Chapter 593 Reaction
"Judging from the transactions in Cannes this year, domestically produced martial arts are indeed on the wane, and many so-called blockbusters cannot sell overseas copyrights at all... I often travel to the United States, and I have a general understanding of the American market. There is still a market for Chinese-language films, including action films. …”
"No innuendo...just joking;"
""Red Cliff"... is also a joke. Could it be that director Wu Yusen really filmed Cao Cao's trip south for Xiao Qiao... I don't believe that a major international director would be so ignorant!"
Shen Xudong responded to questions from the media and reporters calmly.
Well, these media are not fools. It is obvious that Chen Daoming's character has some elements that can be borrowed from... Zhang Weiping.
As for the easter eggs, they should be teasing the Three Kingdoms theme to follow suit...
"Oh, the last few lines were thought up by Uncle Ge and Director Ming themselves...I just said that the theme of the Three Kingdoms is very popular..."
"Uncle Director Ming sometimes goes online to see what netizens say about his acting skills..."
Speaking of this, Shen Xudong added: "I remember Uncle Ge saw the comment about director Ming Ming's acting skills: when he acted too pretentiously, he laughed out loud..."
"Uncle Ge was invited by Teacher Daoming... Director Huang was also recommended by Teacher Daoming..."
"The box office forecast... I think it should be over 100 million... After all, one of these two is the best actor in Cannes and the other is the best actor in Venice. It can be said that they are national treasure-level actors..."
"During the filming... I went to the scene. Anyway, I knew I could never mention "Kou Lao Xi'er" in front of them..."
Well, Shen Xudong did it on purpose. "Kou Laoxi'er" is a TV series that Ge You and Chen Daoming collaborated on, and it forced Ge You to apologize...
…
"Didn't you read the script of "Red Cliff"?"
"...What I saw was not the final version...However, when Wu Yusen came to me, he did say, 'Give Xiao Qiao more scenes'..."
After the premiere, Shen Xudong was grabbed by Feng Xiaogang and others and insisted on eating together.
It’s true that we haven’t gotten together for a while.
After finding a restaurant, ordering good food, and chatting about "Blockbuster", Feng Xiaogang always felt that Shen Xudong was holding back his bad intentions. He even thought about Director Chen's sentence in the movie: "Let's change the plot and change the reason why Cao Cao sent troops to Soochow." Cheng wants to get Xiao Qiao...'Maybe it's true!
Shen Xudong firmly refused to admit...
After all, he really hasn't read the script of "Red Cliff".
To give a brief introduction, the movie "Red Cliff" had nine screenwriters. Unfortunately, the names of the first nine screenwriters did not even appear in the film's cast and crew!
Who were the screenwriters who ended up writing the movie?
In order, they are Wu Yusen himself, screenwriter Chen Han, Taiwanese screenwriter Guo Zheng, and only one well-known mainland screenwriter Sheng Heyu...
——Sheng Heyu had just completed the script for "The Night Banquet", and "The Night Banquet" set a precedent for Chinese costume blockbusters to have constant laughs. He was not suitable to write this type of script!
In fact, none of the first nine screenwriters are bad, and there are even famous mainland screenwriters like Lu Wei, the screenwriter of "Farewell My Concubine" and "Alive". It's a pity that even such famous screenwriters are not worthy of being in this movie. Name.
And what is the identity and background of Chen Han, who surpassed Sheng Heyu, Taiwanese screenwriter and even Lu Wei?
Winner of the Hong Kong Screenplay Competition.
In addition to "Red Cliff", his representative works include "The Code of Heaven and Earth", "Confucius", and "Zhong Kui Conquers Demons: Snow Demon Spirit"
Evaluation: Not as good as the online author!
But in Wu Yusen's view, a famous person like Lu Wei cannot compare to other champions.
Shen Xudong continued: "When Wu Yusen came to me, he made a request: 'Give Xiao Qiao more roles, and told me that Lin Zhiling is beautiful and can act...' But I think "Red Cliff" is a man's war. …So I declined the invitation…”
Zhang Guoli thought hard for a while, and then asked Cao Huayi next to him: "Add a scene to Xiao Qiao? How?"
