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Chapter 494 Two blockbuster movies released in succession! (The first update asks for a subscription!)
At 12 p.m. on December 14th, at the Great Hall of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, the world premiere ceremony of the new film "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" directed by Zhang Yimou will be held here.

The movie will be officially released in China at midnight tomorrow, and in North America on December 12.

Although Tang An has been gaining momentum in the past few years, he has won the summer box office for five consecutive years, and he still maintains the annual box office champion of Chinese-language movies. He has defeated Xu Ke, Chen Kaige, Jiang Wen, Feng Xiaogang and others in the same period.

However, Tang An has always been called the No.1 commercial director, and Zhang Yimou is the number one domestic director who is truly recognized inside and outside the circle.

In terms of box office, in 2002 "Hero" won 2.5 million domestic box office, accounting for 25% of the annual box office.

Only when Tang An wins Zhang Yimou in the same schedule this year can he be lifted from the altar.

Then, he went up by himself and stood at the top of Huaguo film directors.

The premiere of the film by the number one director in China was held in a place like the CPPCC Auditorium, and most of the entertainment industry came.

Han Sanping came to the premiere of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", and China Film Vice Dong Jiao Luofen went to join "Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate".

Wang Zhonglei came here, and Wang Zhongjun went to "Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate". He couldn't let Xu Ke and Yu Dong get too close.

Guang Xian was also the vice president, and Wang Changtian went to support Yu Dong.

Back then, when Guangxian released its first film "Scarred City", it was not qualified for distribution, so it was released under the control of Berner and co-published by Guangxian.

Zhang Weiping was quite domineering that year, and directly shouted, ""Scared City" will lose miserably, "The Good Man of Three Gorges" will let it fend for itself, and we will get the rest of the Venice Golden Lion Award!"

Not only that, but also monopolized all digital theaters in the country, signed an exclusive screening contract, and there was no digital screen for "Scarred City" for a whole week.

After a week, it was only after Bernard, Uniasia, and Huaying coordinated with the new screen that 300 digital copies of "Scarred City" could be released.

Zhang Weiping had feuded with the two companies once, so Wang Changtian naturally favored Yu Dong.

However, Wanda Song Ge, Pony Li Ming, and LeTV Zhang Zhao are all here.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Zhang Weiping went to greet other guests, and the three of them chatted together.

"Mr. Song, why didn't you go to Berna's side? Tang An, Wang Changtian, and Wang Zhongjun have all gone." Zhang Zhao and Song Ge clinked glasses, squinted their eyes and smiled.

Song Ge asked instead, "Didn't Mr. Zhang also come?"

Zhang Zhao said with a smile, ""Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" is a remake, so I don't think there will be anything new. I'm more interested in "Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling"."

Li Ming also said, "I'm also curious about what kind of film Director Zhang will make this time."

Song Ge smiled and said, "Same, I am also more optimistic about "Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling."

The three chatted casually, but they all had the same thoughts.

Zhang Weiping used to cooperate with Jiang Zhiqiang to invest in Zhang Yimou's films. While sharing the risks, he also took a fancy to Jiang Zhiqiang's overseas distribution capabilities.

Leaving aside Jiang Zhiqiang's own work this time, the production cost of 2 million yuan plus the promotion fee of 7000 million yuan has invested nearly [-] million yuan.

No one knows whether the audience will buy it or not without watching the movie, but as businessmen, they all know that when you put all your net worth in a desperate attempt, you will often lose the worst, and you will not even have a chance to turn around.

What's more, there is still a billion-dollar "The Martian". As a bystander, from an objective perspective, the probability of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" relying on the domestic box office is not high.

As for the overseas box office, even with Christian Bale, it is unlikely that this theme will sell for a high price.

There is no doubt that Wanda, LeTV, and Xiao Ma are all waiting for the failure of this film to take Zhang Yimou down.

Facing such a great director, apart from Hantang and Huayi, as long as possible, other companies would be tempted.

At the same time, the IMAX hall of SJS Wanda Cinemas was also holding the premiere ceremony of "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate".

Tang An finished the box office breaking 5 million celebration banquet at noon and also brought the group's artists to the scene.

Two blockbuster films premiered tonight, and quite a few people came.

The ceremony was held at nearly 7 o'clock, and Yu Dong took Xu Ke, Li Lianjie, Chen Kun and others to the stage.

Yang Mi played a trick in it. Strictly speaking, she is the fourth female number, and she will follow her on stage.

Tang An sat down and watched. Li Lian was wearing a pair of glasses the whole time, and kept his head down. He probably couldn't remember well when he was old.

Zou Xun is a bit old, and the post-70s big female roles have been active for more than ten years.

Chen Kun is too dark, but Li Yuchun next to him is very white.

Nearly 8 o'clock, the movie began to show.

As a remake, or a second remake, the plot of "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" can be roughly known in the mind with eyes closed.

There is an audience base, but it is also the shackles of the second remake.

Shaw's old version of "Dragon Inn" was also a classic at the time. Xu Ke's Xinghai tactics were used properly, the actors perfectly fit the roles, and he incorporated his own new martial arts characteristics, making "New Dragon Inn" surpass the old version and become a new classic.

Now it is very difficult to surpass the previous version, and Xu Ke also knows that it is not easy. In addition to gathering all three generations of stars in the lineup, he also has the idea of ​​3D and special effects.

In terms of action, Xu Ke's team obviously only made the action design to the extreme. The editing was too fast, so fast that it was a bit messy and lacked texture, which made the audience feel that they often felt like they were watching a mixture of CG and physical shooting. stop motion animation.

As for the versatility of 3D movies, it does a good job in showing the effects of various depth-of-field scenes and dynamic objects coming head-on.

Whether it's flying sand and rocks all over the sky, the Black Water City in the deep desert of Xixia, or a battle scene where you come and go with hidden weapons and blood drops, the 3D imaging performance is good.

And in order to highlight the three-dimensional effect, some locations, weather, and fighting settings were deliberately enhanced.

Naturally, it is impossible to completely copy the plot. The line of the original version of Dongchang Chasing, Fighting in the Desert, and Conspiring to Attack the Inn has been greatly broadened, and it is no longer limited to the Longmen Inn.

There is also a black water city in Xixia, the one mentioned in "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", which is very in line with Xu Ke's mysticism and romantic fantasy style.

The characters and roles have also undergone subversive changes, and the Dragon Inn without the coquettish proprietress would not be the same Dragon Inn.

Although it is not as good as "New Dragon Inn", it is also a rare martial arts masterpiece in the past ten years.

At the end of the 120-minute screening, the warm applause from the audience is enough to explain.

"Congratulations to Yu Dong, judging from the audience's reaction, the acceptance of this movie is still very high." Tang An clapped his hands and smiled at Yu Dong.

Two new blockbusters are released, let's see tomorrow's box office!
(End of this chapter)