Chapter eight hundred and eighty seventh box office explosion
When Xiaowen came over with a flattering smile and opened his arms to hug his wife, Ma Yili stepped back and avoided his hug. She frowned and said with disgust: "Why are you back so late? You still smell of alcohol!"
Xiaowen had no choice but to put down his hand in embarrassment and explained: "Well, I'm leaving tomorrow. I'm going to get together with a few friends."
Things like this happened often before, but I couldn't help it, because I found a wife who was nine years older than me. She had a strong personality and always took care of everything like a mother.
Ma Yili crossed her arms and looked at him with a half-smile, which made Xiao Wen's heart tremble. Could it be that his little secret was discovered by his wife?
"I haven't asked you yet, how is your work schedule arranged?"
When Xiao Wen heard this, he felt relieved and said with a smile: "What other arrangements can I make? Of course it is to promote the movie!"
"Which movie is this for promotion?" Ma Yili continued to sneer.
Xiaowen said easily: "It was "White Snake" at that time. It will premiere tomorrow and will be released nationwide the day after tomorrow."
"Then what?"
"Then...then there will be roadshow promotion!"
"Then how did you arrange your film "Thirty-three Days of Love"?" Ma Yili asked again.
"Oh, this is a small production. It doesn't matter whether you go or not." Xiao Wen curled his lips and looked nonchalant.
As he spoke, he pulled off his clothes and yawned: "Okay, it's already so late. Go to bed early. I'm going to take a shower..."
Just as he was about to turn around, Ma Yili pulled him over and said with a face full of hatred: "Don't forget that you are the male lead in this drama!"
Xiao Wen became irritated and said impatiently: "What's wrong with the male lead? The director came out of nowhere with millions of investments. This film is just for people to practice their skills. What's the point?"
It is easy to lose yourself when a person becomes famous. Xiao Wen is an obvious example. He was still muttering after saying that with his current popularity, he filmed this movie with a mere salary of one million, which was enough to invest.
Fang was secretly having fun, what else did he want to do?
"What do you mean? You..."
Ma Yili couldn't help but feel angry. She really didn't expect that her little husband, who seemed quite smart, could be so brainless. She clapped her palms with the back of her hand and reminded: "Don't forget that this is Xinhao Media.
movie! You even signed a contract!"
"Uh...I know."
Xiaowen scratched the back of his head, pretending to be so: "But I still have to accompany my godfather here. I made it clear to them. Teacher He should understand."
Xiaowen heard that his wife was angry about this matter. The reason why he was able to come forward, from "Struggle" to "Snow Leopard" and now to the popular "Naked Wedding", was all with the help of his wife's resources. But now it is different. He
I caught up with my godfather Li Lianlian.
Li Lianjie, an international star, is well known in Hollywood. Moreover, his wife has been telling him that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and he must manage his relationship with his godfather well, so now he
Lifted the godfather out.
In addition, he is actually at work because of vanity. After all, "White Snake" is a big production and attracts a lot of attention, and he feels very proud to be with his godfather. He really wants the outside world to know that, look, Xiaowen is no longer the same person as before.
Xiaowen, now he has been mixed with international celebrities, blinding you!
As for "Thirty-day Love", what is there? The director is just a stranger, and the female lead is just a third-tier celebrity. He feels embarrassed to be together with them.
Ma Yili knew that it was not easy for her young husband to get into a relationship with Li Lianlian, but she also knew that Xinhao Media was not easy to offend. And compared with Li Lianlian, He Xin, and Ning Hao from Luoxishan, a
He is also a top star, a talented director, and more importantly, he is thriving now.
She could only patiently explain the stakes to Xiao Wen. You can't offend others just to win over others, especially when there are some people you can't afford to offend.
Xiao Wen is not stupid. After listening to his wife's analysis, he did realize that his previous decision was a bit hasty. After hesitating for a moment, he reluctantly said: "Well, then it will be done. I will definitely attend the premiere over there. As for
Let’s watch the upcoming road show first, I can’t just keep working hard if it doesn’t make any money at the box office!”
After talking for a long time, her little husband finally listened. Ma Yili breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking about it, although her little husband played a supporting role in "White Snake", it was a blockbuster after all. In addition, the main character of this film was Li
Lian Lian, with his godfather protecting him, his exposure will definitely be indispensable.
After pondering for a while, she nodded, but still felt a little worried and warned: "Xinhao Media must be decent in terms of face, and don't let Mr. He think twice about you. In addition, Mr. Yang makes movies just to praise his wife.
Wan Wan Piao, be careful over there, just listen to your godfather, and don’t let anyone use you as a gunman..."
