China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 319 World First Day Box Office
On New Year's Eve, everyone drank some wine, and then went back to the hotel to sleep after guarding the fireworks. Today is New Year's Eve, so everyone has a lot of text messages and phone calls, making people unable to sleep.

In addition to these insomnia, He Fang also received a New Year gift from Fan Bingbing...

Not to mention that Fan Bingbing really has the capital to pretend to be tender, I have to admire how good her face is.

With the release of "Edge of Tomorrow" in various parts of the world, fans and comments from all over the world have come out.

Douban in mainland China gave the score as high as 8.7 points. This is because the picky Douban classifies "Edge of Tomorrow" as a Hollywood film, and there is no "preferential treatment" that deducts one point for domestic films.

The most liked comments on Douban are:
"The first impression is that it is crisp and neat, the text and drama are streamlined, without sloppiness, and the perfect narrative rhythm of a brainless popcorn movie; then it is the combination of all ingredients, the action scenes are dazzling, the jokes are not cold, and the emotional scenes are just right. He Fang's movie It is worth watching repeatedly, and the combination of Leonardo and Fan Bingbing is even more wonderful and perfect."

"Bolstered by the groundhog day concept and sense of humor, this film is like an infinitely replayable computer game. Repeated levels bring experience points and walkthroughs. It's worth playing The most important thing is the breakthrough of survival anxiety and metaphysics, although it is still a bit weak at the end of the play. In short, it is a commercial blockbuster that meets expectations, but it is not as interesting and deep as "Groundhog Day"..."

"Once upon a time, there was a computer user named William Cage. He picked up a computer and began to use it in the spirit of not using it for nothing, and the computer falling from the sky hit me. He accidentally discovered that this computer When running to a software called "beach", it will crash.

However, the computer is very advanced, prompting the user to set a restore point to restore the system.So William Cage returned to a restoration point called "the first day of registration".Then Cage found that if he changed the opening sequence of the software, or changed the method of use, the "beach" software could run, but the software running later would also cause a crash..."

"Leonardo's [-] ways to die..."

"This is not a movie, but a game. The protagonist in the game can be resurrected with full blood every time he dies, and continue to pass the level. The reward for clearing the level is a possible beautiful love with the heroine..."

"Leonardo is so handsome and charming. I didn't expect my Fan Ye to be so awesome. She is so beautiful. She is so beautiful, especially her messy hair and wet posture with sweat on her back. Turn your head and take a look... Tsk tsk, it's so pretty, alas, I can't stand it anymore..."

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The score on IMDb is also as high as 8.5 points, while the popcorn index on Rotten Tomatoes has reached 95%, and the tomato freshness has reached 97%, which is surprisingly high.

Audiences in North America and other parts of the world really like "Edge of Tomorrow". In the evaluation area, those who give lower scores are generally professionals, and ordinary audiences give higher scores.

Filmmaker's Magazine: There's some great sci-fi, serious moments of hilarity, thrilling action, and a smart, poignant story that never gets dull.Overall, it's an excellent popcorn movie, and it's more or less a popcorn movie for Leonor.

"Deep Focus": While "Edge of Tomorrow" draws all sorts of comparisons to other films, the end result feels strangely unique, and its impact isn't lost on viewers for a moment during its two-hour running time.

Slant Magazine: There's a certain unexpected humor in "Edge of Tomorrow," enhancing its doom-and-gloom alien-invasion setting.Where in China's sci-fi action flick remains one of the most enjoyable blockbusters of the past two years.

Independent Critics' Site: Clever, intense sci-fi spectacle, Leonardo's humor and exciting turns are almost unexpected.And the real and tragic sci-fi battlefield is more direct and exciting than the war scenes of any sci-fi movie...

"New Daily": The most outstanding part of "Edge of Tomorrow" is the character design of the male protagonist and his change from a major who is greedy for life and fear of death to a heroic corporal who saves the world, and his growth and changes are clearly visible and logically smooth. It is the best part of the screenwriter and director, which makes the actor Cage very attractive...

