Rebirth of the Thousand-Faced Movie King

"Uncle Ge, long time no see."

"Don't call me uncle, I'm just uncle."

"Hahaha, Uncle Ge, long time no see, you look even more festive."

"It's necessary."

"What role will you play in "If You Are the One" this time?"

"Male No. 1."

"Can you tell us what kind of movie "If You Are the One" is?"

"Director Feng may say that this is a comedy, but I want to say that this is a love movie. I found true love in the play."

"Wow, who is it?"

"promise……"

At the same time as "囧囧", another comedy film "If You Are the One" has also started its promotion work.

Facing interviews with reporters from the media, Ge You responded with humor.

Then he pointed with his right hand at the heroine of the film, Shu Qi.

This made many reporters excited.

"Shu Qi, are you playing the leading female role in this film, Uncle Ge's lover?"

As soon as these words came out, even Shu Qi couldn't help but laugh: "Well, it is indeed true."

Shu Qiyi admitted.

I heard the crowd immediately shout: "Old cows eat young grass."

Ge You waved his hand and said immediately: "Hey, hey, what are you talking about? Please respect us old people."

This made everyone at the scene burst into laughter.

Director Feng Xiaogang said: "This will be a very happy love movie. I believe that everyone will believe in love again after watching If You Are the One."

As mainland director Feng Xiaogang, although his status is not as good as Chen Kaige.

But at the box office, Feng Xiaogang has been setting records in recent years.

And Feng Xiaogang has always made small investments with big returns.

It's the same this time.

Feng Xiaogang, who has always made huge gains at the mainland box office, is full of confidence and shouted the slogan that the box office will exceed 400 million yuan.

As soon as the box office of 400 million yuan came out, the media instantly became excited.

To know.

At present, the highest domestic box office is only over 300 million.

Judging from Feng Xiaogang's appearance, is this going to break the record again?

"Director Feng, are you saying that If You Are the One can break 400 million box office?"

"Yes. Of course, if everyone went to the cinema, I think it would be higher."

"What's the highest you think it is?"

"Let's set the number at 400 million first. I'm afraid that if I tell the number in my mind, everyone will be shocked."

"Director Feng, please stop being so secretive. Speak boldly and we will help you promote it more."

"That's okay, I said it."

Feng Xiaogang held out five fingers: "500 million."

The crowd burst into excitement.

500 million.

500 million box office, which is something that countless people dare not even think about.

but.

When seeing such a strong lineup at the scene, many reporters nodded.

Ge You, Shu Qi, Fan Wei, Fang Zhongxun, Hu Ke, Che Xiao, Feng Yuanzhen, Xu Ruoxuan... this lineup is already the best in the mainland.

Then relying on Feng Xiaogang's reputation.

To know.

Feng Xiaogang is known as the master of box office innovation.

The worst-grossing movies he directed were all in the top five at the box office that year.

And if it performs normally, it will basically be No. 1, or even set a new box office record in the Mainland.

This time, if you are the one, the warm-up started half a year ago.

Now that it is finally about to be released, expectations are very high.

But this time.

One reporter asked, "Director Feng, it seems that Chen Ping's film was released at the same time as If You Are the One."

"Do you have any of Chen Ping's films?"

Feng Xiaogang deliberately pretended to be hearing about it for the first time.

Although he already knew it.

"Recently, Chen Ping took Xu Zheng, Wang Baobao, Huang Bo... to hold a press conference."

"Oh, did he star?"

"That's not clear."

The reporter shook his head: "It seems that Chen Ping made a cameo in the play. This time he is just the producer."

"Haha... Then I can only wish Teacher Chen Ping a successful start."

Feng Xiaogang smiled.

As for Chen Ping's "Thailand", Feng Xiaogang has actually known about it for a long time.

However, when he saw that Chen Ping was not the leading actor in this film, Feng Xiaogang didn't care at all.

Although he admitted that Chen Ping did have very high acting skills and he did have a huge reputation.

But if you are famous, you are famous, and no matter how famous you are, it may not be enough to make a movie.

Didn’t Liu Tianwang also invest in a lot of movies?

But what about the box office?

One beats the other.

After jumping behind, King Liu Tian was in debt.

If Chen Ping hadn't been so famous, he would have really wanted to say something.

Industry specializing in surgery.

Teacher Chen Ping returned to his old profession, acting.

Don’t learn from other people’s investment in filmmaking.

certainly.

If Chen Ping returns to his old profession, maybe he can cooperate with Chen Ping.

But now Chen Ping has become his competitor.

Although Feng Xiaogang said it was beautiful, in fact he wished the film would die.

In fact.

Feng Xiaoguan also studied Chen Ping's "囧".

This is the second part of the Lost Journey series.

