February 28, the third day of the Lunar New Year

During this time when most industries are resting, Lu Mo had to work overtime to catch up on manuscripts.

There is no way, who makes him a professional film critic? When "Save Mr. Me" is released, he must not turn a blind eye.

With some resentment, Lu Mo went to the theater, bought movie tickets, and also checked the number of waiting audiences and the theater's film schedule information.

Although it was the third day of the Lunar New Year, there were so many people watching the movie. Not counting those watching the movie in the theater, there were dozens of people waiting outside.

Lu Mo is a frequent visitor to the cinema, and he can tell the difference after just a few glances. Although his popularity is not as high as the peak of the Lunar New Year and summer festivals, it is much stronger than usual.

Regardless of Cao Xuan's personal appeal, Lu Mo also feels that the release of "Fearless", "Hurricane Rescue" and "Yangtze River No. 7" around the Spring Festival in recent years has indeed cultivated a group of audiences who are accustomed to watching movies during the Spring Festival.

At this rate, it's still a bit far from being comparable to the Lunar New Year and Summer holidays, but it's definitely no problem to separate it as an independent period.

Lu Mo himself made bold calculations, but his view was still conservative. The potential of the Spring Festival stall is not just as simple as being independent from the Lunar New Year stall.

As for the film schedule, there are really not many movies released around the Spring Festival. The ones that can be rated as high-end are Huang Baiming's "Family Happiness 2009", "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" and Liu Tianwang and Shu Dazui's "Youlong Game"

phoenix".

Needless to say, "Family Happiness 2009" is a typical family-friendly Hong Kong movie. It gathers a bunch of celebrities, finds a family or emotional issue, and makes a movie laughing and joking.

Relying on the IP popularity gained by Zhang Guorong and Xingye before, coupled with the relatively luxurious star cast, the movie may not make a lot of money, but the mainland and Hong Kong combined will definitely be enough.

This movie was released earlier, it has been almost two weeks now, and the box office in mainland China is about 25 million, and in Hong Kong it is about 14 million Hong Kong dollars. If there is no problem in the future, it should be able to increase by about one-third.

In addition to the box office in Malaysia and Singapore, the cumulative total is almost 100 million.

For a Hong Kong comedy film with a low budget, it is definitely profitable...

The movie "Family Happiness 2009" seems to have a good lineup, but it is actually the weakest among the movies released during this year's Spring Festival.

"Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", this animated film that countless people regard as a joke, has become the biggest dark horse during the Spring Festival.

It has been released for less than a week, and the box office is approaching 30 million. If this trend continues, it will not be difficult to exceed 100 million.

And you must know that the cost of this movie is only 6 million, and the profit rate has more than doubled.

In this way, Chinese film practitioners who originally did not pay much attention to animation can feel the potential of animation movies for the first time.

If the early "Havoc in the Sky" and "Baolian Lantern" were the enlightenment for countless animation film practitioners, then this "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Soaring" allowed everyone to clear away their confusion and see the way forward.

Don't look at the popularity of Japanese animation movies. Disney's animation has taken the world by storm, and its box office in China is not low.

But after all, there are no examples of successful Chinese animation movies. It is impossible for practitioners to say that they are not a little confused.

But now "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" is a hit at the box office, proving that animation movies can make money in China.

There’s something going on in this business!

Don't underestimate this example. The market determines everything. Without this role model and example, the hit animated movies of later generations such as "The Return of the Great Sage", "The Devil Boy Comes to the World" and "Quiba" may no longer exist.

The simplest example is that there were some objections within Fanxing Group when Cao Xuan subsidized Fox Animation.

Nowadays, there are a lot less similar voices. Some people even proposed to grant 10 million yuan to let Fox make an animation movie to try out the water.

However, this was stopped by Cao Xuan.

It’s easy to lose your temper if you walk too fast. Animation movies are still relatively IP-hungry. “Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Awesome” became a hit because the animation is so popular.

The entire animation and movie market has not been cultivated. If you rush into it rashly, the chance of losing money is extremely high.

Cao Xuan didn't care about losing eighteen million, but he was afraid that Fox Animation would be hit, which would in turn hit the situation that had finally improved.

