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On Monday, December 26, the box office of "The Ferryman" predictably dropped sharply. Affected by the movie's poor reputation, the single-day box office on weekdays dropped directly to the ankles, from 85.53 million on Sunday to just over 20 million. .

The single-day box office was almost the same as that of "The Great Wall" in its third week of release. However, "Railway Tiger" won the national box office championship on that day with a box office of 32.64 million, relying on a slightly better reputation than the other two movies.

In the afternoon of the same day, the crew of "Love Saint" held a premiere press conference for the movie in Beijing.

A low-budget comedy film, "Wei Ming Xia" is not too grand. Director Wen Muye, producer and special star Gu Wei, starring Xiao Pan, Xiao Shenyang, Yan Ni, Qiao Shan, Clara and others attended. film press conference.

There were a lot of news media from all walks of life that day. Although the production cost of "Love Saint" was not high and the actors were not very famous, with a big star like Gu Wei who played a special role in promoting it, the film did not receive much attention. It’s not low, and it’s one of the most promising among the movies that will be released on the 30th.

On the stage, Gu Wei led the cast and crew of "Love Saint" to line up. He stood in the middle, director Wen Mu also stood on the left, the lead actor Xiao Pan stood on the right, and the other actors lined up on both sides.

It's not that Gu Wei wants to steal the limelight from Wen Muye and Xiao Pan. In addition to his special appearance, he is also the producer of the film. Of course, this producer is actually a nominal producer, just like the bosses of major film and television companies, Wang Zhongjun, Yu Dong, etc. Almost all films will be titled under the name of one's own company.

Moreover, the current promotion of the movie relies largely on Gu Wei's reputation to attract audiences, and the media is paying more attention to him.

Wen Mu is still a new director, and "Lovers" is his first independent film.

Although the movie's leading actors, Xiao Pan, Xiao Shenyang, Qiao Shan and others, were once popular, they are not considered first-line stars in the entertainment industry now, and their appeal is limited.

Only Gu Wei is the hottest and most talked-about star right now. Even the super blockbuster "The Great Wall" made a fuss about him when promoting it. Of course, the crew of "Love Saint" will not waste the boss's fame.

When it comes to his company's films, Gu Wei won't be as perfunctory as when he was promoting "The Great Wall", and he is very attentive.

"Director Wen Muye is a very talented director, and he is also my senior at Beijing Film Academy.

Although this is my first time working with a literary director, and my main identity is a producer rather than an actor, throughout the filming process, I always think of filming "Xiu Chun Knife" with Brother Lu Yang when I first debuted. .

Although the two people have different shooting techniques, their talent and creative desire that seem to overflow are really similar.

The movie has been screened for a while now, and we have received a lot of praise from the audience.

I have confidence in the movie, and even more confidence in the literary director, and I believe that his thoughtful work will not disappoint the audience."

"Xiao Pan and I are old friends, and this is my third collaboration with him.

In fact, many people asked me at the beginning, saying that when you were filming "Detective Chinatown 1", you cast Xiao Shan. Why did you cast him to play a different role in the second film than in the first? Aren't you afraid of the audience's misunderstanding?

Today I will tell you that because Xiao Pan is an extremely good actor, when I wrote the second script, I didn’t even think about anyone else for the role, so I thought he was the most suitable!

Everyone knows that Xiao Pan started his career as a singer, but from the time I contacted him to shoot his first movie until now, I have been left with the impression that he is a very talented actor.

"Kuntai" in [Tang Detective 1], "Song Yi" in [Tang Detective 2], and now "Xiao Han" in "The Lover", what you can see are three completely different Xiao Han It’s a disaster, but everyone is 100% in character.”

At the press conference, Gu Wei was the first to start, taking the microphone to praise Wen Muye and Xiao Pan.

This kind of press conference has no fixed words and no rehearsal. The two people standing next to it were a little embarrassed by Gu Wei.

After he finished speaking, the media asked some more questions, and the topic slowly turned to other people.

Everyone talked about some interesting things that happened during the filming of the movie, and even Korean beauty Clara said hello to everyone in Chinese.

