Chapter 864 You Can Be My Slave

The Spring Festival is the most popular period of the year, and the plate is very large.

Last year's total box office exceeded 10 billion.

Of course, it is not the total box office during the Spring Festival holiday, but the final box office of the movies released on the first day of the new year.

Last year's [Detective Chinatown 3] got a super high box office of 5.8 billion in China, [Hello, Li Huanying] 4 billion, plus the box office of [Assassination of Novelist] with a box office of over 1 billion and several other movies, 2021 has the title of the strongest Spring Festival period in history.

Judging from the situation, this year's market momentum is no worse than last year.

In general, it can be said that there is a pattern of one super and many strong.

[The Watergate Bridge of the Changjin Lake] is undoubtedly the "one super".

The box office of [The Changjin Lake] during the National Day last year was too explosive. According to the rule that the sequel will usually exceed the original, people in the industry are optimistic that the box office of [The Watergate Bridge] may exceed 6.4 billion.

And everyone knows that [The Watergate Bridge] is essentially the same movie as [The Changjin Lake]. There is no change from the director to the actors, so the quality is definitely guaranteed.

At the premiere ceremony, Yu Dong publicly declared that the box office of "Watergate Bridge" would be at least 6 billion, and it would most likely exceed "Changjin Lake", which attracted media reports.

"Yang Jian: The Search for Demons" and "Four Seas" were the second, followed by "Leon: The Professional" and "Sniper".

The box office results of several movies on the first day of the Spring Festival were roughly consistent with the theaters' predictions. "Watergate Bridge" was the only one that stood out, and the box office of the remaining movies was quite different from it.

However, it was somewhat surprising that the first-day box office of "Sniper" was too low.

It was obviously a main theme movie with "Changjin Lake" about the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, and it was endorsed by Zhang Yimou. However, in such a hot Spring Festival, the first-day box office was only 60 million.

If the first day was not favorable, the subsequent screenings would naturally be reduced by the theaters. Three days later, the box office of "Sniper" barely broke 100 million, and the total box office in the first 7 days was 260 million, becoming the tail of this year's Spring Festival.

Although the box office performance of [Sniper] was not good, its reputation was unexpectedly good. The Douban score of 7.7 was higher than that of [Watergate Bridge].

The industry generally believes that the box office failure of [Sniper] was mainly due to the lack of big-name stars.

[Changjin Lake] had two superstars, Gu Wei and Wu Jing, plus a number of well-known actors and stars.

The protagonists of [Sniper] were a group of unknown young actors headed by Chen Yongsheng and Zhang Yu, and the only big star Zhang Yi was a guest star.

It is understandable that the box office was not good.

In addition to [Sniper], the performance of [Four Seas] was also very surprising.

This Spring Festival blockbuster, the second collaboration between Han Han and Shen Teng, had a direct collapse in reputation after getting a box office of 240 million on the first day.

100 million on the second day, 60 million on the third day, and the box office continued to decline.

By the last day of the Spring Festival holiday, the single-day box office was only a little over 10 million.

The box office on the first day accounted for half of the total box office, which was a complete bad box office trend.

During this year's Spring Festival, only "Watergate Bridge", "Yang Jian" and "The Killer" have maintained a high box office trend.

"Watergate Bridge" has a total box office of 3 billion in 7 days, "Yang Jian" has 2.1 billion, and "The Killer" has 1.1 billion. These three movies are the real leaders and main players of this year's Spring Festival.

". It's already very good. Before the release, I never thought that "Yang Jian" could reach the height of "Nezha". It is considered a success if the box office exceeds 2 billion. We can plan to shoot the next one normally.

According to the current reputation and box office trend of the movie, it should not be a problem to exceed 3 billion.

In a few days, the company will organize a celebration banquet and give a big red envelope to Director Jiaozi and the main creative team."

In the evening, in the hotel room, Gu Wei talked to Yang Liwen on the phone and listened to her report on some recent affairs of the company.

The main topic of discussion was naturally the currently popular "Yang Jian".

Because of the time difference, although it was night in Paris, it was still daytime in Beijing.

After arranging some work, Gu Wei hung up the phone.

"The company's movie is a big hit again, but it's a pity that we can't see it abroad. I'm looking forward to [Yang Jian]"

Yang Chaoyue raised her head slightly.

She was wearing a light yellow pajamas with cartoon patterns, looking like a cute cat.

When Gu Wei called just now, she leaned quietly to the side, and didn't speak until he hung up the phone.

"Isn't the company planning to release this movie in other countries?"

