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Bad monkey culture.

In the office, Ning Hao was making tea smoothly. Sitting across from him was Xu Zheng, who was getting more and more prosperous with his shiny head.

In the past month or so, Ning Hao has been busy with the post-production of "My Hometown and Me" in the company.

He is the chief director of this tribute film. After the five units were shot, all the materials were collected and sent to him, and he completed the final editing and production.

"Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils" has been in theaters these days, and he is always paying attention to the box office results of this movie.

"How about it? Looking at Gu Wei's current box office results, do you regret selling [囧Mom] to streaming media?"

Ning Hao made tea and filled the tea cups in front of himself and Xu Zheng.

The tea soup in the cup is golden and translucent, and a refreshing aroma of tea wafts out.

“When [囧Mom] was released, the situation was unclear, and no one knew how long the movie would be held after missing the Spring Festival release.

At that time, I had spent a lot of money on publicity and distribution, and I still had to spend money on publicity and distribution once it was withdrawn and re-uploaded.

Moreover, Byte has given enough money and is full of sincerity. After selling the copyright, you can make a lot of money immediately.

How would you choose if it were you? "

Xu Zhan picked up the teacup in front of him, blew on it, and took a slow sip.

He didn't care what Ning Hao said, and he still believed that getting rid of [囧Mom] six months ago was the most correct choice he had ever made.

"You! You always pay too much attention to the immediate interests. The risk of holding the movie in your hands is very high, but your actions will eventually offend the theaters, and you will inevitably be choked by them in the future."

Ning Hao shook his head. He had known him for many years and he knew the character of his old friend very well.

Being smart, talented, conscientious, and brave enough to try new things are all the reasons why Xu Zheng can succeed.

However, he also has some of the shortcomings of traditional Shanghai men. Everything is about money and sometimes he is too preoccupied and only focuses on immediate interests.

"It doesn't matter, how much Zhang Weiping offended the theater chain back then. With Zhang Yimou in his hands, he asked the theater chain to change the box office share ratio, otherwise he would not give copies. In the end, the theater chain gritted his teeth and agreed.

They couldn't do anything to Zhang Weiping.

So as long as we have good works that can help theaters make money, even if they are dissatisfied this time, they will still smile when the movie is released."

“Actually, after waiting, it only took more than half a year. If it is released now, the box office should not be much different.

Gu Wei's film "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" is about to become another 2 billion+ movie."

Xu Zheng shook his head.

"It's different. Gu Wei's box office appeal is so exaggerated. A movie with him and without him would have at least hundreds of millions of dollars in publicity and distribution effects.

Having worked with him, I know the difference best.

Don't look at the current sales of "Zhou Chu's Three Evils". If it were played by another person and the quality of the plot did not change, the movie would only have a box office of 500 to 600 million at most. "

Ning Hao said curiously: "I didn't expect you to think so highly of him~"

“It’s not that I have high opinions, but I have some feelings after working together.

When I was filming "Cohabitation in Time and Space", I never thought that the box office of that movie would exceed 2 billion.

This movie immediately set Su Lun up.

Later, she saved a script and polished it back and forth for more than two years, but she still didn't dare to start filming."

"Haha, my debut film made it into the 2 billion+ director club in China. Su Lun deserves some pressure," Ning Hao said with a smile.

Xu Zheng put down the half-drunk tea cup in his hand: "The success of [Zhou Chu's Three Evils] can be considered a success. After Gu Wei heated up the market, the backlog of domestic films in the past six months are all scheduled to be released."

Ning Hao nodded.

"As a gift film, [My Hometown and Me] has been scheduled to be released on the National Day. If the market can maintain the current trend and no accidents occur, our film should not be better than last year's [My Hometown and Me]. Difference"

At the same time, all domestic entertainment film and television companies are paying attention to the results of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils".

The president of China Film Group felt that he had found the right person. He was right to suggest to the film bureau that Gu Wei's film should take the lead and open up the situation.

Wang Changtian of Guangwang looks at the increasing box office results of "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils". He is envious and at the same time looking forward to the release of "Tang Detective 3".

Bona’s Yu Dong is thankful that Gu Wei joined the [Changjin Lake] project.

Huayi Brothers.

“What’s the real-time box office of [Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Pests]?”

"It has exceeded 1.1 billion yuan, and the momentum in the second week is still strong."

After Wang Zhonglei finished speaking, he hesitated and asked: "Is [Eight Hundred] still going to be screened as originally planned?"

“Of course, we still stick to the original announcement plan!

How many films have the theater chain promised to release next week's "Eight Hundred"? "Wang Zhongjun was not panicked at all.

