I'm not just a director

Chapter 132 The Darkness Before Dawn
"Taken" was boycotted by the Hong Kong media when it was released in Hong Kong Province, which also set off a frenzy of public opinion in the mainland.

"The sexiness of the Hong Kong media, to be honest, is really low!"

"They're all back and doing this stuff, damn it, let's boycott Hong Kong movies together!"

"Brothers upstairs, stay safe, don't be impatient, if a dog bites you, why don't you bite the dog back?
It is recommended that the relevant departments prohibit the release of Hong Kong films in the mainland, so as to avoid future troubles! "

"Brothers upstairs, don't be too extreme, for disobedient children, we close the door and teach them a lesson.

Here I have a full set of romantic films from Hong Kong, please encourage their actresses!hey-hey……"

"What's the use of boycotting? "Taken" is not still popular in Hong Kong.

Facts have shown that good movies can be sold everywhere!Director Jiang is awesome! "

"Actually... Hong Kong movies are still very good. They are memories of a generation. We shouldn't be aggressive!"

……

Some people support Jiang Pei'an's experience in Hong Kong, while others hold different views.

This is actually quite normal, although logically everyone thinks that Jiang Pei'an is a mainlander with a strong root, and he cooperates with the China Film Group with the prefix of the country.

But there is always a group of people accusing Jiang Pei'an of the so-called "Hong Kong film feelings".

Regarding such remarks, Jiang Pei'an didn't even want to look at them.

You have feelings and like Hong Kong movies, OK!

But don't stand and talk without back pain and accuse me!

They were all boycotted by rumors, and you still expect me to be a coward?

What inferiority?
But Jiang Pei'an also knows what some people in China think.

If you are tough with this group of people, he has countless ways to make you succumb.

Pure waste of ink!
……

Beijing, airport.

Jiang Pei'an simply wore a mask without covering up too much.

But I still met many fans on the plane.

"Director Jiang? It's really you, I really like your movies!"

"Director Jiang, I'm your fan. I've watched all three of your movies! "Taken" is great!"

"Hey, Director Jiang is going back to the capital? The battle in Hong Kong Province was really cool! Fuck you!"

Most of these fans are male fans, talking non-stop around Jiang Pei'an.

An old man with a camera was forced to become a photographer, taking pictures of Jiang Pei'an and his fans.

After arriving at the airport, Jiang Pei'an was guarded by many media.

Yes, squat!
The results of "Taken" in the mainland's first week have come out.

Except for the box office of 393 million on the first day, the basic box office of about 450 million was maintained every day for the remaining six days.

Among them, after Jiang Pei'an's anger at the Hong Kong media at the premiere ceremony in Hong Kong Province came out.

The mainland box office soared to 730 million the next day.

The box office went straight to 3400 million in the first week!
As soon as the cumulative box office in the first week came out, everyone was shocked!

This, I'm afraid this is not a dream!
You must know Feng Xiaogang, the most successful Chinese New Year commercial in the Mainland.

The best result so far is "Endless" released in 99.

A total of 4300 million box office, won the box office champion that year.

And Jiang Pei'an's "Taken" only got a good score of 3400 million in just one week of release.

Everyone knew in their hearts that it was only a matter of time before "Taken" surpassed "Never Ending" at the box office.

Such a good result made the mainland media see hope and were extremely excited!
He even wrote "Can the box office of Hurricane Rescue break through [-] million?"We will wait and see! "News report.

As a "new" powerful director who shot "predecessors" to death on the beach, he is making troubles in Hong Kong Province.

Jiang Pei'an has obtained the qualification to be guarded by the media!
"Director Jiang, welcome home, everyone says "Taken" directed by Feng Xiaogang's highest-grossing movie is just around the corner.

What do you think about this? "

The media swarmed up, and Jiang Pei'an found a place that didn't occupy the pedestrian passage to accept the interview, saying:

"Director Feng is a senior in Lunar New Year movies. I am honored to be able to learn from such a senior."

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"Excuse me, Director Jiang, this time you and Zhang Yimou 'compete on the same stage' to crush each other at the box office. Some people say this is the victory of commercial films.

Literary and artistic films headed by director Zhang Yimou are about to decline. What do you think of this? "

"Director Zhang is a director I respect very much. It is my honor to compete with him on the same stage."

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Answered, but not fully.

The media are going crazy, you are a big director, is there something wrong with your understanding?

But anyone with a discerning eye can understand at a glance that Jiang Pei'an's answer can be said to be watertight.

The media asked several questions in a row and deliberately dug a hole, but he didn't jump!
This is simply the performance of a veteran who often faces questions from reporters!

Seeing everyone bowed their heads and racked their brains to think about the problem, Jiang Pei'an smiled slightly.

