China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 445 The history of the mainland is second, the history of Xiangjiang is the first, and the history of Chinese film and television sits on the second and the first
Yunnan Province, Kunming City

Cao Xuan, Hu Jing, Fan Xiaopang, Sun Honglei and others attended a cultural event organized by the Kunming government. In return, the crew of "New World" also received a lot of promotional resources in the local area.

"New World" is very popular nowadays, and there are many popular stars in the crew. At least 5000 spectators gathered at the scene, and the cheers and noises were comparable to ordinary concerts.

As a guest, Cao Xuan sang two of his own songs, and Hu Jing and Fan Xiaopang sang "Invisible Wings" together.

In addition, as a native of Yunnan Province, Hu Jing also sang a folk song of Yunnan Province to the elders in her hometown, which is of course a more serious folk song.

Yunnan Province is located in a remote area, so not many celebrities have come out, the most famous one is Li Guyi, although Zhang Fengyi is from Hunan Province according to the information, he was in a high-ranking official university in Yunnan since he was a child, so he is actually a native of Yunnan Province.

Tong Yao from Class 02 of the Chinese Opera, Yang Rong, the queen actress of Dead Girl, Yang Liping, the No.1 peacock dancer, and Chun Xia, the goddess of literary and artistic films, are all from Yunnan Province.

However, this group of people has not become famous yet, including Yang Liping, and they have not yet reached the point of being out of the circle.

So far, the most well-known and popular star in Yunnan Province is really Hu Jing, the Empress of the Eastern Palace.

This also made Hu Jing very popular in Yunnan Province. It may be said that the pride of Yunnan Province may be too much, but it is definitely one of the most popular celebrity artists in Yunnan Province.

It is no exaggeration to say that Cao Xuan is slightly inferior to Hu Jing in today's situation.

Fan Xiaopang's eyes are full of envy. She is not bad in the tobacco market in her hometown, but she is not ranked in the whole Lu Province. There are too many bosses.

Not to mention, even Cao Xuan only dared to say that he was the top three artist in Lu Province, and he absolutely dare not admit that he is No.1 in Lu Province.

Attending the event does not mean that the road show in Kunming City is over, and the theater is still going.

After the screening in a big movie theater ended, Cao Xuan, who acted separately, appeared in front of the screen with two actors, causing a sensation instantly.

It took the host several minutes to calm down the scene, and after some simple interactions, it was time for the audience to ask Cao Xuan questions.

A girl wearing glasses stood up, blushing with excitement on her face: "I... I am your fan, so happy to meet you today."

"Thank you, I'm glad to see you too."

Cao Xuan smiled and signaled, the girl also calmed down a bit, and spoke about her problem.

After all, it was a road show, and the host also said that it would be best to focus on movies. The girl was very obedient, and honestly asked her doubts about movies.

"Why didn't Ding Qing kill Li Zicheng?"

Cao Xuan pondered for a while and replied: "Actually, the answer is very simple, and it was explained clearly in the movie that the two have a deep relationship, and Ding Qing is unwilling to kill his good brother.

Of course, he has also struggled a lot here. I don’t know if you have observed some details. He obtained the information of Li Zicheng from Ding Qing. During the period, many plots showed that he was thinking and struggling, and it was not even that he had killed Heart.

But in the end, he chose to trust his brother, and concocted a plot to kill the undercover agent, completely tying Li Zicheng to the warship. "

"Then if Ding Qing is not dead, how will the plot unfold?"

"I personally think that Ding Qing will kill Sir Gou and other insiders. After Li Zicheng's undercover identity is erased, the two brothers will have a showdown. Li Zicheng may stay or leave."

The girl nodded, sat down and the other boy stood up: "It is said on the Internet that Sir Gou and others' identities as black policemen are the product of a compromise, is it true?"

Cao Xuan hesitated for a moment, but still nodded: "The plot of the original script will be darker, we have made some changes considering the review, box office and other factors."

There was a lot of moaning at the scene, and there was some regret.

If Sir Gou and the female police officer in "New World" are normal police officers, but their behavior is more extreme, and Li Zicheng is simply turning black for self-protection, then the realistic depth and shocking sense of the movie will be stronger.

Of course Cao Xuan knows this, but still the same sentence, adjust measures to local conditions, this kind of movie plot may be suitable for South Korea, but not necessarily suitable for China.

