"Jaws: The Revenge" has a box office of over 100 million, becoming the second summer movie of 2008 to have a box office of over 100 million. It is also the second time that two summer movies have a box office of over 100 million at the same time.
Previous summer releases last year also had "Transformers" and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," both of which exceeded 100 million, but they were both Hollywood movies.
In 2006, there was not even a single movie with a box office of over 100 million in the entire summer season.
It’s still not as good as the Lunar New Year festival. Last year, four films in the Lunar New Year festival exceeded 100 million. The year before last, there were also three films in the Lunar New Year festival, and there were two in 2005.
Although the Olympic Games are becoming more and more popular, China has been competing with Mi Lijian in the gold medal list and medal list, which has greatly aroused the enthusiasm of the people.
Liu Xiang's retirement and other big news became the focus of any media attention throughout the summer vacation.
However, "Jaws: The Revenge" has a box office of over 100 million and more than 3 million moviegoers, so it is also a big hit.
In other words, this time there was no impact on the seaside tourism industry. The audience was already immune after the first time.
Moreover, seaside resorts in various coastal cities have been deploying a large number of additional manpower to guard the water around the clock since the release of "Jaws: The Revenge".
Not to mention, there were still some tourists playing pranks this time, but they were discovered by the resort immediately. Otherwise, if it were another social news, the box office might be even higher.
With three million viewers, there is always something weird.
The owners of these seaside resorts have been worried for more than half a month, and they can finally relax.
The press conference to celebrate the box office exceeding 100 million was followed by a lot of media coverage. After all, "Red Cliff" is still 400 short of 300 million, and "Jaws: The Revenge" is the most watched movie at this stage.
Li Qian's final rebuttal to the media's ostentation and advertising were also published by the media.
However, netizens did not pay attention to this.
"Li Qian still has the nerve to say that "Moon" was filmed at the same time as "Jaws: Revenge" and "127 Hours"? Those two movies were released, and you haven't even made a movie yet!"
"It's not embarrassing. The new director who was your assistant shot a movie so quickly and it was released, and I'm still dawdling there!"
"I don't even know when "Moon" will be released. If we wait any longer, this year will be over."
"Slow down and be normal. It's a science fiction film, so there must be a lot of special effects to do."
"What a special effect. Didn't I already say it would cost 30 million? Thirty million can produce the special effects of a hammer."
"30 million is okay. This is a movie where the male protagonist survives alone on the moon. Huang Bo's salary is not much, unlike Jet Li, Andy Lau and others who can earn tens of millions at every turn, and there are no other actors, and it is not like a costume.
Like a blockbuster film with thousands of extras and several months of filming, the feeling is similar."
"Absolute nonsense. I have already said that this is not a real science fiction film. Li Qian must be feeling guilty and dare not release it."
"You know that? I think it's normal. Li Qian is best at making movies that save money. "Phone Booth" was filmed in a phone booth, and the shark in "Jaws" only appeared for one minute, saving money on special effects.
Half of the scenes in "Frequency of Life and Death" take place at home, with the dialogue between the father and his son, all of which are economical movies. "127 Hours" was also shot by one person in the crevices of the mountains."
"How can it be the same? A science fiction film is a science fiction film, and it is the same as a drama film. Isn't that just trying to sell something like a sheep over someone else's head?"
"I see that Li Qian attended the premieres of those two movies at the end of July, and now he has attended the celebration press conference. He should have finished filming a long time ago. It is estimated that they will be released during the Lunar New Year period."
"There are Ma Xiaogang and Brother Cheng Kai in the Lunar New Year festival. Didn't they say in interviews that they would release it in the Lunar New Year festival? How dare Li Qian compete with them?"
"Why don't you dare? I won't watch Brother Cheng Kai's movies anyway. "The Promise" was a waste of 80 yuan for me. Brother Cheng Kai has ruined his reputation. I am optimistic about Li Qian and Ning Hao."
"It seems that Ning Hao's "Crazy Racing" has also been filmed. It is probably on the Lunar New Year holiday. This year's Lunar New Year holiday is quite enjoyable. There are many movies to watch."
"How can it be possible to put them together for a screening? They will definitely be separated, otherwise they will have to fight!"
"Fighting is good. Watch four or five movies a month. It will be a pleasure to watch!"
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The audience talked and talked about the upcoming Lunar New Year festival.
However, everyone in the industry is paying attention to the "advertisement" placed by Li Qian
"What does this Li Qian want?"
Huang Zhongjun originally no longer paid attention to Li Qian's affairs. There were a lot of things going on in Huayang during the upcoming National Day and Lunar New Year periods, and the company would be listed early next year, so he had to be busy with a lot of things.
Which director would invest in other movies? If a movie wants to make money these days, it must either sell overseas copyrights, or the film and television company itself has publicity and distribution expenses, as well as the hidden benefits that a movie brings to them.
It is better to just rely on investing in movies to make money than to buy a house and wait for the price to increase.
If Huayang didn't have Ma Xiaogang's steady contribution of one movie a year, Huayang would lose money if it failed in film and television production. TV dramas and artist management are the main sources of income.
"He doesn't want to open a company by himself." Huang Zhonglei suddenly said.
There is only this possibility, support other directors, wait until the opportunity is right, leave Guangxian and start your own company and become the boss.
