Chapter 479: 3 billion! Tenth in the domestic total box office list
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" evened the gap with the pre-sale box office of "Exotic Agents 3" by more than 100 million, and successfully overtook it to top the Lunar New Year slot.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" once again won the box office championship of the day, with a total box office of 968 million.
Breaking through the 1 billion mark is only one step away.
At this time, "Double Detective 3" is still stymied by negative reviews and public opinion, and it is overwhelmed.
In the early morning of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the box office figures stayed at just over 900 million, slowly being distanced by "The Richest Man in Xihong City".
The producers of "Exotic Agents 3" are very anxious.
These days are the best period for the Lunar New Year box office. If the box office lags behind "The Richest Man in Xihong City" by too much at this stage, even if the reputation picks up in the future, they will have no time or energy to make a comeback.
But there is no way. The more anxious you are in "Double Detective 3", the easier it is for someone to catch you and make you unable to leave this mess.
The tree is so big that it attracts the wind.
As the best movie series in China, there are too many people who are jealous of "Exotic Agents 3". As long as they can find an opportunity, they will definitely not let it go.
This trick is disgusting and completely harmful to others, but it is very common in the entertainment industry.
Zuo Le and Shanhe often encounter each other, but mostly because Shanhe's own works are durable, the damage caused by this move is limited.
The only one that was a bit thrilling was the previous "Dumpling Detective".
The situation at that time was actually similar to today. The quality of "Dumpling Detective" was worse than the audience's expectations, which led to some retaliatory negative reviews. Then there were enemies in the world who took the lead, and the public opinion environment was particularly unfavorable.
Therefore, it was then that the producers of "The Last Hours of Earth" came up with the idea of taking advantage of the opportunity to rise to the top.
As a result, the quality of "The Last Hours of Earth" was so bad that not only did it not succeed as expected, it actually saved "Dumpling Detective" to a certain extent.
So much so that later there was even a legend on the Internet that "Zuo Le Waterloo's works can defeat his peers".
At that time, the faces of Shanhe enemies who participated in the siege were swollen...
Nowadays, the situation has changed, and the rhythmic movies have become the competitors of Shanhe.
What's even worse is that "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is not "The Last Moment of the Earth", and the quality of the movie is even worse than "Exotic Agents 3".
At this time, the effect of word-of-mouth promotion and rhythm is particularly useful, and the consequences are not trivial.
It could range from losing the Lunar New Year title and failing to meet expectations at the box office; at worst, it could be squeezed by "The Richest Man in Xihong City" and occupy the box office space, resulting in heavy losses for the entire project.
Forced into a desperate situation, the producers of "Exotic Agents 3" couldn't help but make a damaging move.
Drag "The Richest Man in Xihong City" into the water.
They sent trolls to take the lead, saying that in order to become the Lunar New Year champion, Shanhe deliberately manipulated public opinion on the Internet and slandered the quality of "Exotic Agents 3".
To put it bluntly, the blame is placed on Shanhe and "The Richest Man in Xihong City".
Rather than killing the enemy, at least slow down the progress of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" to give yourself some breathing space and help its reputation to improve as soon as possible.
And this trick in "Exotic Agents 3" made Zuo Le disgusted.
It’s not like Shanhe has never fought with others in terms of ratings and box office, and he also used many destructive tricks against his opponents. As long as it didn’t involve issues of principle, Zuo Le rarely got angry.
But this time "Exotic Agents 3" really pissed him off.
Like every wrongdoer, every debt has its owner. The frenzy of bad reviews for "Double Detective 3" is partly their own doing, and partly caused by their enemies.
As a direct competitor, Shanhe did not interfere in this matter at all.
They just take advantage of their competitors' troubles, increase their publicity efforts, and take advantage of this good opportunity to desperately increase their box office.
No matter how hard it is, no one can say that the mountains and rivers are doing something wrong.
After all, we are competitors, and we are very particular about not adding insult to injury. We cannot let it stay where we are, waiting for "Exotic Detectives 3" to settle everything, and then fight with real swords and guns.
Then Zuo Le really needs to go to the hospital to have his brain checked...
Zuo Le did not take advantage of others' danger, he was completely disdainful of using this underhanded trick, and he had no intention of making "Exotic Detectives 3" appreciate him.
But he never expected that "Exotic Agents 3" would leave the culprit alone and throw dirty water on him, a passerby, even if he wasn't grateful.
How can people be so shameless!
Zuo Le, who has always been good-tempered, was so angry that he named the director and producer of "Exotic Detective 3" on his neck.
[I have always admired Director Chen's filmmaking accomplishments, and the "Troubleshooting" series is also one of my favorite films.
But what happened today forces me to admit that a person's professional level and character are two completely different concepts. A good director or a good filmmaker does not mean that he is a good person.