Although Cao Xuan is a film practitioner, he does not believe that creative freedom is more important than anything else...

"The outside world is now comparing "Infernal Affairs" and "New World", and you yourself think that the two films are better."

The previous review issues were sharp, and the final issue was even more so. The rumored dispute between the two films was directly brought to Cao Xuan's face, and many viewers began to eat melons and watch the show.

"You guys are going to push me into the pit."

Cao Xuan teased with a wry smile, which caused bursts of laughter, and then expressed a little seriousness.

"Actually, I have mentioned this issue before. The story of "New World" did originate from "Infernal Affairs", and it is also the story of an undercover gangster, but the main tone of the two films is completely different.

In contrast, "Infernal Affairs" is an idealized protagonist, and the plot of "New World" is more realistic.

The ending of "Infernal Affairs" is very depressing. Many people find the ending of "New World" cool, and many people find it even more depressing.

The "Infernal Affairs" series of movies created a relatively complete world view, while "New World" is a separate story that develops around the plot.

For the same work, everyone has different understandings, which is normal. I think we should respect the efforts of all the cast and crew of the two films, and not easily belittle one party.

As for who is superior and who is inferior, of course I like my own movies more, but it’s useless if I say it, and it’s not necessarily accurate if you say it, let’s save time to verify it. "

Regardless of how the two movies are, since they are being compared, Cao Xuan will definitely not admit defeat.

But if he said that "New World" surpassed "Infernal Affairs", he would not be objective, and he would be said to be too arrogant.

This "Infernal Affairs" is praised by many people as the number one movie in Hong Kong, and has countless fans. "New World" has just become popular. Although there are many supporters, it is still at a disadvantage overall.

So Cao Xuan will not take the initiative to say who is superior and who is inferior, as he said, time will speak.

Anyway, from now on, "New World" can be regarded as a classic that can compete with "Infernal Affairs".

""Infernal Affairs" has a trilogy, and "Xiu Chun Dao" you made before also has a sequel. Will "New World" be made into a series of movies, such as telling the story of Li Zicheng and Ding Qing's youth."

"I think this story is very satisfying. All the relevant characters are dead. There is only one Li Zicheng left. There is no need to make a sequel. As for the prequel, it depends on the situation. If you can't find a good book, you won't make it."

That's what I said, but in fact Cao Xuan has given up the idea of ​​making a sequel.

"New World" is terribly popular, and now it is even very likely to break many records. If it follows the business rules, there should be a sequel, and it can get a guaranteed box office of 5000 million.

But the big tree attracts the wind. After all, "New World" is not an orthodox theme, and it is even a little sensitive.

There have been quite a few people who have raised their opinions, even those who have applied for a ban, but Cao Xuan's contacts are here. On the other hand, it is likely to become one of the benchmarks for Chinese-language movies, and many leaders have died. .

Therefore, this led to "New World" being able to be screened smoothly.

But when the film is released, it may be targeted. Under such circumstances, even the TV channel distribution of the film may be affected, let alone a sequel.

But Cao Xuan didn't say anything dead, if he could make a film, he wouldn't mind making a fuss about it.

After interacting with fans, Cao Xuan satisfied many fans' autograph needs, and finally took a group photo for everyone to take pictures on his blog.

Then they bid farewell politely and left. Afterwards, they joined Hu Jing and others, and went to Guangdong, Guangxi and Xiangjiang for roadshow promotion.

.........

Xiangjiang, Airport

When Cao Xuan and others came out, they were surrounded by hundreds of Xiangjiang paparazzi, and the microphones were stuffed in front of Cao Xuan without any money.

"Cao Sheng, the box office of "New World" will soon reach 6000 million Hong Kong dollars. Do you have anything to say?"

"Cao Sheng, Chairman Wen Jun of the Golden Statue Awards praised "New World". Do you think you have the hope of becoming the first mainland actor to win the Golden Statue Best Actor."

"Cao Sheng, Hua Tsai said that he had watched "New World" three times, and publicly called out to cooperate with you. Do you have any response?"

"Director Du Qifeng announced to use part of the plot of "New World" to shoot a gangster movie that is more localized in Xiangjiang. Will you star in it?"

"..."

Cao Xuan has been to Xiangjiang many times in the past two years, and he can be regarded as a man of the hour. Whether it is the Cheng Long superstar teaming up, the World War II Grammy, or winning the Brit Awards, it has caused a lot of shock in Xiangjiang.

