Chapter 550 I Think It’s Quite Normal
"I heard that Xu Jinglei created a blog called "Open"? Wang Shuo even ran over to write something for him...Did you invite me?"
"There was an invitation. Of course, I didn't agree..."
"how to say?"
"I have a contract with Sina Blog..." Shen Xudong shook his head: "Besides, I don't blog to make money...it's mainly for publicity...If I really want to make money, I can also do paid reading..."
"I think what they are talking about is that the business model is mainly based on paid clicks, and there may be advertising in the future; if 100,000 people can spend 10 cents each to watch it a day, they can earn 10,000 a day..."
"It can't be that simple. After all, reading is not the daily necessities of life. If you give it for free, I can still take the time to take a look. If you pay...I'm sorry, no one will read it!"
"Too…"
Liao Gaoxiang nodded: "If it were that simple, who would publish a book?"
"...Then the BJ literary and art circle now relies on Xudong?"
"No!" Shen Xudong quickly waved his hand: "I don't want to be someone else's father everywhere..."
"Ha ha…"
Several people talked about Chen Xiaoxu's death again...
——Chen Xiaoxu passed away last month...
By the way, I criticized religion and other things, but I cannot write about them...
Zhao Linhai changed the subject: "I heard that you want to be a director?"
"right…"
"Why do you suddenly think of becoming a director?"
“…This play was originally going to be called ‘The Birth of a Movie’, but later I changed the name to ‘Famous’…”
Shen Xudong probably said about "Famous": "Lu Ziye gathered a group of people in the villa. He has a murder case in his hands, the 'Three Elders Case', and he wants to make this case into a movie..."
"Blizzard Villa mode?"
"...No, the important thing in Blizzard Villa mode is to find the murderer. "Famous" puts the real murderer in front of you, and even puts on the handcuffs and shackles. Qileshan, the goal is to find the reason why Qileshan killed..."
"Interesting... No wonder you want to direct it yourself..."
"It's mainly not difficult to shoot..."
…
Of course, the topic of the sequel to "Zhao Zilong" will inevitably be mentioned...
This is a major event for the company!
Regarding the outcome of this matter, Zhao Xin had different opinions: "Andy Lau is from Hong Kong after all. So many companies have been kind to him and asked him to star in "The Dragon Disarms", and he couldn't refuse..."
Media Asia's "Infernal Affairs", "Love is Like a Dream"...
Not to mention China Star, when Andy Lau went bankrupt, Xiang Tai gave him a check directly...
Meiya Entertainment specializes in releasing DVDs, and its boss Li Guoxing is also one of the major entertainment tycoons in Hong Kong...
How can Liu Dehua keep his face?
"...It's okay. This shows that we are not the same people as him..."
"On the contrary," Zhao Xin shook his head: "I think we can ask Andy Lau to make another sequel to "Zhao Zilong". In addition to Xu Ke's version of Huang Feihong, Li Lianlian also collaborated with Wang Jing on "The Iron Chicken Fights the Centipede"..."
"Yes, talent has to compete. In the final analysis, the film and television industry still relies on people!" Liao Gaoxiang also said: "...You are not saying that you want to prove that the success of "Zhao Zilong" is mainly due to the producer, not a certain person. Director?"
Zhao Xin added: "Find a director to make a sequel to "Zhao Zilong" and tell the audience that this is the orthodoxy!"
Even Zhao Linhai said: "...by the way, tell those Hong Kong film companies who is capable!"
"Wait a minute!" Shen Xudong had a headache from the noise: "Let me think about it...you mean not only should I not blame Andy Lau, but also invite him to join the sequel of "Zhao Zilong"?"
"right!"
"Why? There's no need for me to lick him like this!"
"I didn't let you lick it... At this time, it is right for you to forget the past. If you are unhappy, you can ask Director Zhong to send an invitation and invite him at a price lower than the market price... The world is not about fighting and killing, but also about worldliness! "
Shen Xudong thought about it...
