Chapter 597: Painted Skin 2 explodes again

On July 2th, “Painted Skin ” held a grand premiere at a newly opened Golden Harvest luxury cinema in Chang’an.

This luxury cinema in Changan just had its trial operation in May and officially opened in July.

This cinema has thirteen screening halls. After it was put into use, it became the largest and most luxurious cinema in Chang’an and even the entire western region.

In order to promote the popularity of lesbian movies in the cinema, Golden Harvest Group also held the premiere of the summer blockbuster “Painted Skin 2” here.

Many guests were invited to the premiere, but most of them were from the Northwest circle. After all, they are the local bosses here.

In fact, the relationship between Golden Harvest Group and the Northwest Circle is quite good.

First of all, Zhang Yimou is the leading figure in the Northwest circle and has now signed a contract with Golden Harvest.

Then another leading figure, Jia Zhangke, met Liu Zhou when they were both humble.

Although there is now a huge gap in their status and their concepts about movies, it does not affect their personal relationship at all.

Even Ning Hao, if calculated by region, is from the Northwest circle.

However, he had been hanging out in Beijing, and then soon joined Golden Harvest. His growth trajectory had nothing to do with the Northwest circle, so the outside world did not regard him as a member of the Northwest circle.

In the original time and space, Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Huang Bo and others formed a small circle.

Therefore, some of Jiahe’s projects are in cooperation with the Northwest Circle.

Now the role of circles is becoming increasingly smaller, and only capital is the hard truth.

At present, Golden Harvest is undoubtedly the largest capital in the film and television industry, so there is a subtle trend in the Northwest circle to move closer to Golden Harvest.

Moreover, Xing Han Canlan has a good relationship with Jiahe. They are rich and powerful. Although they are the capital of Chang’an, they are not in the same league with the Northwest circle. They are mainly serving Da Tiantian.

Although Xing Han Canlan does not have a high influence in the film and television industry, he has deep official connections in the western region.

Although Golden Harvest has not yet reached an agreement on the cooperation in supporting Da Tiantian, the main reason is that they want Da Tiantian to play the main role in Liu Zhou’s movie.

But it does not affect the cooperation between the two companies at the company level.

Xing Han Canlan is rich and Golden Harvest Group has many projects, so the two sides have a good basis for cooperation.

Jiahe Group is now so large that it is impossible for it to not invest in any other projects except for a few key projects.

On the contrary, Golden Harvest receives the most projects every year, with thousands of TV series and movies added up each year.

Jiahe’s audit department needs to find value in these projects.

In the past two years, Jiahe has invested in more than 20 to 30 projects every year, but it is impossible to invest all of them with its own funds, so it will seek cooperation with other companies for many projects.

Among them, the wealthy and powerful Xing Han Canlan is a relatively close partner of Golden Harvest.

Although Xing Han Canlan was established to promote Tian Tian, ​​the domestic film and television market is now more and more prosperous, and they can’t help but start to run this company seriously.

Since the company itself does not have much influence in the industry, cooperating with Golden Harvest, a leading company, is undoubtedly the best choice.

Of course, the reason why Golden Harvest and Star Han Canlan collaborated is not only because they have money and nothing to do, but also because of their connections in the western region.

As Golden Harvest Cinemas expands in the western region, they will also give some help in return, saving Golden Harvest a lot of trouble.

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As a popular sequel, “Painted Skin 2” has attracted much attention.

Especially as time goes by, the reputation and influence of “Painted Skin” have become increasingly high among the audience.

So even though the movie premiere was held in Chang’an, a large number of fans still showed up and surrounded the entrance of the cinema.

A lot of media reporters also came, and they all hoped to get first-hand information.

At 6:40, the lucky audience members who had grabbed tickets began to enter the venue.

The premiere officially began at 7 o’clock, and the host of the movie channel was invited to host it again.

Today’s premieres have become somewhat formulaic, with the show talking about the creative process and sharing thoughts.

Unlike in the past, the premiere will also include concerts and performances by folk art, crosstalk and dance troupes.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that premieres are becoming more and more common. In the past, only blockbusters held premieres, but now almost every movie holds one.

Moreover, premieres are now generally held in theaters, unlike in the past when they were held in large venues such as the Great Hall of the People, the CPPCC Auditorium, and the Workers’ Stadium.

Although “Painted Skin 2” is a blockbuster, the film is already popular enough and does not need to be increased through a sensational premiere.

