China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 176 The box office continues to lead, but there are always people who question He Fang's collusion with Hu Cinema Line
"It's a strange phenomenon. Two commercial blockbusters can't compete with one literary film. When did the box office of literary films become so strong?" Zha Lang directly posted the article "The box office of literary films is coming in spring" on the headline of its entertainment section.

"Three Films Compete in National Day Files, Literary Films Come First"

"No matter what movie he makes, there will always be audiences in the cinema to support him. This is the audience trust built up by his four excellent movies"

"He Fang: I Didn't Expect to Lead the Box Office"

"He Fang: [Scorching Sun and Heart]'s first-day box office lead does not mean that the market for literary films has picked up, maybe only a single film is optimistic"

"Expert: Maybe the audience blindly believes in the awards, but the real effort should be commercial films"

"Long time to see, literary films overwhelm commercial films at the box office"

"Hu Ge's Film Tests the Waters" Starts Dismal

"Less than 1% of Hu Ge's new movie [Legend of Yue Fei] is scheduled"

……

The first-day box office of the three major competing films in the National Day file has blown up the entire public opinion. What kind of situation is this?Why does one piece of literature and art overwhelm two special effects magic movies?
This shouldn't be, it's been a long time.

As a result, many viewers became curious, and expressed that they would go to the cinema to see what the "Scorching Sun" is about, which is capable of overwhelming the two magical commercial films.

"I watched the movie, and I found out that it's not that I don't like watching literary films, but I just don't like watching those that I can't understand. I understood the previous "Single Zoo", and this time "Scorching Sun" I also understand I understand it, including those things that are thoughtful and thoughtful that everyone said. I wondered for a while, is it because my appreciation of movies has improved, or is there any literary and artistic movie that can be understood and attractive to the audience? "

"What a coincidence, I understand it too. What's going on? And I watched it with gusto. I'm still thinking about three male actors performing explosively. It's really amazing. I finally know why He Fang can win the Best Actor Oh, he won this award by force, he is not the absolute man at all, the absolute man should be Deng Chao."

"Yes, yes, yes, I didn't recognize where it was at once. Really, it's a completely different person, and I feel that there is no trace of his real face. The eyes that are scribing around are like a cunning fox that will run away at any time , and that greasy face, this is a proper uncle, just like the taxi driver I saw."

"He Fang, please accept my knee, I admit it, you are really the best actor. In order to convince others of your acting knowledge, you just went to get an actor to prove it, you cow. If our economics teacher If you are like you, then China will have the first economics Nobel Prize. Unfortunately, my teacher can only boast about neoliberalism, marketization, and the United States, and nothing else.”

"Haha...why hasn't anyone talked about the movie "Legend of Young Yue Fei" that I, Hu Ge, entered the film industry with so few films? Shouldn't I, Hu Ge, be discussed?"

"Don't make trouble upstairs, Hu Ge is a TV actor, so don't come to the movie circle to join in the fun. I will watch him in a TV series, but he is in a movie..."

"Why do you look down on TV actors? Why do you say TV actors can't act in movies?"

"Upstairs, have you seen He Fang's analysis of TV actors, literary film actors, commercial film actors, and variety show cafes? If you read it, you will know why, and you won't be howling your soul here."

……

In Beijing Juli Film and Television Company, the president, Mr. Yang Zhi, is not well. What's going on?Why can a literary film suppress the magical blockbuster he spent 1.8 million investment on?This is a Jet Li movie.

"I want to know the reason. What is the reason? Is it because we didn't do a good job in publicizing? Or is someone else playing tricks?" Yang Zhi shouted angrily at his subordinates.

"Okay, let's go investigate right away."

In addition to Yang Zhi's anger, Wang Changtian also shook his head helplessly at Guangguang's headquarters. He is not surprised that he has never competed in "Legend of the White Snake". After all, he has Jet Li.

But he didn't expect it to be so far away from "The Scorching Sun". He didn't get angry, and he didn't blame others for tampering, because he knew very well that there was really no tampering.

"Xiao Liu, what is the problem with "Painted Wall" after all? I think this movie is already very good, why is it still at the bottom?" Wang Changtian was reflecting and summarizing.

Xiao Liu thought for a while, "The pictures are fine, the actors are fine, and the announcement is fine. Netizens responded more to the story. The story is not enough, the love is not moving enough, the conflict is not intense enough, and the rhythm of the plot is loose. "Painted Skin" is very different."

