348. Chapter 348 - Scene 348: 600 million is the goal
On October 23, "Harry Potter 3: Prisoner of Azkaban" was released in the mainland, sweeping major mainland theaters. Since "If You Are the One", everyone has felt the heat of the mainland film market. The one who gets the most direct benefit is not domestic movies, but Hollywood movies introduced. The box office of Harry Potter 3 exceeded 5 million on the first day, not only left the records of the first two movies behind, but also greatly exceeded the expectations of industry insiders.
The theater chains across the country are in a state of prosperity. Everyone is looking forward to the New Year holiday at the end of this year. The release of three heavyweight blockbusters in the Chinese film industry, "Kung Fu" and "Let the Bullets Fly". Just thinking about the grand occasion makes them feel extremely excited. The entire industry is looking forward to the news of these three films.
After a series of publicity in the early stage of "Let the Bullets Fly" has stimulated everyone's appetite, the two blockbusters, "Kung Fu" and "The World Without Thieves", began to release one relevant information after another. "Liu Dehua encountered a thrilling car accident during the filming, and almost broke up." "Zhou Xingxing and the new new girl Huang Shengyi had a private meeting at night." "Star Chow's old love Mo Wenwei issued a declaration saying that he would attend the premiere of "Kung Fu" with his boyfriend Feng Delun, and the new love and old love would be reunited."
"The World Without Thieves" and "Kung Fu" also launched their own trailers on their respective promotional websites. After watching it, many industry insiders and movie fans said that these two movies may be the best works of Feng Xiaogang and Zhou Xingxing in recent years.
In comparison, the startup time was obviously later with these two masterpieces, "Let the Bullets Fly", but it has just been completed. Everyone speculated whether Li Fengkuan could catch up with this century-long battle between the three major directors? Many industry insiders believe that if the progress is lagging behind, Li Fengkuan's best choice is to avoid this head-on confrontation with Feng Xiaogang and Zhou Xingxing, and promote "Let the Bullets Fly" in a more stable way.
Finally, in the face of great anticipation, the trailer for "Let the Bullets Fly" came late. In the trailer, what is completely different from the sunny and warm and even a bit bourgeois style that everyone imagines is that in the rock music with a strong sense of rhythm, the screen of the film is extremely sharp, which can even be said to be dazzling.
Chow Yun-fat said in a low voice: "If you live, you will die sooner or later. If you die, you will live forever."
The goshawk flew by, the train whistles, and the electric guitar plucked the strings, bringing people into a wild era. The video clips interspersed, "Bang!" A shot of gunshot freezes a picture, Jiang Wen, Ge You, Zhou Runfa, and then the camera switches like storms.
Under the dark night, a group of men in black shot at the county magistrate's bedroom! Jiang Wenfei jumped to the side and shot! Zhou Run in the ancient official house slashed with a knife, and the cold light flashed. Jiang Wenwen "Cang!" Under the crotch of the knife, Zhou Runfa held a gun and glared at Jiang Wen. The bandits in the mountains fought against the gun! The villagers in the city rebelled! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang~! Gunshot~! Gunshot~! Gunshot~! Still gunshot~!
Cool! Hot! Fierce! Fierce!
Wow! This is the first reaction of everyone who saw this trailer, and then there was a boiling blood in their chests at any time. Everyone realized that Li Fengmang and the three actors brought them an unprecedented movie. Jiang Wen and Ge You made a joke, and the gun battle scene was wonderful. Zhou Runfa’s appearance with a gun reminded people of the once passionate era, the charming Lin Zhiling, the unique temperament, and the strong bandits and men who rode their horses naked and whipped. Every scene made everyone’s hormones rush crazy!
After excitement, a sensation of depression followed. Every movie fan was impatient to start searching for all the news about this movie online. When will "Let the Bullets Fly" be released? How long will we have to wait!
Just as everyone was trying hard to find news, the crew of "Let the Bullets Fly" that has been kept mysterious announced a press conference at this time. Media from all walks of life were surging and gathered at Shangri-La Hotel.
At the beautifully arranged press conference, Li Xiaole took Jiang Wen, Ge You, Zhou Runfa, and Lin Zhiling, four starring actors sat in the center of the small stage. The staff pulled up the isolation belt, and more than 70 reporters and more than 0 movie fans were holding their cameras and pressing the shutter excitedly.
After producer Huang Jianxing released some video information, the most core reporter's questioning session officially began.
"Director Li, everyone originally speculated that this "Let the Bullets Fly" is likely to be a war-based movie, but the trailer doesn't seem to be a big scene?" Shanghai TV reporter Zheng Xin asked with interest.
Just seeing Li Xiaole smiling and shrugging his shoulders, many of the current text reporters began to write down every word he said with their laptops.
