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Chapter 683 Six Scientists Haunted!
"Made almost cried, I thought Jiang Liu'er was dead!"

"The last fight was so handsome, it felt even more shocking than the fight with the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals at the beginning!"

"Yeah, although there is only one trick, it's so touching!"

"The Great Sage is back, but it has nothing to do with Journey to the West."

"I didn't expect domestic animation to have this level. The hand-painted style of the opening scene is amazing."

At the end of the premiere, the main creators came to the stage to greet the audience, and the audience in the audience were still talking about the movie, mixed with the laughter of some children.

Although the word-of-mouth of the previous large-scale movie was already very good, it was not officially released after all.

The success of the premiere reassured the creators, and also made the invited filmmakers in the industry deeply moved.

"Tang Dong's vision is still as good as ever. The selected movies have not failed. Judging from the current public opinion and pre-sale situation, this "The Return of the Great Sage" can at least make money at the box office."

In the front row, Song Ge, who is now considered to be from the Han and Tang dynasties, sighed.

An animated film is not like "Pleasant Goat" and "Bear Infested", which already has a large number of young audiences. No matter what, the box office of more than 1 million points cannot escape.

Although "Journey to the West" is also a big IP, the TV series is too classic after all, and the subsequent remakes have already made the audience scold and feel a little tired.

Moreover, "Journey to Xi" filmed by He Jiong and others once again lost the popularity of Journey to the West.

As the largest private film company in the industry, Hantang Media attracts attention every time it makes an investment. When it first invested in this film, people in the industry were puzzled.

It is said that the production cost is [-] million yuan, and it is too difficult to recover the cost.

In the past two years, the two animation IPs of "Pleasant Goat" and "Bear Infested" have become popular, and a lot of cartoons have emerged in China.

But those are small-budget movies that follow suit, not to mention 3000 million yuan, not many that exceed [-] million yuan, after all, the audience for animated movies is there.

However, with the start of the publicity, until today, no one has discovered that such a movie that most people don't like, has become the second most popular movie during the Spring Festival after "Havoc in Heaven".

Hantang's marketing can make "The Return of the Great Sage" a hit on the Internet. Song Ge is now optimistic about Hantang Media's investment in Beijing Culture.

At the very least, they can share the publicity resources of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Du Yang said, "Let's watch "Havoc in Heaven" now. If the response is not good, maybe there is a chance."

Halfway through speaking, Du Yang smiled lightly and shook his head.

Song Ge knew what Du Yang was going to say, turned his head and glanced at her and said, "The gap is too big. If there is no accident, "Havoc in Heaven" must be the box office champion of the Spring Festival."

The gap between the two is too big, "Havoc in Heaven" should have broken [-] million on the first day, and the goal was to reach [-] billion.

No matter how good the reputation of "The Return of the Great Sage" is, it is an animated film after all.

Moreover, the reputation of "Havoc in Heaven" may not be too bad. After all, it took more than three years to produce, and it is not a shoddy movie. As long as the word-of-mouth is decent, it is inevitable to break one billion.

But even if it can't overtake, with the word-of-mouth of the film, the publicity and distribution capabilities of Han and Tang, and the online and offline terminals, it is inevitable to achieve great success.

The strongest publicity in China, the strongest online terminal, second only to China Film's offline terminal, Hantang has reached the top of the industry in almost all aspects, and Song Ge, who is determined to be the top three in the industry, does not have the slightest confidence able to surpass.

But if you can't surpass it, you can't surpass it. At least these can become Song Ge's help. Accepting Hantang Media's shareholding will also be of great benefit to the culture of the capital.

Song Ge said to Chen Guofu on the other side, "Mr. Chen, hasn't Liu Ye agreed to "Save Mr. Me?"

Jingcheng Culture has acquired a company under Chen Guofu. The cooperation between the two parties has been relatively in-depth. Recently, there have been several film collaborations. "Rescue Mr. Me" is a film that Jingcheng Culture, Kung Fu Films, and Du Yang's Haoyang Media cooperated with.

