Chapter 444: Killing the National Day! A New Box Office Record in the History of Chinese-Language Films Was Born! Jinling Thirteen Hairpins Casting Starts

With the emergence of the 330 million figure, the entire domestic entertainment industry fell into silence.

The investment cost of 30 million yuan was recovered on the first day of release, and it earned nearly 200 million yuan in three days of release. This is a scam!

Several investors were so happy that they burst into laughter.

"A small-budget film has received such a high share of investment. If "Gravity" were made, wouldn't it take off in minutes?"

Ren Zhonglun touched his chin and thought deeply. As he thought about it, his face couldn't hold back the joy.

Although "Fist of Fury" caused Shanghai Film to lose a lot of money, it can make up for it with "Flower of the Heart", and then make a lot of money with the help of "Gravity"...

"It's great! It's so great!"

Ren Zhonglun slammed the table and immediately took out his cell phone to call Chen Fei, "Leave the celebration banquet to me. I guarantee you will be satisfied!"

"Ah? Oh! Okay, then you tell Director Han. He just said that China Film Group would be responsible for the celebration banquet."

"Hey! This mountain eagle was robbed of his premiere, and he still wants to rob him of the celebration party? How shameless..."

On the other end of the phone, Ren Zhonglun was cursing and shouting that he was going to China Film and Television to compete with Han Sanping.

The box office is a hit, the return on investment is high... These things are all political achievements. He, Ren Zhonglun, is still a deputy at this time, so naturally he has to get it back.

Chen Fei ignored the "tit-for-tat" between the two people because he was reading a piece of information on the Internet.

Before, he thought that Zhang Weiping was definitely holding something in, and sure enough, he guessed it. This guy really had it!

Although "Hawthorn Tree Love" did not break the record as Zhang Weiping said, it was still a big win.

No, taking advantage of the popularity, the new picture directly announced Zhang Yimou’s new movie plan!

Zhang Weiping spoke eloquently in front of the media, "The movie "The Thirteen Hairpins" will start shooting in December. The casting of "Thirteen Hairpins" is currently in progress, and the "Thirteen Hairpins" have not yet been decided.

In order for the scene to better fit the plot, the crew will re-shoot in Jinling.

Although it is a pity that Zhang Yimou is missing from this year’s Lunar New Year festival, next year’s Lunar New Year festival will definitely be wonderful. A master is always a master, and temporary success or failure is nothing..."

Looking at this news, Chen Fei couldn't help but fall into memories.

He vaguely remembered that when "Three Guns" was released, news seemed to have spread on the Internet that "The Thirteen Beauties" was about to start filming, but he didn't expect that the accurate news was only delivered now.

Zhang Yimou's new movie is a historical drama with a large investment, and it is obviously aimed at winning awards and box office.

And the most important thing is that there are "Thirteen Hairpins" in it, which means that there will be at least thirteen female characters for actresses in the industry to choose from.

Moreover, Zhang Weiping told the media that Thirteen Hairpins had not yet completed all angle determinations. This was obviously a message to the outside world.

bring it on! Come to me quickly! Come to my bed waving your money!

"I wonder if Lao Mouzi can be tough this time? If he continues to be interfered with in the filming of the movie, his reputation in this life will be almost ruined."

Chen Fei couldn't help but sigh, suddenly looking forward to the day when the list of actors and actresses would be announced.

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Many people are speculating that with the three-day opening weekend over, the box office of "Butterfly Lovers" will inevitably see a halving.

Even in the eyes of some people, the reason for such high box office results is purely due to Chen Fei's own popularity, and it will plummet soon.

But when the box office results of No. 3 and No. 4 came out, the voices of doubt on the Internet instantly disappeared without a trace.

99.28 million.

91.53 million.

So far, the total box office results of "The Flowers of the Heart" have reached 520 million yuan.

This number is only 170 million away from the 690 million of "Earthquake". According to the current box office growth trend, it may be overtaken in less than two days.

