Chapter 918 Come on, Big Showdown!

Monday, July 21.

At 3:00 p.m., the world premiere ceremony of "Golden Terrace" was officially held at the leading theater of Shuntianfu Oriental Cinemas. Feihong's Man Should Be Self-improvement" is worse, even stronger!

After all, Qin Wei's golden signboard for decades was not built.

Hu Fei and his Huafei Film and Television have operated in China for nearly two decades, and they are absolutely intricate and deeply rooted.

And more importantly, this time they can be said to attack with all their might!

Naturally, there are many guests.

At half past three, the movie starts showing.

And unlike "Once Upon a Time: A Man Who Should Be Self-Reliant", the ceremony was held on the first day, and the national screening was officially released on the second day. Here, the premiere of "Golden Terrace" started, and theaters across the country opened at the same time after 3:30. There are many screenings started.

Therefore, looking at the whole country, in fact, countless people were the first to see Qin Wei's latest blockbuster movie at the same time.

"Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" is 102 minutes long, which is quite satisfactory, not too long or too short, but the released version of "Golden Terrace" is 127 minutes long.

It is said that during the internal preview meeting, representatives of many theaters pointed out that the length of the film is too long, and many places are not so necessary. If the film is long, the tickets will be expensive. Procrastination, too many invalid shots. Therefore, everyone suggested that the producer should cut the film a little bit shorter.

In terms of time, even if the movie is ten minutes shorter, under the ingenious arrangement of the theater, each screening hall can arrange an extra show in the one-day screening cycle. Moreover, in fact, the shorter the film duration, the more convenient it is for theaters to flexibly use their own screening room resources when arranging films.

However, Qin Wei refused. He thought this 127-minute version was the most perfect.

The theater chain, which has always been extremely strong, still protested to no avail in front of a big director like Qin Wei whose last film sold 700 million box office. In the end, he could only pinch his nose. Whatever Qin Wei said, so be it.

Therefore, the final released version is 127 minutes.

A blockbuster film of more than two hours, purely from the perspective of time, this time Qin Wei is definitely going to the level of masterpieces and epics.

After the film was screened, like every premiere ceremony, there was warm applause at the scene.

Then, since it is a ceremony, at least a few performances must be performed, and then there will be a wave of interviews. It will only appear if we carry out publicity.

But this time, in order to create more momentum during the hot screening of "Once Upon a Time in China", Hu Fei spent a lot of money in it, and the scene became the biggest ever in the film industry.

After the show was over, when it was time for interviews and discussions, several main creators of the crew came on stage.

Qin Wei naturally sat on the first chair, and next to him was Fu Hongxue, who had cooperated with Qin Wei for the second time and was also the number one popular actress in China in the past two years.

If Fu Hongxue goes there, he will be the hero of this movie, a veteran martial arts actor who has been rising steadily in the past two years, Frontier Defense.

Interview, brag about each other, tell some funny things during filming, brag about the movie.

that is it.

After such a promotional article is finished, it will be the turn of reporters and film critics to ask questions.

On an occasion like this, Hu Fei carefully arranged the premiere ceremony. As you can imagine, all the reporters' questions were also arranged in advance, at least they were all "trustworthy" reporters, or they had already been prepared in advance. Greetings, only those who have a tacit understanding with each other will be allowed to enter.

Therefore, inappropriate questions will not be asked.

Of course, someone still asked a question that made Qin Wei hesitate for a while. The reporter asked: "Director Qin, why did you choose to release the film at this time? Everyone knows that "The Man of Huang Feihong" When Self-improvement was just released, it was less than a week. The choice of "Golden TV" to be released at this time will inevitably cause a very bad competition, and the end result will be losses for both parties. And I think, for the health of the entire Chinese film market Considering the orderly development, this kind of competition should not be advocated. Therefore, now there are many sayings in the outside world, saying that you are rushing to "Once Upon a Time: A Man Should Be Self-improvement", and you want to trample that movie. Go on, may I ask, do you think so in your heart?"

As soon as this problem came out, although everyone knew it well, you can imagine that the scene immediately fell silent.

Everyone turned their heads to look at the reporter who asked the question in surprise, and then turned their eyes away and stared at Qin Wei closely.

