¡° Guan Jinpeng, who is famous for his artistic films, is very good as a director and is well-known in and outside the industry. However, the box office of his films has always been mediocre, which is also a fact.
Moreover, Hong Kong movies have begun to decline. In recent years, movie box office has continued to decline. Last year, the movie "The King of Comedy" with a box office of less than 30 million won the annual box office championship. Not counting inflation, it was the same as the movie heyday in previous years. A year's worth of more than 50 million is far behind.
So under the current circumstances, the box office prospects of the movie "Sometimes to Dance" are not optimistic.
Because the film studio has recovered its costs and made a fortune by selling the film at the Berlin Film Festival, it doesn¡¯t care too much about the box office after the release of Xiangjiang.
The film producer can bet on the box office performance, but Sister Kuan cannot.
Because this is Yuan Qiaoqiao's first real starring role in a movie that was released in Hong Kong. If it fails at the box office, not to mention other artists in the industry who are not willing for her to come in and get a share of the pie, Yuan Qiaoqiao will step on her and win in the movie. Even Li Jiaxin, who has gained a certain reputation among the public, will not let her go.
"If you have to say that the film's box office failure will have any serious impact on Yuan Qiaoqiao, it won't. After all, most people in the industry do not admit that actresses have the ability to carry the box office.
But not recognizing it doesn¡¯t mean they don¡¯t pursue good luck.
Even if she can only play a role in the movie, if the movie in which the actress participates is a box office hit, then the actress will definitely have more film appointments. Therefore, people in the industry who always believe in metaphysics, no People will reject a "mascot."
Therefore, this is why people in the industry do not recognize the ability of female stars to carry the box office, but they will call them "box office poison" after the films they participated in have failed at the box office for several consecutive movies. This is because they are superstitious. You may think that this actress is "failed", which leads to the loss of a movie that is obviously good resources and high quality, and should have made a lot of money before it was released.
For example, Zhao Wei, Zhang Bozhi, who came back after getting married and having children, and Lin Zhiling, who was once highly praised by capital, were all given this name; but the former took off his hat through a series of movies such as "Painted Skin", and then The two have never succeeded in taking off their hats, resulting in zero subsequent film and television resources.
So Sister Kuan hopes that Yuan Qiaoqiao¡¯s first movie will have a good start at the box office.
Judging from the current feedback, she thinks the box office is okay.
Before and during the release of "Sometimes to Dance", the marketing focus of the film studio and Sister Kuan was always on Li Jiaxin and Yuan Qiaoqiao, and there was no focus on promoting the movie. It can be said that the promotion went astray.
But there is a saying that goes well, no matter it is a white cat or a black cat, the cat that can catch mice is a good cat.
In addition to the audience who like literary films attracted by Director Guan, there are also many viewers who are attracted by this deviant publicity and want to see what kind of person dares to "fight" with Dame Li "?
"When they paid for it and went to the cinema to see it, well, there are indeed two brushes. Not only can they compete with her in terms of appearance, but they also completely beat her in terms of acting skills.
To be honest, when everyone pays money to go to the theater to watch a movie, their original purpose may be for some reason, but in the end, what they watch is the quality of the movie and the acting skills of the actors.
After watching the movie, the audience found that the movie was okay. Even Li Jiaxin, whose acting skills are the most awkward among them, is much better than before, and it is still watchable.
It was mentioned in the report about the feud between the two that Yuen Qiaoqiao loves to suppress Li Jiaxin's scenes, but the audience was attracted by Yuan Qiaoqiao's performance and did not pay attention to this during the movie. As for Li Jiaxin causing Yuan Qiaoqiao to fall into the water, And kept doing it, causing her to stay in the cold water for a long time, the plot was cut from the main film. There is an Easter egg at the end of the film after the end, but because the time is too short, nothing can be seen.
After watching the movie, the audience spoke highly of the newcomer Yuan Qiaoqiao, and their praise of Li Jiaxin was also better than before.
However, industry insiders and media still have an unfriendly attitude towards Li Jiaxin. Therefore, when they evaluate her performance in the movie, they adopt the method of first praising and then criticizing.
Film critics have similar views: Li Jiaxin, who has always been regarded as a flower vase, has made great progress in her acting skills in the recently released movie "Sometimes to Dance", and is not as clumsy and dull as before.
It¡¯s just a pity that she chose the wrong actor to play opposite her. Whether it was the talented artist Jin Yanling or the newcomer Yuan Qiaoqiao, they all overpowered her.
Therefore, although her presence in the film is slightly stronger than before, under the suppression of her opponents, the audience's most profound memory of her is still her pleasing beauty, while their understanding of her acting skills is still vague. clear.
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When Li Jiaxin starred in the literary film "Sometimes to Dance", she probably had the idea of ??getting rid of the title of "vase".
Judging from her improved performance, it stands to reason that she should be successful. Unfortunately, she chose the wrong partner. Judging from the current results, her biggest role in taking the role in this movie is to serve as a role for newcomer Yuan Qiaoqiao. Therefore, this was definitely a very wrong decision she made in her acting career.
