Chapter 245 A show more exciting than a movie begins

Once the public's emotions are aroused, they can be very scary and unreasonable.

On December 12, as long as you open the website, you can see words like "Boycott XX Entertainment Company" and "Boycott XX Entertainment Company's Movies".

Therefore, "The Warlords", in which Ying Huang participated in the investment, suffered a terrible fate.

In addition, the three main actors of the film are Singapore’s “Kung Fu Emperor”, Hong Kong’s “Superstar” and the island country’s “Asian Famous Face”.

These titles make some viewers unhappy.
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On December 12, "The Warlords" was released.

As mentioned before, theaters are always a step or two behind in responding, and are unable to adjust their screening schedules in a timely manner based on market feedback.

On the first day of its release, "The Warlords" still got nearly 40% of the screenings.

Except for Galaxy Cinemas.

Gao Weimin received instructions from Lin Yicheng and only gave it 15% of the screening time.

It's just this 15%, it's just for show.

The screenings of "The Warlords" are basically scheduled from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m., and are shown in the smallest and worst theaters.

Who would go to the movies during this time?

That afternoon, the box office statistics for the previous day, the 19th, were released.

"How a Bad Movie Was Made" once again broke through the trough because it aroused the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies, and the box office rose to close at 2400 million.

12 month 21 day.

"How a Bad Movie Was Made" had its screening schedule cut and was limited by insufficient screenings, so the box office figures on the 20th were only 1700 million.

As for "The Warlords" in the original time and space, its box office broke 10 million on the first day.

Well, this time, it just broke through 200 million.

There are so many people in China.

No matter how many criticisms and boycotts there are online, it is impossible for everyone to stop going to the movies.

The names of the three superstars are still very impressive, and each of them has a certain appeal.

Of course, there are also some people like Ma Yingjun who have a special liking for Hong Kong films and like to watch Hong Kong films and look down on mainland films.

On the 22nd, Galaxy Cinemas took the lead, followed by Wanda Cinemas and China Film South, and they all reduced the screening schedules of "The Warlords" again.

Especially the Galaxy Cinemas, which were too lazy to even do the face-saving work and only scheduled one show for "The Warlords" at 7 a.m.

On the same day, "How a Bad Movie Was Made" once again reversed the decline and closed at 1900 million, while "The Warlords" only took in a little over 100 million.
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As more and more people watched the movie "How a Bad Movie Was Made", the reputation of the Hong Kong circle or Hong Kong films further deteriorated.

[I was wondering why domestic movies have been getting worse in recent years. It turns out there is a reason, and it’s all caused by the Hong Kong industry. They are the culprits that caused us to lose to Hollywood and fail to develop ourselves.]

[The Hong Kong film industry first ruined Hong Kong films. In Asia, they were beaten to a pulp by Hollywood. Now, they can hardly survive in Hong Kong Island, and they are here to ruin mainland films! ]

[These people in the Hong Kong circle are really annoying, just like locusts, eating wherever they go. I really hope that these locusts will disappear forever. ]

[They cheat mainland investors out of their money, look down on mainland directors and actors, and treat mainland audiences like fools. People in the Hong Kong industry are too skilled at this.]

[To be honest, I loved watching Hong Kong movies when I was a kid, but now I can’t really get into them. It’s been more than 20 years, and I feel like they’re still the same old stuff, over and over again, without any changes. Please, we have internet access in our village! ]

[Lin Yicheng is really daring to shoot this film. The producer is making money, the director is self-righteous, the screenwriter writes the script randomly, and the actors change the lines to grab the spotlight... Is it really necessary to be so realistic? What will happen to those bad movies in the future, especially those in Hong Kong? ]

[I watched "The Warlords" first, and after watching it, I had a feeling: Jet Li was paid 1 million, King Liu was paid 1600 million, Jin Chengwu was paid 1200 million, and the total investment in the movie was 3 million, but in the end, they only made a piece of shit? What were the director and actors doing? Where did the money go? After that, I watched "How Bad Movies Are Made", and then all my previous questions were answered. ]

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Posts like this appear in various bulletin boards and forums.

