Chapter 282: Expectations of Frozen
It has to be said that when it comes to making art films in China, especially those about love, Zhang Yimou is unique.

"Clap clap clap."

When the movie ended, applause broke out and the guests stood up and applauded unconsciously.

Many female stars had red eyes and there were still tissues in their hands.

"Thank you, thank you all for coming."

On stage, Zhang Yimou brought the actors on stage and spoke with a microphone in his hand.

"Before filming this movie, we were worried that we wouldn't be able to give the character of Jingqiu the spirituality she deserved, and that we wouldn't be able to capture the feeling of that era..."

In the audience, everyone looked at Zhang Yimou and listened to him talk about his thoughts and ideas about the filming.

After the film viewing and interview, Zhang Yimou took the male and female protagonists and walked around among the guests, introducing them to each other.

“This is Director Gu.

Director Gu, Zhou Dongyu, and Dou Xiao. "

Coming to Gu Wei, Zhang Yimou gave a brief introduction.

"Hello, Director Gu."

The two of them spoke in unison, with quite a good understanding.

"It was well acted and quite touching."

"Thank you Director Gu for the compliment."

Hearing this, they both smiled and were no longer so nervous.

"Director Gu, if there is a suitable role in the future, you can consider Dong Yu. She has enrolled in the Beijing Film Academy and will be an alumnus in the future."

"Let's talk about it when we have a chance."

Gu Wei did not give a definite answer and just responded perfunctorily.

The premiere of Zhang Yimou's film was very successful, and the Internet was full of comments from the guests who attended.

"It was a very pure love. Love in that era was not mixed with any impurities."

The photo of Liu Yifei with red eyes while being interviewed was also posted online.

"For art films, I still have to look at Director Zhang. I can't handle this kind of subject matter. The movie is good to watch and the story is touching."

Jiang Wen's interview was still the same, and his carefree personality was clearly visible.

"The film's heroine Zhou Dongyu has confirmed her application for the Beijing Film Academy and may be recommended for admission."

There were some other news mixed in with the report, but they were not too eye-catching.

...

It may be that the box office of "Earthquake" exceeded 6 million, which brought confidence to the next movies to be released.

"Ip Man", which is scheduled to be released on September 9, held a press conference in the capital.

"We are confident that we can achieve a high box office, 500 million, the box office of this movie will not be less than 500 million."

Director Andrew Lau's confident look made the reporters interviewing him a little bit unbelievable.

"The Hawthorn Tree is an art film, and it's not on the same track as our film.

"The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" cannot compare to "Ip Man" in terms of investment or cast.

As for "Sword Rain", the era of martial arts films has passed, and it is not within our consideration."

I have seen people who can brag, but not many who can brag as much as this. Does this mean that in Liu Weiqiang's eyes, all other movies in the same period are "rubbish"?
"Damn, you still look down on martial arts movies. I'll wait and see how much box office it can do."

After seeing the interview, Lu Yang felt a little indignant. A Hong Kong director made such a bold statement. It is no longer the same as it was in the last century. They also have to go north to make a living, and they are still so shameless.

"Director, Frozen will also be released in China on October 1st."

"Ah."

Gu Wei, who was sitting on the sofa and playing with his mobile phone, responded casually.

"Give him a good show then."

"Haha, if he wants to brag, let him do it. If the box office isn't good, he will be the one who gets slapped in the face."

Gu Wei didn't take this movie or this person seriously at all. A group of people who just eat leftovers are destined to not achieve much.

On September 9st, Hollywood released a new trailer for "Frozen" that was nearly three minutes long.

As soon as the trailer came out, it aroused the expectations of many people. This well-known story in the Western story system naturally has a large fan base.

Just like the traditional stories in our country such as the tadpole looking for its mother, many people have heard of them and are very familiar with them.

"Warner and Universal are planning to release the film in more than 2012 theaters. Many viewers have expressed their anticipation on movie websites, and the topic has become more popular than the topic of ' Apocalypse'."

More than a month ago, Reid carried out large-scale publicity and promotion, and now it is about to reap the rewards.

"Boss, I have a feeling this movie will set a new box office record for animated films."

Reid is not talking nonsense. Currently, the world's top-grossing animated film is "Toy Story 3" released this year. This movie has been released worldwide for nearly half a year, and its box office has just exceeded 2 billion US dollars, only tens of millions of US dollars more than "Despicable Me ".

In particular, the movie theme song "LET IT GO", which was released in advance, is currently ranked second on the US Billboard album sales chart and is about to surpass the first place to top the list.

After hearing this, Gu Wei nodded. This was a pleasant surprise.

"I'll be over before the premiere. See you in a few days, Ryder."

"Okay, boss." The popularity of the animated film also gave other domestic companies an opportunity to imitate it.

The film "King of Pandas", jointly invested by China, France, Germany, Spain and other countries with an estimated cost of 3.5 million yuan, is expected to sign a contract with China Film and start production.

