Entertainment, I just like making movies

Previous life.

"Operation Mekong" is controlled by Bona Investment and was released in 2016, making a box office of 1.187 billion.

Director Lin Chaoxian also relied on this film to gain a foothold in the mainland film market and was out of control.

"Operation Red Sea" directed in 2018, grossed 3.652 billion at the box office.

Then there is the two-part "Changjin Lake" co-produced and co-directed with Chen Daren and Xu Ke in 2021, with a total box office of 9.779 billion.

Four films have established Lin Chaoxian's status as a top Chinese-language director.

The reason why Fang Ziheng didn't want to miss "Operation Mekong" was that on the one hand he really wanted to present this tragedy through the movie to alert the world.

On the other hand, it’s because of the director Lin Chaoxian!

Just last week, "Drug War" was released with a total box office of 570 million. Lin Chaoxian was so happy that he called him to thank him and proactively mentioned joining Hengyu Media.

Fang Ziheng was sincerely happy and immediately thought of "Operation Mekong".

Regardless of whether Bona will film it or not, Hengyu Media will launch "Operation Mekong".

Of course, Fang Ziheng is not a solitary eater.

Instead of two companies each making one film, why not work together to make this wonderful film bigger and stronger.

Yu Dong was stunned for a while, and seeing Fang Ziheng's serious face, he had no choice but to let go: "Since Director Fang is interested, we will cooperate, but we must first agree that Bona's share must not be less than 40%, and production and distribution A dragon!”

"No problem, it's settled!"

Fang Ziheng responded with a smile on his face.

Not to mention that Yu Dong wants 40% of the share, even if he wants 50% split between the two companies, he will agree to it.

After all, any film and television company can film "Operation Mekong".

In just a few words, the two of them finalized a movie project, which was very interesting to Chen Yu and Wanda Song Ge from China Film Group on the other side.

what's the situation?

Just pretend that we don’t exist!

Song Ge opened his mouth, intending to get Wanda Film and Television involved, but he was also worried about what Fang Ziheng said about the situation in Thailand.

The movie was filmed on location in Thailand, but due to the current situation, the project may not be approved next year.

Song Ge's mind wandered and he decided to take a look before talking.

According to his speculation, Operation Mekong will not be officially launched until 2014 at the very least.

Thinking this in his heart, Song Ge didn't show anything on his face, but showed an expression of emotion.

"Wanda is also interested in "Operation Mekong". Director Fang, we are all good friends. You can't favor one over the other!"

"Yes, the Mekong River Case is a good subject. If you two put the case on the big screen, China Film will definitely support it."

Chen Yu also smiled and expressed his optimism for the project.

"Haha, easy to talk about."

Fang Ziheng laughed, knowing that Chen Yu and Song Ge only expressed their intentions verbally and did not really want to participate in the project.

If you really want to participate in the investment, with their status, you can directly grab the share, there is no need to be so subtle.

7 p.m.

At the beginning of the premiere ceremony, Wu Jing, with a glowing face, entered the venue with the female lead Song Yi, the second male lead Bao Qiang, and the third male lead Tony Jia.

Along with him is Wu Jing's girlfriend, Xie Nan, the host of tonight's premiere.

Several people came to the front stage, and warm applause erupted in the screening room.

Seeing that Bao Qiang was there, the audience clapped their hands and couldn't help but discuss the genre and style of the movie.

"No, I saw the posters and trailers before. "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" is supposed to be a story about survival on a desert island. What's going on with Baoqiang?"

Some viewers thought of it and spontaneously classified Baoqiang as a comedian.

"Brother, are you thinking too much? Have you forgotten what Baoqiang did in his early years?"

"That's right, after eight years of martial arts training in Baoqiang Shaolin Temple, in addition to following the comedy route, he is also a serious kung fu actor!"

"It doesn't matter who the actors are, this movie must be an action movie!"

"I heard that the filming location was on a small island in the East China Sea. Wu Jing and the others stayed there for four months!"

"Yes, it was taken on an uninhabited island, which is hundreds of nautical miles away from nearby cities."

"It's strange. I saw Brother Jing being interviewed before and said that besides him, Song Yi, Bao Qiang, and Tony Jia, there are other white and black actors. Where are they?"

"What the hell, what does the gringo do?"

As the audience's chatter became louder and louder, Xie Nan picked up the microphone to control the scene and began to go through the process.

After the introduction, several white and black actors who were asked by the audience stood up from their seats in the front row one by one.

There are five foreigners in total, two white people, one black person, one Xiaozi and one Smecta.

The five of them are all tall and tall, and they are all foreign special actors who are making a living in China.

Xie Nan did not invite the five people to the stage and only asked them to introduce themselves in the audience.

Following the introductions of several people, a poster two meters wide and four meters high was moved onto the stage by the staff.