"This may disappoint everyone. With my current skills, the war movie is still uncontrollable, but after filming "Let the Bullets Fly", I have accumulated a lot of experience. Perhaps the next movie will be a movie that describes the war between two nations..."
Li Xiaole immediately brought the topic back to the main axis and smiled: "Let the Bullets Fly" is a western film full of romantic heroism. This is my little wish in childhood. When I was filming the scene where Brother Fa and Teacher Jiang confronted him with a gun, I seemed to be back to the time I watched "The True Color of Heroes"~"
There was a burst of laughter at the scene. CCTV reporter Yu Dong then raised his hand and asked: "Teacher Jiang, maybe I am a little rude, but let me ask you presumptuously, what do you think about Director Li's performance in this movie? Do you think if you are a director, you would be better than Director Li? In fact, in my mind, you are a very good director. I actually really hope to see a movie like "Let the Bullets Fly" you directed."
"This question is very good." Jiang Wen stood up and took the microphone with a dry cough, and said in a very sincere voice: "Before shooting this movie, I was as you imagined. I think I could shoot better than Director Lee..."
"What about now?" the reporter asked curiously.
"Now?" Jiang Wen turned his head and looked at Li Xiaole: "I see director Li Xiaole now, and I have the urge to bow to him. I have to admit that he is indeed more talented than me in the work of film director and is more suitable than me. This is not a compliment. Of course, he must be less than me."
The reporters on the scene were very excited to see that Jiang Wen was willing to return to this obviously provocative problem, but no one expected that Jiang Wen, who was above the top, would show unexpected modesty. Instead, he highly praised Li Xiaole. When the movie fans laughed, the reporters seemed a little surprised.
This kind of harmony is not a topic to write...
"Brother Fa, can you evaluate Director Li's acting skills? Director Li does not seem to appear in the trailer. What does this mean?" A reporter wearing glasses in Hong Kong asked in Cantonese, and everyone's attention was shifted to Zhou Runfa again.
"Hahaha~" Zhou Runfa narrowed his eyes and laughed, pointing at the Hong Kong reporter: "This trailer was cut by Director Li himself. He didn't have him because he was afraid that you would dislike him for selling melons in Wang Po. As for whether he acted well, I can only say that you will know when you go to the cinema to watch it. I can't tell you now."
Zhou Runfa is an old man, so of course he knows what the reporters want. If he is said to have good acting skills, then before the movie is released, this will become a topic. "Brother Fa praised Li Xiaole for his good acting skills." When the movie is released, the surprises given to people in the film will be greatly discounted. Of course, he cannot say nonsense that "Li Xiaole's acting skills are not good." The best result is to leave the suspense until the day it is released.
The final reporter asked many questions in a circle, but he was unable to find any valuable topics from these experienced actors. In the end, he could only transfer them to Li Xiaole.
"Director Li, have you watched the trailer for "Kung Fu" and "The World Without Thieves"?" A female reporter from Hunan Taiwan asked with a smile.
"I haven't had time to watch it yet, I will wait until the movie is released and go to the cinema to watch it." Li Xiaole replied truthfully.
"From the trailer, director Feng Xiaogang showed a story depth that was not available in "The World Without Thieves", and Zhou Xingxing's "Kung Fu" also showed superb Hollywood-level stunts. Both movies were considered to be their best movies in recent years. The trailer of "Let the Bullets Fly" seemed to give people a feeling of a popcorn blockbuster. It seemed that you and Mr. Jiang had a compromise with the market. Also, I would like to ask what your psychological expectations for the box office of these three movies?" The female reporter asked this question, which immediately aroused everyone's high interest.
"I can't tell you what kind of movie "Let the Bullets Fly" is, but I can answer your last question." Li Xiaole looked at the female reporter calmly and asked with a smile: "But I want to ask you first, how much box office do you think "Let the Bullets Fly" can have?"
"This..." The female reporter from Hunan Taiwan frowned and thought for a while before laughing: "I guess it should be at least 200 million to 300 million yuan. The Lunar New Year holiday is so intense, I'm afraid "Let the Bullets Fly" cannot break the record of "If You Are the One" of 3.50 million yuan."
"What do you think?" Li Xiaole looked at the reporters below curiously and asked.
"Two million~!" "Three hundred million~!" Almost all the reporters below shouted these two numbers, and only one of the guys who was cheering shouted "one billion", which caused everyone to laugh.
"Well, it seems that you are still a little different from what I expected." Li Xiaole made a "okay" gesture, signaling everyone to calm down, and smiled and said, "Actually, my psychological ideal expectation is..." He stretched out his right hand and made a six-hand gesture in front of the camera.
