China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 394: Can "Hurricane 3" compete? ! Can it compete for the Golden Globe Award?

[4600 words after revision! ]

Just as Guan Ling was persevering in moving forward.

The night is getting colder,

The dark forest behind the hotel window was soon covered with white frost.

Zhao Xiaodao's words really made Guan Ling not know how to respond.

Whether before or after their relationship became intimate, Guan Ling was overwhelmed by the other party's directness.

The only thing he called wrong was his name, not his nickname. He is indeed Xiaodao.

Fortunately, Guan Ling knew the way and found the way home.

The opponent stabbed Guan Ling in both sides, and Guan Ling fought back fully.

Since the other party decided to take the back door, Guan Ling naturally enjoyed this smooth life.

The red monkey face that occasionally attacked the opponent made Zhao Xiaodao whimper but also appear extremely honest.

"I have been honest, please let me go."

Zhao Xiaodao blinked his big eyes.
An air of innocence permeated the air.

Before the morning sun rose, Guan Ling woke up. The soft sound of thunder suddenly reminded Guan Ling of a famous saying: "There is so much injustice in the world, drink the thunder with blood!"

When Guan Ling said this, Zhao Xiaodao also woke up.

"What thunder?"

She kissed Guan Ling's lips a little awkwardly.
The response was ignorant.

Although the barrier between the two of them was broken that night, Guan Ling could feel that everything about Xiao Dao was relatively unfamiliar.
It's just this unfamiliarity.

This made Guan Ling feel a little inexplicably proud.

"fine."

Guan Ling lazily hugged Zhao Xiaodao's soft body and persuaded her,
"Don't just be happy in the future. Although this role is yours now, you still need to play it well. Try to gain a firm foothold in the industry with this movie."

The world is indeed very unfair, and the news of the audition sparked a wave of public opinion.

But I'm afraid it's hard for these people to know that this role has been decided in such a short time.

But Guan Ling didn't care.

He only cares about Zhao Xiaodao showing his best.

Zhao Xiaodao hummed and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Although what happened was a bit ridiculous, she did not regret it.

Because her partner that night was Guan Ling, she was even a little excited.

"Then after you go to the United States, can you send me a text message so that you can contact me at any time?" Zhao Xiaodao asked before Guan Ling left the hotel room.

"Of course, if you have any news, please contact me at any time. I will reply as soon as I see it."

Guan Ling also responded along with the other party's words.

After all, they just had a friendly exchange, and Guan Ling would definitely not do something like pulling out Wuqing.

But in fact, only Guan Ling himself knows that he really doesn't chat with women. If he chats every day, the people in his phone may have to flip through the cards and queue up.

The decision of a female lead role in "Along with the Gods" is actually not a big deal, and Guan Ling is not planning to continue casting. The rest will be left to Brother Chen Kai to play freely. He will only supervise the overall quality of the final film.

Since he has chosen to cooperate with Brother Chen Kai, Guan Ling feels that he still needs to give Lao Chen basic respect.

Except for the story.

As for the photography and the characters, it’s up to Lao Chen to judge for himself; Guan Ling is still acceptable.

As Guan Ling boarded the plane to Hollywood, the promotion of "Tron: The Century" and "The Chronicles of Narnia 3" entered a white-hot stage in mainland China.

Because "Wulin Waijia", "New Shaolin Temple" and "The Best Wedding" will not be released until the end of the month.

Although the current publicity is equally intense, it is still an order of magnitude lower than that of the two Hollywood blockbusters.

The scene where these two Hollywood imported films and "Taken 3" compete again in a different map has become a head-on confrontation without any spoilers.

And because of the pressure that "Taken 3" brought to these two films, even in China, the final official announcement was extremely strong.

On the plane, Guan Ling checked the latest portal news.

There was an indifferent look in his eyes.

The lingering fragrance on Zhao Xiaodao's body turned into a soft silk that made Guan Ling stare blankly from time to time.

“The Chronicles of Narnia 3 will be released in China on January 1. As a film adapted from the most attractive third book in the series of books that are loved by hardcore fans of Narnia, The Chronicles of Narnia will be presented in 7D for the first time, and it is visually even better than the previous one!”

"Spending $270 million to build a traditional Chinese dragon boat, can "The Chronicles of Narnia 3" create the same box office success story as "Taken 3"?!"

“《创：战纪》国内提前上映，由1月11日提前到1月10日内地全面上映，据悉该部电影为迪士尼公司年度科幻3D巨制，成本达3亿美元！”

"The Dolby 7.1 surround sound version of "Tron: Legacy" has landed in mainland theaters, becoming the first movie produced with Dolby 7.1 surround sound standards to be released in mainland theaters!"

"After creating a high box office, Taken 3 has finally faced its strongest rival. As one of the most expensive films in the history of film, can TRON: Legacy trigger a movie-watching frenzy among Chinese audiences like Avatar did? Can it repeat last year's unprecedented box office success?!"

