The Spring Festival is here, everyone is celebrating, every family is blessed, the earth is rejuvenated, and spring is beautiful everywhere.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, elements such as peacekeeping in the Western Region, murders in the Kingdom of Lu, wars between humans and monsters, love between humans and beasts, father-son rivalry, Captain Bikou...etc. appeared on the big screen together, plus various 9.9
Yuan, 19.9 yuan for a movie ticket, movie theaters have ushered in unprecedented prosperity in more than ten years.
"The Lion" relied on 80 million votes to make up for it, and Cheng Long worked tirelessly to get 23% of the highest-scheduled films on the first day. On the first day of the new year, the box office on the first day also successfully exceeded 100 million.
Although it is just over 100 million, it is one of the few domestic movies to have exceeded 100 million on the first day!
The movie's reputation is average, and it feels a bit like a movie with a costume theme. Cheng Long seems to have suddenly changed from a tough guy to a high-ranking village official?
The whole story is that Cheng Long, the Protector of the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty, was framed and sent to Yanmen Pass to build the city. He met the young Roman prince who fled here. After a misunderstanding, he turned his enemy into a friend. Then the great prince of the Roman Empire led an army of 100,000 to suppress the border. The two great kingdoms of the East and the West
The decisive battle.
Although it looks like a large-scale war drama, it actually tells a story of harmonious coexistence and male friendship between three tough guys. I think fujoshi will like it.
But for viewers with a little bit of historical knowledge, it's a bit uncomfortable.
During the Western Han Dynasty, 100,000 troops marched from Rome to the Han Dynasty. Generally speaking, the history of Singularity would be criticized to death if written like this.
And Yanmen Pass... that's in Bingzhou, on the edge of Taiyuan, separated from the Western Regions by Shuofang and Liangzhou.
There are no other directors or screenwriters who can figure this out just by looking at Baidu.
But when I looked at the director, it was not surprising that it was Li Rengang, the director of the flying saucer hat.
The second highest-grossing film on the first day was "Detective Chinatown", which took in 88 million at the box office with 19% of the film schedule.
In fact, this title is not very popular during the Spring Festival. It is most inappropriate to be released during the Spring Festival. Fortunately, it relies on various funny trailers and two comedy basics, Ning Hao and Wang Baoqiang.
, retained the audience.
In terms of reputation, it is also the best among the Spring Festival movies. Whether it is a suspenseful investigation or a comedy effect, it is all praised.
Staring at Wang Baoqiang, who has a wavy noodle head, he speaks with that weird accent, and the combination with his wife Liu Haoran is full of laughs. At the end, Zhang Zifeng's evil smile also gave the audience a big scare.
As a sequel, "Omen 2" also received 61 million on the first day. It is a hodgepodge of martial arts, gun battles, love, family affection, spoofs, cross-dressing, and suspense. It has received a good response, and the robot who speaks Western Sichuan dialect is even more attractive.
few.
"Dad's Day Off" was also the second film, but the box office was average, with only 16 million on the first day.
"Zhong Kui" starring Chen Kun and Li Binbin, two Mesozoic stars, received 51 million on the first day.
Big bad movies, as long as any movie with the banner of magic, 99% of them are bad movies, no need to think about it.
The previous hype by the film crew that Li Binbin was the mother of Chen Kun's child has been disproven. There were many intimate scenes between the two of them in the movie.
I took a shower and slept. I did everything I should do and everything I shouldn't.
However, all the intimate scenes have the feeling of being a routine and indifferent old couple, which is far worse than the intimate scene with Zhou Xun in "Painted Skin".
"Up to the Sky" earned nearly 20 million at the box office on its first day, but the movie version disappointed fans of the TV series. It was basically a very long love MV between a couple of men and women.
The TV series adaptation once again ruined the classic.
The last Sino-French co-production 3D epic "Wolf Totem" had a box office of over 20 million on its first day. For such a movie with wolves as its selling point, it was able to get this box office mainly because of its previous screenings and its good reputation.
By the way, there is another movie "Where Are We Going, Dad 2" during the Spring Festival. Li Qian once thought that "Dad's Holiday" was the sequel to "Where Are We Going, Dad", but he did not expect that two of this variety show movies would be released on the same day.
crazy for money!
This is also what the public thinks, and there is simply no lower limit.
However, this "Where Are We Going, Dad 2" box office was better than "Dad's Holiday", with a box office of more than 40 million on the first day.
Eight movies were released on the same day, pushing the box office on New Year's Day to 400 million!
The market price exceeded 400 million in a single day, setting a new record in the mainland market.
