Chapter 523 Warning
"Warring States" made a heroic splash. After a week, the box office plummeted, with the daily box office being less than 3 million.
Lu Zheng lost so much that he vomited blood.
“Didn’t there still be 9.5 million yesterday!” Lu Zheng found it unbelievable.
If this continues, "Warring States", an epic blockbuster worth 150 million yuan, will not even be as good as Fan Zhitong's literary film "Guanyin Mountain" which was released at the beginning of the month.
"Guanyin Mountain" both scored 76 million.
"Mr. Lu, yesterday was Sunday, so."
Lu Zheng felt compassion in his heart, and the expression on his face was uglier than crying.
With this box office, he would have to lose more than 100 million!
From "Anaconda" to "Beautiful Boss" to this "Warring States", his uncle really can't handle it anymore.
There will be another "Warring States" movie, and even my own father won't be able to handle it.
"Mr. Lu, I suggest that we find two powerful companies to jointly produce the next drama."
These are mature and prudent words, and Lu Zheng also understands that he has now become a celebrity in the industry. laughing stock.
Without the strength of Rongchen Pictures and Huayi, don’t even think about eating alone, otherwise you will easily choke to death.
He is choking to death now.
"Warring States" failed, allowing another April blockbuster "Guan Yunchang" to focus on promoting it.
And the publicity angle closely follows the popularity of current affairs.
A few days ago, the film crew released a 20-minute final trailer to build momentum for the film.
Netizens were surprised to find that the love between men in "Warring States" miraculously continued in this "Guan Yunchang".
In the film, Cao Cao's shocking confession to Guan Yunchang was revealed. He said "I like you" and immediately became a hot search topic.
"Bullet" is a hit, and the film crew will certainly not let go of this ready-made good material.
The movie "Guan Yunchang" actually plays the ancient costume "Bullet" card.
The red-faced Guan Gong also turned into a white-faced one. The screenwriter even said plausibly: "Who said that Guan Yunchang has a red face!"
"Anthropology also says that Guan Yunchang and Zhang Fei are women. Could it be that Guan Yunchang is a red-faced man?" In order to hide that she is a woman, she turned red and put on a big beard?”
Experts commented that the style of "Guan Yunchang" does not respect history.
The screenwriter also questioned whether the experts were also familiar with Guan Yunchang?
This film has not yet premiered in Beijing, but it has already become the focus of public controversy.
Li Chen naturally received an invitation to the premiere.
But Jiang Wen didn't call him, so naturally he wouldn't go.
Speaking of Cao Cao, Jiang Wen’s call for Cao Cao has arrived.
It turns out this guy wasn’t going to the premiere either.
"You're not going? What? Are you afraid of taking away Guan Yunchang's leading role?" Li Chen joked.
Jiang Wen laughed loudly: "Don't tell me yet. If I go, I'm afraid nothing will happen to him."
"That's it, with Lu Chuan's blood and tears Shi, how come this real kungfu guy is looking for you to act opposite him?"
Jiang Wen laughed again, gaining a better understanding of Li Chen's poisonous tongue.
That is to say, Jiang Wen has this qualification. As the leading actor, he will not go to the premiere in Beijing.
Even so, at the premiere, Zhen Zidan, who was wearing a white suit, still did not dare to offend Jiang Wen.
Instead, he flattered himself in front of the media: "Jiang Wen and I admire each other."
Chongqing Commercial News
"The premiere of "Guan Yunchang" is really purple Dan plays the second brother whose IQ and EQ are a laughing stock.”
"The costume blockbuster "Guan Yunchang" starring Zhen Zidan and Jiang Wen will be released on the 28th of this month. Yesterday, the reporter attended the world premiere of the film in Beijing."