"600 million box office?" The reporters looked at each other and were very excited after smacking their tongues. They didn't think Li Fengkuan's answer was reasonable, on the contrary, they found it ridiculous... On October 23, "Harry Potter 3: Prisoner of Azkaban" was released in the mainland, sweeping major mainland theaters. Since "If You Are the One", everyone has felt the heat of the mainland film market. The one who gets the most direct benefits are not domestic movies, but Hollywood movies introduced. The box office of Harry Potter 3 exceeded 5 million on the first day, not only left the records of the first two movies behind, but also greatly exceeded the expectations of industry insiders.
The theater chains across the country are in a state of prosperity. Everyone is looking forward to the New Year holiday at the end of this year. The release of three heavyweight blockbusters in the Chinese film industry, "Kung Fu" and "Let the Bullets Fly". Just thinking about the grand occasion makes them feel extremely excited. The entire industry is looking forward to the news of these three films.
After a series of publicity in the early stage of "Let the Bullets Fly" has stimulated everyone's appetite, the two blockbusters, "Kung Fu" and "The World Without Thieves", began to release one relevant information after another. "Liu Dehua encountered a thrilling car accident during the filming, and almost broke up." "Zhou Xingxing and the new new girl Huang Shengyi had a private meeting at night." "Star Chow's old love Mo Wenwei issued a declaration saying that he would attend the premiere of "Kung Fu" with his boyfriend Feng Delun, and the new love and old love would be reunited."
"The World Without Thieves" and "Kung Fu" also launched their own trailers on their respective promotional websites. After watching it, many industry insiders and movie fans said that these two movies may be the best works of Feng Xiaogang and Zhou Xingxing in recent years.
In comparison, the startup time was obviously later with these two masterpieces, "Let the Bullets Fly", but it has just been completed. Everyone speculated whether Li Fengkuan could catch up with this century-long battle between the three major directors? Many industry insiders believe that if the progress is lagging behind, Li Fengkuan's best choice is to avoid this head-on confrontation with Feng Xiaogang and Zhou Xingxing, and promote "Let the Bullets Fly" in a more stable way.
Finally, in the face of great anticipation, the trailer for "Let the Bullets Fly" came late. In the trailer, what is completely different from the sunny and warm and even a bit bourgeois style that everyone imagines is that in the rock music with a strong sense of rhythm, the screen of the film is extremely sharp, which can even be said to be dazzling.
Chow Yun-fat said in a low voice: "If you live, you will die sooner or later. If you die, you will live forever."
The goshawk flew by, the train whistles, and the electric guitar plucked the strings, bringing people into a wild era. The video clips interspersed, "Bang!" A shot of gunshot freezes a picture, Jiang Wen, Ge You, Zhou Runfa, and then the camera switches like storms.
Under the dark night, a group of men in black shot at the county magistrate's bedroom! Jiang Wenfei jumped to the side and shot! Zhou Run in the ancient official house slashed with a knife, and the cold light flashed. Jiang Wenwen "Cang!" Under the crotch of the knife, Zhou Runfa held a gun and glared at Jiang Wen. The bandits in the mountains fought against the gun! The villagers in the city rebelled! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang~! Gunshot~! Gunshot~! Gunshot~! Still gunshot~!
Cool! Hot! Fierce! Fierce!
Wow! This is the first reaction of everyone who saw this trailer, and then there was a boiling blood in their chests at any time. Everyone realized that Li Fengmang and the three actors brought them an unprecedented movie. Jiang Wen and Ge You made a joke, and the gun battle scene was wonderful. Zhou Runfa’s appearance with a gun reminded people of the once passionate era, the charming Lin Zhiling, the unique temperament, and the strong bandits and men who rode their horses naked and whipped. Every scene made everyone’s hormones rush crazy!
After excitement, a sensation of depression followed. Every movie fan was impatient to start searching for all the news about this movie online. When will "Let the Bullets Fly" be released? How long will we have to wait!
Just as everyone was trying hard to find news, the crew of "Let the Bullets Fly" that has been kept mysterious announced a press conference at this time. Media from all walks of life were surging and gathered at Shangri-La Hotel.
At the beautifully arranged press conference, Li Xiaole took Jiang Wen, Ge You, Zhou Runfa, and Lin Zhiling, four starring actors sat in the center of the small stage. The staff pulled up the isolation belt, and more than 70 reporters and more than 0 movie fans were holding their cameras and pressing the shutter excitedly.
After producer Huang Jianxing released some video information, the most core reporter's questioning session officially began.
"Director Li, everyone originally speculated that this "Let the Bullets Fly" is likely to be a war-based movie, but the trailer doesn't seem to be a big scene?" Shanghai TV reporter Zheng Xin asked with interest.
