Six Hundred and One - Weird Scandal

"He will directly satisfy the fans' taste to the highest level!"

In the car at the entrance of the Changying Cinema, Feng Pants was still turning his head from time to time to look at the movie fans coming out of the cinema gate. These people were chatting with friends after watching the movie, and all of them had excited expressions on their faces, as if they suddenly The New World was discovered.

"Third Master, after the public has watched "The Dark Knight," when they look back at our own movie, they will probably stand in front of the theater and scold them."

Although the words he spoke were laced with Beijing-style humor, the meaning behind them was not false at all. Compared with those directors who have become famous, he sees some things more clearly.

That's right, those films that rely on filming to expose social development without taking into account the shortcomings often win awards at major international film festivals in the first few years, but he has always been scornful of them secretly. He is different from those high-level directors with a professional background. He really grew up from a small to a very small person, risking his life and working hard to get up at night.

So on some things, he has very thorough ideas. The kind of movies that make foreigners watch Tu Yile can indeed win awards and can indeed show great film art. But these movies, even if Big Scissors really agrees to release them If it is released in theaters, will anyone really be willing to watch it?

"Evil diseases require strong medicine!"

The short-haired middle-aged man sitting in the back seat of the car frowned and responded softly.

The reason why "Batman: The Dark Knight" was able to successfully pass the censorship and not have any scenes cut was because of this man's factor. Even the fact that he and Warner Bros. facilitated Wayne's coming to the East this time have his shadow behind it. .

Why is he willing to help raise money to film Party A and Party B? It's because I really admire the thin man in the front seat of the car in terms of some views on the development of the film.

It can even be said that the two people coincided with each other on some points of view. They all know that relying on the so-called local literature and art will definitely not work. If the local film industry wants to make great strides in development, it must accept the market head-on. If it wants to open the market and let the audience voluntarily pay to go to the theater to watch movies, then there must be To have your own film capital, you must take your own path of commercial film production.

If a movie has no box office to stimulate the market, then no matter how high its artistic content is, what's the use of winning more awards? Just like the current "Batman: The Dark Knight", the film is almost telling everyone that it is a big commercial production, but who can say without conscience that this film has no artistic achievements?

In the end, if the film industry wants to thrive, it must rely on market performance to support it. What they want to do now is to cultivate their own market first.

"According to the call just received from our staff, major theaters in Beijing, Shanghai, special economic zones, and even major provincial capitals are all full tonight."

The car door was opened again, and the short-haired man's secretary bent down and sat in the back seat. Without any nonsense, he made a report directly to his leader. "Many of our staff members have a very special feeling. They described the release of "The Dark Knight" as like..."

The young secretary carefully observed the leader's face, there was hesitation in his tone, and he swallowed his voice mid-sentence.

"Keep talking!"

The middle-aged man named San Ye glanced at his secretary and scolded him in a low voice. "Why are you hesitating? There's nothing you can't say!"

"It's hard to get a ticket!" The secretary immediately sat up straight with his upper body, suddenly excited, and said quickly like pouring beans through a bamboo tube: "Many staff said that the current hot situation reminded them of "Shaolin Temple" back then. ! Not one person said that.”

The secretary's words made the two people in the car freeze for a moment. How many years has it been, how many years has it been since there was a similar hot movie-going craze in this land? Since the release of "Shaolin Temple" back then, even the first Hollywood blockbuster "The Fugitive" introduced two years ago has still not caused a similar sensation.

According to later statistics from Beijing Film Studio, the Hollywood blockbuster "The Fugitive" had more than 1.39 million moviegoers in this land, and the box office revenue was about 11.27 million yuan. Of course, everyone knows this number. Compared with the real The figures must be very conservative. After all, theaters across the country have their own peaks. It is common for underreporting, underreporting, and underreporting of box office numbers.

Even if there is James Cameron's "True Lies" later, the number of moviegoers and box office are similar. Although it is highly popular, the popularity of the movie viewing scene is far inferior to that of "Shaolin Temple".

In an era when movie tickets were only a dime, it created the myth of a box office of 500 million. The movie not only influenced a whole generation, but also made Jet-li an idol in the hearts of countless people.

"Grass (a kind of plant), this foreigner won't set a record as soon as he comes, right?" Feng Pants, who was sitting in the front row, opened the car window, bared his rotten teeth and lit a cigarette. After taking two sips, he seemed to suddenly remember something. He hesitated for a moment, turned around and asked tentatively in a low voice:

"Third Master, I heard that the higher-ups have arranged for you... Do you want to get to know Wayne Greenberg there? After you take the top spot..."

