Chapter 565: Go for 2 Billion? From Today on, Be a Martian Farmer! What Is ‘Zero Wave Pork Rib Girl’?

The first shot of the National Day file was officially launched by "Pacific Rim"!

Because several investors are top producers in the industry, many celebrities and media in the circle are cheering for this movie.

"The science fiction blockbuster "Pacific Rim" was officially released today, National Day."

"Dear fans, let's go support this movie together. Girls can also drive mechas and fight monsters!"

"According to Wanda Cinema data, IMAX3D giant screen theaters are hard to get tickets, ordinary 3D theaters are full, and 2D theaters also have long queues."

"The theater said that it will increase the number of screenings based on box office results and will never let fans down..."

Jing Tian was quite excited. In just one morning, she directly sent more than ten Weibo posts to help promote the movie.

"Pacific Rim" is her first Hollywood movie starring, which is also very representative.

Since the project was established, this movie has attracted much attention. After all, the investment lineup is so strong!

And the first day of the release was the moment to witness the results.

Chen Fei noticed the treatment of this movie.

The cinema chain gave this top science fiction blockbuster in the National Day holiday enough face, with a full 33.6% screening rate, which can be said to be far ahead.

As for the specific box office on the first day, we have to look at the data on the second day.

Given that the pre-sale box office has exceeded 100 million, I think the final result will not be too bad.

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At the same time, on the day when "Pacific Rim" was released, Chen Fei attended the launch conference of "Big Fish and Begonia".

There were not many guests and media at the scene. After all, this is just an animated film, and there are no real actors involved.

What Chen Fei didn't expect was that Jiang Wenli would actually bring her niece here.

"This girl is quite interested in dubbing. When she heard that Feiyue Film and Television's new animated film started shooting today, she thought about coming to see if there are any suitable dubbing roles, so as to recommend herself.

I didn't want to discourage her dream, so I brought her here. If there is a suitable role, please help recommend it to me, Director Chen. Director Gu and I thank you in advance..."

These words are very nice to hear, but the key is that the attitude is very humble.

The internal competition in the film and television industry is very serious now. More and more people are entering this industry, taking away many roles and opportunities.

If an actress wants to stand out, in addition to having good acting skills, she also needs to have high-grossing movies.

And dubbing animated films is also a good channel.

After being in this circle for so long, Chen Fei certainly knows that personal connections and exchange of interests are inevitable.

Therefore, after taking a closer look at Ma Sichun, he raised his hand and called Yang Yu over.

"Leave her business card. If there is a role suitable for her dubbing later, you can call her over to try."

"Okay."

Yang Yu responded and turned to look at Ma Sichun.

"Thank you Director Chen, thank you Director Yang, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity."

The girl is now quite clear-headed, and quickly took out the business card that had been prepared long ago and handed it to Yang Yu.

"You're welcome."

After responding, Yang Yu put away the business card and turned away very straight.

Chen Fei did not want to continue chatting with the two of them. After finding an excuse, he left the premiere press conference early.

The filming of The Martian is about to start, so he has to go there a few days in advance to get familiar with the on-site environment.

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The next day, the news about the start of filming of Big Fish and Begonia appeared in entertainment reports.

However, because Feiyue Films is the only one running wild in the field of animated films, the attention of other people in the industry is not very high.

In comparison, other producers are more concerned about Pacific Rim.

After all, the treatment enjoyed by this movie is really too damn high!

The seven days of National Day are completely exclusive to it. Whether it is a domestic or imported film, no film is scheduled to be released within this time node.

The only film that can compete with it, Taken 2, was forcibly pushed to October 15.

As for imported films such as The Cold Light of Day, The Spy Pursuit, and The Great Tsunami, they were also moved to the middle of the month to ensure that they would not affect this film.

Wang Zhonglei is now very fortunate that the release date of Tai Chi 2 was moved to November 1, otherwise it is very likely to suffer an unexpected disaster!

