The entertainment industry can be said to be the most well-informed place.
Often when a piece of news breaks, there are announcements from all directions.
The rumor that "Wu Yusen was hospitalized during the Jinling station road show" spread like wildfire and soon made the headlines on Weibo. The crew of "Red Cliff" quickly refuted the rumor and said that it was just overwork and a fever.
But this generation of netizens is obviously not easy to handle.
There are different opinions on the reasons for hospitalization.
Most of them pointed their fingers at the dismal box office performance of "Red Cliff (Part 1)" and its overwhelming negative reviews.
And Huayi naturally has more inside information.
"People are gone?"
Feng Pengtong pushed the door open and saw Wang Zhongjun sitting alone in the office, with two cups of herbal tea on the table in front of him.
"The people in Chengtian are now in urgent need of medical treatment, and the rescue troops even moved to my place." Wang Zhongjun brewed a new cup of tea.
Feng Pengtong lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the third master couldn't sit still and came to see Mr. Gao personally. Is there such a thing?"
"Well, just today."
Wang Zhongjun said with emotion: "Miss Gao is no longer what she used to be. Following Mr. Lu, she is becoming more and more skillful with Mr. Lu. The competition between "Painted Skin" and "Red Cliff" is another one."
As a boxer, you are also a referee, so you can only lose if you can!"
"No, "Red Cliff" is going to fail now."
Feng Tongtong gloated: "Let alone 500 million in box office, whether it will be 300 million depends on the expressions of Mr. Lu and Mr. Gao."
"I guess they will sell Sanye and some thin noodles. After all, there is investment from China Film Group." Wang Zhongjun said with Yu Ji, "Don't tell me, the two of them are really ruthless in dealing with the Hong Kong circle. Wu Yusen is over."
"Jiejiejie~"
Sister Feng Pengtong had a wicked smile on her face, "Who can make these grandsons look down upon them? They still think it's the 1980s and 1990s. They still don't know how to behave with their tail between their legs when begging for food. They have to pretend to be powerful in front of Master Lu. That's right!"
Wang Zhongjun sighed, "Unless "Red Cliff (Part 2)" can make a comeback, otherwise it will be gone, and the last hope of the Hong Kong industry will be gone. I don't know if others will be willing to give him a hand."
"We're not familiar with those guys in Hong Kong yet. When our friendly forces are in trouble, they won't move as hard as a mountain, so they'll form a group to bully outsiders. They're so stupid!"
Feng Pengtong said proudly: "After being slapped by Mr. Lu and Mr. Gao this time, it's time to figure out who is the grandson and who is the master."
Wang Zhongjun acknowledged: "Speaking of which, it is a good thing for mainland actors, and it is also a good thing for Huayi. Fortunately, we have signed many stars, including Ge You, Huang Xiaoming, Shuang Bing, and especially Zhou Xun, who will soon go to ""
"The Wind" opposite Zeng Li, both in terms of quality and quantity, is no worse than Han and Tang."
Feng Tongtong took a sip of tea and said, "The key is the little flowers. They have Yang Mi, Jing Tian and Liu Shishi, but we don't have any."
"Don't mention this to me, I'll get very angry if you mention it."
Wang Zhongjun cursed: "Originally I wanted to 'cultivate' Liu Yifei, what the hell, treat us as a success, use Hua Yi as a springboard, and after filming "The Kung Fu King", go to Hollywood to sign a contract with William Morris, right?
Yes, don’t come back if you can.”
I was angry not only because people ran away, but also because the box office lost money.
And he lost all his money!
After scolding him, he drank the tea in one gulp: "We must make mother and daughter pay the price when we come back!"
While talking, the secretary knocked on the door.
Feng Tongtong took the latest box office statistics and handed it over: "Don't be angry. Let me tell you something. Jiang Wen asked Ge You to film "Let the Bullets Fly" produced by Han and Tang Dynasties. I also took the initiative to ask Ying to be in the movie.
