Chapter 1130 Losing the First-Day Box Office Record Again; Giving Birth?
The fireworks in the sky make the night sky colorful.
On the TV screen, it was still the same Spring Festival Gala on New Year's Eve, and what was playing now was the duet "At This Moment" by Hu Ge and Wang Kai.
However, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were not interested at all. They were having a great time playing with a box of cold fire fireworks called "Fairy Sticks".
Well, it was mainly because classmate Liu Qianqian liked it. She chased Lin Nan with fireworks in hand and smiled brightly.
And the old Lintou in front of the LCD TV has already been completely disappointed with the Spring Festival Gala. At this time of year, just listen to it and have that atmosphere.
He now fully understands the joke Lin Nan told him a long time ago: the Spring Festival Gala is no longer for ordinary audiences, but for leaders.
"You two will play for a while longer, and you should go and rest quickly. I'm tired, so I'll go back to the house first." Old Lin stood up with a smile and greeted Lin Nan and Liu Yifei in the yard.
"Okay, you go to bed early."
"Let Lin Nan make breakfast tomorrow morning." Liu Yifei took over Director Lin's words and said to Old Lin with a smile.
"Well, listen to Sissi and let him do it. Haha..."
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From New Year's Eve to Spring Festival, although there is only a difference between the first half of the night and the second half of the night, it actually crosses the Lunar New Year.
One night, the sparse sound of firecrackers outside seemed to have never stopped, and starting at three o'clock in the morning, it became intensive again.
When the morning sun in the east just peeks out of its head, the new day and the enthusiasm of the Spring Festival have officially begun:
The box office figure of 3.405 billion accompanied the news of the release of "Operation Mekong", which topped the Weibo hot search list, giving it a condescending and majestic attitude.
Below it, there is undoubtedly the movie information about the grand release of many Spring Festival blockbusters such as "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", "Kung Fu Yoga", "Havoc in Tianzhu", "Riding the Wind and Waves".
Although today is the home of "new films", "old films" are not ordinary after all, because they are the pioneers of new Chinese-language film box office records; and the films released today are all its younger brothers.
As a result, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were overwhelmed with New Year greeting calls from early in the morning. This did not include text messages, messages on social software, and messages on Weibo.
New box office record + Lunar New Year, these two things come together, which can be regarded as giving countless people other than acquaintances in the industry an opportunity to come and greet him.
Therefore, after breakfast, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei's mobile phones still did not stop because the calls continued. And it was really difficult to refuse someone during the Chinese New Year. The two of them had no choice but to accept everyone who came.
This time, even Li Bingbing rarely joked with Ms. Liu for a long time. After all, she owns a movie with a box office record of 3.4 billion, and has severely stepped on all the other big stars!
""Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" will start broadcasting the day after tomorrow."
"Ouch, I almost forgot about this. Changchang should be very busy at the moment, right?" Lin Nan patted his forehead and looked at Liu Yifei.
"Well, I just left home to catch the last promotional announcement." Miss Liu looked quite sympathetic. It was really miserable to have to work on the Spring Festival!
"Believe me, the ratings and popularity will reward her. Oh, by the way, we will set off the day after tomorrow."
"Where are you going?" Liu Yifei blinked and asked in confusion.
"Going to visit relatives and see my mother-in-law."
"Really?" For a moment, Liu Qianqian's eyes were shining.
"It can be fake."
"No, I already take it seriously, hehe."
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For the film and television industry, the Spring Festival is the biggest battleground for bayonets, and it is also the time when work cannot be slacked off.
Just like Wang Changtian at this time, sitting in the group office on the morning of New Year's Day.
"Director Wang, Director Wang, our film scheduling rate is 25.8%, "Riding the Wind and Waves" is 12.5%, "Kung Fu Yoga" is 17.2%, and "Journey to the West" is the highest at 33.5%!"
"It's expected. After all, their producers include Wanda, Dadi Cinemas, China Film and other theater companies, so they will naturally give priority to "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".
However, "Mermaid" has consumed 80% of Zhou Xingchi's favors and appeal over the years. This time they can no longer market Zhou Xingchi. The quality of the movie is the key to determining the final box office. "
Wang Changtian said confidently, although he was not completely sure in his heart, it was pretty close.
"Did Director Lin say when he would be back?" Wang Baoqiang couldn't help but ask.
