I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 287 Cheng Long, I'm sorry...

《The 68th Venice Film Festival Chinese-language films make history! 》

"Chen Jin won the second youngest actor award in history for "Life Events", and Cai Shangjun won the Best Director award for "Crowds of People"! "

"Water City Double Hit! Yip Tak-Hsien's "A Simple Life" wins Best Actress, Chen Jin's "Life Events" wins Best Actor, and the Chinese-speaking team sweeps the four major awards!"

"Four happinesses! Yip Tak-Hsien wins Best Actress award for "A Simple Life", and Chan Kam becomes the second youngest Best Actor in Venice Film Festival history for "Life Events". The Chinese-speaking team shines in Venice!"

"A new star is born at the Venice Film Festival! 19-year-old Chen Jin won the Jury Award for Best Actor for "Life Events"!"

"Grand Slam of Chinese-language Films! Carnival in Water City! Chen Jin's "Life Events" set a record, Cai Shangjun's "Crowds of People" won the Silver Lion..."

……

When I woke up the next day, it was just as Chen Jin had guessed.

Several Chinese portals were flooded with news about the Venice Film Festival. It was because the Chinese-language films were too crazy this time.

Five films were shortlisted for the main competition unit, three won awards, and won four major awards. This is extremely brilliant in any year in history.

What’s more, a 19-year-old mainland movie emperor was born!

Second only to Xia Yu that year.

This once again brought up the topic of Xia Yu becoming the youngest Venice Film Festival Best Actor winner at the age of 17.

As a result, Jiang Wen and "Sunny Days" were also dug out by netizens, which is a good thing for Tian Zhuangzhuang, who directed "Life Events", to be promoted.

Once upon a time, he was also the top figure among the fifth generation of directors.

He is even praised by many as the best of this generation, surpassing Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou.

But after he was the first to be banned from directing and became the head of the directing department, there was gradually no news about him in the world.

And now netizens have discovered that Lao Tian’s resume is also quite amazing.

He is the first director to be banned for ten years; he is more awesome than Jiang Wen, and he is the first and only director to be officially approved by the authorities. This value makes the netizens who think being banned is awesome, pursue him even more.

Especially Douban.

In the past two years, any director who has been banned from directing and warned by the radio, television and radio, film and television is synonymous with "great director" in their hearts.

Like Lou Ye, Jia Zhangke and the like, the literary types on Douban like this kind of directors who go against the mainstream.

I guess even Tian Zhuangzhuang himself didn't expect that before he even returned to China, he had already been elevated to the same level as Jiang Wen.

After all, no matter how awesome Jiang Wen is, he has only been nominated for the three major film festivals a few times, and his greatest achievement was "Devils on Doorstep", which won the Cannes Jury Prize. Now Tian Zhuangzhuang is on par with him with just the movie "Life Events".

What's more, Lao Tian also holds the Berlin Silver Bear, Tokyo Golden Kirin, the highest award, and Venice San Marco's Best, which is the Little Golden Lion.

In terms of achievements alone, Tian Zhuangzhuang has completely surpassed him.

The only shortcoming is probably the box office, where he is no match for Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly" grossed over 8 million yuan, breaking the record for Chinese-language films; all of Tiananmen Square's films combined are no match for it, not even a fraction of the 8 million yuan.

But it doesn’t matter, "Life Events" is about to be released, and pre-sales have started in full swing today.

Not only are the media promoting it online and offline, but major apps and film science have also begun marketing.

Many netizens are planning to buy tickets to the cinema for the grand prize and the best actor.

"It was all my news yesterday!"

"Why is Lao Tian so popular?"

Chen Jin looked at the discussion about Lao Tian on Weibo and several major portals and it was hard not to suspect that this was a related press release bought by Beijing Film Academy.

Of course, there has been a constant stream of news reports about him, but when you compare Tian Zhuangzhuang with Jiang Wen, it feels like we at Beijing Academy of Drama are superior to you at the Central Academy of Drama.

How do you describe this feeling?

It would be meaningless if Zhang Yimou and others were to use this to try to extort money from people.

But Tian Zhuangzhuang is the director of the directing department of Beijing Film Academy. He is a so-called legitimate talent. They can hype him up and suppress the Central Academy of Drama at the same time. This is something that Beijing Film Academy can do; it's like highlighting Chen Jin to compare with Xia Yu.

Chen Jin didn't think there was anything wrong.

