Chapter 146 The legend of brother is everywhere in the rivers and lakes
On August 1st, a new month has arrived.
As soon as "Jaws: The Revenge" was released, it replaced the weak box office "Red Cliff" and became the new overlord of the summer movies.
The first day on the 30th was 8.4 million, the 31st was 9.5 million, and the 1st was 10.2 million. The single-day box office crossed the 10 million mark.
On Saturday the 2nd, the single-day box office reached 11.8 million.
On Sunday the 3rd, the box office dropped slightly, but it still exceeded 10 million, with a single-day revenue of 10.6 million.
In its first week of release, the total box office in five days was as high as 50.5 million.
This week, "Red Cliff" only received more than 26 million at the box office.
"Jaws: The Revenge" has interrupted "Red Cliff"'s 20 consecutive days of being the single-day box office champion since its first day of release on the 30th.
It topped the daily charts for five consecutive days and won its first weekly box office title!
"Jaws: The Revenge" has kept the summer season as popular as it should be, and has become one of the most watched movies in the current movie market.
There is no way, the lineup and total box office of "Red Cliff" are there. Even though the box office continues to decline, the popularity and exposure are not bad at all.
However, compared to the initial boasting, there are now a lot more curses and ridicules.
The media is like this. When your movie is popular, they will try their best to praise you, but if the reputation is not good, they will definitely follow the audience and criticize you mercilessly.
Many media even started to compile the inside story of the casting, why did they call Zhao Wei and say that you are an actress I have admired for a long time, but it turned out that Zhao Wei was deceived into being a supporting actress for Lin Chiling.
What he said was so true that it caused dissatisfaction among Zhao Wei's fans, some of whom began to scold Wu Yusen.
After Wu Yusen experienced a lot of praise when it was first released, now he sees so many complaints and curses from the outside world, and he feels very depressed.
"What's the origin of "Jaws: The Revenge"?"
After looking at the news on the Internet and looking at last week's box office data, Wu Yusen's face was filled with displeasure.
Wu Bo sighed, "It's a sequel to an online movie and it's very popular."
"Online movie?"
Seeing that Wu Yusen didn't know what this was, Wu Bo gave him a brief introduction.
A cost of hundreds of thousands, a crew of more than a dozen people, and a shooting time of more than ten days?
Wu Yusen's lips twitched, "Isn't this just like the Shelter Company that specializes in knockoffs? This kind of movie can also be released in theaters and earn 50 million at the box office in five days?"
He was in disbelief. What could a crew of this size produce?
Sanctuary copied "Pirates of the Caribbean" by copying "Pirates of Treasure Island", copied "High School Musical" by copying "Sunday High School Musical", and copied "The Da Vinci Code" by copying "The Da Vinci Treasure". These copycats are terrible.
The film, after all, took two or three months from project establishment to release, and the investment was nearly one million US dollars.
Such an Internet hit actually surpassed his carefully crafted blockbuster "Red Cliff" at the box office!
"The first part of "Jaws: The Revenge" has a high number of views on the Internet. It is conservatively estimated that at least more than 4 million viewers have watched it. It is very popular, and Li Qian also has the name of producer for promotion."
"Li Qian? Is that the new director who made over 100 million in his first movie?"
Although he doesn't care about the mainland film industry and was previously busy with "Red Cliff", he still knows about movies that have a box office of over 100 million.
"Yes, it's him. The first part of "Jaws" was shot by him, and the second one was shot by his former executive director."
Wu Bo nodded, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Li Qian didn't even have to do it himself. Just find someone else to make a sequel to his previous movie, and the box office would be over 100 million.
It would have been nice if I could have pulled him over. With "Red Cliff" and Li Qian, Chengtian would have been able to leave Huayang and Bernard behind at least this year and next.
However, I don't know what the other party's fault was. The people he sent didn't even meet him. They were too crazy.
When Wu Yusen heard these words, he was even more disgusted. A director who has made one movie, and asked the executive director to make a sequel to the previous movie, can turn himself into a blockbuster that he carefully produced and spent tens of millions of dollars to create.
"Red Cliff".
Even though it was already in its fourth week of release, Wu Yusen was extremely unhappy.
