405 Movie fans have the final say whether its good or not.
On the 8th, the premiere of "Slaying the Wolf" was held in the Magic City. Except for Zhen Zhuan, the rest of the main creators came.
Zhen Zhen went to Europe to serve as the action director and co-director of "Codename Cougar". It was a turning point in the development of his career. He had said hello in advance, but Jiang Yan only found out today.
So Baoqiang felt lonely.
As a screenwriter, Jiang Yan also appeared with the main creator.
Just like the original plan, Jiang Yan deliberately concealed his presence and left the scene to the creative team.
However, "Slaying the Wolf" is the second movie released by Stars and Seas in the mainland after all, so it is difficult for Jiang Yan not to attract attention.
Fortunately, everything was planned, and Jiang Yan always left the topic to the creators when answering reporters' questions.
So the entire interview session before the premiere seemed very heated, but at the end of the day it was all about the creators.
To put it bluntly, this is to return the topic to the movie itself.
Soon the movie came to an end.
"Sha Po Lang" was released in mainland China, and the ending is naturally different from the Hong Kong version.
In the mainland version, the final ending is that Wang Bao is beaten to the ground by Ma Jun, and Ma Jun sits down to drink in silence. There is no sudden death of Wang Bao, and then comes the finale.
Compared with the Hong Kong version where Ma Jun was pushed downstairs by Wang Bao who tricked his body into killing Wang Bao, and then killed Wang Bao's wife and children, the mainland version lacked a lot of sense of fate.
Judging from the scores, the endings of the two versions can at least affect about 1 point, with the Hong Kong version scoring 8 points and the mainland version 7 points.
In fact, when "Infernal Affairs 1" was released last year, the ending was changed a bit.
Liu Jianming killed Lin Jiadong in the elevator. After walking out of the elevator, he held up the whole thing and said, "I am a policeman." Then he continued to be a policeman and even appeared at Chen Yongren's funeral.
However, in the locally released version, evildoers must be punished, so the original ending was that after Liu Jianming killed Lin Jiadong and walked out of the elevator, he was handcuffed by other investigation teams holding the documents, saying that they had obtained evidence that Liu Jianming was an undercover gangster.
However, considering that there was still a sequel to "Infernal Affairs", certain modifications were made at that time.
Liu Jianming walked out of the elevator, held his ID and said "I am a police officer", and then other investigation teams came up, without handcuffing him, they just said they wanted Liu to assist in the investigation, which meant that he was in a state of suspicion and there was no conclusive evidence. This was the beginning of "Infernal Affairs 3"
Liu Jianming went through a ten-month investigation period to lay the groundwork.
Don't underestimate the details of whether to handcuff or not, Han Sanpin and Lao Fan took the script of "Infernal Affairs 3" and worked on it for several days before it was released.
Therefore, the ending of "Infernal Affairs 1" overall does not affect the core of the story very much, and there is almost no difference in the ratings between the Hong Kong version and the mainland version.
But "Slaying the Wolf" is different. This film is not an epoch-making masterpiece like "Infernal Affairs", and it does not have a core that is particularly worthy of protection. The whole story is about fate, so if you think about it, it will be as good as "Infernal Affairs".
After talking to his superiors about the ending, Jiang Yan himself couldn't help but feel like this.
So in the end, evil is rewarded, and justice triumphs over evil.
Fortunately, after the film ended, the fans still gave warm applause.
Also, regardless of fate or anything else, the core of "Slaying the Wolf" is still fighting.
Fight violence with violence, punch to the flesh, this kind of martial arts movie is just a pleasure to watch.
After the film ended, the main creators came on stage, and the fans present also started asking questions.
Wu Jing, Yuan Long, Ren Dahua and other main creators answered the questions one by one according to the plan.
Jiang Yan was also asked questions. Some fans asked if he had enjoyed watching it and when he would make another action movie.
Jiang Yan simply said: "I will write the script when I get back today, or these three, how about it?"
"good..."
Everyone was happy.
When the main creators returned to the hotel for dinner, Yuan Long asked: "I really didn't enjoy it. Are you serious about writing a script?"
Jiang Yan smiled and said: "Of course, seriously, the script has been initially conceived. Next time, big brother, how about you play the boss?"
"Okay, I like it very much." Yuan Long was happy.
"Uncle Hua, how about you come and talk to the boss's brother?" Jiang Yanyou asked Ren Dahua.
"It doesn't matter to me, everything is fine." Ren Dahua said with a smile.
"How about Akiko playing a villain and showing off with a sword?"
