Chapter seven hundred and thirty fifth wind premiere
"This is a work with quite a classicist charm, and its sense of structure is quite clear. Long shots of small towns under different landscapes always appear as segmented symbols. On the one hand, the film continues the historical thinking that originated from the rise of the fifth generation, and compares this year's
"Silver Empire", another period film at the Shanghai Film Festival, "Wheatfield" is particularly outstanding in its creative sophistication..."
"The director's handling of details such as camera movement, composition and lighting is extremely delicate. Especially in several scenes with multiple people in the film, in addition to the division of light and shadow into the picture, the actions of different characters also achieve tacit cooperation and interaction with the overall composition.
, impressive..."
"On the other hand, the film does not blindly pile up scenes like previous similar works. It even has fewer action and fighting sequences that the director has been good at in the past. It completely depicts the cruelty of war through the plot..."
"As a work by He Ping, the 'inside show' of "Wheat Field" is really unexpected!"
Yu Dong was reading one after another of newly released movie reviews that cost money, and he felt so worried!
From the surface, these seemingly bragging words all reveal two words - "bad movie". Because there is really nothing to brag about, so I only start from the so-called gorgeous pictures and those specious technical aspects.
Starting with the content, it is very similar to the "The Promise" back then.
This kind of film review is fine for the uninitiated, but an insider can see through the surface to see the essence of a bad movie.
When the film was first cut, Yu Dong saw it, and he didn't feel very good at that time. A literary film is not like a literary film, and a commercial film is not like a commercial film. The technique is copied from Akira Kurosawa, and the narrative imitates the style of the master.
It's a bit of a hodgepodge. Compared with the "Wind" that was just completed before, both in terms of visual effects and narrative structure, it is far behind.
However, movies are sometimes really difficult to predict. Just like "Perfect" which was being released at the time, Yu Dong's first impression at that time was, what is this? But the final box office was as high as 9,000.
More than 10,000, almost over 100 million.
Just like Director Chen's "The Promise" back then, it was criticized for being like that, but it still earned 180 million at the box office and became the box office champion that year.
Therefore, Yu Dong does not dare to expect too much at the box office, just over 100 million. After all, this film focuses on Fan Xiaopang, and the previous "Perfect" featured the combination of Zhang Ziyi and Fan Xiaopang. At least it shows that Fan Xiaopang can still handle it.
The film "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" directed by He Ping six years ago was also criticized in various ways. It finally grossed more than 40 million yuan, ranking among the top five in the annual box office.
Today's movie box office market has increased several times compared to that of the past. It is not uncommon for movies to have a box office of over 100 million. Last year, there were as many as 11 movies. This year, there are already nearly ten movies with box office breakthroughs during the May Day and summer holidays.
One hundred million, eighty or ninety million are too many to even rank in the top twenty.
It is precisely because of these two reasons that Yu Dong is confident that the box office will exceed 100 million. However, even if the box office exceeds 100 million, it may not be enough to recover the cost. You must know that the main controller of this movie is Bona himself, so from
The initial release promotion was naturally tilted towards "Rye Field", including this premiere, which was very lively for media and film critics.
But now it seems that the effect is not obvious, and there is even a trend of general disapproval, which has to make Yu Dong rethink. He can accept the small loss of "Rye Field", after all, the quality of the movie is already there. But if it is released during the National Day
He would definitely not be willing to accept the situation where two blockbusters released by the company at the same time were both losing money.
Yu Dong thought about it for a long time, then picked up the phone and dialed an internal extension: "Well, it's me. I will increase the promotion of "The Wind" from tomorrow on... In addition, you can help me make an appointment with Director He from Xinhao Media.
He said I would treat him to dinner at noon."
Although he misses Fan Xiaopang's gentleness very much, business is business, and this is a quality that a successful entrepreneur must have.
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Also released on September 28, "Rye Field" has been on a screening and promotion tour in major cities since its premiere in Beijing on the 21st. Fan Xiaopang led the creators to be very busy in Shanghai today and Guangzhou tomorrow.
The promotion of "The Wind" is obviously lagging behind. To be honest, Xinhao Media has some complaints about Dong's favoritism.
Fortunately, Comrade Yudong corrected his mistake immediately and stepped up the promotion of "The Wind" starting from the 23rd. On the 24th, there will be a special screening for media and film critics, and it will be screened in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and other places starting from the 25th. Taking into account the filming
During this period, Tianjin provided strong support, and the premiere of the film’s official release will be held in Tianjin on the 28th.
September 24, 2 pm, Bona International Cinema.
Tan Fei is here again. Because of the concept of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, this year's National Day movie, various gift films and blockbusters will be released together. For their film critics, in addition to watching movies for free, they can also make a small profit, and their income is no more than usual.
