Since the release of "Night Walker", he has rarely slept so peacefully.
After getting up, I had breakfast and when I returned to the office, my assistant was already waiting in the office.
""Night Walker" had a box office of 17 million yesterday, and within 13 days of its release, the total box office exceeded 200 million, ranking among the top five in the domestic box office list of Chinese movies..."
"The box office of "Infernal Affairs" dropped by 3 million to 27 million. However, the box office is close to 120 million. It may be difficult to surpass "Infernal Affairs" in China."
Django opened the curtains.
A ray of sunlight shone through the window into the office, dispelling the haze that had accumulated in my heart for a long time.
Even after learning that "Infernal Affairs" still had a box office of 27 million, he didn't feel any depression in his heart.
"Our overseas box office is four times that of "Infernal Affairs". Thanks to our investment in overseas promotion, the popularity of "Night Walker" is gradually increasing..."
""Infernal Affairs" is facing cancellation in many overseas regions, and North America has even notified the cancellation and made some space for "Superman 2"..."
""Infernal Affairs" is too much of a big deal. This time it failed overseas. It's a joke."
"..."
The assistant turned to the overseas box office page.
I felt a sense of joy and excitement in my heart, and I laughed very happily.
Django unusually did not laugh. Instead, he took the data and looked at the overseas box office performance of "Infernal Affairs" and the news that "Infernal Affairs" was about to be withdrawn.
After seeing Jiang Ge's silent expression, the assistant also put away his smile and became serious.
After a long time, Jiang Ge put down the data sheet, turned his head and glanced out the window: "How is the filming schedule for "Superman 2" going?"
"The ranking of "Superman 2" takes up part of the schedule of "Infernal Affairs", so the box office of "Infernal Affairs" today should not be very good. Even if it is all sold out, it is estimated to be just over 20 million. If the box office of "Superman 2" is
If it explodes, "Infernal Affairs" will have fewer films scheduled... Our "Night Walker" will not be affected much. Director Cao and other seniors have communicated with the theaters and "Superman 2" parties.
Each of our theaters will probably have one-fifth fewer films scheduled..."
"Director Jiang, it is impossible for "Infernal Affairs" to break the record of Chinese films. Under the operation of "Superman 2" and us, its box office limit is at most 500 million! No, it shouldn't even reach 500 million!"
When Jiang Ge asked this question, the assistant was talking excitedly about the film schedules of "Superman 2" by major theaters. The corners of his mouth could not help but turn up, and his words were full of gloating and joy.
But I don’t know why, after seeing the unfavorable outcome of “Infernal Affairs”, Django, the biggest winner, couldn’t be happy.
Obviously on the European and American side, their own "Night Walker" has an absolute advantage. It is obvious that on the Chinese side, under the influence of one and the other, their own side has also gained an advantage.
But Jiang Ge couldn't be happy, and he didn't even have the pleasure of being avenged.
He hated Zhou Yang very much and even hated Zhou Yang.
The appearance of Zhou Yang deprived him of everything that should have belonged to him!
He even thought that if this was not a legal society, he would even want to kill Zhou Yang with a gun, or ask a killer to kill him without leaving a trace!
However!
At this moment, he felt an inexplicable irritability.
"Is the lecture by "Superman 2" director James Lee tonight?"
"Yes! By the way, the premiere of Director Jiang's "Superman 2" is coming soon. You need to clean up. It's time for us to go..."
"good."
Jiang Ge nodded, but his expression didn't change much.
But the inexplicable irritability in my heart is getting stronger and stronger.
Everything is obviously fine...
Only by trampling your opponents underfoot can you stand out!
But……
Is this really good?
……………………
The premiere of "Superman 2" was very grand.
Nearly half of the directors from China are here.
The media gave "Superman 2" extremely high praise. Even before the film's premiere, they regarded the film as a near-milestone for a Hollywood movie.
Zhou Yang also received an invitation letter for "Superman 2", but Zhou Yang did not come.
The organizers of "Superman 2" deliberately put a nameplate on Zhou Yang's vacant position and placed it in a very conspicuous position.
Surrounded by a large number of great directors, the vacant seat seemed particularly eye-catching.
In fact, you can't say that "Superman 2" is deliberately disgusting...
Although Zhou Yang is very young today, his status in the Chinese director circle is not small. He is already on par with those veteran directors. In addition, now is the hottest time, so giving him a conspicuous position is a good thing for him.
Very respectful and quite reasonable?
But, you didn't come...
"Perhaps the impact of "Infernal Affairs" in Europe and the United States was too great for him, and no one can accept this sense of gap... It is understandable."
"It's understandable, but it can't be said that the pattern is small. After all, the sudden insertion of "Superman 2" disrupted the rhythm of "Infernal Affairs", but you can't say that the "Superman 2" team is targeting "Infernal Affairs", let alone in August.
Among the films scheduled for this month, there is actually one overseas film called "Men in Black". Now "Men in Black" has been rescheduled and "Superman 2" is on the line. In a sense, it will take over the position of "Men in Black"...
