After "Fanghua", Feng Xiaogang was not convinced, and asked Hu Ge to turn the tide, and the new film pointed at 2 billion

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2024-06-21 10:25Published in Anhui film creators

Recently, the three famous directors in China have made moves.

On June 19, the "Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" trilogy produced by China Film, "Volunteer Army 3" directed by Chen Kaige, was officially approved, and the target schedule is the National Day file in 2025.

Wang Changtian, chairman of Guangguang Media Pictures, announced the development of a film version of "The Three-Body Problem", handed over the director tube to Zhang Yimou, and made a bold statement that there is no upper limit on investment in principle.

Zhang Yimou can make great efforts while ensuring quality, and it is very likely to find Zhang Yi, Wu Jing and Shen Teng to play the starring roles.

In addition, Feng Xiaogang was not to be outdone, at the Shanghai International Film Festival, he appeared with the new film "Catching Spies", and at the same time released the first poster, announcing the two main creative lineups of Lei Jiayin and Hu Ge.

Brother Brown feels that it is time for Feng Xiaogang to rise, as one of the three major directors in China, he has now been left behind a lot by Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou, and he urgently needs a commercial blockbuster to prove himself.

1. After "Fanghua", 2 consecutive fights.

Feng Xiaogang's directorial works were accepted by the market and sought after by fans around 2000, and he created the mainland Chinese New Year files, creating one after another "Feng's" New Year comedies, and the box office has also hit new highs.

During that period, Huayi Brothers Pictures, which was bound to him, made a lot of money, and its commercial film box office appeal was second to none, but after the baptism of the Internet era, under the impact of new directors such as Jiang Wen, Wu Jing, and Jia Ling.

The experienced Feng Xiaogang can't do it, he feels pressure, and he also wants to make a popular masterpiece, but unfortunately, the audience doesn't buy it, I don't know if he has no insight into the fans, or he can't keep up with the times.

Since "Fanghua", his film works have become fewer and fewer, and the two films he directed have ended up hitting the street at the box office.

During that time, Feng Xiaogang's "Fanghua" returned to the peak, and surpassed Chen Kaige's "The Legend of the Demon Cat" with a box office of 530 million and Zhang Yimou's "Shadow" with a box office of 628 million, becoming the best of the three giants.

In 2017, "Fanghua" sold 1.422 billion at the national box office, becoming the eighth box office masterpiece of the year.

Subsequently, Feng Xiaogang vowed to start filming "Mobile Phone 2", which triggered Xiao Cui's strong boycott.

This farce affected actress Fan Moumou, involving events such as "sky-high salary" and "yin and yang contract", so that Huayi Brothers faced the embarrassing situation of bankruptcy.

In the 2019 Chinese New Year, Feng Xiaogang asked Huang Xuan and Yang Caiyu, the two leading actors in "Fanghua", to star in his new film "Only Yun Knows", wanting to take the opportunity to make a lot of money, but he didn't expect that the film only received 160 million box office in the end.

In the 2023 New Year's Eve file, Feng Xiaogang found his old partners Ge You and Shu Qi, and started with his signature IP "If You Are Honest 3", making Ge You, who is close to 70, and Shu Qi, who is close to 48, fall in love.

Can this kind of emotionally charged movie pull the audience into the cinema? The answer is no! The total box office of "If You Are Honest Do Not Disturb 3" in the mainland is only 100 million, and it is in a serious state of hitting the streets.

After "Fanghua", director Feng Xiaogang made 2 works in a row, if he wants to stand at the top, he must have a blockbuster commercial blockbuster, no, "Catch the Spies" is here!

Second, Feng Xiaogang was not convinced, and looked for Hu Ge to turn the tide.

In fact, from 2017's "Fanghua" to 2024, in addition to directing two movies, he also participated in the filming of two online dramas "Echo" and "North and South", but unfortunately the number of broadcasts and word-of-mouth are not satisfactory.

In addition, last year, he collaborated with director Xu Ang in a warm film "Loyal Dog Hachiko", but in the cast, the dog rhubarb became the first protagonist, and Feng Xiaogang ranked second.

Although the film got a box office of 286 million, he only received a salary as the leading actor, and in the end it was not his own directorial work, and Feng Xiaogang, who pounced on 2 films in a row, expressed his dissatisfaction.

The new work "Catching Spies" is bound to make a comeback, and we found that the investors have also changed from the previous Huayi Brothers to Ali Pictures and China Film.

The summary of the contents of "Catching Spies" is as follows:

In the autumn of 1949, amid the sound of the cannon salute at the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China, the city of Beijing was in jubilation, and the work of clearing up the spies was also carried out intensely.

Xiao Dali, the young police station chief who had just taken over the old police station, met Feng Jingbo, a teacher who was familiar with weapons, which aroused his suspicions.

