The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 318 All parties are moving
"Let's Punch, Dad" was very successful at the Shanghai Film Festival, and its premiere was also very successful.

Ninety-nine percent of people who have seen it say it is very good and worth recommending.

Under such circumstances, praise articles about "Let's Punch, Dad" quickly spread, and soon spread across the Taiwan Strait and the three places.

In a villa on Hong Kong Island, relying on the Liu Wei wall of the "Infernal Affairs" fire, the two brothers Mak Zhaohui sat opposite each other.

Liu Weiqiang put down his phone, he just contacted a friend who attended the premiere of "Let's Punch, Dad".

My friend said that this movie is very well done, mature and sophisticated, not like a newcomer's debut at all, it is worth recommending.

And he finally predicted that the box office of the movie may exceed [-] million.

"He is a master, our life is not easy."

The reason why Liu Weiqiang paid so much attention is because "Let's Punch, Daddy" will be screened on Hong Kong Island and the Mainland simultaneously the day after tomorrow, that is, on June [-].

And "Initial D" by Liu Weiqiang and Mak Siu Wai will be released on a large scale in Hong Kong Island on the 19th, and will be released in the mainland on the 24th.

It can be said that in the mainland of Hong Kong Island, the two films will inevitably meet, and there will be a fight.

The better "Let's Punch, Dad," the harder "Initial D" gets.

He is not worried about the Hong Kong Island market, but he is mainly worried about the mainland market.

Mai Zhaohui nodded, "There's no chance of breaking through [-] million."

"Kung Fu" was a big hit last year, earning 200 million in the mainland. Such a high box office naturally attracted the envy of many Hong Kong directors.

Before on Hong Kong Island, no local film had ever exceeded [-] million.

Now the opportunity has come, the mainland market is big enough, if the quality is good, there may not be no opportunities.

Isn't Tsui Hark taking "Seven Swords" so seriously because he wants to copy the achievements of "Kung Fu"?
The same is true for Liu Weiqiang and Mai Zhaohui.

"Initial D" is a very popular animation, which has a lot of popularity in the whole Asian region.

This time they brought together Jay Chou, Edison Chen, and Shawn Yue, bringing together the most outstanding young artists on Hong Kong Island.

Don't you just want to make a breakthrough?
But now "Let's Punch, Dad" is leading the way, and "The Promise" is about to be released. For "Initial D", it is really difficult.

Mai Zhaohui knew very well that they had no chance to exceed [-] million.

Even with Jay Chou, it is impossible to break the [-] million mark.

Then he couldn't help asking: "What is this movie about?"

Before "Let's Punch, Dad" was screened at the Shanghai Film Festival, the reporters kept bragging and praising it.

Mai Zhaohui felt that it was a movie review paid for by Li Shengyao, and he didn't even bother to read it.

"It's about the growth of women and the love of a father. It's very touching."

Hearing this, Mai Zhaohui breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's okay, not in the mainland, we don't have to be afraid on Hong Kong Island."

The mainland likes movies that are very educational and talk about great love.

On Hong Kong Island, the audience doesn't like it, and it can even be said to be disgusted.

Regarding this point, Mak Siu-hui is still confident, "On Hong Kong Island, the maximum is 1000 million."

Hearing this, Liu Weiqiang nodded unnaturally.

In fact, the Hong Kong Island market has long been occupied by Hollywood movies.

Now among the top ten box office of the year, there are at least seven or eight Hollywood blockbusters, and at most three or four local films.

In 6000, the first movie on Hong Kong Island to break [-] million was the Hollywood blockbuster - "Jurassic Park".

And local movies didn't pass 6000 million until "Shaolin Soccer" appeared.

Even if "Let's Punch, Dad" can exceed [-] million yuan, it can be regarded as a Chinese-language film that performed well in the Hong Kong market.

……

In a hotel in Shanghai, there were also two people sitting opposite each other, holding wine glasses.

Although Chen Kai drank the sweet and greasy red wine, he didn't feel the slightest sweetness in his heart, but rather bitter.

He had known about the premiere of "Let's Punch, Dad" for a long time, but he didn't attend.

Instead, he found an excuse to go to Shanghai.

He is a great poet, a great senior, facing a junior like Li Shengyao, he still has to make fun of him, he is really not reconciled.

But even if he was not reconciled and didn't want to talk to Li Shengyao, he still paid close attention to the results of "Let's Punch, Dad".

Because "The Promise" will be released in half a month, if "Let's Punch, Dad" is an ordinary movie, it doesn't matter.

If the movie gets a good word-of-mouth, that could affect "The Promise" at the box office.

This time he recruited Zhang Bozhi, Nicholas Tse, Zhang Dongjian, Sanada Hiroyuki, didn't he just want to do something big?

His goal is not only to win the title in [-], but to surpass "Hero" and become the number one Chinese film.

But now that "Let's Punch, Dad" has such a good reputation, he feels a little threatened.

The production of "The Promise" has been completed a long time ago. In fact, they have organized several trial screenings before, but the effect is very mediocre.

Fortunately, a non-disclosure agreement was signed, otherwise, bad news about "The Promise" would have been flying all over the sky.

I just heard that the premiere of "Let's Punch, Dad" was successful, and the stars praised it constantly.

Brother Chen Kai then had some ideas.

"Did that Li Shengyao spend money again?"

"Let's Punch, Dad" was screened at the Shanghai Film Festival and received almost zero negative reviews.

Brother Chen Kai naturally didn't believe it, he felt that Li Shengyao must have spent the money.

