My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 818 The box office is going high and low, and the box office is collapsing, grabbing the beach and landing the wall and pushing everyone!

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collapsed!

Hong Kong Island Xinbao Cinemas directly collapsed!

No one thought of changing it.

At this moment, rampant in the Wanwan market, won the fastest local film "City of Sadness", which broke the box office record of 2000 million yuan and is heading towards the fastest record of [-] million, and will encounter an unprecedented Waterloo on Hong Kong Island.

The major film companies did not expect it, and neither did the major theaters.

The scene in front of me was even worse than the original "Hitch the Wrong Car".

For three consecutive days, "City of Sadness" has been "pushed" by film critics, and everyone believes that this "international masterpiece" invested by [-] will once again create a wave of "suspects" in the past .

After all, there is history to learn from!
Venice's cards are at least not inferior to Cannes in Asia. Although Hou Suqian's appeal is definitely not as good as that of Wu Xiaozu, many people think that the box office appeal of 'Luo Yijian' is not inferior to that of his brother Zhang Guoyi.

In terms of box office appeal, my brother himself has indeed been not very satisfactory, not top-notch.

In this regard, the reaction given by the market is also very realistic.

Golden Harvest, Golden Princess, Debao and other production companies did not choose to fight head-to-head.

In the previous life in 1989, the total number of theaters was 121. In this life, there are 11 more theaters. However, with the current number of theaters and screens in Hong Kong Island of 132, in this flat schedule, it still cannot support the off-season of the two works. The reverse box office exploded.This schedule basically means that the winner takes all, and the rest will take the rest.

Therefore, the competitors are relatively well-behaved.

Golden Harvest is currently showing two films, namely "Rich and Happy Ghost" produced by its own company and "The Man Who Doesn't Take Off Socks" produced by Eryou Company. A B and Zhang Manyu collaborated. This is also Zhang Manyu's first challenge to a non-stupid, white and sweet role. .

Debao released "Little Policeman" directed and acted by Zeng Zhiwei through Children's City Film Company, as well as "Biography of a Big Man" produced by Chen's Film Company and "Flower Heart Three" produced by Chen Jiayin's colleagues. swordsman".

As for the Golden Princess, there is "Dragon Fight" by Yongjia Company Chen Xunqi in person, and "Raiders of the Eight Treasures" co-produced by her newly established film production department and Lin Lingdong and Fa Ge's silver-winning production company.

However, except for the two dramas "Little Man" and "The Man Who Doesn't Take Off Socks", the others have been released for at least a week.

Therefore, the entire market can be regarded as avoiding the pack.

Xinbao is even more desperate. Except for the movie "Proud Eagle" produced by Yongsheng and Sanhe, which is still in theaters, all resources are piled up on "City of Sadness"!
Producer Wu Xiaozu + Gold Medal Producer Jiang Zhiqiang + Golden Lion Award, isn't that enough?

Then throwing Roy Jian, enough cards, right?

If that's not enough, what about the latest nomination list for the recent Golden Horse Awards? ?
That's right, the Golden Horse Awards took the lead in announcing the list of this year's Golden Horse Awards.

In this life, with the support of 11 and Wu Xiaozu, "City of Sadness" and Guan Jinpeng's "Man in New York" jointly won 11 nominations, tying the record of [-] nominations created by "Suspect", and it was two films at a time. Movie……

So, gays really know how to shoot women.Guan Jinpeng's "Man in New York" is really well shot, and the famous Swiss actor Siqin Diwa, Zhang Aijia, and Zhang Manyu also performed very well.

Manshen was truly enlightened in this film, and then went back to film "The Man Who Doesn't Take Off His Socks".
Sometimes, you have to admit that some people really take every opportunity.

Although Wu Xiaozu abolished the opponent's chance of "Carmen in Mong Kok", two consecutive bombings still blasted Zhang Manyu out of the prototype of Manshen... It is hard to understand why Manshen is about to sink in a Hong Kong film, and the actor is about to die It may be really lucky to have such a good opportunity to get such a good script during the transformation, and to be able to grasp it at the same time.

In fact, Da Mi Mi also had a chance at the beginning... Unfortunately, in the end, it became a living body walking in a man's mind and the capital of the entertainment industry.

In any case, the popularity of "City of Sadness" must be enough!
It can even be said to be overwhelming.

The company has to cooperate with the theater chain's actions, and they can't work hard behind them, so you lie dead like a salted fish, right? ?

Film critics took turns to praise the film, calling it the five best films of the year: "Dragon Inn", "A Lang's Story", "The Gambler", "Man in New York" and "A City of Sadness".

