Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 418: Box office explosion, rave reviews

1.5 million in the first weekend, and 5300 million in the North American box office in the first weekend. Every piece of news is big news.

Not only the media went crazy, but the domestic film and television industry was also shocked by this news.

Even if you are awesome, you still have to follow the basic rules. How can you be this strong?
"How much, over 5 million!?"

When Han Shanping heard Shen Fei report the results to him, he almost dropped the phone.

Fortunately, he had experienced many storms and was able to control himself.

It's just that the other hand pinched my thigh so hard that it turned a little blue.

"What I'm talking about is the North American box office converted into RMB, and then the total data added up," Shen Fei explained.

"This is exactly what I want. Let's publicize this data." Han Shanping slammed the table and made the decision.

"I understand."

Huayi headquarters building.

It was still the same conference room, still filled with smoke.

Wang Zhongjun looked at the report with a headache, "3 million in 1.5 days, this box office is too high. It seems that it is difficult for us to catch up. What do you think, Xiaogang?"

Feng Xiaogang said bitterly, "How can we catch up with this? Last year, the popularity of "Founding of a Republic" took 3 and a half days to break the million mark. This time, he surpassed it by so much.

I am confident that I can surpass the performance of The Founding of a Republic. This is really difficult for Xiao Chen."

Chen Guofu said, "Xiao Chen's is a typical Hollywood blockbuster model. The box office is very high at the beginning, but it may not be able to maintain it in the end. It's not that we have no chance to catch up."

Wang Zhongjun waved his hands and said, "You can't say that. Xiao Chen's film has a very good reputation, so the rest of it may not be bad."

"Ah~" Everyone sighed at the same time, feeling that it was an unprovoked disaster to meet such an unreasonable person in the circle.

"Next time you must stay away." Feng Xiaogang said firmly.

The decision was originally made based on the example of "Police Incident" last time. He no longer wants to release his own movie two weeks after Xiao Chen.

"This is the only way." Wang Zhongjun nodded. If you can't afford to provoke him, you can still avoid him.

New picture.

Zhang Weiping stared at the newspaper for a long time, wondering if he had read it wrong.

"Is it so easy to break 100 million now?" he asked, looking up.

Zhang Yimou responded, "Although the box office of Xiao Chen's movie is a bit high, it is normal."

Zhang Weiping put down the newspaper, stared at Zhang Yimou and said, "Xiao Chen relied on the residual power of the Oscar to achieve such good results."

He became excited as he spoke, "Yimou, you are also a director who just won an Oscar. We can also achieve such results. Moreover, we are experienced and can definitely do better than him."

Zhang Yimou didn't say anything. After winning the Oscar for Best Director, the box office of his next movie would definitely be very high. This was foreseen.

This is definitely part of the reason for Xiao Chen's movie.

But it is not normal for it to be so high, and it must be due to the quality of the movie.

He analyzed that it might have something to do with the fact that Xiao Chen had been shooting only good works for such a long time.

Although he is confident, he doesn't think he has all the above conditions, so it's difficult.

"5300 million dollars, isn't this higher than Van Loon's Rush Hour?"

"It's much higher. At that time, Rush Hour made 3 million in the first three days of its first weekend. It's 3300 million less. It's not even on the same level at all."

"1.5 million in China is also a record-breaking figure. As expected of Xiao Chen, he really came up with a big move right from the start."

"This first weekend's box office revenue exceeded 5 million, which is the combined box office revenue of the two countries. Let's convert it into RMB. These media outlets are so sneaky, always trying to come up with a big news story."

"Having won enough awards, now he's starting to make a push for the box office. Xiao Chen really doesn't leave any room for other directors to survive."

"The box office is so high, I really want to go see what the movie is like."

"Upstairs, that's what you said last time. When are you going?"

"..."

Wanda Cinemas in Xishi.

The audience finished watching the movie with a happy look on their faces. The subtitles began to scroll on the big screen. Some of the audience were ready to leave, but they found that there were many people on the stage in front.

When everyone looked, one of them seemed a little familiar.

"Fuck, it's Chen Linfeng!" An audience member closer to the front pointed at the man and exclaimed.

"Oh my god, it really is." After the lights came on, Feng Jing could see clearly.

Almost everyone in the country knows that familiar figure and face.

As a veteran fan of movies, dramas and novels, although he has just entered college and only got to know Chen Linfeng from watching "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", he can at least be called a "ten-year old fan."

Even though I am not as familiar as those old fans in the group who have been there for dozens or hundreds of years, I am still as familiar as can be.

Also appearing on stage was the host.

He introduced the purpose of Chen Linfeng and others' trip.

Many of the audience members know that the crew of "Taken" has been on a roadshow in various cities recently.

They also fantasized about meeting each other by chance one day.

I didn’t expect my dream to come true and the crew really came to my theater.

No one had the heart to listen to what the host was saying, they were just looking at people.

Then came the exchange session.

A group of people, regardless of whether they are introverted or not, raised their hands in unison, hoping to be chosen.

Feng Jing almost jumped up because she was chosen. "That friend over there, the one who keeps shaking his arms."

The staff passed the microphone to him and Feng Jing stood up excitedly.

