China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

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Crush!

Naked, the most intuitive crushing!
When the single-day box office revenue of almost 100 million yuan came out, the entire entertainment industry almost exploded.

In Beijing, Guan Hu and others' lips trembled when they saw Director Guan's latest box office.

"The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel" was just released not long ago, and its five days is only equivalent to Director Guan's one day.

The movie "Beijing Meets Seattle" which has performed quite well, the heroine played by Tang Wei is the same heroine as in "Hong Kong Trip". It has been released for more than half a month and has grossed more than 100 million yuan.

He was caught up in just one day.

Outrageous!

The most direct crushing effect is reflected in other movies released during the same period.

The domestic blockbuster "Drug War" starring Sun Honglei and Gu Tianle was released two days ahead of "Hong Kong Trip" and grossed 84 million in three days. It is not as much as "Hong Kong Trip" in one day.

Moreover, in one film, Sun Honglei and Gu Tianle have the same number of roles, but Sun Honglei is in front.

In one film, Gu Tianle plays the leading role, and Sun Honglei makes a guest appearance.

The results are so different.

The word of mouth for this movie is actually pretty good. The film originally wanted to reap some benefits with the help of Guan Ling's publicity and Gu Tianle's fame. However, once "Travel to Hong Kong" was released, its single-day box office plummeted by 70% on the third day!

As for the fresh and clean romance film "Breakup Contract" starring Bai Baihe and Eddie Peng, it was as pitiful as a small stone thrown into the sea. It didn't even create a decent wave before it was completely swallowed up by the huge waves raised by "Hong Kong Trip".

Someone on the Internet joked: "'Breakup Contract'? In front of 'Hong Kong Trip', it doesn't even have the qualifications to break up!"

Looking at the screening schedule, the first day was only tentatively 45%, but in the end every show was sold out and tickets were hard to come by.

The managers of all major cinema chains were all shrewd people and reacted incredibly quickly. The next day, the screening rate soared to a terrifying 58%!

Many cinemas added extra midnight shows, and they were still packed!

Blasted!

"Hong Kong Trip" was not only a hit in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, but it was also a hit all over the country.

Guan Ling's phone began to vibrate wildly, with text messages, WeChat messages, and missed call alerts coming one after another like a symphony.

The first person to call was Han Sanpin from China Film. This old man was about to retire and even though they had just met, he was still extremely excited.

He spoke in a loud voice, revealing his undisguised excitement: "Awesome! Good boy! At this time when I am about to retire, you really did a great job on this movie! Your movie simply overturned the coffin of Hong Kong zombie movies! And you even nailed a few alloy nails in it! Hahahaha! If Lin Zhengying is still alive, he would give you a thumbs up!"

Obviously, this result was beyond Han Sanpin's expectations.

These words carry too much weight. Since the death of Lin Zhengying, Hong Kong zombie movies have long been in decline and have become a forgotten memory.

Guan Ling used the imported zombies, combined with Hong Kong's local customs and the fast pace of the train, to bring this type of film back to life and give it amazing vitality.

The entertainment industry's reaction was even more ridiculously fast.

In the following period of time, the box office results continued to rise, completely defeating the movies released in March.

There is absolutely no power to fight back.

After the three-day opening weekend box office came out.

The entire entertainment industry was completely shocked.

The box office data for the first weekend reached 3.01 million!
This figure was like a bomb thrown into the already turbulent Hong Kong film industry, and it also stirred the mainland film industry into a boiling pot.

The shock to Hong Kong films was that it directly wiped out the Hong Kong box office. Since it was released at the same time, the Hong Kong box office even achieved nearly 30 million in three days.

Simply outrageous.

Johnnie To, who was filming "Blind Detective" on the set, received a quick box office report from his assistant. He glanced at it, his face darkened, and he slammed the script in his hand onto the monitor.
He cursed, "Damn it! The young guys are playing so big! They've blocked the way for us who make police and gangster movies!"

His tone was complex, with shock, helplessness, and a hint of imperceptible admiration.

The one who is the most angry is him because the movie "Drug War" he filmed is currently being released in mainland China.

Without even looking at the results, Johnnie To already knew how badly he would be crushed.

It's absolutely horrific.

And Gu Tianle instantly became everyone's number one idol in Hong Kong.

It even threatened Tony Leung Ka Fai.

Tony Leung Ka Fai, who had just won the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards for "Cold War" and was feeling very proud of himself, was then compared to Koo Tien-lok by countless fans.

You won’t know until you compare. You’ll be shocked. Tony Leung, who seemed to have a high box office before, has already been far surpassed by Koo Tien-lok in total box office performance even though “Travel to Hong Kong” has only been released for a few days.

