408: Hope for Domestic Films
Outside the window, it was already dark, and there were a few scattered stars hanging in the dark sky.
Zhao Bohang yawned and looked at the lower right corner of the computer. Unknowingly, it was already three-thirty in the morning, and he looked up at the scrolling subtitles on the computer screen.
[——"Swordsman: The Undefeated East"
Director: Django
Screenwriter: Django
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Zhao Bohang held his chin and thought for a long time.
At this time, the scene freezes on the words "end of the play".
He suddenly picked up his phone, opened WeChat, and sent a message to the [Martial Arts Novel Exchange] group.
"x-on:Everyone, everyone, I am too prejudiced against martial arts movies and TV dramas. I overturned them all in one fell swoop. In fact, they both have their own merits. Compared with words, pictures can give 'jianghu' many modern meanings, such as a faster pace. , with more distinctive characters, more exciting and meaningful lines, and more exciting and elegant martial arts, like the characters such as Gu Jinfu, Ouyang Quan, and Ren Woxing in the two "Swordsman" movies, which are very modern. "
immediately.
It’s a system prompt: “The ‘Martial Arts Novel Exchange Group’ has been renamed ‘Martial Arts Exchange Group’.”
[Kill ten thousand with one sword]:? !
[Jianxuan Yiming]: It’s over, it’s over, the group leader has also fallen!
[Jian Bai]: You guys are not sleeping in the middle of the night. Could it be that you just came back from watching "Swordsman: The Sunflower Collection"?
[Deadly Chain King Eight Fist]: You two, the word "ye" is used very well.
[Swords and Swords Rise and Fall]: Hey, if you have already seen it, please don’t spoil it in the group.
[Lonely Gun Fei Shang]: There are ten fights in martial arts movies and TV shows in the world, and Jiang Ge only has twelve fights, and the others are short of two!
…
Zhao Bohang's eyelids twitched. He didn't expect that at this point, so many people could be exploded.
"This group is fully open. It is no longer limited to discussing martial arts novels. Also, please call me 'Jiang Chui' from now on!"
Yes, he was completely captured by Jiang Ge. To be precise, he felt the charm of martial arts movies and TV series again.
Beautiful and freehand, free and elegant, without the need for imagination, the martial arts drama that is truly presented before his eyes, as well as the fusion of heroism, emotion, helplessness and romance, and the world centered on "people", all arouse his nerves.
After chatting with the group of friends for a while, Zhao Bohang felt no sleepiness and couldn't help but click on "Little Fish and Flowers" again.
The movie turned to a TV series, and it was still Django. The result was that the more you watched it, the more addictive it became, and the more you watched it, the more awesome it felt.
He not only watched, but also wrote, wrote articles about Django martial arts.
that's all……
After watching "Xiao Yu'er and Hua Wuque", I then watched "Xiao Bao and Kangxi".
As the sun rises and the moon sets, time flies by and the trash can is filled with Happy Fat Boy water bottles and takeaway meal boxes.
"Finally finished watching it!"
Zhao Bohang stretched out and was in good spirits, slightly sleepy.
I checked the 10,000-word article [Django and His Martial Arts] that I wrote while reading, corrected the typos, and posted it directly on Weibo.
Then, open Douban and Maoyan Data Network.
"After being released for 18 hours, how are the ratings and box office?"
Although data cannot explain everything about a movie, we must not forget the purpose of making a movie. No matter how good a movie is without ratings and box office, it is just empty talk. A movie with high ratings and box office at least proves that in some places it is Successful.
Zhao Bohang likes to use data as an aid to evaluate a work. When reading novels at the starting point, he will first read the first orders and reviews.
Of course, you still have to look at the content to make a judgment on the final quality.
He doesn't like, or even resents, following the trend of black and white.
"Fuck..."
The moment Zhao Bohang saw the real-time box office, he had only one feeling - how terrifying!
January 1, 2025:
1. "Swordsman: Sunflower Collection", 1.7 billion.
2. "Fast and Furious Episode 1", 0.1 billion.
3. "Big Red Envelope", 31.72 million.
…
It has already surpassed the 0.3 billion on the first day of "A Chinese Ghost Story". The key is that there are still six hours until the end today, and the evening is the peak period for watching movies. It depends on how much it can reach.
"Wait a minute, let me see what the box office record is on the first day."
Zhao Bohang checked and found that the first-day box office record for domestically released movies was the science fiction film "Galaxy Empire" with 1.1 billion, the second best was the science fiction film "Transhumans 2" with 3.2 billion, and the third best was the fantasy film "Dragon Hunter" "The Great Battle" with 5 billion, the fourth best is the romance film "Romance on the Royal Cruise" with 6.5 billion, and the fifth best is the war film "The Great Battle" with 4.1 billion.
If this trend continues, it will definitely surpass "The Great Battle", which means we will maintain five and fight for four.
There are 100 million points of greatness!
You must know that before Django entered the film industry, the highest box office of a martial arts film was 1.8 billion. As soon as he came, the first "The Swordsman: The East" raised this number to 300 million, and the second hit movie The movie "Swordsman: The Sunflower Collection" is likely to reach a new high.
Zhao Bohang switched to Douban again, and the score was as high as 6, down 2, surpassing the previous one, and temporarily ranking first in the history of martial arts films.
"Are martial arts films really about to rise?"
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The box office performance of "The Swordsman: The Sunflower Collection" has refreshed countless people's understanding of martial arts films.
It earned 7.9 billion on the first day of release, accounting for 3% of the box office, played 130,000 times, and accounted for 7% of the scheduled films. It has locked in the biggest winner in this year's New Year's Day slot in advance.
Due to the strong IP and the super strength of Jiang Ge Movie, it showed amazing strength in the pre-sale stage. The pre-sale box office exceeded 100 million 15 hours after the pre-sale started, setting a record for the fastest pre-sale of domestic movies to exceed 100 million.
"Are there any people like me? Watching the box office growth is more exciting than watching the movie!"
"It is quite exciting. Compared with the special effects of science fiction and magic movies, the love of romance movies, and the feelings of war movies, martial arts movies are more difficult to resonate."
"Our most distinctive martial arts culture has derived a large type of film. It has been exactly 100 years since the birth of the first martial arts film "The Great Hero" in 1925. It has finally broken the curse of "good reviews but not good box office."
"Is this the appeal of the first person in the entertainment industry? Top stars are no more than this!"
"Jiang Ge's fans are too crazy. The attendance rate of the early morning show exceeded 50%."
"No, no, no... It's the rise of domestic films!"
...
For a moment, a clear idea appeared in the minds of domestic filmmakers. Although it was a bit far-fetched, it was not impossible to achieve.
"The era of Hollywood blockbusters is over!"
"Domestic films are about to rise!"
Whether they are unwilling or unconvinced, in the domestic film market, domestic films have always been labeled as cheap and rough. Whether it is production scale, special effects matching, investment, etc., they are relatively backward. As a result, Hollywood blockbusters have been advancing rapidly and enduring in the domestic film market for so many years.
As the saying goes, "strength is not permanent, and weakness is not lifelong." Although Hollywood blockbusters are still strong in the domestic film market, this strength has seriously "shrunk", and domestic films are waking up!
Domestic filmmakers know that domestic films need super blockbusters to heat up the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies and boost the morale of the industry. Judging from the current ticket results and popularity, "Swordsman: Invincible in the East", "A Chinese Ghost Story", and "Swordsman: Sunflower Manual" have indeed driven the entire domestic film market and injected a shot of adrenaline.