But he added, "Guo Fan seemed to have said before that he did not sign a contract with Li Qian's studio."
"Do you believe what he says?"
Huang Zhongjun suddenly discovered that his younger brother was getting more and more stupid during this period. It was obviously Guo Fan who was playing tricks on him.
First, he said that there was no contract signed with Li Qian Studio, which made him mistakenly think that this was an indirect expression of willingness to join Huayang, which made Huang Zhonglei happy, and then he teased him again.
"I..."
Huang Zhonglei didn't say anything at all. Didn't he just mess up two things? If anything happened, he would run against him.
He is the dignified Vice President of Huayang, he is shameless!
Huang Zhongjun did not deliberately try to squeeze out his younger brother. He learned a lot from his mistakes and hoped to be more stable in the future.
However, although he guessed that Li Qian might have greater ambitions and want to start his own company, he was not worried at all.
"What era are we in now? It is no longer possible for one person to support a large company like Zhang Yimou. Sooner or later, new pictures will have to be fooled."
"That's right, Zhang Weiping has done all the things that have offended people over the years, and he won't be able to stay around for much longer."
The two of them smiled confidently. Zhang Yimou could hold up the new scene by himself. The reason why Zhang Weiping was so arrogant was because he held Zhang Yimou's trump card.
It offended all the theater chains, and they tried to unite to boycott the new picture more than once, but all ended in vain.
There is no other way. If they really resist Zhang Yimou's movie, they will have to drink the northwest wind for half a year.
Previously, there were only two blockbusters a year in China, and there was an extreme shortage of movies. Cinemas were unable to open for several months.
If Zhang Yimou really doesn't make movies, movie theaters will be in a hurry.
However, the production of movies, including blockbuster films, is increasing every year, and this year’s Lunar New Year period may not be able to squeeze in.
When there are enough films to supply the market, the theater chains that have been offended by Zhang Weiping and have been holding back their anger for so many years will all take revenge at once.
What's more, Li Qian is far inferior to Zhang Yimou. How can he support a company by himself? How is it possible for him to get rid of other companies and go it alone.
As for simply supporting the newcomers and giving them a chance, as he said.
Isn’t that nonsense!
Some people have already implemented this kind of support plan in China, but the main purpose is still to make money.
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Li Qian's search for good projects and investment in movies has not only caused a lot of discussion among these film and television companies, but also for those unscrupulous young directors in the industry, newly graduated directing students, and even people in their forties and fifties who have not been able to get the chance to direct.
Say, that is more important than any other news.
In a small restaurant in Beijing, a bald man walked in in a hurry.
"Lao Yang."
"Brother Zheng, why are you so anxious?"
A young man with a rather miserable face in the small restaurant quickly stood up and looked at the bald man who came in with some confusion.
"Haven't you heard?"
The bald man came over in a hurry. It was so hot that he was sweating all over.
He took a sip of water and almost choked. He coughed twice before saying, "Li Qian is soliciting film projects. Our investment has been secured."
"Li Qian?"
"The director of "Frequency of Life and Death", the most popular director in the past year, told the media yesterday at the celebration conference of "Jaws: Revenge" that he would look for film projects and support new directors."
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In a two-story bungalow in Pi Village, Jinzhan Township, Chaoyang District.
The silence in a studio was suddenly broken by a shout.
"Old Tian, hurry up, find our previous script, sort it out, and send it to the mailbox where you sent it."
The young man who was called, "Boss Shi, what's wrong?"
"Look at the news. Li Qian is looking for investment in a movie project. Please send the script and planning document to this email address."
.......
Beijing Film Academy.
"Li Qian is looking for a movie project!"
"Holy crap, it's really fake!"
"The opportunity has come!"
"The script I have been preparing for two years is finally going to be used!"
"Qi Yukun and Guo Fan, two people who have never studied directing, were favored by Li Qian. This time, the investment for my debut film has been secured again!"
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The same thing happens in many places across the country. Not to mention investment, Li Qian's status as a director with a box office of 100 million yuan is enough to attract all those who are interested in the film industry.
What's more, the first films of Li Qian's two executive directors and assistant directors were all box office hits.
Li Qian's guidance is definitely indispensable. If his own project can also be favored, it will be much more useful than simple investment.
The mailbox that Li Qian posted for receiving manuscripts received 13 scripts in less than two days, some of which even came with a plan that was boasted to the sky.
In the next three days, nearly 30 scripts were received directly, half of which came with a detailed planning plan.
During these five days, Li Qian asked Qi Yukun and Guo Fan to screen the projects. The projects that both of them had passed were simply thrown aside. As long as there was one person who was optimistic about them, they were all left to Li Qian to review.
In the end, 40 projects and 40 scripts were sent to Li Qian's mailbox, and only 8 were left.
Li Qian first looked at them one by one and ignored the highly hyped plans and only read the script.
Although the quality of a movie is not determined by the script, it does not mean that the script is unimportant.
After all, storyboards are also written based on the script. Usually the overall plot of a movie is still the same as the original script, and the director will not change this general direction when creating the second time.
Of course, there are cases where some directors re-create the script and it has little to do with the original script.
After spending some time reading it, Li Qian actually gained something.
"People on an embarrassing road", Shengtang Studio.