Chapter eight hundred and thirty-ninth: Ma Zhen with a big brain hole
The box office of "Operation Red Sea" reached 2.668 billion in ten days, setting a new box office record in mainland film history in less than two weeks, once again raising the popularity of this movie to a new level.
A film that can resonate with the audience and promote the country's prestige will make the audience feel more excited and proud the better it achieves.
With the current trend, three billion is only a matter of days, and it is not impossible to hit four billion.
At this time, the topic about Tang An's expected box office of 4 billion, which had been covered up by the popularity and topic of the movie itself, was once again brought up.
However, unlike before, this time all the major media's box office predictions were over 4 billion.
It has become so popular that even if the plot and other aspects can be darkened, no matter which media it is, they will no longer question the box office results of "Operation Red Sea".
Judging from the current situation, it is very possible to hit 4 billion. Even if it is less than 4 billion, it will not be much different. There is no point in questioning this aspect. It is better to follow the hype.
"2.6 billion in ten days, where is the end point of "Operation Red Sea"? Three billion or four billion, or even more?"
"Three billion is close at hand, four billion is right in front of us, "Operation Red Sea" is about to create a desperate number!"
"When Tang An announced that "Operation Red Sea" would earn 4 billion in box office, everyone thought he was bragging, but Tang An shocked all the audience with a blockbuster movie and refuted all doubts!"
"The box office of "Operation Red Sea" exceeded 2.6 billion, creating the most popular summer movie in film history. The only one who can beat Tang An is himself!"
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Ordinary viewers may not pay much attention to the box office, but once it reaches a certain number, it will be a major event that the entire network pays attention to.
The media is making various revelations and predictions, and the audience is also speculating on how much box office the movie can sell. The popularity has reached its peak since its release.
Movies of the same period, including "Tiny Times 4", were greatly affected, and even received much less criticism.
Many movies become famous because they are criticized so much that more people know about them.
Once there are fewer people criticizing it, it means fewer people are paying attention to the movie, and it's completely over.
This data also caused a major earthquake in the industry.
Tang An started from 1.1 billion in the past few years, one step at a time, and slowly reached 2.4 billion last year.
Progress is made step by step, as if it comes naturally. Even though 2.4 billion was a huge number for the market last year, most of the peers were surprised.
And now, "Operation Red Sea" is a leap forward compared to last year's Tang An's film. The increase has completely exceeded everyone's imagination. No matter who it is, no one has ever thought that it can reach this figure.
Last year, it was 1.8 to 2.4 billion, which was considered a normal progress, but this year it suddenly jumped from 2.4 billion to a possible 4 billion, which is completely different.
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Huayi Brothers and Wang Zhongjun received the data analysis on "Operation Red Sea" early in the morning.
Now "Operation Red Sea" has become the focus of all companies in the industry. Almost all large and medium-sized companies have made detailed analyzes of the film.
The factors for success, the subsequent trend, and the final number that may be reached.
Everyone wants to follow the trend, even if they can't eat meat, it's good to drink soup.
Hong Kong, Hollywood, Mainland, everywhere follow the trend and shoot whatever is popular.
However, these medium-sized and above-sized film and television companies will not blindly follow the trend. They must first find the key to success, otherwise following the trend will be in vain.
Seeing that the box office is very likely to reach 4 billion, as the number one domestic film and television company, Wang Zhongjun naturally wants to follow suit. Big companies also have the strength to follow suit.
In fact, for each of Tang An's previous movies, he wanted to follow suit and make a similar one, but nothing happened.
Science fiction films can’t be made, and Feng Xiaogang, the creator of comedies and inspirational films, doesn’t make comedies anymore.
However, this time there is still no way to follow the trend. There are not many domestic directors who can control large-scale war films.
Some of the older generation directors have filmed large-scale war scenes, so they are capable of this, but in terms of plot, there is no need to look forward to it.
Zhang Yimou can do it, but he can't be found. Feng Xiaogang can do it, but he already has two films.
Director Chen Kexin has signed a contract with Ah Li. No other Hong Kong director can control a blockbuster of this scale.
Wang Zhongjun couldn't help but sigh, "This film can earn more than 1 billion at the box office alone. Our efforts in the past two years have been in vain."
In the past two years, the box office volume in the mainland was not high, and the box office revenue alone was too little. Only then did Wang Zhongjun begin to devote his energy to live-action entertainment.
Live-action entertainment does make money, and it doesn’t require much effort on their part.
However, now the movie "Operation Red Sea" can earn 1 billion at the mainland box office alone. If I had known that I could make so much money by making movies, I would have spent more effort on making live-action entertainment.
We have opened two movie towns before but have not recovered the cost. We invested 3 billion in live-action entertainment last year, but they have not yet been completed. We don’t know how long it will take to make money.
"Brother, it seems that the core of the film industry is the film business itself." Wang Zhonglei said from the opposite side.
The market is getting bigger and bigger. As long as blockbusters costing more than 100 million yuan are not too bad, they can easily make back their money. Even "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch: Moon Heaven" took in nearly 400 million yuan at the box office and made a profit from an investment of 80 million yuan.
Quite a few.
Moreover, movie box office is also conducive to the development of live entertainment IP. After all, IP depends on reputation.
