During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 643 Wei Jin: You should be more serious when playing cards

With the end of the holiday, the film market shrank immediately, with the total market volume falling by nearly half.

In the five days after the holiday, "Nobody" only earned 2.08 million yuan, and the total box office just passed the 8 million yuan mark, closing at 8.1 million yuan.

Moreover, the single-day box office has also fallen sharply, currently hovering around 40 million.

But even so, it still makes people in the industry call it incredible.

After all, it has only been released for 12 days and the box office has exceeded 8 million. There is still more than half a month before it ends. Even if the box office continues to decline, it should not be a problem to break 12 billion.

Of course, this achievement, in addition to the quality of the film and its relationship with its competitors during the same period, is also inseparable from the tireless roadshows of Ning Hao and a group of main creators.

In comparison, the roadshows of the Hong Kong team have always been perfunctory. In addition, it was the Spring Festival period, so Zhou Runfa, Zhen Zidan and others hardly appeared on the screen.

The results are obvious. After the holiday, the box office was cut in half again and again.

The box office of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" has not yet exceeded 6 million yuan, and currently closed at 5.89 million yuan.

The single-day box office, however, still remained around 3 million thanks to the D ticket prices. However, according to the attendance rate revealed by the theaters, this box office is unlikely to last long.

On the contrary, the two films with relatively poor box office performance, "The Man from Macau" and "Ex-Files", did not see that big a drop because of their smaller daily box office base.

The former earned 12 million yuan at the box office in 2.89 days, and the daily box office remained around million yuan.

The latter is more stable, almost every day at five or six million, without fail.

After 12 days, the box office of "Ex-Files" approached the million mark, which amazed the industry.

Many companies in the industry are joking that if Huayi had chosen a better schedule, the box office performance might have been even more impressive.

However, the most stable one has to be "Frozen" voiced by Liu Yifei.

So far, after 6 days of release, the box office has approached the 2 million mark, and the daily box office still remains at over million, ranking second in the daily box office.

As the Spring Festival movie market cools down, the New Year atmosphere gradually fades away, and major projects in the industry have started one after another.

The start of filming of "Nirvana in Fire" was within the expectations of the industry. After all, the previous announcement showed that it would start filming after the new year.

But the movie "See You Tomorrow" really surprised the industry. It has only been more than half a month since the project was launched, but the roles have been decided and the filming is about to start?

Berna held a grand press conference this time, inviting many media and colleagues in the industry.

It’s no wonder. After all, Han Han is a well-known writer born in the 80s who is as famous as Guo Xiaosi, or even better than him. His first film work is worth looking forward to.

However, perhaps because of the "previous lesson" of Guo Xiaosi, who was hated by everyone in the film industry, Han Han behaved very low-key at the press conference.

No matter how the reporters praised him, Han Han never mentioned the box office issue, kept a low profile and responded with a smile.

Reporters who want to make big news are left helpless!
Maybe it was because of the long roadshow, I was really tired.

Ning Hao and his group returned to the capital, but they politely declined Wei Jin's proposal for a dinner and went straight home to recuperate.

Considering that the Lantern Festival is approaching, Wei Jin did not force it and just sent a red envelope as a token of his appreciation.

Unexpectedly, the next day, Wei Jin met Ning Hao in the company, who was busy with the post-production of "Lost in Thailand".

"Brother, you are exaggerating, aren't you? Are you so ambitious?"

"Oh, I can't stay at home any longer."

Seeing Ning Hao's bitter face and dark circles under his eyes, Wei Jin guessed, "Did Sister Na exploit you again? Are you so unkind to women?"

Ning Hao sighed again: "I think it's probably menopause. She checked my phone for no apparent reason last night."

"Hey, if you say so, Senior Brother, I'm interested. What did you find out?"

The Wei and Jin dynasties were very interested in watching the chaos in other places. Isn't it exciting?

"What can you find out? I'm innocent. I'm not as playful as you are."

