Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 637 First Day Box Office Results
industry.

Many people are keeping an eye on the box office of "New Police Story 2013", after all, this is an open struggle between the two companies.

Especially the big and small kings of Huayi, the two of them wanted to worship all the gods and Buddhas, praying that "New Police Story 2013" would fail at the box office.

The news that Gu Wei was selling Huayi's shares has spread in the industry, and then some shareholders followed suit. As of now, in just two days, Huayi's stock price has dropped a lot.

If "New Police Story" sells well and gets good reviews, it will be a disaster for Huayi.

After all, Huayi’s de-filming strategy is still being implemented, and one move will affect the entire body. Without sufficient financial support, many projects will end in failure.

On the 23rd, : in the morning.

When the audience walked out of the theater after watching the midnight show, comments began to appear online.

"I still remember what Cheng Long said at the premiere: 'He can't fight anymore.' To be honest, it's very sad to see him getting old."

"It takes courage and determination for 59-year-old Cheng Long to abandon the routine that has been successful for many years and return to the classic series, and this movie will become a classic."

"Jingtian changed her usual style and played the role of a rebellious young girl, wearing heavy makeup, dyeing her hair, and putting on tattoos..."

"The expression in the movie is very different from the sweet and fresh female leading roles that Jing Tian had played before. No matter how you imagine it, it is hard to imagine it together. It is even difficult to recognize that it is Jing Tian herself."

"I have to say that good actors also need good directors to guide them. Jing Tian's acting is good and it is worth everyone's support to go to the cinema."

"The father-daughter relationship in the movie is touching, which at least proves that Jing Tian is pretty good in this movie. Of course, this is an improvement compared to other movies she starred in."

"The last scene in the movie, Jing Tian cried out 'Dad, leave me alone' with tears in his eyes, which really made many viewers cry. At least I cried."

Early in the morning on the 23rd, Song Ge arrived at the company early.

Today was an important day, and Song Ge felt that he should be in charge personally.

“Has the midnight box office come out?”

"Not yet, Mr. Song. It will probably take until nine o'clock to complete the statistics, but the comments from the audience and some film critics are out." The assistant answered honestly.

"Okay, I can take a look myself. You keep an eye on the data and report to me immediately when there is any news." Song Ge waved his hand, and after the assistant left, he got up from the sofa and walked to the computer.

After turning on the computer and taking a look, Song Ge nodded with satisfaction. At least from the current situation, it was not bad.

Although there are some points to complain about, it is much better than "Personal Tailor".

And some of the complaints are focused on the story, for example:

"The film's subject matter is repetitive and the content is outdated, without any innovation. The plot lacks fascinating suspense, the resolution of the main conflict is too far-fetched, and the audience waited for more than 90 minutes to uncover the mystery, which seemed too simple and lacked complex reasoning and investigation."

"The characterization of the main characters was not successful enough, especially Cheng Long's role. His performance did not break through, and the new style did not successfully bring the plot to a climax.

The fighting scenes are sparse, Cheng Long's performance seems stiff and does not achieve the expected effect, Jing Tian's performance is a box office poison, her performance in the film is very bad..."

"The logic of the story is unreasonable. An ordinary kidnapping incident was exaggerated and seemed unreasonable. The suspense setting in the plot was not attractive enough. The whole movie felt boring."

"The 3D effect of the film did not bring a significant improvement, but seemed redundant. Some of the special effects and scene processing in the film seemed stiff..."

"Cheng Long is already 60 years old and his physical strength is not as good as before. The action scenes in the film seem to be out of his control. There is a clear gap compared with his earlier films. I am disappointed..."

Overall, there are quite a few things to complain about, but compared with the positive reviews, there are not that many.

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the other side.

Even after the release of "New Police Story 2013", we will have to wait until tomorrow to give the first day box office figures, which also gives "Personal Tailor" a lot of room to play.

Flowers and rotten eggs flew together, and "Private Customization" received applause and curses. In 4 days, including the movie box office, it exceeded 3 million box office, which is not bad.

But tomorrow is a weekday, and the box office on weekdays is the key to measuring the sustainability of a movie.

Huayi also took advantage of these two days to hold roadshows, appear on shows, and issue announcements.

To sum up, one point is to try to cover up the impact of the decline in Huayi’s stock price.

Maybe Feng Xiaogang wanted to jump off the ship and escape, this time he did not directly compare "Private Tailor" with "New Police Story 2013".

Even when asked by the host on the show what he thought of the 2013 million pre-sale box office of "New Police Story ", Feng Xiaogang still did not criticize the film.

Instead, he changed the subject and did not mention the issue of the movie's box office, but instead praised the director Lu Yang.

"A few days ago, I said that some directors become arrogant after making one or two films and lose their sense of self-worth.