"Dragon Inn" created a new style of martial arts and the concept of historical martial arts, and the box office of 3500 million is also impressive enough! "The Gambler" is a film critic who has been stunned by its purely Hong Kong-style "nonsensical" style and a box office of 4200 million.

Although the people on Hong Kong Island are outspoken and most of them are mentally retarded, one thing is good, that is, they love money... They respect the concept of money, and they don't discriminate against commercial movies... because everyone is just eating, and has a commercial atmosphere It's too thick.

If it is done in other regions, the high box office of "The Gambler" is useless~
Just like many pretentious film critics have never recognized the historical status of "Wolf Warrior 2" for Chinese-language films.

Under this kind of "popularity", "City of Sadness" can be said to be slowly shining, with its own traffic and topics.

then……

"Your mother feeds me shit with such rotten tablets?"

"Hem home shovel!!!"

In the screening room of Xinbao Theater, just halfway through the show, a bucket of popcorn that the audience couldn't help but threw towards the screen!
In the first two days, most of the viewers of this movie were fans or word-of-mouth audiences, and they might be able to patiently watch the long shots of Hou Xiaochen.

However, as the flow of people increased, it naturally ushered in the dissatisfaction of a large number of viewers...

And then brewed this 'explosion'! !

"so boring!!!!"

"I'm about to fall asleep!"

"Change film! Change film! Change film!"

Of course, this movie is not a bad movie, but the rhythm is indeed Hou Xiaochen, which can be reflected in the whole movie's eating scenes.If it's a Hong Kong film, it must be showing the characters, and the camera will give various hints and changes.

But how did "City of Sadness" do?

Yasujiro Ozu has a long shot on the horizon, and the camera lens is set up at the door, through the door frame, watching what happened in the movie objectively.Try watching this kind of film in a cinema environment...

Really easy to fall asleep.

Don't say that the taste of most audiences is low~ the threshold for most audiences in any market is not high.

More people go to the movie theater to seek relaxation, but few people go to the movie theater to understand life and learn something through a movie... "The Shawshank Redemption" box office smashed, let alone "A City of Sadness".

The Hong Kong Island market is not the same as the Wanwan market.

There are too many movies released in the Hong Kong market every year~ how can I have time to savor them carefully? ?

The reaction at the box office is to drive high and go low!

For literary films, Wu Xiaozu has always had a very clear attitude, you can make them, but you have to control the cost, if you really can't control it... then please cheat others!He does that too...experimental films, he always seeks outside funding.

You say that I only focus on style and style when I make a film, and I want to win awards, not to please the audience and box office, so yes, you should do a good job of cold feedback from the market.vice versa……

You can't say that I want to shoot the bullshit, the screen is full of style, and then I want to be recognized by the awards, and at the same time, I also require the audience to applaud and be well received... That's delusional.

The screening halls of the three theaters of Xinbao Cinemas were all attacked by movie fans. The screen in one of the screening halls was even smashed by the audience who woke up from sleep. Representatives and owners of the entire Xinbao Cinemas’ cinemas mourned sound everywhere...

Your theater chain undertakes the distribution of movies, of course you have to let the people under your theaters be able to eat meat before they hang out with you?
Otherwise, everyone goes to drink the northwest wind? ? ?

Chen Rongmei also panicked. She never expected that she would finally be a dog licker alone, but in the end she lost everything? ? ?
I have worked very hard! ! !

Why did I end up doing everything alone? ? ?
The box office collapsed in the market, the internal public opinion in the theaters was raging, and the external word-of-mouth also collapsed. It seems that what praised "City of Sadness" two days ago was an illusion.

……

2 points in the early hours.

The Parish Police Department of St. Anthony of Omen, the crew of "Dark Flowers".

After Wanwan returned, Wu Xiaozu returned to Omen non-stop, rushing to shoot new movies.

The crew consisted of Mai Zhaohui and You Naihai, and during the two or three days since he left, they were still operating as usual.

The scene in front of me is a confrontation scene between Liang Chaowei and Liu Qingyun in the "prison room", and it is also a scene that reveals the fate of the two.

"If fate could choose to win or lose, it would never give the chance to you and me. We don't even have the chance to choose to win or lose. Everything is already doomed!"

The killer played by Yaodong was throwing a bouncy ball in his hand, and looked mockingly at the sweaty Ah Chen in front of him.

The light from the perspective of God hit the two of them.

The whole atmosphere is chilling and gloomy.

It was very dark.

In order to create the dust under the light source in the lens, there are props specially rubbing toilet paper scraps next to it.

The layout of the lights throughout the prison made it seem like both of them were struggling with their fate.

Especially Liang Chaowei.

You can't earn it.

"Crack! Take a break and save one." Wu Xiaozu waved at the two of them, "You two are still not in the right state. Ah Wei, your anger and irritability have shown, but your fear of the unknown has not yet shown... For example, here, it seems too much for you to ask about his lines..."

