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Chapter 311 Schedule
The wrapping banquet came to a successful conclusion, and the news of the successful completion of "Big Crowd" also spread throughout the Beijing entertainment circle.

"Danchen, you said that if Director Wang plans to make film and television projects in the future, will he ask us to audition?"

In a certain hot pot restaurant, Xu Huanhuan and Yan Danchen met to eat hot pot together.

Xu Huanhuan chewed the food in his mouth, swallowed it, and then asked at the right time.

"Probably not." Yan Danchen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and answered with a somewhat sad expression.

Since "My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox", Wang Shu has never asked her to cooperate.

Faced with Xu Huanhuan's question, although she didn't want to admit it, the voice in her heart still told her that there was a high probability that she wouldn't.

Xu Huanhuan sighed after hearing this: "It seems that if we want to get opportunities in the future, we have to take the initiative to fight for them."

Although she looked open-minded on the outside, she was actually quite lonely inside.

Last year, she went to the cinema with Wang Shu.

Because any actor who can qualify for the audition is of high quality.

With Wang Shu here, we no longer have to worry about resources.

Youdao means that men chase women with a layer of separation, and women chase men with a layer of yarn.

And then no then.

There are many actors in Beijing, and film and television resources are in a state of competition among a large number of people.

Taking advantage of the darkness of the cinema, she mustered up the courage to take the initiative to hold Wang Shu's hand.

The older an actress gets, the narrower her acting career becomes. If her development is not good, she may even be reduced to the role of "mother" in her thirties.

For this, both of them knew the reason.

She also knew that if it were any other man, her initiative would be separated by a layer of veil.

Seeing this, Xu Huanhuan also smiled bitterly, "You didn't call me either."

However, even if she took the initiative to reach out regardless of shame, there was no result.

There is a saying that if there is no comparison, there will be no harm.

Professionally, they both consider themselves pretty good.

But for actresses whose development is not going well, their flowering period will fade away in a few years.

Both of them knew that "Human Mountain" contacted actors through internal invitations for auditions, and Xu Huanhuan and Yan Danchen tacitly did not mention this.

Wang Shu is a talented director, and there are countless actresses like her who have the same thoughts.

Moreover, he also received many TV drama roles later on.

Even Mei Ting, the winner of the International Film Festival and the winner of the Huabiao Award, had to appear for zero pay to get a role, let alone two actors who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and had never won any awards.

However, as people go to higher places, water flows to lower places.

When Yan Danchen heard this, he shook his head bitterly.

It is even said that even Zhang Yimou, who graduated from Beijing Film Academy as a director, always goes to the Drama Academy to choose actors, rather than looking at actors from his alma mater.

Yan Danchen is slightly better than Xu Huanhuan. In 1997, she participated in the movie "Flower Season·Rainy Season" and won the Huabiao Award for Best Newcomer for this film.

Both are 29 years old this year.

This age is the golden period for actresses with a successful career.

Thinking about it now, if she had been with Wang Shu at the same time, she would have become Wang Shu's girlfriend.

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In terms of image, the two consider themselves to be pretty good.

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Among those who can't resist the competition are a lot of actors who graduated from drama schools with better majors!
Xu Huanhuan also felt that this topic was a bit heavy at this moment, and then said: "Director Wang's "Horror Cruise" will have its premiere soon. Have you been asked to go?"

Yan Danchen also smiled bitterly when he heard this.

And I also regretted that I just secretly held Wang Shu's hand instead of being more enthusiastic in one step.

"Terror Cruise" is a blockbuster starring Gong Li, Liang Jiahui, Zhou Xun and others.

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Thinking about it now, she didn't regret her initiative at that time, but she was embarrassed because Wang Shu didn't respond.

The two of them are dispensable.

Yan Danchen starred in the popular drama "My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox", and Xu Huanhuan participated in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", both of whom gained a lot of popularity.

In addition, there is a drama academy, and most of the actors who graduate from it are better than actors who graduate from other schools in terms of professional skills.

Xu Huanhuan is even worse. Before meeting Wang Shu, only a supporting role in "Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind" has always been her masterpiece.

Yan Danchen nodded and tried to make up for Wang Shu: "Director Wang rarely invites actors during filming. We really need to take the initiative to fight for them."

