After the college entrance examination, the summer vacation comes, and it is the annual summer vacation. Major film and television companies begin to compete for this summer, and variety shows appear frequently.
The all-star cast of "Swordsman in the Snow" is scheduled for July 7th. The initial film schedule is the highest in the entire summer season. In terms of box office appeal, with so many stars and Nanjing's signature, it is difficult to meet opponents.
In order to avoid being criticized, other film and television companies have changed their schedules or postponed the release of their own films.
However, there is one exception, and that is Baichuan Film and Television Company, one of the top ten domestic film and television companies, because their film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, co-produced with the United States, is also about to be released.
In terms of production team, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was shot by the world-famous director Quentin Quentin and the Hollywood team, while Nanjing’s was just a bunch of domestic directors.
As for the cast, half of the entertainment industry in Nanjing is involved. In fact, there is no shortage of movie stars. For Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Oscar-winning actor DiCaprio plays the leading role and the Golden Globe-winning actress plays the supporting role.
Whether it's appeal or influence, Xue Zhong seems to be a bit lacking.
Domestic theater chains saw business opportunities and temporarily withdrew some of the Southview films to add to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
A few days before the release, Fang Jing held a premiere in Yanjing. He invited almost all the big names in the industry, including Cheng Long, Pu Cunxin, He Ling, Huang Lei and others, dozens of directors and screenwriters, and more than 30 first-line actors.
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Hu Ge was the protagonist, so of course he had to attend the premiere, and many of his friends in the industry came to support him.
Those who knew it was a movie premiere, but those who didn’t know it thought it was some grand awards show.
"Your movie is good, the special effects are very good!" Watching the movie, Cheng Long whispered to Fang Jing next to him, "The actors are not bad, it is a blockbuster, and the one billion is not wasted."
Fang Jing blushed. Although it was advertised as one billion, it was just a gimmick. The real investment was more than 400 million.
"Ahem, one billion is a bit exaggerated, but we are still very sincere in terms of special effects. We specially hired the top special effects company in China to do it at a high price, more than 80 million."
The actors' remuneration was saved, and Fang Jing invested all this money in production. More than a dozen special effects companies joined forces and spent more than 80 million, which is no worse than Hollywood special effects.
Every second costs money, and a lens can cost anywhere from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.
"I know, some experts on Hong Kong Island have told me." Cheng Long said with a smile, "Your movie caused a big sensation before it was released. Will it be released together on both sides of the Taiwan Strait this time?"
"Yes, Hong Kong and Mainland China. If the box office is good in the future, we will consider releasing it abroad. However, I am afraid that this film will not be successful abroad, so I have to be mentally prepared."
Foreigners may not be able to appreciate domestic martial arts films because of the cultural differences.
Seeing that Fang Jing knew it, Cheng Long didn't say anything. After a while, he said, "What do you think of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood?"
"Haha, I'll boycott him tomorrow, it won't be a big problem."
Hollywood was released abroad a few days ago, and the box office broke Quentin's previous record. It was a hit. Fang Jing watched it, and it was indeed very popular. Bruce Lee was beaten badly in the movie.
It was originally meant to be a mouthful, but he was knocked to the ground three or two times, and then his head was ridden on the butt. It is said that the actor repeatedly protested and changed it a little, until he fell to the ground with a bruised nose and a swollen face.
This part of the film has caused the most heated discussion abroad. Many Chinese people were angry after watching it. Bruce Lee's fans were even more angry and cursed. His wife directly sued Quentin.
Nodding, Cheng Long said calmly: "After the millennium, Hollywood has been occupying the mainland market. It is only in the past few years that our Chinese films have gained glory. Otherwise, they were the box office champions every year before."
"You can just go ahead and do it. Don't worry about the low film schedule. The box office on the first day was good, and it will definitely pick up in the future. As long as you suppress Once Upon a Time in Hollywood for a week, the summer vacation slot will be yours in Nanjing in a week."
Fang Jing was confused, "Really?"
"You can't do what I say?" Cheng Long crossed his legs and said, "You have long been dissatisfied with Hollywood. In order to make money, they will do anything they can, including coaxing and deceiving many of our artists."
