China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 425: The domestic entertainment industry is in shock! Director Guan was nearly raped!
No one could have imagined that Wuershan's second film would have such a high box office on its first day of release.

It actually ended up being fixed at 74 million!
An incredible achievement!

A result that makes people's eyes split!

The first-day box office record previously held by Guan Ling’s Chinese-language film “Source Code” has been broken!

Guan Ling's previous record of 7426 million on the first day of box office for "Inception" was almost broken!

The difference between the two is only a few hundred thousand in box office revenue.

Coincidentally!

The industry was dumbfounded.

"Did Guan Ling fake the box office for Wuershan?"

When the news came out, this was the first thought that came to many people's minds.

But on second thought, Guan Ling would not ask someone to fake the box office and then break his own record.

There was no point in doing this for Guan Ling.

After all, Wuershan is a director under Lingyun Media.

Why would an Oscar-winning director do such a thankless task? !

Or he is just riding on his own head and acting arrogantly!
After sorting out this idea, people were even more amazed.

"If the box office figures aren't fake, then this Wuershan is really too awesome."

"No, it's Director Guan's training that's awesome? Director Guan's script that's awesome?"

When this result appeared on the desks of various producers and theaters, countless people felt dazzled.

It also inspired all Chinese filmmakers!
Except for "Taken 3", the Hollywood blockbusters released during the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival periods were not considered good.

In fact, confidence in the industry has declined.

Especially this year, everyone knows which Hollywood movies they will encounter.

Although there are no details on the specific release dates yet, some of the known movies include "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Thor", "Kung Fu Panda 2", "Fast and Furious 5", "Skyrim", "Transformers 3", "Harry Potter" and so on.

Basically, they are released during the summer vacation.

If we look at the quality and box office of Chinese-language films in the first three months, no one would doubt it.

These Chinese-language films will definitely be completely crushed by Hollywood blockbusters!
And it was broken into pieces!
Who will fight?
Who can fight?
But this time, the waves caused by "Painted Skin 2" among the audience on the first day did cause ripples in many people's hearts.

Sometimes, Chinese-language films may not necessarily be able to beat the so-called Hollywood blockbusters, except for perverted series like "Transformers".

At least if "Painted Skin 2" is released in the same period as them, it will definitely be able to compete with them.

But people felt a chill in their hearts when they thought of this.

The one who can compete is Wuershan or Guan Ling's man.

The entire industry doesn’t know when there will be another director who can compete with Hollywood blockbusters on his own.
At least this year, "Painted Skin 2" will be taken off the screen, so who else can compete?
Guan Ling's cartoons?
Can you make it?

Or Guan Ling also uses her Hollywood superhero blockbuster to fight, that's meaningless! It's still an English movie! Although Guan Ling cheered everyone up, in the final analysis, Guan Ling still shot a movie in Hollywood.

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"Painted Skin 2's first-day box office revenue exceeded 7400 million! Wuershan set a new first-day box office record for Chinese-language films!"

"Guan Ling and Wuershan are neck and neck! They are ranked first and second in the first-day box office of Chinese films, and the difference between them is only a few hundred thousand RMB!"

"On the first day of its release, three new records were set in the history of Chinese-language films! The midnight box office, first-day box office, and single-day box office records were all broken!"

"The innovation and courage of Chinese-language films, a new myth of Chinese-language films! Painted Skin 2 sets a new benchmark for the Chinese-language film industry!"

"Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, and Yan Danchen perform a magical love-hate drama!"

The next day, it was a hot topic on entertainment headlines, forums, and even Weibo of major portals.

They are all scenes from "Painted Skin 2".

"Guan Yin Shan", which was released a while ago, has almost disappeared.

As for "Hunting for the Dragon and the Treasure Hunter", there are still some sporadic news.

"Look, look, this is a magical blockbuster, Chen Xiaochun, open your eyes and take a look!"

Chen Xiaochun was extremely domineering at the premiere a while ago, but this time he was completely like an ear of wheat in autumn, lowering his proud head.

Chen Xiaochun saw the hot searches on Weibo at home.

My heart is awe-inspiring.

He was also full of grievances.

"It's okay to take a look, but these eyes can't be opened wide."

……

"Guan Ling's chrysanthemum was almost blown up by the script he wrote himself."

"Is this movie going to become the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie in China besides Guan Ling?"

"It's really a fucking knife pulling the ass, it's opened my eyes!"

