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Chapter 945: Unparalleled explosive box office, who will deal with Da Mimi

Don't think that the little cannon has no brains.

If we could say that we could see the Big Dipper when we looked up back then, we can still face the reality today.

It's not shameful to be unable to defeat a monster like Governor Zhou.

Now he is the number one in domestic entertainment.

But it wouldn't be a bad idea to pick on the weak points of you two Chen Zhuang, and take the opportunity to revive the prestige of the three major directors in China.

Time passed quickly, and it was already the middle of the month. The box office of "The Besieged City" stopped at 10.94 billion, unfortunately stopping just before billion.

"Coco", which made a comeback with its good reputation, overtook it. This animated film has been released for more than 20 days, and the box office on the day was over 50 million. The total box office has been close to 1.2 billion, which is really amazing!

The three blockbuster Lunar New Year films were finally served in the middle of the month.

"On the first day of its release, Feng Xiaogang's Youth grossed 7579 million yuan at the box office, and received rave reviews from the audience, setting off a wave of movie-watching enthusiasm."

"Emperor Yuan is still as skilled as ever. On the first day of its release, the box office of Thousand Faces of Dunjia was reported at 6819 million, and the cumulative cumulative box office of the previews exceeded million!"

"The movie "Wushuang" starring Chow Yun-fat, Yang Mi, and Zhu Yilong grossed 9520 million on the first day, taking over the strong top spot of "Kowloon Walled City" and temporarily ranking first in the Lunar New Year box office!"

The three movies were released on the same day, sparking heated discussions both inside and outside the industry.

Compared to the other two movies, "Wushuang", which is under the Jiangdong label and stars top actress Yang Mi, the most popular young actor Zhu Yilong, and Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun-fat, has even more publicity.

During the roadshow, Yang Mi also brought in Zhou Yutang to hype the company.

He talked about privately asking him for advice on acting, and also revealed that the Grand Commander once boasted that "Wushuang" would surely earn 1 billion at the box office.

Immediately, entertainment news dominated the screen, and it has been on the hot search list for the past few days.

Just looking at the box office on the first day, netizens can't help but sigh that he is the governor of Jiangdong after all, and his words are just as he says.

"What the hell is this movie that Master Yuan Ba ​​and Xu Ke are making?"

"I heard that Director Chen took on this role after undergoing surgery. It seems that he has recovered well and his skills are as good as before. The filming of "Wushuang" is very good."

"Youth is not bad, but why is it scheduled for fewer screenings than The Legend of Mir 2?"

"If Jiangdong wants to take over Huayi, Wanda will definitely help."

"To be honest, I just watched two movies with my girlfriend. They are both good, but I recommend everyone to watch "Wushuang", the viewing experience is better..."

"Brother Long's acting is insane, but I choose Da Mi Mi!"

Zhou Yutang looked visibly haggard these past two days.

It’s not Teacher Fan’s fault. It’s mainly because the winter in Qingdao is a bit cold and it’s common to catch a cold occasionally.

After finishing the filming, Zhou Yutang drank a sip of ginger soup in the thermos cup handed to him by his secretary, wrapped himself in a thick long down jacket, and browsed the news online for a while.

These movies scheduled for the Lunar New Year holiday are all being promoted at full capacity.

But the initial word of mouth has already been reflected.

Mr. Yuan and Xu Ke's preview strategy did not work. Instead, after the premiere, the film received a lot of negative reviews and its reputation showed a downward trend.

The box office performance of the art film "Youth" is remarkable, and "Wushuang", which won the daily box office championship by surpassing "Youth" and "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia", is undoubtedly the most popular star in the entire Lunar New Year period.

Zhu Yilong played multiple roles and received rave reviews. Zhou Runfa also has many fans.

The most stunning character in the movie is Da Mimi.

Zhou Yutang really couldn't resist Da Mimi's various ways to please her, so he made minor adjustments to the script and strengthened the role of Ruan Wen through various details.

Her abstinent and plain makeup in the movie is like a sketch of a beauty, forming a sharp contrast with Da Mimi's inherent charm.

This kind of contrast is the most fatal.

When Da Mimi transforms into a queen in a black suit, short skirt and high heels, I wonder how you will respond?

In traditional crime films, female characters are usually just supporting roles.

However, the films produced by Jiangdong in recent years, such as "The Tuner" and "My Dangerous Wife", have gone the other way.

With this, Liu Shishi consolidated her status as the top female star in the industry, and Da Meiyuan also became extremely popular.

Jiang Dong is already quite familiar with this style of play.

This time it was easier to do.

Ruan Wen, played by Da Mimi, looks delicate and weak, but is actually beautiful and cruel.

In "Wushuang", Bai Qiehei made countless audiences shine.

There was a huge debate online about whether Da Mimi was the big boss behind the entire movie.

In the story told to the police by Li Wen, played by Zhu Yilong, Ruan Wen is described as his lover, a talented painter who was forced to participate in the counterfeit crime due to financial difficulties.

