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In early August, when "Tang Detective 2" was soaring at the box office, other movies were also released one after another.

The big IP "Tomb Raiders" starring Lu Han, Jing Boran, and Ma Chun premiered nationwide on Friday, August 5th.

Movies released on the same day include the youth romance film "Summer You Qiao Mu Ya Wang Tian" starring Lu Han's former teammate and one of the "Four Returned Sons" Li Jiaheng, and the romantic comedy "My Most Popular" starring Shu Qi, Feng Shaofeng and Song Qian. A good friend’s wedding].

Of these three movies, except for "My Best Friend's Wedding", which is slightly less popular, "Tomb Raiders" and "Xia You Qiao Mu Ya Wang Paradise" were heavily promoted before their release, and they did attract the attention of many viewers in the end. .

[Tomb Robber's Notes] has its own traffic. The original author Nanpai Sanshu personally serves as the screenwriter, and two popular traffic niches, Lu Han and Jing Boran, have joined the cast. It can be said to be the most eye-catching among the new movies released in August.

In the film industry, it is often a difficult problem to convert big IP into movies. It will definitely not work if it remains unchanged. There are certain differences between the novel and the movie. There will definitely be changes when the text is transformed into the picture. Besides, there is no need to change the original work at all. If there are no changes, the audience will feel that there is nothing new.

Of course, excessive magic modification is even more undesirable. Some directors and screenwriters not only want to use novels with big IP to attract traffic, but also want to have their own ideas and do not want the story to be trapped in the original novel, so they make random changes.

In the end, it was inevitable to be scolded by the audience.

The "Nine-Story Demonic Tower" shot by Lu Chuan before is the best example. It is called the most typical by netizens. She wants to be a bitch and build an archway at the same time!

He not only wanted the traffic of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", but also wanted to make his own stuff. He wanted people to think that the success of the movie was due to his director Lu.

A final defeat is inevitable.

[Tomb Robber's Notes] learned the lessons of [Nine-Storey Demon Tower] and simply hired the original author Nanpai Sanshu to be the screenwriter. In this way, no matter how it is changed, it will be the original author's idea, and the audience will have no reason to complain.

Before the movie was released, the producer released character posters. The poster of "Wu Xie" played by Lu Han was ranked first, and the poster of "Zhang Qiling" played by Jing Boran was ranked last.

In the press release, Lu Han's name was always listed before Jing Bo Ran, which aroused the dissatisfaction of Jing Bo Ran's manager Zhang Ashin. He accused Lu Han's team and the film producer on his personal Weibo of turning on the hand tearing mode. It was deleted instantly, but fans of the two artists refused to give up, and the war continued to rage.

This kind of fan battle is not uncommon in the current film and television industry. After all, the so-called "fan position" is really very important to celebrity artists.

Take the filming of a movie as an example. Whoever is Ichiban is responsible for the box office. If the movie is a big hit at the box office when it is released, there is no doubt that both the audience and the capital will think it is the credit of Ichiban's star.

This involves the choice of brands, television stations, film and television resources, etc., which will directly affect the artist's worth and remuneration.

So if we can win something, no one will give in.

The tug-of-war between the fans of the two celebrities has made "Tomb Raiders" even more popular. No matter what the final result of the fight is, the producer of the movie will be the winner.

In the first three days of its release, [Tomb Raiders Notes] still took in a box office of 478 million despite the overwhelming pressure of [Tang Detective 2].

Although the movie's reputation is average, thanks to the popularity of Lu Han and the fame of the original work, "Tomb Raiders Notes" has become the second most popular summer hit after "Tang Detective 2".

The producer [LeTV Media] even once shouted out that "the sword is aimed at 2 billion"!

The equally popular "Xia You Qiao Mu Ya Wang Paradise" did not have such good luck. It only received 89.5 million box office in the first three days, which is very different from "Tomb Robbers Notes".

Originally, the two movies were released on the same day, and the protagonists were former teammates, who are now top domestic entertainment companies, so the topic was highly discussed. Capital, netizens, and fans were all waiting to see the winner or loser between them.

After its first week in theaters, it's clear that Lu Han is a winner.

"boom!"

A half-drunk bottle of mineral water was thrown to the ground. The plastic bottle was intact, but the cap was broken open and the water inside splashed all over the floor.

Li Jiaheng stood up angrily and walked back and forth in the room. His originally handsome face looked a little ferocious because of his anger.

“These media are so damn nonsense, why am I inferior to Lu Han?

Damn, I didn’t like him when I was in Korea, and now that he’s back in China, he’s always against me.”

Li Jiaheng feels that he has been having a bad time lately.

Two months ago, someone on the Internet broke the news that he was hooking up with fans, saying that Li Jiaheng selected many beauties to participate in the "after party" after the concert. His manager would also select beauties for him in the name of selecting the heroine of the MV.

Although the whistleblower did not have substantive evidence, it still greatly damaged his image.

Because of his foreign status, he was ridiculed by netizens as the "Maple Leaf National Artillery King"!

Now his movie is facing competition with his old teammate Lu Han, and the most unfortunate thing is that he lost miserably!

