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Chapter 951 Tiger Roaring Dragon Roaring Sima on Stage; New Year's Day Battle Half of the Country

The Lunar New Year period has always been a battleground for strategists.

This year's Lunar New Year box office is particularly lively and is divided into three stages.

The opening film "Kowloon Walled City" snatched the food from the tiger's mouth and fired the first shot of the New Year's Eve. After the release period was over, "Wushuang" took over and suppressed "Youth" all the way.

During this period, Mr. Yuan Baye's fantasy blockbuster was taken aside, and poet Chen and Jackie Chan made a shining appearance next.

Whether it is "Legend of the Demon Cat" which Director Chen Da has been working on for several years, or "Bleeding Steel" directed by Jackie Chan.

In terms of box office and word of mouth, both are somewhat disappointing, and are ultimately not as good as the two movies that together broke 1 billion in the middle of the month.

At the end of December, it’s time for the much-anticipated showdown between the two rivals.

"The Shameful Iron Fist" VS "Ex-Files 3"!
The Grand Commander of Jiangdong is the major shareholder of Happy Twist, and this can be regarded as another head-on collision between the Jiangdong Group and the Huayi Group.

Moreover, both films are comedy-style and have attracted considerable market attention.

Huayi wants to avenge its past defeat and prove that its former leading foundation is still there; Jiangdong's Mahua series has been the flag bearer of domestic comedy films in recent years, and has gained wide support.

Wu Jing took two days off from the crew and attended the premiere of "The Shameful Iron Fist".

The most important thing is to go to the Movie Channel's New Year's Eve Party. Originally, the Movie Channel planned to invite Zhou Yutang and Zhang Yimou to be on the show.

Governor Zhou hid in the drama group and unified them, not caring about the worldly affairs of the outside world. He was too lazy to go back and forth, so he sent the Wolf Warriors to attack.

Wu Jing, who topped the Chinese film scene this year, and Zhang Yimou, who just finished filming, can be considered as prominent figures in the Chinese film scene.

The New Year’s Eve Galas of various TV stations are also being prepared in full swing.

Zhou Yutang saw the backstage photos posted by her good sister Reba.

As the favorite of the Running Man team, Reba is also a special guest of Shanghai Tomato TV.

Blueberry TV is wealthy and powerful, so it invited another top star among the Northern Frontier Twins, Guli Nazha, as well as the Tianchao sub-team of the Jiangdong girl group.

As for the drama circle, it is equally lively.

Kiwis used this trick to advance the on-demand viewing of "Nirvana in Fire". The traffic was in place, but it was equivalent to playing a trick on Beijing and Shanghai.

Both Beijing TV and Tomato TV were very unhappy, and they were still arguing with each other until the end of the show.

The drama has a high online broadcast volume and its ratings are above the standard, so it can be said to be an effective broadcast.

However, Huang Xiaoming's acting skills were unexpectedly recognized by many audiences.

The story of "The Long Ballad" takes place about 50 years after the ending of its predecessor "Nirvana in Fire".

At that time, Emperor Xiao Jingyan of Liang had passed away, and the Xiao family still ruled the country. The country seemed peaceful on the surface, but it was fraught with crisis.

The plot mainly revolves around the Changlin Army and the Changlin Palace. Huang Xiaoming played Yue Fei a few years ago.

He also played the role of Xiao Pingzhang in this drama very well, and the image of a calm and composed general jumped onto the screen, which was quite outstanding.

The TV series was not a big hit, but Huang Xiaoming’s reputation did take off a little.

When accepting media interviews, Huang Xiaoming was a little flattered by the unanimous praise.
"In fact, I don't care too much about people's comments about my acting being greasy. As an actor, if there are things that the audience is not satisfied with, I will try to correct them. It has been a long time since I heard the audience's affirmation of my acting skills. I am a little uncomfortable suddenly, and my heart is warm. Thank you Yu Tang for giving me this opportunity to interpret the role of Xiao Pingzhang."

