China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 12: That year, 21, the big guys gathered, standing like a spotlight
The box office in the first week was 600 million. Compared with its investment cost, it means that this movie is like a money printing machine.

Second in the same period, word-of-mouth counterattack, everyone can guess that Uninvited Guest is completely popular.

This is the summer season. Students are on summer vacation. Even if the box office drops, it will not drop sharply. After all, students are also the main consumer force. As long as you have a normal mind, you can understand that the movie box office is estimated to be around [-] million.

"Xiaoguan, you can really surprise people." Mr. Han called Guan Ling for the second time in a row.

It can be seen how shocked the third master is. In the past few days, he has been trying to show his respect as an elder, otherwise he would definitely have to ask Xiaoguan to go out and walk together.Heaven and earth are not far apart.

"Thank you, Director Han, for your foresight and expansion of publicity, otherwise there would never be such a box office." Guan Ling praised it.

"This means you are brave. You are very confident." Han Sanye said, "July and August are the domestic film protection months recommended above, and many films have been postponed. "War of the Worlds" is because of this The reason was that it was blocked for two months. I thought that this year would be the world of "Seven Swords", but I didn't expect that such a dark horse would come out. Director Xu will not be very happy."

"What a dark horse, just good luck." Guan Ling also pretended.

"To be too modest is to be proud. If you have a movie later, you must contact me first. China Film Group is open to you."

"Then thank you very much, Director Han."

Guan Ling pretended to be happy, but in fact it was just an exchange of interests.

"I can't believe how much box office you can achieve if you have Xiaogang's appeal." Mr. Han was still thinking about it, but he was really shocked.

There must be a reason for the phone call. I wonder if he got some news. Mr. Han said with a smile, it was actually a sign of goodwill.

Guan Ling knows that this year is indeed luck. The main reason is that Old Monster Xu is too stretched and has no worthy opponents. However, the box office will only be good for half a month. When "War of the Worlds" is released, the audience will still choose that one. In this day and age, who wouldn’t want to watch a blockbuster movie for a similar ticket price?
Because "Crazy Stone" was flanked by two movies, the box office was not very high, otherwise it would have definitely reached 3000 million.

"Seven Swords" is mainly a failure. You will definitely be frightened by the opening scene of the movie. The tragic scenes of massacre of the city are full of edge. The scenes and level of martial arts performance in one go all demonstrate Xu's personal style.

But the audience is full of question marks later on. The characters are not well portrayed and the romance is overdone. There are no impressive martial arts action in the back of the martial arts film. People only remember the different characteristics of the Seven Swords. It is like a Baidu encyclopedia introducing things. The overall movie Out of control.

He is not telling stories, but popularizing science.

It’s not entirely Mr. Xu’s fault. After all, I heard that the film he shot lasted four hours, and the edited version was revised in the end. This may also be one of the reasons.

But anyway, as a movie that has been released for half a month, the results are basically set.

BJ Culture, Mr. Song is one of the investors in "Seven Swords". This film is invested by China, Japan and South Korea. In the past half month, he has been looking forward to "Seven Swords" to achieve a reversal with the help of word-of-mouth...

Who would have thought that the reversal did not happen, the reputation was not very good, and there were some negative reviews in the first week, but the audience had nothing to watch, so no one cared.

Until "The Uninvited Guest" appeared, the reputation collapsed even faster.At first, Mr. Song didn't care about such a small movie, but in the end, this small movie became the one competing with "Seven Swords".

When the box office of "The Uninvited Guest" appeared in its first week, Mr. Song was playing a love game with his secretary in the office and was breathing heavily.

After seeing the box office, Mr. Song was dumbfounded. The secretary moved his body to check the cost of the uninvited guests. When he found out that the cost was less than 300 million, Mr. Song was completely devastated.

He pressed his secretary's slender waist and screamed viciously.

"Hold!"

In 2000, Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" became a blockbuster, setting off a craze for Chinese "kung fu" around the world, and also set off a craze for filming martial arts blockbusters in China.

