On November 12, "The Wind" was released after 45 days of release, with a total box office of 330 million, which is comparable to "Red Cliff" with more than 321 million and "If You Are the One" with 325 million, second only to the currently extended key
The box office is currently stuck at the 400 million mark and ranks second in the history of domestic films after "The Founding of a Republic" which is struggling.
In the original time and space, "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" had a perfect ending with a total box office of 416 million, but now due to the strength of "The Wind", part of the box office is bound to be diverted. According to the current trend, it is estimated that "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" will be difficult to break through the 400 million mark.
, because on November 13th, the Hollywood disaster movie "2012" is coming!
With a box office of 330 million, the film studio took 40%, and Xinhao Media, which controlled it, accounted for 70% of the total, and received nearly 90 million. In addition to the sale of copyrights in South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia, Xinhao Media and Bona made a lot of money.
It was so full that as early as when the box office exceeded 300 million, a grand celebration party was held.
But it's a blessing and a curse. Seeing the box office hit of "The Wind" not only greatly eases the company's current financial pressure, but also indicates that everyone will have a good year. The atmosphere in the company is relaxed, and He Xin himself is in a special mood.
good.
Soon by the end of November, "The Founding of a Republic" finally exceeded the 400 million mark, with a total box office revenue of 402 million. But it is difficult to say whether there is any moisture in this number.
On this day, He Xin was humming a little tune in the office while packing his things, planning to get off work early. After his wife attended the celebration party for "The Wind" breaking 300 million, she followed the crew to Thailand. All the scenes were completed last week.
Filming was completed, and most of the crew were back. But she and Jiang Qinqin, who had gone to meet up later, were having a bit of fun, and after calling several times to remind them, they were finally coming back tomorrow.
He planned to go to the vegetable market to prepare some goods today, and then tidy up at home tomorrow to welcome his wife home. As the same saying goes: life should have a sense of ritual.
Not wanting Ning Hao to rush in, he opened his mouth and said: "A Xin, the situation is not good, "No Man's Land" seems to have failed the review!"
"Can't pass?"
He Xin's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he quickly asked: "Why? What went wrong?"
"If you know where the problem is, it will be easy to solve. Let's fix it. But, but..." Ning Hao's big dark face wrinkled up, but after a long time, his voice was choked.
"Hey, don't be impatient. Sit down first and let's talk slowly."
He Xin was shocked. This was the first time he saw Ning Hao behave like this. He quickly ran over to support him and walked to the sofa to sit down.
Ning Hao calmed down a little and said angrily: "But I don't have any opinions! It has been more than twenty days since it was submitted for trial, and there has been no news. I thought about it, and asked a friend to inquire yesterday. He just
He wrote back to me and said that there was a big controversy within the film bureau and he might be killed directly!"
"ah?"
He Xin was stunned, then thought that this was impossible, because he still had a vague impression of the film "No Man's Land". If it was really shot, it would be impossible for him to have an impression.
It was precisely for this reason that he didn't even pay much attention to the censorship. "The Piano of the Steel" had passed the censorship very quickly before. He thought that even if "No Man's Land" had modifications, it would be a matter of course for it to pass. Why?
Now it's about to be killed?
But now he was really unsure, so he hurriedly asked: "What about China Film Group? Have you told the third master?"
Ning Hao said depressedly: "Last time I had dinner with Mr. San, I mentioned the censorship to him. He said he would pay attention to it at the time, but until now, there is no news at all. He doesn't care about such a big matter.
It's impossible to forget, but even if we forget, our film was submitted for review in the name of China Film Group at that time. If there is any news, we should inform them as soon as possible. I guess the third master may also have some difficulties."
"Uh... wait a minute, I'll call him and ask him."
With that said, he took out his cell phone and dialed Mr. Han.
Ning Hao raised his head, opened his mouth, and saw that the call had been dialed, so he said nothing more.
"Hey, Third Master, it's me, Xiao He... I just want to ask about "No Man's Land". I heard that the situation doesn't seem optimistic..."
Before he finished speaking, the third master said directly: "I already know about this..."
Halfway through, the Third Master paused, then sighed and said, "The situation is very complicated. I'm afraid we have to be mentally prepared to fail the review."
He Xin became anxious when he heard this, and said hurriedly: "Why? If there is something wrong, we can correct it! Besides, even if we kill him, we have to give a reason, right? Third Master, Third..."
"Xiao He, I just told you that the situation is very complicated. I have tried hard, but it just doesn't work!"
"What's the reason?"
"No reason!"
"..."
It's been a long time since we've seen each other. He clearly remembers that this was the case with "Bicycle" back then. It was submitted for review, but nothing was written about it. Asking, it didn't work, and there was no reason.
It wasn't until later that Wang Xiaoshuai asked around and got a few words: "The film shows the dilapidated alleys and the conditions of the lower class people in the capital, which will give foreigners a bad impression of the capital and affect the Olympic bid!"
But this kind of thing cannot be said openly, so it cannot be done without reason.
Then Wang Xiaoshuai went all out and went directly to Berlin to participate in the exhibition and won a silver bear, which also made He Xin the pink and pink best newcomer in Berlin.
The result is that "Bicycle" violated the rules for participating in foreign film festivals. There are specific regulations: it participated in foreign film festivals without review. It was banned, and it was justified!
But that was 2001, and it was still a special era, but now it’s 2009, why are we still doing this?
Although the "Film Management Regulations" clearly states:
1. The review committee must make a decision within twenty working days. If the film is qualified, a "Film Review Decision" and a "Film Release Permit" will be issued. If it is unqualified or needs to be modified, an explanation should be made in the "Decision Letter"
, and notify the film crew.
2. If the film studio is dissatisfied, it can apply for review within thirty days of receiving the "Decision Letter". The review committee should make a review opinion within twenty days.
But He Xin, who has experienced the experience of "Bicycle", knows that these are useless. Don't say you can't get the "Film Censorship Decision". Even if you get it, the reexamination will have the same outcome.
He could only take a deep breath, forcefully suppress his emotions, and said: "What should we do?"
"I can only let it go for a while. In addition, you can explain this matter to Ning Hao..."
After saying that, Mr. Han let out a long sigh on the phone and said with a guilty tone: "I'm embarrassed to tell you about this."
"I see."
After hanging up the phone, he looked up at Ning Hao, who was looking at him.
"How's it going? Mr. San has no idea, right?"
He Xin nodded and said bravely: "Let the Third Master put it aside for now."
Having said that, he still couldn't help but want to scold his mother. The cost of "No Man's Land" was more than 20 million, and the company and China Film Group were half of it. But China Film Group has a lot of money, and they have small arms and legs. Is this more than 10 million worth?
Lost?
He really couldn't remember the specific situation of "No Man's Land", but he had a vague impression of the plot. He probably had seen it but didn't think it was interesting, so he didn't read it all.
The final ending is the same as "Bicycle" and the ban will be lifted after a few years...
He didn't dare to continue thinking, so he could only look at Ning Hao and said, "How about you change it first?"
"How to change it? How can you ask me to change it if I don't even have any opinions?" Ning Hao stood up suddenly and said with an ashen face.
From "Incense" to "No Man's Land", this is his fifth work, and it is also the one that he values the most and has spent the most effort on. He is really unwilling to be left with such unclear explanations, but
There is nothing you can do.
He was furious and wanted to vent, but couldn't find a reason to vent. Finally, he sat down, stared at the ceiling blankly, and murmured: "Brother Zheng, Xiaobo, there are still so many people in the crew."
I have paid so much for this film, how do you want me to explain to them..."