To be honest, the fact that "Charlotte Trouble" overtakes the top spot is still very inspiring in the eyes of many people.
After all, in terms of hardware conditions in all aspects, "Golden Night Banquet" far exceeds "Charlotte Trouble".
The investment cost of "Charlotte Troubles" is about 80 to 90 million, not counting publicity fees.
In the field of movies, the main creative lineup can only be described as acceptable.
The male lead, Shen Teng, and Cen Kun are all young artists. The female lead, Yan Nishui, Miaomiao, is on the front line and is very popular, but their base is in the field of TV dramas. There are no film works that are good at the box office. Average strength.
Although the movie "Wulin Gaiden" did well at the box office, the main promotion was the TV series and the entire cast of Tongfu Inn.
Although Yan Ni is the first heroine, she does not stand out from the crowd in Tongfu Inn, and her box office appeal is limited.
In contrast, "Golden Night Banquet" invested hundreds of millions, used nearly 5,000 extras, and filled two large warehouses with costumes and props.
The starring cast is even more terrifying, all of them are actors and actresses with considerable box office appeal.
If you pick any one of these people, they will be able to play a leading role in other movies.
And when they come together, the growth and impact on the movie box office can directly replace addition with multiplication.
But such a huge gap has meant that since the release of the two movies, "Golden Night" has been bitten by "Charlotte" for half a month, and finally counterattacked and reached the top.
If someone had predicted this half a month before it was released or just after it was released, they would have definitely been laughed at.
But now, what was unthinkable before has become an established fact.
The victory of the weak against the strong has been a legend since ancient times.
This time is no exception. After "Charlotte Trouble" reached the top, many media outlets on the online platform immediately began to praise it wildly, and threw all kinds of rainbow farts at "Charlotte Trouble".
Nowadays, in the film field where commercial films are gradually taking the dominant position, although box office does not mean everything, it definitely accounts for a huge proportion.
When "Charlotte" performed well at the box office before, it was only known as a comedy masterpiece in recent years. Now it has exceeded 2 billion in box office and topped the Lunar New Year slot.
Many people have changed their opinions and doubled the level of "Charlotte", calling it a new generation phenomenal comedy movie.
And Zuo Le, the initiator, has also risen with the tide and has become a first-line film director in the industry.
Even in the mouths of many people, Zuo Le is already the flagship figure in comedy movies.
No one can object to this statement. The movie "Wulin Gaiden" has 1.28 billion, and "Charlotte" has now exceeded 2 billion.
It still has a release cycle of more than ten days. Looking at the current momentum, it is not impossible to earn another 560 million.
In this way, adding up the two movies, Zuo Le's cumulative box office is less than 4 billion.
In the entire film industry, how many directors have a combined box office of 4 billion?
Coupled with Zuo Le's achievements in the field of TV dramas, let alone carrying the banner of comedy movies, he is not without confidence even if he challenges Zhang Kaigang's position as the number one director.
In fact, someone has already said something similar. There is nothing we can do. Who made Lao Zhang stumble this time and be defeated by Zuo Le head-on? It would be too demoralizing.
If it weren't for the fact that his old boss was still there, and that "Golden Night Banquet", despite average reviews, did well at the box office, Director Zhang would have been really embarrassed this time.
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"Charlotte Troubles" made Zuo Le famous in the film industry and brought many benefits to other leading actors.
Yan Ni has officially opened the door to a career in TV dramas and movies. From now on, she will be a double star in movies and TV shows. If she is lucky, she may even be able to win the title of Best Actress and complete the feat of Golden Dragon, Golden Phoenix and Double Grand Slam.
The same is true for Shui Miaomiao. Coupled with her high popularity, she quickly received numerous film offers.
Not only has her position as the number one girl in the industry become more and more stable, but she has also gradually widened the gap with other female artists in the company. Not surprisingly, Shanhe's number one sister is now Qishui's bag.
There are also Cen Kun, Lei Jiayin and Liu Qian (Chen Kai's brother). Each of them has a famous scene, which has become popular on the Internet and their fame has soared.
But the one who gained the most was Shen Teng.
In the drama "Charlotte", more than 60% of the main burdens revolve around Charlotte. As a result, Charlotte's character has average attributes, but she is still very likeable.
In particular, Shen Teng has excellent comedy talent and is more eye-catching, which further weakens the evil feeling brought by the character of Charlotte.
Coupled with the role of "Hao Jian" in the Spring Festival Gala sketch, Shen Teng has risen rapidly during this Spring Festival, and his popularity is now close to the top.
After a period of time when it becomes stable and stable, I might be directly promoted to the first line. Even if I can't directly upgrade through "Charlotte Trouble", the next drama is almost there.
Gao Xinjian is already preparing for "The Prequel to the Lotus Lantern", and Shen Teng has booked the role of Brother Fox, the fifth brother. The role is not weak, and he can be regarded as the third male lead.
And Zuo Le has also said that Shen Teng can choose other Shanhe dramas as long as they fit his role, and his intention to promote Shen Teng is very obvious.
It's really just a matter of time before you get promoted to the front line.
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On February 20, the box office of "Charlotte" suddenly reached 2.2 billion, continuing to maintain its lead and opening up a gap of less than 100 million with "Golden Night".
With the box office of "Golden Night Banquet" continuing to decline, the Lunar New Year box office champion is considered stable.
The overall situation was decided, Zuo Le also ended his road show ahead of schedule, left the remaining finishing touches to Shen Teng and the others, and returned to Quancheng.
But unexpectedly, after returning to Quancheng, Zuo Le fell into a situation of having nothing to do again.
The two mothers were watching inside and outside the house, and Tian Yan was accompanied by a doctor, so Zuo Le couldn't get involved at all.
The company and other crews were on track, so he didn't have to worry too much except for occasionally visiting the team.
As for Zuo Le's own new drama "Latent", the crew has almost completed the preliminary preparations, and the characters have almost been selected.
However, since Tian Yan is expecting to give birth, he can only postpone the filming time, and it is estimated that filming will not start until June at the earliest.
It's less than March now, and I have been waiting until June. There is nothing to do for more than three months, and Zuo Le is afraid that something will happen to him.
At this time, Zuo Le's old friend Li Hai, the vice president of Penguin Video, came to the door.
He invited Zuo Le to participate in a large-scale live actor competition program newly created by Penguin Video - "Actors Come to PK".
As the name suggests, this show invites a group of actors to compete in live acting, and then they are promoted and eliminated to select the final winner.
When Li Hai approached Zuo Le, he naturally did not ask him to compete, but asked him to be his mentor.
Similar to "The Voice of China", "Actors Come to PK" also has four mentors who evaluate and guide the participating actors, which is also a highlight of the show.
And since he is a mentor, not just any cat or dog can sit on the judging panel.
Penguin Video has invested heavily and has now invited two mentors, namely Zhang Kaigang, the number one director in the country, and Yan Fei, a famous actress who has won the Golden Dragon Award and has made certain achievements in the field of directing.
Now, Penguin Video has taken a liking to Zuo Le again.
If Zhang Kaigang is the number one director in the country and is deeply involved in the film field, then Zuo Le is the well-deserved king of TV drama directors. Moreover, he is now famous in the film industry and has an amazing momentum.
If you invite two people, it's equivalent to two kings and four twos, an unrivaled and deadly chain of explosions in history.
The boss of Penguin Video slapped his thigh and quickly sent Li Hai, who had a good relationship with Zuo Le, to contact him and said that he must invite Zuo Le to participate in the show.
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ps: This chapter has been overdue for a long time and has finally been added.