But in fact there is a reversal. The character played by Chow Yun-fat is just a figment of Long Ge's mind.

At the end of the film, it is revealed that the relationship between Ruan Van and Li Wen was not as close as Li Wen said, but just ordinary neighbors.

Doesn’t that mean the male protagonist is just an ultimate sheep?

Everything was just his stalker-like paranoid fantasy, and Xiuqing just had plastic surgery to look like Da Mimi.

Or rather
All of the above are part of Da Mi Mi’s plan.

Audiences who believe in conspiracy theories concluded that at the end of the movie, it was clear that only Da Mimi could be the mastermind behind the entire criminal group.

Inferring from the results, Da Mimi seems to have all the qualities to be the big boss behind the counterfeit money group!
The film also uses the artistic technique of leaving blank space, without stating it directly.

It is precisely because of this that it has aroused even more heated discussions among the audience.

It seems both real and fake, alternating between reality and illusion.

Mapping to the entire movie, the several reversals are set up quite cleverly.

Someone posted a post on Weibo analyzing the entire plot of the movie, especially the character of Ruan Wen.

Da Mimi accidentally clicked the like button and quickly cancelled it, but was still caught by a passerby.

"It's really scary when you think about it, Da Mi Mi, you've done so many bad things!"

"Who's going to take care of the color-changing ink? I'll take care of Big Honey."

"What the hell, you have to get past the Grand Commander first."

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It’s quite lively online and there’s a lot of discussion going on.

If nothing unexpected happens, the role of Ruan Wen will be the representative work of Da Mimi's short and not very glorious big screen career.

From the crew of "The Wandering Earth", Lei Datou, who was wearing a leather jacket with rivets and had his hair standing up like a hedgehog, successfully made Zhao Jinmai laugh.

"No, sister, do I look so funny?"

Lei Datou scratched his face and asked seriously.

Zhao Jinmai covered her mouth and laughed secretly. Ning Hao beside her nodded and gave her the answer: "It is indeed quite funny."

"Director Ning, please stop laughing at me. Look at yourself, you're not much better."

Lei Datou has a cyberpunk style, Ning Hao also wears a tight leather jacket with a short flat head, and a gold chain as thick as a thumb hangs around his neck.

Both of them look like hooligans.

"You don't understand, I'm called Pi Shuai."

Ning Hao said stubbornly: "This is popular now. If you don't believe me, ask sister Jin Mai."

"Yeah, Director Ning is very handsome."

Zhao Jinmai smiled brightly and said, "Just a little bit worse than the most handsome director in the universe."

"You have such a sweet mouth. If you know how to praise, please praise more."

Ning Hao laughed: "The road is wide and wide."

"Okay, this has nothing to do with being handsome."

Lei Datou sighed helplessly and spread his hands: "Boss Zhou, can I play a positive role instead, like an astronaut or something? I wrote in my composition when I was a kid that I wanted to be an astronaut."

"Your head is too big." Zhou Yutang, who was behind the monitor, suddenly complained, "You can't even wear a helmet, so just act like a gangster."

The real damage made Lei Datou stunned.

"It's true that the performance in "My Lucky Star" was very good."

Even another actor in the crew, Li Guangjie, couldn't hold back.

Wonima, this joke about Lei Datou has been popular until now.

"Hahahaha!"

With these few funny guys around, the crew was instantly filled with a happy atmosphere.

Zhou Yutang clapped his hands and shouted from behind the monitor: "Go on, do this part again."

In this scene, Liu Qi pulls Han Duoduo to go to the ground, and then goes to the black market NPC to get a space suit.

Lei Datou and Ning Hao both made cameo appearances in the movie as black market merchants who resell space suits in the underground city.

Crouching Dragon and Phoenix belong to
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The crew's filming proceeded in an orderly manner.

After the first weekend, the three major Lunar New Year celebrations in the outside world have already been ranked and their survival has been decided.

"The Thousand Faces of Dunjia" was released a day in advance, and including the preview screenings, the total box office in the first weekend has exceeded the 200 million threshold.

But the reputation of the film declined rapidly. If nothing unexpected happens, this fantasy masterpiece jointly created by Yuan Ba ​​Ye and Xu Laoguai will become cannon fodder of the Lunar New Year holiday.

Instead, "Youth" and "Wushuang" were competing against each other. The former's total box office reached 2.65 million, while the latter closed at 2.98 million, and there was no gap between them.

This may not be the most highly-rated film of Feng Xiaogang, but it is definitely the highest-grossing film of Feng Xiaogang's directorial career so far.

The atmosphere inside Huayi Company is quite happy.

But seeing the expression on Da Wang's face, he didn't seem that happy.

Today's box office performance has basically met expectations, but what the king wants is not just the box office.

Hua Yi was beaten up with his head held down for a long time. Da Wang was holding his breath and urgently needed to win a game in a head-on battle to reverse the situation.

The promotion period for the movie "Giant Boys" is very long, and tens of millions of dollars were wasted in the early stages.

