my movie years

Chapter 357 The Spring Festival melee
There are quite a lot of competitive films for this Spring Festival, and the current most promising "Monster Hunt 2" has a very large market space for such family-friendly fantasy comedies.

During the Spring Festival, movies that can make people laugh usually achieve good results.

The publisher of "Monster Hunt 2" once wanted to make Huba in it a classic big screen image, which was also a tentative exploration of peripherals.

Leveraging the influence of the movie, Huba's was promoted, and a series of derivative products, dolls, figures, costumes, and even derivative dramas and animations began.

But it's a pity that the previous film did well at the box office, but Huba's promotion plan failed.

To be honest, Zhang Hao doesn't find Huba's image cute at all.

When he learned about the plan of the producers of "Monster Hunt 2", Zhang Hao complained to the people around him that if the designer who designed Huba's image was on his team, he would definitely be scolded or even fired.

In this regard, Disney is the best teacher, and it has produced countless screen images similar to Huba's positioning.

Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are enduring and have become classics in the minds of generations.

Even if you don’t know the company Disney, you have more or less heard of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. These are the classic screen images.

Disney transfers a lot of money through this every year, and the money earned is enough to make more than a dozen Avengers movies.

No wonder Disney dares to launch an acquisition of [-]th Century Fox. Apart from financing, it is true that it has money in its hands.

Talking back to "Monster Hunt 2", although Huba's business plan failed, based on the good box office achieved by the previous film, this sequel is full of confidence.

Although the competition is fierce during the Spring Festival, "Monster Hunt 2" believes that it is still the ultimate winner.

"Operation Red Sea" is a little different, although last year's "Wolf Warrior 2" achieved good results and laid the foundation for military action movies.

However, there are not many reference places for this type of film, and the distributor, Bona Pictures, is still a little worried that the film will suffer a waterloo when it is released.

For this reason, Bona's Yu Dong even asked Zhang Hao, who was in North America, if he could go back and watch "Operation Red Sea" to check the film.

Yu Dong has always believed in Zhang Hao's vision for movies. Zhang Hao said that there is never a movie that does not fail to make money.

But Zhang Hao was busy with work and had no time to go back, but he still gave Yu Dong a reassurance shot, assuring Yu Dong that the film would be a hit.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, the competition among several Spring Festival films has gradually become fiercer, and it can be said that there is an undercurrent.

The highly anticipated "Monster Hunt 2" can be said to have received the most intense publicity. Not only did it appear on multiple variety shows, but it also appeared on Blue Channel's Spring Festival Gala to promote the film.

Such intense publicity has created enough momentum for the film.

Next is "The Wandering Earth". Although it is not as exaggerated as being on a variety show, it has Zhang Hao and Da Mi Mi to help promote it, as well as many celebrities in the industry.

Other stars praised other movies, and the audience was dubious, but everyone still had great trust in Zhang Hao's quality.

"The Wandering Earth" is another work produced by Zhang Hao. It is adapted from a well-known science fiction novel and its quality is guaranteed.

"Operation Red Sea" ranked third. As for "Bears", it has a fixed audience and market.

On the contrary, "Journey to the West: The Kingdom of Daughters" has performed poorly in several consecutive films, which has caused the audience to feel a certain degree of aesthetic fatigue towards the films based on the Journey to the West IP, and instead they are not expecting it.

On New Year's Eve, we made dumplings together and watched the Spring Festival Gala.

Of course, many areas in the south don’t seem to make dumplings, but they still kill pigs and chickens. If you celebrate the New Year in the city, you have to buy a lot of good vegetables.

According to past habits, I spent the first day of the new year at home, playing mahjong, poker, and setting off firecrackers.

Some cities have a ban on fireworks and cannot be set off privately, but some cities do not have this restriction.In the vast countryside, it is even more free. I have done it before, blowing up mouse holes and blowing up cow dung.

But there is another option for Chinese New Year in the city, and that is to go watch a movie together as a family.

Zhang Hao didn't come back. After attending the Spring Festival Gala and completing the mission of "Big Power", he went to the cinema to watch a movie with his whole family, including Ping An and Shi Shi.

