Chapter 53: "Ambush" has a poor reputation
Chapter 53: "House of Flying Daggers" has a poor reputation
But if you think about it, you will understand why Fan Binbin is in trouble.
This drama is Wang Jing's ambitious work, and the actors used are all top stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
I won’t talk about Xie Bi Wang. "China Entertainment Report" broadcasts news about him every day. If there is no news, they will bring out yesterday’s old news and repeat it. In short, as long as the news is about him, there will be people willing to read it.
Dicky Cheung is also amazing. Although he is not a first-tier star in Hong Kong Island, he is definitely a top star in mainland China.
The cool wind is reliable, the autumn moon is boundless, and my longing for my beloved is like a year passing by...
He still remembered these lyrics even after his rebirth.
He almost dominated the mainland TV screens around 2000.
"Happy Dragon", "Smart Little Budong", "Young Fang Shiyu", "Young Zhang Sanfeng", "Chess Warrior", "Xiaobao and Kangxi", "Cornucopia"...
It can be said that at this stage his dramas are a guarantee of ratings, not to mention that he is with Xie Bi Wang.
In this light, Fan Binbin's dilemma is understandable. After all, he is working with the famous director Wang Jing and these two hot newcomers. Such opportunities are rare.
"Okay, October is October. By the way, Mr. Binbin, can you swim?"
"Yes, and I'm pretty good at it. I was on the swimming team when I was a kid." Fan Binbin answered proudly.
"Great, what about surfing?"
Fan Binbin knew that Zhang Chen was testing whether she was a good match for the role, because in the script the heroine was attacked by a shark while surfing.
“Yes, but the level is very average.”
"That's enough. Then, Mr. Binbin, we have a deal. Once you finish filming, I will start filming right away."
After Zhang Chen hung up the phone, Fan Binbin let out a long sigh. In fact, she didn't know how to surf at all, but given the situation at the time, she could only say that she could.
After so many years in the industry, she is very sure of one thing: no director has a good temper.
Anyone who can be a director has some talent, and talented people tend to have more personality.
The schedule issue has already made the other party unhappy once. If I make them unhappy again because I don’t know how to surf, the cooperation may be canceled.
So Fan Binbin had to say he could do it no matter what. At worst, he could just find a coach to train for two days after he finished here.
The reason why Fan has the status she has today is that she has a ruthless nature, otherwise she would not have become a big star.
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Chen remembered that he forgot to ask Fan Binbin for the swimsuit photos.
There are only two main characters in "The Shallows", a surfer girl and a shark.
The surfing girl is the only female protagonist, so she must have a good figure. The main reason Zhang Chen wanted swimsuit photos was to prepare some suitable props in advance for Fan's figure.
For example, the orange underwear worn by Blake Lively, the heroine of "The Shallows" in the original time and space, is very eye-catching.
Don't underestimate the purchasing power of old perverts.
For the previous movie "The Darkness", he was sure that there must be some viewers who didn't like horror movies at all, but walked into the cinema just for Che Xiao's face and Zeng Li's long legs on the poster.
Not long after, Fan Binbin received another email in his mailbox:
Teacher Binbin, if it is convenient, please send me some of your recent swimsuit photos for formal purposes.
Looking at the email, Fan Binbin smiled.
It's for legitimate purposes, what can you do if it's not legitimate? Do you use it to fight?
However, she still found a few of the most beautiful swimsuit photos from her album and was about to send them, but before clicking the button, she inexplicably added a special one. The photo was her treasured one, and the scale was a little large, with a naked back and the outline vaguely visible from the side.
I’m not afraid. At worst, I’ll just masturbate in front of the photo.
Zhang Chen was checking them one by one, and he commented unconsciously: Well, it's a little small, and there's no such feeling of inefficiency, and then his hands shook unconsciously. What is this, a hint from Teacher Binbin?
Although nothing is revealed, it gives people endless room for imagination and grasps the man's little thoughts.