One day after its release, in this Internet age, one can almost see the potential of every movie.
"Detective Chinatown" relied on comedy and high reputation, surpassing "Heroes" to reach the top of the Japanese charts the next day, and it also exceeded 100 million in a single day.
Most of the movies have seen some growth, except for a few that have really poor reviews.
The competition among the eight films is unprecedentedly fierce, and "Heroes", the film with the highest ranking, only has just over 20%.
In terms of publicity, they did everything they could, and the fight started the next day.
First, Wang Jing posted on Weibo, criticizing "Zhong Kui" for being really ugly, and questioning whether the number of votes cast on Weibo was falsified. The number of votes for "Zhong Kui" was very high, and he said that the film crew was cheating on the votes.
It's really smart. Looking at these movies, "Where Are We Going, Dad", "Daddy's Holiday" and "Omen 2" have no overlapping audiences.
"Up in the Sky" is a Hong Kong film, made by our own people.
"Heavenly Generals" gave Wang Jing two guts and he didn't dare to scold it.
"Wolf Totem" was screened a few days ago and received a good reputation, and China Film Investment Corporation invested 300 million in it.
"Detective Chinatown" has the best reputation, and Wang Jing doesn't dare to criticize it.
Therefore, "Zhong Kui", which has a bad reputation, the investors are not strong enough, the male and female protagonists have nothing to do with him, and the director Bao Dexi is not a regular, became Wang Jing's target.
However, the marketing director of "Zhong Kui" also directly criticized it, saying that only a shady person like Wang Jing would accuse others of fraud when they see high votes.
He also swore that if he made a false statement, his whole family would be killed; if not, then Wang Jing would kill his whole family.
This was a bit too big of a deal. Fatty Wang didn’t dare to follow him for a while, and there was no activity on Weibo.
However, "Zhong Kui" did not let go of the hype that came to our door. The person in charge also dug up a bunch of dark history about Wang Jing. Last year, he stepped on Du Wenze, Huang Qiu Sheng and their bodies to flatter the mainland, and announced on Weibo that the
They broke up with each other.
This mutual attack has made the Internet a complete mess.
It's all just hype, so announcing with a righteous face that we have broken off relations with them is just for show.
We have been friends for so many years, how can we not know who they are?
I used to know that they were this kind of people, but how could they have such a good relationship and be so close to each other? But now when something goes wrong, they quickly put aside the relationship and even posted a lengthy Weibo post, for fear that others would not know that you had broken off the relationship.
Just take a look at the overtures of these people. On Weibo, each one looks more patriotic than the last. In fact, if you double their comments on other social software on the Internet, it will be a different story. There are many duplicitous public figures in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Gone.
All these hypes are of no use except to create more buzz. The box office with a poor reputation has been declining since the third year of junior high school.
Except for "Detective Chinatown", which relied on comedy elements and high reputation, the box office continued to rise, and it grossed 780 million during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, everything was basically on the decline.
The only difference is that "Wolf Totem", which only had a box office of 20 million on the first day, earned 150 million in four days, and a high box office of 300 million during the entire seven-day holiday, and has continued to rise against the market.
"Up to the Sky" barely exceeded 100 million in seven days, "Where Are We Dad" 170 million, "Daddy's Holiday" 70 million in seven days, and "Zhong Kui" 260 million in seven days.
There are only three movies left that are big hits. "The Lion" is close to 500 million in seven days. However, when it broke 100 million on the first day, it only reached 500 million in seven days. The trend is also very bad.
"Omen Storm 2" is also a comedy, and its trend is really unbelievable. On the first day, it only had 60 million, but after seven days, it was close to 500 million.
The holidays are over, and the Spring Festival schedule is already clear, with "Detective Chinatown" taking the lead.
In the end, "Detective Chinatown" won the Spring Festival box office championship with a box office of 1.46 billion, and Ning Hao also entered the billion club.
The Spring Festival is over, and the industry has fallen into silence, but it is much quieter.
One year has passed, and major companies are gearing up to prepare for competition in the new year.
Li Qian also has to prepare for the release of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", which will be released in the summer vacation in a few months.
"The Wandering Earth" is still in the long preparation period, and it is estimated that it will not be able to start filming by this time next year.
However, in mid-April, "Wolf Warrior 2" will finally be launched.
Although the movie is going to be shot in Africa, many scenes were shot in China. The scene of the African street shootout was shot at the Huairou Film and Television Base, and the opening ceremony was also scheduled at the Huairou Film and Television Base.
