novellhall Chapter 47: Premiere
Chapter 47: Premiere
The $18 million box office gross of "Triangle" in its opening week has made many people envious.
How could a young, inexperienced director with only one Best Short Film award achieve such great success with his first film?
Don't be envious of others who think Gu Qing is just lucky; every step he takes is crucial.
First of all, the Golden Bear for Best Short Film is an award that most people can't win, especially since he snatched it from a foreign colleague who also made a science fiction short film. This achievement brought his reputation in China to its peak.
Afterwards, because of Jing Tian's incident, his reputation was somewhat consolidated, and people knew that he was a good young man who was passionate about the film and television industry.
The movie "Triangle" invited media reporters for interviews and conducted pre-production publicity when filming began.
It's a pity; if they could have signed a film project in Hollywood, the fire could have burned even brighter.
But that's enough. The deliberate choice of A-list stars in the film's creative team was intended to add fuel to the fire.
The first week's box office reached 18 million, thanks in part to the performances of the male and female leads. Otherwise, as complete newcomers, they wouldn't have had that much influence on their own.
Movies have always been considered high-class. If you've acted in TV series but never in movies, you're considered inferior in the industry.
Art films have gradually faded from the mainstream. There's no way around it; the awards belong to the director and the lead actor, but the box office revenue truly belongs to the investors.
Why is Feng Xiaogang so highly regarded by Huayi Brothers? Isn't it because of his box office dominance? Apart from Zhang Yimou, he is the strongest director in China.
Suddenly, a box office director appeared, and the actors were also very excited.
Fan Binbin had no box office appeal before; his best film only grossed over 60 million yuan, and he was just a pretty face.
But this film is different; she's the lead actress, occupying 80% of the screen time.
Even her reputation online has improved considerably, with most comments praising her.
Why did she choose Li Yu to star in an art film? Wasn't it just to prove herself?
"Binbin, there's no need to be so polite. The movie's success is everyone's achievement."
"However, I still want to thank you separately."
Fan Binbin's tone was excited; even through the phone, you could hear the joy in his voice.
This investment was a success. By starting her own business, she learned the difficulties of being in charge. It's true what they say, you don't know the cost of daily necessities until you're in charge.
But after the movie was released, she received many more offers for projects, and her fees for appearances and endorsements also increased.
It's said that it's easy for a man to pursue a woman, but difficult for a woman to pursue a man. Maybe if she takes the initiative, a relationship can develop between them?
"Let's do it next time. The next time we meet will probably be at the movie celebration party. We'll invite everyone then."
Gu Qingle responded cheerfully, but didn't give him a chance to say anything.
Given Fan Binbin's personality, he would seize the opportunity and not want to be bothered.
Besides, he doesn't have much time. I don't know who leaked his contact information, but a lot of people have been looking for him lately. Many actresses also want to improve their careers.
In just the last few days, he has attended many parties and met many people. In the next two days, he will also be attending the premiere of Jiang Wen's film.
When Gu Qing arrived at the Star Cinema, it was already bustling with activity.
Jiang Wen is incredibly eloquent; he's not only good at charming women, but he's also adept at winning over investors.
The premiere of "The Sun Also Rises" was quite a big event.
The film was primarily funded by Emperor Entertainment Group, Tai Wah Group, and Bu Yi Le Hu.
The latter was jointly founded by Jiang Wen and his mentor Ma Ke, and is also the largest investor in "Let the Bullets Fly".
When we were making this film, we almost went bankrupt.
Emperor Entertainment is a Hong Kong company, while Tai Wo is an investment subsidiary of Huayi Brothers. Artists and directors are signed under this company.
"Ah Qing, you're late."
Jiang Wen waved to Gu Qing from a distance, showing no sign of unfamiliarity.
However, the two only met two or three times.
"Brother Jiang, I'm so sorry, I'll have another drink later."
Gu Qing cupped his hands in apology and said so.
He wasn't late, but there were so many people attending the premiere that his taxi was stuck in traffic.
It has to be a big director; for a premiere like this, almost everyone in the entertainment industry gets there.
Unfortunately, Jiang Wen has only made two films in the past ten years, but each film has achieved considerable success.
It's not easy for this to be released in the country, so we have to make a big splash.
He had originally planned to hold a premiere, but after thinking about it, he decided against it, even though Han Sanping could find some people to attend.
But that was to save face for Han Sanming, not because of him.
However, after this movie, things got much easier.
Gu Qing approached Jiang Wen, who was surrounded by a large group of people.
When Jiang Wen told him that this person was Gu Qing, his eyes lit up.
"Hello, Director Gu, I've heard so much about you."
"Uh, hello, hello."
Gu Qing shook hands with everyone, her head spinning.
No, isn't this a bit too enthusiastic?
Aside from Wang, the CEO of Huayi Brothers, Yu Dong of Bona Film Group, Wang Changtian of Enlight Media, and other bosses of film and television companies of all sizes also handed in their business cards.
Emperor Entertainment's Mani Fok even personally left her private contact information.
Their company has plenty of money, but they lack commercial film directors. Seeing Gu Qing now makes them even more excited.
However, this is just wishful thinking; Gu Qing would never consider cooperating with them. They're full of trouble and have a lot of problems.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your kind invitation, but today is the premiere of Director Jiang's film, and I am overshadowing the event."
Gu Qing raised his hand to stop everyone from trying to get close to him. What were they all doing? Were they trying to make things difficult for him?
"Let's go in to the theater."
Jiang Wen didn't seem to mind, and with his arm around Gu Qing's shoulder, he walked forward happily.
Behind them, a group of actors and artists were also slightly moved. They also wanted to get to know Gu Qing, but there were too many people around, so they couldn't get a word in edgewise.
Soon, everyone entered the theater and started watching the movie. Gu Qing watched the two-hour film with a vague understanding, but her mind was still a complete mess.
This film was later called Jiang Wen's most difficult film to understand, and at that time it was safe to say that no one could understand it for the next ten years.
Jiang Wen has always liked to inject his own ideas into his films, adapting the original novels into his own works. This film, "The Sun Also Rises," is no less impressive than "In the Sun."
However, in terms of narrative and filming techniques, he is far superior to him. Although he is not formally trained, he has already developed his own unique style.
"Director Jiang, I'm afraid your film won't do well at the box office."
"Hey~, I don't care about box office numbers."
Despite saying that, Jiang Wen's expression was not very good.
Since they chose to release the film domestically, they were obviously aiming for box office success; otherwise, they would have chosen to participate in international film festivals.
Seeing that even Gu Qing wasn't optimistic, Jiang Wen was completely exasperated.