On September 12, the box office of "Painted Skin" has exceeded 420 million, and a certain bureau officially announced the approval of "Painted Skin"'s application to postpone the release of the film.
The Wang brothers and Feng Xiaogang, who were promoting "The Night Banquet", were so angry that they couldn't help but curse.
Although "Painted Skin" has passed its best period of box office growth and has lost its momentum, the scale of the film is still here, and the publicity exposure and potential audience are still considerable.
I dare not say more, but 10 to 20 million per week is still very possible, and the further in advance the time is, the higher the box office number in a single week will be.
For example, in mid-September, if it runs well, it may reach 30 million. Even if it doesn't, 20 million in a single week is enough to affect the entire theater market.
At least Fanxing's own theater chain will definitely give priority to "Painted Skin" in terms of film schedules, and "The Banquet" may not be able to win much support.
Although theater chains have to focus on profits and in principle prefer movies with higher box office, it is normal for Fanxing Cinemas and Fanxing Entertainment to be the same company and favor their own people.
Not to mention that "Painted Skin" intends to hit the box office of 500 million. This honorary nature and the potential soft power improvement of Fanxing are crucial. Not to mention "The Banquet", which is out of reach, even the "Baby Project" that participated in the production will be released in advance.
was arranged to give way.
"The Banquet" happened to be released on September 15th, and "Painted Skin" caught them in the two most promising weeks after its postponement, which is almost equivalent to adding another movie with a box office of nearly 100 million in the same period.
On the contrary, when "Baby Project" was released at the end of September, "Painted Skin" basically relied on grinding, and there was almost no threat.
But no matter how depressed everyone at Huayi is, "The Night Banquet" cannot be withdrawn, so they can only bite the bullet and put it on.
At the same time, let’s take a look at the even more unlucky “Dragon and Tiger Gate” to find a sense of balance.
This movie adapted from a comic book starring Zhen Zizi, Chef Xie, Dong Bailian and others will be released at the end of July, just in time to coincide with "Painted Skin".
The movie "The Original Spacetime" took in nearly 50 million yuan at the box office in mainland China, plus the Asian box office, which gave the producer a small profit.
Now when competing with the summer release of "Painted Skin", the box office is less than 30 million, and this is under the premise that the movie is distributed by Shanghai Film Studio.
Currently, in the domestic cinema chain market, Fanxing and New Film Alliance are tied for second place, with Fanxing slightly stronger, while the largest theater chain is Magic City Lianhe Cinema, which is affiliated with Shanghai Film Group Corporation.
If it hadn't been for SIPG, "Dragon and Tiger Gate" would have been eliminated from the mainland market this year.
This also made many people joke that Chef Xie ordered Cao Xuan to be assassinated, and he would never be able to escape Cao Xuan's shadow in his life.
In the music world back then, Chef Xie was considered a popular star, but he was pushed hard by Cao Xuan. Many people suspected that he moved to the film industry to avoid Cao Xuan.
Unfortunately, it wasn't long before Cao Xuan also came to the film industry.
"New Police Story" Chef Xie approached Cheng Long, and before he was happy, Cao Xuan became a double hero and dominated him again.
Last year, I finally got a role in Director Chen's "The Promise", and collaborated with Liu Zhenwei to develop the Westward Journey IP, and worked in "The Great Sage", but was beaten head-on by "Xiu Chun Dao 2".
This year, Lianhe Zhen produced "Dragon and Tiger Gate". After a lot of hardships, he was ready to try the action actor route, and then he ran into Cao Xuan's "Painted Skin", which once again staged a crushing performance.
Some good media took stock of the [Cao Xie Controversy] over the years, and they couldn't help but feel sorry for Chef Xie. It was so tragic.
However, Cao Xuan felt aggrieved. Perhaps in the first few years, due to his positioning as an artist, he would deliberately pay attention to the other person and add fuel to the fire if he had the scope of his abilities.
But in recent years, due to the huge gap between the two sides, the two are not on the same level at all, so there is no reason to be hostile.