Back to the essence of a movie, it depends on the box office and whether it is popular or not.
Wang Zhongjun also decided to return his focus to film and television production and distribution, and he happened to have a big production on his hands.
Xiang Huaqiang had a phone conversation with him a few days ago and wanted to seriously complete "Legend of the Gods".
With such a big IP, as long as the filming is good, it will definitely be a hit at the box office.
But now that the market is such a big piece of cake, one blockbuster movie is far from enough.
Wang Zhongjun said, "Zhonglei, you and Feng Xiaogang will talk about "Mobile Phone 2" again. Once he is finished with this film, he will start this project."
"Okay." Wang Zhonglei nodded, but added, "If he has to stop filming, there is nothing we can do. Unless his new movie is released next year and fails, then we can be sure."
Now they can no longer direct Feng Xiaogang. Even if he signs a gambling agreement, as long as Feng Xiaogang can complete his performance, there is no need to listen to them.
Wang Zhongjun doesn't know that the more capable a person is, the less control he has.
Now Wang Zhongjun hopes that Feng Xiaogang will hit the street next year, so that under the pressure of gambling, he will definitely agree to start "Mobile Phone 2" immediately.
With the bonus of the previous film, plus Feng Xiaogang's comedy, Wang Zhongjun knew without thinking that this film would be a hit, and more than one billion was not a problem at all.
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Because of the current box office performance of "Operation Red Sea", it has had a considerable impact on major companies.
"Monster Hunt" co-produced by Wanda and Bernard, and "Pancake Man" invested by Ahli are about to be released. The two movies and "Operation Red Sea" are separated by two weeks, and they were originally intended to try not to collide.
But looking at the current box office trend of "Operation Red Sea", it's impossible not to be affected.
Wanda originally planned to start cutting back on the promotional expenses for "Monster Hunt". After all, the popularity of "Operation Red Sea" can be described as booming, far beyond what other movies can match.
However, "Monster Hunt" itself has an investment of 350 million, and there is no hope of recovering the investment if the promotion is cut. If you invest more in promotion, there is still a chance, and if you fail, you don't mind losing a little more.
"Pancake Man" has a low cost and is a comedy, so it can easily recoup its cost. However, with the two blockbusters at the same time, Ah Li himself didn't have much confidence, so he just promoted it as an ordinary mid-budget movie.
As for "The Other Side", which will be released at the end of the month, due to the failure of the first part and the unsatisfactory box office of Lay's other summer film "Tiny Times 4", the promotion was only started half a month before the release, and the investment was not very strong.
It is certain that it will lose money, so Lay's has no choice but to cut its losses and see if it can get more box office if the summer season is good.
Another period blockbuster, "Women of the Dynasty," also joined the publicity war. At the beginning of the promotion, some large-scale explosive posters were thrown out to attract attention.
However, the audience has already seen those two balls in the TV series version, so there is nothing new and the effect is not very good.
But then the film crew released a trailer for the drama between Fan Binbin and Lai Ming, and the next day they even used a killer weapon.
A rather beautiful and somewhat violent video of Ma Zhen was posted online. After some publicity, it directly became a hit for the movie "Women of the Dynasty".
There are all kinds of experienced drivers on the Internet, in cars, on sofas, on balconies, on rooftops, in the wild... basically anywhere is not strange, but this is unique on the horse. It can be said that most of the audience is Never seen it.
For a time, the popularity of "Women of the Dynasty" soared, second only to "Operation Red Sea".
Tang An, who was promoting in Guangzhou, also saw this trailer on the computer again after many years.
Not only Tang An has watched it, but basically everyone who often follows movies and TV series online has watched it.
After watching it, I am afraid that the only way to express my feelings is "Holy shit, you can still play like this".
"This director is really imaginative. I don't think I have seen such a scene in other movies and TV series."
Tang An was astonished that he was a talented person who could come up with this scene.
Everyone fell silent. As a woman, Wan Qian couldn't discuss this scene in public. Zhang Yi really had nothing to say. Peng Yichang was embarrassed.
Tang An smiled and said, "Actually, this shot is not without merit. It requires certain skills to make it more attractive, and it is also a challenge for the actors. At that time, the character was running at high speed on horseback, plus the boat scene , the combination of the two is not easy to master.
Fan Binbin did a very good job in this scene. Being forced on horseback, even though the other party is the emperor, is still a humiliating thing, and it is also very exciting. In addition, it is constantly bumping, and you can't reveal too much, and you can still maximize it. It is also a skill to stimulate the audience..."
Tang An started talking about the play there, leaving everyone speechless for a while, but there was nothing they could say.
You can't discuss it with Tang An, it's not appropriate to refute.
But I can't help but have a doubt in my heart, does this Tang An have any quirks?
This shot is really good, and Tang An is not lying.
Firstly, Fan Binbin has enough money, and secondly, his emotions are on point. His charming look, pitiful expression, and a bit of wildness are simply amazing. Even if he were replaced by Zhang Ziyi, he wouldn't be able to perform better than her.
Tang An then said seriously, "You will definitely encounter various difficult scenes in the future. Although it is not the same scene, there are things we can learn from. The performances are all about stimulating the audience's emotions."