Chapter 260: The consequences of standing in line and making a mark
Many people suddenly discovered that two days after its release, the number of films scheduled for "Wushuang" was gradually increasing.
Originally it was just some small theater chains, but then several large theater chains also began to increase their film schedules.
By the second night, basically all theaters had more than 15 films scheduled for "Wushuang".
Of course, although the reputation of "The Record of Demons of the Song Dynasty" is not very good, it still ranks first in terms of the number of films, almost all of which are over 30.
The advantages it brought to it were also very obvious, and it still achieved a single-day box office of 150 million the next day.
Of course, the box office performance of "Wushuang" has also become better with the increase in the number of films scheduled.
The next day it took over RMB 60 million at the box office.
This almost doubling of growth can indeed greatly strengthen theater chains' confidence in the film.
So if nothing else happens, the number of films scheduled for the follow-up "Wushuang" will gradually increase.
At the same time, more and more people are discussing the plot of "Wushuang" online.
This movie is not as straightforward as "The Legend of Demons of the Song Dynasty", leaving no memory points after watching it.
All the small details in "Wushuang" make people feel horrified when they think about it later.
And one thing that many people will think after watching the movie is that the painter is a fictional person created by Li Wen, and he himself is the painter.
So which of the stories he told are true and which are false?
Or what is the real story of the painter among the virtual and the real.
"The third-generation falsifier is actually Li Wen, and the general's feud is also his own."
"Li Wen's fictional painter is himself, but he has stripped away his evil side."
"In fact, it can be seen from a lot of content in it that Li Wen himself is also very contradictory. The painter is another self in Li Wen's heart."
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For a movie, what we are not afraid of is actually being criticized. What we are most afraid of is that no one will discuss it, which means there is really no popularity at all.
Of course, in fact, the result that most directors are most looking forward to is that like the current "Wushuang", many people will take the initiative to discuss the plot itself.
After watching the movie, ordinary viewers will be more friendly to have such a good discussion environment.
In stark contrast, fans of several starring actors in "Song of the Song Dynasty" are fighting with the so-called "black fans".
Some people criticized this movie as being useless, which naturally implicated the actors in it.
Although it is indeed inevitable, in the end it will only make a fuss.
Time has entered the third day of the release of "Wushuang" and "The Record of Demons of the Song Dynasty".
And the performance of the two movies has completely reversed.
Although the film schedule of "Song of the Song Dynasty" has not dropped much, its box office has been cut in half compared to the previous two days.
This time, the single-day box office did not even reach 100 million, only more than 70 million.
It seems that the influence of word-of-mouth is gradually fermenting, and the score on Huaban.com has completely dropped from the passing line of 6 points.
Many self-media on the Internet have made complaints about relevant topics, which has indeed affected many ordinary viewers.
After the film schedule of "Wushuang" increased to more than 20, it directly surpassed the other party and achieved a single-day box office of 110 million on the third day.
Such box office results are indeed beyond the imagination of many people.
No one expected that "Wushuang", which relied on word-of-mouth to counterattack, would already have a box office of over 100 million in a single day in just three days of release with such a low film schedule.
It also defeated the previously promising "The Legend of the Demons of the Song Dynasty" and became the single-day box office champion.
On the fourth day after the two films were released, the box office of "Wu Shuang" soared again, with a single-day box office of 160 million, and it continues to dominate the single-day box office champion.
At this time, the box office performance of "The Record of Demons of the Song Dynasty" has dropped to more than 40 million.
It is obvious that there is a lack of stamina.
The officials of "The Record of Demons of the Song Dynasty" are also very anxious. After all, if this continues, it will become more and more difficult for the movie to make back its money.
We have invested more than 300 million yuan, and if we want to recover the cost, it will take more than 900 million yuan to achieve it.
At present, relying on the box office in the first two days and the popularity of pre-sales, the accumulated box office has reached more than 400 million.
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Originally, if this situation continued, even if it didn't really sell well, it would still be possible to recover the cost.
It's a pity that this wish has been completely shattered by "Wushuang".