"After watching the film, the reporter discovered that Jiang In the film, Wen Zai's "exposed domineering" crazy scene, his appearance, lines, and performance style are almost a replica of "Zhang Mazi" in "Let the Bullets Fly". "
"Zhen Zidan plays Guan Yu. He became a "second fool", which made many viewers sigh: Brother Guan is indeed very "second"! "
"There is a scene in the play where Cao Cao dissuades Guan Yu from assassinating Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao actually used Sichuan. In the Chinese version of "Let the Bullets Fly", the accent of "Zhang Mazi" shouted: "The emperor, you can't kill him!" "It made the whole audience burst into laughter!"
"The directors of "Guan Yunchang" Zhuang Wenqiang and Mai Maohui said at the press conference after the premiere that they were deceived by Jiang Wen: "When he was dubbing , we all felt that the intonation was weird, and we thought it was because he didn't speak well at the time. Unexpectedly, he was doing it for personal gain and deliberately spoke with a Sichuan accent. ”
After the premiere, the entry "Jiang Wen stole the show" became a hot search again.
Zhen Zidan’s white face turned into a red face.
At a premiere, Jiang Wen did not come and became the protagonist. Dressed in white and looking so handsome, he became Jiang Wen's personal press conference spokesperson.
Reporters are asking him: "Is it stressful to act with Jiang Wen?"
"Is Jiang Wen crazy about stealing scenes?"
Zhen Zidan really wanted to give these reporters a hard punch. Was this the premiere of "Guan Yunchang" or the premiere of "Bullet"?
You don’t ask me, Guan Yunchang, but you ask Cao Cao who didn’t come!
"I swear, I will never take on a role involving Jiang Wen in this life!" Back at the hotel, Zhen Zidan gritted his teeth and said harshly in front of his wife.
What makes this premiere so frustrating is that it seems that Jiang Wen is here today, and it is his Zhenzidan who is not here!
The next day, there was finally good news. Rongchen Pictures announced that "The Legend of the Ancient City" will be released on July 4th.
"Martial Arts" was scheduled to be released on August 3, a full month later than "Jingjue Ancient City".
This news makes the lead actor Makoto Dan, the producer Xingmei boss Qin Hong and the director Chen Kexin very happy.
Qin Hong didn't have a good impression of Li Chen. His and Lu Chuan's "Southern Shock" was strangled in the cradle by Li Chen.
But Li Chen is not willing to offend easily.
On the one hand, it is because of Han Sanping, and on the other hand, it is also because the box office influence of Rongchen Pictures is enough to suppress everything.
He had known for a long time that "Jingjue Ancient City" was scheduled to be released in the summer.
So it was announced early in the morning that "Martial Arts" will be scheduled for August 3rd.
I just hope that for the sake of Han Sanping and Zhongyingxingmei, Li Chen will agree to a first-come, first-served basis.
Chen Kexin is also very satisfied. He feels that the goodwill he has released in the past two years has paid off.
He is self-aware that "Martial Arts" cannot compete with "Jingjue Ancient City".
Whether it’s the cast, the investment cost, or the reputation of Rongchen Films.
Chen Kexin is a smart person, and everyone in the circle knows that June is the exclusive month for Han Sanping's "The Great Cause of Party Building".
No one will compete with "The Great Cause of Party Building" for the schedule. This is a tacit fact that everyone knows.
The only summer months left are July and August.
Han Sanping and Chenglong came together to visit the pregnant Liu Yifei.
"Director Han, brother, you two are rare guests." Li Chen smiled and invited the two of them in.
"Director Han, hello, big brother." Liu Yifei, with a big belly, was supported by Li Chen and greeted the two guests shyly.
"Yifei looks good, and it's clear from the first glance that Li Chen loves people." Chenglong's iconic smile is easy to make people like him.
It doesn’t hurt to joke about the relationship with Liu Yifei.
"You kid, as soon as Yifei is pregnant, you gave yourself a big vacation!" Han Sanping smiled and nodded to Liu Yifei.
After a few people sat down, the servant served tea.
Han Sanping got down to business.