Huang Xiaoming's attitude was as sincere as ever. Zhou Yutang didn't have much time to follow the drama and only watched some slice-of-life videos.

Da Meiyuan was pregnant and had nothing to do at home, so she recharged her expensive Kiwi membership and watched the show every day.

He also shared his feelings about watching the drama with Zhou Yutang from time to time and praised it highly.

The founder of the Wuwukai acting school is really not in vain, but I wonder if he will reward fans with another domineering drama.
"Uncle Da, is Nicole Kidman coming to make a cameo appearance today?"

On the crew side, Zhao Jinmai asked curiously.

The Tiger of the Crime Squad looked kind and smiled, "How did you know?"

“I looked at the production schedule.”

Zhao Jinmai is a smart kid with his eyes rolling around: "It seems that Leo and Joaquin Phoenix are here too. There are so many big Hollywood names."

Wu Mengda joked, "The biggest star is already in our crew."

Many true words are said in a joking way.

The Grand Commander of Jiangdong can summon top Hollywood celebrities such as Nicole, Leo and Phoenix. How impressive is that?

"Hey, the director is the best!"

Zhao Jinmai was talking to Uncle Da about Governor Zhou when the Grand Governor came over in style and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Since the start of filming, except for the delay in Lu Han's scene, the overall progress has exceeded expectations and Zhou Yutang is in a very good mood.

"Director, Hollywood stars are here for a team building, and Mai Mai wants to take a photo with them." Uncle Da said with a smile.

"Can I? Please~ Please~"

Zhao Jinmai tilted his head, clenched his fists, and looked expectant, a little obedient and a little cute.

Zhou Yutang had a gentle smile on his face, thinking of the little koi fish who was also good at being cute.

Among the young actresses of the same age, Zhao Jinmai's acting talent is considered to be in the T1 category.

She has a lot of spirit and is not stage-frightened on stage. She is very natural and relaxed.

The quality of his lines is also on point. I heard he is preparing to take the entrance exam for Beijing Film Academy. He has a bright future ahead of him.

"no problem."

Zhou Yutang reached out and touched her head, chuckled and said, "Wait for them to come over, I'll take you to say hello."

"Thank you, director!"

Leo and Phoenix arrived in Qingdao together, but Nicole came a little later.

Their itinerary was not disclosed to the public, but was photographed by passers-by and posted online, causing quite a stir at home and abroad.

Leonardo DiCaprio is a top Hollywood star who has been popular for more than a decade.

Nicole Kidman is also an old Rolls-Royce, and another Phoenix boy just ascended this year.

Including Ma Sheng and Matt Daimeng who came before
The special publicity team for the film did not miss this opportunity to promote the film, and soon the discussion on TikTok abroad started.

It’s unbelievable that such a luxurious lineup appears in a movie, but how can we not look forward to it?

"Wow, what a cute girl."

Nicole Kidman is very close to Zhao Jinmai, and so is Fenghuangzai.

Zhou Yutang noticed that Xiao Li looked at him strangely, and asked, “Leon, what are you thinking about?”

"Is the Chinese entertainment industry so unrestrained?"

Little Leo hesitated, touched his nose, and said cryptically: "Zhou, take it easy, she is still a child."

"Fake Squid."

Zhou Yutang sent Zuan greetings very impolitely: "Do you think I am this kind of person?"

"Yes, you are!"

Little Leo didn't hesitate for even a second and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

There was not much to say to this guy whose head was full of pornographic garbage, so Zhou Yutang directly called the crew to start work.

It was just a matter of a few shots, and they gave us a day's schedule, but we actually finished the shoot in half a day.

Zhou Yutang specially asked the chef to prepare a banquet for the guests.

What about Beijing roast duck, braised pork, orange chicken, fried spring rolls?
These are all flavors that foreigners love to eat.

Eat without making a sound!

Little Leo drank two bowls of rice with the braised pork. There's a reason why this guy's cheeks are so plump.

Even Nicole Kidman let go of her old A8 reserve, ate it with relish and praised it highly.