All kinds of news are sweeping the Internet.

When many people learned of this result, it was like seeing a box office beast, running rampant between theaters. On just the first day, it wreaked havoc on theaters without anyone being able to fight back!

silence.

This box office result left everyone silent.

Many producers were trembling all over!

Even Han Sanpin couldn't help but send a message to Guan Ling to congratulate him.

"Should I congratulate Director Guan for adding a new general to his arsenal?"

"To be honest, there was guidance, but it was mainly Wuershan's own efforts." Guan Ling said, "Director Han should also encourage our young director."

"In your words?"

Han Sanpin said, "I will naturally encourage him, but apart from him, I mainly want to talk to you. Han Xin can lead 100,000 soldiers and horses, so he is also a great general of Liu Bang."

Han Sanpin said this with a bit of arrogance.

But after listening carefully, Guan Ling felt that the other party was clearly licking him in the middle.

Although I am not happy to hear this, I have to admit that the taste of Mr. Han licking it is really extraordinary.

In fact, what Han Xin said was also true: he himself was a general, and the more soldiers he had, the better.

But for Guan Ling, fighting is also a means.

Han Sanpin hadn't finished licking yet, and continued, "It's not that I look down on Wuershan, but didn't Han Xin die in the end? Even if he's in the limelight right now, isn't it all because of your words? Putting aside the script, if you really confronted him and had a fight, who would win and who would lose? You don't think I don't know, do you?"

"Please stop praising him. I feel like he's going to rebel if you continue praising him." Guan Ling couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, then I won't talk about it. But the interview with you about the best director at the Oscars that CCTV2 arranged is about to be broadcast. It just so happens that Painted Skin is very popular right now. Why don't you come over and we can do a live broadcast to add more heat to this movie."

Han Sanpin invited Guan Ling.

I was fantasizing in my mind. Anyway, Guan Ling has nothing to do during this period, so I can arrange an interview for him and Wuershan for everyone to watch, and push the box office of "Painted Skin 2" to the highest point.

What a long face!
This is a blockbuster movie!
Even just thinking about it, Han Sanpin's heart was filled with excitement!
If this can break one billion, or even just seven hundred million, it would be amazing!

He is definitely the number one person under Guan Ling.

Think again about Wuershan’s short flat head and small round face.

Han Sanpin was even more awed.
"It's true, you can't judge a person by his appearance!"

……

"Director Wu, congratulations!"

"One battle to fame, one battle to fame!"

Many people sent messages to Wuershan, making him a little confused.

In a trance, Wuershan felt that everything seemed unreal.

He remembered Huayi's invitation to him.
He also remembered that he turned around and contacted Ling Yun.

Now it seems that the pros and cons of this choice have been determined.

"Not joining the National Army in 1949 was a blessing I prayed for in my previous life."

In the dead of night, Wuershan's mind was in a mess.

It must be said that he was hit pretty hard.

When he called Guan Ling, Wuershan couldn't help but say "thank you".

"You don't need to thank me. You should know that apart from the script, my sporadic suggestions are nothing. You should thank yourself."

Guan Ling said to Wuershan on the other end of the phone.

"Although we don't know how the box office of Painted Skin 2 will perform, you need to think carefully about what your next movie will be. You can tell me the genre and I'll choose it for you. If you really don't have any ideas, I'll arrange it for you."

Guan Ling found a worker and naturally would not let him sit idle.

"Okay, Director Guan."

At this moment, Wuershan felt as if he had been injected with chicken blood and was full of energy.

"I will definitely not slack off. I want to become a director like Director Guan."

……

The next day, Guan Ling's interview with CCTV's Sixth Princess brought the promotion of "Painted Skin 2" to a climax.

This interview was originally scheduled to be conducted at the Six Princesses, in order to discuss his feelings about winning the Oscar for Best Director.

But at this time, Guan Ling talked about the box office performance of "Painted Skin 2".

"Box office figures are not the most important, nor is how much money investors make, but the example Wuershan has set and the path he has paved for mainstream Chinese films are of great significance to him and to Chinese films.

I know everyone is surprised by the box office. To be honest, I am a little surprised too.

But all this is not a big deal. On April 4, the release of "Never Gone" may break the first-day box office of "Painted Skin 28". Who knows?"

Guan Ling looked calm in the camera. Although he said he was surprised, his face always showed a calm expression.

