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Chapter 410 Ragnarok, Xu Zheng is glad that he is not stubborn

Master Xing has a strong influence.

Even if he doesn't act anymore, there will still be many people willing to go to the cinema just for his name. This is the appeal of the King of Comedy.

This terrifying appeal was demonstrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year, when there was an endless stream of family members entering the cinema to watch the film.

Especially the first screening, the attendance rate in first-tier cities such as Beijing and Shanghai was as high as 70%.

If there are no strong rivals, a box office hit is almost inevitable.

Wang Jing is in Hong Kong Island, but he is always paying attention to the film market in mainland China.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that he previously claimed that Stephen Chow was far inferior to him in the field of directing. This is called strategic contempt for the opponent.

The fight was about to begin, and the close combat tactical stage began. Wang Jing never dared to underestimate Stephen Chow in the field of tactics.

He has known Stephen Chow for so many years and he knows his influence too well.

He also knew that some big names in Hong Kong, including Stephen Chow's former employer, scolded him. In fact, a big part of the reason was that they were jealous of Stephen Chow's ability to make money in the mainland, but Stephen Chow refused to play with them.

"My friends in Beijing and Shenzhen called me and told me that the attendance rate of Journey to the West was very high, and the cinema was full of people at a glance."

Wang Jing called Li Yu to discuss countermeasures.

He felt the pressure of impending storm, the oppression brought by Stephen Chow was too strong.

"Director Wang, calm down, let the bullets fly for a while, our Detective Chinatown will be released at 8 o'clock tonight, six hours later than Journey to the West.

Today's protagonist is destined to be Stephen Chow and his "Journey to the West". We should keep a steady mind and look at the long term."

Li Yu said very calmly.

It is normal for Stephen Chow to have a strong momentum at the beginning, as his reputation and sentiment have not been completely exhausted.

Now is Stephen Chow's strong period. If he doesn't have a strong start during this period, he will be unworthy of the title of King of Comedy.

Next, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, events developed as Li Yu had expected.

"Journey to the West", which was the product of Stephen Chow's years of hard work, has achieved remarkable results.

It earned 71 million yuan on the first day, breaking the domestic first-day box office record.

In fact, in the original time and space, the first-day performance of "Journey to the West" was even more explosive, reaching an astonishing 76 million.

At present, the first-day performance of "Journey to the West" is slightly worse, mainly due to the influence of "Detective Chinatown".

When two powerful enemies collide, it is bound to have a certain impact on each other.

However, since "Detective Chinatown" was only released for four hours on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it did not have much impact on "Journey to the West" on the first day.

Compared with the record-breaking "Journey to the West", the first day of "Detective Chinatown" was also very strong.

The film was released for only four hours, but the box office exceeded 30 million.

Although it is more than double the 71 million of "Journey to the West", considering that "Journey to the West" was released six hours earlier, the 30 million for "Detective Chinatown" is already very impressive.

"The first-day box office of Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons was 71 million, making it the biggest winner on the first day of the new year."

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons set a new record for Chinese films on its first day, surpassing The Movie World and Painted Skin 2. Even though Stephen Chow is no longer an actor, he is still one of the most influential people in China at the box office."

The new record set by "Journey to the West" on the first day caused a frenzy among the media.

In particular, Stephen Chow's team and the media hired by Huayi praised "Journey to the West" highly, almost praising the movie to the sky.

This is normal, marketing is a very important part.

As long as there is no moral kidnapping, boxing, or double-crossing, everyone can accept it.

In addition to the media's hype, the audience and netizens began to get excited. "The contest between the two Buddha statues, one took ten hours and earned more than 70 million, and the other took four hours and earned 30 million. I haven't seen such an exciting contest in many years."

"I watched two movies in a row in the cinema today, and I didn't even have to go to the toilet in the three or four hours. To be honest, Detective Chinatown is really a conscientious work by Fatty Wang. It can be seen that Fatty Wang is serious this time."

"'Detective Chinatown' is really good. It is the most conscientious movie Wang Jing has made in recent years. I can only say that Wang Jing did not let anyone down this time, and the script written by Director Li is still of high quality.

I haven’t watched Journey to the West yet. I’ll see if I can get a ticket tomorrow. I hope Journey to the West can bring me a different surprise.”

In addition to domestic media and netizens, people in the industry are also paying close attention to these two movies.

Feng Xiaogang felt a little dissatisfied and jealous after seeing the performance of "Detective Chinatown" within four hours of its release.

No matter how much he disliked Li Yu, he had to admit that Li Yu really had something.

The previous two times Li Yu and Zhang Yingmou collaborated with Chen Kaige, both films were hits. One is still the number one Chinese-language film at the box office, and the other is the number one Chinese art film at the box office.

But the directors of those two films, Zhang Yingmou and Chen Kaige, are very strong in themselves. Everyone on earth knows that it’s just that their scripts are too bad and often let the films down.

As long as you meet a good screenwriter who can resist micromanaging, the probability of producing a good film is very high.

So Feng Xiaogang was a little disapproving of those two films. He felt that Li Yu took advantage of Zhang Yingmou and Chen Kaige.

This time, Wang Jing, who specializes in making bad movies in Hong Kong, collaborated with Li Yu and the box office was a hit, forcing him to change his mind.

Li Yu is really strong. In the business field, Li Yu can indeed be called the number one commercial screenwriter in China. Every movie he participates in writing sells well, which is really amazing.

At this moment, Feng Xiaogang even regretted that he had criticized Li Yu and created an enemy for him.

Otherwise, he could also ask Li Yu for one or two scripts. With his ability, isn't he much better than Wang Jing?

Wang Jing, who makes bad movies, can take off and fly to the sky just by getting Li Yu's script.

Unfortunately, there is no if, and we can’t go back.

His status and position does not allow him to do such a thing as asking for forgiveness. If he is willing to bow his head and apologize, he will not be called Xiao Gangpao.

Almost at the same time, Xu Zheng called Wang Baoqiang, the leading actor of "Detective Chinatown", to congratulate him.

"Baoqiang, congratulations, you're really going to take off in a spiral this time. Thirty million in four hours, that's terrifying."

Xu Zheng still has some lingering fears.

Although he was unwilling to accept it, fortunately he was not stubborn. The power of "Journey to the West" and "Detective Chinatown" was really terrifying.

One took ten hours and made 70 million, the other took four hours and made 30 million. His "Lost in Thailand" is just a low-budget comedy movie with an investment of less than 30 million.

If he was in the Spring Festival movie, wouldn't he be killed instantly as soon as he showed his face? He could just cover the movie with a white cloth and play the suona without even making a splash, and he would leave so cleanly and neatly.

"Director Xu, I didn't lie to you, did I? Director Li said he is very confident in Detective Chinatown. He plans to make it a series and release sequels in the future."

Wang Baoqiang said.

"Yes, Baoqiang, thank you so much for providing me with this information. Otherwise, our Lost in Thailand would have been in tatters if it hadn't been released during the Spring Festival, and we would have lost all our money."

Xu Zhengting thanks Wang Baoqiang.

Wang Baoqiang is a real person, and he really wants to say what he wants to say.

If it were someone else, they might just say what he wants to hear and would never advise him not to schedule the film during the Spring Festival.

Although he missed two best release opportunities in succession because of Li Yu, the popularity of "Detective Chinatown" is good for him.

"Detective Chinatown" made the leading male actor Wang Baoqiang popular, and his "Lost in Thailand" is not a movie without big stars.

From this point of view, he made a lot of money.

(End of this chapter)