Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 424 "My Love from the Star" is about to air (34)

Huang Xiaoming was really frustrated!

Without needing any special knowledge, films like *The Guillotines*, *Shanghai*, and *The Crossing* are definitely high-quality resources…

"The Guillotines," produced by Chen Kexin's team and directed by Andrew Lau, features action direction by Li Dachao of the Yuen Clan. Li Dachao previously worked with Yuen Woo-ping on the design of "The Matrix" and later designed "Bodyguards and Assassins."

Oh, it's the one that Donnie Yen disliked, then he led his own Donnie Yen stunt team to make another version of "Bodyguards and Assassins"...

But Bodyguards and Assassins won Best Action Choreography!
Li Dachao has also risen to fame.

"The Great Shanghai" is also a high-quality resource, a key project of Bona Film Group this year, starring Wong Jing and Chow Yun-fat!
You should know that this duo's works include the two-part "God of Gamblers" series, which broke Hong Kong box office records!
Of course, the 89 film "God of Gamblers" only grossed 3629 million, but was surpassed the following year by Stephen Chow's "All for the Winner" with 4132 million.
In 1994, "God of Gamblers II" grossed 5254 million HKD, a record broken the following year by Jackie Chan's "Rumble in the Bronx" which grossed 5691 million HKD.

Moreover, Jackie Chan's 96 film, Police Story 4: First Strike, grossed 5751 million at the box office.
In 97, "Mr. Nice Guy" once again became the highest-grossing film of the year...

Three-peat…

However, the combination of Wang Jing and Chow Yun-fat still had a strong market effect.

At least that's how the industry sees it; otherwise, Yu Dong wouldn't have placed it in the Lunar New Year film season.

It's worth noting that in previous years, Bona Film Group's Lunar New Year releases included films like "Bodyguards and Assassins," "The Great Laughing Swordsman," and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate."

From this perspective, Huang Xiaoming's choice is not wrong!
Having worked so hard to achieve this industry status, you can't just choose big productions and big directors, can you?
I never expected things to be this bad…

"I'm really puzzled, I thought 'The Great Shanghai' was pretty good..."

At the dinner table, Huang Xiaoming couldn't help but complain, "The quality is really good, so why isn't it selling well?"

Shen Yan scratched his head: "Wang Jing's reputation is terrible now, audiences no longer trust him... It's driving away customers, and movies based on Du Yuesheng don't sell well. Back then, the two 'Shanghai Emperor' films by Mak Tai-kit only grossed HK$2300 million combined..."

The Shanghai Emperor is divided into two parts: The Shanghai Emperor: The Turbulent Times and The Shanghai Emperor: The Conqueror of the World...

After its release, "Shanghai Emperor" grossed HK$1674 million, while "Shanghai Emperor II" only grossed HK$710 million. The combined box office of the two films was just enough to squeeze into the 10th place of the Hong Kong box office that year.

Mai Dangxiong had great ambitions at the time. He believed that compared with other powerful figures such as Lui Lok, Lan Gang, Han Sen, Yan Xiong, and Wu Xihao, Du Yuesheng, the leader of the Green Gang, was simply the ancestor of all powerful figures. Choosing Du Yuesheng's story was his way of creating a true old Shanghai version of "The Godfather".

Unfortunately, the audience didn't buy it!

Huang Xiaoming added, "Lost in Thailand's box office surpassed that of CZ12... I've seen that movie too, it's quite funny, but it shouldn't have surpassed CZ12, right?"

"The audience bought tickets... Everyone loves comedy!"

Well, as of December 25th, "Lost in Thailand" has been in theaters for 13 days, with a cumulative box office of 7.55 million yuan...

If I remember correctly, "Lost in Thailand" broke 12 billion yuan on December 31st!

“Our film market is huge. Once a phenomenon is formed, the box office becomes uncontrollable… You think the box office of ‘Lost in Thailand’ is outrageous now, but in a few years, with a bunch of movies grossing 2 billion or 3 billion, you’ll feel that breaking 1 billion isn’t such a big deal!”

"That's because you already have a movie that grossed a billion!"

"...Watch 'American Dreams in China'!"

Will "American Dreams in China" break 1 billion yuan?

"It's hard to say. My estimate is 6-8 million, but that's unlikely to surpass 'Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons.' I don't have a habit of coming in second place!"

After chatting for a while, Shen Yan changed the subject and asked about Director Feng's new movie...

Deng Chao asked, "Is it 'The Aristocracy'?"

Uncle Ge shook his head: "No... Master Shuo is still writing the script!" "The Aristocracy" is a project that Feng Xiaogang prepared in his early years.

Originally, it was for Yahoo! Search to select a female lead...

That is, Zhao Liying.

I don't know what happened, but he gave up on "The Aristocracy" and went on to film "Assembly"...

The story synopsis has already been released: The protagonist, Qin Hai, was originally a person from the bottom of society, but he made a fortune through an invention patent. In order to change his status, he tried his best to break into the aristocratic circle.

In order to pursue a girl of pure noble blood, Qin Hai decided to accept noble training at a cost of 20 yuan per month. His trainer was a returnee who was full of theories but had no spending power. So the returnee sincerely deceived Qin Hai every day.

In the end, Qin Hai gradually realized that the so-called nobility did not exist at all.

Perhaps... perhaps the irony was too strong!

You should know that this thing has always had a market – in 2016, Tian Pujun even wrote in Esquire magazine that 'it takes three generations to cultivate an aristocrat', and she even founded an academy called Chengli, which specializes in teaching aristocratic etiquette to the upper class.

You think I'm stupid?
But these kinds of schools have always existed, and they're quite popular in Saudi Arabia and India. Well, slave states always have a strange longing for their suzerain states.

Shen Yan interjected, "I've actually heard of courses that specifically teach aristocratic etiquette..."

Huang Xiaoming was taken aback: "Huh? Britain or France?"

"It's definitely Britain. If you want to learn from France, learn what? Learn the aristocratic guillotine beheading technique?"

Why learn that stuff?

"The real intention isn't in the wine, is it? Learning a little bit of Western aristocratic etiquette might not help you win over Western nobles, but it'll be enough to win over these empty, lonely, self-proclaimed charming nouveau riche old men in China..."

"Oh~~"

"I'm not drinking anymore, I have filming tomorrow..."

"It's just a few shots..."

……

Filming for "Making a Name for Oneself" is basically finished, and the film market is practically in a frenzy...

Fans of "Lost in Thailand" have been relentlessly criticizing other films released in the same period, including "The Guillotines," "The Last Tycoon," and of course, "CZ12."

The movie "Chinese Zodiac"...

On the one hand, it still uses the same old formula that Jackie Chan movies have been using for two or three decades;
On the one hand, it also wants to compete with Tom Cruise of the Mission: Impossible series;
On the other hand, it also wants to incorporate patriotic elements into it.

The three aspects were not successfully integrated, so it looks awkward...

However, Jackie Chan's family-friendly films are perfectly timed for the Lunar New Year season, and the audience is undoubtedly very broad.

However, it was somewhat unfortunate to place it in the 2012 Lunar New Year film season, because another comedy film that amazed audiences with its laughter, "Lost in Thailand," not only broke box office records repeatedly, but also received surprisingly good reviews.

Moviegoers seized on the pseudo-3D effect of the post-production job change and launched a fierce attack!
That's right, "Chinese Zodiac" is also in 3D...

However, for Shen Yan, the most important thing is that "My Love from the Star" is about to air!

(End of this chapter)