"The biggest dark horse of the year, "Frequency of Life and Death", has a box office of over RMB 50 million. Can it fulfill its promise of breaking RMB 100 million?
"Breaking 50 million in 10 days, "Frequency of Life and Death" creates a box office miracle!"
""Frequency of Life and Death" once again wins the box office championship, a victory for the young director!"
"The cumulative box office of "Frequency of Life and Death" in the ten days since its release exceeded 50 million. Echoing the box office success, the film has received a huge reputation and has been praised by countless media and film critics as "impeccable" and "the most suitable movie for families to watch together." It is a good film
The word-of-mouth effect has made "Frequency of Life and Death" one of the pillars of the January film market, injecting a shot in the arm into the Lunar New Year film market, which is about to come to an end."
"The emerging director Li Qian and the tender and tough guy Zhang Hanyu presented the best emotional feast to the audience at the beginning of 2008!"
"Behind "arrogance" is self-confidence in one's own strength. Breaking 100 million yuan in box office is not a delusion. Can Li Qian become the next member of the 100 million yuan box office club?"
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"Frequency of Life and Death" has exceeded 50 million in ten days. According to normal proportions, even if a movie has a good reputation, its box office in the first ten days usually accounts for 60% or even 70% of the total box office. In the next twenty days, it will reach the top ten
It is almost impossible to get the same number of box office tickets every day.
Even if it is a blockbuster with the quality and word-of-mouth hits of "Assembly", coupled with Ma Xiaogang's fame, it will take in 125 million in the first ten days, and it will be even more difficult for the total box office to reach 250 million.
However, "Frequency of Life and Death" is a latecomer, and its popularity is getting higher and higher day by day. If it keeps up, it may not be impossible.
The media couldn't be more fond of dark horses.
Dark horse means fresh directors and actors who can provide fresh topics.
The media likes this big dark horse that costs tens of millions and breaks 50 million in ten days.
Not only the media likes it, but theater chains and theaters also like it. Now the film schedule of "Frequency of Life and Death" has almost reached the same level as "Assembly Number", with a single-day film schedule reaching 44%.
"Assembly" is 45%, and other movies share 11%, including "The Letter of Nomination".
"Frequency of Life and Death" is making great progress towards its goal of 100 million yuan, and "Assembly" also overtook it ahead of schedule and won the box office championship of Chinese-language movies in 2007.
The only thing that is missing is probably the "Report of Name".
I originally wanted to win the championship in one fell swoop, but unexpectedly I became the biggest green leaf in the Lunar New Year festival.
After all, China Film also released "Lust, Caution", and Bernard only had a part of the investment share of "The Letter of Investment" and a joint distribution fee, becoming the biggest loser in the Lunar New Year festival.
Originally, I was just a little disappointed that I couldn't win over Li Qian. I was ambitious and wanted to use "The Letter of Voting" to give Bernard's film and television production business a good start.
As a result, now it's pretty much dark when the door opens.
Moreover, Guangxian was able to quickly establish a foothold in the film industry by virtue of his cooperation with Li Qian.
In other words, failing to win Li Qian not only caused huge losses to him, but he also gained a competitor with sufficient strength.
Compared to Dong, Wang Changtian has never stopped smiling since the movie was released.
Now the movie has exceeded 50 million, and even Wang Changtian has begun to occasionally think about the box office exceeding 100 million.
No one is easily satisfied. Originally, Wang Changtian's minimum goal was to gross over RMB 30 million at the box office, accumulate reputation, and wait for Li Qian's second movie to break out.
Later, it got good reputation and the box office on the first day was also very good, so I started to dream of 50 million.
Now that 50 million has been reached, Wang Changtian also skipped the 50 million in the middle and began to look forward to the movie breaking 100 million!
In order to celebrate the box office exceeding 50 million, Guangxian also held a celebration press conference for "Frequency of Life and Death".
Huang Zhongjun and Yu Dong did not come to this press conference. They were just jealous of their own family and several other investors.
Li Qian and Wang Changtian congratulated each other, briefly said some words of thanks, and then moved to another press hall nearby.
A giant poster was hung on the back of the hall, with a huge "Box Office Exceeding 50 Million Celebration Press Conference" lying in the middle.
Reporters at the scene were already in place, and photographers from all directions were playing with their cameras behind tripods.
Li Qian led the crew onto the stage and waved to everyone in the audience!
"Welcome everyone to attend the celebration conference for the box office of "Frequency of Life and Death" exceeding 50 million!"
“Thank you all for your long-term support!”
"Pah, pah, pah, pah..."
After the applause stopped, Li Qian continued to speak.
