110 million in the first week! Even Zhang Ran was shocked by this number. He remembered that the first movie in China that exceeded 100 million in four days should be "Red Cliff" in 2008. The record is now nearly a year and a half ahead of schedule, and it is still under the premise of many opponents such as "The City of Damage" and "Yunshui Yao". If calculated at this speed, the development speed of the domestic film and television industry will be nearly two years faster than the previous life.

Zhang Ran was very excited. When Wu Ershan and other directors began to make movies, the development of the domestic film market would inevitably accelerate further. In that case, the prototype of the Chinese film industry could be completed in ten years, and the domestic market should be able to support real science fiction blockbusters!

This week, "The Golden Armor" really swept all over the country, and other movies were dim. Zhang Ran knew that the box office of "The City of Damage" would definitely not be good, and it would definitely shrink very much. After careful consideration, it was not too miserable. The weekly box office was 13 million, ranking second, with a cumulative box office of 65 million!

On Thursday this week, the comedy movie "Crazy Journey" directed by Ning Hao and starring Zhou Xingchi will be released. Ning Hao and Zhou Xingchi have both had extremely strong appeal. Now that the two work together, it will definitely be a huge box office bomb. Next, "The City of Wu" will not make much of a box office, and the final box office will be only 75 million.

The cost of "The City of Damage" is 45 million, and the box office in mainland China is 75 million. In addition, the box office in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand and other regions should be a small profit in the end.

"Mo Gong" only had a box office of 3 million this week, with a total of 53 million; while "Yunshui Yao" achieved a box office of 3.5 million, with a total of 32.5 million. For a main theme film, this result is a good result.

However, although the box office of "Golden Armor" exploded, its reputation has encountered unprecedented bad reviews, and the audience was almost cursed. Many viewers believe that "Golden Armor" is a blockbuster that has flaunted the market with a gorgeous body. Apart from showing off the scenes and colors, there is no substantial content. Some viewers even question the ubiquitous golden breasts and killings of the film, and the tragic trauma of flesh and blood are suspected of teaching children to harm them.

What makes Zhang Yimou even more troublesome is that the evaluation of Rotten Tomatoes in "Golden Armor" has also been opened, only 68%, far lower than "Heroes" and "The Ambush". With this reputation, the box office in North America is probably not too high, and there is no hope for Oscars.

After lunch, Zhang Yimou took Zhang Ran aside before the members of the creative team arrived and said with a depressed look: "What's going on? The story of "Golden Armor" has no problem, the picture has no problem, and the ideological connotation has also exists, but why do the audience scold so much?"

Although many people scolded "Golden Armor" very much, Zhang Ran never thought it was a bad movie. He agreed with Zhang Yimou's statement that the movie story has no problem, it is artistic, has connotation, and even has many particularly bold metaphors. But the real problem is that it makes people feel uncomfortable and even uncomfortable after watching this movie!

Zhang Ran certainly couldn't say too badly, and organized the language and said: "I think this movie gives people the feeling that the tendency of expressionism is too strong. Many external things are too strong. The exposed breasts of the palace maids, the golden color of the blockbusters, and the dazzling interior decoration. These visual things are too stolen and cover up the texture of the movie. In addition, the plot changes are very fast, and the audience pays attention to the details. The audience may not have much other things left in their minds except for the breasts and anus after watching the movie. The most important thing is that the whole story is too desperate and there is no hope at all. It is very uncomfortable after watching it!"

Zhang Yimou retorted: "It's not that there is no hope. The queen finally knocked down the medicine bowl to represent the oppressed women facing strong autocratic resistance. This is hope! In the last scene of the movie, the venom sprinkled out eroded the table that symbolized authority and rules, which is also a symbol of hope!"

Of course Zhang Ran knew these things, and he said helplessly: "The problem is that the character of the Queen is not likable, and there are Yuan Jie leading thousands of troops to resist, and countless people sacrificed their lives in front of him. It is too light for the audience to overturn a bowl of medicine; more importantly, there are too many things that are overwhelming, so that everyone cannot notice these subtle things!"

Zhang Yimou fell silent and thought about Zhang Ran's words.

Zhang Ran and Zhang Yimou have worked together in the creative group for more than half a year. Knowing that he is a person who can listen to other people's opinions, I said a few more words: "Actually, the most important thing about commercial films is to make the audience feel happy after watching them. Commercial films must satisfy the audience's psychology. If the audience's viewing psychology is not satisfied, they will definitely scold them. In fact, many Xiangjiang movies are not very good and the structure is scattered, but they do one thing very well, that is, at the end, there will often be a big climax and gather the entire story. The audience feels very happy after watching them. Although the quality of many Xiangjiang movies is not very good, the evaluation given by the audience is often better after watching them."

Zhang Yimou nodded slightly: "What you said makes sense. I will consider this issue carefully when I shoot commercial films in the future."

Zhang Ran really wants to say, "You are really not suitable for making commercial films." You are just a very literary person at heart, and art films are suitable for you! Don't mess around! But Zhang Ran didn't say this after all. Zhang Yimou is older than him and has higher achievements. Some words are not his turn to say.

At the same time, Wang Zhongjun was sitting on the chair in the office thinking that "Mo Gong" not only suffered a crushing domestic box office, but also started to be released in South Korea last week. The results were also very bleak, with only 89,000 visitors. The huge loss was destined, and he had to think about what to do next. He frowned and gently tapped on the table with one hand.

