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Chapter 312 Kiss me
"Ah!"

"Will it be released during Labor Day?"

"Then I'll give you the shock of a Hollywood special effects blockbuster."

"Let's see if you dare next time?"

Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhongjun were also chatting about the May 5 release date of "Terror Cruise", both looking like they were watching a good show.

"Assembly" was completed at the beginning of the year, and after several months of post-production, it has already been completed.

I just learned through some news that the schedule of domestic theaters in the next few months will be dominated by Hollywood blockbusters. After summing up, I chose to avoid its edge.

Not long ago, the two also discussed the release date of "Terror Cruise". At that time, both Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhongjun were more inclined to believe that even if Wang Shu's "Terror Cruise" was scheduled to be released in May, it would only be 5 days after attending the Cannes Film Festival. Mid to late month.

因为，5月3日内地院线有《蜘蛛侠3》，紧接着6月12日有《加勒比海盗3》。

If it is chosen to be scheduled for early May, it will directly collide with "Spider-Man 5", and the mainland film will collide with the Hollywood special effects blockbuster. This is undoubtedly an unwise choice.

Fourth place, 1.25 million, "Assembly Number".

At this point in time, it has been two to three weeks since "Spider-Man 5" was released in early May. At this time, "Spider-Man 3" will fall into the common problem of most movies and lack of follow-up.

In the inherent understanding, anyone who knows how to seek good luck and avoid disaster will not be so stupid that the film that was finally produced will compete head-on with the Hollywood blockbuster at the same time.

Not only Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhongjun think so, but many people such as Chen Kaige, Wu Kebo, Wang Changtian, etc. also think so.

Counting only the box office in 2007, it was only 1.25 million.

The sixth place, 6100W, "Hurt the City".

可这部电影是在2007年12月20日上映，10天后就是2008年。

It is undeniable that the highest-grossing Chinese-language film this year was "Assembly" directed by Feng Xiaogang.

同时进口方面，《变形金刚》2.8亿、《蜘蛛侠3》1.5亿，《哈利波特与凤凰社》1.45亿、《加勒比海盗3》1.26亿、《007：皇家赌场》9200W、《博物馆奇妙夜》6400、《忍者神龟》3500W、《龙骑士》3200W、《灵魂战车》2900W、《虎胆龙威4》2700W。

After the golden period of two or three weeks, the continued release will also go downhill. Even if "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" is released by then, the impact will have been minimized.

Everything will be different.

The fifth place, 6200W, "Disciple".

The tallest among the shortest.

At the same time, since "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" was released in mainland theaters on June 6, there will also be a gap of two to three weeks between "Terror Cruise" which will be released in mid-to-late May.

It was precisely because of this judgment that Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhongjun agreed that "Terror Cruise" would either be scheduled for the New Year's Eve at the end of the year along with many domestic films, or it would be scheduled to be released during the National Day holiday like last year's "Space Traveler". Finally, it is scheduled to be released in May.

One is 1.25 million and the other is 3500W.

No. 4800, W, "The Secret That Cannot Be Told".

These two to three weeks also happen to be the prime time after the release of "Terror Cruise".

At the same time, 2007 also saw the release of "Terror Cruise," a Chinese-language film produced in mainland China.

Based on this calculation, the Chinese-language film with the highest box office revenue in 2007 was the 1.8 million Chinese-language film "The Proposal."

He is also very aware that Hollywood blockbusters are like a scourge. Foreign-language films that are not promoted at all can easily earn far more box office after being released in mainland theaters and rely on word-of-mouth fermented by spontaneous publicity by moviegoers. There are many Chinese-language films that have spent huge sums of money to promote and release them.

Of course, now there is Wang Shu.

Ninth place, 3500W, "Love Call Transfer".

Facing the two world-famous IP blockbusters "Spider-Man 3" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", "Terror Cruise" can only have a chance of survival by surviving in the cracks.

2007 was truly a year in which Mainland Chinese-language films were beaten to death.

This year, mainland-produced films were not only beaten down by imported foreign-language films, but also trampled underfoot by Hong Kong films.

Therefore, if you insist on setting the date for May, then mid-to-late May is the most appropriate time.

The eighth place, 3500W, "Fuse".

After all, "The City of Golden Armor" directed by Zhang Yimou was a movie released in 2006, so the corresponding needs should be ignored.

These two films are "Assembly" by Feng Xiaogang and "Love Call Transfer" by Liu Yiwei.

Then came "Lust, Caution" with 1.35 million.

Moreover, even if it is scheduled to be released in May, it will still be in mid-to-late May.