"Compared to the seniors sitting here, I can only be considered a new director. When I decided to make a theatrical movie, I thought that there would be a scene like today, with so many colleagues in the industry supporting me and so many media coming!"
"But when that day actually came, it still felt a little unreal."
"When I flew back to Beijing last night, especially on the plane, I felt very strong and uneasy."
As soon as he finished speaking, there were several kind smiles from the audience.
The reporters at the scene were not used to Li Qian being so humble all of a sudden.
After remembering the difficulties of filming, Li Qian smashed an ice sculpture with the word "50 million" on behalf of the crew, saying that the box office success of "Frequency of Life and Death" would not stop there.
Then Zhang Zhao also came on stage and said a few words.
Everything went step by step and according to the process, and finally it was time for reporters to interview.
The first reporter who was called immediately stood up and asked questions directly without giving any face.
"Hello Director Li, before the release of "Frequency of Life and Death", you announced that the target was 100 million. Now there is still a gap of 50 million from this number. Do you still think it can reach this expectation?"
Although he smiled kindly towards Li Qian, he was not tactful at all when he asked questions.
Some people sing bad words while others sing bad words. Although the media continues to tout "Frequency of Life and Death", for the sake of topic, there are also many media who are bad-mouthing it and looking for faults in various ways.
The tone was a bit blunt, but Li Qian didn't care. He smiled and said, "Of course, from the first day the movie is released, my goal is 100 million."
"I never doubt that "Frequency of Life and Death" can break 100 million!"
"From the first day the movie was released, I set the goal at 100 million!"
"Movie box office is determined by the audience, it doesn't matter what other people say!"
At the press conference, Li Qian also reiterated the movie's box office record.
The goal is 100 million!
After emphasizing it twice, the reporters realized that Li Qian was still the same Li Qian, which did not match his name at all and was not modest at all.
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There were almost no decent movies released in January, and "Frequency of Life and Death" did not disappoint everyone's expectations and continued to make great progress.
In the third week, it received another 21 million box office in the next five days. After 15 days of release, the total box office reached 71.6 million.
Moreover, this week, "Frequency of Life and Death" has won the daily box office championship for seven consecutive days, beating "Assembly" every day, and it has gained an extra two to three hundred thousand in the box office.
With the monthly revenue exceeding 70 million, the clamor for the movie to exceed 100 million is getting louder and louder.
Reporters also go to Ma Xiaogang every day to find trouble.
As "Frequency of Life and Death" is expected to exceed 100 million, many people are waiting to ridicule him.
However, "Assembly" has already won the annual box office championship, and Ma Xiaogang is also very confident. He will not mention anything else. Anyway, Lao Zhi is the annual box office champion.
In the fourth week, "Frequency of Life and Death" once again won 16 million box office, and the total box office reached 87.6 million, only one step away from 90 million. Breaking 100 million is no longer an extravagant hope.
It has been released for 24 days, and Li Qian has also finished promoting the movie.
"came back!"
On January 21, everyone returned to the capital.
"Finally I can rest for two days!"
Li Qian broke their dream, "Don't think about resting. There will be an interview tomorrow. It's the last few days. It's not too late to relax after the box office exceeds 100 million."
When they heard that the box office exceeded 100 million, everyone immediately became energetic.
Especially Zhang Hanyu and Deng Chao. Even though Zhang Hanyu is already the leading male actor in a blockbuster worth 200 million yuan, who would think that he has few blockbuster movies?
As for being indifferent to fame and fortune, who would be in the entertainment industry if they didn't pursue fame and fortune?
And Deng Chao was even more excited. It can be said that since the movie was released, his mood has become more and more exciting day by day.
A newcomer to the big screen, his first movie "Assembly" with the second male lead has a box office of 200 million, and now he is starring in another movie that is expected to break 100 million. This achievement was unimaginable six months ago.
It can be said that in just the past six months, he has stepped into the ranks of a first-line TV actor from a first-line TV actor.
With this achievement, Deng Chao has enough confidence even after joining the star-studded Huayang Media!
As the female lead, Yuan Quan, even though she does not have many roles, is still a real female lead, the leading female lead in commercial films with a box office of over 100 million.
Although most of them have been shooting literary and artistic films, commercial films are the mainstream of the big screen. 80% of actors in literary and artistic films who keep talking about art just do not have access to good commercial film resources.
And Wang Qianyuan also made a small appearance with his unique appearance. I believe there will be no shortage of similar roles in the future.
As for Lei Jiayin, she is just a minor character in the film, a passerby who has more roles.
However, being a commercial movie with a box office of over 100 million is a qualification in itself.
Everyone gained a lot, and even though they have been busy for more than a month, they are still full of energy.
Now that there are high-definition pirated copies on the Internet, before they spread on a large scale, we should push the box office as soon as possible.