Various news reports swept through the media, causing many people in the theaters to feel a little nervous.

Although Taken 3 did well at the North American box office, it was not much different from Tron. But this time, two movies are coming directly. Can Guan Ling really stand up to the direct competition between two Hollywood blockbusters in China? !

Various news are listed on the entertainment headlines of major portals.

Hidden in the middle, the news that Guan Ling was leaving for the United States was hidden.

Many people in the industry are waiting to see the results, to see whether Guan Ling can occupy a very high market share in the box office battle in China among the three so-called "Hollywood blockbusters" just like it did with domestic films, and crush these two so-called blockbusters!

Can you really be like Zhao Zilong, who went in and out seven times?!
As time goes by, more and more information about this year's Golden Globe Awards is being disclosed by the media again and heated up.

It was only then that people realized that there were only less than ten days left for the Golden Globe Awards ceremony.

For a while, public opinion shifted from whether Guan Ling could compete with two Hollywood movies to expectations of what kind of award Guan Ling would win at the Golden Globe Awards!
Many people believe that the Golden Globe Awards has always been the most important indicator of the Oscars.

Some even believe that a Golden Globe nomination means that the film's chances of winning an Oscar will become clearer.

In fact, this idea is quite outrageous.

In recent years, the relationship between the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars is actually very strange. It is neither derivative nor a foreshadowing. It's just that many movies are submitted to both places, so the results are often very close.

But in fact, the Golden Globe Awards has always wanted to avoid the embarrassing role of being a weather vane for the Oscars.

The Oscars have an unshakable status as a big name in the industry, but the Golden Globe Awards are hosted by foreign journalists. The two do not belong to the same system.

In the United States, the Oscars are generally the main helm for film awards, the Emmy Awards are the lead for television awards, and as for the annual summary of film and television, it is difficult to say that the role played by the Golden Globe Awards has any final influence on the results of the Oscars!

However, compared to the thousands of Oscar judges, the Golden Globe judges come from six continents and are less than 100 people. It is easier to get things done with a small number of people, and it is impossible to pursue maximum democracy and fairness. However, the more subjective selection method can create a unique focus.

But sometimes the Golden Globe Awards are willing to go against the Oscars for the sake of their own ideals!
After all, without ideals, what’s the difference between you and a salted fish?
The Golden Globe Awards also don't want to be a nobody. As a long-standing film and television award, its reluctance has increased over the past two years.

Even the Best Actor in a Drama Film in 09 was given to Mickey Rourke for "Dangal", while the Oscar went to Sean Penn for "Milk".

Of course, the fact is that the economy is the key, and everything is for ratings and eyeballs!
The Golden Globe Award is still one of the most envied awards for Chinese directors!

The announcement of this year's Golden Globe nominations actually revealed a lot of information when it was first announced.

The fact that The King's Speech leads with seven nominations almost indicates that the film will definitely not go home empty-handed.

"Social Networking" followed closely with 6 nominations, and "Inception" had 4 nominations.

"The Father" also received three nominations.

Among the various nomination lists, since "Social Networking" has already swept the American Film Critics Association Awards early on, in fact, in the eyes of many people, the prospects of "Social Networking" winning an award may be clearer than "The King's Speech".

As for Guan Ling?

Of course people have expectations about whether he can win the award, but everyone has their own standards in their hearts as to what he can win.

The industry generally believes that.

Winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film means Guan Ling’s trip was worthwhile.

……

A few days passed in a flash,
Guan Ling came to Hollywood to continue filming the remaining scenes of "Scarlet Witch" with Fan Bingbing. Since the movie involved too many special effects, many shots could only be replaced by green screen.

Guan Ling has a very strict control over details.

Zhang Ziyi went to the United States to find Guan Ling.

She also met Fan Bingbing. Although the two had some disagreements before, after this meeting, Zhang Ziyi's attitude had obviously softened a lot.

Perhaps he guessed the inexplicable relationship between Fan Bingbing and Guan Ling,
Zhang Ziyi didn't even dare to offend Fan Bingbing.

In the crew,

“Although the project of ‘Gone Girl’ has been approved, I haven’t made the final decision on the director yet. I will finalize it this month, and the roles and others will also be finalized randomly. Anyway, I have come to the United States, so you just wait.

As for Lionsgate, you should accompany me next time you go there. Lionsgate is the investor of this movie, so just consider it as your introduction to the company."

Guan Ling guessed Zhang Ziyi's purpose.

But he doesn't have time to make arrangements for Zhang Ziyi now.

Naturally, Zhang Ziyi didn't dare to express any dissatisfaction.

But before leaving, Zhang Ziyi looked at Guan Ling,

"Director Guan, I'd love to go to Lionsgate to get acquainted, but I always feel that our relationship isn't as close as yours and Fan Bingbing's. Would you like to get acquainted with me as well?"

