During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 620 The Proud Queen's Office Play
The premiere of "The Killing" ended successfully, and all major portals, Weibo, and social software were filled with information about the movie.

"The Sino-US co-produced sci-fi blockbuster "The Killing Cycle" was jointly produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Shanhe Media, Summit Entertainment, China Film Group, and Wanda Films; written by director Wei Jin, directed by Hollywood director Doug Liman, and starred by international superstar Tom Cruise and international Chinese actress Jing Tian. The premiere ceremony was held in the CPPCC Auditorium today."

"The premiere was packed with guests and stars, the movie had a tight plot, and the special effects were stunning. It was a great experience!"

"China Film Group Chairman Han Sanping said that the domestic box office of 10 billion is just the starting point. The goal is to sprint to the top of the domestic box office!"

The overwhelming coverage has maximized the publicity effect before the movie is released.

Thousands of lucky viewers who attended the premiere also gave their own reviews on Impression.com as soon as possible.

Although a rating has not yet been formed due to the number of viewers, the approval rate is quite high, and almost all of them are recommendations.

Of course, the audience who were able to attend the premiere all preferred this genre, so their evaluation might not be objective, but it still attracted the attention of many passers-by.

After all, people have herd mentality and herd effect.

In addition, a large number of celebrities in the circle who participated in the premiere also reposted their viewing experience on Weibo and called on their fans to support them.

What's more, the venue has been booked in advance, and the purpose is, of course, self-evident.

As for the cinema chain, they are also quite optimistic about this Sino-US co-production with an investment of 1.7 million US dollars, written by Wei Jin, and starring Tom Cruise and Jing Tian.

Needless to say, the three major producers, China Film, Wanda, and Shanhe Media, have a screening rate of more than 50% in their theaters.

The screening rates of long-term cooperative units such as Shanghai New Film Association and Dadi Cinema Line are no less than 40%.

In total, on the first day of the release of "Lost in Time", the screening rate was close to 47%.

This data is slightly lower than last year's "Gravity" and "Pacific Rim".

But there is no way. The Lunar New Year holiday is different from the summer holiday, and this year's Lunar New Year holiday is more competitive than last year's. Several domestic films are still reaping box office revenue.

However, despite this, with the support of various external forces, the box office performance of "The Killing" is also quite amazing.

On the first day of release on Friday, "The Walking Dead" grossed 8476 million!
To be honest, this data is nothing in today's film market. After all, even the peak single-day box office of "Personal Customization" can exceed 90 million.

But the key is that the word of mouth for this movie is so good that on the first day of its release, more than tens of thousands of people rated it on Impression.com, with a score of 8.4, surpassing "Pacific Rim."

This means that, at least for half a month, the movie's box office can remain at a fairly stable level.

The 10 billion box office target that Han Sanping shouted out at the premiere is definitely not a castle in the air, but a sweet fruit that can be easily plucked.

And the facts prove that this is indeed the case.

As the weekend approached, the box office of "Long Live the Loop" exploded, breaking the 100 million yuan mark in a single day.

It closed at 1.16 million on Saturday, and then rebounded on Sunday, crossing the 1.01 million yuan threshold and closing at million.

In the first three days of the weekend, "Lost in Thailand" raked in 3.01 million yuan at the box office, an average of over million yuan per day!

This number caused an uproar in the industry, because even "Pacific Rim", which was also a co-production, did not have such a crazy number.

The last time we saw such exaggerated results was last year's "Gravity" which was a huge success during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Could it be that this is another movie that breaks the 15 billion mark?

This is not the end yet. When the overseas box office figures were compiled, the industry was shocked again.

In the first three days of the weekend, the box office of "Killing" in Asia totaled 7800 million US dollars, the box office in North America totaled 6600 million US dollars, and the box office in other regions totaled 4300 million US dollars.
Recently, the focus of various media outlets has been on this movie. As soon as the overseas box office results were announced, they began to rush to report on it.

"'The Killing' is a global hit, grossing $1.87 million worldwide in its first three days of the weekend!"

"The Sino-US co-produced sci-fi blockbuster "The Killing" topped the global box office in the fourth week of December!"

As a science fiction blockbuster released worldwide, the first week box office data of "Live" is undoubtedly very impressive.

"1.87 million US dollars, better than last year's Pacific Rim, good! Good! Good!"

Inside the China Film Office, Han Sanping was reading the online reports and exclaiming in admiration. He was obviously in a very good mood, and even the wrinkles on his face seemed to be smoothed out a lot.