"Li Lienjie was deceived into going to the Matrix. In the end, all the martial arts scenes were copied. He didn't appear for a second. The same goes for Wu Jing. His name was used for publicity, but not a single point was left in the scene...
Cheng Long told Fang Jing a lot of insider information about Hollywood. In order to enter the domestic market, they would invite Chinese actors to star, but they would only play roles that insulted China, or they would not let you play them at all.
Delete all the scenes you shoot every day after joining the set, and put your name on the poster before it is released to attract domestic audiences.
Fang Jing was depressed and looked at Cheng Long speechlessly, as if to say, did you ask me to go in the first place?
"Our domestic movie tickets are all taken away by foreigners. This is not good. There was no way before, but it is different now. I will discuss it with the Film Association later and resolutely boycott bad and controversial movies. This will happen in the future."
Movies are not allowed to be released."
Fang Jing smacked his tongue. He just wanted to get rid of the filming of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Unexpectedly, Cheng Long went straight to take it off the shelves. Good guy, it's cruel, but I like it.
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The premiere ended, and data showed that there were millions of viewers who bought tickets in advance.
Gritting his teeth and stamping his feet, Nanjing offered various discounts and paid tens of millions to invite people to watch the movie in order to promote it. The second and third tier cities were almost full.
Hu Ge and others starred in road shows in more than a dozen cities, day and night, in order to attract more audiences to the cinema.
Baichuan Film and Television was not idle either, working hard to promote Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and attracting people under the banner of Hollywood. In the evening, Fang Jing posted on Weibo and said something about rejecting the script of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to add fuel to their fire.
In an instant, the Internet exploded.
"I won't watch this movie, it's disgusting!"
"Quentin has been making money by claiming to be a Bruce Lee fan. This time he will show his fangs."
"Fortunately Fang Jing didn't answer, otherwise he would have been sprayed to death."
"Foreigners are good at it. They have discovered it a long time ago. As soon as they use the slogan "I love China", a lot of Chinese people will pay for it, such as those foreign anchors. We are very good at this, but in private people laugh at us as fools."
"Chinese people, please wake up and stop being deceived by foreigners."
"God, if Fang Jing hadn't said it, I wouldn't have believed that this was Quentin's style, Hollywood style."
Fang Jing was not the only one to stand up against the past in Hollywood, some older movie stars also said they were treated unfairly in Hollywood.
"Unless a Chinese actor is on the level of Brother Cheng Long, he or she has no status in Hollywood. It's common for Chinese actors to boss you around and curse at you."
"For actors who want to go abroad and go to Hollywood, I advise you to be cautious. It is not as beautiful as you think. It is common to start everything from scratch, to be insulted, to be looked down upon, to be laughed at..."
Refund, refund!
After a large number of celebrities came out to boycott, the movie platform has received many refund notices for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in the past few days.
In order to boycott this movie, Fang Jing also spent money to lock down movie theaters in some small counties, forcing movie theaters to show one more movie in the snow.
On July 7th, Snow in the Snow and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood were released together. Just after 12 o'clock in the evening, the box office on the first day was 180 million, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was over 6 million.
The next day, Snowy's single-day box office exceeded 200 million, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood exceeded 2 million.
Without waiting for the third day, the theater chain immediately removed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood from the shelves. With a box office of millions every day, why not be happy with it?
"Bang!"
Baichuan Film and Television, chairman Yang Baichuan looked ferocious and smashed the tea cup. At this moment, he wanted to kill someone.
"The clay figurine is still angry. Fang, just wait. If this is over, I will take your surname!"
Yang Baichuan was originally a small gangster. He seized the opportunity to start his own business in the 1990s. Over the years, his film and television business has become bigger and bigger. He is usually kind, but he is definitely a ruthless person behind the scenes. In the past, he often broke arms and legs for business. King of Heaven
When he comes to his land, he has to stay calmly. Whether he can leave depends on his face.
He has become more restrained in recent years, but that doesn't mean he is easy to bully.
He invested more than 200 million in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, plus nearly 300 million in mainland promotion. Now that the money has been wasted, how can he be willing to accept it?