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Chapter 889: Selling well both at home and abroad

#【John Wick 4】is here, with a box office of over 3 million on the first day! #
#Gu Wei's first Hollywood action blockbuster is released, setting off a summer movie-watching craze! #
#Keanu Reeves and Gu Wei collaborate for the first time, [John Wick 4] is going crazy! #
#From [Operation Mekong], [Wolf Warrior 2] to [John Wick 4], Gu Wei is the new generation of Chinese action superstar! #
#【John Wick 4】is a hit and has received rave reviews, being named the best movie of the year! #
On the first day of its release, "John Wick 4" took in 3.08 million yuan at the box office in a single day, thanks to its super strong publicity and promotion as well as Gu Wei's strong personal appeal, surpassing the second place "Lone Moon" by 1.9 million yuan and ranking first in the single-day box office.

In the following two days of the weekend, the film's box office performance remained strong, earning 3.3 million and 2.86 million respectively. The total box office in the first three days exceeded 3 million yuan, which completely detonated the movie market in this summer.

As a Hollywood-style co-production, "John Wick 4" not only reaped extremely high box office but also received very high praise.

Douban scored 8.3, with hundreds of thousands of viewers giving it high scores.

[It’s so satisfying, no nonsense, no brains, just do it!

The action design is really amazing. The action scenes of Gu Wei and Keanu Reeves are so cool. I feel that there are several scenes that can become textbook action movie clips! 】

[An exciting film that makes people fall in love with Hollywood action movies again. New York, Osaka, Berlin, and Paris, one overture, two plots, and one climax, present completely different textures, which are also very consistent with the temperament of the four cities. The ending is beautiful and tragic, a perfect fusion of Eastern chivalry and Western classical chivalry! ]

[A very exciting action movie, but Keanu Reeves looks a bit old, and his action scenes are obviously not as good as those in the previous movies. In comparison, Gu Wei's fighting scenes are cleaner and neater. When I was halfway through watching it, I was always afraid that Keanu would be beaten to death by Gu Wei.]

[A super classic action movie, the fighting scenes throughout the film are fierce and gorgeous, Keanu Reeves is still the invincible super killer, and Gu Wei's participation injects rare elegance into the whole movie, with a chivalrous demeanor, and the personal styles of the two protagonists are very strong but not inconsistent! ]

[Gu Wei's action scenes in the movie are so cool. I strongly recommend that he make more similar action movies in the future! ]

[After Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, Gu Wei can definitely become a new generation of Kung Fu superstar, letting the whole world see that Chinese Kung Fu has not been interrupted! ]

[The movie is really good, but the scale is a bit too big. It is rare to see such a bloody and violent movie in domestic cinemas.]

[It is originally a Hollywood movie, and "John Wick 4" only has a lot of action-packed fighting scenes, but there is not much blood in it.

It's obvious that the action scenes in the movie are somewhat game-like, giving it a bit of the feel of a superhero movie.

If we talk about bloody and dark scenes, isn’t Zhou Xingchi’s “Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons” even more exaggerated! 】

[The movie is great, the two protagonists are very handsome, and Reba's role as the female assassin Akira is even more outstanding, heroic and valiant, and the fighting scenes are both agile and beautiful, I love it! ! ]

[While other female stars in the domestic entertainment industry were still performing in period dramas, our Reba had already played the leading role in Hollywood blockbusters, and her performance was so outstanding!
Reba is undoubtedly the first female star born in the 90s! 】

[Reba is so beautiful and cool. I hope Gu Wei can take care of our Baba more. She is really excellent! ]

[Yang Chaoyue plays Gu Wei's sister, and her performance is also great, but her role is a little too small, and she feels like a cameo.]

[It doesn’t matter, this is just a beginning. We are the hard-working Destiny Girl. The harder we work, the luckier we will be. The future will definitely get better and better! ]

Guangdong.

【Lone Moon】roadshow scene.

As the most popular comedy movie of this summer, "Lone Moon" has grossed over 18 billion in two weeks.

The crew has been on a roadshow for half a month, and Yuezhou is the last stop.

".Teacher Shen Teng, Gu Wei's John Wick 4 has surpassed The Lone Moon by 2 million in a single day in three days. According to the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the total box office exceeds The Lone Moon. What do you think about this?"

During the media interaction session, an online media suddenly asked this question.

Shen Teng was slightly stunned, but instead of getting angry, he laughed.

"How can I see it? I'll look through the window~"

After he finished speaking, the audience burst into laughter.

Then Shen Teng continued, "It's normal for Gu Wei's movies to sell well, and it shouldn't be a big news to surpass "The Lone Moon".

Although I haven't watched "John Wick 4" yet, I know from the reviews online that it is a very exciting movie.

When I have time later, I will book a theater to support him!"

Shen Teng's generous answer won applause from the audience.

