Life in the Light and Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

It's said that Zhang Weiping strongly requested that Zhang Yimou add this scene, but we don't know if that's true!

After the event, Zhang Weiping did not arrange a banquet because Zhang Yimou was leading a team to Shanghai for a roadshow.

Wu Yang's films are all heavily promoted before release, with roadshows, and then everything is left to the audience after the release.

Zhang Weiping, on the other hand, did the opposite. So after the event, Wu Yang and Liu Yifei went home first, packed up briefly, and then took Taozi's car to the airport in the afternoon.

The Spring Festival in 2011 fell on January 23, 2012.

The Golden Globe Awards are held on January 15th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.

The Oscars were held on February 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

Therefore, Wu Yang will be spending this Chinese New Year in the United States.

Originally, Liu Yifei was supposed to return to Jiangcheng to spend the Spring Festival with her family, and then go to the United States to find Wu Yang after the Spring Festival.

During each phone call, Grandma Liu hinted at her desire for four generations to live together, and Liu Xiaoli and Liu Xiaofeng also occasionally hinted at it.

They urged the two to hurry up and hold their wedding, so Wu Yang and Liu Yifei went to Jiangcheng this time not only to spend New Year's Day with their families.

Another task is to discuss the wedding date with my family!

As for "Journey to the West: The Love Story of a Fallen City", after two months of preparation, most of the preliminary work has been completed.

Except for the areas where construction was impossible in winter, all the exteriors of the set on the film set have been renovated.

The costumes and props are almost ready, and the Hollywood special effects team will arrive in February next year.

Wu Yang hired the special effects team from "Avatar" for this project, with a special effects budget of 2 million yuan, of which 1.8 million yuan was from Hollywood and 0.2 million yuan was from domestic special effects.

The production cost is 1 million yuan, including 2000 million yuan for costumes and props, 3000 million yuan for actors, 2000 million yuan for venue renovation and interior decoration, 2000 million yuan for equipment rental and backstage personnel expenses, and 1000 million yuan reserved for contingencies.

The interior decoration is still underway, and is being supervised and inspected by three behind-the-scenes teams, including Pei Le.

Wu Yang has already arranged his annual leave this morning and also arranged for Li Chunxia to distribute his year-end bonus in advance.

We also discussed with Master Han and Wang Changtian and tentatively set the start date for filming in early April.

From today, December 15th, until the end of March next year, there will be a period of three and a half months.

Aside from attending the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars, he spends the rest of his time traveling with Liu Yifei.

At 9 p.m., Wu Yang and Liu Yifei pushed their luggage carts out of Jiangcheng's VIP passage.

Liu Xiaofeng had been waiting outside the airport for a long time, as he was returning to Jiangcheng to discuss the wedding date.

So Wu Yang and Liu Yifei moved into another villa in the suburbs.

This villa is a new purchase by Liu Yifei; the original one was left for Liu Xiaoli to live in.

The two villas are not far apart, about 10 minutes from the car city.

The next day, they went to Granny Liu's house to discuss various matters related to setting the wedding date.

I spent about 10 days traveling around Jiangcheng with Liu Yifei, and after New Year's Day, we went to the United States together.

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According to the original plan, the Golden Globe Awards would decide whether to engage in public relations based on the nominations.

Manchester by the Sea will be released on October 31 and is expected to be taken off the screens on January 31.

Like "Buried", it was released for three months.

The reason why low-budget dramas, or art films, can be shown for so long is...

This brings us to Hollywood's box office revenue sharing model, which employs a tiered revenue sharing system.

The larger the investment in a film, the higher the revenue share it will receive when it is first released.

In its first week, it even managed to get a 91% share, which then decreased sequentially: 82% in the second week, 73% in the third week, 64% in the fourth week, 55% in the fifth week, 46% in the sixth week, 37% in the seventh week, 28% in the eighth week, 19% in the ninth week, and maintained a 19% share from the tenth week until it was taken off the screens.

Movies profit from high upfront revenue sharing, while cinemas use movies as a gimmick to generate profits through snacks and drinks.

Therefore, the longer the film is shown, the higher the profits for the cinema, without harming the interests of the production company.

However, big-budget movies generally pursue large-scale scenes and lone heroes, and these movies have a common problem.

It was enjoyable to watch at the time, but once you've seen it, that's it. It's unlikely to warrant a second viewing; at most, you might buy a DVD to keep as a collector's item.

I'll watch it again when I'm bored, which is why Hollywood blockbusters are popular even in the US.

The release period is usually only one month, and the box office revenue may be wiped out after one month.

Conversely, low-budget dramas or art films are the opposite.

These kinds of films are highly artistic, containing various metaphors and rich details, making them worth watching repeatedly.

Each time offers a new experience, except for those as oppressive and despairing as "Manchester by the Sea"!

As of now, the total box office in the United States has just surpassed $6000 million.

Starting yesterday, January 3rd, daily box office revenue has dropped to $200,000.

Cinemas that are still showing the film have already reduced its screening rate to the minimum.

Media outlets predict that the total box office will not exceed $6500 million by the end of the month.

The main problem is that the movie is too depressing; once you put yourself in the protagonist's shoes, it's easy to fall into despair.

Fishing nets that are unlikely to be rewatched are so popular that even purchased DVDs may end up gathering dust.

Even if a movie has high ratings on both Rotten Tomatoes and other sources, it is still difficult to attract viewers outside the target audience to buy tickets.

At the time, professional media predicted that the total box office in the United States would only be $4000 million, which was an overestimation based on Leonardo DiCaprio's commercial value.

Unfortunately, they underestimated the power of Leonardo DiCaprio's fanbase, which boosted the box office to 52 million within two months of release.

Then the daily box office completely collapsed, with only a few thousand dollars growing at a snail's pace each day.

In the end, Wu Yang stepped in and came up with a brilliant idea: a "sensible" tactic for the distribution company.

The PR firm thought it was great and immediately started arranging the promotion.

This turned the "sensible" meme into a trending topic online, sparking discussions across the United States.

This resonated with many middle-aged people, prompting them to go to the cinema when they felt depressed.

I cried my eyes out in the movie theater because of the plot; it was incredibly tear-jerking!

This helped push the total box office to over 6000 million, but unfortunately, while this tactic was effective, it also had a significant social impact.

However, he only contributed over $800 million to the film's box office, which Wu Yang was very dissatisfied with.

Leonardo DiCaprio and the distributors were quite satisfied, because they benefited from DiCaprio's commercial value when negotiating revenue sharing with theaters.

It started with an 82% share in the first week, so after two months the total box office exceeded 6000 million, and Leonardo DiCaprio has already received 3000 million dollars in box office revenue.

Excluding public relations expenses, the production cost of "Manchester by the Sea" was $2000 million. Now, it has not only recouped its costs but also made an extra $1000 million.

The $1000 million from the sale of the DVD rights completely offset the $2000 million in public relations expenses.

Once you win a Golden Globe or an Oscar, you can definitely make a fortune by leveraging the global distribution rights!

If we could help Leonardo DiCaprio win gold, that would be perfect!