Chapter 228 Breaking the Record Again

People in Xiangjiang are impatient, especially when they see opportunities to make money.

As early as when Yin Jun started the casting project of "The Star Knows My Heart", Xiangjiang Cinema ushered in a new film.

In early January, Yin Jun gave Wu Siyuan the copy of "The Prodigal Boy".

Wu Siyuan, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately started filming.

Lin Zhengying is worthy of being an elite who assisted Li Xiaolong seven or eight years ago. Although this is his first time directing a film, because of his many years of experience on the set, apart from the initial bumps and bumps, after a week, the more he shoots, the more he shoots. ok.

Of course, there are also people who cooperated with him, and almost all of them are due to the Hong family class and the disciples of Fenjuhua.

We are all acquaintances of Lin Zhengying, so of course we want to save face.

It's funny to say, Lin Zhengying's favorite thing is to drink dull wine, don't eat anything, and drink white wine glass by glass.

But after Yin Jun's persuasion, Lin Zhengying also felt that he was young and should do a good job in his career. If his body was ruined by drinking, wouldn't he die young like Li Xiaolong?

If you didn't show your ideas well, then you are really at a disadvantage!

So during the filming, even though the filming was over, when he would invite Yuan Biao, Dong Wei and other brothers to dinner, Lin Zhengying would only drink a bottle of half a catty of wine, and then he would fall down after drinking. Glaring, I'm sure you'll be terrified.

From three meals a day, one or two catties of wine per meal, to now drinking half a catty of wine a day, Lin Zhengying's change made the family really overjoyed, and I really wanted to thank Yin Jun in person.

Yin Jun himself felt very relieved when he heard Dong Wei say that.

Lin Zhengying's talent is very outstanding, as you can see from the films he directed.

Although he plunged headlong into the wave of zombie movies and couldn't get out, the zombie movies he starred in were loved by people, so they would still have a good box office, which is very commendable.

This time, Lin Zhengying is the first time to be a director, so he is very serious in his work, and reducing the amount of alcohol is only a small change. What's more, he will read Yin Jun's script seriously every day, and only after he has figured it out. Filming in a hurry.

And Lin Zhengying is very serious. Yuan Biao, who was starring for the first time, was really tortured to death by him. He almost broke his leg in only three days. After the three-week filming cycle, Yuan Biao was injured all over his body. In seven or eight places, it was almost time to lie on the couch and eat the wrap-up banquet.

But when the editing was finished and everyone saw the finished film, all the exhaustion disappeared.

Wu Siyuan is a very discerning person, upon seeing the situation, he made a decision immediately, and increased the scale of the 18 movie theaters already contacted by 5 more.

Jiahe owed Wu Siyuan a favor when it dug out Cheng Long. When "The Prodigal Boy" was released this time, their "Owl and Dumbo" happened to be released. There haven't been any good movies recently, so we directly Everything was given to "The Prodigal Boy".

By the way, Zou Wenhuai and Cai Yongchang also wanted to see what Wu Siyuan said was going to be a stronger movie than "Owl and Dumbo".

Because there is a rush to take over "Owl and Dumbo", "The Prodigal Boy" was released on Monday, February 12th. The date is not good, and the scale of the joint screening of 23 movie theaters is far less 31 movie theaters where Owl and Dumbo went.

But Wu Siyuan is very good at publicity. After he spent more than 50,000 yuan in publicity fees and put up posters in newspapers and streets, the box office on the first day was actually good, reaching as much as 780,000 yuan in one go.

On the second day, the box office inevitably ushered in a decline, which was 680,000, a full drop of 100,000.

But on the third day and the fourth day, the box office miraculously did not continue to decline. Instead, they all ended at a single-day box office of 700,000.

On the fifth day, which is the day when holidays are approaching in the usual sense, the box office of "The Prodigal Boy" rose again to 750,000 in one breath.

The box office continued to skyrocket on Saturday, reaching 800,000.

On Sunday, the last day of the week, the box office exceeded 850,000!

Therefore, the cumulative box office in the first week

5.26 million! !

No one expected that a film that was not starring a well-known actor or directed by a well-known director could get such a good result. It is really a bit unbelievable.

Such a total box office of 5.26 million for a week suddenly made Hong Jinbao's "Owl and Dumbo" a box office of 5.07 million. It has not been maintained for two months, and it died directly.

With such a good result, theater chains and movie theater owners who originally wanted to reduce the number of screenings in the second week immediately stabilized and continued to give "The Prodigal Boy" a very good number of films.

