Chapter 476: Ghost Blows Out the Light begins broadcasting

The premiere of "The Four" was held as scheduled in the capital.

Guangguang has sent invitations to people from all walks of life in the industry. As one of the largest companies in mainland China, there are not many people in the entertainment industry who dare not give Guangguang face.

For a time, the Internet was full of reports on the premiere of this movie.

But some careful people noticed that the two big directors Gu Wei and Zhang Yimou were not seen at the premiere. Considering the relationship between Wang Changtian and Gu Wei, this shouldn't be the case.

Later, during the press interview session, Wang Changtian was directly asked by reporters why Gu Wei and the other person did not show up.

Speaking of this, Wang Changtian smiled helplessly, "Director Zhang's script has passed the review. As the film producer, Gu Wei and I have been busy these two days, so we can't be there in person."

In fact, before the premiere, Wang Changtian made a special call to Gu Wei, but the other party said that he could not come to the scene because he was auditioning.

After hearing this reason, Wang Changtian felt helpless.

When asked by reporters, Lao Wang also deliberately concealed the news of the audition for "Parasite". Otherwise, once he said it, everyone's attention would immediately fly away and no one would continue to pay attention to the movie "The Four".

Even without the two great directors, the attention received by "The Four" has not decreased.

After all, domestic films have long suffered from imported films!
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The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was established later than the regular Oscars, with the original intention of promoting exchanges and cooperation in world film culture and markets.

However, as the American film industry expanded overseas, the local authority of the Oscars gradually became an international consensus, and the recognition and value of the Best Foreign Language Film Award increased, becoming a popular world-class film award.

Since the millennium, China has attached great importance to various windows for exporting cultural soft power, and has never missed the competition for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for 18 consecutive years.

In the original time and space, 11 was "Aftershock", 12 was "The Flowers of War", 13 was "Search", and 14 was "Nineteen Forty-Two".

The three great directors Zhang, Chen and Feng took turns to appear in the film, but they never achieved any success and did not even get nominated.

So, when it comes to eating with the bowl in your hands and cursing when you put the bowl down, Hollywood is in no way inferior to the Hong Kong film industry.

After all, it's really fucked up that you're trying every possible way to make money in the mainland, but you don't even give me a nomination.

Find reasons for success and excuses for failure.

Several of the most powerful directors in the Chinese film industry have failed to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Some people think it is because of their lack of ability, some think it is because of the story, and some say it is due to the limitation of the subject matter...

Now, the approval of the movie "Parasite" has attracted collective attention in the industry.

After all, before the script was reviewed, news came out that it was specifically intended for Oscar competition.

The successful approval of "Parasite" is naturally a big event in the circle.

Media reporters were busy reporting, and celebrities in the circle were busy inquiring about the casting situation.

...

Zhang Yimou was naturally the happiest person when "Parasite" passed the review.

But this happiness did not last long, and the phone was blown up by people in the industry.

The actresses that he had worked with before called one after another, saying all sorts of things, both explicitly and implicitly, using all sorts of means, all with the ultimate goal of getting a role in this movie.

The most active of these is naturally the international chapter.

She went to Hollywood with great ambition and ambition, but within a few years, she returned to China in disgrace. Coupled with various "gate" incidents, international star Zhang has had a hard time in recent years.

Therefore, even though "The Grandmaster" was in the midst of its intensive promotion period, Zhang Ziyi still called Zhang Yimou.

But the response she got was disappointing. "The auditions have ended and the roles have been basically confirmed."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Ziyi stood there in a daze. If he had added one more sentence at this time, "Don't call me again in the future", and accompanied it with a background music of snowflakes falling in the sky, it would have been even more amazing.

Except for Zhang Ziyi, almost all major brokerage companies in the industry have been rejected by Zhang Yimou. But many people still don't give up, after all, they haven't heard that the role in this movie has been confirmed.

The next day, after the General Administration officially approved it, the official Weibo account of Xingchen Film and Television Company officially announced the casting list for "Parasite".

Director: Zhang Yimou;
Producer: Gu Wei;
Actor: Qin Hao;

Actress: Liu Yifei;
Male No. 2: Chen Minghao;
Female No. 2: Yuan Quan;

Male No. 3: Hu Ge;

Other supporting actors: Chen Daoming, Zhao Liying, Wan Qian, Zuo Xiaoqing, Huang Zhizhong...

The number of main characters and supporting characters added up to more than twenty people.

As soon as the list was released, it immediately caused a commotion. By the time everyone reacted, it was more than just a commotion. People in the circle were simply dumbfounded.

Some attentive media outlets reported it as soon as possible, saying that except for Yuan Quan, all other characters in the movie are artists under the Xingchen Film and Television Company.

Good job, the main idea is to keep the wealth within the family.

Some people find it unacceptable. After all, the outside world has not received any news about the audition and casting. But so what? Do they dare to criticize Zhang Yimou and Gu Wei?

