Chapter 183: I want to hit ten!
The style of [Love Call Transfer 2] is in line with each other, but the male lead in the first part was replaced by the female lead, and it still went in a relaxed comedy style. This type of video is very suitable for young men and women to buy a popcorn package and quietly hide in the corner to watch.
The box office performance on the first day was quite in line with Zhou Xing's expectations. The box office was 4.38 million on the first day, which was also due to the development of channels. The previous movie was based on the channel of Orange Sky, and Huayi Theater was not released. Although Huayi wanted a higher share this time, the number of screens on screens will naturally increase.
"Can the box office last 4.38 million be 4.38 million in the first day, and can the final box office exceed 25 million?" Tong Liya asked silly.
Zhou Xing couldn't help but pull her on the face, and it felt very good: "Follower, according to this box office trend, there is no problem with a box office of 40 million."
"Ah?" Tong Liya looked cute. She had filmed TV series before. [Love Call Transfer 1] She was just a guest star and had no idea about box office. Although she always saw blockbusters every year and had a box office of over 100 million, those were too far away from her after all. But one day, she found that the box office of the movies she starred in was so high, and her brain was like a computer, and she was directly hit.
Tong Liya didn't know that what Zhou Xing said was just a conservative estimate.
If the first day's box office of 4.38 million was put a few years ago, it would have been an amazing achievement, and the media would have been rushing to report it. However, in 2008, the vision of the mainland media was getting higher and higher. It seemed that there was nothing worth writing about for a movie without the box office of over 100 million.
Alas, it has expanded, but I don’t know that the annual box office champion of the Hong Kong film industry is only 20 to 30 million Hong Kong dollars. If we follow the standards of mainland media, how should the Hong Kong media handle itself?
[Love 2] The box office exceeded 30 million in the first week, temporarily ranking first in the New Year's Eve. This result is considered to be average, and there are not many surprises? It is not broken either.
"It seems that your estimate is not very accurate? It was 30 million in the first week." Obviously, Tong Liya is expanding.
Zhou Xing was speechless for a while: "Don't forget? One week later, Chen Kai's [Mei Lanfang] will be released? In addition to piracy, this kind of low-cost video? The competition for box office is basically two weeks ago."
Facts have proved that Zhou Xing’s concerns are correct. Due to piracy? [Love 2] The box office in the second week was only 19 million? There is no way. Internet piracy became more and more rampant in 2008. No matter what kind of movie it is, it will definitely be high-definition in the second week of release? Some even have high-definition resources leaked in three days.
However, for a low-cost movie like [Love 2]? It is already quite good to get such a box office result. Even if it is all based on Huayi's share model, "Zhixing Film and Television" has a return rate of 200%.
[Mei Lanfang] was released on December 5. Brother Chen Kai has been scolded so badly in recent years? The big pit of [Wuji] has made him slow down for three years but has not recovered. To put it bluntly, this time filming [Mei Lanfang] was forced to do anything. I wonder if he relied on [Farewell My Concubine] to establish his position as a famous director in one fell swoop?
Of course? For a literary young man like Chen Kai, he really doesn't want to make such a movie? Because [Farewell My Concubine] is so classic? This is his artistic peak? No matter how much he shoots, it is impossible to surpass it.
But there is no way. The failure of [Wuji] made him lose the capital to let himself go. The investor is not a fool. If you want to shoot, then shoot what you are best at.
So, with this work [Mei Lanfang], the quality of the work shot in this way is actually predictable. Even though Li Min and Zhang Ziyi are using their energy to get enough fun, many viewers still don’t buy it.
In fact, to be honest, [Mei Lanfang] is considered a qualified Chen Kaige movie. At least Chen Kaige is filming it as a normal commercial film. However, [Farewell My Concubine] is so famous that many film critics and media habitually compare these two movies together.
People have to die, and goods have to be thrown away. After this comparison, let alone Brother Chen Kai was criticized as a fool, even Li Min and Zhang Ziyi were also affected by the seedlings.
However, despite the swearing, [Mei Lanfang] performed well in the first week, reaching 42.18 million. Brother Chen suddenly had the confidence and had the same attitude towards all the audiences who scolded him, whether they were film critics: those who scolded me were uneducated and could not understand the profound meaning of my movie.
However, Brother Chen Kai was not satisfied for a few days, because on December 18, Xiaogang Cannon's [If You Are the One] was released, and no one scolded him immediately. All the media's eyes were attracted by Xiaogang Cannon.
