Chapter 133 'The Great Wall' Premiere
"The Great Wall" is a real production cost of RMB 100 million.
I think most people will not doubt this. From special effects to actor fees, even if Matt Daimeng and other Hollywood celebrities discounted their face-saving pay, the special effects fees will not be saved.
In fact, at the beginning of the project's filing, the director considered by Legend Pictures was not Zhang Yimou, but Chen Lin.
Of course, our young master must have rejected the invitation from Legend Pictures.
He knew that anyone who made a movie like "The Great Wall" would be a bad movie, and the script was very problematic. The so-called Chinese elements have no connection except for the most iconic building, the Great Wall.
I don’t understand why such a movie is called “The Great Wall”. There is no other reason except that Legend Pictures wants to make money from Chinese audiences!
However, Zhang Yimou accepted the olive branch from Legend Pictures. He explained to the outside world: "If the global box office of "Great Wall" can meet the standards, Hollywood will launch many such projects. By then, Zhang Yimou will definitely not be enough, so there will be younger Chinese directors, more Chinese actors on this stage, and more diverse Chinese cultural information will appear in various types of films."
Unclear and harsh.
I guess Lao Zhang never thought that taking on "The Great Wall" would become the biggest stain in his career!
"The Golden Captain" has been released for 19 days, and it can still maintain a terrifying level of 80 million yuan in a single day.
Many industry analysts believe that if it were not for the release of "The Great Wall", the box office of "The Golden Captain" would be likely to create a new domestic box office miracle.
Of course, the global box office of "The Golden Captain" has exceeded one billion US dollars!
Many professionals believe that "The Great Wall" will definitely create the box office record of director Zhang Yimou.
This is a must. If "The Great Wall" wants to recover its cost, the domestic box office must reach more than 2 billion.
Wanda and theaters across the country supported "The Great Wall" in all aspects. On the same day, they gave 53% of the screening volume, directly squeezing the screening volume of "The Golden Captain" from 40% to only 18%.
Wanda attaches great importance to "The Great Wall", which is an important part of their globalization strategy and the first truly Sino-US blockbuster film after they took over Legendary Film.
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Beijing, Wanda International Cinema.
"The Great Wall" screening scene.
Needless to say, there are definitely many stars who support Lao Touzi's movies.
In addition, the producer has a strong background, so half of the entertainment industry has come!
Chen Lin held Zhao Liying, and the most polite smiles were piled on their faces, looking at the media outside the red carpet.
"This is so grand, it's like a film festival!"
"I didn't expect there would be so many reporters. How did you think I'm wearing makeup?"
The young couple walked to the media interview area while whispering, which was really a media interview area.
"Of course I hope the Great Wall will be a big hit at the box office!"
"I haven't seen it yet, so I don't have a good review for the time being, but I am still convinced of director Zhang Yimou's ability. I believe it will bring a good visual experience to the audience."
"The "Golden Captain" has been released for almost a month, and it can still have nearly 20% of the screening volume. I am really grateful for the support of the audience. In fact, the global box office of this movie has exceeded 1.1 billion US dollars, successfully completing all our scheduled tasks before the filming begins. In the future, the "Grave Robbers" series will meet you at one or two movies a year or two in three years. Please continue to support it at that time."
After the regular interview, Chen Lin stood by and waited for Zhao Liying's interview to be completed.
To be honest, although Xiao Zhao has not released any big screen works this year, it feels like "sister is not in the world, but the world is still full of legends." Many movie fans, including the media, are looking forward to Zhao Liying in various ways.
There is no way. This year, there are few outstanding works on the big screen and small screen. Young and handsome guys have become the guarantee of bad movies.
The more unsatisfied the audience with several actresses of the same age as Liying, including Yang Mi, Liu Sisi and others, the more they are, the more harm they are, there is no comparison. Although Zhao Liying still has many black fans, compared with these people, her works are convincing in terms of quality and completion.
But she rarely participates in any activities, and she basically stays at home in her spare time.
It was finally caught, but of course I needed various interviews.
"Well, I'm still filming "The Legend of Minglan". There's no way, the contract has been signed, and I can't betrayal."
"Movie? No plans to shoot a movie yet."
"I have received a lot of scripts, but I really plan to take a break for two years."
"No, "The Legend of Minglan" was invested by our company. How could I give myself such a high salary? I think Yang Ying can get such a high salary because the audience likes her. The TV station is willing to buy TV series starring her. However, I still doubt the data you mentioned. When I have time, I will ask her in person."
Finally finished the interview.
"I'll go, Yang Ying won 80 million for a play?"
After sinking for a long time, Liying was also unconsciously infected with many bad habits, such as speaking swearing!
"…You can ask by texting yourself. Even if you don't have 80 million, it's probably not much."
Chen Lin roughly calculated.
In recent years, as capital has entered the entertainment industry in a large number of ways, it has not only brought considerable funds to the production of film and television dramas, but also provided capital for the increase in the value of artists.
The simplest example is that Hu Ge's price for an external drama has been raised to 25 million, and the TV series is even priced at 80 million!
In theory, the price of this kind is already very high, and there are still a lot of projects flocking to it.
Even the latest TV series "Fox's Summer" produced by Tan Songyun is priced at 10 million!
"No wonder people always call us actors and ruin the country!"
Zhao Liying sighed a little.
"Stop showing off, check out the interview with Director Yimou."
Chen Lin and Zhao Liying sat in the middle near the right side, and there were no familiar artist friends next to him. Before the movie started, they could only listen to the host's interview.
"I'm very happy to be involved in the works of director Zhang Yimou. When I was a child, I already knew director Zhang Yimou."
Matt is cute and praising Zhang Yimou in all kinds of ways.
Of course, Zhang Yimou is really awesome in North America. Matt Daimeng once won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay ("The Mind Catcher"), so he definitely didn't take on the scene for the script. Apart from Zhang Yimou, there are other reasons why he can't figure it out!
As Ang Lee said, ‘Hollywood movies have their fixed patterns, and Chinese films are different and more dynamic. I believe that the future of movies should be in China.’
Unfortunately, Matt is a cute and far away from home and wants to join a realistic movie with Zhang Yimou's style, rather than cutting a braid and repeating the works in Hollywood mode!
No wonder his good friend Jimao joked about Matt in public at the 89th Oscar.
Cassie Affleck, the leading actor in "Manchester by the Sea", won the Oscar for Best Actor, Matt Cute and Cute!
In 2015, Matt Damon invited director Kenneth Ronalgan to write the script "Manchester by the Sea", which he planned to film and direct and act by himself. Later, after careful consideration, he decided to hand over the film to director Kenneth Ronalgan and invited his friend Casey Affleck to star in, and he only retained the position of producer.
Chapter completed!