I'm going to make a cameo. After I finish my work, I'll be working on my "If You Are the One" with Ge You, what do you think?"
"Okay, I have no objection."
Wang Zhongjun looked through the documents and frowned: "It's strange, "Red Cliff" is really haunted."
Feng Pengteng poked his head over curiously, "Hey, Wu Kebo is so brave, how dare he create a ghost field?"
The so-called "ghost theater" means that in the early morning or midnight when the theater is extremely unpopular, the data shows that the theater is full!
Generally speaking, film schedules and performances are divided into time periods.
Movies like "Painted Skin 2" and "Red Cliff" are competing for the prime time slots in movie theaters during prime time, which is a must-have space for movies of the same period. The more you compete for, the less your competitors will be. One will wax and wane.
Other than that, things like midnight are garbage hours.
This also gives the film studio room to operate. In order to increase the box office in the short term, or even to obtain film scheduling resources, profits are often given to the theater. Instead of taking a share of the box office account, a benefit fee is paid, which is often only 1 of the face price of the movie.
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For example, "Half River Green".
If you use a small amount of knowledge to create the illusion of a "super hit blockbuster", the audience will be misled. The number of viewers and the number of films scheduled will naturally increase significantly, and the movie will immediately become popular.
The box office was naturally soared as a result.
Obviously, "Red Cliff" also went through crooked ways. Wu Kebo thought he had done a perfect job, but little did he know that with the big data of the Maoyan ticketing system, this kind of fraud could not be hidden.
"Look, Director Han, it's not that I don't give you face."
Gao Yuanyuan slapped the evidence on the table.
Han Sanping only glanced at it a few times and immediately became tense.
He actually secretly made more than 10 million in box office sales behind his back!
"What kind of trouble is this?"
Gao Yuanyuan smiled coldly, "I dare say that "Red Cliff" is not a historical blockbuster, but a blockbuster about gods and demons. Zhuge Liang summons his troops, right? Also, we sent navy troops to deliberately give "Painted Skin 2" a low score on Douban. Why, still?
Do you want to flood the Seventh Army?"
"These were not done by us, but by Cheng Tian!"
Han Sanping's expression changed drastically.
"I have great faith in Mr. San's character."
Gao Yuanyuan smiled and said: "The ghost field is so bad for the industry. I have never thought of doing it like this. If we really do it, I'm afraid no one is better qualified than us. Han and Tang cooperated with Maoyan, Weiluo City, and
Have its own theater chain..."
"We will definitely deal with this matter seriously."
Han Sanping was so excited that he smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking that I am a good talker in film and television, and I am always the master of Chinese-language movies. No one in the industry would give face to him and call him "San Ye", but these two are the only ones...
No way, who could it be Mr. Lu?
"I believe that Director Han will give us justice in three days." Gao Yuanyuan set a time limit and refused to accept Hu Nong.
Wu Kebo, Wu Kebo, why are you provoking the Han and Tang Dynasties!
Han Sanping sighed, "Yuanyuan, could you please just look at my face this time and let the two of you let "Red Cliff" go? China Film has invested a lot of money and its reputation is bad. "Red Cliff (Part 2)" will be
If it can’t be sold anymore, it can’t be recouped.”
Gao Yuanyuan, Zhong Lifang and others looked at each other, "Okay, for the sake of Director Han, I will go and persuade A Fei, but you know him, he hates unruly people the most, whether it is Cheng Tian or
Wu Yusen must give an explanation."
"Is this what you meant?"
Han Sanping was shocked. With this explanation, Wu Yusen and Wu Kebo had already confessed! Wouldn’t it be all over?
"We mean it!"
Gao Yuanyuan crossed her hands, her strong woman's aura clearly revealed, "Director Han, Wu Yusen and others are not worthy of your risking so much face to protect them. Do you really expect them to succeed?"
"The directors in Hong Kong and Taiwan are relatively experienced."
Han Sanping said: "Hong Kong was very good in the 1980s and 1990s."
