China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 241

Compared with what Jia Zhangke himself said was "unsuccessful in the market," Feng Xiaogang's "Big Earthquake" can be said to be extremely successful.

The first-day box office on the second day exceeded 4400 million, which is close to the daily box office record of "Your Name".

There was an uproar in the circle.

"Tian Tian, ​​our movie must be prepared to withstand pressure!"

Lu Zheng's face looked a little ugly. The official side of "Earthquake" also helped promote it, and coupled with the suppression of film schedules, even if Wanda gave "My Beautiful Boss" a higher film schedule, it would not help.

Unless this movie can prove itself and compare to "Earthquake".

Starlight is also actively sending out press releases. Peter Ho, Jiang Chao, Tao Hong and others are working hard to promote the movie. However, at this time, it is a bit difficult to break out of "Earthquake".

What's more, Jingtian is not an actor with strong appeal now.

"It's okay, Uncle Lu, maybe our movie is also a dark horse."

"That's true, our film investment is not that big."

Lu Zheng was a little surprised, but then he realized that he invested in this movie purely to support Jingtian. As long as the heroine can be exposed, it doesn't really matter whether he loses or not.

For the premiere of "The Witch", Crystal Pictures invited many big names to participate.

Like Leonardo, director Nolan, who just hit "Dreamland", Stewart, Pattinson, Lautner, who are popular in Europe and America's Twilight "love triangle", as well as Oscar-winning actress Will Smith, Theron
Before the premiere, the second trailer of "The Witch" was released. There is also a dog in the film. The transition between warmth and peace and bloody explosion is extremely fast, which makes people's adrenaline rise.

At the same time, "Inception" exceeded the box office of 7 million U.S. dollars within 1 days of its release, and made 10 million in 1.42 days. At this time, the average daily box office is still more than 1000 million, and it can be much higher on weekends, and The stamina of "The Twilight Saga" is worlds apart.

"Earthquake" exceeded 3 million in domestic box office in 5 days and 2 million in box office in [-] days. She performed solo during the period.

Huayi's stock also rose a lot.

There were many fans on the red carpet at the premiere of "Witches". When Leonardo, Stewart, Pattinson and others showed up on the red carpet, their voices were the loudest. There is no way it is too popular.

"Li, long time no see!" Leonardo gave him a big bear hug when they met.

"Congratulations. I heard that you have been working on "The Wolf of Wall Street" recently. It is a movie with a very good theme and may bring you the next Oscar nomination!"

He is somewhat familiar with some news about major movies in the Hollywood industry.

In fact, as early as two years ago, Leonardo and Scorsese almost started filming "The Wolf of Wall Street", but due to a price tug-of-war between Warner Bros. and Paramount, the two distribution companies.

In the end, Paramount won, causing the film to be delayed in filming. In the end, Leonardo and Scorsese had to collaborate on the thriller "Shutter Island."

"How I wish you could direct it! Help me get a best actor?"

Leonardo has long been peeping at this movie that will allow him to be nominated for the Best Actor. He needs to hire a big director to direct this movie.

"Your old partner Martin Scorsese is more suitable for this subject!" Li Mu smiled.

"He is also filming the children's 3D magical blockbuster "Hugo's Secret", so he has no time to spare!"

"That's a pity!"

"One day I will invite you to go to the sea, where you will be a party model." As soon as Xiao Lizi said this, Liu Yifei, not far away, stared at her with murderous eyes.

"Ahem, Crystal, the party weather there is really blue. I bought a new yacht. Next time I will take Li and you to see it."

Xiao Lizi laughed twice, looked careless, and hurried away.

The Twilight trio of Stewart, Pattinson, and Lautner did a great job of increasing the popularity of the premiere. "Twilight 4" is still in Crystal's hands, so naturally they have to go to full throttle and perform well. .

Normally, with such a large number of fans of Twilight, unless something really big happens, the protagonists will not be changed.

"Crystal, you're so cool today!" This is Will Smith.

"Crystal, you look so beautiful and cool today!" This is Theron.

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When preparing for the premiere, Nolan sat aside and said softly: "Lee, the script of "Interstellar" has been polished again!"

"Ok, let's discuss it later!" Li Mu was also very interested in participating in the revision of this script.