Although he has retired to the second line, this movie was a collaboration finalized when he was in office, and it is a political achievement.

Especially after he officially steps down as chairman of China Film Group, he will have to join the Film Bureau, so the more political achievements he has, the better!
The person who was happier than Han Sanping was Jing Tian.

She had just finished a roadshow and shared a lot of snacks with her fans. Then she got into the nanny car and browsed the news online, and she couldn't stop smiling.

There is no way, although she has participated in many big productions since her debut, even movies with female protagonists, and even has many top international resources.

Unfortunately, the current international box office performance is still that of the "Now You See Me" series.

The domestic box office record is still the 6 million yuan achieved by "Girl in the Bottom" last year.

This result was indeed good at the beginning.

But with the development of the film market, let alone compared with Zeng Li in "Gravity", Gao Yuanyuan in "Passengers", and Liu Yifei in "Mojin: The Lost Tomb".

Even Fan Bingbing, Yang Mi and others have caught up.

Jing Tian, ​​who calls herself the queen, appears calm on the surface, but she always has a sense of urgency in her heart.

Now, I can finally hold my head high.

More importantly, the box office of "Lost in Time" in China accounted for almost one-third of the global box office.

In addition to the fact that the Chinese film market is becoming increasingly hot and has become the second largest box office in the world, Jing Tian's participation is definitely an important reason why this movie can sell well in China.

In fact, there is no other!

In the entertainment industry, appeal is the ultimate touchstone. No matter how much you hype yourself up, the key is whether you can carry the box office.

There is no doubt that through this drama, Jing Tian has thoroughly proved his appeal.

She is definitely one of the best actresses in China, both internationally and domestically.

Thinking of this, Jing Tian felt that the fatigue brought by the roadshow in the past few days seemed to be swept away.

Compared to the joy of the producer and Jing Tian, ​​the producers of other films released during the Lunar New Year holiday were not in such a good mood, and some were even cursing.

Because although the Lunar New Year market is huge, its potential still has a limit.

"Lost in Time" earned over 100 million yuan in a single day, accounting for more than 70% of the box office, so the rest of the movies were naturally affected.

"The Person of Interest" and "The Four 2" were relatively lucky. They no longer had any box office potential, and after reaping the benefits of the last weekend, both chose to be withdrawn from theaters.

The former grossed 6.51 million yuan, while the latter grossed 1.86 million yuan.

After more than half a month of release, "New Police Story 2013" has basically exhausted its potential and the impact is not that great.

The movie has been released for 17 days and has grossed 4.88 million yuan at the box office, barely maintaining around million yuan per day.

With a production cost of 1 million, even with the publicity and promotion, it is definitely profitable. The worst was "Personal Tailor", which had a daily revenue of more than million, but it was directly cut in half to less than million.

It has been released for 10 days and the box office has only grossed 4.28 million yuan.

"Damn it, the co-production is scheduled so high, it's too much."

In the chairman's office of Huayi, Wang Zhonglei looked at the report handed over by the film department and started to criticize.

He completely ignored the fact that when "Personal Customization" was first released, it was screened in extremely high numbers, which is a typical example of the situation where officials are allowed to set fires while the common people are not allowed to light lamps.

"Forget it. There's no point in dwelling on this. Xiaogang is busy with the Spring Festival Gala, so we can't fall behind in our publicity."

Wang Zhongjun was still able to remain rational. He had already made such a prediction when he chose this schedule.

The current situation is simply a little more intense than expected.

But no matter what, "Personal Customization" has already made a lot of money.

It’s a pity that the original intention of increasing the stock price failed to materialize this time.

I don’t know what’s wrong with the stock market. The movie is selling well, but the stock price has been falling for several days in a row. It’s really weird!
"By the way, Zhong Lei, the key extension issue needs to be implemented as soon as possible."

At this point, Wang Zhongjun looked at his brother who seemed to be hesitant to speak, and waved his hand:

"I know it's difficult, but we have to try. La Peikang is not an eagle and he has no grudges against us. We will always be familiar with each other after the first time."

Obviously, Wang Zhongjun did not have much hope of getting the extension key, because China Film’s share in "Slaughter Cycle" was as high as 15%.

Considering the current performance of "Live Broadway" during the Lunar New Year holiday, as long as there is a chance for postponement, there will be no other choice!

The purpose of applying for an extension of the key is to make La Peikang refuse, so that China Film will feel a little guilty in subsequent dealings.

Wang Zhonglei also understood this truth, so he nodded and said, "Okay, brother, I'll arrange it right away."

