Chapter 577: Becoming Famous Overnight! What a Coincidence! Warner Bros. Has Been Defeated Time and Again. This Movie Cannot Be Watched a Second Time!
Chapter 577: Overnight fame! What a coincidence! Warner Bros. has been defeated time and again. This movie... can't be watched a second time!
The popularity of "Interstellar" is still going on, and Chen Fei began to lead a group of main creators to promote it everywhere.
The North American market has basically been determined, and the main market is overseas.
As a commercial film, the importance of global box office performance is much more important than that of a certain country, and this is one of the reasons why Hollywood movies are famous all over the world.
The higher the box office of a movie, the stronger the box office appeal of the director and the leading team, and the higher the corresponding pay.
Therefore, everyone is very willing to cooperate.
And more importantly, if a company can spread the distribution of a film to the global scope, it is actually a display of strength.
A new round of "inspection" of global distribution branches has begun again.
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Of course, in addition to promoting, Chen Fei did not forget to pay attention to the box office of the Lunar New Year films at home and abroad.
"The Banquet of Kings" has been completely finished. The box office in the first seven days was only 32 million, which is not a little miserable!
Lu Tailang often clamored on Weibo in the first few days, but now he has completely stopped.
Yang Shoucheng called Chen Fei specifically, and while confirming the release date of "One Man's Martial Arts", his words were full of regret for investing in "The Banquet of the King".
If he had known this, he would never sell Lu Chuan's father's face and invest in this idiot.
More than 70 million in total, that is real money, now all gone down the drain, not even a dime earned back.
At this time, Lu Chuan has been blacklisted by Yinghuang and Xingmei, and directly listed as an object of never cooperating.
Even more unfortunate is that in addition to the film's box office failure, the actors have also been affected a lot.
Such as Wu Yanzu, Zhang Zhen, Qin Lan, etc., have not dared to show up in public recently, and the main focus is to be low-key, hoping to get rid of the impact of the box office failure as soon as possible.
As the first male lead, Liu Ye has been very proud recently.
In addition to the huge box office in the mainland, "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Ancient City of Jingjue" also won the No. 1 in the local single-day box office charts in Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and other places!
Including Hong Kong, Taiwan Province, and several countries in the Middle East, it also topped the box office charts for several days.
Because the global distribution is gradually promoted, many Asian countries have already had promotional posters, but the movie will not be officially released until more than half a month or even more than a month later.
This made fans in other countries anxious.
What no one expected later was that a large number of fans even flew to the capital to watch the movie as soon as possible, just to see the style of the film.
When Chen Fei received a call from the Cultural and Tourism Bureau, he was completely stunned.
A movie actually boosted the tourism popularity of the capital. This operation was absolutely impossible in the past, but now it really appeared in front of us!
Therefore, "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Ancient City of Jingjue" was "forced" to apply to the Film Bureau for an extension of the release, and the screening time was directly extended to cover the entire Spring Festival!
There are many people who are dissatisfied, for example, "The Grandmaster" feels that this postponement is too unfair!
However, apart from making a few noises online, they dare not go to the Film Bureau and the Cultural Tourism Bureau to make trouble.
After all, this kind of project related to cultural tourism can be said to be a dead end for anyone who touches it!
With the strong support of official resources, "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Ancient City of Jingjue" topped the 2012 movie box office rankings with a box office of 450 million in three days in the first weekend, and broke 700 million in seven days!
Judging from the current box office trend, the box office potential of "Your Name", "Pacific Rim" and "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" is not as good as it.
Correspondingly, as the box office results continue to rise, the status and fame of the actors have also been "pulling up the seedlings to help them grow"!
Liu Ye, Shu Chang and Chen Minghao are now very popular, with various endorsements and activities lined up, which is so hot!
There are many examples of overnight fame in the entertainment industry, and now with the hot screening of "Ghost Blows Out the Light", Gulinaza has been added to this list.
No one expected that, in addition to the three main characters, she, who played the ultimate boss, the Queen of Jingjue, would actually receive a lot of attention and love from fans.
The film was released exactly 14 days ago, and Guli Nazha's Weibo fans just reached 1.4 million.
Ning Hao couldn't think of any other words to explain it except "coincidence".
Feiyinghuang Agency signed a 5-year agency contract with her, and it has only been the second year, and it has already started to generate income.
It has to be said that all this is really "coincidence".
For Guli Nazha and Feiyinghuang Agency, becoming famous overnight is something worth celebrating, but for Tangren, this is undoubtedly a major blow!
You know, in "Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky", she played only a supporting role.
But now, the supporting role has jumped up and directly became the "Queen of Jingjue" who is popular in the domestic entertainment industry. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to other actresses who participated in "Xuan-Yuan Sword"!
"Naza is so beautiful, I love the Queen of Jingjue so much, I hope I can see the real person next time I participate in an event."
"For Guli Nazha's role as the Queen of Jingjue, I went to the cinema three times, and every time I saw her, I couldn't help but drool."