"What, can I get involved?" Although Nolan was talking in a low voice, the little plum with sharp ears seemed to hear a few things and suddenly became interested.

A script written by two great directors, the story must be very interesting.

This script must have his fingerprints on it.

"I'll ask you to audition." Nolan didn't refuse directly.

The hall at the premiere of "The Witch" was full of people.

As the lights dimmed and the screen lights came on, the action movie gradually began to unfold.

"It's finally starting!"

“After watching the trailer, I can’t wait!”

"A little excited!"

At the beginning of the movie, it seems that there are photos of human experiments. A doctor wearing a white coat appears in the laboratory building. The corridor is full of red blood. A group of people are holding iron bars in their hands, and the iron bars are constantly dripping blood on the ground.

When the camera turned, a little girl's rapid breathing sounded like she was running.

In the darkness, two big words suddenly appeared in the movie: Witch!

"Wow, it feels like Resident Evil!"

"It's going to be fun!"

"genetic modification?"

After the little girl is adopted, the film jumps directly to 10 years later.

Liu Yifei was borrowing feed from the boss who was selling feed in a very cute way, pretending to be pitiful. The boss's son filled Liu Yifei's small truck without the boss paying attention.

A cute puppy appeared on the passenger side of the truck.

In an instant, everyone came out of the haze just now.

The two 10-minute scenes that followed were calm and warm, making everyone feel calm, but many doubts were revealed in the middle.

Other genetically modified people gradually appeared, killing people neatly and neatly, and the villain was very cool.

The pace of the plot began to speed up. As the villain accidentally killed the dog, Liu Yifei raised her head and used a strong hand to snatch the gun from the villain. Then she moved smoothly. She was a good girl one second and then the next. The power of seconds is a bit ridiculous, all seconds.

"Fcuk, why is that dog dead?"

"Awesome!"

The audience reaction is always so genuine.

After the film is reversed, there are various exciting fighting scenes, and the witch appears, embodying two words from beginning to end: invincible.

As she said to the villain Channing Tatum: "We are not on the same level at all!"

The series of actions shocked the audience.too fast!
Although they knew it was a computer special effect, the visual shock still made everyone's blood boil.

Liu Yifei's transformation into a witch did not make the audience feel abrupt, and even felt very happy and hearty.

The main reason is that a lot of foreshadowing has been done in the warm scenes at the front, and every detail serves the purpose of the subsequent reversal.

Unilateral killing, every move is fatal.

Fortunately, Channing Tatum is also a genetically modified person, so he is not so easy to die, so he was tortured for a long time.

"Kick ass!" (ox×)
"It's so handsome!"

"Crystal, the witch? No, this is a superhero!"

Most viewers watch movies for fun or pleasure, and the movie "The Witch" perfectly demonstrates what pleasure is.

Anyway, he is invincible from the beginning to the end. He pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger from the front, and crushes him from behind. All the plots are vulnerable in the face of absolute strength.

"Fortunately, what the audience said was not interesting!" Li Mu heard the cheers from the audience and said to Liu Yifei with a smile.

For a movie, this word does not mean that it is really interesting. It actually means "I don't know what you think." When the general audience doesn't like it, they will use "interesting" to cover it up.

When foreigners praise your movie as "beefy", they should say "Kick ass!"!
"Li, I think this kind of action movie is suitable for me. It's so cool!" Leonardo watched it with gusto.

“You’ll be the villain in the next one, just like Channing Tatum!”

"Oh, I don't want to be the one being abused!"

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"The Witch" is not a film that delved deeply into human nature, it is just a pure and enjoyable film.

In that regard, it succeeded, with critics and audiences praising this popcorn action film.

"Times": "This movie is action-packed and you can feel a whole new level of sensory stimulation."

"New York Post": "The film's narrative control exceeded my expectations. It is a qualified commercial film."

Entertainment Weekly: "A must-have piece of hardware for the summer."

After a long day of exhaustion, Li Mu was already lying on the bed, while Liu Yifei was still watching with interest what netizens said about her.

Apparently they basically call her cool.

Huayi soon learned of the success of the premiere of "The Witch", and they also wanted to rely on "Earthquake" to sweep the two-month schedule.

