Chapter 318: The New Year's Eve, the Four Heroes Want to Fight
After the recording, Zuo Le hosted the four mentors and invited them out to have dinner together, not only to express his gratitude, but also to consolidate and maintain the relationship between the two parties.
No matter from which aspect, being friends with the four music industry giants has many benefits for Zuo Le.
In the same way, the four great mentors are also very willing to get to know Zuo Le.
Let’s not talk about his current status as a director, but Zuo Le’s Shanhe Pictures has recruited people and invested in several external film and television projects during this period. Its expansion and rise are alarming.
Now, Shanhe has become a new leader in the entertainment industry. Although its background is still somewhat lacking, it has great prospects.
Those who can make it in the entertainment industry are all smart people, and they know what to do when facing new giants like Zuo Le.
Otherwise, you would think that this group of queens and kings in the music industry would be so free and come to guest appearances whenever they want. Their schedules are very busy.
Zuo Le also knew it well and understood it very well.
At the beginning, no one knew each other. You sold me a favor and I paid you back. It was a nod and acquaintance. It was mutually beneficial. It was normal.
As time goes by, we gradually get to know each other better, those who don't share the same temperament break up, and those who can chat together become friends.
The connections were accumulated bit by bit.
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The two parties deliberately made good friends, and naturally they had a lively conversation at the wine table. After dinner, Zuo Le took several instructors to KTV and enjoyed a live concert.
The next day, Zuo Le said goodbye to the four mentors and the director of "The Voice of China" one by one, and then returned to Quancheng with Cen Kun.
Afterwards, Zuo Le and Yan Ni discussed it and the two parties clearly divided their responsibilities. Zuo Le was in charge of the Dongshan base camp and was also responsible for the publicity work in northern provinces and cities.
Yan Ni led people to go south and started publicity work for "Charlotte Troubles" in the south.
This year there is no 30th day of the twelfth lunar month. January 31st of the Gregorian calendar is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the next day, February 1st, is directly the first day of the first lunar month, the New Year's Day.
This is also the first day of the release of "Charlotte", and it is also the day when this year's Lunar New Year season begins.
Therefore, just two days after Zuo Le came back from Hangzhou, there were more and more promotions about Lunar New Year movies in the industry, and Zuo Le seemed to have smelled the smoke of war.
At noon on January 20, 2022, kung fu superstar Cheng Long's new movie "Dragon Totem" was the first to open the pre-sale box office window for the Lunar New Year.
Immediately after 2 pm, the pre-sale window for the new movie "The Golden Night Banquet" by the great director Zhang Kaigang, which is the most popular during the Lunar New Year this year, also opened.
At 12 o'clock in the morning the next day, the two movies had a total pre-sale box office of 230 million, which was a gratifying result.
The next day, several Lunar New Year movies in the same period also opened pre-sale box office. Zuo Le did not go out of his way to open the pre-sale window for "Charlotte Trouble" on the afternoon of January 21.
As of 8 a.m. on the 22nd, the total pre-sale box office reached 58.13 million, ranking fourth among movies of the same period in most of the day.
This result aroused the vigilance of several films in the same period, but they did not do anything about "Charlotte". At this time, everyone's attention was attracted by "The Golden Night".
Less than 48 hours after the pre-sale box office opened, "Golden Night Banquet" has already grossed 285 million, breaking the record for the fastest pre-sale box office to break 200 million, and is about to break the record for the fastest to break 300 million.
In comparison, "Dragon Totem", which ranks second on the pre-sale box office list, has just exceeded 100 million.
The momentum was so fierce that all the movies of the same period were frightened by it.
Zhang Kaigang has been famous for a long time and has a very high status in the industry. He even has the appearance of being the number one director in China.
However, in recent years, Lao Zhang's life has not been easy, and the first two movies received rave reviews.
In particular, "The Murder of the Steamed Bun", released last year, was widely criticized by major film critics, claiming that it was the most bad movie in history. The audience also did not buy it, and it was severely criticized within 10 days of its release.
In the end, this magical blockbuster, which claimed to have invested hundreds of millions, had a total box office of less than 400 million, and the investors almost lost money and almost lost their pants.
The film's performance was so poor that director Zhang Kaigang was naturally to blame. He also faced unprecedented doubts and a reputation crisis.
Many people question that talents are exhausted, that they can no longer keep up with the times, and that it is time to take a back seat.
Zhang Kaigang has been in the film industry for decades and has received countless honors and achievements. How could he be so humiliated? So he immediately started preparing for a new film, preparing to avenge his past humiliation.
Although the loss in "The Murderous Case of Steamed Buns" was terrible, Lao Zhang's prestige has been here for many years, and many people are still willing to believe him.
Soon Zhang Kaigang raised hundreds of millions more investments and made a new movie "The Golden Banquet".
This movie is a big one, with nearly 5,000 people involved in the extras alone, and the starring cast is even more terrifying.
The hair brother of the Golden Dragon Best Actor twice, Ge Ge from Golden Dragon and Golden Phoenix Double Grand Slam & Cannes, Liu Ye, the Golden Dragon Best Actor, and pop superstar Zhou Tianwang.
Golden Dragon & Venice Best Actress Gong Huang, Golden Dragon Best Actress Zhou Gongzi, Golden Dragon Best Actress Zhang Ziyi...
One word, fierce!
Because of this, even though Lao Zhang consumed a lot of the audience's emotions last time, I couldn't help but buy a ticket when I saw this starring cast.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if the plot is crap, just watching this group of movie kings and movie queens having fun is only worth the ticket price.
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Zuo Le naturally saw the performance of "Golden Night Banquet" and said that the pressure in his heart was fake, but he was not too panicked.
From the very beginning, Zuo Le did not regard "The Golden Night Banquet" as a rival. This movie had such strong advantages, with such a famous director, it was almost beyond the reach of others.
Not to mention the audience, even after hearing this lineup, he wanted to go to the cinema to feast his eyes on it.
If a low-budget comedy like "Charlotte" wants to compete with such a blockbuster, it will definitely die without even leaving a scumbag.
Therefore, Zuo Le has never thought about competing with "Golden Night Banquet", and there is no need for both sides to compete.
The Lunar New Year market is huge, with a market worth tens of billions or even tens of billions. No matter how powerful "Golden Night Banquet" is, it can't capture even half of it.
Moreover, "The Golden Night Banquet" is an imaginary history. It is said to reflect the cruelty of the struggle for imperial power and show the struggle of human nature such as power and lust. Judging from the synopsis released by the film studio, it should be a tragedy.
Although "Charlotte Troubles" also has deep connotations, it generally follows a comedy route.
The themes and structures of the films of both parties are completely different, and the audience groups are also different, so there is no direct conflict.
What Zuo Le needs to be wary of is "Dragon Totem" and "The Biography of Jigong" by Defeng Society.
Especially the latter, although it is said to be a mythical theme, but considering the style of Team Leader Guo, it must be a comedy, and Cheng Long's action movies have always been in a light comedy style.
These two movies overlap with the selling points of "Charlotte" to a certain extent, and are quite popular, which may have an impact on "Charlotte".
This is the real rival in Zuo Le's heart.
As for other movies of the same period, there are also some outstanding ones, but the hardware is obviously not as good as the above-mentioned ones.
If the quality hadn't been particularly excellent and the counterattack had become a dark horse in word-of-mouth, this year's Lunar New Year holiday would have been dominated by Zuo, Zhang, Guo and Cheng...
