You don't understand the happiness of the director

Chapter 681 ① Squeeze, squeeze again! ② Do it as soon as you say it ③ Breed a donkey ④ SPA
Jiang Wen actually admired Mr. Zou very much, but Zou Wenhuai had said before his death that his funeral would be kept low-key, so not many people were invited, and those without an invitation were not allowed in.

So the two separated in Shenzhen. He continued to do roadshows for Wang Quan's box office record, while Wang Quan went to Hong Kong with two bed-warming maids.

Before Wang Quan arrived in Hong Kong, Bona announced that the racing-themed comedy film "Speeding Life" directed by Han Han and starring Shen Teng will be released on the first day of the Lunar New Year in 2019, officially entering the Spring Festival season.

At this point, the Spring Festival movie season has added a new powerful star. The scary one is not Han Han, but Shen Teng.

Today, he is regarded as the second most box office-appealing mainland actor after Wu Jing, and none of his top three starring movies has grossed less than 10 billion yuan.

In addition, Ning Hao's "Crazy Alien" is also co-starred by him and Huang Bo. He will have two movies competing at the same time during this Spring Festival.

Reba: "Actually, there are three. I'll tell you a secret. In The Mermaid 2, Brother Teng also played an important cameo role, and he had quite a few scenes."

Zhou Xingchi has kept this news secret until now, intending to keep it as a secret weapon for later.

In addition to the two bed-warming maids, Reba also went to Hong Kong with Wang Quan.

One reason is that he is reluctant to give up his royal power, and the other is to participate in some local promotional activities for "The Mermaid 2".

"Then Reba, what do you think the seed number of your "The Mermaid 2" will be in the Spring Festival next year?" Wang Quan asked Reba with a smile.

Reba thought for a moment and said: "Zhu Xian 3 is the finale, and Detective Chinatown 3 doesn't seem bad either, so we should be considered the third seed."

It seems that she doesn't take non-sequel movies such as "Speeding Life", "Crazy Alien" and "Evil Does Not Suppress Justice" seriously.

In fact, the name of "Crazy Alien" can be put in the same series as "Crazy Stone" and "Crazy Racing", and Ning Hao chose this name to guide people in this way.

Even though the box office of the first two Crazy Series films is nothing this year, it was a pretty terrifying result ten years ago. Moreover, the two comedies have become classics over the past decade. Ning Hao is releasing the third film, and the audience is very interested in it.

"Brother-in-law, you don't think highly of our "The Mermaid 2"? " Reba noticed Wang Quan's expression.

Wang Quan shook his head. "That's not the case. It's just that the last Mermaid didn't have a very good reputation, and we can't use the slogan 'I owe Stephen Chow a ticket' a second time. Plus, the Mermaid 2 has a new distributor this time, and the competition is so strong, so it's better to lower our expectations."

In 16, the only real rival of "The Mermaid" was "Zhu Xian 1", which suffered a disastrous defeat in terms of reputation and box office. This time, in addition to "Zhu Xian 3", there are so many heroes of the time.

Moreover, Wang Quan heard from Lao Wang that Zhou Xingchi failed to reach an agreement with Qiankun on the guaranteed issue price of 30 billion, and finally decided to entrust the issue to Lianrui.

Lianrui's strength is not on the same level as Qiankun, which is also a point loss.

Then Reba asked again: "Brother-in-law, will you stay in Hong Kong for a few more days?"

"Easy Journey 2" was also released simultaneously in Hong Kong, and the box office was extremely high, and is expected to surpass the highest box office of Asian films such as "Along with the Gods".

However, since Wang Quan was attending the funeral, he would not promote the movie separately. He would return to the mainland right after the event, so he gave the Big Wave Bay villa to Reba for her to stay temporarily.

After all, he doesn't have any girlfriends in Hong Kong. For example, Janice Man is currently working in the mainland, and there is nothing among the younger generation of Hong Kong actresses that makes him miss him.

Xiangjiang now gave him a feeling of being a bit decadent, just like the big brother Long he had just met. Although his hair was dyed black, the wrinkles on his face made him no longer as charming as he used to be.

But he still insists on making movies. First, he likes it. He is obsessed with the feeling of being in charge of so many people on the set and having the final say. Without those, how miserable it would be to go home and face his aging wife and disappointing son.

