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On the 18th, the fantasy adventure production "The Secret of the Dragon" directed by the great director Wu Ershan and starring Chen Kun, Huang Bo, Shu Qi and others was officially released.

This movie has the popularity of the IP brought by "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" and the blessing of the famous director and first-line stars. It achieved a high box office of 160 million on the first day of its release on Friday.

In the following two weekends, it received a box office of 226 million and 203 million respectively, with a box office of 689 million in the first week, becoming the first blockbuster movie in this year's Lunar New Year period.

What’s even more difficult is that, as a movie adapted from “Ghost Blowing the Lamp”, the audience believes that “The Secret of the Dragon” is very faithful to the original work, especially in terms of casting, including Chen Kun, Huang Bo and Shu Qi. They look like the Hu Bayi trio in the book, but they are completely different from movies like "The Nine-Storey Demon Tower".

The good reputation has given "The Secret of the Dragon" greater box office potential, and its subsequent results are favored by everyone.

The comedy movie "Unexpectedly", which was released on the same day as it, did not have such good luck.

The box office on the first day was only 49.95 million, and it only achieved 58.41 million and 47.72 million in the two weekend days.

The reputation is terrible.

The producer [Wanhe Tianyi] saw that Dapeng made a lot of money by making a movie [Pancake Man] based on the popularity of [Diaosi Man].

So they followed suit. Their company happened to have a short series that was very popular on the Internet [Unexpectedly]. This led to the Internet celebrity director Yi Xiaoxing to shoot a big movie with the same name, thinking that it had the same story. The fan base has not yet made a lot of money.

Unexpectedly, poor publicity and poor quality of the film led to [Unexpectedly] a complete failure at the box office.

Three days after its first release, the movie was overwhelmed by comments from netizens. In the second week, the box office dropped to just over 10 million, and it was completely sold out.

Gu Wei, who had just finished a movie conference for "Xiu Chun Knife 2", was looking at his phone in the car.

Yang Mi, who was sitting next to him, looked over.

"What are you looking at?"

Gu Wei smiled.

"I took a look at the box office results of [The Secret of the Dragon] these days. This movie is very popular recently. Brother Lu, are you feeling any pressure?"

Lu Yang on the opposite side was confused.

"What does it have to do with me if it becomes more popular? Our movie won't be released until the end of the month. There are still three weeks to go. By then, the box office of [The Secret of the Dragon] will no longer be a concern."

"Senior brother, this is because you have lost your ambition. I didn't ask you to compete head-on with [Xunlong Jue]. What I meant was that for this year's Lunar New Year championship, can we compete with [Xunlong Jue]?"

Lu Yang touched his chin.

"It's difficult!

Although our movies are extremely popular like You and Mi Mi, martial arts movies are in decline after all.

The first part of "Xiu Chun Knife" only had a box office of over 200 million. How much is the total box office of "The Secret of the Dragon" today? "

Gu Wei lowered his head and glanced at his phone.

"730 million."

"Yes, the second week has just begun. According to this trend, it will not be difficult for [Xunlong Jue] to break 1 billion.

If it's good, it's not impossible to exceed 1.5 billion.

I would be satisfied if our [Xiu Chun Dao 2] box office could exceed 500 million. If it could reach 1 billion, I would laugh out of my dreams! "

Lu Yang said it very honestly.

"Where's Sister Mi, how much box office do you think our movie can have?"

Gu Wei turned around and asked Yang Mi again.

"How do I know? Anyway, no matter how much the box office is, it is a new record for me.

As the director said, 500 million is already very good. "

The movie "I Am a Witness" that she released at the end of last month only cost over RMB 200 million. Many people inside and outside the industry still think that it was Lu Han who attracted traffic to get that much box office.

Yang Mi has never had confidence in his box office appeal.

"Are you two, a director and a heroine so unsure of your own work? Anyway, I am very optimistic about [Xiu Chun Dao 2] with a box office of over 1 billion."

