401: Extremely Popular

"I didn't expect that "League of Legends" could have such a profound song. Google search to read"

"We all owe Jiang Ge a NetEase Cloud Music membership."

"This song "The Lonely Warrior" is worthy of an annual meeting."

"Use movie tickets to pay for it."

"Watch "A Chinese Ghost Story" again."

"Let's go, let's go, it's all support anyway."

…

Maybe some people are just following the trend, but many people really take action.

In this way, "The Hero" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" simultaneously topped the hot search list, becoming the most popular songs and movies this autumn, while Django once again became the topic king.

On this day, the box office of "A Chinese Ghost Story" continued to decline, grossing 8.9 billion.

After 14 days of release, the total box office has reached 3.5 billion, becoming the fastest domestic film to exceed 1 billion, 2 billion and 3 billion at the box office.

As for "Superhuman Organization 3", it is a normal decline. The daily box office is around 100 million, and the total box office also exceeds 3 billion.

Domestically, "A Chinese Ghost Story" is ahead, but overseas, "Superhuman Organization 3" is invincible.

There is no way, because the audience and influence of the subject matter cannot be compared even if they are released in the same country.

Django is not in a hurry. Overseas markets will take his time, and the Fast and Furious series will take the lead to open up the market. Even if there are no superhero movies from Marvel and DC in the future, there will be other movies that can compete.

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Yanjing Lao She Teahouse, a place to drink tea.

At this time, three middle-aged men gathered. One of them was signing autographs and taking photos with the waiter. It was Feng Hongyuan who played Yan Chixia in "A Chinese Ghost Story". The other two were his friends, Huang Zhansen and Lin Genbao.

These three people have one thing in common, they are all first-class actors in the National Theater.

The National Theater is the highest performing art group in China. It has strong artistic creation resources and a glorious theatrical cultural tradition, and its status is obvious.

Huang Zhansen, chief director of the National Theater, vice president of the National Drama Art Research Society and vice president of the National Film Performance Society, is a well-known figure in the drama circle.

Lin Genbao is a screenwriter at the National Theater. He has been writing scripts for thirty years. He has a total of 17 drama scripts, which are very popular with the audience. Eight of them have been adapted for the big screen, so he can be regarded as half of the entertainment industry. people.

"I heard that Jiang Ge is nicknamed 'the first person of the new generation in the entertainment industry' in the entertainment industry, because what he does is too evil?" Huang Zhansen usually surfs the Internet when he has nothing to do, so he has some understanding of this.

"Is it because what he does is too evil? It's because he is evil himself. It's no exaggeration at all. His creative and directing abilities are so strong that he started at the peak of others." Lin Genbao sighed and envyed at the same time: "I have been there for thirty years. Having only written seventeen screenplays, it only took him three years to surpass me.”

"Old Feng, when you were on the set of "A Chinese Ghost Story", was Jiang Ge really as exaggerated as what was posted on the Internet? He did everything himself and did everything well?" Huang Zhansen asked Feng Hongyuan.

"The director of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is Zhou Mulong, but Jiang Ge often comes over to join the cast and also helped direct the show..." Feng Hongyuan took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and continued: "Let me tell you, what is uploaded on the Internet is not enough. To describe it, I have acted in plays for most of my life, and also acted in several film and television dramas. I have never seen such a screenwriter and director. The script is very detailed, like a template, and the director is an all-rounder, lighting and lighting. , props, photography, etc., all proficient. ”

Having said this, he paused again and continued: "The titles of 'monster' and 'first person of the new generation in the entertainment industry' are not excessive at all."

Hearing this, Huang Zhansen sighed and said: "Every time the entertainment industry reaches a trough, an amazing character will always appear to save it. Why can't we in the drama industry?"

He took a deep breath, calmed down, and said: "I went to watch "A Chinese Ghost Story" yesterday. The script was really well written. The three characters of Ning Caichen, Nie Xiaoqian, and Yan Chixia all embody different lives. Desire, this is the beginning of life and the basis of all desires. [Human] sadness has alienated desire, and sadness has also alienated desire. [Ghost] In the game between the ruler and the dominated, the tool as a tool never has a choice, [Xia] ] In troubled times, a chivalrous heart who is disappointed with the world but still does not allow ghosts to do evil. He has no relatives in heaven and always associates with good people. Nie Xiaoqian is amiable, Ning Caichen is lovely, and Yan Chixia is respectable. Everyone with light in their eyes has a promising future. Expect."

