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Chapter 667

"Face Changing" has been the subject of a lot of controversy since the project was established because of the sky-high cost of the script. Looking at the whole of China, it is probably difficult to find a script that is more expensive than the script cost of "Face Changing".

Some media even joked that "Face Changing" was actually Tianhua spending a lot of money and finding someone to work for Lin Xiao to make money.

In fact, these words are really not nonsense. In order to get a script from Lin Xiao, Yao Ding did not intend to make money from "Face Changing", because for Tianhua, a work was too much needed to give the market confidence.

As for how much money to make, that is secondary, and it is also to make Lin Xiao more dedicated. After all, Yao Ding at the time couldn't afford to lose, and Lin Xiao couldn't afford to lose either, because the higher the price, the greater the risk .

Originally, many people were waiting to see the joke and see how Tianhua prodigal.

As Yao Ding's successor, Wu Wenlong has extremely complicated feelings about the film "Face Changing". If this film becomes a hit, it shows that Yao Ding had a unique vision.

He Wu Wenlong was a little embarrassed, but it involved hundreds of millions of investment, as the CEO of Tianhua Films, he couldn't really hope that this film would fail, because, if it failed, Yao Ding had already left, so this The blame can only be carried by him, Wu Wenlong.

And the key point is that although his new official took office as the third fire, he directly adjusted the existing layout and strategy of Tianhua Films, making Tianhua's performance much better, but it doesn't mean that everyone will support him if he does so. There are many people who oppose it online, why?
Because what is Tianhua Films?It is a film and television company under the Tianhua Group, backed by Tianhua Cinemas, which is also a giant in the top ten in the country, and even wants to attack the top five cinemas in the country. When will Tianhua be reduced to only invest in those low-cost films? The point?

Therefore, Tianhua also needs a big production, and it is a successful big production, and Wu Wenlong also needs it, so "Face Changing" becomes the key.

As for Lin Xiao, of course he also hopes that the film will sell well, after all, it is related to his reputation and interests.

And Yao Ding was probably the one with the most complicated mood.

Why do you say that?Because, so far, he still doesn't think there is any problem with what he did, and Wu Wenlong actually wanted to re-sign the agreement with Lin Xiao before, which made Yao Ding feel uneasy. Ding to talk.

Then it got even more embarrassing.

It was Yao Ding who first negotiated this condition, and now it is Yao Ding who is talking to Wu Wenlong. The key is that Yao Ding's identity is different at this moment.

The reason why his mood was complicated was that Yao Ding was actually very optimistic about "Face Changing". If he had been the president of Ling Xiao Pavilion at that time, then he would never have let Lin Xiao sell the script at that time.

However, now, there is no shortage of "Face Changing" in Lingxiao Pavilion, because "Kung Fu Panda" Lingxiao Pavilion has expanded an overseas channel.

It can be said that Dick Group and Ling Xiaoge are in the honeymoon period of cooperation.

In particular, "Kung Fu Panda" made the Ling Xiao Pavilion a lot of money, and at the same time, it also made a lot of money for the Dick Group, which made many Hollywood giants jealous.

An animation work, a successful animation work, or a hit animation movie, the benefits it can generate will definitely exceed that of a live-action movie.

But big hit animated movies are really hard to come by, and the cost of money and time for animated movies is actually too high, so that the risk naturally increases accordingly.

"Face Changing" completed its premiere with different thoughts.

The word-of-mouth screening of "Face Changing" is very good. Of course, in recent years, except for some really bad movies, the word-of-mouth reputation is still good.

Of course, the premise is that the money is in place.

Tianhua paid out hundreds of millions, so naturally he wouldn't be stingy with such a little public relations fee.

In fact, even if this is the case, the circle is generally not optimistic about "Face Changing", even with Lin Xiao's halo.

Why?Because, since the rise of the co-production mode, there really hasn't been a co-production film that has achieved any good results.

And word of mouth for this kind of blockbuster, hehe, those film critics, as long as the money is in place, can the word of mouth be bad?

Even if there are really a few more ethical ones, public relations may not necessarily give them good reviews, but at least they can shut up.

Therefore, small-scale film critics and media review word-of-mouth, really can't explain anything.

Maybe someone will ask again, so why was "Those Years" screened in the first place?

Those are completely two concepts, because "Those Years" was screened on a large scale, corresponding to a certain age group of moviegoers. Although the word-of-mouth at that time could not be equal to the public's word-of-mouth, it could more or less represent this age group. people's perception.

So it really depends on the word-of-mouth after the large-scale release.

Lin Xiao has seen the samples, and he is quite confident.

He can't guarantee the box office in North America, but it will definitely not be too low in China.

After all, a movie has all the elements it should have, and the story is well told, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

The result also confirmed Lin Xiao's idea.

"Face Changing" was released in China on its first day of release, and won a first-day box office of 1.68 million, which can be called the most co-produced film.

Yes, co-productions are often blockbusters, but they have never achieved good results. This has to be said to be an extremely embarrassing thing.

Because, many co-productions have great ambitions from the very beginning. They want to please not only Eastern audiences but also Western audiences. As a result, they often fail to balance the two, but they still make people feel different inside and out.

Domestic audiences will think that this f*ck is all to please foreigners, and foreign audiences will think this is something.

Don't think that Chinese people are not xenophobic. If you make a co-production, who will be the villain?If a big star from the country is the villain, the audience in Huaguo will definitely scold you.

But if Chinese people are the protagonists and Wai Guoren is the villain, it doesn’t seem to work. It’s not like no one has tried this. In the early years, there were Chinese and foreign stars who defeated the boss together. Well, even monsters appeared, but in the end, it still didn’t work.

But "Face Changing" is different, because this film itself is a reversal of pros and villains. There is me in you, and you in me. The key is that the plot is exciting enough without too obvious bias.

So, this time, the audience in Huaguo was satisfied. "Face Changing" had a very good reputation in Huaguo, and even under Tianhua's public relations, it was called the title of the best co-produced film in history.

The box office is naturally rising steadily.

In North America, after its release, the box office in the first weekend was 3200 million. Although it cannot be compared with "Kung Fu Panda", it is definitely the best co-production film in North America.

Lin Xiao naturally made a lot of money, but Wu Wenlong was not so straightforward, because it was not Tianhua who achieved "Face Changing", but Lin Xiao.

No one thought that the success of "Face Changing" was due to Tian Hua, but only Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao took away all the face and face. The agreement that Yao Ding and Lin Xiao signed at the beginning made Tianhua and Wu Wenlong feel very painful.

(End of this chapter)