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Outsiders, "House of Flying Daggers" is currently in theaters. After ten days of release, the cumulative box office has reached 1.04 million yuan, of which 5500 million yuan was earned in the first three days of the film, and 4900 million yuan was earned in the second seven days of the film...
This figure is obviously lower than Zhang Weiping's estimate. He originally thought it would surpass "Hero" and had even boasted of a 5 million yuan figure before, but now it seems that it is simply impossible.
Generally speaking, the box office revenue of the first weekend is about one-third of the total box office revenue. According to this calculation, the final box office revenue of "House of Flying Daggers" was only 1.5 million, which he could not accept in any way.
However, the outside world was not optimistic about the prospects of "House of Flying Daggers". The combination of Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Zhang Ziyi did not attract too many audiences to the theaters. In addition, the word of mouth was poor, and there were many bad reviews in the media, and many people were scolding it.
The media’s attitude will ultimately affect the choices of moviegoers, and in turn affect theater screenings.
When Zhang Chen saw the news, he knew that "House of Flying Daggers" would definitely end up being the same as in history, with a final box office of less than 1.6 million yuan.
Zhang Weiping was very arrogant before. He used "House of Flying Daggers" to negotiate with various theaters to increase their share of the profits. If they didn't increase their share, they would not supply the movie to them.
The theaters gave in and increased their share of the profits, but the final box office results were not ideal.
A-Mo has also been criticized a lot. The 8-minute BJ performance at the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics was criticized for being vulgar and insulting traditional culture. He was also criticized for "House of Flying Daggers", saying that he had run out of ideas. The key is that some people are using him for hype.
A plastic surgery hospital invited a group of so-called "cultural figures" to hold a seminar. The theme of the seminar was to criticize Zhang Yimou, and the media followed suit with random reports.
Zhang Yimou and Art Go Against Each Other
Zhang Yimou Bows to Money
"House of Flying Daggers: Gorgeous Cultural Garbage"
The Shame of Nortel
The headlines are all very explosive. The media don't care why the plastic surgery hospital holds a cultural seminar. They also don't care that the so-called cultural figures are actually some "plastic surgery experts" and have nothing to do with the cultural world. They only care about the news.
Scolding Zhang Yimou is news, and where there is news there are hot topics, and where there are hot topics there are bonuses.
So this is also a bunch of shameless people.
Zhang Yimou is also unlucky, as he was used for consumption and hype by a bunch of irrelevant people.
The media was willing to report it, and coupled with the Olympic BJ 8 Minutes and "House of Flying Daggers", a trend of nationwide criticism gradually formed.
Some reporters wanted to interview Amou, but they couldn't find him because he was in Athens.
Then they found Zhang Weiping, and after asking him a few questions, Zhang's face turned dark.
Another reporter asked him: You previously claimed that the cost of "House of Flying Daggers" was 2.6 million yuan, but now the box office is at most million yuan. What do you think?
How do I watch? I stand and watch...
Zhang Weiping walked away with a gloomy face. These bastards thought that it was not enough for him to just pay compensation, they were also opening up the wound and rubbing salt into it.
On the Internet, some curious netizens dug up the words in which Zhang Chen criticized him in "Super Interview".
2.6 million box office, how could it be possible...
The courage Liang Jingru gave him...
Zhang Weiping was so angry that his teeth were itching, but he couldn't think of any good solution. "House of Flying Daggers" was already beyond repair, and the sale of the DVD rights was not going smoothly.
Previously, the DVD rights of "House of Flying Daggers" were highly sought after, and distributors were chasing him every day. Later, he offered 2000 million to temporarily scare these people away.
Now the movie has a bad reputation and failed at the box office. Zhang Weiping is in urgent need of recovery. He has lowered the price again and again but no one is interested. It has even dropped to 500 million yuan but still no one is buying it.
(End of this chapter)