On November 12, 2005, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was released simultaneously across Asia, sweeping the major theaters in Mainland and Taiwan like crazy. Since the release of "Sediq Bale", everything seems to have returned to normal.

On the normal track, Hollywood movies have once again become the overlord of Chinese theaters across the country.

With the exception of director Johnnie To's eccentric "Dragon City", a large number of domestic films are of extremely rough quality. In addition, several Western-themed movies that followed the trend of "Let the Bullets Fly" were surprisingly poor. The enthusiasm of Chinese movie fans seems to have gradually faded.

It faded away.

However, people in the film industry have not fallen into a downturn because of this. Instead, they have entered a period of intense preparation, because the upcoming Lunar New Year period is the strongest period for Chinese-language films throughout the year.

Last year's peak showdown between Huayi Brothers' "Kung Fu" and "A World Without Thieves" versus China Film Group's "Let the Bullets Fly" is still fascinating when I recall it, and this year's Lunar New Year show is even more exciting than last year.

After The Three Musketeers of Black Pearl, Li Xiaole, Ning Hao, and Wei Desheng respectively announced that their new works will be released during the Lunar New Year, China Film Group spent 340 million to invest in the magical masterpiece "The Promise" by the Palme d'Or director Chen Kaige, Huayi Brothers Feng Xiaogang's third film

The First World War film "Assembly" and the feature film "Riding Alone, Thousands of Miles" directed by New Picture Company Zhang Yimou have begun to release news one after another:

"Nicholas Tse and Cheung Po Chi were in love for a long time during the filming of "The Promise" and held hands in public~" "The war scenes in "Assembly" were huge, and two Korean blasters were seriously injured during the filming." "Takakura Ken came to China for the first time to film, and his treatment was better than that of Zhou Yunfa,

Andy Lau, during the location shooting, the crowd shouted that the Japanese devils are coming~"

Among these news promotions, "The Promise", "Assembly" and "Ride Alone" almost simultaneously launched their own trailers on their respective promotional websites in November. After watching them, many people in the industry and movie fans said that these three films are extremely

It is exciting, especially Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly", which is predicted by many movie fans to be China's best war-themed film after "Sediq Bale".

In comparison, the promotional intensity of Black Pearl Company was much lower this time. After the trailers were released for Ning Hao's "No Man's Land" and Wei Desheng's "Cape No.

A sub-promotional film with a box office of 50 million.

As for Li Xiaole's "Girls We Chased Together All Those Years", even the title was disliked by the managers of major theaters. Let's take a look at the trailer he released. Although the colors are warm and the music is brisk, the plot is nothing.

The selling point is that none of the actors are stars with box office appeal, the story uses beautiful women as a gimmick, and there is not even the most basic sex scenes and nudity...

In addition, judging from the trailer, Li Xiaole actually gave up his signature comedy this time and switched to a literary route. This disappointed everyone who was looking forward to this film.

I only saw in the trailer, Ruan Jingtian yelled with a distorted expression in the heavy rain: "I am an idiot, and a big idiot would chase you for so long~!" "I just don't understand anything." And Ha Jiyuan was soaked all over.

I am in extreme pain in the rain. What on earth is this talking about... What is so interesting about this?

This was everyone's first reaction after watching this trailer, and what followed was a huge disappointment. Everyone felt that Li Kuangsan was giving up on himself this time, and seemed to have simply lost the energy he had in his previous movies.

This movie feels very weak.

After the disappointment, a sense of luck followed, and many fans began to leave messages on the official website of Black Pearl Company asking: "Is this movie made by Li Xiaole? Or is the Taiwan Information Bureau supporting Jiujiang in the name of Li Xiaole?"

This newcomer?" "I think there must be a conspiracy in it!? Please give us an answer."

During this period, Li Xiaole's filming progress was coming to an end. He was just filming the remaining exterior scenes in various places in Taiwan. When he had free time, he began to pay attention to the developments in the domestic film industry. At the same time, he received news that his partner at China Film Group had not responded to yet.

, after some thinking, he suddenly realized that his "Those Years" was released during the Lunar New Year film schedule, which had a huge disadvantage - there was no guarantee in terms of film schedule.

Among the eight major theater chains in China, China Film Group owns China Film Star, China Film Digital, China Film Southern, and Sichuan Pacific, while Huayi Brothers has good relations with New Film Alliance, Wanda Cinema, New Picture and Times Film, and Shanghai United Cinema is a strategic alliance

.

His own Black Pearl Company had always relied on China Film Group's strong channel advantages, but this time it happened to encounter Chen Kaige's "The Promise" invested by China Film Group.

The masterpieces of great directors are probably not worth mentioning in the eyes of the China Film Group.

Damn it... Director Chen, a national treasure, has only made such a big production in his life, so he has caught up...

At the end of 2005, in Li Xiaole's memory, it was originally the lively scene of Zhang Yimou vs. Chen Kaige. Now it's here. Not to mention his own appearance in "Those Years", he also indirectly or directly made Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly Number" in advance.

