This movie has been under censorship for so many years. Both the director Ning Hao and the production company behind it, Xiaoma Pentium, have been exhausted by this movie. They will be very satisfied just to make a profit.
Of course, everyone also hoped for a dark horse counterattack, the iron triangle to join forces, and break the limitations of art films, etc.
But now it seems that this expectation is very slim, and not losing money is the biggest victory.
During the release of "No Man's Land", there was only a little over a week left for the release of "Time Raiders", and the promotion period had completely entered its climax.
"Running Man" officially announced that the new episode will be broadcast on December 7, with Wei Yang and Fan Xiaopang joining the show.
In fact, according to the normal recording time, there should be two episodes before Wei Yang, but he is Boss Wei, and it is his own project, so he can coordinate and communicate and adjust the order.
Therefore, the broadcast time of the two episodes of "Running Man" happened to be synchronized with "Super Time Cohabitation".
The strategy of "Time Raiders" is very simple, it is to try every possible means to grab box office revenue in the early stage.
This year's Lunar New Year box office, apart from the Spring Festival box office which has become independent, is actually a little crowded.
Because this year's Spring Festival is very close, just at the end of January next year, which means that in mid-to-late January many people will be working their last hours or rushing to travel during the Spring Festival travel rush, and not many people will have the time and energy to watch movies at this time.
Therefore, a small part or even half of the January schedule was wasted, and the market was only available in mid-to-early January.
This makes the entire month of December particularly important, with the best period being mid-to-late December, including Christmas and New Year's Day.
Therefore, this period of time was also successfully occupied by the three major dominant players in this year's Lunar New Year period.
The schedule is so short, and with three groups traveling together, there are bound to be some bumps and bruises.
"Time Raiders" was released first, followed by Feng Kuzi's "Private Tailor", with the two films released less than a week apart.
Another film, "New Police Story 2013", is even more exaggerated, being only about ten days apart from "Time Raiders" and three days apart from "Personal Tailor".
Interestingly, "Private Customization" is a film produced by Huayi and Yinghuang, both of which had a very good relationship with Jackie Chan and often collaborated with him.
Last year's box office hit "Chinese Zodiac" was a collaboration between the three companies, but this year Jackie Chan gave two of them a warning.
However, it is also possible that it was not Jackie Chan’s idea, but the producer’s intention. Behind the movie "New Police Story 2013" are Wanda and Starlight Gala.
That’s right, it’s the star-studded company behind Da Tiantian. Another producer, Qin Gaoguan’an’s company, also has the background of Da Tiantian.
The producer is not Cheng Long’s company, but according to his habit, it should be a high salary + dividend, otherwise the announced cost of the film will not match.
Under this premise, the producers probably have a lot of say, such as being able to choose the release date or appoint the female lead.
Yes, Da Tiantian is the heroine of this movie again. She plays the daughter of Cheng Long and performs a touching father-daughter relationship with her big brother.
Not to mention that Da Tiantian has all the resources, it is also quite ironic that Cheng Long plays the role of a father and daughter with deep affection.
The Little Dragon Girl was a very popular character back then, but Jackie Chan still didn't acknowledge his daughter even after more than ten years. However, Jackie Chan still particularly likes to play out plots of deep father-daughter love and related elements.
"New Police Story 2013" saves the daughter, "The Last Airbender" saves the niece, "Beyond the Storm" avenges the daughter, "Dragon Horse Spirit" parents reunite...
There is no other way. My eldest brother is old after all, and we are filming an action movie. If he wants to develop into a hero who never grows old, the best way is to play the role of a father in the family.
In this case, children have to play a role. After all, sons are boys and cannot be too useless. If they are too strong, they will easily steal the show. Girls are weaker, which is just right for complementing each other.
Therefore, the difficulty of father-son plays is not only much greater than that of father-daughter plays, but it is also easy to be unappreciative.
The most important thing is that the eldest brother's son is too disappointing and sensitive, so it is risky to film a father-son drama.
So even though the eldest brother knew he would be ridiculed, he still gritted his teeth and patted the father and daughter, saying, "Just say it. It won't cost you anything anyway."
Wei Yang doesn't care about "New Police Story 2013".
Firstly, we know that the quality of this movie is mediocre. Second, there is a gap of nearly two weeks between the two films. Third, the subject matter is inconsistent, so there is no direct competition.
On the contrary, although "Private Customization" is extremely similar to "Party A and Party B" in style and can even be said to be relying on old reputation, its quality is not bad.
And no matter how many flaws there are, Feng Kuzi's name is no joke, and his comedy skills are also very impressive.