The production team of this animated film is led by Disney's European team, and Greger, who once served as the executive director of "The Lion King", is personally in charge of the filming.

"The filming inspiration of this movie comes from Kung Fu Panda, and some of the backgrounds of the movie will also use some domestic ink painting backgrounds."

"It is expected to be released next year, and the exact time will depend on the speed of post-production."

The head of China Film Group Corporation kept answering questions during the media interview.

In addition to China Film, other domestic films such as "Magic Detective", "Marble Legend" and "Cool Boy" have announced their project launch, and some have also announced their release dates.

In addition, the animated film "Qiba: Ten Thousand Fires" produced by the capital Qingqingshu Animation Technology has also announced the start of production and is expected to be released in July next year.

However, this animated film only had an investment of more than 10 million yuan, and compared with other films, it did not attract much attention.

"Director Han, China Film Group has also begun to get involved in the animation field. I remember that you don't seem to like cartoons very much."

After receiving Han Sanping's call, Gu Wei was the first to make fun of him.

"The people below are responsible. After all, some departments are optimistic about the animation field, so they plan to make one first to see the effect."

Han Sanping said this cheerfully, not caring at all about the other party's teasing.

"There is still a lot of room for development in the animation field. The first film to make over a billion dollars at the global box office has already come out, and the others won't be far behind."

"Yeah, I didn't expect a cartoon to have such a good box office."

Han Sanping said with emotion that the film market is developing more and more rapidly, and he feels that he can hardly keep up with the times.

"By the way, Ye Ning told you."

Previously, Wanda Pictures planned to release "Frozen" together with China Film Group, and Gu Wei did not object. It seemed that the other party had convinced Han Sanping.

"Well, I have no objection. Releasing them together will also help with the film scheduling rate."

"Okay, that's settled then."

Since its establishment last year, Wanda Pictures has signed a number of directors, but there are no major productions at present. Ye Ning is also looking for cooperation everywhere, but the results are not significant in the short term.

However, in Gu Wei's opinion, the other party is a bit missing the point. As they own the largest cinema chain in the country, there is no need to worry too much about production.

According to statistics from the first half of the year, Wanda Cinema Line is currently one of the cinema chains with the highest box office and the greatest profits in China.

...

When it comes to Stephen Chow, many classic movies will come to mind.

"The Deer and the Cauldron" series and "Fight Back to School" series are still fresh in the minds of movie fans.

Later, as time passed, Stephen Chow basically stopped making movies and instead became a director.

Many classic supporting roles were born in the movies he directed.

However, after the Huang Shengyi incident, Zhou Xingchi's reputation suffered a great blow.

Now, another actress who was promoted by him has chosen to terminate her contract with Star Shine and even went to court.

In the past two days, "White Deer Plain", which has been in preparation for many years, was announced to have started filming.

However, at the press conference, the person that attracted the most attention from reporters was the confirmed leading female actress Zhang Yuqi.

They had just confirmed the female lead, and now they are suing Star Shine.

No matter what the outcome is, it is not good for Zhou Xingchi's reputation. There will always be people questioning it once or twice.

The media will always look for trouble, not to mention that you took the initiative to hand over the material to them.

As the only film shortlisted for the main competition unit of Venice, Huayi Company's "The Phantom Flame" has received so much attention and expectations before, and now it is being ridiculed just as harshly.

"Xu Ke and the main creative staff showed up at the domestic airport and missed the closing ceremony in Venice."

"The Empire of Heaven and Earth did not receive a special invitation from the organizers, so it was eliminated early as expected."

For a time, many colleagues in the circle laughed at the joke. This was also because Huayi Company was too arrogant some time ago, relying on the private screening of "Aftershock", and did not take other companies seriously at all.

The previous publicity for this film "The Empire Strikes Back" made it seem as if you would win a big prize if you went.

"It's such a waste of congratulations from other domestic directors."

"Opening the champagne in advance, you must be dumbfounded now."

Faced with doubts and ridicule from the media and netizens, Huayi started using its old tricks again. No matter how they were asked, it remained silent and waited for the heat to die down before responding.

In the past, September was not the golden period for movies, but with the popularity of the National Day period in the past two years, this time period has been indirectly boosted.

It also made many companies realize that there is still much room for growth in the movie box office during this period when the summer vacation has just ended and the National Day vacation has not yet arrived.

Andrew Lau makes bold statements, Zhang Yimou screens films ahead of schedule, and Tsui Hark and John Woo face off. The competition among the four domestic blockbusters is about to begin.

The various companies’ ever-changing promotional efforts have made movie fans eager to see the film.

On the 3rd, the domestic film "Lush Mountain Love" was released first, opening the curtain.

This movie, starring Li Chen, Qin Lan, Alex Fong and others, got off to a bad start, with box office revenue of less than one million on the first day, which was a complete flop.

“The lines are fake and the English is hard to listen to.”

"The only thing worth looking at is the photography, there's no need to mention the rest."

(End of this chapter)