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Chapter 441

Although "Infernal Affairs" is considered to be very powerful, after all, Lin Xiao is really just a junior in the film industry. Of course, no one will really ignore him.

However, compared to those veteran movie stars, they are still a lot worse.

"Infernal Affairs" can also be regarded as the first big production launched by Lingxiao Pavilion.

For example, with an investment of tens of millions, in the current film and television industry, it is not considered a big production at all, and even "Infernal Affairs" is barely enough to qualify for the threshold of a big production.

For a film and television company, it is impossible to make a big fortune after all. If you want to have high profits, you naturally need high investment.

Looking at those films that have received high box office, there are really only a few of them with low cost.

Of course, the big domestic productions in China are still a bit worse than Hollywood.

Lin Xiao and others naturally paid special attention to the press conference of "Infernal Affairs". After all, this is the first big production of High Heaven Pavilion.

The "Infernal Affairs" press conference was held in Huaguo, but all magazines and media that could be called famous were invited to participate.

With an estimated investment of RMB 5000 million, it will be directed by director Yang Hao, a famous police film director, starring actor Wang Pengfei and popular star Lin Xiao. Many powerful actors will join in, which can be regarded as creating a lot of momentum for "Infernal Affairs".

However, Lin Xiao did not expect that the fiery publicity momentum of "Infernal Affairs" would encounter strong obstacles.

The publicity of a movie, from project approval, start-up, to final release, may last as long as half a year to a year, or even two years.

And pre-heating publicity is also extremely critical for a movie.

Most of the time, everyone in the general film and television industry will form a tacit understanding. If it is a big-production press conference, they will not choose the same time.

Because in that case, it is easy to cause heat diversion, which is not a good thing for both parties.

However, the press conference of "The Marginal Man" chose to compete with "Infernal Affairs".

Compared with "Infernal Affairs" with an investment of 5000 million (actually 4 million), "The Marginal Man" has a greater momentum, with three major movie stars, two big movie queens, and many stars gathered together. Directed by Fan Wencheng, it is even more exciting. With an investment budget of [-] million Chinese dollars, it can be said that it beats "Infernal Affairs" in all aspects.

All of a sudden, it took away the huge momentum that "Infernal Affairs" had finally created.

In addition, Fan Wencheng, the director of "The Marginal Man", was the first choice director of "Infernal Affairs" before, and it was also a duel between two major directors of police and criminal films. , so that these two films were immediately compared.

Of course, anyone with a discerning eye can see that "Marginal Man" chose to hold a press conference at the same time, which is obviously suppressing "Infernal Affairs".

However, if two films with similar themes are released at the same time, the gimmick and influence will undoubtedly be even greater.

You know, for movies of the same type, most of the time, the audience is the same, and most audiences will only choose one movie to watch. .

And at the press conference of "The Marginal Man", the media also naturally asked about "Infernal Affairs".

The result was once again unexpected. Generally speaking, this kind of movie press conference would not be answered if other movies were involved, but this time, Fan Wencheng chose to respond positively.

"Director Fan, do you think "Infernal Affairs" can pose a threat to "Marginal Man"?"

"It doesn't exist. Although the two films are of the same type, "The Marginal Man" and "Infernal Affairs" are not at the same level in terms of capital investment or cast, so there may be threats, but they are harmless. "

"Also, in terms of the selection of actors, "The Marginal Man" chooses all capable actors who have passed the market test, and "Infernal Affairs" haha!"

Fan Wencheng's reaction also exceeded Lin Xiao's expectations, or he never expected that Tianxing and Fan Wencheng would choose this method to suppress "Infernal Affairs".

The impact is not without, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it ultimately depends on the quality of the film.

Moreover, it is just a press conference now, and there is still a long time before the film is released. Although it has had a certain impact on "Infernal Affairs", it is only a little impact.

After all, although Tianxing's distribution channels, publicity, etc. are strong, "Infernal Affairs" is actually not bad, and even surpasses Tianxing in some aspects.

Because this time "Infernal Affairs" is not only a project of Lingxiao Pavilion, but also two behemoths, Tianhua Group and ECCOM.

Therefore, in the end, it is up to the film to watch the movie, and Lin Xiao is naturally confident about "Infernal Affairs".

Different from previous police and gangster films, "Infernal Affairs" basically does not have any hot fighting scenes in the whole film. This is more of a film that focuses on literary drama.

But it doesn't mean that this movie is not exciting. On the contrary, the exciting points of this movie are more exciting than those police and gangster movies that purely rely on fighting to attract attention.

What's interesting is that seeing that "Infernal Affairs" and "The Marginal Man" have the meaning of tit-for-tat against Maimang, another film "The Outsider" by the director of the police film is not to be outdone. After "Infernal Affairs" and "The Marginal After the press conference of "People", a grand press conference was also held.

Only then did many people discover that the three films "Infernal Affairs", "The Marginal Man" and "The Outsider" are very similar in genre, and the three directors are all the best at this aspect.

Although the investment in "The Outsider" is not as strong as "The Marginal Man", it is also not to be underestimated. The investment in "The Outsider" directed by Chen Mu is as high as 2 million Chinese dollars, and the status of Xuanhuang Film and Television in the industry is also the same. No less than the sky.

The structure of the two powerhouses has become a situation of three kingdoms. Although "Outsider" does not seem to have the obvious suppression of "Infernal Affairs" like "Marginal Man", but because the start-up time of the projects is similar, it is not out of the question. If there is an accident, it is very likely that it will not be the two powers competing for hegemony, but the three kingdoms. Who will win?
This is not only a direct confrontation between the three major directors, but also a peak duel between several major movie stars. It is also a competition between the two traditional giants and the new forces in the emerging film industry.

For a while, the media was extremely lively, and people from all walks of life analyzed the three movies one after another, and who had the advantage.

Someone else voted, and "The Marginal Man" won in the end, and "Infernal Affairs" was at the bottom.

Of course, these are not bad things for the three movies. In fact, Xuanhuang Film and Television and Ling Xiaoge have no grievances on the side of "Outside the Bureau". It's a lot of dirty.

Therefore, "The Outsider" may not directly target "Infernal Affairs", but it is very likely to have a confrontation with "Marginal Man".

(End of this chapter)