New Age Artists

Chapter 415: A bloody clash of swords! (13)

4 month 20 day.

Hong Kong Island.

Wu Yusen "accidentally meets" a reporter.

It was announced that the film "Red Cliff" directed by him will be officially released on July 7 and premiere on June 3.

Released on the same day as Shen Santong's "Red Cliff"!
Wu Yusen emphasized: "It will be shown all over the world, not just in mainland China."

For the first time, he responded directly to Shen Santong's challenge: "Ah Tong is a young man with a lot of potential, but although I am over 60 years old, my heart is still young."

"Let's premiere it a day in advance so he can see what a big production looks like."

The reporter asked about the competition for "Red Cliff" back then.

Wu Yusen lied with his eyes wide open: "What happened back then was not that complicated. Red Cliff is history, and there are no copyright issues. Anyone who wants to film it and can attract investment can film it."

The reporter asked again: "Will Shen Santong be invited to participate in the premiere?"

Wu Yusen smiled gracefully: "Of course, if he doesn't come to see, how can he learn?"

All major media outlets have reported on Wu Yusen's grand vision.

It's just ecstasy!

Finally someone came to deal with Shen Santong.

However, the investors of "Red Cliff" got the news from the newspaper.

Assistant Sato told him that Wu Yusen announced the movie's release date without authorization.

Without the consent of him, the largest investor.

shocked!
It's so unreasonable! There are no rules at all!
4 month 22 day.

China Film.

Shen Santong came to discuss the release of "Red Cliff" with Han Sanping.

Han Sanping complained bitterly: "Chen Kesin screwed me over. I spent tens of thousands of dollars on a straw hat for the new movie."

"You said it was some antique straw hat, and you carried a safe with you. Do you think I'm a fool?"

Shen Santong asked: "Didn't you sign the restriction clause?"

The previous version of "Wuxia" took 10 years to shoot, but because of his involvement, "The Warlords" was much more completed.

Chen Kexin has no shortage of investment. He has launched "Wuxia" in advance and is now making another martial arts costume blockbuster.

Jet Li was invited again and given a sky-high salary, saying that he wanted to make up for the regrets of "The Warlords".

The cost of this play is approaching 300 million.

China Film Group took the lead and brought in Tan Hong from Star Cinema.

Han Sanping said: "The Warlords was so well done, I think I misunderstood him, it's quite reliable."

"Who could have imagined this!"

Shen Santong said: "You underestimate the filmmakers in Hong Kong. Of course they want to make money quickly."

"Don't worry, we will buy a press release to promote this straw hat to show the production team's seriousness and strict requirements."

“Even a straw hat has to be made from antiques.”

Han Sanping felt nauseous and uncomfortable.

Shen Santong was afraid that he would be angry, so he talked about Red Cliff: "I want 2,000 copies, and I hope that China Film Group can use the resources at hand to carry out vertical marketing."

Han Sanping took a breath and said, "Two thousand?"

Shen Santong confirmed: "Two thousand."

Han Sanping calculated: "In the past two or three years, the cinema industry has developed rapidly, but there are only 4,500 large screens. If you want 2,000, you can almost cover them all."

"There will be no shortage of copies of Wu Yusen's Red Cliff. When audiences go to the cinema, your two films will be the only ones they see."

“It’s not easy.”

Shen Sandong said: "I only own 10% of the share of this film, China Film Group will take the majority, you decide."

To put it bluntly, Shen Santong wanted the same treatment as Wu Yusen in his previous life's "Red Cliff".

In his previous life, "Red Cliff" made Han Sanping stupid.

When Wu Yusen was filming "Red Cliff", Chen Kaige was ruined because of "The Promise".

The whole network is blackening it, which is similar to the case of Lu Xiaolong being blackened by the whole network in later generations, and it is dominated by the interested parties.

of course.

Brother Kaizi cannot compare with Teacher Liu in any aspect, but what is the situation.

In terms of domestic directors.

Feng Xiaogang's position in Huayi is becoming more and more important.

Zhang Yimou and Zhang Wei commented that there was a subtle discord between the "two Zhangs" and China Film Corporation.

Now that Chen Kaige has fallen, Han Sanping really has no one else to use.