"In fact, Wuershan was not the first to take this path. The industry generally recognizes that Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame was the pioneer of this new path that is comparable to the Hollywood film industry."

The host intentionally led the topic to Guan Ling. The magical industrial film created by the "Detective Dee series" took more than 2 million US dollars at the North American box office, which is still vivid in our memory. It is hard to say about "Painted Skin ".

"Whether I am the pioneer or not is not important. What makes me happy is that someone will continue to walk this path. Although Painted Skin 2 is only the first day box office, its performance will send a very strong signal to the industry.
The Chinese-language film market is not sluggish, but there are no blockbusters that people are willing to go to the cinema. Just because some people cannot traverse this path, naturally there are others who can.

The important thing is that someone has to go.

Everyone can stay where they are, making feature films, niche films, and maybe achieve good results, but this is not necessarily conducive to the progress of our industry.

We are facing the world's largest film consumption market with a huge population. We cannot feed shit to the audience.

You have to know that some of the people who watch movies in the future may be the children of filmmakers like us.”

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"Guan Ling claims that Painted Skin 2 sets a new benchmark for the Chinese-language film industry!"

"Guan Ling used foul language on CCTV and strongly demanded that filmmakers stop feeding the audience shit."

"For an excellent commercial blockbuster, a complete Chinese film industry assembly line, over-reliance on text ultimately leads to neglect of the essence of the film itself. Obsessing over the plot and story, ignoring the essence of a film, an entire film industry assembly line, which is actually a combination of more sound, light, shadow, and audio, even if it achieves box office success, it cannot be regarded as a victory for the film industry. It is precisely in this aspect that "Painted Skin 2" has shown gratifying progress." - Xinhuanet

"Painted Skin 2 uses a fraction of the production cost of Hollywood blockbusters, but creates a world of images with a unique oriental magical aesthetic. The perfect concept of the film industry system has made great contributions, and the solid and effective execution is the guarantee of the final success. Director Wuershan's film tells the long-term patient of Chinese-language films that although Director Guan Ling and Director Tsui Hark's previous "Detective Dee series" have made some progress, they failed to point out the current ills. Now the box office of "Painted Skin 2" has revealed all this to everyone. Every Chinese filmmaker is worth learning. Instead of thinking of various folk remedies, it is better to calm down and start from every link of the film industry, follow the audience's aesthetic needs, follow the value laws of the film industry, and do your own job well!" - "China Youth Daily"

Various interviews and news on the Internet have swept the industry.

Many viewers were grateful for Guan Ling's words.

"He really did. I cried my heart out. He actually told Chinese filmmakers not to feed us shit!"

Some viewers felt sympathetic.

As a filmmaker who has never said such things, it's almost like going to war with the entire industry.

It seems like I'm not targeting you, everyone here is garbage.

But Guan Ling said it openly on CCTV!
After the interview,

Han Sanpin blocked Guan Ling at the door.

"You are lucky. We had a meeting today and several movies have been scheduled. Forever Young will have the best time during the May Day holiday. After that, Fast & Furious 5 will be scheduled for May 5, Pirates of the Caribbean for May 12, and Kung Fu Panda for May 5. None of them will pose any threat to Forever Young."

"It has also been confirmed that several movies such as Captain America, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Cars 2 will be released this year. If you don't have many movies, then there is a high probability that you will not be able to compete."

Han Sanpin sighed.

He continues to follow up with other big directors for almost the same length of movie time.

Zhang Yimou will not be seen until next year.

Brother Chen Kai just started filming.

The schedule for Guan Ling’s cartoons is quite tight, the earliest it will be released is in August or September.

After all, the production cycle of animated films is longer.

Jiang Wen is not a very pure guy. He fiddles with his second child every day.

Ning Hao's movie is about to be released.

Wuershan has just debuted, so we can’t ask too much from him.

Han Sanpin felt a little bitter.

Unlike last year when Guan Ling had "Inception" and "Source Code", this year Guan Ling's movie has a tight schedule and heavy tasks, but Han Sanpin can't blame him, he just feels a little anxious.

"I don't think I can fight him. It's just a little bit disgusting, but it's not a big deal."

Guan Ling suddenly smiled. He remembered the movie he had said he would make for Yang Mi. A low-budget one would do.

"Disgusted who?"

Han Sanpin looked at Guan Ling's smile, and a wave of hope suddenly surged in his heart.

Could it be that there is an unexpected surprise?!
(End of this chapter)