Maybe Chef Xie is still holding back some energy, but in Cao Xuan's eyes, even his godfather, Boss Yang, is hanging out with him now. Calling him brother Xuan is already a compliment. Strictly speaking, the two of them should be from two generations.
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Not Brother Xuan, but Uncle Xuan!
When he first worked on "The Promise", Cao Xuan's target was Director Chen. "Dragon and Tiger Gate" and "The Great Sage" were purely accidental accidents.
Nowadays, if Cao Xuan really wants to target Chef Xie, in Xiangjiang, mainstream commercial film production in the mainland has no role for him.
Cao Xuan understands this, and Chef Xie also knows it. The failure of "Dragon and Tiger Gate" did not affect him too much, but he concentrated on preparing for his marriage to Zhang Yunu.
Yes, the two were getting married, but considering their fame, they had a secret wedding with few people attending.
Boss Cao was a little regretful for a while. After all, according to a normal wedding, Teacher Chen, who has a good relationship with the couple, must be present, and maybe he will be the best man.
Although it is a bit immoral to think this way, if there is such a ghost scene, Cao Xuan still wants to see it...
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Compared to others who had a lot of emotions because of "Painted Skin", Cao Xuan's energy was temporarily withdrawn after "Painted Skin" reached the top.
On September 12, Zao City celebrated its 45th anniversary. Cao Xuan rushed back to his hometown to congratulate him and sang two songs, "Play My Beloved Pipa" and "Lanling Moon" at the ceremony.
Needless to say more about the former, the latter is Cao Xuan's Chinese style masterpiece, adapted from Xu Gao's "Luzhou Moon",
It is also one of the few Cao Xuan songs with a hometown flavor. It is known as the "nostalgia" of Cao Tianwang. It is very popular in Zao City and is very representative of the city's image. It is equivalent to half of the [city song].
Zao City is not a combined city. It is sparsely populated and has little to offer. The battle of Taierzhuang in recent years has meant that Cao Xuan has emerged.
It is rare to find a popular pop song describing Zao City. It was composed and performed by Cao Xuan, the pride of his hometown. It is still very important to the people of this city.
On the evening of the same day, CCTV1 aired "Railway Guerrilla", which performed quite well. Many people had an impression of Zaoshi. After Taierzhuang + Cao Xuan, a Flying Tigers team was added.
Cao Xuan himself did not bother too much in this regard. He visited the Republic of China branch of Fanxing Film and Television City by the way, had a light meal with a few leaders, and then left ostensibly, but actually quietly visited his grandma's house.
After a few months, grandma's health has deteriorated again, but her mental state is still good.
Seeing this, Cao Xuan couldn't help but reveal the good news: "Grandma, you have to take good care of your health. Next year you will have a grandson again."
Bang!
Grandma's ears were not good, so she couldn't hear clearly. Sun Lan, who was passing by, threw the basin in his hand out in shock. Cao Shuangguo's face was shattered by the splash of vegetable washing water.
But Comrade Lao Cao didn't mind at all and didn't even wipe it off. He and Sun Lan looked at his son ecstatically. Sun Lan grabbed his son and asked him again and again.
"Pregnant? Which one is pregnant?"
"Are you afraid of going to the hospital?"
"Boy or girl?"
"..."
The barrage of questions made Cao Xuan a little confused. He waited for half a second before answering one by one with the expectant eyes of his parents.
"Zeng Lihuai."
"There have been reports before, but I didn't dare to tell you until I checked. I just went to a private hospital for a checkup before returning to my hometown. It was less than a month ago."
"I don't know about boys or girls, and I won't check them. Don't talk nonsense, why have you ever thought so much about them?"
"I know, I know, don't worry, your dad and I like both boys and girls."
In fact, elderly people of the same age as Sun Lan and Cao Shuangguo, who are from the more traditional southwestern Shandong area, still prefer sons over daughters. They definitely prefer grandsons to granddaughters.
But the old couple are not stupid either. What they think in their hearts is one thing, but what they say in front of their daughter-in-law is another matter.
