Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 197 Ecology

Also standing on the rostrum was Wang Changtian.

Guangguang is the main distributor of "Black 2", so it is him standing here today instead of Han Sanping.

Zhang Chen is the only billion-dollar director on the stage and will definitely be the focus of the night.

Liu Yiwei would definitely not let him go: "Director Zhang, did you expect this box office?"

Zhang Chen took the microphone: "Of course, Director Ning Hao will personally direct Black 2, I feel relieved~"

"What about Director Ning?"

This time it was Ning Hao's turn. He seemed a little nervous: "I don't know. I was worried that I would mess it up at the beginning. It was Zhang Chen who kept telling me, don't worry, you can do it. Even if you don't believe in yourself, you have to believe in my vision. Now it seems that his vision is not bad..."

Ning Hao is worthy of his background as a comedian. With just one sentence, he made everyone laugh immediately, and even the host couldn't hold back.

"Director Ning, I'm so funny. I'm looking forward to your "Stone"..."

Liu Yiwei did not forget to make a joke. This was also what Zhang Chen had told him in advance, to appropriately lead the topic to "Stone".

Almost all the possible promotional points of "Black 2" have been promoted, so it's hard to have anything new to attract people to the cinema.

But "Stone" is different. It has been a hot topic these days and it is directed by the same director, so it can be used to boost the popularity of "Black 2".

Ning Hao smiled slightly, and Liu Yiwei turned his target to Wang Changtian.

"What about Mr. Wang? Did you expect the box office of Black 2 to reach such a high level?"

Wang Changtian was not high-spirited, but looked very elegant.

"Of course, Black 2 is a work that is in no way inferior to its predecessor. From the perspective of a sequel, it is a success. We are very much looking forward to the release of Black 3 and Black 4..."

"Then we won't keep you in suspense. Please come and witness it together. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..."

As the countdown progresses, the audience's hearts unconsciously become excited. A good host will lead the atmosphere, and controlling the audience's emotions is a basic skill.

After the countdown, the three people on the stage worked together to smash the digital ice sculpture, creating a full sense of ceremony.

"Congratulations to "Darkness 2" for breaking through 5500 million at the box office..."

Liu Yiwei made the announcement at the right time, applause broke out, and the media faithfully recorded this moment.

Han Sanping in the audience was really relieved to see this scene.

He could clearly feel that Zhang Chen and his Star Entertainment were different from ordinary film and television companies.

They always make low-budget films, but they make money on every one of them.

The only controversial thing is the subject matter. None of the films are up to standard, except for "The Shallows". All the others are suspected of being on the edge.

Now Zhang Chen finally got it and prepared to shoot a blockbuster. Although the subject matter is still sensitive, he is also very curious about what kind of fruit this flower will bear in the end.

Someone came over to toast, and Han Sanping clinked glasses with him. The celebration banquet was like a party, with lively singing on the stage and people in the audience free to move around.

For a celebration banquet like this, Xingchen Entertainment doesn't have to spend any time on it. There are professional hosting companies, and it's very convenient to operate. All they have to do is pay the money.

Below the stage, Jiang Wenli and Yu Dong applauded.

The media has been comparing "Peacock" and "Dark Rising 2" as rivals, and naturally paid great attention to the appearance of the two.

But their expressions remained normal.

A faint smile and blessing.

The two of them appeared here today specifically to convey an attitude to the media that Bona and Star Entertainment are not as hostile as the media rumors, and Gu Changwei and Zhang Chen have not yet completely cut off any contact.

Some media came to conduct a brief interview with Dong, actually they just wanted to inquire about the relationship between Bona and Star Entertainment.

Jiang Wenli consciously walked away and gave up her seat. She actually felt a little complicated at this moment.

There has always been a joke in the business circle that the eldest and the second in command got into a fight and the third in command was beaten to death.

According to today's situation, "Hancheng Strategy" is undoubtedly the third one.

What’s different is that Peacock, as the runner-up, profited from the fight.

As of today, the box office of "Peacock" has not reached the 2 million of "Black 5500", but it is close to 2000 million, to be precise, it is 1890 million.

This is already the best result for an art film.

It is a miracle in the art circle. The current title of "Peacock" is the best-selling art film in history.

For those directors, a movie breaking 100 million is not as shocking as the box office success of "Peacock".

Thinking of this, Jiang Wenli felt a little sad.

The success of "Peacock" today is also thanks to Zhang Chen's grace of not killing him.

Fortunately, they gave in quickly enough.

At the same time, she was also more looking forward to it.

If a horror movie has this box office, then what about "The Guilty" in which I starred?

She no longer had much to strive for in the field of television dramas and had always wanted to replicate this success in the film industry.

But things backfired.

He starred in several works in a row, but the box office results were not ideal.

At their level, there isn’t much to look forward to in terms of awards.

What I want more is commercial results.

An actor’s awards determine his status in the circle, but only the box office determines the actor’s own value.

No matter how many awards you win, it will be useless if you don't have box office appeal. Your own salary will not increase and endorsements will not come to you.

In the commercial field, the only reference is the box office.

In the circle, when people talk about international chapters, they actually don’t really praise them.

Because she is different from Gong Li, she has not achieved any success in the three major professional fields, and the only thing she can show off is the box office.

But the box office is actually very illusory. Rush Hour 2 grossed over million US dollars in North America, which is a remarkable achievement.

But it is hard to say how many of these 100 million are related to Zhang Ziyi.