Wen Mu also broke the news that during the initial casting process for "Love Saint", Gu Wei originally had no intention of playing any role, but he felt that the other person's image was just right for the role of "Wang Kun" in the opening scene, so Gu Wei could also be considered as a contributor. The first "posthumous photo" of his film career was released!

Xiao Pai is not as happy in reality as he is in his movie roles. He always smiles when answering questions from the media, and thanks the literary director and Director Gu, who has been working with him since "Tang Detective", for their attention. He himself will also take filming seriously and concentrate. Follow the path of an actor

After the interview, the film critics and audiences from various media present watched the movie "Love Saint" together.

This is also the first time that Gu Wei has watched this comedy film produced by his own company with the audience. It is very similar to the original version of "The Lover" in his memory. The main line has not changed, and the story is still the same, but after all, the director of the film has different presentations. There are also differences in effects.

From Gu Wei's point of view, the current version of "Love Saint" is better than the original version he has seen in terms of detail processing, camera use, and the effect of shaking off baggage.

Wen Muye's reputation as a genius director is not just talk. He was able to make "I'm Not the God of Medicine", both in terms of basic skills and creativity, which is beyond ordinary directors.

Facts have proved that this is indeed the case.

From the opening of the movie, the audience laughed almost every minute, laughed every two minutes, and laughed nearly 100 times in less than 2 hours, which is enough to show the film's funny ability and the audience's love for the movie.

After the movie screening ended, the main creators and their team went on stage to interact with the audience and answered some questions that everyone was interested in.

Finally, Xiao Pang led hundreds of viewers to sing the movie's ending song. The light-hearted lyrics instantly aroused the emotions of the audience. The movie's premiere conference also came to an end in this pleasant atmosphere.

Gu Wei and other creative staff left the scene, and the media immediately interviewed some of the audience.

“I didn’t expect this movie to be so fun!”

"These actors are all my favorite comedy stars. I never thought they could come together to act in a play, and I never thought it would be so hilarious!"

"Although Gu Wei's role is very small, I feel that the beginning is quite interesting. I think Gu Wei has quite a talent for comedy. I can try to expand my acting career in this aspect in the future!"

"It's quite funny, every link is connected. I will watch it again when the movie is officially released!"

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The next day, all the major online entertainment media published news about yesterday's premiere press conference of "Love Saint", including some film critics who were present and wrote their evaluations of the movie on their official Weibo accounts.

# If you don’t smile again, 2016 will be over! #

# 【Love Saint】: Life is like a game, you are playing with her, and she is playing with you! #

# Chinese comedies are finally able to make "things about men and women" fun! #

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Generally speaking, before the movie officially met with the national audience, the media and film critics were quite optimistic about the movie.

Of course, this is related to the red envelope of "Wei Tian Xia", but I have to say that the movie "Love Saint" is completely qualified as a comedy movie that simply makes people laugh.

"What is the final film schedule decided by the theater chain?"

In the office, Gu Wei asked while browsing various movie-related news.

"Wanda Cinema, Shanghai United Cinema, Guangdong Dadi Cinema, China Film Star Cinema and China Film Digital Cinema have all responded. The proportion of the national film schedule of "Love Saint" on the first day of release on the 30th It can reach about 28%."

Yang Liwen looked at several information sheets in her hand and replied.

"very good!"

Gu Wei clapped his hands and put a smile on his face.

Whether a movie can achieve high box office, film schedule is very important. Some of the tricks Director Feng used when "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" was released, although it was mainly for publicity, the film schedule was also one of the purposes.

Good movies are like delicious snacks produced in factories, and theater chains are like supermarkets of various sizes. No matter how popular your product is, you have to put it on supermarket shelves before it can be bought by consumers. Otherwise, other supermarkets will not be able to buy it. No matter how well-made the goods are, they will not be able to achieve good sales.

"It seems like there won't be any heavyweight movies released during this year's New Year's Day schedule?"