And if it was an ordinary family, they would be more worried about this, but with Boss Cao's net worth and the special circumstances of the East and West Palaces, the old couple are not too worried about their grandson.
Even if Zeng Li doesn't have this baby, and Hu Jing, if the two sons-in-law and Dong-xi have both daughters, the worst they can do is coax the two daughters-in-law to have a third child.
Others are also worried about fines for having more than 100 children. Cao Xuan's net worth is that even if he has 100 children, the fine will not break him.
Although the old couple has a limited understanding of many things due to their limited vision, they still have natural sensitivity to many key issues.
Although they don't know Cao Xuan's specific assets, in the news, Cao Xuan is often involved in businesses or projects worth hundreds of millions, and his home is filled with real estate certificates that fill a large safe.
All these made the old couple understand that Lao Cao's family is different now. Even if it is not a wealthy family, it is not an ordinary family.
Moreover, in addition to their own thinking, Cao Xuan's relatives also worried about it. Uncle Cao Xuan and some idle relatives and friends frequently analyzed Cao Xuan's current family situation for them.
They felt that Dongsi Ergong was not married to Cao Xuan, and the law did not protect their relationship and property.
Even though Cao Xuan gave the East and West Second Palace some real estate, jewelry, cash, company shares, etc., the cumulative value was no less than nine figures.
However, the real core industries such as Fanxingxing Cultural Industry, Internet companies such as Penguin and Box, and Jiaoyang Venture Capital are still firmly in the hands of Cao Xuan.
Compared with these, the things obtained in the East and West Second Palace are actually not many.
At the same time, because you are not married, theoretically speaking, the status of the second house of East and West can actually be "replaced" at any time.
And they want to be completely bound to Cao Xuan. Children are an important link, and it is best to be a son, who is expected to obtain inheritance rights, so the East and West Palaces will give birth to a son for Cao Xuan at all costs.
This statement is very cold and completely ignores the emotional factors of the three people. It is from a third-party perspective or even a conspiracy theory.
Cao Xuan is a realistic person, and he has the suspicion inherent in the old Cao family.
It's not like he hasn't been wary of the East and West Palaces before, but after so many years of relationship, he has long since let down his guard against Hu and Zeng.
Outsiders thought that Cao Xuan didn't get married and clung to his property. The East and West Palaces followed him and got a little bit of change. One day, he was kicked out because of his old age and sex.
But almost 99.99% of people don't know that Cao Xuan actually established a trust fund as early as two years ago.
This fund owns most of the shares of Sun Venture Capital, Penguin, Box and other companies, accounting for almost 70% of Cao Xuan's property.
As for the shares of this fund, Cao Xuan took 60% himself, and the remaining 40% went to Dongxi Ergong and their children.
Outsiders think Dongxi Ergong is stupid, but Dongxi Ergong, who knows the truth, understands better than outsiders how much Cao Xuan values them.
Everyone thought that they gave birth to children to bind Cao Xuan, but they ignored that two billionaire women were willing to follow Cao Xuan without any name or status, and even gave birth to children for Cao Xuan, which was not a sacrifice.
In fact, when three people are together by default, money, worldly restrictions and outsiders' opinions are not so important.
To put it bluntly, it is enough that they know Cao Xuan and Cao Xuan knows them...
Although Sun Lan and his wife were impressed by their relatives, they were not completely convinced. They had seen the emotional state of Cao Xuan and the others, and they had some idea.
But then again, such a large family fortune cannot be left without inheritance.
Let's not talk about who will inherit the girl or the boy. If you have more children, you can also choose the best among the best.
And to put it bluntly, if Cao Xuan had an accident, many things would get out of control. After all, the old couple are old, and the two palaces of the East and West have no real identity. The only one who has clear advantages in all aspects is the child.
Anyway, it was just a word, whether it was coaxing or selling out, the old couple made up their minds and had to work hard to have a grandson in the second house...
Especially Cao Shuangguo, who has always been open-minded, is even more stubborn about this matter than Sun Lan.
They have three brothers, three daughters of Cao Daguo, and several grandchildren, but none of them has the surname Cao.
