This year's Christmas movies, "The Legend of Ah Fei" and "The World of Truman" have attracted great attention.
After the premiere of the two films, film critics gave high praise, believing it was a rare Hong Kong film masterpiece in recent years.
The only difference is that "The Legend of Ah Fei" is very popular but not popular. Although the critics and peers agree that it is a good work, most viewers who have watched it think it is a bad movie.
In the first few days of its official release, due to the box office appeal of starring Leslie Cheung and Andy Lau, the vigorous praise of media critics, and the publicity offensive created by Deng Guangrong's cruel money, the attendance rate of "A Fei" was very high, and even several scenes were full on Christmas Day.
But after the audience who had watched the movie cursed and spontaneously made negative publicity to their relatives and friends, the box office of "The Legend of Ah Fei" dropped in a jumping-off style in the second week of its release.
After only 11 years of release, Xinbao Theater couldn't hold on anymore and forced the film "The Legend of Ah Fei" to be released in advance, with a box office of over 9 million.
The box office of more than 9 million is not too low, but the problem is that the investment in this movie is more than 40 million, and the production cycle is more than a year. If you want to recover the box office from the overseas market, you have to wait for a year and a half.
Deng Guangrong invested all the money he earned in the past few years, and part of it was a mortgage loan, but he had to wait nearly 3 years to recover the investment. What's the difference between this and losing all his money?
What's more, it is still unknown whether "The Legend of Ah Fei" can earn back the box office through overseas markets.
After the box office statistics of "The Legend of Ah Fei" were released, investor Deng Guangrong spit out his blood and was admitted to the hospital for rest.
Two years ago, the low-cost "Mong Kok Carmen" sold well, and later received several nominations for the Academy Awards, making director Wong Kar-wai a celebrity, and many investors rushed to spend money to shoot movies for him.
Now, when the news that Deng Guangrong-qi was introduced into the hospital in "The Legend of Ah Fei" was like a plague god, and everyone was avoiding him when they saw him.
Isn't it in Ying Zhijie doing it?Liu Zhenwei added wine to his good friend Wong Kar-wai.
Wang Kar-wai smiled bitterly and said: Even if Boss Deng can tolerate me, I have no shame to stay there.What's more, "The Legend of Ah Fei" is so miserable that Ying Zhijie is about to close...
It’s not enough to close the door. Mr. Deng can still afford to pay tens of millions of dollars. Liu Zhenwei comforted him, don’t blame yourself too much. No one can guarantee that he can make 100% of money when filming.The money you and I earned for Mr. Deng a few years ago has been tens of millions of dollars, so we don’t owe him anything.
Wong Kar-wai rubbed his messy hair and said distressedly: In fact, "The Legend of Ah Fei" is the most satisfactory work I have in recent years, but why do the audience just don't like it?If I want to shoot those big-ticket movies like shit, I will do it, but what's the point of shooting it?
Wong Kar-wai is really not bragging. Many of the top-notch movies and scripts have been written by him over the years.
He knew the routine of commercial films and how to make the audience happy, but when Wong Kar-wai took the guide, he was unwilling to shoot according to this routine.
There is a guy named Jiang Wen in the future in the mainland. If you follow the good reputation of "Let the Bullets Fly", it will be a big box office success.
But this guy is not right, and he has to create a "One Step Away" to express his thoughts and artistic pursuits.
If you say you really want to make art films, then just shoot them well.But Jiang Wenming finished writing the story summary before starting the filming, insisting on learning to shoot without a script by King of Sunglasses, and saying that if there is a script, it will affect performance.
As a result, the screenwriter team of nearly ten people could only get the script out that day. Several leading actors had finished their makeup every time, and only then did they know their general lines today.
Not only that, Jiang Wen also encouraged the actors to tamper with the lines and plots, and he would accept it as long as the changes were wonderful.
Finally, a chaotic rhythm and fragmented main line was created. Many ordinary viewers couldn't hold on for the first 30 minutes in the screening room, either leaving early or watching it so hard that they fell asleep.
Liu Zhenwei knew Wong Kar-wai's skills very well and comforted him: I understand what you mean, and I also know that you are talented, but who is willing to invest if you don't have money to make?You also went to watch "The World of Truman" yesterday. In order to compromise with the box office, Mr. Kang also made substantial deletion and modification of the script.Some of the original good ideas and scenes are all invalid during shooting and editing because they may affect the audience's viewing experience.
