Entertainment, I just like making movies

"Selling dog meat on a sheep's head, it's a big boat of love as promised, this is it!"

"I'm so angry that I was tricked into the cinema by a marketing account again. The movie is over 120 minutes long and contains less than five minutes of the boat scene. Why on earth did you tell me this is called the masterpiece "The Wheel"? Where's my wheel?" "

"Damn it, Master Huang is getting more and more greasy. He is trying to be cool from the beginning to the end. He can do nothing but look cool!"

"Mom, they all play soldiers, and they don't even have one-tenth of the flavor of the young soldier characters in "The Wind"!"

"The plot of "The Taiping Wheel" is boring. I really don't recommend that people spend money to buy tickets!"

"Damn it, I thought it was a cruise ship disaster romance movie, but it turned out to be an extremely trashy war movie. I might as well stay at home and watch an anti-Japanese drama. At least it's fun enough!"

"There are two parts, and the broken ship only appeared at the end of the first part. No, Wu Baige, why are you so confident that people who have watched the first part are willing to spend money to watch the second part?"

"Look at the hammer, Wu Baige is not trustworthy!"

"I understand, one movie is made into two parts, just to make money!"

"I was promised an oriental-style "Titanic", but I'm really screwed. I'll never watch Wu Baige's movie again!"

"Refund the check and pay back the money!"

"Refund the check and pay back the money!"

After only two days of release, "The Wheel" was severely criticized, and its reputation fell off a cliff.

On the Internet and on Weibo, LeTV Pictures spent money to promote the soft promotional articles, which were torn open by countless viewers.

Real film reviews, like sharp arrows, stabbed "Taiping Wheel" to the bottom.

The box office was 26 million on the first day and 17 million on the second day.

Pounced!

"Taiping Wheel" jumped, completely, and earth-shatteringly!

Directed by an international director, with a total investment of 400 million, six popular stars joined the cast, and the film was fully distributed online and offline, resulting in such a smashing box office trend.

Many people in the film industry who were fond of the movie were all dumbfounded and speechless.

That's it!

It’s so useless!

Major film and television companies obtained the next day's box office data, further confirming the success or failure of "The Wheel".

Zhang Zhao, CEO of the film's distributor, LeTV Pictures, frowned and looked at the box office data of the first and next day of the film in his hand. It took him a long time to come up with the quintessence of Chinese culture.

Wu Baige, I am your grandma! !

The premiere boasted 1.6 billion, and 2 billion was expected, but the true colors were revealed in just two days. You really deserve to die!

Zhang Zhao tore up the data sheet in his hand, picked up his cell phone and dialed Jia Yueting's number, saying with a sad and angry face: "Chairman, we have been fooled by Wu Baige."

""Taiping Wheel" crashed!"

LeTV Pictures never expected that "Peace Wheel" would only achieve such a small box office during such a hot Lunar New Year period.

43 million in two days, and at most over 100 million in the first week. If it continues to plummet later, the total box office may not even reach 300 million.

LeTV Pictures uses 800 million as a guarantee, and even its pants will be lost!

Zhang Zhao's grief and indignation were ignored.

The four producers, Galloping Pony, Huayi, China Film and Wanda Pictures, all breathed a sigh of relief. The hidden secret was so dangerous!

At the Huayi headquarters, Wang Zhonglei looked at his brother Wang Zhongjun who was smoking and gloated: "Brother, LeTV has swallowed a poison pill this time, and half a year's profit has been wiped out.

"Not just half a year, at least a year's profit!"

Wang Zhongjun exhaled the smoke, raised his brows, and said with a smile: "When the price was initially announced to be 800 million guaranteed, Li Ming was unwilling to do so. I argued with Chen Yu from China Film and Song Ge from Wanda Pictures, and finally made it ahead of schedule. Sell ​​movie releases!”

"Hey, now that Li Mingren is gone, her sister is left to support Galloping Pony. If the distribution rights of "Taiping Wheel" are not sold, Galloping Pony will go bankrupt this time alone!"