What does it mean to be treated like a gunman and treated like a three-year-old child?
Xiaowen couldn't stand it any longer, so he interrupted and said, "Okay, I understand."
As he said that, he said coquettishly: "I have to catch a flight early tomorrow morning. Can you let me take a shower and rest early?"
Maliyi opened her mouth, but finally waved her hand and said nothing. Looking at the back of her little husband walking towards the bedroom, she secretly sighed with some shame.
I have found a husband who is nine years younger than me. Although he is young and full of energy, which is satisfying on the one hand, on the other hand, I have to worry about him all the time like an eldest son.
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"On September 27th, "White Snake" was released six hours ahead of schedule and achieved great box office results. As of midnight on the 28th, it attracted an average of over one million dollars per hour..."
"On September 28th, "White Snake" easily won the championship with a box office of 15 million yuan in a single day. It delivered a dazzling performance on the eve of the National Day show. And the box office results on the 27th and 28th were great.
, has also given theater chains and theaters great confidence. It is conservatively expected that the film schedule on the 30th will exceed 11,000, accounting for more than one-third of the total screenings nationwide..."
"While the film is being screened nationwide, the promotional tour of "White Snake" in various cities continues to be carried out intensively. Following Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Hong Kong, on the 29th, the film's producer Mr. Yang, director Cheng Xiaodong and "White Snake" Huang
Sheng Yi and "Xu Xian" Lin Feng visited Chengdu in person, and five consecutive theater meet-and-greets were sold out. Chengdu movie fans and fans were as enthusiastic as Sichuan Hot Pot Malatang, which not only made the atmosphere at the venue crazy HIGH, but also greatly moved the creators...
…”
He Xin browsed the news about the newly released "White Snake" on the Internet. In particular, he saw Mr. Yang boasting in the media that the audience at the premiere of "White Snake" at the Venice Film Festival stood up and applauded for ten minutes, which was the first time he participated in an international film festival.
Both he and Li Lianlian were at a loss. What's more, "White Snake" has already recovered 80% of its overseas profits, and it can make money as long as the domestic box office exceeds 100 million. It is inevitable that they are a little worried.
Although Mr. Yang's words are a bit exaggerated, they are basically true. For example, "Border", which also participated in the Venice Film Festival, although it was purchased for 2 million euros and 1.5 million US dollars, setting a record for the company's overseas revenue, it was still less than
The revenue of "White Snake" of nearly 20 million US dollars is still dwarfed.
But it is a commercial blockbuster after all, and it also has the blessing of Li Lianlian.
The overall performance of the domestic film market in September was relatively sluggish. The three imported blockbusters introduced by China Film Group, "Captain America" and "The Abyss" did not exceed 100 million in the 20th day after their release. Under the guise of 3D, the film was produced by an old friend of the Chinese people.
"Rush" starring Nicolas Cage had a box office of over 50 million in the first half month of its release, which was even worse than "On the Border".
The most surprising thing is that "Revolution of 1911" was released a week ahead of schedule on National Day. The box office in the first week was only 18 million, ranking third in the weekly box office list. With the release of "White Snake", the film schedule quickly dropped to
Below 10%, the daily box office dropped to less than 3 million.
The only thing that comforted He Xin was that compared to the one-sided praise in the mainstream media, the comments from viewers on Douban were almost all negative.
Something like "Mr. Yang's love is great, and the gap between Cheng Xiaodong and Xu Ke is huge!"
"Huan Su Su, Su is your sister! Miss Huang played Bai Suzhen so coquettishly!"
"Li Lianlian finally started acting in bad movies..."
The only thing that can be regarded as a positive review is probably that compared to the 50-cent special effects that are common in current domestic films, the special effects of this film are barely eye-catching.
"How many films do we have planned for today's premiere?" He Xin asked, glancing at the two female generals sitting at his desk with equally solemn expressions.
Chen Zhixi said: "Currently, there are 483 theaters across the country that have scheduled movies for us, and the total number of screenings is about 4,500, accounting for 15% of the total scheduled movies."
He Xin nodded. This film schedule has exceeded his psychological expectations. After all, "Thirty-three Days of Love" except for a recently popular short story and the guest appearance of Brother Jiayi, there is no good cast.
Probably because this is a film produced by Xinhao Media, theaters are cautious but still have optimistic expectations.
"Oh, by the way, has the box office of "The Painted Wall" released yesterday been released? Why can't I see any news about them online?"
He Xin also felt puzzled. Logically speaking, Big Laowang of Enlight Media, the producer and publisher of "Hua Wall", has always been very good at promoting hype, so why is there no news now?
