The Best Director

On the second day of its general release, the dB score for "Kung Fu Panda" was extremely high. The Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating has increased to 92%/%, and the audience love rating is 87%. It has withstood the test of public release and is still a classic with good reviews.

Its box office performance in the past was not shocking, but it was by no means a failure. The average of 3,451 theaters was 6,561 yuan per theater, totaling 10,000 yuan. It won an unsuspicious Friday championship. The second place "Monster Granny" only had 5.759 million yuan. . The opening day performance of "Kung Fu Panda" ranks first among P-rated movies so far this year. The three-day weekend box office is expected to exceed 10,000 US dollars, which means that it can advance into the inflation-adjusted May opening weekend rankings. Top ten.

"Kung Fu fever hits, and panda Po becomes the new darling of the market." - "Los Angeles Times". While "Kung Fu Panda" is being released in North America, it has also appeared on the screens of Ukraine, Russia, Lithuania, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and the Philippines. All of them have performed very well, and they have all ranked first. In the next two months, Within a year, this Chinese style will hit theaters around the world, including mainland China and Taiwan on May 27, Hong Kong on June 3, France on June 23, Japan on June 24, etc.

Although "Kung Fu Panda" has been well received and has inspiring content themes, the boycott disputes in mainland China are still continuing. As the story content is unveiled, new political metaphors, satirical insults and other reasons for boycotts have surfaced. It seems that the previous "Chinese market" and "making money" are no longer the main directions.

Flame Blue Sky spent three years producing $100 million and more than $10,000 in promotional expenses. It took innovative business risks and spent heavily to hire a gorgeous dubbing cast. On the one hand, it wanted to make a lot of money from the Chinese people; on the other hand, it had sinister intentions. , racking one's brains in metaphorical satire, greatly increasing the unnecessary risk of angering the Chinese people and triggering a series of negative consequences, and even failed to pass the review of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, creating a large number of movies that audiences around the world enjoyed, and some "wise" "The Chinese audience has seen through the sinister content of its sinister nature.

A film company spent such a huge risk to make a "gift" for a certain market. However, this gift is completely unseen, just because the market is not pleasing to the eye! That is really too high a view of Hollywood, which is mainly about business, and also too high a view of oneself.

In fact, when Flame Films launched, the box office evaluations in China, Taiwan, and Taiwan were not very high. Coupled with the current boycott in the mainland, it would be very, very good to receive a total of 10,000 US dollars.

Now Wang Yang feels that the evaluation of the sales department is a bit optimistic. The 8-year-old DreamWorks version of "Kung Fu Panda" only had a total box office of 10,000 US dollars in the three places in China, 20,000 in the mainland, 4.1464 million in Hong Kong, and 3.8518 million in Taiwan. Although " "Kung Fu Panda" set off a movie-watching craze in three places. However, the market potential at the time was such that DreamWorks' production cost was US$100 million.

That was 8 years, and now it is 5 years. The annual box office market growth changes in mainland China are very amazing, which also means that the three-year time difference is enough for "Kung Fu Panda" to not reach 10,000 US dollars. However, Hong Kong and Taiwan, where the markets are mature, are similar. .

As a result, the final box office of "Kung Fu Panda" in the three places across the Taiwan Strait is likely to be only RMB 10,000.

The share ratio signed by Flame and China Film Group, the mainland operator, is %: %, while the share ratio for Hollywood blockbusters by mainland theater chains and operators is usually 57%: 43%, that is to say, 43% of the pre-tax 10,000 yuan and then 3.44 million % , is the share given to Fire Movies, which made a huge profit of 3.44 million US dollars from unwise mainland Chinese audiences.

The net profit from later sales of DVDs and other products in mainland China is almost negligible; peripheral toys seem to have some success, but they are not high. If Flame Blue Sky made "Kung Fu Panda" deliberately to disgust the Chinese audience for some sinister reason, why? However, although the mainland market does not currently provide much profit, the Flames do take a fancy to the Chinese market and Asian markets. You must know that the sales links in Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and other places are already mature.

In any case, "Kung Fu Panda" is a sincere love letter and a rush to the 6th. Wang Yang does not know the full intention of DreamWorks, but he is absolutely sure that Flame \u0026p; Blue Sky will not make such self-contradictions and form self-interests. The stupidity of conflict never occurred to me.

