52 [Midnight Screening]
The two film companies fought in the ring, one with a fist and the other with a pillow, and the other with a thumping blow, making it very exciting.
The post-production of "Snake Shame Hand" is also in an orderly manner.
Wu Siyuan has already greeted Jiahe and agreed to hold a midnight trial in mid-January and officially release "Snake-shaped Hands" in late January.
At that time, Bruce Lee's movie was released for thirty days, and the box office should have come to an end.
Because in the Xiangjiang film industry, the release cycle of a movie is only about twelve days. The top-notch movies may be extended to about 15 days. Movies that do not sell money are often released for one week, or even only three or five days after they are released.
Only super hit movies will be released for more than twenty days.
For example, "Seventy-Two Tenants" released this year was released in theaters for 31 days, with a cumulative box office of HK$5.5 million, setting a record in the history of Hong Kong films.
When Bruce Lee's "The Dragons Cross the River" was released in 1972, it was released for 26 days, winning a box office of 5.3 million; "Jingwumen" was released for 29 days, winning a box office of 4.4 million.
Therefore, it is appropriate to release "The Snake-shaped Hand" in late January.
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In early January, all the post-production of "Snake Shame Hand" was completed.
Ye Jin originally wanted to suggest that Wu Siyuan choose some more exciting and fun shots of the movie and place them at the end of the credits to attract audiences. Just like many movies of Cheng Long, the end of the credits are also very exciting.
But he then found that these shots had nowhere to be placed.
Because of the 1970s movies, the cast and crew list were already released at the beginning, and there were only two capital letters in the end of the movie [End of the Drama]. At this time, adding more shots to the top is a bit extra.
In fact, the mode of putting the cast and ending the credits only emerged after George Lucas' classic Star Wars.
The opening of "Star Wars" is very grand. A huge spacecraft entered the screen from above the screen, and seemed to be driving over the audience's head, and suddenly caught the audience's attention.
Therefore, George Lucas did not want to put the cast and crew subtitles at this time, as this would make the audience who had already been involved in the show again. In the end, he placed the cast and paid a fine for this, and was forced to withdraw from the director's union.
Because the Star Wars series achieved extremely high box office and had a great influence all over the world. As a result, other film companies also tried to put the cast and crew at the end of the film, thus forming a new convention.
Cheng Long went to Asiatica to film "The Killer Trench" and "The Detective of the Viagra". Although these two movies failed to allow him to enter Hollywood successfully, he also learned a lot of good things.
In his subsequent films, he also learned from the filmmakers of Ameriga and added ng shots to the end of the film. The result was very popular and even became his symbol.
Ye Jin originally wanted to follow his example, but in the end he found that the timing was wrong, so he had to stop temporarily.
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On January 12th, "Snake-shaped Hands" will be previewed at six theaters in Jiahe Theater.
If the trial effect is good, Wu Siyuan will print more copies. On the contrary, if the response is not good, you have to consider selling it out loud.
The 12th night was previewed.
Although Ye Jin had watched the film many times before the preview, he knew that the quality of the film was very high, even better than the original "Snake Shame Hand", the box office should not be low.
But when things came to an end, Ye Jin was still a little nervous, worried that if the box office was not good, what should he do?
Therefore, throughout the day, he felt uncomfortable, unable to eat or sleep, and he felt as if he was in a state of silence.
"Or I won't go to the midnight event. Just wait for Director Wu's call." Ye Jin said distressedly.
The audience who watch midnight shows are generally not very civilized. Most of them are middle and lower-class people in society, and they watch movies just to understand Bo’er and entertainment.
It would be fine if the movie was well filmed. If the movie was not well filmed, they would be excited and attacked, and it would be normal for the actors and directors to be beaten.
Back then, when Wang Jiawei's "The Legend of Ah Fei" was released, the audience was confused because the plot was obscure and furious. They even blocked the theater gate and prevented the audience from buying tickets. They were so tough and terrifying.
Therefore, many directors and actors dare not go to the midnight show after filming the movie. Like Xu Ke, even if he is carried into the theater, he will run out and run away.
Every time the movie is released, he hides in a restaurant near the theater and waits for news. If the audience responds well, he will sneak into the midnight show by turning a genius.
Originally, Ye Jin wanted to learn from Xu Ke, so he hid and waited until the result was released.
But in the end he changed his mind and decided to go there in person.
"Even if this movie fails, I will not be in a slump. Even if I don't do this job, I may not be unsuccessful in the future. Why do I just act like an ostrich when I encounter something?" Ye Jin said.
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At 10:30 in the evening, Ye Jin took Zhou Xingchi to the New Voice Theater in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Because Wu Siyuan has made two blockbuster movies, "The Swordsman" and "The Hungry Tiger and the Dragon", and has become a well-known [two million directors], so many media are still supporting him today.
As soon as Ye Jin arrived, he was immediately discovered by reporters and then surrounded by them.
"Mr. Ye, I heard that this movie was starring you?" a reporter smiled.
"Yes." Ye Jin nodded, "Thank you very much for Director Wu for giving me this opportunity."
"Then can you predict how high the box office your movie can achieve?" another reporter smiled.
"I dare not say this. Of course, I hope it will be better." Ye Jin smiled.
"Mr. Ye, don't be so conservative. Boldly predict the box office so that we can go back and have something to write." The reporter complained when he heard this.
They hope that Ye Jin can speak boldly and bluntly like last time, so that their manuscripts will be written tomorrow. Ye Jin's words just now were too stable and had no value for reporting.
"Don't force me, I said it bluntly last time, but I was scolded a lot." Ye Jin waved his hand and smiled, not being deceived by the reporters.
The reason why he made a big fuss last time was to take advantage of the opportunity of "Seventy-Two Tenants" to attract media coverage to gain publicity. Although this hype method is very effective, it is not glorious and he just has to do it.
Now that "The Snake-shaped Hand" is about to be released, he can become famous by his work, and there is no need to use that kind of trick anymore.
When the reporters saw that Ye Jin was not fooled, they couldn't help but look at each other in surprise.
They thought Ye Jin was young and must have short-sighted knowledge, so he might have been caught by coaxing him. But they didn't expect that he had made great progress. He had learned to practice Tai Chi in just a few months.
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The reporters did not give up and then asked some questions.
Ye Jin adheres to the principle of saying less and making mistakes less, saying more and making more mistakes, and tries not to speak as much as possible.
After all, he doesn't have much experience in dealing with reporters. If someone gets tricked and makes people hinder the words, that's not good.
The reporters were so depressed that Ye Jin could not pry it open even if he was so strict.
Chapter completed!