Chapter 438 2008
Perhaps it was because it beat "The Warlords" at the box office in its first week, perhaps it was because Xu Kun and Huang Xiaoming were in between, or perhaps it was because Deng Chao's fame and status were higher than in the original time and space.
So the famous scene where Feng Xiaogang snatched the microphone from Deng Chao, blurted out "Since no one is interested in the movie, let's not waste our time here", and then turned around and left, did not happen.
But his mottled old face was still as black as the bottom of a pot. As soon as the interview was over, he left without even waiting for the award ceremony to officially take place.
Afterwards, Feng Xiaogang and Deng Chao completely broke up and even kicked Deng Chao out of the roadshow team.
Since this guy had it all to himself, Xu Kun naturally didn't bother to make amends for him. Anyway, he still had Wang Zhonglei as his backer, so there was no need to worry that he would never recover.
Since then, Xu Kun has been busy promoting the movie, traveling to two or three cities a day on average. He basically catches up on sleep on trains, buses or planes, and is so busy that he doesn't distinguish between day and night.
Thanks to Qin Lan's company, they didn't feel lonely during the journey - the two of them also unlocked the scene achievement of Air China's 737 bathroom.
Before we knew it, 2008 had quietly arrived.
"The Warlords", which was originally regarded as a strong rival of "Assembly", began to decline rapidly at the box office after entering its third week. Although its reputation is still good, it cannot hide its downward trend.
On January 2008, 1, the total box office of "Assembly" officially surpassed "The Warlords", which caused quite a stir in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Because this is the first time since the opening of the mainland film market that a commercial blockbuster starring all mainland actors has defeated commercial blockbusters from Hong Kong and Taiwan that are full of superstars.
The invincible battleship composed of Chen Kexin + Jet Li + Liu Dehua + Jin Chengwu was defeated by the mainland combination of Feng Xiaogang + Xu Kun + Deng Chao + Huang Xiaoming, and the production cost of 3 million was defeated by the cost of 8000 million.
This may not seem surprising in later generations, but at that time it was no less than a bombshell in the entertainment circles across both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau.
It turns out that we can do it with the help of our own people from the mainland!
As time goes by, the gap between the two films widens, and more people realize this.
It can be done. We can really do it without relying on people from Hong Kong and Taiwan!
People in Hong Kong and Taiwan were in a state of panic, as if they were facing a formidable enemy and had lost their parents. Suddenly, many rumors discrediting "Assembly" emerged. As the male lead, Xu Kun, who had always been unfriendly to Hong Kong and Taiwan, was splashed with countless dirty water.
Some said that he won by illegal means; some said that his real identity was the son of a high-ranking official, so he was able to mobilize countless resources; some dug up his statement that "there are no good people in Hong Kong Island" and severely criticized him.
However, most of the time, we start from the relationship between men and women.
Starting from mid-January 2008, all kinds of true and false rumors about Xu Kun appeared in major media outlets in Hong Kong Island like a flood.
Some large newspapers are relatively reserved, but many entertainment tabloids simply start with a picture and make up the entire content.
For example, they posted a photo of a young trainee wearing a red scarf walking into the Huayi office building, and wrote below it based on rumors: [It is said that Xu Kun often ran to the practice room and personally "corrected the posture" of those trainees who were still in elementary school.
Due to his status as a big director and a big star, the young trainees under his guidance knew that they were being taken advantage of, but they had to grit their teeth and endure it.
However, those parents in the mainland who want their daughters to become successful, instead of protesting or calling the police when they heard the news, let it go and even secretly encouraged it.
Later, some trainees even stayed out all night. As for what happened...
Anyway, that night, the lights in Xu Kun's office were on all night.
There were also claims that whenever Xu Kun was filming a TV series or film, he would deliberately arrange the actresses to stay in adjacent rooms, sneak over in the dark at night, open any room at random, and forcefully have sex with the actresses.
It wasn't until the next day that he found out who the actress he had insulted was.
Afterwards, the actresses were tricked into keeping quiet by giving them more shots and lines and introducing other characters.
There are also rumors that Xu Kun never likes to wear condoms, so every time the crew disbands, some actresses will quietly go to have an abortion.
If these children were born, there would be enough for Xu Kun to make a mainland version of Ten Brothers.
For all these reasons, one can't help but describe Xu Kun as the No. 1 Y-stick and LTP in mainland China, the kind who must be killed to appease the public anger.
These fabricated rumors were soon reprinted by mainland media - led by the newspaper owned by Orange Sky Entertainment.
