Relying on its strong reputation and the publicity and distribution support of Han and Tang Media, "Heart Blossoms" is bound to be a box office hit.
It grossed a high box office of 118 million on its first day of release on September 30, setting a new National Day box office record.
On October 1st, the National Day, we received another 144 million, maintaining a steady upward trend.
262 million in two days, plus 40 million from screenings, the box office has exceeded 300 million.
Among other movies in the same period, the series "Ruffian Heroes: Rising Dawn" starring Huang Bo was released on the 1st and took in 36 million at the box office on the first day.
"Dear", which has been in theaters for a week, has received 17 million, with a total box office of 175 million.
The biographical "Golden Age", also released on the 1st, directed by Ann Hui and starring Tang Wei and Feng Shaofeng, only had a box office of 8.3 million on the first day.
There is not much room for literary and artistic films to survive anywhere. Not only are there almost no big-selling literary and artistic films in China, but even in Europe, they are dominated by commercial blockbusters.
However, although literary and artistic films are not blockbusters, there are many commercial films that are keen on relying on literary and artistic films.
For example, "Beijing Meets Seattle" or Liu Luoying's "The Next Us".
During the premiere of the latter, Liu Luoying acknowledged the commercial nature of the film, but after the box office success, all the press releases became "a romantic literary film that single-handedly supported the May 1st stall".
It's just for publicity. After all, a commercial film with a box office of 500 million and an artistic film with a box office of 500 million have different topics and popularity.
And a literary film with a box office of 1 billion will be blown to death.
"Butterfly Love" was a box office hit, and it can even be said that it swept all the movies in the same period. All other movies combined, the box office was less than half of "Butterfly Love".
Ning Hao has become a hot figure in the entertainment industry. For Xu Zheng and Huang Bo, although this movie is not as important as Ning Hao, it is still the icing on the cake and a big red flower.
The three of them have also become the targets of major companies' attention and wooing.
However, soon after, the news that Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang were planning to make a movie and that they had gone to Hantang Media spread to the top executives of major companies, and every major company also had ideas in their minds.
Huayi Brothers Group.
Wang Zhongjun asked Wang Zhonglei opposite, "Zhonglei, are you sure?"
Wang Zhonglei nodded and said, "I asked Song Ze before. The cost of Wang Baoqiang's new film is about 70 million, and it will be shot in India. Tang An agreed to invest half of it. The specific investment of Huang Bo's film is not known yet, but
It should be about the same, after all, it’s the first movie.”
In the entertainment industry, as long as it is not a particularly confidential matter, it is easy to find out, not to mention that some people have no intention of keeping it secret at all.
Song Ze turned out to be from Huayi, and he might have wanted to sell him at a high price this time. Wang Zhonglei personally invited him out and basically told him everything he knew.
Nowadays, all the directors who cross industries have become successful, and they are not ordinary successes. Each of them has a higher box office than those big directors in the past.
This time, Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang, two famous stars with great popularity among the audience, are planning to become directors and make movies, which is an excellent opportunity for any company.
With their reputations, as long as the cost is not too high, it is basically a business that will make a profit without losing money.
"Brother, this is a good opportunity. If the films directed by these two directors can be as popular as those of Zhao Wei and Deng Chao, then as long as they are roped in, they can support half a year's performance." Wang Zhonglei said with some excitement.
The big directors of the older generation are all tepid at the box office. Among the new generation, the Han and Tang Dynasties account for half of them. In addition, Zhao Wei is a shareholder of Ahli Pictures, Guo Jinming cooperates with Lay's, Han Han cooperates with Bernard, and a None of it was left to Huayi.
That's not for nothing. After Teng Huatao's "Love Is Not Blind" became a hit, it seemed like a new director was emerging.
Then, there is no more.
Although the threshold for directing has been lowered and anyone can do it, Zhao Wei, Deng Chao, Guo Jinming, and Han Han are not as famous as everyone.
However, some celebrities are very famous online and are frequently searched online.
But that kind of fame is useless. It's like a bunch of bubbles that will burst as soon as you pop them. Major companies are not stupid and it's impossible to find them as directors.
To be highly popular for more than ten consecutive years, you need to be down-to-earth and well-connected with the audience. Among these actors in China, there are not many people who meet the requirements.
Zhang Ziyi is famous enough that she is known as the International Chapter, but between him, Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo, whose movie do audiences prefer to watch?
The obvious thing.
Both of them have been popular for more than ten years, are very down-to-earth, have a good rapport with the audience, and are both good at comedy.
He is simply the perfect candidate, the second Xu Zheng.
Wang Zhongjun doesn't know that although he is working on de-filming Huayi and focusing more on peripheral development and investment, he has not given up on film and television production and distribution. After all, the future of the other side is uncertain.
After it was confirmed, Wang Zhongjun immediately said, "Zhonglei, go and contact Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang, and you must win at least one of them, no matter how high the price is!"
"Brother, don't worry. We at Huayi need money and resources. It's hard to tell Wang Bo's side, but Wang Baoqiang can definitely be taken down." Wang Zhonglei said with confidence.
I just met Song Ze in the morning, and the other party could easily reveal that Wang Baoqiang was preparing to make a movie, even the approximate investment cost, and his intention was obvious.
Furthermore, Song Ze and Wang Baoqiang were both from Huayi, and they broke up peacefully. Like Li Binbin and Wang Xiaoming, they have had some cooperation since then.
Breaking up is not necessarily about enemies. Among the people Hua Yi left, that is, Tang An and the two people he took away, Deng Chao, were not on good terms with Hua Yi.
Fan Binbin, who had previously left Huayi and joined Bernard, had a similar experience at the beginning. However, Fan Binbin stayed at Bernard for a period of time and was involved in several movies before signing up for Hengda.
Hua Yizheng and Hengda cooperated on a real-life entertainment project worth tens of billions. Now the two sides have forgotten their grudges with a smile.
Not only Huayi, Wanda, Bernard, Guangxian, Lay's, Ah Li, Tengxun and other large companies have the idea of cutting off Hu.
Wanda is cooperating with Xu Ke and Cheng Long. Although Chen Shicheng's Virgo is a hit, it has some credit for the TV series, and its future is unclear.
Moreover, Xu Ke was playing both sides, cooperating with Huayi at one time and with Bernard at another. The same was true for Cheng Long, neither of which was really tied to one company.
In addition to Xu Ke and several Xiangjiang directors, Bernard also has Han Han, but in the past few years since the US stock market was listed, he has completely missed the golden age of the development of the domestic film market, and has to catch up.
Lay's is considered a newcomer. We have to wait and see how much Zhang Yimou has left after "The Great Wall" is released. Guo Jinming's reputation is bad. It's hard to tell after the "Tiny Times" series is completed.
As for Ah Li and Teng Xun, it can be said that they lack everything.