Secondly, he has to film, because he has so many brothers behind him. Some of them are older than him and have retired, but there are still many young people. If he doesn't film, what will they eat and drink?

So this year he accepted investment from iQiyi and shot "Detective Pu Songling", a fantasy comedy about gods and demons, similar in style to "Monster Hunt", and he said that he would also release it during the Spring Festival.

"Ah, the Spring Festival schedule seems a bit crowded," Wang Quan counted on his fingers, "Zhu Xian 3, Detective Chinatown 3, Aliens, The Mermaid 2, Evil Never Dies, The Fast and the Furious, Boonie Bears, that's seven already."

It's only because he has good words that they work, otherwise Guo Fan also wanted to bring his already completed "The Wandering Earth" to the Spring Festival schedule, but it was finally arranged by Wang Quan to be released in the summer schedule.

Moreover, Wang Quan felt that after experiencing the disastrous failure of "Bleeding Steel" in 17 and the silence in 18, Big Brother Long's box office appeal was probably still inferior to "Boonie Bears".

"Ah, are Evil Does Not Suppress Justice and Speedy Life confirmed to be aired?" Cheng Long didn't know yet.

"Flying Life was just confirmed this morning. As for Good Will Never Die, Lao Jiang told me that it should also be a done deal."

At this time, Lao Long fell silent. He was old and indeed could not compare with the current hotshots. If it weren't for these two films, he would still dare to give it a try, but if they also came out, "Detective Pu Songling" would really have no competitiveness.

So after he returned, he discussed with iQiyi and decided to change the release date since the official release date had not been announced yet.

But iQiyi did not agree. This time they actually wanted to compete with Alibaba.

IQiyi is owned by Baidu, while Alibaba and its Tao Piaopiao have also invested in and released an animated film for children called "Peppa Pig Celebrates the New Year."

Only then did Cheng Long realize that there was actually a competitor.

However, what he didn't know was that Yinghuang and Silver Capital had invited director Mai Zhaohui, and actor Liu Qingyun and Zhang Jiahui to shoot a movie called "Integrity" and also wanted to get a piece of the pie during the Spring Festival.

There are already 10 movies targeting the 19 Spring Festival schedule. It’s chilling to think about it.

It’s so crowded!
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"What? Peppa Pig is also coming to the Spring Festival?!"

Peppa Pig has been extremely popular in the past two years. The family of pink pigs can be seen everywhere, and preschool children especially like them.

After hearing the news, Zhang Zhao, the producer of Boonie Bears, was a little depressed. There are only so many products in the market, and they are trying to compete with us, the bears. How abominable!

Last year, "Boonie Bears" set a new box office record in the series, and the distributor was Light Media.

But this year, Light Media was responsible for the distribution of "Crazy Alien" and was unable to undertake the distribution of a second Spring Festival movie.

It is not a problem for Boonie Bears to be distributed independently, so it seems that we have to find a giant distributor. After all, Maoyan is still the most reliable.

Maoyan’s main task this year is "Zhu Xian 3", but with Maoyan’s current size, it still has enough spare capacity.

Therefore, Maoyan had been thinking about achieving two successes at once. After Boonie Bears came to the door, Maoyan readily rejected the 20 billion guaranteed release price of Hidden Man and chose Boonie Bears: The Wild Age, which did not require a guarantee.

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After leaving Hong Kong, Wang Quan received a call from Dorothy. In addition to reporting on the North American performance of "Easy Journey 2", there was also a big news.

"Stan Lee passed away today," she said with emotion. "First there was Jin Yong, and then there was Stan Lee. Two great storytellers are gone."

Stan Lee lived even longer, at the age of 95. He and his partners created classic comic characters such as Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor, and the X-Men. Therefore, his death caused collective sadness in Europe and the United States.

Wang Quan also sighed: "I will never see this old man's cameo again."

Another thing is that Li Bingbing must be feeling bad. Stan Lee promised to work with her on an oriental female superhero movie "Tiger Shadow" before his death, but now it seems that is unlikely.

When Wang Quan saw Lao Jiang again, he also felt a little uncomfortable.

What I am worried about is the release of "Evil Does Not Suppress Justice".

The people at Maoyan rejected the offer after watching the film, meaning that they felt the film wouldn’t be able to make 20 billion, and were even only willing to guarantee a minimum of 10 billion.