On the huge poster, Wu Jing is standing in the C position, with Bao Qiang, Song Yi and Tony Jia on both sides, and behind him are five foreign actors.

Seeing this, everyone immediately realized that there were only four starring roles, and the five gringos were definitely supporting roles even if they were not part of the show.

After a while, Xie Nan shouted loudly in a tone of extreme joy: "Now, let us give warm applause to welcome the producers, screenwriters, and investors and distributors of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" to their debut!"

Bang bang bang...

applause.

Fang Ziheng, Song Ge, and Yu Dong took the stage one after another.

Fang Ziheng was the most famous and was the first to speak.

He took the microphone, first expressed his affirmation and recognition of Wu Jing, and then boasted about the quality of the film.

"Believe me, "Battlegrounds" is definitely an adrenaline-stimulating movie. The plot of the movie is suspenseful, and the fighting action is full of punches and deadly moves. It will definitely provide everyone with a wonderful audio-visual feast!"

“When I first entered the theater, some media friends asked me about my expectations for the movie!”

After saying this, Fang Ziheng paused, raised his hand to show everyone the sign of seven, and said energetically: "I'm not afraid to brag to everyone. In my opinion, the total box office of the movie is at least this number!"

boom..

The audience was instantly excited.

700 million!

OMG!

The media reporters who had been waiting for a long time frantically pointed their cameras at Fang Ziheng and took pictures of his gestures.

Unlike movie fans who are in high spirits and watching movies while eating melon, media reporters and invited guests are more knowledgeable about movie box office.

I know the influence of a movie with a box office of over 700 million.

When "War on Drugs" was released previously, Fang Ziheng made wild claims, saying that the movie "War on Drugs" would definitely exceed 600 million.

In the end, the total box office of the movie was less than 600 million, which seemed like a slight slap in the face, but no media said that Fang Ziheng was bragging.

Nothing else.

"Drug War" has a box office of 570 million, which is only 30 million short of the 600 million box office.

Regardless of the media reporters or the guests present, compared to complaining about Fang Ziheng's rhetoric, they believed in his judgment of the movie and paid more attention to the box office potential of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds".

"PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds"!

Is it really a movie that has exceeded 700 million?

Many guests looked thoughtful, then turned to look at Wu Jing, who was standing next to Fang Ziheng with a slightly uneasy expression.

Yo..

This guy seemed to be scared too.

Wu Jing was not frightened, but was thinking about how to face reporters' questions later.

Last year, when "Slaying the Wolf 2" was released, Fang Ziheng stepped down from the stage after firing, leaving him alone to face reporters.

The situation tonight is almost the same as last year.

Fang Ziheng would definitely run away later, leaving him alone to deal with the storm of reporters.

Wu Jing was thinking in his mind while complaining about Fang Ziheng's betrayal of his teammates.

As expected.

After Fang Ziheng finished speaking, he chuckled, handed the microphone to Xie Nan, and walked off the stage in everyone's dumbfounded eyes.

Seeing this, Yu Dong and Song Ge did not stay on the stage, leaving Wu Jing alone on the stage.

With no obstacles in his way, reporters swarmed forward and surrounded him with long guns and cannons.

In this way, one party was on the stage and the other was off the stage, and the two sides launched a fierce verbal exchange.

"Director Wu, do you think "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" can reach a box office of 700 million?"

"The box office of the first "Lang Fang" was less than 10 million, and the box office of the second "Slaying the Wolf 2" was 460 million. The box office increased dozens of times. How confident are you in your third movie?"

"Director Wu, I would like to ask, do you think "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" can break the 700 million mark and break the box office of domestic movies for new action movies!"

Fang Ziheng came to the audience and watched with a smile as Wu Jing accepted the baptism of fire from the media reporters.

Wu Jing is too shy and does not have the momentum of "Wolf Warrior" at all.

This is not possible. If you write, direct, and act, you must have a world-swallowing spirit that is unrivaled.

"'Slaying the Wolf 2' has already set a record for domestic action movies. Regardless of whether 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' can break 700 million, as long as it surpasses 'Slaying the Wolf 2', it will be a success for me and the entire crew."

In the end, the reporters were knocked down by Wu Jing's retort.

He told the media reporters clearly that you are useless at the bar. According to the old paper, an action movie has surpassed "Ip Man 2" and set a new record.

This time, Laozhi just needs to surpass himself!

At half past seven, the movie starts.

The lights in the screening room dimmed and the big screen lit up. Nearly a thousand people in the audience stopped to communicate, showing expectant looks.

With the appearance of the logos of Hengyu Media, Bona, and Wanda Film, the movie got a head start.

Boom..Boom..

Choo Choo Choo..

Da da da..

No one showed up, and the fierce sound of gunfire reached the ears of the audience through top-level speakers.

