China Entertainment started in 2004

Chapter 74 "The Tuner" is completed

"The Promise" was released on the 8th day, and the box office exceeded million, once again setting a record for the shortest time for a domestic film to exceed million.

However, the reputation is no longer stable, and the next step is an astonishing downhill road.

"The Promise" has generated so much buzz on the Internet that celebrities from the cultural and entertainment circles have also joined in to comment on the film.

Xu Jinlei published her evaluation of "The Promise" on her blog: "It was better than expected, except that the actress was too ugly to watch, the martial arts was a bit dizzy, some scenes were a bit too cartoon-like, and the ending was heartbreaking for several people. The dialogue is a bit like that.”

Compared with Xu Jinlei's Tai Chi secrets, Han Han is quite sharp. He commented on his blog: "Director Chen obviously didn't understand the difference between computer stunts and netizen FLASH. In one scene, Zhang Dongjian walked from the flowers and grass, and it felt like it was pulled from behind. It was shot with a calendar. I don’t understand why recent directors love to use computer stunts so much. Could it be that what they want to express can no longer be expressed with real shots?”

There is a saying that the house leaked and it rained all night long.

While the reputation of "The Promise" collapsed, "Riding Alone" and "The Great Sage" were released.

These two films began to seize the market share of "The Promise".

Although the box office of these two films is not very high, it is still bad news for "The Promise", which has an unstable reputation.

On December 12, the Hollywood blockbuster "King Kong" was released in China.

When Wang Shu learned the news, he was a little confused.

He previously thought that "King Kong" would be released at the end of December, but he didn't expect that it would only be a limited screening and the full release would be on January 12, 2006.

"It seems that "The Tuner" can only be scheduled for the Spring Festival on January 1."

Wang Shu muttered to himself for a moment.

If "The Tuner" successfully lands in theaters across the country on January 1, then not only "The Tuner" will be released in full on that day, but also Wang Jin's "Savage Secrets".

One film will be released in Mainland China and the other in Hong Kong Island on the same day.

Compared with the Hollywood blockbuster "King Kong", Hong Kong Wang Jin's "The Savage Secrets" is still a soft persimmon even though it also stars Zhang Pozhi.

On December 12, the production of "The Tuner" was completed.

Han Sanping immediately organized an internal movie viewing party at China Film. In addition to some people from China Film, Wang Changtian also came over with Producer Luo.

"If possible, I would like to set the film on January 1, which is the first day of the Lunar New Year."

In the screening room, before the movie started, Wang Shu whispered to Han Sanping, who was sitting on his right.

After hearing this, Han Sanping thought about it and said in a low voice, "There is still one month left. If nothing else happens, it should be okay."

With Han Sanping's words, Wang Shu felt relieved.

Because China Film Group is involved, the film can get the green light all the way through censorship and other aspects, which is much smoother than if he had to do those things himself.

"Weren't there Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li's geishas at the end of January?" Wang Changtian sat on Wang Shu's left side and couldn't help but feel worried after hearing the conversation between the two.

He believes that "The Tuner" and "Memoirs of a Geisha" were released at the same time, which is likely to be affected by "Memoirs of a Geisha" and cause the box office of "The Tuner" to languish.

Han Sanping didn't speak. Others in the circle didn't know what "Memoirs of a Geisha" was about. It didn't mean that he didn't know some information.

This film will definitely not be released in early February.

"Is Mr. Wang so unsure of "The Tuner"?" Wang Shu asked with a sideways smile. He knew more about "Memoirs of a Geisha" than Han Sanping.

Not only will this film not be released in early February, it will also be banned indefinitely. There is no need to worry that the box office of "The Tuner" will be affected.

What's more, even if it is released at the same time, Wang Shu still feels that it is not certain who will influence whom. "Haha." Wang Changtian was a little embarrassed by the question, and explained sarcastically, "I just think there are Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li among the geishas, ​​so I'm a little worried."

"Mr. Wang, relax, what if there are Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li? We have to believe in Director Wang's "The Tuner"." Han Sanping's deep voice sounded.

Wang Changtian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he savored it carefully, thinking that there were rumors that geishas could not pass the examination and were frantically cutting out the content, and then he smiled and said: "Yes, I believe in Director Wang's "The Tuner". "

"Our film "The Tuner" is not bad, even if it is released at the same time, we will not be afraid."

Wang Shu rolled his eyes and couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Wang, how little confidence do you have in me?"

"Uh" Wang Changtian was embarrassed and explained sarcastically, "Director Wang, it's not that I don't have confidence in you, I just..."

"Okay, okay, no need to explain. The movie is about to start. Don't bother other people watching the movie. Let's wait until the movie is over." Wang Shu waved his hand pretending to be impatient.

Han Sanping laughed from the side and only watched the show without participating.

Wang Changtian opened his mouth, then silently closed it.

According to his inner thoughts, he believed it even if he said he believed in Wang Shu, and he didn't believe it even if he said he didn't believe Wang Shu.

Whether you believe it or not depends on who you compare it with.

If he compared "Memoirs of a Geisha" with Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li, he felt a little guilty.

When the movie started, the venue instantly fell silent, and Han Sanping and Wang Changtian also watched it attentively.

A film that lasted more than two hours slowly ended as time passed, and the venue suddenly burst into warm applause.

Although there were only a few people, the applause was deafening. Wang Shu didn't know whether these people were applauding because of watching the film or because of Han Sanping.

Han Sanping came to his senses from the aftertaste of the movie, immediately patted Wang Shu on the shoulder, and said excitedly: "We will also have a premiere."

"Yes, let's do a special feature!" Wang Changtian changed his previous attitude. When he heard what Han Sanping said, he quickly agreed with excitement.

After he finished speaking, he continued, "I have a feeling that "The Tuner" can break 100 million at least."

Then, he looked at Wang Shu in disbelief and said in surprise, "Director Wang, is this movie really made by you to compete for awards?"

Han Sanping also looked at Wang Shu, waiting for his answer.

"Otherwise?" Wang Shu shrugged, as if there was nothing to say.

Wang Changtian smacked his lips, obviously understanding what Wang Shu meant, and then said, "Director Wang, I think this film is definitely capable of winning a good award at Cannes."

"However, whether it can win a big award depends on not only the film itself being good enough, but also how well it works."

As one of the investors of "The Tuner", Guang Guang also knew that Wang Shu was not going to run to Berlin with "The Tuner" and chose Cannes instead.

I didn’t understand why before, but now I understand it after watching the complete video.

Compared to Berlin, "The Tuner" is obviously more suitable for Cannes.

Wang Shu's choice was wise.

After listening to Wang Changtian's words, Wang Shu turned his head and looked at Han Sanping, his meaning was self-evident.

(End of this chapter)