"We have communicated with several major theater chains such as Sparkle Roll, SMI, Jinyi, Dadi, and Wanda, and we should be able to guarantee a film scheduling rate of more than 30%."

Wang Zhongjun frowned slightly: "It's a bit less."

"There is no way. According to the current momentum of [Zhou Chu's Three Evils], as long as the box office does not plummet this week, theaters will have to leave at least 40% of the film schedule for next week.

However, several companies have promised that as long as the screening effect of "Eight Hundred" is good, they will increase the number of films when it is released."

"That's all we can do. I believe in the quality of [Eight Hundred], no matter the director and the cast, I believe it will not disappoint anyone when it is screened."

[A huge crowd] The crew.

"I am over 30 years old, I don't have a regular job, and I can't pay the rent.

When you are an actor, you can't even perform well in extra roles.

He has an old face and his name is Xiaomeng, so he deserves to die."

In Chen Xiaomeng's room, Gu Wei, Zhang Songwen, and Wan Qian were present at the same time, filming a scene at the beginning of the movie.

Wan Qian finally joined the group a few days ago, "Sister Lang" ended, and she successfully debuted as a group.

However, the crew missed a lot of scenes. After joining the crew, they apologized in various ways, and then reshot the previous scenes from morning to night every day.

The amnesiac killer played by Zhang Songwen melancholy finished those lines, took a puff of cigarette, coughed twice due to discomfort, and showed a wry smile on his face.

"Now I even forget to smoke."

Gu Wei, who was sitting opposite, smoked much more smoothly, and what Zhang Songwen said also aroused his thoughts.

“I have a friend who has also lost hope in life and wants to leave this world.

But he is worse than you.

If you fall on the track, the train will be diverted; if you jump off the building, the rooftop will be blocked; if you take poison, the poison will expire.

I can’t even die even if I want to”

"What happened next?" Zhang Songwen asked curiously.

"Well, he won the lottery later."

After Gu Wei finished speaking, he sat next to the other party.

"Don't be discouraged, have ideals. With ideals, there is hope!"

"Ka! This part is over, get ready to move to the next scene."

The director's voice came, and the three guards in the venue relaxed, and the staff also started running around to pack things.

"Mr. Gu, are we having a live broadcast tonight?" Zhang Songwen asked Gu Wei.

"Yes, there will be a live broadcast tonight where the [Zhou Chu] crew and creators will be connected. Your agent should have told you this a long time ago."

"Yes, but I don't understand the live broadcast thing~" Zhang Songwen smiled bitterly, saying that it would be no problem for him to act, but it would be difficult for him to get some electronic products.

Gu Wei smiled: "There are dedicated staff to help you debug the equipment. It's very simple. Just talk to everyone on the computer."

Wan Qian listened to the conversation between the two with a curious look on her face.

"The movie you are talking about is [Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils], right?"

Gu Wei nodded.

"Yes, the movie is currently in theaters. It's not easy to do a road show in this environment, so tonight we have arranged an online live broadcast by the main creator to promote it."

"This movie is so popular right now. I went to watch [Sister Lang] after it ended. It was so well shot!" Wan Qian said with emotion.

Gu Wei and Zhang Songwen looked at each other with smiles. It was a very pleasant thing for their films to be praised in person.

"The Venerable Master played by Teacher Zhang Songwen is so mesmerizing. Before I came here, I was still thinking about how to play a couple with you. I was afraid that I would think of you as the leader of a cult in a trance during the filming."

"Haha~ I still remember when we were filming [Zhou Chu], we discussed together how to play the role of the Lord.

At that time, director Wen Muye told Zhang Songwen that he should let go of the acting and bring out the feeling of being a teacher in class.

As a result, he became the demagogic cult leader he is now." Gu Wei smiled and told interesting stories from the filming.

Zhang Songwen used to run a training class to teach acting in Hengdian, and everyone in the industry knew what he was like.

"The main thing is that the core of this character is relatively full, and I just performed step by step."

Zhang Songwen smiled and said modestly.

In the evening live broadcast, Gu Wei, Zhou Ming, Zhang Songwen, Wang Qianyuan, Wu Zhenyu and other main creators appeared one after another.

Everyone first chatted with each other politely, and then began to answer questions raised by netizens.

[Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils] has become very popular recently. There were a lot of viewers in the live broadcast room today, and the enthusiasm of netizens was extremely high.

After answering the questions one after another, Gu Wei concluded at the end.

".Rescuing a girl from the claws of a tiger, but the girl doesn't know what freedom is.

In the Jiaolong Cave to persuade believers to return, believers would rather die than blindly follow superstition.

The Venerable said he would let go of greed, anger and ignorance, but he would not let go of the true gold and fire refinement.

