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Chapter 99 He is no longer a threat (subscribe)

Wang Wei's new film really surprised many people.

Originally, the National Day file has just passed, as a news media, of course, it will take stock of the National Day schedule.As one of the biggest winners, Dunhuang is naturally the focus of media reports.

However, just reporting the news itself, plus bragging, how much space can it occupy?

After all, digging out topics from the news is the only way to increase media attention and sales.

As for the topic this time, it's easy to dig!

Because Wang Wei's new film is a thriller, it is already very topical!
You know, a director said, "Every director only makes one movie in his life, and all subsequent works are imitations and improvements of his debut."

The so-called "a movie" mainly means that in any director's series of works, there must be some kind of stable and unchanging deep structure, or the imprint of personality.

Of course, this statement is somewhat absolute.

But every director will have his own limitations, there is no doubt about it.

If you shoot everything, you may not be able to shoot well.Only shoot what you are familiar with, and it will be great if you can shoot well.

Wang Wei is an extremely creative genius in love, youth, and funny genre films. Not many people have any objections to this.

But does he really have any kind of creativity?
Not only the "Wang Hei" media questioned, but many neutral media also expressed doubts.

Some media specifically interviewed Zhuang Geng, the director of "My Sassy Girl", who is running a promotion on this issue.

Following the domestic explosion, "My Sassy Girl" has landed in overseas markets one after another. It is also very popular in overseas markets such as Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia where the idea and social atmosphere of male superiority and inferiority are deeply rooted, setting off a wave of "Sassy Girlfriend".

In China, even though the National Day file has passed, the major theaters still made efforts in an incomparable tacit understanding, and greatly increased the film schedule for "My Sassy Girl".

The reason is simple. After the holidays, everyone's box office has dropped a lot, but "My Sassy Girl" is still the film with the best reputation and the highest attendance rate. Who else can it be given to if it is not scheduled?
With all the theaters working together to increase the number of films, the single-day box office of "My Sassy Girlfriend" returned to the level of 1500 million+.

The two protagonists are of course very popular, especially Lin Ying, who plays the heroine, has become a popular actress in one fell swoop, almost copying Shen Zhenyi's road to popularity last year.

And Zhuang Geng, whose debut film is expected to exceed [-] million at the box office, was hailed by the media as the second "Wang Wei" and became famous in the first battle.

But Zhuang Geng was extremely humble.

Funny, could it be that Wang Wei made "My Sassy Girl" by himself?

Is it expected to break [-] million?If Wang Wei came to shoot, it might have exceeded [-] million by now.

As for Wang Wei's new film, although Zhuang Geng doesn't know much about it, he has only one attitude - it will be an excellent film worth looking forward to!

As for the media's doubts about Wang Wei's cross-genre creativity, Zhuang Geng scoffed.

A director who can play with audio-visual language and narrative structure in the most traditional genres of love and comedy, do you actually suspect that he can't control other genres?

However, Zhuang Geng's firm support for Wang Wei's new film not only did not eliminate doubts, but deepened the change in the direction of public opinion.

Because some media seem to have found the reason for Wang Wei's "blind self-confidence" based on this——

"He's going so well!

Since he has full say in the creation, he has not even felt the pressure from capital and producers.

And because of smooth sailing, fame and fortune, and earning money from one film, everyone around him can only worship and obey, and there is no restriction on him at all.

For a young man in his early 20s, it is hard for him not to be proud! "

Yes, although the "big sarcasm" of the number one "Wang Hei" media "Monthly Entertainment News" is a bit too yin and yang, but the view that "Wang Wei is a bit drifting" has been recognized by many people.

When this recognition exceeds a certain threshold, the direction of public opinion will change completely!
Even Yang Lan, a film critic who is considered to be a "Dunhuang blow", has some criticisms of Wang Wei's new film: "It's hard for me to imagine that he has the heart to let a beauty like Shen Zhenyi be busy running for her life in a thriller." ..."

——Isn’t this the routine of most thrillers?

……

Eastern Films, General Manager's Office.

On the sofa, Hou Mai, the boss of Dongfang Pictures, sat opposite Song Zhicheng.

Hou Mai was sipping tea slowly, while Song Zhicheng looked down at the newspapers one after another.

After he finished flipping through a dozen newspapers on the coffee table, he raised his head and asked, "Wang Wei's new movie is really a thriller?"

"It's absolutely true!" Hou Mai put down his teacup and said affirmatively.

Dunhuang is not a secret department. If you want to investigate, it is not easy to get too specific information, but general information is easy to confirm.

Not only did Hou Mai know that Wang Wei's new film was a pure thriller, but he also knew that the leading actor was a man-eating maniac played by Ouyang Ke, an old villain.

"I just said that he was hurt by me before, why didn't he react at all, dare to wait here!" Song Zhicheng laughed, "This is really...pretending to be smart!"

He has no doubt that Wang Wei's new film is aimed at him.

Because everyone knows that he is such a character that he will repay every grievance!

The problem is, although Song Zhicheng's new film has a lot of horror elements, it's an ethical film!
After all, pure thrillers are never taken seriously by the film award judges!
And if it's not about winning prizes, what about Wang Wei?

"Who knows? Maybe it's because someone else is carrying the box office. He thinks he has the capital to take risks and make mistakes, so why not just waste it?" Hou Mai said sourly.

"My Sassy Girl", a movie with such a small investment, unexpectedly exploded at the box office again!
Dongfang Films has been in the domestic film industry for many years, and has never made even a movie with the same rate of return!
How could he not be envious?
Song Zhicheng smiled, shook his head and said, "If you say that, he is no longer a threat."

Hou Mai thought for a while, then frowned and said, "The possibility of him making a classic thriller cannot be ruled out."

Song Zhicheng continued to laugh, and said disapprovingly: "Thriller films that can be regarded as art, looking at the entire film history, how many are there? And all of them are from the masters of thrillers, and they are not welcomed by film awards."

In terms of box office, there is no domestic thriller that can cross the [-] million mark.

In Song Zhicheng's view, the foundation of Wang Wei is business ability.

His box office is a big hit, and his talent is as famous as his own who is full of honors; once he loses his box office, no one will compare them again.

"So, he is no longer a threat." Song Zhicheng repeated, speaking frankly and confidently.

After a pause, he looked at the newspaper on the coffee table, and frowned: "However, the public opinion of looking down on him has fermented so quickly, is there someone pushing behind it?"

Hou Mai was taken aback when he heard the words, and after thinking for a moment, he nodded: "It should be pushed by someone."

Then he analyzed: "Wang Wei got up too fast, and now even a movie written by a screenwriter is expected to hit [-] million! And his big mouth is too capable of offending people. Someone stepped on him secretly, not at all. strangeness!"

Song Zhicheng pouted.

It was only then that Hou Mai remembered that the guy in front of him also had a big mouth.

So he said casually, "Stamping people is risky. If he really makes a movie that can explode at the box office and win awards, it will be miserable!"

As soon as this remark came out, the two were silent for a moment, and then both burst into laughter.

The office was suddenly filled with joyful atmosphere.

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(End of this chapter)