If the Central Academy of Drama had such directors and students, they would probably be even more ruthless than the Beijing Film Academy.

There's nothing wrong with that.

The most direct business war is so simple and unpretentious.

Fortunately, the Central Academy of Drama did not gain nothing this time. Cai Shangjun, who graduated from the Directing Department, won the Best Director award. This was the most glorious occasion for the Central Academy of Drama. Chen Jin suspected that the Central Academy of Drama might have also sent someone to do public relations for the Venice Film Festival.

The weakest part of the Central Academy of Drama now is the directing department.

Just like the directing department of Beijing Film Academy looks down on this award, but for the Central Academy of Drama, no best actor or actress is as valuable as the best director.

Because the first two are already available at the Central Academy of Drama.

The Best Director award was the first time in the entire Central Academy of Drama.

Therefore, the publicity strategy of the Central Academy of Drama is to promote its directing department, and it does not compete head-on with the Beijing Film Academy at all.

The two schools competed openly and covertly in private, with one promoting the acting department and highlighting the authority of the directing department; the other developing the business of the directing department. They complemented each other and there was a sense of non-interference.

“It’s actually a good thing, the competition between the two major art schools in the country!”

"Improve each of their disadvantaged majors!"

Ding ding ding.

At this time, Chen Su's message popped up in the company's chat group.

"Brothers, pre-sales have exceeded 2000 million!"

Chen Jin wiped his mouth. He just wanted to ask about the pre-sale box office of "Life Events".

I didn’t expect it to break 2000 million so quickly?

So the pre-sale has increased by 1000 million today?

The main thing is the screening schedule on the first day.

After winning the award, China Film Group and cinemas will definitely fill up their screening schedules. It seems that they have already received 30%+ before!

Because there are several other movies to be released in the same period.

If the quality of a movie is unclear, the cinema will not schedule all the screenings for "Life Events" even if the lead actor is Chen Jin. This is the cinema's ticket sales strategy.

But now, it's obviously different.

Cinemas will not go against money, and under such popularity, other films released at the same time have basically become cannon fodder.

Without other marketing and the box office appeal of the leading actors, it really wouldn’t be enough for “Life Events” to compete.

Even if it is an unknown Hollywood movie, like "A Family with Lei Pei", no one has ever heard of the lead actor Chen Jin, and the IP is not well recognized.

The estimated box office is around 100 million.

There is a movie called "Drive" starring Nicolas Cage, which also took up 20% of the screening schedule. It should be the biggest rival of "Life Events" in the same period.

"Today, there are so many more pre-sales, probably due to the Venice award!"

"Tomorrow's increase will definitely be even higher!"

Chen Su and Chen Jin were messaging each other. The increase in pre-sales was within the expectations of the marketing department of CETC.

There will definitely be an increase of 2000-3000 million.

Originally, Chen Jin had a certain market effect. Although he did not reach the level of Shen Teng and Wu Jing in later generations, who could attract hundreds of millions of fans and bring in hundreds of millions of box office revenue, he still had a minimum of tens of millions.

Now that Venice has won an award, the increase in pre-sale prices is reasonable.

"Then the pre-sale will be around 5000 million!"

Chen Jin did a quick calculation.

This box office is indeed a very high standard for an art film; even Zhang Yimou may not be able to achieve this number at the moment.

According to the original timeline, after Zhang Yimou's over-birth incident, "Coming Home" received a pre-sale box office of 3200 million.

However, he does not have any awards like the Venice Prize.

"It shouldn't be a problem for the total box office to exceed 2 million, which is double the previous forecast!"

"Of course, the premise is that the reputation of the movie must be above the passing line!"

Chen Su is now in charge of the film marketing and market of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, and what he said is quite conservative.

"What about the film schedule?"

"The first weekend was 49%, and the box office will be regulated in the next few days!"

The screening schedule and pre-sales were actually beyond Chen Jin's imagination. He definitely didn't think it would be so good.

"That's no problem..."

For "Life Events", the box office is profitable.

Since Chen Jin made this movie mainly for the award, and he would spend 5000 million to win the Venice Film Festival Best Actor award, I guess many domestic celebrities would be willing to do so.

But 99% of them cannot reach Chen Jin’s level.

Now that the wish has been fulfilled, the box office success of the film is just the icing on the cake.

However, Chen Jin still had a few hours before the interview, so out of boredom, he directly opened the system.

