Extracting skills from movies

As the premiere of "The Banquet" ended, the crew quickly released various reports according to the publicity plan.

“The Banquet had its stunning premiere this summer, it was as spectacular as Harry Potter!”

"During the live interview of "The Banquet", the audience burst into laughter and the response was enthusiastic."

"Feng Xiaogang is confident that The Banquet will win a Venice award."

"Veteran film critic Xu Zeguang: The Banquet is very profound and you need to watch it at least a few times to fully understand it!"

"The 69 VIP tickets for The Banquet were sold out yesterday, and fans are calling for more seats."

The so-called "VIP tickets" are a marketing campaign carefully designed by the "Night Banquet" team.

Each ticket costs as much as 1289 yuan. Not only can buyers watch the movie, but they also have the opportunity to interact closely with Feng Xiaogang, Zhou Xun and others. It is more like a VIP meeting.

The media's overwhelming "fancy praise" made "The Banquet" the brightest star in the night sky.

It successfully aroused the curiosity of countless people.

Everyone is looking forward to it, like searching for treasure, to see what kind of magical charm this movie holds.

But who could have imagined that this beautiful scene would be fleeting like a bubble.

Renren.com was like a bolt from the blue, instantly triggering a huge storm of public opinion.

"The preview of The Banquet was so bad that the Singapore distribution rights were forced to be sold at a loss to stop losses."

"The Chinese copyright of The Banquet was sold at a very low price, and Feng Xiaogang's international reputation suffered a heavy blow and plummeted."

"Chris, a Canadian film critic, said bluntly:

"The Banquet" is a film that is rotten to the core. I can't get rid of the bad feeling I had after watching it in Cannes. "

Others sharply criticized:
“The costumes and props of The Banquet are indeed exquisite, but the biggest failure is that the narrative is dragged out and pale, and the lines are so awkward that they can make people dig their toes into the ground.

The story originally derived from Hamlet, which is full of depth and complex human nature, has become full of errors and omissions in the bloody adaptation, leaving only a dark and gloomy shell. "

The person in charge of the issuer of Kimchi Country also stood up and made a public statement:
“After our in-depth research and discussion, we found that the quality of The Banquet could not meet our expectations.

Those absurd and bizarre special effects and overly exaggerated sentiments forced us to reconsider whether we should continue to invest resources in this film."

Worse news followed:

“The overseas distribution of The Banquet was fraught with difficulties.

The European market is closed, and there are no plans to introduce it to North America for the time being."

Each report was like a sharp arrowhead, shooting straight at The Banquet.

Major media outlets and big Vs did not mind the big deal and quickly reposted and spread the news on major platforms.

Even someone on TVING made a special video to analyze in detail the dismal performance of "The Banquet" overseas.

The public opinion trend, which had been slightly improving, suddenly took a 180-degree turn.

"The Banquet" was ruthlessly pulled back from the clouds to the ground and smashed to pieces.

This series of reports was not fabricated by Du Sheng.

Each one is a true reflection based on facts.

That’s right, the copyright of “The Banquet” was indeed sold at a low price, and its reputation in overseas markets was extremely poor.

However, Feng Xiaogang put all the blame on the Eastern audiences, claiming that they simply did not understand his artistic expression, but he never mentioned the fact that foreigners were equally dismissive of his work.

You know, Cannes is something he has always been proud of and considers to be a place that "proves his strength."

In the end, I was rejected.

That morning, Feng Xiaogang was promoting his movie in Hong Kong.

When the reporter asked sharp questions about overseas copyright and reputation, his face instantly turned gloomy.

He tried to get away with giving vague answers.

But the reporters in Hong Kong are not so easy to fool. The headlines are more sharp than the last:
"Is The Banquet a bad movie? Feng Xiaogang avoided the main issue and didn't mention the core issue at all."

"The failure of The Banquet has become an unspeakable pain for Feng Xiaogang!"

"The Banquet is a rehash of the past, relying on hyping up Zhou Xun and Daniel Wu's bloody emotional entanglement to attract attention."

This operation by the Hong Kong media, coupled with Du Sheng's clever behind-the-scenes promotion,
The label of "bad movie" is like super glue, firmly attached to "The Banquet" and deeply imprinted in the hearts of the audience.

The previous movie "Night Banquet" was so bad, with a score of less than 5.5, but it still had a high box office. The biggest reason was that there was no place like Tik Tok and Moments where information could be quickly fed back.

Many people blindly believed the praise from the media and film critics, and ended up paying for tickets without thinking.

