Chapter 48
: Happy results
Author: Little matchmaker
: Happy results
After asking the main creative team of the film on stage, the reporter asked the audience on stage again.
After all, there are big shots in the movie industry among the audience.
"Director Zhang, do you think "The World Without Thieves" can match your "Hero" to achieve excellent results in the mainland?" The reporter of the Film News began to ask Zhang Yingmou.
"I have watched "The World Without Thieves" in advance. It is an excellent commercial film." Zhang Yingmou answered the reporter's question, "As for whether it can match the results of "Hero", we must see how much the audience likes this movie."
"Of course I hope "The World Without Thieves" will achieve better results. The records are all used to break them. Only when the box office hits new highs can more capital gain attention to the film market."
"Invest more money in the film, and in this way, we directors can create better works and have greater confidence to win a hand with directors from Europe and America."
Zhang Yingmou has always wanted to catch up with famous European and American directors.
The movie "Hero" was nominated for the 75th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film this year. At that time, I felt that "Hero" would definitely win an award.
But in the end he lost to "Nowhere to Be Home".
This made Zhang Yingmou hold his breath and intends to win the Academy Awards again with the current production of "The Ten-Side Ambush".
Lu Chen looked at Zhang Yingmou and thanked him. This national director’s praise for "The World Without Thieves" is very important, and it can allow more people to go to the cinema to watch "The World Without Thieves".
"Liu Yifei, I heard that this time, you and Director Lu played a couple again in "The World Without Thieves"." A reporter from the Beijing Weekly began to ask Liu Yifei, "This is your first time in a movie, and you are the leading female lead. Do you think your performance is competent for the leading female lead in the movie?"
Liu Yifei didn't expect that the reporter would ask herself, and was stunned for a moment, and responded generously, "Although I have never appeared in a movie, I have had acting experience, my efforts, and director Lu's guidance, I think I can do it."
Now, there is definitely no way to say anything that is unfavorable to the movie.
A reporter from Peking Weekly asked Liu Shishi again, "Before you participated in the movie, you were just a ballet dancer, and you had no acting experience. You were the second female lead in the movie for the first time and even played against Teacher Ge You. Do you think you can do it?"
Lu Chen found that the questions asked by these reporters were becoming more and more tricky. He missed the reporters in his previous life and gave them a big red envelope, and they all cooperated very well. However, journalists in their 2000s have strong professional ethics and are still unwilling to speak against their conscience.
When Liu Shishi was asked, he didn't know how to answer.
Seeing this, Ge You smiled and took over the conversation, "I think Miss Liu Shishi played well, and she performed the role of 'Xiao Ye' in the play very well."
The reporters in the audience continued to ask questions.
The entire interview session was about forty minutes.
Next is the highlight.
"The World Without Thieves" was officially released.
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The next day, Rose Garden Villa
"Xiaochen, do you want me to ask about the movie data?" Liu Ruyu saw Lu Chen and after breakfast in the morning, she watched TV at home without any intention of going out.
Everyone was anxious.
"The World Without Thieves" has been released.
The data on the first day can roughly guess the final box office of the movie.
"Auntie, no need." Lu Chen wanted to ask about the data, but he was afraid of losing. Although he was a time traveler, he tried his best to shoot the movie, but the box office was the audience who voted with money, and even the world's intellectuals dared not guarantee it.
"Okay." Liu Ruyu felt that she was more anxious than Xiaochen. As the director of the movie, the screenwriter was released in the movie and could still sit at home and watch TV. This mentality was stable enough.
The doorbell rang.
The aunt at home went to open the door.
At the door was Wang Zhonglei of Huaying Brothers.
"Is Director Lu at home?" Wang Zhonglei asked, when he saw Lu Chen in the living room, he quickly came over, "Director Lu, this is the box office data for the first day of "The World Without Thieves".
Hand over an A4 piece of paper in your hand.
There are detailed box office data of "The World Without Thieves".
18.93 million in the mainland.