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And when He Fang and the others rushed from Guangzhou to Hong Kong early in the morning, the box office in other parts of the world was also released.

The first day in North America was 1123 million US dollars, which is not bad. This is a working day on Thursday, and the result of exceeding [-] million is very good.Moreover, He Fang's movie box office has never been dominated by North America.

The first-day box office in other parts of the world was 2021 million US dollars, which is quite satisfactory. It is not too good, but it is not too bad. As a global blockbuster, it is neither good nor bad.

The first day in North America + the first day in other regions of the world + the first day in mainland China = the total box office on the first day of the world is 5686 million US dollars. To be honest, the box office on the first day is only average compared with many international blockbusters. However, "Edge of Tomorrow" was released on Thursday, and it was New Year's Eve, the Chinese New Year.

Soon, they came to Hong Kong. As I said before, this time their promotional activities will not be too many at each stop. Now it is not the past that requires intensive activities and intensive meetings with fans to create more attention.

Don't say where now, but Leonardo is on the set, isn't this topic enough?
When the crew arrived in Hong Kong, they must first go to Central to settle in, then go to the nearest theater to hold a live event, and then go to a fan meeting...

Crowds of people are everywhere on the first day of the Lunar New Year. In a place like Hong Kong, the roads are narrow and travel is very difficult, so it is very difficult to hold an event.

In particular, the fan meeting is arranged at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, which has enough space.

Thousands of movie fans came, not only the promotional posters of "Edge of Tomorrow", but also some models of mechanical skeletons, and even the same machete of the heroine, and of course models of dragonfly aircraft, etc. These are used to introduce Movie.

Nearly 3000 movie fans and dozens of media came to the scene.

The scene was very lively. First of all, there were reporters' questions and answers, TV recordings, and webcasting. The webcasting is in cooperation with Toutiao, so that fans from all over the world can watch it together.

"Leonardo, we love you..."

"Leonardo, I want to give you a monkey..."

"Leonardo, I can spend the night with you..."

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Leonardo shrugged and smiled kindly: "I love you too!"

"Ah!" The following screamed again and again.

He Fang smiled wryly and shook his head. This is the charm of a top star. Although he is an international star, he is not a top star because he rarely acts and rarely appears on the screen.

But this kind of popularity is different from those actors and stars who often appear on the screen. The emotions in the hearts of movie fans are different. For famous directors, they appreciate and like their talents more.

The love for an actor is the emotional fantasy love that goes deep into the hearts of movie fans. Movie fans will love the actor to the extreme because of a certain role of the actor, and thus become the star's die-hard fans, even hardcore fans. How strong is love?Some are willing to give everything for this star, including their lives.

This kind of emotion is beyond rational love, it is blind emotional love.

It's really because of this kind of fanatical star chasing. I don't know how many terrible things happened. Some stars don't know how much money they made by using this kind of fanaticism, and even how many fans they played with.

Therefore, fans' liking for He Fang and liking for a top star like Leonardo are two different things.

"Okay, now let's start with the first session, the media interview session, which lasts four to 10 minutes. Next, we will invite the Oriental News reporter to ask questions..."

"Leonardo, is there anything you want to say to Hong Kong movie fans when you come to Hong Kong? How much do you know about Hong Kong movies?"

Reporters always play this kind of cunning trick. It is clear that one person asks one question, but they always ask more questions.

"I have just expressed my affection for Hong Kong movie fans, I love them. As for Hong Kong movies, when I was young, we all knew that there were only two kinds of commercial movies in the world, one was Hollywood commercial movies and the other was Hong Kong movies. No Wrong, I almost watched most of the movies in Hong Kong in the 70s and 80s, and even some movies in the 90s, but later... there are not many that I remember deeply."

After Leonardo finished answering, the reporters and fans at the scene were both proud and regretful.