Therefore, the premiere will still be held at the cinema, and the creative process and feelings will still be discussed.

However, there are many nude scenes in the trailer of the movie released to the public. The host may also understand the audience’s focus and asked Huang Xiaoming several questions about the filming of the bed scenes.

The movie starts on time at eight o’clock.

“Painted Skin 2” is also a special effects blockbuster, but it was not made into a 3D movie like “Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate”, but was only converted into an IMAX version.

Currently, this screen is the best IMAX screen in the entire Northwest region and even in the whole country.

The screen is close to a square, a regular IMAX screen size, unlike some other 16:9 screens which are long strips.

Even with 2d imax, the viewing effect on such a huge screen is very good.

Following the dragon logo and Golden Harvest’s classic logo and voice, the plot of the movie began to unfold as the names of the main creators flashed one by one.

The screenwriter team has not changed, and they are still the same screenwriters, so the plot of the movie has not changed much, only some minor changes have occurred.

First of all, the relationship between the three leading actors is that Huo Xin, played by Huang Xiaoming, and the princess are childhood sweethearts who grew up together.

The princess escaped from her marriage and came to find Huo Xin, but she was disfigured in an accident on the way.

Huo Xin could not accept the sudden reality that the princess escaped from her marriage and wanted to elope with him, so subtle changes occurred in both of their psychology.

The princess vaguely misunderstood that Huo Xin was disgusted by her disfigurement.

Xiao Wei, played by Zhou Gongzi, violated the rules of the demon world because of saving people, and was frozen in the ice hell for five hundred years, suffering terribly.

Compared to the first part where Xiao Wei always dug people’s hearts, this makes her look more like a good demon.

However, the good monsters seem to be facing even greater tricks of fate. If they want to leave the icy hell, they can only become true adults by acquiring a human heart that is willing to devote itself to the cause.

Otherwise, you will be imprisoned in the ice cave by the ice tongue.

Until Xiao Wei met the princess, she instilled in the princess that a man’s love for a woman is only lust, and Huo Xin did not accept her because she was disfigured and no longer beautiful.

In order to test whether Huo Xin is really like this, the princess disguises herself as Xiao Wei to seduce Huo Xin, but Xiao Wei uses witchcraft in secret to confuse Huo Xin’s mind.

The princess and Huo Xin naturally had their first pleasure, and at the same time they began to believe what Xiao Wei said and began to believe in the power of beauty.

Finally, Huo Xin knew everything about Xiao Wei and the princess. He went to find the princess who had turned into Xiao Wei and confessed his feelings to her.

He blinded himself in front of her so that he would not be deceived by the skin and the princess would not have to eat human hearts anymore. He took the princess to find Xiao Wei and rescued Xiao Wei after a fierce battle. Huo Xin asked Xiao Wei to take his heart and return the princess’ heart to her.

At the end of the movie, Xiao Wei hugged the princess and said the most famous line in the whole movie:
“The human heart is warm, the tears are bitter, and the azalea is really fragrant.”

Finally the princess came back and her appearance became better. Huo Xin lived a happy life with his princess without any shame or haste.

It is certainly inferior to its predecessor, but at least it is a commercial blockbuster that is above the passing line.

There is a complete plot, which is cliché and close to reality. However, for a special effects blockbuster, the plot does not need to be too elegant, and the more cliché the better.

Many blockbusters won’t even understand a story.

“Yes, Wuershan is still quite capable.” Liu Zhou nodded.

Wuershan’s appointment as the director of “Painted Skin 2” can be regarded as an exceptional promotion. Before this, he had only filmed one movie, “Blades of Sin”, which has not yet been released.

However, with Xu Ke’s strong recommendation and Liu Zhou’s nod, he was able to become the director of this special effects blockbuster.

The reason why Liu Zhou nodded was because he was the director of “Painted Skin 2” in his previous life, but he was not familiar with Wuershan in this life.

Now it seems that he did a good job in “Painted Skin 2”.

The costumes, props, scenery and acting are all very good, especially Mr. Zhou. Compared with his earlier sharp and realistic performances, his performance in this movie is more freehand.

And if a movie can do this much, it is half successful.

Although the film did not receive good reviews later, it is still very satisfactory for a sequel to a domestic commercial blockbuster and a costume film at that.

“This is all thanks to your guidance, Mr. Liu.” Zhang Zhao replied with a smile.

“I just mentioned it.”

When the film was completed, it was 130 minutes long.