As the king of mainland movies, Xiaogangpao is not just a talk. There are only two people on this battlefield that he has suffered a lot, one is Lao Taozi and the other is Stephen Chow. As for Brother Chen Kai, Xiaogangpao really doesn't care about it.
So far in 2008, the annual box office champion was John Woo's [Red Cliff]. The plot of famous directors by mainland audiences has been confirmed once again. Although [Red Cliff] was scolded to be worthless, the box office was as high as 320 million yuan, and John Woo also became the first director to win a box office of 300 million yuan in the mainland.
However, Xiaogangpao also made a bold statement at the premiere of "If You Are the One", predicting that "If You Are the One" will take away the throne of the mainland box office champion in 2008 from [Red Cliff].
The small steel cannon is still a familiar recipe and a familiar taste. It is not surprising that the words are endless. You should know that [Chirie Cliff] claims to invest 76 million US dollars, but it is actually estimated that it is around 400 million RMB.
[If You Are the One] It is claimed that investment of 100 million yuan is actually good if you can get 50 million yuan. The size of the two sides is huge.
If this was another director, it would definitely bring endless ridicule. However, if this was said from the mouth of a young steel gun, the media could only report it truthfully. After all, the king of New Year's films was not just a waste of time. Maybe it could really create miracles?
It’s true that these days, Xiaogang Cannon’s box office appeal is amazing. It has been released for four days and the box office exceeded 80 million.
At this time, [Love Call Transfer 2] had just finished painting, with a total box office of 56.8 million. Zhang Jianya said that she couldn't understand it. [If You Are the One] The plot routine of Mr. Ge's blind date in the first half was actually very similar to [Love Call Transfer 1], but he just replaced Xu Zheng with Mr. Ge. Anyway, they were both bald, so it was not inconsistent at all when he recovered.
"Is this the appeal of famous directors and superstars?" Zhang Jianya shook her head bitterly.
In fact, there are many famous Chinese film directors and superstars. However, there is a chemical reaction in this world called Ge Da Ye Xiaogang Cannon. Since the 1990s, Chinese New Year films have been ruled by them.
For many viewers, Little Cannon Ge Da Ye represents the quality of a movie, and you'll be done by paying for a ticket.
It is this trust that has made the box office of [If You Are the One] soar. Originally, Chen Kaige wanted to challenge Xiaogang Cannon, but in the second week of the release of [If You Are the One], the box office of [Mei Lanfang] was cut in half. The final box office was only 110 million, which is not as good as the box office of the two weeks after it was released...
Until December 23, [Ip Man] was released simultaneously around the world. Although Xiaogang Cannon said: Ip Man does not pose a threat to If You Are the One, he actually spent the whole night at Huayi Theater.
"Dear, should we watch If You Are the One or Ip Man?" A young couple was struggling.
The man thought for a while: "Why don't you watch Ip Man? Zhou Xing's recent action movies are so handsome."
Seeing that the woman had not spoken, the man said again: "Hehe, you can watch If You Are the One. Mr. Ge's film is quite Coke."
The woman glared: "Do you have some opinion? I don't know if I have difficulty choosing."
"Then watch both movies. Today Ip Man premiere first, and tomorrow I will watch If You Are the One."
Well, full of desire to survive. In fact, [Ip Man] and [If You Are the One] are not the same type of movies, and the competition coefficient is not high. Many viewers will choose to watch two movies at the same time, just which one is first and which one is later.
[Ip Man] The premiere screening room, the audience who chooses to watch the premiere are divided into two categories: one is Kung Fu movie fans, and the other is Zhou Xing's fans. This is the case with Kung Fu movies. If you want to sell the top spot, the protagonist must have box office appeal, otherwise you will definitely lose money.
After a simple interaction, the lights in the screening hall went out. On the big screen, after the cartoon title of Oriental Film and Television, Zhou Xing was wearing a white training suit and was hitting the wooden stake.
"Wow, so handsome. As expected, Zhou Xing is the most handsome in so many kung fu stars."
In fact, Zhou Xing's wooden stake was completely restored according to the image information left by Grandmaster Ip Man before his death. At that time, Grandmaster Ip Man was 79 years old. The time for shooting this image information was in late October 1972. Grandmaster Ip Man also passed away more than a month later, which was also the last treasure he left for future generations.
A line of fonts appeared on the big screen: Foshan Wuguan Street in 1935.
"Oh, another one is grabbing jobs." A martial artist shook his head.
Obviously, there is still a lot of competition in Wuguan Street, and then Master Liao came to the door to compete. This guy who looked sour and frivolous, said at the beginning: Let’s compete behind closed doors, no one knows the winner or loser. In fact, if he hadn’t learned that Ip Man was the number one master in Foshan, how could he come to compete with Ip Man as soon as the store opened?