Gu Wei said confidently.

"Where do you get such confidence?"

Yang Mi asked.

Lu Yang also looked at Gu Wei, listening to what he had to say, and whether he could tell that there was a big selling point in the movie that even he, the director, didn't know about.

"Because I'm starring in it, the movie I'm starring in must be over one billion. After all, [Monster Hunt] is over two billion!"

Gu Wei said matter-of-factly.

"Tch~ stinky fart!"

Yang Mi rolled his eyes and expressed contempt for Gu Wei's confident and arrogant speech.

Lu Yang also smiled and said:

"I thought you had some high opinions. Gu Wei, your popularity in domestic entertainment is indeed unmatched by anyone now, but our subject matter is not good. Even if your fans continue to support me, I estimate that it will reach the peak of 700-800 million.

Moreover, the one you shot before, "Monster Hunt", was a large-scale production with a fantasy theme, and the cost alone was more than 300 million.

We only have less than 100 million, how can we compare with others? "

"This is what a director calls a well-founded prediction of the box office. It's not like you slapping your forehead, because my film will definitely exceed one billion. It's just a blast."

Yang Mi also echoed.

Gu Wei turned to look at her.

"Sister Mi, do you want to bet with me?"

"What bet?"

“Let’s bet on whether our movie [Xiu Chun Dao 2] can exceed one billion at the box office!”

Yang Mi thought for a while.

"Okay, tell me what you want to bet on?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. If it breaks one billion, you must agree to a condition."

Gu Wei said.

"What if it doesn't break one billion?"

"Sister Mi, please make a request~"

Yang Mi's beautiful eyes like a little fox turned around.

"If the box office of [Xiu Chun Dao 2] does not exceed one billion, you will compensate me for another movie with a female protagonist!"

She thought very well. Even if she loses, she will still be a heroine with a box office of one billion. If she wins, she will have more movie resources, so she will not lose no matter what.

"no problem!"

Gu Wei readily agreed.

According to the plan of the promotion party, the crew of "Spring Knife 2" will conduct road shows in major cities across the country before the movie is released to meet as many fans and moviegoers as possible to increase the exposure of the movie.

Roadshows have now become an important means of film promotion. For this year's hit movie "Pancake Man", director Da Peng took the crew to 31 cities and 188 theaters across the country in one month. continued to gain popularity, and finally achieved a box office success of 1.163 billion yuan, becoming the most classic case of movie roadshows.

While Gu Wei and the others are promoting, the promotion of two other movies has also reached its hottest stage, namely "Old Paoer" and "Bad Angel", which will be released this Thursday.

On December 20, [Lao Pao Er] held its premiere at the Water Cube in Beijing. 4,000 people were invited to watch the movie together, and the tickets were sold out.

That night, a grandstand ticket had been sold by scalpers for 600 yuan each, and the venue ticket had exceeded 1,000 yuan, which is enough to show the enthusiasm of the fans.

Relying on Huayi Brothers' background and Feng Xiaogang's reputation, nearly half of the entertainment industry's stars were invited to attend this premiere, and the scene was star-studded.

When he came on stage, Li Jiaheng stood next to Feng Xiaogang. At this time, he was very satisfied.

At the beginning of this month, his starring role in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" has just been completed, and "Lao Pao'er", in which he plays a supporting role, will be released soon. If you don't consider the guard who has been pressuring him, everything seems so smooth!

Glancing at the other young actor standing next to Feng Xiaogang, Li Jiaheng frowned slightly.

After stepping down.

"Who is that Li Yifeng? It seems that he has been gaining momentum recently?"

Li Jiaheng asked his agent in a low voice.

Huang Bin looked up.

"He is the first brother of [Huanrui Film and Television], and they are highly praised. He starred in the very popular web series [Tomb Raiders Notes] this year.

Don't worry, he doesn't have many film resources, and his current popularity is far behind yours in all aspects. "

"Why should I be worried about him? Apart from Gu Wei, there is no other young star in the domestic entertainment industry that I pay attention to."