Even blockbusters like "The King of Kung Fu" have avoided the release of "Red Cliff". This summer it should have been him, the international director Wu Yusen, sweeping the mainland film industry!
However, I didn't expect that "Jaws" would pop up in the middle. This film was just a sequel to an Internet movie, and the director was not Li Qian, who had a box office of over 100 million, but was just an executive director under Li Qian.
Even if it is released at a later stage, Wu Yusen cannot accept being weighed down by such a movie.
According to his idea, the summer season should be a crushing victory, but now there is a slight flaw!
...
"Jaws: The Revenge" crushed "Red Cliff," which was rampant in summer movies, and this was something no one expected a month ago.
Even though "Red Cliff" had been released for twenty days when it was released, it was still the largest Chinese-language blockbuster in the new century.
I just didn't expect that the box office of "Red Cliff" would drop so quickly, with only over 20 million left in the fourth week.
And "Jaws" exceeded 50 million in five days, which was something no one expected. Even though the first online movie was already very popular, it was only an online movie after all and was not directed by Li Qian.
But the fact is that "Jaws: The Revenge" swept all the movies in the same period, although there were only a few movies in total.
The media naturally made a big deal out of it. The new director's 50 million in five days is even more impressive than Li Qian's "Frequency of Life and Death".
As for the bonuses from the previous game and Li Qian, these were ignored by the media.
Just blow hard!
Five days after its release, the response from film critics is still mediocre. Many people are even complaining that this movie is a copycat of the first one and is just a piece of cake.
But the response from the audience was very good, completely opposite.
At the same time, there was also a costume comedy "Nine Beauties" released. It was released on the 1st and took in nearly 7 million at the box office in the first three days. The results were very good.
But this is a purely put-together spoof film. All the comedy elements are spoofs, but there are always viewers who are less funny. Otherwise, it would not have been able to earn nearly 7 million at the box office in three days.
After "127 Hours" received 2.1 million on its first day, it received 2.5 million on its second day, 3.2 million on Saturday on its third day, and another 3 million on Sunday, for a total of 10.6 million in the four days of its first weekend.
In four days, the box office of "Jaws: The Revenge" has not been as high as in one day.
However, the reputation of "127 Hours" is indeed the best among the movies currently in theaters. Whether it is the reputation of film critics, media, or audiences, except for a few who think it is fake and boring, the vast majority of them are full of praise.
""127 Hours"-On how heavy is life?"
A well-known film critic talked about such a high-end topic as life.
"If one end of the scale was your life and the other was 100,000 yuan, what would you choose? What if it was 1 million? Well, you said you were poor and didn't have that much money.
Okay, let's change the option. You must have one this time. How about an arm? Wait, an arm is not enough. You have to cut it off yourself. Do you accept this deal?
After watching the movie, I asked myself this question silently in my heart. Although I really want to say that I am a strong person, I don't want to lie. If I were faced with that situation, I would definitely not dare to use a finger as long as my own.
He used a small knife, or a parallel import, to cut off his arm bit by bit.
So, is life not worth an arm? Or is it not worth the weakness of the heart?"
I thought I was going to talk about a lot of chicken soup, but it turned out not to be the case.
But speaking of truth, there will never be a shortage of movie reviews about chicken soup.
"What kind of will to survive is required for people to be willing to pay the price of amputation of broken bones? The answer is given in the last few minutes of the movie, which lasts more than an hour: In order to survive and suffer huge pain, the male protagonist does not intend to save the world, he
All he wanted was to continue living. He did realize his wish. After 127 hours of struggle, dragging a broken arm, he regained his life, reunited with his family, married a wife and had children, and continued his outdoor sports career. The answer was that simple.
"
"There will be many times in a person's life when he becomes very fragile, and even thinks that he is going to die. However, after watching "127 Hours", I think that 99 out of 100 people who think that they are destined to die will find a way to live.
The reason. Really, after watching this movie, I feel that I am capable of anything. As long as I want to accomplish it, I can definitely achieve it. When I see various aspects of life, I feel that life can really have various aspects.
Perhaps, what makes human life unique and valuable lies in its infinite possibilities."
