Chapter 889: Selling Well Both at Home and Abroad, and All over the World

# [John Wick 4] is here, with a box office of over 300 million on the first day! #

# Gu Wei's first Hollywood action blockbuster is released, setting off a summer movie-watching craze! #

# Keanu Reeves and Gu Wei collaborated for the first time, and [John Wick 4] is a complete hit! #

# From [Operation Mekong], [Wolf Warrior 2] to [John Wick 4], Gu Wei is a new generation of Chinese action superstar! #

# [John Wick 4] is a hot hit and has received rave reviews, and was named the best movie of the year! #

On the first day of its release, [John Wick 4] earned 308 million in box office in a single day, thanks to its strong publicity and Gu Wei's personal appeal, and ranked first in the single-day box office with a score of 190 million more than the second place [The Moon Walks Alone]

In the next two days of the weekend, the box office performance of the movie remained strong, earning 330 million and 286 million respectively. The total box office in the first three days of the week exceeded 900 million yuan, which completely ignited the movie market of this summer.

As a Hollywood-style co-production, [John Wick 4] has not only received super high box office but also has a very high reputation.

Douban opened with a score of 8.3, and hundreds of thousands of viewers gave it high scores.

[It's hearty, no nonsense, no brains, just do it!

The action design is really invincible. The action scenes of Gu Wei and Keanu Reeves are so handsome. I feel that several clips can become textbook clips of action movies! ]

[An exciting work that makes people fall in love with Hollywood action blockbusters again, New York, Osaka, Berlin, and Paris, one prelude, two plots, and one climax, presenting a completely different texture, which is also very consistent with the temperament of the four cities. The ending is beautiful and tragic, a perfect fusion of Eastern chivalry and Western classical chivalry! ]

[A very exciting action movie, but Keanu Reeves looks a bit old, and the action is obviously not as good as the previous ones. In comparison, Gu Wei's fighting scenes are more clean and neat. When I saw half of it, I was always afraid that Keanu would be beaten to death by Gu Wei]

[A super classic action movie, the fighting scenes in the whole movie are fierce and gorgeous. Keanu Reeves is still the invincible super killer. Gu Wei's participation injects rare elegance into the whole movie, with the style of a knight. The personal styles of the two protagonists are very strong but not inconsistent! ]

[Gu Wei's action scenes in the movie are so handsome. I strongly recommend making more similar action movies in the future! ]

[After Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, Gu Wei can completely become a new generation of Kung Fu superstar, so that the whole world can see that Chinese Kung Fu has not been interrupted! ]

[The movie is really good, but the scale is a bit too big. It is rare to see such a bloody and violent movie in domestic cinemas]

[It is originally a Hollywood movie, and "John Wick 4" only has many fighting scenes and exciting actions, but it is not much bloody.

It is obvious that the movie has made the action scenes a bit like a game, and it feels a bit like a superhero movie.

If we talk about bloody and dark scenes, Zhou Xingchi's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is even more exaggerated! 】

[The movie is very good, the two protagonists are very handsome, and Reba's female assassin Akira is even more outstanding, heroic, and the fighting scenes are both agile and beautiful, super love!! ! ]

[When other female stars in the domestic entertainment industry are still playing ancient puppet dramas, our Reba has already played the heroine of Hollywood blockbusters, and her performance is so outstanding!

Reba is undoubtedly the first female star born in the 1990s! ]

[Reba is beautiful and sassy. I hope Gu Wei can take care of our Baba more. She is really super excellent! ]

[Yang Chaoyue plays Gu Wei's sister and her performance is also great, but the role is a bit too little, and it feels a bit like a soy sauce. ]

[It doesn't matter, this is a beginning. Our Chaoyue is a hard-working girl of destiny. The harder we work, the luckier we will be. The future will definitely get better and better! ]

Yuezhou.

[The Lone Moon] road show.

As the hottest comedy movie in this summer season, the box office of [The Lone Moon] has exceeded 1.8 billion in two weeks.

The crew has been on the road show for half a month, and Yuezhou is the last stop.

". Teacher Shen Teng, Gu Wei's [John Wick 4] has exceeded [The Lone Moon] by 200 million in a single day in three days. According to the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the total box office exceeds [The Lone Moon]. What do you think about this?"

During the media interaction session, a network media suddenly asked such a question.

Shen Teng was slightly stunned, but he laughed instead of getting angry.

"How do I see it? I'll watch it through the window~"

After he said that, the audience laughed.

Then Shen Teng continued: "It's normal for Gu Wei's movies to sell well, and it shouldn't be a big news to exceed [The Lone Moon].

Although I haven't seen [John Wick 4] yet, I know it's a very exciting movie from the comments on the Internet.

I will book a theater to support him when I have time!"

Shen Teng's generous answer won applause from the audience.