Xiao Mian, I can't play badly with you!
"Everyone, I will go back first, everyone has worked hard."

Jiang Pei'an turned and left.

No, I finally intercepted Hu Jiang Pei'an, if I don't make some news, I will be scolded to death by the editor-in-chief when I go back!

Seeing Jiang Pei'an turned around and was about to leave, the reporters secretly said in their hearts.

"Director Jiang, you chose to attack the Hong Kong media's slander head-on. Some people in China are quite critical of this. How do you view this matter?"

A female reporter asked weakly.

Jiang Pei'an stopped, turned to look at the reporter, and said with a sneer:
"Being slandered and poured cold water, of course I have to fight hard, so what if some people are upset?
For this group of people, I just want to say one thing, how many years has the Qing Dynasty been dead!

Some people shave off their braids, but the braids in their hearts are still there!
It is suggested that this group of people move to Hong Kong Province and kneel and lick their Hong Kong masters! "

boom!
The reporters who were waiting for Jiang Pei'an's answer with no hope were blown up!
He was bombarded by these words.

Is this audible?

Can this be reported?

The new millennium is a period of economic change, especially after Hong Kong Province returned to China, many people have the attitude of kneeling and licking Hong Kong Province.

When Hong Kong businessmen come to invest in the mainland, the mainland is always servile and obedient.

This is most evident in the film industry.

A movie co-produced by the mainland and Hong Kong can be reported as a gimmick and a selling point.

News about the joining of Hong Kong stars, masterpieces of well-known directors in Hong Kong Province, and investment in an entertainment company in Hong Kong Province emerged endlessly.

Obviously it is a co-production between the two places, but the directors, actors, and even crew members from Hong Kong Province.

In the production ranking list after the film is over, they are all higher than mainlanders.

This detached status is due to the objective reason that the mainland film and television industry is indeed backward, and it really needs to learn.

But most of it is because of the attitude of kneeling and licking in the mainland. If you lose your self-confidence, you will be looked down upon!

After hearing Jiang Pei'an's answer, the media let him go with satisfaction.

Not to mention whether or not they agree with this point of view, but Jiang Pei'an fired again.

Real news, it will definitely be popular tomorrow!
……

After leaving the airport, Jiang Pei'an first went back to the villa in the East District to tidy up his clothes.

The East Villa is the first villa where he and Hu Jing filmed "Ghost Story".

During Jiang Pei'an's absence, Hu Jing was filming outside.

Calculating the time, it is estimated that she will have to wait a few days before returning.

After spending the night at home, Jiang Pei'an rushed to China Film Group refreshed the next day.

Han Shanping's office.

"I'm back, Pei'an has worked hard for you during this time."

Han Shanping pressed down the newspaper on hand, and greeted with a smile.

Jiang Pei'an glanced at the newspaper in his hand, the huge headline read:

"Jiang Pei'an fired again, quoting Gu Hongming's famous quotes, blatantly piercing some people's little thoughts! "

The speed of the media is quite fast!

However, the Mainland still needs to learn from the Hong Kong Province in matters such as blogging people's attention.

It is also not ruled out that they are worried that Jiang Pei'an will attack them like he attacked Hong Kong media by over-headlining them!

By the way, Director Han, you are quite free, you still have time to read entertainment tabloids every day!

Noticing Jiang Pei'an's gaze, Han Shanping poured him a cup of tea, shook his head, and said with a smile:
"You, your words are still as sharp as ever, but those people should also be scolded!"

Jiang Pei'an breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile:

"I thought you were going to scold me again. I was so scared that I almost didn't dare to take the tea you poured."

Han Shanping smiled and said:
"Are you still afraid, kid? After scolding the media in Hong Kong and then scolding the audience in the mainland, I think you are very courageous!"

Jiang Pei'an took a sip of tea and said with a smile:
"Isn't it the Shangfang sword you gave me? I won't violate the law by cursing a few words."

Han Shanping shook his head, not to argue with him on this matter, and continued:

"The outside world is talking about whether "Taken" can exceed [-] million yuan, and even people inside the group are also guessing.

I want to hear your thoughts as a director. "

"Taken" has only been released for more than a week, and it's too early to talk about breaking the billion mark.

But who made Han Shanping's heart eager? It's better to have hope than to keep moving forward in the dark.

When it came to business, Jiang Pei'an sat upright, suppressed the smile on his face, and said:
"The domestic box office has exceeded [-] million, which is a bit hanging."

Hearing Jiang Pei'an's words, Han Shanping's expression darkened.

Most of the conservatives within the group also hold the same view.

"Breaking [-] million... It's so fucking difficult!"

