After the failure of "The Night Banquet", his situation in the past year was actually not as good as it seemed.
However, he firmly believes that the war blockbuster "Assembly", which he created with great care, will definitely sweep the Lunar New Year season and wipe out the previous decline.
What's more, the only opponent is Chen Kexin's "Investment Certificate".
Great director + Jet Li + Andy Lau + Kim Sung-wu, it seems that this lineup can kill "Assembly" in an instant.
He might have had some concerns the day before yesterday, but yesterday "The Proposal" invited a group of film critics and media to a preview screening.
The results were well received. This was what he expected. After all, it is a combination of Chen Kexin + Zhang Jinzhan + Cheng Xiaodong. There is almost no technical shortcomings in literary dramas, martial arts dramas, and large-scale dramas. The three of them are among the best directors of the same type.
Top people.
Many film critics even call it the best costume blockbuster, no less than "Hero".
However, several familiar film critics said that this movie may have a certain threshold for ordinary audiences and requires a certain amount of historical knowledge.
Also, it’s too depressing and not suitable for the Lunar New Year festival.
Moreover, the version they previewed was unabridged. The previous photoelectric review failed and ten minutes were deleted.
These familiar film critics all have the same taste as Ma Xiaogang, otherwise they wouldn't be able to play together.
Ma Xiaogang considers himself to be the director in China who best understands what the audience wants to see. Since his friends say so, it cannot be wrong.
Moreover, he had also watched the original version of "The Prosecution" and "The Assassination Case" in his early years, and even reviewed it in the past two months to know himself and the enemy.
Even if there are changes, it probably won't completely break away from the story. The core should be the same, so it really won't be that easy to sell.
Even if there are three superstars, Li Lianlian, Liu Dehua and Jin Chengwu, Ma Xiaogang is not afraid at all.
Li Lianlian's previous film "Fearless" had a box office of over 100 million, but that was the genre that Li Lianlian was best at.
Although "Tou Ming Zhuan" is also a movie from the late Qing Dynasty, Li Lianjie's role is completely different from any of his previous roles.
As for Andy Lau and Kim Sung Wu, it is undeniable that they are undoubtedly superstars throughout Asia.
But the two of them together are not as strong as Li Lianlian's appeal.
The content of the movie itself is not easy to sell well, and the box office appeal of the actors and directors combined is not as good as their own.
Yes, Ma Xiaogang is so confident that even without Jet Li + Andy Lau + Jin Chengwu + Chen Kexin, who are good at their own genre, they can't match his appeal in the mainland film industry.
This is the appeal he has accumulated over the past ten years through works that the audience likes!
Ma Xiaogang, who was in a good mood, was much more at peace with Deng Chao now. He sometimes talked and laughed, and no longer kept the distant politeness.
He himself was not looking for Deng Chao. In fact, he was very satisfied with Deng Chao's performance.
What makes him unhappy is that someone else has appointed an actor. No matter who the actor is or how well he performs, he just feels unhappy.
"Hanyu, Deng Chao, when will your drama be released?"
In the car heading to the cinema for the roadshow, Ma Xiaogang asked about the situation of the two of them filming "Frequency of Life and Death".
"December 30th, it seems. The premiere hasn't been decided yet," Zhang Hanyu said.
"I'll go take a look when I have time. I heard that you two are playing father and son this time?"
He had just played brothers and comrades in "Assembly", and after that he played a father and son in another movie. Ma Xiaogang was a little curious about what kind of father and son they could play.
Soon, the car drove to the destination of the road show, downstairs of the shopping mall where the movie theater was located.
By the time they went up, the movie had finished and they were about to enter the venue.
Facing the cheers of the audience, Ma Xiaogang walked in with the crew and waved to the audience.
The road show is just about taking photos, interacting with the fans, and chatting after the show.
As well as dealing with the reporters Ma Xiaogang hates the most.
Soon he came to the part that he hated the most, but as a director at his level, he didn't have any scruples. He didn't need to pay attention to his image. He could be scolded when he needed to be scolded and criticized when he needed to be criticized. He was not a star anyway.
But today's interview was still normal, until he suddenly caught a glimpse of the familiar figure of a guy in the back row.
That man didn't push forward like other reporters, so he calmly stood in the back row.
After a while, after all the questions that needed to be asked, he pushed aside the colleagues in front of him and came up.
This person is Zhang Yang, but he is not in a hurry. Although these people have asked a lot of questions, in fact they have no nutrition at all.
"Hello Director Ma, I am Zhang Yang, a reporter from Sina Entertainment. "The Legend" had a small-scale screening before, and the reputation was very good. People in the industry praised it as the best costume blockbuster in recent years. Director Ma, what do you think?
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Ma Xiaogang met Zhang Yang. After leaving the press conference that day, there were rumors in the entertainment industry that he was forced to leave midway by a young reporter, which made his face tarnished.
And since then, I can often see him in public places, and every interview becomes more sinister, as if he is targeting me.
Ma Xiaogang suppressed his unhappiness and said calmly, "Well, I haven't watched the screening yet, so I don't have any opinion."
