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Zhou Xingchi couldn't stop complaining at this time, thinking what's the use of you putting that "囧囧" on file, what I'm afraid of isn't "囧囧", I'm afraid of Feng Xiaogang and Jackie Chan!

Although "1942" and "Zodiac", which are aimed at the Lunar New Year, have not yet officially confirmed their release dates, that is because the finale of "Zibuyu" has not yet been finalized. Once "Zibuyu 3" is announced for the Spring Festival Even if Hua Yi is unwilling to admit it, they must choose to advance these two films to the beginning of the Lunar New Year before the Spring Festival in order to avoid "Zi Bu Yu".

It takes courage to dare to go head-to-head with "Zi Bu Yu". After all, this film not only has the effect of the finale of the series, but also has a very good reputation and is suitable for moviegoers of all ages. The word-of-mouth and standard of "Zibuyu 2" plummeted, otherwise Huayi would not dare to challenge "Zibuyu 3" head-on.

If Mizuki is allowed to release, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is estimated to be used to compete with Huayi's "1942" and "Zodiac". In "Zibuyu 3", Zhou Xingchi has two paths before him, neither of which is easy to walk. This choice will be very difficult.

He Mu himself still hopes that Shuimu Forest can cooperate with Master Xing. After all, this is another masterpiece of his after many years, and it is also the theme of Journey to the West. For countless audiences who like him and "Journey to the West", this movie is very interesting. The attraction is gone, and the most important thing is that once Mizuki has the distribution rights of this movie, it means that there will be one less enemy for "Zibuyu 3".It is beneficial for "Zibuyu" to dominate the Spring Festival file.

He Mu knew that Zhou Xingchi was in a dilemma, with Feng Xiaogang + Jackie Chan on one side and He Mu on the other.This multiple-choice question is not easy to choose, and He Mu also knows that if he does not show enough favorable conditions and sincerity, he may push Zhou Xingchi to Huayi, which is definitely not what he wants to see.

So He Mu took the last leave from the crew of "To Youth" and came to Hong Kong to have an interview with Zhou Xingchi in person. Of course, the main purpose was to take a look at the finished film of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".He always has to make corresponding concessions and judgments based on the actual quality of the film.

The result is after watching the finished film.He Mu and Zhou Xingchi did not reach an agreement, and soon, the posters of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" appeared together with posters of films such as "Painted Skin 2", "1942", "Tai Chi: From Zero", and "The Twelve Zodiac Signs". Yi Brothers at the "Hua Yi Night" gala at the Cannes Film Festival.It is completely announced that the distribution rights of the film will fall into the hands of Huayi, but the schedule is still undecided.

For such a result, He Mu still felt a little regretful, the quality of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" could not persuade him to make too many concessions.However, Huayi Brothers, whom Zhou Xingchi contacted at the same time, offered a considerable concession.The two kings of Huayi also knew that Zhou Xingchi's other preparatory option was Shuimu Forest. In order to prevent their opponents from getting "Journey to the West", they made great concessions, and finally succeeded in persuading Zhou Xingchi, who was vacillating between Shuimu and Huayi.

Although "Journey to the West" fell into the hands of Hua Yi, it didn't affect Zhou Xingchi's choice of Zhang Zilin as the heroine of his "Mermaid", and it is even very possible for him to cooperate with Mizuki in this movie.

Therefore, the lineup of blockbuster films for the Lunar New Year file in 12~13 has basically been confirmed. Huayi Brothers has Feng Xiaogang's "1942", Jackie Chan's "Zodiac" and Zhou Xingchi's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", which are the most powerful of all film companies. of.Will sweep away the 11-year decline.

And Shuimu Forest has only one "Zibuyu 3", and the rest of "Shennongjia Big Footprint" and "Big Card 2" can't keep up with this schedule.There is also Xu Zheng's "Tai囧", which can be ignored for the time being in the Lunar New Year file when blockbusters are fighting.

In addition, Lu Chuan's ill-fated "The King's Feast", Wong Kar-wai's "The Great Master", which has been honing his sword for ten years, may enter the Lunar New Year melee, and Bona and Wang Jing's "Great Shanghai", Liu Weiqiang's "Blood Droplet" ", also aimed at the fat meat of the Lunar New Year file, but none of these films could enter the first lineup.

It seems that this year's New Year's Eve will be very intense, and the possibility of Huayi's dominance is very high, but the Lunar New Year's Eve is too far away, but the summer holiday is already here.

It is correct that "Ruffian Hero" did not rashly enter the May file. The two Hollywood blockbusters have shown quite high combat effectiveness. The first to appear is "The Avengers", which has completed the "trailer" layout through several big movies. , the film was released simultaneously in North America and mainland China.

As early as when Disney developed "Iron Man 2", many Hollywood filmmakers, including Jeff, knew that Disney, which owns Marvel, was playing a big game, and the enthusiasm shown before the movie was released was enough to prove The wisdom of Marvel and Disney executives, through the warm-up of the five films of "Iron Man", "Invincible Hulk", "Iron Man 2", "Thor" and "Captain America", has assembled the "Iron Man" of the four main heroes. The overwhelming popularity of The Avengers in North America has become irresistible, and even this craze has also blown to mainland China.

In fact, as early as 10 when "Iron Man 2" was released, He Mu thought about grafting the Marvel hero model to complete the film adaptation of "Feng Shen Yan Yi". By the time "Thor" was released in 11, the company had already launched The script coordination and prospect evaluation work of this super project, because "Fengshen Yanyi" has no copyright attribution, that is to say, anyone can shoot it if they want, so this long-term plan has certain risks, and it may even be a marriage for others. Clothes.

But what depends on the risk is the huge profit prospect after the success of this project, so He Mu asked to build the script framework first, which cannot be completed in one or two years, and there is no special effect level in China that can satisfy this series of movies, so No rush to shoot.

After 1.19 million in the first week, "The Avengers" made another 2.1 million in the next week, and the two-week box office surpassed "Super Battleship", which was released for nearly a month, but even so, many Marvel fans and Hollywood fans still feel that the achievement It's not ideal, and you can even occasionally hear the theory of suppression, because the film's performance in North America is much better, with a box office of 3.73 million US dollars in two weeks.

This year Rubik's Cube Pictures' "The Hunger Games" is already very powerful, it can be called a dark horse among dark horses, with a total box office of 4.06 million U.S. dollars. "Using its super popularity to prove that "The Hunger Games" is still far from the annual crown, the film is expected to surpass the total box office of "The Hunger Games" in the next week, plus there is another movie that has set a record of US$5.33 million in North America. The sequel to "The Dark Knight" at the box office, "The Dark Knight Rises", will land in North America in the summer, so "The Hunger Games" can keep the top three in North America.

The popularity of "The Avengers" in the mainland is expected, but the box office of "Men in Black 3" is not inferior... (To be continued...)