Just like that, in the reports of media reporters, the celebrities and artists in the industry looked resentful, jealous and envious.

"Parasite" has completely completed the script review, casting and other matters, and will enter the filming time after the subsequent preparations are completed.

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On the other hand, several film and television companies such as Huayi, Bona and Star Media broke down the negotiations with the eight major cinema chains.

The theater chains headed by Ye Ning directly rejected the requests of Wang Zhonglei and others.

In the eyes of the theaters, those movies were not worth signing a bet on.

Afterwards, the cinema chain even released a formal announcement. As Gu Wei’s industry, Dadi Cinemas naturally followed suit.

The announcement is a bit long, but the main point is that representatives of the theater chain believe that "1942", "Chinese Zodiac", and several other films do not meet the threshold for both parties to sign a gambling agreement.

In other words, the best box office of the movies you directors have made before didn't exceed 700 million, right? You still want to be treated like Gu Wei, then go and rest over there.

In Huayi Company.

“They only have Xingchen Films and Gu Wei in their eyes, and no other domestic directors are capable?

A bunch of snobs, they will regret it sooner or later!"

Feng Xiaogang yelled at the top of his voice in Wang Zhonglei's office, with uncontrollable anger on his face.

"There's nothing we can do. The theater chain won't agree. We need to do a good job of promoting it this time. We need to get at least 8 million yuan to show these people that there are other great directors in China besides Gu Wei!"

Wang Zhonglei also had an ugly expression on his face, and he spoke with gritted teeth.

Before, everyone thought that the requirements were not high, even if it was slightly worse than "Titanic"!
Who would have thought that Huayi would be ruthlessly rejected by the other party as soon as it made the request? What was even more outrageous was that the group of theater representatives headed by Ye Ning were afraid that some individuals would betray them, so they directly asked everyone to jointly issue a notice.

This has directly cut off the retreat. Even if some theaters were willing to reach a gambling agreement with Huayi and other companies before, they dare not do so now.

After all, once you are discovered, you will be in trouble both inside and outside.

"When the time comes, I will personally lead the team and directly conduct a national roadshow to promote the product. I will not hesitate to do anything to prove myself. I don't believe that the box office won't go up."

Feng Xiaogang continued to curse and said that he felt very embarrassed to be slapped in the face by the cinema this time.

Normally he often claims to be one of the most famous directors in the circle, but he didn't expect to be slapped in the face this time.

………With the summer season getting hot, small and medium-budget domestic films are starting to be released.

The box office of "Search" reached more than 60 million after its first week of release.

At present, it seems that there will be no problem in breaking the 100 million yuan box office, but it is still a bit difficult to break 200 million yuan.

On the 12th, "The Four" officially hits major theaters.

The first day's closing was around 17 million.

This box office result is already very good for a martial arts film.

Guangguang stepped up its publicity efforts, and several leading actors attended its talk shows. Even Deng Chao, who was currently filming "The Breakup Guru", took two days off to cooperate with the publicity.

The next day, the daily box office actually broke through and reached more than 18 million.

Now, online media, especially entertainment newspapers owned by Guangguang, have been reporting on the incident extensively.

"With 'Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate' in front and 'The Four' in the back, the martial arts film market is slowly recovering," reported Sina Entertainment.

"The box office of 'The Four' is expected to exceed 200 million yuan, which is the hope of domestic martial arts films." Souhu Entertainment reported.

Fans of martial arts films were all in tears. Many netizens on Weibo tagged Lu Yang and asked him about the release date of "Knife of the Assassin".

Seeing that "The Four" had good box office, Lu Yang was a little excited at this time. After all, the martial arts film market was doing well, which would also be helpful for "Knife of the Assassin".

For a while, Lu Yang was busy editing the film's post-production and interacting with fans on Weibo.

Perhaps it is because domestic films have been crushed for half a year, "The Four", as a highly anticipated domestic costume blockbuster in the summer, performed quite well.

After five days of release, the box office exceeded 100 million yuan, which was a great joy to mainland filmmakers.

To be honest, after half a year, a domestic film with a box office of over 100 million yuan was finally released. While everyone is excited, it is also inevitable to feel a little sad.

But on the other hand, the box office of "The Four" exceeded 100 million yuan, which also means that the summer season has been successfully preheated, and it will only get better in the future.

At the same time, online audiences' reviews of the film were also polarized.

People who like it think that this is a rare martial arts movie. It is infinitely innovative based on the original novel. Director Chen Jiashang's imagination is simply wild and the fighting scenes are also very good.

Audiences who do not like the show think that although "The Four" may seem lively, it is actually hard to convince the audience, and that it has completely lost the "core" of the original work and changed its style.

In particular, changing Wuqing into a woman and setting her as a core character is the biggest subversion of the original work, which is a bit hard to accept.