Wang Changtian nodded after hearing this, "Can the green light system of Lake Shadow really diagnose whether the story is good or bad?"

"I've checked it out, and it's really useful, at least the opinions given are more pertinent."

"Okay, the script must go through a green light system before the next film is shot, and then our directors must follow the schedule to shoot the film. The level of directors in Hong Kong will also fluctuate, and they may not be reliable."

"By the way, "Painted Wall" needs to step up publicity and do our best to maximize the box office. This is also a time to test our distribution capabilities."

"Okay, Mr. Wang."

Wang Changtian took out a cigarette from the cigarette case on the table and lit it, then waved to Xiao Liu.

……

He Fang and his party finished running in Guangzhou in one day, and then got into a commercial vehicle after ten o'clock in the evening, and the car went straight from Guangzhou to Shenzhen.

This day was really tiring, and the audience was very enthusiastic. Although this place is a gathering place for migrant workers, their enthusiasm for movies is very high.

Moreover, they are very simple, because nearly one-third of the migrant workers here are Hunanese, so their support for He Fang's films is more obvious.

Taking advantage of the region, this can be regarded as a scoring item.

When they arrived at the Shangri-La Hotel in Luohu, Shenzhen, it was almost twelve o'clock, and everyone had nothing to say. They probably didn't feel in the mood after eating supper, so they hurriedly went back to each room to wash and sleep.

Tomorrow is the first day of the National Day, and the real time is coming. The two days of September 9 and September 29 can only be regarded as a warm-up, and the real National Day file is the seven-day National Day.

It was at this time that He Fang received the box office data for September 9th, and it was still number one. Now even He Fang won’t be able to. It’s not that he has no confidence in "Scorching Sun", but that one literary film is overwhelming two Not a bad commercial film, this...

Did he travel over and change the world?Let the audience in this time and space fall in love with literary films?It shouldn't be.

What is it about "Scorching Sun" that appeals to young people?Deng Chao passionately kisses Wang Leehom?Or the girl in the title?Or the audience just like to watch the dramas of the three movie kings?Or did the movie move the audience?

But... the comedy elements, the magical elements, and Li Lianjie's acting skills in "Legend of the White Snake", aren't these delicious?

Logically speaking, it looks better than the three men fighting each other in "Scorching Sun", right?

And that "Painted Wall" is also a magical movie, a group of beauties, aren't they fragrant?Isn't it good looking?

But the facts are in front of him, so He Fang has to believe that this is true.

September 9 box office ranking:
"The Scorching Sun" took 28.5% of the film schedule, with a box office of 1788 million.

"Legend of the White Snake", 32% of the film schedule, with a box office of 1246 million.

"Painted Wall", 26% of the film schedule, with a box office of 1157 million.

……

He Fang really didn't understand why, why did the audience like "Scorching Sun"?
Not only he has this doubt, but the public opinion media also has this doubt. This is not the case when the reporter asked where it was during the road show at Shenzhen Golden Harvest Cinema on October 10.

"Director He, why is "Scorching Sun" higher than the other two films at the box office? Is it because audiences love to watch literary films now?"

"You ask me, but I don't know who to ask. I have thought about this question. In terms of hardware conditions, no matter in terms of production, cast, or subject matter, "Legend of the White Snake" and "Painted Wall" are both It is better than "Scorching Sun". But a movie can't win because of hardware conditions, just like football, if the winner is judged by the price, there will be no suspense in the football game."

"I thought about it all night last night. There may be three reasons. First, the story of "Scorching Sun" may be more intense and exciting. Awards and word-of-mouth may be one of the factors that the audience chooses."

He Fang doesn't know how to explain it, so he can only explain it from these three points, which is relatively reliable.

"Then how much box office do you think "Scorching Sun" will take based on the current development trend?"

He Fang thought for a while, "I predicted about [-] million before, and if I'm lucky, it will be [-] million. But now it's hard to say if it's the leader, because the national day is such a big time, if the box office of the leader movie is less than [-] million Billion is outrageous."

He Fang's meaning is very clear, "Scorching Sun" can take more than 5 million box office.

But this is a literary film. When did a literary film earn such a high box office?

This is crazy, it's almost a rare situation.

