During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 469: The Long Road Ahead
In the film market, after "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "Batman" raked in over 5 million yuan in box office revenue, he retired successfully.

The remaining three Hollywood blockbusters also came to the end of their release period and were lukewarm.

But domestic films have not risen.

"White Deer Plain", which has been released for more than 10 days, has completely died out, with box office revenue reported at 1.08 million yuan, and basically no longer increasing.

There are many people in the industry who criticize Wang Quanan for messing up a literary masterpiece.

And the drama "Taiwan Palace", which had a good start, didn't last until the holiday.

After earning 5200 million in the first three days of the weekend, the subsequent box office has been declining. Now, after six days of release, the box office has reached 6 million, and the single-day box office has fallen below five million.

The key is that the online reputation is also quite poor. The score on Impression.com has dropped to 6.1 points, and there is still room for further decline. A large number of negative reviews have also appeared in the comment section:

"Did they write the script with their feet? What kind of shit is this!"

"The thing that impressed me the most was that Cao Cao was bleeding all over the floor when he was sitting there. I thought he had a miscarriage."

"Fat Chow had his back to Su Youpeng, and when Youpeng started singing, I laughed so hard that I was almost numb. I was really afraid that Fat Chow would turn around and say 'I Want You!'"

“There’s only styling, but no history! The actors work hard, but the script is weak.”

"Yi Nengjing exposed her thighs twice, but that was just a cameo; Su Youpeng sang one song and then made another cameo appearance;
Hiroshi Tamaki had his penis cut off, but he was still just a supporting role; Yang Mi's narration was so much that I mistakenly thought this was a stream-of-consciousness movie. In short, in one word, it's terrible!"

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According to the current box office trends and word of mouth, the industry unanimously believes that even with the support of an 8-day holiday, it is still unknown whether the box office of this movie can catch up with the production cost of 1.2 million.

Just when domestic films were largely silent, Huayi's "Tai Chi 1" was officially released.

For this "steampunk action movie" that cost hundreds of millions of dollars, not only Huayi has high hopes, but the media and the industry are also paying a lot of attention to it. The theaters have even given it an average screening schedule of more than 20%.

Since this morning, Huayi has been receiving announcements continuously.

Things like "pre-sale box office exceeded expectations", "attendance was packed", and "tickets are hard to come by for moviegoers", as if the movie is really that popular.

Wei Jin ignored such talk. He knew whether it was a mule or a horse the next day.

At this moment, he is preparing for the premiere of "The Girl at the Bottom".

It turns out that as long as female artists don't wear dresses, they can save more than half of their makeup time.

In just over an hour, Jing Tian was ready with the cooperation of the team and stood in front of Wei Jin in a pretty manner.

Today Jing Tian was wearing an autumn student outfit similar to the one in the drama: a slim-fitting white shirt, a sky blue suit, and a knee-length skirt in the same color.

Her delicate face is only embellished with simple makeup, but thanks to her super high looks, she adds a bit of elegance like a lotus emerging from water.

Her long black hair was not groomed too much and was casually draped over her shoulders. She wore a two-finger-wide bun on her head, which made her look simple and refreshing, with a sweet youthful aura.

Reaching out his hand and holding Jing Tian's small hand, Wei Jin said softly, "Tian Tian, ​​let's go. It's time for us to set off."

"Well, let's go."

Although the production cost of "Girl at the Bottom" was not high, the scale of this premiere was not small.

At this moment, Lu Zheng and Chen Zhiming, as administrative heads of the production company, were receiving guests inside and outside.

On the red carpet, groups of big names in the circle walked by, and following behind them were artists from their respective companies.

Just as Bernardo and Xingmei’s people walked in, people from Chengtian and Fiber Optic came in, and even a lot of people from Huayi came.

From Yinghuang's side, Boss Yang took Huo Wenxi onto the red carpet, followed by Xie Feng and others.

Directors contracted by Shanhe Media, such as Zhang Yimou, Guo Fan, and Lu Yang, as well as many artists from Star Culture, also walked onto the red carpet chatting and laughing.

Other major directors and producers in the industry are not far behind, including Jiang Wen and his wife, Gu Changwei and his wife, Chen Kaige and his wife, Feng Dapao and his wife
The star lineup is even more luxurious, including Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao and his wife, Li Bingbing, Wang Baoqiang, Hu Jun.
Then it was the cinema chains and several state-owned enterprises that made their final appearances, including China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, Xi'an Film Group, Wanda, Dadi Cinema, and Shanghai New Film Group.
The reporters at the scene were also very busy and their flashlights never stopped flashing.