This is not surprising. In 05, Cheng Sky Entertainment paid a huge price to acquire Wang Jinghua and 95% of Huayi's contracted artists, thinking that it could dethrone Huayi, the number one private enterprise, and replace it.
As a result, the company was internally dissatisfied with Wang Jinghua, and Xu Kun appeared from outside to help Huayi in time of need. By the time "Assembly" was released, the gap in strength between the two sides had not narrowed, but widened instead.
How could Wu Kebo of Orange Sky Entertainment accept this? In the past, he only tried to flirt with Huayi and Xu Kun, but this time he simply stopped pretending and went straight into battle with Orange Sky Entertainment.
At the same time, Xu Kun finally finished the roadshow of "Assembly" and returned to Beijing exhausted.
1 month 19 number.
Huayi top floor office.
“It’s hard work, hard work.”
Wang Zhongjun personally poured tea for Xu Kun and handed it to him while saying seriously, "Don't worry. After receiving the news conference, we have already communicated with all the trainees' parents and signed a letter of unanimous approval. It will be published in the newspaper tomorrow morning at the latest."
Xu Kun took the tea, put it aside, and asked, "Did Chengtian Entertainment try to bribe the trainee's parents?"
"I don't know if it was someone from Orange Sky Entertainment, but someone did try to contact the trainee's parents." Wang Zhongjun said solemnly, "But those who can enter our Huayi as trainees usually have some savings at home, otherwise they can't afford the cost of going to Korea, and the conditions offered there are obviously not enough for them to sell out their children's future and reputation."
After hearing this, Xu Kun finally felt relieved.
The cellmates all knew that cases involving the elderly and children were the most troublesome. If a few parents of trainees really came forward and swore that their children were bullied by Xu Kun, even if he could prove his innocence in the end, he would still suffer a lot.
Exhaling a foul breath, Xu Kun leaned back on the sofa with a look of fatigue on his face, and said speechlessly: "These Hong Kong Islanders are really fragile. They can't beat me head-on, so they throw dirty water on me. They are almost saying that I am the number one pervert in the two sides of the Taiwan Strait."
"Haha~"
Wang Zhongjun laughed and said, "It's because you are so high-profile. The Teddy Sisters' fame has even spread to Japan recently."
Xu Kun complained: "That was their own group, not organized by me."
At this time, Feng Xiaogang, who also looked tired, sneered: "In the final analysis, they are afraid of cutting off their way to make money in the north. If you count from the beginning, since 01, the box office champion of Chinese entertainment films in the past year was not played by Hong Kong stars?"
Indeed, in 01, Cheng Long starred in "The Secret Agent"; in 02, Jet Li, Liang Chaowei, Zhang Manyu, and Zhen Zidan starred in "Hero"; in 03,...
As soon as he counted to 03, Xu Kun couldn't help but question, "That's not right. In 03, didn't Director Feng win the box office championship with Cell Phone?"
Feng Xiaogang shook his head and said, "The situation was special that year. Several Hong Kong blockbusters were not able to be released in mainland China in time. By the time they were released, pirated copies were already everywhere. In addition, the total box office of Cell Phone was only 5300 million. In other years, it would not even be among the top three.
Now, "Assembly" has surpassed "Transformers"'s million, and there is no doubt that it will win the mainland box office championship in 08.
This is an epoch-making turning point for the mainland film industry. I estimate that starting from next year, there will be fewer and fewer films like "Painted Skin", where the three main actors are all mainland actors but Zhen Zi, who has a small role, is given the lead role!
This is equivalent to our "Assembly" leading mainland actors to steal the jobs of Hong Kong filmmakers. If they don't resist, that would be weird.
You'd better be mentally prepared. This is only the first wave, and there will definitely be other actions in the future. Your "Operation Kunpeng", which is starred entirely by mainland actors, will most likely be regarded as a thorn in their side.
After all, modern action movies have always been the preserve of Hong Kong Islanders, and they certainly don’t want mainland directors and actors to make any breakthroughs in this area.”
"Just come."
Xu Kun picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said decisively: "Boss Wang, please hold a press conference for me."
"What do you want to do?"
"The Hong Kong dogs are barking so loudly, how can we not teach them a lesson?"
Wang Zhongjun hesitated and said, "Are you sure? Don't make things worse..."
"rest assured."
Xu Kun smiled mysteriously: "If it were any other time, I might not be so sure, but now it is 2008!"
(End of this chapter)