But that’s how it was promoted, she is indeed the heroine, there’s nothing to criticize about her.

There is also Fan Jiuyi, also a billion-dollar heroine, but everyone knows that the billion-dollar box office of "The Shallows" was all because of the shark.

But it’s no use, it’s their movie and it’s their movie.

So privately, everyone actually envies Zhang Ziyi and Fan Jiuyi.

The ability to carry the box office is actually the most powerful ability. Jiang Wenli hopes that after "The Accidental Murderer", she can also have a place among box office actresses.

On the other side, Xu Jinglei in the crowd was secretly rejoicing in her heart.

She inquired about the release date of "Black 2" and took the initiative to move "Letter from an Unknown Woman" to half a month later. This move now seems to be a stroke of genius.

If it really is in the same schedule as them, I'll be so pissed off.

Look at the films released during the Valentine's Day period, there are 8 in total. Except for the most popular "Black 2" and "Peacock", the rest were completely wiped out.

"Hancheng Strategy" was buried with the deceased, but at least it still has a reputation.

The rest of them were even more unfortunate. Not many people even knew their names, and the media didn’t report on them at all. They just disappeared quietly.

Below the stage, Feng Xiaogang and several others gathered together, looking at the people on the stage who were answering questions from the media with high spirits.

Ge You came over and said, "Xiao Gang, I heard that you and Guo Li took over Zhang Chen's new play "Stone"?"

Feng Xiaogang nodded: "Yes, but not a major role, just some minor supporting roles."

"I heard from Guoli that the script is very good..."

Feng Xiaogang continued to nod: "Yes, it is good. It borrows the multi-line narrative style of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. This is the first time in China."

Ge You was amazed, his little eyes flashing with cunning light, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Feng Xiaogang knew his old friend too well: "Why, do you want to act?"

"Well, I want to see how exciting this story is?" Ge You is not a drama fanatic, but he is still interested in good scripts.

Feng Xiaogang patted his shoulder and said, "I've asked for you a long time ago, but Zhang Chen is worried that if you and I appear together, it will turn his "Stone" into a Feng-style comedy, so he resolutely won't allow it, hahahaha..."

After hearing this, Ge You also laughed: "Forget it, his worries are not unreasonable, let's not make things difficult for him."

As he was speaking, Liu Yiwei on the stage called everyone to come on stage.

"Please invite the creators of Crazy Stone to come on stage and meet our media friends..."

Following his voice, several actors from "Stone" walked onto the stage one after another.

Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Guoli, Wu Zhenyu, Xu Zheng, Zeng Li, Liu Hua, Huang Bo, Yue Xiaojun, Zhang Mo...

"Oh, the cast is not bad. Who are the male and female protagonists?"

Zhang Chen wanted Ning Hao to show up more often, so he handed the microphone to him.

The latter hesitated for a moment and said, "Nominally, the male lead of this play is Xu Zheng, and the female lead is Zeng Li, but in fact, this play is an ensemble play, and every role is very important..."

Xu Zheng and Zeng Li also quickly agreed: "It is indeed a group drama."

What a joke, if this wasn't an ensemble drama, why would he have so many big guys acting with him?

Liu Yiwei: "What is group drama?"

"That is to say, everyone has a lot of roles. The whole story does not revolve around the male and female protagonists, but everyone is involved in it. The male and female protagonists are at most clues."

"Oh~" Liu Yiwei said with a long tone: "I don't understand, but I feel it's very powerful."

"Well, Director Zhang has a special word to describe this situation, which is 'unclear but powerful'."

"I don't know how powerful it is?"

“Well, I just don’t understand it, but I just think it’s a very cool abbreviation.”

"Hahaha~"

There was laughter in the crowd, and Zhang Chen was very satisfied with his arrangement.

He always felt that doing publicity in a conventional way was meaningless, and if possible, he should find another way to achieve the effect of a surprise attack.

"We noticed that Zhang Guoli and his son co-starred in this play..."

Liu Yiwei directed the topic to Zhang Guoli, a veteran in the entertainment industry, who responded calmly.

"Yes, this time we are acting together as father and son, and we are also a father and son in the play."

"Oh, can you tell me the plot?"

Zhang Guoli laughed: "That's not possible, but what I can say is that the script of this play is very clever. When I read it for the first time, I laughed out loud. And Director Ning Hao is not exaggerating at all. This is a group portrait play, and the script is so wonderful that I have never seen it in my life..."

Zhang Guoli knows how to hype and publicity, and everything he says is what the media likes to hear.

Liu Yiwei also echoed: "Really? Is that really the case?"

The other people he asked all expressed their agreement, which aroused people's curiosity.

If one person says it's good, it can be considered support, but if a bunch of people say so and praise it without leaving any room for doubt, is it really that good?
Even Liu Yiwei was curious, but no matter how he asked, no one would reveal the details, so he had to change the subject:

"We noticed that Director Feng Xiaogang is also in the cast. What role are you playing this time? Is it still a gangster boss?"

Liu Yiwei was obviously talking about his role as the boss of the Crocodile Gang in "Kung Fu". To be honest, he actually played it quite well.

No wonder people say directors are generally good at acting. If they are not, how can you teach actors to act?
"He's not a gangster, but he's still a bad guy. He's a real estate owner with a black heart."

"Haha, is Director Feng acting in this drama to fulfill his original bet?"

Feng Xiaogang nodded: "Of course, we are men and we must keep our word."

At this time, Feng Xiaogang did not forget to imply something about Zhou Xingxing.

(End of this chapter)