Adapted from real events, starred by the king of heaven Liu Dehua.

Originally, Liu Dehua, a big name joining the lineup, was enough to watch, no matter how poorly the film was made, the box office would not be short.

"Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" is bad enough, so it still sells for money.

But to be on the safe side, they decided to find another big-name celebrity, and they focused on Liu Ye.

Three consecutive films have exceeded one billion, and one has two billion. Although these three films are all produced by Tang An, Liu Ye is already one of the biggest stars in the Mesozoic Era.

Moreover, the variety show "Where's Dad?" became popular, and Liu Ye's popularity skyrocketed again.

Liu Dehua + Liu Ye, two big stars, are safe enough.

But after all, he is the number two male role, even if he plays the supporting role of Tian Wang, he is still the number two role.

Liu Ye didn't even accept "Police Story 2013", so "Rescue Mr. Me" naturally declined.

Other companies might not be able to invite them, but the three of them are invested by Hantang Media, and they are almost a family. If Tang An asks, then it will be done.

Hearing that Song Ge wanted to come forward by himself, Chen Guofu shook his head secretly.

He has been the president of Hantang Media for several years, and if he really wants to invite Liu Ye, he can also invite him, but it's not worth it to spend his face here.

The type of film determines that it is difficult to sell well, and there is no famous director. Even if you find a few big stars, they will not be as famous as Liu Dehua, and they will not be decisive.

At the banquet later, Song Ge and Tang An talked about several new projects of Beijing Culture. In addition to asking Liu Ye to star in "Rescue Mr. Me", there are also "Young Marshal", "Come on Intern" "The main role of the two TV series
It's a bit more difficult to ask Liu Ye to play the role of a male number two, and it is sincere to throw out the roles of two TV dramas.

In short, if Liu Ye is willing to act, some of the roles in these two TV series will belong to Liu Ye, and anyone can arrange it.

Tang An smiled and said, "Mr. Song, you have to go to Liu Ye or Mr. Chang for this matter. Next year, besides the variety show "Where's Dad?", Liu Ye will also join Tudou Films. I'm preparing a variety show about performances, so I guess there should be time."

Chang Jihong and Liu Ye are expected to take over the main roles of the two TV dramas. After all, they are not only actors, but also half-bosses.

After chatting with Song Ge and the others, Li Jing, vice president of Tudou Films, came over.

At the beginning, Li Jing's Dongfang Fengxing was acquired and merged into the group's variety show business department, and Li Jing served as the deputy general manager of the variety show business department.

Later, in order to integrate resources, Hantang Group abolished the variety business department and injected it into Tudou Film Group, and Li Jing became the vice president of Tudou Film Group.

Originally, Hantang Media accounted for 70% of the shares of Tudou Films. After incorporating the Variety Show Division, which was valued at 9 million yuan, Hantang Media's shares in Tudou Films have accounted for 88%.

It is named as Tudou Films, but it is actually a subsidiary of Hantang Media, mainly responsible for the production of variety shows, online dramas, and online universities.

"Director Tang, the plan for "I Am an Actor" has been completed, but is the script really unnecessary?" Li Jing said.

"There is no need for a specific script. The show is for actors to perform." Tang An shook his head.

Tudou Films currently produces more than ten variety shows. In addition to Dongfang Fengxing's own programs, there are also programs such as "The Story of Strange Flowers", "The King of Masked Singers", "Extreme Challenge", and "I Am an Actor".

Tang An didn't pay much attention to these programs. Dongfang Fengxing was originally a top five variety show production company in China.

However, "I Am an Actor" Tang An is quite concerned about it. This program is still very effective. Later, many unknown actors can be called "acting school" after appearing on a program.

But a variety show is a variety show after all, and it is rather nonsense to use the performance of a variety show to evaluate acting skills.

