Chapter 833 'Wolf Warrior 2' and 'Founding an Army'
"Operation Red Sea" exceeded 1 billion in three days, completely igniting the entire summer movie market.
Compared with the popularity of the previous "Fast and Furious", "Operation Red Sea" is even more popular.
"Fast and Furious 7" is considered to be the most topical and influential movie in the first half of the year. Whether it is "Omen 2", the Chinese-language film box office champion in the first half of the year, or "Wolf Totem", which has both good reputation and box office success, when it was released The popularity and topics are far from comparable to "Fast and Furious 7".
After all, it is a mature series, and it has already been a hit when it was released overseas.
And the male protagonist died.
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Dead people often attract more attention, such as the Joker in Batman.
This seems to be the case in other industries, such as painters, calligraphers, etc. Often the works of some masters are not valuable when they are alive, but they become famous after their death.
"Fast and Furious 7" can be said to be a phenomenal movie. The most important thing is that this movie also broke Tang An's monopoly on box office records in the domestic market. It attracted a lot of attention both inside and outside the industry, and even some companies I plan to make some racing movies to follow the trend.
"Operation Red Sea" has been released for three days now, and it is still in the summer season, the most important time of the year. Its popularity has completely surpassed "Fast and Furious 7".
Thanks to the delay, "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" and the upcoming "Tiny Times 4" are very controversial and popular.
There is also a domestic animated film "Autobots" released on Saturday, which has been mired in plagiarism.
This animated film was originally called "Autobots" and was renamed "Autobots" just a few days before its release.
That's right, it's just one word different from the classic Hollywood animated film "Cars", and the word "人" in the middle is deliberately obscured on various posters.
Coupled with the similar image of the car, at first glance I thought it was from the "Cars" series.
It won't be long before Disney takes the studio to court and wins.
However, after losing the lawsuit, the other party will make a second film, which is so shameless that no one else can.
The forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds. In such a big film industry, it is inevitable that all kinds of plagiarism and bad movies will emerge one after another. Similar things happen to Hollywood, which pays more attention to copyright protection.
Every year during the popular period, it is always bustling with activity.
On the Internet, "Operation Red Sea" has become the hottest topic at the moment.
Military movies involve the country and the nation and affect more than just movie fans.
In the industry, "Operation Red Sea" shocked all filmmakers in no way.
China Film, Kang Pei, who was about to lose the annual box office championship, was very unhappy.
Ever since "Avatar" won the annual title five years ago, China Film, as the state-owned enterprise in charge of the industry, has never won the box office title again.
This year, "Fast and Furious 7" finally hit a box office of 2.5 billion, breaking the box office record set by Tang An.
Not long after I was happy, Tang An's new movie was about to exceed this number.
310 million on the first day, the highest in a single day was 393 million, and it exceeded 1 billion in three days. With such data and the current reputation, even Kangpei does not doubt whether it can break the record.
Of course, if there is a big surprise and it does not surpass "Fast and Furious 7" because it is too bloody or has a small audience, then Kangpei will definitely die laughing.
But now is not the time to dream. There is still a chance of winning the lottery jackpot, which is even less reliable than winning the Mark Six Lottery.
Back then, spy films like "The Wind" were big hits, not to mention that modern military movies already had the success of "Wolf Warrior".
Now we have to face the fact that "Operation Red Sea" is a box office hit, which can almost be said to be a record-breaking one, and we must be prepared to deal with it.
In the morning, Kangpei invited Zhang Ping, the deputy general manager in charge of film and television production, to his office.
"Lao Zhang, how are you preparing the outline of the script for "The Founding of an Army"? I want to send it to the leader as soon as possible for a look."
Kang Pei asked about the main tasks at hand now. From "The Founding of the Nation" and "The Founding of the Army" to now, preparations for the last part of the trilogy "The Founding of the Army" have begun.
In particular, the military movie "Operation Red Sea" was a hit, and Kang Pei paid more attention to "The Founding of the Army".
It's just a pity that it has to be released in 2017, a day late, so it can't be used to sell this popular style with "Operation Red Sea".
Zhang Ping is responsible for all the film and television production business of the group. A project with a mission like "The Founding of an Army" is naturally followed up every day. He replied, "The first draft of the outline will be out in about four or five days.
It’s still too late.”
Kang Pei nodded, "Lao Zhang, please pay more attention to the plot and character settings of this drama. Don't make any mistakes. The higher-ups will review it again and again."
This kind of film has too many rules and regulations, and involves so many people. If there is something wrong with one person, or there is something wrong with the character's behavior.
It's good that no one is pursuing it, but it would be bad luck if someone were to pursue it.
