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

Chapter 495: Spring Festival, next year's battlefield is scheduled
The reviews for "Police 2" on the Internet are very good.

In a normal series, the second part often has a worse reputation than the first part.

But "Police Case 2" breaks this rule.

In fact, netizens are not too surprised by this, after all, this is not the first time for him.

"Sherlock Holmes 2" is considered by many to be as good as the first one.

"In the end, it has to be the God of Wind. If nothing else, the story is really well-crafted."

"That's right. No matter what type of plot his works are, they are all good to watch."

"I saw a review that deconstructed the script and said that the main storyline is almost the same. It's hilarious. The same main storyline, just changed the way it is presented, is still just as good."

"The overall rhythm is still the same, so refreshing, it feels like there is no change in the cast. Director Cheng is supposed to be quite famous, so why didn't he show his talents?"

"There is definitely some creativity, but the final editing will depend on Fengshen, so the style will definitely be close to the first film."

"I think it's better this way. A single movie can let others play their roles, but for a series of works, it's better to keep the style of the first one."

"After all this talk, the standard still remains the same: Director Chen's products must be top-notch."

"..."

Since Chen Linfeng started his career, there has been a large number of fans who watch movies without thinking just because of his name.

In the past, this was Zhang Yimou’s patent, and everyone would go to see his movies just for his name.

And Chen Linfeng will be even more exaggerated than Zhang Yimou.

During the Chinese New Year, many people came to watch movies for this reason.

The cinemas are all aware of this, so they give it the highest screening schedule from the beginning.

Even if this movie was not directed by Chen Linfeng.

The promotional logic of "The Ugly Duckling" and "Police 2" was different in the early stages.

Cheng Er himself decided to use Director Chen as the biggest gimmick.

Third year of junior high school, 9300 million.

The forecast report issued by Maoyan shows that this is basically the limit.

It still failed to break the 100 million yuan box office in a single day or even break the 100 million yuan box office consecutively like "Your Name" last year.

There is no way, the market has reached its limit.

That was not normal last year.

In fact, that alone is astonishing enough.

The single-day market on the third day of the Chinese New Year has reached 2.5 million.

Needless to say, next year's Spring Festival period will definitely be a battleground.

Even Chen Linfeng couldn't stop the many jealous players.

The Spring Festival period has now taken shape.

After that, Chen Linfeng no longer cared too much about the box office.

After all, it’s the New Year, and we can’t work all year round.

From the 28th to the first day of the first lunar month, Chen Linfeng and Qianqian celebrated the New Year at the Chen family.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, according to custom, Chen Linfeng, as a son-in-law, had to visit his wife's parents' home.

However, his house is closer to Liu Xiaoli's place and can be reached in just a few steps.

It's just weird.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Qianqian planned to make dumplings herself.

Then I got stuck at the step of kneading the dough, falling into a cycle of adding more water to the dough and then adding more dough to the water.

In the end, it was Chen Linfeng who got it done.

Rolling the dough also became his job, and he had to be guided on how to wrap it.

Chen Linfeng rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't I just pack it all, cook it, and prepare a dish of vinegar. I'll do it all for you."

"Well, I don't know how to do it. If you teach me, I will be able to do it next time." Liu Qianqian used her coquettish method.

"Then roll out another dough for me and see."

"Okay."

"Hey, where's your pancake?"

"..."

Chen Linfeng's family had a lively and fulfilling year.

Practitioners in various film and television media are more fulfilled.

They seem to have gotten used to it, staying at home during the New Year holidays and applying for overtime on their own.

This year is worse than nothing.

Triple my salary!

Although it is not as sensational as last year's "Your Name".

But as several movies compete for the film market, box office, screening schedule, stars, etc. are all good topics.

After this experience, Jiang Wu completely stabilized the trend of the series.

Just like Zhen Zidan became the country's leading action star with the movie "Ip Man".

He, an actor who started out as a literary drama actor, has now become a famous action star.

One person was fighting against Liang Chaowei and Zhou Xun.

This even includes the Hollywood star Tom Cruise. Of course, "Mission Impossible 4" has a global box office, so it cannot be counted this way.

But no matter what, after the second part was released, Jiang Wu's status in the underworld was completely different.

Even though Chen Linfeng has pushed many actors to this point, the celebrity artists are still jealous.

……

Yanjing.

People in Beijing sometimes get together to have fun during the Chinese New Year.

This was always a happy time in previous years, but this year is a little different.

After puffing away his cigarette for a while, Zheng Xiaolong said, "I say, Gangzi, can you try out your version of 1942 by this time next year?"