They also heard that the internal screening of "Terror Cruise" was very good, but no matter how good it is, nine out of ten Hollywood blockbusters will still have to kneel down.

It is precisely because of this that Feng Xiaogang has the confidence and arrogance to speak loudly.

After excluding "The City of Gold", the Chinese-language film with the highest box office in the Mainland in 2007 was not only "The Legend" with only 1.8 million, but only two of the top ten Chinese-language films at the box office for the whole year were mainland-produced films. The rest are all Hong Kong films.

Followed by 1.43 million "The City of Gold" (partial box office in 2007).

No. 3500, W, "The True Colors of a Man".

When "Spider-Man 3" gives way to the market, it is the best time for "Terror Cruise" to be released.

The bloody facts were before him, and there was no room for him not to worry.

In fact, even Han Sanping talked to Wang Shu about this matter.

Even though the commercial films he directed are just like that, except for Zhang Yimou who has successively produced several high-grossing blockbusters, no one in the mainland can compare with him in the field of commercial films.

In fact, from this data, we can also see the reason why Han Sanping became the top leader of China Film Group Corporation, even though he knew that Hong Kong directors were evil and greedy, but still pretended to be confused and pinched their noses to cooperate with them.

Iron-clad data shows that there are really no directors available in the mainland for commercial films. As a bridgehead that wants to drive the booming development of the mainland film market, China Film has no choice.

Although there is now Wang Shu in the mainland, Wang Shu is only one person after all.

For China Film Group, it’s hard to stand alone.

Therefore, while cooperating with Wang Shu, we are also cooperating with Hong Kong Island.

"Terror Cruise" is scheduled to be released in early May, which was decided by Wang Shu.

He knew that Han Sanping had just become the top leader of China Film and Television, and he urgently needed a mainland-produced blockbuster that he personally participated in and led to achieve high box office to open up the situation and tell everyone about his rise.

And because two Hollywood blockbusters will be released in May and June, we are worried that "Terror Cruise" will suffer a severe impact when it is released during this period, affecting the box office.

So much so that I felt hesitant.

To put it simply, I want to but dare not.

Wang Shu knew this and took the initiative to decide on the beginning of May.

After all, he is a famous young director. A newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. He has never received a bloody lesson. It is in line with his young personality that he is not afraid to compete with the fierce Hollywood blockbusters on the same stage.

If he cares about things east and west, he will appear sophisticated, which is inconsistent with his age when he became famous at a young age and must be young and frivolous.

Han Sanping originally thought that just after he took the top spot in China Film and Television, a blockbuster he personally directed would gain high box office, which would give him a boost. However, he was worried that "Terror Cruise" would face "Spider-Man 3" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3". Due to the box office setback due to the attack, it was difficult to make up one's mind.

Now, Wang Shu has made his decision, and he also thinks about the box office of "Space Traveler", and he also has confidence in "Terror Cruise".

Therefore, I also want to see if "Terror Cruise" can achieve high box office under the impact of Hollywood blockbusters.

Domestic-produced movies all turn away from Hollywood blockbusters.

Under this premise, if "Horror Cruise" directed by Wang Shu can be released at the same time as Hollywood blockbusters and achieve a high box office. So not only is he proud, but the entire Chinese film industry is also proud!
In the end, it was unanimously decided to release it on May Day.

In order to achieve good box office results, the creative team of "Terror Cruise" toured all over the country before its release.

As the second female lead, Zhou Xun often runs in both directions.

Even Gong Li, who is currently working in Hollywood, has returned to China to make several appearances.

Of course, Wang Shu also showed up.

It's just that he is a director and stands in front of the stage relatively rarely.

More often than not, people like Zhou Xun, Liang Jiahui, Zhou Haiwei and others are touring all over the country to promote.

Furthermore, Wang Shu has been busy filming and has no time to attend the scene again and again.

Nowadays, the effect of publicity is good.

The entertainment sections of major portals and forums on the Internet are all talking about the release of "Terror Cruise" during the Labor Day.

Since "Spider-Man 3" was released at the same time, and there were a lot of trolls praising the movie on the Internet, there were also a lot of negative voices mocking Wang Shu for not overestimating his capabilities.

Wang Shu has never responded to this.

Some people praise it, and some people criticize it.

Why didn't he take advantage of this popularity to hype "Terror Cruise".

As long as the reputation of "Terror Cruise" does not rise after its release, whether it is praised or criticized, it will be a boost to the box office.

If it were a movie that had been ignored by domestic directors, Wang Shu might not have the confidence.

But the setting of "Terror Cruise" is something that has never been seen in mainland China and can make the audience shine.

