Zhang Weiping, a very important figure in the domestic film industry.
Although he is not as influential in the industry as Huang Zhongjun and Yu Dong, Zhang Yimou alone is enough to put him at the top of the industry.
In his early years, Zhang Weiping was a pharmacist. Later, he was spotted by Siemens. He resolutely quit his job and became the manager of a commercial department of Siemens.
After working for a year, I resigned and went into aviation catering. I provided lunch boxes for the entire Capital Airport and Yangcheng Airport.
I have been engaged in many industries, including real estate. Later, when I was interviewed, I also spoke frankly to the media, saying that when doing real estate, you first need to get the land without cash. You have a plan and complete the approval procedures, and the land can be approved.
After getting the land use certificate, you can hire a designer. The designer's money will be settled later in the fall. Once the drawings are drawn and a model room is built, you can sell the building and collect the money.
This process has continued in the real estate industry. If he were still in this industry, he would probably be a real estate tycoon again.
Radical, extreme, and shrewd, Zhang Weiping is more like an out-and-out businessman than Donghe Huang Zhongjun.
However, the film industry is a highly professional industry, and it is obvious that Zhang Weiping is a layman. Perhaps this is the reason why New Picture has been keeping Zhang Yimou in the dark and has not become big.
When Jia Zhangke and Zhang Weiping had an argument in 2006, they said he was simply ignorant.
However, Zhang Weiping still has a unique publicity strategy, which is now the most common publicity method in China.
Before the movie was released, some media, colleagues, and film critics were invited to come over. Basically, all of them shed tears and were excited after watching it. Some were so moved after watching it that they cried for an hour.
When promoting "Ride Alone, Thousands of Miles", he once said, "Come to me if you don't cry after watching it."
And when "The Golden Jacket" swept through the Lunar New Year slots, he said extremely arrogantly, "What does it mean to be unstoppable? Go to the door of the cinema and see it!"
Yiru, what is an international movie star?
His arrogance comes from his entrepreneurial experience, the brutal capital growth process, and the person who supports his arrogance is Zhang Yimou, his good brother.
He is not a good brother. The three children Zhang Yimou gave birth to without a certificate were all obtained by his connections. Even his assistant who had been with Zhang Yimou for more than ten years did not know about it.
Although the birth certificate is fake.
In the film industry, Zhang Yimou is his biggest supporter.
In previous years, he had absolute confidence no matter who he faced.
In 2006, nearly 800 film copies were made, and "The City of Wound" starring two superstars Liang Chaowei and Kim Sung-wu was excluded from the schedule. Yu Dong and Wang Changtian were also named and cursed.
But now, times have changed!
Zhang Weiping sighed. In the past three years, the film industry has undergone earth-shaking changes, which caught him a little unprepared.
Without Zhang Yimou, New Picture has not released a film for three years, and Zhang Weiping is somewhat out of touch with the film industry.
In previous years, even during a period like the Lunar New Year, there would only be two blockbusters at most in the same period.
But this year, "October Siege", "Wind and Cloud", "The Tomb", and the sudden appearance of Li Qian's "Perfect World", plus their own "Three Guns", 15 days
Within this period, five blockbusters were released!
This is also the reason why he went back on his words when he was quarrelsome with Yu Dong and said when "October Siege" would be released and "Three Guns" would be released on the same day.
It’s not that I’m afraid of anything, it’s just that with five blockbusters, the pressure is too much.
This time, he didn't scold all his opponent's investors like last time.
Last time I scolded Yu Dong and Wang Changtian who had just entered the film industry.
If I were to quarrel this time, I would have to scold too many people.
Zhang Weiping decided to keep a low profile for now.
Moreover, I am not in the mood this time. The pressure is too great. Trying to fill the market with a large number of copies will not work.
"Three Guns" is expected to release 650 film prints, and "October Siege" competes with him, no more, no less, 650.
"Ci Ling" has 500, and "Wind and Cloud" is also close to 500.
The number of film copies of "A Perfect World" has also reached 600.
In fifteen days, a total of 2,900 film copies of the five films were released!
There were several other films released during these fifteen days, which together are estimated to reach an unprecedented 3,000 film copies.
What is the concept? "Golden Armor" can dominate the market with 800 copies, and "Red Cliff" with 700 film copies can account for more than 80% of the film schedule.
Not to mention 3,000, 1,000 film copies are enough to fill up all the film screens.
There is no other way, it just depends on who dies first.
It’s crazy!
This also gave Zhang Weiping a sense of urgency. He couldn't care less about criticizing others and concentrated on shouting for "Three Guns".
However, if someone is looking for trouble, Zhang Weiping doesn't mind giving him a lesson.
That Wang Yuelun was from Xiangnan Taiwan, and Xiangnan Optoelectronics invested in "October Siege". This might mean that they wanted to mess with him, so Zhang Weiping secretly became wary.
Zhang Weiping was also very troubled by a lot of things.
But no matter how annoying it is, I still have to work.
In an exclusive interview with Sanlian Life Weekly, when the reporter asked about his goals for the Lunar New Year, Zhang Weiping was not modest at all.
“No doubt the box office champion during the Lunar New Year!”
"Does Mr. Zhang have an expected number in mind?"
"Four hundred million!" Zhang Weiping didn't even think about it and looked mature.
"What I said must make sense, and I'm not the only one who said this. After the rough cut of "Three Guns" was completed, I asked the bosses of all theaters to watch the film. After watching the film, no boss thought that "Three Guns" was a good one.