The three become tigers, and they all talk about gold.

When this kind of critical voice forms a wave, it will be the general trend.

How is it possible to go against the trend and change your destiny?

However, some people do not think so.
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The producers and developers of "The Warlords" are certainly not blind and deaf and cannot see or hear the voices on the Internet.

However, Ying Huang is currently dying and can barely take care of himself, so how can he care about a movie?
As for Media Asia, most of its attention was focused on Ying Huang, wondering when to pounce and divide up Ying Huang's belongings and inheritance.

The only ones who really want to turn the situation around are the directors and actors.

Especially director Chen Kexin.

He used to make art films.

Everyone knows that art films don't make money at the box office, and neither does the director.

If a director wants to make money, he must make commercial films.

With more investment and a bigger crew, the director will have room to maneuver and have the opportunity to put money into his own pocket.

"The Warlords" was his first commercial film, so he certainly couldn't just sit there and watch it fail at the box office, otherwise how would he make money in the future?

So, Chen Kexin went to the media and cried. She really cried, with tears streaming down her face.

"I have prepared this play..."

"In order to invite Jet Li, I paid a lot..."

"In order to make this movie well, we spent..."

"During the filming of this play, we encountered..."

Facing the camera, Chen Kexin spoke a set of fluent lines, and it was obvious at first glance that she was a veteran actor.

The reporter who interviewed him also had an exceptionally wonderful look on his face.

After the interview, the reporter couldn't help himself.

"Director Chen, have you ever seen Director Lin's movies?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Chen Kexin wiped away her tears and turned into a gentleman again, with her usual hypocritical smile on her face.

"Well, I suggest you take some time to go and see it." The reporter replied tactfully.

Chen Kexin's face twitched.

Who is to blame for the poor box office performance of "The Warlords"?
It’s Lin Yicheng!
Should I still go to see his movies? Give him a ticket?
I'm going to go ride a horse!
"You idiot! If you can't speak, don't open your mouth! You mainlander, you have no manners!"

Chen Kexin was so angry that she couldn't hold back and started cursing.

He's just a small reporter. Let him be scolded. What's the big deal?

After cursing, Chen Kexin turned and left.
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"Brother, what should we do? Should we publish this interview?" asked the cameraman behind the reporter.

"Publish it, why not?" Looking at Chen Kexin's back, the reporter sneered, "It's hard to persuade a damned person with kind words. This kind of person deserves his movie to flop!"

"You also filmed this part just now, right?" the reporter turned around and asked.

"made a bid."

"It's just right to post them together, so that the audience can see what kind of people these people from over there are! They were treated as third-class citizens and grandsons back then, and now they act like superiors and masters to me! Ugh!"
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So, on the same day, this news was posted online and seen by countless netizens.

[Haha, I am dying of laughter. Chen Kexin is such an idiot. Does he really not watch movies? Lin Yicheng really sees through them all! All the publicity and hype methods in "How Bad Movies Are Made" were predicted by Lin Yicheng.]

[This is a reflection of reality from the movie. I used to think that it was not easy for these directors and actors. They spent so much time preparing and paid so much. Now I understand that they are just bragging and flattering themselves.]

[The directors and actors earn so much money, it would be fine if they just made good movies. But they can't even make good movies, and they still get so much money, don't they feel it's a waste of money? How much do sanitation workers earn every day? How much do farmers earn every year? How many children in the country can't afford to eat or wear clothes? These people really should donate all their money! ]

[I have long disliked Chen Kexin. I have always felt that he is incompetent and hypocritical. As expected, I guessed right. Today, his true colors were revealed.]

[Who the hell is he? How dare he call us mainlanders low-class? Does anyone know his address? I'll go to his house and slap him in the face!]

[Let me tell you, I have been to Hong Kong Island before, what can I say? All I encountered was discrimination, and all I felt was frustration! ]

[Chen Kexin, get out of the entertainment industry! And his wife Shi Liujie, get out of the entertainment industry too! ]

[The above poster, you scolded the wrong person. His wife is Junru Wu, not Sister Pomegranate. Sister Pomegranate is the wife of Huang Baiming.]