Today I still say this, there is a huge difference between people. I think as young directors, Director Lu Yang is much better than Guo Jingming. "

"Oh, Feng Gang, can you tell us in detail?" The host responded tactfully.

“Looking at the films directed by Lu Yang, it is not difficult to find that he has a good understanding of the market and the audience.

Whether it was the original "Love Is Not Blind" or the later "Knife of the Assassin", Lu Yang captured the appetite of young people, and each movie was very educational.

Unlike some directors, who shoot all kinds of messed up stuff, which simply corrupts the values ​​of the younger generation..."

Good guy, really good guy!
The two sides were still in competition, but Feng Xiaogang came here to praise the other side.

After the show was aired, it was said that Wang Zhongjun smashed his beloved studio, which shows how angry he was. "Son of a bitch, does he still want to continue making movies?"

"Brother, why don't I go and warn him." Wang Zhonglei said with a sinister look on his face.

"Forget it, don't make trouble. Just continue promoting the movie. The box office is crucial, especially the reviews. Hire more internet trolls to post. Don't be afraid to spend money." Wang Zhongjun was exhausted both physically and mentally. After thinking for a while, he gave up the idea.

After seeing the interview, Guo Jingming was thinking about how to fight back in his villa in Shanghai.

Half past nine in the morning.

Sina Entertainment: "Co-produced by Xingchen Films, Wanda Films and Xingguang Canlan, directed by mainland commercial director Lu Yang, and starring Cheng Long, Liu Ye and Jing Tian, ​​New Police Story 2013 grossed over million yuan at midnight screenings."

Sohu Entertainment: "The midnight box office of "New Police Story 2013" reached 1020 million, higher than the film "Personal Tailor" produced by Huayi Film Group."

Star Film and Television Company.

Song Ge breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the news. No matter what the first-day box office was in the end, at least the first film was in the lead.

Now it all depends on tomorrow's results. After thinking about it, Song Ge called Lu Yang.

"Director Lu, the zero-hour field data is out, not bad, haha."

"Mr. Song, I saw it. Are we going to continue the roadshow or what next?" asked Lu Yang who was in Shanghai.

"How about we run the roadshow for two days first and then go on an episode of Running Man?" Song Ge suggested.

"One more time? Wasn't the effect the last time good?"

"The effect is good, but Cheng Long was absent last time because of something. Can you communicate with him and see if it works?"

"Okay, I'll go talk to him, but I don't know if he can be persuaded."

For international superstars like Cheng Long, they have rarely participated in outdoor reality shows. In their opinion, frequent exposure to the audience will reduce the actor's mystery and is not conducive to the shaping of movie characters.

But when Lu Yang brought up the matter again, Cheng Long, who was with him, hesitated.

After thinking for a while, Cheng Long smiled and said, "Okay, Director Lu, you arrange it!"

"Brother, did you agree?" Lu Yang was a little surprised.

"Well, it's okay to go once for the box office, haha."

"Okay, then I'll call Mr. Song and ask him to make the arrangements."

Every episode of "Running Man" is recorded in advance. Even if it is arranged quickly, it still takes a few days to record, and then arrange for major TV stations and media to promote it in order to be effective.

After the call, Lu Yang took advantage of the remaining break in the road show to ask, “Brother, let me ask you a question, why did you agree to be on the variety show this time?”

As for Cheng Long and Lu Yang, who were in the lounge, Liu Ye and Jing Tian were in the next room. Seeing this, Cheng Long no longer hid his feelings.

"Hey, to be honest, if it was a movie from another film and television company, I would definitely not agree to this request, but Director Gu's company is different. I still want to continue working with him, haha."

"Haha, the director's reputation still works." Lu Yang also laughed.

"Director Lu, brother, the movie is over, we can start now." The two were chatting when Jingtian came over and said.

"Okay, let's go. Everyone, please work hard these two days."

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the next day.

"Personal Tailor" continues to be a hit amid a large number of complaints from netizens, and there seems to be a trend that the more the audience criticizes, the higher the box office.

6500 million, 6200 million...

The film is sprinting towards a box office of 500 million, with a large number of black fans contributing to the box office.

Just after noon, the first day box office figures of "New Police Story 2013" came out.

As soon as the first-day results of more than 7500 million were announced, everyone in the industry looked over.

Especially the major film and television companies, they continue to envy this achievement.

After Wang Zhongjun heard the news, the light in his eyes gradually faded.

Media reporters reported the event extensively, even using the title "Lunar New Year Box Office Champion" to publish the news.

The celebration at Xingchen Film and Television lasted until the evening. Only after the employees got off work did Song Ge call Gu Wei on the other side of the ocean.

Meanwhile, the crew of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes".

"Okay, good, good, you've worked hard, that's all, you just need to keep an eye on the family."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei turned his attention back to filming.

"Haha, the winner is decided!!"

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(End of this chapter)