If "Wu Shuang" did not exist, given the quality of the summer movie, no matter how bad the reviews were, viewers who had no other choice would still go back and watch the big investment "The Legend of the Demons of the Song Dynasty".
But now, "Wu Shuang", which was released at the same time, has directly grabbed most of the popularity and box office.
The fifth day, the sixth day, the seventh day.
A week after the release, the situation has basically stabilized.
"Wushuang" came from behind and led the summer season with a box office of more than 700 million.
Of course, although "The Record of Demons of the Song Dynasty" has a bad reputation, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and some other summer movies are still inferior.
It grossed over 500 million at the box office in one week, ranking second.
Of course, in fact, more than half of the box office receipts came from the first two days of the premiere.
If you want to sell it for another 400 million in the future, it may not be that easy.
As for "Wushuang", although there are signs of weak success after a week, it is very simple for the final box office to exceed one billion.
In addition, the amount of investment is not that large, the first movie produced by Tongji Entertainment can already be described as a great success.
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"It's basically a foregone conclusion."
"It's impossible for the smallpox side to make a comeback."
Phoenix Entertainment, Li Bokai looked at the box office data for the first week and gave his own judgment.
Li Borui also nodded.
I felt even more relieved.
Fortunately, this time the movie, which Phoenix Entertainment has no investment in, will be released at the same time.
Otherwise, they will probably overturn this time.
This Xu Ji is indeed very evil. He relied on word of mouth to make a comeback, and he was able to counterattack with such a low amount of rehearsals.
In his heart, Li Borui actually didn't want to take the trouble to target Tongji Entertainment and Xu Ji, but because of Li Bokai, he didn't say it out loud.
"These theater chains kept their promises. They obviously received benefits, but they still increased the number of films scheduled for "Wushuang" later."
Li Borui could only pretend to be angry, and then complain about it.
Li Bokai was not very angry after hearing this.
"Actually, this is quite normal."
"The performance of "Wushuang" in all aspects is visible to the naked eye. It's impossible for them to make money without making money, right?"
"Actually, the reduction in film schedules that was previously agreed upon was only for the release. The theater chain cannot easily promise subsequent changes."
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In Rongcheng, Xu Ji has not been idle this week.
Although "Wushuang" is released, his work seems to be done.
But in order to promote the movie, Xu Ji traveled to many cities in a week, running around for the road show of "Wushuang".
Along with Xu Ji are Wan Rongli and actor Wei Yifa.
Wei Yifa is very dedicated. From the filming of the movie to the publicity after the release, he seems to be doing his best.
And I didn’t complain at all, and I was never picky about any conditions.
Of course, Xu Ji also knew that Wei Yifa had a reason for doing this.
The other party has a company in Hong Kong City, and its scale is not small.
But it has been unable to enter the mainland market. After this cooperation with Xu Ji, the exchanges between the two parties will definitely become closer in the future.
Xu Ji doesn’t mind helping.
Let Youman go and contact the people from Wei Yifa Company.
If there are suitable roles in the dramas produced by their company in the future, artists from Wei Yifa Company can be considered.
Wei Yifa reciprocated the favor and promised to Xu Ji that if necessary in the future, he would still agree to continue to participate in films directed by Xu Ji.
Of course, the remuneration is still the same as this time, which is the so-called "friendship price".
"The road show is too tiring after a week."
Xu Ji and Sha Yetong's residence, Xu Ji collapsed on the sofa and complained.
Sha Yetong responded with a smile: "It feels like having you promoting is more tiring than making a movie without taking a break."
Although it was a road show, apart from the tight schedule, Xu Ji actually had enough time to rest and other things.
But Sha Yetong knew that Xu Ji didn't like such activities.
If necessary, Xu Ji will definitely take charge of the job and hand it over to the assistant director of the crew.
"By the way, Sister Man said that the second recording of The Masked Singer will start soon, so you can make time to attend."
Sha Yetong said while taking out snacks and eating them.
Since the end of the concert, Sha Yetong has officially entered the holiday period.
He even took the time to go back to his hometown and visit Xu Ji’s parents.
As for Xu Ji, he has only now gradually become free.
But you still need to participate in the "Masked Singer" competition.