"Cheng Long's "Chinese Police" has been submitted for review. Cheng Long and Lao Tian all think that it will be scheduled for National Day. What do you think?"
"Yes, this kind of film will be scheduled for National Day." It’s the National Day.”
Han Sanping said again: “Qin Hong asked me to say thank you.”
"Thank you for what?" Li Chen wondered.
He has no friendship with Qin Hong.
In terms of theaters, he has a close relationship with Wanda and Dadi.
Because of the presence of Han Sanping, the Chinese movie star Mei didn’t care much.
""Jingjue Ancient City" is scheduled to be released!" Han Sanping reminded.
Li Chen suddenly smiled and said: "That's it."
This misunderstanding is huge.
He scheduled "Jingjue Ancient City" for July 4th entirely because of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" and "Transformers 3."
Tim called Li Chen two days ago, and "Twilight Saga 4" has also completed post-production.
I heard it lasted more than 3 hours.
Li Chen directly decided to divide it into two parts.
In memory, "Twilight 4" was originally divided into two parts.
Then Tim mentioned that Paramount recently held a small media viewing party at their studio.
20 minutes of carefully selected "Transformers 3" clips and 5 minutes of 3D clips were screened for them.
These clips do not involve much plot, they are mainly grand action scenes.
But after watching it, reporters exclaimed, “It’s so crazy!”
The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.
"Transformers 3" will be released in North America in July, and no one can say when it will be released in the mainland.
That’s why Li Chen scheduled “Jingjue Ancient City” for early July.
I didn’t expect that Qin Hong would get it wrong.
Ning Hao also made a special call to Li Chen.
In the end, he chose Pony for his new film.
After all, the stranding of "No Man's Land" made him feel guilty towards Xiao Ma.
Ask Li Chen if he needs a role, he can arrange it if necessary.
Li Chen read Ning Hao's "Golden Heist" script.
The role of Xiao Dongbei is quite suitable for his character Zhang Yi.
Listening to Li Chen’s choice of Zhang Yi’s general, Ning Hao agreed without thinking.
He feels guilty for Xiao Ma and also feels guilty for Li Chen.
It makes no sense to look for investment instead of Li Chen.
Since Zhang Yi joined Yixin Media, he has been regarded as the most inconspicuous person in Yixin Media. Among male artists, Deng Chao and Zhu Yawen not only have masterpieces, but also gained popularity with "Running Man".
Zhu Yilong has not graduated yet, he also has "Menghualu", "Ocean Paradise" and "Space Passengers", only he Zhang Yi only has a few TV series "Soldier Assault" and a scumbag in "33 Days of Love" .
But no matter what the outside world thinks, Zhang Yi always firmly believes that getting started is the greatest blessing in life.
How many people want to join Yixin Media but don’t know how to do it.
He didn’t know what was going on with Mr. Yang’s summons today.
When I arrived at the company, I heard General Secretary Yang say that Yang Mi was inside and asked him to wait.
Zhang Yi waited peacefully.
In Yang Siwei's office, both Zeng Jia and Yang Mi felt guilty.
When Yang Siwei mentioned Xie Tingfeng’s poaching of Yang Mi.
Yang Mi glanced at Zeng Jia reflexively.
Zeng Jia did not look at Yang Mi. Yang Mi immediately realized that it was Zeng Jia who told Yang Siwei.
But soon, she figured out that Zeng Jia was doing it for her own good.
It is better to take the initiative to report this kind of matter to the company than the company learning from other angles.
"So the senior also knows?" Yang Mi asked anxiously.
Yang Siwei crossed his chest with his hands and said with an imposing manner: "What do you think? You are now the leading lady of the company. Can I hide this kind of thing from my boss?"
"Then, what did the senior say?"
"You will know soon. I called you here today because your contract will expire next year. Mimi, what do you think about it?"
Speaking of this matter, Yang Mi had already thought about it.