Li Qian went to the scene and watched Wu Jing proudly say to all the media and supporting relatives and friends: "This is a great day. For two words: "Wolf Warrior", a great movie is about to be born.
.”
These words frightened even the reporters at the scene. I have seen people who brag about themselves, but I have never seen Wu Jing be so bold.
Other directors can only talk about giants and epics, but no one dares to call their films great.
However, Wu Jing was not afraid at all when faced with reporters' questions.
"Wolf Warrior 2" - a great movie, it became a hot search in just a few words.
The first film had polarizing reviews, and those who scolded it said it was unpleasant. This sequel, which claims to be a great movie, has certainly attracted a lot of abuse, as unpleasant as it is.
However, neither Li Qian nor Wu Jing cared about it. It is estimated that the filming of this film will take a year, and it is still early. We will know when the film is released.
Moreover, there are many netizens who support Wu Jing. Among today's action actors, Cheng Long and Jet Li are old, and each of their works is not as good as the last.
Donnie Yen has also acted in a bunch of bad movies, and "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" has lost all popularity among the public. Except for the "Ip Man" series, no one will believe it.
Moreover, the cast of Sun Wukong in the next part of the Journey to the West series, "Three Strikes of Bone Demons", has been changed, which shows that the film producers are afraid.
Looking around, there are no action actors left in China.
It is actually very easy to gain favor as an action actor. After all, the tough guy has a good image and the audience likes him too.
It won't cause any negative impact, so don't worry about it.
.....
After returning from Huairou, Li Qian also devoted himself to his work and continued to work on his script.
However, his script has not yet been completed. Teng Huatao has already arrived with the script outline and settings, and is ready to find artists and special effects companies to start the early concept design. The movie is ready to be approved, and the money should be received.
"Director Li, I did some calculations and asked the special effects company in Hollywood. The scenes of our movie are basically all in the Magic City. It doesn't cost much. I think the initial investment of 300 million should be enough.
Already."
The carefully prepared large-scale production is finally taking its first step, and Teng Huatao is excited just thinking about it.
First, find a first-class art and special effects company to do concept design. After half a year, the scene will be scouted and set up, and the special effects company will build the model. In another half a year, the actors will be in place, and in another half a year, the production will start.
It took half a year to shoot, and a year to add special effects in post-production. The movie was released three years later and was a box office hit!
One billion is simple, and with the growth rate of the domestic market, in three years' time, one billion box office may be everywhere, so it's two billion anyway!
Teng Huatao is already imagining the applause and honors he will receive in three years, just like many people who even think of a name for their child when they see a beautiful beauty.
"Three hundred million, it's not much at best." Li Qian nodded. This cost is not too much for a science fiction blockbuster.
Then he said with some embarrassment, "Director Teng, the company is currently preparing to go public. It has already spent 7.8 billion on several projects, and it will not be able to recover the cost in a short time. Therefore, in order to ensure that this year's profits meet the IPO requirements, we may take
I can’t pay that much anymore.”
"..." Teng Huatao was stunned. Will the film industry have no money in the future?
We have just raised 1.5 billion, and even if we still have to spend money on theaters and ticket-buying apps, we can continue to sell movies at the box office. How can we be short of money?
Teng Huatao did the math for Li Qian in his mind. The combined cost of "The Wandering Earth" and "Wolf Warrior" was 5.6 billion, and Li Qian was not responsible for all of it. Several other projects were not produced on such a large scale.
Last month it was reported that Li Qian had invested in an animation film crew that had run out of money. Although the specific amount was not known, it was probably only a few hundred million at most.
After all the calculations have been made, only half of the 1.5 billion in financing will be spent. Where is the other half?
How much money does the theater chain and the ticket purchasing platform cost?
Just when Teng Huatao was thinking hard and couldn't figure out how Future Pictures, which had the best performance, could run out of money, could it be that Li Qian swallowed it up?
Li Qian immediately smiled and said, "But I have found an investment for you a long time ago. Mr. Penguin Chen is very interested in your project and is willing to invest 200 million. I will give him a call later and let him get in touch."
you."
"Then it's Director Li's fault."
Although he had the investment, Director Li personally helped him get it, but Teng Huatao always felt that something was wrong.
After chatting for a while, Teng Huatao left Future Pictures and walked out of the office building.
April in Beijing is still a bit cold, and Teng Huatao couldn't help but shiver when the cold wind blew.
After calming down, Teng Huatao suddenly stood still, as if he had realized something.
He stood there with his head down, clenching his fists, and his face was very ugly.
No matter how stupid he was, he realized that Li Qian didn't want to invest in his film at all.