All of a sudden, China Film, Shanghai Film, and Wanda took the initiative to increase their publicity efforts, and the number of films scheduled increased steadily. They almost cried with the pressure of "Fist of Fury"!

As for "Sword Rain", it has long been withdrawn from theaters, with a box office of only 59.86 million.

Chen Fei withdrew from the publicity plan early because he had to prepare for the filming of "Gravity".

But other actors, such as Huang Bo, Fan Bingbing and others, spared no effort and went on as long as it was a promotional event, never complaining about being tired.

In Huang Bo's words, "If the box office can reach 1 billion, even if I announce my retirement from the entertainment industry now, it will be a glorious departure!"

Although Fan Bingbing didn't say that, his eyes were full of desire.

The heroine of a Chinese-language movie with a box office of 1 billion?

She has been looking forward to it for a long time!

Perhaps due to instructions from above, various promotional drafts, analysis drafts, and forecast drafts from the media were also published in full swing, calling on movie fans to go watch the movie.

At this time, some low-budget movies chosen to be released in October are crying.

They thought they could follow him and have a sip of soup, but they didn't expect that "Heart Blossom Road Fang" had such a big appetite. Not to mention leaving the soup, he would even snatch the boiled water from their bowls.

"Xin Hao's "Di Renjie: The Tongtian Empire" was selected in November. If it competes with "Heart Blossoms", I'm afraid I won't even be able to recover the cost."

Xu Ke let out a sigh of relief and felt quite lucky.

Wang Zhonglei frowned and suddenly said: "They won't extend the key period, right?"

"Impossible, he wouldn't do such a scandalous thing."

Xu Ke said this with certainty, because he had asked Chen Fei in advance, and he said that he would never do this.

But what he didn't notice was that the expression on Wang Zhonglei's face was inexplicably awkward at this moment.

Isn't that what happened in "The Great Earthquake"?

The release period was extended for 10 days, but in the end it did not break the box office record. Instead, it was criticized by many people, which was an embarrassing group.

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Time flies by on the 5th, and "Gravity" is officially launched!

In order to keep the scenes and props confidential, there was no public opening ceremony. That is, a few investors and some close friends came to participate.

"Is this a space suit? Can I try it on?"

Liu Yifei was like a curious baby, looking here and there, and finally even asked to try on a space suit.

Chen Fei smiled and said: "Are you sure? It's very heavy?"

"How much does it weigh?"

A technician from a space agency nearby took over the conversation, "The spacesuit outside the spacecraft weighs about 130 kilograms. The ones here are props. Although they are lighter, in order to pursue real effects, the weight will be about 100 kilograms."

"100 pounds!"

Liu Yifei was obviously frightened. She weighed less than 100 pounds. She was wearing such heavy clothes, so she had to be pressed down.

"How is it? Do you want to try again?" Chen Fei asked jokingly from the side.

"Forget it, forget it, I'll just take a look." Liu Yifei waved her hands quickly. This was a weight that her small body could not bear.

On the other side, Liu Dehua had already changed into his space suit and was trying to adapt.

A staff member introduced to him, "The shooting will be carried out in a simulated weightless environment, so the impact of weight will not be too great. You mainly have to adapt to making various actions in a weightless environment..."

Liu Dehua nodded and stepped forward, "Well, okay, I have specially trained you before."

Several big investors are here today, and they attach great importance to this high-investment movie with more than 600 million yuan.

Han Sanping even excitedly asked Chen Fei to analyze the box office results after the release.

"Let's predict 300 million first. I'm not sure if it's more."

300 million?

Everyone was slightly stunned. How could they predict 300 million after investing 600 million?

However, they quickly realized that the units behind the 300 million units would definitely not be in RMB.

"$300 million, that's 1.986 billion yuan..."

Han Sanping started to enjoy it again. He liked this kind of blockbusters. Although the investment was a bit larger, the profit was quite satisfying!

Guo Fan was naturally not idle during this month. He was sent to Hollywood by Chen Fei and learned various operating details of the imax-3D camera from Catherine.