Fortunately, this is not "Lust, Caution". When the uncut version of "Lust, Caution" came out, it spread to every corner of the Internet that day. The speed of dissemination was so fast that people were caught off guard.
Many Internet cafes have even downloaded the uncut version of "Lust, Caution" and saved it in local theaters. You can click on it to watch it.
If "Frequency of Life and Death" is not a pirated version of "Lust, Caution", the spread will be slower. Otherwise, when it really spreads, the box office will inevitably plummet.
After all, under the banner of a science fiction film, there are actually no special effects and big scenes. Unlike costume blockbusters, the effect in the cinema is obviously better.
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After separating from the crew, Li Qian came to the studio. It had been a long time since he had asked Qi Yukun and Guo Fan about their projects, and he didn't know how they were progressing.
"Boss!"
As soon as they saw Li Qian coming back, Gao Yang, Guo Fan and the others immediately came forward with excitement on their faces.
Li Qian smiled and said, "How are you guys doing lately? Where is Lao Qi?"
"It's inside."
Guo Fan pointed to the small conference room and said, "Sign a contract with Li Guangjie's agent."
"How come we have settled the matter?"
Li Qianqi said that Qi Yukun had previously said that the price offered by Li Guangjie's agent was too high, and he could barely accept it if he cut it in half.
Guo Fan chuckled and said, "Now it's not a matter of whether he wants to act or not. They relented after more than a week. It was Lao Qi who lowered the price and got a salary of 200,000."
"Oh."
Li Qian clicked his tongue in surprise, "I didn't expect that this old Qi has the talent of a profiteer. Can Li Guangjie and his manager agree to this?"
The first film on the Internet cost 80,000 yuan, but now it is a sequel, and it is a theatrical movie, so the salary has only increased by 120,000 yuan. This price is also very good.
"If he doesn't agree, he'll be in trouble, and he doesn't dare not agree."
Just as he was talking, Qi Yukun, Li Guangjie and his manager came out of the small conference room.
Seeing that Li Qian was there, Li Guangjie trotted over quickly.
"Hello Director Li, congratulations on the box office success of "Frequency of Life and Death"."
Li Qian nodded and smiled, "How are you doing lately? That movie "The Beginning of Spring" will be released soon. I wish you a great box office success in advance."
This was just a polite word, but Li Qian found that Li Guangjie and his agent's faces changed at the same time, and they were swollen green and red.
what happened?
Li Qian was a little confused, didn't I just ask about the movie you acted in, as if I said something to stimulate you.
Guo Fan explained, "Boss, "The Beginning of Spring" has been withdrawn and will not be released until April."
"That's why "The Beginning of Spring" is released during the Beginning of Spring, isn't it just right?"
When Li Guangjie saw that Li Qian was not deliberately humiliating him, his face looked better and he quickly said, "That's right. There is a snowstorm all over the country and the weather is not good at the beginning of spring. It is not consistent with the solar terms, so the release has been postponed."
"That's it."
It's just a release time, and it's not a popular schedule, so there are so many considerations.
Li Guangjie didn't talk to him much. Although Li Guangjie wanted to get closer, he saw that Li Qian was obviously not coping, so he left.
As soon as he left the studio, Li Guangjie couldn't help but slap himself.
At first I didn't want to make a sequel to "Jaws", but since the sequel was not made by Li Qian and it was a theatrical movie, there was no need for Li Guangjie to refuse.
As the leading actor, he is an indispensable role in the sequel, and a new movie directed by Gu Changwei is about to be released, which is expected to generate high box office.
But who would have imagined that Li Qian’s movie was a box office hit!
For such a director who can sell high box office, it's too late to curry favor. How dare Li Guangjie try to fiddle with anything.
Now I take the initiative to lower the requirement by half, only 400,000 yuan in salary.
However, Qi Yukun did not expect that he would be more ruthless and cut him off again, giving him only 200,000 yuan.
Originally, Li Guangjie wanted to be tough, but Gu Changwei informed him that due to weather conditions, "The Beginning of Spring" could not be released at the beginning of spring and would be postponed to April.
Now Li Guangjie immediately ran over in despair and obediently signed the contract.
"I'm really looking for trouble!"
After getting in the car, Li Guangjie cursed secretly again.
It was possible to have a relationship with Li Qian, but now such a thing has happened.
At first I was thinking about not filming under Li Qian. It was too uncomfortable. I couldn't have self-awareness and could only do what he said.
If God gave him a chance to choose now, he would love to be Li Qian's puppet on the set and let him do whatever he wants.
(Chapter 3 will be completed tomorrow. I’m really too sleepy. I’ll have to write another chapter before dawn...Sorry)