When the Kung Fu Panda movie was being dubbed in the post-production period, Zhou Shaoming and others had already determined the release date for the movie. There was still more than a month until the movie was released, so there was plenty of time for publicity, so Zhou Shaoming took Blake, Scarlett Johansson, the main voice actors in the play, and Avril Lavigne, the singer of the film's theme song, began a grand promotional campaign for the film in Los Angeles.
In this event, Wu Jing was also invited, which shows that Zhou Shaoming has carefully prepared for this promotion. It is also because everyone came prepared for this event, which filled the event with a lively atmosphere.
Especially when the panda people were active at the scene and mingled with the crowd, the audience was listening to Avril Lavigne¡¯s singing, which ended the promotional event.
After the event, the Los Angeles Daily spoke highly of the promotional event: "Zhou's Panda Movie once again attracted people's attention. Driven by the super popularity of director Smith Zhou, the press conference became a place where panda people and the audience The interactive scene is extremely spectacular, but I wonder what the box office results will be like for Director Zhou who takes the cartoon route this time?"
In the local media in Los Angeles, they all liked Zhou Shaoming's movie. Especially when Zhou Shaoming held a press conference in Los Angeles immediately, all the media present paid attention to the release time of Zhou Shaoming's movie.
When asked by reporters, Zhou Shaoming also told reporters frankly, "The movie Kung Fu Panda will be released on December 15th. This is my first animated film, but it does not mean it will be the last one. I hope it will be good for the audience." It brings a different visual effect.¡±
"It seems that Director Zhou loves making Chinese-style movies. From The Fuse to this Kung Fu Panda, there are Chinese elements. I wonder if this cartoon can really arouse a strong welcome from American audiences?"
Zhou Shaoming took a deep breath and replied to reporters: "I am not afraid of the box office performance in the North American film market. After so many years of hard work, I am still confident that after this movie is released, the box office performance will not be bad."
The reporter looked at Zhou Shaoming's confidence. Among the young directors in Hollywood, only Director Smith Zhou in front of him has such confidence and dares to say such things. "Then what else does Director Zhou have to worry about?"
Zhou Shaoming frowned and said: "It's still the box office results." Zhou Shaoming said with a kind smile: "After all, this movie is a movie with a cost of hundreds of millions. If the box office results are too poor around the world, it will make people moved. Failure. Especially when we focus on the North American and Chinese markets, if one of them does poorly at the box office, it will feel like a failure, and no one wants to fail."
"Chinese film market? Why do you value the Chinese film market so much? Director Smith Zhou?"
Zhou Shaoming shook his head and said: "I don't think I need to answer this. As Hollywood movies continue to enter the Chinese film market and achieve satisfactory box office results, I think no film and television company or production in Hollywood will ignore China's Let¡¯s go to the movie market.¡±
The reporter finally asked: "How much box office performance do you think this movie will have in North America?"
Zhou Shaoming frowned and said: "Actually, as for the box office results, I'm really not good at predicting, and my predictions are not very accurate every time." Zhou Shaoming smiled and said truthfully: "The global box office results can Reaching 500 million, I already feel very, very high?"
The reporter opened his mouth wide. Somewhat surprised, he said: "Then what do you think this movie can achieve at the box office in the North American film market?"
Zhou Shaoming hesitated, "The maximum box office result is 300 million, maybe the actual box office result will be much less than this number."
This time, Zhou Shaoming was interviewed by a Washington Post reporter who was interviewed on the spot. He boldly expressed his thoughts. Although it was his first time contacting the shooting of cartoons, Zhou Shaoming was filming and producing. After seeing his work, Zhou Shaoming believed that even if it was a cartoon.
It will also achieve such amazing box office results. This is not only an affirmation of the movie itself, but also a kind of confidence in one's own vision. When reporters kept asking him what he thought of the box office performance of this movie, Zhou Shaoming, who had already been confident about it, expressed his opinion generously.
Dreams are good, but when this interview with Zhou Shaoming was played, people thought Smith Zhou was really crazy? Does a cartoon have to create a box office of 500 million?
Does he think money is no longer money? How can he say that at any age? You want to know what this 500 million yuan represents? This money is enough to build a building. Zhou Shaoming wants to create such a miracle with a cartoon.
Don¡¯t think that Director Smith-Chow can turn an animated film into a classic just because he successfully exceeded 1 billion in global box office with Iron Man last year.
You should know that such high-tech movies are gradually gaining popularity in Hollywood, but they are not enough to achieve impressive box office results.
The movie Shrek has always been a classic cartoon series. It was only the year before last that it achieved a box office of about 200 million in North America. This is already the limit.
The film market for every cartoon must be limited. Is Zhou Shaoming really just dreaming?
When Zhou Shaoming came to promote in Asia, a reporter from Asia Daily asked Zhou Shaoming on the spot about domestic views on himself and this movie, and what kind of reaction Zhou Shaoming had.
