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Sunday, February 15th.

Valentine's Day has passed, and the results for the second day of the release of "The Return of the Great Sage" have also come out.

On Saturday, the single-day box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" successfully exceeded 100 million, reaching 109.8 million, setting a new single-day box office record for domestic animated films.

At the same time, as more and more people have watched the movie, a trend of watching "The Return of the Great Sage" has gradually emerged on the Internet.

Due to the excellent quality of the film, and compared with other animated films previously released in China, many netizens regard "The Return of the Great Sage" as a new hope for domestic animated films.

When you go to the cinema to watch movies, you support the development of domestic animated movies.

Of course, this kind of public opinion is also the result of the deliberate guidance of Enlight Media’s publicity team on the Internet, and the trolls working with Guwei Company also played their part.

Director Tian Xiaopeng is completely popular.

Countless news media wanted to interview him.

These are not problems. Under the arrangement of the professional team, Director Tian Xiaopeng held a special press conference to promote the film.

He and key members of the film production team accepted interviews from various media outlets.

During the interview, Director Tian revealed many details about the filming of the movie to reporters.

for example:

The beginning of the movie pays homage to the 1964 version of "Upheaval."

There are roughly four or five versions of the image design of Sun Wukong, and there are countless versions with minor adjustments. The current version was finalized by the director.

The scene in the film, "The mountain demon chases the little Tang Monk in the mountains and forests," was so complicated that whoever worked on it collapsed. Four or five animators resigned during the production process. The final scene lasted more than 1 minute and 1,500 frames. The clips took half a year to work on.

The final scene in the film, the decisive battle between Goku and the villain "Chaos", was originally relatively short and hasty, but after watching the finished film, the investors felt that it could be done better, so they allocated funds to enrich the fight plot before presenting it. Appears in this perfect effect.

The behind-the-scenes stories, details and difficulties encountered during the production of such films were all revealed to reporters in one question after another.

The media who understand this also have a deeper understanding of how hard-won this work that claims to have opened up a new situation for Chinese animated films is.

On the second day of the press conference, as the movie continued to be screened, these news also appeared in the newspapers, adding to the popularity of the movie.

It is worth mentioning that on Valentine's Day, the 14th, "The Return of the Great Sage" was undoubtedly the single-day box office champion in the country, but there was a new movie released on that day that also performed surprisingly well.

Directed by Xu Jinglei, written by Wang Shuo, and starring Li Jiaheng and Wang Likun, the love movie "There's a Place Only We Know" was released nationwide on Valentine's Day. It took in a box office of 93.96 million on the first day of release, which shocked many people in the industry. .

For a small-budget romance film, the box office almost exceeded 100 million on the first day of its release. This was something no one could have imagined.

The last love movie to get off to such a good start was director Zhao Wei's first film "To Our Fading Youth", which ultimately achieved a box office of 720 million.

Of course, that was still in 2013. Now two years have passed, and neither the theater construction nor the movie-watching groups are comparable to those back then.

Therefore, major entertainment companies in the industry are optimistic about the subsequent box office of this movie, and everyone also has higher expectations for some of the most famous traffic stars in domestic entertainment.

The movie "20 Again" starring Lu Han and mainly promoted in January was released in early February. After more than a month of screening, the movie finally achieved a box office of 364 million.

This is a huge profit for a small-budget comedy-love fantasy drama. After all, the cost of the movie is only 30 million.

Don't doubt why the cost is so low with Lu Han starring. At this stage, Lu Han has just returned to China. He is so popular that he has not proven himself at all. It is his first time making a movie, and he is still playing the second male lead, so the salary is naturally not high.

However, after "Back to 20" became a hit at the box office, if there is a future collaboration with him, it will definitely not be at the original price.

The success of "Back to 20" seems to have pointed out to many film and television companies in the industry an easy way to make money from filming.

That is a reliable script + solid supporting actors + popular stars.

In other aspects, as long as it is not too flattering, finds popular celebrities as a breakthrough point for publicity, uses fans as the basis for movie viewing, and controls costs, the film produced will make a steady profit.

Now the box office performance of Li Jiaheng's new film has convinced everyone of this.

A low-budget romance film without any big stars, relying entirely on Li Jiaheng's fans and fame, almost exceeded 100 million at the box office on the first day, which speaks volumes.

Valentine's Day is over, and although the most popular movie on the market with the highest box office is "The Return of the Great Sage", in the film and television circles, everyone is paying more attention to Li Jiaheng's "There's a Place Only We Know".

