Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

The next day, the box office results of the three dramas were released one after another.

At Xiangjiang Cinemas, "Afraid of a Young Man" received a good score of 2.6 million on its first day, while another film "Burning the Old Summer Palace" only had 1.2 million.

On the other hand, Pou Seng Cinema's "Shanghai Nights" also received a box office of 2.2 million on the first day. Tsui Hark's drama is off to a good start.

Although they got a good box office on the first day, Maijia and the others were not happy at all.

"Compared with yesterday, there is a big gap between the ticket purchasing situation today."

Originally, it had received a good box office on the first day, but Mai Jia was still looking forward to the possibility that "Little Life Afraid" could break 20 million, or even reach 30 million.

However, based on today's ticket purchases and on-site feedback, the audience did not particularly like the drama "The Scared Little One".

On the other hand, after "Burning the Old Summer Palace" opened low on the first day, relying on its good reputation, it began to rise from the second day. Although the amplitude was not large, it showed a reverse growth trend.

"What's going on over there in "Shanghai Nights"?"

Mai Jia has not taken "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" seriously yet, after all, the difference between the two dramas was twice as great on the first day.

And Maijia knew very well that this time his opponent was "Shanghai Night".

When thinking of Tsui Hark and the three of them, Mai Jia couldn't help but keep curling her lips.

"It is understood that the ticket purchase situation there is very hot, and today's box office should exceed yesterday's."

After hearing the news, Maijia's mood became even worse.

Teddy Robin on the side suddenly spoke at this time.

"Is it because the audience doesn't like it when we add elements of horror to comedy?"

Majia didn't know how to answer Teddy Robin's question.

Previously, the movie "The Scared Little One" was filmed after everyone had discussed it together. Now that such a situation has occurred, they were unexpected.

"We'll see what happens next. If it doesn't do well at the box office, the sequel won't be made."

Mai Jia was very decisive. Originally, there was a sequel to "Little Scared" called "Master Weiwei".

But if Mr. Wang’s box office performance is not satisfactory, then the movie “Master Whistle”, which was originally planned to star the original cast, will be shelved.

And the subsequent box office trend also proves that the audience does not like funny movies in the style of "Little Life is Afraid" very much.

In the following days, the box office of "Shanghai Nights" has been rising, reaching a peak of 2.6 million, and "Burning the Old Summer Palace" has exceeded 2.4 million.

When the first week was over, "The Little One" was close to breaking through the 10 million box office box office.

Don't even think about 20 million. In the end, if this drama can exceed 15 million, it is already a very good result.

On the other hand, the movie "The Burning of Old Summer Palace" has accumulated more than 14 million box office in one week.

Moreover, the box office in recent days has been fluctuating between two million. Twenty million is definitely no problem, but I don’t know if it can break through 30 million in the end.

This time, Maijia lost, and lost miserably.

After all, the comedy they were so proud of actually lost to "Shanghai Nights", and even historical films like "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" couldn't win.

Mai Jia was so shocked that she simply stayed at home and closed the door, as if she didn't want to hear about the box office.

After Lin Daoqiu heard about this, he could only put down the work at hand and make a special trip to visit Mai Jia.

"Why are you here, Mr. Lin?"

When she heard that Lin Daoqiu came to the door in person, Mai Jia was startled and hurried downstairs to greet him.

"I heard that Mr. Mai has been very depressed recently."

After Lin Daoqiu sat down, he asked Mai Jia with a smile.

When asked by Lin Daoqiu, Mai Jia seemed a little embarrassed.

""Scared for a Young Man" failed like this. How could I have the nerve to go out? I could only hide at home and think about the script."

In front of Lin Daoqiu, Mai Jia seemed very candid.

From the establishment of New Art City to the present, it can be said that since they finished filming "The Best Partner", they have been going smoothly and suffered almost no setbacks.

And Mai Jia and others also feel that as long as the movie they make will get good box office, that's for sure.

But this time the failure of "Little Life is Afraid" made Maijia feel that they are not omnipotent.

"'Little Life' is actually not that bad. The final box office will probably be around 15 million."

What Lin Daoqiu said was a bit unconscionable.

If it weren't for the fact that Golden Harvest Cinemas joined in this time and "Afraid of a Little Life" was released independently at New Oriental Cinemas, the box office would probably not even exceed 10 million.

"Mr. Lin, please stop comforting me. Not only are there two holidays this time, Christmas and New Year's Day, but the number of theaters has doubled compared to before. The box office of "Little Scared" is actually pretty ugly."

Mai Jia was still expecting whether "Afraid of a Little Life" could hit the 30 million mark.

But now it's more than 30 million. Even a box office of 20 million is still beyond his reach.

"The investment in "Little Life is Afraid" is actually not big, but it still makes a profit based on the final box office."

Because it had to split the bill with Golden Harvest, even if "Little Life" earned 15 million at the box office, it could barely make up for its losses.

And for a movie that cannot sell well in Hong Kong, it is simply a dream to expect that it will achieve good sales when it is sold out of Hong Kong.

You must know that overseas businessmen have learned very well now. Movies that have grossed millions at the box office are treasures to them.

But now, even if the box office of a movie exceeds 10 million, they will still act very cautious.

"Actually, for me, New Art City is willing to try new types of movies, and I support it with both hands. If it doesn't work this time, there will be another time, as long as you are willing to try."

Lin Daoqiu is not particularly concerned about the box office of "Little Life". If pressed, he would prefer New Art City to make more other types of movies, not just single comedies.

"Although comedies are what you are best at, if one day the audience doesn't like watching comedies, what will you do?"

Lin Daoqiu's question made Mai Jia not know how to answer for a moment.

He had never thought about this problem before, because comedy movies are their best weapon for New Art City.

If, as Lin Daoqiu said, one day, the audience doesn't like watching their comedies, Mai Jia simply doesn't know what to do? Maybe he will choose to retire at that time.

"While you are free these days, Mr. Mai might as well think about it carefully. Whether Xinyi City should take the path of diversified development or continue to be conservative, it all depends on your thoughts."

After Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, he stood up and left, leaving only Mai Jia with a solemn look on his face.