After the roadshow, Ma Li raised her eyebrows at Shen Teng: "Okay, you said this, it's perfect and leak-proof, I guess the media will praise you for your high emotional intelligence~"

"I'm telling the truth. Besides, there's no need for the media to praise your high emotional intelligence. It's a fact that everyone recognizes." Shen Teng replied with a smile.

"You're really not modest~" Ma Li laughed.

"But then again, Gu Wei's new film is really strong at the box office. According to this trend, it will be another blockbuster movie with a sales of more than 3 billion.

His box office appeal is unparalleled!"

Shen Teng shrugged: "It's normal. It's not just one or two movies. Gu Wei's movies have been big sellers in recent years.

His box office appeal is absolutely leading by a huge margin. No one in the domestic entertainment industry can compare to him!"

Ma Li also nodded in agreement: "You are right. I saw statistics online that the total box office of Gu Wei's personal starring movies has exceeded 50 billion. This number makes people feel desperate.

By the way, didn't you ask Zhang Yimou to star in the movie you took?

This is your second collaboration after [The Richest Tomato]. The box office of the movie will explode by then!"

Shen Teng waved his hand: "Don't mention it. Gu Wei didn't take that movie. It seems to be a schedule issue."

"It's a pity that he didn't take any Zhang Yimou's movies."

In Ma Li's thinking logic, invitations from big directors like Zhang Yimou are very precious. If there is an opportunity to turn down other movies, you must seize it.

In fact, this is also the current situation of most actors. Even very popular and famous first-line actors are in a position to be selected.

Only a few people such as Gu Wei, Wu Jing, and Xu Zheng are exceptions.

In addition to their fame and status, they basically have their own film and television production companies. In addition to being actors, they are also directors and investors, so they can take the initiative.

"He doesn't care. This is not the first time that Gu Wei has rejected Director Zhang.

When filming "The Great Wall", Director Zhang wanted him to play the main role, but he didn't want to, and finally only played two scenes.

His ideas are very positive. He is a big boss and a big director. He chooses projects based on his mood.

Of course, Gu Wei still respects Director Zhang Yimou very much."

Having known each other for so many years, Shen Teng has a better understanding of Gu Wei's personality and way of doing things.

Beijing.

Zhang Yimou and his daughter Zhang Mo just came back from watching "John Wick 4".

"Hollywood is worthy of being the center of world cinema. This movie has reached the top level in the type of action movies. Many shots can be used as teaching materials."

Zhang Mo has a high opinion of "John Wick 4".

She is also a director. After graduating from the New York University Film School, she has been with her father and participated in the filming of movies such as "Under the Hawthorn Tree", "The Flowers of War", and "The Return".

The Korean War film "Sniper" directed by her last year was a great success after its release. With the help of her father, she has now gained a place in the director circle.

"It is really wonderful. The fighting scenes are crisp and beautiful. The fighting scenes are particularly artistic. The use of light and color is also very good.

As for the actors, Keanu Reeves is not to be mentioned. Gu Wei's fighting scenes are very good, agile and sharp, and have the style of Li Lianjie back then.

It can be said that he is unique among the young generation of actors."

Zhang Yimou also gave a very high evaluation of this movie and Gu Wei's performance.

"It's a pity that he didn't take your "Man Jiang Hong" in your father's film.

I feel that he is the best candidate for "Sun Jun". The Yi Yang Qianxi they pushed later is too immature. I don't know if he can support the box office?"

Zhang Yimou was silent for a while.

"There are also Shen Teng, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin and others. The movie should have no shortage of stars."

Gu Wei refused "Man Jiang Hong" because he had no schedule, but Zhang Yimou felt that the other party might not like the script.

This is no different from when he filmed "The Great Wall".

However, "Man Jiang Hong" was a script he participated in writing, and now that the arrow is on the string, there is not much room for modification.

Wanda Cinema, Hangzhou.

The road show of "John Wick 4".

After the game activities, film watching and other processes, this road show has entered the audience and media interaction stage.

The three main creators stood together on the stage, Gu Wei stood in the middle, and Reba and Yang Chaoyue, two beauties with different styles, stood on both sides of him.

The audience below the stage are basically his fans and movie fans, as well as some local Internet celebrities and media.

".There are many good reviews for "John Wick 4" on the Internet, but there are still many people who say that the plot of this movie is too thin. Do you agree with this statement?"

After a media asked a question, Gu Wei took the microphone.

"As an action movie, the plot of John Wick 4 is definitely not as deep as that of art films, which is very normal.

My positioning of this movie is an action movie. The audience went to the cinema to watch a movie that they thought was exciting and enjoyable. I think that the movie's producers and I have done a good job of justifying the money the audience spent on the movie tickets.

No mistake!

You should use the standard of "Dying to Survive" to judge "John Wick 4". It is neither realistic nor fair."

"Teacher Gu Wei, at the road show of "The Moon Walker" yesterday, Teacher Shen Teng praised "John Wick 4". Do you have anything to say to him?"