"The next publicity should try to avoid the shortcomings of "Tai Chi 1". The publicity center should not use "sequel" as a slogan. It can be called a brand new movie..."

Wang Zhonglei was holding a meeting with the staff of Huayi's publicity and distribution department while refreshing the webpage.

Soon, after he clicked the refresh icon again, a string of numbers suddenly jumped out from the official website of China Film.

Just a glance, his eyes instantly turned red!

185 million!

The box office exploded!

It was a complete explosion!

"He made money again..." For a moment, Wang Zhonglei was so angry that his teeth itched.

"Tiantian, it's almost time. In another month, you will become the third female lead with a box office of 1 billion after Fan Bingbing and Liu Yifei..."

Listening to Lu Zheng's voice on the other end of the phone, Jing Tian's face was full of bright smiles.

She was paying attention to the comments of fans on Douban.

Unlike the previous "New Mom Loves Me Again", this time "Pacific Rim" received almost all positive reviews, and there were rarely any negative reviews.

"The special effects and 3D effects are very good, and there is a combination of human touch and mechanical combat. The story is simple and there is no suspense. It has a typical Hollywood blockbuster feel, with heroism, supporting roles, women, jokes, and it is worth watching."

"What the hell? Has Wu Jing completely changed his tough guy style? Where is the previous A Fei? Where is my "Little Li Flying Dagger"? "

"I watched the IMAX 3D version, it's so good! I can't express it in words! The effect is really shocking!"

"The Chinese-style mecha is so cool! Chi You, Xing Tian, ​​Nezha... The more you watch, the more handsome they are. I look forward to the second part."

"Jing Tian's performance in this movie is still quite good, which is very encouraging. I highly recommend everyone to watch the IMAX 3D version. It's really shocking!"

"Finally, there is a sci-fi blockbuster with a Chinese face who saves the world. It is absolutely not out of place. It's great! Highly recommended!"

"Unconsciously, our Chinese-language movies have come to this point today. It's really touching..."

Today's Weibo deeply verifies the saying: When you succeed, you will have friends on the road!

When the reputation and box office of "Warring States" collapsed, there were countless mocking voices in the circle, as if to nail Jing Tian to the pillar of shame.

But today, with the box office of "Pacific Rim", a large number of celebrities suddenly appeared to show their movie tickets and photos with Jing Tian, ​​and their words were full of praise.

Compared with the previous, the irony is too strong!

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"Steady! Breaking 1 billion is definitely a sure thing!"

When receiving the call from Han Sanping, Chen Fei had already arrived at the set of "The Martian" and was coordinating the next shooting plan with the props team.

Listening to the excited shouts on the other end of the phone, he acted quite calm:

"It's just breaking 1 billion. It's a pity that there is no event like "Tiangong-1 launch", otherwise we can try to rush to 2 billion."

Han Sanping: "???"

If this was put three years ago, Chinese-language films would be worth writing about if the box office broke 1 billion, even if it broke 500 million!

But now there are already 4 domestic films with a box office of over 1 billion, and if nothing unexpected happens, there will be a 5th this year!

In a trance, Han Sanping suddenly found that domestic films have been catching up with Hollywood films without realizing it.

"Will there really be a day when it will surpass Hollywood blockbusters?"

He secretly looked forward to it, but inexplicably felt a little disappointed.

I don't know if I can see this day during the period of my tenure?

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185 million, 160 million, 127 million, 107 million...

With no other blockbusters competing in the same period and with good quality, the box office trend of "Pacific Rim" is very impressive.

After four days of release, the total box office closed at 579 million!

As long as you are not blind, you can almost see that it is destined that this movie will break the 1 billion box office.

Many people in the industry are currently analyzing how many billions the final box office of this film will be? Is there any hope of surpassing "Gravity"?

Unfortunately, there is no clear answer for the time being.

