Chapter five hundred and ninety second celebration
The film industry is a highly profitable industry. As far as the current domestic film market is concerned, there are so many film companies among them. The three major theater chains and small and medium-sized theater chains are desperately building theaters all over the country. Of course, they want to attract people in this area.
Take one more bite of the huge cake.
In the past ten years, there have been many films with an investment of only 20 to 30 million yuan that have become hugely successful, eventually earning an astonishing box office of hundreds of millions or even over one billion, with profits so high that they put traditional industries to shame.
However, if we carefully analyze these low-budget and high-box-office films, we can find that the secrets are either youth idols or comedies, with basically no exceptions.
Other high-grossing films come from high investment, with investments ranging from one to two hundred million. Domestic blockbusters are desperately trying to get closer to Hollywood in terms of special effects, which has also led to the continuous increase in production costs.
As a domestic film, A Chinese Ghost Story has not surpassed anyone else in terms of box office revenue. There are many domestic films that have grossed over 500 million in their first week. You can cite seven** examples.
However, A Chinese Ghost Story is a fantasy ghost film with a low-budget investment. Its first-week box office of 420 million made it a very special example, and it seemed to open a door for colleagues in the industry.
It turns out that this type of movie can be shot like this!
There are not many computer special effects involved in A Chinese Ghost Story, and they are quite well-produced. Many shots use props and traditional shooting techniques, but after editing and synthesis, the effects are very good, especially the battle scenes, which are unique and more ingenious than the colorful ones.
I don’t know how powerful the fancy special effects are.
And the reason for its success is not only that, the distinctive characters, the poignant and touching love story, including the appearance of the main characters, and the impeccable ancient soundtrack, together constitute a classic!
Yes, it’s a classic!
After watching A Chinese Ghost Story, many people in the industry believe that this film can lead the new trend of domestic fantasy/ghost films and is fully qualified to become a classic.
On the Internet, "A Chinese Ghost Story" has a high reputation, and its overall score has remained at A level. Many film critics have given strong recommendations on their respective blogs, and entertainment media have reported and paid attention to it.
The combination of all these factors contributed to the high box office performance of A Chinese Ghost Story, which also overwhelmed the new and largest competitor Legend of the Holy Land.
Compared to A Chinese Ghost Story, the reputation of The Legend of Holy Land, which was just released, is much worse. This Hollywood blockbuster did not do well at the box office in North America. It was originally intended to make money in China, but the audience did not buy it.
On April 10, the box office of A Chinese Ghost Story dropped slightly to 81 million, taking another solid step towards the 1 billion mark, while Legend of the Holy Land dropped sharply to 47 million. Although the box office exceeded 100 million in two days, it was so high.
The decline clearly indicates a bleak future.
Interestingly, another domestic film Our Youth Is Not Lonely, which was released at the same time as A Chinese Ghost Story, actually bucked the market trend and increased by one to two million, highlighting the weakness of Legend of the Holy Land.
Nowadays, domestic movie audiences have already experienced the baptism of a large number of Hollywood blockbusters. Simple special effects and visual stimulation are obviously no longer able to meet everyone's viewing needs. Therefore, Legend of the Holy Land, which focuses on special effects and lacks plot, is naturally easily abandoned.
In a way, the days when any Hollywood blockbuster could sweep the domestic market are long gone!
However, many people in the industry believe that if A Chinese Ghost Story had not been released, or if A Chinese Ghost Story had been replaced with a painting that had been released in advance, the box office of Legend of the Holy Land would not have been so high and low.
On the evening of April 12, Chenfei Media held a celebration party for A Chinese Ghost Story’s box office exceeding 500 million at the Makati Cultural and Art Center in Beijing.
Nowadays, the threshold for movies is getting higher and higher. In the past, if the box office exceeded 100 million, it was worthy of celebration. Nowadays, if you hold a celebration party if you have less than 500 million, you will be laughed at. But as far as A Chinese Ghost Story is concerned, a box office of 200 to 300 million is enough to qualify.
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The actual box office revenue of this movie so far has attracted the attention of the industry, so on the day of the celebration, all the media invited by Chenfei Media were present, and there were also many uninvited reporters gathered outside the art center, wanting to
Try your luck.
The 500 million celebration party for A Chinese Ghost Story was quite grand. The preparations started a few days ago, and all the original cast members of Xiangjiang were invited, including Nie Mingzhu, who plays the heroine, and Yan Chixia, who plays the role.
The person is Ma Rongzhen.
The two also received a lot of attention from the media, especially Nie Mingzhu, who has become popular in the mainland with "A Chinese Ghost Story". She became the focus of the scene, with countless flashlights pointed at her.
As usual, in addition to media reporters and industry guests, there are also many lucky fans who have obtained qualifications through blog draws.
These fan guests received an exquisite gift upon entering, and they were all very satisfied. They also made the atmosphere at the scene extremely lively, especially when Lu Chen, Filia Chen, Nie Mingzhu and Ma Rongzhen jointly opened the
When a huge bottle of champagne was served, the whole audience burst into cheers!
Afterwards, Lu Chen accepted interviews from many media outlets. There were nearly twenty microphones stretched out in front of him, and even more reporters gathered around him.
A reporter couldn't wait to ask: "Lu Chen, will you film the second part of A Chinese Ghost Story?"
Lu Chen shook his head without thinking: "No, but I have sold the copyright of A Chinese Ghost Story to my partners, so the second or even third part may be produced, but I will not participate again."
If he wants to make a movie, there are so many scripts to choose from, and there is no need to rely on sequels to rest on his laurels.
This somewhat surprised the reporters. Knowing that it is completely natural for a movie that is a hit at the box office to have a sequel, Lu Chen was actually willing to give up this huge profit.
But then again, if he didn't play the leading role, the sequel would be a lot less interesting!
"So what do you want your second movie to be about?"
Lu Chen smiled slightly and said: "This is kept secret for the time being. Currently, I am preparing to shoot my third TV series My Love from the Star. It is expected to be launched at the end of this month."
This is not a big or small piece of news, and it must be of interest to many TV fans of Lu Chen.
But reporters were not satisfied, and someone else asked: "Excuse me, why did this movie choose a newcomer to be the heroine, and Filia Chen played the villain Boss?"
The reporter who asked the question had his eyes shining, obviously hoping to dig out some important information from Lu Chen's mouth.
The second update is sent.
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