Lin Genbao also watched it. As a colleague, although he admired Jiang Ge for inserting love in the background of troubled times where people are worse than ghosts, and portrayed the emotional line of Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian very well, it did not prevent him from being dissatisfied with the ending. : "The sword of love is invisible and hurts people's hearts."

Feng Hongyuan smiled and said: "Why, even you shed tears?"

Lin Genbao snorted and said: "It's not to this extent. I just think that it's true that humans and ghosts have different paths. We can use this regretful way to hint at the sequel. Once or twice is okay, but more will make the audience disgusted. "

That's true.

but……

Huang Zhansen had something to say, saying: "On the contrary, I think this ending is very good, just like the opening song sings, 'Life is a dream and a desire, and there is no sunshine in the rugged dreams.' There is not so much perfection in life, just because of this On the road, there are destined to be some people who have a relationship with us, like vines that tightly entangle our souls, so we know how to cherish them. Even if there is nothing left in the end, that kind of nostalgia will be like an untied tree. The boat has always been docked in our hearts. "

"I didn't say there's a problem with ending in tragedy." Lin Genbao smiled helplessly, poured himself some tea, and said, "To be honest, I'd like to pick a story from "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" to write about."

Feng Hongyuan was very surprised. He had never written such a story before, so he asked, "Is it because you watched "A Chinese Ghost Story"?"

"Yes and no." Seeing that they were both confused, Lin Genbao explained, "I learned an aesthetic feature from Django - chaos, time reversal, space disorder, irrationality of character behavior, uncertainty of relationships between people, paradox between people's goals and means, maybe... new attempts can help me break through the current bottleneck."

"Sure enough..." Huang Zhansen couldn't help but smile, and said, "Django is not a human being, but he can make you learn from him."

The trio sat in the teahouse for a whole morning and talked a lot about Django. It can be seen that Huang Zhansen and Lin Genbao were obviously conquered by Django's strength.

Even before the end of the tea party, the two wanted to get to know Jiang Ge through Feng Hongyuan to see if it was possible to cross over to the drama circle.

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At the same time, Magic City.

The CJ Game Show in Magic City, China, is the most influential event in the field of digital interactive entertainment and one of the top three game exhibitions in the world.

As the most influential annual event in the pan-entertainment field of the entire Blue Star, compared with last year's CJ Game Show, for countless e-sports enthusiasts, this year, because of the overall theme of the exhibition, major manufacturers have brought out their unique skills.

As one of the largest game manufacturers in China, Penguin Games set up 7 major game IP interactive exhibition areas such as "League of Legends" and "King of Glory" at this CJ Game Show.

In addition to Penguin, the booths of major manufacturers such as NetEase are also full of characteristics.

And all the anime enthusiasts and game players have integrated into the venue to experience this annual feast. Some of them have plans and go straight to their favorite booths with strategy maps in their hands; some come to join in the fun and start from the beginning to visit one booth after another.

Li Yangyang belongs to the latter. After watching for a while, he was not interested and planned to leave.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, he saw a booth with a huge crowd of people, which was more popular than any booth he had seen before.

Driven by curiosity, he walked over quickly.

"Hey, don't cut in line, go to the back!"

"With so many people, how long will it take to queue up?"

"It looks like a lot, but it's actually quite fast. One person can only experience it for 10 minutes, and there are 20 computers."

"It's a bit tearful... After so many years, we finally have our own 3A masterpiece!"

"I didn't expect that the one who did this was not Penguin or NetEase, but a new company that was established only two years ago."

"You can say goodbye to the 999 knife, equipment recycling, and becoming stronger by charging money!"

...

Li Yangyang listened for a while and checked on his mobile phone. "Futian" is a new game company established in 2023.

Put down the phone, tiptoe to look at the booth, Chen Gan is full of grandeur, the scale is large, the details are ancient style, Chinese style and fairy style, especially the theme of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" in the backstage is quite tasteful.

"It turns out to be a game adapted from the TV series of Django."

Li Yangyang immediately became interested again, and he could join the queue.

While waiting, he heard the conversation of the people in the team. After experiencing the beta version of "Legend of Sword and Fairy", they gave a very high evaluation.

"Fuck, is this a domestic game?"

Li Yangyang queued for half an hour and tried it for ten minutes.

