China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 357 Okay, then I'll open your eyes!
Industry insiders generally believe that August is the last piece of fat in the summer season.

When this month is over, it will fall into a month of lows, and then the fierce competition of the National Day will begin.

This year's National Day, due to the release date of "Aftershock", the industry is actually under a lot of pressure. Almost everyone knows that when Guan Ling's own movie is temporarily withdrawn from theaters, it is currently very difficult for the industry to defeat the movie linked to Feng Xiaogang and "Aftershock".

"Inception" was the first to eat up most of this piece of fat.

On August 8, the total box office of "Inception" in mainland China exceeded 21 billion, breaking the shadow that had shrouded "Avatar" for half a year. This was not an unexpected result and it really gave Chinese directors the greatest encouragement!
"The first in Chinese film history! Guan Ling, Nolan's Inception topped the mainland box office! It took 36 days! Guan Ling not only created the fastest box office record of 13 billion, but also completely crushed Avatar!"

"The only one in the market! Inception has broken records in consecutive weeks, and all its rivals have been defeated! The North American box office has exceeded 3 million US dollars! The global total box office has exceeded that of Iron Man 2!"

"Will he win the award? Leonardo's acting skills have been praised, and he may benefit from "Inception" to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor?!"

"One movie created a record-breaking box office in China, revealing the crazy lives of Liu Yifei and You Benchang!"

"The summer masterpiece has finally been recognized. In addition to the domestic film market, Inception grossed $3.89 million in overseas markets, triggering a global dream craze!"

"Surpassing "Blade Runner", "The Matrix" and "Inception", it has become Guan and Nolan's master blockbuster!"

On Guan Ling's way to Hollywood, "Inception" first left the Chinese mainland film industry completely speechless.

Both "Full Alert" and the upcoming Hollywood imported movies were completely torn to pieces in this battle that was doomed to be unwinnable.

"Full Alert" grossed 60 million in six days and 80 million in half a month.

After people's excitement died down, the 100 million yuan investment in this movie, after the initial excitement, was completely forgotten by everyone.

It became the most tragic domestic film.

But his misery was only at the box office.

The movie "Shibo Total Mobilization" completely disgraced Chinese animation.

Especially after Guan Ling said that he wanted to make an animated film, this movie received much more attention than before.

Then Douban exploded.

“Strive hard for the lowest score on Douban!”

"I saw so many people crying. I felt desperate. What I felt desperate about was not the cartoon or the World Expo, but the fact that everyone was so seriously discussing how and why the movie was bad. It's like people questioning why shit stinks. There is no answer to this question!"

"I originally wanted to reminisce about my lost childhood when I watched 'Havoc in Heaven', but I didn't expect that after watching it, I couldn't sleep for three consecutive nights!"

"The reason I gave it one star is because there is no half star or no star, but I just couldn't help but say something. I stepped into the theater and I feel so sorry!"

"It is suspected that this movie will surpass "The Story of LF" and become the king of animation and the worst movie on Douban!"

The crowd laughed.

You should know that after the release of the cartoon "The Story of lf", people called it a horrible masterpiece that can drive people crazy in three minutes, cause psychological abnormalities, endocrine disorders and mental disorders!

But even this kind of cartoon has been surpassed.

In fact, in addition to the thunderous cheers, domestic netizens are also filled with regret!

Especially some audiences who love animation, they finally got some hope after hearing Guan Ling’s call.

It was shattered at this moment.

"I just did the dubbing," Cheng Long called Guan Ling, feeling a little exhausted, "I'm almost driven crazy by these netizens' scolding."

"I saw the news. My condolences."

Guan Ling had never seen this movie in his previous life, nor had he even heard of it. He also didn't expect that his words were spoken too early, which led to the movie receiving a lot of attention in this life.

Then it collapsed.

Guan Ling was puzzled at first, how bad could cartoons be?
Then he looked.

It would be fine if he didn't look at it, but after he did, Guan Ling almost couldn't eat.

Guan Ling was not surprised when Cheng Long called him. After thinking about it, he could only say "My condolences."

Cheng Long was confused. After hearing Guan Ling's answer, he was so angry that he laughed.

"Are you in Hollywood now?"

"Yes, I contacted Guynort before, and the pre-production set has been almost ready. I will personally screen it in the next few days, and we will start shooting after we have reviewed it once."

"Fan Bingbing hasn't arrived yet?"

