Chapter 416 Winning the Bet
"Confucius" was released as scheduled, and the film studio announced that the cumulative box office in the first three days was 38 million yuan.
This first-week box office data, which is not outstanding among domestic blockbusters, is still doubted by some netizens.
On many famous film forums, the ratings of "Confucius" hit a new low.
Zhou Xun, who had just lost his love again, breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Director Li made the decision for her.
What makes netizens even more angry is that it is rumored that in order to make way for "Confucius", theaters were notified that the 2D version of "Avatar" will be offline on the 23rd.
This completely angered netizens and viewers.
“I haven’t watched Confucius, I just want to give it a zero score!”
“It’s too disrespectful of the laws of the market, so what about “Confucius”? I refuse to watch “Laozi”!”
"I'd better forget it when I say to the bad boy, 'Those who don't cry when watching "Confucius" are not human beings. I've always considered myself worse than a beast!"
"There's only one reason why I give a low score, you Why should an ancient man let me, an alien, give way? , my "Avatar" finally saved a planet."
"Xiao Lizi didn't let Mr. Zhou play the role, it's like a fairy to show the way."
The producers of "Confucius" China Film and Dadi Cinemas. was pushed to the top of public opinion.
Li Chen used this as an example to educate Yang Siwei and Yu Miao.
"This is the first major public relations crisis in the film industry. You two should take this as a warning and never try to use administrative orders to interfere with market rules."
Yang Siwei smiled and said: "Boss, you Don’t worry.”
“Don’t say that Xiao Xiao and I won’t do this, even our company’s works don’t need to do this.”
Yu Miao is now gradually gaining a foothold in the company. But the old man in the past yelled at her that she was smaller than her and she still had to accept it.
"What Mr. Yang said is that you, boss, are so discerning that you not only won one billion in bets, but you also perfectly avoided "Avatar"!"
Li Chen looked unhappy: "What's so commendable about avoiding "Avatar"?"
Yu Miao quickly explained: "Boss, what I mean is that the producers of "Confucius" wanted to take advantage, but ended up eating one Big loss.”
“Director Han will have a headache now”
Yang Siwei also came to the rescue for Yu Miao: “Boss, how do you think China Film will respond?”
Li Chen tapped his fingers rhythmically on his desk and said: "China Film is not Zhang Ziyi's copycat public relations team. It is in line with China Film's status to correct mistakes if they make mistakes."
Li Chen's prediction was correct.
Han Sanping looked as dark as Mr. Bao at the moment.
The public relations crisis of "Confucius" was not caused by him alone.
The original consideration was also very thorough.
Thinking that it has been 3 weeks since the premiere of "Avatar", and it has not directly conflicted with other domestic blockbusters.
Maybe it's just that no one could predict that "Avatar" would be a box office miracle like Li Chen's second goal.
Under normal circumstances, by the third week after a popular film is released, the box office performance will have declined significantly, and theaters will make timely adjustments based on the release situation.
Who would have thought that "Avatar" would be so powerful that it would overwhelm the donkey? Looking at this situation, some people in the industry have already estimated that the box office of "Avatar" will reach 1.5 billion.
In addition, the excessive marketing of Chow Yun-fat, the leading actor, is really low-level, which is why the current embarrassing situation has been created.
Han Sanping excused himself in his mind: It was a crime other than war.
"Notify the theaters that the 2G version of "Avatar" will continue to be screened."
"Okay, Director Han, I'll do it right away." The secretary breathed a sigh of relief and quietly left.
The 2D version of "Avatar" that was originally going to be offline on the 23rd suddenly received a notice to continue screening.
China Film Xingmei and Dadi Cinemas have stepped forward to speak out.
"Lin Meiyao, general manager of Dadi Cinemas, a subsidiary of Dadi Times Culture Communication (BJ) Co., Ltd., the investor in "Confucius", said in an interview with "Daily Economic News"."
"The theaters are just a channel for movie sales, so they did not arrange more screening rooms just because "Confucius" was invested by their own company."
"The Dadi Cinema chain still stars "Avatar". ”
People from theater chains and theaters who did not want to be named told reporters.
"Avatar" was originally going to be withdrawn, but later we received a notice that there was no rush to withdraw.
As a result, "Confucius" did not gain any benefits. On the contrary, excessive protection caused a public relations crisis, which had a great impact on its box office.
Netizens joked: Film withdrawal!
Zhang Ziyi is really sitting still and lying down.
Being awarded the title of goalkeeper made Zhang Ziyi furious and immediately hired a new public relations team.
After coming up, a few violent operations made it even more confusing.
First, I obtained a written statement from the wealthy boyfriend, proving that the two had not broken up and were still in love as before.
Then he put on the pigeon egg that had disappeared for more than half a year.
But from beginning to end, the Israeli rich man never stood up.
Then Tailang, unwilling to be left alone, came to brush up his presence again and got first blood directly from Zhang Ziyi.
Taro seems to have forgotten "Avatar", and the more frustrated he becomes, the more courageous he is to find a new approach that is eye-catching: Forget Me Not.