It can even be said that it can be called an epoch-making commercial film in the Mainland.

Plus the cast is not bad.

Even if it is released on the same schedule as "Spider-Man 3", the box office will not be low.

The cast and overwhelming publicity have ensured that many viewers will go to the cinema and buy tickets to watch the film at the beginning of its release. Afterwards, the mainland's epoch-making commercial film will surely also gain praise.

It's not that "Terror Cruise" is very good, but it's like Feng Xiaogang becoming a great director of mainland commercial films.

Compared to Hollywood, the film "Terror Cruise" is not new.

But in the mainland, it is absolutely stunning.

With this, the box office is already guaranteed.

Not to mention it is directed by Wang Shu, a great director of the same genre, and has a huge cast.

Competing with "Spider-Man 3" at the same time, it is still unknown who is stronger and who is weaker.

October 4th, Sunday.

Due to the May Day holiday, all the migrant workers are at work.

That night, Wang Shu invited Mei Ting to dinner.

During the period, the two talked about the release of "Horror Cruise" and the post-production of "Humanity" and other related matters.

After dinner, Mei Ting returned home with Wang Shu.

After entering the door, I turned on the light, changed and took off my shoes. As soon as I walked into the living room, I saw a cake on the coffee table in front of the sofa.

Mei Ting's eyes lit up with surprise at first, then she turned around and asked with a smile on her face, pretending to be curious: "Hey, why is there a cake in the living room? Who is buying it for?"

Hearing this proud and knowing voice made Wang Shu feel happy.

April 4 is Mei Tiao’s birthday.

Wang Shu was born in a rural area and had no habit of celebrating birthdays since he was a child.

Now when I arrive in the city, I see artists in the industry celebrating various birthdays, so I can only do as the Romans do.

Furthermore, he could get away with it if he wasn't used to it, but that was not the case for Mei Ting.

It's about the attitude of taking it seriously or not.

Wang Shu glanced at it pretending to be calm, and then answered in a pretentious manner: "Oh cake, I haven't eaten it for a long time and suddenly I thought about it, so I bought one."

"Really?" Mei Ting had already walked to the cake and turned around and blinked after hearing this.

"Of course!" Wang Shu pretended to be calm and cleared his throat, pretending to answer in the affirmative.

Mei Ting had a thick smile on her face. Of course she didn't believe Wang Shu's lies. She had already concluded that Wang Shu bought this cake for her to live in. She rolled her eyes and said, "Then can I eat it?"

"No!" Wang Shu refused immediately.

Mei Ting's face darkened when she heard this, and a look of grievance instantly appeared on her pretty face.

Wang Shen walked over, pinched her face, and said softly: "You can only eat it after you make a wish."

Hearing this, Mei Ting's heart felt as if it had been filled with honey. She looked at Wang Shu with watery eyes.

"Yes!" She changed her appearance and responded obediently.

Seeing this, Wang Shu held her in his arms and kissed her for a while.

Mei Ting is more proactive than Wang Shu, and is mainly anti-customer in various ways.

For a long time, their lips parted.

Wang Shu looked at Mei Ting, whose eyes were full of affection, and said with a smile: "Eat the cake first, and I will help you put in the candles."

"Yes." Mei Ting responded obediently, looking like a little woman who does whatever Wang Shu says.

Wang Shu patted her head lovingly, and when he was about to open the cake and put in the candles, Mei Ting seemed to have thought of something, and said softly: "Shu, how about we unwrap the cake and light the candles after midnight?" "

Just after midnight is April 4, which is Mei Ting’s birthday.

Wang Shu understood what she meant and nodded with a smile.

"Okay, we'll open it at zero o'clock."

After saying that, he took Mei Ting and sat on the sofa. Wang Shu explained softly: "The premiere of "Terror Cruise" will be held tomorrow. I will be very busy. I won't have time to celebrate your birthday then, so I can only advance it."

Before Wang Shu could finish speaking, Mei Ting covered his mouth with her hand, and said softly: "I know, you don't need to explain, work is important, I don't blame you."

After saying that, he smiled contentedly and sweetly and said, "I am already very happy if you can remember my birthday."

"Nothing else matters."

When Wang Shu heard this, he was silent for a long time, but looked at Mei Ting with the same affectionate eyes.

Mei Ting also looked at him affectionately.

The two looked at each other with silky eyes, and a strong smell of hormones filled the air.

Mei Ting looked at Wang Shu with watery eyes, pursed her lips, and couldn't control her feelings and said softly: "Kiss me."

(End of this chapter)