Zhou Shaoming said calmly: "Since I became a director and made movies, I have always been questioned and criticized. I think this is nothing to make a fuss about. Without these voices of criticism, I would not be able to make progress. I am not afraid of this." I will only use actual box office results to prove this doubt."
Zhou Shaoming took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment and said: "If you have the courage to go in front of people, you won't be afraid of criticism, let alone criticism. Maybe for me, this is a good thing."
"So, what do you think of the box office of the Chinese film market when Kung Fu Panda once again lands in Chinese theaters?" Hong Kong Phoenix Entertainment News
"The box office result is close to 200 million." Zhou Shaoming said generously: "Because this is a cartoon full of strong Chinese cultural atmosphere, in my opinion, the box office of the Chinese film market can better reflect the success of this film. "Failure or failure does not just refer to the box office performance. If we only compare the box office performance, I believe that the Chinese film market will not be able to compare with the North American box office performance for a while."
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Hit the nail on the head. Zhou Shaoming is never vague when talking about his works, which may cause some harm to the hearts of Chinese audiences, but what Zhou Shaoming tells is the truth. The current development of the Chinese film market is simply not enough to compete with North American films, whether it is a movie The output, film quality, and box office performance are all unmatched.
Zhou Shaoming wants to create a box office performance of close to 200 million U.S. dollars in China¡¯s movie box office, which is a Chinese box office performance of more than one billion. Hearing such a domineering tone, even the Chinese reporters present sighed in relief.
Such arrogance. With such courage, I believe only Director Smith Zhou dared to say this in front of the media. You must know that as the Chinese film market continues to recover, the continuous release of domestic blockbusters worth hundreds of millions of dollars has excited domestic audiences. Although Hollywood's strength still exists, it obviously does not dominate Chinese movie theaters as it did before.
In addition, China Radio and Television continues to strictly censor foreign films, and the domestic film release rate is only a quarter. There are 260 domestically produced films, and only about 60 have entered theaters. Under such a ratio, not to mention movies imported from abroad are subject to strict review.
Under this background, Director Smith Zhou dared to express his inner box office performance in this way. It¡¯s as if they don¡¯t pay attention to the big local directors in China at all.
Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yimou and other big-name directors simply cannot compare with the level of Director Smith Zhou. Like a dragon crossing a river, Zhou Shaoming made the same bold statement when he came to Asia to promote China. To achieve a box office of 200 million in the Chinese film market.
"Director Smith-Chow is coming with a bold statement that he will use Kung Fu Panda to achieve a box office performance of over 100 million yuan this year. This is equivalent to a box office performance of more than one billion yuan. In the past, Director Smith-Chow came to China for promotion with such bold words. At that time, there was also a question: What is the charm of the cartoon Kung Fu Panda that dares this big-name Hollywood director to do such a thing?" Xinhua News Agency
"Blockbusters continue, and Director Smith-Chow has begun to move towards the model of commercial blockbusters. With the release of two consecutive commercial blockbusters with investment costs exceeding 100 million, this time Director Smith-Chow once again brings the Kung Fu Panda animated film, hoping to set off a wave of success in Asia. A tornado.¡± Asia Daily
"Zhou's Panda Warriors is coming again. Kung Fu Panda, a cartoon with a strong Chinese martial arts world, will be released simultaneously around the world. For this cartoon with a Chinese cultural atmosphere, what kind of film will director Smith Zhou make? People are looking forward to it and wondering how a Hollywood director will film the world of Chinese martial arts?" Hong Kong Phoenix Net
"When Director Smith was on tour, he used a high-profile form to promote himself for free. Whenever he made a movie that only had box office results but no content, he would always use this form of promotion. . From the fuse to the subsequent movies, with the changes in the past few years, SmithDirector ??'s movies seem to be slowly beginning to have connotations and themes that are deeply thought-provoking. However, this is a movie full of oriental colors. I really don't know what Director Smith Zhou is thinking about? How many times has this been the case for a Chinese-style movie to be shot on a grand occasion like Hollywood? But when has a movie he shot with a Chinese background ranked well in the North American box office rankings? "
Filmmaker Ferens kept talking on the radio about his opinions on the new film Kung Fu Panda directed by Smith Chow: "I dare not make any comments this time, but an Oriental cartoon will have a good box office in North American movies. Achievements? Not to mention that the highest box office performance he expects can reach 300 million. If the box office performance can reach hundreds of millions, he will have to thank so many viewers for supporting him."
It no longer matters what the media thinks. As Zhou Shaoming continued to promote, the indignation of film critics began to be exposed in major media.
The release time of Kung Fu Panda has also attracted media attention. However, with many film critics coming out to criticize, Kung Fu Panda has become an indispensable topic of discussion for everyone, both on media and radio stations and on the Internet.
