China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 172 First Day Box Office

"Director Jiang, from my own point of view, the first part of the movie makes people feel hearty, and the second part makes people feel extremely uncomfortable. Can you summarize this movie and tell us what kind of story it tells you?"

one of the chosen reporters asked.

"I never tell people what kind of dumplings I make."

Jiang Wen picked up the phone and said, "I just hope everyone can have a happy meal and taste the small dish of vinegar I gave you."

This answer clearly left the reporter unsatisfied.

"Then let me ask you another question. How did Director Guan impress you when he wrote this script?"

The reporter obviously didn't want to miss the opportunity to ask questions and interview, and wanted to seize all the time to connect the movie topic with Guan Ling. After all, they all had to pay for transportation.

You can understand the content of the movie, but not everyone can tell what the content is.

It was also the first time for reporters to watch a movie, and they really couldn’t raise any high-quality questions about the content.

Journalists not only want to have news breaking points, but also want to expand publicity, and Guan Ling is a good entry point.

"That's a good question." Jiang Wen raised the microphone with a smile and smiled. He loves to chat. In fact, Jiang Wen doesn't bother to talk about movies, because in his opinion, " The movie "Let the Bullets Fly" was already too straightforward, so straightforward that he didn't want to explain it at all.

"For me, movies are dreams, trying to express a world in my imagination. The most important thing that attracts me to movies is to create something out of nothing. To create something out of nothing that seems to exist and makes you feel more real than the real world. World. When I first saw Director Guan’s script, I found the world I wanted to illustrate. At this point, Director Guan and I had the same views, and this fit attracted me. At that time, I excitedly told Director Guan that this script was very good, but I couldn’t film it.

Because I clearly know the quality of this script. There are not many good scripts in China that can combine artistry and commerciality. But Director Guan told me at the time that this script was written just for me. "

When he said these words, the camera below was shining on Jiang Wen, and he seemed to be choked up.

Who can care less about the Golden Lion?

Last year, he saw "Lust, Caution" win the Golden Lion Award.

He was below, watching helplessly.

This year, for the Golden Lion Award, Jiang Wen knew how much role Guan Ling played in it.

Another reporter asked about what was in the movie, because when Zhang Muzhi and Huang Silang took the stage, it seemed to be a parody of "General Patton Takes the Stage," except that the original solemn drum beats and music became classical opera, and the seriousness became Humorous. Behind the strong contrast and comedy lies unconscious carnival.

"You have watched it very carefully. This paragraph indeed dramatizes General Patton's rise to power. I just want to tell people one point. When authority is overthrown, people are still 'kneeling'. This is the look of the characters that the movie wants to convey. , and carnival seems to be a kind of group consciousness, but everyone lacks free will.”

Many of the audience below felt their hairs boiling when they heard that authority was being overturned, but people were still kneeling?

Why does this sound a bit awesome?

The film critic below quickly recorded Jiang Wen's words, afraid of missing anything.

Some people who had watched it happily looked at each other, as if they had sensed some new interpretations in this movie.

"I'll go watch it twice tomorrow. I feel like Director Jiang's words have some other meaning in them."

"What Director Jiang said is very interesting. It is a fictional world, a world that is more real than the real world, and there are a group of kneeling people."

"Fuck, stop talking, I'm getting goosebumps."

"Do you still remember what Jiang Wen said? He and Director Guan are in perfect agreement."

A film critic not far behind Guan Ling was also talking to the people next to him, and it happened to reach Guan Ling's ears, which frightened Guan Ling, "I'm not, I don't, Jiang Wen and I are not highly compatible at all. .”

Director Guan almost panicked.

The live broadcast of the Sixth Princess had simply been disconnected when the movie started, otherwise if these words were spread to the Sixth Princess, it would definitely cause an uproar.

But the popularity of the premiere still took the internet by storm.

""Let the Bullets Fly" officially premieres. Do you know how the hero spends his life?"

"Let the bullets fly for a while, and a movie can tell all the endless things in the world!"

Many websites and traditional newspaper media have strict control over the content of movies, because details cannot be leaked and must attract attention. This makes the old editors anxious. Everyone is having a headache. After all, if you don’t attract attention, you won’t be able to stand out. .

Some online media are more engaging and focus directly on Guan Ling.

"What is the relationship between Jiang Wen and Guan Ling? Guan Ling actually wrote the script of "Let the Bullets Fly" for Jiang Wen."

"Director Jiang had tears in his eyes during the interview at the premiere. He was deeply moved by Guan Ling's behavior!"

"Does a world that creates something out of nothing exist? Does the content of "Let the Bullets Fly" have a profound meaning?"

"Director Jiang wanted to stand and make money! But he found that all the money was given to Lingyun Media."

All kinds of news are breaking on the Internet.