Gao Yuanyuan reminded that if this group of people can succeed, it is better to go north. It is precisely that there are very few capable people left in this group, and the film talents they have cultivated are even less likely.
Han Sanping repeatedly said yes, and then a document was handed to him, which said "Film Talent Exchange Plan".
"In view of the fact that the improvement in the quality of domestic films lags behind the improvement in quantity, and the film industrialization urgently needs more talent reserves, XXX has reached an agreement with the American Film Institute, hosted by Warner and Hantang, to select X directors from China to go to Hollywood every year to learn advanced filmmaking
technology……"
I looked at it from top to bottom and was stunned.
Gao Yuanyuan smiled and said: "Currently we have sent out Xue Xiaolu, Ning Hao, Guo Fan, Wu Jing and others. We will dig out more ideas at the First Film Exhibition in the future, but we have thought about it. When everyone adds firewood, the flames will rise and let the Chinese language shine brighter."
For the rise of movies, it is not enough to rely solely on China Film and the Han and Tang Dynasties. The entire industry must be mobilized to cultivate its own talents in a down-to-earth manner, so we would like to ask China Film or the Film Bureau to take the lead. What do you think, Director Han?"
"It's a big deal! It looks like it's your handiwork!"
Han Sanping smiled for the first time, "If we can really cultivate so many talents, why not worry about revitalizing Chinese-language films."
I couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion, and in the blink of an eye I thought of someone, "Mr. Gao, what do you think of the book I handed you some time ago?"
"Is it Lu Chuan's "Jinling! Jinling!"?"
Gao Yuanyuan said in a disdainful tone: "The most annoying thing is pretending to understand. It distorts history just like "Red Cliff". No, it is worse than "Red Cliff". We will not invest a penny."
"This is also the most hesitant time I have ever had in my career."
Han Sanping smacked his lips, "Lu Chuan is a talent no matter what. "Jinling! Jinling!" is actually not what you said, Mr. Gao..."
"If Director Han really lacks investment projects, "The Wind" starring Zeng Li, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, and the original cast of "Painted Skin"." Gao Yuanyuan raised her hand, "There is also "Let the Bullets Fly" starring Ge Ge
You, Jiang Wen, Zhou Runfa, Chen Kun..."
"This this……"
Han Sanping's eyes lit up at first, and then he became very troubled.
Gao Yuanyuan stared at him, "Director Han, Ah Fei asked me to bring you something, you are the number one state-owned company, we are the number one private company, and we will always cooperate with you to make domestic films great again!"
After Han Sanping pondered for a long time, he made a decision.
Within three days, a surprise followed.
"Red Cliff" was investigated as a "ghost theater" and "fake box office". Not only were 79 cinemas fined, but they were also criticized verbally and written by netizens on Weibo, Tieba and other online channels.
The ratings of Maoyan and Douban both fell below 6 points.
As much as the Hong Kong circle cheered the premiere, the public opinion was alienated and looked on with cold eyes. Wang Jing even stepped on it:
"I thought that the 'ghost scene' was already an illegal thing that no one dared to do, but there are still people who dare to come. Why does the film industry still need to do this? Wu Yusen, a great Hollywood director, would actually do this?"
Immediately afterwards, some "good guys" turned Wu Yusen upside down, making him a complete failure as a director.
After MGM was completely destroyed, he was abandoned by Hollywood and couldn't survive, so he had to return to the Chinese film industry in despair.
No wonder a bad movie like "Red Cliff" was made!
Wu Yusen’s great reputation has been ruined!
The whole person is more emo than emo!
As a producer, Cheng Tian was also under tremendous pressure, and finally the crew of "Red Cliff" had no choice but to publicly apologize for the ghost scene.
There are even rumors circulating in the circle.
Wu Kebo made a special trip to the Han and Tang Dynasties. Some said he apologized for sending navy troops to smear "Painted Skin 2", some said he surrendered, some said he begged for mercy, and even more vividly said he would abdicate in front of Gao Yuanyuan!