In 2002, Zhang Yimou's "Hero" was released. The mainland box office was 2.5 million, accounting for 25% of the total box office for the year. The global box office reached 1.7 million US dollars. Chinese kung fu movies once again demonstrated their strong appeal around the world.

In 2004, Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers" earned 1.56 million, which was also a lot.This is the era of martial arts blockbusters, where people carry sacks and make money.

President Song and Old Monster Xu are planning to take advantage of this moment to make a big profit.

Unexpectedly, when others eat meat, he cuts it.

Mr. Song's sadness welled up from inside and outside, and was also transmitted to the secretary's body.

Guan Ling naturally didn't know that he had inadvertently brought so much sadness to others. If he had known, he might have shouted 666.Look at people, even though the underwear they paid for has fallen off, they are still useful.

In the morning, Zhu Yawen took Guan Ling to buy clothes and formal wear. He regarded Liu Yifei's coming-of-age ceremony as a party in a high-class place. He heard that many people in the circle would go there, so he just wanted to take advantage of it.

As Liu Yifei's classmates, since they were invited, they definitely couldn't embarrass Xiao Liu!

Guan Ling thought it would be good to be more casual, but he couldn't resist Zhu Yawen's hard work, so he went anyway.

"Handsome boy, you look good in this outfit. You are a natural dresser." The shopping guide was full of praise for Guan Ling's image. Suddenly, the shopping guide said, "Are you Ma Mingliang?"

"Yes, Director Guan is really popular. Even the shopping guides recognized you." Zhu Yawen said with a strange look.

"Ah, shrimp hair!" the shopping guide called again, but it was obvious that he was being polite.

Chasing Guan Ling for an autograph, the shopping guide was so happy that he didn't care at all about Zhu Yawen who was being left out in the cold.

"No, you have to make me famous." Zhu Yawen opened his mouth to Guan Ling on the way back, "Didn't you start a company? Otherwise, if you sign me up, you make me famous, and I will make money for you."

Zhu Ya was sour.But he was too embarrassed to directly ask for it while licking AC's face, so he came up with a tactful idea.

"I'll talk about it later when I get a chance. I haven't decided on my next book yet. I want to shoot one that will win an award." Guan Ling didn't refuse, this was his true opinion.

"Besides, our company doesn't sign men." Guan Ling decisively refused.

He and Zhu Yawen are roommates and brothers. There is a relationship of interest among them, and something will happen sooner or later.

"You pervert, your words reveal too much meaning!" Zhu Yawen went crazy.

Zhu Yawen suddenly thought of something,
"Hey, Guanzi, you and senior sister, right?" He smiled playfully, his eyes full of clear stupidity.

"Don't pry into your father's affairs..." Guan Ling changed the subject. "Get out." Zhu Yawen's attention was diverted as expected and he fucked him decisively.

In the evening, several people came to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse together. There was a huge neon sign outside: Crystal Princess, Fei Yue Eighteen.

"This pomp." Luo Jin has recently recognized his own mediocrity. Whether it is Liu Yifei or Guan Ling, they are both really strong.

He wasn't even sore anymore, he was numb.

There were all luxury cars outside and the sound of horns making them look out of place.

"Are you Guan Ling and Zhu Yawen?" A pure and beautiful girl with bright eyes and white teeth appeared. She had a high nose and full eyebrows, which was very sweet.

"Silly girl!"

Guan Ling couldn't hold it back and almost shouted.

Liu Yifei didn't come out to greet her, but Shu Shang came to greet her.

Shu Shang is Liu Yifei's best friend. She met her when they were filming a TV series, and the two have been in constant contact since then.

Speaking of Shu Changlai, it's a pity. She was already very popular in 2002. Unfortunately, she was admitted to the Chinese National Drama Theater and did not report on it. She re-entered the college entrance examination and was admitted to BJ University of Foreign Studies with bare points. As a result, she received fewer dramas during the three most popular years. , did not return to film "Lotus Lantern" until this year, but it seems to be still tepid.

Entering inside, Liu Yifei had been very busy, so Shu Chang followed everyone around to look around.