"
"August is not the month to protect domestic films. Various emergencies do exist..."Night Walker" has also been affected to a certain extent, but there is no way. China is a country of etiquette, so naturally we will not feel unhappy because of this friction.
Balanced, look, isn’t this little Jiang here?”
""Infernal Affairs" is indeed a very good movie, but how should I put it? It is really not adapted to the climate in Europe and the United States..."
"I hope Xiao Zhou can come out soon. Xiao Zhou is a young Chinese director that I admire very much..."
"..."
At the premiere of "Superman 2".
Faced with a group of media who were not too concerned about the excitement, staring at the empty nameplate and chasing after them, the veteran directors from China either shook their heads and felt regretful, or sympathized, or lamented that "Infernal Affairs" was not born at the right time, although they all
They all spoke for Zhou Yang from Zhou Yang's point of view, but between the lines, words such as "pattern", "gap" and "strike" were revealed.
Although the media knew that Zhou Yang's background was extraordinary, they could not resist the temptation of "popularity" and "traffic"...
Before the premiere press conference of "Superman 2" started, there was crazy hype [Zhou Yang was absent from the premiere of "Superman 2"], ["Infernal Affairs" failed in North America and was on the verge of being canceled, and Zhou Yang suffered a blow],
["Infernal Affairs" China may encounter a huge impact from "Superman 2"] and other topics.
The topic explained the incident of "Zhou Yang's absence from the premiere of "Superman 2"" in a reasonable way, and quoted the contents of the words of many veteran Chinese directors, causing huge controversy.
With the support of Zhou Yang's own huge traffic, this series of topics has become a hot topic on the Internet...
[It’s a shame and was sent abroad!]
[What about the pattern? What about the pattern as the number one director in China? 】
[Can’t there be some structure? If you see someone showing up and your box office is bad, why don’t you come to their premiere? 】
The premiere of "Superman 2" was very lively.
Jiang Ge watched the premiere end and then walked into the first screening room. Before putting on the 3D glasses, Jiang Ge saw a series of comments against Zhou Yang on the Internet.
Some of the comments are so vicious that even from Django's point of view, I think the comments are a bit excessive.
Although, below is a series of abuses from Zhou Yang’s fans for these biased comments.
He glanced at Cao Bangguo beside him, only to find that Cao Bangguo still had a smiling expression on his face.
After hesitating for a long while, he looked at Cao Bangguo.
"Uncle Cao...have you read Zhou Yang's rhythm on the Internet?"
"I didn't look, what's wrong?"
"It seems like someone is setting the pace..."
"Oh...Did Zhou Yang respond?"
"without……"
"So you have to learn more about Xiao Zhou's kind of humility, and you have to be calm about favors and humiliations..."
"Uncle Cao, these things are not your fault. He didn't come over this time. Is it you..."
"What are you thinking about?" Cao Bangguo's smile froze slightly, and he shook his head in disappointment: "Xiao Zhou is a young director that I admire very much. You have to learn more from his advantages, and you have to fully understand the advantages of his "Infernal Affairs"
, before he falls, you must be stronger than him in all aspects..."
"Fall?" Jiang Ge seemed to hear something.
"A big tree attracts the wind, and when the limelight is at its peak, everyone is flattering you, but I don't know how many people hold grudges. He has touched too many people's cakes and refuses to integrate. He is destined to stay in this circle for a long time... You
Never learn from his so-called "arrogance"..."
Jiang Ge looked at Cao Bangguo.
Cao Bangguoyu told him this series of words with great sincerity.
Django nodded.
But a sense of confusion flashed through his heart. He always felt that there was a net gradually covering Zhou Yang...
""Superman 2" topped the box office of Chinese movies. Is it better than "Infernal Affairs"?"
He asked unconsciously.
After he asked this question, Cao Bangguo turned his head sharply, and then looked at him as if he were meeting Jiang Ge for the first time, with a hint of strangeness in his eyes.
It was as if it was unbelievable that these words came out of his mouth.
"Of course it's not good! So, you have to work hard so that the shadow of Hollywood movies no longer hangs over China. Not only do you have to learn from Zhou Yang's talents and abilities, but you also have to learn from "Superman". You have to understand why he is successful, and more importantly
Know if a movie is made for you, how will you make it to be like "Superman"..." Cao Bangguo looked at the confused Django, and then added: "Western Hollywood is preparing to make a series of superhero movies, and "Superman 2" is this
Part of a series of movies that are now in their infancy..."
"We also learn from them and make similar superhero movies?"
"Yes! Learn from the barbarians and use their skills to defeat the barbarians. Remember this sentence!"
"Um."
……………………
"Superman 2" premieres.
But Zhou Yang has left China and came to Lao America, where he followed Christian and others to discuss the release details of the Lao American version of "Infernal Affairs"...
After many discussions...
Finally, several theater chains are willing to premiere the old American version of "Infernal Affairs" when "Infernal Affairs" is released.