Even the audience couldn¡¯t bear to watch it and sighed: ¡°Who has provoked whom in Panda Warriors? It has already been criticized for its shamelessness even before it was released.¡±
"No, this panda is so pitiful. Maybe it's because it's not a zoo for people to admire, but a hero that will be released on the screen. That's why it was shot for no reason. There are reports like this every day. I don't know about these movie reviews. What do people want to do when they unite? I just want to see this movie early and make the final comment. Because I am not an expert, I am just a spectator. Haha."
"With the release of Kung Fu Panda directed by Smith Chow, people are looking forward to what a film full of Chinese cultural heritage will be like for director Smith Chow, and whether it can attract North American audiences to come to the theater to watch this movie. When the movie was released, it seemed that film critics all gave negative opinions. In major film and entertainment news, the filmmakers' opinion of the movie would appear one after another, that is, it would be impossible to gain a foothold in North American movies and achieve any box office results. Even if there is, there will only be a small number of viewers who have always loved Director Smith and went into the theater blindly." USA Today
"When a movie is released, it seems that others are more nervous and concerned than Director Smith-Chow. With the release of the movie Kung Fu Panda, there began to be hateful comments about Director Smith-Chow before it was released. Very few people have already appeared. Will Director Smith-Chow, who has been through such a situation, be able to withstand this test? Perhaps the Kung Fu Panda movie will tell us the answer after it is released." New York Daily
"Shit, a Chinese martial arts world, what is that? Any stunt in Hollywood is more gorgeous than those primitive actions. It would cost hundreds of millions to shoot such a movie, or an animation. Is Director Smith Zhou's brain trapped in the door? Yet?"
Zhou Shaoming laughed. This discordant sound seemed to have not happened for a long time. In recent years, due to my continuous attempts to shoot some literary films, most of the media have praised my films before the film was released. It is rare that there are such fierce scenes of spraying on your films in the media?
Looking at this intense expression. It seems that I have been hiding it in my heart for a long time, and finally at this time, I have the opportunity to express it. Zhou Shaoming thought of this. I couldn't help but let out a breath. Even though I was the director, I couldn't stop these people's right to talk freely.
¡°If these people hadn¡¯t been looking for opportunities in the media all day long to make wild assumptions about themselves, the Kung Fu Panda movie wouldn¡¯t have been so fast. People all over the United States knew about it. I really don¡¯t know whether to thank them or hate them?
If there is no negative impact, it is impossible. The company must have invested a huge amount of publicity expenses in North America, and it really feels like the gain is not worth the loss to have these people suddenly come out to make such a fuss.
Faced with the fact that Smith Weekly suddenly became the target of film critics, nothing is more proud than Warner Pictures, Fox and other established film and television giants.
In recent years, with the rapid growth of Zhou Shaoming, Supernova Entertainment Film and Television Company has continued to grow. Not only has it begun to compete with them for the box office share of North American movies, but it has also extended its hands to the Chinese film market. Supernova Entertainment Film and Television Company has a higher position in the Chinese film market than other established brands. Film and television giants have to do better.
Although Warner quickly made sharp moves and began to enter the Chinese film market, it did not fall behind Supernova Entertainment Film and Television Company.
"Zhou, why do you see this unusual collective criticism of your film by film critics?" George came to Zhou Shaoming's office and asked.
Zhou Shaoming smiled slightly and said: "Let them go as they say, it won't affect the overall situation anyway. I have a lot of respect for myself and this movie."?I'm very confident. If there are no box office results every time someone talks about it, then who will be the director? I might as well just write a novel. "
Zhou Shaoming's joke made George shake his head helplessly and said: "After a month, the sound effects and dubbing are all over, and the film will be released in half a month. This is about the films that other film and television companies will release in December. data of."
Zhou Shaoming listened to George's words, frowned and asked, "What happened to these information?"
George took a deep breath and said, "Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you achieve better box office results, right?"
Zhou Shaoming's eyes lit up and he said confidently: "I won't do it this time. If this movie can't even reach the box office of 200 million to 300 million in North America this time, huh, then I might give up on other projects. Preparation for a movie shoot.¡±
"Another movie? What do you mean? Zhou, aren't you going to shoot Iron Man 2 for your next movie?" George was confused as to what Zhou Shaoming was going to say.
Zhou Shaoming leaned on the office chair and said, "Nothing. By the way, George, how is your plan going? Have you found any good directors?" Zhou Shaoming is still more concerned about this matter, because after all, it is related to the company's future success. The mainstay candidate.
George was stunned for a moment. It seemed that Zhou Shaoming had other plans in mind when filming this movie. I really wonder what the always crazy Zhou would do? "It can't be so fast. The plan has just been launched. Of course, there are many people participating and they are very motivated, but in the end, few directors' shooting plans were adopted. It is too idealistic. Sigh." George said and couldn't help but sigh, George, who had been busy with this project, could only now take a breather. (To be continued)