Therefore, he still hopes that Fox Animation will slowly polish the few animations on hand, improve its technology, and then enter movies at the right time.

"Qin Shi Mingyue", "Zhu Xian", and "Star Change" which has just been launched recently.

"Tomb of the Gods", "Coiling Dragon", "Devil's Law" and the currently serialized "Douluo Dalu" are also included in Fox Animation's follow-up development plan. In addition to the web-based route, there may also be one or two original anime in the future.

However, these animations will not be broadcast on TV stations, but will be launched on [Penguin Star Video] that will be launched later.

However, what Cao Xuan is a little curious about is that if the "Douluo Dalu" animation is developed by himself and the relevant copyright is in his hands, will there be two, three, four, or five more in the future...

"Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" is not weak in momentum, but it has a different viewing audience than Cao Xuan's "Save Mr. My" and has little influence on each other.

On the contrary, the last "You Long Xi Feng" is a drama film, and it was released at the same time. It can be regarded as a direct competitor of "Saving Mr. Me".

"You Long Plays with the Phoenix" is played by Liu Tianwang, although in the eyes of many people, Liu Tianwang does not seem to have any box office hits and has limited box office appeal.

This is actually misguided. In the early years of the beginning of the century, Liu Tianwang was definitely one of the most popular male stars. Although his overall performance was not outstanding enough, the lower limit was very high. Most movies could make the film studios make money.

It's just that Liu Tianwang is too hard-working, and the scripts he accepts are also high and low, and the overall data is not obvious, resulting in a low level of trust among the audience, and from time to time, a big bad movie steals the spotlight.

In comparison, other male stars of the same level either have low-yield works or relatively stable reputations. They occasionally have bad movies, but they are basically short-lived. Few of them are as eye-catching as Liu Tianwang.

But even so, Liu Tianwang's basic base is still stable, with a good script lineup and proper publicity cooperation. Even if it doesn't explode, he can still be in the middle and upper reaches.

"Dragon Plays with the Phoenix" is a typical romance movie, all about the supporting scenes between the male and female protagonists. Liu Tianwang has enough appearances, and Shu Dazui can definitely handle it now.

Although this person has always been very controversial and praised by many people, Tianya also has a history of a lot of scandals.

Comparing her "glorious history", most of the Four Danshuang soldiers in 2009 are considered "little white flowers"...

Perhaps Fan Xiaopang's reputation in the original time and space can be fought, but today's Fanxing No. 1 sister is not following the black and red route. Although there is still controversy, her overall image is still very good, and she is considered to be the best among the four soldiers.

Excellent reputation.

The one with the least amount of trouble among this bunch of big girls is Hu Jing. She is almost free from any gossip and scandals and is aloof from outsiders. The only "black spot" is that her relationship with Cao Xuan is unclear and she is accused of relying on men to get her position.

Next is Mr. Zhou. Although his love life is relatively chaotic, he has a good personality, strong strength, and is still very popular among passers-by.

Next is the double soldier. There are a lot of scattered black spots, but it's not a big problem.

Fan Xiaopang is currently popular, with a lot of exposure and a lot of resources. His personality and behavior are a bit flamboyant. Many people can't stand it. Even if he is protected by stars, he will inevitably be jealous.

Li Bingbing is a bit transparent, and is said to be a top-notch beauty, but her presence is not strong. The outside world has limited favorable impressions of her, and does not have strong dislike for her.

The international chapter belongs to the rank of passer-by, which means it is not popular.

The situation in Zhao is more complicated. He has high nationality, but in the past two years, he has been intercepted by various parties, his luck has been taken away, his career has not developed smoothly, and there are several key facts that have been revealed, leading to mixed praise and criticism from the outside world.

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In the original time and space, there was Fatty Fan who took the black and red route and was at the bottom. Now that Fatty is overturned, her own luck has been taken away and she can only compete with the International Chapter.

Although the international chapter is not popular among the public, at least it has no shortage of good works and does not have as many key black spots as hers. In the end, it is slightly better.

In his early years, Shu Dazui was more ruthless than Fan Xiaopang. He was a porn star and had the famous "Break-by Incident". He forced Li Tianwang to take great pains in various conflicts and added a lot of business to Hong Kong media.