"The premiere of a big director is really lively. If you count carefully, there are at least dozens of first-line artists."

"Well, there are more second-tier players, all of them have exceeded 100."

"That's normal. Wei Jin's appeal is unique in China!"

"coming!"

A reporter shouted loudly, and all the cameras were suddenly focused on the two Mercedes-Benz cars that slowly stopped at the starting point of the red carpet.

The car door opened, and the first person to step in was a pair of long legs. After Wei Jin got out of the car holding the door, he took Jing Tian's hand with one hand. The person who got out of the passenger seat was Bai Yu.

Four people got out of another car: Xu Yajun, Jiang Shan, Zhang Songwen, and Li Xian.

Not only Jing Tian dressed up specially, but everyone else also wore the props and costumes from the movie. For example, Li Xian, who played the younger brother, wore a basketball jersey, which made him look a little lively.

Others such as Xu Yajun, Jiang Shan, Zhang Songwen and others were wearing work clothes from the movie, while Bai Yu was wearing a summer school uniform and had dyed his hair a little yellow.

The main creators walked onto the red carpet with smiles on their faces, greeting the audience and fans on both sides along the way, which attracted a lot of screams and shouts.

The atmosphere in the venue was very lively, with a large number of industry insiders walking around and toasting each other.

As soon as Wei Jin and his group entered the venue, a staff member came and took the creators to the front row, as they would be on stage to share their experiences later.

Wei Jin was walking towards the circle of companies in the industry, where a group of bigwigs were chatting animatedly, with joy on their faces, as if they had won the lottery.

"Director Han, Director Ren, Director Wang, President Wang."

After greeting everyone, Wei Jin asked curiously, "What were you talking about just now?"

"Wei Jin, President Han is telling us about the latest policies."

After listening to Wang Changtian's explanation, Wei Jin suddenly understood.

For a long time, due to the existence of protection policies, although domestic films cannot compare with Hollywood blockbusters in terms of production, cast, and even quality, from 02 to 11, for nearly ten years, the box office share of domestic films in the film market has exceeded 50% each year.

Especially after the rise of Shanhe Media, this proportion has even remained above 60% for several years.

However, with the implementation of the China-US agreement at the beginning of the year, two or three Hollywood films are released every month, and the share of domestic films has been gradually eroded.

So far this year, the share of domestic films in the box office has fallen below 45%. Based on last year's national box office total, this means that the box office of domestic films is at least 20 billion less than that of Hollywood blockbusters.

This is only 9 months.

Therefore, the General Administration has formulated a policy to allocate special funds to subsidize theaters that screen more domestic films.

This means that the cinemas will be more inclined towards domestic films, which is a good thing for a number of production companies. "Director Han, has it been decided?"

"Nonsense, how can I say that if it hasn't been decided? The notice will probably be sent out tomorrow. We won't suffer a big loss in the future in terms of film scheduling. The higher-ups have already paved the way for you. You are all leaders in the production industry. Domestic films still depend on you."

Han Sanping is still giving earnest advice, but Wei Jin feels it is useless. The policy is good, but the theaters are not stupid either. In the final analysis, it depends on the quality of the film and its box office performance.

All we can say is that there is still a long way to go for domestic films to rise.

After more than half an hour of socializing, the premiere officially began.

The host Liu Yan, wearing a black long dress, walked onto the stage and after a brief opening speech, she invited the performing guests to come on stage.

Jing Tian took a deep breath and slowly walked onto the stage.

As the ethereal music sounded, Jing Tian felt as if she had returned to the Oscars that year.

After this song, her life and Wei Jin's life became intertwined.

".When your dreams come alive you're unstoppable
Take a shot, chase the sun, find the beautiful
We will glow in the dark turning dust to gold
And we'll dream it possible (possible, ah~)
And we'll dream it possible"

Just as Jing Tian said, she really knew the song "Dream It Possible" by heart and could almost recite it by heart.

There was no flaw in the whole song and her singing skills became more and more exquisite.

After the song was over, there was applause from the audience. Jing Tian bowed to take a bow, and Liu Yan continued to invite other main creators to come on stage.

At this time, 7 chairs were ready on the stage.

After Wei Jin brought everyone onto the stage, they sat in the center. Jing Tian and Zhang Songwen sat on his left and right respectively. They were undoubtedly the leading male and female characters.

Next to Jing Tian are Xu Yajun and Jiang Shan, the whole family is together, while next to Zhang Songwen are Bai Yu and Li Xian.

