Watching the worried Chen Guofu leave in a taxi, Uncle Gao Qun couldn't help but say: "A Xin, I remember Huayi didn't seem to have offended you, right?"
"No, I just feel that the wealth should not go to outsiders."
"..."
Lao Gao looked at He Xin's confident face and couldn't help but open his mouth.
According to Chen Guofu's statement, the investment in "The Wind" is at least 40 to 50 million, which would require hundreds of millions of box office plus some overseas box office, as well as 77 to 88 yuan of copyright income to recover the investment. That's hundreds of millions.
Ah! How many domestic films currently have a box office that can exceed 100 million? Just like Jiang Wen's "The Sun" which is currently being released. Before the release, Yu Dong shouted that the box office would exceed 100 million. What happened?
But having said that, this little brother of mine is indeed a bit evil. Xinhao Media, the company he and Ning Hao partnered with, has made many movies and TV series in the past two years. Not to mention that every TV series has become a hit.
Even movies become popular every time they are made.
Who would have thought that a low-budget comedy like "The Stone" could earn close to over 100 million at the box office. "A Tale of Two Donkeys" by the little-known Diao Yinan would win the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.
To be honest, I can't help but be jealous when I think of these senior directors. As a director, what he pursues is nothing more than award recognition or box office success. Of course it is best to have both, such as Guoshi.
However, at this time, Lao Gao still couldn't hide his regret and said: "Director Chen has helped me become stronger, and Director Chen also helped me with a lot of ideas in this book. It's a bit difficult for you to do this to him."
"Look, it's not urgent anyway."
He Xin also felt that it was a pity. It was true that he valued Chen Guofu, but there was no need to give Huayi Brothers a share of the pie for him. Fortunately, Chen Guofu did not explicitly refuse, but just said that he would consider it. Anyway, there was enough time and we would discuss it in the long term.
Even if Chen Guofu can't figure it out, as long as Lao Gao is around, he is still very confident. Compared with the blind man touching the elephant in "A Tale of Two Donkeys", his memory of the original "The Wind" is particularly fresh.
"I'll help you pry the edges when I get the chance. If it doesn't work, don't blame me."
Speaking of which, Lao Gao felt a little sorry, after all, he was the one who brought Chen Guofu here.
Compared to Chen Guofu's hesitation, as a contracted director of Huayi Brothers, he didn't have any psychological burden at all. Think about how difficult it was to shoot "Tokyo Trial" back then, and almost miscarried, but the Huang brothers didn't even lend a helping hand.
"Let's go, I'll see you off."
At this moment Liu Weiwei had already driven over.
"No, I'll just walk back by myself. Brother Gao, see you later!"
Before leaving, he waved and said hello to Liu Weiwei in the car.
The two of them have been together for several years. It stands to reason that Lao Gao has already returned to being single, but it seems that neither of them has any plans to get married.
However, He Xin would naturally not inquire about this kind of thing. After all, he and Cheng Hao might be in the same situation in the eyes of others.
The script of "The Wind" did not deviate from the outline he gave Lao Gao before, but some plots and lines in it were slightly different from what he remembered. However, considering that there will always be some adjustments during on-site shooting, there will be deviations between the script and the final film.
This situation is also normal.
Although Lao Gao said this was just the first draft, in He Xin's eyes, the book was already ready for filming.
…
Beijing, premiere press conference of "A Tale of Two Donkeys".
"Congratulations, first of all, congratulations to "Tales of Two Donkeys" for returning from Venice with great success."
"Thanks!"
"When "The Story of Two Donkeys" was released in Venice, it was said to be extremely popular with the audience. This time it is released in China, what are your expectations for the box office? Is it possible to surpass your previous works?"
"Depending on what works to watch, I can't say that the box office of "A Tale of Two Donkeys" will exceed that of "The Promise."
There was a burst of laughter at the scene. "The Promise" is very controversial, but it is the highest-grossing film that He Xin has starred in so far, with 180 million.
The reporter then asked: "Is it possible to surpass "Crazy Stone"?"
"Stone" is his second best film with a box office of 96 million, close to breaking 100 million.
"How do you compare this? It's hard to judge. The two movies are of different types. "The Stone" is a black comedy, while "Tale of the Donkeys" takes an absurd path. Both are good movies. Maybe from my personal point of view.
Said, I hope "Tale of Two Donkeys" can surpass "The Stone"."
"Why do you say that?"
"It's very simple. "A Tale of Two Donkeys" won an award, and in "The Stone" I was only a supporting actor, while in "A Tale of Two Donkeys" I was the male lead. Of course I hope that the box office of "A Tale of Two Donkeys" can surpass "The Stone" and let
Our director Diao can also join the club of directors with over 100 million box office."