He looked at the box office performance of "Life Events" in the original timeline.

Although this version of "Life Events" has undergone many changes, the overall storyline has not changed much.

And there is a certain family-friendly element to it.

Of course, Chen Jin couldn't possibly expect a movie released in 11 to reach the box office level of 22. Chen Jin certainly wouldn't think of 17 billion+, and he wouldn't even dare to think of it halfway. It can only be said that the trend of the box office can be used as a reference.

"The first day's screenings were average, but after word of mouth came out on the second day, the screenings doubled!"

"The decline reversed on Sunday, and the second week started to pick up, with box office exceeding the previous week..."

Chen Jin was flipping through the book and had a rough idea of what was going on.

Rely on word of mouth and marketing.

The box office explosion of "Life Events" was not sudden. It only took in more than 2000 million on the first day, and then doubled on Friday, and the number of screenings also increased accordingly; it doubled again over the weekend, reaching 8000 million in a single day.

The most terrifying thing is that in the second week, the box office did not drop much on Monday, reaching more than 5700 million.

The key point is that the box office reversed its decline on Tuesday and Wednesday, and by Friday it was basically the same as the previous Saturday's box office. The two days of the second week's weekend were completely explosive.

That’s how hit movies go.

If it weren't for the box office appeal and screening schedule, the second week's box office would be even better than the first week.

"Nezha 2", "Wolf Warrior 2" and so on all follow this trend.

"Next week, it seems that Cheng Long's "Xinhai Revolution" will be released!"

Currently, this movie is hailed as the strongest in September, and many people are predicting that the movie can earn at least 9 million yuan; if it does well, it can even break the box office record of Chinese-language movies again. The reference is of course the just released "The Founding of a Party"!
Of course, the marketing was launched on the Internet half a month in advance. Starring Cheng Long and his son, Cheng Long also serves as a part-time director. The momentum of this film is much greater than that of "The Founding of a Party".

And the starring lineup is also very strong, Li Bingbing, Jiang Wu, Ning Jing... many of the guest actors are big names.

Even the publicity momentum of "Life Events" cannot be compared with that of "The Revolution of 1911"; like "The Founding of a Party", it has full marketing coverage online and offline, aiming to break the record.

Therefore, the outside world predicts that "Life Events" only has a one-week chance.

Art films are no match for commercial blockbusters.

Chen Jin actually wanted to give it a try because the movie was a flop.

At present, Jackie Chan's box office appeal is still very strong. If this movie is released, it will be very beneficial in terms of both popularity and box office growth.

"I'm sorry, Brother Long, I'll use you as a sacrifice to the sword!"

"Who made your movie the softest persimmon..."

In later times, Cheng Long would be just like that, and defeating him would feel nothing at all.

But things are different now. Last year, "Shaolin Temple" earned 2 million yuan at the box office. At the end of the year, "Chinese Zodiac" almost broke the box office record of Chinese-language films, earning nearly 9 million yuan. Next year's "Police Story 2013" will also have 5.34 million yuan.

He is definitely one of the most box office-appealing actors in the country right now.

But as for "The Revolution of 5000", the box office barely broke million.

In fact, industry insiders also conducted corresponding analysis afterwards.

This movie is actually not a bad one, but the protagonist Huang Xing, played by Cheng Long, has little presence; it’s not that his presence was not high in history, but his influence among the people is not as great as that of Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the country.

If the protagonist had been changed to Sun Yat-sen, the box office might have been saved.

But Cheng Long couldn't play Sun Yat-sen, the image didn't fit and it was very distracting from the play.

Another problem is that it is too mainstream and the audience doesn't like it.

The result of many factors led to the failure of this film, and also brought Zhang Li's career as a film director to a complete halt.

After chatting with Chen Su about his return trip and some information about the roadshow, Chen Jin went to the recording site of the interview, where a makeup artist and stylist helped him design his image for the interview.

Of course Tian Zhuangzhuang and others had to participate as well.

First the crew, then the individual.

This is better than nothing for the release and box office of "Life Events"!
It cannot be said that it is useless, but it is actually not very useful.

In the evening, MK2 held a celebration party for Chen Jin and "Life Events". After winning the Best Actor and Jury Grand Prix, Chen Jin had to treat them again after returning to China.

Deng Chao was already organizing it, because the polite words of several people at the Huabiao Awards dinner came true.