He is not a senior game fan, he just plays PS5 when he is bored, and this is the first time he has played a domestic stand-alone game with first-class graphics, actions and details. This sincere work without routine instantly made him have a strong desire to buy.

At this time, the backstage of Futian booth.

"Mr. Chen, the stage and security are ready." The assistant reported to Chen Gan.

"Okay." After replying to the assistant, Chen Gan said to the three people in front of him, "Let's go out."

He has prepared a big surprise today.

"Look over there!"

After a while, someone shouted.

Li Yangyang looked around and then fixed his eyes on the stage.

What's going on?

He actually saw Xu Chenyi, Guan Yansi and Qin Shiyue.

"Futian invited the three of them to the stage?"

"Maybe it's an endorsement."

"Awesome, it's hard for others to invite one, but Futian invited three at once."

"They really spend money, the appearance fee is not small."

"Chen Gan, the son of Futian Group, is Jiang Ge's best friend, and he still talks about money."

"Oh, that's no wonder."

...

In a blink of an eye, the game was no longer interesting, and they all squeezed to the stage.

Xu Chenyi, Guan Yansi and Qin Shiyue were wearing costumes from "The Legend of Sword and Fairy". This is not Cosplay, but the real person.

Li Yangyang felt average about the drama, but he was a fan of Xu Chenyi, and he became a fan yesterday because of the song "The Lone Warrior".

It was such a coincidence and such luck that I just became a fan and I got to see my idol up close.

After saying hello, Qin Shiyue sang "Sha Po Lang" first, Xu Chenyi followed with "June Rain", and Guan Yansi sang "Always Quiet" at the end.

Three songs from "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" pushed the atmosphere of the Futian booth to a climax.

"Xiaoyao!"

"Ling'er!"

"Yueru!"

...

This also evoked everyone's good memories, and they shouted their character names.

"Thank you, thank you for your support!" Guan Yansi responded enthusiastically.

"I hope everyone will like the single-player game "The Legend of Sword and Fairy"!" Xu Chenyi did not forget the business.

"Don't forget to watch "A Chinese Ghost Story"!" Qin Shiyue promoted the movie.

Their appearance turned the CJ Game Show into a star-chasing scene, and more and more people flocked here.

Judging from the flow of people in the venue, the Futian booth has gained enough popularity.

Perhaps, even big companies such as Penguin and NetEase did not expect that this year's CJ exhibition would be stolen by Futian, which only has one game.

And this news also spread rapidly on the Internet, adding fuel to the fire of "A Chinese Ghost Story".

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November 1st.

The 30-day viewing craze has set the box office of "A Chinese Ghost Story" at 4.8 billion, surpassing the 300 million of "Swordsman: Invincible in the East".

However, "Superhuman Organization 3" only received 500 million due to the squeeze of the film schedule.

"Mr. Jiang is really awesome, he beat the Hollywood blockbusters."

"Yes, even winning the domestic box office is difficult, and it is a head-on confrontation."

"Do you think there will be a chance to beat the overseas box office in the future?"

"There is definitely a chance, isn't the Speed ​​Universe focusing on the overseas market?"

"But the overseas box office of "Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift" is only more than 200 million US dollars."

"Take it slow, you can't get fat in one bite, and you can't reach the horizon in one step."

...

At this time, on the way to the set of "Nirvana in Fire", Jiang Ge appeared with a happy face.

On the blue planet, the film system is similar to that on Earth. After deducting various taxes, the net box office is divided into 50% by the cinema, 7% by the theater chain, and the producer and distributor share 43% in total.

Generally speaking, the distributor will agree with the producer to charge 5% to 15% as its distribution agency fee, so only 43%-15%=28% will belong to the producer.

However, the performance of the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" has already recovered the cost on the first day of its release, and the profit generated in the subsequent 29 days is very terrifying.

The key is that Huafeng Media is both a producer and a distributor, so it will distribute the 43% according to the investment proportion of investors.

Among them, external investment accounts for 25%, Huafeng Media accounts for 25%, Chen Gan and others account for 25%, and Jiang Ge accounts for 25%, that is, Jiang Ge can personally get 1.6 billion.

Although the box office settlement time is within three months after the movie is released, Jiang Ge's mood has become very good just by seeing this distribution figure.

The big red envelopes for all participants in "A Chinese Ghost Story" are indispensable, and of course, the thanks of future father-in-law Zhou Mulong are also indispensable.