The smoke of the Lunar New Year festival has not cleared away. Since the two films of two great directors failed one after another, it has cast a shadow over this year's Lunar New Year festival.
Even if the box office of "The Year in a Hurry" went straight to the 600 million mark, the box office of "Coquettish Women Are the Best" exceeded 200 million, and the box office of "My Girlfriend" was close to 200 million, they could not hide the bleakness of this year's Lunar New Year season.
If "Detective Chinatown 2" hadn't been a hit at the box office, hitting the 1.5 billion mark, this year's Lunar New Year holiday would probably not be as good as last year's.
"Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" was released on December 23. Two famous directors failed one after another, and the industry did not dare to have high expectations for Xu Ke's film.
Sure enough, "Taking Tiger Mountain" only took in 18 million at the box office on its first day of release, which is simply terrible. Not to mention the other three blockbusters, even "My Girlfriend" had 28 million on its first day.
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It seems that they are destined to hit the streets again. Excluding "Detective Chinatown 2" released in November, all three blockbusters released in December have hit the streets. Looking at the past ten years or so, this is unique.
It's so rare for an entire army to be wiped out.
Just when everyone thought Xu Ke was going to follow in the footsteps of Wu Yusen and Jiang Wen, the box office the next day shocked everyone.
55 million!
With only 18 million on the first day, the box office on the second day was as high as 55 million, an increase of 300%.
No one can understand the mysterious trend.
48 million on the third day, 47 million on the fourth day, 83 million on Saturday on the fifth day, and 77 million on Sunday on the sixth day.
With only 18 million on the first day, the total box office during the first six days of release was as high as 328 million.
On the following Monday, "Take Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" only dropped 55%, and still received 34 million.
"Tai Ping Huan" and "One Step Away", which had high hopes, failed to hit the market, but "Taking Tiger Mountain", which had the lowest expectations, was a box office hit.
Although this figure and the decline are basically impossible to exceed one billion, but compared with "Tai Ping Wheel" and "One Step Away", it is definitely a big seller.
This main theme can be a big hit, which is really hard for people in the industry to understand.
But if you don’t understand it, you can analyze it slowly and you can always find the reason.
After the failure of the two famous directors, Xu Ke became famous and became the biggest beneficiary of the Lunar New Year festival, which also gave him more capital to travel among several major companies.
Whether it is Wanda, Bernard, the investors of "Taking Tiger Mountain", or Huayi, which had previously cooperated with Xuke, they are all trying their best to win over Xuke, and they have become a big hit.
December has passed, 2015 has arrived, and the Lunar New Year holiday has also entered its later stages.
The 3D remakes of "The Grandmaster" and "Kung Fu" were released in January, and they took the opportunity to make a fortune.
The big movie "Running Man" was also released in January. As a phenomenal variety show, it took in more than 80 million at the box office on the first day and 240 million in the first three days. Just like "Where Are We Going, Dad", it was a box office hit.
And it still had a box office of 30 million on Monday, which is much better than the previous two blockbusters.
Of course, if a variety show movie sells well at the box office, it will definitely be criticized by the entire Internet. The higher the box office, the harsher the criticism.
As the Spring Festival approaches, the Lunar New Year stalls can be considered over, and then it’s time for the Spring Festival stalls to begin.
In early February, the crew of "Operation Red Sea", which lasted three and a half months of filming in Morocco, also ushered in the last day of filming.
In the desert far away from the city, Tang An, who has been weathered by wind and sand, is pulling several actors to talk about the scene one by one, striving to finish the filming smoothly today.
The word "sandstormed" is a perfect way to describe Tang An and the crew. In addition to the dry, hot and windy desert itself, Tang An had to wait for a week to film the sandstorm scene.
I was hit by wind and sand for half a day, and I still haven’t finished shooting for the day.
It took more than twenty days and two sandstorms in a row before the scene was completed.
Although we are not in the center of sandstorms in this area, the air here is dry and dehydrated, and our skin is about to crack. When the sand is blown by the wind, it is really painful to be hit on the face.
Fortunately, Tang An wrapped himself up tightly, so it wasn't a big deal.
Several actors have been filming here for more than three months, and all of them have changed drastically. Sometimes they can save more than half of their makeup.
After nearly four months of persistence, the last day of filming finally came. Everyone on the crew was very motivated and no one wanted to stay here any longer.
"Papa pa pa"
When the crew was ready, Tang An clapped his hands vigorously.
"Thank you for your hard work during this period. I won't say too many polite words. Today is the last day of shooting. I hope everyone can continue to persevere and finish the filming of "Operation Red Sea" perfectly."