After the roadshow, Ma Li raised her eyebrows at Shen Teng: "Okay, you said this, it's very precise and watertight. I guess the media will praise you for your high emotional intelligence again~"

"I'm telling the truth. Besides, there's no need for the media to praise your high emotional intelligence. It's a fact recognized by everyone." Shen Teng replied with a smile.

"You are so immodest~" Mary laughed.

“But having said that, Gu Wei’s new film has really strong box office momentum. According to this trend, it will be another blockbuster movie with a box office of over 30 billion yuan.

His box office appeal is second to none!"

Shen Teng shrugged: "It's normal, it's not just one or two movies. All of Gu Wei's movies have been big sellers in recent years.

His box office appeal is absolutely unrivaled, and no one in the domestic entertainment industry can compare to him!"

Ma Li also nodded in agreement: "You are right, I saw statistics online that the total box office of Gu Wei's starring movies has exceeded 500 billion, this number makes people feel despair just thinking about it.

By the way, didn’t you say you wanted him to star in the movie that Zhang Yimou took on?

This is your second collaboration after "The Richest Tomato", and the movie box office will be a blast!"

Shen Teng waved his hand: "Don't mention it, Gu Wei didn't take that role, it seems to be a scheduling issue."

"It's such a pity that he doesn't even accept Zhang Yimou's roles."

In Ma Li's logic, an invitation from a big director like Zhang Yimou is very precious, and she would seize the opportunity even if she had to turn down other plays.

In fact, this is also the current situation of most actors. Even the first-line actors who are very popular and well-known are in a position to be selected.

Only a few people such as Gu Wei, Wu Jing and Xu Zheng were exceptions.

In addition to their fame and status, they basically have their own film and television production companies. In addition to being actors, they are also directors and have capital, so they can take the initiative.

“He doesn’t care, and this isn’t the first time Gu Wei has rejected Director Zhang.

When filming "The Great Wall" began, Director Zhang wanted him to play the main role, but he was unwilling, and in the end he only made two cameo appearances.

His ideas are very sound. He is a big boss and director, and he chooses projects based on his mood.

Of course, Gu Wei still has great respect for Director Zhang Yimou."

After knowing each other for so many years, Shen Teng has a better understanding of Gu Wei's personality and way of doing things.

Beijing.

Zhang Yimou and his daughter Zhang Mo just came back from watching "John Wick 4".

"Hollywood is indeed the center of world cinema. This movie has reached the top level in the action film genre. Many of the scenes can be used as teaching materials."

Zhang Mo spoke highly of "John Wick 4".

She is also a director. After graduating from the New York University Film School, she has been with her father and participated in the filming of films such as "Under the Hawthorn Tree", "The Flowers of War", and "Coming Home".

The film "Sniper", which he directed last year, was a huge success after its release. With the help of his father, he has now established himself in the director circle.

“It is indeed very exciting, the fighting scenes are crisp and beautiful, the battle scenes are particularly artistic, and the use of light and color is also very good.

As for the actors, not to mention Keanu Reeves, Gu Wei’s fighting scenes are great, he is agile and sharp, and has the style of Li Lianjie back then.

He is unique among the younger generation of actors."

Zhang Yimou also spoke highly of the film and Gu Wei's performance.

"It's a pity that he didn't take your film Man Jiang Hong.

I feel like he is the best candidate for "Sun Jun". The Yi Yang Qianxi they pushed later is too immature. I wonder if he can hold up the box office?"

Zhang Yimou was silent for a while.

"There are also Shen Teng, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin and others. The movie should have no shortage of stars."

Gu Wei's reason for rejecting "Man Jiang Hong" was that he had no time, but Zhang Yimou felt that he didn't like the script. This was no different from when he was filming "The Great Wall".

However, he participated in the creation of the script "Man Jiang Hong", and now that it was set to be written, there was not much room for modification.

Hangzhou, Wanda Cinemas.

The roadshow of [John Wick 4].

After game activities, movie screenings and other processes, this roadshow has entered the audience and media interaction stage.

The three main creators stood together on the stage, Gu Wei stood in the middle, and Reba and Yang Chaoyue, two beauties with different styles, stood on both sides of him.

The audience below the stage were basically his fans and moviegoers, as well as some local internet celebrities and media.

".There are many positive reviews for John Wick 4 online, but there are still many people who say that the plot of this movie is too thin. Do you agree with this statement?"

After a media outlet asked a question, Gu Wei took the microphone.

“As an action movie, the plot of John Wick: Chapter 4 is definitely not as profound as that of an art film, which is quite normal.

I position this movie as an action-packed film. When the audience goes to the cinema to watch a movie that they find exciting and enjoyable, I and the film's producers have done their best to justify the money they spent on the movie tickets.

You are using the standards of "Dying to Survive" to judge "John Wick 4", which is neither realistic nor fair."

"Teacher Gu Wei, yesterday at the road show for Lone Moon, Teacher Shen Teng praised John Wick 4. Do you have anything to say to him?"

