Since "Party A and Party B" in 1997, in more than ten years, the Lunar New Year stalls have been developed relatively maturely.
The Lunar New Year stall generally refers to the period from December to before the Spring Festival. Later, the market boomed, and an even more popular Spring Festival stall was developed that is a must-have.
There are about 30 movies released during the Lunar New Year this year. In December alone, there are Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang", Tsui Hark's "Women Are Not Bad", Wu Jing's "Spike", Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One", etc.
In January, there will be "Under the Red Cliff", Andy Lau and Shu Qi's "The Dragon Plays with the Phoenix", Taiwan's "Cape No. 7" which just set a box office record, and 99 Entertainment's "Wushuang", etc.
"Mei Lanfang" debuted first, with good reputation and good box office for a literary film. The controversy mainly focused on the point that "the first half is good, but the second half is mediocre." It was also from this film that Chen Kaige
Entering into an embarrassing state of "only half a good show".
As for "If You Are the One", facts have proven that even if Feng Xiaogang does not make a blockbuster, as long as he brings in Uncle Ge, it will become a national brand.
Ge You is China's Shirley Temple, a kind of spiritual food.
Except for these two films, the others are more embarrassing. Tsui Hark seems to be in a period of confusion, and everything he shoots is just for fun. Wu Jing is still in the struggling stage, and he is a complete street product.
The final box office of "Spike" was 4.237 million (Mainland) and 2.3 million (Hong Kong).
This morning.
A car stopped at the Tuanjiehu Building downstairs. As soon as the door opened, Wu Jing got out with a baby face. He did what every visitor would do, looked up at the building, and then walked in.
.
Wu Jing is 34 years old this year. He became famous at a young age. He started drifting in Hong Kong in 2003 and spent 5 years without achieving anything.
It is true that he has made many movies, such as "Slaying the Wolf", but they are all supporting roles, and they are full of mainland discrimination: he mostly plays people who come to Hong Kong from the mainland and cannot survive, so they can only box, work as a gangster, and become a killer.
Class role.
He felt that he was not good at it, so he planned to transform. "Spike" was his first investment and first director's work. Unfortunately, it was a flop. The box office was not good, and even the road show was cancelled. When he was depressed at home, he suddenly received a call from Yu Jiajia
Telephone.
There is a legend in the entertainment industry. If a female celebrity receives a call from Mr. Yu, then you should make a choice. If a male celebrity receives a call from Mr. Yu, then you can celebrate in advance...
So Wu Jing is not too worried, just curious.
He went upstairs and came to a reception room. After waiting for a few minutes, he saw Yu Jiajia walking in the door.
"Hello, Mr. Yu!"
"sit!"
Yu Jiajia looked at him first and then asked, "Are you injured?"
Um?
Wu Jing was stunned and said: "He's covered in injuries."
"Then can you still fight?"
"Can fight!"
"You are already 34 years old, how many more years can you continue to play?"
"..."
He didn't dare to brag about this, so he thought about it seriously and said, "I think ten years should be no problem."
"good!"
Yu Jiajia threw out a stack of contracts and said, "You're not doing well in Hong Kong, so find another company and I'll sign you with Jiahe. The salary will remain the same, but you can be the protagonist and you have a certain degree of autonomy."
Action movies are on the decline now. I want to revive action movies and I need your participation."
Wu Jing's mind turned a few times before he dared to confirm what the other party meant, and sighed: "Mr. Yu, I'm not afraid of your jokes. I don't have much box office appeal. If you ask me to revive action movies, I'm afraid you've got the wrong person."
"The box office thing can be cultivated, but it's too late to practice Kung Fu. Look at the cross-strait, three places, up and down the industry, how many people can still fight now?
Don’t nag with me, if you nod, I’ll take care of your agency in Hong Kong.”
"Well……"
Just as Wu Jing was about to speak again, his assistant suddenly came in and whispered a few words to Yu Jiajia.
"I have something to do. You might as well consider it, read the contract, and wait for me for half an hour?"
"Oh okay, you're busy!"
Yu Jiajia went out.
Wu Jing's mind is messy and everything is very realistic. He is 34 years old and cannot afford to struggle for too long. If he jumps from one pit to another, he will basically be useless.
To be honest, he doesn't like Hong Kong-style action movies. Although the action movies are good-looking, they can't be separated from the category of black and white movies, and he always feels that they are petty. He wants to innovate, but he doesn't know where to go.
In fact, after Wu Jing returned to the mainland from Hong Kong, he was still confused, but he filmed a TV series "I am a Special Forces Soldier: Knives Out".
Hey, I suddenly found the feeling.
I decided that this kind of "military action movie" was the most suitable route for me, so I spent my own money to film "Wolf Warrior 1", which led to "Wolf Warrior 2".
At this moment, he was just looking through the contract.
Article by article, except for the remuneration which is the market price, other benefits are better than now. The most important thing is that the contract clearly stipulates that I have the right to deeply participate in the film.
Wu Jing looked at it and unknowingly half an hour had passed.
When he came back to his senses, he was hesitating whether to say goodbye and leave or wait a little longer, when the sound of high heels clicked outside the door, and Yu Jiajia appeared at the door, waving: "Come, let me introduce a few people to you."
"I?"
"It's just you, is there anyone else in the house?"
He followed him out in confusion and arrived at another reception room. He walked in and took a look, oh!
First, there was a big man of about 190cm, with bronze skin, strong but not bloated, with slender limbs, strong and powerful, and a sense of bodybuilder's lines.
"Jinsong!"
"Oolong Breaks Through Love" by Shi Daniu, and the new version of "Water Margin" by Lu Zhishen.
There is another person who is about the same age as me, with a medium build, lean and lean, with a silly and cute smile, and a hint of coldness when he doesn't smile.
"Zhang Jin!"
No introduction is needed, Barbecued Pork Fen’s husband.
There is another one who has an ancient appearance, sharp edges and corners, a pair of fists as big as sandbags, and faintly bulging muscles, and is full of recklessness.
"Shi Xingyu!"
Coolie Qiang in "Kung Fu", Wu Chi Lin in "Ip Man".
The last one is the youngest, with big eyes and a small head, and the baby fat on his face has not yet faded away.
"Xie Miao!"
"New Shaolin Five Patriarchs" Hong Wending, "Letter to Dad" consolidated.
"Letter to Dad" is about "A few hundred yuan a month, what are you doing with your life?"
Hiss!
Wu Jing was shocked when he saw him. He knew him, but he wasn't very familiar with him.
He immediately went over to say hello. When it was Xie Miao's turn, he specifically asked: "Aren't you studying?"
"I graduated the year before last and I'm 24 years old."
"Which school did you go to?"
"Capital Sports Institute."
"well!"
Wu Jing is 10 years older than him, but he has an inexplicable sense of comfort as an old-timer.
Among them, Zhang Jin is a martial arts athlete, Shi Xingyu is a disciple of Shaolin Temple, and although Jin Song has never learned Kung Fu, he used to practice modern pentathlon and has an amazing physique.
Xie Miao has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he will be one of the few stars in later generations.
"A few of them are already artists under the company. Our action films will not only be distributed in the Chinese-speaking community, but also for the whole world... This is the group's entertainment industry layout, so I won't go into details with you."
Yu Jiajia looked at Wu Jing and asked, "So do you want to sign or not?"