Xu Huanhuan sighed again after hearing this and said: "It's just that Director Wang's audition and selection of actors are relatively high. Not only must the image match the role in the script, but the acting skills must also not be bad."

On the day of the premiere, even if there were celebrities who came to support the show, they were also big-name actors in the industry.

Not to mention that the two of them have not yet set foot in the film industry, even in the television industry they are doing very well.

In comparison, Yan Danchen also has roles in "Lotus Lantern", "Fan Mansion Courtyard", and the heroine of "My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox".

Any actress with a sense of crisis will be under increased pressure.

"Will you go to the cinema to watch it then?"

After a moment of silence, Yan Danchen raised his head and asked.

"Terror Cruise" has been scheduled and will hold a grand premiere in Beijing on April 4 and be released simultaneously.

4月28日和4月29日这两天尽管是周六与周日，按理说首映第一日应该放在4月27日周五这一天，不过因为五一劳动节调休的原因，这周六周日需要正常上班。

The holiday will start on May 5st, and the holiday will last for one week.

Therefore, it is scheduled to be released on April 4th.

This day is Monday, and the holiday has already begun that evening after the premiere, and the movie is also available in major theaters across the country.

Although "Terror Cruise" will later go to Cannes to participate in non-competition screenings, the two do not conflict.

Not to mention that even films participating in the main competition unit are still eligible to participate in the three major European awards competitions as long as they are released locally in advance, let alone screenings in non-competition units.

Of course, this year's Cannes is celebrating its 60th anniversary, which is quite special, and its organizing committee has no shortage of films. Therefore, films participating in the main competition cannot be released in advance casually, so as not to arouse the prejudice of the organizing committee and lead to failure.

The movie "Terror Cruise" has been targeting the international market since the beginning of filming.

In addition to being released in the mainland, it will also be released in South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong Island, Taiwan, North America and other places.

But the time will be after the Cannes Film Festival.

Leaving aside North America, South Korea, Japan and other markets, the fact that it has not been released simultaneously with Hong Kong Island is also a sign of respect for the Cannes Film Festival.

Although Hong Kong Island is part of China, it is two regions.

Films competing for awards at the three major European film festivals are only eligible if they have never premiered in any other region of the world except their home region.

If "Terror Cruise" is not only released in the mainland but also on Hong Kong Island, it will violate this rule.

Of course, "Terror Cruise" is only a non-competition screening film after all, and the corresponding requirements are not strict.

But... no matter what, we have to give some face to the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival.

After all, it was the organizers of the Cannes Film Festival who took the initiative to invite Wang Shu to participate, even if it was just a non-competition section. If he didn't even consider this rule, it would be really unreasonable.

"Go!" Xu Huanhuan responded immediately, "How can you not take a second look at such a blockbuster?"

After saying that, he then asked, "Will we be together then?"

"Okay." Yan Danchen nodded, and made an agreement with Xu Huanhuan to go to the cinema to watch "Terror Cruise" together.

"Do you think the box office of Director Wang's "Terror Cruise" can exceed 300 million?" Xu Huanhuan asked subconsciously when talking about the movie "Terror Cruise".

In recent days, there have been many voices praising Wang Shu, both inside and outside the circle, including on the Internet, and Xu Huanhuan heard a lot.

"It shouldn't be easy, right?" Yan Danchen just responded, then quickly shook his head and changed his words, "Actually, I don't know either."

It is really difficult for Chinese-language films to break the 3 million box office mark.

Even if Zhang Yimou directed a blockbuster with a gorgeous lineup, "The City of Gold", with overwhelming publicity and mandatory requirements for theaters to guarantee film schedules, the mainland box office did not reach 3 million.

It's not that Yan Danchen doesn't believe in Wang Shu, it's that there hasn't been a Chinese film with a box office of over 300 million in the mainland market.

At the same time, it was Yan Danchen who felt that Wang Shu was powerful and might be able to create a myth, but he changed his mind to an ambiguous "I don't know."

At this time, not only Yan Danchen, but even if he asked other people this question, he would not conclude that "Terror Cruise" directed by Wang Shu would exceed 3 million.

In 2007, there were only three Chinese-language films that grossed more than million yuan in box office in the Mainland, namely "Assembly Number", "Reporter" and "Lust, Caution".

Ranked fourth is the Hong Kong movie "The Disciple" with a box office of only 6400 million.