"Also, there must be sarcasm on your side, and a little sympathy. As your lines say, the fate of the two of you is like the bouncy ball in front of you. The ending has been doomed from the beginning... Re-brew your emotions, 10 Come back in a minute."

Wu Xiaozu waved his hand, motioning for the two to brew for a while.

The movie was shot at a fast pace, and it turns out that there really wasn't much difficulty in the movie.

With his script and his tone for the whole movie, You Naihai and Mai Zhaohui did a good job.

What's more...

Turn your head.

I saw Boss Mai, who was full of energy, was on the phone next to me.

Mecca was really hard, staying up late with the whole crew... During the two days after Wu Xiaozu left, he even took on the role of producer himself, absolutely hardworking.

"..."

Mecca hung up the phone and looked at Xiaozu Wu with a strange expression on his face. Seeing that he didn't respond, he couldn't help asking, "You really don't care about the box office of "City of Sadness"?"

"The box office of "City of Sadness" is very good, right? Wanwan has almost 2000 million. Based on the current situation, 3 to 4000 million in Taipei is definitely not a problem. The entire Wanwan is estimated to be even higher!" Wu Xiaozu said. Yan, didn't pay much attention to the other party's words, just perfunctory.

"Don't tell me, you don't know the box office hit the street in Hong Kong Island???" Mecca asked in astonishment.

"Push the street?"

Wu Xiaozu was taken aback for a moment, and then looked at the other party with a funny face, "The publicity cost of "City of Sadness" in Hong Kong Island is very low, and [-] didn't spend resources on this drama at all.

This is a literary film, as long as it maintains a certain scale, it should not be a problem to make a profit, so where does it start?One Zero Two Four can't guarantee that every movie will be a hit, can it?

The screening of this movie on Hong Kong Island is just like beating rabbits...Anyway, the cost of other places and the return of capital and even profit.Next, the company will release three films, "Young and Dangerous 5", "Fear Room 4" and "Gambler"..."

He really didn't know Chen Rongmei's actions.

Let's put it this way, even though the other party was trying very hard to lick the dog, Director Wu actually didn't pay attention at all.

Even within [-] there is no special treatment.

Now that the company is developing several projects at the same time, most people's minds are on new projects.

"City of Sadness" itself didn't care about it in the marketing department.Wu Xiaozu mentioned this to Yu Weiguo at the beginning.

"Scale control? Low publicity costs?"

Mecca was stunned, "You said the cost of publicity and distribution was low when the cost of publicity and distribution of 300 million was thrown in? This is the expansion of the whole line of Xinbao Cinemas!
It was screened for three or four days, and the box office hit the street!Now it's only over 200 million at the box office!The cost of publicity, copying, labor, theaters, etc. can't be recovered... Or are you so rich that you don't pay attention to 2 or 300 million? ? "

Mecca really thinks Wu Xiaozu is gone!
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Wu Xiaozu frowned, beckoned someone, "pass me the phone!"

He was really moved by Mecca!
Does anyone dare to go beyond? ?
When he was calling to inquire about the company, various film companies also made moves one after another.

Jiahe was the first to react!

McDangjie Film Production Company's "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers 3" has been launched quickly, and on the other hand, Debao has also stepped up its new movie promotion!

Before that, no one thought that "City of Sadness" would be Waterloo!After all, throwing out such a large amount of publicity costs...it is obviously very confident!
……

"Little Policeman" is actually a very sincere comedy, but unfortunately, the pace is too fast, and the original audience didn't buy it very much. Historically, the box office of this movie was relatively bleak.

The reason why it is relatively bleak is because although the audience did not buy it, it still got a box office of 570 million.

From this, we can also see how profitable Hong Kong movies are at the box office at this time!
However, compared to the cost of the whole show and the star lineup of more than 60 guest stars, it is indeed a dismal box office!

It can be said that it took advantage of Zeng Zhiwei's entire relationship in the entertainment industry, but unfortunately, the market response in his previous life was extremely mediocre...

However, many viewers in this life, after watching the "big boring movie", went back to watch "Little Policeman", and suddenly this collection of nonsensical and spoofed jokes didn't seem so bad... Especially the beginning and the end, "City of Sadness" The pent-up emotions were relieved in an instant.

It turns out that these two films have to be watched together...

Wu Xiaozu didn't even know that one of Chen Rongmei's coquettish operations even changed the fate of this movie that was divided even in later generations.

Originally, the opening performance of this drama was not bad, but this kind of spoofing method of piling up stars is actually not new. I have played "Best Partner" and "Rich Train"...

Unexpectedly, the box office suddenly reversed growth!

(End of this chapter)