Therefore, the only people who inherited the legacy of his old Cao family were his only son Cao Xuan and his third brother Cao Xiaoguo's twin sons.
Now that the twins are still in college and it is still early to get married, the important task of passing on the incense to the third generation of the old Cao family is entirely placed on Cao Xuan's shoulders.
In order to induce pregnancy, Cao Shuangguo was worried about losing his hair. Cao Xuan was so frightened that he took his father to the hospital for a checkup. He breathed a sigh of relief when he found out that it was not hereditary hair loss.
He is very strong and does not need to be bald!
Cao Shuangguo has been suffering from heart problems for many years, and now his son has solved it. Even though he didn't say a word on the surface, he was already thinking about which temple to worship the Bodhisattva in and ask for his grandson.
Well, there are Taoist temples, and Christians can also worship there. There are also Tudigong Temple and Taishan Temple. You have to go there...
Sun Lan was not much better, she was clamoring to pack her things and go to the capital, but she was worried about my mother, so she was depressed and confused.
Anyway, it was grandma who was the most direct. She held her grandson's hand and said kindly, "Don't worry, I have to wait and see my great-grandson."
"Then we agreed, I will hold the child and kowtow to his grandma later."
Cao Xuan coaxed his grandma with a smile. He told the old lady the news, just to let the old lady have more thoughts. When people have thoughts, their mentality will be more positive, and it will be more beneficial to the body.
After staying in his hometown of Cao Xuan for two days, the news leaked again. He had no choice but to return to Beijing.
Before leaving, Sun Lan and Cao Shuangguo, who had been calm in the past, were stuffing large and small bags with things this time. Cao Xuan was stunned to see them.
Cao Xuan gently kicked a few cages at his feet. There were two-digit hens inside. Cao Xuan couldn't laugh or cry: "Why are there still live chickens? There is no shortage of chickens in the capital."
"What do you know? These are our free-range chickens. They were raised on grains. They are nutritious whether they lay eggs or kill them for soup."
"But I can't take it with me either."
"What a fool you are. No one else can take you with you. You have a private jet, so why don't you take a live chicken with you?"
"Private planes also have to go through airport security. Forget it, I'll find a way."
Cao Xuan didn't plan to break up with his parents, otherwise it would be endless. Anyway, Lu Province was not far from the capital, and there were plenty of ways to get things back.
In addition to live chickens, there were also various other items, the most outrageous being a calf weighing about 200 kilograms.
Zeng Li valued keeping fit and slimming down. Although he did not become a vegetarian under the influence of Cao Xuan, he usually only ate low-calorie beef and fish.
The old couple were afraid that their daughter-in-law was not well-nourished, so they bought a cow from somewhere. It was said that it was raised by an old master. It was about six months old and the meat was tender and not sour. It was most suitable for pregnant women and children.
They have already made an agreement with the old master that if Zeng Li likes to eat, he will never eat twice a month.
Good guy, even if the two calves weigh 400 kilograms, excluding the bits and pieces, they still have 10 kilograms of meat every day. Is this to nourish the body of the daughter-in-law or to feed the tigress...
Cao Xuan complained in his heart, but didn't say much. He hired someone to hire a truck and drove it directly to the capital. He had previously bought a farm in Daxing, so he should send it there to raise it first.
As for the nutrition of Empress Xigong, the couple does not need to worry about it at all. Cao Xuan hired a professional nutritionist to update the recipes in real time according to her physical condition, which is more scientific than the many home-made recipes of the couple.
Back in the capital, Cao Xuan first went to Fanxing Building to report to the Empress of the East Palace.
Now the Empress of the West Palace is the focus of protection, and the East Palace cannot be careless. It is a sensitive period for both parties, and Cao Xuan has to deal with it more carefully.
After getting away from the Empress of the East Palace, Cao Xuancai hurried to a villa in Changping where the Empress of the West Palace was raising her child.
The reason for moving is that Caojia Hutong is in the urban area after all, and many things are inconvenient.
In addition, because Cao Xuan had a job in the later period and could not accompany him all the time, he had to find someone he trusted to take care of him.
