China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 471 The biggest lie in the world is that you can’t do it!

Since August, the entire industry has been shrouded in a series of wars filled with smoke of gunpowder.

But for the entire Chinese film industry, it is a little quiet.

The achievements of "Far Cry" and "Wu Xia" are almost settled, and the other movies to be released in August, apart from the Hollywood blockbusters that have some appeal, only Guan Ling and "Overheard 2" are left.

However, Guan Ling did not dare to take it lightly as the film was facing off against "Transformers 3" and the Hollywood 3D animated film "The Smurfs", which had been released for half a month.

Just as "Hot Girls at the Bottom" was being promoted all over the Internet and causing a sensation.

The Smurfs are also not idle.

This soft memory in the hearts of the post-80s generation has been reawakened, and the dusty beauty has naturally made everyone's expectations and attention to the 2011 3D version of "The Smurfs" more enthusiastic and high.

In terms of publicity, "The Smurfs" also used its most familiar songs to create the "Smurf style", which triggered a sentence-making craze on Weibo. Among them, Guo Meimei's version was the most powerful, which directly raised the publicity of this movie to a higher level, at least causing a sensation on the entire Internet.

Guo Meimei, who claimed that she wanted to venture into the entertainment industry, was spoofed by netizens.

For a time, public opinion was in an uproar.

There is a tendency for the "Smurf style" and the student memory propaganda of the last-place hot girl to compete with each other.

Under such pressure, even Guan Ling had to come out in person, so all the main creators of "Hot Girls" flew to various places frantically to participate in the roadshow.

Guan Ling even lobbied several major theater chains, mainly threatening that if they did not schedule screenings, future cooperation might not be smooth.

Now Guan Ling doesn’t dare to say that he can definitely control the theaters, but his words are indeed the most intimidating to theaters among all directors.

Many cinema chains responded that they would definitely favor Guan Ling when scheduling screenings.

Unless the movie is terrible, they will make the decision to change the share.

Guan Ling certainly thought there was no problem, and as for the share of the box office revenue of "Hot Girl", Guan Ling still did not back down and asked for the highest share.

This situation shocked many theater managers and owners.

They understand that Inception wants a high share, but they don't understand why this movie, Hot Girls, dares to ask for such a high share?

Although they were dissatisfied, Guan Ling's reputation temporarily suppressed their emotions.

There were many people who didn't understand. Guan Ling didn't explain it to many people.

He just sent invitations to everyone in the industry according to his own promotional rhythm.

This time, not only stars and directors from the industry were invited, but also some well-known film critics and some top scorers in the college entrance examination, giving them a chance to show their true colors.

Time came to November 8,
Because of Guan Ling's movie premiere, the entire Beijing CPPCC auditorium was already packed with people.

The premiere was chosen to be held in the CPPCC Auditorium this time because of the convenient transportation around the CPPCC Auditorium. However, the previous hustle and bustle was still blocked in the face of Guan Ling's appeal in the industry.

Outside, there were fans everywhere who came to wait for Guan Ling and the stars.

Among them, "bees" account for more than 50%.

"Yang Mi, Yang Mi!"

"Far Cry is really good. Can you make more movies like this?"

"I love you, Da Mimi, just like the teacher loves Da Mi!"

"Why don't you come?"

"It's only starting this afternoon, and those who are here now are audiences and fans, so you'll have to wait a little longer!"

Guan Ling and Yang Mi were in a hotel not far from the CPPCC auditorium. After a short period of hard work, the movie they shot, which was said to rival Hollywood blockbusters, was about to be released. Even though Yang Mi had been molested by Guan Ling in every way before and had already lay flat, her breathing was a little heavy at this moment.

"Are you nervous?"

The hotel was on the thirty-third floor. Guan Ling sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the crowd below.

From here you can see the scene outside the CPPCC auditorium.

The spreading crowd was as densely packed as a group of walking ants.

There is a glass of red wine in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

Guan Ling raised his wine glass and took a sip.

Yang Mi licked her lips slightly, "This wine is delicious."

"Is the wine better, or am I better?"

Guan Ling's eyes were full of teasing, which reminded Yang Mi of her dry throat last night, so she poured some red wine.

But that scene was so decadent that when Guan Ling brought it up on purpose, Yang Mi's face still turned a little red.

After the two of them joked for a while, Yang Mi said seriously: "Actually, I can't really say what my emotion is right now. I don't know if I'm nervous or not. I feel a little bit panicked right now, but if you ask me whether this movie can be successful, the answer in my mind is that it can be successful."

Guan Ling said nothing.