"How about you help me take a look and point out some problems for me. Is it really that bad?" Jiang Wen patted the safe in his hand, which contained the feature film of "Evil Does Not Suppress Justice", which had just been edited not long ago.

Wang Quan actually felt that there was no need to watch it. Jiang Wen must have known his own problem, that he attached too much importance to self-expression. He was unwilling to make the story clear, thinking that it would be meaningless if it was told in detail. Movies should be savored. He liked to make a plate of dumplings for a dish of vinegar, so the two works after Zidan had good sentences but no good chapters.

The birth of "Let the Bullets Fly" was an accident. At that time, "The Sun Also Rises" lost too much money, and he urgently needed to prove himself with the box office, so he made a movie with a clear surface story and a deep story that could be tasted.

After that, he no longer paid much attention to the smoothness of the surface story, and even said something like "making dumplings to feed pigs" because of the bad reviews of "One Step Away".

However, it is not accurate to say that he is arrogant because of the elite class. Although he filmed the Republic of China, is he really talking about the Republic of China?
No, but what he said could not be said explicitly, as it contained his own confusion, puzzlement, and even disappointment over the years, so he could only express it through the special period of the Republic of China.

Finally, under Lao Jiang's insistence, Wang Quan reluctantly took a look. The lines were still so refined and interesting. Wow, Sister Qing is still so smooth at such an old age. I heard that Xu Qing practiced yoga for several months for a shot that showed her body curves. I have to ask Sister Feihong to practice yoga later, so as not to lose to her senior sister.

Apart from the variable Zhu Yawen who speaks Mandarin more fluently, the role originally played by Oscar winner Kevin Spacey was replaced by another Oscar winner with a higher status, Anthony Hopkins.

And it has not been cut.

Because of Kevin Spacey's homosexual scandal in the original time and space, "Hidden Man" also deleted a large number of clips, resulting in a lack of coherence in many parts of the plot, making it very difficult for the audience to watch.

This time it seems much smoother, and it seems that Jiang Wen has also learned some smooth storytelling skills from Wang Quan.

So the superficial story of Li Tianran's revenge was at least told thoroughly, but it was not as interesting and fun as "Let the Bullets Fly".

As for the deeper story, limited by the current trend, he told it more obscurely, and 90% of people probably don't know what he wants to say behind the story.

Among the remaining 10%, perhaps % of the interpretations are wrong.

Therefore, much of the fun of deeply interpreting a movie is lost, because most people are unable to participate and form a discussion.

Moreover, during the Spring Festival period, which is so time-sensitive, there is no time for you to interpret it. If you don’t understand it, just “pass it”.

If the original version of King's Power could score 7 points, this version of King's Power could score 7.8 points, which is much better than "One Step Away", but still far from the classic "Let the Bullets Fly".

After watching the movie, Lao Jiang asked Wang Quan for advice on what to do, "We can't really withdraw from the Spring Festival schedule, that would be too embarrassing."

Wang Quan thought for a moment and said, "Let me tell you something. The price of the guaranteed release of "Mermaid 2" between Qian Kun and Zhou Xingchi has fallen through. You can go and try with our Lao Wang."

Afterwards, Wang Quan talked about this matter with Lao Wang on the phone, and Lao Wang asked him to estimate the box office.

"How can I estimate this? They are all blockbusters, and each one is a tough sell. But the market is so small, so someone has to get hurt. Lao Jiang may have all kinds of problems when making movies, but he is sincere about movies and doesn't cheat. From this point of view, I don't want him to lose."

Lao Wang said he understood and he would make a decision after watching the movie, but forget about 20 billion. The genre of "Hidden Man" is not as popular as "The Mermaid 2" during the Spring Festival, so there is a great risk here.

On Wednesday morning, Wang Quan woke up in his bed in a hotel in Xiamen, with Dudu, who had just woken up in the early morning, lying next to him.

This is her home ground, so naturally it needs to be promoted.

However, Dudu said a little embarrassedly, "Her parents may come to watch the roadshow today. Can we take a photo together then?"

"What's the problem with that?" Wang Quan kissed the good girl in his arms.

In this film, Tang Xiaojun's importance begins to stand out. After all, she is the heroine throughout all three films. She has indeed risen to prominence because of this encounter. When I arrived in Xiamen yesterday, I saw her poster at the airport.