Gu Wei stroked her hair gently: "Movies like [Yang Jian] with a strong oriental cultural background may be difficult for Western audiences to resonate with.

And compared with Disney's animations, our animated films have no advantage in quality.

When [Nezha] was released in North America, it only earned a total of 1.01 million US dollars in box office."

"Anyway, I think [Nezha] is very good, especially the climax at the end, which was so exciting that I cried at the time.

I wonder what [Yang Jian] is like?"

Gu Wei thought for a while: "The story of [Yang Jian] is a bit similar to the earliest [The Return of the Great Sage], with a clear villain.

You can see that the title of the movie says that it is about "demons".

Of course, the main plot is still the growth of the character Yang Jian, and this can be referred to [Nezha].

I think the overall quality is OK, but the sense of substitution may not be as good as [Nezha], so the box office will be a little worse.

But if compared with other domestic animated films, both the story and the animation effect are far superior."

Yang Chaoyue nodded: "Around the Spring Festival, I saw many online media saying that [Watergate] would create a new box office record.

Now the total box office of this movie has exceeded 3 billion, but it seems that the discussion is not very high.

I always feel that it is not as popular as [Changjin Lake]!"

Gu Wei shook his head: "Bona promoted it very well before the release, and many industry insiders and audiences are also optimistic about this movie.

But I didn't think that the box office of [Watergate] could exceed [Changjin Lake] from the beginning."

"Why?"

"On the one hand, it is because of the content. The plot of [Watergate] is more tragic than that of [Changjin Lake].

Except for "Wu Wanli" played by me, all the others in the Seventh Company died.

I still remember the last line of the movie: "The Seventh Interspersed Company should have 157 people, but only one person actually arrived. ”

It’s very touching, but too bitter.

During the Chinese New Year, I think the audience still likes to watch something happy and family-friendly, even if it’s a brainless bad movie, many people just want to have fun.

Just like the movie “The Killer Is Not Cool” by Happy Twist, the quality is average, but it was the only comedy among several movies that got the third place in the Spring Festival box office.

On the other hand, “Changjin Lake” reaped the initial dividends of this theme movie.

When it comes to “Watergate Bridge”, the audience is somewhat aesthetically fatigued.

You will see, there will be more movies to fight against the US in the future. The box office of the war movies of this type will only get lower and lower."

"Ah? So, I thought [Watergate Bridge] could create a box office myth again.

Then how much do you think the final box office of this movie will be?"

Gu Wei thought for a while: "Even if it can't reach the level of [Changjin Lake], the total box office of [Watergate Bridge] will not be low. After all, it has now exceeded 3 billion.

The movie will definitely be postponed. In the next 50 days, it should be no problem to get another 2 billion box office."

"Total box office around 5 billion?"

Gu Wei nodded.

"That's also very impressive. The total box office of the two parts exceeded 10 billion.

Boss, how much money can you make?"

Yang Chaoyue raised her little face and asked curiously.

She knew that her boss had a 100% investment share when taking on foreign dramas.

"The total investment of the two parts of [Changjin Lake] plus publicity and promotion cost about 1.5 billion.

With my share, I can probably make more than 1 billion in net profit."

Gu Wei roughly calculated.

"1 billion RMB?

Oh my god, what a huge sum of money, I have never seen so much money in my life!"

Yang Chaoyue's eyes suddenly widened in surprise, and her face was full of amazement.

Gu Wei stretched out his hand and scratched her little face: "Look at you, you look so ignorant ~"

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"What? I have seen a lot of big things, but your income is too exaggerated!"

Gu Wei smiled.

Although the total box office of [Changjin Lake] is more than 10 billion, it is very profitable, but his share is only 26%.

In comparison, the profits of [Nezha], [Wolf Warrior 2] and [Detective Chinatown] series are not inferior to [Changjin Lake].

"By the way, where do you live in Beijing now?"

"I live in the company dormitory.

It's not the one arranged when I was an assistant at the beginning, but the company's celebrity apartment."

[Weiming Tianxia] The agency has a celebrity apartment specially arranged for its artists, a finely decorated residence with two bedrooms and one living room in a high-end community with more than 80 square meters.

Generally, new artists live here, such as Peng Yuchang, Zhou Ye, Tian Xiwei and others who started early.

When everyone becomes famous and makes money, they usually buy their own house.

Of course, if you want to continue living here, the company has no objection.

"It's been almost 3 years since you participated in the talent show. You should have saved a lot of money. Why don't you think about buying yourself a house?"

"I bought a big house for my parents in my hometown.