, Ning Hao's two powerful films "No Man's Land" were released in advance during this time period.

This is truly a box office battle of the century in the domestic film industry...

Although to outsiders it may seem like this is a competition between major directors, people in the industry know that behind the scenes it is actually an arm-wrestling competition between the three film industry giants, Han Sanpin, Wang Zonglei and Zhang Weiping, and the one who has always been the center of attention is

Li Xiaole, I'm afraid this time will be reduced to a foil.

To become the final winner in this box office war, Li Xiaole cannot rely on anyone and can only find a way on his own.

Li Xiaole rubbed his chin and analyzed the situation he was currently in. He had been in the domestic film industry for several years and had already figured out the paths of various forces. After a few minutes of depression, he came up with a solution...

…Since we have no support, let’s just muddy the water…

Just when Li's crazy fans are desperately trying to find a way to excuse Li Xiaole, the crew of "Those Years", which has been plagued by negative news, still has no news. Instead, a book signing event for Li Xiaole's directorial record "Director Bale" was held.

, attracted all the media who wanted to dig up gossip, and they all rushed to the press hall of the Taipei Administrative Information Bureau.

Although it is nominally a book signing, the book is actually only recorded and compiled by Black Pearl Company's internal copywriters. Li Xiaole only wrote a few paragraphs. He is willing to participate in this event, mainly because he also brings "Those"

Members of the crew of "Year" attended together to promote it. After all, it was organized by the Administrative Information Bureau. They didn't have to spend a penny, so it was considered a bargain.

Setting up a youthful press conference, Li Xiaole took a group of youthful actors such as Ha Zhiyuan, Ruan Jingtian, Zheng Yuanchang, Peng Yuyan, Huang Shumin, etc., who were wearing sincere middle school uniforms, to sit in the center of the stage and were pulled by the staff.

A quarantine tape was set up to separate them from the phalanx of more than 70 reporters and more than 500 movie fans.

Although "Those Years" has a poor reputation, Li Xiaole's appeal still attracted the attention of fans and the media. The famous host Cai Kangyong was specially invited to host the show.

"Let us welcome the most talented young director among the Chinese, Mr. Li Xiaole."

Following Cai Kangyong's introduction, there were hundreds of Seediq Bale fans in the hall, all holding Li Xiaole's new book and queuing up for autographs. Fans and the media excitedly took their cameras and mobile phones and clicked the shutter to record this.

A rare scene, the atmosphere at the scene was very lively and atmospheric.

Among the movie fans, there was even an 82-year-old Atayal woman who held a signed copy of "Director Balai" and excitedly held Li Xiaole's hand, touching it and nagging: "Director Li, this movie is well made, I will definitely do it in the future."

I’m going to make a sequel.”

The scene was full of laughter. "Sediq Bale" is not a fictional story. The protagonist Mona Ludo is dead, so there is no sequel...

Also due to the poor reputation of "Those Years" this time, the reporters who came to interview Li Xiaole's new book were all afraid of causing disharmony by asking questions, so they were very careful during the questioning session.

"Director Li, this time your movie is completely different from the previous ones. What prompted you to make this story?" Zhou Jiaxin, a female reporter from Sanli Channel's Complete Entertainment program, was the first to ask.

Li Xiaole smiled and shrugged his shoulders, and many journalists present started holding laptops to record his every word.

"Actually, it's very simple. The biggest difference between this movie and all the previous movies is that the previous movies were all made for others, and this movie was made for me and the screenwriter Jiubidao. We wanted to make this movie

Movies are made into a time machine, allowing us to go back to the best time of our lives and remember the past. Think about it, the Information Bureau gave me a sum of money to make a movie for free. If it were you, would you be willing to go?

Should you please others or please yourself?"

Li Xiaole's slightly ridiculing remarks immediately caused everyone in the barracks to burst into laughter. A reporter from Singapore Metro TV raised his hand and asked:

"I would like to ask Ruan Jingtian, this is your first time acting in a movie, how do you comment on Director Li Xiaole?"

This question has an obvious trap. It is easy for new actors to fall into it. During the filming, there was news that Ruan Jingtian was beaten up by Li Xiaole until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. However, no one had any substantial evidence. The media all wanted to do something about this incident.

What about the article?

However, Ruan Jingtian, who had been tricked countless times by Li Xiaole during this period, obviously had enough immunity, so he laughed and replied:

"Before filming this movie, I heard that Director Li is a director with a very good temper during filming."

"So what happens after you finish filming this movie?" the reporter asked.

"After filming, I feel that Director Li is a better person than the rumors say. He almost never loses his temper on set, and his skills are amazing. When you saw the scene in the film where I was beaten so painfully that I wanted to cry, you all

It was Li Xiaole who really beat me~"

Everyone burst into laughter again, thinking that Ruan Jingtian was flattering and joking, but they didn't take it seriously. It seemed that they couldn't catch Li Xiaole's pigtails today... However, the reporters who came to interview had experience, and they knew how to ask this kind of gossip.
Chapter completed!