Chapter 323 Da Tiantian's Waterloo

The 09 Spring Festival was on January 1th, so the premieres of several films scheduled for the Spring Festival were basically scheduled for mid-January.

"Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" is on January 1th, and "Painted Skin" and "Warring States" are on the 17th.

Liu Dehua's "The Dragon and the Phoenix" will be released earlier, on the 11th.

In addition, there are several small and medium-cost films that will be released in theaters during the Spring Festival holiday, but because the main creators have no box office appeal, and the subject matter and story have no highlights, they are basically just "cannon fodder."

The most popular ones among the audience are "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" and "Painted Skin", which are known as 3D blockbusters, and "Warring States", a costume blockbuster starring popular actress Jing Tian.

Wang Zhonglei and Xu Ke attended the premiere of "The King's Avatar" and knew the difference in visual effects between the two.

Therefore, when "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" premiered, media reporters and audiences were not invited to watch the entire film. They only watched the exciting parts for twenty minutes.

The media naturally noticed that the 3D effect did not seem to be as good as advertised, but they still mainly praised it when reporting.

As for the premiere of "Warring States", it was also held at the Olympic venue.

In addition to the main creative staff of the crew, guests present included Jiang Heng, Han Sanping, Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen, Wu Jing, Liu Yifei, Tang Yan, Yang Miying and others. The event was also full of stars.

At the event, perhaps for confidentiality reasons, the "Warring States" crew did not play the entire film, but only a clip of more than 30 minutes.

Jing Tian’s look in the film is still beautiful, but his lines are a bit awkward.

The Sun Bin played by Huang Xiaoming is much stronger than the one played by Sun Honglei, but I don’t know what the overall effect will be.

"Brother, I acted pretty well, didn't I?"

At the dinner after the premiere, Jing Tian wore an evening gown with pink and silver sequins. The floor-length skirt made her look like a fairy.

Holding a red wine glass in her hand, she smiled as brightly as a flower.

"Very good, I feel you have made progress again!" Jiang Heng raised the cup in his hand slightly to indicate, and said with a smile.

"Really? I also feel that my acting was pretty good!" Da Tiantian was overjoyed and her cheeks blushed slightly.

The reason why she is so popular now is all thanks to Jiang Heng.

Some netizens said that her acting skills were average, but she was well trained by director Jiang Heng.

Jing Tian naturally agreed with this statement, but as an actor, he also hoped that he could make progress.

In her opinion, "Warring States" is an opportunity to prove her growth.

The guests present at the event were also generous in praising Jing Tian.

After all, she is the most popular young actress in China at the moment. Even a big director like Zhang Yimou wants to work with Jing Tian.

Although Lao Zhang started out with art films in his early years, after he switched to commercial films, he did not show any disdain for "traffic stars".

Originally in 09, he collaborated with Xiao Shenyang, who was the most popular star of that year, on "Three Shots Surprise".

As for now, I really want to collaborate with Jing Tian on a film.

Feng Xiaogang is also a man who is good at networking and knows how to hype things up. He kept making golden quotes at the dinner party and did not have the airs of a big director at all.

Amid the praises from many guests, Jing Tian felt a little flattered, thinking that "Warring States" should achieve good results and her popularity and status would reach a new level.

The next day, the media reported the premiere news of "Warring States" and "Painted Skin". For the former, the promotion was mainly from Jing Tian's perspective, praising how beautiful and good the character played by the young lady was.

However, "Painted Skin" received higher praise in terms of story, special effects, etc.

One more thing to mention is that, perhaps because of confidence in the film, I watched the entire film at the premiere of "Painted Skin", and it is said that the feedback on site was very good.

Although it cannot be compared with Jiang Heng's works, the quality of the film surpasses other special effects blockbusters.

For a time, the 2009 Spring Festival time slot was a "three-way battle" and the media added Andy Lau's "Dragon and Phoenix" to the mix, calling the 2009 Spring Festival time slot a "four-way melee" and "the hottest in history", which indeed attracted more audiences' attention.

In the blink of an eye, it was the Spring Festival, and several films were released on the same day. In the morning, there were not too many people in the theaters of major domestic theater chains.

After noon, the number of moviegoers began to increase.

Many viewers call their friends to watch movies with their family and friends.

"Hello, two tickets for the movie "Warring States"!"

"I want "Warring States"!"

"I want the one starring Jing Tian. What? Two!"

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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, "Warring States" took in 4195 million yuan at the box office with its overwhelming screening advantage.

"Painted Skin" ranked second with a box office of 2844 million yuan.

"Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" ranked third with 2380 million yuan.

"Dragon and Phoenix" ranked fourth with 1790 million yuan.

As soon as the report came out, the industry was excited because the total box office of the four films released that day reached 1.12 million yuan, breaking the domestic single-day box office record.

But in terms of word of mouth, the differentiation is quite serious.

When "Warring States" was first released, its Douban score was 6.1, but it quickly dropped to 5.9. By the afternoon of the next day, it had stabilized at 5.3.

When "Painted Skin" was first released, it scored 7.3 points, and now it has stabilized at 6.8.

"Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" has always fluctuated around 6.5, which is relatively stable.

"The Dragon and the Phoenix" dropped from 6.3 to 6.0, and its reputation is not very good.

Of the four films, "Warring States" originally had the highest box office, but because it had the lowest rating and the worst reputation, its attendance and box office were both declining.

The worst thing is that a number of media outlets that were praising Jing Tian a few days ago have changed their tone and started criticizing him.

Domestic entertainment media rarely criticize any popular artist harshly. After all, those who have become famous have backgrounds and connections, and they must not be offended easily.

Of course, this does not apply to people like Wen Zhang who don't indulge the media at all.

Therefore, the critical reports from major entertainment media were relatively mild in tone, but the same could not be said for a number of film critics.

These people have always relied on sharp words to attract attention. Even Jiang Heng's films have been criticized by film critics, not to mention "Warring States", which obviously has quality issues.

A group of film critics wrote various long articles, from Jing Tian's rise to fame to her consistent performance in films other than Jiang Heng, and the conclusion they came to was that the young lady's acting skills have actually always been consistently bad.

It’s just that the role that Jiang Heng chose for him is quite consistent with Jing Tian’s own personality, so he can be said to be acting in his true colors.

And thanks to Jiang Heng's various interpretations, the characters she played, such as Bi Yao, Scorpion Spirit, and Lena, were very outstanding.

Once you leave Jiang Heng, you will be like the supporting role in Stephen Chow's movie, and become just like everyone else!

In addition, many disappointed fans also spread rumors on Jing Tian’s Weibo, blaming her for making bad movies to make money.

The young lady’s die-hard fans naturally wouldn’t tolerate this and started arguing with those people on Weibo, forums, and Tieba, causing a sensation on the entire Internet.

As for Jing Tian at this moment, he was completely confused.

She always thought her performance in "Warring States" was very good, and everyone else's acting was also okay.

Even if it's not as good as Jiang Heng's film, it shouldn't be criticized like this!
She locked herself at home and cried for a while. When it got dark, she couldn't help but call Jiang Heng.

(End of this chapter)