"She also has an award ceremony and will be here in two days." Guan Ling said.

"I never thought you could write a movie for her." Cheng Long sounded tired, but he was excited to hear the gossip. "I thought you just liked the childish type like Xiao Liu."

"It's the same with the lights off."

"Hahaha, there's nothing wrong with that." After hearing Guan Ling's joke, Cheng Long finally couldn't hold it in anymore and laughed twice.

"When will Taken 3 be released? Is there any news yet?"

"The November release date is almost here, and the production is almost done now."

"I've been so exhausted lately. Next year, Zhang Li and I are going to make a movie for fun, and I plan to be the director for a few days." Cheng Long said, "Director Zhang praised you highly, saying that the show "The Ming Dynasty" was almost a failure, but you brought it back to life with just a few words."

Guan Ling thought about it for a moment and realized that Cheng Long was talking about the movie "The Revolution of 1911".

"Come to think of it, I haven't seen Director Zhang for two or three years." Guan Ling also chatted casually.

"He can keep an eye on your news. This movie is a tribute film. Just like your TV series "Awakening Age", you are really amazing. You can make a TV series so shocking. You are the first one in the whole of China."

The purpose of Cheng Long's call was not actually about animation. After chatting for a few sentences, he finally got to the point.

"I heard from Mr. Yang that you are planning to make a splash in Hong Kong movies?"

"It's just talk. The script hasn't even been written and finalized yet."

"Do you have any ideas? I still think about your scripts when I sleep. Although I want to stay in Hollywood, if you have any Hong Kong movies, I will definitely take a look."

"Brother, one thing is almost certain, even if the film is shot, I'm afraid there won't be a role for you."

There was no need for Guan Ling to lie about this. What he was going to shoot was definitely not an action movie, and this could be made very clear to Cheng Long.

"Okay, that's a shame!"

After hearing these words, Cheng Long roughly understood what was going on.

"Have you read the online news? This animation has caused you a lot of trouble recently."

"It's just a small matter, it won't have any impact."

Guan Ling said, "Netizens love and hate you so much. After all, your animation is really hard to review."

"It's rotten, you're too embarrassed to say it!"

Cheng Long couldn't help laughing on the other end.

"I'd like to say something else, but you might not like it."

"what?"

"Shrek the Fourth of the Monsters is also an animation. It will be released soon. When that happens, the people who criticize you will be even more harsh."

……

Hollywood.

After meeting Guynort, Guan Ling looked at the other directors. James Wan's Aquaman was currently being filmed intensively.

"Twilight 3" is also currently being prepared at full speed.

"Taken 3" only has the final wait for its release.

The performance of "Inception" in North America has completely shocked everyone in North America.

The news that Guan Ling came to Hollywood could not stop the Big Six at all.

"Guan, Forbes, Lionsgate, and Warner all want to meet you."

Not long after, invitation letters from several places were sent to Motian's mailbox.

When Guy Naote found out, he immediately reported it to Guan Ling.

"We'll just talk about investment shares when we get there, and we'll talk about it later."

The shares of this "Scarlet Witch" were finalized after communication with Fox and DC. As the copyright holders, the two parties naturally need some support.

As a strategic partner of Lionsgate, Guan Ling is more aware of the shock that "Inception" has brought to Frank. This guy probably can't sleep well.

However, Guan Ling planned to finish his work with the crew before going there, and everyone understood that.

……

In August, the mainland held the Changchun Film Festival awards ceremony, and Xiaoyanzi won the Best Actress award.

This is her second time winning the title here, after she was crowned queen four years ago.

The Best Actor award went to Zha Zha Hui.

As a less powerful film festival in the mainland, the discussion about the two awards was not even as loud as that of "Lost on Journey", which became popular due to its popularity.

And at this moment, after ten days of word-of-mouth fermentation.

The single-day box office of "Lost on Journey" increased instead of decreased!

As a low-budget comedy film, Guan Ling was only an investor and did not even serve as a producer for the film, so the industry paid more attention to other films in the beginning.

But after the movie’s Douban reputation score was released, it exploded instantly.

The box office suddenly fell into a downward trend.

Netizens paid relatively little attention to it, and by the time they discovered it, several days had passed.

Afterwards, media publicity and promotion began to be phased out on a large scale.

"This is a sincere small- to medium-budget film. Guan Ling's spirit of encouraging directors is worthy of encouragement. The sincerity of this film itself is even more worthy of everyone's contribution of a movie ticket!"