In order to find out Feng Jingbo's identity, Xiao Dali moved into the No. 15 courtyard of Tudao Hutong and became a neighbor with Feng Jingbo. After all the hardships of his life, Xiao vigorously carried out a nearly forty-year tracking without regrets.

"Catching Spies" is adapted from the 20-episode TV series "No Regrets Tracking" starring Wang Zhiwen and Liu Peiqi in 1995, based on Zhang Ce's novel of the same name, and the Douban score of the show is as high as 9.4 points.

Here, borrowing the comments of Douban netizens:

"Chronicle of New China, an excellent period drama. Wang Zhiwen is thin and tough, and that kind of handsome is very tasteful. Two people for the sake of ideological struggle, hitchhiked into it for a lifetime. The four Hades who were to be arrested back then later became the object of competition, history is really joking, but it has suffered those who are serious. ”

The film is positioned as black humor, closely related to the changes of the times, with irony, and it can be seen that it has similarities with "Fanghua", which Feng Xiaogang is good at.

This time, a new lineup was launched, and the two leading actors were also quite heavy.

Needless to say, Lei Jiayin has become the new darling of the big screen in recent years, and many commercial blockbuster directors have to cooperate with him, such as Zhang Yimou's "Solid as a Rock", "Article 20" and "Man Jianghong", Lu Yang's "Assassination of a Novelist", Jia Ling's "Hot and Hot", etc.

Its box office appeal is also maturing, and the box office of several commercial films has also become the king of the schedule.

Another starring actor is the TV series celebrity Hu Ge.

In fact, Hu Ge and Feng Xiaogang are somewhat similar, Feng Xiaogang was brilliant in his early years, but now he is a little outdated, Hu Ge is comfortable in TV series, but there are many obstacles to enter the film industry, and the three movies he chose are full of literary and artistic style.

Hu Ge has three film works starring in Yiban:

In 2019, "The Party at the Southern Station" starring Gui Lunmei cost 100 million, and the box office only collected 202 million, which was in a state of slight loss;

In 2023, "It's Worth the Trip" starring Wu Lei will only have a box office of 27.4 million, and the filmmaker's box office will only be 9.77 million, which may not be enough for Hu Ge's salary.

The other is the light comedy "Stop-and-Go" starring Gao Yuanyuan, which is currently in theaters, with a predicted box office of only 110 million. It is learned that the budget cost of the film is about 60 million, and losses are inevitable.

Although Hu Ge's above three films won different degrees of awards at film festivals, the final results still have to rely on the box office, so it is unreasonable for investors to lose money.

Hu Ge, like Feng Xiaogang, also needs a movie that hits the commercial box office to turn the tide.

From the plot synopsis of "Catching Spies", it is found that Hu Ge's role may be that teacher Feng Jingbo, in "No Regrets Tracking", this role is the first male protagonist!

Feng Xiaogang was right to put "Bao" on Hu Ge, after all, he was called Ah Bao in "Flowers". Besides, Hu Ge's "The Pretender" belongs to the same genre as this movie.

Third, the box office of "Catching Spies" is 2 billion, and the goal is the summer or National Day file in 2025.

Since it is a period drama, it will definitely involve a lot of costumes and set construction, and the investment cost will not be low, at the film festival, Feng Xiaogang revealed that the film will be officially launched in November.

Choosing to start filming in winter, there must be a snow scene, which is consistent with the November in "No Regrets Tracking", and besides, it spans nearly 40 years, and it needs to be supplemented by other seasonal shooting.

Therefore, "Catching Spies" will not be the same as Stephen Chow's "The King of New Comedy", which will complete the shooting, finalization, and post-release in three months.

If you want to make it a high-quality product, it will take time to complete, according to the filming schedule, no matter what, "Catching Spies" will not be able to meet you in the Spring Festival of 2025, so the rest of the schedule should be the summer file or the National Day file

Every summer and National Day, some potential blockbusters will break out, with the blessing of Feng Xiaogang, plus Hu Ge and Lei Jiayin, the box office will be 2 billion, and it will definitely be realized.

IV. Conclusion.

In recent years, Chen Kaige has been favored by the main theme, and filmed the "Changjin Lake" series with Lin Chaoxian and Tsui Hark, and directed and supervised the National Day special film "My Motherland and Me", as well as the "Volunteers" trilogy.

Zhang Yimou is even more open, "Sniper", "Man Jianghong" and "Article 20" have a film set for the Spring Festival every year, and even the National Day file, he will not let go, and the box office has also reached a new high.

As for Feng Xiaogang, after the explosion of "Fanghua", it ushered in 2 consecutive fights, and the works are even less pitiful, "Catching Agents" is time for the phoenix to become nirvana and be reborn from the ashes!

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