Chapter 388 Coming to North America
In order to maintain the popularity of the movie, Zhang Weiping, the big gun, set his sights on "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate", which had a box office of over 500 million yuan.

He suddenly spoke to the media, saying that although some domestic directors have achieved high box office results, the films they made have no depth and are completely incomparable to "The Flowers of War".

Later he said that the list of Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film has been announced, and "The Flowers of War" has been shortlisted as a representative of Chinese films. At that time, some people will see what a profound work is.

As Zhang Yimou's comeback work after the Olympics, the film has a much stronger chance of winning an Oscar because of its unprecedented international status. In addition, the original novel is popular abroad, the theme of redemption is universal, and Bale, the winner of the last Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, has joined the cast, which greatly increases the film's chance of winning an Oscar.

This guy finally stopped being confused and said that "winning an Oscar" is a sure thing. But the term "certain directors" is obviously referring to Xu Ke.

Naturally, Bona was not willing to be outdone and posted a response. The two of them went back and forth and the argument became very lively.

At this moment, Zhang Weiping looked at the popularity on the Internet and a smile appeared on his face. He had achieved his goal.

"The Founding of a Party", which was previously mentioned in the announcement from above, has finally been taken off the screen.

"Damn, it's unacceptable if it's not taken off the screen."

A full three-month release period. Which other domestic movie can do that?

This time, China Film's operation has really disgusted a number of production companies in the film industry. Oh, you rely on your status as the leader in the industry, but you eat like this, which is really disgusting and ugly.

But after the movie was taken off the screen, Han Sanping was not in such a good mood, and even felt a little upset.

The box office of this movie did not far exceed "The Founding of a Republic" as he had boasted before, but was still far behind.

"Are mainstream films really feasible? The box office of The Founding of a Republic was so good, but why did The Founding of a Party flop? Is it because the timing is not right yet?"

Naturally, other film and television companies in the circle had no idea of ​​Han Sanping’s thoughts.

But when people in the industry think of the box office performance of "The Founding of a Party", they sigh.

You know, it reached 3 million in just half a month, but unfortunately, it was suppressed by "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" in the second half.

Since then, "The Founding of a Party" has never recovered. It took one and a half months to reach 3.5 million yuan, and another month and a half to add only 4 million yuan to the box office. Finally, it barely passed the million threshold and was then taken off the screen.

To be honest, compared to the cost, "The Founding of a Party" made a lot of money at the box office.

But after being postponed for such a long time, the box office is far from the expected target, which is a loss in Han Sanping's eyes. Moreover, it also affected the reputation of China Film. He wanted to make a big profit, but unexpectedly suffered from indigestion.

Who would have known that there would be some blind people in the film industry who would jump out and seek a fight at this time.

The cause was that Gao Xiaosong, who had just been released from prison, showed up.

When accepting an interview with the media, he said frankly that "The Founding of a Party" stole the box office of "The Great Warrior" in the last half month of its release, and it was even as high as 20% at its peak.

It would have been fine if he just said these words, but this guy ended up leading his fans to do all sorts of "sassy things".

First, fans posted on the Internet, saying that Han Sanping was worthy of being called a "mountain eagle" and was used to being domineering.

Afterwards, some people posted harsh and obscene words under the official Weibo account of "The Founding of a Party".

You know, this is a movie directed by Han Sanping. No one in the circle dared to complain about it during the three-month release period.

As a result, this guy was so reckless and carried out secret operations. The consequences can be imagined.

Just one day later, news spread in the circle that 80% of the screenings of "The Great Warrior" in several major theaters had been cut.

Moreover, the reason given by the cinema chain is very legitimate: due to the poor box office feedback of "The Great Warrior", adjusting the screening schedule is a reasonable market behavior of the cinema chain. This is a spontaneous behavior of the cinema chain and conforms to market laws and norms.

Now, Gao Xiaosong felt relieved. Other people in the industry looked at him as if he were a fool.

Afterwards, when this guy posted on Weibo again, anxiously saying that he had made a mistake and apologizing, China Film Corporation completely ignored him.

There were rumors circulating, and some people in the circle even said that this thing came from somewhere, jumping up and down and being an eyesore.

