At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 293 Final Grade (34)

this answer...

Shen Xudong sounds very familiar...

If you think about it carefully, this is A Mou’s original words—”House of Flying Daggers” was interviewed by a reporter, and his original words were: “Because we are making commercial films, I am most concerned about the box office of the movie. The box office is The only criterion for testing the success or failure of a commercial film! '

A Mou is probably trying to save the honor of "House of Flying Daggers", and he is also trying to convince himself...

What good directors pursue is win-win of word of mouth and box office, not just box office!

Now, when Feng Xiaogang said this, it should be tit for tat.

Tsk tsk, I thought you were most concerned about Wang Shuo, but it's not!
The words spoken unintentionally can best reveal a person's true thoughts.

Thinking about it, "Hero" made 2.5 million yuan, which hurt Director Feng very much--before "Hero", Feng Xiaogang was the only one in the mainland who could make money from the box office. Ah Mou made "Happy Time" and lost a lot million…

Director Feng's lowest box office in those years was more than 2800 million - 2800 million for "A Sigh".

I remember that "Happy Time" did not do well at the box office, and some reporters asked Feng Xiaogang for his opinion, but he didn't say anything, but the media reported that "in terms of Chinese audiences, Feng Xiaogang will surpass Zhang Yimou!" '

Then "Hero" 2.5 million...

Although "Mobile" won 5300 million in the following year, there is still a big gap from 2.5 million...

This time it's a bit of a shame!

You know, since the beginning of the new century, there have been only two movies with over [-] million yuan, and now one more place has been added.

With "Party A and Party B 2", Feng Xiaogang established his status as the best director of commercial films in China in one fell swoop!
"The box office of "Party A and Party B 2" has exceeded [-] million, which can be regarded as your breakthrough work. Did you ever think about the current situation?"

Feng Xiaogang shook his head: "To be honest, I never thought about it. I thought that the worst possibility is being scolded for nothing, and the best possibility is that the box office breaks 8000 million. I really didn't expect it to be so good... The audience is still willing to support me !"

There was also an entertainment reporter who asked about Shen Xudong's thoughts, and asked, "The box office of "Party A and Party B 2" exceeded [-] million, who should be attributed to it"...

"Of course it's Director Feng... The main reason it can break through 2 million quickly is because it's called "Party A and Party B [-]". [-] million!"

About this, Shen Xudong has a very clear understanding.

Before 2012, Feng Xiaogang was indeed the only one in the Mainland.

"Then what do you think the final point will be? Can it surpass "Heroes"?"

"...You have to ask the publisher about this, I'm not sure..."

More than "Heroes"?
How can it be!

What kind of treatment is that in "Hero"?
Exclusively enjoy the Lunar New Year file, and there is no opponent in any sense for two months!
What about "Party A and Party B 2"?

"Kung Fu" will be released on the 23rd!
The media also asked Feng Xiaogang about "Kung Fu".

"The day before yesterday, Zhou Xingchi held a press conference for "Kung Fu" in Beijing and praised "Party A and Party B 2". Then in three days, "Kung Fu" will be released across the board. Do you have anything to say to him?"

"I very much hope that the box office of "Kung Fu" will surpass that of "Party A and Party B 2".

Regardless of whether this statement is true or not, anyway, Director Feng showed a broad mind.

Shen Xudong interjected: "You also acted in "Kung Fu". The box office of "Kung Fu" is high, which in a sense is also a reflection of your popularity with the audience!"

Feng Xiaogang gritted his teeth and laughed: "I just made a cameo..."

The reporter who asked the question also smiled, and then asked Shen Xudong: "How much does Xudong think "Kung Fu" can do at the box office?"

Shen Xudong thought for a while, and then said: "There is a saying in the Hong Kong film industry that every Monday is [-]%. In terms of national recognition, I think Zhou Xingchi is the only one. Every time a movie starring Zhou Xingchi is broadcast on TV, I will not change the channel. …"Kung Fu" is Zhou Xingchi's work to pay tribute to his idol, I can only say that the box office must be very high, it is hard to say how much it will be..."

……

"Kung Fu" is of course a good movie, even from the current point of view, it is also a masterpiece!
In the Hong Kong film circle, few have a good relationship with Zhou Xingchi, but in this environment, "Kung Fu" was nominated for 16 Academy Awards, and finally won the Best Picture Award, competing with "New Police Story" , "2046", "Mong Kok Night" and "Big Event"...

As for the box office...

At least nowadays, Zhou Xingchi's movies are unmatched in the Chinese-speaking circle!
In fact, this is also the case. Compared with "Party A and Party B 2", "Kung Fu" is more powerful. It also started screening on Thursday, and the box office in the first week exceeded 6400 million yuan!

It broke box office records in Hong Kong.

Some people say that in order to promote "House of Flying Daggers", Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping spent 2000 million yuan on a luxurious performance to celebrate the premiere.

Zhou Xingchi only went around a few times in the university and ran in a few big cities. His appeal is stronger than "Two Zhang", which shows the popularity of Xingye movies among the public.

Well, the comparison is "House of Flying Daggers"...

After "Kung Fu" was released, "Party A and Party B 2" was screened directly from major mainstream theaters.

Still not enough screens.

——The total amount is only 2396 yuan, less than 2400...

There simply isn't enough room for two films to be a win-win...

It persisted for more than 20 days, that is, on the eve of New Year's Day, "Party A and Party B 2" simply chose to release it across the board, and the box office figure was 1.45 million...

Just ahead of House of Flying Daggers...

Of course, the Hong Kong box office of "House of Flying Daggers" is 1400 million Hong Kong dollars, while "Party A and Party B 2" is only 800 million...

Together they still lose!
However, media reports generally do not report on the box office in Hong Kong, or only report on the box office in the mainland, all of which are "the box office surpassed "House of Flying Daggers", and "Party A and Party B 2" announced its next draw;" or "Feng Xiaogang defended the dominance of the Lunar New Year show." , "Party A and Party B 2" surpassed "House of Flying Daggers" and temporarily ranked first at the annual box office'

Then, a series of discussions were triggered - it should be the news released by the DVD copyright company, hype it up, it's easy to sell the disc!

In fact, in terms of revenue alone, "Party A and Party B 2" is definitely not comparable to "House of Flying Daggers"...

People earn a dollar!

According to incomplete statistics, the overseas copyright of "House of Flying Daggers" accounted for more than 5000 million U.S. dollars - the copyright of North America alone accounted for 2000 million...

The income of "Party A, Party B 2" from other cities is negligible, not enough for a fraction of the income from the mainland.

This was indeed the case, but Shen Xudong recommended this movie to Wang Qingqiang, who said that he could take it to Berlin to try his luck, maybe he could sell the adaptation rights or something...

You can look forward to it, after all, the adaptation rights of "Outstanding Citizen" accounted for more than 100 million US dollars!

At the celebration banquet, Shen Xudong told Zhang Guoli about this, and the latter was very surprised: "... Selling the adaptation rights? Can people see it?"

(End of this chapter)