[Why bother with him so much? Let’s just get out of the entertainment industry together! ]

Angry, cursing, second guessing, boasting, reasonable, virgin bitches, those who are just trying to stir up trouble, those who just want to watch the fun...

All kinds of opinions have come out.

For a time, Chen Kexin's reputation was ruined, extremely bad.

Chen Kexin, who originally wanted to win sympathy and turn the situation around, never expected that his actions would lead to such a result.
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On the 23rd, "How a Bad Movie Was Made" had a box office of 2000 million, and "The Warlords" had a box office of 50.

On the 24th, "Assembly" was released.

Other cinema chains finally reacted and reduced the screening schedule of "The Warlords", resulting in its screening volume being reduced to 5%. A small portion of the remaining space was given to "How a Bad Movie Was Made" and most of it was given to "Assembly".

At this point, the screening schedule for "How a Bad Movie Was Made" has become 50%, and that for "Assembly" is 40%. The rest are "The Warlords" and other movies.

Lin Yicheng was also discharged from the hospital.

The wound is not big to begin with, so there is no need for stitches. After disinfection, application of medicine and bandage, just wait for it to heal.

The subsequent roadshow will continue.

Minor injuries will not leave the line of fire.

Lin Yicheng wants the audience to see that he is a dedicated filmmaker, a filmmaker who puts the audience first.

In this way, doesn't it form a sharp contrast with those people in the Hong Kong circle, and a high verdict is made?

As for "Assembly".

Lin Yicheng knew that it had various flaws and bugs, and some of the content and ideas in it were also problematic.

But, I can’t say too much, I can’t mention it too much.
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On the 24th, "How a Bad Movie Was Made" had a box office revenue of 1800 million. "Assembly", which had earned 1500 million on the first day in its original time and space, was affected by the former and now only earned a little over 1000 million, which is not bad.

Today, Feng Kuzi still has great appeal among the audience. After all, the title of "King of the Lunar New Year Box Office" was not given for nothing.

As for "The Warlords"?
Caught between "How Bad Movies Are Made" and "Assembly", and with its popularity having completely collapsed, the film only grossed a pitiful 20 on that day!
There is no need to worry about the subsequent box office.

This movie won't last for many days. It won't be long before it's completely withdrawn from theaters. Cinemas and theaters are not charity organizations. The box office of "The Warlords" in the original time and space was 2.02 million in the mainland and 2750 million in Hong Kong.

As for its boasted overseas box office and copyright, haha.

Just give a number and it will be clear at a glance: the total North American box office was 12.9 US dollars.

Since it is not a kung fu movie, what is the point of inviting the "Kung Fu Emperor"?

American audiences are not fools and they won’t buy it at all!
Now, "The Warlords" is even worse.

The box office in mainland China was probably around 500 million at most, and the producers only got 180 million at most.

Even if we add in the box office revenue from Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as overseas copyrights, it is still not enough to pay the salaries of King Andy Lau and Superstar Jin.

Ying Huang, who was already dying, was hit even harder by this blow.

Media Asia Films also suffered a huge loss and had to go home to lick its wounds.

Chen Kexin, well, if anyone dares to ask him to shoot a commercial film in the future, that would be something that only a senior spiritual person could do.
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The ending of "The Warlords" was seen by everyone both inside and outside the circle.

Let’s talk about the circle first.

The blind admiration and trust that many mainland film and television company bosses and investors once had for the Hong Kong industry has collapsed.

It has a big cast, a big production, and big scenes, but it's also a movie that's losing money and is almost running out of money.

This situation is exactly the same as in the last "A Chinese Odyssey" and the last "Seven Swords".

Is the Hong Kong circle still trustworthy?
Are directors from Hong Kong still worth investing in?
Are Hong Kong celebrities still worthy of such high pay?
Will those people in the Hong Kong circle continue to pamper them and worship them as ancestors in the future?
These problems are very realistic and are placed before these bosses and investors.