They don't distinguish between right and wrong, confuse the public, and put the blame on innocent people for their own selfish interests. I have really learned a lot about the fact that there are such dirty-hearted people in the entertainment industry.
Before, Shanhe had been facing this Lunar New Year holiday with the mentality of keeping things in check, competing in friendly ways, and making progress together, but now I have changed my mind.
Shanhe will do whatever it takes to win this Lunar New Year box office war. Even if "The Richest Man in Xihong City" doesn't make money or even loses money, I admit it.
I, Zuo Le, don’t have the habit of remaining silent even when a bucket of shit is dumped on my head. I’m determined to be the champion of this year’s Lunar New Year stalls】
Zuo Le's scarf was like pouring a spoonful of gas into the fire, and the whole incident suddenly exploded with unprecedented intensity.
Shoot them by name.
Even ordinary celebrities can be trending, let alone two well-known directors.
Countless netizens ran over as if they had seen the melons in the melon field. They were about to eat the melons, but found that they had no idea what was going on.
Zuo Le's Weibo probably means that Director Chen of "The Exotic Agents 3" has tricked him and he wants to go to war with him.
But no one knows how it happened or what the process was.
Fortunately, although the outside world didn’t know about it, it was not a secret within the circle, and soon someone broke the news——
Shocking! Zuo Le’s amazing move is here!!!
First of all, let me make it clear that I only wrote this post based on what I know, and corrected it with my colleagues before. My colleagues’ evaluation is generally objective. You can decide for yourself whether you believe it or not.
Those who pay attention to Lunar New Year movies must know that Chen's "Exotic Agents 3" received a bad reputation after its release and fell into a frenzy of negative reviews.
According to the analysis of our boss (*the original poster works for a well-known publicity and distribution company in China, the boss of our team is considered one of the top ten authorities in the industry in terms of publicity and distribution) the reasons for this situation.
On the one hand, "Exotic Agents 3" was overly marketed and raised the audience's expectations too high, making it impossible to keep the expectations high.
On the other hand, when premiere audiences vented their dissatisfaction after finding that the quality of the movie was not as good as expected, many of Chen's opponents followed suit.
The two aspects were added together, and then there was a frenzy of negative reviews for "Exotic Agents 3".
During this period, Zuo, Chen's direct opponent in the Lunar New Year festival, did not participate in this action against "Exotic Agents 3".
ps: Regarding this matter, the poster asked all colleagues, including the team boss mentioned above, and other friends in the circle, and they all got the same answer.
Although I am not a big shot, I still trust my connections, so I believe that Shanhe was not involved in this matter.
I don’t care whether you believe it or not.
Zuo Le's rant was also based on this matter. It is said that in order to delay the box office growth of "The Richest Man in Xihong City", Chen's team spread rumors on the Internet, saying that Zuo Le was the initiator of the negative reviews of "Exotic Detective 3".
Then Zuo Le was completely angered, and he directly tore open his scarf, scolded Chen Wushae, and prepared to fight to the death with "Exotic Agents 3".
ps: Director Zuo’s domineering declaration is really cool
To be honest, Chen's reputation in the industry was not good, and many people said he had problems with his character. On the contrary, Zuo Le has never had any black spots.
Many people believe that Chen made an evil move and repaid his kindness with evil, but no one believes that Zuo Le tricked Chen into doing something dirty. There is absolutely no need for him to do so.
If "The Richest Man in Xihong City" lags behind, Zuo Le's mentality will be unbalanced, so he will be able to make trouble, which is justifiable, but now "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is clearly number one.
Zuo Le already had the upper hand and was so full that he framed Chen?
Based on the information I know about this incident, the poster chose to stand with Zuo Le...
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As soon as this revelation came out, it quickly spread across the Internet. Many industry insiders and gossip marketing accounts confirmed the authenticity of this revelation from various aspects.
Then, Director Chen was scolded bloody...
Director Chen was not in good standing to begin with. He caused an incident during the summer vacation and was scolded miserably. He hid from the limelight for half a year. Even fans who praised him only talked about his works and rarely talked about personal matters.
A person who is talented but disliked by others is the most suitable evaluation for him.
Chen's enemy, who was still setting the pace, was overjoyed when he saw that there was an unexpected harvest, and immediately increased his efforts and even set the pace for the film himself.
This time, Shanhe also participated and was the main output member.
Just because Zuo Le disdains using dirty tricks doesn't mean he doesn't know how to use them. To deal with shameless people, you should use shameless methods.
If others do not offend me, I will not offend others.
If anyone offends me, he will be punished by death.
After years of development, Shanhe is definitely the dominant player in the entertainment industry and has considerable resources at its disposal.
Now they are attacking with all their strength. The attack power displayed by one family is two-thirds that of all Chen's enemies before, plus the tap water of netizens.
