In fact, Wang Yifan really didn't understand why Cao Meng wanted to make a sequel to this kind of movie.
The first part of "Stories of Hong Kong City" is said to be a huge success, but what about it?
The first "Story of Hong Kong City" was released ten years ago!
Therefore, this film is obviously playing nostalgia and feelings.
Back then, the movie was a big hit on Hong Kong Island, but it was very mediocre in China.
However, there are still some people who are interested in Laogang movies, but such movies obviously cannot be taken seriously.
After all, "Story of Hong Kong City" is the last glory of the old Hong Kong movie.
But the past is the past. How much feelings can the newly grown-up audience have for the old Hong Kong movies?
The last is Lin Tao's comedy. It's not that Lin Tao's strength is not good, but that the genres of the two sides are completely different.
Therefore, Wang Yifan did not think about it again.
But what Wang Yifan didn't expect at all was that Chen Hang's new movie "Mars Battlefield", with an investment of $100 million, suddenly announced that it was scheduled for the Spring Festival.
It can be said that this is the biggest accident.
Originally, according to Wang Yifan's idea, a special effects blockbuster like "Mars Battlefield" could not be completed so quickly, but the result was completely beyond his expectations.
Because it’s been more than half a year since the announcement of the
Mars Battlefield
project, and it’s been less than a year from the beginning to the end of the Spring Festival file. If it’s a comedy, it will be released in such a short time. , Of course there is no problem.
But this is a film with an investment of more than 100 million US dollars, and the production can be completed in such a short time?
"Did Chen Hang swell?" Wang Yifan didn't understand.
In such a hurry to release? For what?
Movies are not made in a hurry, especially special effects. What about Hollywood's top special effects companies?
To make wonderful special effects still requires a lot of manpower, material resources and time. What dazzling special effects can be made in such a short time?
Although I don't know why, Wang Yifan feels that it is really weird that Chen Hang's new movie is directly on the Spring Festival.
In fact, what Wang Yifan didn't know was that "Mars Battlefield" announced that it was set for the Spring Festival, which has a lot to do with him.
It can be said that whether it is the light of the times or the Jiuzhou in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, they have no good impressions of Wang Yifan.
In the beginning, Wang Yifan worked closely with Kyushu in the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that he is a direct director trained in Kyushu in the Tang Dynasty.
But because Oudman wanted to win over Chen Hang, when Chen Hang and Wang Yifan's interests conflicted, he immediately chose Chen Hang instead of Wang Yifan.
However, Wang Yifan's "The Eight Heroes of the Faithful" made a billion-dollar guide, but it made Kyushu of the Tang Dynasty a laughingstock. Many people in the circle said that Kyushu of the Tang Dynasty personally squeezed people into the light and shadow of the times.
On the side of Times Guangying, because of the death of Dai Xiangdong, the group was in turmoil. In order to seize power, Dai Ziyang had to be robbed by Wang Yifan. The two sides ended the honeymoon period of cooperation. Wang Yifan switched to the new giant Huaxin, which greatly hurt the vitality of Times Guangying.
Therefore, whether it is the Jiuzhou of the Tang Dynasty or the light and shadow of the times, I don't like Wang Yifan, and I don't want to see Wang Yifan getting better and better.
At the same time, Huaxin, as a challenger and disruptor of inherent forces, is not only the prosperous Tang Kyushu and Times Light and Shadow, but the other three giants will not miss the opportunity to attack Huaxin.
Undoubtedly, using Chen Hang's super blockbuster to face Wang Yifan's new movie is the best opportunity.
Although Wang Yifan’s current achievements will not affect him even if it is "Luoyang Jialanyu" falling into the sand, but this time, he represents the new power Huaxin, so you can imagine, "Luoyang Jialan" The difficulties faced by "Rain" are definitely more than these.
Sure enough, soon, Lin Husheng heard bad news.
Not only "Mars Battlefield" is scheduled for the Spring Festival, as well as Zhou Zhan's "Five Realms", Huanyu's new film, and the new movie "Europe Special Attack" by the great director of the police film, He Jun, has also postponed its release date and fixed the Spring Festival file.
It can be said that the Spring Festival stalls have become extremely crowded.
Sure enough, soon there was news that Lin Tao's "The Great Inventor" announced that it would be released on New Year's Day, apparently to avoid blockbuster siege.
And Cao Meng's "Stories of Port City 2" was subsequently upgraded to January.
As a result, the Spring Festival stalls seem to be less crowded, but in fact, the competition is more intense than before, and this time, it is obvious that the five giants are attacking the emerging challenger of Huaxin.
The film "Five Realms" was jointly invested and released by Huanyu and Xinguang, and "European Attack" is a film dominated by Tianfang, coupled with the "Mars Battlefield" jointly invested by Times Light and Tang Kyushu to form a 3 to 1 Situation.
"It's a tough battle." Even Wang Yifan couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Yeah, it is indeed a tough battle, and I am worried that they will also be involved in the distribution." Chen Hanming worried about the authenticity.
Lin Husheng's face was even more ugly and said: "It's not possible, but they have already done tricks."
Wang Yifan and Chen Hanming couldn't help looking at Lin Husheng.
Lin Husheng smiled bitterly: "We have contacted the theater chains of the five giants. As a result, the other party was only willing to give the lowest lineup as usual. In other words, for this release, we can only test our own channels. "
Wang Yifan frowned immediately.
"In other words, the scale of the opening of "Luoyang Jia Lan Yu" will be greatly reduced? How much can I win at most?"
"At present, the cinema chains under the five giants account for more than half of the country. Since they have decided to attack our Huaxin this time, they will definitely not arrange movies. However, Huaying, I have already talked about it, and will be released according to normal conditions. However, in the end, our film schedule will certainly not be too high." Lin Husheng sighed.
In the domestic theaters, more than 50% of the theaters are in the hands of the five giants. The largest remaining is the theaters of Huaying with the Chinese character head. Although the scale of Huaxin is also the top ten in the country, it is compared with the top five. The consortium of giants is indeed far behind.
"However, you can rest assured that ECCOM has promised to fully support our film promotion this time and will open all channels to us for promotion." Lin Husheng finally said good news.
Wang Yifan nodded. Although he said that the issuance is not good for him, the full support of ECCOM is certainly not a problem in publicity.
It’s just that the release is crucial, and the Spring Festival file is the film with the strongest box office power but the shortest duration. So, for "Luoyang Jialan Rain", this is definitely not good news.
But this is what I have to face at present, and it is also what Huaxin must face. This can be said to be a giant duel, or it can be said to be a test for Huaxin.
After all, this kind of unconventional sniper is definitely not sustainable, especially if once the box office of "Luoyang plus Blue Rain" breaks out, then the five giants will also face huge losses. After all, the theater chain is not their full ownership. , And there are many franchise theaters.
For their cinema shareholders and private owners, why should they agree to such a thing?
Of course, the five giants will make up for their lost profits.