Before leaving, Nicole didn't forget to give him a hug and said some auspicious words: "Zhou, I wish you all the best at the Golden Globe Awards next month." "Thank you, Nicole."

******
There was sudden news from South Korea that Jonghyun, a member of the boy band SHINee, was found dead at home after committing suicide.

"He's only 27 years old. How can you be so young and have such a hard time thinking?"

"What a pity! I heard it was depression."

The crew is discussing it, and there are conspiracy parties online who have linked it to South Korean chaebols.

Zhou Yutang was busy comforting the depressed Goryeo concubine.

Girls' Generation, the group that Yoona is in, debuted at about the same time as SHINee, and the members have a very good relationship privately.

This also includes FX's Song Qian, who has already put down her announcements and flown to South Korea.

Compared to the hellish South Korean entertainment industry, our domestic entertainment industry is simply heaven.

With a little bit of fame, they can cash it in, so much so that some girls are so proud of themselves.

The publicity work for "Princess Agents" was already in place, and after Zhao Liying left Jiangdong to start her own business, her career entered a period of rapid development.

Having invested in more than a dozen companies, the basic foundation of the film and television industry is also very stable.

He even took advantage of the New Year's Eve to record a new song and was also in charge of the publicity work for "Princess Agents", so he was extremely busy.

Just as Xiao Zhao joined the competition for the Lunar New Year small screen, "The Advisors Alliance: Tiger Roar and Dragon Roar" starring Wu Xiubo, Li Cheng and others was broadcast first in the middle of the month.

Continuing the high-quality approach and IP accumulation of the first film, the online popularity and reputation are quite explosive.

The show’s opening score on Douban was as high as 8.6 points. Since its broadcast, its daily playback volume has topped the charts of data platforms such as Guduo and Yunhe many times.

The producers have some ideas. The first part focuses on Sima Yi's forbearing growth in his youth, and the roles of the heroic Cao Cao are quite eye-catching.

The second part mainly focuses on Sima's dark transformation in his later years when he was in power.

The marketing efforts devoted to the confrontation between Sleeping Dragon Zhuge Liang and Tomb Tiger Sima Yi also achieved the expected results.

The audience's enthusiasm was completely ignited, triggering widespread discussion.

#虎雄龙吟#, #吴秀波黑化#, the related topics on Weibo have accumulated over 1 billion views, and being on the hot search list is as easy as eating and drinking.

In the uncle track, Teacher Pan is not really invincible, as Wu Xiubo is coming up.

I have to say that his overall conditions are no weaker than Teacher Pan’s.

"There are still many hidden talents in this circle."

Zhou Yutang didn't watch Nirvana in Fire much, but he used his free time after filming to watch this Three Kingdoms-themed TV series at double speed.

From the audience's point of view, this drama tends to over-glorify Sima Yi.

In fact, most ordinary people who know a little about history probably don’t have a good impression of the Sima family in history.

If it weren't for Sima Jin, the worst of the worst, how could there have been the dark age of the Five Barbarians Invading China?
But anyway.

This historical drama, which can be said to have high-quality production, excellent acting skills, and topical adaptation, has successfully set off a historical drama craze.

******
"Jiangdong Mahua's new film is a big hit, and the box office of "Shameful Iron Fist" on the first day was 1.03 million, making it the best domestic comedy film!"

"The movie "The Ringing Bell", produced by Chen Kexing and directed by Wu Junru, brought together many comedians and grossed 9075 million on the first day, firmly sitting at the second place in the New Year's Day box office!"

"Ex-Files 3 continued the popularity of the previous IP, with a box office of 6520 million on the first day!"

"Two films dominate the charts! The total box office of "Wushuang" is reported to be 12.75 billion, and "Shameful Iron Fist" takes over the daily box office crown!"

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The battle for the Lunar New Year holiday has really heated up, and as soon as all the heroes of the New Year's Day appeared on the stage, it was almost a mess.

The first to be eliminated were Reba's "The Little Shop of Sorrow" and Jingxi Culture's "The Fairy Tale of Two Generations". The former had a box office of just over 30 million, and the latter had a box office of just over 40 million on the first day.

