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Chapter 194 Exclusive Interview
  On the morning of September 9, Wang Shu was accepting an exclusive interview with Sina Entertainment.

Since it is an exclusive interview on an online portal, the content of the interview does not need to be scheduled before being released like an interview on a TV station.

The exclusive interview with Sina Entertainment will be completed in the morning, slightly polished, and will be published on the portal in the afternoon.

Of course, under normal circumstances it will be one day apart.

It is now the time for "Space Traveler" to be released, and Wang Shu is currently very popular, so Sina Entertainment will rush to release the first-hand news.

"Hello, Director Wang, I am Xiao Wu, a reporter from Sina Entertainment. I am very happy to invite you to participate in this exclusive interview today." The speaker was a beautiful woman in her twenties and eighties. When she saw Wang Shu arrive, He immediately stood up and greeted politely with a smile.

"Hello, I'm honored to participate in today's interview." Wang Shu smiled and said beautiful words.

Then I exchanged a few words with the staff on site and then got to the topic.

"Director Wang, the style of "Love Traveler" is different from "The Tuner" and "Buried Alive". We are curious, how did you remember to write the script of this drama and put it on the big screen?" Reporter Wu looked at Wang Shu and asked.

Wang Shu heard this and replied with a smile: "Hollywood is right there in the world. There are so many movies in front of you. Watching more and thinking more will always be rewarding."

"Do you mean to say that "Time Traveler" was inspired by foreign movies?" Reporter Wu asked immediately.

"That's not the case." This question would bring about big changes. Wang Shu directly denied it without thinking, and then said, "We also have many excellent movies in our country."

"What I mean is that there are movies all over the world right in front of you. Watch more, think more, and learn from each other's strengths."

Reporter Wu heard this, chatted a few more words, and then asked: "Some people say that these domestic blockbusters and costume blockbusters that have appeared in recent years have actually formed a new type of domestic costume blockbusters. Director Wang Are you interested in shooting a costume movie in the future?"

A new type of domestic costume blockbuster?

Wang Shu was delighted when he heard the words.

These people are really putting money on their faces!
  "I haven't considered it yet." Wang Shu replied directly.

Reporter Wu then asked: "The Night Banquet directed by Director Feng Xiaogang has been released for two weeks. What does Director Wang think of the movie?"

Wang Shu knew that after the previous preparations, this problem would inevitably arise, and then responded with a smile: "I have been busy promoting "Space Traveler" during this period, and I have never gone to the cinema to watch this movie."

"So, if you ask me what I think, I can only say that I haven't seen it and can't give you an opinion."

"However, I do know one thing."

"Since the release of "Baby Project" and "Space Traveler" today, the box office of Director Feng's film will probably be greatly affected."

Reporter Wu smiled after hearing this. Wang Shu's answer seemed relatively mild, but it was actually a response to what Feng Xiaogang said in the last interview.

I have to say that 20-year-old young directors are different.

Any other director would never dare to do this.

That is, this 20-year-old young director dared not give Feng Xiaogang face.

At the same time, Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhongjun were also sitting in an interview room elsewhere to accept an exclusive interview with Sina Entertainment.

The period film "The Banquet" not only grossed 9000 million at the box office in two weeks and is easily worth over million, it has also been officially confirmed that it will represent Hong Kong Island and be selected by the Hong Kong Island Film Producers Association to compete for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhongjun accepted Sina Entertainment's invitation to be guests on Sina and responded to the different voices from all walks of life after the release of "The Night Banquet".

Exclusive interview on site.

The reporter looked at Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhonglei and asked: "Some people say that these domestic blockbusters and costume blockbusters that have appeared in recent years have actually formed a new type of domestic costume blockbusters. Do you two agree with this definition? "

This question is very different from another question asked by a Sina reporter to Wang Shu.

Obviously this was done intentionally by Sina Entertainment for the sake of comparison.

Feng Xiaogang feels very good about himself. He will definitely not agree to confuse the movies he directed with other movies. He immediately said: "I don't think it is the same. "The Night Banquet" is not the same as the original ones that everyone has seen. Same."