“Of course I want to follow Brother Xun’s example, but I don’t have Brother Xun’s family background. It would be best if the senior can vote a little bit.”
“Well, I understand, it’s okay. , you can go out.”
After leaving Yang Siwei's office, Yang Mi exchanged a few polite words with Zhang Yi and left Yixin Media.
"Mimi, don't blame me, I did this." Zeng Jia wanted to explain the matter of snitching.
Yang Mi interrupted directly: "What do you mean by the sentence "You will know it soon" that Si Si just said?"
"Is it possible that the senior wants to deal with Yinghuang? Dealing with Tingfeng? "
Zeng Jia shook his head and said, "I can't say, but I also understand Director Li's temper. If someone doesn't offend me, I will offend him."
Yang Mi sighed softly, not expecting things to turn out like this.
I hope the senior will not deal with Tingfeng, otherwise although Tingfeng is quite popular in Hong Kong Island and the Mainland.
But compared with the seniors, there is really no comparison.
As soon as Zhang Yi walked in, he was all smiles and his little eyes were shining: "Mr. Yang, what instructions do you have."
Yang Siwei stood up and smiled: "What instructions? The boss gave it to you. I got a role in Director Ning’s crew.”
As Yang Siwei spoke, he motioned for Zhang Yi to sit down.
"Really? I'm afraid Yifei is about to give birth. The boss can still think of me. I really don't know what to say." Zhang Yi felt happy.
If Director Li can speak, he will most likely be the protagonist.
Director Ning is also a billionaire director. Although billionaire directors are everywhere nowadays, Ning Hao is a special case.
"Crazy Racing" is a typical film with a small profit and a box office of over 100 million.
Unlike today's blockbusters, which often cost hundreds of millions of dollars in investment, it would be a joke if the box office does not exceed 100 million.
"What you said, the boss has never forgotten you."
"This year you not only have Ning directing the "Golden Heist", the company also specially prepared a movie for you. A period drama!"
Yang Siwei said, placing the two scripts in the folder on the desk.
Zhang Yi was ecstatic, no wonder his left eye kept twitching when he got up this morning.
Zhang Yi’s smiling eyes were almost blind: “Look at my mouth, I really can’t speak!”
“Thank you, boss, thank you, Mr. Yang, I’d like to ask, is Director Ning the leading actor in this drama? "
Yang Siwei snorted twice: "It's the first male! If it's not the first male, the boss won't speak. Your face as the boss is so worthless!"
"The boss lets it go! Let me tell you, the movie is second. This period drama is the company’s key project this year.” You act in this play.”
"If you mess up, think about how to explain it to the boss."
Zhang Yi was stunned. He didn't expect that he, a little transparent person, had asked his boss to polish a script since last year.
Zhang Yi stood up suddenly: "Promise to complete the task!"
Hong Kong Island Xiang Family Villa
Seeing the call, Mrs. Xiang was confused, but she was still very happy Quickly answered the call.
"Thinking, why did you remember to call Sister Lan?"
Tai Xiang's voice attracted the attention of her husband and son.
Yang Siwei? Rongchen Pictures?
In the past two years, China Xing and Rongchen Pictures have had almost no cooperation.
Except for the drama "Su Qier", my son has some interactions with Zhou Xun from Yixin Media.
Rongchen Pictures still doesn't seem to be interested in the Xiang family.
My son has always wanted to develop on the big screen, but several major mainland producers have fixed partners.
Rongchen Pictures and Huayi have always been self-sufficient and have not given up their influence in Hong Kong.
Even if he, Xiang Hua, crossed the Shenzhen River, he had no other choice but to use money to clear the way.
But even if they take money to pave the way, none of the Yankees from the mainland will abandon him, the former Hong Kong boss.
Xiang Huacheng was also a little frustrated.
I heard that Yang Siwei said that he wanted to hand over the distribution of "Ip Man 4" in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia to China Xing.
Xiang Tai's fleshy face immediately blossomed with joy.
