Chapter 304: Painted Skin 2

There was fierce competition between "Let the Bullets Fly" and "If You Are the One 2", and the entire Lunar New Year box office was completely on fire.

After Zhang Yimou announced the casting, Zhang Weiping said confidently:

"We invested 6 billion yuan in this film, and it will be released in China next year. I think it will not be a problem for the domestic box office to reach 10 billion. Not only that, but the overseas box office will also set a new record."

New Picture is envious of the box office achievements of several movies during this year's Lunar New Year holiday. The box office targets have been set before the movies even started shooting.

At the same time, "Painted Skin 2" began to send out invitations and officially held its premiere.

"It must be large-scale, and the location will be the Olympic Sports Center. China Film Group will be responsible for it."

As a film invested in by China Film, Han Sanping directly set the tone for the scale of the premiere.

But on the 26th, at the entrance of the Capital Olympic Sports Center, the parking lot was filled with luxury cars and various celebrities and bigwigs gathered there.

Naturally, all those who were able to attend that night did so because of the reputation of China Film and Star Film. As for Wuershan, although he had the movie "Painted Skin 1" as a foundation, his current position in the director industry has been temporarily surpassed by Lu Yang. This movie is his best chance to prove himself.

As the host, Wuershan was in great glory. He led Huang Xiaoming, Zhou Xun, Su Chang, Hu Ge and others to entertain the guests outside, while Han Sanping and several leaders of Xiying went in to rest first.

Although Gu Wei was also one of the co-distributors, he entered as a guest early on and did not compete with Wuershan, leaving the stage to him.

There was a red carpet at the entrance of the venue, with a huge movie poster erected on one side. The stars and guests who came to support the event signed on the poster as they passed by, and then stood for a moment to let reporters take pictures.

The bigwigs present included Yu Dong from Bona, Wang Changtian from Guangxian, Li Ming from Xiaoma Pentium, Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang from Huayi, Ye Ning and Jia Yanhai from Wanda. The purpose of the latter few coming was probably to take a look at the quality of "Painted Skin 2".

At 6:50, most of the invited guests had arrived, basically they were from well-known domestic film and television companies, well-known producers and directors in the industry, famous film critics and media reporters.

Wuershan still brought Huang Xiaoming, Su Chang and Hu Ge, and continued to welcome and entertain guests as the host.

"Is everyone who can come here almost all here?" Huang Xiaoming twisted his neck and looked towards the door.

Su Chang next to him said, "It should be almost time. I see that Mr. Han has already gone in." He then stretched out his hands and pinched his cheeks, saying with a bitter face, "My face is almost frozen from smiling."

Hu Ge fanned his neck twice with his hands, sighed and said, "Me too. They are all seniors and bigwigs. I am afraid that if I don't smile sweetly at someone, they will say that we are arrogant. Oh, here comes another one."

Everyone looked towards the door and saw a man in a black woolen coat and sunglasses walking towards them with a gait of a dragon or a tiger, exuding a domineering aura.

The man came closer and took off his sunglasses, laughed, and said in a low voice: "Haha, sorry, I'm late."

Wu Ershan saw Jiang Wen at a glance and said with a smile, "It's not too late, not too late, Director Jiang, the time is just right."

He took off his gloves, put one hand around Wu Ershan's shoulders, pointed in the direction of the venue, put his head closer, and said in a deep voice: "Director Wu, I heard that the goal of your film is to break the box office record of domestic films. I'm going to take a good look at it later."

Wu Ershan was stunned when he heard this, and then he burst into laughter, "Director Jiang, this year's Lunar New Year movie season is very competitive, but I dare say this movie is no worse than yours. Please give me some guidance after you finish watching it."

Jiang Wen has a good relationship with Wuershan. Although he is not as familiar with Gu Wei, the two of them can still get along well.

At this time, several reporters who were waiting nearby rushed forward and held out the microphone and said, "Director Jiang Wen, the box office of Let the Bullets Fly directed by you is about to break the 500 million mark and set many film history records. What do you think of the box office in the future?"

Another person said, "Director Jiang Wen, judging from the current box office trends, you should be the biggest winner of this Lunar New Year period, but now Painted Skin 2 is about to be released, what do you want to say?"

Jiang Wen smiled calmly and said, "It doesn't matter to me how high the box office is. What's important to me is that I can make money without any delay."

The reporter smiled when he heard this. Wow, he directly answered with his own movie lines. It's unique.

After chatting with Jiang Wen for a few words, Wuershan continued to greet guests at the door. Huang Xiaoming and others also continued to smile, exchanging a few words with the guests from time to time, and then invited them into the venue.

The venue was packed with stars. Fortunately, the venue was large enough, otherwise, with the number of people coming tonight, plus the media reporters and film critics present, a smaller place would not be able to accommodate them.

In the venue, people gathered in twos and threes, holding wine glasses in their hands and laughing from time to time.

“There are so many people tonight.”

A beautiful actress couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the guests entering the venue one after another.

"Yes, look over there, the CEOs and big directors of various companies are here." "Over there are Hong Kong stars, Jackie Chan and Andy Lau are here."