So he is the big boss, and I am just a little director of an art film.
Wong Kar-wai smiled self-deprecatingly.
His views on Kang Jianfei are very contradictory. He not only understands Kang Jianfei's actions for the sake of box office, but also despises Kang Jianfei for his lack of artistic pursuits.
Because "Trumen's World" can be filmed better, but in order to cater to the commercial market, many vulgar funny plots have been added, which has simply reduced the artistic quality of the film.
Liu Zhenwei said: I'm afraid you won't have the chance to direct the show in a short period of time. What are your plans in the future?
I am now a rat crossing the street. I guess no one wants me as a screenwriter. What are my plans?Wong Kar-wai said helplessly, I want to teach at the Performing Arts Academy.
Liu Zhenwei said: Are you teaching in the Academy of Performing Arts now?
I mean full-time lecturer.Wong Kar-wai said.
It's just a failure, there's no need.Liu Zhenwei said.
Wong Kar-wai smiled and said: I mainly want to adjust and change my mind. Maybe one day I will come out to make a movie again.
Liu Zhenwei thought for a while and said: If you have good ideas, you can tell me that I will help you invest in Mr. Kang.
He is willing to vote?Wong Kar-wai asked with a smile.
Liu Zhenwei smiled and said: Sometimes he is generous and has a very accurate vision.
Mr. Kang Jianfei, who has a very accurate vision, has been praised by film reviews every day during this period.
"The World of Truman" has absurd plot and its style is like Kafka's novel. This kind of film is naturally very easy to be favored by professional film critics.
But what is rare is that most ordinary viewers can understand it and resonate with this film.
Not only Lu Xinsheng, who speaks out at the bottom, but also wealthy businessmen, officials, vendors, students, housewives...Who is not bound by life?
The same plot will have different changes in the eyes of different audiences, and everyone thinks that the film is a metaphor for their own life.
The moment the protagonist seized the ship and sailed to the other side, the audience unconsciously took himself into the role, and infinite recognition and touching brewed in his heart, fantasizing that one day he would break through the shackles and regain freedom like the protagonist.
Except for the audience with very low cultural literacy, most young people, especially intellectuals and white-collar workers, regard "The World of Truman" as a classic worship.
The famous female writer Li Bihua started writing a prose-like impression: "The World of Truman" uses a style similar to a fairy tale to metaphorize the depression and constraints of modern people's lives through absurd and unruly plot...
How many people, like puppets, live a monotonous and repetitive life day after day.How many people have tried to make changes and have the courage to break free from the scheduled track...
Maybe you and I all had a moment of impulse, driving a sailboat like the protagonist, trying to break through all this.
At that moment, life was shining.
And how many such moments in your life can have such glory, drifting on the boundless blue shore in a small boat...
When you have experienced all the hardships and sail to the end of the world, you hear a clang of a wall.
Fantasy is broken, return to reality!
"Movie Biweekly" is much more rational, from creativity, scripts to light and cameras, it analyzes the entire film little by little, and praises "Trumen's World" and its director and starring from head to toe.
By late January 1991, the box office of "Trumen's World" finally exceeded 35 million, but the momentum was almost used up.
Although Kang Jianfei has modified some details of the film in order to cater to the market and added some Hong Kong-style comedy elements, it is still far less popular than "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".
HK$36.61 million!
This is the local box office of "Trumen's World", but it ultimately failed to continue the myth of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", and did not even pass the 40 million hurdle.
But it is enough. There are only a handful of movies that can exceed 35 million in box office every year in Hong Kong.
However, the critics' evaluation of "Trumen's World" is surprisingly consistent, at least more popular than Wong Kar-wai's "Ah Fei" and will most likely win the Golden Star Award next year.
Speaking of movie awards, news has been heard from Hollywood that after Oriental Film Company’s money lobbying, “The Grave Robbers” was successfully nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Hong Kong has always been called Oriental Hollywood by the media, which shows that everyone highly respects and yearns for Hollywood. The Academy Awards are far more valued than Cannes and Berlin Film Festivals.
Kang Jianfei's work was suddenly nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, which immediately sparked public opinion. Unfortunately, "The World of Truman" has been released at this time, otherwise we can take the opportunity to hype it up.