Although I don’t know why something good suddenly came to my door.
But when she thought that her son had always wanted to be in the "Ip Man" series, Mrs. Xiang agreed wholeheartedly.
"Sisi, you are right to find us, China Xing. Don't worry, not to mention the distribution in Southeast Asia, even in North America, we, China Xing, have absolute strength and confidence."
The big words came out, but once Thinking of Chi You and Warner, Xiang Tai felt that his boasting was a bit overdone.
After talking about business, Mrs. Xiang invited Yang Siwei to visit her home next time she comes to Hong Kong.
Yang Siwei agreed wholeheartedly.
After hanging up the phone, Xiang Hua and his son were overjoyed when Mrs. Xiang told her about the matter.
"Honey, why did Yinghuang suddenly become one of us!"
Xiang Huaru thought for a while and guessed: "It's either Hua Zai's fault or Yang Shoucheng's own fault."
Tai Xiang was impatient and immediately called Liu Dehua.
Liu Dehua looked confused: "Really? Mrs. Xiang, then I want to congratulate you and Xiang. It's hard to lose money on Li Chen's drama."
Tai Xiang smiled I am happier, making money is a trivial matter.
After 2000, her husband almost had to pay for every movie he made, and she was almost numb to the compensation.
This is one of the reasons why my son started to work in TV series this year.
"Hua Zai, so you don't know about this?" Mrs. Xiang suddenly reacted.
"I don't know. I only found out after listening to you just now." Liu Dehua said with a smile.
He was also happy for Xiang Hua and Xiang Tai.
Xiang Huacheng sneered, it seemed that it was Yang Shoucheng who was responsible for the blame.
At the end of April, the Xiang family set off for Beijing.
One day before the nationwide release of "Guan Yunchang".
A new film press conference surprised everyone in the industry.
Sina Entertainment News
"Today, Yixin Media President Yang Siwei, Vice Chairman of China Xing Chen Lan and Vice Chairman of China Film Group La Peiyan held a press conference in Beijing."
"Announced the launch of the project to complete the "Ip Man 4". The co-producer of the "Question" series suddenly changed from Yinghuang to China Xing. "
"Yang Siwei explained that "Ip Man" is a project of Rongchen Pictures, and the change of producer was a careful decision by Rongchen Pictures. Results. "
"China Xing Vice Chairman Chen Lan said that the investment in "Ip Man 4" will be as high as 200 million, which is the highest investment for China Xing."
"I am very happy. Cooperating with Rongchen Pictures and China Film, China Xing has always been committed to contributing to Chinese films.”
As soon as the news came out, the circle immediately exploded.
“What’s going on!”
Huo Wenxi was also aggrieved.
She just heard the news and immediately called Yang Siwei.
But Yang Siwei's words left her speechless.
Time goes back to five minutes ago.
"Sister Mani, you didn't say anything and let Xie Tingfeng poach our Yang Mi. Do you really think that Rongchen Pictures is a soft persimmon?"
"This, this, this is not the same. Ah?”
“It seems that Sister Mani doesn’t know about this yet. It doesn’t matter. You should ask Brother Yinghuang and Mr. Yang to find out.”
“Sister Mani, You and I have always had a good personal relationship, and we all have our own responsibilities, but your boss has found the wrong person for poaching.”
"In the Mainland, it's not your Yinghuang's turn to tell you what to do, and the people at Rongchen Pictures can't just dig it out as they say."
"This time I will just assume that Xie Tingfeng is following orders. Next time I’m not that easy to talk to.”
“Siwei, what do you mean? Are you threatening me?”
Yang Siwei laughed and said, “Sister Mani, you are not naive. You think the mainland is your corner of Hong Kong, right?”
“You understand, in the mainland, let alone him, Xie Tingfeng, even you Yinghuang, we don’t take it seriously!”
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The phone was busy, and Huo Wenxi stayed on the spot.
(End of Chapter)