The summer season is about to end. "Transformers 3" has grossed 1 billion yuan at the domestic box office, becoming the third movie in the mainland film market to gross 1 billion yuan at the box office.
The first half of this year is dominated by imported blockbusters. Audiences who have not yet recovered from the bombardment of blockbusters such as "Kung Fu Panda", "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" and "Fast and Furious 5" in May are once again watching
In July and August, I enjoyed a baptism of Hollywood blockbusters.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" has already set a new domestic box office record of 400 million for this series in more than 20 days since its release.
The box office of "The Smurfs", which was released for only half a month, also exceeded 200 million.
Among domestic films, there were only two films that exceeded 100 million in July and August, namely "The Overheard" with 180 million and "Martial Arts" with 170 million.
The romantic movie "Butterfly on the Shoulder" directed by Jiang Zhiliang and starring Chen Kun, with the team and main creator of a commercial blockbuster, only earned 16 million at the box office at a cost of 80 million, creating the biggest box office tragedy in recent years.
Last week, a comedy film "Priceless Treasure" directed by Wang Jing and starring Zhang Bozhi was released, which took in 15 million box office in 8 days.
In May, Wang Jing and Xie Tingfeng filmed "The God of Wealth Inn", which exceeded 100 million. This time, he also filmed a comedy film with his wife, but the box office was only so small.
Zhang Bozhi's luck has been bad since that incident. Although her salary has increased, all her movies and TV series have been released, and they are all bad movies.
Xie Tingfeng's luck turned around. After that incident, he spent nearly 100 million to buy a sea-view villa.
He opened several branches and won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as a ghost in "The Informer".
Moreover, the box office of "New Shaolin Temple" in which he starred in exceeded 200 million, creating a personal best result.
This year, a low-budget costume comedy also grossed over 100 million at the box office. It seems that it has returned to its peak, and it is still the leading Mesozoic actor in Hong Kong.
Is this the legendary blessing that will surely come later?
For just a few domestic movies, the total box office is not as high as "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", let alone "Transformers 3".
This has never happened before. Whether it is Zhang Yimou, Tang An, or Feng Xiaogang, the summer season with them has never allowed imported movies to be so unrestrained.
Under such circumstances, the media's news that "there are no tigers in the mountains, but monkeys are kings." also aroused considerable repercussions.
There are people who are bragging about the three major directors, and there are also people who are bragging about Hollywood blockbusters, and the public relations teams behind them are also starting to work hard.
Feng Xiaogang, who was far away in southern Henan filming "1942", was also unhappy. If you put it this way, it wasn't Tang An who was away last year, so he, the monkey, could be the king.
Facing a reporter's interview, Feng Dapao once again made bold statements.
""1942" will earn at least 1 billion at the box office next year!"
Not to be outdone, Zhang Yimou has verbally booked this year's box office title.
Xu Ke felt unhappy. People were talking about the three great directors Tang An, Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang everywhere, but not many people mentioned him.
He has also frequently spoken out, saying that "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" will be an epoch-making martial arts blockbuster, and it will be a contender for the Lunar New Year box office championship.
As for Brother Kai, after the fiasco of "The Orphan of Zhao", he has become much more low-key.
He is preparing "Search", trying to restore his reputation first, and then think about the box office.
When the person involved, Tang An, was invited by Jia Leting to attend the first LeTV Festival at the National Convention Center in Beijing this evening, he was also asked about his views on imported blockbusters dominating the summer schedule.
"Hello Director Tang, what do you think of the failure of domestic films this summer?"
"I'm a little regretful and sad that foreign films have earned a lot of box office in our own domestic film market," Tang An said seriously.
The reporter asked, "Then why do you think this summer's domestic movies will be completely defeated by imported blockbusters?"
Tang An said, "Imported movies have high box office, and they must have their advantages, such as special effects, which are difficult for domestic movies to surpass. It is the gap between the entire film industry."
The reporter asked again, "Director Tang, do you think that if "Edge of Tomorrow" or "The Martian" were released in the summer, the box office could surpass "Transformers 3"."