"Actually, [The Great Wall], [The Ferryman] and [Railway Tiger] at the beginning of the Lunar New Year period are the three most promising blockbusters this year. If the box office is strong, the three movies will normally occupy a large share during the New Year's Day schedule this week. Part of the box office market, but the reputation of the three of them, boss, you also know

A total of 12 movies will be released in the three days of New Year's Day, including "Love Saint", but most of them are small-budget comedies or dramas, and our movies are considered heavyweight among them."

Gu Wei nodded after listening to Yang Liwen's explanation.

This is indeed the truth. This week is the third week of the release of "The Great Wall", and the second week of the release of "The Ferryman" and "Railway Tigers". If these three movies can have "Mermaid", "Monster Hunt" or "Tang Detective 2" is so strong that the New Year's Day movie market will not be able to squeeze out so many films.

[Love Saint] is now highly valued by theaters. It is not because he is so good, but because the enemy is too weak.

"The Ferryman" has only been released for 5 days, and its single-day box office has dropped to less than 20 million. Can you believe that this is a blockbuster that has a 280 million opening in 3 days and is supported by a star-studded director?

This box office trend is not much different from the original "Little Times". It was a big hit in the first three days due to publicity, and then collapsed after word-of-mouth fermentation.

Speaking of this, Yang Liwen thought of something again.

"Boss, the news from Mr. Zhao is that [Sweet Honey Ashes Like Frost] will be finished in the next few days. After finishing the work, he will bring director Wu Jinyuan and the crew back to Beijing."

"Have you been filming this film for half a year?"

"It will start in July, and it will take more than five months in total."

Gu Wei nodded.

"Xiangmi" is also a big project that he likes, and in his mind, "The Legend of Chu Qiao" plus the broadcast of this drama, Li County will be promoted to the top of the domestic entertainment industry.

After all, Deng Lun was directly promoted from a third-tier actor to a top actor through this drama. Now that "Xiangmi" is gone, it is unclear whether Deng Lun can become a top actor again in the end.

Maybe this may not be a bad thing for him. He is not so famous and can't make so much money. Maybe he won't have such a big trouble with taxes.

When Li County rises, Xiao Pang joins Li County, a movie field, a TV series field, a powerful group and an idol group, [Wei Ming Xia], apart from Gu Wei, also has a male artist who can really resist the flag.

"Have you discussed copyright issues with major TV stations and video websites?"

Although the filming of "Xiangmi" has not yet been completed, the post-production time for such a fairy tale drama will not be too short.

However, TV dramas like "Wei Tian Xia" are often communicated with familiar satellite TV stations and platforms based on different genres from the beginning of the project. The intention to cooperate is determined first, and the price will be discussed in detail later when the drama is released.

Yang Liwen thought for a while.

"Major platforms are still very interested in our new fairy tale drama, but the current fame and popularity of the male and female protagonists Yang Zi and Li Xian are not top-notch. It is estimated that the copyright fee will be higher than that of "Three Lives Three Worlds" It will be much different from [The Legend of Chu Qiao]."

Gu Wei nodded to express his understanding.

With him and Yang Mi in "Three Lives Three Worlds", there is no problem in "Chu Qiao Biography" relying on Zhao Liying alone. Now Yang Zi is not yet a top female star born in the 90s in the future, and she has not yet started to act in one of the top female top movies. On the road to streaming, it is normal for [Xiangmi] not to be sold at the price of a top-tier drama.

Of course, this only means that the first round of rights to "Xiangmi" will not be as profitable as those two movies, but it is still no problem to make back the money and make a small profit.

However, Gu Wei knew that [Sweet Honey Ashes Like Frost] would be a big hit in the future, and he could not accept a "low sale" in the first round.

"When Mr. Zhao and Director Wu come back, we will work on the post-production of this film first. Don't worry when the finished film comes out. Just wait until a good time comes and then take action."

Yang Liwen said she understood.

She thought that Gu Wei wanted to wait until "The Legend of Chu Qiao" was broadcast and Li County's reputation had improved to a certain extent before selling the drama, which would also maximize the use of resources.

Film and television companies in the entertainment industry do this a lot. Many of the films made by stars before they became famous were suppressed and not aired due to various reasons. After they became famous, film and television companies or platforms would sell them at a good price.

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