Who would have thought that Chen Jin could actually get it?

People in this circle are not fools. Things are different now. The young man who sat at the same table with them has already ascended to heaven. Deng Chao is eager to have a good relationship with Chen Jin, and of course the other people are the same.

I guess Wen Zhang was the only one who was unhappy. Anyway, everyone else was still very interested in this dinner.

This is a great opportunity to make friends with the new Venice Film Festival winner.

Chen Jin didn't refuse and let Deng Chao take care of it.

We will meet each other every day, and we will be in the same circle from now on. It is not good to appear too independent, even if you just pretend to be independent on the surface, which is the way of life in the entertainment industry.

Perhaps only Chen Jin knew that the people at the previous table were actually not bad.

Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao and others have become first-tier stars, Liu Yifei and Yang Mi are even top stars; at the very least, Baby and Wen Zhang also have their moments of glory.

So it’s not impossible to get together.

At noon the next day, Chen Jin and his group finally boarded the plane to Rome.

They will arrive in the imperial capital in the early morning of the 14th, China time.

"Finally, we're going back!"

Apart from the award ceremony and doing homework in the first few days after arriving, Zhao Jinmai was taken around Venice by Chen Jin every day after the premiere.

Now that I have to leave, I am not reluctant to do so.

The legendary Italian food was not as delicious as she had imagined.

"Does school have to start when we get back?"

Chen Jin sat there and asked Zhao Jinmai beside him.

Zhao Jinmai nodded, tilted her head and blinked her smart eyes: "Will my brother come to Shenyang to play with me?"

"Mai Mai, stop talking nonsense..."

Hu Ling patted Zhao Jinmai, but Chen Jin smiled and said, "I will definitely come when I have time. Can I bring a big sister you know to play with you?"

"Is she your girlfriend?"

"Yes!"

"Oh~~"

Zhao Jinmai pursed her lips and laughed: "Then I will be your tour guide and take pictures for you!"

“You have to go to school!”

Hu Ling said unhappily.

Which young person likes to have a little burden when dating?

"It's okay, Sister Ling. Bring Maimai along and the reporter won't write nonsense if he takes the photo..."

This is a good shield.

Hu Ling had no choice but to shrug helplessly and said, "Just spoil her. Zhao Jinmai is closer to Chen Jin than to her father."

But what to say?

If Zhao Jinmai really wants to pursue a career in acting, it is necessary for her to establish a good relationship with Chen Jin.

So Hu Ling wouldn't stop it.

"Sister Ling, have you ever thought about letting Mai Mai go to the capital for middle school?"

Zhao Jinmai is currently attending primary school in Shenyang.

"No, it's too difficult to go to school in the capital, and I know everyone in Shenyang, so it's convenient for me to take care of them!"

"It's okay, I'm just asking!"

Chen Jin was afraid that there would be many film crews looking for Zhao Jinmai to film in the future.

At least it made an appearance in Venice. "Life Events" will have to compete for awards at other film festivals. Zhao Jinmai is very likely to win the Best Actress award or something.

Because it's a hot topic.

Even if it is a small film festival, it is still a significant resume and achievement.

In other words, since winning the award for "Life Events", Zhao Jinmai's life has actually become completely different.

Unless she doesn't go into showbiz, she should be the top resource in the film industry as a child star.

"I plan to let Mai Mai go back to school for a few days first!"

"Filming needs to be slow..."

Hu Ling still has a big picture perspective. This is what Chen Jin meant: "Well, try to get some good resources. If you can avoid appearing on variety shows, do so less often. Too much exposure for child stars will have a huge impact on your acting career when you grow up!"

Many popular child stars faded into obscurity when they grew up.

Ultimately, traffic is only temporary.

After all, there are only a few people like Yang Zi. She has actually experienced a period of lows, and she will not be as famous as Zhang Yishan in the next few years.

But he was lucky enough to get the resources for two hit dramas in succession, one was "Ashes of Love" and the other was "Go Go Squid!", and his career completely soared.

The group chatted for a while on the plane and then fell asleep.

The trip to Venice these days was quite tiring.

Chen Jin couldn't sleep. When he saw the task reminder suddenly pop up on the system, he suddenly reacted.

The previous system task should be completed, right?

Mainly, Chen Jin had nothing to do on the plane, so she could choose the next few movies to be filmed.

Anyway, there are plenty of trial cards, so you can do as you please!
(End of this chapter)