Chapter four hundred and ninety-eight on the abyss and light
A gust of cold wind blew into the studio.
It makes people shiver slightly.
Xu Mei watched Zhou Yang take over the Chinese film box office of "American Gangster History".
The dazzling 3 million opening day box office appeared in front of Xu Mei. At this moment, Xu Mei felt an unprecedented sense of suffocation.
Movies produced by China Star have never been successful.
The first "Mineral" premiered with a box office of more than 20 million.
And the movie "American Gangster History"...
Xu Mei didn't know what to say, and even thought that Zhou Yang would be upset, sigh helplessly, shake his head, and be disappointed.
But she found that Zhou Yang remained calm from beginning to end. After reading the box office carefully, he gently placed the data report on the table, and then showed an indifferent smile as if nothing happened.
"Let's continue with the second part."
"ah?"
Xu Mei felt that she had heard wrongly, and she could not believe her ears.
"American Gangster History" has such a low box office in China that it will become a joke in China Star Movies. The best choice at this time is to remove this movie from the shelves immediately and replace it with other movies.
"Laughing all the way" will be released on November 15th. It just happens to be this time to make more space for this movie. Is that okay?
But Zhou Yang did not choose to do this.
"Let's continue with the second part..." Zhou Yang repeated again: "You can't do things halfway. If you watch some movies in parts, you may not be able to tell the taste..."
"This movie is not suitable for China..." Xu Mei responded subconsciously.
"It's okay. Let's wait and see for a few more days."
"oh."
After Xu Mei hesitated for a long time, she finally nodded, and then saw that Zhou Yang was still busy with the filming of "Spider-Man" and said nothing more.
She knew that Zhou Yang was very fond of Zheng Jun, but she never imagined that Zhou Yang would be so fond of Zheng Jun that he would even use hard-won resources to support his movies.
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"Once Upon a Time in America", um, the second Chinese version of "American Gangster History" will be screened at Xingyang Cinema in the afternoon on November 10th.
Zheng Jun specially learned about the attendance rate of "Once Upon a Time in America" in China.
Although it is a movie produced by Huaxing, the attendance rate of this movie is very low. In the first part, due to various reasons such as the length of the movie and cultural differences, not many viewers came to watch this movie.
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The situation in the second part is even worse.
The occupancy rate for the first part was around 50%, but the occupancy rate for the second part was less than 30%.
After seeing this data, although he was prepared in his heart, Zheng Jun was extremely disappointed and felt gloomy for a time.
It seemed like something was carefully cooked, but no one tasted it, and it felt like it was just a waste of cumbersome work.
November 11th.
It’s 4:30 in the afternoon in China and 4 in the morning in Los Angeles.
When everyone fell asleep, Zheng Jun was still watching netizens' comments on "Once Upon a Time in America" on the Internet.
Compared to other China Star movies, "Once Upon a Time in America" has very few reviews on the China Movies Network, just over 200, and most of the comments are that the movie is too lengthy and a bit obscure to watch.
I have bladder pain...
[Because it is produced by China Star, even though I think the title of this movie is very unattractive, I still went to the theater to watch "Once Upon a Time in America". After all, it is one of the few imported movies by China Star, and there are many
I have to support it to some extent, but when I watched the first part, I just felt that it was cumbersome and the family affairs made my head hurt. The only thing that left a deep impression on me was the girl dancing ballet.
That girl amazed me. In the afternoon, I went to the theater to watch the second part. I thought the second part would surprise me, but the second part made me even more disappointed...]
[After watching the first part, I didn’t want to watch the second part. I didn’t expect that there would be a third part of this movie. Oh my God, is this going to challenge people’s limits? I really want to review this movie.
It's a bad movie, but it doesn't seem to be that badly shot. If you recall it carefully, the characters are still lifelike. The atmosphere of the old and American last century is very strong, with some sense of irony of the lower class people, but if you ask me to praise this movie
If so, I have no praise. The movie is too long and I don’t have the patience to watch it...]
[I really don’t know what’s wrong with Zhou Yang. He just keeps making movies because he doesn’t know how to import movies. You can make art movies that you understand, but you can’t choose ones that you understand. It’s so boring. I felt like falling asleep the whole time...]
[Jeff, you were the director of "The Departed" before, right? The American version of "The Departed", please, the American version of "The Departed" was really too rough, and now we have to make this kind of literary movie, a literary movie
There is a market for you if you shoot well, but are you good at shooting? Damn it, after I walked into the theater for the first movie, what the hell did I watch? I heard that there are two more movies. Oh my god, I am the only one.
Chinese people really don’t understand this kind of Western culture. The only thing worthy of praise is that this movie vividly introduces us Chinese and our Chinese culture...at least it is better than those who know nothing about it and always make movies.
We Chinese directors with squinty eyes are much better...]
[Damn this crappy movie! I wasted two hours, I will refund my money every day!]