This guy is very talented in science fiction movies. He learned it in just one month and is now debugging the machine skillfully.

There hasn't been any big news in Hollywood in the past two months.

"Thor", "Captain America" ​​and "The Twilight Saga 4" have gradually withdrawn from major theaters around the world, and subsequent copyright and peripheral development will be ongoing.

"War for the Planet of the Apes: Endgame" has started filming. This will be the last part of the "War for the Planet of the Apes" series, and will still be directed by Catherine.

Mr. Woody Allen has finished the post-production of "The Twilight Saga 5" and is now waiting for its release day.

As the last part of the Twilight series, many fans in North America are looking forward to it and want a happy and happy ending.

In addition, Chen Fei took the time to have a phone call with Spielberg.

Although Lao Si is not young, he is not an old fool, and his work efficiency is ridiculously high!

"Transformers 3" has already started filming. The director is still Michael Bay, but the heroine has been replaced by British actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

Chen Fei went out of his way to check the actress's information, and found that she was on par with Megan Fox in terms of appearance and figure.

In addition, Spielberg has already dealt with another matter.

Jeffrey Katzenberg is very interested in the return of DreamWorks Animation. His distribution contract with Paramount is about to expire at the end of the year. If the price offered by Walt Disney Pictures is right, He didn't mind joining in the fun.

Of course, besides the beautiful sword, what attracted him was the generous conditions given by Chen Fei.

As long as the DreamWorks Animation department is willing to join Walton Pictures, then the subsequent production of "Kung Fu Panda" and "How to Train Your Dragon" can be handed over to him.

At the end of September, Chen Fei even used the two newly acquired scripts of "Wreck-It Ralph" and "Frozen" as bargaining chips and sent them over together.

"As long as you come, the money is in place, the promotion is in place, and the four animation scripts are in place, will you be willing?"

To be honest, Katzenberg really couldn't stand it anymore...

After the "Shrek" series ended, he no longer had any leverage, and Paramount, his original partner, ignored him.

Looking at it now, joining Walton Pictures may be their best choice.

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The news of the launch of "Gravity" was inevitably exposed. For this movie with an investment of more than 600 million, there was a lot of attention within the industry, outside the industry and the media.

However, because the shooting scenes and props need to be kept secret, not even half of the photos have been leaked online.

There were quite a few paparazzi who wanted to take secret photos at the filming site, but looking at the closed door of the space agency and thinking about the consequences of leaking national secrets, they had no choice but to turn around and leave silently.

Time came to October 7th in a blink of an eye. Under the terrifying "siphon effect" of the film market, the results on the 5th and 6th still blinded a lot of people's eyes.

87.7 million!

84.55 million!

So far, the total box office results of "The Flowers of the Heart" have reached 700 million yuan.

Just more than 10 million for "Earthquake".

Suddenly, the Internet was in a frenzy again!

"A new box office milestone for Chinese-language commercial films has been reached. "Beautiful Heart" has a box office of 700 million in one week, surpassing "Earthquake" by 10 million!"

"With an investment of 30 million and a total of 700 million, Director Chen Fei once again proved his record in small-budget comedy films!"

"In the 2010 National Day period, the new box office king successfully ascended the throne!"

"One billion is just around the corner!"

"It turns out that Director Chen Fei never brags!"

"..."

The Internet was full of hot news, and the Tong Bureau even personally called Chen Fei to express congratulations and invite him to attend the meeting on time.

That's right, the film bureau is meeting again.

The theme this time is to study "How can small-cost movies obtain high box office", and Chen Feilai is the speaker.

"Okay, Tong Bureau, I will be there on time,"

Chen Fei did not refuse, but after hanging up the phone, he turned around and logged into Douban, preparing to copy the analysis of film critics and netizens.

""Beautiful Heart" allows the audience to see love in the eyes of a "mature man" and how important love should be in life. The ultimate comedy skills present a wonderful and comfortable temperament."

