Chapter 928: First-Day Box Office Explosion! LeTV's Funding Chain Broken?
Because Chen Fei was mentally prepared before entering the theater, after seeing the finished film of "Legend of the Gods", he was not as angry or even cursed like other viewers.
He came here this time just to compare it with the memory in his mind. He also had no sense of expectation. He just looked at the movie with a "research" mentality.
But even so, he almost couldn't hold back!
Compared with the version of "Legend of the Gods" produced by Zhongyan Star Controller in my mind, the current version produced by Bona still has a lot of improvements in terms of special effects and graphics.
But unfortunately, the only things worthy of attention are the special effects and graphics.
In terms of story, this version is simply worse than the original version!
Looking at it, this is a hodgepodge of Western magic, comedy, action, romance, ghosts, science fiction, thriller, spaceships, etc., which is forcibly blended into a Chinese myth with the background of King Wu's defeat of Zhou. A movie made.
Even though many top domestic celebrities joined the movie, these actors did not play any positive role at all due to the influence of their ethics, acting skills, and story.
After watching the whole movie, Chen Fei could only come to one conclusion.
"This "Legend of the Gods" is even comparable to a series of bad movies such as "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains", "The Promise", "The Night Banquet", "Red Cliff", "The Taiping Wheel", etc., or even worse!"
Taking off the 3D glasses and putting on the sunglasses given by Ning Hao, Chen Fei walked through the corridor and came to the ticket hall with the sound of cursing and complaining coming from his ears.
He took out his phone and took a look, only to see that the rating of this movie on Douban had dropped below 6 points.
Comparing the large-scale abuse in the comment area, and looking at the marketing slogan of "Legend of the Gods" to "break the box office record in Chinese film history", Chen Fei just felt like laughing.
After the film's premiere, more than 100 first- and second-tier stars in the industry helped forward the promotional release.
But looking back now, I can see how exaggerated the propaganda was at the time, and how humiliating it is now!
Chen Fei was not in a hurry to leave the cinema.
After thinking for a moment, he went to the ticket office and bought another movie ticket for "Detective Chinatown 2".
In less than half an hour, a new session started.
Following the crowded flow of people, he walked into the cinema.
In order to easily observe the whole audience, he deliberately chose a conspicuous position in the last row and at the highest point of the auditorium.
It can be clearly seen that by the time the movie officially started playing, the seats in the entire theater were almost full, with the occupancy rate as high as 97%!
You know, today is still a working day, and not all of the main moviegoers have arrived yet.
But even so, the attendance rate is still so high, which shows how popular this movie is!
Because he had already watched the finished film several times, Chen Fei did not follow the example of others and watch the movie with great concentration.
While observing the movie fans' viewing status, he checked Weibo.
Compared with the collapse of "Legend of the Gods" at the beginning, "Tang Detective 2" seems to be another sign.
On Douban, the opening rating of "Tang Detective 2" is as high as 9.6, and the number of users who have posted film reviews has even exceeded 100,000!
"Having watched "Tang Detective 1", this second part is even better and funnier than the first one. Qin Feng's orchid fingers, Tang Ren's nurse uniform, and Xiao Yang's Tangshan dialect are really the three magic weapons of joy in summer vacation. , even though I’ve seen it once, I still want to laugh when I think about it.”
"The setting of the case is really exquisite, and there is actually a twist at the end? This is something I never expected, and I was irritated by several scenes, especially the scene where the police car chased the horse-drawn carriage in Times Square, New York. It was so cool. Look. I’m already looking forward to the third part.”
"The routines are clear, the rhythm is well controlled, the laughs drive the plot, and nothing is wasted. It's so awesome! The screenwriter, director, and even the entire production team of this movie are so awesome!"
"The horse-drawn carriage race in Times Square, the Harley ride on Fifth Avenue, the chase in downtown New York...these big scenes that are rarely seen in Hollywood blockbusters appear all over again in "Detective Chinatown 2"! In addition, In addition, what surprises me even more is that while the scenes in "Detective Chinatown 2" have been improved, the funny scenes and amazing reasoning in the first part are also better! Highly recommend! ”
"Compared to that piece of shit "Legend of the Gods", this is the real medicine for the summer vacation! I can already imagine the moment when this movie dominates the entire summer vacation."
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Time soon came to two o'clock in the afternoon on the 29th, and Chen Fei received a report saying that the real-time total box office of "Tang Detective 2" had exceeded 200 million.
As soon as he got this number, he arranged for Xuanfa to announce the news.
As a result, in less than ten minutes, a line of bolded and blackened titles appeared at the top of the Weibo hot search list!
[Fourteen hours after its release, the first-day box office of "Detective Chinatown 2" has exceeded 200 million. Let us look forward to a higher record! 】
Seeing his opponent's results getting better and better, Yu Dong finally couldn't sit still.
After sitting for a long time, he suddenly realized that he could never give up just like that, he had to work hard to fight for it.
"Scheduling, the key is scheduling. These negative reviews on the Internet can be used to treat the symptoms. If we want to get a high box office now, we have to work hard on scheduling..."