"News is not good or bad, it is just news." Master Oogway said. The reason why news is good or bad is because people are moved and the angle they choose to view the news determines how good or bad that person thinks a thing is..." The child saw the cute A Bao, and the adult saw the image of the fat and gluttonous panda. China; Children saw an encouraging story about pursuing dreams and defeating bad guys, while adults saw an evil story full of political metaphors and ulterior motives...

Seeing the new round of boycotts on the Chinese Internet, Wang Yang couldn't help but sigh. Maybe "Fireflies" will be misinterpreted into who knows what, and the intentions he wants to express and the artistic conception he pursues will be thrown into trouble. However, all of this , isn’t that what “Firefly” wants to say?

The North American weekly champion from May 13th to 19th is basically certain to belong to "Kung Fu Panda". "Star Wars Episode III", which will only be released for one day this week, should not pose a fatal threat to it, but here in Cannes, France..." 15 The number has officially entered "Star Wars Day".

"Lucas! Lucas! Lucas!" At this time, there was a sea of ​​people in front of the Lumiere Hall of the Miner Cinema Palace. Tens of thousands of Star Wars fans gathered here clapped their hands and shouted in unison. The name of the idol was heard in an excited voice: "Lucas! Lucas!

The long red carpet separated by railings was also very lively. This time, the promoters of "Star Wars Episode III" included not only Lucas, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, and Samuel L. Jackson As well as several Hollywood stars who came to help; the clone army of the "Galaxy Empire" also appeared. Under the command of Darth Vader, the clone army was lined up on both sides, looking like a security team on the red carpet. .

The stars were bright and flashing constantly. The guests and photographers were busy in their own way. The big screens on both sides of the movie palace captured these scenes, which made movie fans excited. The scene of the father of Star Wars and Darth Vader waving side by side made them completely He went crazy, clapping his hands and shouting in unison.

"Firefly" is very low-key and mysterious at this year's Cannes. In fact, it is not on the list of the special screening section at all. It is just a tourist taking a ride on "Kung Fu Panda". To put it harshly, the security guard can say "I am Come to join in the fun." Wang Yang picked it up and threw it to the beach. Of course, the organizer did not do that, but happily arranged a press conference for "Fireflies" for them to be interviewed, and also put up some "Fireflies" posters.

In comparison, "Star Wars: Episode III" is too grand. As early as the first day of the film festival, overwhelming posters have announced that this year's Cannes belongs to Star Wars. Almost every store in the NTB Street next to the promenade is related to Star Wars. If you buy a mobile phone, you will get a Star Wars color case, if you buy a dress, you will get a Star Wars T-shirt, if you buy furniture, you will get a Star Wars model, if you buy jewelry, you will get a Star Wars hand... There are also water bottles, stationery, stickers, leather goods, etc. There are countless such peripheral products, and George Lucas seems to have moved the Star Wars warehouse to Cannes.

The popularity of a film can always be measured by the number of people watching a red carpet show. "Star Wars: Episode III" has undoubtedly become the most popular this year. Every night at the entrance of the Film Palace, you can see people holding "npt-Tkt-ntd ( "Looking for red carpet tickets)" movie fans, they walked in twos and threes among the tourists passing by. Today, when the "Star Wars Episode III" exhibition day came, the crowd at the entrance of the Cinema Palace instantly became Star Wars fans.

Some people held up cards to try their luck early in the morning. Some people directly wrote on the cards "I pay euros, who sells?". Some people even changed into formal clothes first, and then walked into Lumiere on the other side just after receiving the tickets. Red carpet show in the lobby.

Although they often returned disappointed, the crowds still kept coming, so much so that the organizers of the film festival needed to ask the police department to cooperate, and the police dispatched many officers to maintain law and order at this grand screening. However, just after four o'clock in the afternoon, more than a dozen police cars lined up along the coastal avenue were quickly submerged in the sea of ​​people stretching for several kilometers. All cars could only move forward slowly like a snail, starting from one side of the road. Walking from one side to the other was as difficult as landing in Normandy.

In order to ensure that the guest convoy could arrive on time and the screening ceremony could start smoothly, the police had previously imposed temporary security on the promenade. With the current lively scene... "Lucas! Lucas!" shouted The sound travels far.