[The Return of the Great Sage] is good, and everyone knows that it is of excellent quality and will definitely make a lot of money, but in the eyes of capital, the production cycle is too long, taking 8 years; the cost is too high, with a production budget of 100 million; and the repayments are also unstable. , after so many years, there has only been one "The Return of the Great Sage" in China. There were animated films with large investments before it, but they all ended up being flopped.

No one can guarantee whether investing 100 million to produce an animated film will be as successful at the box office as "The Return of the Great Sage".

So although these film and television companies are very envious of the box office results of "The Return of the Monkey King", they still won't do it if they are asked to produce new animated movies on their own.

[There is a Place Only We Know] This kind of movie is different, its success is replicable.

In everyone's eyes, it is nothing more than an ordinary romance film with a popular star. Every year, there are countless low-budget romance films shot in China. Some of them have good ratings, but they just can't bring up the box office.

As long as this model works now, it can be applied in the future and it can completely become the "formula" for blockbuster movies.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Wei received a call in the office and hurried out to the front desk of the company.

According to the agreement between the two, Liu Yifei came to watch a movie with him today.

She was seen wearing a purple pullover sweater on her upper body, loose and baggy off-white casual pants on her lower body, a brown baseball cap and large black sunglasses.

Today I didn’t wear the purple down coat I wore last time, but instead put on a short black down jacket. Because it was getting hotter when I entered the building, I took off my down jacket and put it on my arms.

Gu Wei was wearing a black slim-fitting suit with a white shirt underneath, looking like a professional elite.

He looked Liu Yifei up and down and said with a smile:

"Sister Yifei, I find that your usual outfits are always so casual~"

Liu Yifei took off her big black sunglasses and showed a sweet smile.

"Of course I can wear whatever I want when I'm not working, just relax."

"As expected, if you are beautiful, you can do whatever you want. Whatever you wear is a fashion show."

Gu Wei's compliment made Liu Yifei reveal a big smile. She had a beautiful face, but her gums were slightly exposed, which made her even more adorable.

The girl at the front desk of the company had a surprised expression on her face when Liu Yifei took off her sunglasses, her eyes widened, and she looked at her in disbelief.

She might have yelled if her boss hadn't been right next to her.

"Miss Liu Yifei, can you sign your name for me?

I am your fan. "

After Gu and Wei finished speaking, the girl at the front desk couldn't help but open her mouth.

"Xiao Yu, I remember you said you were a fan of mine when you joined the company?"

"Haha, aren't you my boss? As long as the boss pays me a salary, you will always be my idol.

But I have admired Liu Yifei for many years. She has been my idol since I was a child.

Boss, don’t be jealous~”

Gu Wei was dumbfounded by what the girl at the front desk said.

Liu Yifei also covered her mouth and snickered beside her.

She took the pen and wrote on the paper

"I wish Xiaoyu success in her work, youth and health! - Liu Yifei."

"Thank you so much, Sister Tianxian, I will treasure it when I go back.

You are so beautiful in person, more beautiful than anything I have seen on TV before! "

Xiaoyu took the signature and said happily.

"Work hard, go to work and chase stars, be careful I will deduct your salary."

Gu Wei pretended to be a threat and took Liu Yifei into the company. Xiao Yu held the signature and waved happily to Liu Yifei.

The two walked all the way through the office area and went straight to the company's screening room.

When the employees who were working in the company saw the boss leading someone inside, many of them glanced this way and whispered to each other in low voices.

"Xiaoling, Xiaoling, do you think the one next to the boss is Liu Yifei?"

A pretty female employee patted the colleague sitting next to her and said.

The colleague was originally focused on the computer in front of him, but after hearing her words, he couldn't help but look around.

"Where is it? Let me see~

Wow, it’s really Liu Yifei here! "

"This is the first time I have seen Liu Yifei in person. She is so beautiful. Her skin is so white that it seems to be glowing!

Our boss actually has a relationship with her. "

The little girl who just discovered Liu Yifei sighed.

"What's the matter? Our boss's first film [Xiu Chun Knife] was with Liu Yifei. The two of them must have known each other at that time. It's been three years."

Xiaoling shared with her colleagues what she knew.

"Boss, they are a perfect match. The man is tall and handsome, and the woman has a beautiful face. They are a perfect match!"

"Lulu, weren't you a fan of 'Yutang Couple' before? Why did you become so fast today?"