Someone pointed at a group of people nearby and talked in low voices.

"Many leaders from major theaters are here, too. There are many respected seniors. I'll go over and say hello when I have a chance."

At this moment, Gu Wei was sitting in the sofa area, chatting with several company bosses.

At this time, Lu Zheng and Jing Tian walked over leisurely, "Director Gu, I saw the special effects of Warring States 2, it's really good. Thank you for your support for our movie. Let me toast to you."

"Mr. Lu, you are too polite. You are spending money. Once you spend it, we will definitely make sure it is of high quality and quantity."

"Haha, no matter what, I still want to thank you, Director Gu."

Gu Wei, Lu Zheng and Jing Tian chatted for a while here.

On the other side, Wuershan and his group entered the premiere venue and started the interview session again. Wuershan brought the leading actors Huang Xiaoming, Zhou Xun and other actors who had more scenes to the stage and sat on chairs to answer media questions in the form of an interview. They basically talked about how hard and difficult the filming of this movie was and what thrilling parts there were.

In the guest seats below the stage, Gu Wei sat with Han Sanping and others, chatting casually, and they were talking about the box office issue that the media were most concerned about.

"Director Gu, what do you think the box office of Painted Skin 2 will be?" President Han suddenly asked.

Gu Wei was not sure what to say. After thinking for a while, he said, "Four to five hundred million is definitely no problem. It's hard to say if it's higher than that."

The person in charge of Xiying was a little confused. "What do you mean? According to the situation of this year's Lunar New Year film, although Director Jiang Wen's film has the advantage now, does our film really have no chance?"

Gu Wei chuckled: "Actually, I'm not sure how much the box office will be in the end. The math I just mentioned is just an estimate. As for whether it can break the domestic film box office record, it depends on whether the audience fans buy it."

To be honest, "Painted Skin 2" was released nearly two years earlier than the original time and space. Although the number of large screens in China has also increased, Gu Wei cannot be sure of the final result. However, considering that the movies released in January are basically all mediocre, there may be a chance to continuously refresh domestic records.

Han Sanping understood immediately after hearing this, "Yes, it still depends on the audience, but the situation is getting better and better now. According to the rules, the box office should continue to rise."

Soon the interview ended and the ceremony officially entered the film viewing session. This domestic fantasy blockbuster "Painted Skin 2" finally met the audience.

On the big screen, after the dragon mark, the male protagonist played by Huang Xiaoming appeared. The plot of the first few minutes was not much different from the original version. The audience was quickly attracted by the plot. At the same time, many people secretly sighed in their hearts, thinking that the picture quality of the film was very good.

Immediately afterwards, the fox demon Xiao Wei was frozen in the ice hell for five hundred years because she violated the rules of the demon world when she saved people. She spent her time in unbearable pain. In the face of fate, Xiao Wei who escaped from the ice cave had only two choices: either be caught by the ice tongue of the ice hell, or gain a human heart of "voluntary dedication" and truly become an adult.

Xiao Wei searches for her target everywhere until she meets Princess Jing, who escapes from her marriage and is disfigured in an accident. Xiao Wei soon discovers that the princess has a unique heart, and she places all her hopes of becoming a human on the princess.

"Oh my god, the original cast still performed better. The leader's costume is quite handsome and doesn't look greasy."

"Zhou Xun's acting is still so good, it's so enjoyable to watch."

“The storyline is good and the production is better than the previous one.”

Some people were already whispering in the audience. Compared with the original version, this movie seemed more realistic and the scenes were more grand, thanks to the special effects produced by Star Film and Television Company.

The princess's appearance in Baicheng surprised Huo Xin, who had been childhood sweethearts and felt extremely guilty. Facing the princess, he could not accept the sudden reality that the princess had escaped from marriage and was preparing to elope with him. Xiao Wei discovered the subtle psychological state of Princess Jing and Huo Xin, and her plan was born accordingly.

She instilled in Princess Jing that a man's love for a woman is nothing more than lustful love, implying that the princess's ugly appearance was the reason why Huo Xin dared not accept the princess's love. She did not hesitate to use magic to confuse Huo Xin. When the princess disguised herself as Xiao Wei to seduce Huo Xin and experienced physical pleasure for the first time, she began to believe what Xiao Wei said about the power of beauty.

"Director Wu, the special effects are really good. They are much better than those shot by other domestic directors." When Jiang Wen watched halfway through, he whispered to Wu Ershan next to him.

"The storyline is also good. Compared to the first film, it is completely out of character."

Ning Hao, who was standing next to him, heard Jiang Wen's praise and said, "I think this movie is no worse than Director Jiang's Let the Bullets Fly, right, Director Jiang?" After saying that, he winked at Jiang Wen.

"Haha, let's not talk about the box office first. Just looking at the background pictures and the logic of the story, I think it's better than If You Are the One 2. At least it can tell the plot clearly." After Jiang Wen finished speaking, he glanced at Feng Xiaogang who was not far away. He saw that the other party was also whispering with the person next to him, and he didn't know what they were talking about.

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(End of this chapter)