They can't help but consider it.
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As for outside the circle.

I don’t know how many viewers have had their filters for Hong Kong films, which they had formed since childhood, shattered to pieces.

In particular, several posts, such as "A look at Hong Kong films that have failed at the box office since the millennium", "Into Hong Kong films: from prosperity to decline", "Seven deadly sins of the Hong Kong circle", and "Hong Kong circle, how long will you continue to deceive us?", have been circulated online.

Many audiences have changed their impressions of Hong Kong films and the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

In the eyes of the audience, Hong Kong films at this time are old wine in new bottles, the same medicine in a different soup, shoddy, deliberately sensational, brainless and low-intelligence, poor imitations, and exaggerated comedy.

Hong Kong films, to some extent, have become synonymous with bad films, and they have reached a new level of badness and have come up with new ways of being bad.

In the eyes of the audience, the Hong Kong industry at this moment is not enterprising, has a perfunctory attitude, is arrogant, looks down on people, cheats and deceives people. It is the culprit for the decline of Hong Kong films and the sinner that hinders the development of domestic films!
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Just when the audience was criticizing Hong Kong films and the Hong Kong entertainment industry, a better show than "The Warlords" was staged.

Chen Kexin, who had backfired last time, contacted the media again. Facing the camera, he burst into tears again.

He first apologized sincerely, and then made excuses for his previous bad attitude and verbal abuse of the reporter.

Being in a bad mood, feeling anxious, hoping to be forgiven, blah blah.

Then, why did "The Warlords" fail?
Of course it is not his responsibility as a director.

Who's to blame?

Chen Kexin has learned his lesson and knows that there are some people he cannot afford to offend, so he did not mention Lin Yicheng, Galaxy Film and Television, or China Film Group.

Of course, Jet Li, who was still a "good friend" and "good buddy" a few months ago, should bear the main responsibility.

Who made him get 1 million yuan in salary?

Who made him fail to play a role worthy of his pay?
Since Jet Li received a high salary of one-third of the total investment, other aspects of the crew will naturally be affected.

In the end, Chen Kexin also pointed out implicitly that Jet Li had committed many crimes on the set, such as acting like a big shot, changing the script, and adding more scenes.

What a great "Chen-style non-stick pan"! ——

Seeing this, of course Jet Li refused to do it.

I lowered the price by 2000 million and only asked you for 1 million to help you out of friendship, and this is how you treat me?
So, in Jet Li's mouth, Chen Kexin became the biggest villain again.

He has no directing ability, no experience in directing action movies, can't shoot fighting scenes, can't control big scenes, is stubborn and self-willed, doesn't listen to advice, and insists on doing things his own way...

Besides, he is not the only one starring in the film, so why should all the responsibility be put on him?

King Liu and Jin Juxing didn’t act in the movie and didn’t get high pay?

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So what if I fall out with these people?
I am an international superstar. At worst, I can return to Hollywood with "The Forbidden Kingdom" which will be released next year and stop playing with you guys!
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Let’s talk about Jin Juxing first. He was not happy about being dragged into this.

I had the least amount of scenes and got paid the least, so how can you blame me for the box office failure?
The Golden Giant also opened fire.

First of all, he agreed with the first half of Jet Li's words, believing that the main responsibility for the failure of "The Warlords" lies with the director, Chen Kexin.

Then, he changed the subject and stood on Chen Kexin's side, agreeing with all his views on Jet Li, and said that Jet Li also had to bear a great responsibility.

Finally, he changed his angle and criticized King Liu, saying that King Liu stole his shots, suppressed his roles, bullied the weak and feared the strong, did not dare to offend Jet Li, and only dared to attack him.

Jumping back and forth and perfectly shifting the blame, this move was mastered by the Golden Giant Star.

They do this because they have their own reasons.

So what if I offend you?

At worst, I can go back to my "motherland". When I get back to the island country, what can you do to me? After the press release, I am still the "Asian Goddess"! ——

As for King Liu, he became furious when he heard what Chen Kexin, Jet Li and Jin Juxing said.