Similar paparazzi besieged more than once, but one thing to say, this time is the largest.

This is also normal, whether it is the Grammys or the Brit Awards, the sensation is a sensation, but it has nothing to do with many Xiangjiang citizens.

But this time, the box office of "New World" was nearly 6000 million Hong Kong dollars, and the number of viewers was almost 100 million.

You must know that the total population of Xiangjiang is less than 700 million. Even if the number of repeated viewings is removed, the remaining data is a terrifying proportion.

Cao Xuan's popularity and popularity ushered in an unprecedented explosion in Xiangjiang.

He is already very famous, counting the outbreak of "New World" this time, he can be said to be the most popular mainland star in Hong Kong, and even the most popular Chinese star in Hong Kong at this stage.

With the half-century history of the Hong Kong film industry, there are quite a few mainland movie stars who came out of Xiangjiang.

But the mainland artist who can be rated as "Red Crown Xiangjiang" in a certain period, that is, Li Lianjie at his peak, now add Cao Xuan.

Seeing Cao Xuan, who talked eloquently and answered reporters' questions with ease, many veteran Xiangjiang reporters were in a trance, as if they saw the shadows of Cheng Long, Xing Ye, Fa Ge and others in his peak period.

"It would be great if this young boy was from Xiangjiang."

An old reporter muttered something, and the paparazzi looked around with sobs. Since Cao Xuan became famous, they have said similar words countless times.

It is both envy and hatred for the new generation of Hong Kong artists who are not up to date.

Chef Xie, who was as famous as Cao Xuan at the beginning, was left behind in the music industry by eight blocks, and moved to the film industry a few years ahead of schedule, allowing Cao Xuan to catch up in a few steps.

Even though Chef Xie is still holding "The Promise" and "The Great Sage of Love" made by Yinghuang with a lot of money, Cao Xuan's "New World" has already stood out from the crowd and is waiting for his challenge with a higher attitude.

As for Principal Gu and Mr. Chen, it is very difficult to be an important producer now, let alone challenge Cao Xuan.

I can only feel that the weather is out of season, Hong Kong does not have Cao...

Xiangjiang's publicity is different from that in China. It doesn't do many road shows, but mainly interviews platforms and participates in programs.

Cao Xuan has experienced it before, and the process is still very familiar, but compared to before, this time he added a recording of Phoenix Satellite TV's "Threesomes".

This program is very famous in a certain range, and it is almost invisible on mainland TV stations, but the Internet is still very popular, and there are also many video resources, which are very popular among young people.

In addition to Xiangjiang headquarters, the recording locations also include Beijing and Shenzhen, basically taking care of the guests.

The host, Dou Wentao, is considered the No. [-] figure in the domestic host circle, with mixed reviews. Cao Xuan doesn't know much about him, only that he seems to have a relationship with Yu Feihong.

When meeting him for the first time, Cao Xuan didn't have any special impressions of him. He just felt that this person was very talkative, and he could create a relatively comfortable and relaxed chat environment, and then hooked up with you to chat about something.

Compared with the mainland talk shows, "Qiang Qiang Threesome" has a larger scale, and the scope of the chat is not limited.

From a personal point of view, Cao Xuan liked this way of chatting very much, but he still kept a little cautious in his heart, for fear of being stunned.

"Qiang Qiang Threesome" chatted with three people, Dou Wentao was the host, Cao Xuan was the guest, and Liang Wendao was a fan.

This program has been in existence for several years. Dou and Liang are the main people in charge. The two have cultivated enough tacit understanding and know how to bring the guests into the rhythm of the chat.

A few simple chats made Cao Xuan relax, and Dou Wentao wore a familiar wretched smile.

"So far, among your several careers, you have achieved the highest achievement as a singer, and you can even say that you are the best master in the entire Chinese music scene.

I have interviewed many singers, I am very curious, what kind of original intention do you have to go to the road of pop music. "

"Just to make money."

"make money?"

"Yes, at that time I wanted to buy a house in the capital. If I had nothing else to do, I would write songs."

Cao Xuan seldom talked about how he started his family back then, but today he may have been infected by this kind of chat atmosphere, and talked about it half-truthfully.

"At that time, I studied many popular songs on the market in the past two years, and then passed some songs, and finally chose "1 Reasons"."

"why?"