The other party's invitation is full of temptation.

But Guan Ling refused sternly.

"I've already said that I don't want to be buried with the national master!"

Zhang Ziyi was stunned. "Are you still worried about me? I have done a physical examination before, and I can show you the report. I have given it to you."

“It has nothing to do with the report.”

Guan Ling knew that he had to take advantage of the situation and would definitely have close communication with Zhang Ziyi.

At this time, Zhang Ziyi was only in her early thirties, an age of passion, and her obsession with herself had burned throughout her body.

But I think of Lu Xun’s famous saying.

Guan Ling was in no mood.

There are no roads in the world, but when more people walk on it, roads are formed.

Guan Ling had no idea how many paths Zhang Ziyi had, but he knew that this thing was so skinny that the paths must be tortuous, rugged, and painful.

Maybe it's a wider version.

Although Guan Ling believed that no matter how wide the road was, it would be difficult for him to move forward.

But I just don’t feel like it.

So, under Zhang Ziyi's resentful look, he once again rejected her invitation to sleep with him.

……

On January 1, "The Chronicles of Narnia 7" finally premiered.

Amid the huge thunder, the raindrops caused by this movie left the industry dumbfounded.

I thought it would be a direct competition with Hollywood blockbusters, but the first-day box office of this magical production was only 1400 million.

At the end of the first four days of the weekend, the movie had only grossed 4200 million.

The first-day box office figures for "Tron: Legacy" left the industry completely speechless.

This movie has put great pressure on "Hurricane 3". Although the scale of its release is not as large as last year's "Avatar", the types of release are diverse, including 2D, 3D, IMAX film and digital!
With so much publicity and promotion, the film tried its best to catch up with "Avatar" in an attempt to create a hot topic and increase the box office. People even thought whether this film could possibly create the hot box office result of "Avatar" last year - 6 million box office in half a month!
This movie also made Han Sanpin full of vigilance.

He also called Guan Ling to ask Guan Ling's opinion.

Guan Ling just said that he would wait and see, which made Han Sanpin laugh and say that Guan Ling was really calm and composed which was not suitable for his age group.

With such huge publicity efforts.

People wanted to see whether this movie could break the single-day lead of "Hurricane 3".

But I didn’t expect to poop a big thing!
The box office of 1600 million on the first day shocked the industry and also dumbfounded the producers.

After the film was broadcast, the market reaction was polarized. Video game fans loved it very much and enjoyed the three scenes of flywheel, need for speed and airplane battle in the virtual electronic world. But some other viewers "complained": "The action scenes are shocking, but the plot is too stupid."

Since "Tron" was not introduced in 1982, the domestic audience's appetite for movies with computer and video game themes was relatively small, and many female audiences said it was "very boring and I couldn't understand it" after watching the movie.

Amid the overwhelming film reviews, people suddenly realized.

The combined first-day box office of these two movies is not as good as that of "The Hurricane 3"!
What people had previously publicized about Guan Ling surrounding two Hollywood blockbusters actually became a reality!
What is even more surprising to the industry is that although the two Hollywood blockbusters did not perform as well as people expected, they brought growth momentum to the market based on technological upgrades.

However, the box office of If You Are the One 2 quietly exceeded 3.5 million yuan.

“Has Chinese film entered a period of rapid development on the fast track?”

A scholar raised this topic on the Internet, and it instantly ignited the entire network.

The entry of imported films has made Chinese films afraid to set a release date. A movie under Guan Ling has overshadowed two Hollywood blockbusters, leaving the industry completely at a loss for words.

"After the release of two Hollywood blockbusters, the impact of Hurricane 3 on the film was very low, with a single-week box office drop of only 5.1%, which is almost negligible."

After all the news came out, Han Sanpin was stunned.

"Director Guan, did you predict this?"

When the call came, Han Sanpin smiled and said, "I thought you were pretending to be calm with me, but the performance of this movie, let alone their producers and us as distributors, I feel that no one expected it... It's too bad."

"I've read the plot. The theme of this movie is that you sneak out at night to play video games, meet your dad, win the game, and bring home a beautiful woman."

Guan Ling said, "It's hard to replicate the success of Avatar. 3D special effects are no longer a magic weapon. Without plot tension, any movie will fail."

"Makes sense."

Han Sanpin continued to ask, "Director Guan, can you give me your predictions for the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars? Can you win the Golden Globe?"

Guan Ling put his hand in front of Fan Bingbing's chest, as if he had already picked up the golden ball, and said calmly.

"If Brother Chen Kai can take something, why can't I take it? I just don't know how many I will take."

"Boss Han, I never worry about awards. Just as I need them, I guess they need me too."

Han Sanpin was stunned for a moment, then reacted after a moment and smiled knowingly.

(End of this chapter)