The intensity of ridicule was at its maximum, with emoticons flooding the Internet such as "Tony Leung, come out and get beaten!" and "You think you can compare with Gu Tianle?!"

When Tony Leung Ka Fai was interviewed by reporters, he smiled bitterly: "Gu Zai is very strong, but his fans are a bit crazy."

Gu Tianle also responded remotely, helpless, and said with a smile: "I'm really sorry about this. I really need to hire a bodyguard when I go out now! Audience friends, I'm too immersed in the play! Now when I go out, not only do people frantically call me dad, but they also hug me and cry at every turn..."

This wave of popularity is both painful and joyful.

The mainland film critics were even more uproarious.

Douban's score soared to 8.9! The hot comments section on the homepage also became a battlefield without the smoke of gunpowder:

There is a lot of controversy in the hot reviews, but the majority of them are still positive.
"Zombies are no longer a Western monopoly! Chinese filmmakers, no, it should be said that Guan Ling has once again proved to the world their extraordinary narrative ability and exquisite reference skills. There is no Hollywood-style heroism to save humanity, but more reflection on human nature and emotional portrayal. No matter how you look at it, this movie is a first for the Asian film industry. Five stars for encouragement! Will Hong Kong films be revived because of this? Let us wait and see!"

"From Guan Ling's point of view, all other Chinese movies are bad movies, no problem at all. Look at "Drug War" which is still being filmed by Johnnie To. I guessed the ending after watching the beginning, but what about "Hong Kong Trip"? My god, Guan Ling's zombie movie made everyone depressed and everyone ran away very fast! A commercial movie with complete routines and clear concepts, with conspiracy, humanity and sacrifice, and it is clear who is left in the end. It seems that Guan Ling graduated directly from Hollywood, and it can even be said that after graduating from Hollywood, he became a professor to other directors in China, but not many of them came. I am really a little depressed."

"Before watching 'Hong Kong Trip', in my mind, zombie movies were European and American genres. This impression was not only deeply rooted, but even a rule. However, after watching this movie, I realized that China is not without good filmmakers, but lacks good directors. At the same time, I am also anxious about the distance that Chinese film directors are being left behind by Guan Ling. Therefore, I finally understand why Guan Ling wants to train so many directors."

"Yes, he will grow old himself."

Although there were some negative reviews, they were relatively few. For example, someone declared, "What the hell! Bloody and violent! Wrong values! Tony Leung's character should be cut into pieces! It's a bad lesson for children! How did the radio and television review it?"

Basically, the penalties are based on the audit system, and there is nothing new in the details.

But it has to be said that some big hands hidden in the dark have begun to add fuel to the flames of related issues.

It caused quite a stir.

When Guan Ling got the news, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Although it was just an invisible hand, Guan Ling knew that they were afraid.
The intensity of this debate has only made the movie even more popular.

Things that cannot be suppressed, naturally cannot be suppressed... "Director Guan, I really want to thank you for this Hong Kong film." The call from General Ying Huangyang conveyed goodwill at the right time and in the right way. "Director Guan, if you need anything in the future, please feel free to contact me, including but not limited to business, movies, theaters, and even international film festivals. When you need help, just say a word."

Mr. Yang seemed very indifferent, as if he knew nothing.

But Guan Ling believed that as a savvy person who had been in Hong Kong for so many years, the other party might have heard some rumors, otherwise he would not have mentioned helping at the international film festival.

"Thank you, Mr. Yang. I will definitely invite you to the opening ceremony." Guan Ling is never stage-shy when it comes to polite words.

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The reactions of Hong Kong's local filmmakers were even more mixed.

Hong Kong, a local Hong Kong actor who debuted as an actor from a singer, Junlong Mak, was dazed after watching "Hong Kong Trip". He suddenly thought of the zombies in the era of Lam Ching-ying, so he wrote a long article in his column with the title "The spell of the haunted house in 2442 cannot suppress Guan Ling's zombies":
"Kwan Ling's "Travel to Hong Kong" is like a heavy hammer, waking up the Hong Kong films that pretended to be asleep. We are still missing the old days when Nuomi cured zombies, but he used Hollywood's corpse poison to inject a shot of adrenaline into Hong Kong genre films. That speeding subway not only ran over zombies, but also our self-contained past. Hong Kong films, it's time to wake up!"

In this column, Juno Mak wrote that he also wanted to bring back the memories of Nuomi curing zombies back then to everyone's eyes, and decided to shoot, direct, and star in his own film debut.

And it was directly exposed on the Internet, so this movie will most likely be called "Zombie".

