Chapter 307 Climbing to the top
The release time of "Painted Skin 2" in Japan and South Korea is about a week later than that in China and Hong Kong.

In ancient times, China was the suzerain state of most countries and regions in Southeast Asia, and the cultures of other countries were easily influenced by us, especially the island countries, which were deeply influenced.

This is also one of the reasons why works such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, and Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio are very popular in Japan and South Korea.

Previously, the Chinese-language film that received the most promotion in South Korea was "Lust, Caution," which ultimately attracted three million viewers, which is also the reason why actress Tang Wei is so popular in South Korea.

After CJ acquired the distribution rights for Painted Skin 2, it promoted the film extensively through print, Internet, television and other media. This was also the largest-scale promotion for a Chinese-language film in South Korea. The film was already known to everyone before it was released.

Especially after this movie was released in China, it became a box office hit and is currently ranked first in South Korean online search clicks. It can be said that it is highly anticipated by everyone.

"Mr. Song, the box office in South Korea is here. The number of viewers on the first day was as high as 78."

In the office of Xingchen Film and Television Company, staff are making a report.

Hearing this data, Song Ge nodded with satisfaction. According to this data, when "Painted Skin 2" is closed in South Korea, the number of moviegoers may exceed four million.

"What about the island country?" Song Ge continued to ask. The distribution there was handled by Toho Co., Ltd.

"The island country's first-day box office was as high as 330 million yen, which is nearly 28 million yuan in RMB."

This box office data is not very high, but it is definitely not low, especially compared with Hong Kong Island and Taiwan.

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The finished film "On the Beach at Night Alone" was sent to the General Administration for review. They basically looked to see if there were any major discrepancies from the submitted script and whether the content involved sensitive issues. There were not too many other requirements. After all, every movie will be revised during filming, so how can it be completely consistent with the script?

"Director Gu, everything is going smoothly with the General Administration. The license will be issued soon."

Song Ge, who got the news, told Gu Wei about it immediately.

"Okay, let's hand the film over to the Berlin Film Festival jury first. We are the last batch to be submitted."

With one week left before Jiang Wen's Let the Bullets Fly is taken off the screen, the film's box office has reached 6.6 million yuan, surpassing the domestic box office record set by Earthquake and officially topping the list.

"From 1995 to 2007, in 12 years, Director Jiang Wen only shot three films, all of which were shortlisted for the three major European film festivals. He won the youngest Best Actor Award in the history of the Venice Film Festival and also won four Golden Horse Awards.

Now, with Let the Bullets Fly breaking the box office record for domestic commercial films, Director Jiang Wen has finally become a major domestic commercial film director, no longer limited to art films.”

Southern Metropolis Entertainment News reported.

"The movie Let the Bullets Fly made Director Jiang Wen a lot of money. In the past, when it came to commerciality and art, Director Jiang Wen always chose the latter. In this movie, he achieved a perfect combination."

China Film Channel reports.

Sina Entertainment News: The list of the top ten Chinese-language films of 2010 was released, selected by the editorial department of Youth Film Handbook and twenty independent film critics, combined with votes from netizens. Let the Bullets Fly, directed by Jiang Wen, won the top spot.

It is reported that the voting for the top ten Chinese-language films of 2010 was first launched on December 2010, 12 by Cheng Qingsong, editor-in-chief of Youth Film Handbook, on his Weibo, soliciting votes from netizens.

As of December 2010, 12, the total number of voters reached 30. Let the Bullets Fly received 7802 votes, ranking first among the 3758 Chinese-language films. Painted Skin 2 directed by Wu Ershan received 3256 votes, ranking second.

"Let the Bullets Fly" won the recognition of most netizens and independent film critics for its sharp film language, good audience reputation, and nearly 2010 million yuan box office, and was named the champion of the "Youth Film Handbook" audience vote for the top ten films of .

The film "Guan Yin Shan", which won three awards at the Tokyo Film Festival, the films "When Love Comes", "The Fourth Picture" and "Monga", which won the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, "Time Thieves", which won multiple awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards, and the film "Rizhao Chongqing" which was shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival, and the well-loved "The 36th Story" and "Love in a Puff", which were jointly awarded the "Youth Film Handbook 2010 Top Ten Chinese-language Films".

In addition, "Legends of the Sea" and "Music Life" won the Special Documentary Award of the Year.

Not only in China, but even Hollywood has reported on Jiang Wen, using the title "The Birth of Another Great Chinese Commercial Film Director".

"Let the Bullets Fly" had just made the front page headlines, and Lu Chuan, who had received investment in the film, started to make trouble again.

This guy followed Zhang Yimou's example and shouted in the media "give new actors opportunities" and prepared to hold a nationwide audition for actors for "The Banquet".

"I hope some people can understand themselves and not make a fool of themselves in the end. You are one of the filmmakers I mentioned who can't make movies."