Yang Mi continued, "It wasn't Fish Leong who gave me the courage, it was you."

Guan Ling still didn't say anything, just looked down through the French window.

Two minutes passed.
Guan Ling then drank the red wine in the glass.

"Before, the most popular female stars in the circle must be Liu Yifei and Zhou Xun. One of them has made a lot of box office success, and the other has won many awards. The so-called young actresses have begun to show a gap. Zhang Ziyi's status in the mainland has already slipped because she was ridiculed by the public for certain things. With her international influence, it is already the limit for me to make movies overseas."

Guan Ling handed the wine glass to Yang Mi.

Yang Mi rushed over and took it respectfully.

"So, mainland female stars need to secure a third place."

Just a glance at Yang Mi, and Yang Mi instantly felt what Guan Ling meant!
For a moment, Yang Mi's chest rose and fell, and she was quite shocked.

"Third place? Can I be third place?"

She hesitated and said, "Where's Sister Yin Tao? Where's Tingting? She just made a movie that grossed 1 billion yuan."

"When I want her to go up, she goes up naturally."

Guan Ling turned around, took off the hotel's bathrobe, and asked Yang Mi to help him change into his own clothes.

"But now, I want you to get on top. And higher than she is."

As Guan Ling spoke, he touched the top of Yang Mi's head and said, "I can see how hard you've worked during this period, and I can't help but be a little touched by you."

After saying this, Yang Mi's face instantly turned red.

But she also doesn't mind expressing her determination to improve.

Halfway through putting on her clothes, Yang Mi slowly squatted down and said softly, "Can you speak more seriously?"

"Well!"

Guan Ling snorted and spoke softly.

"You know what? Tottenham are a very good team."

In an instant, Yang Mi fell silent.

In front of the floor-to-ceiling window, there were only two figures left, one tall and one short.

………………

Guan Ling and Yang Mi were on their last decompression trip before the premiere.

Other people in the industry also have mixed emotions regarding this premiere.

Bona's Yu Dong, Guangxian's Wang Changtian, Shanghai Film Group's Ren Zhonglun, China Film Group's Han Sanpin and others all gathered at China Film Group.

As usual, this gang must have Guan Ling.

But Guan Ling will be hosting the premiere today, so naturally only these few people are left. They will go to the premiere together later.

During the conversation, Han Sanpin first asked Ren Zhonglun, "How is the play "Even if the Wind Rises" going, Mr. Ren? Do you come over to check it out anytime?"

"Director Guan went to guide the work a while ago, and they have been communicating with Guan Ling all the time. I went to see him a few times..." Ren Zhonglun was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Director Guan never makes empty promises."

This sentence is full of charm.
As soon as the words "no blanks" came out, everyone looked up suddenly and looked at Ren Zhonglun.

"Is it a great movie?" Wang Changtian asked.

"We don't know the overall plot yet, but judging from some of the scenes, the scenes in this movie are somewhat similar to Japanese comics, but part of the plot, I guess it will definitely cause a sensation when it is released."

"It seems that the Lunar New Year schedule has to be moved." Yu Dong twitched his lips. If the summer schedule is not withdrawn, then it will not be withdrawn. If the Lunar New Year schedule is not moved away from Guan Ling, there will be big problems.

Especially during this year's Lunar New Year holiday, there are several movies like "The Flowers of War" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate". To be honest, Yu Dong would rather work on these movies than on the animated film that Guan Ling had previously announced.

Yu Dong doesn't want to put himself in danger. The most important thing is that he has no share in the animated film "Even if the Wind Rises" and can only watch.

Moreover, Guan Ling has the bonus of a pioneer buff, so as long as it is a rare movie, it will definitely cause a sensation in the industry.

After everyone exchanged pleasantries for a while, the topic naturally turned to this low-budget movie.

Han Sanpin said, "Guan Ling discussed the release date with me before, and I suggested that he not release it during the summer. It seems that he wanted to release this movie during the last part of the summer."

"That may indeed be his purpose. Filming for students, whether it is the last twenty days before school or the half month after college, students have money." Wang Changtian is still very familiar with the national conditions. "My daughter said, I think it makes sense."

"But speaking of it, only Yang Mi can slightly support the box office of the whole movie, and Zhang Zhen also had a good performance in "Never Gone", and Yin Tao has always been on the small screen. With just these few people, such a movie, even if it is well promoted, can it really compete with Hollywood movies?"

Ren Zhonglun had some doubts.
This is what he really thinks. At the same time, Mr. Yang naturally has the same question.

Unfortunately, no one present could respond to them.