However, judging from the real-time box office data of the films released in North America at the same time, it is probably a bit difficult.

The combination of Wu Jing and Jing Tian does not have any box office appeal in North America.

However, because science fiction blockbusters are naturally popular, they still received a score of 37.27 million US dollars in the first three days of the weekend.

Chen Fei himself is not particularly satisfied with the box office performance of "Pacific Rim" in North America, but several other investors hold different opinions from him.

"37.27 million US dollars, converted into more than 200 million RMB box office, almost catching up with the investment cost. As a co-production film, this result is already good!"

"Okay, since you think it's good, then just treat it as good."

Chen Fei did not argue with Han Sanping, anyway, "Pacific Rim" was not shot by him.

He personally has high expectations for this "The Martian". When it is released globally, the North American first weekend must exceed 60 million US dollars to pass.

Suddenly, the executive director shouted from a distance: "Director Chen, are you ready?"

"I'll be ready soon!"

Feng Chen responded first, then walked straight to the planting warehouse where the soil was piled, ready to be a Martian farmer.

From today, "The Martian" will officially enter the shooting state.

The film is expected to take two months to shoot, but the post-production time is as long as 6 months, which can be regarded as a defect of science fiction films.

"Clear the scene!"

Guo Fan shouted with a loudspeaker, and then walked to Chen Fei and reminded him: "We need to use the most primitive farming method."

Feng Chen nodded: "Don't worry, I'm ready."

Growing vegetables, he is quite good at it as he comes from a rural background.

When he was in elementary school, after school every day, he would follow his grandfather to the vegetable garden or plant corn in the field, and he was so familiar with it.

At this time, the prop master suddenly came over with a package full of sealed bags.

Guo Fan showed a sly smile on his face: "For the filming effect, it is full of real feces. Of course, it is not human, but chicken manure compressed into a shape."

Chen Fei took the bag and nodded again: "No problem, everything is for the post-production effect, I can bear it!"

Soon, the various departments of the crew were arranged in place, and Guo Fan returned to the director's monitor.

As the script supervisor hit the board, the filming officially began.

At this moment, Chen Fei completely transformed into a farmer, leveling the soil and digging ridges with simple tools.

During the period, he also talked to himself from time to time with a selfie device, and dirty words kept coming out of his mouth.

If you want to make a monologue exciting enough, all kinds of self-deprecation are indispensable.

Because the filming has just started, it is not going very smoothly. The entire crew, from actors to directors, and then to all staff, are actually still in a state of finding a state.

But even so, everyone behaved very seriously and tried to fit each other.

You know, this is a work with an investment of 720 million yuan. Once it goes wrong, no one can escape the responsibility. "High shooting standards" is a rule that everyone must abide by.

The crew only shot six shots after the morning shooting.

During the period, Chen Fei and Guo Fan discussed many times and coordinated various shooting matters.

At noon, it was time for a break. After sending off the representatives of major investors, Chen Fei returned to the RV and refreshed the entertainment news while eating lunch.

The news that "The Martian" officially started shooting has appeared on the Internet, causing a lot of heated discussion.

In addition, there was another piece of news that attracted his attention.

After the completion of "Big Shanghai", Bona held another media conference and announced in a high-profile manner that it would launch the martial arts blockbuster "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch: The Kingdom of the Moon".

The mainland film circle knows that Bona has a deep relationship with the Hong Kong circle, and Yu Dong also relies heavily on the Hong Kong team.

According to the public information, this latest martial arts blockbuster "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" also uses the Hong Kong team.

The director was Zhang Zhiliang, the producers were Yu Dong, Huang Jianxin and Chen Kexin, and Wu Yu was the artistic consultant and supervisor.

Chen Fei keenly noticed that the name of the company "Huaxiaxing" appeared again in the column of investors.

Starting from "Big Shanghai" and then "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch", Huaxiaxing, a company that has not appeared in the mainland for a long time, has begun to appear frequently, and its purpose is simply obvious.