After the premiere of the two films, film critics gave high praise, believing it was a rare Hong Kong film masterpiece in recent years.
The only difference is that "The Legend of Ah Fei" is very popular but not popular. Although the critics and peers agree that it is a good work, most viewers who have watched it think it is a bad movie.
In the first few days of its official release, due to the box office appeal of starring Leslie Cheung and Andy Lau, the vigorous praise of media critics, and the publicity offensive created by Deng Guangrong's cruel money, the attendance rate of "A Fei" was very high, and even several scenes were full on Christmas Day.
But after the audience who had watched the movie cursed and spontaneously made negative publicity to their relatives and friends, the box office of "The Legend of Ah Fei" dropped in a jumping-off style in the second week of its release.
After only 11 years of release, Xinbao Theater couldn't hold on anymore and forced the film "The Legend of Ah Fei" to be released in advance, with a box office of over 9 million.
The box office of more than 9 million is not too low, but the problem is that the investment in this movie is more than 40 million, and the production cycle is more than a year. If you want to recover the box office from the overseas market, you have to wait for a year and a half.
Deng Guangrong invested all the money he earned in the past few years, and part of it was a mortgage loan, but he had to wait nearly 3 years to recover the investment. What's the difference between this and losing all his money?
What's more, it is still unknown whether "The Legend of Ah Fei" can earn back the box office through overseas markets.
After the box office statistics of "The Legend of Ah Fei" were released, investor Deng Guangrong spit out his blood and was admitted to the hospital for rest.
Two years ago, the low-cost "Mong Kok Carmen" sold well, and later received several nominations for the Academy Awards, making director Wong Kar-wai a celebrity, and many investors rushed to spend money to shoot movies for him.
Now, when the news that Deng Guangrong-qi was introduced into the hospital in "The Legend of Ah Fei" was like a plague god, and everyone was avoiding him when they saw him.
Isn't it in Ying Zhijie doing it?Liu Zhenwei added wine to his good friend Wong Kar-wai.
Wang Kar-wai smiled bitterly and said: Even if Boss Deng can tolerate me, I have no shame to stay there.What's more, "The Legend of Ah Fei" is so miserable that Ying Zhijie is about to close...
It’s not enough to close the door. Mr. Deng can still afford to pay tens of millions of dollars. Liu Zhenwei comforted him, don’t blame yourself too much. No one can guarantee that he can make 100% of money when filming.The money you and I earned for Mr. Deng a few years ago has been tens of millions of dollars, so we don’t owe him anything.
Wong Kar-wai rubbed his messy hair and said distressedly: In fact, "The Legend of Ah Fei" is the most satisfactory work I have in recent years, but why do the audience just don't like it?If I want to shoot those big-ticket movies like shit, I will do it, but what's the point of shooting it?
Wong Kar-wai is really not bragging. Many of the top-notch movies and scripts have been written by him over the years.
He knew the routine of commercial films and how to make the audience happy, but when Wong Kar-wai took the guide, he was unwilling to shoot according to this routine.
There is a guy named Jiang Wen in the future in the mainland. If you follow the good reputation of "Let the Bullets Fly", it will be a big box office success.
But this guy is not right, and he has to create a "One Step Away" to express his thoughts and artistic pursuits.
If you say you really want to make art films, then just shoot them well.But Jiang Wenming finished writing the story summary before starting the filming, insisting on learning to shoot without a script by King of Sunglasses, and saying that if there is a script, it will affect performance.
As a result, the screenwriter team of nearly ten people could only get the script out that day. Several leading actors had finished their makeup every time, and only then did they know their general lines today.
Not only that, Jiang Wen also encouraged the actors to tamper with the lines and plots, and he would accept it as long as the changes were wonderful.
Finally, a chaotic rhythm and fragmented main line was created. Many ordinary viewers couldn't hold on for the first 30 minutes in the screening room, either leaving early or watching it so hard that they fell asleep.
Liu Zhenwei knew Wong Kar-wai's skills very well and comforted him: I understand what you mean, and I also know that you are talented, but who is willing to invest if you don't have money to make?You also went to watch "The World of Truman" yesterday. In order to compromise with the box office, Mr. Kang also made substantial deletion and modification of the script.Some of the original good ideas and scenes are all invalid during shooting and editing because they may affect the audience's viewing experience.
