my time as a director

Zodiac still has 1600 million box office on Wednesday, and as soon as Truman's World is released on Thursday, there are only 1000 million left.

On Saturday and weekend, although there were only 14 films left in the lineup, it still got 1300 million box office, which is a bit of an increase.

However, last week it still got 27 billion. Six days later this week, it only got 8200 million at the box office, and the diving went to Mi Lijian on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

The two departments of publicity and distribution have been under all the pressure in the past two days. Huang Zhongjun can't do anything about it. He can only vent his anger on these two departments. He arrested the two directors, several supervisors and managers to vent their anger.

Work from top to bottom, layer by layer, and when scolded by the boss, I turn around and reprimand my subordinates, and I feel more at ease.

This made the entire Huayang Media, and the atmosphere was extremely tense, and everyone was afraid that they would be used to vent their anger.

Huang Zhongjun came to the company with a cold face, and all the employees along the way avoided fear, not even thinking about flattery.

A meeting of the publicity and distribution department was called to prepare for the release of 1942, and a death order was given to the two departments. The box office would not reach [-] million, and the year-end bonus of the two departments would be halved.

Originally, Huang Zhongjun's lowest expectation was one billion, and there was still a small New Year's Day holiday in the future.

However, the box office of Truman's World can only lower expectations, at least it is stronger than the Tangshan earthquake, and [-] million is the minimum acceptable range.

They all gave the order to die, and the two directors could only bite the bullet and rely on the guarantee.

"Chairman, otherwise, how about we give some of the profits to the theater chain, with a step of [-] million, [-] million, and [-] billion, each with a share?" The distribution director asked tentatively.

Huang Zhongjun pondered for a moment, then nodded with difficulty and agreed, "Yes, I will see at least 50 films on the day of the release!"

A share of one point is a huge figure for hundreds of millions of box office, and Huang Zhongjun's heart is bleeding.

For a blockbuster film like 1942, there is no need to do this in the past.

Now Huang Zhongjun has already regretted it. He has so many blockbuster movies this year, why should he fight Li Qian to the death.

If the schedule is changed, this year will definitely be a bumper year. Unlike now, there is still a profit for the theater.

Now, Huang Zhongjun can only put his final expectations on 1942. I hope that Ma Xiaogang can fight for a little bit so that he can have a good year.

Ma Xiaogang is not having a good time these few days. Originally, this year he was preparing for his revenge. The well-prepared disaster blockbuster 1942 will definitely shake the industry three times!

However, in the world of Truman with [-] million in three days, even if he looked down on Li Qian, he didn't have the confidence to exceed this figure.

However, you can't lose if you lose. When he was on a talk show to promote the movie, Ma Xiaogang was still extremely confident when the host asked him if he had confidence in facing the pressure of Truman's world.

"I have no pressure at all. Although this is not an entertainment film, my minimum goal for 1942 is one billion box office. I also believe that this film reflects the severe drought in southern Henan and the suffering of the nation, and shows the humanity of the Chinese nation in the face of disasters. The warmth and power of it are worth going to the cinema to see."

"Director Ma, you and Director Li had a bit of trouble last year, and this time they are both on the New Year's Eve. Does it mean that there is a bit of competition?" The host asked again. After all, it was an exclusive interview. It's not like that for those reporters.

Ma Xiaogang suddenly smiled and said, "Movies are not compared and competed in this way. There is no possibility of comparing different types of movies. I watched The Truman World. It is indeed a good comedy movie. It is a purely entertainment movie. It may be more popular with the public.

As for [-], the entertainment may not be so strong, but this movie is in a sense the spiritual coming-of-age ceremony of the Chinese nation. It embodies the conscience and moral sense of film art, and surpasses the universal emotions of the Chinese nation. .

In other words, this is a mirror of the Chinese nation. Only through this mirror can we better understand the tenacity and greatness of the Chinese nation that has survived the hardships, and only then can we understand how rare it is to live a well-fed life today, and only then can we understand to the reality and far-reaching significance of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation”

Ma Xiaogang talked about the meaning of the movie with a serious face, which completely confused the host.

Is this still Ma Xiaogang?

What I don't know is that I thought it was the director of the main theme art film, which surprised the host. You must know that even when I am not the God of Medicine was released last year, Li Qian did not exaggerate so much.

Ma Xiaogang's heart is bitter, no matter how crazy he is, he still has to keep a low profile at this time.

This time it was a failure. The current box office of Truman's World and the box office potential shown, no matter how confident he is, he doesn't think 1942 can compare.

However, the box office does not account for it.

As for the others, it can only be discussed in the long run.

Therefore, both Ma Xiaogang and Huayang Media have changed their publicity strategies, talking about national sentiment instead of box office, and turned themselves into conscientious filmmakers with historical missions.

This surprised everyone, but the audience still remembered that last year Li Qian had an appointment with Ma Xiaogang for a Lunar New Year match.

"Ma Xiaogang is being cowardly, look at this speech, those who don't know still think it's an art film director!"

"You're ashamed to say that Li Qian is making entertainment movies, and I don't know who makes cheesy funny movies!"

"Where does Ma Xiaogang have the face to say that The Truman World is an entertainment movie, and the connotation of this movie is much stronger than his previous movies!"

"I took screenshots of last year's Weibo appointment, Ma Xiaogang, don't deny it!"

"It seems that there are Lu Chuan's movies, I almost forgot."

"What movie is Lu Chuan?"

"The King's Feast, but the box office doesn't seem to be much, and the filming is not good. It looks like a stage play."

"I haven't seen it, I'm not interested, who still watches costume movies!"

"Ma Xiaogang made a good excuse this time. He returned the mirror of the Chinese nation. After making two disaster films, he became a conscientious director?"

"I suggest that Ma Xiaogang look in the mirror by himself. It must be another film that deceives tears. It's the end of the year. Show this kind of film on a festive day. Many people died in the drought in southern Henan."

"Ma Xiaogang can be regarded as a strange thing. In the past, he always advertised that the box office is king. He used the box office to criticize other directors' films all day long. Now the box office is not as good as others, and he talked about art instead."

"Jumping repeatedly, invincible, you talk to him about art, he talks about box office with you, and when you want to talk about box office, talk about art with you again!"

Ma Xiaogang, who wanted to keep a low profile and wait until the release, was furious at the jokes from netizens with a good memory on the Internet.

He even admitted that the box office is not as good as Li Qian's entertainment film, and these people are still looking for trouble!

"What the hell are a group of people who are full!"

However, Ma Xiaogang, who has experienced several setbacks in a row, did not go to the line this time no matter how angry he was.

He wholeheartedly waited for the release of 1942, when the time came to severely slap those who questioned him in the face.

The mirror of the Chinese nation.

When Li Qian looked at these, the corners of his mouth twitched, this was so ridiculous that he didn't know how to blush.

But he was not in a hurry to find fault with Ma Xiaogang, his movie hadn't been released yet, and he was really busy enough.

I took some time to cooperate with CCTV to record something, make a special news broadcast, stayed in the capital for two days, and started to run south for a road show.

To be honest, with the current popularity and word-of-mouth, even if Li Qian didn't go to the road show, it wouldn't have much impact.

However, human contact is still necessary, and it will also add some business to the cinemas along the road.

After going south to Tianjing for the first battle, after the screening in the cinema, Li Qian showed up with the actors, interacted with the audience, and answered some questions from the audience.

The old-fashioned talk is about reality and life, and the Internet has been talking badly in the past two days.