"When did Shen Teng go and act in such a bad movie?"

As for this movie made by Chen Kexing and his wife, it received a lot of negative reviews online on the first day of its release, and Zhou Yutang couldn't help but complain.

“Maybe I gave too much.”

Guo Fan joked.

Shen Teng is just a nominal lead actor, together with Yue Yunpang, five-star killer Zhang Yi, and even Papi Jiang went to make a movie
Combined with the early marketing, they actually managed to trick a group of audiences into going to the cinema, and their daily revenue almost exceeded 100 million yuan.

However, the audience is not so easily fooled. The reputation of the movie is now critical to the subsequent box office performance.

It is conceivable that this bad movie will fall to the bottom of the earth in a few days.

There are many film and television companies in the industry that are keeping an eye on the New Year's Day period and have already made analysis and predictions based on the first day's box office.

The Chinese film market has completely taken off this year, and there may be more than five movies with box office revenue of over 10 billion during the entire Lunar New Year period!

They are Hua Yijia's "Youth" and "Ex-Files 3".

Jiangdong took up the remaining three places. Apart from the concluded "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City", "Wushuang" and "The Shameful Iron Fist" also became big hits one after another.

Among them, "Shameful Iron Fist" has the greatest box office potential. According to Maoyan's dynamic box office forecast, the total box office is very likely to close at 21.75 billion, topping the entire Lunar New Year box office.

At this time, in a corner where no one paid attention, the director Bi, who had already become a laughing stock, had another short essay that became a hot search.
"It took 12 years of hard work to create this dream work, but it was destroyed overnight by Douban's rating. It's sad and lamentable. I have officially sued Douban in court and demanded one yuan in compensation. The court has officially accepted the case. I hope Douban will take care of itself and give an official reply and clarify the facts as soon as possible."

The movie plot is magical, but reality is even more magical than the movie.

"Pure Mind", which was released ahead of the National Day this year, was withdrawn from theaters after only a few days of release because its Douban score hit the lowest level in history.

Like Zhou Yutang, many passers-by inside and outside the circle were blinded by Director Bi’s performance.

It was originally sinking quietly, and the heat soon faded, but it was not at peace, so it was standing on the hot search list as punishment.

“The unsolved mystery of Chinese movies: How did “Dreaming of Show Business” pass the review and be released?!”

"A great movie with a rating of 2.0. Anyone who can finish watching it is a brave man!"

Netizens were so sarcastic that Zhou Yutang, who was trying to find time to surf the Internet, almost couldn't hold it in.

The filming still has to continue after Leo and others finished their cursory cameo scenes.

The entire film is more than halfway through, and the most important special effects work is already underway.

"Boss, it's OK."

Guo Fan ran over to report, and Zhou Yutang returned to the loyal monitor, "All departments are ready."

"The stage manager is in place!"

"Lights in place!"

"action!"

******
Uncle Chen Rui arrived at the crew of "The Wandering Earth" on New Year's Day.

The weather was not good and it snowed in Qingdao last night.

Zhou Yutang was about to leave the crew and was instructing Guo Fan on some subsequent arrangements for the crew.

But Uncle Chen Rui was so cold that he stood aside, rubbing his hands and stamping his feet.

Chen Duling thoughtfully handed Chen Rui a cup of warm water. Uncle Chen Rui lowered his head and took it with both hands, then politely thanked him: "Secretary Chen, thank you."

"You're welcome."

Chen Duling pursed her lips and smiled.

She was wearing a white cashmere coat today, with a simple and neat black turtleneck sweater underneath, which wrapped her slender neck neatly.

In the lower body, she wore a pair of matte black warm leggings under the skirt, which perfectly fit the lines of her slender legs.

She is pure and intellectual, yet also faintly reveals a hint of contrasting charm.

Uncle Chen just picked up the teacup and took a sip, then quickly sat back down with his hands folded on his knees.

I didn't dare to look at this intellectual secretary with excellent temperament.
(End of this chapter)