What are you doing?
You want to destroy my job and stop me from eating, right?
Well, since you are ruthless, don’t blame me for being ungrateful!

Then just flip the table over and no one will have an easy life!

King Liu immediately contacted the media and held a press conference.

"Originally, I didn't want to take this film. I felt that the subject matter was too heavy, and director Chen Kexin might not be able to handle this kind of subject matter well. The character in the play was also very different from who I am."

"But Director Chen Kexin came to me again and again and tried to persuade me."

"Everyone knows that I was once 'hidden'. At that time, many people helped me."

“I think sometimes favors must be repaid.”

"Just like when Jianzai (Zhang Weijian) failed in his investment and was about to go bankrupt, I still lent him money."

"I think I am a man with a 'gangster spirit'. I will help my friends whenever they need me."

“That’s how I took on the role of The Warlords.”

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"Every time I shoot a movie that is not ideal, I feel very sad and blame myself. I feel ashamed of my fans and the trust that the audience has placed in me."

"I also carefully select scripts and try my best to play each role well."

"But the poor box office performance of the film cannot really be blamed on the actors."

"I feel that as an actor, I cannot determine the quality and box office of a movie. The script is written by the screenwriter, the movie is shot by the director, and the funds are invested by the investors."

Having said this, King Liu paused.

The places that need to be washed have been almost washed, and the places that need to be paved have also been paved.

Next, it’s his real performance moment.
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"Not long after I joined the crew of The Warlords, I felt something was wrong. Director Chen Kexin really lacked certain experience and ability for this kind of commercial film. He also didn't accept some suggestions from action director Cheng Xiaodong."

"Also, because some people are international superstars, both the director and the screenwriter will focus on them, which will result in other actors having fewer roles and the film's content being unbalanced."

"There are also some actors who are dissatisfied because their roles have been reduced, so they are late for work and secretly steal the show..."

"In addition, when I was on the set, I discovered some very bad phenomena."

"For example, the cotton hats worn by Liu Erhu and Jiang Wuyang. The producer said that they were antiques bought from foreign countries, and each one cost more than 7000 US dollars. We should be careful when wearing them, otherwise we will have no place to buy them if they break."

"But I am a hat wearer, and I know that kind of hat can be bought in a shop in the Central Market for a maximum of one or two hundred Hong Kong dollars."

"And the official uniforms and hats are not worth what they said. They are just ordinary props."

"The film was said to have a 3 million yuan investment, but the money spent on actors' salaries and filming was less than 3 million yuan."

"Where did the remaining money go?"

"I don't know much about it, but I heard that Director Chen Kexin recently bought a 10,000-square-foot mansion in the Beverly Hills villa area in Tai Po..."
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After King Liu’s words were released by the media.

Public opinion exploded!

The onlookers were having a climax!
I am!

Movies once again shine into reality.

The three brothers in "The Warlords" turned against each other in the play.

These three brothers also became enemies outside the play!
Submit a pledge of allegiance and form a brotherhood; trust each other with life and death, help each other in good and bad times; share happiness and misfortune, and support each other in times of trouble.

Listen, how touching.

If an outsider disturbs my brothers, I will regard it as a pledge of allegiance and kill him! If a brother disturbs my brothers, I will regard it as a pledge of allegiance and kill him!
These three brothers are really going to kill each other!

It's not just "The Warlords" that shines into reality.

"How Bad Movies Are Made" also reflects reality.

Aren’t what King Liu said exactly the same as what was shown in the movie “How a Bad Movie Was Made”?
Lin Yicheng, YYDS!

　For some reasons, this chapter was overturned and rewritten.

I originally wanted to write about "Assembly Number" and a certain HY company, which happened to be a climax and echoed with Chapter 88 "If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight", which is a complete plot.

Unfortunately, I am not allowed to write.

Sure enough, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.

There is no other way. I can only fill this hole later.

Well, there should be another chapter tonight.

　
(End of this chapter)