Just seeing Li Xiaole smiling and shrugging his shoulders, many of the current text reporters began to write down every word he said with their laptops.
"This may disappoint everyone. With my current skills, the war movie is still uncontrollable, but after filming "Let the Bullets Fly", I have accumulated a lot of experience. Perhaps the next movie will be a movie that describes the war between two nations..."
Li Xiaole immediately brought the topic back to the main axis and smiled: "Let the Bullets Fly" is a western film full of romantic heroism. This is my little wish in childhood. When I was filming the scene where Brother Fa and Teacher Jiang confronted him with a gun, I seemed to be back to the time I watched "The True Color of Heroes"~"
There was a burst of laughter at the scene. CCTV reporter Yu Dong then raised his hand and asked: "Teacher Jiang, maybe I am a little rude, but let me ask you presumptuously, what do you think about Director Li's performance in this movie? Do you think if you are a director, you would be better than Director Li? In fact, in my mind, you are a very good director. I actually really hope to see a movie like "Let the Bullets Fly" you directed."
"This question is very good." Jiang Wen stood up and took the microphone with a dry cough, and said in a very sincere voice: "Before shooting this movie, I was as you imagined. I think I could shoot better than Director Lee..."
"What about now?" the reporter asked curiously.
"Now?" Jiang Wen turned his head and looked at Li Xiaole: "I see director Li Xiaole now, and I have the urge to bow to him. I have to admit that he is indeed more talented than me in the work of film director and is more suitable than me. This is not a compliment. Of course, he must be less than me."
The reporters on the scene were very excited to see that Jiang Wen was willing to return to this obviously provocative problem, but no one expected that Jiang Wen, who was above the top, would show unexpected modesty. Instead, he highly praised Li Xiaole. When the movie fans laughed, the reporters seemed a little surprised.
This kind of harmony is not a topic to write...
"Brother Fa, can you evaluate Director Li's acting skills? Director Li does not seem to appear in the trailer. What does this mean?" A reporter wearing glasses in Hong Kong asked in Cantonese, and everyone's attention was shifted to Zhou Runfa again.
"Hahaha~" Zhou Runfa narrowed his eyes and laughed, pointing at the Hong Kong reporter: "This trailer was cut by Director Li himself. He didn't have him because he was afraid that you would dislike him for selling melons in Wang Po. As for whether he acted well, I can only say that you will know when you go to the cinema to watch it. I can't tell you now."
Zhou Runfa is an old man, so of course he knows what the reporters want. If he is said to have good acting skills, then before the movie is released, this will become a topic. "Brother Fa praised Li Xiaole for his good acting skills." When the movie is released, the surprises given to people in the film will be greatly discounted. Of course, he cannot say nonsense that "Li Xiaole's acting skills are not good." The best result is to leave the suspense until the day it is released.
The final reporter asked many questions in a circle, but he was unable to find any valuable topics from these experienced actors. In the end, he could only transfer them to Li Xiaole.
"Director Li, have you watched the trailer for "Kung Fu" and "The World Without Thieves"?" A female reporter from Hunan Taiwan asked with a smile.
"I haven't had time to watch it yet, I will wait until the movie is released and go to the cinema to watch it." Li Xiaole replied truthfully.
"From the trailer, director Feng Xiaogang showed a story depth that was not available in "The World Without Thieves", and Zhou Xingxing's "Kung Fu" also showed superb Hollywood-level stunts. Both movies were considered to be their best movies in recent years. The trailer of "Let the Bullets Fly" seemed to give people a feeling of a popcorn blockbuster. It seemed that you and Mr. Jiang had a compromise with the market. Also, I would like to ask what your psychological expectations for the box office of these three movies?" The female reporter asked this question, which immediately aroused everyone's high interest.
"I can't tell you what kind of movie "Let the Bullets Fly" is, but I can answer your last question." Li Xiaole looked at the female reporter calmly and asked with a smile: "But I want to ask you first, how much box office do you think "Let the Bullets Fly" can have?"
"This..." The female reporter from Hunan Taiwan frowned and thought for a while before laughing: "I guess it should be at least 200 million to 300 million yuan. The Lunar New Year holiday is so intense, I'm afraid "Let the Bullets Fly" cannot break the record of "If You Are the One" of 3.50 million yuan."
"What do you think?" Li Xiaole looked at the reporters below curiously and asked.
"Two million~!" "Three hundred million~!" Almost all the reporters below shouted these two numbers, and only one of the guys who was cheering shouted "one billion", which caused everyone to laugh.
"Well, it seems that you are still a little different from what I expected." Li Xiaole made a "okay" gesture, signaling everyone to calm down, and smiled and said, "Actually, my psychological ideal expectation is..." He stretched out his right hand and made a six-hand gesture in front of the camera.
Chapter completed!