"This is not an action movie, nor is it a martial arts movie. It is a drama movie."

"I have also seen some articles that think they are the same, which means they did not watch the film too seriously. In fact, it is very different, and the style is completely different."

"Of course you said they are all period films, which is probably true."

The reporter immediately looked at Wang Zhonglei, who said with a smile: "They are all ancient costumes, big productions."

The reporter heard this and followed the words and asked: "They are all super luxury productions. You don't agree with this definition?"

It is said that the several domestic blockbusters and costume films that appeared this year have formed a new type of domestic costume film.

The so-called new type refers to ultra-luxury production.

The core is still old wine in new bottles.

When Wang Zhonglei saw the reporter asking this question, he smiled and said: "Everyone has the right to judge, and there is nothing wrong with classifying it into one category. If you are willing to say it is a costume blockbuster, it must be a costume first, and secondly It’s a big production, and our own caliber is also of the same caliber.”

"Another thing, this film is just like when Xiaogang or the media sometimes talk about why you always make movies like this, I think why don't we make movies like this? In fact, this thing is like this."

"There is also another thing. Movies are basically commodities. From the director's point of view, they also obey the laws of the market from some perspectives."

"You said that our "Cell Phone" and "A World Without Thieves" were indeed very successful and commercially successful, but the scale of production is very different from this movie. If the return is the same as 50%, even if you think about it, the profit is absolutely The difference in value is huge.”

"So, we thought this drama could be a try."

"Judging from the current results, overseas sales have greatly exceeded that of "A World Without Thieves" by at least 10 times. At least with this result, we consider it a success."

“But it’s not certain whether this success will lead to filming like this in the next step.”

"We may adjust the angle to do it."

"You said that the audience was a little bored after watching several movies in a row. I think you understand."

"Why are there all movies like this?"

"But we didn't consider so much when we were doing it. We still formed such a lineup based on pre-sales in the market and judging from Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States. The result was commercially successful, and it should also be the creation of Xiaogang's current situation. Talk about the best grades in business.”

"The mainland is now at the same time. At that time, I remember that "A World Without Thieves" was announced for 15 million and had a party in 8000 days. Today should be the 15th day since we launched the film. We made an announcement of 1 million. At least 20% difference. But this number is actually not obvious, so we should still do it overseas.”

"Now South Korea is streaming simultaneously, and 22.5 people watched it in South Korea in one weekend. Our "A World Without Thieves" did not reach 22.5 people in South Korea, just in one weekend. There is a big difference in the global market."

"Another change in Xiaogang's movie is that the domestic market has changed a lot. I don't know if the statistics are accurate. Yangcheng's box office should be at the top. This has never happened before."

"When we were filming "Mobile Phone", Magic City had a box office of over 500 million for the first time. Xiaogang and I were very happy, 'Oh, people in the south are watching our movie.' It turned out that it was basically concentrated in the capital. , now the changes are actually very big.”

"From a director's perspective, it's a success."

"Besides, I feel very satisfied with this movie." Those who can understand Wang Zhonglei's remarks can already see the potential of the mainland's market of more than one billion people.

No matter whether the movie is old wine in new bottles, as long as the lineup is luxurious
  There are so many people across the country, and if some of them just walk into a movie theater, the box office will not be bad.

Old wine in new bottles, although it lacks novelty, can make stable money in this market.

Quite a lot of it.

As Wang Zhonglei said, in that case, why not?
  That afternoon, reports about Wang Shu, Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhongjun appeared on Sina.com.

Netizens who saw these two reports immediately started talking about it.

Regarding Wang Shu’s interview, Wang Shu was elaborating that movies from Hollywood and even the world are right in front of us, and even if they are copied, they can produce something new.

But what Wang Zhonglei said is that since repackaging old wine in new products can be a waste of money, why not?

Two reports appeared at the same time, with completely opposite views.

One time
  Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang already regretted accepting Sina Entertainment's invitation for an exclusive interview.

If there was no news about Wang Shu's exclusive interview, then there would be no problem with what they said.

Now, he is undoubtedly being grilled on a volcano.