This Xiamen tourism ambassador will probably work until she retires from the entertainment industry. There is probably no bigger star in Xiamen than her.

The people of Xiamen are very supportive of the stars from their city. For most movies, the box office in Xiamen is generally not as high as that in Fuzhou. However, from the first to the second part of "Xiao Yao You", the box office in Xiamen has surpassed that in Fuzhou, which is quite a wonder.

After the meet-and-greet event at the cinema ended, Wang Quan met Dudu’s parents backstage and took a photo with them. They both looked very gentle and refined. No wonder they had such a well-behaved daughter.

However, Dudu still had to go to Fuzhou with Wang Quan and others to promote the product, so he could only chat briefly with his parents before leaving.

When the middle-aged couple watched their daughter get into the car and leave, they looked at each other helplessly and shook their heads.

Among the many comments praising "Xiao Yao You", they paid more attention to the evaluation of the daughter Dudu.

Although most of them are still positive, there are also some that are not so good.

For example, some people said, "Chen Duling doesn't have much acting skills. I don't know why Wang Quan chose her. It's a big mistake."

Someone will reply below: "Why did you choose her? It must be because she sacrificed more. Hehe, those who understand will understand~"

Whenever I see comments like this, as a father I wish I could fight the other party for 300 rounds over the Internet. However, if I calm down and think about it, is this really possible?

So today they strongly requested to meet director Wang Quan.

Hearing about him is not as good as meeting him in person. He is indeed handsome, suave, and outstanding. His attitude towards his own daughter is very sensible, but the way Dudu looks at him is...

Alas, it looks more like the daughter is the one who is paying for him.

Yes, such an outstanding old man is still single. Which young girl of marriageable age would not be confused when seeing him?

But looking at the appearance and temperament of the two assistants beside Wang Quan, what kind of woman can tie down a man like this, especially since he is a stud donkey who has just escaped from the reins and regained his freedom!
I can’t tie it up!

The next day, Wang Quan and Dudu got up at a hotel in Jiangcheng and learned that on the morning of the sixth day of the movie's release, "Happy Journey 2" broke 30 billion and successfully entered the top ten in mainland film history.

There are finally two seats among the top ten kings in mainland film history.

This is also the fifth 30 billion-level movie this year.

Dudu woke up dazedly, "Director, where are we going next?"

Wang Quan: "Hangcheng, your sister Mi is waiting for us over there."

Thinking of Sister Mi’s broad mind, Dudu couldn’t help but feel a little excited.

Even more excited were Chen Lijun and Li Yunxiao.

Wang Quan told them in advance that he would go back to Hangzhou today to promote the event.

He also said: "I would like to meet you to learn about the screenwriting of New Dragon Inn. It will be a stage report performance. You can contact Xiao Sun and wait for me in the hotel room. I will come to you from the cinema after I am done."

Chen Lijun and Li Yunxiao looked at each other, so are they going to get a room?

Or three of them together?!

The two arrived at the hotel with some trepidation and found Sun Yining, who personally took them to the top floor of the hotel.

This hotel is very luxurious, even among five-star hotels it is considered luxurious. When they were on business trips before, they only stayed in three-star hotels at most. Even after living in Hangzhou for so long, they had never been here.

Luckily it was a girl who brought them in, it would have been so awkward if it was a man.

This was a large suite with two bedrooms and a living room. Sun Yining introduced her and Ma Fanshu to live in the smaller room.

But even though it was a small room, it was bigger and more luxurious than their dormitory.

"Okay, Director Quan won't be back for more than an hour. You guys just sit here and I'll go down and make some arrangements." Sun Yining blinked.

"Well, what are the arrangements?" Chen Lijun asked.

Sun Yining smiled but said nothing.

Soon, two sexy beauties in formal attire came in pushing suitcases. They said they were regular technicians of the Four Seasons Hotel and that they were here to provide spa services to two distinguished guests.

At this time, Sun Yining also appeared from behind with a smile, "It's so boring to just wait, let's have a spa."

"Ah? This is so embarrassing... No, I can take it off by myself..."

The two girls were asked to take off their clothes without knowing what was going on, and even got on the bed in Wang Quan's room...

(End of this chapter)