Han Sanpin said, "Guan Ling has his own pace and purpose in doing things. I am looking forward to what kind of success this movie will have."

"If this movie is successful, youth films may also become popular in the future," he said. "It's a pity that Hong Kong films are still a little behind in this regard."

“Is ‘China Partners’ also of a similar type? If it is really successful, this one needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.”

"Guess how much this movie will make at the box office?" Yu Dong thought about the upcoming release of his movie "Overheard 2" and wanted to ask others what they thought of Guan Ling's movie.

No one has seen the movie, so who can guess?

But not answering would not give Yu Dong much face.

So a few people just mentioned two.

One said four hundred million.

One said 500 million.

The box office is not bad.

This relieved Yu Dong's pressure a little. As long as the box office was not 1 billion or 8 billion, he was not particularly nervous.

But he also sensed that people didn't have that much confidence in Guan Ling's film.

Perhaps it was the small budget, and the type of film, that gave them this view.

Only Han Sanpin remained silent.

Although he didn't say anything, he felt that there was more.

Because of Guan Ling's name and rhythm, since he has been preparing for the release during this period, he may have been prepared for it.

……

2 p.m.

With a number of industry bigwigs appearing on the red carpet, Yang Mi's movie finally stood at the pinnacle of public opinion in the entire entertainment industry!

"Yang Mi starred in "Hot Girls" which premiered today. Yang Mi appeared in student outfit, causing a sensation at the scene!"

"How big of a figure is Guan Ling? Yang Mi actually invited all the bigwigs in the industry to watch the movie? Han Sanpin, Ren Zhonglun, Zhang Yimou, and Chen Kai all showed up to watch the movie!"

"Yang Mi really got a big shot. With all the amazing lineup, if Yang Mi relied on her own abilities, she would not be able to do it even if she worked hard for half her life."

"What the above person said is too little. It won't work in a lifetime! Not to mention her, even Liu Yifei can't do it. The only one who might have this kind of appeal now is Zhou Xun shooting a tribute film or something like that."

"There's a huge crowd of people! Hundreds of traffic police have appeared around the CPPCC auditorium!"

On Weibo's hot search, the four words "Hot Girl at the Bottom" have been on the trending search since morning and have never fallen off the trending search.

Weibo directly put a splash screen ad for the movie shot by Guan, a shareholder of the company. Since the boss of the company is still the boss, how could Weibo not lend a hand? !

After greeting everyone, Guan Ling stood in front of the stage.

A group of main creators also followed Guan Ling onto the stage and really walked in front of the big screen.

When everyone thought they were about to start watching the movie, a few big words suddenly appeared on the big screen.

"The biggest lie in the world is that you can't do it!"

A very stupid chicken soup.

A scene that is hard to describe.

One of the most famous directors in China raised the microphone on the stage.

All the big guys and film critics below frowned.

In fact, to them, this sentence means nothing.

Because behind all the successes and failures, there may be complicated conflicts of interest.

That's why this scene made everyone at a loss for words.

“Although filming is prohibited, everyone can start filming at this time.”

Guan Ling said, "I want to know how everyone feels about this sentence? Whether in your previous studies or in your current work?"

There was silence below.

The bosses don’t know what Guan Ling is keeping in suspense.

Film critics felt that Guan Ling had started to offer inspirational stories.

Only those top scorers in the college entrance examination were deeply touched at this time.

"Let me tell you about me. When I first started filming a movie, it was six years ago now. The Visitor was released on August 8. Today is August 10, and there are still two days before the release of Hot Girls. It has been exactly six years."

"At that time, many people didn't think highly of me, including many movies after that one, such as 'Suspect', 'The Shallows', 'The Hearing Girl'... In short, no one could have guessed that my movies would get better and better, and even stand at the Oscars in a short time.

I saw a lot of reviews online.

After that, some people said that I had help from a noble person.

Some people said I was cheating.

Very interesting. Isn’t it? "

Guan Ling looked at the people below, his face was not red, and his heart was not beating. Although he really had a trick up his sleeve, he did not speak slowly.

"I have heard many people say that I am not good enough, both in my ears and in the public opinion. Until now, many of them have been compliments. I believe many people feel the same way.

Mr. Han, has anyone always told you before that Chinese films are not good?

After Avatar, did all of you feel that dark clouds were looming? But has it all passed? Has everything moved forward? Has everything developed? Has everything progressed?
Ladies and gentlemen, I don’t want to discuss chicken soup with you here, nor do I want to talk to you about hard work and hope.

I'm just going to talk about the biggest lie in the world.

That's because you can't!

Anyone who says this to you is trash and a bastard!"

(End of this chapter)