Liu Zhou felt that the film was too long and the plot was not very complicated, so he asked Wuershan to edit the film to 105 minutes.

Movies are shorter, so it is more difficult to tell a good story than a TV series, but you can’t drag it out too long just to make the story complete.

“But this line is crucial. Now the movie is much tighter.”

“You don’t have to flatter me like that. This movie should do well at the box office. The publicity and promotion are all ready, right?”

“Everything is ready. Huang Xiaoming and the other two are very concerned about the publicity.”

Liu Zhou just smiled when he heard it.

Huang Xiaoming’s contract expired at the end of last year, and he officially left Golden Harvest and established his own company.

Zhou Gongzi’s contract will also expire at the end of the year, and it has been confirmed that it will not be renewed.

Including Huang Bo who left at the beginning of this year, Golden Harvest lost three popular artists at once.

However, Jiahe did not set up any obstacles at all, and even when it knew that they were going to leave, it still provided them with important resources.

This move by Jiahe has made Jiahe’s reputation in the circle even better.

What is most common in the circle is conflicts between artists and companies, and even going to court.

So perhaps in order to return the favor, Huang Xiaoming and Zhou Gongzi are very concerned about the promotion of “Painted Skin 2”.

He went on TV shows like crazy before the movie was released, and then he traveled to nearly twenty cities after the movie was released.

It is extremely rare for them to achieve this with their current fame.

“I’m going to Hollywood in two days, so I’ll leave the rest to you.”

“Mr. Liu, is Green Book about to start filming?”

“Yes, the actors are already in place, and other preparations are also complete. Warner is already urging us to do it.”

Liu Zhou did not do nothing during this period. In addition to handling the affairs of his company, he also remotely controlled the preparations of “Green Book”.

In order to confirm the actors and shooting locations, he personally went to the United States twice.

“Mr. Liu, can ‘Green Book’ get another billion dollar box office?” Zhang Zhao asked with a smile.

“How is that possible? A billion dollars in box office is not cheap, not to mention this is an art film.”

“This year, Summit Entertainment has a share of the revenue from Joker, and with The Hunger Games, its performance will be very good, and its profits may even exceed the total of its domestic profits.”

“Once the Golden Harvest Film and Television Industrial Park is completed this year, the cinema chain will also be completed. Without other large investments, the domestic profits will be much better.”

The two didn’t talk much, and after Wuershan finished his thanks, the premiere ceremony officially ended.

There was another dinner later, and Liu Zhou also attended in person.

I came to attend the premiere of “Painted Skin 2” to boost the momentum of the film and Golden Harvest’s industry in the west.

At midnight, “Painted Skin 2” began to be released in major theaters across the country.

Golden Harvest secured a 55 percent screening rate for the film, which grossed 82 million on its first day of release, surpassing the previous best first-day box office performance of “Tiny Times” during this year’s summer season.

On the second day of its release, “Painted Skin 2” once again grossed 1.92 million, and over the next two days of the weekend, it grossed million.

In the first four days of the film, it grossed 3.58 million yuan.

The movie has such a strong momentum and is one of the most anticipated blockbusters of this summer. It almost instantly occupied most of the entertainment news pages.

The media have predicted that the final box office of the film may exceed 1 billion.

However, with the large-scale release of the movie, compared to the almost one-sided praise of “Painted Skin”, “Painted Skin 2” has received mixed reviews.

Mainly, the plot has attracted a lot of criticism.

The only good thing is that the plot has been streamlined and is no longer so dragged out. It has a better reputation than the original one, and its Douban score has reached 6.9 points.

However, many of the negative reviews are quite objective. Although they find fault with the plot and acting, they do not deliberately spread rumors or slander.

But there are always talented argumentative people or people who create gimmicks to attract attention on the Internet.

On a certain forum, a talented person adapted a popular song called “The Most Dazzling Shemale Style” to satirize the human-shemale relationship in the movie.

On Monday of the new week, perhaps due to some negative reviews and the fact that it was a workday, the movie box office plummeted by 60%, taking in only 43 million in a single day.

However, because the film’s visuals are more beautiful than the first one and it tells a story about a love triangle, there are quite a few female viewers, and some are even as many as the male viewers.

Therefore, the subsequent box office did not continue to decline, and even slightly increased.

In the following six days, the film earned another 2.5 million yuan, and a total of 2.93 million yuan in the second week.

The movie grossed 6.51 million yuan in eleven days after its release.

(End of this chapter)