Maybe many years later, when we all have gray hair, we can still recall from vague memories that in the late summer of 1998, there was such a movie worthy of making us laugh. In memory, I can never let go. The name of that movie is [Crazy Stone] --【baby】 The next day, major media outlets began their own reports. Lao Bai from [Southern Sunday] wrote a title [International Director’s Broad Vision, Historical Masterpieces Reappear in Glory]. Anyway, it praised Chen Kaige’s film. After all, as for saying it is Ye Ming's movie, it is just a slight mention. The editor-in-chief of [Southern Sunday] took a look at this article. Lao Bai is a very powerful reporter under him. He is very trusted by him. He also has deep connections in the entertainment industry. Naturally, the article he wrote is unparalleled. . However, the editor-in-chief still hesitated and said: "Lao Bai, you said that Chen Kaige's movie is really that good. You only mentioned Ye Ming's movie as a negative teaching material. I sent people to the premiere of Ye Ming's movie, and the response was quite good." Lao Bai didn't say anything, just said: "Chief Editor, do you think it is necessary to compare Chen Kaige and Ye Ming?" So the manuscript was published the next day. Yu Guo of [Entertainment Daily] wrote an article [The Great Director’s Waterloo, [Assassination of Qin]] after watching [Jing Ke’s Assassination of the King of Qin], which was somewhat unclear. ] This report is very interesting. It is said that the reporter did not understand [Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin]. This thing is definitely the rhythm of Chen Kaige.
As a result, this manuscript was taken down by the editor-in-chief overnight and replaced with a manuscript written by a gunman praising "Jing Ke's Assassination of the King of Qin". At this moment, there is some ambiguity in [the film and television industry]. Although it is said that Chen Kaige's movies are grand and well-produced, it is also said that watching Ye Ming's movies is very interesting. In fact, Quartz also thinks that Ye Ming's "Crazy Stone" is a very worth watching. Jiang Xiaoyu, who is "entertainment-oriented", is not stingy at all in praising "A rare comedy movie, the box office of Shitou will definitely go crazy." 】 On the Internet, two die-hard fans, Wa Wa and Miaomiao, praised Ye Ming's movie and encouraged everyone to watch it. Dear, you will definitely not regret it if you go and see it. Yes, it makes people laugh. I watched it once on the top floor and wanted to watch it a second time. I went to buy tickets in the afternoon... The box office on the first day came out quickly. The box office of Chen Kaige's movie was unexpectedly 800,000, which was much lower than Chen Kaige himself expected. However, he did not expect that maybe this was the beginning of a nightmare. . The box office of Ye Ming's "Crazy Stone" on the first day was 300,000. Although it was not as high as the first-day box office of "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", that is because the theater of "Crazy Stone" only had 30% of the box office, while "Jing Ke Assassinated the King of Qin" had only 30% of the box office. The theater for Assassin of the King of Qin] is 50%. But this is also a victory for Chen Kaige. When interviewed by the media, Chen Kaige said unceremoniously: "This is a movie with great potential. I believe that the box office will gradually increase." of." At this time, Chen Kaige still stubbornly believed that his box office would continue to grow rapidly. But when the box office came out the next day, the result was that Chen Kaige was given a big slap in the face. "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" only had a measly 200,000, while "Crazy Stone" had a good reputation. It actually exceeded one million, reaching 700,000, and the box office doubled and I was still rich. At this moment, in the cinema, a young man said with high spirits: "Shall we watch [Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin]? A blockbuster directed by Chen Kaige." His girlfriend looked at him with contempt and said, "You're out of your mind. You can make such a decision. Watch [Crazy Stone], I heard it's very funny." At the ticket window, a little girl said: "I want three movie tickets for [Crazy Stone]. The theater is full. Are there any tickets for two o'clock in the afternoon? The theater is also full, so I want one at five o'clock in the afternoon." Everyone is talking about the self-righteous security captain Bao Shihong who graduated from the criminal police major in [Crazy Stone]. Sometimes Captain Bao will take advantage of the public, but no matter what the critical moment, Captain Bao can still stand up. That stunning sexy girl Tang Wei, that stupid thief Hei Pi who speaks Shandong dialect, and that ruthless Brother Dao. This made Chen Kaige so angry that he smashed the tea set at home to pieces on the spot, and shouted in front of Chen Hong and his assistant: "Whoever Ye Ming is, he is not worthy of comparison with me."