On the show, the way of performance is passable on a TV series, but it is really impossible to watch it on a movie. There are completely two ways, and there will be no director who sees a certain actor performing well on the show so he can invite him. At most, it was because of the popularity at the time.

Moreover, the purpose of variety shows is to please the attention of celebrities. The most important thing is not to show any acting skills, but to make the audience happy.

Although there are not complete and detailed scripts like other variety shows, there are still some. The tutors and hosts have scripts, and they will also design some plots. The personalities of several tutors are all set.

But it is still much better than many variety shows. Most variety shows are just like acting, acting according to the script and lines.

This is true of the popular "Running Man" and "I Am a Singer"

Yang Ying returned from "Running Man", and his companions gave him presents. The emotion from the performance was too fake, and he obviously knew that there was such a show.

"I Am a Singer" often has a singer who has just sung, and when the camera turns, an audience member is crying at the camera.

This is a common situation in variety shows. Whether it is fake or not, for the show, it is more important for the audience to be happy than true or false.

There was nothing to do at the banquet, so I talked with Li Jing about the show.

At the same time, several other films had completed their premieres, and the feedback for each was different.

The premiere of "Havoc in Heaven" is the largest. China Film, Wanda and Xinghao held the premiere in the gymnasium this time.

However, the feedback of the movie was not very good. There were thousands of spectators at the scene, and there were a lot of noisy voices when the movie was shown.

At the end of the screening, the applause was not very enthusiastic.

In the banquet hall, Kang Pei dealt with the crowd, and the secretary came in and reported the premiere of several other films in his ear.

"Havoc in Heaven" has the largest scene, and its length is 120 minutes, which is much longer than the 92 minutes of "Omen", 89 minutes of "Where is Dad?" and 89 minutes of "The Return of the Great Sage". The movie premiere is long over.

After listening to the report, Kang Pei frowned unobtrusively.

The response to "The Return of the Great Sage" is very good, which is no surprise, the reputation of the previous screenings is very good.

"Omen Wind and Cloud" and "Where's Dad?" received very good responses.

In comparison, it was the premiere of "Havoc in Heaven" that failed the most.

But Kang Pei immediately calmed down, a premiere is nothing, as long as the word of mouth is passable.

Kang Pei was not worried about the other two films, and asked more about the premiere of "The Return of the Great Sage".

Both are Journey to the West movies, so they must be the most direct competitors.

If one of them has a very high reputation and the other one is full of criticism, it is likely to be a scene where one is a big hit and the other is a big hit.

If "Havoc in Heaven" is too bad, will it encounter Waterloo and lose to "The Return of the Great Sage"?
Kang Pei shook his head, the question didn't last long before he threw it out of his mind.

"The Return of the Great Sage" is an animated film after all. What is the first impression of domestic audiences on animated films?
Childish, young!
The inherent impression is not so easy to break. "Tiny Times 2" has not yet been released, and most audiences will never go to the cinema to watch this movie.

Even if it is a live-action movie starring a few unknown actors, it can counterattack with a good reputation.

But animated movies?

Not to mention domestically, there are many animated films in Hollywood that have a high domestic reputation, and the box office in the mainland is at most [-] to [-] million.

That is, "Kung Fu Panda" broke out at the box office of 6 million!
But "Havoc in Heaven" should be able to exceed 6 million on the first day of pre-sale, and there is a seven-day holiday, no matter what, it is impossible to be lower than [-] million.

Last year's "Tomb Raider Notes" was criticized miserably. Under the attack of seven or eight blockbusters, it still had a box office of nearly 5 million. Can "The Return of the Great Sage" be worse than this?

Kang Pei shook his head suddenly, how could he compare it with "Tomb Raider Notes" for a film that must break a billion dollars.

As for the two films "Omen" and "Where's Dad?", Kang Pei never paid much attention to them.

The former is just playing with the name of God of Gamblers 3, Xiangjiang movies can no longer be sold in China, and the audience for the latter is there.

Amid the compliments, the banquet ended.