No matter what movie you watch, of course you should support your own company’s movies.

This is the first time for Ping An and Shifen to come to the cinema. They were too young before, and their parents didn't take them there.In the process of watching the movie, although she is a girl, she is very naughty and always moves around.On the contrary, it was Ping An, who sat quietly in his seat and watched the movie.

After leaving the cinema, Ping An asked Da Mi Mi: "Mom, was this movie made by dad?"

Da Mimi shook his head and said, "No, this was taken by your uncle Guo Fan."

Ping An looks like a little adult: "When I grow up, I also want to be a director and make movies..."

"Haha," Da Mi Mi said happily: "Then do you know what a director does?"

Ping An was stunned for a moment, then shook his little head and said, "Hmm... I don't know,"

"It's okay if you don't know," Zhang Yu held Ping An's hand and said, "Let your father teach you in the future."

"Okay..." Ping An nodded firmly. His small body contained firm strength, and he seemed to want to inherit his father's legacy.

And Shi Shi is very playful. When Da Mi Mi asked her what she wanted to do when she grew up, Shi Shi replied: "When I grow up, I want to wear a mecha, just like Sister Mai Mai."

The two children knew Maimai, and Maimai often came to visit, bringing peace and fun.

Mai Mai usually calls her brother Zhang Hao. According to this calculation, Ping An and Shi Shi should call her aunt.However, Mai Mai was not happy and forced the two children to call her sister instead.

The relationship between Mai Mai and Zhang Hao is envied by many young actors, but they don’t have this opportunity!

Look at Mai Mai, she hugged Zhang Hao's lap when she was six years old, and she has been there until now.This title is no worse than that of sister Zifeng who is traveling with her.

Of course, after "The Wandering Earth", things may change.

On February 2018, 2, the first day of the Lunar New Year, several Spring Festival movies started a fierce battle. The winner on the first day was "Monster Hunt 16", which had a good foundation in the previous film.

The film took in 5.42 million at the box office on the first day, winning the day's box office championship.

But what makes the situation a little worse is that the film has received a lot of negative reviews. Many viewers criticized "Monster Hunt 2" for its poor plot, low-cost special effects, and boringness.

"This is the most boring movie I've ever seen."

"I know the lead actor and director are trying to make me laugh, but I really can't laugh. It's really boring."

"Chaowei's character is completely redundant, no different from the first film. In addition, Huba is not cute at all. Who designed it?"

"Indeed, I cannot accept the image of this monster at all."

The complete opposite of "Monster Hunt 2" is "The Wandering Earth" and "Operation Red Sea". The two films scored 3.64 million and 1.29 million respectively on the first day, and the overall reputation is well received.

Regarding "The Wandering Earth", viewers who have watched it believe that Guo Fan has completed his work very well, becoming the second director to independently direct a domestic science fiction film.

"It's really good. Although some plots seem clichéd, the special effects are impeccable."

"The rhythm is very good, the editing is very comfortable, and several long shots are also very shocking."

"The performances of the actors are great. Wu Jing's Liu Peiqiang completely let me get rid of his image as a wolf warrior. The two young leading actors Zhang Wanyi and Mai Mai have unlimited potential."

"The thing that surprises me the most is Uncle Da. Last year, his role in "Inception" was good, but his performance was impressive. This time, his performance is even more exciting. He is worthy of being a prime supporting actor."

"I was in tears during Uncle Da's part. It was so touching."

"Operation Red Sea" has also received a lot of praise. The plot is very simple, mainly action scenes and gunfight scenes. These are director Lin Chaoxian's specialties.

Needless to say, other movies are not competitive at all. "Land of Women" is not competitive at all, and "Bear Out" is not on the same track.

Once "Monster Hunt 2" starts to decline, then the Spring Festival movies will basically be watching "The Wandering Earth" and "Operation Red Sea".

Judging from word-of-mouth, "Monster Hunt 2" is bound to decline. It just depends on how many viewers the two movies can steal away from it.

(End of this chapter)