"He Fang Gives [Scorching Sun and Heart] Reasons for Leading the National Day Box Office"

"Where is the prediction that [Scorching Sun] will take [-] million at the box office"

"The highest-grossing literary film in history is released? "

"Do you really want to create box office history for literary films? "

……

He Fang's remarks immediately resounded through the public opinion, but is this the end of the matter?of course not.

"Yang Zhi: I have never seen a literary film in the global film market that can lead the box office of an important schedule"

"Cheng Xiaodong: This box office development surprised me, I don't think there is any difference in my movies"

"Jet Li: It's been a long time since a movie has been released in China, and I feel that the domestic market has changed a lot"

"Film Expert: Domestic films still need to be fair, and you can't be both an athlete and a referee. This will lead to unfair film scheduling and box office stealing"

……

"Ah, what does the crew of "Legend of the White Snake" mean? Are they going to question the box office of "Scorching Sun"?"

"This crew is really disgusting. My own movie is not good and I blame others. I really want to find a reason to go to Douban to read the audience's comments. Look at the score of "Scorching Sun" and your score of "Legend of the White Snake" , How did the audience below evaluate it?"

"It's not really tricky, is it? After all, the Lake Cinema Line is now the largest theater chain in China in terms of number, and there is no need to talk about the relationship between He Fang and Lake Shadow, right?"

"Upstairs, I believe that they are playing tricks on commercial films, but they deliberately pushed an art film to be the number one box office. This is like a monk with lice on his head."

"What if people are playing under the lights? If you want to be fair and just, you have to put an end to the athletes and referees."

"Yes, insisting against being both a referee and an athlete is a violation of the rules."

"Huying Group messed up with He Fang, and my family was caught playing tricks..."

……

Suddenly, there was an unhealthy wind in public opinion, and at the same time, it also made the media reporters feel like a shark smelling blood, and then quickly went to interview everyone involved.

He Fang hadn't had time to watch the news, he was exhausted from the road show, who had time to check his phone.

So He Fang didn't react to the reporter's question for a while, but as a person in the entertainment industry, he must first learn to deal with emergencies.

"You said that the crew of "Legend of the White Snake" questioned the box office of "Scorching Sun" and Hu Cinema Line?" After He Fang repeatedly confirmed the reporter's question, he shook his head.

"Impossible, I absolutely do not believe that this is what the crew of "Legend of the White Snake" said. You reporters are embezzling, misinterpreting the original meaning, and maliciously provoking war. Anyone with a little sense in the crew of "Legend of the White Snake" would not say such words." It’s because everyone is talking about evidence, and the circle is not big, so you can find out if there is anything.”

"Of course, since public opinion has a tendency to suspect that Huying Group and the crew of "Scorching Sun" have a tendency to work in partnership, then I promise to the public that the tickets issued by Huying Cinema Line are publicly available and can be checked at any time. Don't say anything that will cover up As for the evidence, as long as anyone wants any data, it can be opened for everyone to check."

"Of course, if there are still people who are worried about our partner's tampering, then you can propose a verification method. As long as it does not violate the principle, you can investigate according to your method."

"If the problem is really found out, if there is a problem of color collusion between the Lake Cinema Line and "Scorching Sun", there must be a problem with the Tuanhuo culture, there must be a problem with the Lake Cinema Line, and there is also a problem of lax supervision by the superior unit. I welcome everyone to investigate and help the "Scorching Sun" crew and Lake Film Group to prove their innocence."

"There is an account that is easy to calculate, that is, the benefits we obtained from stealing the box office and the consequences that we have brought to Tuanhuo Culture and Huying Group. We only need to calculate this to know whether we have It is necessary to do so.”

"If we really play tricks, the consequences for Hu Cinema Line will be at least hundreds of millions or even billions, and "Scorching Sun" will also be severely fined. Of course, the loss of money is second, and the most important thing is reputation If it collapses, it is estimated that hundreds of millions of dollars will not be able to stop the loss. But how much profit can be gained from stealing the box office? At most, at most, it is tens of millions, right?"

"For tens of millions of benefits, do things that may cause hundreds of millions of losses? Besides, I don't think that if "Scorching Sun" wins the National Day box office champion, Group Fire Culture and Huying Group can make a fortune. The benefits are worth the risk we take."

He Fang's words could convince the media reporters and the audience at the scene, and everyone applauded.

"Director He Fang, do you mean that the crew of "Legend of the White Snake" is spreading rumors?" A reporter continued to ask.

