Chapter 565: Old Han's Melancholy

Sina Entertainment: "The Sino-US co-production "Man of Tai Chi", jointly produced by China Film Group and Wanda Films, only earned over 10 million US dollars in the mainland box office in three days, and less than 5 million US dollars in the overseas box office on the first day..."

Sohu Entertainment: "It is reported that the film cost 1.5 million US dollars, and the salary of Hollywood star Keanu Reeves alone was as high as 1500 million US dollars..."

Facts have proven that the risks of co-productions are still huge at this stage.

Ragnarok: "I'm really drunk. The salary is 1500 million US dollars. Keanu Reeves's words in "Man of Tai Chi" are worth 39473 US dollars. It really is worth US dollars per word."

Qi Lingyun: "Everyone says that "Tiny Times" and "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" are terrible movies, but I think this movie is no worse. What kind of crap is this?"

Luo Mo: "Don't say that. Man of Tai Chi is really not as good as these two movies. Although they have bad reputations, at least they made money at the box office."

Xiao He: "The facts prove that the Sino-US co-production still depends on Director Gu. Just look at the co-productions made by China Film Group in recent years. Every one of them is a huge loss."

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China Film.

In the chairman's office, Han Sanping saw the report handed in by his subordinates. After just one glance, he felt his scalp tingling and his head swelling.

Those rows of red data made his heart bleed.

"This movie is over." Han Sanping muttered to himself.

After investing 1.5 million yuan, they only earned million yuan at the box office in three days. What’s the point?
This is a bad movie with bad box office and, most importantly, bad reputation. These three bad things combined, unless tomorrow is the end of the world, no one can save this movie.

"Now all we can do is watch 'The Crossing.'" Seeing that 'Man of Tai Chi' was completely hopeless, Han Sanping couldn't help but think of this epic blockbuster that had just started shooting two days ago.

Originally, the film was scheduled to start shooting in early July, but the lead actor Huang Xiaoming has been on the crew, so it was purely a scheduling issue.

As soon as the filming of "A Romantic Affair" was completed, John Woo immediately held a press conference for the launch of the film.

The press conference was attended by many stars, even Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige attended.

That is to say, Gu Wei and Jiang Wen were on the crew of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" and could not make it back.

This should be the most anticipated film project in the Chinese-language film industry in the second half of the year.

Even though the launch conference has passed, news about the film still firmly occupies the front page headlines of entertainment news.

Among the top ten trending searches, half are about the start of filming.

"The epic film The Crossing, jointly produced by China Film Group, Pony.com, LeTV and Huayi, directed by Wu Yusen and starring Zhang Ziyi, Kim Sung-oh, Song Hye-kyo, Huang Xiaoming and others, has officially started filming."

"China Film Chairman Han Sanping, along with Huayi General Manager Wang Zhonglei, LeTV Zhang Zhao, Xiao Ma Li Ming and others, delivered a speech at the event!"

"It is reported that the initial investment of the epic movie "The Crossing" is as high as 4 million yuan, and it will be filmed and produced in two parts..."

"Director John Woo said frankly that The Crossing would be the Titanic of the East!"

Until now, the industry is in an uproar, and most of the actors and artists in the film and television circles have posted articles online to promote "The Crossing", and the publicity is very high.

Looking at the online media reports, Han Sanping smiled and didn't feel so sad anymore.

On the other side, Gu Wei from the crew of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" is still there.

After learning about the online reports on the box office of "Man of Tai Chi" and seeing the news of the start of filming of "The Crossing", I could only silently mourn for Han Sanping.

At the same time, he also glanced at his phone, "Strange, why can't I get through to Director Han's phone all of a sudden?"

On the other side, Han Sanping looked at the name displayed on the phone and decisively chose not to answer the call.

After all, when China Film Group launched this project, Gu Wei reminded Han Sanping, but old Han stubbornly believed that this co-production would definitely have a future.

"Just because the popular Keanu Reeves is starring in the film, China Film Group is confident that the film will not lose money..."

Now it seems that these words were a slap in the face, so much so that Han Sanping could guess what Gu Wei would say when he called.

Actually, Han Sanping misunderstood Gu Wei. The purpose of his call was to get one or two quotas for this year's film batch before he completely retired.

After all, Gu Wei’s “The Revenant” will be released in China by the end of the year at the latest, and if it is released as an imported film, the revenue will be much less.

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As for Wanda Pictures, Ye would rather not have "The Crossing" to comfort himself.

Looking at the exciting news about "The Crossing" on the Internet, Ye Ning felt a little cold in his heart.

Sure enough, people’s joys and sorrows are not shared.

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In the industry, various news are generated almost every moment.

The second part of "The Miracle Doctor Xilaile", "The Legend of the Miracle Doctor Xilaile", is now on TV.

Since Li Baotian was branded as a "drama tyrant" by the producers seven years ago, he has not filmed any movies again. This can be regarded as his comeback work.

But it seems that things and people have changed.

A lot of main creators have been replaced, even the most eye-catching Sai Xishi has been replaced.

