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In the July summer season in mainland China, the most eye-catching ones are of course "Curse of the Golden Flower" and "The Banquet".

Both films are works by big directors, with a strong cast, and the media is full of praise. Zhang Weiping even shouted the slogan of a box office of over 500 million.

However, he has always had the habit of "making a fuss", and the media is no longer surprised.

Feng Xiaogang also made a surprise move. In an interview with the media, he said that he had a crush on Zhou Xun and liked her silently, but he didn't dare to confess, so he could only watch her silently every day at work. He also talked about the roles of Ge You and Zhang Ziyi in the film, anyway, whatever attracts attention is done.

The effect is still there. "Curse of the Golden Flower" won 320 million box office in mainland China, and "The Banquet" was slightly inferior, but also 190 million.

Although the reputation is not very good, it is profitable after all.

The producers of the two films held a celebration party and were beaming with joy.

For a while, it seemed as if the mainland market had really entered the era of blockbusters. After all, there was a third director who made over 100 million yuan at the box office and made money.

What made the media cheer even more was that this summer's summer season did not include Jiang Heng, but the total box office exceeded 500 million yuan.

So much so that a tabloid reporter wrote that the real blockbuster era of the Chinese-language film market has arrived. Jiang Heng's films are not that good. They just have a good reputation and fans, and they dominate the schedule and schedule, suppressing other films.

If another blockbuster is released alone during the New Year and summer seasons, it can still have a box office of 400 to 500 million yuan.

This statement is a bit extreme, but it is very useful for mainland filmmakers.

Because Jiang Heng has made too much money in the mainland market in recent years, but he only cooperates with China Film, which makes some film companies dissatisfied.

Previously, there was only one Zhang Yimou who could make profitable blockbusters, and now there is another Feng Xiaogang, which means that there will be more and more blockbuster directors in the mainland market.

The era when Jiang Heng's movie dominated a schedule should soon be over.

In a high-end restaurant in Beijing, Wang Zhonglei, Feng Xiaogang, Gu Changwei, Zhang Guoli, Chen Guofu, Fan Qiaoqiao and others gathered for dinner.

One was to celebrate the money made by "The Banquet", and the other was to discuss the next blockbuster.

Although the domestic box office of "The Banquet" was 190 million, the share of the box office was only more than 70 million, which was far from the production cost. There were also overseas copyright fees for this film.

Huayi Company took the initiative to attack major overseas film festivals and sell copyrights to film producers from various countries, focusing on small profits and quick turnover. For small countries like Turkey and Romania, as long as there are film producers willing to buy, they will sell even for 5,000 US dollars.

All overseas revenues added up, the cost has long been recovered.

In addition to the domestic box office, later DVD distribution, TV multimedia copyright, etc., "The Banquet" can bring Huayi Brothers Company nearly 100 million yuan in revenue, which can be said to be a big win.

Brothers Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei have been in high spirits recently, and they are so proud of whoever they see is a bidder.

Of course, they still respect Feng Xiaogang, after all, he is the God of Wealth who helps them make money.

"Come on, let's toast to Old Feng, the third director in the mainland who has made over 100 million yuan at the box office and made a lot of money! It's just that our investment is not big enough and our stunts are not good enough. If we can also dominate a schedule, maybe we can also make 400 or 500 million yuan at the box office!"

Wang Zhonglei raised his glass and said, he believed in the newspaper's statement and always felt that Huayi's spring is coming.

Feng Xiaogang was proud in his heart, but he was still modest: "It's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning, it's just helping the company make 100 million yuan, not as good as Jiang Heng!"

Wang Zhonglei said: "Jiang Heng is just lucky. In the past, he was the only one who could make blockbusters in the mainland market. In the future, there will be a hundred schools of thought and a hundred flowers will bloom, and the audience will not look forward to his movies!"

Chen Guofu nodded and agreed: "It's very likely. When I was in the production department of Columbia Asia, I saw some analysis reports of the company. It is believed that the mainland film market will enter a period of explosion around 2005 and 2006. At that time, the audience's choice If there are too many choices, Jiang Heng's movie box office will decline. "

Gu Changwei sneered, "Of course, in the past, everyone had no choice. If you want to go to the cinema to watch a blockbuster, you can only watch his. The good and bad are just that. In the future, it's hard to say."

After hearing this, Feng Xiaogang realized that Wang Zhonglei had a new idea, "What does Mr. Wang mean?"

Wang Zhonglei said: "I think we can also make a mythological blockbuster, just shoot "Investiture of the Gods"! "

After saying that, he pointed to Fan Qiaoqiao beside him and said to Feng Xiaogang: "Look, does she look like Su Daji?"

Fan Qiaoqiao's charming smile was just right, and Director Feng's heart was pounding.

"Well, there is indeed some charm!"

Wang Zhonglei snorted and said, "Jiang Heng is a young man who doesn't understand women at all. He filmed "Dafeng Night Watchman" and found a bunch of little girls. Which one can match the charm of Qie Qie?"

Zhang Guoli smiled and said, "If Qie Qie joins, she will definitely be the most beautiful among all the beauties!"

Fan Qie Qie smiled sweetly, "Thank you, Teacher Guoli!"

Zhang Guoli smiled and said, "I am also telling the truth!"

I immediately said to Feng Xiaogang, "Old Feng, what do you think of me playing King Zhou?"

"I think...!"

Feng Xiaogang thought to himself, I didn't agree to direct it either!

He is a person who cherishes his feathers very much, because it is not easy to become famous. He is afraid that if a movie is made, no investor will invite him to direct in the future.

For international directors like Chen Kaige, many investments were quickly withdrawn after the failure of "The Promise".

The current "Mei Lanfang" has an investment of less than 100 million yuan.

Xu Ke, who was once very successful, has been unable to find large investments since the box office failure of "The Legend of Zu".

After working so hard to make a movie called "Seven Swords", which is scheduled to be released on National Day this year, I don't even have the courage to compete in the summer vacation or the New Year.

Feng Xiaogang felt that he didn't have the talent to shoot mythological movies, so he didn't dare to get involved easily.

He said hurriedly: "Well, I just wrote a script for a war movie. Now my mind is full of that story. It's hard to shoot the Conferred God!"

Wang Zhonglei was stunned when he heard this. He really didn't expect Feng Xiaogang to refuse. The rest of the people at the table were also stunned.

After all, the situation is very good at the moment, and it's time to blow the horn and rush forward!

"Uh, why don't you take a break for a while, and then...?"

Feng Xiaogang waved his hand and said, "Don't, don't wait for me, I really can't come!"

Wang Zhonglei didn't force it when he saw this. He asked a few questions about the new script. Feng Xiaogang talked freely. Knowing that it was true and not deliberately refused, he had to give up.

After the party, Wang Zhonglei and Chen Guofu went to another place to drink tea.

The former frowned, "Old Feng is timid and afraid of ruining his reputation. What should we do?"

Chen Guofu said: "In this situation, the best way is to find someone from Hong Kong!"

Wang Zhonglei frowned even more, "Hong Kong, Wu Yusen is busy with "Red Cliff", Xu Ke is not very reliable, Zhou Xingxing is also shooting a new film, and Wang Jing can't get rid of his shitty style, so it's impossible to ask him to direct "The Legend of the Gods". Could it be that we should find Liu Weiqiang?"

In Wang Zhonglei's impression, "Storm and Cloud" directed by Liu Weiqiang is not bad, with good box office and reputation.

Chen Guofu nodded: "You can try to contact him!"