"Speaking of which, we even saved the galloping pony once!"

In his words, Wang Zhongjun seemed a bit proud, boasting about his vision and decision-making.

Imperial Capital, a five-star hotel.

Wu Baige's face was ashen, his inner irritability and panic reached its peak, and he felt an urge to destroy the world.

In the past two days, he has been paying attention to online comments, leaving footprints on Weibo, Douban, and major film forums.

It's a mess, all negative news, no surprises,

If the first-day box office on the first day can be attributed to the lack of word-of-mouth fermentation, then the second-day box office on the second day completely ended "Peace Wheel".

It extinguished his glass-fingered fluke!

He couldn't believe it, and he didn't want to believe it.

But the two sets of numbers on the phone screen were not fake, they were real in front of him, and he couldn't believe them.

26 million, 17 million, the extremely dazzling numbers seemed to be mocking him.

"It failed, it really failed!"

Wu Baige murmured to himself, sitting dejectedly in front of the computer, no longer as high-spirited as at the premiere ceremony.

Even when his assistant knocked on the door and called him to have lunch, he remained indifferent.

The entertainment industry will not change because of a blockbuster movie.

The Lunar New Year festival is still hot.

Another movie that attracted much attention due to its release by Hengyu Media, "The Return of the Great Sage" has continued to gain momentum.

After 429 million in three days, word-of-mouth exploded in the second week, on December 1st, December 2nd, December 3rd, and December 4th.

A total of 380 million box office was made in four days, with an average box office of 95 million in a single day, beating all movies in the same period.

On December 5th, "The Year in a Hurry", produced by Galloping Pony and fully distributed by Galloping Pony, was released.

It showed off as a dark horse as soon as it was released, ranking second in the box office list on the 5th with a super high first-day box office of 61 million.

Another hit teen movie!

Galloping Horse has captured the imagination of the audience. He sold the distribution rights of "The Great Wheel" to recoup costs, and went all out to distribute "The Year in a Hurry", a small and ambitious film. Two correct decisions allowed Galloping Pony to stabilize its position in the turbulent times.

Speaking of which, this was the last gift given to Galloping Horse by former deputy director and production director Zhong Lifang before she resigned.

After Li Ming passed away, Zhong Lifeng hesitated for three months. Before leaving her job, she had a long talk with Ms. Li Er, whom she had not dealt with in the past, and asked her not to sell the guaranteed release of "The Year in a Hurry".

At that time, there was no hope for Pony Galloping to go public, and people within the group were in doubt.

Guangxian, Alibaba Pictures, and Tengxun Pictures offered another 500 million guarantee for "The Year in a hurry". Miss Li Er was wavering, not knowing how to make a decision.

For Li Ming's sake, Zhong Lifang ignored her tense relationship with Miss Li Er and tried to leave "The Year in a Hurry" with Galloping Pony.

It has to be said that Chung Lifeng is indeed one of the best female producers in the industry, and she is sure that the Lunar New Year audience will enjoy youth romance films such as "The Year in a Hurry".

The blockbuster success of "The Year in a Hurry" not only stabilized the precarious pony, but also completely exposed Wu Baige's waste.

They are movies produced by the same film and television company, one with a total investment of 400 million, and the other with a total investment of less than 50 million.

In terms of cast, promotional lineup, and gimmicks, "Tai Ping Wheel" all beats "The Year in a Hurry".

It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a fatal blow.

Major film and television companies and people in the film industry lamented that Galloping Pony was a life-threatening drama, but they also used Wu Baige as a backdrop and became a topic of conversation after dinner.

Every year there are dark horse movies that have been ignored. The outbreak of "The Year in a Hurry" has invisibly added a bit of excitement to the Lunar New Year movies.

In the past few years, since Fang Ziheng opened up the Spring Festival stall, the Lunar New Year stall has relegated from the previous top spot to second place, keeping pace with the summer stall.

