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Zhang Tianai was so grateful that she burst into tears.

Of course, as to why you cry, that's a matter of opinion.

Director Wei didn't care either.

In short, being helpful is Director Wei’s fine tradition.

Every time he helps a female star, Director Wei feels that his soul has been sublimated.

This is probably what it means when you give someone a rose, the fragrance lingers on your hand.

Director Wei was very moved.

I am such a good person.

Chapter 99: Fighting between gods and goblins!

After receiving in-depth guidance from Director Wei, Zhang Tianai looked radiant while promoting "Passing By Your World".

Anyone who has experienced it can tell at a glance that it has been moisturized.

This made Bai Baihe very unhappy.

"Asshole, you're not interested in me anymore just because I'm divorced, right?"

With just one word from Sister Bai, Director Wei was no longer able to do anything.

"Play is play, jokes are jokes, but Sister Bai, you can't joke about my character. Am I a traitor like Cao Ze? Everyone in the circle knows that I, Wei Jun, have always been clean and honest."

Sister Bai gave him a middle finger.

True... refers to Zen.

"It's okay to pretend in front of others, but you're still pretending in front of me."

Sister Bai was very contemptuous.

I don’t know who bought the house next to mine back then.

Of course, since her divorce, Director Wei also sold the house next to hers.

After all, Sister Bai moved.

Director Wei also made a fortune. It has to be said that housing prices in Beijing are rising really fast.

In addition to being the old Wang next door for a while, Director Wei also made nearly 10 million yuan during this period.

Won Ma.

What can Director Wei say about this?

The rapid rise in housing prices in Beijing has nothing to do with him.

In order to show that he is not the kind of person like Cao Zei, Director Wei also comforted Bai Baihe.

However, he did not give any guidance to Bai Baihe's career.

The main reason is that Bai Baihe doesn't really need his guidance.

Bai Baihe's position in the film industry is much more stable than Zhang Tianai's, and it has to be said that Bai Baihe's acting skills are also much better than Zhang Tianai's.

Just find the right route: follow Wang Luodan's path and leave Wang Luodan with no way to go.

Speaking of which, Director Wei actually wanted to save Wang Luodan.

Ever since it was discovered that she and Bai Baihe had the same style, Wang Luodan's good upward momentum was completely cut short by Bai Baihe.

From the Golden Eagle Goddess to an eighteen-tier female star.

That's really miserable.

And the better Bai Baihe does, the worse Wang Luodan suffers.

After all, the two look so similar that Bai Baihe can play any role that Wang Luodan can play.

Aside from being a bit expensive, there are no other disadvantages.

So Wang Luodan ended up in tragedy.

Director Wei felt that he had a responsibility and should help Wang.

You can't favor one over the other.

Of course, I wouldn't say this in front of Bai Baihe.

Who made Director Wei so understanding?

It's a bit sad to say that among the movies released during the National Day holiday, "Passing by Your World" has the worst reputation.

But just from the first day, "Passing by Your World" is indeed the highest-grossing film.

There is no way around this.

Deng Chao, a rising star, has just finished starring in "The Great Wall" directed by Wei Dao and "The Mermaid" directed by Stephen Chow. At this stage, you can't find a male star with stronger box office appeal than Deng Chao.

Bai Baihe is practically the most popular actress in the film industry. There are no female stars in the Chinese film industry today with more box office appeal than Bai Baihe. "Passing By Your World" is an adaptation of a famous IP.

There is also Yang Yang who is responsible for increasing traffic. In addition to attracting fans, he also has the Future series to support him, and his image is much better than that of ordinary young stars.

Under such circumstances, it is normal for theaters to be optimistic about "Passing by Your World", so this bad movie received the highest screening schedule among all the movies in the National Day holiday.

It even surpassed mainstream movies such as "Operation Mekong" that were highly recommended above.

If this kind of thing happened a few years later, it would definitely be considered stupid.

But in 2016, it's completely understandable.

After all, let's be honest: Zhang Hanyu and Peng Yuyan combined are not as successful as Deng Chao alone in terms of box office appeal. Operation Mekong's comeback wasn't solely due to its actors.

It's simply a well-made movie.

This is the case where the play carries the actors along.

Why is it that despite Zhang Yi's repeated appearances in box office hits, he is still not considered capable of carrying the box office alone? Because he does not have that ability.

All of his box office hits are big productions with great themes and reputations. To put it bluntly, if other talented actors were in his place, they would still be a hit, and it has little to do with the actors themselves.

For example, if you change the male lead of the "War Waves" series from Wu Jing to Zhang Yi, it is hard to imagine that Zhang Yi can play the role of War Waves so well.

But if you replace Zhang Yi in "Operation Red Sea" with Wu Jing, you would probably think the box office would be even better.

Zhang Hanyu also belongs to the same type as Zhang Yi.

It's fine to not hold back, it's fine to add icing on the cake, but raising the ceiling? There's no such thing.

A play becoming popular with its actors and an actor becoming popular with its play are two different concepts.

Deng Chao in 2016 still has the ability to make a big splash in a drama.

Unfortunately, "Passing By Your World" is really bad.