When Master Liao appeared, he felt greasy. A slick old fox was inferior when compared with Ip Man's open-minded style.
In the Ye family's mansion, Zhou Qingquan, played by Ren Dahua, came to borrow money from Ye Wen, and proposed to ask him to accept his son as his apprentice. Ye Wen did not agree. For him, practicing martial arts is just a hobby, and he does not lack money to spend. Accepting disciples will only delay his time in practicing martial arts. During this period, Ip Man was just a carefree and careless young man from a rich family. He had no ambitions and did not seek fame. His only fun was to practice martial arts.
"Mom, I've painted it." Ye Zhun presented treasure to his mother when he was young.
Zhang Yongcheng, played by Xiong Dailin, looked at his son dotingly: "It's so good to draw it, go and show it to dad."
Unfortunately, Ip Man was intrigued by Wu Chi Lin at this time, so he didn't have time to care about how his son was doing.
"Look, what are you looking at? I come to fight every day, are you annoying?" Xiong Dailin couldn't help but get angry.
"Don't say, this actress is really elegant."
"Yes, is this woman called Xiong Dairen? She is pretty, has a good figure, and is tall, and looks almost the same as Zhou Xing."
Many viewers are attracted by Xiong Dailin's height. It is rare for female artists to be so tall in the entertainment industry. When Gigi Leung first debuted, the audience called her "Gaomei". Therefore, if you want to become famous in the entertainment industry, it is best to have characteristics that people can remember at a glance.
As the picture changed, Jinshan, played by Fan Shaohuang, appeared and started to kick the club one by one in Wuguan Street. Not to mention, Master Liao, who had been vulnerable in front of Ye Man before, was actually the one who had been on Wuguan Street for the longest time, which also confirmed Ye Man's strength from the side.
"He was nn. I thought Foshan was full of Huang Feihong, but there was no one who could fight." Kingsoft cursed.
The owner of the noodle restaurant: "If you win a few decorations, you think you are amazing? Let's talk about the one who wins the most powerful one."
"Who is the best in Foshan?"
"Of course Ip Man, am I?"
In the Ye family's mansion, Ip Man and Kingsoft were looking for a fight. Kingsoft, which was originally majestic, was beaten up. And seeing Ip Man strolling in the courtyard, he obviously did not do his best.
"Release away, next one." The audience was excited.
To be honest, Zhou Xing should be the only Kung Fu star in Chinese Kung Fu movies. The audience is not afraid of the villain being too powerful.
Originally, the audience thought that the play would be fought to the end in this atmosphere, but soon the second stage came, the Japanese came, the Ye family mansion was occupied, and the three of Ip Man family were homeless.
"Hiss, this director has a lot of ambitions. Is he going to imitate Xu Ke's Huang Feihong's rhythm of depicting the past of China?"
If Ip Man had been living in such an environment, he would be a martial artist at most, so what if he was the best in Foshan? Will his martial arts be faster than guns and cannons?
The reason why Huo Yuanjia is a hero is that he awakened the passion of the Chinese people. He proved with his two fists that the Chinese are not the sick husbands of East Asia.
"I want to hit ten!"
In the underground fighting hall, Ip Man, played by Zhou Xing, roared, and many viewers in the theater felt their blood boiling. Next, Ip Man was like a scene where he beat ten Japanese fighters to the ground for teeth looking for his teeth by chopping melons and vegetables. It made people feel even more comfortable.
"So handsome, I'm damn, I want to play ten. This line is too passionate, right?"
"Yes, and have you noticed that Ip Man's punching speed is too fast, and professional boxers probably have the same speed, right?"
"Is the publicity behind the scenes true? Zhou Xing can really do thirteen punches in one second? I remember that the fastest speed of a professional boxer is only 14 punches in one second."
Ye Weixin couldn't help but sigh at the comments of the back row audience. [If You Are the One] The box office of 80 million in four days is too cruel. If you don't say you are nervous, you can deceive the audience.
Fortunately, judging from the current situation, the audience has been incorporated into the entire story. [Ip Man] is not without the qualification to compete for the annual box office championship!
Thinking of this, Ye Weixin couldn't help but feel excited. The last time [Fuse] made him promote the 100 million club, but the mainland market is developing too fast. In just two years, the box office exceeded 100 million, so the director had already counted it with his hands. John Woo even reached 300 million per piece for the first time. [If You Are the One] According to this situation, it will soon exceed 300 million.
Chapter completed!