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Chapter 386: The Great Wall vs.

The news that Mr. Wang just received was the latest news released by Hualiu Company.

The first part of Li Yu's "The Great Wall" series will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday at the end of the year.

This news made Feng Xiaogang feel depressed.

"This Li guy doesn't take me seriously at all. I tolerated him competing with me for the Golden Rooster Award and the top domestic box office.

This time he actually scheduled the movie for the Lunar New Year holiday, putting pressure on me step by step.

Do you really think I'm afraid of him? When I became famous through filming, he was still wearing open-crotch pants."

Feng Xiaogang was furious.

It's a bit too much to say that Li Yu wore open-crotch pants when he became famous.

It is true that when he became famous, Li Yu hadn't even entered the gate of Beijing Film Academy.

As the former king of Lunar New Year films, Feng Xiaogang is proud.

He believed deep down that he and Zhang Yingmou were on the same level.

Except for Zhang Yingmou, he looks down on all domestic directors, including Li Yu.

Before, Li Yu was in the development stage and posed no threat to his position, so he was happy to be on good terms with Li Yu.

Now that Li Yu has grown and become powerful to the point of shaking his position, he naturally views Li Yu as a thorn in his side.

When one person dislikes another person, whatever the other person does is wrong.

In fact, Li Yu has never targeted Feng Xiaogang. Winning awards and ranking first at the box office are all based on one's own abilities. Whoever can conquer the audience and the judges will win. There is nothing to say.

It was not Li Yu's idea alone to lock the first part of "The Great Wall" in the Lunar New Year holiday. It was Chairman Han who urged Li Yu to release it at the end of this year or the beginning of next year's Spring Festival holiday.

"Detective Chinatown" is already on the Spring Festival schedule, so it is impossible for Li Yu to schedule the first part of "The Great Wall" to be on the Spring Festival schedule.

Then the equally hot Lunar New Year period became Li Yu's best choice.

"Xiaogang, you are a little too sensitive. The specific release date of your film 1942 has not been made public. It has only been discussed within our company.

Is it possible that this is just a coincidence? Director Li is not targeting you.

The Lunar New Year holiday is one of the hottest periods in my country, and in the past many big and famous directors would choose this period to release their films.

I think it’s normal for us to bump into each other. It’s a coincidence that couldn’t be more normal.”

Xiao Wang always thinks Feng Xiaogang is a little ridiculous.

Did this guy develop PTSD after being provoked by Li Yu several times?
No matter what Li Yu did, he felt that others were targeting him.

To be honest, the first part of Li Yu's "The Great Wall" will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday. Xiao Wang thinks it's a good thing and it's a good thing for Huayi.

Feng Xiaogang is too stubborn, as obstinate as a donkey.

How could a movie like "1942" with a heavy theme and telling the story of national suffering be released during the Lunar New Year holiday? This is a very festive period, suitable for comedies and popcorn blockbusters.

To release such a sad film during the Lunar New Year holiday is equivalent to mocking the audience for being single on such a festive day as the Spring Festival Gala.

If you want to go against the audience, don't blame them for voting with their feet.

Both Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang could see that Feng Xiaogang's idea was very risky.

But after "The Great Earthquake", Feng Xiaogang became inflated to the point of being a little bit arrogant.

When he makes movies now, he no longer puts the audience first, but himself first.

He doesn't care whether the audience is happy or not, he has to be happy anyway.

The success of "Earthquake" proves that such heavy themes can also be a big hit at the box office.

It is a curse for other directors that heavy themes make it difficult for them to sell well, but Feng Xiaogang is the king of commercial films who can break the conventions.

This is a typical example of treating a successful experience as a bible.

In fact, every success cannot be replicated.

Because many factors need to be considered, such as time, place, people and harmony, and these factors are constantly changing.

If you can't make corresponding changes to the changes, then failure is inevitable. The success of "Earthquake" is not only due to the excellence of the film itself, but also to a considerable number of zz factors.

The true story of the earthquake happened not long ago, and many people were eyewitnesses. Officials in many regions would book out theaters to show their support, and primary and secondary schools also called on students to go to the cinema to learn about history.

"1942" will not receive such treatment.

However, Feng Xiaogang, who was already floating on the surface, did not realize this.

He didn't listen to Xiao Wang's advice at all, and even felt that Xiao Wang was always looking down on him.

"I don't care whether he did it on purpose or not, but there is absolutely no way he can ask me to change the show time."

Feng Xiaogang said with certainty.

Besides his confidence, there is another very important reason why he is unwilling to change the release date.

Li Yu's "The Great Wall" is a mythological blockbuster.

There has never been a successful case of a mythological film with such a large investment.

Li Yu wanted to be the first to try something new.

But is it really that easy to be the first person to try something new?

It’s done, you can taste the deliciousness of the crab.

If it fails, there will be no recovery and you might be poisoned to death by the poisonous crabs.

Many people were not optimistic about "The Great Wall" during the preparation stage.

On the other hand, the investment, production and cast of "1942" are more powerful than those of "Aftershock".

Feng Xiaogang believes that he will definitely not lose.

If he wins, he can avenge his previous defeat.

Not only did he get his revenge for the Golden Rooster Award, but he was also able to regain the position of third place director that was taken away by Li Yu.

So he would not give in no matter what this time.

Looking at Feng Xiaogang who is as stubborn as a donkey, Mr. Wang always has a headache.

This is the downside of a company being highly tied to one director.

When the director has his own ideas, the company cannot effectively control him and may even be led by him.

Mr. Wang could see that Feng Xiaogang was determined to confront Li Yu head-on this time.

If he forced Feng Xiaogang to change his mind, it might cause Feng Xiaogang's strong dissatisfaction.

Huayi rose to prominence thanks to director Feng Xiaogang. He is not stupid enough to dig up his own roots just for the success or failure of a movie.

Forget it, let Feng Xiaogang go.

"1942" became the best.

If they fail, just take it as a lesson for Feng Xiaogang, and let Feng Xiaogang understand that he should not try to be artistic in the future. It is better to just make commercial films and comedies.

A day later, Feng Xiaogang posted a Weibo saying that his new film "1942" will be released during this year's Lunar New Year holiday.

Anyone who knows about Feng Xiaogang's criticism of Li Yu at the Golden Rooster Awards knows that there will be another good show to watch this time.

That time, Feng Xiaogang deleted the essay after he blasted Li Yu. His strong opponent turned into a weak opponent and he lost a lot of face.

Feng Xiaogang's tit-for-tat behavior made everyone understand that Feng Xiaogang was trying to regain his position during the Lunar New Year holiday.

The public is really curious about which one is better, Li Yu's "The Great Wall" or Feng Xiaogang's "1942".

"Li Yu announced that The Great Wall would be released during the Lunar New Year, and Feng Xiaogang followed up by announcing that 1942 would be released during the Lunar New Year. If you say there is no connection between the two, I won't believe it even if you kill me."

"Feng Xiaogang is out for revenge. Last time Director Li made this little tough guy bow his head."

"The showdown between the big guys, there are good shows to watch during the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival, I am looking forward to it."

(End of this chapter)