In the past few years, I have washed my hands and started to go ashore. When I came to the mainland, I even practiced the so-called "putting on clothes" and became an inspirational model.

However, it is not wrong to say that she is inspirational. There are so many porn stars in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but there are really not many who can dress up and return to the mainstream, let alone win the Golden Horse Best Actress and the Best Supporting Actress in multiple awards.

Putting aside the controversy over character, beauty or ugliness depends on personal taste, but Shu Da Zui still has the strength.

Previously, Shu Dazui was considered a front-line actress in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but she was not ranked in the Mainland. Feng Pants' "If You Are the One" made her famous.

In addition, the Hong Kong circle has been greatly affected by the XX family, Zhang Yunu, and Zhong Ajiao, and now her opportunity has come.

Shu Dazui is from Taiwan Province and has been hanging out in Hong Kong all year round. He is also very capable and has been praised by Hong Kong and Taiwan. He has subsequently won many major productions, including Star Master, Jiang Wen, Hou Xiaoxian and other famous actors.

Director's works and Huayi's large-scale productions.

It's just a director. He may have been impressed by the actor's qualities, but Huayi is not stupid. How could he give the cake in his hand to others? It's hard to say whether there is any influence from Hong Kong and Taiwan capital.

After all, no matter how popular Shu Dazui is, the big flowers in the Mainland are no different. Even the new generation of flowers are not unable to keep an eye on them.

But no matter what, with the right timing and good luck, Shu Dazui became one of the very few Hong Kong and Taiwan actresses of her generation who can compete with the mainland's big stars.

If not for the scandal involving Zhen Zhenzhuo and Zhao Wenzhuo in 2013, which caused a sharp decline in popularity, his career would probably have reached a higher level.

In the entertainment circles of Hong Kong and Taiwan, which have been severely disconnected for generations to come, Shu Dazui is likely to be the last glory of a Hong Kong and Taiwan actress in the film field.

At least the 80s and 90s generations have little hope. I wonder if Wenqi, the post-00s generation who has been given high hopes, can break this shackles...

Liu Tianwang + the popular Shu Dazui, the supporting role is Zhang Hanyu, who just defeated Huang Bo and won the Golden Horse Best Actor with "Assembly Number", the lineup is still good, and there is also the famous Hong Kong director Liu Weiqiang.

As for the actors in "Save My Mister", apart from Cao Xuan, the only one who can fight is Liu Huohua. Although there are two best actors, they are from literary film backgrounds.

Director Cao Baoping also had no box office success. Although Zhang Ze and Guo Zhenni, who plays Hua Zi's girlfriend, are also famous, they are both TV stars, and Wang Qianyuan is an unknown.

But it doesn't matter. If it comes to fame and box office appeal, Cao Xuan alone can overwhelm the other three, not to mention the gimmick of a live-action adaptation of the movie.

The outside world hyped this time as a battle between kings, but to be honest, Cao Xuan, who had seen many storms and waves, didn't take it to heart at all.

It’s not that Cao Xuan is crazy. Let’s be honest. If Xiangjiang’s artists only talk about box office appeal, even Cheng Long will have to admit defeat in front of him now.

Unless Master Xing comes back to the world, Cao Xuan might take a high look at it. Unless other people form a clique and add famous directors or high-quality scripts to help, that's the way it is.

This time, it is because the subject matter of Cao Xuan may not be pleasing to the eye, so it can be compared. If it is a commercial film, it is purely self-inflicted.

He even suspected that this was a draft that was bought by the crew of "You Long Plays with the Phoenix", and they were deliberately trying to gain popularity with him.

Lu Mo felt the same way. He couldn't say who his fans were, but Cao Xuan's box office performance was obvious.

Not talking about the total global box office, Cao Xuan's cumulative box office in the mainland alone has exceeded 2.2 billion.

Moreover, all of them are starring movies, and the worst ones are double male leads. The box office performance in mainland China is almost unique. There are only a few in the industry who can compete with him at the box office, but there is certainly no Liu Tianwang who does not have outstanding box office performance.

However, as a professional film critic, Lu Mo still bought two tickets respectively, intending to watch them all and evaluate them objectively.

Maybe Cao Xuan will overturn!
To be continued...