But under Du Sheng's series of carefully planned "combination punch" attacks, the reputation of "Night Banquet" had completely collapsed before it was officially released.

On July 7, the box office of "The Banquet" on its first day was only 15 million;
On the second day, it dropped sharply, leaving only 800 million;
By the weekend of July 7, the box office had only recovered to 17 million.

After three days, the cumulative box office was only 2900 million.

For a commercial blockbuster with an investment of 1.2 million yuan, such a result is simply a nightmare.

In sharp contrast, "Baby Project" is like a wild horse running wildly on the box office track.

The box office on the first day soared to 2380 million.

It easily surpassed the first-day box office record of 2100 million set by its predecessor, Flash Point.

On July 7, "Baby Project" was in full swing, with the single-day box office exceeding 17 million yuan.

In just three days, the cumulative box office in mainland China exceeded 7000 million!
It successfully broke the single-day box office records held by Jackie Chan and Du Sheng respectively, and became a phenomenal hit.

In this round of fierce head-on collision, "Baby Project" defeated "Night Banquet" step by step and it was completely defenseless.

Feng Xiaogang was filled with indignation when he saw this situation. He complained that the audience simply could not comprehend the subtleties of his film and did not know how to appreciate "ancient art".

However, the audience at this time was already extremely fed up with his remarks.

Some people even treated his complaints as jokes when they were bored and made fun of them after dinner.

Today, YY portal and Renren are developing rapidly, not only strongly promoting the great strides forward of the Eastern Internet, but also, like WeChat Moments, becoming popular platforms for people to share their lives and exchange ideas.

With the help of these platforms, the bad reputation of "The Banquet" quickly spread like a virus, and curses came from all directions.

No matter how hard Feng Xiaogang tried to defend himself, no one cared.

In contrast, "Baby Project" not only received overwhelming praise, but also sparked extremely heated discussions.

"It's hard to say how profound this movie is, but Jackie Chan's sense of action comedy is absolutely amazing!"

“When I saw it in the cinema, I couldn’t close my mouth.

Especially the scene where Du Sheng was in a panic and in a mess when taking care of the cute baby, it was so funny!"

"Same here. I was thinking of taking the opportunity to flirt with the beautiful lady sitting next to me, but as I was watching her, I completely forgot about it."

Many netizens were excited and shared their viewing experiences.

Some people even praised Du Sheng's action scenes to the extreme:
“Du Sheng’s fighting scenes are so cool!
I used to think that Donnie Yen's action scenes were the pinnacle of action movies.
But after watching Du Sheng's performance in a few films, I was surprised to find that he is the one who truly stands at the top of action movies! "

"Wu Jing's performance in the film was also quite outstanding, but compared to Du Sheng, he was still a little behind."

“Du Sheng is really an expert at discovering talents, and Gao Yuanyuan is one of them.

Her performance in this movie is really amazing!"

As "Baby Project" continues to be a hit, the most lost and frustrated person is none other than Feng Xiaogang.

The most popular actors are Du Sheng and Cheng Long. Cheng Long is not worth mentioning, as he is a banner of the Chinese film industry.

It's no surprise that the movies he starred in caused a major response.

What is truly remarkable is that Du Sheng’s performance in “Baby Project” is in no way inferior to that of Cheng Long!
Not only that, the character he plays has a strong presence and his brilliance is no less than that of veteran actor Cheng Long.

You know, Jackie Chan has reached his current position through hard work over the past 20 years.

And Du Sheng was able to be on par with him in just a few years!

It also illustrates the saying that "small fires are started by pushing, big fires are started by fate."

Today, Du Sheng gives people a feeling of being invincible!

He seems to have no shortage of money, status, honors, etc. It is even difficult for people to find his weaknesses, making him seem like an impeccable hero.

This makes many people in the industry sigh:

“The wheel of time rolls forward, and the waves behind push the waves ahead!”

However, in addition to expressing their feelings, more people are relieved that the mainland film and television industry has finally ushered in a new situation with successors amid the sluggish market.

This also proves that the future of mainland films is still full of hope.

As the box office and reputation of "Baby Project" continued to rise, not only did Du Sheng's reputation rise sharply, but he also accumulated more than 20 yuan.

Many countries and regions in Asia have also joined the ranks of purchasing films.

Jackie Chan is still at the peak of his career and has a huge influence across Asia, and Du Sheng, as one of the hottest top stars at the moment, has made these regions eager for "Baby Project".

However, Du Sheng knew that if this movie could be successful in the North American market, the copyright prices in various places would increase further, like a huge cake waiting for him to divide.

But the biggest winner of this film is undoubtedly Gao Yuanyuan.