Ning Hao first retorted, then hesitantly said: "I don't think it's a big deal, just a few New Year greetings from a few young actresses, expressing some admiration."

Wei Jin shook his head: "Brother, how can I say hello to you? Don't delete the text message, save it for the New Year?"

"Oh, I was careless at the time, and I regret it now. I almost died last night."

Listening to Ning Hao's mumbling, Wei Jin secretly felt lucky that he had a golden finger, otherwise he wouldn't be able to play so many tricks.

You know, once a man is over 77, his physical fitness starts to deteriorate. Ning Hao was born in 37 and is this year.

On the contrary, women are different. They are like wolves at 30 and tigers at 40. Xing Aina and Ning Hao are about the same age, and they are at the age of wolves and tigers.

Not to mention being angry, even in a normal contest, Ning Hao would most likely not be his opponent.

Thinking of this, Wei Jin felt a little sympathetic towards Ning Hao, and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother, I'll ask Lao Zhu to get you two cans of Northern Xinjiang black wolfberry later, so you can replenish your body."

Ning Hao's face showed suspicion: "Is it really useful?"

"I've never used that stuff, so I don't know the effect, but the old man at school likes to drink it soaked in water."

Wei Jin felt no guilt at all about betraying Lao Jiang. Instead, Ning Hao became interested: "Okay, give me a few more cans."

"Don't worry, it's enough."

After chatting for a while, Wei Jin became concerned about the post-production of "Lost in Thailand".

"This movie doesn't have any special effects, so it should be quick to make. I estimate it will be done in a month or so."

"Well, there's no rush. You can take your time. Anyway, there's not much time available this year. You can consider putting it in the Spring Festival schedule next year."

This type of comedy film still needs to be released during the Spring Festival or New Year's Day period to fully unleash its potential.

However, this year's Lunar New Year movie season already has "Charlotte's Troubles", and if another one comes out, it might cause internal friction.

Ning Hao obviously understood this, and did not raise any objections for the time being, but instead talked about another matter. "By the way, Junior Brother, Xiao Ma contacted me. Doesn't Nobody plan to apply for an extension of the key?"

"You don't even need to tell me. I've already arranged for someone to submit the information. The result won't be a big problem. It just depends on how long it takes to get it."

"Okay, then I'll be relieved."

Compared to Ning Hao, who had difficulty dealing with Xing Ai, Wei Jin seemed to be quite energetic.

On Valentine's Day, he made an appointment with Jing Tian and Liu Yifei to spend the holiday together.

We were also lucky, as the weather in Beijing was nice, with clear skies and bright sunshine.

However, the three of them are all very well-known, especially Jing Tian and Liu Yifei, who are arguably the most popular actresses in the domestic entertainment industry.

Even if I disguise myself, it would be difficult to conceal my identity, so I can't go to crowded places to play, otherwise I won't be able to have peace and quiet.

However, Wei Jin had already made preparations and had booked a karting club in advance.

Because Liu Yifei and Jing Tian are both racing enthusiasts, there are many sports cars parked in their home garages.

Audi R8 and Ferrari are basically their favorite cars to drive when traveling.

On the contrary, Wei Jin, a grown man, had no interest in sports cars at all, and the few luxury cars he bought were more inclined towards business applications and safety.

Because of this, Wei Jin has been teased by the two girls many times since they met, but he has no intention of changing his mind.

After all, when you are out, safety is the most important thing.

I finally got a chance to live again, why not enjoy the colorful world? Do I have to do something exciting?
However, Wei Jin was also quite good at go-karting, and he had a lot of fun playing with the two little beauties.

Most of the day just passed like this.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the three of them returned to the city and went to the private theater of Shanhe Cinema to watch a movie.

However, when they arrived at the place and looked at the promotion posters, the two girls had difficulty making a decision.

Basically, all the movies that were released during the Spring Festival have been watched some time ago, and this Valentine's Day, there are so many movies released that it is dizzying and overwhelming.