Qin Wei seemed to be thinking about it for a while, and then replied: "I never want to step on anyone's ideas. Because I think that any mature film market must have experienced sufficient market competition before it can be released." It will happen. I hope that the Chinese film market will mature as soon as possible. In addition, regarding your question, it is like this. July is the prime time, summer time. It is generally recognized that the film market is the most popular at this time. Then, According to your logic, as long as I choose "Golden Terrace" to be released at this time, then I will definitely step on that if I don't step on this! Does that mean that my movie may have a higher box office, so I will If other films are suppressed, I must not release them at this time?"

Having said that, he spread his hands and smiled confidently, "Why? Anyone else can release it in July, but you Qin Wei, you can't! Is there a reason for this?"

After a pause, he continued: "Furthermore, in my opinion, the movies that dare to choose to be released in the summer file include every movie, domestic and foreign. Since you choose to release it at this time, then It means that you are already mentally prepared to face the market impact of this year's best and most competitive batch of movies! If you are not mentally prepared, when a movie comes, you will shout, oops, so-and-so A certain person targeted me, and he deliberately came to step on me! He stepped on me last year, and he will step on me this year!"

"I think people like this, you might as well quit the summer file!"

As soon as the words fell to the ground, applause slowly erupted at the premiere ceremony, and the applause became louder and louder, and finally became a tidal wave!

I have to admit that Qin Wei's response was indeed majestic.

It shows his super confidence in his work.

The reporter seemed to want to continue to ask other questions, but the host had pointed to another reporter decisively, so he sat down helplessly—in the eyes of everyone, there is no doubt that what Qin Wei said Righteously and cavalierly, he denied the reporter's duty.

Moreover, he took advantage of the situation and kicked "Huang Feihong's Man as Self-improvement".

At the end of the interview, another reporter stood up and asked, "Director Qin, I remember that when I interviewed you earlier, we talked about a question. You said at the time that you made every film with ambition. So now, your new movie "Golden Terrace" is released, can you tell me about this movie, what is your ambition? Uh... I mean, if it is convenient to reveal it now!"

This is obviously a familiar reporter. Qin Wei smiled when he heard the words, and said: "Ambition! Haha, okay, I can say it. That's right, I think that after decades of exploration in Chinese movies, we are more interested in movies. In itself, the art and technology of film have already been explored and accumulated, but in the final analysis, film is not the plaything of a few people, nor is it the exclusive art of individual artists. It is recognized all over the world that film is a discipline that belongs to Cultural and entertainment products for the general public. So, starting from last year's "The Gate of Life and Death", I tried to explore a commercial film path that fits the characteristics of our Chinese market."

"That is to say, in my opinion, when a film is made, it must be watched by people in the final analysis. It must be good-looking, understandable, and willing to spend money to sit in a movie theater for two hours to enjoy the Such a story he presented is a success! I don’t hope that in a few years, we Chinese filmmakers will still be making so-called works of art that are of high artistic level but ordinary people are unwilling to consume them. I am also very afraid that if it continues like this, when our domestic people go to the cinema, they will give priority to watching some foreign commercial blockbusters, and turn a blind eye to our local movies. If that is the case, our Chinese culture will It will lose a lot of ground! If so, I think, it will be the tragedy of our generation of filmmakers, and also the incompetence of our generation of filmmakers!"

"So, I want to make a commercial blockbuster, and I want to get a high box office! I hope to make domestic audiences form the idea that domestic commercial blockbusters are also very good-looking, even better than Hollywood blockbusters. Even better! Even, as long as our films are well-made, we can go to the world, go to the stages of the world, compete with Hollywood films, and spread our Chinese culture outward!"

"I'm working hard and hard. If I don't succeed, it's because my level is limited. I hope that later filmmakers can abandon my shortcomings and deficiencies and continue to work hard. If I am lucky enough to have a little achievement , I will not stop, I will continue to move forward!"

"Thanks!"

After these words were finished, the audience was quiet for a moment, and then there was thunderous applause.

The so-called master, the so-called film master, Qin Wei's status in today's domestic film and art circles is still unmatched, and his words are obviously awe-inspiring!

It will make everyone feel that, as expected, this is the style of a master!

Yes, even though he has already gone to make commercial films, as long as you hear his explanations and heartfelt voices, you will feel that Qin Wei is not out of character at all when he goes to make commercial films!

It's so awesome!

At the end of the interview, a reporter asked Qin Wei to estimate the box office, and to give an expectation for the box office performance of "Golden TV".