With all kinds of marketing going on, a concept was formed: to make commercial films and blockbusters, Hong Kong directors were still the best choice. So, Wu Yusen's Red Cliff took two years to prepare.

There were various problems after filming started and the filming was not completed even after the insurance guarantee expired.

China Film invested 2500 million US dollars in "Red Cliff".

It's not just about money, it's also directly linked to Han Sanping's blockbuster strategy and the reform of China Film Group.

Almost "all available resources were mobilized", and the business swap amounted to at least 80 million.

China Film Group did everything it could to distribute "Red Cliff" through investment promotion, sponsorship and financing.

The number of copies of Red Cliff reached an unprecedented level of nearly 1,500, which directly increased by an order of magnitude.

Use the theater resources at hand to carry out vertical marketing and use administrative means to clear schedules when necessary.

However, in his previous life, "Red Cliff" was the second big pit that Han Sanping encountered.

The first big pitfall is Chen Kexin's original version of "The Warlords".

It's almost the same approach, Jet Li was paid 100 million yuan for the film. In Jet Li's words, "I can't believe someone asked him to make this kind of film."

It's simply taking advantage of Han Sanping and China Film.

Even though it was cheated, China Film Group has to endure it and make back the money first.

In the previous life, there were a thousand copies of "The Warlords", but there were only more than 600 copies of Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly", less than 700.

After the two films "The Warlords" and "Red Cliff", Han Sanping became notorious for his ugly eating habits.

There was really no good solution at that critical point in the previous life.

At least "The Warlords" and "Red Cliff" are spoken in Chinese, are domestic films, and can also boost the film market.

Han Sanping had a headache: "It's too tragic that the subject matter of a blockbuster movie is similar to that of a blockbuster movie. Wu Yusen shouldn't be allowed to make the second part."

Shen Santong heard the hidden meaning and reminded him, "It wasn't like this back then. He was under pressure from all sides to do this topic."

“You can’t look at the past through the eyes of the present.”

Shen Santong doesn't just want a simple schedule clash, he wants to go a step further and have a more brutal fight.

In later generations, all films were projected digitally, making copying costs low.

It's different now.

There are 4,500 screens, and less than 1,000, about 900, are used for digital projection.

The rest have to be projected on film, and each film copy is worth real money, so one copy is often used in two theaters.

Two thousand copies not only cover nearly half of the screening schedule, but can also cover almost all theaters.

This is what Han Sanping meant by full coverage.

When it was released, the cinemas were basically filled with two movies of "Red Cliff".

Same subject matter, released on the same day, it's a bloody fight.

Because it is the same subject matter, who is good and who is bad will be directly reflected in the attendance rate.

The prime cinema positions, prime showtimes, and prime time are not just a clash of subject matter, but will also be reflected in the competition among screening halls.

Han Sanping obviously felt that it was a bit aggressive, and might want him to reduce the number of copies, fifteen hundred, or one thousand, to leave some space for both sides.

Shen Santong simply didn't let Han Sanping speak.

He could understand Han Sanping's thoughts and give others a way out.

But the other party didn't leave him any!
Shen Santong said: "During this period of time, someone has been trying to make me take a step back."

"They sent me messages in various ways, but Wu Yusen did not make any public calls."

"what does that mean?"

"If I foolishly agreed and took a step back, the public wouldn't know it was because of solidarity, because I was thinking about the overall situation."

"Do you believe it? The major stakeholders on Wu Yusen's side, Chengtian, and other people who have been slandering me will directly say that I am afraid."

Shen Santong heard the gossip.

Wu Yusen was very tough in front of investors, and Wu Kebo wanted to retire.

But he is not a three-year-old child. Since the premiere of "Happy Birthday 2" and the events of that year were made clear, Wu Yusen has never responded positively.

When he responded to the incident for the first time two days ago, he just mentioned it briefly.

The method is very shady.

If Shen Santong was persuaded to withdraw, he could stagger the event by a week or something.

Not to mention the impact on publicity and promotion, even if his "Red Cliff" beat Wu Yusen's, the public's memory was formed at the first time, creating an established fact.

After a few years, they can release a press release and even turn the tables, revising history and saying that he was opportunistic.

These people can do it.

He won't be allowed to be soft-hearted!

After thinking about how these people dared to cheat him, Han Sanping was speechless: "Okay, do as you wish."

(End of this chapter)