It was like an angry bull fighting a trapped animal, making this futile final struggle. But the audience, which has always been ruthless, is like spider silk, weaving movie tickets into a dense web. No matter how hard Chen Kaige struggles, he can't break free from the comfort of this large web. In the end, He only let out a few hoarse roars out of depression and unwillingness, but he was already unable to resist. The box office results for the third day are out. The box office of "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" is 110,000 yuan, while the box office of "Crazy Stone" is 900,000 yuan. At this time, public opinion was already showing signs of being one-sided, and Ye Ming also adopted Feng Xiaogang's approach, leading the creative staff to promote the show city by city. Finally the good news came. On the fourth day, the box office of [Crazy Stone] exceeded one million. The power of word-of-mouth has made more people know about this comedy movie and "Crazy Stone". Now the entrance to the cinema is as lively as attending a big show, and there are so many people. Some cinema employees said with emotion, The first time this phenomenon of concentrated movie viewing occurred was when the blockbuster movie called Titanic was released at the beginning of the year. At this time, Ye Ming, Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, Fan Binbin and others were standing at Pudong International Airport. After leaving the airport, countless fans stood by the aisle and cheered, shouting: "Brother Bao, Brother Bao, we are Brother Pao." People." This is a movie fan from Shancheng who dares to come here. There are also black-skinned movie fans, Brother Dao, and even Xie Xiaomeng, Chen Kun, and Chen Kun. Some people shout "Teacher Xie, teach me photography." 】 A large number of movie fans, waving flags, brands, and gifts, enthusiastically welcomed the members of the "Crazy Stone" crew to Shanghai. It wasn't until the reception party dispatched ten strong security guards to clear the way that Ye Ming and the others could really get out. Otherwise, more movie fans would flock in. After getting into a black BMW, Fan Binbin breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Brother Ming, I'm not dreaming. These people are here to greet us." After saying that, Fan Binbin looked at the enthusiastic fans outside the car window in disbelief. Ye Ming said with a smile: "There is nothing wrong. They are all here to greet us. In fact, you should slowly get used to it. You will encounter more of this in the future. Will you realize this soon?" Thinking about it, Princess Huanzhu's influence should be apparent soon. Five-star hotel, super luxurious reception, Shanghai movie fans are very enthusiastic. The meeting was supposed to last for more than half an hour, but it was postponed to more than an hour. But more than ten days later, the effects of "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" after it was broadcast in the mainland finally showed up. Only then did everyone discover that Bao Shihong's wife was actually Xiao Yanzi Zhao Wei, and the one who was tit for tat with Xie Xiaomeng The little girl turned out to be Jin Suo Fan Binbin. Of course, Ye Ming, the affectionate Er Kang, also gave everyone a bigger surprise. Originally, the box office was already said to have dropped from more than 2 million to about million per day. However, when the power of Princess Huanzhu was once again demonstrated, the box office of "Crazy Stone" surprisingly reached An impressive achievement of three million a day. It has been discussed online for a long time. I'm so dizzy, how can Xiaoyanzi's husband be Erkang? How can my Ziwei Gege be so embarrassed? Guawazi, this is a movie, Even if you kill the man upstairs, you won't be able to act in a movie. Why not let Ziwei act? I hate you, Erkang. ,,,,,,,,. The box office of a movie is basically bound to decline after more than ten days. "Crazy Stone" hit from million to 3 million. This is definitely a miracle, a miracle that has never happened before in mainland movies. . Finally, when drawing, the real box office of [Crazy Stone] was calculated. Zhang Weiping held this report, his eyes full of shock, and deep jealousy. The hand holding the report trembled a little, but in the end he said feebly: "I think other film and television bosses also have a copy of this thing." Well, in one month, the box office reached 63 million, and the mainland box office has not achieved such high results." Zhang Yimou also laughed bitterly. His shock was no worse than that of Zhang Weiping. It was as if a huge rock was thrown into the calm water, causing huge waves. The box office was 63 million. The sluggish film market has not been there for many years. Have you ever seen this kind of domestic film? In addition to Feng Xiaogang's "Party A and Party B" last year, this is a work that allows filmmakers to see hope, the hope of the rise of Chinese movies. Looking at the report in front of him, Zhang Yimou said: "I guessed the beginning of the story, but I didn't guess the end of the story. I could imagine that Ye Ming would create a miracle, but I didn't expect that the miracle would come. So easy. Here, Ye Ming's own efforts account for one-third, and Chen Kaige's so-called "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" takes up the other one-third. There is no "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin". The extremely boring foil can never show the comedy effect of "Crazy Stone". Now, after the flood, everyone needs a comedy movie so much. And the popularity of "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" has driven the popularity of this movie The rise of the third box office, therefore, [Huanzhugege] also accounts for one-third of it. Otherwise, even if the box office of this movie exceeds 30 million, it will never exceed too much." Speaking of this, Zhang Yimou revealed his infinite confidence. This is a judgment he got from his many years of experience in assessing the situation of movies, and there will not be too many mistakes.
Some people are happy and some are sad. Zhang Yimou knows very well that Chen Kaige must be very uncomfortable at this moment. A so-called investment of 100 million, in exchange for a box office of 2 million, will be firmly nailed to the pillar of shame of Chinese movies. No matter how you explain it artistically, you cannot escape the fate of becoming a stepping stone for Ye Ming to become famous. Many domestic fifth-generation directors will not feel comfortable. Now, Chen Kaige should start to miss the glorious years that he once held in his hands, the "yellow land" full of brilliant flowers of honor, and the countless applause and the story behind the halo, as well as the splendid world in "Farewell My Concubine". I have cried and laughed. It is indeed a drunken life. It seems that in an instant, time flows gently through the bun, leaving traces of autumn frost. Even a proud person cannot escape the traces of time. (To be continued)