On the first day of the Lunar New Year, "Mermaid" is released.
The first part, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", was a bit anticlimactic, but the overall quality was still good and it did not hurt Stephen Chow's reputation. Everyone hopes that he can continue his efforts.
"Mermaid" has been promoted for several months, and the slogan "I owe Stephen Chow a movie ticket" was shouted loudly.
Everyone walks into the cinema with the word "Stephen Chow" in mind, largely out of emotion. However, when the audience sits down and prepares to enjoy a movie, what they want to see is not emotion.
In a domestic film market with few bright spots and innovations, everyone is looking forward to his imagination and creativity.
Stephen Chow + Mermaid?
Well, I got the idea as soon as I heard it.
Special effects blockbuster?
Oh, that’s even more exciting.
The audience is eager to see a blockbuster movie of the level of "Kung Fu". They go in excitedly and come out confused. On the big screen, the whole movie is full of outdated jokes and embarrassing acting. Although there are occasional highlights, the completion level is not very good.
Yes, but he is Stephen Chow!
More expectation, more disappointment.
Actually speaking, there are only three reasons:
First, Stephen Chow's creative power has declined significantly and has passed its peak;
The second is that he himself is no longer acting, but his performance requirements for actors are all based on his own style. The same action and the same expression will have different effects if he does it and if others do it.
The third is the collective eclipse of the supporting cast.
In the past, there were Ng Mang-tat, Chen Baixiang, Li Jianyan, Yuan Qiongdan, Ba Liangjin and so on. There were also heroines with different characteristics and free-spiritedness, such as Zhang Min, Anita Mui, Sandra Ng, Karen Mok, Zhu Yin, etc. Together they made each other successful.
, created those classics.
Actors trained in Hong Kong's environment can perform nonsensically and without pressure, but the mainland is not accustomed to it.
The Maoyan score of "Mermaid" dropped from 8 to 7, and then dropped to below 7 again.
The online battle between the supporters and the complainers has exploded, and the box office has been rising steadily. It exceeded 1 billion in 4 days and reached 2.48 billion in 12 days. It surpassed "Monster Hunt" and became the box office champion in Chinese film history.
It is heading straight towards the unprecedented “3 billion” mark.
This is his last influential work. If you look at his subsequent movies, or the movies that are rumored to be in preparation, such as "The New King of Comedy", "Mermaid 2", "Kung Fu 2", all kinds of hype... "Journey to the West"
"Conquering the Monster" is directed by Tsui Hark and Stephen Chow is the producer.
Once twice a week, Chow Yun-fat was half-retired, and Stephen Chow and Jackie Chan have entered the stage of earning pension money.
The final box office of "Mermaid" will be 3.392 billion.
Once again, everyone thought it was a long-lasting record, but it was broken the next year. The film was called "Wolf Warrior 2" and its box office of 5.69 billion also tested the market limit.
"Changjin Lake" had the right time, place and people, but after a lot of effort, it only cost 5.77 billion.
Breaking through the 6 billion natural chasm is hopeless in the short term.
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"Good morning, Mr. Yao!"
"Good morning, Mr. Yao!"
After the Spring Festival, Yao Yuan flew back from New Zealand. The vacation can really make people happy physically and mentally. He is now in high spirits, and even his smile has a standard eight teeth.
"Mr. Yao!"
Entering the office, Jiang Chao had finished cleaning early and was tinkering with his cell phone.
"Well, how was your Spring Festival?"
"It's the same as usual, Chinese New Year is really boring now. I'm like a personal cash machine. I don't know where my relatives and children come from. If they come to say New Year's greetings, I'll give them 500.
There was a pile of money in my hand, and it was gone in the blink of an eye."
"Hey, then you have a lot of expenses?"
"It's not bad. I spent a total of 100,000 yuan on the New Year's money + the money I lost playing cards + buying new year's goods + treating guests. Our family all work normally, so I don't need this little money. I just want everyone to be happy during the New Year."
Jiang Chao has a more traditional family concept and believes that bloodline clan is very important. After speaking, he suddenly became excited and said: "Boss, I used a holiday app and used five accounts. It can be said that it is all-powerful and everyone knows it.
Now when the anchor sees me coming in, he is so enthusiastic. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is humble. When I am happy, I reward more, and when I am not happy, I reward less. I have experienced the pleasure of being a rich man."
"No, rich people won't reward those people. What level are you at now?"
"Kuai Shou has no level!"
"Not even a grade? So rough."
Yao Yuan increasingly feels that Kuaishou is like a grassroots team. MiDou has levels. The highest level is 45, which requires spending 340,000 yuan in the live broadcast room.
In the future, if there are more eldest brothers/sisters, they can be promoted to level 60.
In later generations, Douyin is level 60, which requires 20 million yuan! You read that right, it’s 20 million yuan!
Jiang Chao reported truthfully and said: "I spent a total of about 500,000, and I have a good reputation. As long as the anchor does a good job, I will definitely reward him. I have focused on Erlu, Erge, and Hebei Sister Feng..."
"Kuai Shou is such an outstanding person. Even if he dies, it won't be unjust!"
"You have to step up your efforts. 500,000 is too little. We can destroy a platform with just a few million. Where can we find such a deal?"
"Okay, I'll turn on the intensity right away!"
Jiang Chao loves to do this.
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After dealing with matters for a while, Liu Qiangdong and Lei Jun arrived.
Yao Yuan stood up to greet him personally, and even hugged Dongzi, looking up and down: "Oh, newlyweds, their faces are rosy!"
"What are you doing? I'm taking care of pregnant women!"
Dongzi said he was disgusted, but his face was as happy as a rose, and said: "It's been more than 8 months, and I will have to accompany you to give birth in a while."
"Boy or girl?" Lei Jun asked.
"It should be a girl. Girls are good. My boy is always worried."
Dongzi and his ex-wife had a son. It was during the period when his career was on the rise and he didn't get enough attention. Now the milk tea girl is also pregnant, and later gave birth to a second child.
This family situation is similar to Guo Degang, but Dongzi will not be as mean to his eldest son, and his relationship with Milk Tea Girl is not like Guo Degang and Wang Hui.
The milk tea girl is also sensible. She calls others "Young Master" and calls herself "Xiao Tian".
"Our home is better, it's so clean!"
Yao Yuan said secretly and asked the two of them to sit down and study the business.