In particular, Wang Shu even belittled "The Night Banquet".

Feng Xiaogang's face couldn't help but appear gloomy.

Chen Long was very happy when he learned about this.

He also wanted to say these words, but he didn't say them out.

As Wang Shu said, movies from Hollywood and even the world are right in front of you, and you can watch them however you want.

Under this premise, even if you copy it, you can still come up with something novel.

As a result, the major domestic productions are either costume historical films or costume historical martial arts films, with nothing new at all.

"Haha, this Wang Shu is a bit interesting."

"Some newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!"

"These words are so offensive. I didn't even dare to say them. I didn't expect this kid to say them out."

"Isn't this the fig leaf that has been tacitly revealed all along?"

Chen Longle's appearance was a good thing for him.

In 2004, "Around the World in 1 Days", produced by Disney Pictures at a cost of US$80 million and starring Chen Long, Steve Coogan, Arnold Schwarzenegger and others, was released.

This movie adapted from the well-known IP "Around the World in Eighty Days" in the Western world was also one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. In the end, the North American box office was only US$2400 million, and the global box office was only about US$7000 million.

Disney bloodbath.

In 1995, Chen Long entered the North American market with "Red Zone".

Then he filmed "Rush Hour," a medium-budget film that sold more than $4 million worldwide.

Chen Long then established a foothold in Hollywood. By the time he starred in "Eighty Days Around the World", his salary had reached US$80 million.

This salary, even in Hollywood, is a salary that only top actors can have.

Unexpectedly, Disney's ambitious movie only had a box office of US$2400 in North America.

Moreover, "Around the World in 80 Days" not only failed miserably at the global box office, but due to lack of coordination in its schedule, the film's audiovisual products were released in the domestic market earlier than its theatrical release, causing a large number of cinemas to boycott it.

In the end, "Around the World in 80 Days" failed to be released in the mainland, making the film's losses even worse.

As a result, Chen Long's career in Hollywood plummeted.

Hollywood is not like the domestic entertainment industry, which pays attention to personal connections at all times. Even if the movie starring the actors fails, the starring actors will still be able to thrive without any impact.

In Hollywood, when this kind of situation occurs, it will inevitably fall into a trough. Except for series dramas that still invite actors to star in spite of no choice, few people will extend an olive branch again.

Under normal circumstances, you either stay silent for many years and wait for another opportunity, or you stay silent forever.

This is the situation Chen Long is currently in in Hollywood, otherwise he wouldn't have gone back to China in despair and made a bold statement about filming three movies in two years.

He himself said that when filming movies in Hollywood, there is a lot of money.

In other words, if there is a film to be filmed in Hollywood, he will definitely not waste time running back to China.

The fact is that since "Around the World in 80 Days", he has fallen off the altar in Hollywood, and there are no longer high-quality olive branches thrown to him.

In desperation, he could only return to his country to take care of his development.

As for the "Rush Hour" crew.
  Just because this is a series of movies, in the style of Hollywood, as long as the movie continues to be made, as long as it is not restarted, Chen Long will definitely be invited to star.

2 plays in 3 years
  They are "New Police Story", "Myth", and "Baby Project" which is already in theaters.

Nowadays, Chen Long has already felt that it is getting harder and harder for him to get along in Hollywood.
  For him, he also hopes that domestic movies can be more diversified.

Otherwise, apart from Hong Kong films, there are few scripts suitable for him in the mainland.

The script he needs is to be international.

This internationalization does not mean leaning toward the West, but it means being able to sell films around the world.

Although domestic costume and historical dramas can also be sold abroad, they are basically purchased by Chinese in Chinatown.

In comparison, the market is still too small after all.

In the blink of an eye, it’s 6 p.m., and “Space Traveler” was released at :, and it has been showing for more than ten hours now.

Wang Shu is still waiting, and there will be no rough box office data until tomorrow.

As for the exact data, we will not know until the morning of tomorrow.

Tomorrow, there will only be insider estimates.

The movie has been released, and all Wang Shu can do now is wait.

(End of this chapter)