And tonight's premiere was almost all praises.

Brother Kaizi felt that he must have spent money.

Chen Hong naturally believed in Brother Kaizi, she nodded, "It should be like this."

"Then let's do the same. We must build up momentum at that time. We want to screen and make a few records."

"The Promise" has already invested so much, so naturally it will not give up halfway.

This movie must be a success, otherwise Brother Kaizi's title as a great director will be lost.

Chen Hong listened to Brother Chen Kai's words, and couldn't help looking over with admiration.

Although Brother Kaizi is not very tall, he is tall and very attractive.

Chen Hong likes Brother Kaizi's decisiveness.

Brother Chen Kai noticed his wife's gaze and became more confident. He couldn't help puffing out his chest and said, "This time it's my problem, I take it for granted."

"The Promise surpassed this era by 20 years, and everyone couldn't understand it."

"If I made a more vulgar movie, like a hot hatch, the audience response would be much better."

"Even if we don't spend money, we can still get a very good reputation."

You are a great talent, everything you say is right.

Chen Hong nodded, "Next time we will shoot more down-to-earth."

Brother Chen Kai nodded, "Beat "Hero" first, break a box office record, and make a blockbuster next time."

……

When Chen Hong and Brother Kaizi were discussing, Xiao Gangpao had already attended the celebration banquet for the premiere of "Let's Punch, Dad".

He still had a smile on his face at the banquet, and he gave Li Shengyao a lot of face, but when he left Yaolai Studios, his face suddenly collapsed a lot.

Not long after, he drove Xu Xi home, and then drove to a large courtyard in Xuanwu District.

This big courtyard belongs to Wang Zhongjun, and the king usually lives in it.

When Xiao Gang Pao entered the yard, he found that Xiao Wang had already drunk it.

He said hello, took the wine glass, and then took a sip of the wine depressed.

Whether it's at the celebration banquet for the premiere of "Let's Punch, Dad" or here, the red wine tonight is not good.

Xiao Gang Pao frowned and put down the wine glass.

"Xiao Gang, what's the matter?"

Wang Zhonglei glanced at Xiaogangpao and asked in confusion.

The two brothers had already made an appointment with Feng Xiaogang. Feng Xiaogang was going to attend the premiere of "Let's Punch, Dad", and came here after the show. The three of them talked about Li Shengyao's strength.

Although "Let's Punch, Dad" was a big success at the Shanghai Film Festival before, Xiao Wang didn't believe it.

They didn't just support Feng Xiaogang at the beginning, they actually invested in a lot of directors, but only Xiaogang got up.

Everyone else disappeared without a trace.

The two brothers didn't believe how powerful a novice director, Li Shengyao, could be. The reputation of the Shanghai Film Festival was definitely bought with money.

Feng Xiaogang sighed, and then slowly told about the premiere of "Let's Punch, Dad", and finally said: "Li Shengyao is definitely a capable director, "Let's Punch, Dad" is very mature and experienced. To be honest, there was no director who was so good at telling stories in the mainland before.”

What mainland directors lack is not personality or aura, but the ability to tell a good story.

This is the real reason why Feng Xiaogang stands out.

Wang Zhonglei was shocked and asked, "Is it really that good?"

"It's really that good."

Wang Zhonglei and his brother looked at each other, and then asked: "What is the theme of the story?"

"Female growth, fatherly love, and heroic redemption."

Women grow up to please women, father's love is basically for everyone, and hero redemption is an enduring theme in Hollywood classics.

All three are subjects that can cross national borders.

Wang Zhonglei then asked: "How is the effect?"

"Very good, the story is smooth, funny and tender."

Isn't this the characteristic of small steel cannons?
Wang Zhonglei finally understood why Feng Xiaogang acted like this.

This Feng Xiaogang has Lao Mouzi, Brother Chen Kai, and Zhou Xingxing and Tsui Hark on Hong Kong Island are eyeing him, and now there is another Li Shengyao, which is really difficult to deal with.

"Xiao Gang, don't be discouraged. You have been around for more than ten years, and Li Shengyao has just emerged. This time may be an accident."

Small steel cannons are Huayi's biggest reliance now. It can be said that without small steel cannons, Huayi has no reputation in the film industry.

They have to encourage hotshots.

Wang Zhongjun followed with a few words of comfort.

Under the persuasion of Xiao Wang and Xiao Wang, Feng Xiaogang regained his spirit a little.

Wang Zhonglei poured another glass of wine for Feng Xiaogang, and then asked, "Xiaogang, do you think "Let's Punch, Dad" can exceed [-] million at the box office?"

Feng Xiaogang paused after hearing this, "I don't know, it's hard to say, it should be more difficult."

Although many people are boasting about "Let's Punch, Dad", saying that its box office will definitely exceed [-] million.

It sounds like this goal is easy to achieve, but it is actually very difficult.

At present, the only Chinese movies in the mainland with over [-] million yuan are "Hero", "Kung Fu", "House of Flying Daggers", "A World Without Thieves", and "Life and Death".

There are only five in total.

Last year's "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" only had 100 million, and "New Police Story" only had 300 million. From this, we can see that it is actually very difficult to exceed [-] million.

Xiaogangpao's "A World Without Thieves" last year was released in the Lunar New Year file, and it was only 2000 million. It is really difficult to break through [-] million.

The big and small kings nodded in agreement when they heard the words.

"Don't worry, as long as the movie is worth less than [-] million yuan, Li Shengyao is not easy to brag about."

(End of this chapter)