Feng Xiaogang had a bitter face and said nothing.

He was actually quite arrogant in the past few years, but he was really dealt a heavy hand last year.

Especially when facing Xiao Chen, he really didn't have any arrogant thoughts at all.

When facing the other three of the four great directors, he could still hold his own, but when it comes to dealing with that one, he really can't compare.

Everyone looked at Chen Kaige again.

Da Chen, you are a big shot and you became very popular last year. It’s time for you to stand out.

Chen Kaige lowered his head and said, "No, don't look for me."

Jiang Wen just covered his head and said nothing. My brother just became arrogant because of him, and I don’t want to be the bad guy.

If we talk about the person who has the best relationship with Xiao Chen here, it's him.

"Ah," several people at the core of the Beijing circle sighed with heavy hearts.

Zhang Guoli comforted everyone, "After all, Wu Zi is one of ours. Director Chen trained us, and we are the beneficiaries. We can't say we are at a loss."

Wang Shuo simply couldn't bear to watch it.

When will they resort to self-deception to comfort themselves?

Today's situation started with what Zheng Xiaolong said.

He filmed "The Legend of Zhen Huan" last year, which was a pretty awesome thing.

As a result, it was never as well-publicized in the media as another drama produced by Longlin.

That is the third part of "The Great Qin Empire".

This series has always been Longlin's flagship series and is very famous.

There is a saying that historical dramas are a must-see.

Any character with more screen time in the drama can become a star, and they almost become star-making machines.

A group of people in the Beijing circle felt deeply threatened.

Considering Longlin’s other TV series, Qilin also has a group of film teams and directors.

Now it’s even being praised by their own people.

The reason why they are so awesome is not because of anything else but their ability to promote others.

And it controls the area where movies and TV dramas meet.

Almost all TV actors who want to move to the big screen have to pay homage to them as their first goal.

In the past years, no one could compare to them in this regard.

Chen Linfeng's current operations always make them feel that times have changed. If it were only in China, it wouldn't be so exaggerated.

For example, Zhang Yimou's power in those years was actually not much different from Xiao Chen's.

But Xiao Chen is a man of few moral principles and he even had the matter taken abroad.

Many actors have starred in his dramas or movies and gained influence overseas.

It's either Japan or South Korea, or Southeast Asia, and it might even spread to Europe and the United States one day.

Who can withstand this?

Therefore, people in the Beijing circle have to come up with some ideas.

"In the end, we have to stand up on our own, otherwise there is no way out."

Chen Kaige spread his hands and said, "We can't suppress Xiao Chen, right? Public opinion, theaters, and movies are all in direct conflict."

"They have already passed this stage. There is no other way except to win fairly."

Everyone fell silent after hearing these words.

If you could win properly, you wouldn't be worried like this.

"But no matter what, we have to fight for the Spring Festival slot in the future. No matter how good Xiao Chen is, he can't give it up anymore."

Zheng Xiaolong said firmly.

Then, everyone looked at the three great directors present.

Leading the way is Feng Xiaogang.

Director Feng, you were the one who started the Lunar New Year box office. Now it’s the Spring Festival box office, and I’m sure you must have some insightful comments.

Feng Xiaogang shook his head and said, "Don't look at me. 1942 is a disaster film. The film itself is very bitter. It is not suitable to be shown during the Chinese New Year."

He still remembered Xiao Chen's reminder.

Well, Xiao Feng is not needed for the time being.

Everyone looked at Chen Kaige again.

Director Chen, when will you be able to make the glory of "Farewell My Concubine" come back?

Chen Kaige looked around and said, "Don't just look at me. I'm slow to produce films. I definitely won't be able to appear next year."

Tsk, you can't even produce half as fast as Xiao Chen. Sooner or later, no one will think of you when people mention Director Chen.

If neither of these two can be pointed out, then...

Jiang Wen didn't wait for everyone to put pressure on him, and he just gave up, "I'm slower than Director Kai Ge."

One sentence sank everyone.

F*ck, how can I revive the Beijing circle by hanging out with a bunch of you losers?

"This... I feel like there aren't enough directors in our industry."

Ye Daying took a long puff of his cigarette and said, "Look at us, we are all directors who came to prominence in the last century. There are almost no new directors."

Everyone couldn't help but feel horrified, this was a sign of a lack of successors.

Yes, Beijing circle has never lacked directors.

This used to be their strong point.

This problem seems to be more serious than the external threat posed by Xiao Chen.