Both films have quite high comedy elements, the subject matter is similar, and the release dates are only a few days apart. In a sense, they are a meeting on a narrow road, and it is bound to be a bloody battle.
This is also the reason why Feng Kuzi jumped up and down when he heard about the restrictions on the roadshow in Shanghai, thinking that it was Wei Yang's fault.
There is so much tension between the two sides that it is hard not to think too much.
Although Wei Yang did not create any obstacles in the roadshow, he had also thought of ways to deal with it, and proposed that one of the goals was to reap the box office revenue in the early stages.
By cooperating with the two episodes of "Running Man", we accumulated enough advantages in the first week of its release, took the initiative, and blocked Feng Pants at a high level of public opinion and word of mouth.
At the same time as the program team officially announced the film, the second trailer was also released, along with a promotional song - "Silence".
The lyrics and music were written by Wei Yang, and the singer is Zhang Liangying, one of Boss Wei's favorite singers in recent years.
On December 4, two hours after the trailer was released, it successfully landed on Weibo's hot searches and became a hot topic.
The entire video, or MV, is mostly edited from movie clips, but also includes some completely new creations.
At the beginning, it is told from the perspectives of Fan Xiaopang and Wei Yang, describing two lovers who were in love but missed each other after being separated for some reason.
In the end, the hero took a brave step and chose to pull the heroine to start over, but due to some strange circumstances, he failed, suggesting that the heroine might leave and he would be left alone.
"Why does love sentence all living beings to loneliness?
The knot that can’t be untied between eyebrows The calamity that can’t be untied in fate Is you …”
The song "Mo" was the theme song of the movie "Silent Separation" in its original time and space. It tells the story of endless love like the deep sea.
This song is more in line with the love between the male and female protagonists of "Silent Separation", which is full of memories, sadness, heartache and still indelible attachment.
This time, Wei Yang also copied it and used it as the theme song for the TV series "Why Sheng Xiaomo" starring Tang Yan. However, after the song was finished, Wei Yang found that "Super Time Cohabitation" could also be linked to this song.
In the story, the two people fell in love, understood and sacrificed for each other, and finally, after a period of time and space, the male protagonist waited alone for many years.
So Wei Yang changed some of the lyrics and used this song as a promotional song, serving two purposes with the main theme being to avoid waste.
The song "Mo" later became a representative of bad movie hits and also became La Ying's main representative work, with considerable influence.
This time, as the promotional song for "Time Raiders", it received rave reviews as soon as it was released.
[Seabirds and fish have different paths, this song is awesome]
[Oh no, this movie won’t be another tragedy, I don’t dare to watch it]
[Bingbing is so beautiful. The scene of her hugging her knees and crying on the bed is so amazing. It breaks my heart]
[That's bullshit. How much is the Chinese Godfather worth? He is a multi-billion dollar business tycoon.]
[Oh my god, Wei Yang has released a new song, support]
[The song "What Can I Do to Keep You" from the previous movie "Famous" was very nice, but it was not very popular at the time]
[It’s okay. Didn’t The Voice of China make this song popular again not long ago?]
[Damn, that song was written by Wei Yang, it’s my favorite]
[Zhang Liangying made a lot of money, and now she has created several masterpieces with Wei Yang]
[The theme song of "My Love from the Star" and "Love Sorrow", now there is another song "Silence", she made a lot of money]
[Wei Yang really likes Zhang and Huang, and gave each of them several songs. I don’t believe there is nothing innocent between them]
[Wei Yang, if you understand, you will understand]
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【……】
Although the topic once again turned to the gossip about Wei Yang and Jane Zhang, it did not hinder the spread of the song "Mo".
In just two days, "Mo" was listed on major music websites and at the top of the charts, showing signs of becoming a year-end hit. The MV/trailer has received tens of millions of hits and has been forwarded and circulated countless times.
A good theme song can often play an unexpected promotional role.
But unfortunately, most film and television works do not have good enough theme songs, and some good songs become theme songs, but the quality of the film and television itself is not good.
Therefore, there are not many examples of truly achieving positive mutual assistance between two parties, with songs driving film and television, and film and television feeding back to songs.
But once this kind of linkage effect is formed, it will not be as simple as 1+1=2.
Wei Yang has already tasted the sweetness of this operation, such as "Light Chasers" and the Zhenhua Trilogy, "Eastern Palace" and "Love and Death".
The popularity of a film or TV show is inseparable from the outstanding contribution of the theme song. Similarly, the popularity and success of a song is also contributed to by the film or TV show.