Believers put aside worldly material things, but they cannot put aside self-hypnosis.

The miracle of bullet jamming is just around the corner, and the self-deceiving cult has even more shortcuts.

Everyone is in narcissism, obscenity and fantasy, longing for redemption, rebirth, and a new self.

However, the path and the truth are even better than the ferocious tiger or the cunning dragon.

Even Zhou Chu, who was able to eliminate the three evils, could not escape such a fate.

Thank you for your love of "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils". There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. I hope more people can go to the cinema to support this movie! "

In the ten days after its release, the box office of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" exceeded 1.8 billion, making it unprecedentedly popular.

Under such circumstances, [Eight Hundred] was released.

Huayi Brothers attaches great importance to the film. It screened it nationwide a few days in advance and held a large-scale premiere ceremony in Beijing, inviting many celebrities in the industry to attend.

After the premiere, everyone gave good reviews, and the attendance at the screenings over the past few days was also very high.

On the first day of release, "Eight Hundred" received a box office of 137 million, and its reputation remains good. Douban gave it a high score of 7.8 points.

In the next week, the entire movie market was dominated by two movies: "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils" and "Eight Hundred".

More than 80% of the country's film schedule is divided between these two films.

The results were also very gratifying.

[Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils] The box office exceeded 2 billion and quickly moved closer to 2.5 billion.

[Eight Hundred]'s box office performance of 800 million in 7 days is also quite impressive.

In the original time and space, after the epidemic was temporarily suspended and theaters reopened, only one domestic film, "Eight Hundred", took the lead. With the support of all parties and the extremely high theater scheduling, it achieved a final box office result of 3 billion.

However, the current "Eight Hundred" obviously cannot do this.

Due to the early release of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", the excellent quality and hot box office results made the theater chain regard this movie as a life-saving straw. Even the release of "Eight Hundred" could not shake the position of "Zhou Chu" in the hearts of the theaters, and the scheduling has always been far ahead.

Sometimes one step ahead, one step ahead, the advantage is like a snowball, and once it starts, the gap will become larger and larger.

Obviously, this is the current situation of the two movies.

"Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" has a profound meaning, but on the surface it is a thoroughly enjoyable movie, which is very watchable.

Many viewers' evaluation of this movie is a perfect combination of commerciality and artistry.

The quality of the movie is good, the audience enjoys watching it, the theater strongly supports it, and Gu Wei's strong box office appeal, all these factors together are the reason why "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" is a big hit.

Of course, although the luck of [Eight Hundred] was taken away, its quality is still good.

Moreover, the current film market does not encourage competition. What is needed is more excellent films.

The scale of the domestic film market is also enough to support two hit films.

The box office performance of [Eight Hundred] is still good, but it is impossible to reach the height of the original time and space.

"Gu Wei, do you think [Eight Hundred] is good?"

In the hotel room at night, Gu Wei was reading the script, and Reba was leaning on the side and browsing her phone, and suddenly asked.

"Why do you ask that?" Gu Wei asked casually, his eyes still not leaving the script.

"The comments on the Internet are very extreme. Some say that the movie is very exciting, while others say that it is sensational for the sake of sensationalism, regardless of logic and truth."

After hearing this, Gu Wei put down the script in his hand and looked at Reba with a smile.

"How should I put it, in fact, both statements are not wrong."

Reba was even more confused.

Gu Wei explained with a smile: "How to evaluate "Eight Hundred" depends on what you focus on when watching the movie.

If the focus is on the movie itself, then "Eight Hundred" is undoubtedly an excellent work.

Guan Hu is a senior director after all, with rich work experience and has made many excellent works.

After years of polishing, "Eight Hundred" is remarkable in terms of war scenes, film scheduling, leading actor acting skills, and narrative rhythm."

"Then it should be a good movie?"

Gu Wei shook his head.

"It's a pity that [Eight Hundred] is a movie adapted from real historical events.

After the warriors retreated to the British Concession, they were completely abandoned by the authorities, and most of them ended up in a tragic way.

The position of the film's narrative is inherently problematic, otherwise the release date would not have been changed several times before.

When Director Guan started filming, he was probably aiming for the Golden Horse Awards, but he didn't expect that the Golden Horse Awards would ruin himself because of his previous tricks, and he couldn't get this award."

Reba suddenly realized: "Is that so? Director Guan is also an old director. Don't you know the problem of filming like this?"

Gu Wei sneered: "Some people regard themselves as international citizens and think that they are the only ones who look at things from a fair perspective.

Little do they know that there is no real justice in this world. Everyone is born with a position. His hero is my enemy.

It has been like this since ancient times.

If you don't recognize this truth, you will be retaliated sooner or later."