Chapter 484: China Film Box Office Breaks World Records
On the eve of New Year's Eve, Fang Jinghe and Yang Ning and Fang Hui were sitting at home having dinner. The Spring Festival Gala was on the TV, and it was very lively with a group of young celebrities singing and dancing.
Holding the bowl, Fang Hui glanced at the TV and turned around and said, "Brother, why didn't you participate in the Spring Festival Gala this year? I feel like their singing is not as good as yours."
"They invited me, but I didn't go. I don't have time!"
The guests for the Spring Festival Gala are usually confirmed half a year in advance, and then there are endless rehearsals. The singing category is okay, but the sketch actors are the most stressed.
Fang Jing heard from Uncle Benshan that he had to perform the performance in front of the reviewer every once in a while. The same thing would make people laugh the first or second time, but after dozens of times they would become numb, and then they would find fault with, "This doesn't work, that doesn't work."
There are all kinds of precise stuck points, and you can't have too many clocks. If there are too many, you won't be able to ring the clock on time at twelve o'clock.
From June to December, he was still on the crew of Operation Red Sea and was unable to attend rehearsals. Naturally, he was unable to go to the Spring Festival Gala.
"It's a pity that you didn't seize such a good opportunity. The Spring Festival Gala! More than one billion people are watching it online. The last time it went on, it became famous all over the country and its worth is several times higher."
"It's not that high." Putting down her chopsticks, Yang Ning paused and explained: "That's for newcomers and second- and third-tier artists. It's difficult for your brother's status to improve now. You can only wait for time."
Fang Jing's musical works are absolutely massive. How many classics are there? Even the kings can't compare to him. If it weren't for his short debut, he would have been crowned king long ago.
What he lacks now is his qualifications. There is no way to improve this thing. He can only rely on perseverance. After ten or eight years, he will naturally rise.
Rolling his eyes at Yang Ning, Fang Jing said, "Why are you explaining this to her? She doesn't understand."
"I care about you." Fang Hui said angrily, "I don't know a good heart."
"Thank you. Study hard. You will be a senior in high school this September. You will take the college entrance examination next summer. If you don't do well in the college entrance examination, don't come back."
"I know, you are so harsh. I won't come back even after passing the exam. I will go play, the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramids, the Potala Palace... I have never been to any of these places."
Fang Jing chuckled: "No problem, once you pass the exam, the travel expenses will be mine!"
"Your brother has given you a reward, so I have to express my gratitude." Yang Ning thought for a while and said, "If you pass the key exam, I will buy you a car."
"Thank you, sister-in-law!" Fang Hui was overjoyed. She was sure of the important point and would take the driver's license test when she turned eighteen.
Hearing Fang Hui shouting like this, Yang Ning blushed, picked up some food for her, and said with a happy smile: "It's okay, it should be."
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On New Year's Day, various movies are released.
Audiences are entering the cinema one after another. On the posters, Operation Red Sea, Detective Chinatown 2, Monster Hunt 2, and Journey to the West: China are all blockbusters with high investment.
Especially for Monster Hunt 2, with the publicity cost of NT$900 million, this is the price of a Hollywood blockbuster. Many people bought tickets not only to see Tony Leung, but also wanted to see what a NT$900 million blockbuster would be like.
"Holy crap! This is a 900 million movie, what a fool!"
"Leung Chaowei's acting skills were completely ruined by the director, and it was impossible to see where the 900 million yuan was spent in the special effects."
"I watched Monster Hunt 2, and there's nothing wrong with it being 900 million. The location and scenery are several hundred million, the publicity and distribution cost is 300 million, the actors' remuneration is 300 million, and the production cost is tens of millions!"
I was happy when I entered the cinema, but when I came out everyone was cursing and their mouths were dirty.
Monster Hunt 2 has the most publicity. From rural areas to first-tier cities, advertising started a month in advance. Many people were looking forward to it, but they didn't expect it to be something like this when it was broadcast.
"I've watched it during the Spring Festival, Detective Chinatown 2 and Operation Red Sea. You can see where the money was spent. Just Monster Hunt 2. I'm really speechless. If you want to watch a passionate movie, I recommend everyone to watch Red Sea. If you want to be happy,
If you click on it, let’s go watch Chinatown Detective and forget about catching monsters.”
Due to the heavy publicity and 30% film schedule, many people who entered the theater on the first day chose to watch Monster Hunt. At 12 o'clock in the evening, the first-day box office of each theater was released, and the results were unexpected.
Monster Hunt 400 million, Chinatown Detective 360 million, Operation Red Sea 200 million, Journey to the West: My Country 160 million, Bears 100 million, Nineteenth Generation 30 million.
Including other Spring Festival movies, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the total box office of Chinese movies was 1.5 billion, breaking the global record.
The Chinese market has shocked the Western media, and many Hollywood directors are already thinking about how to make money by entering China next year.
On the second day, the film schedule changed, with 19 Generations down, Monster Hunt down, Journey to the West: My Country down, Operation Red Sea and Chinatown Detective up, one at 18% and the other at 20%.
Cinemas are not fools. They will naturally arrange high-quality movies for whoever makes money.
Although "Monster Hunt" won the first-day box office championship, it failed in terms of film schedule. Tang Dynasty's film schedule was half that of it, but the box office almost caught up with it. This already shows a lot of problems.
Sure enough, the box office of Monster Hunt dropped by 100 million on the second day, while the box office of Detective Chinatown 2 continued to exceed 300 million. On the third and fourth days, the box office was more than 300 million per day, breaking the history of Chinese films.
Record.
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the box office for the first week was released, with Detective Chinatown ranking first with 2.1 billion.
The second is Operation Red Sea, with 1.7 billion, the box office is very stable, and the trend is slowly rising.
The Third Monster Hunt costs 2.4 billion, and the box office is currently in the tens of millions every day. It is a hit.
The fourth one is Journey to the West Daughter, 600 million.
The 19th generation of his ancestor has just exceeded 100 million. Lao Guo posts on Weibo every day criticizing Sang and Huai. He has either one or two movies a day, both at 11 or 12pm.
As soon as the first week's box office results came out, Shi Hang, a film critic and editor, posted on Weibo to predict the box office.
"Monster Hunt 2 is a 100% success. The cost is 900 million, and it will take 2.7 billion at the box office to recover it. But at present, 2.7 billion is impossible. In the end, it should stop at just over 2 billion."
"Teacher Guo's Ancestor Nineteenth Generation is a low-budget film with many guest stars, but most of them are voluntary actors. It can recoup the cost of 1.5 billion. It can't lose money, but it can't make money either."
"The investment in Journey to the West is too big. After spending so much money, it is no longer a popular thing. Whether it can recover the money is a question."
"Fang Jing's Red Sea and Chen Sicheng's Chinatown are undoubtedly the biggest dark horses, with 100% chance of exceeding 3 billion. They should be the two of them competing in this year's Spring Festival, with other movie kings accompanying them."
"Comparing the data, we can see that movies with more popular celebrities will be more successful than just big celebrities. Audiences' tastes are becoming more and more popular, and the method of monetizing traffic will no longer work. Quality will be king in the future movie era."
After running to Shi Hang's Weibo, Fang Jing silently liked it and then left.
The Chinese film market is getting bigger and bigger, there are more and more good works, and audiences no longer have a single choice. Regardless of whether you are the king or the best actor, if you are not given face, you will still be scolded for bad acting.