It's normal that there are both criticisms and praises. After all, it's impossible for a movie to receive only praises and no criticisms, unless a large number of internet trolls were hired to help.

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Throughout July, the domestic film market was supported by "Search" and "The Four".

As for the director, after Zhang Yimou finished the casting, he began to prepare and build the shooting location while also starting the traditional early script reading mode.

After many years, there are not many directors in the film industry who continue to use this method.

For a while, Liu Yifei, Chen Minghao, Qin Hao, Yuan Quan, Hu Ge and others, except for eating and sleeping, spent the rest of their time together in the company studying the scripts. It felt quite fresh.

There are so many weird people in the entertainment industry. If you stay there for a long time, you will always meet some weird people.

But when some big stars in the circle act cool, their train of thought is so bizarre that it catches people off guard.

For example, when a famous language artist came to Beijing by plane, he requested that a red carpet be rolled out to welcome him when he got off the plane, and that his name be embroidered on the carpet. However, he was decisively rejected by the airline.

There is also a female artist who asked the crew to airlift imported mineral water for bathing. Does she like cold showers, or does she plan to make her own in a five-star hotel?

Many of the pretentious plots are so bizarre that they make people doubt the authenticity of the revelations and the humanity of the protagonist.

Fortunately, Zhang Yimou has never encountered such a difficult actor since he started making movies.

The actors chosen by him were all honest and no one dared to make trouble.

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In the mainland film market, domestic films have entered a period of highlight moment.

However, there is also a lot of news about the TV series, mainly because Tangren is promoting it hard and sending out press releases everywhere.

Because the drama "Xuan-Yuan Sword" has started airing.

Hu Ge's appeal in fantasy dramas remains strong. Even though he has left Tangren Film and Television, he still has many fans supporting this TV series.

Some netizens even said that this might be Hu Ge's last TV series. After all, he joined the Xingchen Film and Television Company and starred in a national film. Hu Ge's goal in the future will definitely be to hit the big screen.

The so-called "phenomenal" TV dramas are mostly the result of the satisfaction of "phenomenal" social psychology.

For example, boys like to watch flesh-and-blood anti-Japanese heroes. The "Ping'angle" battle launched by Li Yunlong became a turning point in World War II.

Girls are keen on "sisterly love" and "palace fighting drama", and TV series such as "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and "Palace Lock Heart" are popular on both big and small screens.

The continued popularity of the "Love Apartment" series has obviously satisfied the beautiful fantasies of many young people who are wandering and working hard about youth and love.

How does the saying go: The best friend is right beside you. The person you love most is right across from you.

With the blessing of such sentiment, "Love Apartment 3" became an unprecedented success as soon as it was aired on the evening of July 7. Among them, the most powerful Anhui Satellite TV became the big winner, with a viewership rating of 30, winning the championship.

Although the other three are not as good as Anhui Province, they are not much different.

This made the four satellite TV stations that bought "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mystical Ancient City" at a high price feel nervous but also a little expectant.

But there is one TV station that is full of confidence, and that is Zhejiang Satellite TV, which became famous due to the hit show “The Voice of China”.

Zhejiang Provincial TV Station originally had average strength and was obsessed with singing programs such as "I Love to Remember Lyrics" for many years. Later, it fell into a vicious circle of following the trend and imitating others, doing whatever others did.

It was not until this year that he accidentally bought "The Voice of China" which was disliked by China Overseas TV that he became famous and embarked on the path of "variety show powerhouse".

However, as one of the four major TV stations, it cannot rely solely on "variety shows" to hold the scene, it also needs to broadcast hit dramas.

The embarrassing thing is that in the original time and space, Zhejiang Province has always relied on "Running Man" and "The Voice of China" to hold the scene. There are not many regular programs that can be shown off, and the ranking in the field of TV dramas has always been around 14th or 15th.

This time I was lucky enough to get "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mystical Ancient City". Zhejiang Satellite TV attaches great importance to it and has been promoting it in various ways. The only thing left is to arrange for the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" crew members to appear on "The Voice of China".

In this way, with the joint promotion of four satellite TV stations, Penguin Video and Star Film and Television Company, "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mystical Ancient City" became popular before it was broadcast, arousing the audience's expectations.

This is both a good thing and a bad thing.

If the Xingchen Film and Television version of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" fails to meet the audience's expectations, it will probably trigger a massive amount of complaints, its reputation will decline, and it will end in a dismal way.

But if the quality meets expectations, it will soar to the sky and become a phenomenal masterpiece.

However, on the day of the premiere on August 8, many boys who usually do not watch TV turned to Zhejiang Province, Sichuan Province and other satellite TV stations at 4: in the evening.

It’s okay if it’s just one person watching TV, but if there are women at home, there will often be a fight for it.

Because the much-anticipated "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Ancient City of Jingjue" has officially started airing...

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(End of this chapter)