Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 634: A Visit from the Other Side of the Ocean

domestic.

The dispute between Feng and Guo is still going on, and is tending to intensify.

However, after the premiere of "Personal Tailor", film critics have been complaining about the movie.

As soon as the box office figures came out at midnight on the 19th, the media not only compared Feng Xiaogang's "Private Customization" with Guo Jingming's "Tiny Times", but also reported the comments made by many famous film critics.

Many film critics were so excited that they posted many Weibo posts and publicly criticized "Personal Tailor".

There are a lot of negative comments about "accomplishing oneself and fooling the audience".

"There is a kind of movie that is not afraid of spoilers, this is what I am talking about. It is said that Wang Shuo's fans are more loyal, but I also want to say that he is also a partner in scamming money. He can actually make three unrelated sketches to make a movie."

"Personal Tailor" has no respect for movies and looks down on the audience. There are no characters or structure, only advertisements."

"Personal Tailor" can really make people feel angry. There is such a shameless movie in the world! If you say Guo Jingming and "Fuchun Mountain Residence" are not good, the director's level is indeed limited. Feng Xiaogang is determined to fool you."

Afterwards, the media fanned the flames, with a large number of reports pushing the matter to ferment, a typical example of people who like to watch the fun without caring about the big deal.

I have to say that Feng Xiaogang is worthy of the title of Feng Dapao. He has the momentum of being able to immediately criticize back anyone who criticizes him.

"During the Lunar New Year holiday, critics were most dissatisfied with "Personal Tailor", believing that Feng Xiaogang's plot was "relying on his old friends" and that "Party A and Party B" had no new ideas, and the jokes were copied from old jokes and Internet slang, and the whole film was full of product placement."

"The quality of 'Personal Customization' fell short of expectations, and Huayi Brothers' stock price fell from the opening, and eventually hit the limit down."

"There are rumors online that some media and institutional investors watched "Personal Tailor" in advance and because the film's effect was lower than expected, some institutions decided to "escape" in advance."

Looking at the mess of comments online, Feng Xiaogang decided to go all out and sent out six consecutive Weibo posts to criticize the film critics.

"There is a group of people, especially on Douban, who are all big shot wolves, pretending to know about movies, but they don't know shit and are barking about nonsense."

"You guys understand movies? You're educated and capable of evaluating the movies I made? What a joke!"

Feng Xiaogang was really angry at this moment. These film critics were all paid to say good things about the movie, but instead they came to complain about the movie.

Wow, the dispute between Feng and Guo has turned into Feng Xiaogang fighting alone against Guo Jingming and many film critics!

Feng Xiaogang, Guo Jingming and many film critics are engaged in a back-and-forth attack on each other.

However, people in the industry are waiting to see the box office performance of "Private Customization".

After all, the first day box office can tell a lot about a movie.

You should know that "Private Customization" is different from "Lost in Thailand" and "The Wandering Earth" in that it has a ticket selling model that has great potential and relies on word of mouth to slowly accumulate box office revenue.

Both it and "Tiny Times" are topical movies. The buzz, momentum and reputation that burst out in the early stage will help a lot at the box office. However, the quality of the film determines the final result. The bad reviews in the early stage may prevent the film from going very far.

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The domestic disputes had no impact on Hollywood at all, and Gu Wei and others did not pay too much attention to it.

After Gu Wei finished the call, Zhang Yimou and Liu Yifei agreed immediately.

At noon, Jing Tian posted a photo with Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and others, and left a message on Weibo: "Visiting the set of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and having dinner together in the evening."

In this way, the attention of the mainland entertainment circle was attracted to Jing Tian again.

In the photo, Liu Yifei is standing in the C position, with Gu Wei on the left and Zhang Yimou on the right. On both sides are Cheng Long, Lu Yang, Ning Hao, Huang Bo, Jing Tian, ​​Guo Fan, Liu Xiaoli, Jason Statham, Scarlett Johansson and others.

"Fuck, they're not promoting the movie anymore, but are going to visit the set overseas?"

"Jingtian is good. He knows which side is more important and which side is less important. I look forward to the release of "New Police Story 2013"."

"Yifei is standing in the middle, definitely the center position, dog head expression!!"

"Am I the only one who finds this funny? When we have dinner together later, Jingtian, Yifei and the others will speak Chinese. Will Scarlett Johansson be able to understand them? Haha!!"

"Jason Statham's eyes look at Brother Long strangely. Did he meet his idol?"

"Tsk tsk, my brother Bo's looks are so different from those of the directors. He is definitely a talented actor."

It has to be said that Jingtian can attract traffic, and a group photo has sparked heated discussions among many netizens.

At the same time, the filming of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" had to be suspended due to the increasing number of people arriving.

In this way, the crew members will be happy, after all, there is no worker who doesn't like paid rest.

It has to be said that Jackie Chan's international reputation and status are well-deserved, as can be seen from the number of people in the crew photos alone.

"Brother, your life is worth it. You have everything you should have and play with." Ning Hao said jokingly as he watched a fat black girl pulling Cheng Long to take photos with her.

After getting rid of Xing Aina, this guy completely let himself go.