The person asking this question is an ordinary audience member.

Gu Wei smiled and said, "I also saw what you said on the news.

Thanks to Brother Teng, I have seen "Alone on the Moon", it is a very good comedy movie, and I have recommended it to my friends before.

If you have a chance, you can go and watch it, it's very funny!"

The roadshow ended and it was already late, so everyone came out of the cinema and took a bus back to the hotel to rest.

At night, in a luxurious suite at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Hangzhou.

Reba came out of the bathroom after taking a shower and blowing her hair dry.

She was wearing a black silk tight nightgown, showing off her curvy figure, and walked towards the living room with her long beautiful legs.

"You've been running around all day and you still have to work at night?"

Reba walked to Gu Wei and sat directly on his lap, putting her arms around his neck.

Gu Wei reached out to close the laptop, then held Reba's slender and soft waist.

"Okay, I'm not going to work anymore. I've almost finished what needs to be done. I'll deal with the rest tomorrow."

Seeing how obedient he was, Reba's mouth corners curled up slightly with some pride.

Her fame has skyrocketed in the past two days due to the huge sales of "John Wick 4".

Just as many of her fans online have said, while other female stars of the same age are still acting in period dramas, she has already played the leading female role in a Hollywood movie, which in the past would have allowed her to brag about being an international superstar.

Isn't that how Zhang Ziyi, the international Zhang, came to be?

Before Fan Bingbing became unpopular, she went through so much trouble before finally having a minor role in "X-Men" just for that little bit of international influence.

Those predecessors paid a huge price to get the resources, but now Reba has obtained them easily, and the movie is very successful. How can she not be happy!

"What is the current real-time box office of our movie?"

"I just checked and it has exceeded 10 billion. Today is a weekday, so the box office has dropped a lot."

"How much do you think the box office will be by the end of this week?"

Gu Wei thought for a moment and said, "20 billion, maybe. It shouldn't be a problem for the total box office to exceed 20 billion by the end of the second week."

He originally envisioned that "John Wick 4" would earn a total of 20 billion yuan at the domestic box office, but the current situation after its release was far better than expected.

All I can say is that the quality of the movie is indeed excellent, and his own appeal is strong enough.

"It's only been out for 10 days by the end of this week. If the box office can break 20 billion, then the total box office will hopefully reach 40 billion!"

As her first Hollywood movie and the first movie she made with Gu Wei, Reba naturally hopes that the box office of "John Wick 4" will be as high as possible.

"Not very likely."

Gu Wei shook his head.

“Although [John Wick 4] is marketed as a co-production and stars both of us, it is still essentially a Hollywood blockbuster.

There is no essential difference between it and the previous best-selling "Fast and Furious" and "Avengers".

The characteristic of Hollywood blockbusters released in China is that the box office will be very high in a short period of time after the release, but the decline will also be large in the later period, and it will be weak in the long run.

So I estimate that the total box office of John Wick 4 will be around 30 billion yuan, and will not exceed 35 billion yuan."

“That’s not bad, considering the box office in other countries.

How was the box office performance in North America in the first week?"

Reba nodded in agreement and then asked.

Gu Wei smiled and said: "John Wick 4 grossed 3185 million on its first day in North America, and a total of 6042 million dollars in the first two days of the weekend.

The total box office in the first three days was 9227 million, making it the North American box office champion last week with a huge advantage.

Congratulations, you are popular in North America too!"

Reba has been busy with roadshows these days, and occasionally went online to check the domestic box office performance of "John Wick 4". She never expected that the movie would also do so well at the box office abroad.

She couldn't suppress the surprise on her face, and she leaned forward to hug Gu Wei.

Gu Wei felt the softness pressing on his body for a while, then slowly pushed her away: "Okay, don't be so excited.

"John Wick 4" has only been released for a week, and it will get even higher box office in the future. You are so excited now, but what will you do next?"

"I don't care. This is the first time I've made a movie with such good results. How can I not be excited?"

Reba is really happy. She knows better than anyone what the popularity of "John Wick 4" means to her.

"Did your agent tell you about our future schedule?" Gu Wei asked again.

“I told you that I will be going to the United States for publicity in a couple of days.

Do I still need to go? Didn’t you tell me to go at the beginning? "

"Originally, we didn't need to, but now that John Wick 4 is very popular in North America, and the female killer you play is also very popular, Lionsgate hopes that you can also go over and participate in the promotion!" Gu Wei explained.

"Will I have American fans?" Reba asked uncertainly.

"Of course there are. You're so beautiful, and your appearances and fighting scenes in the movies are so stunning. It's no surprise that you have fans in North America."

"Hehe." After hearing what Gu Wei said, Reba showed a silly smile on her face, completely losing the goddess look in front of the camera.

Gu Wei was somewhat helpless: "Not really, just some foreign fans.

You already have a huge number of fans in the country."

"No, it feels like I've become an international star. It's quite fresh."

(End of this chapter)