Yifei to watch this popcorn movie. Therefore, he specially got a few tickets from China Film Group.
“This is the first time you have taken me to a movie! When was it not my initiative before?”
Liu Yifei complained about Lin Nan, but she smiled brightly.
"Miss Liu is right, I was careless. I will definitely pay attention to it in the future."
Lin Nan assured her with a pat on her chest, feeling a little embarrassed when Miss Liu pointed out her shortcomings.
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Huayi announced the cast of "The Dragon King of God". The film will start shooting in early May.
The audience and netizens were a little unacceptable. Because except for Liu Jialing, the cast has been completely changed.
Andy Lau's Dee Renjie was replaced by Zhao Youting. All the old actors from the first film were replaced by young actors. Feng Shaofeng, Lin Gengxin, and Chen Kun all seemed to be chasing the fan base. mean.
Even the leading female lead has become a newcomer like Yang Ying who has no acting skills. The first one was Li Bingbing!
Although the costume props in the first part were sprayed all over, the storyline is really good.
Nowadays, there is a big change of actors. In the eyes of many people, there must be some "dirty" and "conspiracy" in it. After all, which series would do this? Aren’t they all trying to be as original as possible?
"It is suspected that the starring actors such as Andy Lau are paid too high. Hua Yi forcefully asked Xu Ke to change roles to reduce production costs."
"Hua Yi did not hesitate to replace all acting schools in order to promote his own artists..."
“The actors are not on the same level, so praising Yang Ying is too unrealistic.”
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The same investment of 130 million, but a different batch Cheaper young;
People in the industry have wondered whether the special effects cost of Huayi's movie will account for a larger proportion. Otherwise, how could the investment amount be the same as the first movie?
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"Titanic 3D" is really powerful, the daily box office has remained above 70 million, 80 million, 90 million...
Production companies that have movies scheduled to be released in April are already starting to get frightened. How can this be fun?
In two days, there are still several imported blockbusters such as "Operation Miami", "Operation New York", "Battleship" and "Soul Tank 2", so there is nothing to play!
Lin Nan saw Ning Hao's speech in front of the media:
"Nowadays, domestic movies, facing imported Hollywood movies, can only fight guerrilla, there is no other way..."
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(End of this chapter)