After all, behind the orange sky is neon.
But legends are legends, and what we can see is that "Painted Skin 2" has great box office morale and has exceeded the 300 million mark, 326 million in 28 days, creating the highest box office performance for a Chinese-language film in the Mainland.
And "Red Cliff (Part 1)" only had 242 million in 21 days.
If "Red Cliff (Part 2)" had the same box office, there would be no doubt that it would lose money and lose its pants, so it would have to look to overseas.
For a time, the Hong Kong circle that was counting on Wu Yusen had no hope at all.
Suddenly, they split into two factions. One faction is self-enclosed and stubborn, while the other faction accepts its destiny and begs for food, actively integrates, and joins domestic entertainment film and television companies such as Hantang, Huayi, and Bona. For the time being, it is well-behaved and sensible.
"So, Chen Kexin, Xu Ke and their director contracts were also signed in the Han and Tang Dynasties?"
Lu Fei was wearing sportswear and stretching in the park.
Gao Yuanyuan hummed, took a towel and wiped off the sweat from her night run, "By the way, the project of "Jinling! Jinling!" seems to have been put on hold due to China Film Group's withdrawal of funding. Unless Lu Chuan can find new investment, it will definitely be released.
Already."
"Gulu, Gulu~"
Lu Fei nodded while drinking water.
"Don't choke."
Gao Yuanyuan smiled and said: "Wu Kebo, Wu Yusen, they want to treat you to dinner and apologize..."
"Maybe we even arranged for Lin Zhiling to accompany us."
Lu Fei joked: "Does our CEO want me to go?"
"You can go if you want. As for Lin Zhiling..."
Gao Yuanyuan instantly turned cold and murderous.
"Okay, no matter what their level, they will cooperate with me in setting up a table. The table where children sit at the table for eating is pretty much the same."
Lu Fei held her in his arms and blew her in the wind for a while.
At this moment, Wang Ben handed over the vibrating mobile phone.
"I'll make a call." Lu Fei took over.
"Yes." Gao Yuanyuan wiped his sweat gently.
Lu Huateng, who called, bluntly said that Zhou Hongyi's free anti-virus product has arrived at Penguin's doorstep. The latest version released has made many users' computers completely incompatible with Security Manager and 360 Security Guard, leaving them with no choice but to choose one or the other.
"what reason?"
Lu Fei asked, security software needs to control the bottom layer of the system.
Whether it is Hook system calls, monitoring processes, files, etc., all operations need to occupy the system API.
If a user's computer has two or more security software, they will fight each other in the process of competing for system APIs.
It can cause the computer to freeze at the least!
Otherwise, it will directly cause a blue screen!
After all, the national security market is only so big.
Originally, traditional anti-virus companies such as Kingsoft, Kaspersky, and Rising, plus two new players, Penguin and Qihoo 360, the entire track was already crowded. As a result, Baidu launched Baidu Antivirus, and Yahoo launched Tianshi Shield
, and Keniu antivirus...
The entire anti-software industry is in chaos.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain!
There is no room for two security software on the user's computer.
The standard operation of major manufacturers naturally prompts that it is incompatible with other security software and recommends users to uninstall it.
Basically, there is you without me.
"So, Zhou Hongyi is declaring war on us?"
Lu Fei squinted his eyes and looked at the dark water.
"That's right!"
Lu Huateng's words were mixed with anger. He had called Zhou Hongyi before, hoping that 360 Security Guards would stop the forced installation, but in the end the communication was ineffective and the peace talks broke down.
"It is impossible for him to negotiate peace. 360 Security Guards is his destiny. Peace negotiation is equivalent to letting him die. But without peace negotiation, he will die faster. Since he wants to fight, then let's fight."
Lu Fei disagreed and raised the corner of his mouth.
Qihoo 360 is no better than Qihoo 360 in its previous life.
The penguin now is not the penguin from the previous life!
Want to have a 3Q battle? Want to fight with Mr. Lu?
