Chapter 829 Anyway, I Won

On July 10, "Buried" finally collected $50 million in the North American film market, becoming one of the classic cases of small-scale betting on big gains.

The whole Hollywood knew Hao Yun, the Chinese director, and his reputation as a movie magician was officially established.

Ryan Reynolds' net worth also skyrocketed because of this movie.

In early July, "Buried" was released in China in a low-key manner.

During this period, many other countries and regions have released the film. After all, Paramount is one of the six major Hollywood film companies, and it will definitely squeeze out the value of the film.

China imports only 14 Hollywood blockbusters every year.

Hao Yun directly took one of them. It can only be said that it is easy to get things done with someone in the court.

However, the box office performance of "Buried" after its release in China was very average, with only more than 2 million box office on the first day, and there was no subsequent reversal due to word of mouth.

It seems that Hao Yun, the movie magician, has failed.

There is really no way to do this.

There are resources for "Buried" everywhere on the Internet, and the clarity is very good. Many mainland audiences have seen it.

50 million in North America, equivalent to about 350 million RMB, can't stand the rampant piracy.

However, the movie has a very good reputation.

Everyone praised Hao Yun for his talent.

However, Chinese movie fans are also very talented, and their perspective on the issue is slightly different from that of North American movie fans.

Xiqiao Kongguyu: We often talk about "rivalry" and "acting", how can one person act so well, what the hell? !

Not cool at all: This movie tells us how important it is to learn a move that can smash the coffin with the Five Thunder Heart Destroying Palm!

Qingshang Han Tang: Ryan Reynolds slept with Scarlett Johansson, and I envy this guy for another day.

Feipeng Yaoyao: Hao Yun also slept with An Xiaoxi, how can you not envy him, can you envy him more than that?

Huang Gongzi Fengliu: If I were an emperor, I would be the concubine Xi and the concubine Li.

Kongge: Why didn't you ask Huang Bo to play in "Buried Alive"? What's wrong with his performance as the black man in the sewer? I suggest to remake a Chinese version and let Huang Bo play the role.

Fushuwangqin: Brother Bo is indeed professional. Let's bury Brother Bo. We need to hold down Brother Bo's coffin.

Actor Huang Bov: x-on:Kongge, man, I think so too. I think I acted better than Ryan Reynolds. The director of this movie has no vision.

Kongge: Damn, I was picked by Brother Bo.

Fushuwangqin: x-on:Actor Huang Bov, and me, come on!

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Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi had a rare half-day holiday, but they didn't go to the cinema to watch "Buried".

o(╯□╰)o had already seen the pirated version online...

They chose Wu Yushen's "Red Cliff", or more accurately, "Red Cliff Part 1".

The film is adapted from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and tells the story of Cao Cao controlling the court and wanting to unify Jiangnan in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. After Liu Bei was defeated, he fled with Zhuge Liang and others and sought help from Sun Quan. Sun Quan was hesitant about whether to join forces to fight Cao, and the situation in the world was tense, and a war was about to break out.

After Wu Yushen finished filming, he divided the movie into two parts for release.

This operation was criticized by many people, who felt that it was shameless to divide a broken movie into two parts and make people spend money twice.

However, when I thought of Hao Yun's "Little Forest" divided into four parts, I suddenly felt that Wu Yushen was not too outrageous.

I just don't know how much box office this movie can have after being divided into two parts.

As the most expensive movie in the history of Chinese-language films, "Red Cliff" cost 85 million US dollars (about 600 million yuan).

In order not to let this money go to waste, the film received the strongest distribution treatment in China.

The total number of film and digital copies of "Red Cliff (Part 1)" that have been printed has reached 1,500, making it the largest film distributed in China at present, while "The Warlords", which was known as a "big release" last year, only had 1,072 copies.

In addition to squeezing the two high-grossing movies "Kung Fu Panda" and "Superman" into a corner, the film company also limited the regular ticket prices within 17 days after the release of the film - the ordinary ticket prices in super first-tier cities are set at a minimum of 50 yuan.

More than ten cinemas under Shenzhen China Film Co., Ltd. set the minimum ticket price for the film at 50 yuan per ticket, and its Golden Harvest Cinema implemented the highest ticket price standard of 90 yuan per ticket.

It was released on July 10, and "20 Again" was released on July 11.

The two movies can be said to be tit-for-tat.

The total number of digital copies of "20 Again" is 1,250, although not as much as "Red Cliff (Part 1)", but not much different, and higher than the original "The Warlords".

It can be said that all screens in the country were used to show these two movies.

Movies such as "Kung Fu Panda", "Superman" and "24 Hours" have been squeezed to single-digit screening rates.

Fortunately, although "Batman Begins 2: The Dark Knight" was released on July 18, it was not released in the mainland, and Nolan did not get the mainland quota.

Otherwise, this summer vacation would be really crazy.