"When will the peripherals be released? I want a pillow of the Queen of Jingjue version, so that I can hug Nazha to sleep."
Looking at the topics about Guli Nazha and the Queen of Jingjue on the Internet, Liu Shishi, who was filming in the crew of "Detective Conan", could not hide her envy.
She has been in the industry for 8 years, but the only works that are often mentioned are "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" and "Startling by Each Step".
After so many years of hard work, it seems that there are only two representative works.
Besides, there are no other film and television works that can be often mentioned.
As for the movies she participated in, without exception, all of them were bleak, and there was nothing to praise at all.
And now, even Guli Nazha, who used to play a supporting role for her, became popular overnight, and her popularity was close to the first-tier!
But what about her?
"Sad Fairy Tale" had a bleak box office, and "Detective Conan" could only play a small supporting role...
At this moment, no matter how much she hypnotized herself, she could not avoid the impact of reality.
"Tangren...seems to have become a thing of the past."
A thought suddenly popped up in her mind. If she continued to choose to stay in Tangren, she would probably have no hope in the future!
The premise that supported her to have this idea was mainly the very excessive request that Cai Yinong had made to her in private not long ago.
In order to successfully pass the review of "The Legend of the Desert", Cai Yinong actually wanted her to throw herself into his arms!
The entertainment industry is indeed very chaotic. All kinds of operations that are difficult for ordinary people to understand are simply normal in this circle.
But Liu Shishi felt that she should keep a certain bottom line.
As an actor, she can accept accompanying drinking and toasting. At most, she will drink so much that she has to go to the hospital for gastric lavage. These are not a big deal.
Making money, not shabby!
But what she couldn't accept was that Cai Yinong actually told her implicitly that in addition to accompanying eating and drinking, she also needed to continue to the next project.
This was an act that Liu Shishi was very resistant to, so she was very determined and never agreed.
At first, Cai Yinong tried to persuade her kindly, saying that this is how it is in this circle, and it will pass if you close your eyes and open your eyes...
But as Liu Shishi's attitude was always tough, Cai Yinong became impatient and directly cut off all her business activities!
In other words, she now has no other work and income except for filming "Detective Conan" for which she has already signed a contract.
It is obvious that Cai Yinong is going to give her a "hard" hand and force her to submit.
The contract will not expire for another six months. If Tangren keeps suppressing it, she will be banned by the company!
Thinking of this, Liu Shishi felt a strong chill in her heart.
The Cai Yinong who used to show "kindness" has completely torn off her disguise, revealing her viciousness and cruelty.
"She wants to force me to submit." Liu Shishi murmured, and a very firm belief suddenly emerged in her eyes: "No one can force me to do something I don't want to do! No matter who it is!"
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On the day when "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" produced by Warner Bros. Pictures was released, Chen Fei happened to be in Germany to participate in a local promotional event for "Interstellar".
After the event, he suggested to everyone to watch this movie, and then got unanimous approval from a group of people.
As the prequel to the "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy, the popularity of "The Hobbit" is extremely high!
Because it was the premiere, Chen Fei still went through the back door and asked the theater for movie tickets in advance, so that he could see the movie first.
The story takes place 60 years before the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. It mainly tells the story of the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins, who, under the influence of the wizard Gandalf, joins a long-distance adventure composed of 13 dwarves. Unexpectedly, this journey is full of difficulties. The protagonist Bilbo Baggins got the ring that would change the entire Middle-earth in the future in a mountain cave during this journey...
Halfway through the film, Chen Fei saw an acquaintance.
Andy Serkis!
Following the great success of the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" series, Andy Serkis, as the protagonist, has not only seen his value soar, but his attainments in "technical capture" have also reached a higher level.
According to the news obtained by Chen Fei, he has now become a hot motion capture star in Hollywood, and is also responsible for the action guidance of the entire "Hobbit" series.
Although he is not Chen Fei's own creation, it is no exaggeration to say that the second spring of his career must have been brought to him by Chen Fei himself!
Therefore, he can be regarded as one of Chen Fei's direct descendants in Hollywood, and belongs to the kind of actor who is available at any time.
Unlike other people who mainly watch the plot, Chen Fei mainly focused on the details of special effects and shooting techniques when watching "The Hobbit".
According to the insider information he learned, Peter Jackson used 48 frames per second when shooting this movie, which is twice the traditional 24 frames.
This shooting method can make the 3D effect clearer and more comfortable for the human eye. Although it is counterproductive in some small scenes, the fine production and realistic visual effects still shock the audience!
And this is also something worth learning for Chen Fei.
Like "Interstellar", the playing time of this movie is also as long as 3 hours.
When the movie ended, the first action of many viewers in the theater was to rush to the bathroom. It was a spectacle!
Chen Fei silently raised his phone and recorded the entire scene.
You can post it to YouTube when you get back later, and everyone can watch the fun together.
Box office has always been the best way to test a movie.
Driven by the powerful charm of "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit" was released in 4,045 theaters in North America. The film's midnight box office revenue reached US$13 million, breaking the record of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" nine years ago. ’s box office record of US$8 million, setting the best box office performance in the same period.