It’s a small film, a vulgar film. Let’s see the results, which will come out soon. I think based on my judgment of the domestic commercial film market over the years, there should be no problem with a minimum guarantee of 400 million.”
"Can Mr. Zhang please predict the box office of several movies in December?"
Zhang Weiping said without thinking, "I didn't see any highlights from the trailer of "Perfect World". How could the audience be interested in the story of an uncle and a child? Even if Li Qian tricked the audience into the cinema,
It can only be deceived for a while, but it won’t last long, and the box office won’t reach 200 million.”
The reporter from Xinlang twitched his mouth. Although he knew that Zhang Weiping wouldn't have anything nice to say, he didn't expect that he would actually dare to say it.
But if you think about it carefully, Zhang Weiping is not just such a person.
He and Gong Li had conflicts in the past. When Gong Li appeared in "The Golden Armor", she made it clear to Zhang Yimou that she did not want to see Zhang Weiping on any occasion, and she also wrote it into the contract.
As a result, the premiere didn't come. When Zhang Weiping criticized Fa Ge, he also spoke for Fa Ge, which made him very unhappy.
So later the box office stopped at 290 million, and Zhang Weiping said that the national box office of "Miami Vice" starring Gong Li was only over 20 million, and he originally wanted to use Zhang Manyu.
If the Queen were played by Maggie Cheung, with her charm and popularity, the effect would definitely be different. Coupled with Jay Chou, her appeal would definitely surpass the box office of "Titanic".
Nothing happened to Brother Fa.
There is a difference of 70 million between 290 million and 360 million. If you replace Gong Li with Zhang Manyu, you will get 70 million more. No one can say this.
Resisting the urge to answer the call, I listened to Zhang Weiping talk about other movies.
""October Becomes" has so many stars. What's the use? It's a hodgepodge. It also hired a singer to play the heroine. Can she act? I think this movie only costs over 100 million."
"The Tomb Raider is a tomb-robbery movie. Who wants to watch this thing? It's almost 40 to 50 million yuan. Do you want to see your ancestor's tomb being dug up?"
"As for "Feng Yun 2", if you want to watch this movie, it is better to go back and watch the TV series. I heard many colleagues say that they almost fell asleep while watching the on-demand screening. It doesn't take much from me. It only costs four or five thousand to support the sky.
A box office of 10,000 yuan.”
The more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes. "The Storm 2" and "The Tomb" are 50 to 60 million, and "October Siege" and "Perfect World" are more than 100 million. So the combined box office of these four blockbusters is exactly what Zhang Weiping said.
The 400-million-dollar "Three Guns to Surprise"?
The reporter from Sanlian Weekly no longer knew how to complain. Zhang Weiping's nonsense made him unable to find an entry point for a while.
It's all full of nonsense, and I can't say anything about it.
In the end, I chose Li Qian, who was the most talked about.
"Mr. Zhang, director Li Qian's debut film grossed over 100 million, and his second film "Moon" sold 250 million. Are you kidding me when you said "A Perfect World" won't reach 200 million?"
Zhang Weiping chuckled, "Movies are not a math problem. The first one was 100 million, the second one was 250 million, and the third one is probably 300 million. Then wouldn't the tenth movie be over one billion?"
Logic genius!
"Last month, the sci-fi romance movie "Cohabitation in Time and Space" produced by director Li Qian was released for 21 days, and despite being attacked by many blockbusters, it still received a box office of 160 million..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Weiping.
"That has nothing to do with Li Qian. He just has a name for it. No matter how high the box office is, it is not his."
Before the reporter could speak, he continued, "I'm most annoyed by some media's hype, so what about the new director Bole? It's a movie that others worked hard to make. In some people's eyes, it becomes Li Qian's thing."
Already.
The box office is high and he is famous, which is all thanks to Li Qian. What if he loses the money? Will he be scolding the new director?"
The reporter reminded, "But all the films produced by director Li Qian have been box office hits, and their reputation among audiences is also very good."
"I haven't finished speaking yet!"
"You know about the summer movie "Stubborn Carrot", Li Qian was actually the biggest investor and producer of the film, but he felt that the film was not made well and was afraid of ruining his reputation, so he refused to recognize the film.
Bernard was scolded during the summer vacation. This Li Qian is very scheming!
So, any new director, Bole, is always bragging about himself and giving himself a persona. When promoting "Mulan" before, Zhao Wei just gave himself the persona of a strong woman. It's the same reason.
, a lie.”
Zhao Wei and Zhang Weiping have been feuding for many years, and when it comes to Li Qian, they don't forget to involve her.
The more he spoke, the more enthusiastic he became, and the reporter couldn't get a word in, and he didn't want to.
When other celebrities are interviewed, they have to go to great lengths to formulate their own words, which saves them a lot of time.
"I think you media should be concerned about those new directors. All their achievements were stolen by Li Qian, and "Stubborn Carrot", which had a mediocre box office and bad reputation, was abandoned by Li Qian. What are their thoughts?
The media should have a sense of social responsibility and help these disadvantaged new directors to succeed. Don't be afraid of Li Qian's power, but dare to speak out and fight for what you deserve!"
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"Come on, I have become a powerful and exploiting class!"
Looking at the entire content of Zhang Weiping's interview, Li Qian had to sigh that the number one troll in the national server is worthy of his name!