"Shark Tank", which took in RMB 130 at the box office on the first day, attracted more media coverage. More and more viewers watched the movie, and word-of-mouth slowly began to spread.
In the next two days, it took in 1.46 million and 1.62 million respectively. The box office increased steadily, and the theater chain also appropriately increased its film schedule.
The box office of 4.48 million in three days has exceeded the cost of the movie, and it has entered the top ten of the annual box office list.
Everything is developing for the better.
However, Lu Chuan's "Kekexili" only earned 1.16 million at the box office in its two days of release, which was less than the one-day revenue of "Shark Beach".
Naturally, the two new-generation directors are inevitably compared, even though they are 11 years apart in age.
Who calls Tang An young?
Lu Chuan is considered young and promising at 31 years old, and this 23-year-old director can be classified as a genius.
""Shark Beach" VS "Kekexili", the collision of the new generation of directors!"
"Lu Chuan's status as a leading figure in the new generation of directors is seriously threatened, and new director Tang An is coming with "Shark Beach"!"
"Who is the first director of the new generation! Lu Chuan or Tang An!"
"A group of men and a group of poor animals formed "Kekexili", and a girl and a bloodthirsty shark formed "Shark Beach". Who is better among these two talented directors?"
"I have completed the filming of a feature-length film alone. Is it a genius or a genius? Our reporter will give you an in-depth explanation of director Tang An!"
There are always comparisons, such as with other people's children, other people's boyfriends, other people's wives...
The audience also likes to see comparisons. Comparisons only hurt and are interesting!
If you just look at the news, Tang An has become the number one young director with great talent, and Lu Chuan, who once enjoyed this treatment, can only be used to highlight Tang An's awesomeness!
How could a shrewd reporter not interview the two parties involved? Lu Chuan, who held a meeting at a cinema in Beijing that day, was indignant when faced with the reporter's questions.
"He is just a liar, and he only relies on such low-level means to promote publicity. Everyone knows that one person alone cannot make a good movie. We have all heard of self-writing, directing, and acting, but no one can do both at the same time.
The positions of photographer, lighting engineer, prop artist, artist, coordinator, etc. are simply taking advantage of the audience’s ignorance and deceiving the public, and it is also an insult to many outstanding directors in China!”
Lu Chuan's indignant words were immediately forwarded word by word by reporters, who then found Tang An on the other side of the capital.
"In the past, directors, screenwriters, and actors each performed their own duties. Gradually, directors began to write their own scripts, and screenwriters also wanted to produce their own works. Later, self-directing, acting, and writing became the norm. Since you can be qualified for three positions at the same time,
Then why can’t I do more!”
"I'm a newbie. I spent all my savings on this movie and it's still not enough. I don't have any extra money to recruit employees, so I have no choice but to work on it myself. I don't think Director Lu has ever experienced this kind of dilemma!"
"As for disrespecting the director, it is pure nonsense. I have produced a work that the audience is satisfied with. I think this is the best expression of the title director!"
Facing reporters, Tang An also fought back.
The two had different opinions, and fans also left messages online to support their favorite director.
"I don't care if it's hype or not, as long as the movie is good, don't say you can make a movie by yourself. It has nothing to do with us if you build an airplane by yourself!"
"Lu Chuan felt unbalanced because of the high box office. However, "Kekexili" looked really depressing and not as exciting as "Shark Beach"!"
"So what if it's just hype. This way, more viewers will know that there is such a movie. If I hadn't seen the news, I wouldn't have walked into the cinema. I almost missed a good movie!"
"The filming of "Shark Beach" is indeed very good, and Yang Mi's figure is also great. If it weren't for her face being so pure, I wouldn't believe she is a 17-year-old girl!"
"People are talking about hype. Isn't Lu Chuan just trying to attract attention by saying those things?"
Most of the movie fans didn't criticize Tang An too much, and they didn't care if this was Tang An's hype. For them, it was enough to see a good-looking movie during the holidays.
But the matter was not over yet. After Lu Chuan accused Tang An, another director spoke out.
"Director Tang An's approach is a blasphemy against the director's profession. Throughout the history of film at home and abroad, there has never been a director who can hold so many positions at the same time. His unscrupulous way of hyping up for the sake of box office is disgusting!" - Director Chen Daming.
"A 23-year-old director is not an exaggeration. I have seen 23-year-old photographers, 23-year-old lighting engineers, and 23-year-old artists. But now someone tells me that these conditions are all concentrated in the same person. This is really me The funniest joke I've heard this year!" - Director Liang Tian.
"If a 23-year-old can do all the work of everyone on the crew at the same time, then what are we doing? Are we being lazy and defrauding investors of their money?" - Director He Ping.
"It's just nonsense. Director Tang has forgotten what a director should do. If he puts all his energy into the movie, maybe the movie will be better!"
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Almost at the same time, one director after another stood up to accuse Tang An.
If anyone observes carefully, they will find that these directors are either owned by Huayi, or they have filmed movies and TV series produced by Huayi.
In the past, Lu Chuan was the only one to speak out, and fans would laugh it off, but now so many directors have spoken out collectively, many people feel that Tang An's approach is not quite right, and they feel as if they have been tricked into entering the cinema!
For a time, the voices supporting Tang An became much quieter, and were replaced by scoldings.
"Made, a rubbish director, tricked me into watching a bad movie in the cinema!"
"Let me tell you, if you had confidence in the movie, why would you use such low-level methods to promote it?"
"Although the movie is pretty good, can the director focus on the movie next time?"
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At this moment, Tang An came to China Film Academy again.
As soon as he walked in, Tang An complained, "Mr. Lin, now it's time to schedule more movies for me, and catch up with the promotion. I've been to dozens of movie theaters and shopping malls in the past few days!"
"Haha, Director Tang, don't be impatient. The attendance rate is not yet saturated, and it is enough to watch the film schedule for now!" Lin Sheng poured him a glass of water and said with a smile.
"As for publicity, we can't just rely on Yang Mi and me to travel all over the world. The topic of movies is very hot now, so it's time to add fuel to the fire!" Tang An emphasized as he drank a glass of water in one gulp.
"We are also working hard to prepare for the promotion, but Director Tang, when will your material be cut out?"
"The extras have been made. I spent the past two days running all over the place and stayed up all night to finish the editing!" Tang An took out a CD from his bag and handed it over!
"Director Tang has thought carefully. Now it is confirmed that you will take on all the duties of the crew by yourself. It is estimated that the box office will increase a lot!" Lin Sheng sighed.
"At first I was worried that the movie would not be famous and I would shoot some extras to promote it and attract audiences. Unexpectedly, someone actually did me a favor!" Tang An laughed.