"Although Zhao Liying is very cute, her appearance is incomparable to Liu Yifei's. I didn't know until I saw her today that she is so beautiful in real life!"

Liu Yifei, who was passing by, obviously heard the discussion of the employees of Gu Wei Company. She turned to look at everyone very cheerfully. Although her steps did not stop, her beautiful face was full of smiles, and she waved to everyone who looked at her.

It immediately caused everyone to exclaim.

Gu Wei, who was walking in front and leading the way, didn't care when he saw it. The employees of his company usually had contact with other celebrities, but this was Liu Yifei's first time here.

After the two walked over, the supervisor came over.

"Okay, stop chatting, everyone should work.

The company has regulations: you are not allowed to speak out about anything you see, and everyone knows this."

Gu Wei took Liu Yifei into the company's screening room, and the two sat down on the leather sofa in the back row.

The door was opened, and Gu Wei's assistant brought in some drinks, fruits and snacks and placed them on the small movable table in front of the two of them.

"Boss, do you have any other orders?"

The assistant bent down and asked softly.

"No, I'll call you if anything happens."

"Okay~"

After that, he left the screening room.

"The employees in your company are all very interesting~"

Liu Yifei opened a bottle of mineral water, took a sip and said.

"Sister Yifei, you are too charming. They are all my fake fans. As soon as you come here, they will be exposed as real idols."

Gu Wei said as he turned on the projector with the remote control.

The lights in the room dimmed, and "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" began to play on the screen opposite them.

It is still the majestic Monkey King and the cute and nagging but enthusiastic and brave Jiang Liuer.

Liu Yifei was quickly attracted by the movie.

Although Gu Wei has watched it once, there are some good movies that he can never tire of watching.

Time flies, and soon the movie moves to the scene of the decisive battle with the Demon King. Jiang Liu'er is buried alive by a huge boulder falling from the sky. Life and death are endless. Liu Yifei's eyes are red and her nose is sobbing.

Gu Wei touched her arm lightly and handed over some tissues.

Liu Yifei turned her head and glanced at him, with a face full of pear blossoms and rain. For a moment, Gu Wei could not worry about the little monk, but felt sorry for Liu Yifei beside him.

Fortunately, the climax came soon, justice finally defeated evil, and the little monk did not die.

The ending song of the movie played, and Gu Wei also turned on the lights in the screening room.

Liu Yifei was still immersed in the plot of the movie and did not come out.

She gently wiped the tears from her eyes with a tissue.

"Gu Wei, this cartoon is so good, no wonder you had so much confidence in it before.

Thanks to your investment, it would be a real pity if such a good film was aborted because of money~"

"It's all the credit of the director and the production team. It took me eight years to sharpen my sword. I just happened to get the chance and did my best."

The two of them came out of the screening room and went into Gu Wei's office to rest.

Although the tears on Liu Yifei's face had been wiped away, her eyes were obviously red.

They walked over, and two male employees whose workstations were close to the aisle began to whisper to each other.

"Why do I feel like Liu Yifei has cried?"

"You don't want to do this anymore, you are making rumors about the boss like this!"

"Brother, let me talk about Liu Yifei, which word mentioned boss?"

"Haha, it's just the two of them. When you said Liu Yifei cried, weren't you talking about the boss?"

"Uh~ I mean, it seems, maybe I saw it wrong, but I really want to say something, the boss is awesome!!"

"That's right, the boss is awesome~ Liu Yifei is even willing to make her cry!"

"It's you who said it this time!"

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Entering the office, Gu Wei took out a pot of Mingqian Longjing given by others and brewed it.

Pour a glass for Liu Yifei who is sitting on the sofa.

"You take a rest in my office. I'll take you to a very delicious restaurant downstairs later. I go there often and am a regular customer."

"Thank you. Did I interrupt your work today?"

Liu Yifei had already adjusted her mood and said a little embarrassed when she heard that Gu Wei would take her to dinner soon.

"No, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the company has nothing to do. I have been busy with the release of [The Return of the Great Sage] a few days ago. Now the movie is gaining momentum. The two distributors of Enlight and Wanda are following up on the post-promotion work, so I don't need to It’s too much to worry about.”

Gu Wei picked up the small cup of tea in front of him and took a sip. A faint fragrance lingered between his lips and teeth. It seemed that Lao Guo from the Bank of Communications had not deceived him. The tea was really good.

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