It turns out that Taro 'revealed' the initiator of the Tang Sect closure on Weibo. It's a certain actress in the industry.
Now Ziyi is on the receiving end again. So Taro worked harder.
“Don’t get me wrong, Ziyi is a good actress, I’m not talking about her.”
In Li Chen’s opinion, there are two people in the circle who are both for The headlines are tirelessly weird.
One is Wang Feng and the other is Tarang.
But Wang Feng at least relies on his works, while Tarang relies purely on popularity.
At the end of the month, the first Golden Broom Awards ceremony sprinkled a pinch of salt on Lao Mouzi's wounds.
"Three Guns" won three Golden Broom Awards for Most Disappointing Director, Most Disappointing Film, and Most Disappointing Actor.
One shot, one prize.
Following the shady incident of last year’s China Song Chart, this year Warner really kept its word and no one showed up at the China Song Chart Awards Ceremony.
This is a breath of anger for Liu Yifei, who was hacked last year.
China Blue has made a lot of money this year and will spend a lot of money on the Spring Festival Gala, inviting Liu Yifei and the men's running team to participate.
"Avatar" has topped the weekly box office for four consecutive weeks. In its fifth week, it is still going strong, with the box office successfully exceeding 1 billion.
Sina Entertainment News
“The shocking gambling agreement finally achieved Li Chen’s title of ‘God of Gambling’ in a way that exceeded everyone’s expectations.”
"Rongchen Pictures has become the only mainland producer with a box office share ratio of 45%."
China Movie Online Report
"The Chinese film market has entered the billion-dollar box office era, and Chinese filmmakers We should think about how to shorten the gap instead of blindly intervening in the market.”
Southern Weekend Report
“The reporter interviewed Ye Ning, the head of Wandu Cinema, the leader of the eight major cinema chains, and Ye Ning responded to this. Losing the gambling agreement for the first time was unexpected.”
"But it also shows the potential of our market from the negative side. In the future, Wan Tu will continue to invest in building high-end theaters and contribute to Chinese movies."
Netizens exclaimed.
“If Xiao Li Zi wants to play the God of Gamblers, then he should play his true character. This kind of temperament would make Qiu Xiaochi kneel down when he sees it.”
“The eight major theater chains really lost, okay? , I admit that I was blind, and I take back my original words.”
“If there is one, there are two. I just don’t know if the eight major theater chains will compromise with China Film, Shanghai Film, and Huayi.”< br>
"Other producers can't say for sure. Anyway, Lao Zhang of the new picture will definitely not give up, hehehe."
Huayi Headquarters
"Brother, what should we do? We can't just let it go. Forget it, why is Rongchen Pictures the only one?”
“It’s easy for us to have eight major movies this year, with a box office of over 1 billion!” Wang Zhonglei said with a sore tooth.
Wang Zhongjun remained silent.
There must be a foolproof strategy for this matter. Blindly negotiating with the eight major theaters is self-defeating.
It would be best to let the eight major theater chains sign a gambling agreement with themselves or to recruit other producers to collectively put pressure on the eight major theater chains.
“Contact Zhang Weiping!” Wang Zhongjun suddenly said.
"Zhang Weiping?" Wang Zhonglei's eyes lit up, yes, why did he forget this tiger general!
Lao Zhang in the new picture is clearly on the verge of going berserk.
Zhang Yimou's abnormality in the past two days gave him an ominous premonition.
Not only is "Love at the Hawthorn Tree" no longer mentioned, but I also no longer pursue the film's salary.
I just say that everything will wait until after the Berlin Film Festival.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Zhang Weiping has a keen sense of smell, so he and his wife immediately came to visit.
As a result, I heard Zhang Yimou say the word ‘resign’!
Zhang Weiping immediately became furious: "What did you say? Yimou, are you crazy?"
Zhang Yimou looked calm, Zhang Weiping blushed, and it seemed clear who was crazy.
Chen Ting and Zhang Weiping did not deal with it, and sneered directly: "What? My husband sold it to you?"
Zhang Weiping was furious: "I am talking to Yimou, you have the right to interrupt. !”
“That’s enough, she is my wife,” Zhang Yimou said in a loud voice.
Zhang Weiping left Zhang Yimou's house angrily.
I got in the car and sneered in front of my wife.
"Then, shall I transfer the remuneration to him?" his wife muttered. The look in Zhang Weiping's eyes just now was almost cannibalistic.
But Chen Ting was not afraid at all.
“Stop it! I won’t give him a dime to do it!”
"Without me, Zhang Weiping, Zhang Yimou would not be where he is today!"
"If he dares to rebel, I will ruin his reputation! Hum, we'll see!"
At the same time, Chen Ting also Hou was afraid and said: "I think Director Li The concerns may not be unnecessary.”
“We must be careful about him. He is not a good person.”
Zhang Yimou did not speak and sighed deeply
Oscar nominations announced, even if Cameron will lose to his ex-wife.
But this does not hinder the sensational impact that "Avatar" has had on the film industry.
(End of this chapter)