China Entertainment started in 2004

Chapter 142 Hype
  The production company is the investor.

Of course, Andy Lau's Hong Kong Island Pictures has the ability to produce "Crazy Stone" on its own with a cost of just over 300 million.

However, the release of a movie is not just about having the money to produce the movie, it involves all aspects.

Especially Andy Lau's Yingyi Entertainment, which is an entertainment company on Hong Kong Island, needs to bring companies from the mainland together.

After Han Sanping learned that Andy Lau had invested in a new mainland director, he read Ning Hao's script out of curiosity, and then approached him and said he could help distribute his film.

Then, it became produced by three companies, with China Film, Warner Hengdian Pictures and Television Company responsible for domestic distribution.

At the Beijing premiere, after reporters listened to Han Sanping's words, someone couldn't help but ask: "Director Han, speaking of new directors, was director Wang Shu also discovered by you?"

Wang Shu made his directorial debut in 2004 with his first film "Buried Alive", which is only two years old.

In the eyes of many people, even though Wang Shu has made a lot of achievements, he is still a new director who has just debuted.

At the premiere of "Crazy Stone", Han Sanping originally thought about calling Wang Shu to come over and support the movie, but then considering that "Space Traveler" directed by Wang Shu was in the final stage, he didn't bother.

Hearing this question, he smiled and said, "I didn't discover Wang Shu."

After saying that, he continued, "His first solo film won the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award in Berlin."

"'Buried Alive' not only sold out abroad, but also had a box office of tens of millions after China Film released it domestically."

"This result is very impressive."

"At that time, he already had no shortage of investors."

"There is no discovery or discovery, but he has already achieved results and there is no discovery."

Although Han Sanping was relatively good at celebrating achievements, when he discovered Wang Shu's reputation, he still didn't have the shame to crown him with dignity.

What's more, TV and movie audiences across the country know very well how Wang Shu made his debut and how he proved his strength.

Forcibly giving this name will only add to the joke.

A reporter asked again, "I heard that Director Wang is currently filming the new movie "Space Traveler". As one of the producers of the movie, China Film Group Corporation, Director Han, can you tell us what stage it is currently at?"

Ning Hao, Guo Tao, Huang Bo and other creative staff were a little embarrassed. Today was obviously the premiere of "Crazy Stone". Instead of asking questions about "Crazy Stone", these reporters caught Director Han and asked Wang Shu About the movie being shot.

A trace of bitterness appeared on Ning Hao's face. As a new director with no credentials, even if he was a little unhappy, he didn't have the guts to interrupt and could only listen with a smile on his face.

At this time, I was obviously feeling a little uncomfortable, so not only could I not show it, I had to smile in response.

Especially when I think that Wang Shu is only 20 years old and he is already 29.

At the premiere of his own movie, he had to act as a foil for Wang Shu who was far away.

This feeling made him extremely uncomfortable.

It wasn't that Ning Hao was being petty, or that he was unhappy with Wang Shu.

But today is the premiere of the movie "Crazy Stone" directed by him.

It was originally something that made him very happy and excited.

The reporters who came to the scene caught Han Sanping and asked him about Wang Shu.

Although the disdain for "Crazy Stone" was not expressed explicitly, it was clearly shown in other ways.

He admitted that the production cost was more than 300 million.

Before seeing the finished film, many people would indeed think that "Crazy Stone" was a bad film. The reporters in front of them would have this attitude.

However, as the director of "Crazy Stone", he not only knows that "Crazy Stone" is not a bad movie, but also has great expectations.

When I saw the reporter with this attitude, the gap was so big that I felt uncomfortable.

Although Han Sanping also understood that today was the premiere of "Crazy Stone" directed by Ning Hao, he thought that since the reporter asked about Wang Shu's movie, it wouldn't hurt to take this opportunity to answer it.

After all, "Space Traveler" has reached the stage of finalization and will be released in domestic theaters soon.

It's a good thing to publicize it now.

"Wang Shu's drama will be completed in the near future, and it will not be long before it enters the theater to meet everyone."

"As for when exactly that will be, it has not yet been determined."

Han Sanping smiled and revealed some news about "Space Traveler".