【……】
Zheng Jun stayed up all night, reading the comments and seeing the sun rising in the sky.
The rays of the morning sun are usually very healing, and they give people a feeling of rebirth. When he was directing "The Departed", Zheng Jun felt that his whole being was transformed.
But the rising sun at this moment made Zheng Jun fall into a trough. He felt like he wanted to breathe but couldn't.
His phone rang.
He was suddenly startled and answered the phone as if he was electrocuted.
"Mr. Zhou, I..."
"What is Mr. Zhou? I am Zhang Changsheng!"
"Director Zhang..."
"The box office for the second part of "Once Upon a Time in America" has been released..."
"How many?"
"The first part is 3.2 million, the second part is 2.1 million..."
On the other end of the phone, Zhang Changsheng's words were very harsh, like a needle, piercing Zheng Jun's heart.
Zheng Jun suddenly became discouraged.
The box office is actually one thing. What really makes Zheng Jun breathless is the ratings.
The rating of the first part of "Once Upon a Time in America" on Douban was 7.8, but the rating of the second part dropped directly to 6.9...
Although it is not a bad movie, it still belongs to the category of movies that are not bad but have nothing to watch.
The ridicule of this movie in the comments is more about the fact that a large group of trolls appeared out of nowhere and mocked Zhou Yang's vision of film selection through this movie, especially when the second movie was not well-received.
After making the calculations, everyone found it incredible that Zhou Yang did not withdraw the film and actually insisted on insisting on the third part, which will be screened the next night.
Some people even think that Zhou Yang is crazy and is using his privileges to forcefully feed the fans. Some people even secretly talk about the future of Chinese movies after Zhou Yang takes over.
Zheng Jun's anger suddenly disappeared.
Although he still has confidence in his film...
However, Mr. Zhou has been affected by so many reviews, will he still have confidence in this movie?
No matter how much I promise and insist, the box office and occupancy rates are there...
Time passed little by little.
An hour later, Zheng Jun stayed in the room, quietly waiting for the call as if he was on trial.
Perhaps because of his insomnia, he fantasized more than once about Zhou Yang calling him and talking to him about withdrawing files, and he even had auditory hallucinations at one point.
but……
Zhou Yang finally didn't call him, and he didn't receive any phone call notifying him to withdraw the file.
However, Zheng Junxin did not relax, but still spent every second in tension and anxiety.
The premiere here in the United States is about to begin.
Zheng Jun had no confidence anymore and didn't even dare to open the door.
He knew that the box office performance of this movie might be unsatisfactory, but he never expected that the box office performance in China would be so unsatisfactory...
The premiere of movies in China was miserable. The traffic of Xingyang Cinema on the American side is very small. This is still the case on the Chinese side, but what about the American side?
"Dongdongdong."
"who!"
"I, Zhou Yang."
Zheng Jun suddenly became excited.
Then the door opened.
"Zhou, Mr. Zhou..." After seeing Zhou Yang, Zheng Jun's nose suddenly became sore and he almost burst into tears.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou, I originally thought this movie might be a hit, but I didn't expect it to be such a hit. I..."
He wanted Zhou Yang to give him a chance.
But he found that he couldn't say these words.
"What are you talking about? Pack up and go to the Star Cinema in the United States to watch the premiere..."
"ah?"
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The U.S. premiere of "American Gangster History" was not a disaster.
On the contrary, there were very many moviegoers...
Reporters and countless media swarmed in. In addition to the media, there were also many spectators.
Zheng Jun once felt that Zhou Yang had hired a "trustee" for the sake of the popularity of this movie.
However……
When Zhao Zhen appeared and there was a tsunami, Zheng Jun realized that this movie was not a pretext.
Since "The Lighthouse by the Sea" became a hit, Zhao Zhen has had countless die-hard fans in the United States, and his influence has been astonishing as never before.
The fighting power of the small group of fans is still amazing. Especially when Zhao Zhen announced that "Brokeback Mountain" was being filmed and introduced love, the group of people became even more enthusiastic.
Zheng Jun saw many male compatriots entering the theater, eagerly waiting for the release of "American Gangster History"...
The Chinese version of "Once Upon a Time in America" was released in three parts, but the American version of "American Gangster" was divided into two parts, and was released in only one Xingyang Cinema.
Exclusive screening of this film.
Everyone took their seats one after another...
Zhou Yang also sat on the chair, quietly waiting for the movie to start.
"Mr. Zhou, I still don't quite understand...what's the point of releasing a movie without box office and word-of-mouth?"
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Zheng Jun heard Xu Mei's soft words not far away.
"Director Zheng is a talented director..."
"What if this movie, Mr. Zhou, is definitely going to lose money..."
"Then just lose money. When this movie was released, I never thought about how much money this movie could make..."
"..."
Vaguely, Zheng Jun heard Zhou Yang's very firm voice.
Zheng Jun's nose suddenly felt sore and he felt like he was about to cry.