The word "miserable" is really apt.
The box office revenue of the movie "Wading through the Angry Sea" released at the same time is about to reach 300 million, while the box office of "The Founding General Awarded the Title of 1955" is only 700,000!
700,000, what does this mean for a movie?
What's more, such a big production with an all-star cast is really unbelievable.
Even the entire cost of a day's photography may not be enough.
Tang Guoqiang is a self-directed and self-acting actor who has gathered more than 30 stars, in addition to him, there are Liu Jin, Wang Wufu, Guo Lianwen, Lu Qi, Gu Wei, Qin Hailu, Wang Xun, Li Chen, Guo Xiaodong, Gao Shuguang, Yin Xiaotian and others.
It must be admitted that this luxurious configuration is difficult to achieve for most films, and now there are only large-scale films with this main theme.
But what is the end result?
The box office income is shocking, and not only the main actors' salaries are also far lower than the salaries of group actors.
This time, the 71-year-old Tang Guoqiang suffered a huge failure, and his main theme movie was also hit hard.
The main theme movie based on the all-star cast, its origin can be traced back to "The Founding of the People's Republic of China".
Thanks to the participation of more than a hundred stars and entertainers, the film attracted unprecedented attention in the year and finally achieved 4200 million box office revenue.
Although such a box office may seem insignificant now, it did stand in the top 10 of the year in the past.
Subsequently, the movie "The Great Cause of the Founding of the Party" achieved 40.9 billion box office revenue, and the box office of "The Great Cause of the Army" is as high as 40.7 billion. Judging from the domestic movies released in the first half of this year, the box office and word-of-mouth are very good. Although the box office revenue of the film is still maintained at the level of about 400 million, its actual performance has declined and can no longer meet the demand of the market.
This was followed by "My Motherland and Me", "My Hometown and Me" and "Me and My Fathers", each of which earned more box office than the previous one. "Me and I, the Motherland" has won a double harvest of word-of-mouth and market with a grand narrative and warm and delicate. The total amount of "My Motherland and Me" is 31700 million, 28 for "My Hometown and Me".2.9 billion, compared to 14 for Me and My Fathers7.7 billion.
Obviously, the box office of this series of movies is gradually declining.
Among the subsequent "Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" film series, "Changjin Lake" and "Watergate Bridge" were particularly popular, and the box office of these two works reached 57 respectively7.5 billion and 406.7 billion. The box office performance of "Changjin Lake" even surpassed "Wolf Warrior 2" and became the new champion in the history of mainland films.
As a major category, the main theme movie also has a significant share in the market.
Nowadays, it is not only the competition of themes and scenes, but also the cast of actors. Among them, the performances of the actors are even more dazzling and dizzying. However, after so many years of influence, the audience has begun to feel aesthetic exhaustion.
Movies with the theme of "Resisting US Aggression and Aiding Korea", such as "Volunteers: Heroes Attack" on the National Day, did not achieve the expected success in the market.
If you just blindly pursue emotional consumption and formalized creation, you may end up being counterproductive.
At present, "The Title of Founding General 1955" has once again become a bloody example.
Although it claims to be "the first major revolutionary historical film in the history of Chinese cinema that focuses on showing the glorious history of many founding generals", it is still a film with a main theme.
No matter how luxurious the lineup is, it is in vain.
This time, the theme of the film was profoundly instructed.
The film is directed and starred by the famous actor Tang Guoqiang, and when he talks about the production process of the film, his heart is full of deep emotion. He said that he has been constantly looking for and creating since he was born, hoping to make some new ideas in the film. The filming process of this film was interrupted several times due to various factors, but it was finally completed in five years.
Although the whole process was full of hardships and hardships, the final result was predetermined.
The loss of the note is impossible to look at, it is already a matter of fate.
Tang Guoqiang said in an interview with **:
Really, both I and the producer feel very helpless, such a high-quality movie, the number of films scheduled is too small. Our films have been treated unfairly. ”
Tang Guoqiang said frankly: "The movie "The Founding General" is really out of conscience, and it is shot quite well. It is not a work of poor quality. As long as an audience walks into the cinema and watches it, no one will find it unwatchable. "The Founding General" is definitely a work of our conscience. ”
However, our films did suffer unfair treatment. The cinema provides us with so little film that it's sympathetic. Some mainstream cinemas don't even offer screenings. The audience wants to **, but can't see it. This makes us feel very sad!”
In the end, he sent a strong request to the theater to schedule the film.
At this moment, with sincere intentions, we send a request to the managers of the large theater chain across the country, hoping that they will make more films for our film "The Founding General" to ensure that audiences across the country can enjoy this work. ”
Today, I, Tang Guoqiang, hope that you can lend a hand!”
From Tang Guoqiang's reaction, we can clearly feel that he is really anxious and feels helpless. In the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", he voluntarily gave up cooperating with the "black-hearted director" because he was worried about being "fooled" by the "black-hearted" director. He initially complained about his film because it was discriminated against and the theater didn't offer scheduling services, but eventually he had to ask the theater to increase the number of screenings.
In this film, he is not only an actor, but also the chief director, so he bears a huge responsibility for this production.
Although he said that the shooting was quite good and not of poor quality, this was only his one-sided statement. "Red Sorghum", from filming to release, did not achieve the expected success in terms of box office and word of mouth. However, judging by the comments on the network, it is clear that the situation is not as rosy as he described. Because the subject matter and style of this type of movie mostly belong to the main theme, the audience is not satisfied with it. As a main theme movie, the vast majority of viewers are aware of what kind of visual effects this will bring. Especially in the current period, this type of film is no longer popular, and even if it gets a high-ranking film, it may not necessarily be able to get a high box office receipt.
"Volunteers: Heroes Attack" in the National Day file is a typical example.
Not to mention that there are still many controversies in this movie, such as Li Chen playing Mao Anying, and Gazi Xie Mengwei playing a Wang battalion commander.
Regarding the scheduling of films, major cinemas will make corresponding arrangements according to their own actual situation and the market. Sometimes, this does not mean that the schedule is not provided, nor is it due to some form of discrimination, but because this type of film already has a predetermined ending.
For Tang Guoqiang, he did participate in many outstanding works in his youth, such as "Little Flower", "Garland Under the Mountain", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Yongzheng Dynasty". But when he later became an iconic actor of ***, his popularity and popularity undoubtedly increased. He has not only played many classic roles on the screen, but also starred in many TV series and film works, such as "Bright Sword" and "Soldier Assault", all of which have achieved good results. However, as the years go by and people get older, this has also been widely criticized and the public's evaluation has dropped dramatically.
Tang Guoqiang said that although he is 71 years old this year, the role is his achievement, and he intends to continue to play this role and spend the rest of his life refining it.
However, time always passes inexorably!
Even though it was time for him to retire, he wasn't satisfied with that and didn't want to stop. Not only did he continue his acting career, but he also changed careers to become a director, but he didn't expect that this time he really suffered a huge setback.
Still, he was reluctant to throw in the towel. The large-scale TV series "Gutian Road", of which he is the chief director, was officially launched recently, which is also a TV series with the theme of dedication.
The 71-year-old Tang is still working on the front lines, and his spirit is admirable, but at the same time he must maintain a sense of awe, otherwise he may lose badly.
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