At present, the movie has not been released yet and no accurate linkage has been formed, but the popularity of "Silence" has brought considerable popularity and exposure to the movie.
Even Jane Zhang became famous, partly because of her songs and partly because of her scandal with boss Wei.
…
"I really have nothing to do with her!"
Wei Yang repeated it again helplessly, and Fan Xiaopang still had some doubts: "It doesn't matter, you wrote so many songs for her."
"I can't appreciate her. She sings well and we all have fun working together, so it's natural to use the familiar instead of the unfamiliar."
Wei Yang's reason was very appropriate, but it could not withstand his reputation issues, so people were skeptical. And for some reason, Zhang Liangying remained silent on these rumors and gossip, which further deepened everyone's suspicion.
But Boss Wei is really innocent. Jane Zhang is not bad looking, but just not bad.
She might be considered a beauty among talented singers, but she is insignificant in the entire entertainment industry. Boss Wei really doesn't have that interest.
"I don't disbelieve it, why are you so anxious?"
Fan Xiaopang believed it this time. On the one hand, Boss Wei was picky about food, and on the other hand, Wei Yang did not hide this matter from her.
Perhaps because the two of them were just dating friends at the beginning, Boss Wei was very open in this regard. Although he didn't talk much about his other women, he didn't intend to hide it either.
In this regard, Fan Xiaopang is the best among all the women in Wei Yang!
For example, Zhao Liying and Liu Shishi, they both knew that Wei Yang had other women, but they only figured out who they were bit by bit on their own.
Wei Yang never admitted it and never said it in front of them.
The main reason is that these two are aiming for the position of the queen, so they are not tolerating any injustice, but their tolerance level is not high, and each of them has their own backers. Wei Yang doesn't want a fire in his backyard, so he hides it if he can.
As for Tang Yan and Da Mimi, due to the immorality of their union with Wei Yang, Wei Yang also revealed some of his true colors in front of them.
However, due to trust issues, although Wei Yang was not afraid of the two people making trouble, he did not completely trust them, so he seldom talked about these things, and the two of them did not know his background.
On the contrary, Fan Xiaopang and he had known each other for a long time, their interests were deeply intertwined, and they had a high enough level of trust. Fan Xiaopang had never been jealous before.
Therefore, Fan is the woman who knows Wei Yang's background best in this regard, including the three people he and Tang and Yang are all aware of.
The only possible exception is Gao Yuanyuan from Thailand. It’s not that Wei Yang didn’t dare to say it, but the other person still had to live his life. Wei Yang didn’t want to harm her, so he kept the matter to himself.
It is also because of this that Fan Xiaopang knows that Wei Yang never pretends to be a good person in front of her. If there was really something fishy going on, he would have revealed it long ago.
Seeing Fan Xiaopang biting back, Wei Yang was so angry that he gave him a beating, but he sighed in his heart.
Although Fan Xiaopang also liked to ask him about these things in the past, he was more just having fun and listening to gossip.
At least he didn't show any displeasure on the surface, and even asked about some details with interest, satisfying his curiosity while learning from others' strengths and improving himself.
But this time and the last time when I encountered Rouba during the recording of "Running Man", I would have an outburst every time afterwards.
It wasn't a serious fight, it was more of just acting like a spoiled brat, taking the opportunity to make Wei Yang feel humiliated, but the meaning it revealed was really terrifying when you think about it carefully, I didn't even bother to act, it was clearly written on my face that I was jealous.
“…”
Wei Yang was so worried and felt that he was a bit of a masochist.
It's not like he can't afford to support her, and the other person really has the intention and affection for her, so Wei Yang can't bear to refuse.
But he didn't want to have a child now, or before Liu Shishi and Zhao Liying. He knew this woman. She was wild and ruthless.
If she really gave birth to her first child, with the child in hand, Wei Yang's family would give way to her, and Zhao and Liu might not be her opponents even if they joined forces, and Wei Yang might not be able to control her.
So Wei Yang has been hiding. He thinks very clearly that he cannot make any promises before Liu and Zhao have children and consolidate their position.
But if Fan Neng can wait for him, Wei Yang will not let him down and will give him everything he deserves. As for children, Wei Yang will try his best to treat them equally.
Wei Yang has always wanted to find an opportunity to talk things out with Fan Xiaopang, but the latter usually avoids the topic.
She was always noisy, but would run away when it came to serious matters, so Wei Yang was very afraid that she would do something crooked and act first and then report to the authorities, which would make him very passive...
(End of this chapter)