Chapter 989 No reminder! "Pacific Rim 2" released
Zhang Yimou's joy can be seen in the entire film and television industry.
Because he has been extremely low-key in the past, this year he actually agreed with the studio and Chen Ting to directly update the photos of his birthday party on his official Weibo and personal Weibo, and the whole family appeared in the photo.
Countless people in the industry know that the reason why Guoshi can share this for the first time is that he has just become an individual shareholder of LeTV, entered the ranks of capital, and his net worth has skyrocketed!
On Chen Ting’s Weibo: “Last year’s birthday, “The Great Wall” was filming; this year’s birthday, “The Great Wall” is in post-production; I have been busy for nearly two years, happy birthday, I wish The Great Wall a great success.” Next, almost the entire film and television entertainment industry is cheering, wishing "The Great Wall" a box office hit and wishing Zhang Yi a happy birthday.
Because in everyone's eyes, Zhang Yimou is no longer just a top director, he is also a capital: therefore, this flattery needs to be filmed more enthusiastically.
Unlike Director Zhang Da, who is low-key and unsociable, the director’s wife happens to be a rare breakthrough point. After all, she always likes to post Weibo related to the national teacher when she has something to do!
“So, Zhang Yimou married Chen Ting only after he separated from Gong Li. Because she is a very traditional Chinese woman who does not act like a monster, and her wife takes her husband as the guideline. Director Zhang Da is her genius... ..."
On returning from the company in the morning, Lin Nan remembered an equally important thing; but when he called Wang Changtian, the latter started nagging again.
Wang Changtian’s words frightened Director Lin, who was driving the speakerphone, to quickly look behind him and to his left and right... Women in the new era should not listen to such rubbish as "the wife is the primary guideline of the husband."
"Director Wang, I was going to tell you about the movie schedule. Why did you stray to the issue that Director Zhang is an extreme male chauvinist? Are you very prejudiced against us Northwest men?"
"Hey, don't blame me. I'm just analyzing it. Isn't the news on the Internet all about Zhang Yimou's birthday in Hollywood? Okay, okay, which movie schedule are you talking about?"
Wang Changtian changed the topic with a smile and asked.
"Have you said before that "Passing Through Your World" will be scheduled for the second half of the year after it is completed?"
"Yes, the production cycle of this movie is very short. , it’s just right to put it in the second half of the year”
"The second half of the year is fine, but don't go to the Lunar New Year stall." Lin Nan warned solemnly.
“We are not planning to go to the Lunar New Year stalls. The marketing department is planning for the National Day stalls. How can such a small-scale comedy and romance film be crushed to pieces in the Lunar New Year stalls? It’s just cannon fodder. !”
“That’s good, that’s good. The National Day show is quite suitable, so let’s go play the movie “Grand Trail”. Lin Nan felt relieved after hearing Wang Changtian’s words.
"Why did you say that? What happened?"
"I originally planned to put "Operation Mekong" into the National Day file!"
"Which one is this good?" Wang Changtian was anxious.
"Don't worry. Yesterday morning, the schedule was just changed to the Lunar New Year schedule. It was the Ministry's intention! That's why I want to remind you that it will be staggered with the schedule of "Operation Mekong"."
Wang Changtian immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but before he could say anything, Lin Nan added: "As far as I know, that "Railway Tigers" is also a Lunar New Year movie."
In an instant, the other end of the phone There was dead silence; after a long time, Wang Changtian's voice came, but his tone was much more serious:
"Don't remind me? But it seems inappropriate to remind you? What do you think?"
What does Lin Nan think? He thought about it for a long time in the company yesterday morning.
"No reminder! The year before last, Director Ren and Jackie Chan 'invited' me to a Hongmen Banquet after the General Administration's meeting. Due to favors, that was it. Anyway, I had nothing to do at that time.
Later, Director Ren asked me if I had any good suggestions for the schedule of "Railway Tigers", and I told them face to face that if I didn't report them publicly and boycott them, I would be doing my best.
This is true. I’ll remind you later, what does that mean? Since you dare to film and release it, you must be mentally prepared to face all the negative pressure and criticism from top to bottom after the release... You can’t escape it.”
Lin Nan is right, "Railway Tigers" cannot be avoided, not from public opinion, let alone from above...
"Yes, it's right not to remind you. But, haha, the Lunar New Year festival is going to be really exciting now."
Wang Changtian smacked his lips and teased. After a while, he became serious again:
“After they publicly announce the schedule, we will set the schedule and make our attitude clear.
The funniest thing is Shanghai Film Studio. The main controller of "Tiger" is also a participating investor in "Operation Mekong", although it only has 5%...just wait for the criticism!"
After more than half an hour, Lin Nan just put down the phone, and saw Liu Yifei stepped on high heels and came back from outside.
Wearing a white casual suit, carrying a bag, and wearing a bun, she looked like a strong woman and urban beauty who came home from get off work, but she was also full of youthful atmosphere.
"Wu Gai and Xie Nan didn't say they would let you have lunch?"
"No. Wu Gao is busy packing his bags and will lead the team abroad for training tomorrow. I can I don’t want to be a light bulb and disturb the couple too much.”
Liu Yifei put the bag in her hand on the table, took off her coat, squeezed in and leaned against Lin Nan, looking very lazy.
“I originally thought we wouldn’t set off until the middle of the month.”
