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

Chapter 419 Shocking results, the spring of domestic films?
Fang Long looked at the collected newspapers and couldn't stop smiling.

"Jackie, we did it."

Frank was also smiling. Although he was a villain, he had become famous because he was eye-catching enough.

"Haha, you're right," facing this achievement that is even more outstanding than "Rush Hour", it is hard for Van Loon not to be happy.

Mark was relatively calm. "The promotion in the United States is temporarily over. Jackie, Frank, Famke, we are going to China temporarily. Chen is still waiting for us there."

Several people nodded.

They don't mind putting in more effort in the hope of achieving better box office results.

In fact, although the contract signed previously required cooperation with later publicity, it did not make any particularly clear provisions.

But in the current situation, Chen is obviously a big ship that is about to set sail.

Even though Frank couldn't participate in the sequel, he still wanted to show off more in front of Chen.

Not to mention actors like Farmick who still have roles in the sequel.

During this period, Taylor couldn't help but call and discuss the box office results with Chen Linfeng.

It was just a cameo appearance out of personal preference, but I didn't expect it to become a hit movie.

Many of her fans now have an extra reason to brag.

Some fans even went to see the movie specifically.

"Then maybe a lot of the box office revenue was contributed by your fans. Thank you." Chen Linfeng said with a smile.

"Yeah, I think it's very likely, haha." Taylor doesn't know what humility is.

Friends in China call me frequently.

These days, apart from roadshows, Chen Linfeng has been answering calls from these people.

Among them, Shi Xiaolong asked the most, almost every day, even though the media would release the data soon.

"I'm getting first-hand information. Maybe I have the talent to be a reporter."

"If you were not my brother, do you think I would talk to you?" Chen Linfeng said speechlessly.

"Hey, hey, make it clear, don't call me brother, I'm your brother."

"Is everything alright? I'm hanging up now."

The next one is Liu Qianqian. She is also busy with roadshows and answers a lot of phone calls, so the number of calls she receives is actually less.

Every time on the phone, she would complain and grumble, but when Chen Linfeng asked her to turn down a few shows, she was unwilling to do so.

Still has this strong personality.

The box office performance in the United States is also a clear stimulus to the box office in China.

Domestic media reports on the box office performance of "Taken" in Emily's almost every day.

At the same time, the domestic box office is also stimulating the emotions of peers and the media.

Following the first weekend, the box office in the first 7 days exceeded 3.2 million yuan, which accounts for one-third to one-half of the total box office.

The final box office is just as Chen Linfeng said before, 6-8 million is no problem.

The media were a little agitated.

“The total box office of Taken is expected to exceed 10 billion.”

"If you say more than 6 million, it means more than 6 million. Xiao Chen is not bragging, but predicting."

"The box office reached 7 million yuan in the first seven days of the first week, breaking the record for domestic films again."

Han Shanping couldn't help but call Chen Linfeng.

"Xiao Chen, do you think we have a chance of exceeding 10 billion?"

He really wants to produce a billion-dollar blockbuster in China.

"I own a ticket purchasing website, and they are currently developing a box office prediction system. Taken is their first research material, and according to them, the possibility of exceeding 10 billion is very small."

Chen Linfeng smiled bitterly and said, "The current piracy problem in our country is still a bit too difficult to deal with. Within three days, high-definition pirated copies began to circulate on the Internet.

If I didn’t have a lot of fans who wanted to support me, I would have been lucky to have 3 million, let alone 2 million in a week.”

"Not really, not really. Anyway, our quality is our priority."

Han Shanping frowned and said, "This is indeed a problem. If it were pirated discs a few years ago, we could still think of a way to spread them online. Now no one can control it."

"So we still have to go for 3D. At least it's a big plus in terms of preventing piracy."

"Yes, the reason why Avatar had such a high box office was that the pirated 3D movie had very poor quality."

Han Shanping nodded, and suddenly realized that he had been interrupted and almost forgot his main purpose.

"If we can't reach 10 billion in a month, let's apply for an extension of the secret key. With an extra month, there should be some hope, right?"

Chen Linfeng thought for a moment and said, "It depends on how much the box office will be in a month. If it exceeds 9 million, then we can give it a try. If not, then there is no need to use this. Let's wait for the next movie to try to hit 10 billion."

In the previous life, it was "Lost in Thailand" that broke through this window paper. Now it is only the 10th summer vacation, and there is still more than a year left.

Moreover, it is hard to say whether "Taken" is a Chinese movie or a Hollywood movie. Even if it has reached 10 billion, there is still controversy.

It’s better to wait until “Your Name” is released, and then there will be no controversy.

Han Shanping accepted his explanation. "Yes, that depends on the box office performance for the entire month. By the way, are you sure about the movie Your Name?"

Chen Linfeng counted on his fingers, "Only in China, the combined box office appeal of me and Xixi should be stronger than that of Fang Long alone.