Faced with this topic, Qin Wei was not ambiguous. After thinking about it, he said confidently: "I want to say, I hope to break 100 million in the first week. No one should think I'm talking big, right?"

There was low laughter from the audience thinking about it.

Everyone knows that Qin Wei is being modest - last year's "The Gate of Life and Death" had a box office of more than 200 million in the first week, and it has been more than a year now, and no film has surpassed it. How could "Golden Terrace", which has been crushed by such a magnificent momentum, fail to pass 100 million in the first week?

Speaking of which, hearing the laughter from the audience, Qin Wei also seemed to feel that his first week expectation of 100 million was a bit too hypocritical and a bit hypocritical.

So, after thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Then I look forward to it, and hope that the box office of our "Golden TV" will exceed 150 million in the first week of its release!"

There was applause from the audience.

But the reporter who asked the question persisted and asked, "Director Qin, what are your expectations for the total box office of this movie?"

Qin Wei thought for a while and replied: "I think 300 million should be achievable, but last year "Gate of Life and Death" got 700 million after all, now I want to say that my expectation is 300 million, you may think I think I'm a hypocrite, so... at a high level, it is indeed my inner expectation, I hope that the final box office of this "Golden TV", um, can reach or exceed 500 million!"

While speaking, he stretched out his hand and showed his right hand.

Five fingers, five hundred million.

There was thunderous applause again from the audience.

The expectation of 500 million, against the background of last year's "Gate of Life and Death" as high as 700 million at the box office, everyone will subconsciously feel that although Qin Wei's so-called expectation is a bit conservative, it is public information after all. Conservation and humility are also normal.

However, he dared to shout 500 million to the outside world, which already shows how strong Qin Wei's confidence in his work is. Basically, according to common sense, he dared to say that because he was confident and sure, and this play was the lowest. It can also reach 500 million!

…………

That night, Qin Wei's outstretched palm and five fingers, together with his 500 million box office expectation, made the headlines of many evening newspapers and major online news platforms.

At the same time, Qin Wei's answer to the reporter at the premiere ceremony, his statement that "we should make good commercial films for ordinary people" as the number one person in domestic films today, almost won the audience's attention. One-sided praise - After the criticism of "The Gate of Life and Death" in the past year, many newspapers turned to praise Qin Wei again at this time, it really is a master.

Of course, if the premiere ceremony of "Golden TV" is a piece of news, this is definitely not the most important point.

The most important thing, apart from Qin Wei's expectation of 500 million box office, is obviously that the big collision between "Golden Terrace" and "Once Upon a Time in China" has begun.

Not only was Qin Wei's answer to the reporter's question at the premiere ceremony reproduced verbatim by many newspapers, but the major newspapers also gave various analyzes of this confrontation between the two sides.

Both sides have pros and cons.

"Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" has already exploded at the box office in the first week, and it is quite normal for the second week to be weak. And Qin Wei's "Golden Terrace" was released in the first week, and it is almost unnecessary to predict. , is something that everyone can clearly know, as sure as it has happened.

The script of "Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-improvement" was written by Li Qian, and the first "Huang Feihong" was also Li Qian's work. Li Qian has already gained the reputation of a master screenwriter in the past few years since he entered the film and television industry. Coupled with the wonderful martial arts and strange novels he published under the pseudonym Jin Yong, basically no one would doubt Li Qian's ability to make up and tell stories.

And now, Qin Wei personally admitted at the premiere ceremony that the outline of the story of "Golden Terrace" came from his own original creation, and he also participated in the whole process of writing and revising the script—in fact, the screenwriter when the film was finally released In terms of signatures, there are a total of three screenwriters, and Qin Wei is indeed the first to sign.

Therefore, although "Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" is not Li Qian's director, which will make this duel lose a lot of gimmicks, but Qin Wei's first original screenwriter, it happens to form a screenwriter-level duel with Li Qian!

In addition, "Once Upon a Time: A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" is the sequel to the big hit movie, while "Golden Terrace" is a huge investment.

"Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-improvement" except for the director Li Qian, all the other main creators are back. Zhou Baoshan and Lu Lingxi are the hottest big-screen combination in China at the moment. Even the big fat Zhu Rong is very popular. , but for "Golden Terrace", not to mention Qin Wei alone, just this name is enough to crush a "Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-improvement" that lost Li Qian. A popular star of Huadan, partnered with a powerful star like Frontier Defense, is enough to attract expectations.

So, on the whole, it seems like half a catty?