Wei Jin was unaware of the twists and turns of Huayi Brothers. He was currently in the company's reception room, communicating with Xu Laoguai and others.

After more than a month of preparation, all preparations for "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" have been completed and filming is about to start.

"Director Xu, how long do you plan to shoot for?"

"According to the plan, it will take about four months. As you know, Mr. Wei, it is not very convenient to shoot in the icy and snowy environment.

In addition, the crew is also very large this time, and there are many aspects that need to be considered and taken into account, such as special effects coordination, logistical support, etc.

Old Monster Xu explained the schedule in detail, and Wei Jin expressed his understanding while listening.

The two had communicated before that main-theme commercial blockbusters must have grand scenes and a big cast.

In addition, the special effects must also be stunning.

Therefore, for this shoot, Xu will bring two special effects teams, a team of nearly 40 people, to participate in the shoot.

In addition, according to the script requirements, there are nearly two hundred extras, not to mention the costume and props, makeup, logistics, security, and filming teams, as well as assistance from the Beijing Film Studio and the Bayi Film Studio.

All in all, the crew of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" had more than 300 people at its peak.

So the work of producer Shi Nansheng this time was quite tedious.

In addition, the environment in the Northeast is relatively harsh. Wei Jin was really worried about whether Xu Laoguai and Shi Nansheng, who were in their sixties and seventies, could handle it.

However, both husband and wife seemed very calm about this.

"Boss Wei, when my master and I were filming "Seven Swordsmen" in the Western Regions, the conditions were very difficult. It took us nearly half a year to shoot, but we're used to it now."

There was a hint of nostalgia in Shi Nansheng's tone, perhaps she was reminiscing about her marriage with Xu Laoguai.

Wei Jin couldn't say much about this matter and could only nod.

"Okay, Mr. Shi, it's good that you know what's going on, but you must pay attention to safety issues."

"I will, Mr. Wei."

After communicating with the director and producer for a while, Wei Jin started to interact with several actors separately.

Zhang Hanyu was obviously very excited, having won the leading role in movies directed by Wei Jin and Xu Ke. There are only a handful of male artists in the circle who can get such resources.

He could imagine that once "Operation Mekong" and "The Taking of Tiger Mountain" were released one after another, his net worth would probably increase significantly!

Unfortunately, after working together two or three times, Wei Jin had never shown any intention of recruiting him, otherwise he would not have found leaving Huayi unacceptable.

As for the company's artist Chen Xiao, although he only played the third male role, he was very satisfied with it.

Because this is his first big-screen work in all the years since he joined the company, and it is directed by the billion-dollar director Xu Ke himself.

With this starting point, Chen Xiao believes that he will be able to shine on the big screen in the future!
On the other hand, the versatile actor Liang Jiahui behaved relatively calmly. He had already passed the stage of competing for roles and resources.

At present, he prefers to challenge himself in different roles, such as the eagle this time!
Compared with several male actors, Yu Nan's heart is full of gratitude towards Wei Jin.

She clearly remembered the audition situation that day. The competition was so fierce that she didn't have much hope at all.

If she wasn't quite old and her appearance wasn't average, she would have thought Wei Jin had some feelings towards her.

Wei Jin didn't know that Yu Nan would have such an idea. After a brief communication with everyone, he returned to the office.

And behind Wei and Jin, there is a little tail, Song Yi.

When she got the role last time, Song Yi had been thinking about expressing her gratitude, but unfortunately Wei Jin (Jill) was too busy during this period and had no time to pay attention to her.

Now that the film is about to start shooting, we have to inject some positive energy into the actress, at least to give her some comfort during the cold winter in Heilongjiang Province.

As for the reason, is there anything wrong with the company's artists giving a few words of advice before filming starts?

But perhaps because it was his first time playing in the office, Song Yi seemed very nervous, and the business that he was already very familiar with suddenly became unfamiliar to him.

"Xiaoyi, don't be nervous. Actors have strong adaptability. You will get used to it soon and even fall in love with this feeling."

Wei Jin was not kidding. The excitement level of the assistants around him and even Nazar and others in the office was really raised to a higher level.

Many times, Wei Jin was grateful that the fresh air system in the office worked very well.

Otherwise, I'm afraid that after each in-depth communication, I will have to talk for a long time.

Unfortunately, psychological barriers are difficult to overcome, and despite Wei Jin's encouragement, Song Yi is still very nervous.

However, this tension brought Wei Jin an unexpected surprise during the subsequent communication.

There is no way, the double tension of body and mind, coupled with superb talent, is simply impossible to stop.

(End of this chapter)