Chapter 505 Two blockbusters in a row are released!
At 6 p.m. on December 14, the world premiere of the new film "The Thirteen Hairpins" directed by Zhang Yimou will be held at the CPPCC Auditorium in Beijing.
The movie will be officially released in China at 0:00 tomorrow, while in North America it will be released on December 23.
Although Tang An has gained momentum in recent years, winning the summer box office championship for five consecutive years, it also maintains the title of annual box office champion for Chinese-language films, beating Xu Ke, Chen Kaige, Jiang Wen, Feng Xiaogang and others in the same period.
However, Tang An has always been called the number one commercial director, and the number one domestic director who is truly recognized both inside and outside the industry is Zhang Yimou.
In terms of box office, in 2002 "Hero" took in 250 million domestic box office, accounting for 25% of the annual box office.
Only if Tang An wins against Zhang Yimou in the same period this year can he be lifted from the altar.
Then, go up and stand at the top of Chinese film directors.
The premiere of a film by the number one director in the country was held in a place like the Great Hall of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and most of the entertainment industry was present.
Han Sanping came to the premiere of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", and China Film Deputy Director Jiao Fenfen went to support "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate".
Wang Zhonglei came here, and Wang Zhongjun went to the Flying Swords of Dragon Gate. He couldn't let Xu Ke get too close to Yu Dong.
Guangxian is also the vice president, and Wang Changtian goes to support Yu Dong.
When Guangxian released his first film "Scar City", he did not obtain the distribution qualification, so Bernard took the lead in distribution and Guangxian co-distributed it.
Zhang Weiping was quite domineering that year and directly shouted, ""Scarred City" will lose miserably. "The Good Man" should be left to fend for itself. We will get the rest of the Venice Golden Lion!"
Not only that, it also dominated all digital theaters in the country and signed an exclusive screening contract. For a whole week, not a single digital screen showed "Hurt City".
A week later, it was only after Bernard, Uni Asia, and China Film Group Co., Ltd. coordinated with New Pictures that 300 digital copies of "Scarred City" could be released.
Zhang Weiping became enemies with two companies at once, so Wang Changtian naturally supported Yu Dong.
But Wanda Song Ge, Xiao Ma Li Ming, and LeTV Zhang Zhao are all here.
After chatting for a while, Zhang Weiping went to greet other guests, and the three of them chatted together.
"President Song, why didn't you go to Bernard's place? Tang An, Wang Changtian, and Wang Zhongjun have all gone." Zhang Zhao and Song Ge clinked a glass and said with a squinted smile.
Song Ge instead asked, "Isn't Mr. Zhang here too?"
Zhang Zhao said with a smile, "'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate' is a remake of a movie, so it probably won't bring anything new. I'm more interested in 'The Thirteen Hairpins'."
Li Ming also said, "I'm also curious about what kind of film Director Zhang will make this time."
Song Ge smiled and said, "Similarly, I am also more optimistic about "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling"."
The three of them chatted casually, but they all had the same thoughts.
Zhang Weiping used to cooperate with Jiang Zhiqiang in investing in Zhang Yimou's films. While sharing risks, he also took a fancy to Jiang Zhiqiang's overseas distribution capabilities.
This time Jiang Zhiqiang left alone and went it alone, with a production cost of 200 million and a promotion fee of 60 to 70 million, a total of nearly 300 million was invested.
No one knows whether the audience will buy it or not without watching the movie, but as businessmen, they all know that when you put all your wealth in and risk everything, you will often lose the worst, and you won't even have a chance to stand up.
What's more, there is now a billion-level "The Martian". As a bystander, from an objective perspective, the probability of "The Thirteen Hairpins" to make back its money by domestic box office is not high.
As for the overseas box office, even with Christian Bale, this subject is unlikely to fetch high prices.
There is no doubt that Wanda, LeTV, and Pony are all waiting for the failure of this film to win over Zhang Yimou.
Facing such a great director, I am afraid that apart from Hantang and Huayi, no other company would be interested if possible.
At the same time, the IMAX Hall of Shijingshan Wanda Cinema was also hosting the premiere ceremony of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate".
Tang An ended the celebration party for the 500 million box office break at noon and also brought the group's artists to the scene.
Two blockbusters premiered tonight, and a lot of people came.
The ceremony was held at nearly 7 o'clock, and Yu Dong took Xu Ke, Li Lianjie, Chen Kun and others to the stage.
Yang Mi plays a supporting role in it. Strictly speaking, she is the fourth female lead, and she will also be on stage.
Tang An sat down and watched. Li Lianlian wore glasses the whole time and kept his head down. He probably had a bad back due to his age.
Zou Xun looks a bit older, as all the big stars born in the 1970s have been active for more than ten years.
Chen Kun is too dark, but Li Yuchun next to him is very fair.
At nearly 8 o'clock, the movie started showing.
As a remake of a movie or a second remake, the plot of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" can be roughly understood in your mind with your eyes closed.
It has an audience base, but it also has the shackles of a second remake.
The old version of Shaw Brothers' "Dragon Gate Inn" was also a classic at the time. Xu Ke's Xinghai tactics were used properly, the actors fully fit the characters, and combined with their own new martial arts characteristics, making "New Dragon Gate Inn" surpass the old version and become a new classic.
Now it is very difficult to surpass the previous version. Xu Ke also knows that it is not easy. In addition to gathering three generations of old, middle and young stars in the lineup, he also has the idea of 3D and special effects.
In terms of action, Xu Ke's team obviously only achieved the ultimate in action design. The editing was too fast, so fast that it was a bit messy and lacked texture, making the audience feel like they were watching a mixture of CG and real-life shooting. Stop motion animation.
As for the versatility of 3D movies, it does a good job in showing various large scenes with depth of field and the effect of dynamic objects approaching.
Whether it is flying sand and rocks in the sky, Xixia Blackwater City in the depths of the desert, or a battle scene with hidden weapons and blood dripping back and forth, the 3D imaging performance is good.
In order to highlight the three-dimensional effect, some locations, weather, and fighting settings were also deliberately enhanced.
Naturally, it is impossible to completely copy the plot. The original plot of the Dongchang pursuit, the desert brawl, and the inn attack has been greatly broadened, and it is no longer limited to the Longmen Inn.
There is also the Xixia Heishui City, the one mentioned in "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", which is very consistent with Xu Ke's mystical and romantic fantasy style.
The characters have also undergone subversive changes. Without the charming proprietress, Longmen Inn would not be the same Longmen Inn.
Although it is not as good as "New Dragon Inn", it is still a rare martial arts masterpiece in the past ten years.
At the end of the 120-minute screening, the audience's warm applause spoke volumes.
"Congratulations to Yu Dong. Judging from the audience's reaction, the film is still very receptive." Tang An clapped his hands and smiled at Yu Dong.
Two new blockbusters are released, let’s see tomorrow’s box office!