Jiang Wen actually has a lot of fans. After all, he is a man who can quarrel with Zhang Yimou during the filming of a movie. He has many fans, not to mention Guan Ling. Guan Ling has even more fans. Under these overwhelming publicity on the Internet, Jiang Wen has a lot of fans. Nowadays, many people have already arranged a necessary option for the National Day holiday to go to the movies.

"boom."

Jiang Wen slapped the cup on the table angrily.

When he returned home that night, Jiang Wen wanted to read what the news said on his computer, and saw the news that all the money was given to Lingyun Media, which made Jiang Wen so angry that he almost had a myocardial infarction.

Zhou Yun hurriedly came over to caress Jiang Wen and said with a smile, "Actually, it's okay. What Director Han said on stage is right. If the box office of this movie can be particularly high, the benefits to you may indeed be more than the money, and If there is a script in the future, you won’t have to worry about investment at all.”

"I hope so." Jiang Wen held Zhou Yun's hand, "But this movie has no problem letting me enter the [-] million yuan club. Let's see what effect it can achieve."

Jiang Wen was not so courageous and did not dare to say the number of [-] million.

"Come on, go to bed. You have to go on a roadshow with other creators tomorrow." Zhou Yun said with a smile.

Jiang Wen understood it, but he was a little overwhelmed. After all, from filming to finalizing, to editing, to promotion, to flying to Italy, and then flying back, he and his wife had never been away from each other at all. The middle-aged man was a little tired in this regard.

I have spread sweat all over the world before, but today, I am indeed a little tired.

But there is still no way to escape.

Jiang Wen could only sigh heavily.

……

On the first day of the National Day holiday, "Let the Bullets Fly" was sold out in theaters across the country.

And it also exploded on the Internet instantly. Many viewers immediately gave their opinions after watching the movie, and these opinions and film reviews instantly exploded other viewers.

"I really don't understand. I bought a movie ticket and wanted Jiang Wen to translate for me what a surprise is. But apart from being cool, I really don't understand anything else. But what I said is that this movie is really deep. After all, it's like this It looks like I’m a bit awesome.”

"Upstairs, I am a young man who pretends to be a low-level person. In order to create a gap between us and the masses who don't pretend to be B, we hug each other tightly like an egg and pursue the recognition within the egg. We are called Dantong."

"To be honest, I'm not pretending, I really understand. Jiang Wen's ambition is too great, or Guan Ling's script is definitely a carefully drawn bullet seeking to break the situation. This movie wants everyone to agree , because he only said one thing, everyone had better stand and earn money!"

"I have always stood up to earn money. Every day when I drill screws in the electronics factory, I am not allowed to sit down. If I sit down, I will be fined."

"I'm a security guard and I make money standing up."

"You guys are so funny. You kneel when you stand, and we kneel when we sit. You can't see people standing at all."

"I just think it's awesome. How did this script pass the review? And how on earth did Director Han dare to put his name in the producer column? Did the government really not understand?"

……

The Internet is in full swing.

Of course Han Sanpin saw some related comments, but he scoffed.

When his daughter asked Han Sanpin what the movie was about with the review, Han Sanpin smiled and touched her daughter's head, "Netizens always think they are the best in the world and think that we can't understand the script or understand the script." Movie. In fact, we know very well what Jiang Wen wants to say. But we in China do not engage in literary inquisition and do not prohibit people from associating and imagining.

It’s just that these netizens think that we are all stupid. "

The daughter looked at Han Sanpin's answer and seemed to understand.

……

Lu Chuan watched his eldest brother Jiang Wen completely explode and couldn't sleep all night.     There are congratulations, but also a little jealousy.

But what made him even more livid was that he didn't understand. He felt that Guan Ling had a vague feeling of dissatisfaction with him.

Guan Ling would rather write a script for Jiang Wen than invest in his own new work. As a result, he went to many places to ask for investment.

Guan Ling is not short of money, and Lingyun Media is not short of money.

But Guan Ling supported Ning Hao to enter the [-] million yuan club, helped Yang Qing suddenly become a new generation director with a box office of [-] to [-] million yuan, and even helped Jiang Wen win the Golden Lion.

And later he would support more than ten directors to enter the billion-dollar club, but he was not concerned about himself at all.

He has submitted too many resumes to Lingyun Media, but they have all been rejected.

This frustrated him.

Qin Lan looked at Lu Chuan who was awake and asked him with some distress, "Why did you go to a premiere and why are you so depressed when you come back?"

"It's nothing. I just have a little chest tightness." Lu Chuan said, thinking for a while before speaking, "I feel like I have offended Guan Ling somewhere."

"Offended Director Guan? Do you two have anything to do with each other?"

"I suspect it's because we exchanged words at the Shanghai Film Festival." Lu Chuan has recalled all the moments since he met Guan Ling. He really can't think clearly. In the end, he can only blame it on his jealousy of Guan Ling. Ling's talent rivaled Guan Ling's at the film festival.

