China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 438 Intentional or accidental

Before the release of "The Great Wall: Part Two", this happened.

The latest work of Wang Jing, a well-known quickshooter in the film industry, "Australia Storm", was successfully concluded after 34 days of release.

As expected, the film's reputation was average, but its performance was unexpectedly good, grossing nearly 6 million.

This result is 50 to 60 million more than the original time and space.

The extra 50 to 60 million are basically brought by "Detective Chinatown".

The movie "Detective Chinatown" made many viewers think that Wang Jing has turned over a new leaf and will live a new life from now on and will never make bad movies to cheat people again.

So some of them bought tickets to watch the movie without considering the movie's reputation, and then they found out that they had been ripped off.

Wang Jing, the king of bad movies, still has the familiar taste and familiar formula.

Wang Jing has never given up the idea of ​​making bad movies and making bad money.

From this perspective, Wang Jing has not forgotten his original intention.

Anyway, the movie "Ocean Island" performed quite well and was very popular.

At the end of the last roadshow of "Australia Storm".

A curious reporter asked Wang Jing why it was such a coincidence.

"Excuse me, Director Wang, why did Director Li's The Great Wall: Part II come out three days after Australia was released? Was it intentional or accidental?"

Li Yu and Wang Jing know each other.

"Detective Chinatown" is a work written by Li Yu and directed by Wang Jing.

"Ocean Island" and "The Great Wall: Part II" are both very popular movies in the film industry recently.

It's not surprising that someone would ask such a question.

Wang Jing smiled and replied, "Of course it was intentional. Director Li's The Great Wall: Part II is so strong, how dare I compare "Australia" with Director Li?"

Wang Jing is a very rational person; he is a businessman.

He must know the level of "Australia Storm".

A work that makes a lot of money.

On the other hand, what about "The Great Wall: Part Two"? This is a serious commercial special effects blockbuster that cost 300 million yuan to create. From the beginning, it was aimed at setting a new peak for domestic commercial films.

The two are not players of the same level at all.

Two months ago, Wang Jing contacted Li Yu, and the two agreed to stagger the release times.

Generally speaking, the Lunar New Year movie season begins at the end of November every year.

Last year, "The Great Wall: Part 11" was released at the end of November.

This year, "The Great Wall: Part Two" was scheduled to be released in early December, but it was postponed for more than a week because Li Yu was trying to save face for Wang Jing.

The reporters immediately became interested.

The last time, the first-hand news about "Parasite" came from Wang Jing.

Those who make a living from writing articles hope that Wang Jing can reveal more information about "The Great Wall: Part II" this time, just like he did last time, so that they can earn some traffic before the movie is released.

“I wonder if Director Wang can tell us how big The Great Wall: Part II is.”

"of course can."

Wang Jing spread his hands, indicating that it was absolutely possible.

Then he started to brag: "I am very honored that when the final edited version of The Great Wall: Part II was made, Director Li invited me to be one of the first people to participate in the internal screening.

I won’t spoil the plot of the movie.

Let me tell you my opinion on the movie. I think "The Great Wall: Part 2" is not inferior to "Parasite". If "Parasite" is the best domestic movie that reflects modern social problems.

Then "The Great Wall: Part Two" is the pinnacle of domestic commercial special effects films.

It’s really not an exaggeration at all. The special effects level of this movie is definitely the best in the country.

It is not inferior even to the top special effects blockbusters in Hollywood.

Director Li spent hundreds of millions of yuan on the special effects of this movie.

The total investment of my "Australia Storm" was only 100 million.

The money I spent on making a movie is not enough for Director Li to spend on special effects.”

When he said the last few sentences, Wang Jing sighed a little.

They are both directors, but the difference between them is so huge.

The lineup, budget and team used by Li Yu for making movies were far beyond his reach.

But even if he were asked to manage a project as big as "The Great Wall" series, he would not be able to do it.

There are only a few directors in China who have the ability to mobilize tens of thousands of extras, including Zhang Yingmou, Li Yu, and Chen Kaige.

Xiao Gangpao, the famous director who was once known as the three pillars of the Chinese film industry together with Zhang Yingmou and Chen Kaige, has no experience in mobilizing tens of thousands of extras to shoot a movie.

Not to mention Wang Jing, the king of bad movies. He has participated in the production of many films, but most of them have low production costs.

The reporters were shocked by the shocking words: special effects worth billions of dollars.

No wonder the post-production of "The Great Wall: Part II" took more than a year. It seems that Li Yu is really planning something big.

After Wang Jing answered all the questions about The Great Wall: Part II, someone asked again: "Director Wang, according to the voting statistics on our website, many netizens hope to see Detective Chinatown 2, which you and Director Li collaborated on, as soon as possible.

I wonder if your next movie will be "Detective Chinatown 2"? Can you give us a hint? "

When talking about "Detective Chinatown 2", Wang Jing's expression was a little embarrassed.

"The Man from Macau" is the first bad movie he made after "Detective Chinatown".

How can "Detective Chinatown 2" be the next movie?

His film-making routine is to make a good film, and then make a bunch of bad films to completely consume his reputation.

He will wait until the audience is almost completely disappointed with him and then make another good movie to restore his reputation.

Repeating this cycle, a perpetual motion machine is created.

However, Wang Jing certainly couldn't tell the truth in front of reporters. He cleared his throat and said, "Since netizens are so looking forward to Detective Chinatown 2, I can't just come up with a sloppy work to perfunctorily satisfy the audience.

Every aspect of this work must be carefully polished, and we must not disappoint everyone's expectations.

Director Li is currently filming Operation Nujiang River and is currently very busy, so he has no time to write a script for me."

In summary, there will be "Detective Chinatown 2", but it will not come in the short term.

Once Wang Jing's words were spread, they attracted the attention of many netizens.

"Although Fatty Wang likes to make bad movies, what he says is reliable. Last time he said that Parasite was great, and then Director Li won the Palme d'Or with this movie.

This time he said that The Great Wall: Part Two is the top commercial special effects film in China, and he must be telling the truth. "

"Over 100 million yuan was spent on the special effects, and I can't wait to see the final result. The special effects of The Great Wall: Part 1 didn't cost that much, and they are already very, very good."

"Good news, Fatty Wang has made it clear that there will be a Detective Chinatown 2. Bad news, before Detective Chinatown 2 comes out, he's going to make a few more bad movies for everyone.

It has become a rule that every time Huang Xiaoming makes a good movie, he rewards himself with a film called "The Overbearing CEO", and every time Wang Jing makes a good movie, he rewards himself with several bad movies."

Finally, on December 12, "The Great Wall: Part Two" was released as scheduled.

(End of this chapter)