Although Brother Chen Kai had such an idea, it was more or less an imitation of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Originally, he had not made up his mind to make such a large-scale production. However, due to the success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, more than 200 million The US dollar box office is enough for Chinese filmmakers to look up to. Brother Chen Kai feels that the time is ripe to make a martial arts film. That’s why I finally made the decision to start filming. However, according to Brother Chen Kai's proud character, how can he admit that he is imitating. But he couldn't stand up in front of so many reporters, and said with a smile: "If this reporter's intention is to follow, then after the shipwreck on the ice sea, Titanic can also be imitated and plagiarized. I don't know who Director Cameron is. I don't agree with what you say. Li Yu directed a martial arts film, a work by Wang Dulu, while my film is a fantasy film, leaning more towards the spiritual world constructed by Freud, so it is not comparable. Of course, Director Li Eu's achievements are obvious to all and should be proud of as Chinese filmmakers. They have allowed the West to see the breadth and depth of our Chinese culture. " This answer is indeed quite satisfactory, but it is not Brother Chen Kai's original intention. The meaning of this sentence was thought up by Chen Hong. Because Chen Hong knew very well that there was a lot of discussion about whether Chen Kai's "The Promise" followed the trend of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Therefore, Chen Hong also expected that reporters would ask similar questions at the press conference. of. Fortunately, reporters from the mainland have all been greeted by others, and no one will raise this question out of the blue. However, at this time, there are also reporters from Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as foreign reporters. It is not so easy for these people to say hello. . Therefore, Chen Hong had prepared an answer to such a question early. Otherwise, with Chen Kai's temper, even if he did not get angry on the spot, at least he would not look good to reporters.
Miki obviously didn't expect Brother Chen Kai to have such a smooth answer, so he sat down in disappointment. At this time, a reporter from Hong Kong City stood up and said: "Hello, Director Chen, I am King Charlie, a reporter from Next Weekly. I heard that the box office share in the mainland is now 35%, which is quite low. Share, and Director Chen actually invested so much, does he have any further plans for how to recover the investment in the future?" The mainland's box office share is not in line with international standards. This is something that makes mainland filmmakers very unhappy. Unfortunately, the New Film Alliance now has a monopoly. Originally, the people from the New Film Alliance were good enough. They accepted Ye Ming's proposal. After the brilliant cinema chain, it became even more powerful and occupied an absolute monopoly position. Therefore, how the box office is divided depends on the New Film Alliance. Thirty-eight percent? Don't think about it, it's 35% now, and it's good to be able to give 35%. It was precisely because the people from the New Film Alliance were so domineering that at this time, Wang Zhongjun summoned some directors in the circle to break this monopoly. This blockbuster by Chen Kaige actually gives everyone a hope. After all, Chen Kaige is an international director. A film with such a large investment should have considerable influence and may force the people of the New Film Alliance. Concessive. At this time, Brother Chen Kai was not worried at all. At this moment, a high-spirited middle-aged man suddenly walked into the scene. He wore gold-rimmed glasses and was elegant, but with an arrogant expression. He walked and said: "This is a good question. The box office share is also required." The quality of the movie itself cannot be said to be one-size-fits-all. If the quality of the movie itself is very poor, then the cinema itself will lose money when showing it, and naturally it is impossible to give too high a share of the box office. But at this time, if It’s a film that was promised, and we will still take care of it accordingly.” After Brother Chen Kai saw the visitor, he stood up happily and said: "Everyone, let me introduce to you. This is Mr. Liu He, the spokesperson of the New Film Alliance. Today, he is here to attend the launch of my new film on behalf of the New Film Alliance. Will do." This result is very surprising. Many of the reporters present are well-informed people. Wang Zhongjun summoned Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and others to discuss how to deal with the squeeze from the New Film Federation. The General Administration knew this news. It is impossible for reporters not to know. ah. But looking at the situation now, New Film Alliance and Brother Chen Kai are actually wearing the same pants. This is simply unimaginable. At this moment, Yu Guo from the Entertainment Morning News immediately stood up and said: "There are rumors that there is an offensive and defensive alliance in the film and television industry, and Director Chen is one of them. This time, Director Chen cooperates with people from the New Film Alliance, does it mean that he represents Director Chen is not optimistic