The selection of actors is also very interesting.

The female lead was chosen by the mainland's first-line actress Fan Bingbing, and the male lead was chosen by Zhen Zixuan!

Once this match appeared, it meant that the old routine of Hong Kong films for many years has reappeared in the world.

As expected, the mainland public opinion directly surrounded Bona, scolding Yu Dong for being a soft bone and still licking those people in Hong Kong Island...

"Zhen Zixuan? Chen Kexin? Wu Yu? Huaxiaxing? Xiangjia..."

Chen Fei murmured, his eyes seemed to be shining!

He really didn't expect that this group of people would actually unite together.

Although Bona is the largest investor, it seems to have become a platform and weapon for the Hong Kong film and television industry to counterattack the mainland film and television industry at this time!

"Hey? Has this fat guy Yu completely changed sides?"

Chen Fei was inexplicably excited, and immediately made a phone call, saying: "Keep an eye on this "Legend of the White-Haired Witch" for me. Remember to notify me as soon as the film is completed and scheduled."

The response sounded quickly: "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Fei sipped tea leisurely.

Such a good opportunity is in front of us, of course we have to snipe it hard!

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In the afternoon, the filming of "The Martian" continued.

As Guo Fan shouted "Action", in the camera, Chen Fei covered his nose and opened a bag of feces and put it into the soil.

This thing may have been wrapped for a while, and the weather in October was a bit hot, so the smell after fermentation was particularly strong!

Even if Chen Fei blocked his nose, the pungent smell still went into his forehead.

At this moment, he suddenly recalled the fermented chicken manure that he had handled by himself when he was a child.

That taste was so sour and refreshing!

He was very skillful. According to Guo Fan's request, he handled bags of feces in front of the camera to prepare for planting potatoes.

It took two hours to go back and forth for five shots of planting potatoes with feces before they were officially approved.

The final result was that when it was time for dinner, Chen Fei didn't eat a single bite of food.

It might be because there was too much chicken manure on his hands, so when he smelled the food, he inexplicably felt that he smelled chicken manure.

It was not until the next day that he finally got rid of the feces and moved to another studio with exactly the same layout, showing off the planted potato field in front of the selfie camera.

In order to shoot this scene, Guo Fan had people plant potatoes in the studio a long time ago, and now they are basically grown.

Although the crew initially shot monologues that were more difficult to perform, after a short adjustment, everyone quickly entered the working state.

After the previous filming of "Gravity", Guo Fan has a lot of filming experience. With Chen Fei, an experienced "old director", the filming will not be too difficult.

Even if there is an emergency on the crew, the two can solve the problem as quickly as possible.

In addition to filming, Chen Fei also kept up with current events. After work every day, he would go for a stroll in the "melon field".

At the end of the National Day week, "Pacific Rim" ushered in a brand new box office result.

722 million!

Han Sanping has begun planning the subsequent celebration banquet. He plans to hold it in the Great Hall of the People. This proposal has also been unanimously approved by several investors.

In addition, several movies that will be released at the end of the month and in November have also launched pre-release publicity activities.

Perhaps to wash away the decline of "Tai Chi 1", Huayi has invested a lot of publicity resources in "Tai Chi 2".

As the heroine, Yang Ying even took the stage personally and shouted on Weibo that as long as the box office of "Tai Chi 2" exceeded 400 million, she would publicly release a bikini photo, which attracted the attention of many old perverts!

However, most people's attention was not on her.

After all, judging from the live photos released at the Venice Film Festival, Yang Ying's bikini photos are really nothing worth paying attention to.

To use the words of the Hong Kong media, what's so good about a "zero-waisted skinny girl"?

In the eyes of netizens, compared with Yang Ying's bikini photos, the news that Huang Shengyi wore a tight hip-hugging short skirt and bowed to Zhao Benshan is more worthy of attention!

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