Several domestic love films, including "Beijing Love Story", "Crossing the Line Men and Women", "Chrysanthemum Terrace", "Jiangnan Love Story", and "Who Says We Can't Love", were released in succession.

In the end, Jing Tian and Liu Yifei chose "Beijing Love Story" under the influence of the TV series.

The original TV series version, despite its shattering views, had quite good ratings and could barely be called a hit.

Even Chen Sicheng met Tong Yaya through this drama.

Wanda also saw the influence of this IP and supported Chen Sicheng, who had not yet achieved success on the big screen, to adapt the drama version into a movie version.

However, perhaps because it was his first time directing a feature film, Chen Sicheng took a shortcut and combined five short films together to make a compilation movie.

Because short films are different from feature films, the abilities and requirements for directors are obviously much more relaxed.

But it also brings a consequence, which is that the film's story structure is too pieced together.

The connection between different paragraphs is not natural and smooth enough, and the transitions are abrupt, giving people a patchwork feeling, as if some unrelated things are forcibly linked together.

But that's just how romance movies are. Anyway, Jing Tian and Liu Yifei were enjoying the show.

Wei Jin had a hunch that the box office of this film might not be too low.

In the evening, at the strong request of the two little girls, we had hot pot.

But when they returned to their love nest at Xishan Villa, Wei Jin forced the two to wash up first.

After all, he didn't want to experience the hot feeling again.

After everything was ready, the three of them started playing Landlord in the bedroom.

As Wei Jin expected, on Valentine's Day, "Beijing Love Story" burst into unparalleled brilliance.

On the first day of its release, it grossed 1.01 million yuan at the box office, taking over the single-day box office champion from "Nobody" which had been held for half a month.

And this is not the end. As time goes into the weekend, "Beijing Love" continues to make great strides.

In the first three days of the weekend, the box office grossed 2.18 million!
Although the single-day box office fell sharply, with a production cost of less than 40 million, "Beijing Love Story" has already made a profit after three days of release!
Chen Sicheng became famous overnight, and jumped directly from an unknown TV drama director to a member of the 2 million movie box office directors club.

And everyone in the circle knows very well that this is definitely not his end. Perhaps Chen Sicheng can have a place with 3 million or 4 million!
However, this was not the biggest news in the circle that day, because the headlines of major media were all about "The Unknown" and Ning Hao.

"The black comedy film "Nobody", jointly produced by Shanhe Media, Bad Monkey Pictures, and Pony Galloping, written by director Wei Jin, and directed by director Ning Hao, took 17 days to break the 10 billion box office and closed at 10.2 billion!"

"After Wei Jin, Wu Ershan, Tsui Hark, Zhou Xingxing, Xu Zheng and other five people, Director Ning Hao has successfully joined the 10 billion director club!"

"Thus, the ninth 10 billion box office movie in the history of Chinese-language films was born!"

"Looking at the nine Chinese-language films that grossed over 10 billion yuan, four were directed by Wei Jin, and the remaining five were all produced by Shanhe Media."

The entire film production industry felt extremely dazzled when seeing the words "10 billion box office", "accounting for four of the total", and "all produced" in the news.

Directors in the industry also have mixed feelings about Ning Hao's sudden rise to become a billion-dollar director.

There are many who are envious and jealous, and there are countless who are jealous and curse.

But the Beijing Film Academy, which happened to be holding an arts exam, was very happy. It decisively carried out tradition and not only put up banners, but also directly pushed Ning Hao's resume on its official website!
"Director Ning Hao is an outstanding graduate of the Photography Department of our school in 99. His representative works include "Crazy Stone", "Crazy Racing" and "Lost on Journey."

Shanhe Media also sent out congratulations on Weibo, and many of its artists followed suit.

As for the entire entertainment industry, countless celebrities and artists congratulated Ning Hao on his Weibo.

After all, a billionaire director is very attractive to artists. Who knows, they might work together one day?

But these have nothing to do with Wei Jin, he is busy with his new script these days.
(End of this chapter)