The Empress of the East Palace is okay, but after all, she has little experience, and she is in a sensitive period. If the two of them have wrong ideas, it will be troublesome.
Sun Lan was not free, and Cao Xuan didn't want his mother to come. Even if mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were considerate of each other, friction would inevitably arise sometimes, so Cao Xuan invited his mother-in-law.
After all, there is no one who can serve her daughter more devotedly than a mother. Even if there is a conflict, there is no overnight feud. Moreover, with her mother-in-law by her side, Nishinomiya's mother-in-law is in a better state of mind.
However, as a result, we could no longer live in Caojia Hutong, so we moved to Changping.
Half of the nannies, housekeepers, and cooks were also moved over, and a small team of medical and nutritional staff were also there to take care of them. They all signed confidentiality agreements.
After more months, I will choose to stay in China or go abroad to give birth according to the situation. Although it is more confidential abroad, the safety of adults and children is the prerequisite for everything.
When he arrived at the villa, Cao Xuan lay down on the flat stomach of Empress Xigong and listened. Although it was most likely just an embryonic sac at this time, he couldn't help but want to listen.
Cao Xuan was very excited to become a father for the first time.
The great-mother looked on with cold eyes. In fact, from the bottom of her heart, she was quite satisfied with all the preparations made by her son-in-law. She was also full of love for the grandson/granddaughter in her daughter's belly.
But then again, this time when their daughter was pregnant and she mentioned marriage, both Zeng Li and Cao Xuan hesitated a little, making her realize that this son-in-law was not as honest as she thought.
But there was nothing he could do, Zeng Li protected him with all his life, and cried when he became anxious.
There was a baby in her belly now, and her great-mother couldn't beat her, and she didn't dare to scold her too much. There was nothing she could do about her, and she could only make fun of Cao Xuan every day.
Cao Xuan is shameless. As long as his wife and children are around, let alone showing off his face, it won't matter if his mother-in-law beats and scolds him a few times.
No matter how his mother-in-law sneered, taunted, or even spoke harshly to him, Cao Xuan didn't care at all. She kept calling him "mom", which is called respect. She made all arrangements for her and asked him to take care of Zeng Li.
Thank you very much.
The daughter protects her wholeheartedly, and all the nannies and cooks at home are from Cao Xuan, so she can even close the door to thank guests.
Zeng's mother was not a playful person, nor could she risk her daughter's reputation with Cao Xuan, so facing Cao Xuan, who was a piece of meat, there was really nothing Zeng's mother could do against him.
Cao Xuan was also famous for his sweet words and winks, and was accustomed to pleasing his elders. Sometimes his mother-in-law could not even keep a cold face when facing him.
Every time he got angry, he would go back to his room and scold himself for being worthless, but he would turn around and let Cao Xuan coax him into relenting.
Cao Xuan himself became more and more courageous as he fought.
Among the Zeng family, the father-in-law has been divorced and has been abroad for many years, but he is not really good at talking. The sister-in-law has been bribed by him and Zeng Li for a long time. As long as her sister doesn't speak, she will pretend to be stupid.
The only obstacle is the old mother-in-law, who is also a hard-spoken and soft-hearted master. Cao Xuan does not point out that she can forgive him, but he believes that the great-grandmother has to accept this fact even if her grandson/granddaughter comes out, even if she is not willing.
The move is a bit dirty, but Cao Xuan is shameless, so it just works.
Actually speaking, the most critical issue is the Empress of the West Palace. As long as Zeng Li is in the same trench as him, the family can slowly overcome it and defeat it one by one.
Cao Xuan plans to accumulate more experience in the West Palace and use it in the East Palace in two years. The Hu family and the old couple are of the same mind, so the difficulty of the strategy is higher.
Moreover, the mother-in-law is embarrassed to hit someone, but the father-in-law is not easy to talk to.
Official Cao felt that he could properly train his dodges and movements, just in case...
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ps: I reported it, but it was people in the group who flirted with me and chatted with me, which affected my work, so I will write down a few hundred words today and make up for it tomorrow...