Take the first one.

The box office of the first part was only about 30 million. Although it didn't lose money, it didn't make much money either.

And the box office was only 30 million, so Feng Xiaogang didn't take it seriously.

The movies he is making now have a guaranteed box office of 200 million.

also.

The three leading actors in "囧囧" also don't have much box office appeal.

Whether it's Xu Zheng, Wang Baobao, or Huang Bo.

Although their reputation is not bad.

But none of their previous movies has exceeded 100 million yuan.

As for Chen Ping.

Chen Ping does have huge box office appeal.

Like in Hollywood.

Chen Ping has now become a myth for countless actors.

But in this film, he is not the lead actor.

Again.

This is domestic.

No matter how good Chen Ping is in Hollywood, Feng Xiaogang believes that this is his territory in the mainland.

…

"Everyone, tell me, which one is better, If You Are the One or Taijiao?"

"Do you want to say more? Of course it's If You Are the One."

"Let me go, didn't you see that Taijiao belongs to Teacher Chen Ping?"

"Teacher Chen Ping is indeed strong, but he didn't star, he was just the producer. Besides, "囧囧" is the second part of "囧囧路", but look at the box office of the first part, it was only 30 million. As for If You Are the One , this is Feng Xiaogang’s blockbuster, I will definitely choose him.”

"All right."

"Also, If You Are the One is a comedy, and Awakening is also a comedy. If there was no If You Are the One, maybe Awakening could be watched, but with If You Are the One, I guess Awakening wouldn't be much of a show."

Yes.

It’s not just Feng Xiaogang.

For the media, they are not very optimistic about Chen Ping's Thai囧.

certainly.

It's not that they doubt Chen Ping's appeal.

Chen Ping's box office appeal is undoubtedly very strong.

But for a film in which he didn't appear much, that's another story.

also.

It's not just these media.

Including many theater companies, they are not particularly optimistic about Chen Ping's "Thailand".

This can be seen in the film arrangement.

If You Are the One and Lost in Thailand were released at the same time.

However, If You Are the One has a 50% screening rate, while Thai囧 has only 15%, and the remaining 35% is other films.

in addition.

Among the remaining 35%, the third place film arrangement rate is also 12%.

It can be seen from this.

A number of theater companies believe that even though "囧囧" is produced by Chen Ping, they still treat Chen Ping's works as ordinary films.

even.

If it weren't for Chen Ping, maybe Thai Jon's film scheduling rate would be less than 10%.

…

"Mr. Chen, our Taijiao film schedule is too low, only 15%. Mr. Chen, why don't you run it?"

"How does it work?"

"With your reputation, all you need to do is visit the bosses of major theater chain companies."

"There's no need to go to such trouble."

Starlight Entertainment.

Wang Jinhua looked at Taijiao's film schedule and said with a frown.

But Chen Ping didn't think so: "My reputation is not that strong. After all, I didn't appear in this film very much."

Chen Ping was relatively calm about this and continued: "Besides, they treated us preferentially. Otherwise, our film schedule would not be in second place."

To know.

Previously, the box office of "Journey on the Road" was only over 30 million.

This kind of box office is relatively low no matter where it is placed.

At the box office.

If you want major theater chains to give you additional film schedules, it doesn't depend on your reputation, but on your performance in the previous films.

Just like Feng Xiaogang's If You Are the One.

Why is his film schedule 50%?

Just imagine.

The films you make every year are either No. 1 or record-breaking... Which theater company doesn't want to make money?

Let alone cooperation.

Even if there is no cooperation, a lot of theater companies will stack your film schedule to the highest level.

It's a win-win situation.

The more people watch your film, the more money the major theater companies will make.

Chen Ping is very famous.

The box office appeal is also terrible.

But on the one hand, Chen Ping is not the leading actor in this film.

on the other hand.

Chen Ping really hasn't released many movies in the mainland.

Chen Ping broke a series of box office records in Hong Kong and Hollywood.

"You, you, will you only film in Hollywood from now on?"

"Not quite."

Chen Ping shook his head: "If there is a chance in China, I will still act. However, I may not have time for the time being."

"I thought you didn't want to go back to China because you were making $1 billion at the box office in Hollywood."

"Hahaha, maybe a billion-dollar movie will be released in China sometime."

"A domestic box office hit of US$1 billion for a film?"

"yes."

"Just kidding."

"Just think I'm joking."

Chen Ping didn't say much: "Let's go and inform Xu Zheng that Baobao... they still need to attend the premiere ceremony."

Although Chen Ping can actually play the role of Thai Jon.

but.

This is not what Chen Ping thinks.

Even if Chen Ping could star, he wouldn't be able to star in every film.

