Wu Yusen's face looked a little unhappy.

After repeated discussions and deliberations, the first part of "The Crossing" was finally scheduled to be released on July 7, Saturday.

It was only eight days away from the release of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: Return of the King".

It is certain that there will be a certain impact on the box office.

Of course, Wu Yusen is still confident about the film’s performance and box office.

The market performance of "New Yitian" was too good, which made him feel a lot of pressure.

"Congratulations! Your two consecutive films have been big hits, and you've become famous in mainland China!" said Wu Yusen.

Wang Jing said modestly: "Well, not really, not really. You all know my ability. I can achieve today's results thanks to your support. In fact, anyone can do it!"

After hearing this, the other people in the room felt much better.

Since Wang Jing moved to the mainland, the only films that can be considered box office hits are "The Man from Macau" and "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: Return of the King".

The common point of these two films is that they both have a strong cast, especially the latter, which is starred by a top-tier superstar like Jiang Heng, and has guest appearances by big names like Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Stephen Chow. A total of more than one hundred action stars worked together to create this. Even if it was directed by a newcomer, the box office results would not be bad.

Therefore, Wang Jing just happened to be there, and it cannot be considered as his ability.

But ordinary audiences and investors may not think about these things. They just think that Wang Jing was very good at filming when he was in Hong Kong, and he was doing better and better after moving to the mainland.

In another pub in Beijing, Feng Xiaogang, Ge You, Zhang Hanyu, Zheng Xiaolong and others gathered together to discuss the box office hit "New Yitian".

"It's so popular, it's like watching movies is free. The cinema is full of people. There's no room to stand inside, so people have to squeeze onto the street!" Ge You's words are still as exaggerated and funny as ever.

Feng Xiaogang was more objective. "When it comes to making martial arts films, Hong Kong is better at it. The films are really good!"

Zhang Hanyu sighed, "Times have really changed. Back then, it was not easy to make over 100 million yuan at the box office. It's only been a few years now, and even Wang Jing can make movies that make over 10 or 20 billion yuan at the box office!"

Feng Xiaogang's face changed slightly after hearing this and he drank a glass of wine silently.

The market has changed dramatically in recent years. The highest box office record in the mainland market has exceeded 3 billion, which has doubled the pressure on Director Feng, who was already worried about falling behind.

With rising stars like Xu Zheng and Ning Hao entering the ranks of "billion-dollar directors" one after another, and veteran Hong Kong directors like Wang Jing making a "return of the king", Director Feng is not just under a lot of pressure. He is really worried and doesn't know what to shoot.

That's why I called my brothers out to have a drink and chat!
Zheng Xiaolong said, "Other people's films are big hits at the box office, that's their ability. We still have to do what we are good at. Lao Feng, if you ask me, you still have to make comedies!"

Feng Xiaogang smiled bitterly, "I would like to shoot it, but there is no suitable script!"

Ge You said: "There will always be brave men under a big reward. As long as you are willing to spend money, you will definitely be able to buy the right one!"

Zhang Hanyu also offered suggestions, and the discussion became quite lively.

However, "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: Hero Return" was not only a box office hit, but also had a very good reputation. It opened with a score of 8.3 on Douban, but quickly rose to 8.7.

It’s not that the film has profound connotations and artistry, but purely as a commercial film, it is really outstanding!

It can be said to be the most entertaining and enjoyable Chinese action movie in the past decade, so that the cinemas in popular commercial districts were packed with audiences. The box office results naturally rose day by day, closing at 2.83 million on the second day, 2.52 million on the third day, and 7.74 million in the first weekend, which is the best result among Hong Kong directors except Jiang Heng.

Starting from the working day of the second week, the single-day box office of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: Hero Return" began to decline, taking 1.89 million.

It slowly declined in the following days, but the single-day box office was still over 1.5 million, and the results were still impressive.

The pressure was naturally transmitted to the upcoming "The Crossing", so the film's publicity and promotion team decided to hold the first national media screening at Beijing Joy City on July 7, to warm up for the full release two days later.

After the film screening, Wu Yusen and the lead actor Tong Dawei appeared in the cinema and interacted with the first batch of audiences at close range.

The plot of the film revolves around the love affairs of three pairs of lovers. The characters played by Tong Dawei and Zhang Ziyi are in love by chance.

Among them, Tong Dawei played the communications team leader Tong Daqing, who spoke "Northeastern dialect" in the film and could be said to have "covered" all the laughs in the film, which was well received by the audience.

As for the plot of the film, the audience was a little confused.

In their opinion, this film is long and tedious, with a very scattered plot, and it is completely incomparable to "Titanic"!
In terms of the film's entertainment and watchability, it is incomparable to the "New Yitian" currently in theaters.

But in the media reports on the second day, the audience praised "The Crossing" and the film received rave reviews.

Who are the audience? Of course, the guests present.

As film critic Hu Jianli said, "The texture of the entire film is very good. Whether it is the performance of the actors, the modeling of the characters, or the stage design, it reflects the weight of an epic blockbuster."

Some people also praised the film's war scenes, saying that in The Crossing (above) they saw heart-stirring war scenes that were rare, or even unprecedented, in domestic films.

Some film critics strongly recommend this film to the audience, saying that the love of that era is fascinating, and the power of love can transcend time and age. "

Before its release, media reviews of the film were always positive.

Time soon came to July 7, the day when "The Crossing" (Part 22) was officially released, but it only earned 3100 million yuan on the first day.

After the news came out, all parties were shocked, because the box office results were really too low.

The film's production companies were also dumbfounded. They did not expect that "The Crossing", which had been in preparation for many years and cost a huge amount of money, would achieve such dismal results.

What’s worse is that not only was the box office bad, but the word of mouth was even worse.

What the audience complained about most was that they came with the expectation of watching the sinking of the Republic of China version of "Titanic", but ended up spending most of the time watching Huang Xiaoming's smile and chin, and did not see the sinking of the ship until the end of the film. It was really disappointing.

As for the so-called love stories of three pairs of lovers that director Wu Yusen introduced to the audience during the promotion, they were not that good in the eyes of the audience.

First, the story line is too loose, failing to highlight the key points, and the camera switching is also far-fetched.

Secondly, it is naturally not contagious enough because the storyline is too loose and the focus is not prominent enough, which makes it difficult for the audience to identify with the characters and naturally unable to empathize with them.

As a result, many viewers were unable to be moved by this film that was marketed as a romance, which was a bit embarrassing! (End of this chapter)