The total publicity cost plus the production cost exceeded 2.5 million, which is an astronomical figure.

Judging from the first day box office, making money will definitely not be a problem.

There is great hope that it will break the 10 billion box office threshold, or even higher.

But the king still feels uncomfortable because of the Jiangdong family's "Wushuang" pressing down on him.

If I win a small amount and my opponent wins a big amount, isn't that equivalent to losing the game?
"Boss Ye, is there any chance to catch up?"

"After the first weekend, the situation is basically clear. The reputation and attendance of "Wushuang" are very stable, and the promotion of the opposite side on social media channels is dominant."

Ye Ning pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, sighed, and said tactfully: "It is possible that our subsequent word-of-mouth explosion will trigger a wave of movie-watching, but the hope is slim."

At this moment, he felt powerless.

It’s not that we are not strong enough, it’s that the other party is driving a Gundam.

After shouting out the slogan of "de-filming", Huayi has been keen on capital operation, unlike Jiangdong, which is rooted in the entertainment industry and has opened up all upstream and downstream channels.

After a brief silence, Huayi executives began the discussion.

One executive said indignantly, "If Jiang Dong hadn't been there, Youth would definitely have a chance to make 1.5 billion, or even 2 billion."

"Damn you Zhou Yutang, you're not giving me a way to live!"

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The entire market cake is only this big. If someone takes one more bite, someone is bound to have to take less.

The director of the marketing department suddenly said angrily: "Boss Wang, how about thinking of a way to discredit our rival?"

Throwing dirty water on press releases is also a basic practice in the industry, and Huayi does it as easily as eating and drinking.

"this."

The head of the public relations department immediately responded, saying politely: "There's no need to make such a big deal. We still need to consider it carefully."

"If you can't do this or that, how can you compete for the top spot?"

The marketing director slammed the table.

"Boss Wang, my personal opinion is that we should take it slow."

The head of the public relations department was too lazy to say more to him.

Although she was smiling on the surface, she was cursing him in her heart.

You open your fucking mouth and say it so lightly.

Comparing marketing with Jiangdong’s is like showing off your sword in front of Guan Gong.

How could the Grand Commander of Jiangdong ever take the Beijing circle seriously?

A few days ago, Teng Wentao was slapped in the face, and as a result, the big director in the Beijing circle didn't dare to fart.

The Jiangdong Group owns a lot of shares in social media forums, and also owns the two leading video platforms, Bilibili and TikTok. Even Tencent is an ally.

Although Zhou Yutang disdains these petty tricks, if anyone breaks his rules, they will be held accountable.

It is said to be a battle for leadership, but when the real battle begins, the resources that can be mobilized are not at the same level at all.

The experienced people here may be aware of this, but even if they are aware of it, they are pretending to be ignorant.

"Don't do anything too extreme."

Wang Zhongjun sank deeply into his chair, his eyes bloodshot, rubbing his forehead with both hands, and he set the tone with one sentence:

Wang Zhongjun tapped his fingers on the table and continued, "One billion is definitely not a problem. Find a way to apply for an extension key."

"There will be "Ex-Files 3" at the end of the month, and we will add another million yuan in publicity funds. Let's do it immediately."

"Okay, Mr. Wang."

Wang Zhongjun gave instructions for several things in succession, and he really had the aura of a maneuverable maneuver.

At this moment, Feng Xiaogang was still out on a roadshow and specially took a video conference. The gloom on Wang Zhongjun's face was swept away, and he looked friendly again: "Director Feng, don't be too hard on the roadshow."

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Wang."

Feng Xiaogang grinned, his mood was not that bad.

He may be a good shot, but he is not so arrogant as to think he can sweep the world away.

In addition to breaking the first weekend box office record in his directorial career, the most important thing is the bet agreement with Huayi that if the performance is not met, a compensation of 2.3 million yuan will be required.

He had calculated the costs and benefits himself privately and was definitely able to achieve the KPI.

"Director Feng, the movie market is so hot right now, the box office of comedy movies will only be higher."

"That's right."

"Once this is finished, we can start preparations for Cell Phone 2."

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Mr. Yuan Baye had already filmed "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia" in 1982.

In an era when computer special effects were not yet popular, the film relied solely on actual martial arts routines and sophisticated photography techniques to present dazzling visual effects, giving the audience a novel and exciting visual experience.

No matter from which angle you look at it, it is a remarkable thing.

Unfortunately, times are progressing, the film market is developing, and the audience's aesthetic standards are constantly being updated.

Mr. Yuan Ba ​​and Mr. Xu teamed up to remake the old martial arts fantasy masterpiece, but ultimately failed to create a miracle.

After breaking 200 million in the first weekend, the box office on weekdays was less than 20 million.

Moreover, there is still room for further decline, and it is almost a luxury to recover the investment cost of over 200 million yuan.

The movie is so beautiful, yet so cruel at the same time.

When you abandon someone, you don't even say hello.
(End of this chapter)