Early the next morning, even though it was New Year's Eve, Kang Pei immediately turned on the computer and looked at the online reviews of "Havoc in Heaven".

It's not that he is so dedicated to his work, but thinking about Tang An's past achievements, he has been faintly worried since the premiere.

"Havoc in Heaven has a perfect premiere, Donnie Yen presents a different Monkey King!"

"The pinnacle of special effects in domestic films, Zhou Runfa: Kneel for 2400 special effects!"

"The premiere of "Havoc in Heaven" was very popular, and the new version of Journey to the West has the audience hooked!"

Just ignore these similar titles
"I want to compete with Hollywood! A brief summary of the special effects of "Havoc in Heaven" can be described as ingenious and unworkable. The full imagination was given during the script creation stage, which is the flesh and blood of the film. Turning into images is the fur of the film.

The special effects this time impressed me mainly in two aspects. The first is the landscaping. The carved beams and painted buildings of Tianting and Huaguo Mountain, as well as every plant and tree are all made very carefully, reflecting the atmosphere of a fairyland while also taking care of traditional buildings. This is better than the hollow and monotonous Hollywood with a sense of technology. This part is worth appreciating. It is a model of the integration of traditional Chinese culture and Western technology. Compared with previous blockbusters, it is indeed an improvement."

This long article praised the special effects of the movie, which made Kang Pei nod in satisfaction.

Then, read some posts and news.

Although the reviews on the Internet cannot be used as a reference for the film's reputation, Kang Pei also watched it for two hours. After all, this film is too important to him.

Once he fails, the pressure from within China Film Group and from China Film Group will make him very passive, and it will be even more difficult to fully control China Film Group in the future.

A day passed quickly. In the afternoon, Kang Pei looked at the box office, and there should be no problem breaking through [-] million.

I clicked on Weibo and looked at it, and he looked a little ugly.

"Adaptation is fine, but it can't be distorted wantonly. In particular, Sun Wukong can't fall in love with goblins. This is a blasphemy to the famous book, and it will also mislead today's children.

There is a bottom line in the adaptation of famous works, the basic characters of these characters cannot be changed.We must prevent some spoofing of our traditional culture under the banner of 'fashion' and 'subversion', which will hurt the feelings of the Chinese people." — From Teacher Liu's Weibo.

He came here to join in the fun!
A trace of displeasure arose in Kang Pei's heart. He didn't know that this was a China Film film!
But he didn't care too much. When "Journey to the West" was released last year, it was scolded by him even with the previous "Journey to the West".

However, this does not prevent "A Chinese Journey to the West" from becoming a classic, and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" broke one billion at the box office.

On the contrary, most of the comments on Weibo were supportive, which made Kang Pei's face look ugly.

I flipped through some Weibo again, there are good and bad, but it is still within the acceptable range.

After all, it has just been released, and the 1.4 million publicity fee is not for nothing.

At the beginning, Kang Pei felt a little lucky that he didn't make a large-scale movie with "The Return of the Great Sage" because of the success of the screening.

The adapted movie, no matter how it is changed, will hardly satisfy everyone. If it is really ordered, it will probably be affected a lot given the current poor reputation.

After watching it for a while, it was basically the same as in the morning, with mixed reviews, but it was still acceptable.

Many public figures have posted articles criticizing the film, and a young writer named Du Guyi, who claims to have had a profound influence on the culture of Journey to the West, also posted a long comment, saying that the film is "the crowning glory of the monkey, a sensationalist."

Kang Pei wasn't very worried, as long as it wasn't full of scolding from the whole network, it was acceptable, not to mention their publicity ability was still within a controllable range.

At this time, Tang An was also paying attention to the comments on several movies on the Internet, and he naturally saw the words of Teacher Liu on Weibo, as well as the comments of some people who studied the culture of Journey to the West.

"This is the Six Scholar haunted!"

Tang An chuckled and shook his head. Although there is no concept of six scholars, there are many people who study Journey to the West.

(End of this chapter)