On the evening of the 4th, at a high-end club in Haidian District, Huang Zhongjun, Yu Dong, Wang Changtian and others gathered here again after more than half a month.
They had formed an alliance here more than half a month ago. Taking advantage of Li Qian's unpopular realistic themes and the rush of production, they wanted to seize this rare opportunity, but at least they had to frustrate Li Qian's energy.
It took a week of preparation before they took action. Before that, everything went smoothly, exactly as they thought. After the trolls, media, and various big Vs built momentum, the online doubts about "I'm Not the God of Medicine" became louder and louder.
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However, just when they were about to go all out and intensify their efforts to completely label "I'm Not the God of Medicine" as a shoddy production that eats steamed buns made of human blood, they didn't expect that Li Qian actually fought back.
They were not surprised by Li Qian's counterattack, but what was surprising was that he was so fierce and didn't show any mercy.
You know, even the actresses who have the most serious disagreements are all in harmony on the surface.
The four-person marketing team of Fan Binbin, Li Binbin, Zhou Xun, and Zhao Wei have all hacked each other over the years and never let go of an opportunity.
Inside and outside the industry, even ordinary netizens know that their relationship is not good.
However, whenever they appear together in public places, they are just like good sisters. They rarely have conflicts in public, and even if they do, they are just rivalries at most.
For example, when attending an event, I don't want to show up first. I drag myself in the nanny's car and have to wait for others to go first before making the final appearance by myself.
That's all. It's impossible to name and criticize those who are opposed to each other in front of the public.
This not only makes Ma Xiaogang and others feel aggrieved, but also puts several major companies in a passive situation.
After a moment of silence, the sponsor Yu Dong spoke first, "Everyone, what should we do now?"
Although Li Qian didn't mention their names, "several bosses" had obviously included them, and they were only a thin layer away from being torn apart, and it was broken with a gentle poke.
Moreover, the extremely arrogant and vulgar Weibo post also showed Li Qian's confidence. It not only made the audience who had always believed in Li Qian become more determined, but also made many viewers who were previously wavering have confidence in Li Qian again.
This is what is difficult to do.
The shaken audience regained their confidence, and they also began to waver.
As long as Li Qian was not stupid and had absolute confidence, he would not have posted such an extreme Weibo.
Although he was well hidden, Huang Zhongjun still noticed Wang Changtian, and Zhang Zhao began to waver.
Huang Zhongjun looked down upon these two people.
Wang Changtian likes to be opportunistic and loves small-budget comedies. He always makes big dreams out of small ones and is cautious about big-budget blockbusters.
It is rare that he invested in four period blockbusters "Painted Wall", "Hongmen Banquet", "Four Famous Catchers", and "Tongque Terrace". However, the total investment in "Painted Wall" was only 50 million, and it took advantage of the popularity of "Painted Skin", and so did Deng Chao
He is one of the most famous actors in the Mesozoic era, and the director is Chen Jiashang, the director of "Painted Skin". Basically, he is making a steady profit, and Guang Xiancai invested all in it.
For the other three movies, Guangxian provided most of the funds for "Four Famous Catchers", while Deng Chao and Liu Yufei also became popular in November last year and during the Spring Festival this year. In addition, the investment was only 90 million, and the subject matter itself is famous.
, it is also a very safe and high-quality project.
The investment in "Hongmen Banquet" exceeded 100 million, and although the lineup was also very strong, Li Renggang's performance was not good, so Wang Changtian simply asked Starlight International to provide the bulk of the investment, while he provided the small investment himself, and obtained the distribution rights, which was a sure profit.
"Tongque Terrace" has the largest investment. Even with Zhou Runfa joining the cast, Wang Changtian also attracted a lot of investment and financed the distribution rights himself. He also wanted stability.
Four blockbusters, each one more stable than the last, also gave Wang Changtian the nickname "King of Stinginess" in the circle. At best, he is cautious, at worst, he is timid. He is also the one who is most likely to run away and become a traitor.
As for Zhang Zhao, he was kicked away by Wang Changtian before going public, and he looked down upon him even more. If it weren't for Boss Jia of Lay's Network behind him, he wouldn't be able to sit with them.
But looking down on them is still looking down on them. Now they still need to unite their strength. Huang Zhongjun smiled and said, "But at least there is good news. "I'm Not the God of Medicine" will be released on the 15th. Although it will still be released for some time, as long as the screened movies are released,
Once the word-of-mouth is under control, Li Qian will be powerless when it is officially released!"
Yu Dongdao said, "Yes, Li Qian wants to use the screening to ferment word-of-mouth. Then we can also control the word-of-mouth, and the scale of the screening will definitely be small. Only a small number of people will be able to watch the screening. These
With fewer people, our chances are greater.”
Yes, there are not many people watching it. Even if the movie has a really good reputation, only some people will praise it. Their huge resources are enough to suppress it.
Thinking of this, the two people who were a little shaken at first put that idea behind their minds. They had done it, and the winner would be decided in ten days, so they had to persevere no matter what.
Even if the quality of the movie is really good, they are still sure to cover up the small part of the audience's voice.
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Li Qian's Weibo post affected not only several major companies and directors, but also the entire industry.
The reactions of Ma Xiaogang, Wu Yusen, and Lu Chuan also made fellow fans in the industry realize that Li Qian is definitely not someone to be trifled with.