It's still feasible, just change the director to Chen Jia Shang!
"...I'll go to Hong Kong the day after tomorrow, let's talk about it then!"
…
Although the sequel of "Zhao Zilong" has been suspended, Golden Harvest is still operating in an orderly manner. On April 16, "New World" was released...
And it’s being released across Asia…
In fact, it is released in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines and other places...
South Korea and the Japanese benzene market still have to wait for the market response - the film businessmen in South Korea have become smart and no longer dare to spend a lot of money to buy films!
Several blockbusters suffered huge losses.
No matter how you say it, the film "New World" is unlikely to be released in the mainland.
Because this movie ruthlessly exposes, criticizes and reflects on the naturally just party - the police.
In addition to Section Chief Jiang who used all kinds of despicable means to force Li Zi to become a model in the name of justice, even at the secret meeting where it was decided to implement the "New World" plan, the senior police officials who gave the report to Chief Gao were completely defensive after listening to it. Handle it in the same way: if something succeeds, thanks to the strong support of the leader; if something fails, the leader has no idea that the subordinates made their own decisions, and there is no way to take any responsibility!
Looking back at the relationship between Ding Qing and Li Zicheng, they are really good brothers who have been together day and night for many years and have been through life and death. Ding Qing's trust in Li Zicheng is unreserved and unquestioned.
Is this incorrect movie being released in the mainland?
"Manslaughter" can be released, and we have tried our best!
Fortunately, the cost of "New World" was carefully controlled, less than 30 million Hong Kong dollars. Although the starring cast is famous, there are not many celebrities - Wu Zhenyu, Liang Jiahui, Liu Qingyun...
By the way, there are no mainland actors in the cast, except for the female characters Chen Hao, Tang Yan and Zeng Li.
On its first day of release in Hong Kong, "New World" received unanimous praise - comparable to "Infernal Affairs"...
The box office in the first four days was HK$12 million...
It took in HK$17.6 million in its second week of release, with a cumulative box office of 29 million!
According to estimates, the total box office in Hong Kong is at least 40 million!
All kinds of media propaganda - a bailout...
After all, after "Zhao Zilong" took 47 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, the market was in a downturn, and no movie exceeded 10 million...
"Whenever It Changes", which has a good reputation, only grossed 8.8 million at the box office...
"Detective" co-directed by Wei Jiahui and Johnnie To has a box office of 10.17 million...
"New World" is not top-notch in terms of lineup or investment. The box office in the 11 days after its release was close to 30 million?
And it is also very popular overseas. Singapore and Taiwan earned the equivalent of more than 6 million and more than 9 million Hong Kong dollars respectively, and Malaysia also took in 6.5 million Hong Kong dollars...
It’s a big hit…
"Zhao Zilong", "New World"...
The most direct impact of the popularity of two consecutive films is that Golden Harvest's stock price has rebounded - although it has not risen to the previous 1.4 billion Hong Kong dollars, the market value has returned to more than 1 billion.
So, film and television companies rely on works, not a certain project!
On April 27, Shen Xudong arrived in Hong Kong. As soon as he got off the plane, he was surrounded by a group of media, asking him what he thought of "New World": "I think it's quite normal. Movies have always relied on the movie itself. The audience likes a movie. Then I like the actors themselves and the directors themselves..."
"When writing the script of "The New World," I referred to "Bleeding Heroes" and "Infernal Affairs"...but it blurred the line of confrontation..."
"Didn't you plagiarize "Infernal Affairs"?"
Shen Xudong paused: "Plagiarizing "Infernal Affairs"? Apart from the one about "police undercover gangsters", are there any similarities between the two films? Can't we say that police undercover is a plagiarism of "Infernal Affairs"? I remember there was an undercover gangster. The concept of movies is obviously carried forward by director Zhang Guoming, such as "Pointing to the Soldiers", "Marginal Man"..."
"But the temperament is close to "Infernal Affairs"..."
"...You can write whatever you like...there are only so many clichés in police movies..."