Chapter 228 Convergence (34) (Happy New Year)

Is "Old Orphan" more box office than "House of Flying Daggers"?

Are you afraid of some serious illness?

Shen Xudong was speechless: "They claim the cost is US$30 million, but our cost is not even a fraction of theirs. Do you think it is possible to surpass it?"

"...Then how much box office do you think "Orphans" can have?"

Shen Xudong thought for a while and said: "Looking at the publicity and the support from theaters, 30 million is about the same!"

"…thirty million?"

Shen Xudong asked: "The works directed by Feng Xiaogang can't sell for less than 30 million?"

"But "Lost Orphan" doesn't look like a blockbuster..."

"'A Sigh' doesn't look like a hit!"

"Then I'll just write 30 million?"

"...Let me write, just tell me what I predicted. In addition, I will talk about my idea of ​​predicting the box office." Clearing his throat, Shen Xudong continued: "Forecasting the box office depends on the genre and schedule...The most popular themes at this stage, Except for a few big directors, the box office of a period martial arts film about Hong Kong police and gangsters will not exceed 30 million..."

"I read reports before that said that "Jiang Hu" could surpass "Infernal Affairs 3" at the box office. That was a dream..."

"A film directed by Feng Xiaogang has a guaranteed box office of RMB 30 million. No matter what the schedule or the subject matter, it is at least RMB 30 million. This is not necessarily the case for Zhang Yimou. His blockbusters have a box office of at least RMB 100 million, but if the subject matter is changed..."

"How will the box office fare if the theme is changed?"

"Didn't he film "Happy Days" before, and the box office was only 8 million... It shows that the audience does not recognize his box office ability, so he needs big stars... Director Xiaogang doesn't need it so much..."

…

To promote "Lost Orphan", we must watch "House of Flying Daggers" and also mention Feng Xiaogang...

And what he said is not a lie. The box office of "Happy Days" was indeed very poor, including the 31 million of the subsequent "Ride Alone"...

Oh, he was accepting an exclusive interview, mainly to promote "The Best in the World", explain his relationship with Gao Yuanyuan, and also talk about "Lost Orphan".

It's really by the way.

Because he hasn't joined the official promotion team of "Orphans" yet!

In fact, "Lost Orphan" is a series of interviews.

After all, "Orphans" is not a blockbuster, and the publicity investment is not particularly large. Feng Xiaogang's "Party A and Party B 2" is currently filming, and he specially took half a month off...

Therefore, I didn’t appear in any variety shows. I probably just did road shows in several cities and accepted a lot of interviews.

And it must be Feng Xiaogang!

At this time, Feng Xiaogang was quite candid and willing to talk during interviews, and did not regard the media as his opponent...

For example, "Southern Weekend" said: "I originally didn't want to shoot the subject of "Lost Orphans". At that time, I had been thinking about "A World Without Thieves". Guo Li came to me and told me that there was a child named Shen Xudong who had written "Lost Orphans". The script of "Alone" is very exciting..."

"When we met, we first talked about "Party A and Party B". He said that he liked "Party A and Party B" very much. Based on the "Good Dream One Day Tour" in it, he created the script of "Good Dream One Day Tour". When I heard it, I am very interested... because the story is very deep... Guo Li and Director Han insisted that I make the film, and call it "Party A and Party B 2"..."

"At that time, Guo Li and I were working on a new company, and we needed a film to open up the business. "Party A and Party B 2" was of course the most suitable choice...

"The origin of "Lost Orphan" is because Xudong said something. He said, 'The influence and communication power of movies are greater than novels. If Director Feng is willing to direct, it will be a good thing for Guo Gangtang, the prototype character of "Lost Orphan"... This Things are of social value. We filmmakers occasionally want to take on some social responsibility..."

"He said that maybe after watching "Orphans", most people would still say "his life has nothing to do with me" to strangers looking for relatives on the street, but they are still willing to believe that many people will receive a call from the other party next time. When a single page comes over, I can take a serious look at it twice, instead of throwing it into the trash can and letting the information disappear like soot in the dust.”

"People have such awareness at a young age, so we old guys can't fall behind, right? I will work overtime and shoot two movies this year!"

"...Yes, he is very talented. After "A World Without Thieves", I will shoot a "Mobile Phone 2", and the script was also written by him..."

…

Shen Xudong only joined the team on the 19th.

Zhang Guoli hugged him warmly: "Why don't you bring an assistant?"

Shen Xudong greeted several people separately, and then said: "What kind of assistant should I bring? I'm not a star!"

Deng Jie smiled and said: "...It's just that Xudong is still a student, so he shouldn't be too ostentatious!"

"Director Feng is not here yet?"

Deng Chao explained helpfully: "I was pestered by reporters..."

Zhang Guoli saw Deng Chao and asked with concern: "Deng Chao, how is your father?"

"...Not bad, the treatment effect is good!"

"That's good…"

Several people were chatting while waiting for Feng Xiaogang to come over...

Zhang Guoli suddenly remembered something and asked Shen Xudong: "Have you watched "House of Flying Daggers"?"

"Look!"

"How about it?"

Shen Xudong thought for a while and then said: "...This film is not for us to watch, it is aimed at overseas markets...So, show the costumes and images as much as possible..."

Zhang Guoli looked at Deng Chao, who didn't quite understand him: "Just tell the truth!"

"...It's not that good. If the director was a foreigner, I would definitely praise him to death, but he is Zhang Yimou, so I can only say...it's just so-so, but it's not as bad as the media said..."

Deng Chao seems to understand but not understand...

It's a pity that "House of Flying Daggers" is a 120-minute magical movie.

Regardless of whether it is stopped at more than 70 minutes and reveals Capt. Liu's undercover identity, it ends after more than 80 minutes - the elder sister interrupts Capt. Liu and the younger sister and lets Capt. Liu continue to be an undercover agent, or it ends at 90 minutes and the younger sister lets Capt. Jin go. , the ending is a masterpiece.

However, the director had to finish filming the last half hour, resulting in this story that combines martial arts, suspense, and espionage with only the bloody love triangle and Schrödinger's little sister, turning a 9-point masterpiece into a 5-point bad movie...

Why focus on the love triangle?

While they were chatting, Feng Xiaogang came over and angrily asked Shen Xudong: "Did you tell reporters that the box office of "Orphan" was at least 30 million?"

Shen Xudong was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes!"

"...Thirty million, how dare you say that?"

Shen Xudong was delighted: "I didn't say 50 million, it was already very conservative..."

"You are too optimistic..."

"It's not that I'm optimistic... but the media has been giving a lot of bad reviews to "House of Flying Daggers". The media's attitude will eventually affect the theaters. So when "The Orphan" is released at this time, it will definitely take away the film schedules of many theaters..."

Feng Xiaogang was stunned for a moment: "Are there so many bad reviews?"

"Um…"

Amou's 2004 was full of bad news. Not to mention the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics, "House of Flying Daggers" continued to be scolded after "Hero". It wasn't enough to be scolded here and there. A group of cultural figures even organized a seminar. , everyone scolded them together, and they were so happy...

Like a neurosis...