"How about you go for me."
Xu Ji felt a little regretful at this time.
When Mo Jianwen and Wang Jiangyu were promised to participate in the show, now they are just looking for something to do for themselves.
The hard-earned rest time was wasted.
"It's a beautiful thought."
"I sang too much during the concert, and now I just want to rest."
Hearing Sha Yetong's words, Xu Ji also sighed helplessly.
Of course he knows that even if he is masked, it is unlikely that the other party will take his place.
The most important thing is that after the first episode of "The Masked Singer" was aired, the program became very popular. It is no longer the program that I didn't know whether it would be popular or not.
According to Youman, after the first episode was broadcast, countless singers signed up to participate in the second episode.
It's a pity that there is only one spare position. If Xu Ji really quits, there will definitely be a bunch of people vying for this spot.
Of course, it is obviously impossible for the program team to agree.
After all, Xu Ji is the trump card they prepared.
Even Youman thinks it's good for Xu Ji to participate in "The Masked Singer". It's popular enough. When the show is revealed, Xu Ji's popularity will probably reach a new peak thanks to his identity as a singer. p>
"But if you don't go, the fans will be disappointed, right?"
"Look at your Faceless Man's WeChat account, you already have more than 500,000 fans."
Sha Yetong took out her mobile phone and gave Xu Ji a look.
Xu Ji didn't know there would be such a micro-ite.
It seems that it was requested by the program team and they need to cooperate with the program team in various publicity work.
The WeChat account is not here with Xu Ji, but Youman has someone help manage it.
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While Xu Ji went to Hangzhou to participate in the recording of the second episode of "The Masked Singer", Tongji Entertainment also ushered in another major event.
Because "Wushuang" was released during this period, Youman's attention was focused on the movie.
The various difficulties at the beginning made her even think that Xu Ji's first movie would lose money.
Unexpectedly, in just one week, "Wushuang" made a comeback, and now it is almost locked in as the summer box office champion.
At this time, after this period of methodical post-production, the two dramas "White Night Chaser" and "Soul of the Chess" have also entered the final stage.
It is basically certain that it will be submitted for review within the next few days.
This news doesn't really make a big difference to Youman, but she knows that Chi Jiang will definitely be very excited when he hears it at Station G.
After all, after waiting for such a long time, station g is finally able to have a new drama online.
Youman has paid attention to it, but there are basically no new dramas on G station during this period.
The only one was a low-cost online drama with a few million dollars. No one paid attention to it after it was aired. Half a month later, the number of views was only over 20 million.
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But what Youman doesn't know is that Station G's current situation is much more difficult than he thought.
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"Mr. Chi, we have tried our best to communicate, but the attitude over there is firm."
"They said that even if they compensate us for liquidated damages, they don't want to sell the copyright to us."
"And... he also said that he hoped we would not embarrass them."
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Chi Jiang has become accustomed to assistants.
During this period of time, their G site was in a really difficult situation.
All aspects of data are declining, especially the number of renewed members.
The number of members dropped by more than one million in one month.
What makes Chi Jiang feel most uncomfortable is that the film and television department is obviously rich, and the copyright budget is very sufficient.
But the show owner is unwilling to sell the exclusive broadcast rights to them.
As long as I go to talk about a drama with a little bit of potential, I will politely refuse it when I hear that it is G station.
Even some cooperations that had been finalized before were breached without exception.
In fact, those dramas are not the only ones that can be discussed. Some dramas from small companies are still very willing to cooperate with G Station.
But on the other hand, the quality of these dramas is a big problem. Most of them are shoddy. Chi Jiang himself has no intention of introducing G station.
It seems that the mysterious force has begun to take action.
Chi Jiang understood in his heart and smiled bitterly at the same time.
This is the consequence of him siding with Xu Ji and Tongji Entertainment.
"Mr. Chi!"
"Good news!"
Chi Jiang was startled when he saw the assistant who had left after reporting before returning.
"What happened? I was so surprised."
Chi Jiang frowned and asked.
"There is news from Tongji Entertainment that their two new dramas have been basically completed and will be submitted for review in a few days."