While muttering to himself, Yu Dong had already found Liu Xiaobin's phone number.
He must fight for it, and he must not let go of any hope, otherwise the huge investment in "Legend of the Gods" will be wasted.
"Hello, Mr. Liu, this is Yu Dong, haha... nothing, I just want to talk to you..."
On the other end of the phone, Liu Xiaobin seemed to have guessed Yu Dong's purpose and said bluntly: "Mr. Yu, you also know that Wanda Cinema Line is a big company, and the profit is the most important, and we have rules and regulations here, it is not that we can adjust the scheduling casually..."
After being rejected by Wanda, Yu Dong did not give up and called La Peikang again.
However, the explanation he got was almost the same as Liu Xiaobin's previous one.
"Putting aside personal connections and relationships, the screening schedule of a movie is actually mainly a matter of market choice. The movie that the market favors will be screened higher. It's that simple."
Perhaps because he was holding back his breath, Yu Dong still didn't give up.
After calling China Film, he called Shanghai Film, followed by Huayi, Star Media, and all the major and small cinema companies.
Due to personal relationships, many people made promises to him, expressing their willingness to appropriately increase the screening schedule of "Legend of the Gods".
But how much this is appropriate is really a matter of opinion.
During this period, he almost prepared to call the person in charge of Pan Asia Cinema Line. If he hadn't reacted in time, it would have been a joke!
"Besides Pan Asia Cinema Line, who else is there? Oh! Yes! And Enlight, they also have cinema lines..."
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To be honest, when Jiang Zhiqiang received the "help" call from Yu Dong, he was actually quite happy.
If conditions permit, he doesn't mind helping, after all, it's all about favors.
However, the key issue now is that the theaters under Enlight Pictures don't have much traffic today!
"Detective Chinatown 2" didn't provide Enlight Cinema with a copy, so they can only show "Legend of the Gods" and "Skiptrace" now.
But the former of these two movies has been criticized by fans, and the popularity of the latter has passed.
Under such circumstances, the traffic of Enlight Cinema has been reduced again and again, so that their revenue today is simply terrible!
However, even so, Jiang Zhiqi still readily promised: "Don't worry, Mr. Yu, I will instruct the theater to continue to increase the screening of "Legend of the Gods" next, to ensure that this movie can always stay in the prime time..."
"Okay, thank you Mr. Jiang!"
Yu Dong finally felt happy in his heart. As long as there are enough screenings, he will continue to market and promote it, and then control the negative reviews on the Internet. It is not impossible to make a comeback.
After hanging up the phone, he quickly called the person in charge of publicity and began to make follow-up plans.
At this time, at Enlight Pictures, Jiang Zhiqi looked at the notice on the Internet that the first-day box office of "Detective Chinatown 2" had exceeded 200 million, and his eyes were full of envy.
A good movie can bring a lot of traffic to theaters and shopping malls!
However, at this time, Enlight Cinema Line can only watch its competitors make money while drooling.
Regret is really regretful, but Jiang Zhiqi has to accept the reality, because there is no regret medicine in the world!
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After a night, the time came to the 30th.
Early in the morning, more than 90% of the people in the entire film and television industry all set their sights on major portals, quietly waiting for the appearance of "explosive news".
At nine o'clock, with many people constantly pressing the refresh button, the notice from the theater finally surfaced:
"Yesterday, the comedy, action, and detective film "Detective Chinatown 2" produced by Feiyue Film and directed by Wang Shiliang, starring Wang Baoqiang, Zhang Ruoyun, Xiao Yang and others, closed at 314 million yuan on the first day!"
"The large-scale mythological costume epic "Legend of the Gods" produced by Bona Films, starring Li Lianlian, Fan Bingbing, Xiang Zuo, Huang Xiaoming, Yang Ying, Liang Jiahui and many other first-line celebrities, with an investment of up to 500 million yuan, suffered a Waterloo on the first day of its release, with a box office of only 56.35 million!"
"The reputation score of "Legend of the Gods" on Maoyan and Douban has fallen to 5.7 points, numerous negative reviews online, the main story line, costumes, makeup, acting and other aspects of the film are highly controversial, and many fans even called for a refund..."
"According to a theater chain manager, due to the first-day box office performance, the screening rate of "Detective Chinatown 2" has increased again, while the screening of "Legend of the Gods" has suffered a Waterloo..."
"On the ninth day of its release, the action movie "Skiptrace" starring Chen Long and Fan Bingbing has grossed over 600 million yuan."
"On the first day of its release, the Hollywood imported blockbuster "Ben-Hur" only closed at 4.56 million yuan. Many fans expressed great disappointment and said that the quality of the film needs to be improved..."
Another movie with a first-day box office of over 300 million has appeared!
Looking around, at this moment, the entire film industry is already in an uproar!
Even though they were both released on the same day, the box office performance of "Detective Chinatown 2" is 6 times that of "Legend of the Gods". The gap is simply terrifying!
It doesn’t matter that the box office gap is huge, but the film review data shows a very scary state of polarization.
