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On the first day of the 2016 Spring Festival, the box office results of several movies surprised all filmmakers.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the national single-day total box office exceeded 700 million, including 250 million for "Mermaid", 190 million for "The Richest Man in Xihong City", 140 million for "Macau Storm 3", and 120 million for "Journey to the West: Monkey King Three Fights against the Bone Demon".

In the movie market where all parties are competing for supremacy, the cartoon "Nian Beast War" unfortunately became cannon fodder, with a box office of only 9.1 million on its first day.

At this time, everyone also realized that the sudden rise of "The Return of the Great Sage" was an exception after all. Not to mention the box office success of the domestic cartoons released after it, only a handful of them made back their money.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the quality of the animated film itself.

At the very least, the Spring Festival release of "Nian Beast War" has a very average reputation. Coupled with the squeeze of four other big-budget movies, it is expected that it failed to achieve good results.

Starting from the second grade of junior high school, Gu Wei also continued to devote himself to the filming of "Three Lives Three Worlds". Everything on the crew was the same as before. It was just that between filming, he would always take out his mobile phone to check the real-time box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" Please pay attention to the box office rankings of all movies on that day.

"Susu, I just hope that you can rest well in Xiwu Palace and give birth to your child safely.

Remember, never interact with anyone. "

After speaking, Gu Wei grabbed Yang Mi's shoulders and kissed her forehead gently.

“Click!, OK, this shot has passed!

Take a break and get ready for the transition.”

When the director's voice came, Gu Wei also pulled away from his previous emotions, and the expression on his face immediately changed.

In the past two days, Gu Wei and his crew were filming a scene after Yang Mi's "Su Su" ascended to the Heavenly Palace.

She was pregnant with "Ye Hua"'s flesh and blood, but because she was a mortal, she was in a very bad situation.

It's one of the saddest scenes in the whole show.

The Jiuchongtian Prince "Ye Hua" played by Gu Wei has a noble status, but he cannot be with the person he loves. In order to protect Su Su, he has to remain indifferent to her on the surface, so he is very painful inside.

When Gu Wei acted, he also had to express the inner state of the hero at this time.

Some of the staff were carrying equipment, some were setting up backgrounds, and they were busy going back and forth.

After filming this scene, Gu Wei walked to his own chair in the rest area and sat down. He took the water from the assistant's hand and took a sip, then turned on his phone.

"I really don't know whether to say that you are good at acting or that you are heartless!"

Yang Mi came over and sat opposite Gu Wei, looking at his relaxed look and said angrily.

"What's wrong, Sister Mi, who hired you again?"

Gu Wei asked casually without raising his head.

"Besides you, is there anyone else who can recruit me to this crew?"

"What's wrong with me?

Didn’t we just take a good photo? "

Gu Wei moved his eyes away from the phone, glanced at Dami Mi, and asked a little strangely.

"The crew has been filming this scene for the past two days. I put a lot of emotion into the filming and thought about how I would react if I were Su Su every day.

It's good for you. Just a second ago, I was communicating with each other, and as soon as the director shouted "Ka", he immediately changed into a different person. You must have withdrawn from the emotion too quickly.

Give me this show to change your face! "

Yang Mi also took a sip of water and said reluctantly.

"Oh~ I thought it was something.

Sister Mi, our performance styles are different. You are the experiential one, and I am the method one.

Well, later on there will be an emotional scene between the two of us and I will accompany you to experience it for a while, and I will never change my face! "

Gu Wei dealt with it casually and made another promise to Da Mi Mi.

In fact, Gu Wei knew exactly what Yang Mi was talking about as soon as he thought about it.

The two people's different states of acting are actually because Yang Mi's acting skills are so different from Gu Wei's.

Originally "Three Lives Three Worlds" is an ancient puppet TV series, which does not require high acting skills from actors. Gu Wei felt that the male protagonist he played was not complicated. With his level, he could easily perform well and completely. Don't put too much emotion into the character.

But Yang Mi is different. If she doesn't invest some emotions and put herself into the heroine's shoes, she won't be able to perform well in some parts. This is also the biggest difference between the two.

