China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 343: Topped the Box Office! Director Guan has no limits!
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There are not many things that can shock Jiang Wen, especially when it comes to box office results.

He doesn't care so much about the box office, otherwise he would have changed his style long ago. The films he made before, such as "The Sun Also Rises", were essentially about speaking.

He doesn't care about the number of movies, he only cares about making movies according to his own preferences and how to make the work the best.

He can be said to be a rare gem among directors.

Unspeakably free and easy.

As a wife, Zhou Yun is of course very clear about this.

"It's rare to see you react like this. In the past, you wouldn't have stayed up all night just for a box office."

“I’m more excited.”

Jiang Wen said softly, "You know that box office is not my strong point. They have people who promote and distribute. They understand this better than me. I don't understand this. In addition, I kind of believe that a director who studies and is obsessed with box office too much is not a good director. Obviously, it's a little bit, not obviously, but it's a little bit, it's just a bit like a dog trying to catch a rat.

That's kind of my creed.

But in front of the producer, I would definitely not say these things. But the box office is something that, even if it does matter, it is definitely impossible to calculate it by yourself. There are people who are specifically responsible for this, such as theaters, distributors, and producers. Directors don't have to worry about this.

The director writes the script, finds actors, shoots the play, and performs it well. That's all a director should do.

As for the box office, the director doesn’t need to keep an eye on it.”

"Then why are you still waiting?" Zhou Yun smiled, "You think so freely and clearly, and now you are still waiting for the result?"

"Movies are like a lever. If the director does everything well and a heavy object is placed on one end of the lever, the box office on the other end will give a fair result.

As long as the director produces something decent and not shabby, the box office will be good.”

Jiang Wen is usually a straightforward person, but this time he talked for a long time, leaving Zhou Yun with a confused look on his face.

The air seemed to be silent for a moment.

After refilling Jiang Wen's cup of tea, Zhou Yun put his arm around Jiang Wen without saying anything.

She knew that Jiang Wen had not finished speaking.

"Yunyun,"

As expected, Jiang Wen turned to look at Zhou Yun.
"If this was my movie, I would have probably gone to sleep a long time ago. Because I have definitely done my best, and if the movie doesn't do well at the box office, it's those people's loss.

But this is Guan Ling's movie.

I'm afraid that the first day box office is not worthy of Guan Ling's ambition...

I am not worried about Guan Ling, I am worried that the Chinese market... is not worthy of Guan Ling."

There was silence in the bedroom.

Zhou Yun listened to Jiang Wen's comments without saying a word.

……

"As the saying goes, a strong fence keeps out dogs. You've been with Guan Ling for such a long time. Don't you really have any idea of ​​who he is?"

In the Dabie Mountains of the capital, Liu's mother looked at Liu Yifei with disappointment.

"This movie is your chance to take off. I understand that everything we are doing now is right. Endorsements and activities are all reasonable. But you have to know that for directors, actors grow up in their hands.

If you don't hold him tightly today, who knows which actress will rush to him impatiently? "

Liu's mother was not asleep at this moment either.

The mother and daughter sat on the bed and talked, but as they talked, they started arguing.

Liu Yifei has always been a person with her own ideas.

Liu's mother knew this very well.

But after being with Guan Ling for so long, there is no movement in my stomach.

This did surprise Liu's mother. There were many things she had never wanted to say. Whether it was going out to play mahjong or encouraging the two to spend more time together, wasn't it all for the two to launch a night attack?
It’s a pity that the night attack was fruitless!
"Inception" became a hit on the first day, and Liu's mother knew that Liu Yifei's career was in sight, but when she thought of Guan Ling's next movie, in which Fan Bingbing would play the heroine.

As a mother, she was even more angry than Liu Yifei herself.

"I know what's going on, Mom."

Liu Yifei said, "Guan Ling must be very busy today. Tomorrow, I will invite him to come to my house for a visit. Okay?"

After hearing these words, Liu's mother felt slightly relieved.

"Have you put your next movie plan on the agenda?"

"Someone sent me a movie called A Chinese Ghost Story before, and I was thinking about starring in it to maintain my popularity. After all, I'm the female lead, and it's a Chinese-language movie."

Liu Yifei asked, and Liu's mother asked, "Where's the script? Can I take a look?"

The two stayed up all night waiting for the first day box office results to be released.
While Liu's mother was reading the movie script,
After more than twenty minutes, Liu's mother simply closed the script.