"As I said just now, I don't believe this is a question raised by the crew of "Legend of the White Snake". Because there are no such stupid people in the entertainment industry, unless they really want to stigmatize themselves in the entertainment industry."

He Fang immediately appealed to the media, and then he called Zhang Qian to confirm the matter, and asked Tuanhuo Company and Huying Group to issue a statement, and all parties are welcome to verify.

"Looking at He Fang's attitude, it really doesn't look like something tricky."

"Who knows? Many corrupt officials shouted loudly about anti-corruption before they were arrested. Maybe they are confident that others will not find out? Few of these rentiers' words are true."

"Tsk tsk, according to the above, there is no trustworthy person in the world. The government is not trustworthy, the rentier class is not trustworthy, and people are not trustworthy. Is that understandable? Neither can what you say. Letter? Maybe you are spreading rumors with rhythm?"

"What good is it for you to launder the whitewashing? Did he give you fifty cents?"

"Hey, you still know about fifty cents, so are you getting five cents to play the rhythm?"

……

Of course, not only Hefang, Huying and Tuanhuo Culture were drawn into it, but also the heads of companies like Guangguang that also had movies released on National Day.

The reporter stopped Wang Changtian from asking this question.

"False? Who said that? We have been in the industry for so many years and have cooperated with Hu Cinema Line for so long. I don't know if they will be fake? Some lay distributors should stop guessing here."

"There is no literary film in the world that dominates the box office? I know, but it doesn't mean it hasn't been discovered before, and it can't happen now. We have "Painted Wall" in theaters, and I haven't questioned it, because this kind of doubt is really true. If you’re too unprofessional, you’ll be laughed at. The quality of the film “Scorching Sun” is good, and the box office is high, which is a skill. Don’t think that if the box office is good, it’s fake. How can you make a movie with this mentality?”

Wang Changtian's words immediately calmed some doubtful public opinion, because what Wang Changtian said made sense.

Including President Wang of Huayi was also stopped by reporters to ask this question.

"Some people take it for granted that if Huying wants to fake it, then they will face the consequence that all the theaters will fake it. If the Huying movie released by Tuanhuo is fake today, then the movie on Huayi the day after tomorrow will be a hit. Was Movie Star Beauty faked? Or Wanda helped fake it? Isn’t the market completely messed up? Don’t say that the higher-ups won’t allow such a thing to happen, nor will the entire industry peers allow it to happen. A person who is a layman is a person who cannot afford to lose."

Mr. Wang's words normalized public opinion even more. At this time, the crew of "Legend of the White Snake" also came out to refute the rumors and issued a statement on Weibo.

"Someone maliciously rumored that our crew of "Legend of the White Snake" questioned Hu Cinema Line's collusion with the crew of "Scorching Sun" to make a fraud. This is a pure rumor. Please provide evidence to say who among us has said such a thing or expressed such a meaning? Please don't slander us."

"Legend of the White Snake temporarily lags behind "Scorching Sun" in the box office market can only prove that we are not doing well enough in some places. This is a healthy competition. I believe we will do better in the next few days, Then show our strength. Healthy competition and friendly mutual assistance are our principles to jointly maintain the Chinese film market. Please don’t believe the rumors. Therefore, we are deeply sorry for the negative impact of the rumors on the crew of "Scorching Sun" and the Hu Cinema Line. , we are also victims of this rumor.”

This statement was issued very late, when the night of October 10 was approaching the early morning of the 1nd.

At this time, He Fang and the others had already brought to Shanghai, Huang Yi's hometown, Huang Yi had to invite everyone to dinner.So they went to a local restaurant in an alley, and it was hard to describe how they ate.

There is no way, people who are used to eating spicy dishes, unless they are not very disgusted with dishes such as particularly fresh seafood, they will feel that other dishes are tasteless.

A few people ate late and were about to go back when He Fang received the box office information.

Box office on the first day of National Day on October 10:

"The Scorching Sun" took 29% of the film schedule, with a box office of 3474 million.

"Legend of the White Snake", 31% of the film schedule, with a box office of 1707 million.

"Painted Wall", 27% of the film schedule, with a box office of 1687 million.

……

Tsk, the gap has been doubled, how can this be done? "Legend of the White Snake" and "Painted Wall" are too hip, right?
"Hey, Director He, the crew of "Legend of the White Snake" issued a statement..."

(End of this chapter)