The limit is that Deng Chao can increase the box office by another 200 to 300 million yuan.

Don’t assume that the audience are all fools.

Soon, the box office of "Operation Mekong" surpassed "Passing by Your World".

Then, "The Other Side" also surpassed it.

Just as Wei Jun said, movies like "Passing by Your World" are typical movies that consume the reputation of the actors. Three days later, no one discussed this bad movie anymore, and all the attention was focused on the two movies "Operation Mekong" and "Ghost". The directing skills of "Operation Mekong" are top-notch, the commercial elements are handled very well, and there are all kinds of big scenes. There is basically nothing wrong with it.

There are no problems with the actors either.

Zhang Hanyu plays a drug enforcement police officer, and he has a very confident and secure role.

Although Eddie Peng has an accent problem and his acting skills are indeed average, he plays an undercover agent who has been lurking in Southeast Asia for many years in "Operation Mekong", so even the accent problem is not a problem in this drama and it does not affect his performance at all.

After all, it is normal that the accent of Southeast Asian Chinese is not like that of mainland Chinese.

Under such circumstances, "Operation Mekong" certainly delivered an excellent answer.

The fans are very satisfied. Compared with "Ashes of Time" and "Operation Mekong", the director is definitely not as good. After all, Lu Renjia is also a new director and is not mature in many aspects.

Especially in business.

From a commercial perspective, "Ashes of Time" is not very satisfying.

But the actors in "The Ghost" are better.

Eddie Peng did not disappoint in Operation Mekong, but the two male protagonists in Ghost are Zhang Yi and Duan Yihong.

Eddie Peng is not an actor of the same level as them, and his acting skills are not worthy of being compared with them.

Zhang Hanyu...is actually not qualified.

Zhang Yi played the role of Ou Aiguo, a middle-aged man with nowhere to go, to perfection. After watching the film, Wei Jun wanted to give Zhang Yi the Best Actor award.

From the perspective of acting, Wei Jun even feels that Zhang Yi has become more talented in middle age and has evolved to another level.

In the past, when people talked about middle-aged male actors with good acting skills, they always mentioned Huang Bo.

But after Zhang Yi's rise, you will find that Huang Bo's presence has dropped sharply.

Even in the anti-trafficking art film "Dear", Huang Bo and Zhang Yi faced off head-on. Zhang Yi didn't beat Huang Bo, but his performance was indeed better than Huang Bo's.

The other male lead of "Ghost and Human", Duan Yihong, plays the policeman he is best at, the kind of actor you don't have to worry about him performing poorly.

Deng Chao’s acting in "The Sun Also Rises" is textbook-level, which is generally recognized and can even be said to be the pinnacle of Deng Chao’s acting career.

However, as a supporting actor, Duan Yihong's performance in "The Sun Also Rises" even stole the show from the leading actor Deng Chao at one point, which shows how awesome he is.

From the perspective of actors, Wei Jun thinks that "Ghost and Human" is better than "Operation Mekong".

However, at the box office, "Operation Mekong" still leads "Ghost and the Dark".

Director Wei was not surprised by this, although Da Tiantian was very disappointed.

Director Wei is very open-minded.

"That's perfectly normal. 'Operation Mekong' has a better subject matter, more explosive scenes, and stronger commercial elements. It looks just as good as American blockbusters. 'Ghost and the Dark' is still a bit depressing, after all. Although it's about revenge, the tone is dark and gloomy. A box office of over 500 million is already a huge success. Tiantian, don't overindulge yourself."

After all, the investment cost of "A Chinese Odyssey" was only 50 million.

Even if the later advance payment from Da Tiantian is included, it is still less than 60 million.

Judging from the current box office trend of "Ghost and the Human", it is unlikely to break 1 billion, but there is hope of 700 to 800 million.

With this kind of return on investment, what else do you need a bicycle for?

Da Tiantian said regretfully: "It would be great if it could break 1 billion."

Wei Jun: "...You guys are really inflated. Is it because I've made so many billion-dollar movies that you don't even know what a billion is anymore?"

Even in five years, a billion-dollar movie will still be valuable, okay?

Da Tiantian said: "If you are making a movie, then the goal is not to make 1 billion. If it doesn't make 2 billion, it will be a failure."

Wei Jun: “…”

Gan.

I really have whetted everyone else's appetite.

Without 2 billion, he would be considered a failure, which put too much pressure on him.

Director Wei was also worried that he would fail.

Especially the enemies he was going to face this time, they seemed to be quite capable.

After the National Day, the next big movie schedule is the Spring Festival.

Director Wei has already booked a spot for the 2017 Spring Festival movie season.

With Director Wei's reputation, "The World of Contenders" has been recognized as the top seed player in the 2017 Spring Festival.

But...people's box office expectations for "The Great Contest" are not too high.

Not many people even believe that the box office of "The Great Conquest" can exceed 20 billion.

Because of the 2017 Spring Festival period, the competition was quite fierce.

After all, it is the biggest schedule of the year. Even though Director Wei said he would compete for it, not many people gave up the stage this time.

Their idea is very simple: the second place in the Spring Festival period may have a higher box office than the first place in other periods.

The first and second ones just sound good.