Yang Mi also knew that she was a bit messy, and she didn't say anything after Gu Wei gave her attitude.

Seeing that Gu Wei was concentrating on his phone and not talking anymore, she moved her chair towards Gu Wei and touched him with her elbow.

"Hey~ how are you today?"

Gu Wei looked up at her, smiled and stretched out a palm.

Yang Mi looked at Gu Wei and then at his hands, his eyes widened with a look of disbelief on his face.

"That's 500 million?"

"As of today, it is 520 million, and it has exceeded 500 million in three days. The speed is not bad!"

Gu Wei looked proud.

"According to this trend, it will exceed 1 billion in the first week, but the final box office will reach 2 billion?"

Although when the box office came out on the first day, Yang Mi knew that "The Richest Man in Xihong City" would definitely be a hit and the box office would be over one billion, but he never thought that this movie would have the potential to have a box office of two billion.

Currently, only one Chinese-language film, Monster Hunt, has a sales of over 2 billion.

If it exceeds one billion, it will barely make it into the top ten in film history. If it reaches two billion, it will be the runner-up for Chinese-language films. The two are completely different.

"Who knows, I hope the box office can reach 2 billion. I am still very confident in the quality of [The Richest Man in Xihong City]."

The original version of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" was released in the summer of 2018 and eventually achieved good results of 2.5 billion.

Now that it is released two years in advance, the number of domestic screens may be worse than two years later, but the Spring Festival period is also more suitable for comedy movies to be released, and Zhang Tianai's version of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is also better in quality It's higher, so Gu Wei doesn't think the box office will be much worse than the original version.

"I remember this movie was independently produced by your company, right?"

Yang Mi suddenly asked.

"Yes~"

Gu Wei nodded.

"Tsk, tsk, Boss Gu has made a fortune again this time. It seems that little stars like us can't hold a candle to you!"

Dami sighed sourly.

Although this was not the first time she knew that Gu Wei was making money, she was still envious when she thought about the box office the movie would get and the money Gu Wei could earn.

But Yang Mi also knew that she couldn't make money in Gu Wei's way.

It's okay to pay her to act in a movie, but if she is asked to spend her own money to make a movie, there is a high probability that she will lose everything.

Yang Mi still has a relatively clear understanding of herself. She is good at filming and promoting herself as a star, but she also knows that she does not have the ability to invest in movies.

"[The Richest Man in Xihong City] has done well at the box office these days, but judging from the trend, it is definitely the second-best movie in the Spring Festival this year.

[Mermaid] received 750 million in three days, which is already more than 200 million in [Xihong City]. "

Facing Yang Mi's envy, Gu Wei was not too happy, but sighed and said.

"This result is already very good, why bother to compare with Zhou Xingchi?"

Yang Mi comforted him.

"Haha~ Sister Mi, you are right. It turns out that I thought the same way. It's just that the box office was so good after the movie was released that I was a little disappointed.

In fact, I am already making money with this result! "

After saying that, he looked like a villain again.

Gu Wei's face became so angry that Yang Mi, who had just comforted him, secretly slapped him in the mouth.

‘Tell you to talk too much! ’

As the Spring Festival holiday passes day by day, the reputation of the four films released in the domestic film market has become polarized.

[Mermaid] and [The Richest Man in Xihong City] both have very good online reputations, with Douban scores above 7 points.

Audiences who have watched these two comedy movies have good reviews, and the word-of-mouth effect is gradually spreading.

[Macau Storm 3] and [Journey to the West: Monkey King Three Fights the Bone Demon] are completely opposite, one has more than 4 points, and the other has more than 5 points.

The comments given by the audience are also very true. Don't use your brain when watching "Macau Storm 3", it will be a silly fun.

[Sun Wukong Three Fights the Bone Demon] Just look at the special effects and Gong Li, and it’s worth the price of admission.

Partly influenced by word-of-mouth, the four movies "Mermaid" took the lead at the box office, with daily box office stable at around 250 million.