Almost everyone has the same idea in their hearts, don't mess with this lunatic Li Qian.
That's right, as a public figure and a director, I can name and scold two other great directors, saying that they made bad movies without knowing it, were thick-skinned, and even provoked a fight.
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This is nothing but crazy!
Some directors who make literary films have reviewed some of Li Qian's films before. The directors of literary films definitely have nothing to say about commercial films. Although they have not said it explicitly, they definitely use Chunqiu's brushwork, and they are a little worried that Li Qian will not remember it.
Remember them.
Although there is no conflict between the literary and artistic film circles and commercial films, except for a few directors, most of the artistic film directors want to join the mainstream commercial film circle. No one wants to enmity with Li Qian, especially a director who is so unruly and often names and curses others.
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"madman?"
After Li Qian learned from Du Yang and others that someone had given him such a nickname, he was a little stunned.
"What the hell, who gave me this nickname?"
Li Qian was speechless.
However, there is no way to verify the source, and even if I try to find someone, I can’t find it.
The audience gave themselves the nickname "Quick Gunner". Here comes another lunatic. There is really no one else. The level of nicknames is too bad.
However, others said privately that there was nothing Li Qian could do, only the weak would gossip behind his back.
There were still ten days until the screening. Li Qian saw that Ma Xiaogang had no intention of laning, so he continued to rest.
On the 5th and 6th, "Thirty-day Love" and "The Adventures of Li Xianji" held press conferences successively, and filming officially started. Li Qian did not show up. Guo Fan became famous after the Spring Festival, and Teng Huatao is also famous.
As a TV drama director, there is no need for Li Qian to come forward, he can just help promote the movie when it is released.
Let’s get some peace of mind, rest well at home, and wait for the review of “I’m Not the God of Medicine” to see what’s going on in the industry.
"Martial Arts" starring Donnie Yen was released on the 4th, and the box office on the first day was only 15 million. In this era where the first-day sales are often 20 to 30 million, 15 million is nothing.
Compared to Chen Kexin, Donnie Yen, and Jin Chengwu, this lineup is still relatively low.
The story is very simple. For some reasons, Jianghu person Zhen Zishan became anonymous. He got married, had a wife and children, and lived happily as an ordinary person. However, his life plan was ruined by two evil people who accidentally broke into Taoyuan. He
He was forced to take action, which led to the pursuit of a paranoid otaku agent Jin Chengwu. In the end, his identity was revealed, causing the original gang members to come back to trace his whereabouts.
In fact, the movie is okay and well shot, but Chen Kexin is not a pure commercial film director, so it is naturally difficult for him to be a hit.
One of the more interesting scenes was when Donnie Yen and Tang Wei were about to have sex. Tang Wei wanted to wash the fish maw to use it for making TT, but it turned out that Donnie Yen didn't like the smell of the fish maw and didn't use it.
People in martial arts movies also use TT. Qing palace dramas show that if the emperor does not want a certain concubine or palace maid to become pregnant, the eunuch will massage their lower body to ensure that the emperor's descendants cannot remain in that woman's body.
Also, the palace maids were hung upside down and the lower parts were washed with saffron oil.
I guess the emperor didn't use fish bladders for his own pleasure.
In addition to "Martial Arts", "The Founding of the Party" had a box office of 140 million in the first three days, but only 17 million in a single day on Monday.
It was 60 million on the first day on Friday, but only 80 million on Saturday and Sunday, and 17 million on Monday. It was a huge plunge, which made people wonder.
However, what is more serious is the rating on Douban.com. On Tuesday, the rating plummeted from a passing score of just over 6 points to 4.8 points. A large number of people gave it one star, with the one-star rate as high as 60%.
Audiences don’t like movies with a main theme to begin with, and they don’t even like movies with a main theme that include private theaters.
But this was too cruel. If it weren't for China Film's political mission, Li Qian would have doubted whether an opponent had done it deliberately.
There is no other way. Douban can only turn off the ratings and comment functions of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the Party", not displaying the ratings, nor showing any comments, and even including "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic of China".
Another farce in the film industry, and the noise is not small.
Time passed day by day, and on the 11th, "I'm Not the God of Medicine" finally passed the review and got the release permit, and not a single scene was missed.
Li Qian was a little surprised. He thought that in order to show his authority, Optoelectronics would have to cut out one or two scenes.
It seems that he has gained some influence, and Han Sanping has also helped. In addition, before public opinion is formed, no one knows how influential "I am not the God of Medicine" will be.
After passing the review, we immediately rushed to produce a large number of copies and distributed them across the country. We also hired a number of large security companies in various provinces and cities to take charge of an area across regions, and the bodyguards of several companies worked together to protect the same copy.
A large number of copies were taken on high-speed trains and planes across the country, the theaters and screening times were determined, and Grava officially started pre-sales.
Although it is a large-scale movie with enough screenings, compared to the tens of millions of viewers, it is still not enough to watch. Basically, you have to grab the tickets for the screening. Fortunately, it is convenient to grab tickets online.
Time passed quickly, and on the afternoon of the 15th, Li Qian also went out, preparing to go to the cinema to see the reaction of the audience for the first round of the movie.
At the same time, countless audiences, film critics, media, and directors from all over the country also entered the cinema for the first time.