"Hmph! Why are you here too?" The movie palace over there is a boiling ocean, and the beach scenery right next to it is beautiful. Taobao Women's Clothing Tmall Taobao Mall Taobao Women's Clothing Winter Jacket m, the sunshine in the afternoon is soft and warm. , tourists are walking around on the beach or lying on blankets, and the girls in thin clothes are very eye-catching. At this time of year, many beauties will come to Cannes to try their luck, hoping to be introduced to the film industry by some talent scout or producer or director. Wang Yang did not have tickets for the "Star Wars Episode 3" screening, so he came to the beach. Take a walk.

However, we met in a narrow road. We did not meet the future Katherine Hepburn or Audrey Hepburn. Instead, we met Paris Hilton. Her new film "The Girl" also came to the Funa Film Festival for promotion, although it was not even in competition. None of the films were shortlisted, but she received a lot of media attention because of her. It was a comedy film with an unknown amount of investment, produced by Global Entertainment.

If Wang Yang came to join in the fun with "Fireflies", the media reporters wanted more and more from it, but he didn't give it; Paris Hilton also came to join in the fun, she wanted to give a lot to seduce the media reporters eyeball.

However, she made a joke at the promotional meeting of "The Girl" on the 13th. At that time, Paris was telling the media that she was determined to change her bold image. She said: "I already have my own brand of hotel. In the future, I will I will work hard to develop it into a new boutique that can compete with Hilton Hotels. Now I am like a businesswoman, going to and from work every day, and there is basically no nightlife. I have really changed. Although I am naturally beautiful, I'm smart and rich, but it's not my fault, so I hope people don't hate me for it."

Just as she continued to express her career ambitions, an Argentinian reporter suddenly asked her about the rape video tape, which immediately made Paris expressionless. She even cursed secretly. Unexpectedly, the microphone heard: "Fuk!" She simply responded with some vulgar words, and the change was astonishingly fast. In addition, according to gossip media reports, on the night of the 13th, Paris, who had been determined to change during the day, was spotted partying and drinking heavily on a sailboat with her friends until 2 am.

On the soft beach, looking at Wang Yang alone, a group of people led by Paris Hilton stopped. None of the female attendants spoke. Looking at his smile, Paris felt heartbroken and couldn't help but feel deeply. Taking a breath, she didn't know why, but every time she met Wang Yang, she felt itchy with hatred. She would never forget the humiliation he brought to her! This bitch must be thinking about the video tape now. He must have seen it and he must have laughed...

"Yes! I'm here." Wang Yang smiled and shrugged. Although he didn't want to deal with her, he didn't leave directly.

This is actually a kind of courtesy.

Paris didn't seem to have any intention of ending the conversation. She curled her lips and asked, "What...what's the name of your movie?" She looked at the followers on her left and right questioningly, and was reminded, "Firefly." She exclaimed, "I've been so busy lately! But who can blame me? I can't even see a poster of it here. If it's like Star Wars, I'll definitely remember it!" She laughed at herself: "Our "Wind Woman" is already a supporting role. It... well, is your, uh... "Firefly" ready?"

Wang Yang looked directly into her eyes from beginning to end, like watching a monkey playing, and waited for her to say, "It's done." Paris, who didn't give an inch in her eyes, then smiled and said, "I wish you failure! Haha. Haha!" Several beautiful attendants laughed one after another, some laughed determinedly like Paris, and some chuckled not wanting to completely offend this rich director. Wang Yang inevitably wanted to laugh at their boring tricks. These women are so vulgar and idiotic! He said: "I won't. Goodbye."

"Wait!" Paris called out to Wang Yang who was leaving again, and said with a provocative expression: "I'm going to have a party tonight, can we have you come after the party?" Just to say n to him, but she said There was a flash of hope that he would suddenly say "Okay!" Wang Yang's voice was crisp and clear: "n" Paris looked him up and down: "I have always had a question." She came closer and lowered her voice just right. Everyone around can hear: "Are you impotent?"

"We need to see who the other party is. If it is..." Wang Yang looked her up and down, frowned and muttered: "No, thank you." Under Paris's fierce gaze, he turned around again After looking at the female attendants for a few moments, he pursed his lips at the black Latina woman who laughed the loudest just now. He looked at the guy with fake eyes and winked at her, but only Paris Hilton could hear the voice. : “But she is very beautiful.

After that, Wang Yang ignored the group of women and walked away. When he turned his back to them, he smiled and stuck out his tongue. The conflict had been planted. Let's have a good fight according to the director's arrangement! tn! There is no need to be polite when dealing with some people.