Baodao NT$6.4 million (approximately equal to about 1.4 million).
Hong Kong dollars is 1.8 million Hong Kong dollars (about 1.6 million).
Lu Chen carefully looked at the detailed box office information above.
"The box office in the mainland has a chance to reach 200 million." Wang Zhonglei said, he couldn't calm down his excitement. This time he invested again.
Investing in two works by Director Lu, the Huaying Brothers made a lot of money, and the profit this year must be particularly considerable. "For Baodao, it will probably be more than NT$60 million, and for Xiangjiang, it will probably be about NT$16 million."
"The World Without Thieves" has achieved good results in the three-party markets.
In the mainland market.
If it is not counted as "Hero" released last year.
Then this year's box office champion must be "The World Without Thieves".
The same is true for Baodao market, and the box office championship this year should be stable.
As for Xiangjiang, the final result of "The World Without Thieves" should be able to enter the top ten of the year.
Lu Chen was very satisfied with this achievement. He made such a hard work to promote it. Before the movie, he even made another movie "The Sword of Fairy" to increase the popularity.
In the previous life, "The World Without Thieves" won a box office of 1.2 billion yuan in the mainland, while in Hong Kong, it was only 5 million yuan.
In fact, the box office results of "The World Without Thieves" in the previous life were better.
But I met Stephen Chow.
"The World Without Thieves" was released first in the mainland, and "Kung Fu" was launched in mainland theaters fourteen days after its release.
As soon as "Kung Fu" was released, it was steadily suppressed by "The World Without Thieves".
At that time, if the audience only chose one movie, most of them chose "Kung Fu".
In Xiangjiang, "The World Without Thieves" was even more severely suppressed by "Kung Fu", only achieving 5 million, while "Kung Fu" was more than 60 million.
But this life.
Lu Chen filmed "The World Without Thieves" more than a year in advance and avoided "Kung Fu".
There were no big-produced movies at the same time.
In addition, vigorous publicity.
The grades are better than in the previous life.
"Director Lu, this time, you can become famous in one battle and prove your ability to direct commercial movies." Wang Zhonglei wanted to kiss Lu Chen, which was so powerful.
Mainland movies
The first movie that exceeded 100 million was "Shaolin Temple".
Of course it was a different era.
The domestic movie that exceeded 100 million was last year's "Hero".
It directly reached 250 million.
This is also what the media calls the opening of the blockbuster era and saving the ongoing sluggish film market.
What is certain at present is that "The World Without Thieves" will definitely exceed 100 million. Two hundred million depends on the box office trend in the future, but the hope is particularly large.
If it really reaches 200 million.
It will definitely trigger changes in the film industry.
Let everyone see the potential of the mainland film market.
In recent years, the number of movie screens has increased slowly and there are fewer new cinemas.
"Heroes" and "The World Without Thieves" are a shot of a boost to film practitioners, and also allow capital to see how potential the film market is.
By then, more capital will surely pour into the film market.
This is of course beneficial to Huaying Brothers. When the market is big, everyone can get more.
"I have to watch the post-production of "Crazy Stones"." Lu Chen stood up and had to go out to calm down. The efforts will still be rewarded.
I have made too much preparations for "The World Without Thieves", but the results are still very impressive.
In the previous life, the mainland film market was indeed revitalized by "Hero".
In the following years, on average, two domestic films exceeded 100 million each year.
Well-known domestic directors have also produced masterpieces of films that have exceeded 100 million in succession.
Of course, it has become common for movies to exceed 100 million, and the mainland film market ushered in a big explosion.
"Director Lu, I'll invite you to drink, there's no hurry to work." Wang Zhonglei also had to talk about "Lost in the Road" invested in. As for "Crazy Stone" invested in "Datang Film and Television," has been post-production.
"Next time." Lu Chen said as he left the villa. Now he had to stare at "Crazy Stone" to ensure that "The World is No Thieves" is released from theaters and that "Crazy Stone" can be taken over.
While the movie market is hot, you have to strike while the iron is hot.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!