This year’s Lunar New Year holiday is particularly intense.

In addition to the hit dark horse "The Year in a Hurry", there are four more movies that have continued to attract attention from the outside world at the beginning of their release.

The first part: Of course it’s “The Taiping Wheel” which has already hit the streets!

The second film: "The Return of the Great Sage" is controlled by Hengyu Media. There is a tacit understanding among the outside world that as long as it is a movie controlled by Hengyu Media, no matter how bad it is, it will be better than many movies.

The third part: "One Step Away" directed by Jiang Wen.

Part 4: "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" directed by Xu Ke.

The first three movies, regardless of whether they were blockbuster hits or blockbuster hits, have been proven over time. Only the last two movies have yet to be verified.

Unlike Wu Baige, people in the industry are really optimistic about him and are unwilling to refute his reputation as an international director. They are really optimistic about "One Step Away" and "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom."

After all, Jiang Wenqian had "Let the Bullets Fly", and Xu Keqian had "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" and "Di Renjie: Dragon King of Dragon City".

The reputation and appeal of these two directors are no less than any of the contracted directors of Hengyu Media except Fang Ziheng and Lao Mouzi.

Even Xu Zheng, Ning Hao, and Hao Yi, three famous directors who have entered the 1 billion box office club, are not as well-known as Jiang Wen and Xu Ke.

There is always a saying in the outside world: film is the director’s art!

In the past two decades of Chinese-language films, except for the strong-style starring actors like Uncle Long, the audience knows the name of the director of almost all the best-selling movies and the most popular movies.

The more popular the movie, the greater the director’s fame!

When audiences evaluate whether a movie is worth looking forward to, they first look at the director and then the starring role. The producers and distributors don't have to consider it at all.

Jiang Wen is one of the four most famous directors of the older generation, along with Lao Mouzi, Chen Daren and Feng Xiaogang.

Xu Ke, a martial arts film master who dominated the Hong Kong film industry at its peak,

Both of them have left a strong mark in the Chinese film industry, and their reputation and appeal have become stronger and stronger with age.

As the release time of the two movies approaches, countless audiences are eagerly waiting with great anticipation.

The major film and television companies also turned their attention away from "The Wheel" and divided it into two, focusing most of their attention on the two movies.

At the same time, before the two movies were released, ten well-known companies in the industry, Hengyu, Huayi, Guangxian, Bona, Alibaba, Tengxun, LeTV Pictures, Wanda Pictures, Huace Pictures, and Hengdian Pictures, once again A competition was launched for the new films of Huang Bo and Bao Qiang.

It's like the release of "Taipei" made everyone pay more money to withdraw their troops, but as soon as the movie hit the streets, everyone regrouped and launched their troops again.

World War II breaks out!

At the Sanqingshan Film and Television Base, Fang Ziheng was filming while paying attention to the undercurrents of the film market.

He had already expected it, and he knew very well that the Lunar New Year festival could not stop everyone's enthusiasm for "A Good Show" and "Havoc in Tianzhu".

At present, there are too few directors on the market who can sell well, and most of them are in Hengyu Media.

What major film and television companies lack most is directors who can sell movies.

This is a rare product and no one wants to miss it!

After Hengyu offered 550 million, Alibaba Pictures took the lead in raising the price and offered a minimum guarantee of 570 million for two movies.

Later, Tengxun Pictures, not to be outdone, offered a guarantee of 580 million for "A Good Show" and "Havoc in Tianzhu".

Guangxian, Bona, LeTV, Huace, and Hengdian Films followed closely behind, offering a minimum guarantee of 590 million for the two movies.

At this point, except for Huayi, other companies have reported second-round prices, pushing the guaranteed box office to 590 million in one fell swoop.

Only 10 million is missing, reaching 600 million!

The second round of guarantees was offered, and major film and television companies were not idle, sending senior executives to personally interview Huang Bo and Bao Qiang in an attempt to play the emotional card.

On December 7, Hua Yi took the lead in launching an emotional attack.