"I really like a line in the movie, "This stone has been waiting for me in my life. It has been waiting here since the meteorite hundreds of millions of years ago." Why haven't we met that huge stone in our life, sooner or later?
, will all find us.
When you encounter this stone that has been waiting for you, when you have tried various methods, when you deeply regret it, when you are on the verge of physical and mental collapse, will you give up on yourself?
I hope that viewers who have watched the movie "127 Hours" will at least have more courage than before when they encounter boulders."
...
Film critics and ordinary audiences usually do not look at a movie from the same perspective. If they really have the same taste as the audience, then they are not film critics, and who would read their reviews.
Zhang Weiping once said that when a film is released, it cannot be shown to film critics or experts first. If they all agree, the film will be finished and the audience will not be able to watch it.
Although it is biased, many blockbuster movies also have very good reputations among film critics and do not affect the box office.
But for the vast majority of movies, this statement is still half correct. The aesthetics of film critics is indeed different from that of most ordinary viewers.
Regarding the movie "127 Hours", these professional film critics talked about life, destiny, choice, life value, and nature.
These film critics can understand some philosophy of life every time they watch a movie. They are all probably philosophers.
But for the vast majority of viewers, their first reaction after watching a movie is usually two words.
"Awesome!"
or “Holy shit!”
Regardless of whether they are literate or not, these two words may be the most intuitive way to express their inner thoughts.
"After starving for days in vain, the male protagonist can actually eat his own hand, which can solve the hunger problem, and the remaining bones can be smashed with a stone or a knife. I am really a genius!"
"The sense of immersion is so strong, I'm really desperate. I can relate to every scene of the psychological description. Deng Chao's acting skills exploded this time!"
"Just based on the scene of sawing the hand at the end, I think Deng Chao is qualified to win the Best Actor Award!"
"If I had a knife, its final use would not be to amputate my limbs, but to stab myself to death. I couldn't bear such physical torture, nor could I bear such mental torture, so I would have died anyway."
"No, I bet fifty cents that you won't dare to stab yourself, so you'd better choose to starve to death."
"Later, he acted like he was choking while drinking water, which made me panic when I saw the choking!"
"Hahahaha, my dad went to see this movie. After it was over, he bought me a mobile phone yesterday and asked me to carry it with me every day, whether after school or going out to play."
"This movie tells us that we should never buy anything that can save our lives. I wonder if Ma Qingyang will beat Li Qian to death after watching it!"
...
In the new week, Wang Changtian got up early in the morning on Monday and was in a good mood.
Humming an unknown tune in my heart, I came to the company.
First, I held a meeting early in the morning with several department heads responsible for publicity and distribution, and repeatedly emphasized the subsequent publicity work.
The two movies "Jaws: The Revenge" and "127 Hours" were huge hits, and the entire August market was completely dominated by Guang Xian.
"This Li Qian is really amazing!"
Wang Changtian didn't know how many times he sighed for Li Qian.
I was amazed at his big temper and his confidence in large-scale movies before, and he dared to fight with Ma Xiaogang. The movie broke 50 million and 100 million. After the film festival, he started fighting with Ma Xiaogang again.
But this time, even though he already knew enough about Li Qian, Wang Changtian still had to be amazed.
Zhang Zhao nodded repeatedly, "Not only is he great, but his two executive directors and assistant directors are also extraordinary."
Not only is it extraordinary, "Jaws: Revenge" will sell 50 million in five days, and it is certain to break 100 million.
That's all, the first part is famous, and the first part was also filmed by Li Qian.
But the movie "127 Hours" was able to sell 10 million in box office in four days, which completely exceeded Wang Changtian and Zhang Zhao's expectations.
Even if Deng Chao became famous because of "Assembly" and "Frequency of Life and Death", he was still the number two character.
Moreover, mainland actors have little box office appeal. This can be seen from the fact that the movies starring Zhao Wei and others often cost millions.
The subject matter is niche, and the director Guo Fan is also an amateur director without a professional background.
Together, this combination actually sold 10 million in box office in four days.
For a while, Wang Changtian had some doubts about his knowledge of the mainland film market.