"I'm older now, so I guess I only had fun making movies before, but that's normal, it's consensual, hehe!" Gu Wei smiled like a man. "Really, Director Gu, is it consensual?" While the two were talking, Liu Yifei sneaked out from nowhere and said with a smile.

"Hey, guess?" Gu Wei bravely teased in front of everyone.

“Haha, 3…2…” The young lady started making gestures.

"No, I swear." For the sake of his health, Gu Wei decisively backed down.

The crew members left one after another, and around five in the evening, everyone left after taking the group photo.

Reid arranged a fleet of cars to pick them up, with the same style as last time they went to the airport. Everyone was amazed, except Cheng Long who smiled and said nothing.

That’s right, these scenes are child’s play for him. When filming “Police Story 4”, he even made an appearance on a nuclear submarine.

For a moment, Gu Wei suddenly wondered if he would be treated like this if he made a domestic military film in the future.

The venue chosen for the dinner was Luoxia Restaurant, which, along with another Chinese restaurant, ixlb Dimsum Eats, is considered one of the two major Chinese restaurants in Hollywood and is also one of the places where many celebrities and artists check in.

Both the guests and the hosts enjoyed the meal very much, and everyone returned to the villa to rest late at night.

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At the same time, domestically.

On the 20th, early in the morning.

The first day box office figures for "Personal Tailor" came out. As soon as the theater chain and Huayi Company got the data, they couldn't wait to release it through the media.

Sina Entertainment: "Produced by Huayi Film Group, directed by Feng Xiaogang, and starring Ge You, Fan Wei, Bai Baihe, Li Xiaolu, Zheng Kai, etc., "Private Customization" grossed 7200 million on the first day."

Penguin Entertainment: "The box office of "Personal Tailor" on the first day was 7200 million, and the box office of the midnight show successfully exceeded million."

Souhu Entertainment: "The domestic film "Personal Tailor" had a box office of over 80 million on its first day, surpassing the first-day performances of films such as "Let the Bullets Fly" and "Tiny Times", and ranked third after domestic films such as "Lost in Thailand" and "The Wandering Earth."

Southern Metropolis Daily reported: "The super high first-day box office of "Personal Tailor" indicates that the domestic film market is likely to exceed 250 billion this year, of which "The Wandering Earth" will account for 30 billion."

At this moment, Feng Xiaogang was both happy and conflicted. He was happy that the box office on the first day was good and that the box office of "Private Tailor" would most likely not be less than 700 to 800 million yuan. He was conflicted that 700 to 800 million yuan was not enough.

Thinking of this, Feng Xiaogang couldn't help but secretly complain to Gu Wei, "You said that you have improved the appreciation ability of domestic audiences so much by your own efforts, but in the end it is us who are cheated."

Having said that, the car's performance of 70 million on the first day made Feng Xiaogang feel a little relieved.

But on second thought, he was the one who first shouted out the slogan of one billion this time, and he even wanted to become the third director in the country to join the one billion box office club. However, judging from the current results, it obviously seems unlikely.

Because for topical movies like "Personal Customization" which lack stamina, the first-day box office generally accounts for 8%-10% of the total box office.

In other words, judging from the first day's box office, the total box office of "Personal Tailor" will be between 700 million and 900 million. Although this number will fluctuate, it will not be too large.

Moreover, according to media reports, Huayi Company has signed contracts with several corporate units for exclusive screenings, and "Private Tailor" will be provided as a benefit to employees by many units.

Moreover, this kind of cooperation is not like the private screening of "Aftershock" back then. Its scope of cooperation is relatively narrow and has great limitations.

Similarly, these private screenings also indirectly boosted the film's first-day screening volume and box office. In other words, the first-day results were inflated.

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The next day, "Personal Customization" continued its success and won 7170 million. With the help of the midnight show, it easily broke the 1.5 million mark in just two days of its release.

But it is obvious that the box office has begun to decline, which is different from the trend of blockbuster movies whose reputations are getting better and better.

But the big and small Wangs of Huayi don’t think so. The box office has exceeded 70 million for two consecutive days, and this alone is worth writing about.

Huayi seized on the gimmick of the box office exceeding 150 million in two days and reported it extensively, and also brought up the matter of Feng Xiaogang being the director of the Spring Festival Gala.

It is not possible not to report it. The internal morale of the company needs to be improved and the external stock price needs to be stabilized.

Huayi Company.

Wang Zhongjun is no longer as high-spirited as before. The company department manager has just come to report that many institutions are dumping Huayi's shares in a big way.

Among them are Gu Wei’s more than 10 million shares!

The matter has been made public, and Wang Zhongjun knows that he cannot stop the other party. He can only divert attention through media reports and try to prevent the majority of shareholders from paying attention to this situation too early.

After a month or two, Huayi slowly let investors realize the situation through its own channels and minimized losses as much as possible.

If possible, Wang Zhongjun even wants to continue to push up the stock price through the hot sales of "Private Customization".

And this possibility exists, as long as the box office of "Personal Tailor" exceeds that of "New Police Story 2013".

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(End of this chapter)