Actor: My Entertainment Era

"Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" is the first 3D martial arts film in the history of Chinese films, but it is not the first 3D film.

The first true 3D movie in the history of Chinese-language films came from the Cantonese-speaking area. It was a salty and wet film that became very popular in April this year, attracting many mainland audiences to come to Hong Kong to watch the movie.

It is still the annual box office champion among Hong Kong Island local films (including co-production films).

But after all, that film was not popular on the stage. The 3D gimmick of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" is still very sufficient.

Zhang Weiping called "Thirteen Hairpins" a box office of 10 billion, but Yu Dong didn't call out a specific number - maybe because he was worried that calling more than 10 billion would blow his cover - he just said that "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" would win the Lunar New Year box office championship.

"They are marketing the national crisis, and we despise such behavior." We also didn't forget to step on them.

And before the release, news was released that "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" has been shortlisted for next year's 62nd Berlin International Film Festival.

Naturally, it didn’t say it was in the screening section.

"Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" will be released in theaters at 15 pm on the 2th, 4 hours earlier than "Thirteen Hairpins".

The theater chain had previously predicted that "Dragon Gate" may be slightly ahead of "Thirteen Hairpins" on the first day because it occupies more high-priced 3D and IMAX screens.

The main creators were also scattered all over the country that day to promote it.

In fact, just as theater managers expected, "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" won the championship with 3400 million on the first day, ahead of "Thirteen Girls" with 2000 million.

According to data monitored by Berner himself, IMAX theaters across the country contributed more than 300 million box office on the first day, which is really rare.

The film's reputation and public opinion were also well controlled on the first day. Most netizens gave either satisfactory or surprising comments about the film.

In the first four days of the weekend, "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" also suppressed "Thirteen Hairpins" with 4 million with a score of 1.66 million.

But the difference of tens of millions has already made Bernard feel a crisis. The box office gap of more than 1000 million is almost negligible in the competition of Lunar New Year blockbusters. If the gap of more than 3000 million can not be opened, no one dares to say that he will win.

Bernard knows very well that compared to the director's appeal, the only one who can compete with Zhang Yimou in the mainland market is Feng Xiaogang.

And Zhang Yimou's directorial appeal can largely make up for the shortcomings in the cast of his films compared to his opponents.

However, Bernard has four popular trump cards: Li Lianjie, Zhang Yuanjun, Liu Yifei, and Li Yuchun, and Yu Dongfei wants to use his star power to give "Thirteen Hairpins" a try.

In fact, apart from the star cast, it is really difficult for Bernard to beat "Thirteen Hairpins" elsewhere.

However, Bernard had a very serious problem when it came to the lineup announcement.

After Zhang Yuanjun's team repeatedly emphasized to the crew that they did not want to over-hype their relationship, Bernard still went his own way, ignoring the objections of Zhang Yuanjun's team and still publicizing Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei's personal affairs.

Of course, Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei also have responsibilities. When accepting the role, Bernard made it clear that hiring them was based on their traffic and topicality, which would be beneficial to the crew's publicity.

The two expressed that they understood the crew's intentions at the time, but during the promotion period, they truly realized how annoying it is to hype up feelings.

Both of them expressed to the crew that they didn't want the romance to be overly hyped, but Bernard didn't care at all.

At first, the two would cooperate in publicity. They felt that since they were acting in a drama together, the crew had nothing to do with it. After all, the situation was explained when they signed the contract.

However, as Bernard's promotional methods intensified, they included but were not limited to suggesting that Zhang Yuanjun announced the progress of wedding preparations, tempting Liu Yifei to reveal more details about their lives, and asking the two to confess their love in the air.

The two's tolerance for the crew is getting lower and lower, and their respective staff once again warned the crew not to over-consume their romance.But Bernard feels that since you have signed the contract and been informed in advance, and you have expressed your understanding, you should not say anything about not accepting it now. The actors only need to cooperate with the promotional activities arranged by the crew.

Liu Yifei was absent from the announcement and Bernard didn't say anything. Why are you two using your relationship to make an announcement now?

This is also the biggest leverage between the two in this dispute with Bernard. Liu Yifei only participated in the early promotion of the crew, and she was absent from the entire road show after the release.

Both sides hold their own opinions and have their own reasons.

The conflict between the two parties finally took a turn on Christmas Day, the second Sunday after the film was released on the 25th.

During the day, the publicity staff of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" contacted Liu Yifei in Toronto as usual and asked her to have a live connection with Zhang Yuanjun again today to sing "Jingle Bells" to celebrate Christmas.

But on the other end of the phone, Liu Yifei's executive agent told Xuanfa that Liu Yifei would have to work overtime for filming today. Liu Yifei should still be on the set when the promotional event started. Liu Yifei would not be able to participate in tonight's Christmas event.

The crew of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" naturally refused and asked Liu Yifei to adjust the time, even half an hour.

But Liu Yifei said she was powerless because the West was on holiday for Christmas and the crew had to catch up on a few more scenes before the holiday.

At 8 o'clock that night, 10 minutes before the crew's Christmas event started, the publicity staff was still contacting Liu Yifei backstage, but the person who answered the phone was always Liu Yifei's executive agent.

Xuanfa requested to contact Liu Yifei directly, but the executive manager said that it was his job to contact Xuanfa and there was no need to contact the artist himself.

"Yifei is still filming on the set. It's really inconvenient to connect with the country. I'm sorry." Liu Yifei has always been very polite in her execution.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Yifei's executive agent couldn't help complaining about the crew of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate": "We use the salary of the second heroine to do the promotion of the protagonist. What else is he not satisfied with?"

On the cast list of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", Liu Yifei is ranked behind Li Lianlian, but on the poster she is the same as her husband.

"Bernard just sees us as easy to talk to and easy to bully."

Domestically, the crew of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" held a "Christmas Eve Screening to Thank Fans" in Beijing.

Yu Dong excitedly announced at the scene that the box office of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" exceeded 23 million on the 3rd.

"Tonight is to thank the fans and celebrate "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate"."

Not only did the audience not see the long-awaited Liu Yifei, but they were also sensitively aware that throughout the entire event, Zhang Yuanjun seemed to be in low spirits, his face was full of exhaustion, and he stopped joking with the audience.

It is worth mentioning that Li Lianjie did not come to tonight's Christmas event.

At the end of his speech, Yu Dong said passionately: "With the upcoming New Year's Day holiday, it is certain that "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" will break 5 million!"

The normal activities were carried out smoothly, and there were no process problems caused by the absence of Li Lianlian and Liu Yifei.

As soon as the evening's activities ended, Zhang Yuanjun went back to his home to rest, and flew back to Gan Province early the next morning, preparing to return to his hometown to recuperate for a while.

The production crew contacted Zhang Yuanjun to prepare for the New Year's Day publicity activities, but were told: "We have completed all the publicity activities as scheduled, and Yuanjun has now gone home to rest."

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The promoters of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" were dumbfounded... (End of this chapter)