"While there are still a few days left for "The Witch", step up the promotion and try to get 4 million in box office in these days!" Wang Zhongjun gave the order directly.

"Earthquake" is a bit like the craziness of "Your Name", which broke 8 million box office in 3 days.

But at the same time, it also caused complaints from many people in the industry.

Private venue, see private venue again!
The success of "Earthquake" was achieved through various venue bookings.

The venue is reserved and the film schedule is as high as 45%, making it unrivaled during the schedule. Even the taillights of the subsequent films cannot be seen.

There are more and more companies complaining about their unreasonable film schedules. If this continues, everyone will not even be able to drink soup, and "The Witch" will be coming in two days, which will make it even worse.

"The Witch" grossed 1935 million at the box office on Friday, its first day of release in North America, which is considered a good result.

"Boss, we should be able to get even better on Saturday!" David deduced after looking at the data and comments on major websites.

After everyone knows about this good action movie, there will be no shortage of people watching it on weekends.

Liu Yifei is completely out of the Hollywood scene this time. As long as the final box office performance of "The Witch" is not bad, there will be no shortage of movies in the future.

Those heroines who can compete at the box office are very popular.

The next day, brothers Li Mu and Nolan were discussing the script of "Interstellar". With just the three of them, the confidentiality was very high.

Li Mu read this version of the script, and there were still many gaps between it and later movies.

"The script also lacks artistic conception. I think the movie needs to create a sense of intimacy for the audience. A certain verse can be used repeatedly as a familiar piece of music, which can give people a different feeling every time it is spoken. .”

After Li Mu read it over and over again, he felt that the shortcomings of the script led to something that resonated with people.

"verse?"

"Yes, like a chant or a deliberate incantation, preferably a verse that everyone is familiar with!"

"Li, do you hope that through the appeal of these sentences, the audience will be drawn into the characters and given courage to help us resist the fear of death and the hesitation about the passage of time?"

Li Mu nodded. This is the effect we want. Every sentence in the script serves the center, and every word must be carefully considered.

So should this poem.

Jonathan Nolan was thoughtful and seemed to be thinking about which sentence to use.

Everyone was silent for a long time, and no one had any good ideas for a while.

"Perhaps we can use Dylan Thomas' poetry." Li Mu suggested.

"Do not go meekly into that good night, for old age should burn and roar in the sunset."

On Saturday, "The Witch" took in more than $2100 million at the box office.

"Inception" has accumulated 1.84 million US dollars in the United States and 4.3 million US dollars globally. From the perspective of Hollywood, this is another "Dark Knight". What is commendable is that it does not rely on superheroes, but on wonderful plots.

"I'm afraid I won't be so casual next time when I come to the United States with you!" When Li Mu and Liu Yifei were preparing to return to China, they were followed by a bunch of reporters and fans.

"The star-chasers here are so fanatical!"

"It's all the same. Congratulations, Superstar Liu!" Li Mu joked.

"The Witch" had a box office of 2018 million on Sunday, with a box office of more than 6000 million in its first week, winning the box office championship of the week.

While the two were still on their way back to China, the news had already spread back to the country.

"With this movie, Liu Yifei is probably the only one in China."

Yang Mi is already filming "Gong Lock Heart Jade". Everyone on the set is discussing it and she is still calculating in her mind.

"That's good. If you walk faster, you won't be able to compete for the resources I have."

In fact, not only Yang Mi thinks this way, but also the new generation of new actors. Liu Yifei will not compete with them for resources anyway. Although it is sad, this is also a good thing.

As for Zhang Ziyi, Li Binbin and others who are determined to go to Hollywood, they are unwilling to do so. In this case, the Hollywood studio will definitely give priority to Liu Yifei instead of them under the same circumstances.

Fortunately, Liu Yifei and Li Mu do not need any resources. This is a gratifying thing, but it sounds a bit harsh.

"The gap has completely disappeared like this?" Li Binbin still didn't believe it. Their generation hadn't even grown old yet, and the new generation was directly ahead.

"I can't help it. I heard that this time I'm going to use Liu Yifei for the global cover of Time Magazine!"

Li Xue was also very envious. If all his subordinates were such artists, this manager wouldn't be too happy about it.

(End of this chapter)