When it comes to publicity, you always have to talk big. Just like when "The Sun" premiered last week, Yu Dong claimed that the box office exceeded 100 million.
You must be high-profile, otherwise you will give people a feeling of lack of confidence.
This is all a strategy. It's just that Yu Dong was slapped in the face just now, and Diao Yinan is so reserved, so He Xin can only go into battle shirtless.
Therefore, no matter what you think in your heart, no matter whether you believe it or not, you must make a splash. It is best to cause controversy. The more hype, the better the effect. Just like when "The Promise" was released, there was a lot of criticism and the box office was high.
Still getting higher and higher.
To be honest, even though "A Tale of Two Donkeys" won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, director Diao Yinan's presence was still very weak. The reporters only gathered around He Xin to ask questions, and then threw many questions to the women.
The protagonist Tong Yali.
"Are you regretful that you didn't win the Best Actress Award?"
"After "Latent", how do you feel about working with He Xin again?"
"Is it stressful to work with He Xin?"
Without him, "Latent" is so popular. Since its first broadcast in June, after three rounds of broadcasts, many local TV stations have aired it in the fourth or even fifth round, and the ratings are still high.
Therefore, in the promotion of "A Tale of Two Donkeys", in addition to hyping up the Venice Film Festival Jury Prize, it is inevitable to take advantage of the glory of "Latent", such as "the gathering of latent actors", "Yu Zecheng", and late autumn teamed up again to perform absurd
Love!", "Yu Zecheng, late autumn work together to create China's first magical realism film, stage a battle between humans and donkeys..." and so on.
Fortunately, the little rookie has gradually gained experience. He always has a smile on his face and answers questions gracefully.
It's nothing more than "Of course there are regrets, but the most important thing is that the movie won an award."
"Actually, "A Tale of Two Donkeys" was the first work that Mr. He and I collaborated on. We finished filming "A Tale of Two Donkeys" and then filmed "Latent"."
"Of course it's stressful to work with Teacher He. He's very strict on set. I'm scared when I see him..."
"Well, I learned a lot from working with Teacher He..."
…
Domestic theater chains are still very immature these days, and there are often multiple theater chains in a province or even a city. But I have to say that Bona’s distribution capabilities are really strong. There are as many as 30 theater chains that have reached long-term strategic cooperation with them.
Six. Yu Dong also went all out this time and printed an additional 200 copies on top of the original more than 100 copies of "The Story of Two Donkeys". Although the scale is still not as good as "The Sun", there are more than 20 copies.
The simultaneous release in theaters is also quite impressive.
Moreover, the film schedule of "A Tale of Two Donkeys" is as high as 38%. Except for "The Sun" which still accounts for nearly 20% of the film schedule, "The Sinking of Japan" and the domestic military film "My Left Hand" released on the same day only have 17% and 10% of the film schedule.
, other films including "The Lion's Mouth" and other films have already dropped below 10%.
Then the first-day box office came out - 1.8 million, which was lower than the 1.98 million opening result of He Xin's "The Stone", which had been hit hard before. However, both He Xin and Bona were very satisfied with this result, far from it.
It surpassed the daily box office of "The Sun" which has been in theaters for a week and surpassed one million.
Publicity is very important, and the actor's popularity is even more important. After "Latent", He Xin's popularity in China has undoubtedly reached a new level. Popularity plus awards are both powerful tools to attract audiences.
The media also followed suit and added fuel to the flames. The day after the premiere, the first thing to say hello and stuffed red envelopes were reviews and articles:
"The first-day performance of "A Tale of Two Donkeys" surpassed that of the Sun. Is another "Stone" about to set sail?"
"He Xin threatened that the box office of "A Tale of Two Donkeys" will surpass "The Stone" and will once again create a box office myth!"
"Top 10 reasons why you must watch "A Tale of Two Donkeys"!"
"The Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, the premiere of China's first magical realism film "A Tale of Two Donkeys", Chinese films need a hundred flowers to bloom..."
The comments from netizens are even more varied:
"An absurd movie. It makes people laugh at the beginning, but it will become serious at the end, and the sadness will be amplified step by step. I felt dumbfounded by the sentence at the end, 'No animals were harmed during the filming of this film.' The producer was very considerate.
, actually still considers the sentiments of animal rights activists... Oh, let me say one more thing, He Xin's performance is really good, and it's almost too hot in late autumn."
"The comedy reveals the helplessness of the youth of an era, and is also the epitome of the helplessness in the society we live in..."
"It tells a special story in a special era in a funny way. The director seems to want to express a lot and fails to make the necessary changes in rhythm. This makes the second half of the movie a little gloomy, but it is still a very good movie!"
"If you don't say absurd at the beginning, then go for the absurd. It's a little slow because it's not strong enough, and it's not exciting to watch. It's far worse than "The Stone"..."