Chapter 252 The First Person (34)

"Of course "Outstanding Citizen" is a good movie. The script I wrote must be dramatic, which means that it is by no means a boring movie, but it may not necessarily meet the audience's viewing habits... and it is in a relatively quiet time. I I originally thought that 8 million at the box office would be about the same!”

When asked about the box office, Shen Xudong told the truth, but he quickly changed his mind: "However, I read a lot of Italian media and audience reviews, and I feel that I may have underestimated the audience's demand for high-quality works..."

"But that's Italy..."

"It's the same all over the world. 80% of the market share in Europe is occupied by Hollywood. The Italian market is quite similar to the Chinese film market. Only a few comedies can make some money every year... Don't think that European audiences are so noble. Everyone is the same and prefer to Watching Hollywood blockbusters…”

"Then why do you judge that "Outstanding Citizen" can exceed expectations?"

"The film festival specially printed two more films, and both of them were full..."

"Then Xudong, can you give me a number?"

"...15 million, after all, this movie is quite serious..."

Shen Xudong thought he was already very high-profile, and then he heard Cao Huayi say, "Our goal is 30 million!"

Just blow it...

Maybe they don’t know about the Venice Film Festival, but if you look at the three major ones in Europe, they are famous and awesome!

In fact, winning an award is only the foundation. The key is to have someone support you, and Wang Jinghua is so good at it!

After a series of bombings, Chen Daoming was directly promoted to the number one position in domestic entertainment...

The theater chain originally thought that the opening weekend would only be a little over 2 million at most...

The opening weekend was 4.9 million, and the theaters gave a box office expectation of 18 million. However, there will be "New Police Story" next week, so it was halved - 9 million at most!

Of course, the publicity will definitely not tell the truth. The press release is all about "word of mouth, box office take off...", "Outstanding Citizen" had a huge premiere, and the box office is targeting 30 million, etc...

Who would have thought that it would reach 4.9 million in the first weekend!

"I feel that the success of this movie mainly depends on the script. Shen Xudong is indeed capable and does a great job of satirical comedy!"

Well, it’s true that it hasn’t been sold…

No matter how you calculate it, it is unlikely to exceed 30 million - "New Police Story" will be released on the 24th, and "2046" will be released on the 28th...

As long as the separate account can cover the copy and printing costs...

"The film seems to show the second strangulation of the writer by his hometown, but in fact it is a psychological stimulation for a sinister writer who encounters creative bottlenecks. Because he understands his hometown, he uncharacteristically returns modestly and low-key. As expected, the barren, narrow and cramped hometown is the ideal choice for him. An inexhaustible treasure trove of literary thoughts…”

At this time, the number one domestic entertainment company is being interviewed by "Sanlian Life Magazine"...

As for Guan Yu, few people praise it. After all, "Outstanding Citizen" really wins with its text!

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"And then I didn't know..."

Outside the circle, the media is all over the place, and a lot of advertisements and endorsements are coming to your door...

It’s impossible for theater chains to give him a chance!

"Can he intervene in these matters?"

"I don't have many imaging techniques, but rely on a series of dramatic conflict designs, teasing all kinds of twists and turns, but the theme itself is really destructive to writers..."

Therefore, he admired Shen Xudong very much, and his first question was: "Where is Xudong? Why didn't he participate in the promotion of "Outstanding Citizen" this time?"

By the way, this year is quite special. Last year, CEPA was signed, so we will definitely make achievements this year~

As a result, the six kings of Hong Kong rushed north together.

"It stands to reason that no, but I heard him say that Ma Zhongjun supports his idea..."

This result is really good, twice as much as the theater expected!

30 million more?

I would be thankful to have 10 million!

The person interviewing him was Bian Zhihong, the ace reporter of "Sanlian". He also worked as a screenwriter. He was the main writer of "The Legend of Nezha". Later, he also worked as a film screenwriter. His first film was "The City of Golden Armor" with others...

"Outstanding Citizen" has made up for the halo of the film circle-Venice Best Actor!

But everyone also feels that it is worth the money...

Released on the 17th, it earned 4.9 million box office in its first weekend...

Therefore, without much effort in publicity, fans would not know that "Outstanding Citizen" was released...

So many big-name productions with stars can't sell for more than 30 million, so why do you think "Outstanding Citizen" is worth it?

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In addition, "Ghost 2" has recruited a bunch of stars to support the relationship, with a production cost of 80 million, including the booming Twins, Edison Chen, Donnie Yen, Chen Bolin, plus Tony Leung, Jackie Chan, Daniel Wu and Fan Bingbing...

His TV drama salary is currently the highest in the country - 100,000 yuan per episode!

But everyone generally thinks that he is a TV actor.

Andy Lau has made guest appearances in "House of Flying Daggers", "Dragon and Phoenix", and "Magic Kitchen";

Aaron Kwok has two movies released, one is "Judo Dragon Tiger List" and the other is "The Charge", and Lai Lai also brings "Little Things in the Big City";

Liang Chaowei and Jackie Chan, respectively have "2046" and "New Police Story"...

"The high point of this film is that it satirizes the ignorance of the villagers and the arrogance of intellectuals at the same time. It is a very "good-looking" movie, but the plot turns too fast in the later period and the transformation of the male protagonist is not clear enough. , it seems that the rhythm will be better if it is half an hour longer... In addition, Director Chen's performance is indeed very good!"

Chen Daoming has always taken the high-end route...

"Then what?"

"Outstanding Citizen" can be said to be traveling lightly - overseas copyrights have guaranteed profits, TV rights and DVD audio-visual rights have also made a lot of money, as for the box office results...

After returning to China, although he didn't participate in many banquets, organizations such as the Actors Association and the Federation of Literary and Art Circles all sent invitations to events, so he still had to show up...

Just looking at these press releases, you thought some Hollywood blockbuster was about to be released...

In recent years, the TV series he has starred in, such as "Kangxi Dynasty", "Black Hole" and "Chinese Divorce", all have high ratings.

30 million more?

In this period, 30 million?

Total nonsense!

Beating "The Young Man" to rank second - behind "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", which was released in its second week...

"He has something to do. It seems to be with "The Condor". He is not satisfied with the role selection and suggests re-casting..."

However, the reputation is really good.

In fact, 4.9 million in the first weekend is already a very good result.

"Young Chen Zhen" stars Yuen Biao, Billy Chow and Luo Jiaying, and the cost is as high as 18 million!

Even people who are not very interested cannot withstand the overwhelming public relations bombardment and various media reports day and night...

"Ghost 2" only grossed 19 million at the box office...

At present, "2046" and "New Police Story" have not been released yet, but there has been a rumor in the industry: it is difficult for co-production films to exceed the 30 million mark...

Well, they are basically praising Director Chen and Shen Xudong...

Bian Zhihong thought for a while and asked: "Do you think it's right for him to be a screenwriter to intervene in the casting?"

Director Chen smiled: "...It's logically wrong, but he's doing it for the better, so that doesn't matter!"

"Will anyone say anything? Zhang Jizhong is not someone who can give up his rights..."

"What's the big deal? The worst he can do is get fired from the crew of "The Condor". It's not like he has no job!"
Chapter completed!