Cao Huayi was also...stuck, shaking his head: "I don't know..."
They must not know that these days mainland film and television workers still have a sense of reverence for classics. "Three Kingdoms", if you dare to mess around, you will be written into the pillar of shame in the future.
Feng Xiaogang interjected: "No matter how he adds it... "Red Cliff" has nothing to do with us anyway..."
"It has something to do with it. A so-called top model with no works at all was asked to be matched by an A-list actress like Zhao Yanzi. From then on, Lin Zhiling became a superstar in the media's eyes..."
Cao Huayi didn't really want to talk about "Red Cliff", so he changed the subject: "...Will your "The Fault in Our Stars" be released in China?"
"Of course it will be released, and a batch of films will be made... ready to be released in November..."
"Already sold the copyright?"
“…sold to my own company for $200,000…”
There is a limited number of imported films each year: 20!
The six major Hollywood studios have finished dividing up the slots. "The Fault in Our Stars" can only be made into a batch of films and released on a cold schedule. If nothing else, it should have a box office of more than 5 million, which will make money!
After all, the copyright price is pitifully low...
Before "The Expendables" in 2010, the domestic copyright for an average overseas movie was only US$50,000 to US$100,000 at most, and even a Hollywood movie would not exceed US$300,000...
Belong to a huge profit!
Cao Huayi has just established Xinli Media, and he probably has some ideas about the film market.
Thinking about introducing "The Fault in Our Stars", Shen Xudong eats meat, and he drinks soup...
Shen Xudong doesn't care about the domestic revenue of "The Fault in Our Stars". Anyway, he is already preparing to produce "A Little Red Flower for You", but Tianmei Media doesn't want to share the soup!
"Stop talking about this, I heard that Jiang Wen has gone to Venice?"
"...Isn't it opened yet?"
"It seems like I'm going to meet the film producers..."
The topic again turned to Jiang Wen and the upcoming Venice Film Festival...
…
I was a little surprised that these people didn't mention Shen Xudong's affairs in the United States, let alone say "Old driver, take me with you"...
The topic was mainly about trivial matters within the industry, and even mentioned this year’s National Day event.
Shen Xudong was so happy that he didn't have to think of an excuse to refuse.
While they were eating, the first wave of word-of-mouth buzz for "Blockbuster" was already brewing - it was released at 2 p.m.
‘Fun movie’ is almost a unanimous adjective in the media.
By the way, there's also 'A real guide to building a blockbuster movie...'
Netizens were more direct: 'A group of so-called film artists, under the banner of cultural export, engage in the business of cheating money and swindling women...'
‘Absolutely, once this movie comes out, I’ll see how those so-called great directors can still cheat money! ’
'The easter eggs are so fun, especially when Ge You said in front of Director Chen, 'Director Chen is acting too pretentious', Director Chen's reaction...'
Unlike Shen Xudong who has already gone to dinner, the promotion team of "Blockbuster" still has high box office expectations for "Blockbuster"!
They think that the blockbusters have been bombarded in recent years, especially after the three consecutive releases of "The Promise", "The Banquet", and "Golden Ru"...
Works that satirize so-called blockbuster creations are by no means niche!
There's definitely a lot of interest from the audience.
Therefore, they have been focusing on word-of-mouth, and of course they have also done some rhythmic work - finding some influential public figures to post good reviews and so on...
The reputation is indeed not bad. Both film critics and audiences have high praise for "Blockbuster".
Of course, after the movie is released, besides word-of-mouth, everyone is most concerned about the box office...
The first feedback was about Jiahe’s attendance rate: 80%…
Huang Bin from the publicity department saw this data for the first time and couldn't believe it: "Are you sure? They didn't falsely report?"
"...To report to your own people, there is no need to report falsely. Besides, even if you report falsely, you will report less!"