Even if it is derogatory, both film critics and entertainment paparazzi all admit that Li Jiaxin's acting skills have improved. From the fact that there are many entertainment gossip weekly magazines in Hong Kong, and the sales of each are not low, it can be seen that the curiosity of Xiangjiang people is very strong. As a result, the movie attracted another wave of viewers.
So, more than half a month after its release, it has already grossed more than 4 million yuan at the box office. According to last year's standards, it can break into the top 20 box office of the year. And judging from the steady flow of follow-up, it seems that we can look forward to it.
No matter what, the current box office has exceeded the expectations of the film crew and has also reached Sister Kuan¡¯s psychological goal.
So, looking at Yuan Qiaoqiao, who finally made a splash in Hong Kong with the movie "Sometimes I Dance", she smiled and sighed: "It's not easy, you are finally out of retirement."
Sister Kuan looked regretful.
"Did you know that when the movie was first released, the film crew originally gave the lead actor a magazine cover, but because you were filming and couldn't take time off, you missed this opportunity."
It¡¯s hard to say whether it¡¯s true that she couldn¡¯t ask for leave, because Yuan Qiaoqiao didn¡¯t speak to the crew at all after receiving Sister Kuan¡¯s call.
Hearing this, she said nonchalantly: "If you miss it, you miss it. If there is a chance, we will work together next time."
"Next time we will cooperate. You said it lightly. Do you think this opportunity is easy? That is the cover of a first-line magazine. I can't help you negotiate now."
As Yuan Qiaoqiao¡¯s manager, Sister Kuan is actually more anxious than herself and is even more eager for her to become popular.
She signed her, not for charity, the main purpose was to let her help her make money.
Yuan Qiaoqiao is not popular. Even if she arranges her work well, she will not be able to get much, and in order to help her contact various resources, her original connections will be consumed, so in short, She turned it upside down.
So after Yuan Qiaoqiao went to the Venice International Film Festival last year, and the movie she starred in won an award, Sister Kuan wanted to help her contact some magazines, advertisements and other commercial activities.
Because she was optimistic about her prospects, the magazines she contacted were all top-tier at best; as for advertising, she had high requirements, and Yuan Qiaoqiao gave her some products that she knew through Golden Finger would "hit the ground". Excluded, therefore, after picking and choosing, nothing else was agreed upon except the next beverage advertisement.
This is not only because they are picky, but also because Yuan Qiaoqiao's status as a mainland artist was restricted at that time, and the films she was shortlisted for Venice were also from mainland China. However, there are currently only two and a half mainland directors recognized by Hong Kong, one of whom is Zhang Yi?, the other one is Chen Kaige, the other half is Jiang Wen, and the rest, I'm sorry, I haven't heard of it.
Therefore, relying on Sister Kuan¡¯s relationship and her having actually been to Venice, it¡¯s okay for Yuan Qiaoqiao to appear on the cover of a second-tier magazine, but for the first-tier and first-tier ones, I¡¯m sorry, although they also favor movie stars, but the movies that can appear on the cover of their magazines A coffee player needs to have a professional status, actual performance and strong qualifications, but Yuan Qiaoqiao is still far behind in this aspect and is not qualified yet.
Yuan Qiaoqiao said with some surprise: "Last year I was not qualified, but this year, I have already taken my works to two of the three major European film festivals, and both of these films won awards, and I am from this short film industry. The boards have also been made up, why, am I not qualified yet?¡±
Sister Kuan sighed helplessly, "Your performance is not bad, but you have only been recognized in the industry and have not been out of the industry. Therefore, your current shortcoming is that you do not have enough celebrity status.
In fact, this problem can be solved originally.
The Berlin Film Festival is a great opportunity, but you have to take the art exam midway and miss the opportunity to get to know the major sponsors of the film festival. Otherwise, if you can use this opportunity to negotiate for one or two endorsements, you will have them pushing you behind your back. , let alone the front-line magazine cover, even if it is first-line, there is no problem. "
She doesn¡¯t need to say more, Yuan Qiaoqiao also knows that with Gao She behind her, it won¡¯t be a problem even if the artist is not famous enough.
In the eyes of the public, there seem to be only two mainland actresses recognized abroad, Gong Zhang, but there is actually another actress named Yu Nan.
She has starred in more than one European and Hollywood movie, and it is not a special edition, and her role in the film is not dispensable. In the eyes of directors in the industry, she can be on par with Zhang Ziyi, but Zhang can beat her by ten in terms of fame. back and forth.
Not to mention that Sister Kuan has made it clear that she wants to push her to become a star who can make more money and let Yuan Qiaoqiao make her own choice. She cannot choose to be an actor instead of a star like Yu Nan.
However, it cannot be said that going to Berlin did not benefit her. Sister Kuan changed her voice and said: "Your current situation is better than last year. I helped you pick up a few advertisements, and finally managed to get a front-line magazine cover." , Come on!" (Remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com)??Back and forth.
Not to mention that Sister Kuan has made it clear that she wants to push her to become a star who can make more money and let Yuan Qiaoqiao make her own choice. She cannot choose to be an actor instead of a star like Yu Nan.
However, it cannot be said that going to Berlin did not benefit her. Sister Kuan changed her voice and said: "Your current situation is better than last year. I helped you pick up a few advertisements, and finally managed to get a front-line magazine cover." , Come on!" (Remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com