Already overwhelmed with the work of "Double Detective 3", now it is even more overwhelmed, and several people in charge, including Director Chen, are so sorry that their intestines are green.
They never expected that Zuo Le would flip the table over when they disagreed with each other, and then start a fierce fight with them.
In fact, this is a completely normal reaction from Zuo Le.
Shanhe is getting stronger and stronger, his voice in the circle is getting higher and higher, and he is facing fewer and fewer constraints.
Although there are some things that should be compromised, there are more things that Zuo Le is qualified to handle as he pleases. As long as he doesn't go too far, there will be no problem.
However, in most cases, Zuo Le does not want to appear too strong.
In business competition within the normal scope, everyone can make money by being harmonious, and there is no need to fight to the death.
But you are playing dirty tricks, Zuo Le is not in the mood to be conciliatory, everyone just breaks up with each other and makes it clear that it is just a matter of fighting.
Zuo Le and Shanhe have the confidence and strength.
The last time it was the Golden Dragon Award, now it’s the turn of “Double Detective 3”.
They thought that Shanhe was a soft persimmon because he didn't like to keep a high profile. In fact, Shanhe was a hedgehog disguised as dried fruit. It was fine if he didn't touch it, but it would hurt and bleed if he touched it.
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The huge negative public opinion made the situation of "Exotic Agents 3" extremely bad.
By the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" had exceeded 1.491 billion.
However, "Exotic Agents 3" has not yet reached 1.2 billion, and its box office viewing growth has plummeted. The gap between "The Richest Man in Xihong City" and "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is almost 300 million.
What's even worse is that the rating of "Double Detective 3", which had improved before, has dropped again. It is now maintained at 6.2 points, and it is still teetering, with the risk of falling at any time.
Compared with "The Richest Man in Xihong City" which scored 8.4 points, the gap is so big that people can't bear to watch it.
With a far lead in the box office, nearly crushing ratings, and overwhelming public opinion, the Lunar New Year film's championship is almost within reach of "The Richest Man in Xihong City."
However, Zuo Le was still dissatisfied and urged the theaters every day to squeeze out the filming schedule of "Double Detective 3".
Beat a snake to death. Once a war begins, things must be done to the best of their ability. Being soft-hearted is a taboo on the battlefield.
In addition to personally suppressing "Exotic Agents 3", Zuo Le also contacted the producers of "Conquering the Devil 2".
If the Kingdom of Shu wants to invade the Kingdom of Wei, there is no reason not to ask the Kingdom of Wu for help...
"Conquering the Devil 2" originally gave up on the Lunar New Year release and thought it would be eliminated early. Unexpectedly, Zuo Le brought it in again and was even willing to give up some of its benefits. There was only one condition.
That is, the producers of "Conquering the Devil 2" must agree to jointly suppress "Exotic Agents 3" with Zuo Le.
The two sides hit it off immediately.
The producer of "The Devil 2" is a well-established domestic film company. At its peak, it was number one in the country. Although it has declined a lot now, it is still among the top, with a solid foundation and wide connections.
Cooperating with Shanhe, two top entertainment companies took action together, completely pushing "Exotic Detective 3" into a desperate situation.
On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, the scheduling rate of "Double Detective 3" was less than 20%, and the box office on that day was less than 30 million.
At the same time, the film scheduling rates of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" and "Conquering the Devil" were 39% and 21% respectively, and the box office on that day was 98 million and 39 million.
If this continues, let alone being the winner of the Lunar New Year show, I'm afraid "Two Detectives 3" won't even be able to secure its second place position.
Director Chen was really anxious this time and asked an intermediary to persuade Zuo Le to persuade him. Zuo Le ignored him and continued to jointly suppress "Conquering the Devil 2".
February 5th, Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month
The box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" reached 2.217 billion, the box office of "Conquer the Devil 2" was 1.456 billion, and the box office of "Exotic Detective 3" has just exceeded 1.5 billion.
According to the previous box office trend, "Conquering the Devil 2" can successfully overtake it and take the second place in the Lunar New Year category within three days at most.
As for "The Exotic Agents 3", which has been regarded as the biggest hit by countless people and is expected to have a minimum box office of more than 3 billion, the final box office will probably not even reach 2 billion.
Due to various pressures, Chen Daowei publicly apologized to Zuo Le in the bib, but Zuo Le did not respond.
The next day, Shanhe relaxed its suppression slightly and focused all its energy on "The Richest Man in Xihong City" to hit 3 billion.
However, having tasted the sweetness of "Conquering the Devil 2", it still did not let go of "Double Detective 3". After carrying the banner of "Attack Wei", Shanhe was also happy and relaxed, and generously provided logistical support, and also provided support from time to time.
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On February 15, 2023, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" officially exceeded the 3 billion box office mark.
It has entered the top ten of the domestic box office rankings, temporarily ranking 10th...