So far, he has talked with Yang Sucheng several times, and Yang Sucheng has also offered a condition to invest 300 million yuan to account for 20% of Huayi's shares. However, Yang Sucheng also requires Huayi to go public before the end of 2009, otherwise Huayi will have to use cash to repurchase the Huayi shares held by Yang Sucheng, and at the same time, it is necessary to ensure that Yang Sucheng gets a reasonable return.

Yang Jucheng requested a return rate of 15% per year, which means that if Huayi fails to go public, Huayi must spend 450 million to buy back the shares in Yang Jucheng.

When is Huayi really coming to that time, where does Huayi get so much money? The only way is to sell a large amount of shares to recover funds, but in this way, Wang Zhongjun will inevitably lose control over Huayi.

The risks are too great!

Wang Zhongjun felt a huge uneasiness shrouding him and was extremely upset. Yang Sucheng was a villain who had been coveting the mainland entertainment industry for a long time. Huayi was just a big piece of fat to him, and he would probably take this opportunity to annex Huayi.

But what can I do if I don’t gamble?

Zhang Ran pressed forward step by step, forcing Huayi to the corner. Now many film and television companies do not cooperate with Huayi, and it becomes difficult for Huayi to take on roles. Other film companies are also afraid to cooperate with Huayi because they are facing the ban of Jiahe Theater, and dare not hand over the movie to Huayi for distribution. If this state cannot be changed, Huayi will have to close within one year!

Wang Zhongjun really regrets it. In fact, Huayi and Zhang Ran were just having some conflicts in interests, and it was normal for the film company to conflict. Unfortunately, Wang Zhonglei did things out and now he has reached the point of never stopping.

Bet? Or not?

Wang Zhongjun closed his eyes and leaned on the chair, as if he was asleep, his fingers kept tapping the chair handle.

After a long time, Wang Zhongjun suddenly opened his eyes, picked up the phone on the table, and dialed a number: "Hey, Boss Yang, I am Wang Zhongjun, I promise you the conditions!"

There is at least a glimmer of hope when gambling; if you don’t gamble, you will definitely die.

This bet on my King Zhongjun!

It’s not that I have not operated funds, this will not hurt me. Huayi will definitely go public within three years!

On December 21, the multinational comedy blockbuster "Crazy Travel" jointly organized by Ning Hao and Zhou Xingchi held its premiere at the Huaxing International Cinema in Beijing. Century Peak was broadcast live on the Internet. At the premiere, director Ning Hao and starring Zhou Xingchi, Melanie Roland, William Dafoe gathered, and dozens of stars including Zhang Ran, Zhang Jingchu, Fan Binbin were even there to help. The atmosphere on the scene was very warm, and the screams of fans could overturn the roof of the scene.

At the same time, at the Green Race Farm in Peking, Huayi Zheng and Eagle Emperor held a grand signing ceremony. Huayi boss Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, Eagle Emperor boss Yang Sucheng, director Feng Xiaogang, actor Zhou Xun, Nicholas Tse and others all appeared on the spot.

When Wang Zhongjun and Yang Sucheng appeared on the stage, the reporters took photos of the two.

In fact, the real contract was signed yesterday, and today it was just a formality. When Wang Zhongjun and Yang Sucheng picked up their pen to sign their respective names on the text, the two stood up with the text and smiled slightly.

Wang Zhongjun stretched out his hand to Yang Shucheng: "Mr. Yang, happy cooperation!"

Yang Sucheng smiled and said, "I believe it will be a successful cooperation!"

The two big hands were clasped together in the air, and the reporters under the audience pressed the shutter crazily, and the sound of the shutter was clicking one after another.

When the signing ceremony ended, reporters asked questions.

A reporter from an evening newspaper asked: "Mr. Yang, why did you choose to cooperate with Huayi? Are you planning to enter the mainland market in full swing?"

Yang Sucheng smiled and said, "We attach great importance to the ever-expanding mainland market. In the future, the boundaries between mainland and Xiangjiang films will gradually disappear. Of course, we will also develop some locally-based small projects to give new directors a chance to test the waters, but large productions will focus on the mainland market. We have cooperated with Huayi before, and everyone has the same concept and the cooperation is more pleasant. We hope this cooperation can continue!"

Another reporter asked: "Mr. Wang, do you have any plans next?"

Wang Zhongjun now has 300 million yuan in his hands and is confident in his words: "Next to Huayi, Huayi will make a full industrial chain layout, and cinema construction is an important development direction for Huayi. Next, we will build cinemas in cities such as Peking, Magic City, and Shenzhen. Huayi will not blindly pursue quantity and market share in the layout of theaters, but will take a high quality and differentiated route through self-construction, investment and cooperation, and strive to become the first echelon of domestic theaters within 5 years."

The reporters present were all excited. Huayi was not as good as the peak of the century, but now he joined forces with the Eagle Emperor, and the forces in the Beijing Circle, the two sides are now evenly matched. It is hard to say who will win in the end. However, one thing is certain. In the next few years, the two sides will definitely have constant conflicts, so there is no need to worry about having no content to write.

In the afternoon of that day, photos of Huayi and Eagle Emperor signing ceremony were posted on major domestic websites, and the content of the report was directly at the peak of the century.

"Eagle Emperor has invested in Huayi, and the two major companies have joined forces to fight against Century Peak."

"Huayi and Eagle Emperor are working together to deploy theaters to counterattack the peak of the century."

"Huayi and Eagle Emperor have launched the cinema strategy and the secret battle with the peak of the century has been escalated."
Chapter completed!