Just when a few viewers were confused and guessed that it was a war movie, a heavily armed white actor appeared on the scene.

On the big screen.

There was continuous artillery fire, and all kinds of weapons and firearms roared wildly, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of foreigners one after another.

The white actor held the weapon in his hand and moved around in a country town, retreating while neatly killing the enemies who were chasing him.

At this time, a set of vertical subtitles appeared on the big screen.

Africa, a small country.

The commander of the poster commando team was performing a mission and was surrounded and pursued by anti-government armed forces.

After several camera cuts, the white man and his team members successfully completed the mission and got rid of the pursuit.

night.

After the white men took a break, they came out to change shifts with the team members.

Just when he was holding the weapon and looking at the stars in the sky with a smile of surviving the disaster, an iron rod fell from the sky and knocked him unconscious.

Two masked men wearing American camouflage combat uniforms glanced disdainfully at the camp not far away, and quietly retreated with the white commander on their shoulders.

The big screen suddenly went dark.

The scene changes to a developed city in Western Europe.

A white agent who had just been on a mission was knocked unconscious by a man hiding in front of his house before he had time to enjoy his dinner, and was dragged into a car and sped away.

The first two scenes arouse the audience's attention.

Everyone's eyes lit up, the secret passage's start was quite innovative.

Some viewers who had seen the trailer smiled knowingly. The plot of kidnapping and desert island survival was completely on point.

The next plot is just as the audience expected.

Another black boxing champion was kidnapped by three uninvited guests before he was happy after winning a boxing match.

Then, the scene moved to Hong Kong Island, with Bao Qiang and Song Yi appearing.

The two play the role of a couple who are secret agents and travel to Hong Kong Island after completing their mission.

The two of them were kidnapped by strangers one after another while playing, put into sacks and went to sea, and disappeared without a trace.

Then there are the ninjas in their small lives.

This guy first seduced a girl in a bar, and then went home alone. As soon as he entered the house, he was attacked by a sneak attack, and he was killed without even using his ninja skills.

Then, it was the turn of Smecta's Taekwondo master.

This guy was even more ridiculous. One second he was making a few pretense moves of jumping and kicking in front of the students, and the next second he was kicked down by a masked man on the way to get off work.

It showed the audience what it means to show off and be slapped in the face.

The last ones to appear are Wu Jing and Tony Jia.

Tony Jaa plays a low-class man who practices Muay Thai and makes a living by working hard at the dock.

There is a mother lying in bed at home and a sister who has just entered junior high school.

While unloading goods on a ship, Tonyja was attacked by four men. He was outnumbered in three moves and was put into a sack and taken away by a speedboat.

Wu Jing plays Leng Feng, a recently retired special forces soldier.

The camera first showed a distant view of a small village, and then came to a small courtyard with a military house number.

Xie Nan held a two-year-old child in his arms and stood in front of the yard with a happy face, looking expectantly at the entrance to the village.

Today is the day when his man retires and returns home.

On this day, Xie Nan had waited for a long time, and the couple could finally be reunited.

"Xiaonan, when Xiaofeng comes back, you will finally be relieved of all your hardships."

"Yes, you and your wife are managing your own little life well. It's so prosperous and enviable."

The neighbors also knew that Leng Feng was coming back today, so they gathered around and greeted Xie Nan warmly.

Leng Feng has been in the army for ten years.

Except for taking leave to go home to get married three years ago, he had not come back a few times, but Xie Nan had been waiting for him wholeheartedly.

The camera zoomed up into the sky and onto a cement road outside the village.

On both sides of the road, there is a winding river and rolling mountains.

Under the mountains and close to the roadside, there are a few red brick houses here and there that are inhabited.

This is the entrance to the village, which is still two or three miles away from the densely populated area of ​​the village.

Since there are no buses from the county seat in the village, there are mostly electric cars, motorcycles, and occasionally a second-hand new small bridge car on the road.

On the main road outside, Wu Jing got off a bus and walked into the village entrance with a happy face carrying his luggage.

The camera turned and he strode forward, passing several houses at the entrance of the village and arriving at a turning point.

Sudden!

Wu Jing's expression suddenly changed, and he leaned forward to make a standard military evasive action.

There was a pop.

A numbing rubber bullet hit the concrete floor.

咻咻

Before Wu Jing could get up, rubber bullets were fired one after another, like a rain of arrows, flying straight towards him.

Wu Jing dodged the bullets repeatedly and made his way to the ravine on the side of the road.

However, it was useless. Someone was already ambushing him in the woods behind the ravine.

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The person ambushing him was very close to him, less than ten meters away, and he had no place to hide when the bullets were fired.

boom..

Two tranquilizer shots were fired.

Wu Jing groaned and fell down unwillingly.

When he was unconscious, he looked in the direction of home.

There, his wife looked eagerly, waiting for him to come home for reunion.