As soon as Lu Chuan announced the news, Jiang Wen posted a message on Weibo. After seeing it, Gu Wei silently clicked "like" button.

"Haha, Director Gu must have done it on purpose."

With Gu Wei taking the lead, many celebrities in the circle liked the post and netizens also followed suit to join in the fun.

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After the Lunar New Year holiday, there were very few movies released in the mainland in the first half of January. Seven Hong Kong movies, including "Magic Couple", "New God of Cookery", "72 Tenants 2", "I Know Women's Heart", "The Best Wedding", "God of Wealth Inn", and "I Love Hong Kong", were released one after another, making the whole January "full of Hong Kong flavor". This also became the Spring Festival period with the largest number of Hong Kong films in the history of mainland movies. The box office of "Painted Skin 2" has successfully exceeded 4 million yuan and is heading towards 6 million yuan. However, there are doubts online about this movie surpassing "Let the Bullets Fly" and continuing to break the domestic box office record.

Because the imported films "Tron: Legacy", "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Third" and "The Green Hornet" are about to hit major theaters.

Especially "Tron", which was produced by Disney at a cost of nearly 300 million US dollars, directed by Joseph Kosinski, and starred by Oscar winner Jeff Bridges, Garrett Holland, Olivia Wilde and other superstars. It is known as one of the most expensive movies in history.

The film's external promotional slogan is "It is said to be expected to surpass last year's "Avatar" and become a phenomenal work."

On the 10th, "Genesis " was officially released.

"Fuck, is this a movie that cost 3 million US dollars? I don't think 2012 will be shot like this!"

"Damn it, I almost fell asleep watching this in the cinema."

"It's completely supported by special effects. Without the special effects, it's just a bad movie. I've concluded."

"Damn, I should have watched Painted Skin 2 again. What a waste of movie ticket."

The film is a sequel to the 1982 science fiction film Tron.

For many veteran science fiction fans, "Tron" is a landmark work that ushered in the "cyberpunk" era of science fiction films.

However, I don’t know if the producers were just trying to surpass the first two in terms of visual effects, so the plot tension is so weak that it is difficult to describe.

Online, netizens are almost criticizing the movie, which shows how badly the movie is made.

This blockbuster, which was supported solely by special effects, only earned 7000 million yuan in its first week in China, far less than the first-week box office of several other domestic blockbusters.

"Alas, who would have thought that imported Hollywood blockbusters would also have so many bad movies? I was expecting it to crush the box office of "Painted Skin 2"."

"With an investment of 3 million US dollars, the film is only like this. The level of Hollywood directors is not that good."

At this moment, many people in the circle started cursing secretly. They had hoped that this movie could suppress the box office of "Painted Skin 2", but it turned out to be like this. Who could have thought of this?

"Now there are only "The Chronicles of Narnia 3" and "The Green Hornet" left. I hope they can help."

The failure of "Tron: Legacy" has caused others in the industry to turn their attention to the other two films, and some people are still praying silently.

"Director, how do you know this Hollywood blockbuster will suck?"

In Xingchen Film and Television Company, Wuershan asked excitedly after seeing the news.

"Well, I can't say I traveled through time." Gu Wei thought silently when he heard Wu Ershan's question, but then he said, "Ryder talked to me about this movie. The reputation of this movie in North America is very average. I guess it will not be well received in China."

Hearing this, Wuershan didn't think much about it and thought that Gu Wei had his own channels.

At this moment, Wuershan is still full of expectations, hoping that the other two movies will also be well received, so that "Painted Skin 2" may really win the box office championship of domestic films this year.

No matter how long he can maintain it, even if it can only last for one day, his name Wuershan will be recorded in the history of domestic films.

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Zhang Yimou's "The Flowers of War" is currently in preparation. From what Gu Wei knows, a church has been built in Jinling at a cost of tens of millions.

Moreover, when Zhang Yimou is making a movie, he pays great attention to privacy and keeps it extremely confidential. Few media in the industry knew about it in advance, otherwise it would have been reported long ago.

In the industry, news about "limiting the pay of celebrity artists" was secretly leaked by reporters.

The reason was that when the Directors Guild held a meeting, many directors started to criticize the group.

Something about the stars' pay rising too fast and there are too few good actors.

Why? Many investors nowadays hardly read the script when making a movie, but instead directly ask which star to star in. If an unknown actor is chosen, the investor will simply refuse to invest.

Some people also say that there is a generational break in domestic celebrity artists. Just look at this year's Lunar New Year movies starring Chen Kaige, Jiang Wen, and Feng Xiaogang, and the leading actor is all Ge You.

The box office of domestic films has exceeded 10 billion yuan, and film types and directors are also flourishing, but when it comes to the choice of actors, they only use the same person. It's terrifying when you think about it.

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(End of this chapter)