At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 480 Returning to China...

The 'Carol' media frenzy is over...

The theme of the carnival was not limited to Gong Li, but mainly focused on the grading system. A bunch of film experts and professors used this to attack the General Administration...

It's useless!
Today's film censorship system is a system that "has the final say". Certain people have watched a movie and give you a piece of paper, which tells you what is not good and what is good.

You can appeal, you can find a relationship, and you can find someone to give the green light, but they have the final say on whether you can get in or not.

Once a system is formed, it is necessary to standardize the review and standardize the licensing provisions, and after the provisions are produced, there will be many troubles in the future.People in the film industry, people in the cultural field, and people in the legal field start to bargain with you one by one, one by one, year after year, day after day, endlessly.

If I was in charge of movies, I wouldn't do grading either!
Too much trouble!

Moreover, once an iron law is violated-being complained about teaching bad children.

It must be blamed!
What?Grading is protecting children?
Ha ha…

2016年我国通过了《电影产业促进法》，第20条规定：“电影放映可能引起未成年人心理不适的，应当予以提示”。这条法规已于2017年3月1日开始施行，首部被提示的电影就是《金刚狼3》。

Does it work?

There are still many parents who bring their children to watch movies, which means it has no effect!

So, there's no point in discussing ratings...

Not bad, Shen Xudong is not in the country, avoiding the upsurge of public opinion!

In addition to "Carol", there is also the overseas fiasco of "The Promise",

On May 5, "The Promise" landed in 15 theaters in North America for small-scale screenings. After 213 days, the box office of "The Promise" was 10 US dollars, of which the three-day box office of the second weekend was only 51 US dollars, which was a drop from the first week. 11 percent, audience response was lukewarm.

In terms of word-of-mouth, except for a few film critics who praised "The Promise" to the sky, most film critics hold a negative attitude...

In the end, the North American box office of "The Promise" was fixed at 66, which can only be described as a "fiasco".

In overseas markets, "The Promise" can be described as a global fiasco!

Only South Korea, Japan, and France have a box office of more than one million US dollars. You must know that "Hero"... Forget it, don't compare it with "Hero". million, South Korea $2446 million, France $1460 million...

Almost flew!
It proves once again that "The Promise" is definitely not a masterpiece delayed by the times.

On the contrary, it is precisely the era, the advent of the Internet era, which allows capital and officials to use the outdated methods of manipulating "public opinion" in the old era. Their underpants can also be said to have finally pierced their new clothes.

Bad movies are bad movies!

……

Shen Xudong came back to promote "Crazy Stone".

The release date of "Stone" is June 6th...

The timing is actually not very good. Two Hollywood blockbusters, "The Da Vinci Code" and "X-Men 3" have been released in succession, and the heat is being presented. On June 6, there will be a "Superman Returns"...

But if June 6 is not arranged, there is really no room for the summer vacation - "Glory of the Tang Dynasty" and "Dragon Tiger Gate" will be released in July.

In August, there were three more Hollywood productions - "Mission: Impossible 8", "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", and "Cars".

In addition, there are "Garfield 2", "Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift"...

Since the timing of the release was unlucky, we could only promote it as much as possible. The company helped win the opening film of the Shanghai International Film Festival, and the condition was of course that Shen Xudong had to go to the Shanghai International Film Festival.

Shen Xudong returned to the capital first, and planned to rest for two days before going to Edinburgh...

To be honest, his approach has caused dissatisfaction among many people in the circle-you won’t go back to China after winning the award, but go to the United States?
It's outrageous!

Generally speaking, if you win an award in Europe, you must show up a lot after you return to your country, and participate in some activities initiated by organizations such as the Filmmakers Association and the Federation of Literary and Art Circles...

By the way, there is also the bureau of the bosses of the major film companies.

This is called making good connections!

Fortunately, Shen Xudong flew directly from Cannes to the United States, and stayed for 20 days!

So, when I came back, I received a bunch of phone calls...

Shen Xudong rejected them all...

The reasons are all ready-made: "I just returned to China, let me take it easy..."

……

"A cooperation agreement has been reached with Lionsgate to jointly develop a project called "Human Clearance Project"..."

"Horror movies... can't be imported into China!"

"Make some money..."

Seeing Chen Xi, Shen Xudong talked about what he had gained during this period.

Chen Xi was surprised, and then asked, "Are you going to enter Hollywood?"

"What the hell?"

Shen Xudong himself was startled...

Entering Hollywood?
I couldn't help but ask back: "What am I going to march with?"

"...Didn't you prepare two or three projects..."

"It's not enough... To enter Hollywood, you must at least acquire a large production company. What's the point of me making a horror film... It can't be released in China." Shen Xudong waved his hand: "Is there any trouble recently?"

"Not really..." Chen Xi thought he was thinking of something: ""Zhao Zilong" is scheduled for next year's Spring Festival..."

"Zhao Zilong? You mean "The Legend of Zhao Yun"...Didn't you mean the Lunar New Year file?"

"The Lunar New Year stalls are too crowded, "Golden Armor", "Scarred City", we also have "Manslaughter"..."

"Yo, "Manslaughter" can keep up?"

"It's not a big problem, I added a line at the end..."

Shen Xudong rolled his eyes: "Surrender yourself?"

"Correct!"

"She has two children to raise, and she surrendered herself. What about the children...Forget it, I know you have tried your best!"

Xiao Yang's version of "Manslaughter" also had a voluntary surrender, and many netizens commented that it was better because this version focused on human nature.Either way, he killed someone! '

So, scum is also human?
To turn himself in, is the real family broken up, widows and children separated.

The male protagonist is a couple, the male leads the sentence by shooting the female, the eldest daughter is in a juvenile detention center, and the youngest daughter is in an orphanage...

Forget it, if you don't surrender, you won't even get the dragon badge...

"When is 'Carol' coming out?"

"According to the recruitment plan, we will start on-demand screenings at the end of November, and then gradually expand the release..." Before Chen Xi could ask, Shen Xudong added: "It is estimated that the box office in North America will be about 11 million, and the global box office will be about 2000 million... It will definitely make money, but We have to wait half a year for the specific payment!"

"Huh? Half a year?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "Half a year is considered good, so generally independent films sell copyright directly..."

"Then you can sell the copyright of "Juno"..."

"You don't have to worry about mine..." Shen Xudong changed the subject: "Has Sammo Hung come to the mainland?"

"He will also participate in the Shanghai International Film Festival, so you can talk to him personally when the time comes!"

"it is good…"

Of course, Shen Xudong wanted to find Sammo Hung, he was required to shoot both "The Evil Man" and "Ip Man"!

Well, there is "Legend of the Wicked" again...

No way, the action movies worth mentioning after the new millennium are those few...

Chen Xi looked at him, and suddenly said: "I have signed a new contract with an actress, do you want to meet and have dinner together?"

Shen Xudong waved his hand subconsciously, and was about to refuse, when he suddenly realized something: "You want to use me to hype?"

"…right!"

Damn, I actually shamelessly admitted it!

"Who... Let me tell you, don't look for me if you're not pretty or sexy!"

(End of this chapter)