The movie, which had already performed poorly at the box office, was completely crushed by this.

Subsequently, Huayi Company had previously acquired 1,000 acres of land in Shanghai and Suzhou, and now the investment plan has come out.

According to the interview with the reporter, Wang Xiao and Wang Da said that they would invest 70 billion yuan to build two "cultural cities". This scale of funds has far exceeded Huayi Company's investment in the film and television industry.

By the morning, the news had spread completely, and Huayi's stock price jumped up, rising nearly three points in half a day. With all kinds of praise from the industry, Huayi's leading position in the industry seemed even more unshakable.

Even Gu Wei, who was abroad, received Song Ge's notification. Then Gu Wei thought about the Huayi stocks he held and felt very happy.

No matter what Huayi does, he will just choose a suitable time to leave. As for other issues, that is not something he needs to consider and it is none of his business.

The filming of "The Wandering Earth" was a good opportunity, but unfortunately the stock price had not reached its peak at that time.

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After returning to the capital, everyone felt as if it was just yesterday. The one-month global tour had produced such a great effect.

At the Capital International Airport, Gu Wei and his companions, who returned home with honors, naturally could not escape the siege of reporters who were waiting there.

You know, tomorrow, November 11, "23" will be released in major theaters in North America. The movie will be released in North America a week in advance.

According to statistics from Hollywood media, the film was released on screens in nearly 3 3D theaters in North America, of which about theaters were showing the D version, including multiple IMAX versions.

As of today, there are 63825 valid screens in the world, of which 35979 screens support 3D versions, accounting for about 56%. Even if only half of the screens can show "2012", there will be tens of thousands of screens.

At such an important release date, Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and others did not wait for the results in Hollywood, but instead went straight back to China.

Even though the temperature in the capital has dropped to single digits at night, it does not affect the enthusiasm of media reporters at all. Everyone wants to get first-hand news to earn some traffic.

"Director Gu, Yifei."

"Brother, Brother Xiaoming."

Seeing dozens of reporters rushing over, everyone's heart trembled unconsciously, "Everyone be careful and watch your step." Gu Wei shouted loudly.

You know, after the Tokyo stampede, everyone has become a little more worried about crowded environments, fearing that similar incidents will happen, especially in China. If something happens, no one knows how the media will report it.

"Everyone, please be quiet. If you have any questions, please ask them. We will answer them according to the situation." Cheng Long has experienced many situations, and he calmed the emotions of many reporters with just one sentence.

As it was close to dawn, there were not many people coming and going at the Capital Airport, so everyone moved to a place not far from the exit to be interviewed.

"Director Gu, why are you coming back at this time? Is the world premiere over?" the reporter from Sina Entertainment asked first.

"Well, I guess so. After all, there are still two games in China, in Shanghai and Beijing." Gu Wei said directly.

"Director Gu, what do you want to say about the expected box office of this movie?"

"Director Gu, as a film director, do you think 2012 has an advantage over Avatar?"

Most of the questions asked by reporters were old familiar ones, such as box office expectations and opinions.

Gu Wei answered a few questions steadily. Seeing that Gu Wei couldn't get any exciting answers, everyone could only look at Liu Yifei, Cheng Long and Huang Xiaoming.

There is no need to talk about Cheng Long and Liu Yifei. One of them is a veteran in interviews and is good at Tai Chi, while the other is an interview nerd who says whatever he thinks.

But Huang Xiaoming is different. He feels a bit ambitious at this moment.

For Huang Xiaoming, this tour premiere has greatly enhanced his status, and the overseas film industry has remembered this male star from China.

It is said that several Hollywood film investors are considering inviting him to play roles.

When asked by reporters, "Will you play a role in "The Wandering Earth," the leader couldn't help but look at Gu Wei next to him.

"Of course I have this idea, but it still depends on the final audition." That's right, when in Paris, Huang Xiaoming asked Gu Wei indirectly. Although he didn't get a clear answer, he still got the opportunity to audition.

The interview did not last long, but that night, major media outlets published reports online.

"Director Gu, Yifei and others arrived in the capital, and the overseas premiere ended successfully."

"2012" will be released tomorrow, Gu Wei said frankly that he is not worried about the box office..."

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(End of this chapter)