"Did Guan Ling give you this script?"

"That's not the case. Someone else handed it to me. I was busy with Inception before. If you hadn't asked, I would have forgotten to read it."

"Has the contract been signed?"

"Nope."

"Reject it."

Liu's mother suddenly became serious, staring at Liu Yifei and said, "Since you went to the United States, I have been following you less. You can fire your new assistant."

"What's wrong, Mom?"

Liu Yifei didn't understand.

"This script is full of kissing scenes and passionate scenes. You want to play this kind of scene? Although you are nominally following in the footsteps of Joey Wong, there is absolutely no need for you to humiliate yourself like this. If there is no movie, don't act. Follow Guan Ling to shoot her new movie in Hollywood."

Liu's mother suggested, "If you have a cameo role, then make it. If you don't, then take a rest. Don't worry about the money. After this movie, I will definitely raise your endorsement income to the maximum."

"All passionate scenes?"

Liu Yifei was speechless. "Then I have to refuse."

She is still together with Guan Ling in private and in name only. As for the passionate scenes, kissing scenes, and semi-naked scenes, she does not think that this is for the sake of art, but rather feels that it is a step backward.

She was well dressed.

Why do you want to take it off?
not worth it.

……

Everyone in the circle is waiting.

Waiting for the first day box office release.

The feedback for "Inception" is actually very good. Judging from the attendance on the first day and the discussion online, this movie is indeed the most discussed movie in the whole of July.

Without him,

Guan Ling is currently the top-ranking film director in China. His every move is watched by countless actors and fans.

You Benchang, who just won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival in May,

Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the most familiar foreign actors to Chinese people. He was so handsome in "Titanic" that it moved men to silence and women to tears.

Liu Yifei is the only top female star of the new generation. In terms of age, she is a 85 flower. In terms of achievements, national popularity, and global popularity, she is among the top five Chinese female stars.

These people have attracted countless people to watch movies.

All of this has had a positive impact on the movie box office.

Many people in the industry joked that You Benchang's winning of the Cannes Best Actor award might have been part of Director Guan's plan to release this film in July.

Perhaps the Cannes Best Actor Award itself was one of the means of promoting "Inception".

Moreover, You Benchang's performance in this movie is worthy of the title of Best Actor. Even the performance threshold of the role far exceeds the performance difficulty of Leonardo DiCaprio. In some scenes, he even has a crushing effect.

But in the end, no one slept that night.

……

I have to say that Jiang Wen is Guan Ling's confidant. Although they don't get to know each other that well, Jiang Wen really understands Guan Ling.

Guan Ling is not worried about the box office, so his sage time is very long.

It was so long that Yang Mi needed to call him gently to wake him up.

This night was extremely long.

The cinema chains were the first to know the results, followed by various groups in the industry, and then China Film.

When Han Sanpin and Zhang Song learned about the first day's box office, they both fell into a long silence.

The box office on the first day was 7426 million!
A new record was born!

Following Guan Ling’s outrageous record of 57 million on the first day box office, a new record was set, which was pushed up by 17 million!
Han Sanpin stood on a high floor of China Film Corporation, looking at the world outside the window.

At this moment, it was pitch black outside, with only a moon hanging high in the sky.

At this time in the capital, there was no hustle and bustle of traffic.

It was also pitch black, but this pitch black was in contrast to the bright lights in the Central Cinema.

Han Sanpin held the tea, his expression unchanged.

"Director Han, your water is spilled..."

Zhang Song couldn't help but remind him,

Han Sanpin didn't care at all that his hands were shaking, and he didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed.

He just stared out at the moon and spat silently.

"He is the moon."

"Boss Han, what did you say?"

Zhang Song didn't hear clearly.

"Nothing, Director Zhang, look, the world outside is bathed in starlight,"

Han Sanpin suddenly became artistic.
"But none of these stars are as bright as the moon. Look at the moon. It's so big and round."

……

Huayi and the Wang brothers looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Are you envious?
In fact, the answer doesn’t matter at all.

"Very good, he wins again." Wang Zhonglei laughed. Apart from this, he really didn't know what else to say.

But no one else could know how much bitterness and mixed feelings were contained in that smile.

It was also difficult for Wang Zhongjun to show an expression of disapproval.