about this offensive and defensive alliance and plans to withdraw." As soon as these words came out, the reporters present immediately started talking about it. Why withdraw from the offensive and defensive alliance? To put it bluntly, this is just betrayal. Even in the entertainment industry, such a thing is criticized. Therefore, at this time, Brother Chen Kai said with a gloomy face: "Which media reporter are you from? Why are you so ignorant of the importance? Next time I will refuse your media to attend my press conference. The New Film Alliance is the largest theater chain. We are a strong alliance, and as for the offensive and defensive alliance you mentioned, it is completely false." Yu Guo said impassionedly: "Whether Director Chen is happy or not, I am here, and I believe readers have the right to know the truth." This matter is very explosive news. It depends on how Brother Chen Kai deals with this problem. But at this moment, Liu He couldn't hold himself back. He was not giving Xinying Lian face. The people from the New Film Alliance knew that Wang Zhongjun and the others had formed an offensive and defensive alliance, and they wanted to ask the people from the New Film Alliance to change the box office share. However, in such a situation, it was very difficult. Who would give up the benefits casually? Woolen cloth. Therefore, the people of the New Film Alliance quickly thought of a way to divide and disintegrate. At this time, Brother Chen Kai quickly came into their sight. At a time like this, Brother Chen Kai must have a chance to prove himself, to prove that his reputation as a great international director is worthy of his name, and that he did not get this reputation through his own father as is rumored in the outside world.
But no matter what the situation is, it is not easy for Brother Chen Kai to betray him at this time. The people from the New Film Alliance increased the box office share to 42%. This is a very high box office share. It can be said that It is unprecedented. As for whether it will be followed by others, it is really unclear. And Brother Chen Kai's high box office share is actually just for this movie. Wang Zhongjun and the others need a blockbuster to counterattack the New Film Alliance, and the people of the New Film Alliance actually don’t need a blockbuster to enhance their influence at this time. As a theater chain, we can only introduce and screen those true classic blockbusters. Only at a time like this can we attract more viewers to watch the movie. Therefore, at this time, the people from the New Film Alliance chose Chen Kaige's super blockbuster "The Promise" from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places. With the big stars invited from Japan, this is a quite luxurious lineup. Even Zhang Yimou, the national advisor, is not that generous. Zhang Yimou is good at training newcomers, and he trained Zhang Ziyi into an international chapter. This is not something ordinary people can do. But Brother Chen Kai likes to use big stars to shoot gorgeous scenes. Big stars are a guarantee of big box office, at least that's what people from the New Film Alliance think. Liu He also said with a dark face: "This reporter should pay attention to your wording. You can't represent the readers. And I don't think there is anything wrong with Director Chen cooperating with us. This is a matter of mutual benefit. Note that the New Film Alliance is the one The official representatives and others are all grass-roots teams and cannot gain any publicity." Liu He was also quite angry at this time. He was here to cheer for Brother Chen Kai. Therefore, he never expected that in such a situation, such a blind reporter would actually raise such a difficult issue. A question comes. Therefore, Liu He was a little rude when he spoke. Who are the Caotai team? They are naturally a group of people like Wang Zhongjun. As for this press conference, everyone was actually very satisfied, especially the news that was discovered at the end, which made many reporters feel excited. And many of these reporters went directly to Huayi Brothers. In fact, they planned to interview Wang Zhongjun, but they did not expect that Wang Zhongjun was not in the company at this time. These reporters just blocked Feng Xiaogang. Feng Xiaogang is the backbone of the Huayi brothers. Interviews with him are often fruitful. He is a small cannon who dares to say anything. Miki immediately recounted some of the things he said at the [Wuji] press conference, and then said: "Director Feng, may I ask what you think about this." In fact, Feng Xiaogang already knew the news, and he went out this time for this reason. He just happened to want to go out, but he happened to meet these reporters. At this time, Feng Xiaogang said with an unkind expression: "How do you describe this matter? Betrayal. Some people are just filthy-hearted people. These people may look good on the surface, but they have no integrity at all. I I really don’t understand why people like this can still survive in the entertainment industry. It’s hard to say whether I’m crazy or the entertainment industry is crazy.” When Feng Xiaogang spoke, he was indeed not polite at all. He almost pointed at Brother Chen Kai's nose by name and called this guy a traitor. The reporters present were also pleasantly surprised, and now they had something to write about. (To be continued)