"The plane is already waiting at the airport. It takes off at 9:15 in the evening. After we finish filming, we pack up our things, have dinner, board the plane, sleep on the plane, and arrive home when we wake up!"
At this time, no promise could be more important than this. Tang An didn't waste any time and shouted with a loudspeaker, "Scene 98, one shot, one shot!"
"start!"
As Tang An gave the order, with the excitement of going home, all the crew members started to act in an orderly manner.
This is the last gunfight scene. This scene shows Dong Li alone killing the terrorist who kidnapped Tong Li after Gu Shun was injured.
Peng Yichang held the sniper rifle and stared straight ahead, breathing heavily because of nervousness.
The name of his teammates and the success or failure of the operation depended on him. Faced with this situation, young Director Li was filled with anxiety.
However, as a qualified soldier, Director Li did not have a trace of hesitation in his eyes. With the cruelty of the terrorists, if he did not start the robbery and continued the stalemate, Tong Li would be more likely to die.
"Director Li, overcome the pressure, Luo Xing will not choose the wrong person!"
Gu Shun, who fell to the ground with his back injured, once again taught Director Li a lesson!
Peng Yichang's face became more serious, and his face and eyes began to become fierce.
"Captain, I'll deal with Tong Li's people!"
After saying that, he asked his teammates to get ready. With a "bang", Peng Yichang pulled the trigger without hesitation.
"Okay, pass!"
"Yes, Peng Peng has made great progress, thank you for your hard work!"
It's the last day, and Tang An is not stingy with his verbal performance. At this time, the crew needs recognition.
Then one morning, another shootout scene was filmed, which lasted until 1:30 in the afternoon, when the last scene finally came.
The last shot is of Jiang Luxia carrying a portable anti-aircraft missile and shooting down the rebel aircraft.
This shot is in the middle of the scene, but Tang An is still placed at the end.
"Boom!" There was a sound, and the aircraft model that was being towed to take off in the distance was overtaken by anti-aircraft missiles and burst into glory in the sky, as bright as fireworks!
Tang An announced with a cannon blast that "Operation Red Sea" was officially completed!
"Pass!"
"It's done!"
Tang An stood up suddenly, and his voice reached the ears of every employee through the loudspeaker.
Continuous high-intensity work, all relying on hard support, now that the work is completed, the breath is relieved, everyone feels tired and exhausted, and can't wait to lie down and have a good sleep.
"Everyone is wilting? Get up and cheer up, go back and pack your things, have a meal, take a shower, and rush to the airport at 8:30. Whoever comes late can stay in Morocco for the New Year!"
Everyone was excited, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, who doesn’t want to reunite with his family as soon as possible, working hard to make some money is not just for the family.
It was as if the light had returned and everyone was full of motivation again.
Several actors changed their clothes and washed their faces before coming to Tang An.
Tang An looked at the scars on their faces. They were not just paintings, they were real injuries. No one was intact all over their bodies.
Tang An smiled and said, "It depends on what I do. Get in the car and go back to the station. You can still sleep for a while. I'll have someone call you then."
"Director Tang, thank you for this time. It's your strict requirements that let me know what a real actor should be, instead of just muddle along, it's almost enough. In the future, whether I'm filming a TV series or a movie, I will
I will strictly implement what you asked of me." Zhang Ruoyun said sincerely.
Zhang Yi bowed to Tang An and said, "Thank you, Director Tang, for letting me play a real soldier!"
Zhao Xun touched his head and showed his signature smile, "Thank you, Director Tang."
Peng Yichang next to him glanced at the three of them, and then at Tang An. His mind quickly turned around, and then he quickly said, "Director Tang."
However, as soon as the words came out of his mouth, Tang An laughed and cursed, "What are you doing, are you still trying to be sensational? It's like saying goodbye forever."
"I should thank you all. Without you, I wouldn't be able to complete this movie by myself. Thank you."
Wan Qian smiled and said, "Director Tang, look at my face, it's almost disfigured. You have to reimburse me for the skin care products."
"No problem, haven't some big international brands now started to open laboratories specifically for one-on-one treatment? I'll have someone contact them when I get back." Tang An said proudly.
"Thank you, Director Tang. You're welcome then."
"You're welcome, you're really going to be disfigured. I'm afraid your fans will kill me."
"Hahaha"
ps: My brother is back for the holidays, and I took him to watch "Avengers 4". It was so damn hard to endure for more than three hours. I only watched the first part, and not the middle two. How can I watch the fourth part?
Traveled through time and space.
Overall, it was pretty good. It was good to see nothing, but it took too long.