Chapter 557 Average Performance
In this version of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom", the heroine Bai Ru is played by Zhao Liying.
Therefore, if Jiang Heng wanted to bring a female companion to the red carpet, he would either choose Zhao Liying, the heroine in the film, or choose one of Liu Yifei, Jing Tan, and Zhang Ruonan.
Considering that harmony is the most important thing as the new year is approaching, Jiang Heng thought over and over again and decided to attend the red carpet with Zhao Liying.
He is the producer of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom", so it makes sense for him to walk the red carpet with the heroine.
The reason why the news of walking on the red carpet with Yang Mi before did not make bigger news is that the two have an apparent relationship, that is, the producer and the heroine!
"Hey, Liying!"
"Ah, Director Jiang, hello, hello!"
Zhao Liying was shocked when she received the call, because Jiang Heng rarely called her. She really didn't know how important it was for Director Jiang to call her personally.
"Is the evening gown ready?"
"Ah, be prepared!"
"That's alright. On the day of the premiere, wait for me after you put on makeup, and we can walk on the red carpet together!"
"ah!"
Zhao Liying was stunned for several seconds. By the time she came to her senses and wanted to say something else, Jiang Heng had already hung up the phone.
The assistant asked hurriedly: "What did Director Jiang say on the phone?"
"He said he would let me wait for him after putting on makeup that day and walk the red carpet together!"
"Oh, that's great!"
The assistant danced excitedly, "Director Jiang, he wants to start a scandal with you!"
"Can't you?"
Zhao Liying lowered her head slightly, her tone sounding very unconfident.
Among all the female artists signed by Aiyouteng, she is the one with the least confidence.
He is not very tall, his looks are not outstanding, his acting skills are not from a professional background, and the resources he gets can only be considered second-tier in the company.
How many times had Jing Tan helped her fight for resources, otherwise she would have doubted that she would be able to survive.
Director Jiang suddenly wants to walk the red carpet with her. What's going on?
After thinking about it, Zhao Liying decided to call and ask Jing Tan.
Da Tiantian hummed after hearing this and said: "He is still addicted. I was still thinking about being with him, but I didn't expect that I would want you to accompany me!"
Zhao Liying was startled and said quickly, why don't you come?
Da Tiantian said: "No, what time has he changed his decision? It's better to do it according to his wishes. I will go there when the time comes. Do you welcome me?"
Zhao Liying said with a dumbfounded expression, "Of course!"
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The time soon arrived for the premiere of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom", and the venue was chosen at the Wukesong Store of China Film Crimson Cinema.
Because the subject matter is not very "eye-catching", Bona Pictures expected that there would not be many reporters and audiences, so they did not dare to choose a large location.
On this day, just as Yu Dong and others expected, not many reporters came to the scene.
This is because the news of Jiang Heng's attendance spread, otherwise there would be fewer.
And when Jiang Heng and Zhao Liying walked on the "red carpet" together, the reporters who originally thought there was nothing to take pictures suddenly felt that the trip was worth it, and they couldn't stop taking photos.
Because the venue was small and the red carpet was short, no interviews were arranged. Jiang Heng and Zhao Liying entered the largest IMAX 3D theater in the theater together.
Yu Dong, Xu Ke, Han Tong, Zheng Kai and others who had already entered came over to shake hands.
"Thank you, Director Jiang, for coming and cheering!" Xu Ke said with a smile.
"That being said, I'm also the producer of the movie, right?"
"That's right, the film was able to be made like this, thanks to your direction!"
After a commercial exchange, everyone sat down to watch the show.
This premiere did not arrange for a full movie viewing, but was conducted in the form of interviews, programs and highlight clips. The entire event lasted about one and a half hours, and the overall atmosphere was quite enthusiastic.
After the premiere, there was a reception dinner as usual, but compared with the grandeur of "The Great Wall", it was really not on the same level.
Old Monster Xu is not angry either. After all, the investment in the film is not of the same level. This movie is only over 100 million US dollars, while "The Great Wall" is 100 million US dollars, so it is normal to treat them differently.
But Yu Dong felt a little depressed. He really wanted to make a film with a total investment of more than 100 million US dollars.
It's a pity that in the entire Chinese film market, Jiang Heng and Zhang Yimo are the only ones who can control such a large investment.
Chen Kaizhen dared to take pictures, but the problem was that he didn't dare to vote!
Then, all the major media in the entertainment industry reported the news that Jiang Heng and Zhao Liying stepped on the red carpet together to attend the premiere of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom".
Only then did many viewers notice that there is such a movie about to be released during the Lunar New Year period.
Because at this moment, the eyes of the vast majority of the audience are attracted by "The Great Wall".
This movie is really popular. In addition to the rapid growth in box office, there are many discussion threads on Tieba, forums, Douban, and Weibo.
Another thing that is different this year from previous years is that there are many wonderful short videos about "The Great Wall" on Douyin.
Too many viewers go to theaters to watch movies only after watching exciting short videos.
Therefore, the box office of "The Great Wall" is growing very fast. It will already exceed 2 billion. Look at this growth trend. It is possible to surpass "The Mermaid"!
In comparison, "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" is much less popular. After all, the market potential of this theme-themed movie has not yet been tapped.
On the day of its release, it only earned 132 million yuan.
Compared with the investment in the film itself, this result is quite outstanding.
But with "The Great Wall" Zhu Yu in front of them, neither Yu Dong nor Xu Ke was so excited.
The Wang brothers of Huayi were secretly envious when they saw this, because Xu Ke's film made money again.
Assuming that the final box office of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" is 1.2 billion yuan, the shareable box office belonging to the producer is about 400 million yuan.
After deducting the production cost of 100 million yuan, the profit is about 300 million yuan!
300 million yuan is not a small amount!
So the Wang brothers invited Xu Ke to dinner again in the name of congratulations to discuss the new film.
Jiang Heng, while handling company affairs, is also seriously considering the next movie.
Because he promised Yang Mi that this movie would have her as the heroine and he would play the hero.
So, the love scenes cannot be too few.
In terms of subject matter, it is nothing more than science fiction, mythology, mecha and the like.
Jiang Heng thought again and again, and still felt that mythology is more suitable.
Then he was thinking about whether to choose between traditional Chinese myths, mythology novels and fairy tales.
Choosing the first two means rewriting the story, and choosing the latter means adapting the original work, neither of which is worry-free.
Jiang Heng pondered for several days in a row, but he still couldn't make up his mind, and gradually he became a little irritated.
One day, Zhang Ruolan suddenly came to the company to see him.
Jiang Heng was puzzled and asked, only to find out that everyone else had winter vacation. He couldn't help but laugh, "You are still lucky, you still have winter vacation!"
"If you are tired, take a break, or go out and relax!"
Zhang Ruolan always remembered the self-driving trip to the beach together last year, and now thinking about it, it still feels good.
Jiang Heng thought it was a good idea, and immediately led Zhang Ruolan to drive out of the capital and headed southwest to Dali. (End of this chapter)