"He didn't say it, but he probably won't stay in his hometown for too long. After all, "The God of Medicine" will start filming in two weeks, and he must at least come back in advance to make preparations." Wang Changtian is very sure of this.
Just as Wang Baoqiang was about to take over the conversation, he was interrupted by a sudden knock on the door. I saw a female employee from the administrative department standing at the door, reporting: "Director Wang, Producer Chen is here."
Hearing this, Wang Changtian immediately showed a speechless smile, "Just say that I am busy and ask her to wait for a while."
"Okay, Director Wang."
Seeing the people from the administrative department leaving, Wang Changtian smiled and said:
"The timing of the filming of "Secret Fruit" was also not chosen well. It was suppressed by the news that Lin Nan regained the Chinese film box office record and Jackie Chan won the Oscar. Chen Hong probably came here just by chance. While watching the later stages of the movie, would you like to ask about the schedule? ”
"I heard that Director Chen and Sister Chen Hong took Feiyu to a variety show a few days ago?" Wang Baoqiang asked with a smile.
"Yes, that's true. It was "The Taste of Familiarity Season 2", or the post-production of Guangguang Team."
...
Guo Fan, Lu Yang, Zhang Yi and Luo Jin, who just returned on the 25th, have already set the departure time again, the morning of February 2nd.
Lin Nan and Liu Yifei will definitely not be able to meet them. The next meeting will have to wait until at least the middle of the year. From the beginning of October last year to the middle of this year, wow, a full eight or nine months!
Starting from the afternoon, the reviews of the four main movies in the Spring Festival have appeared on the Internet one after another. Let's just say that no movie has achieved more than 70% praise.
"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was the first to bear the brunt, too superficial; Xu Ke completely imitated Zhou Xingchi, but "Conquering the Demons" obviously only has Zhou Xingchi's form compared to "Conquering the Demons".
As a result, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" looks particularly noisy and funny, like a poor knockoff, especially the actors, who are beaten by "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" in all aspects!
As the protagonist, can Wu Yifan compare with Wen Zhang or even Luo Jiaying?
The unruly, greasy, frivolous and pretentious Tang Monk really stimulated many normal audiences, but fans bought it, and only fans were screaming!
At this moment, netizens urgently need Teacher Liu to stand up for his master, but it seems that Teacher Liu is nowhere to be seen.
As for the movie "Riding the Wind and Waves", the public did not have too high box office expectations, so Han Han, who was able to tell the story well and not play tricks, received a lot of recognition, but the plot was still too weak.
Only Jackie Chan's "Kung Fu Yoga" continues to uphold Jackie Chan's characteristics, and it is indeed a very good comedy action movie; of course, the only flaw is that there is Zhang Yixing dragging his feet!
Lin Nan was mentally prepared from the moment he agreed to invest in "A Chinese Odyssey: Part Two", no, it should be from the moment he decided to invest in Wang Baoqiang.
As it turned out, "A Chinese Odyssey: Part Two" received the most negative reviews online, just like Deng Chao's debut film "The Master of Breakup";
Many people originally thought that Teacher Liu would be one of the leading actors, but after entering the theater, they found out that Teacher Liu only had a few cameo shots... Wang Baoqiang was accused of false propaganda.
Moreover, the plot flaws and forced funny designs could not be explained; with Wang Baoqiang's poor experience, he had no ability to modify the past, so he could only humbly accept these criticisms.
Many fans even went to Lin Nan's Weibo and asked him why Shanhai Media invested in Wang Baoqiang's film?
Originally, he didn't want to respond, but after thinking about it, Lin Nan still gave an answer: "Supporting new directors is what many senior directors in the industry are willing to do, and it is also something that the entire industry encourages and hopes to see.
I certainly support Wang Baoqiang's desire to transform into a director, so I participated in "A Chinese Odyssey: Part Two: India". But I didn't invest in any movie, but in him.
No one's first work as a director can be perfect... But I believe that Director Wang Baoqiang will continue to learn from experience and lessons, and get better and better each time... His character and attitude are trustworthy..."
In the film industry, Lin Nan's platform is beyond doubt and will definitely destroy the competitive environment of the Spring Festival.
Because he is so appealing, his statement, coupled with Wang Baoqiang's audience popularity and the latter's experience some time ago, will definitely attract a large number of audiences to "A Chinese Odyssey: Part Two: India", and it cannot be stopped...
In fact, it is indeed so.