Zhang Ping naturally understood, and after thinking for a while he said, "Dr. Kang, I heard that the script for the sequel to "Wolf Warrior" has been submitted for review. Calculating the time, it should be released in the summer of 2017."
"A sequel to "Wolf Warrior"?"
Kang Pei frowned. This country's first best-selling modern military movie is about to have a sequel. Could it be that he saw the military genre becoming popular and got involved.
If the script is submitted for review now, it may not be available for next year's summer release. After all, this type of film is too troublesome.
"Operation Red Sea" only took one year from filming to release, but it took another year to prepare.
Military blockbusters always require a two-year cycle.
Three years is too far. Without any resistance, two years is enough.
The Spring Festival and Lunar New Year slots are definitely not suitable. This kind of schedule is suitable for happy-oriented movies. Blockbusters such as "1942" and "The Wheel" are all released during the Lunar New Year slot, and the subject matter and schedule do not match.
On such festive days around the Spring Festival, how many people will go to the cinema to watch war movies when they are full.
The market for the National Day period is relatively small, so the summer period is the only option. If you want to sell well, a popular period is indispensable.
The sequel to "Wolf Warrior" was also released in the summer of 2017, which coincided with "The Founding of an Army".
"What is the specific status of the sequel to "Wolf Warrior"?"
After all, "Wolf Warrior" has already been a hit, and "Operation Red Sea" has further heated up the military movie market. Kang Pei has to pay attention to it.
"I have already informed the film bureau that Wu Jing's film this time is also about rescuing overseas Chinese, and the Nanjing Military Region, as an investor, will give its full support," Zhang Ping introduced.
Kang Pei frowned and asked, "Like Operation Red Sea, is it also a story about evacuation of overseas Chinese?"
"There are some differences. Judging from the script, the male protagonist of "Wolf Warrior 2" was involved in a civil war in a small African state and saved the local overseas Chinese by himself. Overall, he is more individualistic and heroic...
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Zhang Ping told Kang Pei the general plot of the script. As a state-owned enterprise, and Kang Pei was previously the deputy of the Film Bureau, it couldn't be easier to know the plot of a film submitted for review.
The energy of state-owned enterprises is not only reflected in those theaters, but even some industry insiders who have good relationships with them have considerable energy.
Seven or eight years ago, Jia Zhangke accepted a newspaper interview and mentioned that he was banned from making films for five years because of "Xiao Wu".
But what he was talking about was that when he was called to the film festival to talk, he happened to see Zhang Yimou coming out with the film bureau leaders. The reason why he was banned was because of a report written by Zhang Yimou's literary planner Wang Bin.
Although Zhang Yimou's name was not mentioned, there is only one famous fifth-generation director and literary planner named Zhang Yimou.
However, Wang Bin later clarified in public, criticizing Jia Zhangke for deliberately hyping up to create an image of a weakling, a tragic hero, and setting up a memorial arch as a concubine. He also revealed that "The Good Man" won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival because of the film festival.
The chairman is one of the investors of this film.
Wang Bin wanted to confront Boss Jia in public, but Boss Jia did not respond.
If it is true, then of course it is due to the movie itself. Zhang Yimou can influence the above decisions, not to mention his energy.
If it is fake, it at least shows that Zhang Yimou has this ability, otherwise Boss Jia would not be so obviously panicked and not stupid.
Zhang Yimou has the ability to force a new director to be banned from directing for five years. As the boss of a state-owned enterprise, China Film and Television and Kang Pei are the former deputy of the film bureau, not to mention their energy.
When "Operation Red Sea" was submitted for review, Kang Pei learned that the scenes were too brutal and bloody, and he wanted to use some means. However, the film was strongly supported by the maritime administration. As long as the foreign affairs, military and other departments did not deny it, there was nothing he could do.
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Kang Pei roughly understood the plot, thought about it and said, "Lao Zhang, please pay more attention to the trends of this movie. Since it is also released in the summer of 2017, it is our biggest opponent. You should also watch "The Founding of the Army"
Can you try to add more war scenes, especially large-scale war scenes?"
2017 is still early, and Kang Pei is not very worried.
After all, "Operation Red Sea" preceded it, and the same story of evacuation of overseas Chinese, is it possible that Wu Jing, a half-way monk, can make a good film!
"Wolf Warrior 2" was supported by the Nanjing Military Region, "Operation Red Sea" was supported by the Navy, and "The Founding of an Army" was supported by Jun Wei. The level of support is simply incomparable.
At that time, a document will definitely be issued requiring all state-owned theaters across the country to support the filming of "The Founding of an Army", and then it will be broadcast on the news network and reserve a venue.