China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 408 Oscar Awards!
The box office performance of the 2011 Spring Festival was not ideal.

Although many people had predicted this before the film was released, after all, last year's performance of "Avatar" was like a huge mouth of the abyss, bombarding the entire film industry at home and abroad.

But when the results actually came out, people suddenly realized that their predictions were overestimated.

Although there is still a lot of publicity, "The New Shaolin Temple", which was expected to be the leader, was the first to flop without any splash. After two weeks, the box office has barely exceeded 1.5 million.

The box office performance during this period can be considered dismal.

Another Hollywood 3D action movie, "The Green Hornet," which was predicted to be the biggest hit during the Spring Festival, accidentally caught the last train of the Golden Week.

For a time, the theaters were in a very heavy mood.

Dadi Cinemas, Yan Yu did not have a very happy New Year.

Dadi is the general shareholder, Guan Ling is the second largest shareholder, and Yan Yu is the manager of Dadi Cinemas. Last year, they thought that their cinema chain had already reached the forefront of the industry. Under Guan Ling's call, Dadi Cinemas' annual box office revenue has reached third in the country.

I thought this year would be another good year.

But I didn't expect that the box office of several movies combined was not as high as last year's "Taken 2", and it was even less than the thicker leg hair of "Avatar".

All of a sudden, various cinema chains realized the damage that the lack of well-known directors or well-known blockbusters had done to the Spring Festival schedule.

For a moment, many employees in the theater felt nervous and panicked.

"This year's Spring Festival box office is really dismal!"

"I have an inexplicable feeling that without those famous directors, no matter what movie or story is told, the box office will not be good!"

“Especially Director Guan. When Director Guan’s movies were released before, it felt really stable!”

“How many movies can compare to Director Guan? His blockbusters have truly crushed Avatar’s box office in mainland China!”

Before, when it came to Guan Ling or several other big directors, people’s feelings were not so obvious.

But when the tide goes out, people will know who is swimming naked.

"Director Guan, the box office performance of Dadi Cinemas during this year's Spring Festival did not meet expectations. It's your fault."

Yan Yu called Guan Ling to wish him a happy new year and made some jokes while talking.

"I understand. You want to tire me to death."

Guan Ling was in a good mood during the New Year, but those two sentences still frightened Yan Yu so much that he broke out in a sweat.

"Director Guan, your mouth is really scary. Bah, bah, bah. New year, new atmosphere. I wish Director Guan's Lingyun and Dadi Cinemas will have a better future."

Guan Ling encouraged Yan Yu with a few words.

"Speaking of which, there are actually some cinema managers who don't believe in this. Mr. Wu, the vice president of Shanghai United, believes that the films that are produced at the right time are not good, and the good films are produced at the wrong time. They are still waiting for The Green Hornet to save us from danger."

"It's better to rely on Wuershan's Painted Skin 2 than on him."

Guan Ling hesitated for a moment, "I want to contact them to ask them to reschedule the release date of Painted Skin 2?"

"That's great!" Yan Yu didn't expect there would be such an unexpected surprise.

Originally, this movie was scheduled to be released in March, but given the current situation, Guan Ling thought it would be okay to release it earlier.

It's just a greeting to Han Sanpin, and it's also a way of giving face to the cinema.

Compared to other movies, "Painted Skin 2" is a complete story after all, which is very important at this stage.

Many producers cannot prioritize, as evidenced by "Shaolin Temple" and the upcoming "The Green Hornet."

If you can’t tell a story, no matter how big the gimmick is, it’s nothing but a flower in the mirror or a moon in the water.

In the first few days of the New Year, the online promotions were extremely gimmicky. "'The Best Wedding' made a big splash during the New Year, and Zhang Baizhi returned as the 'Jade Girl'."

As the trump card of the "Happy Events Series", Wong Jing had already made preparations for a big push during the Spring Festival, using Zhang Baizhi to promote the film, which attracted many otakus from the mainland to come and watch it in person.

After experiencing something, this propaganda can be said to have hit the G-spot of many people.

Since ancient times, people have liked to persuade good women to go into prostitution and persuade fallen women to become good women.

Even for those who look glamorous and beautiful, people will look at them with scrutiny, wanting to see how they can put their clothes back on after taking them off.

This resulted in this movie, which was not favored by the media, gaining success one after another.

On the day of its premiere, the box office grossed 1300 million yuan on the first day of the Lunar New Year, making a great start for the New Year.

Surrounded by various new and old films, this movie has carved out a path for itself with its well-organized cast and festive and pleasing family-friendly themes, which has given the industry quite a shock.

The release of "The Green Hornet" made the shock even more intense.

It even made the mainland audience stunned.

On February 2011, 2, "The Green Hornet" was first released in North America.

Guan Ling held Liu Yifei's left hand, and hooked her right hand with Fan Bingbing's finger behind her back, and watched this movie together in North America.

Wait until the movie is finished.

Liu Yifei blinked, not knowing how to comment.

"I feel that Jay Chou's acting is okay, but I also feel that the movie is stupid, the content is bland, the plot is clichéd, and the name of the protagonist Jay Chou sounds too Japanese."

Liu Yifei pondered for a long time before she uttered the word "brain-dead".

"If this gets out, the Chinese music scene will probably drown you out."

"Isn't this something that can't be spread?" Liu Yifei raised her head and tilted her neck proudly, "Besides, I still have thousands of fans. If I go against him, it's hard to say who will win or lose."

Guan Ling patted Liu Yifei's head.
"He doesn't dare to do that, otherwise Jay Chou will have to live in the shadow of other singers in the future."

Guan Ling suddenly thought of "The Richest Man in Xihong City". If these two people really quarreled, it would be quite interesting to let Liu Yifei produce this movie and let Jay completely walk in the shadow of the character in the play.

However, although the plot of this movie is not very good, it was made with $1.1 million in real money after all.

Moreover, as a Hollywood blockbuster promoted by Bruce Lee, it grossed 1100 million US dollars on its first day of release and 3400 million US dollars in its first week!
It really made Jay Chou proud.

The TV series of the same name made Bruce Lee a household action star in the United States. This movie, with its repeated changes of directors and release date, was quite a success in a low-budget period with no competition.

Its first-week box office performance actually surpassed the sum of "The Young and the Restless" and "True Grit". If "The King's Speech" is included, it would barely surpass "The Green Hornet".

Many people started to joke.

"The Oscars haven't even started yet, and The Green Hornet has already taken down Guan Ling's competitor!"

As The Green Hornet's box office performance at home and abroad was high, people suddenly realized that
Time flies, and the 61st Berlin Film Festival is about to open.

Suddenly, everyone in the industry turned their attention to the international film scene!
However, the poor performance of Chinese-language films at the Berlin Film Festival did not cause much controversy.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles.

It’s a grand celebration of the film festival.

This is also Guan Ling's third time standing on the Oscar awards stage.

With the most nominations, we stand proudly above the dark forest of competition!
(End of this chapter)