However, in the newspapers that night and the next day, and even on the Internet, many experts have given box office expectations - "Golden Terrace" is 600 to 800 million, "Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-improving" is 500 to 700 million. 100 million.

Everyone has predicted that this week, even if the box office of "Golden Terrace" will not exceed 200 million in the first week, it will definitely not be too low. Like Qin Wei's own prediction, it should be more than 150 million, which should be reasonable.

Therefore, this week must belong to "Golden Terrace".

And just this week, since the first week of the release of "The Gate of Life and Death" last year, because of the fierce market competition between that movie and the first part of "Huang Feihong", the highest single-week box office market in the domestic movie market has been formed in history. The record should be broken soon!

In this regard, the prediction given by many people is between 350 million and 400 million!

Because according to many people's predictions, the "Golden Terrace" family alone will win at least 200 million yuan! Last week, "Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-improvement", which created an astonishing box office of 193.64 million, has a very good reputation among the audience. Therefore, although the box office will drop this week, it should not drop too much. 130 million to 150 million is still very possible!

Waiting until next week, the box office of "Golden TV" will definitely drop, but at the same time, "Once Upon a Time: A Man Should Be Self-improving", which is entering its third week of screening, will drop even more——

Many fans of Li Qian and "Huang Feihong" had to sigh helplessly or curse angrily: This is simply a replica of last year's "The Gate of Life and Death" which suppressed "Huang Feihong"!

However, on the third day of the release of "Golden Terrace", on March 23, Wednesday, there has been no major movement, and Xunfei News, which has been reporting in a calm and ordinary way, suddenly gave a very important headline—— —Come on, big showdown! I bet that the final box office of "Once Upon a Time: A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" will surpass that of "Golden TV"!

Seeing this news, many people were shocked!

Click to open it, and the first thing that catches your eyes is a photo.

A guy who was already familiar to many people before.

A big fat guy with a big smile.

Click to see, the first sentence is——

"Do you think I'm flattering our boss and her husband? Then you look down on me too much. Would I, Gu Letian, be like that?

Well, I admit it, I am that kind of person!

But this time, it's really not just flattery. The reason why I came up with such a sensational topic that I might be assassinated in the future is mainly because I'm so annoyed by watching those box office forecasts recently!

A group of so-called experts think they know it well, but do you know how many teenagers like me have decided not to watch the movies directed by Qin Da since the last "Gate of Life and Death"?

Yes, I am really a teenager!

Let me tell you, according to an online survey conducted by Xunfei Group in June last year, the audience's dissatisfaction with "The Gate of Life and Death" was as high as 72.4%! And the anticipation for Qin Wei's next movie is only 41%!

On the contrary, the audience satisfaction with "Once Upon a Time" was as high as 89.2%! Dissatisfaction is only 4.2%! As for the expectation for the sequel of "Once Upon a Time", what do you think is it?

77%!

Among the qualified questionnaires accepted by our online questionnaire survey, 63% of the people were between 15 and 35 years old! Experts, do you understand something when you see this number?

Over 70% of the annual box office of billions in the entire Chinese film market comes from these people!

They are the most powerful group of people in the Chinese film market, they are the group of people who can decide the life or death of a movie!

So, dear readers, please believe that I am really serious about sucking up to our boss!

..."

And that day.

At 8 o'clock on Wednesday night, QQ suddenly popped up——

""Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" was released wonderfully, the story of a generation of masters, you must watch it!"

The next day, at eight o'clock in the evening on Thursday, QQ popped up again——

""Once Upon a Time in Huang: A Man Should Be Self-Reliant", the most exciting blockbuster you can't miss this summer!"

At 8 o'clock on Friday night, QQ pops up——

"Fans and movie fans of the leader, it's time to show your strength!"

The QQ pop-up window for three consecutive days shocked countless people who hadn't planned to go to the movies, and those who didn't plan to go to the movies so soon.

And according to rumors, when Qin Wei, who was leading a team out for publicity, heard that QQ had recommended "Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-improving" in the pop-up window for three consecutive days, he was so angry that he cursed at one point!

In this way, time keeps moving forward, and the week from July 21st to July 27th is over.

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I was in a very bad state, and I was very tired, but I knew I couldn't retreat or dodge, so I gritted my teeth and stood firm, grinding line by line, word by word, for nearly eight hours a day, grinding out this difficult six thousand words. Character!

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