Chapter 267: Difficult April, Guerrilla Warfare

The Film Bureau rarely announced the domestic box office ranking for the first quarter.

Except for *Pacific Rim*, which is a co-production and topped the list with a box office of 1.42 billion.

The second to fifth places are all imported blockbusters such as *Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol*, *John Carter*, and *Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows*.

In other words, in the top 5 of the first-quarter box office ranking, imported films accounted for 4 and a half. And the box office share exceeded 60%!

Looking at this detailed data, the production companies in the industry are a bit listless. Won't it be like this for the whole year?

Although everyone's slogans were very loud during promotion, swearing that their own films would definitely not lose to imported films! But every time the box office data came out, it was a slap in the face, with no other result.

This year is another year of surging imported films, and many film companies have even less confidence.

Lin Nan and Liu Yifei went to contribute to the box office for *Titanic 3D*.

In the cinema, it was simply overcrowded, all coming for this film, and the attendance rate was very high.

In the screening hall, the light was very dim. Even so, the two girls next door stared at Miss Liu for a while, and finally one of the girls made a joke: You look like Liu Yifei!

Lin Nan almost couldn't help laughing when he heard this. Liu Yifei, on the other hand, became playful and replied with a smile: "Really? Everyone says so."

Most of the girls were immersed in the plot, occasionally sighing at the shock of the 3D effect, as if the giant ship Titanic was about to sail out of the screen...

Lin Nan was more impressed by the technology of Cameron's team.

You know, it is quite difficult to technically remaster an old 2D film into a 3D blockbuster that is no less than a real shot, and the picture quality is still so good. It is time-consuming, laborious, and capital-intensive.

Not to mention that this visual effect is more shocking than many real 3D shots now!

When the movie was about to end, Liu Yifei was exposed, and Lin Nan definitely couldn't run away.

If it weren't for the security guards helping, the two of them almost wouldn't have been able to walk out of the cinema, being surrounded.

A group of people who had just finished watching the movie with red eyes surrounding you for a group photo, that scene was as weird as it could be.

The key is that Liu Yifei also had red eyes. How can this be filmed?

"You're still laughing, everyone is infected by the plot, and you're the only one laughing happily there."

Sitting in the passenger seat, Liu Yifei gave Lin Nan a white look, muttering.

She was wearing no makeup today. At this moment, her face was white and red, pink and tender, which was very beautiful.

"I also want to be infected by the plot, but as soon as I see Jack in the movie, I can't help but think of Leonardo in reality.

Where is there still a handsome young man? Now he's an uncle, an uncle with a beard, a very flowery one! I heard recently that he seems to have changed another lingerie model..."

Lin Nan teased. After dealing with Little Li Zi at close range, he really couldn't look directly at *Titanic*.

"Pfft, there's no one who talks about others like you.

However, he is indeed too flowery. You must take it as a warning! Otherwise, hum hum..."

The next day, the first-day box office of *Titanic 3D* came out.

The entire film production industry, especially domestic films released in April, was like facing a great enemy.

"After fifteen years, *Titanic* was re-released in 3D, with a first-day box office of 73.2 million!"

"Today's attendance rate is better than yesterday, and major cinema chains will synchronously increase the screening rate."

"Liu Yifei and Lin Nan appeared in the cinema, and when watching *Titanic*, they were recognized by the audience, causing congestion in the cinema..."

What does a first-day box office of 73.2 million and one-sided praise mean?

This means that the box office potential of *Titanic 3D* will run through the entire month of April, and if it can be extended, it will also kill into May.

Domestic films that have received attention, such as *The Great Robbery*, *Design of Death*, and *Pi Fu*, have all felt tremendous pressure.

Ning Hao called Lin Nan:

"Sigh, you really guessed it. It's been 15 years, and this 'ship' is still so fierce!

I decided to double the subsequent promotion..."

It's not just *The Great Robbery*. *Pi Fu* and *Design of Death* have also started intensive promotion.

Movie posters and promotional short films are full of cinemas and media, and many actors and stars on Weibo are helping to advertise.

The Hong Kong Film Awards, awards ceremony.

As the public expected before, all the nominated films under Emperor Motion Pictures returned empty-handed.

The *Let the Bullets Fly* crew, which had 13 nominations, did not attend at all. But when the awards were given, this film was still brought up again and again as a stepping stone, full of irony.

How could Jiang Wen endure this anger? He immediately started writing small essays on Weibo, the kind without a single dirty word!

This year, the mainland film and entertainment circle has shown signs of being in deep water and hot fire.

On the film side, it is facing a strong impact from imported films; in terms of performing arts and entertainment, South Korea is also eyeing it covetously.

The newly debuted EXO became popular in the mainland just like that, and even firmly occupied the headlines of entertainment news, which is puzzling.