He Lirong said: "I just found out that the box office of "Painting on the Wall" was about 10 million when it premiered yesterday, which did not exceed "White Snake". And I heard that the lighting promotion is going to be intensive during the National Day."
He Xin thought for a while and probably guessed what the Great Lao Wang was thinking.
how to say?
Probably because the distributors of "White Snake" are Bona and China Film, and Mr. Yang is willing to spend money, there are currently a lot of people on the Internet. However, it has a poor reputation among the audience. He just saw many netizens commenting on Douban.
Cursed for being fooled.
In addition to being good at hype, Big Laowang is also very good at calculating budgets. He probably waited until the audience's dissatisfaction with the film reached a certain level before he started to work hard. After all, the best publicity is the support of his peers.
Anyway, in addition to starring Sun Li and Deng Chao, a pair of scandal stars, "Painting Wall" also has Yan Ni and the popular Xiaohua Shuangzi joining the cast, so the cast is quite capable.
On the first day, their film schedule reached 25%, which is a full ten percentage points higher than their own film "Love Is Not Blind".
"Oh, by the way, boss, Xiaowen has decided to attend today's premiere." He Lirong added.
He Xin was slightly surprised, looked at Chen Zhixi, and asked: "What job do you do?"
Chen Zhixi shook her head and said with a wry smile: "How can I persuade this man? I guess I figured it out myself."
"Well, just come."
He Xin knew that Xiaowen's previous non-cooperation had caused too much dissatisfaction, so he smiled and said: "You two will work harder, try your best to coax this man, and try to let him participate in more road shows."
As a tool person, just use it if you can.
It’s quite a coincidence that several movies released during the National Day holiday this time. For example, “White Snake” and “Painting on the Wall” are very similar in genre and subject matter. They both focus on oriental classical fantasy and special effects. The other one is “Broken Love” which was released on the same day today.
"Heaven" and "Summer Joy" starring Peng Yuyan and Yang Tianbao are also types of romantic comedies.
The premiere of "Love Is Not Blind" was scheduled for the afternoon of the 30th. There were not enough cast members, so the boss came to help. As the film's producers, He Xin and Ning Hao both attended the press conference and premiere.
Although He Xin is confident about this film, due to the film schedule, he does not have high expectations for the first-day box office. As long as it is not too ugly and the film schedule is not too bad, I believe it will definitely be better during the next seven days of vacation.
There will be a strong rebound.
He returned home that afternoon and pushed his daughter's stroller to the Oson Park next door to see where Father Cheng was fishing. As a result, Father Cheng, who originally wanted to show off his skills in front of his son-in-law and granddaughter, was unlucky.
, it’s actually a rare opportunity for the Air Force.
When Cheng Hao came home from get off work, he was quite surprised to see him sitting leisurely on the sofa teaching his daughter to call her daddy. Why didn't he care at all about the movie that was released on the first day?
This guy smiled and gave a particularly vivid metaphor: When there was only one restaurant in Guijie Street in Beijing, everyone went there just to fill their stomachs and meet their basic needs; but when there are dozens of restaurants in Guijie Street, everyone likes to go there to eat.
Friends invite friends to enjoy it, and they have higher requirements. "Thirty-three Days of Love" is like a restaurant on Guijie Street. As long as the food is well cooked, there is no need to worry about no customers coming.
That night, he put his daughter to sleep, and even had sex with his wife twice with great interest. He was exhausted from the tossing, but as soon as he closed his eyes, the cell phone on the bedside table began to vibrate.
He answered the phone in a daze, and just after saying "hello", he heard He Lirong shouting very excitedly on the phone: "Boss, it's explosive..."
When he heard the word "exploded", he suddenly became excited and immediately sat up from the bed, nervously saying: "Exploded, what exploded?"
"The box office is a blast! Hahaha... Boss, our box office today is at least 20 million!"
While he breathed a sigh of relief, he immediately realized something was wrong and said hurriedly: "It's impossible. We only have a total of more than 4,500 scheduled shows. How can we have a box office of 20 million? You're kidding me!"
"Hahaha, boss, I was shocked at first, thinking it was a statistical error. Later, after contacting several major theater chains, I found out that the audience was so enthusiastic. In many cities, there were full houses and theaters.
We had to temporarily open additional movie theaters. So far, our actual number has exceeded 8,000 shows. Eight thousand shows, boss! It’s almost doubled..."
He Xin had never experienced anything like this since he started making movies, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Cheng Hao, who was also woken up by the phone at this time, asked in a daze: "What's wrong? What happened?"