“Exceeding expectations, bringing smiles and warmth at the same time! Lost on Journey may create a market for warm comedy genre films!”

"A collaboration between A World Without Thieves and Returning Home, a road movie about ordinary people returning home for the Spring Festival, a movie that will make people remember Wang Baoqiang forever!"

"A sincere domestic film, a nutritious low-budget comedy fast food! Life is so difficult, but it can't beat the phrase 'just go home'. How many foreigners have been moved by this movie?!"

"There is joy in the midst of suffering, and tears in the midst of laughter. The Spring Festival travel rush is a big drama. Guan Ling's Inception has swept away the shadow of Avatar for Chinese films, but this is not enough. This Lost on Journey may be the epitome of the rise of Chinese films?!"

"A wonderful wife, a moral mistress, and social harmony are vividly portrayed in this movie!"

If the first-day box office of "Lost on Journey" was an accident thanks to Guan Ling's support.

The subsequent decline for several consecutive days is a cycle.

But five days later, the box office trend of this movie really shocked many theaters.

Guan Ling just invested in a movie and wanted to make a lot of money? !
This kind of small-scale win-big-win strategy is welcomed by theater chains, and managers are all red-eyed!
After that, the roles played by Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang instantly became classics of August.

More than ten days later, the box office of this movie has reached more than 50 million!
People in the industry are a little numb.

"It's a movie with a budget of five million, you're not going to make a hundred million in the end, right?!"

Grab money!
The film and television experts in the industry were all shocked and didn’t understand!

Many professional film and television people have also begun to study this movie frantically, trying to understand why this dark horse was able to stand out in the blockbuster schedule in August.

No one expected that this movie could survive among films like "Inception" and "Full Alert".

And it’s very nourishing to live!
Guan Ling is the box office report received in Hollywood.

Xu Zheng called to report the good news, and he sounded very excited.

His mood has gone from being anxious and worried at the beginning to now being so calm when going out that he doesn't even recognize anyone. His progress has been rapid!
But he still hoped that he could go one step further, and the opportunity to go one step further naturally lay in Guan Ling.

"Director Guan, I did it!"

Xu Zheng's smile spread directly from Beijing to Los Angeles.

……

As August came, no one expected that the news of the "Tangshan Earthquake" would once again sweep the Internet.

"Avatar and Inception have made 3D and IMAX lead the 'giant screen trend'! Aftershock has launched an IMAX version!"

As the saying goes, there's money to be made wherever there's money to be made.

Wherever there is a trend, there is a trend.

The script of "Inception" is awesome, so awesome that no one can learn it. Since they can't learn the spirit, they try to learn the form. For a while, 3D trend appeared frequently.

And at this juncture.

A movie from Hong Kong directly led the world trend.

As a SQ movie currently being filmed, "Three D Regiments" has enough gimmicks and has attracted international media coverage. Both CNN and AFP have reported on it extensively, and CNN also conducted a special interview with the director.

This "The Mirror of Ecstasy" gave a high score to Hong Kong films in August and firmly grasped the reputation of the first 3D hand-movie movie in history!
Another point of concern in the industry is that a while ago, "Hustler" magazine has invested and announced the start of filming of the 3D version of the A-level movie "Avatar"!
It took away a lot of attention from the news circle.

But the news will always focus.

At the end of August, before Guan Ling was about to participate in the Venice International Film Festival.

Previously, Guan Ling claimed to be involved in an animated film, "Shrek the Monsters 4" grossed 5300 million in the first week, and "World Expo Mobilization" caused ridicule from netizens. A series of news came together and finally exploded in Japan.

Makoto Shinkai, a famous Japanese animation director, took the initiative to post a subtle attack on Chinese animated films online.

"Chinese animated films are developing rapidly, and World Expo Mobilization shows the advantages of Chinese animated films. If this process continues, Chinese animated films will eventually surpass Japanese animated films."

This weird and weird remark completely caused a climax among Japanese netizens.

For a while, there was constant ridicule.

What started as an internal discussion within China instantly turned into an international event between China and Japan.

"This guy doesn't think it's a big deal. This is nakedly sarcastic."

Cheng Long called again and was very dissatisfied with the Japanese director.

"Okay, then I'll open the eyes of these little bastards!"

Guan Ling narrowed his eyes when he heard the news.

Guan Ling said this on the phone.

(End of this chapter)