The disastrous failure of "Taiping Wheel" also made Wu Yusen reflect on it for a long time. It would be impossible not to reflect on it at this time. Unlike "Red Cliff", "Red Cliff" at least did not lose money.
"Peace Wheel" suffered such a heavy loss, it will be even more difficult to receive such a big production again.
What is even more irritating to Wu Yusen is that over the past six months or so, he has clearly felt that the atmosphere has completely changed and his status in the industry has plummeted.
Several major companies were very disappointed, even scolding him, and became more and more indifferent to him.
Even the starring actors in "Tai Ping Huan" began to distance themselves from him one by one.
None of the leading actors Zhang Ziyi, Wang Xiaoming, Zhang Ziyi, Jin Chengwu, and Song Huiqiao attended the premiere ceremony in Beijing this time. That is to say, Tong Dawei was there, and the others had gone to a few press conferences before to express their feelings.
Most of the leading actors did not attend the movie premiere, which is rare for any movie.
Not to mention Wu Yusen, a famous director internationally.
humiliation!
It was an unprecedented humiliation. Even several actors didn't take him seriously. At this time, it seemed like everyone wanted to renounce their relationship with "Tai Ping Wheel"!
Wu Yusen only has this feeling now, as if everyone is starting to despise him.
And after introspection, Wu Yusen stopped making blockbusters for the time being, and returned to his crime action movies to restore his reputation first.
But for such a medium-budget crime action film, it was hard to find investment.
My own brokerage company, Pony, doesn't invest, Lay's doesn't invest, Bernard, Guangxian, Huayi don't invest, Lian Li, Tengxun, two newcomers in the industry, don't invest either.
In desperation, Wu Yusen could only find a film and television company in Xiangjiang.
Finally, we got investment from Asia Pacific. It is now difficult for film and television companies in Hong Kong to participate in large-scale productions in the mainland. There are no good projects left for them, so they can only invest in Wu Yusen.
After "The Wheel" was so miserable, Wu Yusen no longer focused on this movie, and began to focus on preparing new movies, trying to regain his place with the crime action movies that he is good at.
Time has entered August, and the summer season has begun to enter its later stages.
There are no popular movies released in August, and "Broken Wind" directed by Lin Chaoxian took in 66 million at the box office in its first weekend.
"Pancake Man" grossed 166 million in its third week, with a total box office of 944 million. It is a foregone conclusion that it will exceed one billion.
"Monster Hunt" is also rapidly reaping box office success despite controversy.
After "Dynasty's Daughter" was a hit in its first weekend, it failed to fool audiences into entering theaters again. It only earned 34 million in its second week, and the box office plummeted.
During this period, there were also movies released for the purpose of making money, like "New Step by Step", but other than that there were not many other movies.
"Operation Red Sea" grossed 66 million at the box office in its sixth week of release, bringing the total box office to 4.002 billion, officially breaking the 4 billion mark!
This is 4 billion, which increases the mainland film history record by 1.5 billion. It can even be said that no one will come after it in two or three years and cannot be surpassed.
"Operation Red Sea", whose popularity has gradually faded, has returned to the center of entertainment news after more than half a month.
Baidu hotspots and Weibo hot searches, related news that the box office of "Operation Red Sea" exceeded 4 billion quickly climbed to the top of the list, and occupied the first position in less than a few hours.
On various film and television entertainment-related websites, forums, and forums, "Operation Red Sea" has once again dominated the screen!
Ordinary viewers won’t care too much about general box office data, and even many viewers don’t have a particularly intuitive concept of box office, so they won’t pay much attention after seeing it.
But once it reaches a certain high number, it is not an exaggeration to say that the entire network will pay attention.
The box office of "Operation Red Sea" is currently attracting all attention. After all, it is 4 billion, which is nearly 700 million when converted into US dollars. It is one of the highest figures in the world.
The well-prepared media sent out polished press releases as soon as possible. It took almost no time and no need to publicize and build momentum. All kinds of news about record-breaking can be seen everywhere.
""Operation Red Sea" Mainland Piao Ang exceeded the 4 billion mark, and no one can break this record!"
"With leaps and bounds of progress, Tang An has raised the record in mainland film history to a number that makes everyone despair. From then on, domestic director Tang An is on one level, and everyone else is on another level!"
"Tang An fulfilled his promise. "Operation Red Sea" created the most unbreakable record in mainland film history. What will he do to break the record in the future?"
"With the 4 billion "Operation Red Sea", Tang An is the undoubted king of commercial directors!"
""Operation Red Sea" exceeded 4 billion, Chinese film box office has returned to strong strength, and Chinese films are king in the mainland market!"
"No one can surpass "Operation Red Sea" in five years. This is a monument in the history of Chinese films!"
There are reports everywhere that "Operation Red Sea" exceeded 4 billion, and without exception, they are all positive reports.
It has exceeded 4 billion, and the reputation is booming. At this time, almost no media will be stupid enough to speak against it. Even some public figures and cents are quiet.
However, this is also related to the fact that a lot of public names and cents were banned previously.
The entire Internet, in every relevant corner, is discussing the movie "Operation Red Sea" and the new record it set.
It is a hotly debated movie among the people, and it is a truly phenomenal movie, both in terms of the movie itself and the series of records it has created.
On bhu, there have been many posts similar to "How to evaluate "Operation Red Sea" breaking 4 billion", which is a standard bhu body.
Yishui's positive comments rarely include answers such as patriotic kidnapping and excessive consumption of the audience's patriotic sentiments to gain box office.
At the movie box office, who can break the record of "Operation Red Sea" has become a hot topic.
"I guess we have to wait four to five years. By then the market capacity will be larger, and we should easily surpass it."
"Nominate Star Master's "Mermaid", Wu Ershan's "Apotheosis of the Gods", Xu Zheng's new film, and "Wolf Warrior 2"!"
"Let's do it. If it's so easy to break, then it's okay. As for Tang An's record the year before last, no director in the country has surpassed it!"
""Wolf Warrior 2" is also a military film, so it's difficult to create something new. I think the "Fengshen" series should have hope!"
"I'm looking forward to "Where's the Road"? There should be no one in China who hasn't watched "Journey to the West"!"
"On the day "Avatar 2" is released, when all kinds of records are set, four billion will probably be nothing by then!"
"It's better not to think so far ahead. For example, let's set a small goal first and reach 2 billion before we start!"
"There's no need to guess. You'll know if you look at Tang An's next movie. It will definitely set a new record by then!"
"Let me talk about "The Three-Body Problem". It seems that the film and television rights have been sold. If it is filmed, I will buy it at least three times!"
On Douban, the plot and details of the movie once again attracted a new round of attention and discussion.
The same goes for other Shiguang, Tianya, and Tieba. In the film and television entertainment news section, "Operation Red Sea" completely swept the screen!