When Wang Shu makes movies, he is somewhat similar to Zhang Yimou, and basically prevents reporters from visiting the studio.

Therefore, the media reporters only know the name of the movie and some gossip, but they don’t know the specific and in-depth content.

The surrounding reporters were very excited when they heard the news and quickly took notes.

The director, who won the Best Screenplay Award at the recent Cannes Film Festival and was crowned Best Actress at Cannes, has been filming non-stop since returning to China and is almost finished.

It’s only about a month!

"Director Han, if I remember correctly, it hasn't been a month since "Space Traveler" was launched, right?" A reporter couldn't help but ask.

Han Sanping responded with a smile: "Wang Shu has a very high level of directing, and he works very seriously and hard, so the filming progress is also fast."

"One month may seem a short time, but in fact it is not."

The reporters around were a little skeptical. It was completed in a month. Could it be a shoddy and bad movie?
  Nowadays, it takes at least two or three months for a movie to go from start-up to completion, even if it is fast.

Slowly, even over several years.

It's just a month to shoot a movie. Apart from some low-cost short films, they are just some poorly made and shoddy movies. Excellent movies are rarely produced.

And Wang Shu's movie is called "Time Traveler".

Since the words space and time exist, there must be elements of science fiction.

And this is also the reason why many reporters are suspicious.

In their inherent understanding, movies with science fiction elements are more difficult and time-consuming to shoot.

In other words, it cannot be done in one month.

Now, Wang Shu not only completed filming in one month, but also made a movie with science fiction elements.

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  The reporters just thought about it in their minds for a moment, and immediately felt the smell of a bad movie coming to their faces.

"Director Han, Director Wang's movie is called "Time and Space Traveler". Although the title looks like a romance movie, the words "time and space" also look like a science fiction movie."

"A month is not enough time to complete the shooting of a science fiction romance film, right?"

A reporter asked tentatively.

Ning Hao, Huang Bo and others were also puzzled. They looked at each other and had the same idea.

A science fiction movie was shot and completed in just one month.

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  Isn't that nonsense?

"Haha." Faced with the reporter's question, Han Sanping laughed twice. As someone who has read the script and been on the set of "Space Traveler", he naturally knows that although this movie contains the word "time and space", it gives people a soft feeling. It feels like science fiction, but it's just a time-travel setting.

Of course, he wasn't ready to say it now.

"Space Traveler" hasn't been released yet, so it still needs to be hyped up. This point of view needs to be allowed to be discussed to increase the popularity of the movie.

"Since you think that one month is not enough time to complete the shooting, then you think that an 18-year-old young director can win the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award in Berlin for a film he shot for only two to three hundred thousand dollars. ?"

"Do you think a 20-year-old director can win the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival?"

Han Sanping knows how to create some hype. "Time Traveler" is about to wrap up, and then it will be post-production, and then it will be released.

Although a specific release time has not been set, it will not be postponed until next year at the latest.

Now, all we have to do is build hype for "Space Traveler".

And hype requires a topic.

Prior to this, there were only rumors that "Buried Alive" directed by Wang Shu was a low-budget film, and there were also rumors that the production cost was in the hundreds of thousands.

However, there has been no confirmation from the outside world. Only some people who are familiar with Wang Shu in the entertainment industry know about it, and many people have spread the news.

However, even if it is spread, everyone knows it.

As long as there is no exact source of information, then everyone is just following what others say.

Now, Han Sanping personally said that "Buried Alive" directed by Wang Shu only cost 20,000 to 300,000 yuan.

This breaking news once again shocked many reporters at the scene.

Not only the reporters were shocked, but Ning Hao, Huang Bo and others were also shocked.

Not a few hundred thousand, but a production cost of two to three hundred thousand?
  Moreover, a movie made with 200,000 to 300,000 yuan also won an award in Berlin?
  This news is even more outrageous than the previously circulated production costs of hundreds of thousands!

When Han Sanping said this, he stopped talking.

No matter how eager the reporters around him were to ask questions, he just declined to withdraw on the grounds that he still had something to do.

After all, today is the premiere of "Crazy Stone". If we continue to talk about Wang Shu's "Space Traveler", it will be a bit overwhelming.