What the media and netizens like to do most at this time is to add insult to injury and belittle Li Jiaheng in various ways, especially always comparing him to Lu Han, which makes him very angry.

While Li Jiaheng was cursing and pacing back and forth, his manager Huang Bin opened the door and walked into the room.

He frowned as he looked at the mineral water bottle that had flown far away and the puddle of water on the ground.

"I think you should learn to control your emotions. This will be good for your future career."

Seeing Huang Bin say this, Li Jiaheng did not dare to refute.

Although he is arrogant, he also has a minimum IQ and knows that his agent is the one who can help develop his career and solve his problems.

After he came back from South Korea, he had no reputation and no connections in domestic entertainment. All subsequent resources were found for him by his agent.

Although he is now known as the top player, he is not without competition. At least three old teammates will be his opponents in the future.

Moreover, in the domestic entertainment industry, Gu Wei, a top-notch figure, is firmly standing at the top of the pyramid, firmly controlling some top resources, and there are many young traffic stars below who are growing rapidly.

For example, Jing Boran, who worked with Lu Han on "Tomb Robbers", and the two leading actors Yang Yang and Li Yifeng in the online drama version of "Tomb Robbers" launched last year, are all rising stars among male celebrities.

Li Jiaheng felt more and more that his position at the top was unstable.

"Brother Huang, haven't you seen how unpleasant the things said by the self-media and netizens on the Internet are? I was also furious for a moment!"

Huang Bin bent down to pick up the mineral water bottle on the ground and threw it into the trash can on the side.

"There is absolutely no need for you to care about what netizens say, and you should not just look at the surface of the problem.

It is true that your movie failed to compare with Lu Han this time, but did you really fail?

[Tomb Raider Notes] Such a big IP, with an investment of nearly 200 million, and the blessing of top stars, it is normal for it to be a box office hit now.

Your "Xia You Qiao Mu Ya Wang Tian" is just a low-budget love movie. Although the box office is far behind others, did you lose money on this movie?

No, not only did I not lose money, I also made some money. "

As he spoke, Huang Bin took a few steps closer and reached out to pat Li Jiaheng on the shoulder.

“There’s no need to compare with others, as long as the movies you act in make money, it’s considered a success.

Everything else is secondary.”

Li Jiaheng, who had sat back on the sofa at this time, looked much relieved. The manager's comfort was still very useful to him.

"I also understand that I am really unwilling to lose to Lu Han."

Huang Bin smiled.

“This is not your problem, it’s the subject matter of the movie and the production cost.

Don’t forget that you also have Zhou Xingchi’s [Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons]. If nothing else, it’s easy to beat Lu Han’s current film [Tomb Raiders] at the box office.”

Li Jiaheng's mood improved again when he mentioned this movie.

One is "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and the other is "The Mermaid". Zhou Xingchi's movies during this time period are guaranteed to be hits.

He can become the male lead in "Journey to the West: Subdue the Demon". Now that he thinks about it, he has to thank Gu Wei for his unrequited kindness, allowing him to eat this extremely delicious piece of pie.

The filming of the movie has already been completed, and he has been looking forward to its release, waiting for his fame to skyrocket again after its release.

Thinking of this, Li Jiaheng frowned slightly.

"Brother Huang, do you think [Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons] after its release can surpass the current popular movie [Detective Chinatown 2] by Wei Gu?"

"Well, you'd better not be too ambitious.

Now the industry generally believes that there is no problem that "Tang Detective 2" will surpass "Mermaid" in its final performance and will become the new domestic box office champion.

As for whether [Journey to the West: Conquering Demons] can break the record again, no one can say.

But even if he wins [Tang Detective 2] in the end, it will be Zhou Xingchi who wins over Gu Wei, and it has little to do with you.

Now it seems that comparing with Gu Wei is completely meaningless. You should focus on a few teammates, especially Lu Han. He is the closest competitor to you in the entertainment industry. "

Huang Bin's words were somewhat straightforward.

More than a year ago, he encouraged Li Jiaheng, saying that he might not have any hope of surpassing Gu Wei in the future, but now he simply told him to stop comparing.

It's not that he's attacking his own artists, it's that the gap between Gu Wei and Li Jiaheng is a bit too big now. Gu Wei has to crush him in all aspects, including works, status, fame, and popularity, and there's no way he can catch up.

The movie "The Richest Man in Xihong City" produced by his company has a box office of over 2 billion, and the self-directed and starring "Tang Detective 2" will soon exceed 3 billion.

How to pursue this, how to compare?

Li Jiaheng frowned and sighed after hearing Huang Bin's words.

"I understand what you mean, I will try my best~

However, the live-action CG fantasy film I am starring in will be released on the National Day schedule at the end of next month. I heard that a police film co-produced by Gu Wei and Bona Films will also be selected on the National Day schedule. Whether you like it or not, you will have to watch it. Competition and Comparison”

Huang Bin touched his chin.

"It's Guo Xiaosi's movie. He has fans as a guarantee. You and the heroine Fan Bingbing also have some fans. Again, as long as the movie doesn't lose money, we'll see what happens with the rest."