Li Jiaheng's tone was very arrogant, but it matched his somewhat arrogant attire.

"Your former teammate Lu Han cannot be underestimated. His movie last month did well at the box office and has a good reputation.

It has proven its ability to resist the box office alone.

You two still have some competition in terms of film and television resources and endorsements. "

Agent Huang Bin gave him a beating.

"Lu Han and Huang Zitao are so confused. They got together with Gu Wei. Have they forgotten how they were forced to apologize on the Internet?"

Li Jiaheng said bitterly.

"It is said that your idiot teammate messed up the fashion show and was going to be banned by the brand. Gu Wei used his connections to help him solve the problem."

"Haha, that guy Huang Zitao has always been like this. I'm not surprised if he makes a fool of himself."

The premiere of "Lao Pao Er" was very successful, and the film was well received by the audience after the screening.

The celebrity guests present also praised Feng Xiaogang's acting skills.

At the same time, Deng Chao and his wife Sun Li held a press conference for the movie in Shanghai with all the creators of "Villain Angel".

Different from the grand event of "Lao Pao'er", the movie press conference of "Villain Angel" was relatively simple. There were no other stars involved, only the cast and crew of the movie.

However, due to Deng Chao's popularity in the past two years, the popularity of "Running Man" has exploded, and the last film "The Breakup Master", which he directed and starred in, won him many fans.

So although the conference was not large in scale, [Villain Angel] attracted no less attention than [Old Paoer].

Moreover, this is the first movie that the husband-and-wife team Deng Chao and Sun Li have collaborated on, and the audience is looking forward to it.

On Thursday, the two movies "Lao Pao Er" and "Bad Angel" were released at the same time.

If you look at the film schedule and box office alone, "Villain Angel" beats "Lao Pao Er".

Deng Chao's comedy film received 42% of the national film schedules on the first day, while "Lao Pao'er" on the same day only had 20%.

Theaters are the most realistic. In their view, although Feng Xiaogang is a great director, he is just an actor in "Lao Pao Er", and this is a feature film, so it is still unclear whether he can win the love of the audience.

It's different for Deng Chao. "Villain Angel" continues his previous comedy style. This time, "Empress" Sun Li joins the cast, and the husband-wife collaboration is full of gimmicks.

It’s no surprise that the ranking is so high.

The box office results the day before were pretty much what the theaters expected.

"Villain Angel" took in 150 million at the box office, while "Lao Pao Er" only had one-third of that, a little over 50 million.

In the next week, the schedule of the two movies did not change much. In the first four days, "Villain Angel" took in a total of 500 million at the box office, while "Lao Pao'er" only took in 240 million.

It seemed that Deng Chao had won, but in fact, after a week of screenings, the reputation of "Villain Angel" completely collapsed.

It can only be said that no matter how hard you promote it, you will be scolded by the audience at this time.

Countless netizens who have watched the movie have left negative reviews, and the Internet is full of negative comments about "Villain Angel".

[My review of this movie is: Villain, my God! It's poisonous! 】

[This film broke the new lower limit for domestic films in 2015! 】

[Deng Chao, why don't you go and act in a movie like the scorching sun? Why do you have to act in a movie that is so embarrassing that it's not funny at all? Are you going to drag your empress into the water? ? 】

[It’s quite vulgar, and it feels like it’s quite unpopular with passers-by. You can obviously be an actor, but you insist on messing around. I don’t know what you’re filming! 】

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Compared with "Villain Angel", "Lao Pao'er" has a much better reputation. Although some bad reviews are unavoidable, generally speaking, more people like it.

On Monday of the second week, "Bad Angel" dropped from a single-day box office of over 100 million to just over 30 million, and has been in trouble ever since.

[Lao Pao'er] Due to its good reputation, the box office did not fall but rose in the second week, with the single-day box office performance stabilizing at over 50 million.