"'Edge of Tomorrow' has proven this movie through a series of data, and I believe that 'The Martian' can also prove that it is a good movie in December!"
"In other words, Director Tang, do you think that the main reason for the failure of domestic films this summer is because you were not involved?"
Just say it is.
Tang An stopped chatting with reporters and walked towards the venue.
This is the first LeTV Festival held by LeTV. It is quite large, with fifty or sixty awards being awarded.
There are many awards and nominations, so naturally more people come to attend the ceremony.
Jia Leting has quite a wide network of contacts, and there are quite a few people here.
"Hello, Mr. Jia."
"Director Tang is here, welcome."
Tang An said hello to Jia Leting, looked around and said with a smile, "Jia Dong has a great reputation. Almost everyone in this circle is here."
"Dr. Tang is joking. Thank you for everyone's appreciation." Jia Leting waved his hand.
There is no doubt about Jia Leting's charisma (brainwashing ability). Even real estate tycoon Sun Hongbing invested 16.5 billion in his car project and almost shed tears after the failure.
For such a broken project, Hengda was tricked into taking over the project, and US$800 million was thrown in, only to be squandered without any splash.
After all the money was spent, Lao Jia unilaterally terminated the cooperation with Hengda and initiated a salary demand case.
Later, I went to the United States and was nicknamed "Jia Leting, who will return to China next week."
After chatting for a while, Tang An took a seat in the front row in the middle.
Next to them is Huayi Wang Zhonglei, who leads the team, and Tang An and the others occupy the best position in the middle.
Next to him is Hengda Film and Television, with president Ma Jun personally present, followed by Fan Bingbing, who has left the cooperation between Bernard and Hengda.
Hengda and Huayi are now cooperating in live entertainment, and have also established a Hengyi Film and Television Company. It is said that they are seeking a credit line of 100 billion from Ping An Group.
Not long after, all the other actors from the company arrived, except for Deng Chao, who was filming in Thailand.
Tang An asked Wang Kai and Tang Yan, "How was the filming of "Why is the Shengxiao Silent" going?"
"There are still two days of filming, and it will be finished soon," Tang Yan said.
"After filming for half a year, you should take a good rest. There is still promotion work ahead."
Before Tang An finished speaking, an unpleasant "hum" sound came from the left side.
On the left is Li Xiaoping, vice president of Guangxian Media, as well as Cheng Jiashang, Liu Weiqiang and others who have recently cooperated with Guangxian.
Tang An turned his head and looked over, and met Cheng Jiashang's unfriendly gaze.
This seat is arranged, how come he was arranged here?
When Tang An gave Cheng Jiashang's "Painted Skin" to Wu Ershan, Liang Zi was considered to be married.
Although Cheng Jiashang also made some small moves, there was nothing he could do against Tang An, not to mention that Tang An's films never participated in the Academy Awards selection, and he, the chairman, could not do anything about it.
After a two-year hiatus, Guangxian invited me to work with him on several movies, and now we meet again.
Tang An didn't look at him either. He smiled at Li Xiaoping and said, "Hello, Mr. Li."
Li Xiaoping was a little embarrassed. He was a partner on one side and a director attracted by the company on the other. He couldn't say anything at this time.
Nowadays, most of the famous domestic directors have been acquired by major companies. Guangxian has not found a few reliable directors, and he and Cheng Jiashang will have a series next.
"It's been a long time, Mr. Tang. Is the new movie going well?"
"It's okay, I'm in the later stages."
"Then I wish Mr. Tang the box office will exceed one billion again. The annual box office championship cannot be taken away by an imported movie."
"Haha, thank you Mr. Li for your kind words."
We chatted for a while and said nothing.
Cheng Jiashang was not looking for trouble. Li Xiaoping said "hum" just now and didn't express anything, and Tang An didn't pursue it.
However, I am afraid that the relationship between Hantang and Guangxian will break down step by step.
Li Xiaoping also smiled bitterly in her heart. She was not unaware of the relationship between Tang An and Cheng Jiashang. They really couldn't find a good director, so they recruited Cheng Jiashang.
I had anticipated the current situation, but I didn't expect it to come so soon.