It triggered a wave of nostalgia among fans of Hong Kong zombie films and even spread to mainland China.

The most embarrassing thing is that the director Sun Jianjun had just finished shooting "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains", an "international blockbuster" that was said to have huge investment and gathered stars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong.

Previously, his film was said to be released, but later it was reported that Liu Dehua spent money to suppress it.

This movie has not been released yet.
Looking at the first day's box office of "Travel to Hong Kong", Sun Jianjun made a lot of remarks online, claiming that if his own movie could be released, it would probably reach Guan Ling's level.

Not long after, the news that Liu Dehua personally watched the movie and thought it was too bad and asked him not to release it was exposed on the Internet, making Old Sun so embarrassed that his face turned red like a monkey's butt.

He silently deleted a promotional Weibo post that he had just sent out.

This silent action is more convincing than any words.

It also caused great ridicule in the industry, and many viewers wondered how bad it was? Liu Dehua, as the lead actor, personally came out to demand that the film not be released? ?

The first week and seven days ended amid countless exclamations, controversies, ecstasy and curses.

At Lingyun Media, the final number on the huge data screen caused the entire room to fall into a brief silence.

Box office in seven days: 6.7 million RMB!

The number of congratulatory bouquets sent from film producers, theaters, and celebrity friends almost flooded the threshold of Lingyun Media.

The news broadcast from the movie channel brought a greater and more unreal shock to this joyful atmosphere:

"…The number of viewers of "Travel to Hong Kong" in its first week officially exceeded 20 million! The box office revenue of zombie films it created has far exceeded the total box office revenue of all similar films in mainland China in the past ten years!"

But these did not affect Guan Ling at all.

Inner Mongolia,
There was a deafening cheer from the crew of "The Martian"!

Huang Bo was so excited that he hugged Guan Ling and said, "Director Guan, you are so amazing. Now, will your international film festival be a breeze?"

As a native of Qingdao, he is Guan Ling's confidant.

Huang Bo certainly knew Guan Ling's purpose.

So he was really excited about the movie, even though he didn't make it.

He was also excited about the box office.

Although Director Guan had no intention of holding a large celebration banquet, after all, the movie had only been released for seven days, but of course a few directors and the male and female actors who had a good relationship with each other had to have a private feast together.

"Director Guan, congratulations!"

The other crew members also clinked glasses with him. Zhang Junning looked at Guan Ling with inquiring eyes.

I knew Director Guan was scary, but I didn’t expect him to be this scary.

As a guest star, Wu Jing recalled what Director Guan said to the paparazzi in Hong Kong when filming the Hong Kong trip.

"You can't handle me..."

Those words are still echoing in Wu Jing's ears.

As they chatted, the conversation got deeper.

Talking about this kind of results, can we beat those people?

Everyone looked at Guan Ling.

"Director Guan, are you confident?"

Guan Ling picked up a glass of water and raised his eyebrows: "There are only two rules of the game in this world. Power controls everything, and money controls power. Which one do you think I belong to in the entertainment industry now?"

Huang Bo shook his head, his eyes sparkling: "The latter?"

Guan Ling smiled, "Neither of us. The entertainment industry is not a place of power. They seem to have both power and money in their hands, but they can't earn as much as others. I seem to lack power, and money is more like the latter, but money can buy public opinion and publicity, but it can't buy audiences.

They will die if they exhaust all their resources.

I seem to have nothing, but I have everything. Because the audience will give us the rights. "

Wu Jing was stunned by these words, and then he began to think about it. Director Guan's words were quite interesting.

Amidst the laughter, Guan Ling looked past the noisy crowd and out the window.

It is still a bit cold in Inner Mongolia at this time of year.

It was not a bustling place, and the place where the crew was located was even worse, with no neon reflections, and no colorful lights and shadows.

But Guan Ling knew that at this time, the situation had already been established.

My phone kept ringing. There were confirmations of import costs for movies that Japan and South Korea were going to import, and congratulatory emails from Bong Joon-ho and others.

There was news that Gai Nao was looking forward to Guan Ling's going to Hollywood to take charge. He said that the major film studios in Hollywood were like the eyes of giant beasts, flashing with light of scrutiny, greed, or seeking cooperation.

However, Guan Ling knew that if this war had to have a symbolic starting point, last year's Venice Film Festival was the fuse, but his film was not shown during the Lunar New Year holiday.

The war between the two sides has already begun from this moment on.

The success of "Travel to Hong Kong" is far more than just box office numbers.

It was like a huge rock thrown into a stagnant pool of water, the ripples it created quickly spread and stirred up the stagnant water of the entire Chinese-language film ecosystem.

(End of this chapter)