Liu Yan first threw the topic to the crew and guided everyone to talk about the interesting things that happened during the filming process.

"If we talk about fun things, the one that impressed me the most was Tiantian. She was so well-behaved that she had never even been to a nightclub and couldn't skate. But as the mother in the play, I had to take her everywhere to have fun."

Jiang Shan's sharing drew laughter from the audience, and several people on the stage couldn't help laughing.

"It was also my first time trying to dye my hair. I complained about that hairstyle many times, and finally I really cut my hair short. And after I had short hair, the director didn't allow me to wear makeup, so I was completely bare-faced."

"What impressed me the most was of course my good friend, Zhou Yiwei. At the end of the film, he washed his hair upside down. This scene was filmed several times and he consumed a lot of shampoo, hahahaha"

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Afterwards, the rest of the people also talked about a lot of topics, and when the sharing ended, the media reporters also started asking questions.

"Director Wei, we noticed that you are also involved in this promotion. The last time you participated was two years ago when you filmed Passengers. Why is that?"

"Everyone knows that there are many competitors in this National Day, and the subject matter of "Girls at the Bottom" does not have an advantage. I don't want to lose the National Day championship that I have maintained for two years, hahahaha."

The reporters reluctantly accepted this statement and continued to ask questions.

"Director Wei, after having made an inspirational film like Whiplash, what motivated you to shoot a film similar to The Girl at the Bottom?"

"First of all, I want to correct one thing. The cores of the two films are not similar. This will become clear to everyone after watching the films. As for the original intention of the creation."

Having said that, Wei Jin turned his head to look at Jing Tian and smiled.

“I just did it because I liked it”

The reporters were a little skeptical. This is a line from "Whiplash". Is it appropriate to use it here?

However, Jing Tian beside him looked at Wei Jin's profile, his heart full of joy, and the love in his eyes seemed to be flowing out.

Some sharp-eyed reporters noticed Jing Tian's strange behavior and started asking questions.

"Ms. Jing Tian, ​​the last time you worked with Director Wei was three years ago on Lucy, which grossed 4.87 million US dollars in China and 3.03 million US dollars worldwide. Do you think it will be even better this time?"

Listening to the reporter's questions, many actresses at the scene looked up at the woman in school uniform, feeling uncomfortable. The 3.03 million-yuan movie with a female lead is still a pain in their hearts.

"Well, the film market is developing so fast now, I think it should be better, and I also hope it will be better."

“I heard that the copyright of “The Girl at the Bottom” sold well at the Cannes Film Festival. Can you tell us the specific transaction amount?”

Some media boldly asked this question, which is also something that many people in the circle have always been curious about.

Jing Tian looked at Wei Jin, who smiled and nodded.

"$3856 million."

As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar at the scene, and all the production companies' eyes turned red.

“Isn’t this higher than the Golden Bear film The Hunt?”

“Well, this is another record.”

"Berna's profits weren't this high last year, right?"

Listening to the noisy voices, Fatty Yu's face darkened. How could other companies be any better? Why did they choose Bernardo?
A number of big directors sitting in the audience, including Zhang Yimou and Chen Shishi, were also feeling unhappy. The copyright price was close to 40 million US dollars, which was unique in China.

The female stars at the scene were also very uncomfortable. When the project was first launched, they knew that Xingguang Canlan was one of the producers. Jing Tian really had both money and beauty.

As the interview ended, the lights on the scene gradually dimmed and the main film began to play.

There is no doubt that "The Girl at the Bottom" is a warm, healing and inspirational film.

Compared with previous commercial films in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, "The Girl at the Bottom" is not outstanding in terms of visual effects or plot rhythm, and is even a bit bland.

However, the golden signboard that Wei Jin has built up over the years allowed industry insiders and audiences on the scene to calm down and watch.

As the plot progresses, many people begin to immerse themselves in the movie and feel its healing power.

The nearly two-hour movie came to an end, and the audience burst into applause.

Not only the students from art schools and Beijing universities sitting in the back row had red eyes, but even some film critics were deeply moved.

Many media reporters also admitted that, as Wei Jin said, although "Girlfriend" and "Whiplash" are both inspirational films, their core is not exactly the same.

Many production companies competing for the National Day box office now have serious expressions, obviously realizing that Wei Jin's movie is not easy to deal with.

In comparison, the main creators of "Girl at the Bottom" felt much more relaxed.

Apparently, the movie is done.
(End of this chapter)