The housing prices in Beijing are too expensive. It's better to buy a cheap apartment than a company apartment.

Besides, I travel all year round and don't live in Beijing for a long time, so I'm not in a hurry to buy a house."

Gu Wei thought for a while: "How about this, I still have a lot of vacant properties in Beijing, basically large flats in high-end communities in the city.

You can choose one close to the company and move there later.

If you want, you can also bring your family to live here, which is more convenient than the company apartment."

Yang Chaoyue was a little excited when she heard this, blinking her big eyes: "Boss, are you going to support me?"

Gu Wei rubbed her head: "Give you a house as an incentive, so that you can work harder to make money for me in the future!"

Yang Chaoyue followed him as soon as he became an adult, first as a personal assistant and then as an artist. Over the years, he can be said to be one of the people closest to him.

Moreover, she has indeed brought a lot of profits to the company in the past few years since she became popular. The money-making ability of top stars is not just talk.

A Beijing flat worth 30 or 40 million is just a drop in the bucket for Gu Wei, and it is nothing at all.

"Boss, you are so kind, I don't know how to repay you?"

Having worked as a life assistant for Gu Wei for two years, Yang Chaoyue certainly knows what grade the real estate under her boss's name is.

If she wants to buy it, she will almost have to spend all her savings in the past two years.

Gu Wei took the initiative to offer to give her a house, and she was very touched.

"Haha, repaying is not easy, just work like a cow or a horse"

Gu Wei joked.

The two chatted for a few more words, and Gu Wei signaled Yang Chaoyue to be quiet. He called China again.

"Director Yang, congratulations, [Yang Jian] is a big hit at the box office, and the animation team you lead has succeeded again!"

The director of [Nezha] and [Yang Jian], "Jiaozi", was on the other end of the phone.

After Gu Wei and Yang Liwen arranged some things, they naturally called "Jiaozi" to express their concern as a boss.

Yang Chaoyue listened quietly to Gu Wei's call. When she thought of something, a smile appeared on her face, and she slowly lowered her head.

Gu Wei certainly felt her every move, but he still maintained a normal tone when talking to "Jiaozi".

".I was filming abroad during this period, and I didn't have time to go back for the celebration party of [Yang Jian].

Let's get together again when I return to China in a while"

After Gu Wei hung up the phone, Yang Chaoyue raised her head slightly.

"Boss, am I doing okay?"

"Ahem, very talented~"

The Spring Festival and even February passed quickly.

Just as Gu Wei said, the box office of "The Watergate Bridge of Changjin Lake", which was initially very successful, plummeted after the 7-day holiday.

The total box office after one month of release was 4.626 billion yuan.

Even if there is still one month of release time, judging from the current box office trend, it is a luxury to reach 5 billion, let alone surpass "The Changjin Lake".

Maoyan's box office forecast is 4.8 billion yuan.

It is a bit far from Yu Dong's expectation, but compared with the original empty "Watergate Bridge" with a final box office of 4 billion, this data is already very good.

Moreover, the total box office of the two films "The Changjin Lake" has exceeded 11 billion, and all major investors have made a lot of money, among which Bona, which is the main controller, is definitely the biggest beneficiary.

The final box office of "Yang Jian: The Search for Mountains and Conquering Demons" is 3.16 billion.

The box office is nearly 2 billion less than that of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World", but the movie has a good reputation and is a successful work no matter how you look at it.

The animated film with "Yang Jian" as the protagonist has been successful, so this series can continue.

Gu Wei has already thought of the title of the second part, which is "Yang Jian Splits the Mountain to Save His Mother".

In this way, Gu Wei's animation company has three animated films to be produced, including "Nezha: The Devil Boy Conquers the Sea", "Yang Jian Splits the Mountain to Save His Mother", and "The Legend of the Gods: Chaoge Fengyun".

Each story is relatively independent, and the characters are intertwined with each other, truly forming a unique animation universe of the Legend of the Gods for "Weiming World".

At this time, Gu Wei no longer worried that other animation companies would take advantage of the traffic of "Nezha", "Yang Jian" and other legendary characters.

Because there were two animated films to lay the foundation, the audience had already solidified the characters in the two films produced by Gu Wei's company.

Nezha also appears in Yang Jian, and the Easter egg at the end of the movie also previews some plots of Devil Boy Conquers the Dragon King and Chaoge Fengyun.

The characters are different. No matter which characters or stories other companies shoot in Fengshen, the audience can distinguish them from the Fengshen universe of Wei Ming Tianxia. (End of this chapter)