China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 221 The box office record was broken

After Chen Jingxing and Chen Sicheng finished saying hello, they immediately went to the theater lounge to meet the other leading actors.

The leading actors of "Chinatown" Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran, Xiao Yang, Chen He and Chen Sicheng's wife Tong Liya were all present to participate in the preview.

Tong Liya's tone was natural and generous: "Director Chen, long time no see. The filming of "Signal" is so beautiful, but it's a bit painful to catch up on the weekly broadcast."

Xiao Yang also cheered: "You are rising faster than a rocket. For the sake of being classmates together, let's give it a try."

Unlike Tong Liya and Xiao Yang, who had a more natural attitude toward Chen Jingxing, other leading actors such as Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran were still a little reserved.

Wang Baoqiang was not familiar with Chen Jingxing, and he was not a social expert. Although Liu Haoran followed Chen Sicheng to attend gatherings organized by Chen Jingxing, at that time Chen Jingxing was far from the status he has now.

DreamWorks is now on another level in the film and television industry. After Chen Jingxing has worked on the two films "Signal" and "Source Code", he is now recognized as the top commercial film director in China. He has even lost the "young director" in him.

, the label of "Young Filmmaker", his age has gradually become blurred compared with his achievements, and adjectives such as genius and ghost have left him far away after "Source Code" achieved record-breaking box office.

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Those who are compared with him in the media are basically top-notch commercial directors at home and abroad. Some of Chen Jingxing’s radical fans are also based on this comparison, at least in terms of box office performance and reputation at home and abroad.

, he has no shortcomings, and he is still at the peak of his creation. Except for his poor artistic achievements, he is already at the top of the pyramid in the film field.

Even Tong Liya and "old classmate" Xiao Yang were not without pressure when facing Chen Jingxing, but they just behaved more comfortably and appropriately.

But no matter what, the momentum of "Fantasy City" has grown, and it seems to be a blockbuster comparable to "Monster Hunt". Momentum can not only affect public opinion, but also affect the film schedule. However, "Fantasy City" will premiere on July 31

, and "Tang Detective" will be released on August 1st, and it is a back-to-back close combat.

For these traffics that have not yet established a stable foothold, film resources and TV series resources are different. Instead, they can be almost classified into the same category as fashion resources such as top magazine covers, high-end endorsements, etc. An idol like Wu Tingxuan who has just returned to China does not have the capital to invest.

The price is high, no matter how popular he is, of course if he is filming an ancient puppet TV series, it will be a different set of logic.

This kind of dilemma where there is a wolf before and a tiger behind, I can't blame Chen Sicheng for regretting it. There are risks in being greedy for popular schedules. If you unfortunately become a victim of a blockbuster, the box office you may get is not as good as releasing it in the off-season.

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"There will be no competitors by September?" Chen Jingxing understands Chen Sicheng's thoughts. This year's summer season is indeed a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger.

"Delay the release? Even to September?"

Chen Jingxing said hello to the leading actors and then chatted with Chen Sicheng about the movie's box office performance.

"Don't be so nervous. This is not your first movie." Chen Jingxing could see that Chen Sicheng was nervous. Even his smile was a little stiff and less greasy.

Chen Sicheng relaxed a little when faced with Chen Jingxing's tight nerves. After all, he was the backbone of the entire crew. Of course, he had to act confident, wise and confident in front of the starring actors. If he was timid about the film's money, he would definitely

It will affect the actors and even directly reduce the promotional morale of the creative team.

Not only is Chen Sicheng worried about the financial future of the film, but it seems that media reporters are not very optimistic about the market performance of "Tang Detective".

Chen Jingxing thought thoughtfully. In his previous life, "Tang Detective" was released at the end of the year and was not on the popular schedule.

"Legion of Super Heroes" was released after "Source Code" came to an end. Warner's vice president claimed that he would once again break the record in Chinese film history created by "Source Code". Although he did not realize his grand promise in the end, it still got 1.5 billion in box office.

It ranked third on the box office list in Chinese film history.

"Monster Hunt", which was released in early July, directly set a single-day box office record for domestic movies. On the basis of fairly good quality, it also spent a lot of money on marketing, and because of the subject matter, it took into account both the children's market and the adult market. It was simply

Sweeping the first half of the summer season.

Chen Jingxing rolled his eyes: "If the summer schedule is not available, why not move it to May or June? Don't forget that I still have "Source Code" and "Legion of Super Heroes". Do you want to go head-to-head?"

This is actually not a coincidence. The summer season is in July and August. The first half of "Monster Hunt" is unmatched. Other major film projects naturally tend to choose to release in late July or early August, and July 31st is a Friday.

, August 1 is Saturday, and no one will let it go easily. If you miss this opportunity, you will have to wait until the next weekend. There is not much time in the second half of the summer season. Every delay of one week means that the end of the summer season is closer.

One week.

And towards the second half of the summer season, a heavyweight blockbuster "Fantasy City" was released. It was said to be filmed into a trilogy and create China's fantasy epic blockbuster. The cost of external publicity was also 300 million.

Of course, according to Chen Jingxing’s understanding, this figure is relatively high, mainly because the advertised cast lineup’s salary is too high. Although many big stars have been invited to star, including Wu Tingxuan, the top star who has returned from China, the salary of Wu Tingxuan alone is just as much as the starring role.

It is said to be 50 million, but of course this is for satellites.

"I've actually had an idea in my mind these past few days, and it's getting stronger and stronger." Chen Sicheng didn't feel much psychological pressure when facing the film's major investors, and expressed his concerns quite frankly: "It shouldn't be during the summer vacation.

Released soon."

At the press conference before the screening, Chen Jingxing encountered a challenge.

"Director Chen." A beautiful reporter stood up and looked at the protagonist of this press conference - Chen Jingxing and asked: "As of yesterday, the cumulative domestic box office of "Monster Hunt" has reached 1.87 billion, and it is expected to be released in a week at the latest.

It will surpass the 2.01 billion box office record of "Source Code" in film history. What do you think about this?"

Chen Jingxing was already prepared for this problem. In fact, one week after the release of "Monster Hunt", it had already shown its potential to create a box office miracle. At that time, many media reported on the Internet that the box office record of "Source Code" was very high.

It may be broken.

It's just that he hasn't appeared in public recently, so the media has never been able to find an opportunity to interview him about his thoughts on "Monster Hunt" which is likely to surpass "Source Code" and become the new box office champion in Chinese film history. This time "Tang Detective"

It’s strange that no one asked questions at the press conference.

(End of chapter)