In addition, half a year later, there were more cinemas in China.

In addition, I used 3D to shoot "Your Name", which is also a good thing for anti-piracy, and I think there is great hope. "Han Shanping said, "You insisted on trying 3D shooting before, so it should be here."

"Not really. I just want to give it a try and gain some experience. I'll have to put my heart into filming Inception later, and I can't show my weakness then."

"That's right." Han Shanping still supports the idea of ​​young directors trying new technologies.

This is the kind of person he admires the most.

Not only Han Shanping was considering this issue, the theaters were also a little unsure as to whether "Taken" had any hope of becoming a big hit.

At least from the current situation, the attendance rate is still good, even some theaters have almost 9% of their screenings full.

There is still a steady stream of audiences coming to watch the movie.

Wanda Cinemas mentioned this situation during internal discussions.

"It looks promising, but there's Aftershock coming up, which is also a pretty good movie, so there's actually no hope."

"Indeed, it's a shame that the two movies were released at the same time."

"It seems that we may not even reach 8 million."

"It's very likely like this. So how do we schedule the next few films?"

Zeng Maojun, the general manager, made the decision directly, "Normally, the current data of Taken is not bad. If it can maintain a good attendance rate by then, we don't need to be biased."

"That's a good idea, leader. They are still doing a roadshow now. If we block their schedule, it will not look good."

So it was settled.

On July 7, the Friday of the second week, Van Long brought a group of Hollywood actors to participate in the roadshow in China.

Chen Linfeng and Liu Qianqian formed a group and traveled all the way from north to south according to the established arrangement.

The three-day weekend of the second week brought in 1.2 million yuan, and the total box office in 10 days reached 4.5 million yuan!
Easily reached the peak of previous domestic films.

It took nearly 200 stars to bring in more than 4 million yuan at the box office for "Founding of a Republic", but Chen Linfeng achieved that in just 10 days with a commercial action film.

Public opinion was even more turbulent. Under Chen Linfeng’s Weibo, the number of comments on the first-day box office microblog he posted had exceeded 3.

Everyone is discussing the box office of "Taken".

At this point, the box office performance of this movie, to some extent, represents a new height that domestic films can reach.

Especially since "Avatar" has just created a record that everyone thinks is almost impossible to surpass.

The closer "Taken" gets to this result, the happier everyone will be.

At that time, the Internet was filled with a large number of public intellectuals and anti-national remarks. This kind of view that could consolidate national sentiment was not popular, otherwise it might have really boosted the box office.

At the same time, Feng Xiaogang gave an interview and praised "Taken", calling it a rare excellent film in recent years.

During the roadshow, Chen Linfeng also praised "Aftershock" for its good filming.

The word-of-mouth of this movie from the internal preview gradually leaked out, and the audience gave it good reviews.

Huayi began to release a large number of press releases, praising both films to the sky.

“The good times for domestic films are coming.”

"Excellent works are coming out one after another. If the last decade was the era of TV series, now it's the turn of movies."

Huayi has good connections with many media channels, and after such publicity, quite a few fans have become interested in it.

Feng Xiaogang has always had a good reputation, and everyone actually has some trust in him.

According to information from Zheng Zhihao, many people have already booked tickets for "Aftershock" on Maoyan.

In this case, the two films each attracted a group of people who usually don't go to the movies.

It’s a good time for domestic films.

It made them feel a little excited.

Affected by this, the box office data of "Taken" did not drop as much as expected in the second week, earning 2.3 million and a total of 5.5 million.

As a result, almost all cinema chains have become masters of balancing the two. "Aftershock" has received nearly 6% of the screenings, and "Taken" still has nearly 4% of the screenings.

Considering the last two weeks of screenings, this data is not bad at all.

Of course, the worst is happening to other movies, as these two films almost drained the market.

In fact, there are no other movies. Anyone with a normal mind would not go to this Shura place to join in the fun.

Perhaps the previous publicity worked.

Although "Aftershock" had nearly 20% fewer screenings than its predecessor, its box office remained almost the same.

The box office for the first weekend, including IMAX data, reached 1.6 million.

If it weren't for "Taken" before it, it would have also broken the records for the highest first-day and single-day box office.

Although it is not as good as "Taken" now, it is still the prospect of a hit movie.

It also has a good reputation, with a score of 7.7 on Douban. It is not as good as its competitor's 8.3, but it is also a good score among commercial films.

Many viewers are confused. Is it true that the spring of domestic films has arrived as reported by the media?
Many fans who have watched both movies have called on those who have not seen them to give it a try online.

This kind of word-of-mouth communication among the audience is the most effective.

In the week of July 7rd to July 23th, the domestic film market reached 7 million, which was higher than the week when "Taken" was released, setting a historical record.

Among them, "Aftershock" earned 2.6 million yuan and "Taken" earned 1.6 million yuan.

After 3 weeks of release, the total box office reached 7.1 million!
(End of this chapter)