"Guan Ling, you are so awesome. You dared to direct directly from the acting department, and the box office turned out to be quite good." Shu Shang praised Guan Ling, "I went to see the movie you made. It was really good and made people sit down." I don’t want to get up anymore, no wonder Feifei always praises you to me."

"Luck, luck." I'm not very familiar with it, and it seems a bit narcissistic to brag about myself directly.

"When are you going to write a heroine for my Feifei?" Shu Chang's big eyes gleamed.

Hey, this guy didn't ask himself, but used Liu Yifei as a shield.

"Besides, isn't Xiao Liu going to sing and dance to become an Asian superstar?" Guan Ling didn't want to talk about this topic, but he could write a heroine for her. Can she act now?

It's very big inside, worthy of being a royal garden, and it's specially decorated, with red and green everywhere.

"That's the little Asian whirlwind!" Zhu Yawen suddenly exclaimed, isn't it? Lin Zhiying was communicating with others over there.

At this time, Lin Zhiying was one of the most popular stars in Asia, and he even came.

"You don't know." Shu Shang said strangely, "He will sing a song with Yifei later."

Everyone was surprised. This coming-of-age ceremony was really a big deal!
There were many big shots inside, including the bearded Zhang Jizhong, the host of CCTV, Zhu Shimao, and many other big shots that Guan Ling didn't even recognize. There seemed to be some who spoke Japanese. Anyway, several people were dumbfounded.

"This battle is really big. It can be said that it is unprecedented in the entertainment industry." Zhu Yawen sighed.

Guan Ling thought for a moment and said nothing. Although this coming-of-age ceremony was a grand one, it was not the first one. Hong Kong's Cai Tiaofen was the first one, and it seemed to be even grander than Liu Yifei's. As for the man, he was the one stuffed with golf balls.

A few people were chatting and strolling around.

"You are...junior brother Guan Ling, right?" Brother Xiao Ming came over from the other side holding a wine glass. Guan Ling knew him, but he didn't know how Huang Xiaoming knew him.

"Emperor of the Han Dynasty" has been filmed for three parts, and the third one happens to be starring this year. Brother Xiao Ming is really popular.It is said that this TV series was filmed by Shi Xue, and Xiao Ming is one of the popular "Shi Xue Eight Beauties".

I don't know how his relationship with Mr. Shi is now. If Guan Ling remembers correctly, he will soon be on the fast track of Huayi and become the first brother of Huayi.

The reason why he was able to come was probably because of his relationship with Liu Yifei filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". The bearded man may also be for this reason, Guan Ling thinks so.

"Brother." Guan Ling also greeted.

"The movie you shot is good." Huang Xiaoming was full of praise. "It looks like I can give it a try with Director Xu."

"No way, Director Xu, I don't dare touch porcelain." Guan Ling said with a smile.

"Are you from Lu Province?" Huang Xiaoming must have done his homework, "We are fellow villagers."

"Come with me, and I'll introduce you." Huang Xiaoming was pulled to another table by Guan Ling, pointing at the people over there and saying, one by one,
"This is Director Zhang Jizhong, this is Mr. Wang from Huayi, and this is Teacher Yu... This is really awesome. This is one of today's protagonists, Mr. Chen."

Guan Ling greeted them one by one.

Huang Xiaoming turned around and said to everyone.

"Everyone, my junior brother is Yifei's classmate. At the same time, he is also the director of the popular movie "Uninvited Guests". It is said that it only cost less than 300 million. It has just been released for one week, and the box office in the first weekend exceeded Sixteen million."

There was silence at the table.Everyone looked over.

The burning meaning is self-evident.

It was like there was a spotlight shining on Guan Ling, no one was untouched.

This is the person who was released at the same time as Mr. Xu and won so much box office.So young?
Zhang Jizhong and others didn't dare to believe it, and Chen Jingfei didn't expect it either.

While everyone else was surprised, only Wang Zhongjun raised his glass and spoke first: "I saw that movie. It is indeed a milestone. Director Guan - he is really a heroic boy!"

Brother Xiao Ming didn’t say my surname was Guan?

Guan Ling suddenly thought about why Mr. Han called him in the morning. Now it seems that he has been targeted for a long time.

(End of this chapter)