"It seems that the idea for "127 Hours" came from Li Qian, and I have talked with them both several times. It is not surprising that the script and storyboards were all controlled by Li Qian," Zhang Zhao added.
Wang Changtian nodded, that makes sense, otherwise it would be outrageous to have two new directors who are big box office hits at once, and they are all from the same director.
Li Qian was in control of the crew and the split-shot script, and Li Qian might have helped with the post-editing. Most of the credit goes to Li Qian.
This makes sense.
However, no matter what, this is a good thing for Wang Changtian and Guangxian.
With these two movies, Guangxian became the unshakable king of the summer film market in August.
This is the only time since I entered the film industry.
Huayang and Bernard could only watch from the sidelines!
Wang Changtian was not wrong, Huang Zhongjun and Yu Dong just looked on, almost drooling.
Yu Dong is better off, "Nine Beauties" was published by Bernard, and "Red Cliff" also had their share, so they can make more or less money.
However, this does not prevent him from being enthusiastic about Li Qian. According to this situation, the two movies "Jaws: Revenge" and "127 Hours" together can earn at least 150 million in box office.
This is more than the combined box office of the two films Bernard invested in March and April, "Three Kingdoms Sees the Dragon and Disarms" and "The Beauty of the Country".
The investment in these two movies plus publicity and distribution is nearly 300 million!
As for these two movies, including publicity and distribution, the top dollar is only 20 million.
More than a world of difference!
Jealous!
envy, jealousy, hate!
If kidnapping was not illegal, he would have wanted to kidnap Li Qian.
Not only can he make his own movies that are very popular, but he can also make the projects for his subordinates very popular. One person can almost rival two great directors.
On the other side of Huayang Media, the Huang brothers are not like this.
That's right, Huang Zhongjun once again had the idea of poaching Li Qian.
In the past year, he didn't know how many times he had thought about this idea.
"Brother, he and Ma Xiaogang have quarreled with each other twice. One of their tempers is worse than the other. It's impossible."
Huang Zhonglei sighed. Even if there was a slight chance, he wouldn't mind lowering his profile before going to invite Li Qian. As long as he pulled the person over, everything would be easy to discuss. We would talk about the rest later.
Why didn't Huang Zhongjun know that Ma Xiaogang took the initiative to find trouble and insulted Li Qian twice? With his temper, he must have hated Huayang as well.
For a young man who is arrogant and arrogant, don't even think about joining Huayang under such circumstances.
but.
Huang Zhongjun suddenly thought of something, "Zhonglei, what do you think about Qi Yukun, the director of "Jaws: Revenge", and Guo Fan, the director of "127 Hours"?"
"Brother, what do you mean?"
Huang Zhonglei immediately realized that he had taken a liking to these two new directors, and he had some doubts.
"Although these two films are huge hits, the biggest factor is Li Qian. "Jaws: The Revenge" is entirely based on the fame of the first film and Li Qian. When the second film was screened, most of the audiences were attracted to it.
Li Qian serves as the producer, and there is Li Qian’s name in the screenwriter column, otherwise it would be so easy to have so many directors who can sell the box office.”
Ning Hao came out in 2006, and Li Qian came out in 2007. There are only two new directors who can sell box office in the past ten years, which shows how rare they are.
Originally there was Lu Chuan, and the industry had great expectations for him, but this is what happened.
If both of Li Qian's subordinates can become the next Ning Hao and Li Qian, then the probability is too outrageous. Talents can't just get together and go to Li Qian.
He is not a magnet, attracting talented people to him.
Although he agrees with Huang Zhonglei's statement, Huang Zhongjun still wants to give it a try.
"In this way, let's ask Chen Guofu for his opinion. He is a professional director and has watched these two movies. Let's analyze the abilities of these two people from a professional perspective."
"Alright"
Huang Zhonglei thought for a while and nodded. He would rather kill the wrong person than let go.
...
The 2008 summer release has nothing to do with Li Qian, but "Jaws: The Revenge" and "127 Hours" all have Li Qian's influence behind them.
The popularity of the two movies also made Li Qian, an unrelated person, frequently mentioned in the industry.
This feeling is a bit like "Brother is no longer in the world, but there are legends about him everywhere in the world."