Chapter 466: "Manslaughter" and "The Grandmaster"
The most discussed topic in "Manslaughter" turned out to be "Where did Li Weijie hide the body?"
Xin Yukun thought he had made it clear enough where the body was hidden:
"A month later, the police station discovered Sucha's body but refused to reveal where it was hidden."
Combined with Li Weijie's previous scene of laying network cables in the new police station office building, it should be easy to guess that the body is hidden in the police station.
Of course, this question was answered not long after it was posted.
But the audience is still happy to discuss this almost "perfect crime" crime movie.
Crime movies are relatively rare in China, and the quality of "Manslaughter" has been recognized by the audience.
"Cherish it, where can I find good domestic crime movies now?
"Last year's "Borderland" was not bad, but it bombed at the box office. I hope "Manslaughter" can do well."
"Babadi set the story in Thailand, and the characters all spoke Chinese. It was too difficult for the crew."
The box office of "Manslaughter" fell back to 43 million on Sunday, still doubling that of "The Grandmaster".
Fans of Wang Sunglasses said: "I'm so stupid, really. I only knew that Ip Man was a popular IP, but I didn't know that Wang Sunglasses would not please the audience at all."
It seems that the box office cannot compete with "Manslaughter", but this does not stop the fans of "The Grandmaster" from appreciating the acting skills of Zhang Ziyi and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, as well as the cool style of Wang Sunglasses.
But "Manslaughter" didn't take this trick at all. When asked about their opinions on "The Grandmaster" in a promotional interview, the creators and creators all said they liked Wang Sunglasses very much.
I would never compare the two films.
Are you crazy enough to compare "Manslaughter" with "The Grandmaster"?
Let alone Xin Yukun, Cheng Yuan is not even good enough to compete with Wang Sunglasses.
Ordinarily, Cheng Yu'an has two Venices in his hands, as well as a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar. In terms of awards, no one in the Chinese language can compare with him except Li An.
But Cheng Yuan lacks two things compared to Wang Sunglasses.
The first is qualifications. Yes, it is such an old thing. Counting from the release of his first script "Caiyunqu" in 1982, Wang Sunjing has been in the industry for 30 years, and his qualifications undoubtedly surpass Cheng Yu'an.
The second is endorsement by celebrities. Why is Wang Sunglasses famous internationally? Of course, his movies are indeed good, and another important reason is that many famous masters in the world's film industry admire him and support him in public. When it comes to Chinese movies, Wong Kar-wai
It is a name that cannot be avoided. "In the Mood for Love" is the highest-ranked Chinese-language film in the film history lists selected by authoritative magazines such as "Sight and Sound" and "Cahiers du Cinema".
This is the origin of Wang’s high-end sunglasses.
These are things that young Cheng Yuan does not have.
Because even if Oscar is close to him, he still has to admit that Wang Sunjing is an unparalleled genius.
His talent for light, shadow and lens is unmatched by anyone in the Chinese film industry.
Even Zhang Yimou and Li An admitted this: "He is a genius, I can only do stupid things."
So, just let "The Grandmaster" show off his style.
Anyway, no one would ever expect to make money from the box office of Wang Sunglasses.
The first weekend battle report is out.
Released two days in advance, "The Grandmaster"'s total box office in the first six days exceeded 100 million - it only exceeded 100 million, with 104 million.
The later release "Manslaughter", through its good entertainment, defeated "The Grandmaster" and topped the box office in the second week of January, with a revenue of 146 million.
Theater chains are very realistic. It doesn’t matter what art films or commercial films you have, if they can’t sell me tickets, they are all garbage.
As for "Manslaughter" and "The Grandmaster" competing in the same field, the former is obviously more profitable than the latter.
Theaters generally predict that the total box office of "Manslaughter" will be roughly 450-500 million.
This is only Xin Yukun’s debut work!
Are all newcomers today so unreasonable?
I heard that Cheng Yu'an is very optimistic about Xin Yukun and thinks that he will become the representative figure of Chinese crime movies after Cao Baoping.
And this year he also has "Witness" to be released, and a self-written and directed "Maze of the Heart" to be launched.
Cheng Yu'an was busy holding various meetings at the end of the year, including official, academic, and company meetings, and was busy until late every day.
Just read the daily briefing sent by your assistant before going to bed to understand the general trends.
One piece of information caught his attention:
"Happy Family creates a 'dog version of "Thailand"'" is so popular.
"Happy Home" is about to be released.
This movie will definitely leave a mark in the history of cinema, and it’s not just because it’s ****, it’s also bad.
But it made an extremely bad start - a variety show movie.
This movie was made to celebrate the 15th anniversary of "Camp".
Can you believe that this movie ended up with 150 million?
It was also after this movie that variety show producers began to think about spin-off movies.
In fact, "Happy Home" can still be regarded as a movie. At least it has a plot and a story. It would be better if the "Basecamp" that is not recorded is put in the theater and you pay to watch it.
The later variety show movies were over-the-top. They directly recorded a star game show and put it in the theater.
Seeing the news, Cheng Yu'an asked: "How is the company's variety show this year?"
Xiao Zheng has just arrived data: "There have been no new programs in 12 years. The second season of "The Voice of China" has ended. The last New Year special of "Running Man" this year was also recorded yesterday."
Xiao Zheng added: "The company sold "Super Girl" to BJ TV for 482 million yuan and will no longer produce this program."
In the past few years since "Super Girl" has been running, this model of talent show has been squeezed out and it can no longer be played. If BJ TV hadn't been unwilling to stop, the company would have wanted to shut down the program in 10 years.
After struggling for another two years, the company no longer wanted to play with BJ TV, so it sold the sign at a cheap price.
This can free up manpower to work on other programs. The variety show department will launch a new program this year.
The idea proposed by Cheng Yu'an is that if there is a "Good Voice" stage for the new talent show, then there will be a competition with veteran singers on the same stage.
The name is "I am a singer".
The director of the variety show department was not optimistic about this idea: "They are all old singers who have been famous for a long time, and they are competing on the same stage. It would be ugly if they lose."
Cheng Yu'an didn't force this show, he just asked the variety show department to do some research first, see the audience's reaction, and then ask a few old (guo) brand (qi) singers if they were willing to accept this way of returning to the stage.
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I kept reading the documents until after two o'clock in the morning, and was about to go to bed. Xiao Zheng came over and said, "Yifei just asked me if you were asleep, and I said not yet. She might call you later."
"Okay, don't stay up late with me, go and rest first."
Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Zheng went out, Liu Yifei called.
"Hello!" Liu Yifei is in a good mood today.
"Sister, it's only morning over there, but it's past two in the morning for me." Cheng Yu'an was soaking her feet while chatting with her girlfriend.
"I just want to meet you." She asked Cheng Yu'an if she had anything to do in the United States, "Are you very busy these days?"
"When is the end of the year when I'm not busy?" Cheng Yu'an said, "When will your training end?"
"It will probably take more than a month, but I will definitely be back to be with you during the Chinese New Year."
"Hello, Director Cheng." Yang Mi squeezed into the camera to greet Cheng Yu'an.
"Why did you go to the United States too?" Cheng Yu'an asked.
"I'm here to get acquainted with the crew of "Super Body"," Yang Mi said.
"I'm quite bored by myself, so I secretly came over to stay with me for two days," Liu Yifei said.
"That's fine."
I originally wanted to have a few private words with my girlfriend, but Yang Mi, the light bulb, squeezed in and nothing could be said.
Liu Yifei saw Cheng Yuan's helplessness and kept smiling.
Chapter completed!