Wang Shuo frowned and said, "No wonder we have only heard of Chen Linfeng's name over the years. It turns out that we have not been able to train new ones ourselves."

He looked at everyone and asked, "Among the younger generation, are there any worth cultivating?"

"There's a good guy named Guan Hu, he's one of us." Zheng Xiaolong suggested.

"Anything else?" Wang Shuo looked around.

No one spoke anymore. It’s not that they didn’t know anyone, but those who were of average level didn’t need to be brought up at this time.

Zhang Guoli was silent for a moment and said, "Actually, I know one, Lu Yang, who should be quite capable. He is also from Yanjing, and his father is the director of the Chinese Opera."

Wang Shuo asked in confusion, "Why do I seem to have heard his name somewhere?"

"The news came out a while ago that Xiao Chen provided him with the script. I heard that this guy was brought up by Xiao Chen."

Hey!
The whole audience fell silent again.

"This won't do. We have to find a way to train new people. Damn, if this continues, all the good guys will be won over by that kid Chen Linfeng."

Everyone nodded in agreement, reaching a consensus.

Not to mention the various worries caused by the performance of "Police 2" in the Beijing circle.

There are also people like them who got the idea because of "Police 2".

Years ago, Zhang Weiping surpassed Yu Dong at the box office for the third time.

Although it certainly lost a lot of box office revenue and even Zhang Yimou was quite dissatisfied with it, it was a win after all.

It was a time of great success.

As a result, during the New Year holidays, he watched the news and found that many media outlets mentioned the Spring Festival market in their reports.

It was mentioned implicitly that the Spring Festival period will be the battlefield for domestic films in the future.

Whoever dominates here can be called the final winner.

The article also mentioned the three fights between Zhang Weiping and Yu Dong, which were all described as minor victories not worth mentioning in the reports.

A real man still has to do something during the Spring Festival.

"Fuck, this must have been sent by Yu Dong's grandson."

This is where we start to make up for it, right?

However, after careful consideration, Zhang Weiping really feels that the Spring Festival period is quite important.

It seems that I have to convince Yimou and have a head-on fight with Xiaochen.

……

At the beginning of February, many workers have started to go back to work, and the short Spring Festival period is almost over.

The box office of "Police Case 2" reached 6.24 million yuan, fulfilling Chen Linfeng's prediction of "double the box office" ahead of schedule.

It has only been released for more than ten days, so it still has some box office potential.

There is no problem in exceeding 8 million in the end. As for whether it can go higher, it depends on luck.

The possibility of 10 billion is not high, even if the Spring Festival period has a deeper pool, the current regular market potential is limited.

In the past, the first movie to gross over 10 billion would not be released until next year.

Below "Police Case 2" is "Mission Impossible 4", which grossed 4.5 million yuan.

Although it is not as popular as "Police 2", the title of Hollywood blockbuster is still very attractive.

Among the people who go to the movies during the Chinese New Year, many come just for this.

Maoyan gave a forecast of 7 million, which is also an exaggerated number.

7 million RMB is equivalent to 1 million USD. Globally, the only single markets with a market value of over 1 million USD are basically Emily Ken, China and Japan.

Among the three blockbusters of this Spring Festival, the last one, "The Great Magician", earned 2.6 million yuan at the box office.

It is certain that Chen Linfeng took advantage of the Spring Festival period.

He remembered that in his previous life, the box office of this movie should be less than 2 million.

I can only say that the Spring Festival period is really powerful.

Now, not only him, almost all big-name film and television companies have set their sights on the Spring Festival period. This is a place of truth.

If you want to eat a big bite, maybe it will be released during the Spring Festival.

After the Spring Festival, Chen Linfeng felt that he had stayed at home long enough and finally thought about going out for a walk.

The first stop is the headquarters of my company.

It goes without saying that Qilin has been in expansion.

Since the script was handed over to several students, the team they recruited will still be registered as a studio under Qilin.

These studios directly rent space in the Qilin headquarters building.

In addition, Maoyan and V Station have already planned to move out of the Qilin headquarters building.

Both companies have raised a lot of money, so they are not able to directly buy land and build buildings, but they still have to make plans.

Especially since land is becoming more and more expensive, we must plan early.

Chen Linfeng bought more than one piece of land in his early years. In addition to the Qilin headquarters, he had two other pieces of land.

The original plan was to build an office building to make money.

At first I thought, even if I couldn’t make money, at least I wouldn’t be taken advantage of.

Now it’s just right. We started designing last year and entered the construction process.

Therefore, for now, the reports from the two companies will still be heard at the Kirin headquarters.

(End of this chapter)