"This song is relatively popular, with a simple melody and good circulation. It is the easiest to become popular and the easiest to make money."

"You have a strong focus on your career planning."

"That's right, I'm used to being poor. I seized the opportunity to stand up and didn't let go. I desperately made money when I first became popular. At that time, I was a famous commercial show king in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area. , It’s all earned from commercial performances.”

Dou Wentao and the two were slightly shocked by Cao Xuan's confession, but they also admired and admired this kind of "self-made".

"Then what is your psychology of making music now, is it still to make money?"

"Of course, of course, but besides making money, there are also some passions and pursuits, and the focus is still on making money, but it's not just about making money."

Cao Xuan's words are sincere. Apart from his fame and fortune, he is now releasing records. He also has some liking for music. Maybe it's not as good as acting, but he still has feelings.

The recording time of the program is only about an hour, and there is no script, so we can improvise and finish the chat.

Regardless of the host and guests, Cao Xuan still has a good impression of this show. He personally likes the relaxed and happy atmosphere.

And when Cao Xuan participated in "Qiang Qiang Threesome", the box office of "New World" in Xiangjiang officially exceeded 6000 million Hong Kong dollars.

Hong Kong ranked second in the historical box office rankings, and top three in the historical box office rankings of Hong Kong films.

Moreover, this title only lasted for less than two hours. The box office of "New World" officially surpassed that of "Shaolin Soccer" which was 6073 million Hong Kong dollars, becoming the top three in Hong Kong film history.

Before the Hong Kong media had time to be shocked, they looked nervously at "Kung Fu" ranked above.

The box office of this film is only 6128 million Hong Kong dollars, surpassing the "New World" of "Shaolin Soccer", and it is only one step away from this film.

Many people understand that the box office record of local films in Hong Kong for half a century is about to fall into the hands of a mainlander.

On August 2005, 8, "New World" won a box office of 24 million Hong Kong dollars, breaking the box office record of "Kung Fu" for more than half a year with 208 million Hong Kong dollars, and successfully reached the top.

Hong Kong film history box office No. [-]!

On this day, I don’t know how many Xiangjiang film practitioners suffered from insomnia, and the headlines of the entire Xiangjiang entertainment edition were all given to "New World".

Cao Xuan, the dragon crossing the river, once again broke the curse of strong dragons not overwhelming snakes with real box office.

The only thing Cao Xuan regrets is that "Titanic" is too terrifying. With the current potential of "New World", there is basically no possibility of overtaking it.

The number one Hong Kong film in history is taken. As for the number one box office in Hong Kong history, I am afraid that it will not be able to threaten "Titanic" in a short time.

The news of "New World" breaking the record was very popular in Hong Kong for a while, and it also had a wide impact in the mainland.

In the eyes of Xiangjiang people, "New World" is a Hong Kong film, but in the eyes of mainlanders, it was filmed by many mainland actors such as Cao Xuan, Sun Honglei, Fan Xiaopang, and Cao Xuan led the investment, so it must be regarded as a mainland movie.

In the past, it was Hong Kong films that showed off their power in the mainland. This time it is the turn of a mainland film to win the first place in Hong Kong film history.

That's a boost!
That is a beauty!

To a certain extent, this news also played a positive role in the box office of "New World" in the Mainland.

Many people were curious to watch this Hong Kong movie number one, and the audience who had seen it came to support it, which led to the three-week release.The box office trend, which had already begun to decline, bucked the trend and rose by a small wave.

Prior to this, "New World" had overtaken "Kung Fu", with a box office of nearly 1.8 million, becoming the third place in the mainland box office and the second place in the mainland Chinese film box office.

There are only 2.5 million "Heroes" and 3.6 million "Titanic" in front of the "New World".

A box office gap of more than 7000 million yuan.

Even if a certain bureau and China Film have issued a key to postpone the drawing of "New World", considering the declining box office data and a batch of new films in September, the chances of "New World" overtaking are slim.

However, regardless of whether it can catch up with "Hero", "New World" can definitely easily cross the [2 million] threshold and become the second film in Chinese film history to break 2 million at the box office.

The history of Hong Kong films is the first, the history of mainland China is second, and the history of Chinese films is second to none.

Cao Xuan, who was only 30 years old in less than half a year, has become one of the new pinnacles of the Chinese film industry with this movie...

　This chapter is slightly less updated, and will be added tomorrow

　　
　
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