To make a simple comparison, "Fengshen", which is known as a Chinese epic and magical masterpiece, is simply a piece of shit!
Bona is already controlling reviews, and a large number of trolls have come out to clean up the film. While deleting negative reviews, they are directing the attention of movie fans to the two dimensions of "special effects" and "pictures."
After all, these two dimensions are the only highlights of the film. Because of the participation of the Hollywood team, the effects in these two aspects are quite good.
However, how could movie fans be fooled?
A movie with the theme of the classic myth "Apotheosis of the Gods", if you only look at the special effects and scenes, what the hell is there to watch?
Therefore, the negative reviews on the Internet are getting deleted more and more, and we can’t control them at all!
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"Alas, the box office results of "Tang Detective 2" are already so exaggerated. What if after "Kunlun Temple" is released, the film "Passing Through Your World" produced by Enlight will not be suppressed?"
Listening to Wang Changtian's worried tone on the other end of the phone, Chen Fei couldn't help but smile: "If Director Wang is afraid, you can cancel the schedule or change the time."
"Shifting period? Let's forget it." Wang Changtian's tone suddenly changed: "The themes and audiences of the two movies are different. "Kunlun Temple" eats meat, but I can drink some soup here."
"Huh? What you said seems so pitiful. Guangguang is obviously an investor in "Kunlun Temple", so why don't you make a profit on both sides?"
After chatting about movies for a while, Wang Changtian suddenly lowered his voice and started talking about gossip about companies in the industry.
"Have you heard? There is news from LeTV that the company's capital chain is broken!"
The capital chain is broken? ? ?
Chen Fei had not been paying attention to LeTV's news during this period. Now that he heard such a big piece of gossip, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"A company with a market value of tens of billions, its capital chain is broken? Are you kidding me?"
"No way!" Wang Changtian exclaimed: "I couldn't believe it when I received the news, but it's the truth! Because the news came from the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
I heard that the investigation team has already begun to trace the source. There are dozens or even tens of billions of gaps. This fabrication is too exaggerated. It is obvious that it started very early..."
Chen Fei chuckled: "The boss of the company always remembers where he comes from, so it's completely normal to do something small."
"I heard that Boss Jia has gone abroad. I don't know if it's true or not..."
There was a sudden knock on the door, interrupting Wang Changtian's words.
After apologizing and cutting off the call with Chen Fei, he responded loudly: "Come in."
The next second, the office door was gently pushed open, and the secretary walked in from the door.
"What's the matter?"
"Director Wang, Chen Hong has brought her young master here. He is in the reception room downstairs right now."
Upon hearing this, many memories suddenly appeared in Wang Changtian's mind.
He stood up and walked out while asking: "Have preparations for "Secret Fruit" started?"
"Yes, in half a month, the actors will be able to join the set for filming."
Hearing this, Wang Changtian immediately understood why Chen Hong came here in person today. It was because he was worried about his son and came here to ask for favors again!
At the same time, Feiyue Film and Television.
After ending the call with Wang Changtian, Chen Fei thought for a while and called Su Guohai and Gu Yongqiang respectively.
If nothing else, LeTV will not be able to escape this disaster.
And when the building collapses, the film and television copyrights they hold will inevitably become the targets of the industry.
In this case, it is better to take advantage of the fact that it is still too early and take advantage of it, and do as much as you can!
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Since the news that LeTV's capital chain was broken could reach Wang Changtian's ears, it means that other capital in the industry and many LeTV shareholders have naturally received the news.
Among them, the most panicked ones are the star shareholders!
"Is the phone still not getting through?"
Chen Ting walked into the study room with a cup of tea. She looked at Zhang Yimou, whose face was as dark as ink, and asked with concern.
"I can't get through, I'm always on the phone..."
At this moment, the 'National Master' was in a panic, and the ominous premonition in his heart was getting stronger and stronger!
Some time ago, in order to subscribe for shares of LeTV, he threw all the wealth he had accumulated over the years into it.
But now, as luck would have it, there is news that LeTV's capital chain is broken. Isn't this Ta Ma stabbing him?
That’s a lifetime of hard work! If all of this was in vain, he couldn't imagine how he would have to face this for the rest of his life.
"Drink some water first and calm down. Maybe things are not that bad. Maybe someone is spreading false information and deliberately spreading false information..."
Before Chen Ting finished speaking, Zhang Yimou had already stood up.
He did not accept the cup of tea that was handed to him, but walked straight out of the study: "There is no need to cook for me tonight. I will go to LeTV. Since he doesn't answer the phone, then I will go find him in person." !”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yimou had disappeared from the study door.
In the first half of his life, he was deceived by Zhang Weiping for more than ten years. In the second half of his life, he just wanted to make more money and improve his life.
If something goes wrong with LeTV, he can’t imagine what kind of situation he will fall into.
He really can’t accept another tragic ending, he will go crazy!
He is already 66 years old this year, and he can’t fight for a few more years. He also has two sons and a daughter. If something goes wrong, he doesn’t know how to face his wife and children!
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