"It's okay, stop asking around!" The middle-aged man raised his arm and patted the front seat, shook his head, and said: "Drive, let's go back, don't worry about things you shouldn't worry about, and prepare for the filming of Party A and Party B when you get back. Bar."

There are some things that both of them understand tacitly. This one has great ambitions. Without a high enough chair, he will not plan market reforms in advance. Although the current chair is not low, he wants to promote the entire land. The market changes are obviously not enough.

In fact, Wayne has no illusions about the high box office success of "The Dark Knight" here. Strictly speaking, this movie is not very in line with the taste of the audience here. In this era, people are more willing to watch big scenes shot with big investment and big special effects, especially the ending of the movie, which is not so Hollywood-like.

Hot action scenes, eye-popping special effects, and a happy ending are the most in line with the mainstream aesthetics of people in this era. This is his typical anti-heroic film. The story is inherently dark and depressing, and the protagonist is aggrieved to some extent. No one can guarantee the final response.

After the film premiere, Wayne stayed in the city for another two days, during which he participated in film festival-related activities in a low-key manner. It was not until the third day that he took the group on a plane back to the capital.

"Hi."

On the Warner Bros. chartered flight, Nina waited for the plane to stabilize, unbuckled her seatbelt, moved close to Zi Yi, and whispered while gesticulating: "Sorry, I need to talk to the boss alone, let's change seats. "

Maybe she didn't understand the words clearly, but with the assistant's gesture, the woman understood the specific meaning and happily moved to Nina's seat, leaving the seat next to Wayne free.

"News from Los Angeles before I get on the plane."

After sitting down, Nina reported to her boss in a low voice. "James Franco's agent posted bail and, with the assistance of Warner Bros.'s legal department, he was released on bail..."

"How's that going in the media?"

After hearing the assistant lady's words, Wayne's mouth twitched obviously and he asked helplessly. "Warner Bros. PR department, did they suppress this matter?"

"It's difficult." Nina rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Many media outlets have been biting on this matter. No one wants to miss the news that The Flash was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department."

Even the assistant lady found it strange when she mentioned this matter. Two days ago, she received a call from Los Angeles. The moment the call was connected, she was told that the actor who played The Flash, James Frank, had been arrested.

"Gene Era"

After being involved in preparation and training for such a long time, it seems normal for the actors to choose to go to a bar to relax during the holidays.

But he didn't think about it carefully. As the actor of The Flash, he was always being watched by reporters and paparazzi. After James Franco drank too much in the bar, he cursed for unknown reasons and became very irritable. The bar owner tried to dissuade him several times but failed to stop him.

Later, he snatched the microphone from the hand of the resident singer and knocked down a member of the band. The bar owner didn't want to cause trouble, but he still chose to call the police.

The patrolman was very fast this time and arrested him directly for his inappropriate behavior. When things got to this point, there was actually nothing surprising. He happened to be the actor of The Flash, and the whole process, including his arrest, was filmed and recorded by several paparazzi who were following him.

Before dawn, the gossip news that The Flash was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department spread throughout North America, and now countless people are waiting to see the crew's jokes.

Although James Franco's agent bailed him out with the assistance of Warner Bros.'s legal department, the subsequent impact of this incident cannot be eliminated in a short time. So, before the filming of the "Flash" movie started, this guy successfully made entertainment headlines.

"Forget it, this is not a big scandal. Later, you can warn his agent to take care of your client's private life."

Looking at the white clouds outside the window, Wayne shook his head. As he said, this little thing is not a big deal among Hollywood actors. If it weren't for James Franco as the actor of The Flash, the gossip entertainment media would not be bothered to report such a trivial matter. .

Basically, the more famous Hollywood actors are, the more serious their self-centered acting personality becomes. So let alone provoking troubles in bars, even worse things happen to actors, and the North American public does not. Don't find it strange.

"But......"

Nina carefully glanced at the boss next to her and made sure that his face looked normal and he was in a good mood before continuing: "But after James Frank was released on bail, the first thing he did was to get drunk again and break into He entered the neighbor's bedroom. Not only did he threaten the couple in bed, he also stole the woman's passport and the man's wallet, so..."

"mother f**ker?!"