This year's"New Year's Day file", in addition to the high-profile movie "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle", Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are Honest Do Not Disturb 3" may be the most discussed work.
As"Fung's comedy"The sequel to the series, however, the advance box office of "If You Are the Truth, Do Not Disturb 3" was not ideal.
According to the data, the pre-sale box office of "If You Are the Truth, Do Not Disturb 3", which was released on December 30, was only about 1.5 million.
Among the other films released at the same time, the highest pre-sale box office is "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle", which has exceeded 300 million yuan at the box office.
and "Goldfinger", which was cooperated by Tony Leung and Andy Lau again after 20 years, and the pre-sale box office exceeded 6.6 million.
In comparison, the pre-sale box office results of "Do Not Disturb 3" can be described as average.
You must know that in 2008, "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" achieved 2With a box office of 600 million, Feng Xiaogang at that time was already sitting firmly with "Party A and Party B"."The king of domestic Chinese New Year films"of the throne, and "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" successfully promoted"Fung's romantic comedy"IP, so that Feng Xiaogang's status has been further enhanced.
In 2010, "Do Not Disturb 2" became a hit again, with a box office of 4700 million yuan.
"If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" has become an important representative of domestic romantic comedies, and Ge You and ** have become iconic actors.
The upcoming "If You Are Honest Do Not Disturb 3" is still starring Ge You and **, Ge You is 66 years old at this time, ** is 47 years old, and joined the young actor Yu Shuxin.
It can be said that people's distrust of "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" is more of a distrust of Feng Xiaogang.
from"The father of domestic Chinese New Year films"to"Out-of-gas director", Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yimou, and Chen Kaige are also known as each other"Fifth-generation directors"However, compared with the other two, Feng Xiaogang's background is slightly insufficient.
However, in 1997, he won a gamble with the movie "Party A and Party B", and his investment of 3 million yuan obtained a box office return of 36 million.
After that, Feng Xiaogang officially walked on"Fung's comedy"road, has successively launched a series of works such as "Big Names", "Mobile Phone", "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" series, which have contributed to the peak stage of domestic Chinese New Year films.
Commenting on Feng's work, Han Sanping said he focused on the sensitivities of civilians.
After opening domestic Chinese New Year films, in addition to Feng Xiaogang, other well-known directors also got involved, however, as time passed, Feng Xiaogang gradually lost his influence.
In 2012, Feng Xiaogang's "1942" had uneven word of mouth, but the box office results were dismal.
After that, he filmed "Private Customization 2", which reached 700 million yuan at the box office, but this almost exhausted his reputation and was rated"The most disappointing director"One.
Feng Xiaogang said that the existence of garbage movies needs garbage audiences.
Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige have achieved great success with their "main theme" films, and new directors such as Wu Jing have also entered the mainstream circle, but Feng Xiaogang's name has gradually disappeared from the mainstream film circle.
However, Feng Xiaogang has not given up making films, and he has recently filmed "Fanghua", the TV series "North and South" and "Echo", but the response has been mediocre.
The popularity of "If You Are Honest Do Not Disturb 3" also shows that Feng Xiaogang is no longer "useless".
Feng Xiaogang called himself "Dugu Seeking Defeat" at his peak, and he said that his films have audiences whether they are comedies or serious films.
Later, however, he decided that the market needed comedy, but that "Feng's comedy" was no longer needed, suggesting that Feng Xiaogang seemed to be aware of his situation.
When the "central figures" of the film industry, such as Chen Kaige, Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi and Chen Daoming, were talking backstage, Feng Xiaogang was left out in the cold.
Although Feng Xiaogang is no longer the "little steel cannon" of the past, he will take the initiative to shake hands with Chen Kaige and Nicholas Tse, and will also actively communicate with young actors such as Yang Ying and Yi Yang Qianxi.
However, the way he bent down and shook hands was completely unrecognizable to the glory of the former "lonely seeking defeat".
Looking back on Feng Xiaogang's life, as a director, he has handed over an answer sheet that satisfies the audience.
Even if he is now retired, he is the envy of the general public, both in terms of professional honor and material.
When Feng Xiaogang was at his most successful, other directors asked him how to make films, and he replied that to meet the needs of the audience and investors, the rest could meet his own needs.
However, the era of "Feng's comedy" has passed, and Feng Xiaogang explained that he no longer puts "audience needs" first, he wants to make some movies he likes, and he can't spend all the money he makes.
Feng Xiaogang has made nearly 30 movies over the years, with a total box office of 6 billion, and he has made a lot of money.
Among them, the cooperation with Huayi is the largest income, and he has earned more than 200 million yuan from Huayi shares.
Later, Huayi acquired Feng Xiaogang's company for 1 billion yuan, although Feng Xiaogang lost the VAM agreement and lost more than 200 million, but overall he still earned more than 800 million.
It may be understandable why the 65-year-old Feng Xiaogang still insists on making movies, although his works are no longer box office champions, but as a fame and fortune, he has the confidence to do what he likes.