"This movie is not just a story about men chasing beauty, but also the interpretation of men's friendship. The "circular narrative" technique is very exciting, allowing the audience to think about the core of the film while laughing."

"Although "Heart Blossom Road" looks like a pot of spicy hotpot, it is actually a bowl of warm chicken soup for the soul. The spicy and delicious coating actually has the effect of bitter medicine."

Most of the reviews from film critics are reserved and condescending, but the reviews from netizens are very straightforward.

"Brothers, I...I also want the Avatar!"

"Damn it, this movie seems to be giving us benefits again. Li Xibing's long white legs are so delicious that my mouth is almost drooling."

"Yang Mi, Heisi, hey hey hey hey..."

"Brother, I worked as an extra in Hengdian, hahaha, I almost died laughing when I saw this line."

"Who is that big-headed actor? A few words of "Oh my god" made me spray the popcorn in my mouth and wipe it..."

News of the meeting naturally spread to other people.

The two Wang brothers are really depressed now!

"Earthquake" finally won the box office crown of Chinese-language films, but within two months, it was overtaken by others.

The two of them originally wanted to show off and brag everywhere, but now, all the glory has passed.

At this time, who can still remember who the second child is? Everyone’s attention is on the boss!

There are some media that will mention "Big Earthquake" from time to time, but most of the words used are...it was defeated by "Heart Blossom Road" in just one week.

There are even many netizens who commented in a weird way: "First of all, let me state that I used my own money to watch "The Flowers of the Heart" and it was not issued by my employer."

Wang Zhonglei has already begun to break through his defenses. Who is going to let go of this weird energy?

"Pack up and go to the meeting. Tell Xu Ke that we must do a good job in promoting "Di Renjie: The Tongtian Empire" and strive to get good results."

"Hawthorn Tree Love" couldn't hold it anymore, and announced its official withdrawal with a score of 150 million.

Although "Fist of Fury" is still holding on, its daily box office growth is less than 1 million, and theater schedules are almost non-existent.

At the meeting, Chen Fei came on stage and only talked about three key points.

Story, actors, don’t treat the audience as fools.

In the audience, Wu Yu and Liu Weiqiang lowered their heads, almost stuffing their pants into their crotches.

After the meeting, Jiang Wen came over excitedly, "After listening to your words, I suddenly felt confident that "Let the Bullets Fly" has a good story, great acting skills, and enough jokes. It will definitely be worthy of the audience. Why don’t you get a box office of 400 to 500 million yuan?”

Chen Fei smiled and joked: "Why don't you guess more than 600 million?"

"600 million? That depends on fate."

"No, under the premise you just mentioned, we still have to look at publicity, theater schedules, and market economy."

"Um?"

Jiang Wen was stunned for a moment, then blinked in confusion.

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At the end of the seven-day National Day holiday, the box office of "Butterfly Love" did experience a halving, but even so, the daily box office performance remained stable at over 30 million, leaving everyone in the industry stunned.

On the 10th, the box office finally fell below 30 million, down to 24 million.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief and fantasized about finally being able to drink soup. But when the box office results for the 11th and 12th came out, they realized that all the boiled water in their hands was gone.

33.54 million.

40.85 million!

Reverse growth has once again formed!

Until October 17, the day when Nortel's 60th weekend celebration began, China Film Group announced a piece of news early in the morning.

"The total box office of "Heart Blossom Road": 1.012 billion!"

When the news was announced, the circle was once again in a state of excitement!

No one expected that the first Chinese-language film with a box office of over 1 billion would be born in 2010, and it was a low-cost comedy film with an investment of less than 30 million!

Many people are already silently calculating how much money several investors can make from this movie.

When the last number appeared, the sound of gasping instantly echoed throughout the capital!

Huang Bo, Fan Bingbing and others posted new Weibo posts almost at the same time, congratulating the total box office of "Butterfly Love" for officially exceeding 1 billion!

At this time, as the initiator, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei had already packed up and set off. The two had the same goal, which was to celebrate Nortel's 60th anniversary.

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