Huang Xiaoming is very smart and decided to prepare for the premiere of *Pi Fu* in advance.

He personally called to invite Lin Nan and Liu Yifei. This face must be given.

Previously, Huang Bo also said very positively that he would only come back to participate in the *Design of Death* premiere ceremony, but now he has to take time to fly back to participate in promotional activities.

"Director Lin, Wong Kar-wai's *The Grandmaster* has just announced its release date. Everyone in the circle is discussing this matter right now. Zhang Ziyi took the lead, and a large number of stars are posting to celebrate..."

Lin Nan opened the webpage. The news of *The Grandmaster* was refreshing rapidly, among which Zhang Ziyi's Weibo was the most eye-catching:

"Years of preparation, two and a half years of filming, Director Wong Kar-wai's *The Grandmaster* will definitely become a classic. I am honored to star in this film. See you at the New Year slot..."

"*The Grandmaster* is my return work after Hollywood, the most attentive film..."

Even the film side only issued a very simple announcement, and other actors only had one Weibo post.

Only Zhang Ziyi was the most "excited," posting five or six Weibo posts in a row, flattery, praise, gratitude, and excited mood...

Lin Nan couldn't help but smile, "This should be the biggest-name director and crew she has worked with since being kicked out of Hollywood, right?"

"Hmm, it seems to be the case. When it comes to utilitarianism, this one is written on her face, but she has been very unsuccessful in recent years..."

Zhang Ziyi's position in the circle is very awkward now.

She had a high starting point, but she couldn't carry the box office.

She went to Hollywood for those few years, and for a time she was unparalleled in scenery, belittling and offending many big flowers in China, and ignoring and losing the mainland market.

After being kicked out and coming back, the mainland no longer had a place for her, and the big flowers had already divided the basic market.

She can no longer receive top-level resources, and she doesn't look down on ordinary ones. In general, she has been living on her old capital.

She even met Lin Nan several times in the middle, trying to get ideas for films, but was finally rejected by Lin Nan on the grounds that it was not suitable.

This *The Grandmaster* is the best resource she has come into contact with, and it was obtained when she just broke up with her foreign boyfriend. At that time, the outside world didn't know she had been dumped.

Thinking about it, Zhang Ziyi should hope more than anyone that this film can be released as soon as possible.

"Many media have started to bring up *Ip Man* again, asking when our company's *Ip Man* will start?"

"After *Kung Fu Jungle* ends, we can prepare for *Ip Man 3*."

*The Avengers* will only be screened less than five times at the Beijing International Film Festival, and it is the uncut version.

With the nature of domestic film festivals, it is very difficult for ordinary people to get into this kind of screening film. Most of them are insiders or media.

Lin Nan felt that he could take Liu Yifei to see this popcorn movie when the time came. So, he specially got a few tickets from China Film.

"This is the first time you've taken the initiative to take me to a movie! Before, wasn't it me who proposed it every time?"

Liu Yifei complained about Lin Nan, but her face was smiling brightly.

"Miss Liu is right, I was careless. I will definitely pay attention in the future."

Lin Nan patted his chest to guarantee, and felt a bit embarrassed when pointed out his shortcomings by Miss Liu.

Huayi announced the cast of *Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon*. This film will start filming in early May.

The audience and netizens are a bit unacceptable. Because except for Carina Lau, the cast has been completely changed.

Andy Lau's Detective Dee was replaced by Mark Chao, and all the old drama bones from the first part were replaced by young actors, Feng Shaofeng, Lin Gengxin, Chen Kun, which has the meaning of aiming at the fan group.

Even the female lead became a newcomer like Angelababy who has no acting skills. The first part was Li Bingbing!

Although the costumes and props of the first part were sprayed to pieces, the story plot was really good.

Now that the actors have been completely changed, in the eyes of many people, there must be another "dirty" and "conspiracy" inside. After all, whose series of films would do this? Aren't they all trying to use the original cast?

"Suspected that the remuneration of main actors like Andy Lau is too high. Huayi strongly requested Tsui Hark to change roles to reduce production costs."

"Huayi, in order to promote its own artists, does not hesitate to replace all acting schools..."

"The actors are not in the same grade, and promoting Angelababy is too unrealistic."

Both are 130 million investments, but a batch of cheaper young people were changed;

Insiders have questions, does Huayi's film have a larger proportion of special effects costs, otherwise how could it be the same investment amount as the first part?

*Titanic 3D* is really fierce, with the daily box office maintained at over 70 million, 80 million, 90 million...

Production companies with films released in April have already started to be terrified. How can this still be played?

In two days, there will be *Miami Action*, *New York Action*, *Battleship*, and *Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance* and other imported blockbusters. It's impossible to play!

Lin Nan saw Ning Hao's statement in front of the media:

"Now domestic films, facing Hollywood imported films, can only fight guerrilla warfare, there is no other way..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 268 =====