Moreover, a film often takes a month or two to shoot, and some films take half a year, or even a year.

Even if Chen Ping had more energy, he wouldn't be able to make a few films.

so.

For a series of domestic films in the future, Chen Ping must train other actors.

Like Xu Zheng, Wang Baobao, Huang Bo... these are the people Chen Ping cultivates.

certainly.

There is also the Happy Twist Theater Company acquired by Chen Ping later, and Shen Tong is a general.

There is also Wu Jin who is still serving as a soldier in the future. If he is released in the future, he will even make a global sensation.

By the time.

The single domestic box office market may exceed the size of the Hollywood global market.

certainly.

the other side.

Chen Ping launched Xu Zheng, Wang Baobao... They are also shuffling the domestic film market.

For example, the mainland market.

It has been controlled by these leaders before.

Like Feng Xiaogang.

Are Feng Xiaogang's movies good?

How do you say this?

Actually it's okay.

But in many cases, the domestic film market has been under their control.

This also makes it difficult for other films to get ahead.

This is not because Chen Ping blamed Feng Xiaogang.

What Chen Ping would rather see is a hundred flowers blooming and a diverse film market.

in this market.

These big guys can have their own market, and similarly, there is also room for survival for some newcomers.

even.

There are some newcomers who can become popular immediately and show their infinite charm.

…

"Hey, isn't this Xu Zheng? The person I like you is in trouble."

"Thanks."

"No need to thank you, this time I came to the cinema as soon as I heard about the second part of "Unfortunate Journey" that you filmed."

"What I want to say is, Taijiao will not let you down."

…

"Baby, I heard that you were an extra back then."

"Yeah, I've been working as an extra at Beijing Film Academy for a long time. I only get a few dozen yuan a day."

"Fortunately, you persisted. Now you are a big star."

"Just a little actor."

"In any case, the first part of "The Journey" that you shot was really hilarious. Especially the scene where you drank a bottle of milk on a plane, I was really dumbfounded."

"Thanks."

…

"Hello Huang Bo, I've watched your Crazy Stone, but I didn't expect you to star in the second part of "Journey to the Road".

"Yes, I play the male lead 3 in the play."

"Is there any crazy stone that funny?"

"You'll be laughing from start to finish."

"expect……"

…

It's different from before.

At the previous press conference, many media reporters, including some fans, came mostly for Chen Ping.

But this time the premiere ceremony shocked the three leading actors.

They didn't expect it.

The premiere ceremony was so successful that many fans immediately bought movie tickets for "囧".

And it seems.

In the cinema lobby, quite a number of people came here just for "囧囧".

Even, it was for the three actors.

"How is it? Do you feel a sense of accomplishment?"

After the premiere ceremony, Chen Ping walked out from backstage and said to the three leading actors.

To give them more confidence.

Chen Ping deliberately did not attend the premiere ceremony.

But Chen Ping's absence did not affect the liveliness of the premiere ceremony at all.

Fans who bought movie tickets for "Lost in Thailand" interacted with the three main actors and took photos.

Wang Baobao was the first to say: "I can't believe I have so many fans."

Xu Zheng also said: "I didn't expect that I would be so popular."

certainly.

In fact, Xu Zheng still has a certain reputation.

However, Xu Zheng’s previous films were all TV series.

But he understands.

TV series and movies are completely different.

There are many people who are willing to watch your TV series, but may not like to watch your movies.

The reason is.

TV series are free, but movies are paid.

Why not watch it for free?

If there is a charge, then you have to think about it.

Therefore, the movies Xu Zheng made before did not have high box office.

But this time... seems to be an exception.

Among the fans who bought tickets for the Thai Lost movie, many are very interested in Xu Zheng.

Huang Bo also felt this way.

Although Huang Bo had previously filmed Crazy Stone, he became famous immediately.

But in fact Huang Bo knew.

He only played a small role in Crazy Stone, and he didn't have that much box office appeal.

But now.

There are really many movie fans who come here for Huang Bo.

For this.

Huang Bo was also a little confused.

Why is he so popular?

For this.

Chen Ping did know.

Although Huang Bo has not appeared in the first episode of "Journey to the Road" before.

But he also has high popularity in "Crazy Stone".

in particular.

The producer of Crazy Stone also learned Chen Ping’s strategy.

After Crazy Stone was released, they chose to make it available for everyone to watch for free on the Internet.

But Chen Ping did it even better.

Chen Ping not only lets everyone watch it online for free, Chen Ping also lets all TV stations across the country broadcast it for free.

The crowd was instantly horrified.

But Chen Ping could see it clearly, but the three leading actors felt a little weird.

Chen Ping didn't explain too much, raised his glass and said: "Everyone, come on, I believe... today must be a day full of miracles."