In the movie, she initially played a pure and sweet nurse, with a gentle and lovely image;
Later on, she transformed into a charming woman with a hot body and charming temperament.

The huge contrast between the before and after successfully attracted the attention of countless audiences and instantly captured their hearts.

It also made her reputation undergo a dramatic transformation, from being just a beautiful vase to becoming a well-known person.

“Gao Yuanyuan is beautiful and charming!”

"I'm sorry, Brother Xun, I'm a fan of Yuan now!"

Similar topics spread rapidly on the Internet like wildfire and became the focus of heated discussion.

A post on Gao Yuanyuan's Renren account promoting a movie sparked more enthusiastic interactions than one could imagine.

The number of likes exceeded one million, and the number of comments reached nearly one hundred thousand.

Netizens left messages in the comment area:

"Zhou Zhiruo, I have to sincerely apologize to you. I thought you were cold-blooded and heartless before. I was so short-sighted!"

"Who is Zhou Xun? I only have Gao Yuanyuan in my heart now. She is the most beautiful goddess!"

"She is neat and capable with short hair, and elegant and charming with long hair. Gao Yuanyuan's temperament is changeable and she is indeed more attractive than Zhou Xun."

Of course, there are also some voices that firmly support Zhou Xun:

“You guys, why is Zhou Xun not okay?

Her beauty, like that of a beautiful girl next door, is unique in its own way.

Please continue to like Gao Yuanyuan. I will continue to support Zhou Xun as always!"

Others lamented with regret:
"I was wrong, I really shouldn't have doubted Du Sheng's aesthetic taste.

From now on, I will support Du Sheng wholeheartedly and strive to join the female fan group! "

Thanks to her amazing performance in "Baby Project", Gao Yuanyuan won the award without any effort.

Today, her popularity has firmly ranked among the top ranks.

Especially during the period when the movie was popular, she became extremely popular and the focus of everyone's attention.

As for this period, how did other films perform during the same period?

Under pressure from the two previous films, "Dragon Tiger Gate" starring Zhen Zidan and Xie Tingfeng has just broken 4 million in the mainland box office in just four days of its release.

Although he doesn't look anything special, he is undoubtedly handsome compared to "The Banquet".

After all, there was a movie called "Superman Returns" before it, which also occupied a lot of theater screenings.

This highly anticipated DC blockbuster, which cost $2.7 million to produce, was initially predicted to gross $1.8 million at the domestic box office by major film critics.

As a result, there were too many negative reviews and the box office on the first day was only 829 million, which was a slap in their faces.

Especially with the release of "Night Banquet" and "Baby Project", its subsequent data was hit hard.

According to data provided by China Film, the box office in the first week was 2835 million.

The final box office forecast is that it will double at most, which is a bit far-fetched from 1.8 million.

As for "Ice Age 2" and "Mission Impossible 3"?
The domestic premiere is scheduled for next week, but no data is available yet.

However, "Baby Project" also felt the pressure.

Cheng Long, Gao Yuanyuan, Twins and others are also much more active in running schedules.

However, this film is about to be released in North America, so Du Sheng had no choice but to deal with the more urgent ones first.

For example, the well-known variety show "The Ellen Show" in the Beacon Country that was previously scheduled.

After he landed, he settled down at Miracle Pictures and rushed over that night.

.........

"I think everyone has heard of 'The Ultimate Fighter' which has been hotly discussed online recently."

At the beginning of the show, host Ellen DeGeneres suddenly changed her tone:
"Today's show, we are honored to have invited one of them..."

"Du is both Tyson's nemesis and the male lead of the movie 'The Baby Project'. Let's give him a warm welcome!"

The audience took their money and did the service, which was met with warm applause.

Du Sheng took light steps and waved and smiled to Allen and the audience.

Then he sat on the single sofa opposite Alan.

Sony's expectations for this film are getting higher and higher, and it is investing more and more promotional resources.

MGM was well aware of the importance that shareholder Du Sheng attached to the film and was equally unwilling to be outdone.

This time, appearing on the stage of "The Ellen Show" was jointly promoted by the two giants.

This program has been on the air for more than two years, and its ratings have been soaring, and it has gained high international popularity.

The fame of host Ellen DeGeneres also rose accordingly.

At the beginning of the show, Allen suddenly asked a sharp and slightly harsh question:
“Du, I’ve heard of your name before, all in connection with celebrities like the Hearst sisters and Scarlett.

Are you trying to become famous in North America by being their boyfriend?"

Although the scope of interviews in North America has always been relatively open, her question was still a bit over the line.

………(End of chapter)