I remember when the first episode of "The Divine Doctor Xilaile" was broadcast, many people were attracted by Shen Aoyu's Xishi, which was simply amazing. "If there is a suitable role in the next movie, we can invite Mr. Li Baotian again. His acting skills are definitely the best in the industry." After seeing the news, Gu Wei, who was in the hotel, couldn't help but think.

The movie that will be released in August has begun its hot promotion.

There are still not many films worth mentioning. In addition to "Tiny Times 2", there is also "Jurassic Park 3D" which will be released later this month, a world-famous big IP series of films.

The rest are mostly bad movies of poor quality.

Normally, the summer season is when Hollywood blockbusters are released intensively.

However, the emergence of the Domestic Film Protection Month has allowed many low-cost, bad films that did not have the courage to be released during the Lunar New Year or National Day holidays to choose to be released during this period.

To be honest, domestic audiences are sometimes quite pitiful. God knows how they survive watching one bad movie after another.

at the same time.

Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin", which won the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival, has been banned in mainland China.

You should know that this movie has already passed the review, obtained the Dragon Mark, and the release date has been set for National Day.

Just ban it if you say so. The people above really can't stand to see a movie that reflects reality being released.

"It's nothing more than reflecting reality and finding some violent and bloody reasons."

Gu Wei still believes in the level of Jiang Wu and Wang Baoqiang's performances in realistic themes.

"When director Jia Zhangke came back from Cannes, he publicly said that this movie would definitely be his highest-grossing theatrical movie. Who could have thought that this would happen? I heard that he is still trying to get it from the higher-ups."

In the hotel lobby, Jiang Wen naturally saw the news, and after seeing Gu Wei, he also said something.

"Alas, the national conditions are like this, and sometimes it makes people feel helpless." Gu Wei also felt some sympathy for Jia Zhangke.

"Haha, it depends on the person. Some people can still release their movies even if they break the rules, but for others, it's hard to say." Jiang Wen is older and has experienced more, so he sees things more clearly.

"Well, maybe. After all, Director Jiang's movies have a lot of metaphors." Gu Wei joked.

Jiang Wen: “Uh…”

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On the other hand, the variety show "Running Man" announced by Xingchen Film and Television Company in the first half of the year is also about to be broadcast.

Originally, Song Ge and the person in charge of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV had discussed broadcasting this program during the summer vacation, but unfortunately, this was the first time that Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV produced this kind of outdoor reality show.

The early preparations alone took up a lot of time, not to mention the scheduling issues of several invited guests.

It was not until the end of the month that the recording was completed.

Due to the schedule issues of the participating guests, the first episode of "Running Man" was chosen to be broadcast directly after recording. After looking at the ratings of the program later, they will consider the method of filming and broadcasting at the same time.

Although they missed the first half of the summer season, good things are worth waiting for, especially since both parties watched the entire recorded video together. Not to mention, even Song Ge thought the games in the show were quite interesting.

"What? Are you interested? I'll arrange for you to be on the show then."

In the company, after Gu Wei and others finished watching the complete copy of the film, they looked at Song Ge and teased him.

"Forget about being on the show, it's just a little fun to watch, especially the name tag tearing at the end, which is a test of intelligence and courage. I believe that after it airs, the ratings will definitely be high."

Song Ge waved his hand and said that it was okay to watch this kind of show, but he felt it was unnecessary for him to join in.

If this were seen by the CEOs of other companies, how would I, Song, maintain my good image in the circle?

"Mr. Song is right. The satellite TV station also feels that the shooting and recording effects are very good. They believe that once it is broadcast, it will most likely become a variety show with top ratings." The person in charge of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV also said with a smile.

"It's more than just ranked at the top." Hearing this, Gu Wei couldn't help but think that it was the broadcast of this program that triggered the climax of mainland reality show variety shows.

I don’t know how many TV stations have borrowed and copied it, a typical example being the subsequent "Extreme Challenge".

It’s approaching the 20th.

The premiere of "The Blade of the Assassin" will definitely be held as scheduled unless there are any unexpected events. The media is currently reporting on it extensively and the popularity is quite high.

The venue was also very interesting. Song Ge negotiated and it was directly set in the CPPCC Auditorium.

The premiere location instantly raised the profile of "The Blade Strikes Back".

To be honest, it was Gu Wei's idea to schedule the premiere of "The Blade Strikes" in the CPPCC Auditorium.

The first reason is naturally to promote the film in a high-profile manner, and the second is to create fame for mainland martial arts films.

To be honest, Gu Wei has watched the finished film more than once, and both the plot and fighting scenes are much better than the original.

So much so that Gu Wei plans to use this movie, and its high box office, to stimulate mainland audiences' interest in ancient costume martial arts blockbusters.

As for why Gu Wei can confirm that the movie will achieve high box office before it is released?

Hi, that’s because there are too many bad movies at this stage. Compared with them, Gu Wei believes that this movie will achieve a higher box office than the original time and space…

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(End of this chapter)