On the 15th, the media announced the first-day box office results of "The Hobbit."
If the midnight show is included, the first-day box office result would be as high as US$50.12 million!
For New Line and MGM, the two joint production companies, this result is undoubtedly very qualified, and it also gives them hope of returning their money.
But for Warner Bros. Pictures, this result did not meet expectations.
In the office, Jon Berg frowned and locked his eyes on his assistant: "What is the current North American box office of "Interstellar"?"
"The North American box office was US$515 million, and the total box office in other regions except North America was US$346 million."
"This will break 800 million?"
Jon Berg took a breath, his eyes full of shock!
The assistant had obviously done research in advance and explained: "The 'space skydiving' challenge aroused heated discussion and discussions around the world, expanded the scale of the film's promotion, and generated extremely high box office appeal..."
Jon Berg fell into a long silence.
That publicity method is so perverted that Warner is completely out of reach!
After all, he couldn't possibly let the 51-year-old director Peter Jackson and the 41-year-old actor Martin Freeman also go skydiving.
This can no longer be regarded as propaganda, but is seeking death!
"Fuck! Damn yellow-skinned boy, he is simply a pervert..."
Jon Berg cursed for several minutes regardless of his image, and then he felt his mood improved.
The situation is now very clear. "The Hobbit" will definitely not be able to compete with "Interstellar". Warner Bros. Pictures once again lost to Waltons Pictures.
"Losing once does not mean losing every time. I still have a chance."
He murmured, reached for the cell phone on the table, and called the person in charge of DC Comics.
The filming of "Man of Steel" is in progress, which is the work that Warner Bros. Pictures is preparing to compete with "Iron Man 3".
Jon Berg is going to do some "fancy work" in the promotion of this movie, trying to give Marvel a head-on blow!
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"Haha, the 2012 North American box office championship is ours again!"
Natasha called Chen Fei, who was promoting in India, and reported to him the box office results of "The Hobbit".
"Only over 50 million US dollars including the midnight show?" Chen Fei raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Thanks to Warner's global distribution power being strong enough, otherwise, based on the box office results in North America alone, it will probably be able to barely recover the money."
"Hey, the big six are getting more and more stretched out, and our family is the only one."
Natasha is very excited because Waltons Pictures has won the annual box office championship in North America for three consecutive years.
A long time ago, the outside world was still comparing them with Lions Gate.
But now, the media is already calculating which of the six major companies can barely catch up with Waltons Pictures.
This contrast makes Natasha happy to dream every day.
Her goal has now changed, that is to make Walton Pictures' stock value completely surpass the top six and become the well-deserved "big brother" among all Hollywood production companies!
Although this goal is difficult to achieve in the short term, she believes that as time goes by, it will eventually be achieved.
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After chatting for more than half an hour, Chen Fei took the initiative to cut off the call, turned on the computer, and logged into the mainland's film and television information website.
Today is the time when Feng Xiaogang's "1942" is released in China. Although the film cannot be seen in India, he can get the audience's first impression of the film through fan reviews.
Looking around, the words "Epic Blockbuster" are hanging high on the headline interface.
The high praise comments below are:
"Director Feng Xiaogang used "1942" to look back at that period of painful history, and it really reminded us that people should not be too greedy for enjoyment, but should also have the spirit of self-reliance, diligence and thrift in their lives.
People in other corners of the world are still suffering from wars or natural disasters, but what is even more terrible are man-made disasters. How helpless people were at that time! One can imagine how important a peaceful living environment is to every ordinary person!
We all don’t want history to repeat itself. That history was too terrible, too cruel, too tragic, and too helpless..."
Looking around, without exception, the film has received positive reviews.
The worst review among them is at best: "I don't want to make myself uncomfortable by going into the theater, and I will never go to see it a second time."
As for the comments made by those beasts who question the authenticity of the incident, they cannot even be counted as negative reviews. They can only be described as "barking".
This is the most highly rated film among all Feng Xiaogang's works so far. On Douban, Maoyan, Weibo and other platforms, both film critics and audiences have given it high scores of more than 9 points.
However, along with the film's explosive reputation, it was also a major failure at the box office!
On the first day of release, the box office was only 25.5548 million. Although it rose on the second day, it was only 30.55 million.
On the third day, because it was Saturday, the box office once soared to 44.03 million, but on the fourth day it fell directly to 35 million.
By Monday, the box office was directly cut in half, falling to 17 million!
After 5 days of release, the box office closed at 152 million yuan.
If this was just an ordinary art film, the producers would have celebrated with gongs and drums.
However, the fact is that "1942" is a film with a production and publicity cost of 210 million, a shooting period of eight months, and a large number of big names!
The current results, let alone looking forward to a box office of 1 billion, I am afraid it will be difficult to even make a profit!
Compared with "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Ancient City of Jingjue", it was even more miserable. To be more specific, it was so miserable that even the taillights of the former could not be seen!
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