Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 275 Records of "The Great Earthquake"
Regardless of how the outside world evaluates it, "Aftershock" still broke various domestic film records with a box office of 3320 million on its first day.

Feng Xiaogang was criticizing the company, while Huayi Company was overjoyed.

"It is not a dream to break 6 million in box office revenue."

“Breaking the record, Earthquake is unstoppable.”

Huayi Company’s slogans are getting louder and louder.

The media also reported on this.

"'Earthquake' grossed 3320 million on its first day, and 8-year-old girl Zhang Zifeng became famous at first sight."

At the same time, Feng Xiaogang's remarks also angered several major theater chains.

So you don’t say anything when you make money, but when you get criticized by netizens you blame us?
Nothing to say, just confront him and that's it.

Subsequently, Wanda, Stellar, United and other cinema chains jointly issued a statement:

"The advertisements for the film 'Earthquake' have nothing to do with the cinema chain, so don't confuse them with box office issues."

Feng Xiaogang changed the subject in order to disrupt the logic and confuse the issue, and he also wanted to bring up the issue of box office sharing among theater chains.

As a result, he didn't expect that since it involved issues of interest, the major theaters would react so quickly.

The joint statement has once again put Huayi at the center of public opinion.

"Apologize first, then I'll go clear them out and have a chat."

When Wang Zhongjun saw this situation, he immediately gave orders and chose to handle it calmly.

At the same time, Huayi’s public relations department also responded quickly, immediately reviewed and apologized, and promised that such incidents would not happen again next time, and their words were very sincere.

Gu Wei treated what happened in Huayi as a movie, and it was quite exciting, with a lot of twists and turns.

Of course, Lu Yang's purpose in coming to see Gu Wei was not simply to take advantage of the Huayi Company scandal.

Seeing that Love Is Not Blind will be withdrawn from theaters in two days and the box office is almost flat, the mission has been accomplished and Lu Yang is now thinking about his next film.

"Don't you take a break in between? If it gets out, people will think I'm mistreating my employees!"

"That's impossible. Where else can I find a good boss like you who supports employees in making movies?"

Lu Yang began to flatter him and even changed his tone of voice.

"Haha, you're not very good at flattering.

Bring it here, let me see the script."

Gu Wei joked, then waved his hand and asked the other party to take out the script. No need to guess, everyone knew that Lu Yang came here well prepared.

"Director, my martial arts film is different from the Hong Kong martial arts films. It tells about some things in the Ming Dynasty, the country and the people, and the national justice..."

Lu Yang handed over the script and said...

"Flying fish suit, embroidered spring sword..."

That’s right, it’s the movie in my memory, except that some details are a little different. It may not have been revised yet, Gu Wei thought in his mind as he flipped through the script.

"The script needs to be revised. Since it is a commercial film, it should have more commercial elements. The martial arts film market is sluggish right now, and few audiences buy it."

About half an hour later, after reading the script, Gu Wei gave his opinions.

"Director, you have a sharp eye. This is the initial version. Chen Yang and I are still revising the lines and adjusting the subtle background."

"When do you plan to start filming? How much will the investment be?"

"The earliest would be the end of this year, or early next year, and the investment would probably be 30 to 40 million yuan."

Compared to "Love Is Not Blind", the investment in this movie has increased several times, and Lu Yang has also become cautious.

"I plan to start making props and costumes first, and the crew can prepare slowly."

Lu Yang continued.

Gu Wei nodded slightly. Costume films are indeed more troublesome movies to make. The costumes and makeup alone require a long time to prepare. It is not too early for Lu Yang to bring it up now.

"The company is investing all of it. Do you want to follow suit?"

Lu Yang also made a lot of money from the movie "Love Is Not Blind", and once the box office revenue is shared, the other party will also get a lot of money.

"Then follow me? But I don't know when the profit will be paid out."

"The company will settle your bill in advance, don't worry."

The two chatted for more than an hour and roughly determined the direction and time.

Afterwards, after Lu Yang left, Gu Wei called Song Ge over again.

"Director Gu, do you have anything to do with me?"

Song Ge came to the office, sat down on the sofa and asked.

“I’ll tell you about Lu Yang’s next movie first, you can discuss the details with him.

In addition, if we give him a little more director's salary and commission, he will at least be a director in the 200 million box office club."

"Okay, I'll talk to him."

.........

"Aftershock", which had official backing, was indeed different from other previous films. Many schools even booked theaters in cultural centers and cinemas to watch this film. The rising box office made Huayi Company a little inflated.

Fortunately, Wang Zhongjun, who was in charge of Huayi, didn’t have a brain burn. “I asked the company’s publicity department to announce that Earthquake was not a product that exploited national sentiment.”

Even though he himself didn't believe it, he still had to wash when it was time, at least to make a gesture.

Even so, Earthquake dealt a devastating blow to other films released at the same time.

On the second day of its release, the box office exceeded 4400 million, causing an uproar in the industry. Films like Jia Zhangke's "The Storm" and Wang Xiaoshuai's "Rizhao Chongqing" were originally art films, and they were released together with "Aftershock", so they were completely ignored.