"The Prodigal Boy" is so fierce that Wu Siyuan never thought of it. What he thought was that it could be similar to "Owl and Dumbo".

Now it seems that he has to admire himself again, that he was able to get Yin Jun to give a script, and he even agreed to Yin Jun's appointment of starring, director and martial arts instructor - basically this movie is Yin Junlai Leading, he is responsible for coordinating and contributing money and efforts.

He, Wu Siyuan, was also a famous actor and director in the past, and now he is the owner of a film company. It was really unbelievable for him to be able to keep such a low profile.

But doing so small has huge rewards.

Looking at the posture of "The Prodigal Boy", it is going directly to Xiangjiang's first box office record!

After receiving Wu Siyuan's thankful call, Yin Jun just smiled, and there was nothing to be excited about.

"The Prodigal Boy" was originally a good movie, but now it has improved a lot compared to before, can it not have a high box office?

Besides, the prototype of the story of "The Prodigal Boy" is Liang Zan, an important historical figure belonging to the Eastern Guangdong lineup, and has a great reputation in the Xiangjiang area. With this blessing, there will naturally be a sense of regional identity, and the box office will also increase. up.

If it had been released nationwide, "The Prodigal Boy" must have been beaten to the ground by "Owl and Dumbo", but now it is in Xiangjiang in 1979, that is a different matter.

After the second week's box office results, "The Prodigal Boy" actually hit a box office of 3.97 million, which really made all the film companies take a deep breath.

Since the production of Xiangjiang Films, the decline in the second week of "The Prodigal Boy" is only about 23%, which is simply too little.

Its such a good result also proves that the quality of others is indeed very good.

All of a sudden, the entertainment and movie sections of many newspapers and magazines launched a profound interpretation of "The Prodigal Boy".

Among them, Yi Shu, a columnist of Ming Pao, is the most brilliant.

"I don't like watching kung fu movies, but recently, the streets of Xiangjiang are full of discussions about kung fu movies, so I can't help but go to the cinema to watch it. The movie "The Prodigal Boy" is said to be the most popular screenwriter in Xiangjiang. Mr. Yin Jun's works, for me who also came from the mainland, Mr. Yin Jun is a rare genius. Just thinking about what I was doing when I was sixteen years old, I can't help but sigh, this There are indeed geniuses in the world.

Generally speaking, there are several kinds of stories that we Chinese people like most. The first is the beautiful story of poor children who work hard, achieve success, and finally become an official and marry the wife of a wealthy family; the second is the story of a prodigal son and a wicked person who suddenly wakes up and turns into a good person, such as Zhou Chu among the three evils.

Of course Liang Zan was not as good as Zhou Chu, he was just a cute little mischievous. In terms of the design of this plot, Yin Jun's setting for Liang Zan is not the kind of annoying dude, but that he clearly intends to do good things, but is misunderstood every time. For example, he is enthusiastic about martial arts for the purpose of eradicating violence and peace, but because of his mother, he has never been able to learn good skills, but he is flattered by others, thinking that he is a master of martial arts.

Although such a child is a bit of a prodigal, in my opinion, he is the best. Even after all the hardships and hardships he had experienced, he still did not give up on his original dream. He really wished for a hundred and eight thousand more children of such a rich family. Others only see Liang Zan being tortured, but this is Yin Jun’s method. He first makes us sympathize with Liang Zan, and then inflicts constant pain on him, which makes the negative emotions in our hearts continue to accumulate. , Wait until the moment when he suddenly turns into a butterfly, this kind of negative emotion explodes at once, and then it is replaced by the joy of success, just like our own children and brothers.

I don't know how to shoot movies, and I don't think martial arts movies are so good-looking, but if we simply discuss Yin Jun's handling of the story, I think he is very qualified. He knows how to write a good story, how to let us get a good story, so as to comfort our impure heart in a noisy society. "

Yishu is not like the queen of comments in the 1980s, but she already has a lot of fans, especially her articles are delicate and sharp, which can arouse people's emotions, so in Ming Pao, she is a A very popular critic.

With such a burst of praise from her, many reserved young people who think they are high-class can't help but watch "The Prodigal Boy" as well, which will definitely contribute to the box office of "The Prodigal Boy" in the third week A big serving of strength.

Although Wu Siyuan has a very good relationship with Golden Harvest, but at this time, he chose to insist on not letting go of his foreign selling price.

There is no need to worry now, why should we wait until the third week of the release is over, and when we know the final score, we can maximize the interests of foreign copyrights!