Li Xue, the general manager of Hesong Media, and Bao Qiang, the new partner, appeared together at the office building of Huayi Brothers.

Wang Zhonglei, the president of Huayi, greeted him personally and said with a smile on his face: "Haha, Baoqiang, long time no see, Mr. Li!"

As soon as he came up, Wang Zhongjun kept his posture very low and gave Li Xue and Bao Qiang a big hug from the position of good friends.

"Hello, Mr. Wang!"

Li Xueying smiled, tilted her graceful body slightly and hugged Wang Zhonglei gently. As she hugged, a trace of disgust flashed deep in her eyes.

Baoqiang is a bit reserved, his greeting attitude is very respectful, and he is not used to hugging.

In his heart, Wang Zhonglei has always been the big boss in his past memories. When did he become so easy to talk to?

Is it because of "Havoc in Tianzhu"?

Baoqiang had great wisdom and quickly figured out the key to the problem. He grinned happily with two rows of white teeth.

"Let's go, my brother is waiting for you two!"

After the greetings, Wang Zhonglei extended his hand and walked into the elevator with Bao Qiang in his arms.

With a confident and charming smile on her face, Li Xue followed the two of them, with Bao Qiang as the main one. She looked at the layout of Huayi's office area from time to time, recalling how it was different from a few years ago.

Ten years ago, she and her sister Li Lianhua kept fighting in this office building, and finally rose from the ashes and walked out of a world that belonged to the two sisters.

Returning to Huayi in this way today can be called inspirational.

Baoqiang's situation was similar. When he walked into the office of Chairman Huayi and heard Wang Zhongjun's hearty laughter, he felt like he was in a dream.

Unlike facing Fang Ziheng, Baoqiang was already well-known when the filming of "The Unknown" started in 2009, and he was still a new director.

The relationship between the two, regardless of the filming on the set, is more of an equal friendship.

Even though Fang Ziheng later rose all the way to the top of the entertainment industry and became an absolute boss, Bao Qiang did not feel that he was facing much power.

Psychologically, I have always been somewhat close to Fang Ziheng.

Wang Zhongjun is different. When Bao Qiang was an extra, he was a big shot in the entertainment industry.

After joining Huayi, when I occasionally see each other, I feel that we are too far away and can't reach each other.

Even though Baoqiang later became independent and opened his own studio, he was still very self-aware and knew that he was not on the same level as Wang Zhongjun.

But when he entered the chairman's office, Wang Zhongjun was like a good friend and treated him the same way as his younger brother Wang Zhonglei, which really shocked Baoqiang.

For a moment, his heartbeat was beating extremely fast, filled with overwhelming pride, and he wanted to shout out the joy in his heart.

"It's cool, it's so cool!"

A man born between heaven and earth, how can he live in a state of depression for a long time?

Being a director and making your own movies is really the right thing to do.

Baoqiang roared in his heart, and the excitement in his heart was suppressed for a long time.

He remembered Li Xue's instructions when he came.

"Just going through the motions, just going through the motions."

"We're just here to show off, and listen to the quotes from the big and small kings."

"Sister Xue is right, eat the sugar coating and hit it back with the cannonballs."

Baoqiang kept his mind tight and kept cheering himself up from the bottom of his heart.

………

Here, Baoqiang encountered the highest courtesy he received in Huayi, and felt that his life had reached its peak.

On the other side, Huang Bo took his agent to interview Zhang Wei from Alibaba Pictures, and also saw what a real big dog is.

"One price, 50 million!"

"Director Huang, as long as you sell the distribution rights of "A Good Show" to Alibaba Pictures, you will immediately receive a director reward of 50 million soft girl coins."

"This bonus does not record any text or sign any contract. It does not include the investment income from the film in Director Huang's personal studio, nor does it include the remuneration given to you by Hengyu."

"Director Huang, Alibaba Pictures agrees with your creative concept. Our Chairman Fan really wants to teach you something, if possible..."