"Fuk!" Paris stamped her feet and scolded, glancing at her good friend again. She knew that Wang Yang was provoking dissension but was still furious. Why was there so many women here, but he chose her to make her angry? This guy is stealing more and more of her limelight! prostitute! "Paris, what did he say?" She couldn't help but get angry: "He said go to hell!"

The ending of "Star Wars Episode III" made many fans who attended the screening choked up and shed tears. Anakin Skywalker finally became Darth Vader, and the "Star Wars" series also came to an end. Many fans even cried bitterly; and film critics also gave a "rare" thumbs up. The first prequel "The Phantom Menace" has a Rotten Tomatoes freshness score of 61%/%, and "Attack of the Clones" has a 61%/% freshness. And this The first "Revenge of the Sith" finally has some depth and breaks away from the category of children's drama! George Lucas finally didn't become the second Ridley Scott this summer.

"Hi, Natalie!", "Hi, Jan! How are you doing?"

Cannes is just a small town with a permanent population of about 70,000. The promenade and the Cinema Palace are only that big. It is not a strange thing for the two to meet. Natalie has already completed the promotion of "Star Wars Episode 3" , but on the 17th, she will also attend the screening of another film "Free Zone" in which she stars.

"Hahaha! Haha..." It was not deserted in front of the movie palace. There were tourists, spectators, reporters and filmmakers everywhere. Wang Yang stroked Natalie's bald head without hesitation. He felt a slight thorn in his palm. Laughing endlessly: "Haha! It feels good!" Natalie opened her mouth wide and looked up and laughed loudly: "You can get one too! It's very cool!" Wang Yang rubbed it vigorously: "Ah-this is smart and interesting head!"

The photographer who noticed the two of them hurriedly raised his camera and snapped pictures of the intimate scene. In fact, Natalie Portman’s bald head is now everyone’s favorite. Everyone wants to try it. Yesterday At the screening of "Star Wars Episode III", George Lucas touched her head in public, but that was a 61-year-old elder. Hayden Christensen would not and would not dare to touch her like this. head, magical Yang will! Natalie also stood on tiptoes and reached out to rub his head! The photojournalists clicked their cameras frantically with joy, it was so exciting!

What made them feel pity was that the two of them rubbed each other a few times and walked into the movie palace with smiles. They didn't know that Wang Yang wanted to ask Natalie about something serious, so the two of them met at the coffee shop by the way and drank. We talked over coffee.

"The Black Warrior isn't here, right?" Wang Yang looked around at the seats on the left and right, his tone was quite frightening: "I don't want to be beaten." Natalie glanced at him contemptuously, and said very seriously: "You You can beat him to death with kung fu!" She recalled how shocking the crowds of people were yesterday, and everyone kept shouting "Lucas, Lucas..." She thought of George Lucas trying hard when "Star Wars" was released in 1977. He was 33 years old and now he is 25. Isn’t it possible?

"You're right." Wang Yang was thinking about what, using kung fu to kill the black warrior? No matter what, at least you must have the courage to fight! He raised his coffee cup and drank. , smiled and said: "I watched "Star Wars: Episode III" this morning. You probably won't get the Razzies this time."

Both of them burst into laughter. She had already received three Razzie nominations for "The Phantom Menace" and "Attack of the Clones". Natalie shook her head and sighed with a smile: "It's really unfair. Your "Fireflies" is obviously finished, why don't you just do a film festival? I really want to see "Fireflies", but you have whetted my appetite for too long!"

Cowboys and oriental elements, the poems you mentioned, your fights, the whole story, your messy freedom, beautiful world and so on..." She counted and suddenly said: "It's been a few years! "

Wang Yang nodded and said, "It's all in there." Natalie drank. Coffee, looked at him and smiled: "Well, that's good! What kind of world is a beautiful world! My answer now is, a world full of love!" Wang Yang smiled and gave a thumbs up: "Good answer! But not You're about to see it." Natalie said "k" and just wait and watch! She changed the topic: "Is Jessica doing well recently?" When he mentioned his beloved wife and baby, Wang Yang smiled brightly: "Very good!"