So he is the big boss, and I am just a little director of an art film.
Wong Kar-wai smiled self-deprecatingly.
His views on Kang Jianfei are very contradictory. He not only understands Kang Jianfei's actions for the sake of box office, but also despises Kang Jianfei for his lack of artistic pursuits.
Because "Trumen's World" can be filmed better, but in order to cater to the commercial market, many vulgar funny plots have been added, which has simply reduced the artistic quality of the film.
Liu Zhenwei said: I'm afraid you won't have the chance to direct the show in a short period of time. What are your plans in the future?
I am now a rat crossing the street. I guess no one wants me as a screenwriter. What are my plans?Wong Kar-wai said helplessly, I want to teach at the Performing Arts Academy.
Liu Zhenwei said: Are you teaching in the Academy of Performing Arts now?
I mean full-time lecturer.Wong Kar-wai said.
It's just a failure, there's no need.Liu Zhenwei said.
Wong Kar-wai smiled and said: I mainly want to adjust and change my mind. Maybe one day I will come out to make a movie again.
Liu Zhenwei thought for a while and said: If you have good ideas, you can tell me that I will help you invest in Mr. Kang.
He is willing to vote?Wong Kar-wai asked with a smile.
Liu Zhenwei smiled and said: Sometimes he is generous and has a very accurate vision.
Mr. Kang Jianfei, who has a very accurate vision, has been praised by film reviews every day during this period.
"The World of Truman" has absurd plot and its style is like Kafka's novel. This kind of film is naturally very easy to be favored by professional film critics.
But what is rare is that most ordinary viewers can understand it and resonate with this film.
Not only Lu Xinsheng, who speaks out at the bottom, but also wealthy businessmen, officials, vendors, students, housewives...Who is not bound by life?
The same plot will have different changes in the eyes of different audiences, and everyone thinks that the film is a metaphor for their own life.
The moment the protagonist seized the ship and sailed to the other side, the audience unconsciously took himself into the role, and infinite recognition and touching brewed in his heart, fantasizing that one day he would break through the shackles and regain freedom like the protagonist.
Except for the audience with very low cultural literacy, most young people, especially intellectuals and white-collar workers, regard "The World of Truman" as a classic worship.
The famous female writer Li Bihua started writing a prose-like impression: "The World of Truman" uses a style similar to a fairy tale to metaphorize the depression and constraints of modern people's lives through absurd and unruly plot...
How many people, like puppets, live a monotonous and repetitive life day after day.How many people have tried to make changes and have the courage to break free from the scheduled track...
Maybe you and I all had a moment of impulse, driving a sailboat like the protagonist, trying to break through all this.
At that moment, life was shining.
And how many such moments in your life can have such glory, drifting on the boundless blue shore in a small boat...
When you have experienced all the hardships and sail to the end of the world, you hear a clang of a wall.
Fantasy is broken, return to reality!
"Movie Biweekly" is much more rational, from creativity, scripts to light and cameras, it analyzes the entire film little by little, and praises "Trumen's World" and its director and starring from head to toe.
By late January 1991, the box office of "Trumen's World" finally exceeded 35 million, but the momentum was almost used up.
Although Kang Jianfei has modified some details of the film in order to cater to the market and added some Hong Kong-style comedy elements, it is still far less popular than "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".
HK$36.61 million!
This is the local box office of "Trumen's World", but it ultimately failed to continue the myth of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", and did not even pass the 40 million hurdle.
But it is enough. There are only a handful of movies that can exceed 35 million in box office every year in Hong Kong.
However, the critics' evaluation of "Trumen's World" is surprisingly consistent, at least more popular than Wong Kar-wai's "Ah Fei" and will most likely win the Golden Star Award next year.
Speaking of movie awards, news has been heard from Hollywood that after Oriental Film Company’s money lobbying, “The Grave Robbers” was successfully nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Hong Kong has always been called Oriental Hollywood by the media, which shows that everyone highly respects and yearns for Hollywood. The Academy Awards are far more valued than Cannes and Berlin Film Festivals.
Kang Jianfei's work was suddenly nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, which immediately sparked public opinion. Unfortunately, "The World of Truman" has been released at this time, otherwise we can take the opportunity to hype it up.
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