What's more, the purpose of hype for "Space Traveler" has been achieved. If we go into more details, the effect of the hype will be worse.

In fact, as early as June 6, "Crazy Stone" held its premiere at the Magic City Yonghua Cinemas.

On that day, not only Ning Hao, Huang Bo and others attended the event, but the producer Liu Dehua also came to support.

At the premiere, Ning Hao, on behalf of the crew, also gave Andy Lau a "rare jadeite".

Although "Crazy Stone" was almost not announced because the production cost was only more than 3 million, the help of Liu Dehua and others still attracted a certain amount of attention to the film.

And this is one of the reasons why the film's reputation has been fermented since its release.

Because without the help of Andy Lau and others, the added gimmicks would have made many viewers willing to spend money to go to the cinema, resulting in a large number of moviegoers after the movie opened.

Otherwise, if the number of moviegoers in the past few days is limited, it will be difficult for word-of-mouth to ferment quickly.

Even if it is successfully fermented in the end, piracy has become rampant on the Internet, and it is no longer possible to save the box office.

On July 7, Liu Yifei released her first Japanese EP "真夜中のドア" (Chinese name "Midnight Gate").

The single of the same name also became the ending theme of the island nation's animated film "Powerpuff Girls Z".

Since then, Liu Yifei's career as a singer has officially started since her debut.

That night, Wang Shu sent a text message to Liu Yifei.

"Congratulations on releasing your first EP (small album)." Wang Shu.

"How did Director Wang know that I released the EP today?" Liu Yifei's reply text message soon appeared on Wang Shu's phone, her words revealing surprise.

"Because I pay attention to you all the time." Wang Shu replied with a flirtatious comment.

"Haha." Liu Yifei saw the text message Wang Shu replied with a smile on her face.

Although the two only met once, they gradually became friends online and would text each other to chat from time to time.

Liu Yifei knew in her heart that Wang Shu was talking nonsense, and assumed that Wang Shu might just happen to know about this, so she continued to reply: "Didn't you say you wanted to release a song before?"

"I've already released the EP, why haven't I seen any news from you?"

"We are still preparing," Wang Shu replied.

He has already made plans for releasing songs.

Next, I will film some idol dramas, and an essential part of idol dramas is the "war song" that appears as the plot progresses.

Wang Shu plans to sing some of the male "war songs" in the play himself.

For example, Yang Mi sings "The Offering of Love".

Anyway, as long as the sound card is powerful enough, even a tone-deaf person can still sing the sounds of nature.

The problem is not big.

"Are you still preparing? So... how long will it take you to prepare?" Liu Yifei replied to the teasing words.

"Come on, come on, you'll hear it soon." Wang Shu replied perfunctorily.

Although, he has plans.

However, he has not yet made up his mind as to whether to sing the "war song" of the idol drama or not.

Currently, it is still under consideration.

"How long, how long? Why did I hear that you have never played mulberry or practiced singing?"

"You said you would be releasing a song soon, why don't I believe you?"

Liu Yifei continued to tease.

"Where did you hear that I didn't open my voice to practice singing? This is a slander, Chi Guoguo's slander." Wang Shu replied with a nonsense word.

"Hmph, don't worry about where I know it from, I just know it anyway." Liu Yifei replied proudly.

Wang Shu thought about it in his mind, and then replied: "I know, it must be a rumor created by Shu Chang."

"Changchang didn't spread rumors, don't slander her!" Liu Yifei read Wang Shu's text message and quickly defended Shuchang.

During the filming of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Shu Chang often chatted with Liu Yifei about some interesting things in the crew, and he was always paying attention to Wang Shu's movements.

I clearly know that Wang Shu never sang or practiced his voice when filming "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

And this obviously doesn’t look like he’s going to release a song.

"It's not Shu Chang, where did you hear about it?" Wang Shu saw through it but didn't say anything.

Shu Chang is Liu Yifei's good friend. Liu Yifei must know this through Shu Chang.

There is no other answer other than this one.

"I have my own method, it's not Shu Chang anyway." Liu Yifei is determined to keep Shu Chang's reputation and must not betray it.

(End of this chapter)