Recently, some media even commented that "the sixth generation of directors has collectively collapsed."

While Jia Zhangke and Lou Ye strongly supported Wang Xiaoshuai, they also spoke from the bottom of their hearts and strongly criticized the remarks of collapse.

"In my opinion, the films of the sixth generation of directors are the most glorious part of domestic culture in the 90s. Maybe we are not that successful at the box office, but the impact we bring is unmatched by others..."

Several people later made comments saying that the success of "The Big Earthquake" was not a fair success.

“It’s really unfair to other films.”

"It's unfair competition, and the authorities are taking sides."

There are many film companies in the industry that have opinions about this, and many have begun to voice their opinions to higher authorities, but it seems to have had little effect so far.

"Don't mention them. Even the Central Film Academy has to give them special care. This is the instruction passed down from above."

Han Sanping said in a deep voice.

"We did schedule extra screenings for Earthquake, but there's nothing we can do about it. Cinemas also need to make money. No one is watching other crappy movies, so we have to sacrifice their screenings."

Ye Ning speaks very directly, but it is true. The movies released at the same time cannot be rivals, which means Huayi is the only one that dominates the market.

At the same time, Xingguang Canlan also felt the pressure.

"Uncle Lu, did we choose the wrong release date for this movie?"

After seeing the box office of "The Great Earthquake", even Jingtian, who is a thick-skinned man, couldn't help but worry.

Lu Zheng's face looked a little ugly. Even if Huayi officially helped with the promotion and gave "My Beauty Boss" a higher screening rate, it would be of no avail.

Unless this movie can prove itself to be comparable to "Earthquake".

"Tiantian, don't worry, the company will find a way."

Starry Night is also actively sending press releases to the outside world. He Rundong, Jiang Chao, Tao Hong and others are promoting the film on Weibo.

However, at this time, it is indeed difficult to break out of "The Great Earthquake", not to mention that Jingtian is not a particularly charismatic actor.

"Appeal?"

Lu Zheng thought of a solution. Since Jing Tian didn’t have much appeal, he would go find someone who did.

"Tiantian, I'll go find Director Gu and invite him to the premiere. Also, invite the other directors from Xingchen Films to come."

"Uh-huh."

Hearing this, Jingtian nodded and a smile appeared on his face.

“Even if the movie doesn’t do well at the box office, as long as it can make you famous, it doesn’t matter if it makes money or not.”

Lu Zheng waved his hand and said with a nonchalant expression.

He invested in this movie, including "Warring States", in order to make Jingtian famous. As for whether it makes a loss at the box office, it is not important to him.

However, Lu Zheng forgot one thing: box office failure can be a fatal blow to an actor.

An actor without acting skills and box office support is destined to not go far in the circle.

...

After Zhou Xun left Huayi Company, Huang Xiaoming became the second.

After the contract between the two parties expired, Huayi Company was the first to issue an announcement to the public.

"The contract between Huayi and Mr. Huang Xiaoming has expired. After friendly negotiations between the two parties, the contract will not be renewed. The two parties have parted ways peacefully and it will not affect future cooperation..."

It has to be said that Huang Xiaoming did a really good job in dealing with people. After leaving Huayi Company, the Wang brothers and sisters didn't even complain and saw him off in a friendly manner.

"Director Gu, I wonder if Xingchen Film and Television Company will still start the artist management business."

When Gu Wei received Huang Xiaoming's call and heard what the other party said, he was a little surprised.

"Xingchen Films may not be opening up the artist business for the time being, but Shiba Culture may be able to do so."

"Forget it then. I'll just ask."

It seems that Huang Xiaoming looks down on Shiba Culture Company, Gu Wei thought silently in his heart.

"I plan to open a studio, and I hope to continue working with you, Director Gu, in the future."

After the two chatted for a while, Huang Xiaoming also stated the purpose of the call. It was not to ask about the artist's agent, but to seek opportunities for cooperation.

"Okay, let's talk about it later when we have a chance."

Gu Wei did not give the other party a definite answer, and decided to wait and see if the next movie was suitable.

Gu Wei is quite optimistic about Huang Xiaoming. As long as he doesn't play the role of a domineering president, his acting skills are still okay. At least he is one of the top-tier actors among the popular young actors.

The news in the circle is different every day.

Previously, Chang Jihong had shown signs of not renewing her contract when it expired, and this became a reality. After the contract with Hairun ended, the other party took Jiang Wenli, Liu Ye and others to jump to Star Media.

Now, Star Media instantly became one of the top companies in the circle, with a large number of artists joining, giving Star Media the capital to rise.

Just like when Wang Jinghua jumped to Orange Sky, in order to welcome Chang Jihong and others, Star Media held a welcome reception and invited many colleagues in the circle to attend.

Gu Wei also received an invitation, but he did not go in person. Song Ge went on behalf of the company.

"It's all very realistic. I didn't have much fame in the circle before, but after signing a few big-name artists, I feel more confident."

Song Ge said after coming back from the cocktail party.

(End of this chapter)