Chapter 658 Returning to China, "Dear" Will Be Released

In this way, after staying in North America for a while, Wu Yuan had to stop "stealing" until the release of "The Martian" in China was over and even "Dear" was about to be released. He packed his bags and prepared to return to China.

Although "Dear" is not a commercial blockbuster, it is impossible for the director to be absent when it is released.

Wu Yuan, who had already missed the pre-release publicity work, had to rush back to China at the end of September.

Fortunately, Wu Yuan was relieved even if he was a hands-off boss for the pre-release publicity work of "Dear" in the mainland.

Because the male lead of this movie is Huang Bo.

And this year is called the Year of Huang Boy.

What is the Year of Huang Boy?

From "Lost in Thailand" before the New Year to "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and "101 Marriage Proposals" during the New Year to "The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel" after the New Year, the cumulative box office of the four works exceeded 3 billion. I just want to ask you if it is exaggerated or not?

If we count the National Day movie "Dear" and December's "No Man's Land", Huang Bo has five movies released this year. If we count "Lost in Thailand" in December last year, that's six movies.

In 2013, the most dazzling figure in the entire entertainment industry is undoubtedly Huang Bo.

Of course, this is also the only explosive period in his life. Three of the six movies are inventory, not all shot in 2012, otherwise he really can't release five or six works a year.

It can only be said that time and fate.

Under the bombardment of "Lost in Thailand" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", Huang Bo is now the most popular Chinese actor. With him promoting "Dear" on stage, Wu Yuan doesn't need to worry about anything.

His name alone is worth 100 million box office at least in 2013, and Wu Yuan's own name is worth another 100 million box office.

"Dear" has not even started to be released, but it has already guaranteed a box office of 200 million, which is a sure win!

Therefore, the release of this movie was the easiest for Wu Yuan, and he didn't even pay much attention to it.

After returning to China, he did not participate in the publicity work of the crew of "Dear". He did not attend the recording of variety shows such as "Saturday" and "Day Day Up" or offline meetings.

It was not until October 1, the day when "Dear" was officially released, that Wu Yuan, as a director, booked several screenings in Beijing and invited relatives and friends to watch the movie together.

Yes, "Dear" did not have a premiere.

Because Wu Yuan did not want such a movie with the theme of "fighting against human trafficking" and "finding relatives" to be too hyped, he only needed to introduce the movie on the show. If he held a premiere specifically, it would be a bit inappropriate, as if he was using such a serious topic as a promotional selling point.

So the release of "Dear" was very low-key. Only a few trailers were released on the Internet, and the leading actors recorded several TV programs to remind the audience that the movie would be released on October 1, and then the movie was released.

And the box office was not low-key at all.

While the heat of "The Martian" is still there, domestic movie fans are looking forward to the strong cooperation between Huang Bo and Wu Yuan, two actors and directors.

One is the highest-grossing and best-acting actor in China, and the other is a recognized international director who has completely jumped out of the domestic circle and is well-known internationally.

The cooperation of these two great gods, even without any publicity, the box office on the first day of the premiere was directly sold out.

52 million!

This is the box office statistics of "Dear" on the first day of its domestic premiere!

If it were a commercial blockbuster, considering the combination of Huang Bo + Wu Yuan, the first-day box office of 50 million is not surprising at all, it can only be regarded as normal, and it would be wrong if it is lower than this.

After all, Huang Bo + Stephen Chow's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" earned 76.85 million at the box office!

Considering that this movie was released on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it is acceptable with the blessing of the Spring Festival.

But "Dear" is not a commercial blockbuster, at least it is definitely not a blockbuster, at most it can only be said to have a little commercial edge.

Under such circumstances, Huang Bo + Wu Yuan directly made 52 million on the first day, which is really exaggerated.

This is also an achievement that cannot be replicated.

If it was not released this year, if it was not released when the popularity of "The Martian" just went down, even if it was the same Huang Bo + Wu Yuan, it would not be possible to create such a box office result!

This is another miracle that was achieved by the combination of time, place and people!

This is a miracle created by the concerted efforts of the fans and fans of the two people!

Facts have proved that most of the fans who watched the movie on the first day were indeed the brainless fans of the two.

Because the day after "Dear" was released, the daily box office immediately dropped to 28 million, and it failed to continue to rise like Wu Yuan's other movies.

The reason why the box office of 50 million on the first day was mainly due to the overdraft of the popularity of the two.

After the madness of that day, the box office trend of "Dear" immediately returned to normal, and it spent the entire National Day week with a stable score of more than 20 million every day.

In the end, "Dear" earned a total of 198 million RMB in the first seven days of its release, just shy of breaking 200 million USD.

This box office result was not high for either Huang Bo or Wu Yuan, but both of them were very satisfied.

The original intention of making the movie "Dear" was never for box office, but to hope that the public would turn their attention to those poor abducted families and poor abducted children through this movie.

Look at the comments given by fans after watching this movie on the Internet, and you will know the significance of this movie.

"There is no exaggerated sensationalism, and the story is told from two perspectives. The social topic of child trafficking and the entanglement between love and law always make people feel heartbroken. Huang Bo and Tan Zhuo's acting skills are great. This is a Chinese masterpiece this year."

"After watching the movie, I want to give it five stars, not because the movie is perfect, but for this theme. If there can be more such themes, using movies to pry reality, even if the play is not perfect and the plot is not touching enough, what does it matter?"

"Such movies can be shown in theaters in the mainland, and big-name actors can star in such movies without scruples (pressure of pay and awards). This is probably only Wu Yuan and Huang Bo who can do it. Only actors and directors like them can make such movies without pressure."

"We are very short of such realistic movies in our country. We are not as good as South Korea and Japan in this regard. Only Director Wu and Huang Bo can make such movies. Dare to shoot, and one dare to act. "

"Perhaps this is the sense of responsibility of big-name directors and actors. If they don't shoot this kind of movie, no one else will shoot it or pay attention to it."

"The movie is much more restrained than the trailer, and there is no deliberate tear-jerking. There are more plots outside the trailer. The story of finding a child is just a big background. The psychological transformation of each character in the story is the biggest drama. Mother's love knows no blood relationship, and the law cannot break human feelings."

"Using the methods of commercial movies to unfold a news event, the favorite subject, it is not easy to touch on various minefields under the perverted censorship system. The story is well told, the actors act well, the main line is clear, the logic is reasonable, the emotions are full, and the theme is clear. This is really rare for domestic films! The accusation of reality is applauded, and the torture of the human heart is heartbreaking. "

"Chinese-language movies really need such meaningful works! "