Han Shanping fumbled for the teacup and said in frustration.

Jiang Pei'an smiled and said:
"Although the domestic film market has undergone some changes after your reforms last year, it will take time for the effects of the reforms to manifest.

Neither the theater nor the audience is ready for it, and piracy is rampant. "

Speaking of this, Jiang Pei'an was also a little emotional.

The current domestic film environment is indeed not good, but it is a very good opportunity for directors who want to stand out!
Lao Mouzi's "Hero" will be released next year.

This movie is a milestone for Huaxia movies.

Since then, various big productions have emerged one after another, and the film environment has continued to improve.

Therefore, this period of time belongs to the night before dawn, and whoever can grasp the dawn of dawn will be able to grasp the future!

After thinking about it, Jiang Pei'an continued:

"Although action movies are eye-catching, they have 'administrative intervention' compared to the main theme movies like "Life and Death".

Domestic films want to exceed [-] million, but it is not possible now, but this year is a key node..."

Han Shanping nodded and said:
"You just said that it is not enough to exceed [-] million in China, but what about abroad?"

Jiang Pei'an smiled and said:
"Breaking [-] million is a certainty."

Mainland + Hong Kong and Taiwan + overseas issuance, breaking through [-] million is indeed a certainty.

As for the movie "Taken", although it is an all-Chinese production, it will first have box office in Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea.

As for North America...Jiang Pei'an still has a certain box-office appeal with two films breaking through [-] million box office.

According to the feedback from Old Brown, foreign media still have great expectations for Jiang Pei'an's action movie this time.

After all, it got rid of low-cost production, and it is the first time to pick an action movie, so everyone is still very optimistic about it.

What's more, "Taken" is not a niche film like "Ghost Story" and "Saw".

This kind of plot and rhythm are top-quality movies, even if the actors are ignored, the box office will not be too bad.

"That's good."

After finishing speaking, Han Shanping laughed at himself again and said:
"At the beginning, I thought that the box office of the movie could exceed 6000 million, which was already very good, but now I think it can exceed [-] million.

Sure enough, people are greedy. "

Jiang Pei'an said:

"Han Dong, it's normal for you to have such thoughts, desire is sometimes the driving force for progress.

As for the box office, if the director maintains a high standard, it will definitely get better every year. "

In this regard, Han Shanping deeply agrees.

This is the case with the little steel cannon who has the best relationship with him.

When Feng Xiaogang is not "crazy", it is actually quite normal.

If it wasn't for "A Sigh" to withdraw from the Lunar New Year file this year, I'm afraid it will become the opponent of "Taken".

Of course, the box office is definitely not as good as "Taken".

"Just now you said that this year is a critical juncture. Has the next movie come to fruition?"

Han Shanping asked quickly.

Jiang Pei'an smiled bitterly and said:

"Han Dong, the donkeys of the production team can't be manipulated like this, let me rest for a while."

"The donkey of the production team?"

Han Shanping was stunned, then laughed loudly and said:
"Hahaha, okay, but if you have any good ideas, you must let me know as soon as possible.

China Film will escort you all the way, and I can still do this. "

"Taken" became popular, and so did Jiang Pei'an.

It is rumored that Jiang Pei'an and China Film will definitely return to Hollywood to continue filming after this cooperation.

Some people also said that Hua Yi was planning to recruit Jiang Pei'an.

Although he didn't explicitly ask Jiang Pei'an what he meant, Han Shanping still felt a sense of crisis in his heart.

"Taken" proved Jiang Pei'an's ability in Chinese movies.

Didn't the box office exceed [-] million?

It's not that Jiang Pei'an can't do it, but that the domestic environment is like this.

This sweet pastry cannot be abducted!
As far as Jiang Pei'an is concerned, Hollywood must still be going.

If such good IPs as "Saw" and "Ghost Story" are not developed, it would be a waste of money.

But instead of being a director, just switch to being a producer.

Make money abroad and spend it domestically, so happy!
……

After coming out of China Film, Jiang Pei'an received a call from Yu Feihong.

Well, she forgot about it even if she didn't call Jiang Pei'an.

Before the movie was released, Yu Feihong asked him to be the leading actor in "Love Has an Afterlife".

The thighs seem to recognize him, and it must be him.

Well, if the director becomes an actor, he will follow the path of Lao Mouzi and Feng Xiaogang.

Yu Feihong asked him to come out to meet, and according to her, there were still people from the Beijing circle.

Jiang Pei'an didn't even need to think about it, this matter must have been instigated by Xiaogangpao.

The box office of 3400 million in the first week, Director Feng's eyes are eager to see.

This is not a hurry to learn from the scriptures!
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(End of this chapter)