Stephen Chow's everlasting sword, his new film "Kung Fu" dominates the Lunar New Year festival, and finally grossed 173 million at the box office, occupying the first place in the box office rankings in 2004, and selling 2,000 more than the second-placed "House of Flying Daggers" Ten thousand.
After the Lunar New Year period, it’s the Spring Festival period.
Originally no one paid attention to this period, but last year "Love Call Transfer" starring Xiang Nan was released during the Spring Festival and was a great success, which also made this period become popular.
Movies from many film and television companies have chosen to be released during this period. Among them is the commercial action blockbuster "A World Without Thieves" launched by Youth Pictures.
This film stars Xiang Nan, Zhao Benshan, Zhou Xun, Wang Baoqiang, Zeng Lai, etc. The lineup can be said to be very strong. Therefore, it attracted much attention at the beginning of the promotion.
It premiered on the first day of the Lunar New Year and immediately had a good start at the box office. The box office in a single day reached 5 million yuan, which is quite gratifying.
Moreover, the reputation is also very good.
The story is exciting and the fighting is intense.
The male thief played by Xiang Nan is handsome, affectionate and righteous, and his performance is very good; the mother thief played by Zhou Xun has turned around and turned over a new leaf, and her performance is convincing enough. At the end, the scene where she was pregnant and eating roast duck with tears was even more tear-jerking.
Wang Baoqiang, who plays Sha Gen, has only made two movies so far. But the acting skills shown are amazing enough. Working with powerful players like Zhou Xun and Xiang Nan, I don't feel green at all.
What is particularly amazing is Zhao Benshan, the king of sketches who has been active on the Spring Festival Gala stage all year round and made everyone laugh. The honest and simple Zhao Laowei'er plays the role of a vicious and sophisticated gang boss, and he is not at all unconventional, but rather very interesting. Enter the play.
And there are many golden sentences, such as "What is the most important thing in the 21st century, talent!", "I originally set my heart towards the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch~", "Uncle Li is very angry, and the consequences will be serious", etc., he used them Speaking in Northeastern dialect, it is actually very touching.
As a result, the movie was a huge success, with a total box office of 146 million yuan in 45 days of release, surpassing Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers" and approaching Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu".
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Such a movie starring all mainland stars can actually catch up with "House of Flying Daggers" and "Kung Fu" starring Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, which can't help but cause a sensation in the mainland film industry.
Before this, mainland film companies were very superstitious about the box office and ratings appeal of Hong Kong and Taiwan artists. If a movie or TV series does not star a Hong Kong and Taiwan star, there is a worry that it will not have box office or ratings.
So they were forced to pay high prices to hire these stars to play the leading roles, and had to endure all kinds of weird conditions. They won't stay in any non-five-star hotels, the crew will arrange special RVs, they will only drink mineral water flown from France, and so on. Everyone is used to it like an uncle.
In fact, the mainland film industry has long been fed up with them. Now that movies with all mainland stars can do so well at the box office, many film and television companies have begun to use mainland stars instead of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars.
As a result, spring for mainland artists came four years early.
In real life, mainland stars eliminated Hong Kong and Taiwan stars only after "The Wind" in 2009.
From the front to the back, almost all of this movie came from the mainland, and it made more than 200 million box office, ranking seventh in the annual box office list. It proves that mainland directors and stars can also dominate the box office.
Since then, the scenery of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars in the mainland has basically gone forever. By now, even the former Four Kings, who achieved 10% on every two weeks, are no longer synonymous with the box office.
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The huge sales of "A World Without Thieves" has further boosted the popularity of Zhichun Pictures. Xiang Nan also intends to expand its scale and develop it into a giant in the mainland entertainment industry.
Therefore, since the beginning of the year, Youth Pictures and Youth Studios have begun to expand. Recruit management talents and expand multiple departments.
In the past, Zhiqingchun Pictures was just a leather company, and it only recruited temporary personnel to make movies. This helps save costs, but is not conducive to the company's long-term development.
So now departments are starting to formulate fill-ins. Production department, marketing department, creative department, development department, administration department, legal department, finance department...all departments must start to be formed.
Youth to Youth Studio has also begun to sign more artists and recruit more assistants, agents, etc. in order to enrich the company's human resources.
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At the beginning of the new year, Zhichun Studio has successively produced TV series such as "Legend of Sword and Fairy", "The Punisher of the Song Dynasty", "Family with Children", "Underground Traffic Station", and the martial arts film "Sword Rain".
The IP of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was finally won by Qianchun after some bargaining. As for this TV series, if nothing unexpected happens, Xiang Nan still wants to star Hu Hu and Liu Yifei.
However, in terms of supporting roles, Tang Yu Xiaobao, Lin Yueru, Anu, etc. are no longer Taiwanese actors, but mainland actors are just as good.
Like Anu, Xiang Nan is going to be played by Shu Chang, and Lin Yueru is going to be played by Chen Hao. As for Tang Yu Xiaobao, it is actually possible for Feng Shaofeng to play the role.
As for the martial arts film "Sword Rain", Xiang Nan originally wanted to star in it himself. However, it was difficult for him to act anymore, so the opportunity was given to Qiao Zhenyu.
As for the heroine, the original version was played by Michelle Yeoh, and Xiang Nan is planning to ask Sun Li to act for her. Sun Li has learned to dance since she was a child and has a solid foundation. When filming martial arts movies, she can't be troubled by action scenes. After all, the martial arts in martial arts movies are no different from dance. If you know how to put on airs, you can fight well.
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Because of Xiang Nan's capital injection, Zhichun Studio expanded rapidly.
In less than half a year, it quickly expanded from less than 30 employees to more than 500 employees, which was more than ten times the size. All work is being carried out in an orderly manner.
When there are more people, there are more people in charge, and Xiang Nan feels relieved.
He basically has no involvement in the company's day-to-day management. He is only responsible for making decisions on the company's major events and formulating the company's annual filming plan.
He will no longer interfere with other matters such as publicity, marketing, contract signing, litigation, etc. unless necessary.
In this way, the burden on him is much lighter, and he has more time and energy to do his own things. For example, investing, traveling, shopping, picking up girls...
In terms of investment, Internet companies such as JD.com, Xiaonei.com, Tudou.com, Ctrip.com, Qidian.com, etc. are the focus of his investment.
In terms of travel, he has his own villa, yacht, and private helicopter in Sanji. In winter, you can go there to enjoy the sun and beach. He also has his own villa and pasture in Bashang Grassland. In the summer, you can go there to escape the heat, ride horses, and hunt. Xiang Nan even organized a team of celebrities to go on a self-driving trip, and there were many suitable ones.
In terms of shopping, I mainly focus on collecting, especially antiques, calligraphy and paintings.
First of all, Xiang Nan inherited Ji Xiaolan's talents and knowledge, and he knew these calligraphy and paintings better. The more he understands people, the more he loves them. He couldn't understand many Western oil paintings, so he couldn't be more arty.
Secondly, paper has a lifespan of a thousand years, and silk has a lifespan of eight hundred. This type of calligraphy and painting is definitely becoming increasingly rare, so the potential for appreciation is great. If you buy it now, it will be passed down in the future and it will be a family heirloom.