This is the only scene where the two of them are in conflict.

"Not really." Qin Lan tilted his head, a little doubtful. It's normal to exchange a few words, but investment can make money. Will Guan Ling really give up the opportunity to make money from investment because of a few harmless words of exchange?

Lu Chuan is also a well-known director after all.

"Lan Lan, if Guan Ling has another new movie, would you like to try it?" Lu Chuan thought for a while and said, "If you can get on well with Guan Ling by then, can you help me find out about this? It’s hard for me to ask others to ask questions for me, because I’m afraid I’m overthinking it myself.”

"it is good."

Qin Lan promised, but felt very aggrieved in his heart.

The reason why I asked you, the director, to be my boyfriend is so that you can help me find roles.

Now I have to go to Guan Ling's crew to work as a spy for you and spy on the enemy. It doesn't matter.

But can I enter the Guan Ling crew?

I'm going to give it a try. I really succeeded in my fucking audition. Director Guan and I have a good relationship. Why am I still with you?

Thinking so in his heart, Qin Lan inevitably looks down upon the current Lu Chuan.

……

Guan Ling did not return to the company after the premiere. Instead, he returned to the second cave of his three cunning rabbit caves.

This is the first time I've been to this place. It's not very popular and it still looks a bit cold.

But this place is only ten minutes' walk from Liu Yifei's Dabieye.

When she saw the new house, Liu Yifei was completely confused.

"When did you buy the house here?"

"After knowing that your villa is nearby."

"You have a bad mind." Liu Yifei said, feeling a little moved in her heart.

Guan Ling actually bought a house specifically for himself so that he could date him.

It's a pity that the little fairy didn't know that Guan Ling bought many sets.

Moved, the two began to get intimate again.

He came here with Liu Yifei. The main purpose was to play poker. The two of them ordered food and smoked turtles in the room together.

Whoever loses gets to take off a piece of clothing.

The play lasted until about ten o'clock in the evening. After Liu Yifei had been fucked several times, Guan Ling finally reluctantly sent Liu Yifei back to her home.

As soon as I arrived in front of Dabieye, I saw Mother Liu who had come out to greet her.

"Auntie, good evening. I have brought Feifei back to you." Guan Ling looked at Liu's mother and greeted her with a smile. After all, she was a little nervous facing her mother-in-law because she had eaten the cabbage at home.

"Come in and sit for a while. I'll make some supper for you two." Liu's mother is really different now from before. The whole person is full of intimacy.

"No, Auntie, we have already eaten."

"Then come in and sit down. Auntie wants to talk to you."

"Hey, Mom, it's so late. Let him go home quickly. It's too far for him to go home." Liu Yifei lied. She knew that Guan Ling only had ten minutes to walk home.

"It's okay to stay at our house, there are so many guest rooms."

"Mom, we are the only two girls at home. How convenient is it for him to live at home?" Liu Yifei's face turned red.

"That's true. Okay. That's really inconvenient."

After saying goodbye to Guan Ling, Liu's mother pressed Liu Yifei's forehead, "You silly girl, mother is creating opportunities for you."

Liu Yifei lowered his head, embarrassed to say, I had been captured long ago.

Mother Liu looked at Guan Ling's leaving figure and sighed.

……

The first-day box office of "Let the Bullets Fly" touched the hearts of everyone in the industry.

Jiang Wen is a veteran director with high level and high status.

Guan Ling is an emerging director and the undisputed box office leader. Everyone is looking forward to what these two people plus one equal.

According to some predictions, the box office on the first day can reach a level close to [-] million.

But no one believed it because it was too high and no one believed that this would happen.

And under the unanimous expectation of everyone, the next day, the first-day box office was finally released and displayed in front of everyone's eyes.

3973 million.

The box office did not exceed [-] million, but it was basically consistent with the data given by the forecasting agency.

The industry is crazy!

Everyone in the industry is a little confused.

In the new picture, Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou looked at the data given by the prediction agency. They were a little dumbfounded. Then, Zhang Weiping looked at Zhang Yimou with fiery eyes, as if he had seen a beautiful body.

When Wu Kebo and Wang Jinghua saw this data, their minds were like mush.

Brother Chen Kai saw the data and had a good time with Chen Hong in the evening. He was very stressed.

Jiang Wen was just like Fan Jin, who suddenly fell into great joy and didn't know what to say.

"so horrible!"

"Too brutal!"

Everyone was amazed!

"My dear!" Han Sanpin felt a little numb when he saw the data. This was a Golden Lion Award-winning film, and it was considered a literary film.

When Jia Zhangke saw the box office at home, he was calm but his head was buzzing.

They both have the Golden Lion Award, so why is there such a big difference?

He doesn't understand!

(End of this chapter)