Chinese Entertainment: Becoming a Superstar After a Breakup

Chapter 89 The Great Sage Returns

"Can I go home with you?" A soft, sweet voice came from the speaker, setting the tone for the couple Yue Qiluo and Zhang Xianzong.

Sometimes, the chemistry between a couple just comes out of nowhere; people just happen to click with that feeling. Coincidentally, Shen Ze's acting was good, and Chen Yao also encountered her destiny role.

Shen Ze was also watching. At this moment, Yue Qiluo was both innocent and wicked. This must be the charm of acting. When we were filming, I didn't feel it as strongly as I do now when I watch the TV series.

In the seventh episode, he finally got a bit more screen time. He had only appeared for a few minutes before, and his subsequent appearances were actually as accessories to Yue Qiluo, but that was enough.

That's definitely enough. The first encounter scene touched the hearts of countless people. It wasn't exactly a life-or-death struggle, the plot hadn't gotten to that point yet, but the feeling was just different.

Some people might not be very happy watching it, like Dilraba. Of course, she's still paying attention to her boyfriend's shows. Even though they broke up almost a month ago, there are still some things she can't understand and doesn't want to understand.

However, since this was Shen Ze's first real appearance in a TV series, and "The Coffin in the Mountain" hadn't been released yet, and "My Sunshine" didn't count, she was still willing to support him. It was just that she felt a little uncomfortable watching him. Her possessiveness didn't seem to have diminished; on the contrary, it seemed to have become stronger because he had gone missing.

This day may have been Shen Ze's lucky day. On the day Zhang Xianzong first met Yue Qiluo, the box office of "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" began its comeback.

"The Return of the Holy Husband" was released in July. Shen Ze even went to participate in the promotion twice in advance. It was only twice. It wasn't that he didn't want to go, but the production team didn't have the money. Not to mention him, even Tian Xiaopeng was waiting.

This movie is very important to Tian Xiaopeng, but no money is no money. Now it's time for the trial. Actually, I still have some expectations. Before the official release of "Monkey King: Hero Is Back", there were small-scale previews and the word-of-mouth was pretty good. But to know the effect, we still have to see the official release.

The opening day of "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" was extremely meager, with no star-studded roadshows or big-name promotions, but it did have some luck.

The release of "Forever Young" and "Tiny Times: The End of the Soul" one after the other completely emptied the summer movie schedule.

"Tiny Times: The End of the Soul" is the grand finale of the "Tiny Times" series. Although the movie has been criticized by many people, the box office doesn't lie. The series has accumulated more than 1.3 billion yuan. With top stars like Yang Mi, controversial figures like Guo Jingming, and the "Tiny Times Sisters," the box office is bound to be good.

This is also the first film to officially enter the summer season, releasing a day earlier than "Forever Young". It is obviously a competitor, both being youth films, and both wanting to grab the same wave of moviegoers.

"Gardenia in Blossom" is also amazing. He Ling is the host with the strongest network in the entertainment industry, basically without exception, and has a super good reputation. He has been on Happy Camp for many years. Even if you don't know much about the entertainment industry, you can basically recognize him when you see him. That's national recognition.

Among the cast, Baili Tusu is the most popular. After the explosion of "Swords of Legends", the stability of "Legend of Fragrance", and the release of "The Lost Tomb" last month, he has officially secured his position as a first-line actor. There are actually a lot of things to criticize about "The Lost Tomb", but the data is really good and the fans are really supportive.

The screening schedules for the two films were actually quite similar. "Tiny Times" had an advantage, as it was released a day earlier and its screenings reached 50%. However, on the 10th, its second day of release, a bunch of new movies were released, and its screenings dropped by more than ten percent.

Even so, it still had seven more screenings than "Gardenia in Blossom," which had 32 screenings and "Tiny Times" had 39%. After all, the success of the previous film still had its advantages.

These two films are widely recognized as the ones that will capture most of the buzz and box office revenue during the first week of summer.

When it comes to movies, those that are well-received and considered good are unlikely to be released in a cluster, unless there's no room for competition for release dates. But summer vacation is long, so people won't fight over release dates. However, there's only a week left to reap the box office rewards. That's how movie theaters operate. If you release them all at once, their box office potential won't be realized. It's better to release them one by one.

On that day, the two films released at the same time occupied more than 70% of the screenings, and the remaining films naturally had to share the remaining screenings.

The movie "Monk Comes Down the Mountain," which was released ten days ago, takes up eight percent of the screenings. After all, it's directed by a big director. Even though the box office doesn't seem to be increasing much, other movies are doing worse in comparison.

There's also "GG Bond," which is considered the strongest competitor to "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" in the same release window. It's also an animation and an IP, and then there's "Monkey King: Hero Is Back."

Perhaps due to its previous reputation, "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" was quite lucky, managing to secure 9% of the screenings, which allowed it to make a decent living.

Shen Ze was a little surprised on the first day of its release. It turned out that "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" was doing quite well. The box office was even lower than expected on the first day. The box office of 18 million on the first day sounded like a lot, but this was the summer season, one of the top movie seasons of the year.

In an era when entertainment hadn't yet become segmented, the economy was on the rise, and dating wasn't considered a taboo subject, a box office exceeding 100 million yuan wasn't exactly common, but it wasn't a big deal either.

"Tiny Times" earned 90 million in one day, almost breaking 100 million. With yesterday's total exceeding 100 million, the achievement of 200 million in two days is reasonable. This kind of movie is generally considered to only make money for a few days and is purely a fan film.

In comparison, the box office of 17 million on the first day is not bad, but it is obviously different from the word-of-mouth.

Shen Ze was also paying attention to his own "Wukong," which was in the movie, especially during the transformation scene, which directly featured the most passionate lines from "Wukong."

Actually, it wasn't just him who was paying attention; people from Jiaxing were also concerned. Shen Ze wasn't anything special, but after all, he was someone the company had brought out, and they still hoped he would continue to lead the way. You can't take off without me.

However, according to Jaywalk Studio's prediction, a voice-over and a low-budget web series that isn't even qualified to be broadcast on TV are not a problem. There are too many low-budget productions like this in a year, so they won't cause any trouble.

However, things seem a bit different these past two days. "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" has actually appeared on the trending topics list. Although it has nothing to do with Shen Ze, it doesn't seem as bad as I imagined.

As for "Monkey King: Hero Is Back," there's not much to say about it; whether it's good or bad has little to do with the voice acting.

However, with the appearance of Zhang Xianzong, others did not feel it strongly, but Jiaxing had been paying attention to Shen Ze and discovered something. Although not many people knew about Shen Ze, people had begun to ask who the actor playing Zhang Xianzong was.

This is a bit of a headache for the company; hopefully it's just a passing fad.

(Two more chapters to go)

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