Fortunately, the number of screens has increased dramatically in recent years, otherwise it would be difficult to arrange "Red Cliff (Part 1)" and "20 Again".

Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi did not attend the premiere of "Red Cliff (Part 1)", they just went to "spy" on the enemy as ordinary audiences.

"You are so afraid of "Red Cliff (Part 1)", why don't you change the release date?" An Xiaoxi knew that the major producers of "20 Again", including producer Han Sanping, had advised Hao Yun to change the release date.

One copy can support 4 theaters for screening. Based on this estimate, 1,500 copies are enough to allow 6,000 screens in China to show only this movie.

In any case, there is no win-win situation for "Red Cliff (Part 1)" and "20 Again", and they must fight to the death.

Either your copy is idle or my copy is idle.

"Why? Why didn't Wu Yushen change the release date?" Hao Yun laughed.

"Ah?" An Xiaoxi was stunned.

Is this brain circuit acting on impulse?

Hao Yun held An Xiaoxi's hand and walked on the streets of the capital at night. The night became the best protection.

He laughed and said:

"Red Cliff (Part 1) cost 600 million yuan. If there is no box office of more than 1 billion yuan, it will definitely lose money. My cost is only 30 million yuan. As long as the box office exceeds 100 million yuan, I will start to make money. Maybe I can even make back my investment with overseas copyrights. Old Wu is not afraid, so I am afraid of nothing."

"Are you confident that you can beat "Red Cliff (Part 1)"? An Xiaoxi was shocked.

"Why do I have to beat Red Cliff (Part 1)? I haven't beaten The Forbidden Kingdom either, but who dares to say that The Forbidden Kingdom won?"

Hao Yun said confidently.

If Red Cliff (Part 1) has a box office of 300 million and Hao Yun has 200 million, who can say that Red Cliff (Part 1) won?

Hao Yun only knows that Red Cliff (Part 1) may have a box office of 300 million, but with 20 Again dragging it down, the 300 million box office must be 20% off.

I don't know if you lost or not, but I won anyway.

An Xiaoxi thought about it and still felt that Hao Yun's brain circuit was wrong.

But he couldn't find a rebuttal, because what Hao Yun said was really damn reasonable.

It's just that killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of your own is not something a normal person would do.

The two entered the cinema and started watching Red Cliff (Part 1)

At this moment, after attending the premiere and cocktail party of "Red Cliff (Part 1)" held in the capital, Xu Ke and Huang Jianxin found another place to drink.

Just the two of them.

Xu Ke and Huang Jianxin have worked together recently.

After "Painted Skin", Xu Ke filmed another "Women Are Not Bad", starring Zhou Xun, Gui Lunmei, Zhang Yuqi and others, and plans to release it at the end of the year.

It is still in post-production.

Huang Jianxin is the producer and supervisor. Today, the two of them attended the premiere of Wu Yushen's "Red Cliff (Part 1)" together, and tomorrow they will attend the premiere of Hao Yun's "Back to 20".

They are definitely playing both sides.

The two of them are talking about this now.

"Who do you think will have a higher box office, Hao Yun or Wu Yushen?" Huang Jianxin asked.

Hao Yun gave him an idea some time ago, asking him to promote "Founding of a Republic" on Heimi Weibo, and the effect was very good.

From a personal perspective, he supports Hao Yun more.

Xu Ke's words were more objective. After hearing this question, he said without hesitation: "The two sides should be similar. You are so familiar with Mr. Han. Which side do you think Mr. Han will stand on this time?"

Mr. Han is Han Sanping.

He invested in both "Back to 20" and "Red Cliff (Part 1)", and he is the producer of both films.

In addition, he can influence the film scheduling in the mainland. Whoever he stands on will get a big advantage.

"Old Han, he is actually also in a headache. He has persuaded Hao Yun to change the schedule, and he has also persuaded Old Wu to change the schedule, but you can see that both sides are unwilling to bow their heads. I can only say that they are young and energetic." Huang Jianxin said with a wry smile.

"Old Wu has no choice. After so many years of status in the arena, he bows to a young man. Will he be able to mix in the future?"

Xu Ke thought about what he would do if he met Hao Yun?

If it didn't happen, he didn't know what he would choose.

But he is definitely not as stubborn as Wu Yushen.

What Hao Yun said to An Xiaoxi, who among the bigwigs in the circle could not have thought of it.

Regardless of whether Wu Yushen can win or not, Hao Yun will not lose.

Moreover, Hao Yun's "20 Again" has many producers, so even if everyone makes less money, it is not a loss to be able to watch the excitement.

"That's the truth, but it's a pity." Huang Jianxin shook his head.

Obviously, these two blockbusters can be staggered.

He actually didn't realize that he put Hao Yun's 30 million-cost movie on par with "Red Cliff (Part 1)".

This in itself is a kind of affirmation.