China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 58 Global Synchronization
August 8th, China Film Conference Room.

Han Sanping, Yu Dong, Yan Yiyun, Li Mu, Wang Zhonglei and others gathered together to study the release of the movie "Assassin". After various communication, the release time of "Assassin" in mainland China was set to August 2006, 8, and it was released in North America. The time is August 25, which is only 8 days later than the mainland. In a sense, the movie "Assassin" is the first Chinese movie to be released simultaneously globally.

The overseas screening still adopts the sharing model, underwritten by the National Credit Insurance Corporation, the credit insurance company earns premiums, and the film producers earn peace of mind, a win-win situation for everyone.

After the release time of the movie was set, Wang Zhonglei gave a wry smile and said, "It seems that the schedule of "The Banquet" has to be adjusted. There are only two or three blockbuster movies a year in the whole country, so there is no need to release them together."

"The Banquet" was originally scheduled to be released on August 8, but now "Assassin" has finally set the release date to August 30 in order to be released globally simultaneously. The interval between the two films is only 8 days. Huayi Brothers has no reason Let the two blockbuster films that are also invested by the company compete in the ring, so adjusting the schedule of "The Banquet" has become the proper meaning of the problem.

After the release date was confirmed, everyone began to study the premiere ceremony again. The long-cherished wish of countless Chinese, the peak duel between Cheng Long and Li Lian, and the unprecedented investment of 6000 million US dollars in Chinese-language films, the world premiere of the movie "Assassin" will naturally not move. Small.

"How about going to the Great Hall of the People to hold the premiere?"

"I think it's okay. Didn't the premiere of Brother Cheng Long's movie "Mythology" be held in the Great Hall of the People last year? I remember seeing a piece of news last year: Cheng Long's "Mythology" premiered at the Great Hall of the People, and more than 500 bodyguards were dispatched .”

"I agree too."

Seeing that Li Mu hadn't spoken, Han Sanping smiled and said, "Li Mu also talked about it."

Li Mu nodded: "I think it's better not to be so troublesome. The studio of the Beijing Film Studio is quite good. The place is big enough to accommodate 1400 people without any problem. It is enough."

"What do you think?" Han Sanping asked the others with a smile.

"also."

"It's all right."

"The studio is also good, at least it is more free to arrange, and there may be some unexpected effects."

Now everyone is still willing to sell Li Mu's face. Li Mu's proposition is generally not easily vetoed by everyone, but Li Mu knows in his heart that if "Assassin" hits the box office this time, then next time a few people will gather together for a meeting However, it's hard to say whether Li Mu will still have this treatment.

Well, if the box office hits the street this time, it will also be unknown whether he can get together with these people for a meeting next time.

If there is a premiere gala, of course there must be a gala host. This topic is relatively easy. Everyone expressed their opinions, and a bunch of gala host candidates were quickly proposed.

Wu Zhongxian, Zeng Baoyi, Ah Ya, Jing Wei, Shen Xingxing, etc. In the end, Li Mu also mentioned two people, one is Guo Degang, a cross talk actor who has recently become popular, and the other is He Jiong, a pillar of Hunan Satellite TV, who finally premiered The host of the ceremony is set for these 7 people.

In fact, as early as last month, the first version of the movie's trailer was released, and it had a very big impact. Netizens had a very heated discussion on the trailer.

The speeding red sports car, the sexy Li Lianhua, the bullet that can turn, the ruthless Cheng Long, the a little cowardly Li Lian, and Mr. X who jumped off the building, the cool and powerful trailer has made countless netizens hooked.

At the same time, large-scale online and offline publicity campaigns were launched simultaneously. Li Lianlian and Cheng Long both attended several influential programs, and without exception, they all talked about the movie "Assassin" on the program. ".

Subways, buses, shopping malls, cinemas, variety shows, news, newspapers, TV, post bars, Douban, charity parties, people everywhere are discussing the upcoming "Assassin", and this super-high popularity has turned into theater managers and theaters. The confidence of the managers to arrange the film for "Assassin".

As of August 8, the national pre-screening of the movie "Assassin" has reached about 10%, which is a very alarming figure.

Then on August 8th, the movie "Assassin" held a media viewing meeting in Beijing, the purpose of which was to explore the movie's media reputation in advance.

Of course, the media viewing conference will also invite theater managers from the 20 largest ticket warehouse cities across the country to come to watch the film. If the theater managers feel that the film has a huge box office potential after watching the film, then improving the film schedule for the film will become the answer. There is meaning.

But Li Mu doesn't have much hope for this. Think about it, this is not a business to see the film, and the film schedule of "Assassin" is already as high as 60%, so how high can the film production rate be increased?You can't put your "Assassin" in the whole studio, right?

As a result, when the film was officially watched, almost all the theater managers and theater managers from all over the country were dumbfounded, dumbfounded, and bewildered!
After the screening, the entire screening hall became silent for a moment, and everyone had an extremely serious expression.

This group of theater managers are all acquaintances of each other, and they often refer to the opinions of their peers when arranging key films, so they soon whispered to each other.

"Manager Huang, what do you think?"

"The biggest feeling is the surprise. It's much better than I imagined. It can even be said that this is the most enjoyable domestic movie I've ever seen—even if it is considered a European and American blockbuster, this movie is enough to be ranked in the top ten!"

"Hey, this rating is not low. Do you think this film can break the record of "Taken"?"

At this time, Manager Huang of the New Film Federation shook his head.

Manager Zhang, who had just asked the question, was now puzzled: "Didn't you say that this is the most enjoyable domestic movie you've ever seen?"

Manager Huang said: "The most enjoyable is indeed the most enjoyable. The beauties on the speeding car, the cool and trendy corner bullets, the impressive list of looms, the peak duel between Cheng Long and Li Lian, and the scalp-numbing battle scenes, no matter what aspect you look at. Come and see, that’s right, this is the most enjoyable domestic movie I’ve ever seen in my life! But being enjoyable doesn’t mean it’s good!”

"What does Manager Huang mean—this film is not as good as "Taken" in terms of emotional shaping?"

Manager Huang nodded and said, ""Taken" doesn't have the exaggerated fighting style of this film at all, there are no bullets that can turn, there are no densely packed mouse bombs, and there are no cool speeding cars, but the spiritual feeling brought by that movie The shock is unmatched by this movie, at least in my opinion."

Manager Zhang nodded: "When the daughter in "Taken" faced the risk of being arrested, the father played by Cheng Long kept extremely calm even though he was extremely worried, and told his daughter almost ruthlessly that she would be arrested. The only thing my daughter can do and is useful is to tell the kidnapper what he looks like—the plot doesn’t have any special effects shots, no shocking scenes, but the spiritual shock it brings is incomparable!”

(End of this chapter)