Lin Nan smiled and shook his head. The battles in "Wolf Warrior 2" are much bigger than those in "Wolf Warrior". Wu Gaan was relieved and received huge support from the army.
"Well, look at the news. When I left Dengfeng International, they had just contacted our three companies. By now, the joint announcement on the fixed angle should have been issued."
While talking, Miss Liu even kicked off her high heels and curled up on the sofa. Lin Nan swiped the tablet, and the news of "Wolf Warrior 2" did appear on Weibo's hot search list.
“In the morning, Hongxingwu, Guangguang, Dengfeng International Pictures, and Lin Nan Pictures issued a joint announcement:
Directed by director Wu Gen, starring Wu Gen, Frank Grillo, Lu Jingshan, Wu Gang, Yu Nan, Yu Qian and others, with an investment of up to 200 million yuan, the military-themed commercial blockbuster "Wolf Warrior 2" will set off abroad today ...Carry out 30 to 60 days of military training and familiarity with the shooting location..."
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China Film.
If there is no work, Li An I rarely run around, let alone come to China Film Group.
“The last movie was "Life of Pi", which was released in China in November, and this time it was also released in November. Right, La Dong? ”
As a top international director with two Golden Bears, two Golden Lions, and two Oscars for Best Director, Li An certainly has no objection to his opinion.
"Yes, yes. As for Director Li, what forum are you talking about?"
"Yes, Director La. I hope that China Film Group can cooperate with me in sending a letter of intent to Nortel, and in the film The academy holds a 'Director Forum' and invites the best domestic film directors to exchange new film technologies...it also creates momentum for film promotion..."
"No problem, is this a good thing? All the great directors are from Nortel, so it’s a good place to hold the ‘Director Forum’.”
Not long after, La Peikang sent Li An out of the office. The secretary hurried over with a happy face.
"La Dong, I made a call from Director Zhang Yimou's studio. The post-production of "The Great Wall" was completely completed a few hours ago. Relevant emails from Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures will probably be sent soon."
"Okay!"
Hearing this, La Peikang couldn't help but shout "good", with a smile on his face.
The two blockbusters "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" and "The Great Wall" are his biggest "political achievements", and both will be released this year.
"Confirm with Universal and Legendary the arrangements for global distribution, as well as the schedule issues for the Chinese film market and the North American market, the two largest film markets in the world. Try to release it simultaneously during the domestic Lunar New Year period..."
"Okay, La Dong."
Looking at his secretary's back as he turned to leave, La Peikang still couldn't hide his excitement; he relies on these two top-notch masterpieces from top directors and global distribution. Come for him and China Film to support the scene!
The more I thought about it, the more excited I became. La Peikang couldn’t wait. “It doesn’t matter if you don’t have “Pacific Rim 2”. With these two movies, it’s completely enough! Haha...”
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A few movies released on April Fool's Day, namely "My Grandpa the Agent" and "Hot Pot Hero", were somewhat impressive at the box office.
The former closed at 168 million in the first three days of the weekend, while the latter closed at 140 million. As for other movies, they are all backdrops and cannon fodder.
Let’s talk about the TV drama market, that’s much more interesting.
The "Tornado Eleven" between Hu Ge and his ex-girlfriend Jiang Shuying can be said to be extremely miserable.
After all, in reality, everyone agrees that when filming this drama, the woman went for the man’s fame; after taking advantage of the man’s reputation, she quickly became a celebrity and broke up immediately.
Under this consensus of public opinion, how many people are willing to watch a TV series in which these two people show off their affection? They all think it’s fake and disgusting!
There is no doubt that Tangren has been cheated. This football-themed TV series may not be able to recover the cost, and the probability of losing money is very high.
Let’s talk about the movie "Martial God Zhao Zilong" starring Lin Gengxin and South Korea's Girls' Generation's Lin Yoona;
Oh my god, the Internet is really full of curses!
The colorful costume props and the completely brainless plot have really blinded countless historical parties. Of course, except for the crazy fans.
The time came on the morning of the 5th.
A public document released by the Film Bureau directly topped the list of hot searches on Weibo and landed on the headlines of major entertainment sections.
The "Pacific Rim 2" project, which has been kept low-key for a long time, has been officially revealed to the entire Chinese film and television entertainment industry.
"Reprinted from the official website of the Film Bureau, co-production announcement information:
Submitted for filing by Western Film, Enlight, Wanda, Crystal Pictures, Warner Pictures, and Lionsgate Pictures Produced with an investment of US$165 million, the Sino-US co-production of the science fiction masterpiece "Pacific Rim 2" was successfully registered and approved for project..."
"It is reported that the investment of US$160 million in the predecessor of "Pacific Rim 2" "Pacific Rim" , it has been 4 years since it was released in January 2012, and it has grossed 1.42 billion yuan at the domestic box office... The global box office has so far exceeded 750 million US dollars, approaching 800 million...
The previous lineup of producers was: Lin Nan Pictures, Warner Pictures, Lionsgate Pictures, China Film, and Wanda! The Chinese main creative staff are: starring Jing Tian and Zhang Yi, assistant director Guo Fan..."
"The producer of the Sino-US co-production "Pacific Rim 2" has undergone a major change of lineup, which can't help but arouse people's imagination... This co-production Before today, the film project was kept extremely confidential and no news leaked out..."
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(End of this chapter)