354 million, 190 million, 140 million, 63.3 million.
The first-day box office of four movies, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", "Buddhist in India", "Kung Fu Yoga", "Riding the Wind and Waves", etc., set off the entire network on the morning of the second day of the Chinese New Year.
The first-day box office record of Chinese-language movies that "Operation Mekong" helped Lin Nan take back from Zhou Xingchi only lasted for two months, and was taken back again by the movie produced by Zhou Xingchi.
The entire film industry was shocked and excited. The market really ushered in a stage of explosive development! Will "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" be the third movie with a box office of more than 3 billion?
La Peikang was undoubtedly very excited. He was like a person who had been unlucky for a year and suddenly received good news. He was hungry and thirsty... This also made him more determined to get the extension key.
"Don't dream, the extension key has nothing to do with us."
Lin Nan laughed so hard that he was out of breath. Wang Changtian actually thought about the extension key in a whimsical way?
"You don't have to destroy your prestige like this, right? Our attendance rate today is still very good."
"With the cast and box office potential of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2" in India, do you think it's possible, Mr. Wang? The secret key to the extension of the Spring Festival period will only be born between "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2" and "Kung Fu Yoga"!"
Lin Nan is still very sure about this; only the cast and stamina of these two movies have the strength to grab the secret key of the extension, but I don't know who will get it.
"Okay, I just had some ideas and you poured a basin of cold water on me, it's really unlucky."
After a few casual greetings, Lin Nan urged Wang Changtian to hang up the phone; he was still busy, and before leaving in the next two days, he would try to help Old Lin do more work.
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29th, 30th.
"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2" continued to lead the Spring Festival period with 222 million and 187 million, while "Kung Fu Yoga" came from behind and ranked second with 130 million and 145 million.
"Buddhist in India" and "The Mermaid" followed closely behind with the third and fourth place box office results, with 120 million, 100 million, 59 million and 65 million respectively.
The time came to the 31st, which is the fourth day of the Chinese New Year. All kinds of film and television information in the circle were flooded on Weibo again.
"Jointly produced by Bad Monkey Pictures, Red Star Wu, and Huang Bo Studio, written by Xing Aina, and co-produced by Xing Aina and Liu Yifei, the comedy film "A Good Show" has started shooting in Qingdao this morning."
"It is reported that "A Good Show" is Huang Bo's debut as a film director, starring Huang Bo, Shu Qi, Wang Baoqiang, Zhang Yixing, Yu Hewei, Wang Xun..."
"Exclusively produced by Red Star Wu, starring Shu Chang, Jiao Enjun, Reba, Zhang Zhiyao, Yu Bo, Zhong Hanliang, Chen Yao, Qiao Zhenyu, Meng Ziyi, Mu Tingting, Kang Keren and others;
The large-scale fantasy costume myth drama "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" premiered two episodes, and the ratings broke 3... After 24 hours, Tudou.com will follow up and start broadcasting today..."
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Just after nine o'clock in the morning, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei encountered a rather embarrassing thing.
They had packed their luggage and were waiting for Old Lin to drive them to the airport, but someone from Xiying arrived.
Two business cars blocked the door, and Director Zhang called on several of his men to carry gifts home one by one... higher standards than last year!
"Lin Nan, I'm afraid we can't spend too much time entertaining them?" Liu Yifei whispered, the flight doesn't wait for anyone!
"Director Zhang, I'm really not prepared for this." Lin Nan said with a smile.
"What Director Lin said, how could we not come? Hahaha...
But don't worry, we won't delay your time, we'll just put down our things and leave."
Director Zhang could naturally see Lin Nan and Liu Yifei's suitcases, and he also knew the start time of "Dying to Survive", but he didn't expect Lin Nan and Liu Yifei to return to the capital on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, which was indeed several days earlier than in previous years, so that Xiying seemed to be late!
"Thank you Director Zhang. Please also say Happy New Year to Director Wang on behalf of Yifei and me."
Soon, Old Lin's Mercedes SUV started up. Lin Nan sat in the passenger seat and Liu Yifei sat in the back seat.
As the car drove on the highway, Old Lin began to talk: "Don't just think about yourselves all day long. Think more about your previous life. If there is anything that has not been done, hurry up."
Lin Nan was shameless and laughed; while Liu Yifei smiled with a red face and didn't say anything, but her hand reached out to Lin Nan's waist...
"Hiss..."
Director Lin held back!