The most popular Lunar New Year spread.
Tan Fei is quite looking forward to today's "The Wind". Firstly, this film is produced by Xinhao Media, a company that never seems to fail. Secondly, there are many big names gathered here, including director Xu Ke and Uncle Gao Qun.
He Xin, Cheng Hao, Li Bingbing, Hu Jun, Wang Zhiwen, Ying Da, etc.
Needless to say, Xu Ke, despite the fact that his previous two blockbusters were hits on the street, mainland audiences and film critics are still very tolerant of this famous Hong Kong director. Just like Wu Baige, the director of "Red Cliff" before, their works have influenced the whole world.
A generation of people, especially those born in the 1970s like Tan Fei, feel particularly deeply.
Although Lao Gao, a director with a Yeluzi background, is looked down upon by directors like Chen Dao and Lu Chuan who claim to have genuine backgrounds, in Tan Fei's view, Lao Gao still has a way of shooting suspense themes.
As for the actors, recently He Xin and Cheng Hao won the Huabiao and Feitian Awards, and the news of getting a marriage certificate was very popular. Of course, as a film critic, I don’t pay much attention to such hyped news, but I cannot help denying that all
Among the actors who have joined "The Wind", except for a newcomer named Wang Kai, they are all domestically recognized acting talents, at least in terms of performance, they are very exciting.
However, Tan Fei is still a little cautious. After all, he also attended the premiere of "Wheat Field" a few days ago with great expectations. At that time, he came because of director He Ping's "sharpening a sword for six years" gimmick. After all, He Ping
Director Ping is also considered a well-known figure among the fifth generation directors, and "Two Flags" is enough to be considered a god in the eyes of many film critics.
He didn't want to be fed a mouthful of shit by accident and then be praised against his will. Tan Fei really had no choice but to interpret it from a technical perspective. By the way, he also ignored "Empire of Silver", which was criticized as a bad movie not long ago.
Moreover, espionage is a brand new theme for the big screen, especially during the Lunar New Year period, there is also a film "Dongfengyu" directed and starred by Liu Yunlong, known as the "father of espionage", which is about to be released. Which one is better and which one is worse?
It's a big question mark.
"Xiao Tan, here we come!"
When he entered, Yu Dong, who was waiting at the door, shook hands with him warmly and greeted him. In addition to Yu Dong, director Xu Ke, Uncle Gao Qun, He Xin, and Cheng Hao were all there.
Seeing Yu Dong, Tan Fei was moved. After all, Yu Dongke, one of the producers, did not appear at the premiere of "Rye Field" last time. This at least shows that the distributor is more optimistic about "The Wind".
After everyone entered the room, the host came on stage and introduced the process. It was not as fancy as the previous "Rye Field", where the creators presented "barley" to the director. It was very simple. Watch the film first, and then there will be
At the end of the press conference, everyone went to a restaurant to eat together and received gifts, red envelopes, and so on.
Soon the lights dimmed and the screen came on.
The scene gradually became quiet, and everyone was curiously waiting for the film to be released.
A large map of Northeast Asia was displayed on the screen, and lines of words lit up: "In the middle of the war against Japan, Wang Zhaoming secretly negotiated peace with Japan and established a new 'National Government' in Nanjing. Wang Zhaoming established bandit suppression commanders in various enemy-occupied areas.
With the introduction, the background begins to change.
It seems like a hand is controlling the map, dragging it from the confrontation between China and Japan to Nanjing, and then extending out lines with Nanjing as the center, which means "bandit suppression route".
Immediately afterwards, the map disappeared, and what appeared in front of us were floating clouds, as if they were alive. Several Japanese aircraft appeared, their huge fuselages pressed against the screen, breaking through the clouds and flying across the smoke-filled land.
The mountains and rivers are broken, and a strip of road forms two large characters looking down: Wind!
There was a small commotion in the audience, everyone was shocked by this unique opening.
Tan Fei's small eyes hidden behind the lenses suddenly lit up. These days, the audience's impression of special effects in domestic movies is still only 50 cents. This can be seen from last year's special effects blockbuster "Super Typhoon" directed by Feng Xiaoning, which was ridiculed by the crowd.
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However, the opening shot of "The Wind" was refreshing to everyone, and it immediately created a movie-watching experience that can only be enjoyed in Hollywood blockbusters.
As the two big characters "Wind Sound" came closer, looking down turned into looking down, and names floated out from the dark clouds: Cheng Hao, Li Bingbing, He Xin, Hu Jun, Wang Zhiwen, Yingda, Wang Kai...
When the dark clouds break through, there is a city in front of you, with bright lights and brilliant fireworks in the night sky.