But lower your head,
"He is still a young man. Maybe we did something wrong at the time. I didn't expect him to hold such a grudge."

"Yes, he brought us money, and we wanted roles, and he used coercion and inducement. He really did nothing wrong."

Wang Zhongjun began to review the stories of those years.

"enough!"

Wang Zhonglei said fiercely,
"What's the point of saying that bullshit every time? What's the point? How much face have you given him? He still won't take us with him anyway."

"But he's not sniping us anymore..."

Wang Zhongjun said.

"Isn't this already a good thing? Just think about it, if Inception and our movie were released together..."

Wang Zhonglei suddenly calmed down and fell silent.

"Then we will die miserably."

At this moment, he felt inexplicably relieved.

……

Jiang Wen breathed a sigh of relief when he got the box office news.

He hugged Zhou Yun and expressed his gratitude.

When Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping learned about the box office figures, their eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Even for you, it would probably take a week to achieve this box office result."

Zhang Weiping saw countless money in his eyes.

Unfortunately, this is not part of the new picture.

"Can you please go to bed and stop making noise!"

When Brother Chen Kai got the box office news, Arthur had woken up and was playing around in the house late at night.

For no reason, Brother Chen Kai felt a little upset.

A roar came over.

Arthur's cry was clear and loud.

Brother Chen Kai wanted to go over and kick him twice, but he held back.

"A sin!"

When Er Dongsheng learned about the movie box office situation, he was completely stunned.

"Triple Tap" is a movie he put a lot of thought into filming, and it was released half a month earlier than "Inception".

"Inception" was released for only one day, and the box office of "Triple Tap" was only a few hundred thousand per day.

Er Dongsheng really couldn't hold it anymore.

In Taiwan, when Hou Hsiao-hsien saw the news online, a feeling of relief bombarded his head.

The "Confessions" film project has begun casting across the entire network.

Although this script is an unconventional commercial film, the content is very good. However, Hou Hsiao-hsien is not sure how much box office revenue this film will have in the future.

At this moment, he suddenly realized.

"Think about it, Guan Ling's script, how can the box office be low?!"

……

This night,
A sensation across the internet!

"Inception topped the box office on the first day, and Guan Ling continued to break the single-day box office record he created himself!"

"A Chinese director created the biggest first-day box office performance in the mainland, and a Hollywood blockbuster swept the domestic entertainment industry. The single-day box office broke the total first-day box office record of all previous movies! This means that Inception has drained the July screening market!"

"Countless cannon fodder! All the movies in July are full of corpses! Inception has achieved a reputation for massacre!"

Various news swept the media. At this moment, the entire mainland film industry, and even the film industry in Taiwan and Hong Kong, was shaken.

Other movies released in July are either being drawn or about to be released at the moment.

Production companies began to tremble.

Compared to "Inception", they really don't have the slightest confidence that audiences will go to the theaters to watch these movies.

Even the "Gun King" starring Gu Tianle, Li Bingbing and others was flattened.

That shows how horrible this movie is.

……

When seeing the first day's box office, Zhang Ziyi's eyes finally became more determined.

In her house in Beijing, she picked up her cell phone.

Taking a deep breath, she let it go again.

This went on for several times.

Finally, she finally called Guan Ling.

"Director Guan, I asked for your contact information at the banquet last time because I wanted to discuss a business deal with you."

"Business?"

as predicted,

Guan Ling was attracted by Zhang Ziyi's words this time.

"First of all, congratulations to Director Guan on your new movie, which has achieved such a gratifying box office performance."

Zhang Ziyi said, "The business I want to discuss happens to be related to movies."

"You want me to help you get back?"

Guan Ling understood what Zhang Ziyi meant.
"You haven't been banned at all, it's just that there's pressure from public opinion. You should be very clear about this."

"I know, but I need someone to help me."

Zhang Ziyi said,

“I can play a supporting role for the person you want to promote for free.

You can even get a lot from me. I had a physical check-up and there is nothing wrong with my body.

Do you understand what I mean? "

"Why do you think I can help you?"

"I know Director Zhang and Director Chen, and I have even worked with them before. They all have their own strengths and weaknesses,"

Zhang Ziyi said, “But Director Guan, there is absolutely no limit for you.

If there is someone who can help me recover quickly, the first person I think of is you."

On the other end of the phone, Zhang Ziyi spoke word by word.

(End of this chapter)