The second one is [The Richest Man in Xihong City], and the single-day box office did not drop much in the following days of screenings.

The box office trend of "Macau Storm 3" and "The Monkey King: The Three Bone Demons" is quite obvious, showing a decreasing curve. However, because there are so many people watching movies during the Spring Festival, the box office decline is not significant.

Huayi Brothers, President’s Office.

The two brothers Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei were not in a good mood at this time.

Originally, there was nothing going on with Huayi during this year's Spring Festival. They had no movies to show or distribute, so they were just spectators.

Even if someone else is a hit at the box office, the most they can do is say a few words of envy and soreness, and there will be no other emotions.

But that's not actually the case.

Both brothers are now going to regret it.

In 2013, Huayi and Zhou Xingchi were still close partners.

The two parties collaborated on the hit movie "Journey to the West: Conquer the Demons". Huayi and Zhou Xingchi signed an agreement before the movie was released.

Due to his good assessment of the film market, Zhou Xingchi had verbally agreed with Wang Zhongjun that if the box office revenue exceeded 500 million yuan, Huayi Brothers would give him box office dividends.

Wang Zhongjun also agreed at the time. Later, regarding the issue of box office dividends, the two parties reached a [supplementary agreement] on box office dividends through email confirmations.

However, because Zhou Xingchi believed too much in Huayi at that time, the agreement was not signed or stamped with the company's official seal.

Finally, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" sold a box office of 1.248 billion yuan.

According to the agreement between the two parties, Huayi Brothers should pay Zhou Xingchi's box office share of 86.1 million yuan.

But at this time, Huayi acted rogue and told Zhou Xingchi that the more than 500 million promised before was not the box office, but the producer's profit of 500 million, so it could not pay him dividends.

In fact, normal people know that Huayi is quibbling. The producer made a profit of 500 million, so the total box office must be more than 1.4 billion. The box office champion at the time [Thailand] was only 1.27 billion.

If the original agreement was that dividends would be paid in this way, then the agreement would have no meaning at all.

Zhou Xingchi had no choice but to take Huayi to court.

In the end, Zhou Xingchi lost the case due to insufficient evidence.

Because of this incident, the two parties completely broke up.

Later, Wang Zhonglei also mocked: "Zhou Xingchi doesn't understand movies at all."

It is also because of this that the movie "Mermaid" does not have Huayi either as a producer or as a promoter. In addition to China Film and Television Co., Ltd. remaining unchanged, Guangwang has joined the team, replacing Huayi as the main force in promotion.

"Brother, it's my fault. I was the one who made the idea not to give Zhou Xingchi the money. Who would have thought that this new movie he made would become so popular."

Brother Wang Zhonglei spoke first.

“Needless to say, I agreed to the matter, and it’s useless to say it now.

What matters is what to do in the future, whether to find a way to repair the relationship with Zhou Xingchi. "

Wang Zhongjun did not blame his younger brother. The two brothers have worked together for so many years. No matter what problems arise, the two of them will bear them together. This is one of the reasons why Huayi can move forward steadily.

"We have deceived him so much, can the relationship be repaired?"

Wang Zhonglei felt that if he were in Zhou Xingchi's position, he would never cooperate with him.

"In addition to being a director, Zhou Xingchi is also a businessman.

Although we did something wrong at the beginning, it was still in line with business rules.

As long as we are sincere enough and the conditions we provide are good enough, I believe he will not have trouble with money. "

Wang Zhongjun, who was sitting behind the desk, tapped his fingers on the tabletop and said calmly.

"This year's Spring Festival holiday is really profitable for the company. [Mermaid] has exceeded one billion in 4 days, and [the richest man in Xihong City] has more than 600 million ticket sellers. What kind of shit is this guy Wang Changtian's luck!"

Wang Zhonglei nodded after hearing his brother's words, and then said with envy.

"Wang Changtian is a smart man and he knows how to cooperate with good people. Zhou Xingchi and Gu Wei are both good examples.

In our film and television industry, things happen because of people.

Didn't Huayi rely on director Xiaogang before? This path has always been correct from before to now."