"Mr. Leonardo, what do you think made Hong Kong movies decline?" A reporter asked impatiently before the host called the roll call.

Leonardo shrugged: "I'm sorry, I'm just an actor, and I haven't studied the history of Hong Kong movies. I don't know the specific reason."

Leonardo's answer was a bit embarrassing, which made the reporter who asked the question a little embarrassed, and didn't understand what his purpose for asking this question was.

Is it a test of Leonardo's understanding of Hong Kong movies?Still expecting Leonardo to say the answer in his heart?Or is it?

"Next, a reporter from Jingbao." The host continued to ask.

"Leonardo, you have cooperated with Director He Fang for two consecutive films. How do you evaluate Director He Fang? How does it compare with the international directors Cameron and Martin Scorsese you worked with before? Or with Nolan than what?"

Leonardo laughed at the question and scratched his scalp.

"He and them are both top international directors. There is no way to compare them. They are both commercially and award-winning directors. It can only be said that they all have one thing in common, that is, they are talented and the world's top sequence. Then there are different points, different ages and experiences, and different emphases.

Cameron focuses on scenes and pictures, director Martin focuses on theme expression, Nolan focuses on creativity and brainstorming, and He Ta focuses on the integrity and performance of the story.So, if you want me to compare their advantages and disadvantages, there is no way to compare them. "

Leonardo's answer won applause from the audience, and He Fang also applauded. Leonardo answered very well.

"Leonardo, if you win the Oscar this time, what will be your next plan? Continue to win awards or will you focus on commercial movies?"

"Oh, God, I haven't considered the question you mentioned. I don't have any special plans. As long as there are movies that interest me, I will participate. Now I can't answer your question accurately."

Leonardo really didn't think about it. All these years he has been thinking about the Oscar statuette every day. If he really won the award, how would he plan?This is really a problem.

"Director He Fang, considering that you have won so many honors and box office records at the age of 30, are you worried that your talent will dry up in the future? What will you do if this happens?"

"I haven't considered this issue. If there is such a day, there is no way. The market will naturally eliminate me. After I am eliminated, I guess I will manage the company well and train some more talented people."

He Fang replied.

"Director He Fang, before you gave a speech at Peking University and said that the Guodang's traitorous treaty was detailed. In your opinion, the Guodang is useless? At least they are still guarding Taiwan Province to prevent the green frogs from completely deteriorating."

"I said I don't talk about politics, and this issue has nothing to do with movies. Thank you, next one." He Fang didn't want a large crowd to attack again.

"Miss Fan Bingbing, others say that you became an international star because of who, and you have performed very well in several of his movies. May I ask if you are really purely friends? Don't you have a relationship?"

Everyone at the scene laughed at this reporter's question, and there was a lot of 'applause' instantly during the live broadcast.

He Fang's expression was calm, indifferent.Fan Bingbing also smiled and pulled the microphone.

"This kind of question is very boring, but it's very gossip and very sales. But, I said that we are really just friends, do you believe it? I guess you don't believe it at all. Anyway, you think it's tricky, but in fact we are really good friends. Relationship. However, if you want to make it up for the sake of sales, there is nothing you can do, anyway, have you made up less these years?"

Fan Bingbing spread his hands helplessly.

"Haha..." The fans and reporters in the audience laughed out loud.

"Teacher Fan Bingbing, what is your next co-production with director He Fang? When will the filming start?"

"Sorry, there is no plan yet. At least I have not received any invitation from Director He Fang. It is estimated that there will be no cooperation between the two of us in 2014. I think he is about to successfully get rid of me."

Fan Bingbing made a grimace after speaking.

"Oh, oh, oh!"

The scene was full of screams.

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Next, the reporters racked their brains and asked dozens of questions, but they didn't get any answers they wanted. Even if there was a little 'small gain', it was a topic created deliberately for them by a few people.

Excellent stars know how to cooperate with reporters' hype. When they find that the reporter's question does not have much room for hype, they will deliberately give some topics.

(End of this chapter)