"The reputation of "The Call to Action" is very good. Director Ma, do you think there will be any pressure on "Assembly Number"?"
"The pressure is all mutual. It is with one good movie after another that our Chinese film industry can develop better and better."
"Recently there is a science fiction movie "Frequency of Life and Death" scheduled to be released on December 30. The director of this movie is Li Qian, who has filmed two classic movies, "Sniper Phone Booth" and "Jaws". This time he brings a long-lasting movie
The new science fiction film that has been produced this month is aiming to hit the Lunar New Year holiday. Director Ma, do you think the addition of an additional opponent in the Lunar New Year holiday will have any impact on the box office of "Assembly"?"
"I don't think it will have any impact. There are so many movies in the Lunar New Year period. Once they are made, people will naturally come to watch them."
"However, director Li Qian's previous film "Jaws" set a viewing record of four million. This time it is released in the Lunar New Year period and has also set a goal of over 100 million in box office. If achieved, he will be the youngest in the country.
Member of the Billion Dollar Box Office Club."
The goal is to exceed 100 million?
Ma Xiaogang was shocked now. It seemed that the director was only in his early twenties, and he had never seen such a loud voice at such a young age.
When I thought about it again, it seemed like the movie he just mentioned could be shot in a month.
Ma Xiaogang has not paid attention to this, and Zhang Hanyu and Deng Chao have not taken the initiative to talk about the filming situation of "Frequency of Life and Death", for fear that he would be unhappy again.
"You just said that the film only took a month to shoot? Is it a science fiction film? He still thought it was an online movie for fun."
"Also, the first time you make a movie, you have to earn 100 million at the box office. Young people should still be down-to-earth. You won't become a fat man after one bite."
Ma Xiaogang immediately took on the airs of a senior and looked like he was educating his juniors.
He has seen arrogant young people before, but he has never seen such a arrogant young man before.
The first movie wants to break 100 million, you might as well grab the money.
He didn't feel at all that what he said was too much. This was just to criticize the younger generations, which is normal in any industry, and young people have to accept it with an open mind.
But that's all. "Assembly" is a movie with the main theme, and it needs official support. If you criticize this and that in the news every day, the higher-ups will feel that it will have no impact.
Zhang Yang wanted to come up with more words step by step, but he didn't expect that Ma Xiaogang would change his gender this time, so he could only go back disappointed.
However, he went to inquire about the movements of the "Frequency of Life and Death" crew and prepared to provoke Li Qian.
Judging from the recent situation, Li Qian is also an arrogant person. It is best to let him and Ma Xiaogang fight each other from a distance.
However, he was disappointed again. It was still early for "Frequency of Life and Death" to be released. After the press conference to announce the scheduled release, Li Qian would not show up for half a month, and he couldn't see it even if he wanted to.
However, this does not affect the news he publishes.
"A movie is shot in a month. Ma Xiaogang angrily criticized theater movies as not being big online movies. The director of "Frequency of Life and Death" Li Qian doesn't know how high the sky is!"
Similar news had already been drafted. I was typing on the keyboard quickly. I quickly wrote two press releases and posted them on the Xinlang Entertainment page.
Nowadays, the discussions about the Lunar New Year festival are all about "voting certificates" and "assembly numbers", and there is no new news. As soon as the news about Ma Xiaogang "angrily scolding" Li Qian came out, it attracted the attention of netizens.
Of course, there are also ideas from colleagues, and learning from them is also a common method used by the media.
What to do if there is no news?
If you learn from other people’s news and polish it, it’s your own news!
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"Li Qian, Ma Xiaogang seems to be scolding you?"
In the studio, Tong Liya saw this news and immediately called Li Qian to watch it.
"This horse cannon..."
Li Qian was also speechless. He obviously didn't do anything, didn't touch porcelain or hype anything, so why did he get caught up with him again?
But after taking a closer look at the news, Li Qian shook his head, "It's just made up. The longer the news is, the more false it is. I wrote so many words by using a lot of suggestive words, and changing modifiers, adjectives, and repeated emphasis to guide netizens in this direction."
, and then think this is true, which is the usual way of writing in the media.”
Ma Dapao has a bad temper. The most typical incident was when facing dozens of reporters, he scolded the reporters for their provocation. He was so shameless that he almost got angry.
However, when it comes to actors and directors in the industry, there is almost no direct criticism, only a few sarcastic remarks.
But although it's not as serious as the news, Ma Xiaogang must have said something.
It doesn't matter, they help promote it for free. Li Qian is eager to scold him until his movie is released, and he doesn't have to pay for the promotion. Then Li Qian can have an exchange of words with him in the distance.
"Okay, it's getting late. Let's go and watch a movie."
When he had nothing to do, Li Qian went out with Tong Liya to play and relax.
"Walk!"
Tong Liya quickly jumped to Li Qian's left hand side and took his arm.
At this time, Guo Fan trotted over excitedly holding a manuscript.
"Boss, I have written the script, please show it to me."