"I want to ask Fengshen, I just saw the news today that Taken made 1.5 million yuan in the first weekend in China. What is your expectation for the total box office?"

Chen Linfeng did not rush to answer, but asked in surprise, "From your appearance, you should not be a reporter? Why are you concerned about this topic?"

"No, I'm a college student and I've been your fan for ten years."

"Is it the kind of ten-year old fans in the fan group?" Chen Linfeng often stared at the fan group and was very sensitive to this term, so he asked without thinking.

Feng Jing blushed and said awkwardly, "Almost."

There were bursts of laughter in the theater, and it seemed that many people knew this joke.

He went on to explain, “Many people in the group are discussing this topic, and I am a little concerned about it.”

"That's it."

Chen Linfeng also laughed and continued to answer the previous question.
"It shouldn't be a problem for the domestic box office to exceed 6 million, 8 million is also possible, but I don't know if it's possible to go higher."

Everyone was a little surprised. They didn't expect that Xiao Chen would actually answer this question directly.

In particular, some reporters who came after hearing the news were extremely excited and wrote down the answer, as it was excellent news material.

Everyone was a little surprised by this number. Referring to the box office of previous domestic movies, 6-8 million is a bit too high.

But considering the recent record-breaking news, it does seem to make sense.

Many people in the venue began to whisper.

Without waiting for the next question, one audience member shouted, "Why is it less than 1 billion? Try to surpass Avatar."

After hearing this, Chen Linfeng replied seriously, "We still have to respect the objective situation. Avatar is indeed a work that has reached the pinnacle in terms of camera and picture.

Although I think Taken is pretty good, it’s hard for an action movie to have the same box office potential as a sci-fi blockbuster like this one.”

His words both respected "Avatar" and did not appear to be weak.

Everyone, including the reporters, nodded in agreement. Indeed, a phenomenal movie that opened up the 3D era cannot be surpassed easily.

The subsequent questions were basically questions that had been asked countless times before, and Chen Linfeng and several people behind the scenes answered them with ease.

By the way, they will also talk about some interesting things within the crew and news that have not been reported by the media.

About half an hour later, Chen Linfeng, Cao Yu and others walked out of the cinema and got in the car to go to the next place.

Cao Yu leaned back in his chair and groaned, "Ah~ I'm so tired, Director, how can a photographer like me do a roadshow?"

Chen Linfeng also slumped in his seat, revealing a relaxed look, "I can't help it. It's because you've won so many awards and are now quite famous on the Internet. If you don't follow me, I'll be so tired."

"Now, tell me the truth. You just want me to suffer with you." Cao Yu said angrily.

Chen Linfeng rolled his eyes. "You'll only have these few days. When Fang Long and his group come back, Xixi will be in my group. You won't have to run with them. I still have to come."

"You are a capable person and should do more work." Lu Huiguang complimented.

"Hey, it's the same for everyone."

In the movie, Lu Huiguang plays Fang Long's friend in the security team. The crew is divided into three groups, and he is in the group with Chen Linfeng.

He is an actor from the Long Family Class. In his previous life, he was fired by Fang Long around 10 years ago, and later got into some trouble.

But Van Lung's "Chinese Zodiac" has been continued, and now "Taken" also uses some members of the Long Family Class, so so far, nothing has happened.

Now that "Taken" is in this state, it is not certain whether he will be fired.

In the evening, Chen Linfeng returned to the hotel and received another day's North American box office data.

"1274 million US dollars, it's not bad to get this figure on Monday. By the weekend, as word of mouth spreads, there may be another wave of explosions."

Mei analyzed, "The audience survey data conducted by Hollywood gave it an A- rating, which is a very high evaluation for a purely commercial film. After word of mouth spreads, it will definitely help the box office."

Chen Linfeng nodded, agreeing with this judgment.

Since then, from Monday to Thursday, "Taken" has basically maintained an average daily box office of 1 million in North America.

By Friday, the seven-day box office data came out, totaling $7 million.

With a cost of only 30 to 40 million yuan, the current box office results are enough to recover the cost, and the rest is pure profit.

The media in the United States was a little confused for a while and didn't know what stance to take in reporting the news.

It's a Hollywood movie, in which the male lead Jackie and another important female character CC are both Chinese, not to mention that the director is also a famous Chinese, Chen.

It is said to be a Chinese movie, shot in Hollywood, and the funds mainly come from Hollywood.

No matter who the boss of Summit Entertainment is, this is definitely a US company.

Not to mention the distribution company Disney.

In hesitation, many media simply did not take sides and only reported the box office data.

"The first week box office was 5300 million, and the seven-day data was nearly million. The new work of the newly-minted Oscar-winning director delivered a perfect answer."

"It cost about 4000 million, and it recovered the cost in one week. The total box office in North America is expected to reach 2 million US dollars. Is this another 'Christopher Nolan'?"

"Rotten Tomatoes gave Taken an 83% positive rating;

On Metacritic, 40 American media outlets gave the film an overall score of 75 points;
On IMDB, netizens gave it a score of 8.5;
By the way, the audience rating of Taken over the three days of the weekend was A-.

This represents a higher audience reputation and a more gradual decline curve. The $2 million North American box office predicted by relevant agencies is expected to become a reality. "

"..."

(End of this chapter)