"You have to pay attention. The emotional changes of pregnant women are very complicated. Let's not sit so close." Natalie moved back as if to get away from something. She moved around and still stayed on the chair. Wang Yang thought it was not that exaggerated and said with a smile: "It's okay. Jessica is not the kind of woman with a bad temper, and I take good care of her." Natalie sighed silently: "That's a pregnant woman! You should I know that I can't think about pregnant women with common sense. Many times, she can't control herself. It's a kind of expression. She usually tolerates her impatience, but now she gets irritable. She usually gets anxious when she thinks randomly. What is the biggest change in her recently? ?”

The biggest change? Wang Yang scratched his head. Do you particularly like sweets? He thought about it and said: "I like sweets, and eat a lot every day! And...·...Yes! I have become more narcissistic and more stinky." Suddenly I wanted to wear a wedding dress to show him; suddenly I bought a lot of maternity dresses. When I came back, I tried them on one by one and asked him to evaluate them one by one. He rarely did this before. He continued: "Look in the mirror all day long, measure your waist with a tape measure, and pay attention to the changes in your body... This should be the most obvious." He had known this for a long time: “She was a little afraid of becoming ugly.

"Pregnant women all have this kind of anxiety, especially Jessica. Her self-confidence was built from ugly to beautiful. No one wants to change back again, which means losing everything now."

Natalie's expression and tone were calm and serious, quite like a psychiatrist's. Wang Yang also looked serious: "But I really don't mind, I love her and the baby." Natalie drank. Bitter coffee gave him some advice: "If you have something to say, praise her beauty when you have the chance! Show your love for her body changes and make her feel that she is a more charming woman! You must be serious , don’t make any jokes, you are as fat as the earth and so cute..." She is not Juno, not me. Natalie smiled: "If you praise her enough, she will be in a good mood, and your baby will be in a good mood too." "

"That's what I did." Wang Yang recalled that he had done really well and couldn't help but smile: "I kiss her belly many times every day." Natalie nodded with satisfaction, raised her hand and said: " K, that’s good! What’s the serious thing you want to say?”

Wang Yang looked around mysteriously and said in a low voice: "I'm preparing a new movie plan. It will start shooting in August, and it will be completed in about a month, and it will be released during the Christmas season at the end of the year." Natalie's eyes widened. Liang: "So..." Wang Yang really made the invitation: "I need a heroine here, are you interested in starring?" Natalie laughed and praised Mike Nichols wildly, but it still worked. She Nodding happily without thinking: "Of course, I'm your biggest fan!"

"D.!" Wang Yang happily raised the coffee cup and saluted her: "The big problem is solved like this!" Natalie asked enthusiastically: "What type of movie is that? What story?" Wang Yang took a sip of coffee and said: "Remember last year's SHT? Didn't you ask me to shoot a love story?" Natalie seemed to have seen something terrifying, and her eyes widened: "You really want to shoot a love story?" ?Are you kidding...·..."

Wang Yang said he was not joking and shrugged, and said with a smile: "It's really good! It's what we talked about at the time, and some other things I have learned recently." Now Natalie's interest became even greater: "What kind of girl do I want to play? ?" Wang Yang was a little annoyed: "What else? A girl with personality, but not this bald girl."...

The North American weekend champion from May 13th to 15th was undoubtedly won by "Kung Fu Panda". The opening weekend of this animated film reached 61.74 million, accounting for 46.5% of the market share, surpassing the second place "Kung Fu Panda" with 15.31 million. "Monster Granny" has a huge box office advantage of 46.43 million U.S. dollars, igniting the summer vacation schedule! Overseas, it won all weekend championships in seven countries: Ukraine, Russia, Lithuania, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and the Philippines. Its market share was almost %. Its performance in Russia and South Korea was the most surprising. Panda Abao A Kung Fu whirlwind is sweeping the world!

The 16th, 17th, and 18th will become a thing of the past... Wang Yang has returned to Los Angeles with the crew of "Kung Fu Panda" and "Firefly". "Star Wars Episode 3" will be officially launched on May 19th, Eastern Time. It will be released simultaneously in North American theaters around the world. On May 18th, 19th, and 3rd, it will appear on theater screens in South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and other countries; and "Kung Fu Panda" The screening scale will also be expanded, and it will enter mainland China on the 27th, which is getting closer every day.

The first fierce battle of the summer vacation, "Kung Fu Panda" V "Star Wars: The Prequel", was staged with the release of two movies. This summer has just begun.