Jiang Yan finally asked Wu Jing.
Wu Jing was slightly stunned: "Are you being mean?"
"It's the Eight-sided Han Sword."
"Hum, I thought I was being funny, okay, I'll practice my sword later." Wu Jing breathed a sigh of relief.
So "Win the Commander" quickly completed the verbal agreement.
As for when to shoot, it depends on everyone's time.
Anyway, take your time, the movie is secondary, the relationship is primary.
"Slaying the Wolf" has been released in the mainland, and reviews from all parties have come out. Xiangjiang action movies have their own critics and target groups, so no matter how popular "Slaying the Wolf" is, its popularity is also countless.
According to the predictions of media people, the box office will eventually be between 25 million and 35 million yuan.
This figure is very low from the perspective of later generations, but in this era, it can basically lock in the top five in the domestic Chinese film box office list in 2000.
In the box office rankings of 2000, the first place was "Life and Death" with 120 million yuan, the second place was Feng Dapao's "Endless" with 33 million yuan, the third place was Feng Dapao's "A Sigh" with 30 million yuan, and the fourth place was "Tokyo Strategy" with 2000 yuan.
Ten thousand.
Why is there such a big difference between the data of the latter and the first?
It's not because of the quality of the film, but because of the deformity of the domestic film market.
"Life and Death" received strong support from above and broke the box office record for Chinese-language films.
"Endless" is a purely commercial film without much support. It is purely promoted by commercial means and purely based on the quality of the film to conquer the world. Therefore, it only has a box office of 33 million, but this figure is reasonable.
After all, people's movie-watching habits have not yet been developed these days, and movie fans' enthusiasm for watching movies is mainly based on the quality of the movie and the real appeal of the stars themselves.
So according to the tastes of mainland movie fans, "Slaying the Wolf" can be considered a pretty good result if it can predict such a large box office.
This proves the quality of the movie itself, as well as the box office appeal of Jiang Yan and the main creators.
This is a real appeal. Movie fans don’t have much money in their pockets now. If the movie is really not good, people are really unwilling to spend money.
The most typical example is the commercial blockbuster "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", also released in 2000, starring Fa Ge, which has a strong appeal, but the film is a bit nondescript, so what is the box office data in the mainland? 15 million
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Why is it so low? Movie fans have the final say. They don’t know if it’s good or not?
But in 2001, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" immediately won the Oscar, and many movie fans fell into self-doubt.
Do I have such bad aesthetics?
Therefore, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Oscar. For Chinese-language films, I really can't say whether it is a good thing or a bad thing...
After the premiere, Wu Jing and the main creators started a road show.
The current domestic cinema environment is far less commercialized than in later generations, but with the success of the road show of "Infernal Affairs", the film's opening road show has become a form of publicity that only blockbusters can afford.
You must know that today's theaters are large theaters with hundreds or even thousands of people. There are still very few theaters with separate halls. In addition, piracy occurs about a week after the film is released, so road shows increase the box office.
Achievements seem very important.
For a road show, when celebrities come to the theater, the attendance rate of the entire theater will definitely be higher than usual, which is a visible box office income.
Later, the media reported again: "The seats were packed", and the box office and power could be much higher.
Of course, most of this is just to make money, and the actual box office share that goes to the film studio is not much different from normal. In fact, there are even more roadshows, so everyone is eating what the horse chews, and they may still lose money in the end.
But after all, the current movie environment is like this. There are no theaters. Film companies in each province subcontract. The theaters have a very strong say. The enthusiasm and habits of movie fans are only in their infancy, so road shows have more meaning.
It’s just to make the creators famous.
Fortunately, Jiang Yan is not short of money. "Slaying the Wolf" has already paid back its investment in Hong Kong. Related overseas interests have also made "Slaying the Wolf" a lot of money, so spending some money on publicity is no problem for Xingchenhai.
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Moreover, what Wu Jing lacks now is fame. According to some media predictions, after the road show of "Slaying the Wolf", Wu Jing will basically be ranked among domestic martial arts stars, and even among all types of stars.
This is good. When celebrities become popular, they will have box office and ratings appeal. In the future, the movie and TV drama market will gradually mature, and the income they create will naturally be much greater than being unknown. This is a very simple truth.
Of course, Jiang Yan was not taken advantage of, so he decided to focus on the overseas film market in the next two years.
As for the domestic ones, they are mostly used to build the reputation of artists. If you want to make a lot of money, then you should wait until his theater chain is established, or the superiors make big moves to reform the film industry.