The question was asked by an ordinary audience member.

Gu Wei smiled and said, "I also saw what you said on the news.

Thanks to Brother Teng, I have seen "The Moon Walker". It is a very good comedy movie. I have recommended it to my friends before.

If you have a chance, you can go and see it. It is very funny!"

After the road show, it was already very late. Everyone came out of the cinema and took a car back to the hotel to rest.

At night, in the luxury suite of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Hangzhou.

Reba came out of the bathroom after taking a shower and drying her hair.

She was wearing a black silk nightgown, with a curvy figure, and walked towards the living room with her long legs.

"You've been running all day and you still have to work at night?"

Reba walked to Gu Wei and sat directly on his lap, with her arms around his neck.

Gu Wei reached out to close the laptop, then held Reba's slender and soft waist.

"Okay, I won't work anymore. I've almost done what I need to do. I'll deal with the rest tomorrow."

Seeing him so obedient, Reba's mouth curled up slightly with some pride.

Her fame has skyrocketed in the past two days because of the huge sales of "John Wick 4".

As many of her fans said online, other female stars of the same age are still acting in ancient puppet dramas, but she has already played the leading role in Hollywood movies. In the past, she could have been called an international superstar.

Zhang Ziyi, the international Zhang, didn't she become one like this.

When Fan Bingbing was not out of fashion, she also spent a lot of effort to finally play a supporting role in "X-Men" just for that little bit of international influence.

Those predecessors didn't know how much they paid to get the resources, but now Reba has easily obtained them, and the movie is very successful. How can she not be happy!

"What is the current real-time box office of our movie?"

"I just saw that it has exceeded 1 billion. Today is a working day, and the box office has dropped a lot."

"How much do you think the box office will reach by the end of this week?"

Gu Wei thought for a while: "2 billion, there should be no problem for the total box office to exceed 2 billion by the end of the second week."

He originally envisioned that [John Wick 4] would get a total box office of 2 billion in China, but the current situation after the release was much better than expected.

It can only be said that the quality of the movie is indeed excellent, and his own appeal is strong enough.

"It has only been released for 10 days by the end of this week. If the box office can exceed 2 billion, wouldn't the total box office have a chance to reach 4 billion!"

As the first Hollywood movie she participated in and the first movie she shot with Gu Wei, Reba naturally hopes that the box office of [John Wick 4] will be as high as possible.

"The probability is not high."

Gu Wei shook his head.

"Although [John Wick 4] is a co-production and we both star in it, it is still a Hollywood blockbuster in essence.

It is essentially no different from the previous hits [Fast and Furious] and [Avengers].

The characteristic of Hollywood blockbusters released in China is that the box office will be very high in the short term after the release, but the decline in the later period will also be large, and the long-term will be weak.

So I expect the total box office of [John Wick 4] should be around 3 billion, not more than 3.5 billion RMB"

"That's not bad, there are box office in other countries too.

How is the box office in North America in the first week?"

Reba nodded in agreement and asked.

Gu Wei smiled: "John Wick 4" had a North American box office of 31.85 million on the first day, and then a total of 60.42 million US dollars in the first two days of the weekend.

The total box office for the first three days was 92.27 million, becoming the North American box office champion last week with a huge advantage.

Congratulations, you are also popular in North America!"

Reba has been busy with road shows these two days. Occasionally, she went online to check the box office results of John Wick 4 in China. She never expected that the box office of this movie would be so good abroad.

She couldn't suppress the surprise on her face. She leaned forward and threw herself on Gu Wei to hug him.

Gu Wei felt the softness on his body for a while, and slowly pushed her away: "Okay, don't be so excited.

John Wick 4 has only been released for a week, and it will get higher box office in the future. You are so excited now, what will you do next?"

"I don't care. This is the first time I have made a movie with such good results. How can I not be excited!"

Reba is really happy. She knows better than anyone what the popularity of John Wick 4 means to her.

"Did your agent tell you about our schedule later?" Gu Wei asked again.

"I told you that I will go to the US for promotion in two days.

Do I still need to go? Didn't they tell me to go at the beginning?"

"Originally, I didn't need to go, but now [John Wick 4] is very popular in North America, and the female killer you play is also very popular, so [Lionsgate] hopes that you can also go there to participate in the promotion!" Gu Wei explained.

"Will I have American fans?" Reba asked uncertainly.

"Of course I will, you are so beautiful, and your appearances and various fighting scenes in the movie are so amazing, it's not surprising to have North American fans."

"Hehe." Hearing what Gu Wei said, Reba showed a silly smile on her face, and she didn't look like a goddess in front of the camera at all.

Gu Wei was a little helpless: "Not really, just some foreign fans.

You already have a large number of fans in China."

"No, this feeling is like I have become an international star, it's quite fresh."