In this era, making a movie with a box office of over 3 million is already a top-level achievement, let alone breaking million.

This box office result is unimaginable.

However, with the high-grossing success of "Space Traveler" ahead, it is not impossible for Wang Shu's new film to hit a box office of 3 million.

In addition, during the Labor Day holiday on May 5, the Hollywood blockbuster "Spider-Man 3" will be released in the mainland.

And in June, the world-famous IP movie "Pirates of the Caribbean 6" will also be released in the mainland.

It is precisely because of these prerequisites that the voice of praising Wang Shu has been nourished by the market.

Other domestic films, faced with these Hollywood blockbusters, all ran away. Only the film directed by Wang Shu dared to head on and set the release date for May 5, Labor Day.

Although "Terror Cruise" will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival in mid-May, it does not mean that it will premiere in China at the same time as it will be screened at these film festivals.

For example, last year's "The Banquet" directed by Feng Xiaogang, before the film was released in the mainland, Feng Xiaogang first took the film to Cannes for screening and promotion, and then took the film to the Venice Film Festival for screening and promotion, and then it was released in the mainland.

Therefore, even if "Space Traveler" will go to the Cannes Film Festival, it can still be scheduled to be released at the end of the year.

It's just that Wang Shu doesn't want to end the year with a lot of domestic "blockbusters". In addition, in the middle of the year, it seems that the world of Hollywood blockbusters is dominated by Hollywood blockbusters, but in fact, not many Hollywood blockbusters are released at the same time.

In this case, as long as the quality of Chinese-language films is online, there is not no room for survival.

It is even said that the survival space is greater than that of domestic films at the end of the year!

Other directors do not dare to be on the same schedule as Hollywood blockbusters. They are basically worried that they will be beaten by Hollywood blockbusters at the same time. To be on the safe side, they can only avoid their sharp edges.

Under normal circumstances, Hollywood blockbusters that can enter the mainland market are either well-known IPs, have online quality, or have good special effects.

However, the quality of domestically produced Chinese-language films is uneven, and many times they are beaten by Hollywood blockbusters and are unable to fight back.

So much so that now when domestic producers or directors see Hollywood blockbusters landing in theaters, they all run away as if encountering a tiger.

Wang Shu did not run away this time. He knew that "Spider-Man 3" would be released during the Labor Day holiday, but still chose to release it on the same schedule.

Arguably, this is a commendable move.

However.
The words of praise that suddenly appeared on the Internet have led to a lot of negative remarks.

For example, the young director is arrogant, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, he will not look back until he hits the wall, he is self-righteous, etc.

In the final analysis, the main reason is that the Hollywood blockbusters that have entered the mainland market are too powerful. Except for a few domestic films that can maintain their reputation every year, they are all beaten in various ways.

The failure at the box office is only one of them. The key is that Hollywood films are foreign language films.

Most people cannot understand the dialogue and can only rely on subtitles to understand the dialogue content. The box office of foreign language films is lower than the box office of domestic Chinese films. It is somewhat unacceptable from a rational point of view.

Over time, the idea that Hollywood films are better than domestic films has emerged.

"Director Wang's "Love Traveler" has a box office of 2.7 million, which is only 3 million short of 3000 million." Xu Huanhuan then analyzed, "This time, "Terror Cruise" has a cast, investment scale, and publicity. The intensity of the release is far greater than that of "Time Traveler".

"The box office exceeds 3 million. It should be very possible."

"In other words, it is precisely because Director Wang and Director Han wanted to make a movie with a box office of over 3 million that they came up with this "Terror Cruise"."

"But..." Yan Danchen opened his mouth and responded uncertainly, "There will be a Hollywood movie "Spider-Man 3" released during Labor Day."

"When "The Time Traveler" was released, only "Baby Project" was competing at the same time."

"You also know that Brother Chen Long's box office appeal in the mainland is not very top-notch. Director Wang's "Space Traveler" faced relatively little competitive pressure during its release."

"This time, what we are facing is the Hollywood special effects blockbuster "Spider-Man 3", and the competitive pressure is different."

Xu Huanhuan understood what Yan Danchen meant, because most of the domestic distributors did not dare to compete head-on with Hollywood blockbusters, and avoided their advantages.

At the same time, the risk is extremely high, so we can only give way.

(End of this chapter)