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Chapter 125: Star Lord's Invitation

The film scheduling rate of "Sword Rain" is not high, but it did seize the only chips it had, and its results have firmly maintained the third place that week.

The number of screens still limits Jian Yu’s performance.

Nowadays, domestic theater chains are still incomparable with later generations. Things like film schedules are graded by professionals. Although there is the possibility of flexible adjustments, the reputation of "Detective Dee: The Empire of Heaven" is also very good.

Liu Dehua, Liu Jialing, Deng Chao, Da Bingbing, Liang Jiahui, these people are all well received and popular.

The box office has been rising all the way, and by the time the remaining heat of the National Day season has passed, it has already taken in a box office of 300 million.

Although "Bongtian Empire" has a huge spectacle and an impeccable investment lineup, the core story after all revolves around suspenseful exploration.

After reading it once and knowing the truth, the repurchase rate and the number of people using it a second time will not be too high.

Xu Ke still liked straightforward stories, which can be regarded as leaving a template for the later Cheng Sichen.

In a suspense series of movies, at least there need to be more gags to coordinate the rhythm and attract the audience to watch the movie again.

On the other hand, Jianyu's reputation continues to grow, and its attendance rate has reached over 90%.

After 35 million was taken in in the first week, the box office leveled off, with over 10 million being taken in every week. By the end of October, "Detective Dee: The Empire of Heaven" was hardly improving. The theaters had balanced their film schedules, and "Sword Rain" still had a box office

After a period of anti-market rebound, it achieved a score of 17 million.

This rebound came too late. After a week of persistence, "Sword Rain" was released as scheduled.

Wu Yusen didn't have much appeal in the mainland. Seeing that the box office was improving, he wanted to submit an application to postpone the release, but people ignored him at all.

"Hahaha, yes!"

When Xu Zheng heard this, he laughed so hard.

He did attend the premiere of "Sword Rain" and praised the film in subsequent interviews.

But that was all for the sake of cooperating with Cheng Shuo, and it didn't mean that he didn't have any grudges in his heart.

This old man was like an uncle at the filmmakers' gathering, pointing out this and that, and now he is begging his grandpa to sue his grandma.

Ning Hao coughed and reminded him that the actor Cheng Shuo in the film was still in front of him, and asked him to calm down a little and properly take care of the emotions of the person involved.

"The box office of more than 90 million is already pretty good."

Xu Zheng glanced at Cheng Shuo, nodded obediently, and pulled back the corners of his mouth that were close to the base of his ears: "It's indeed not bad."

Cheng Shuo looked at the way he was holding back and couldn't help but chuckled: "How can an investment of 100 million and a box office of 90 million be considered good?"

An investment of 100 million means that it will take almost 300 million to get back the original investment.

"Detective Dee: The Empire" topped the box office, but with a box office of RMB 300 million compared to an investment of RMB 130 million, it was barely able to break even.

Even because the box office performance was not as expected, the lead role promised to Andy Lau in the subsequent "Detective Detective" series was changed.

The average ticket price of "Sword Rain" is higher than that of "Detective Dee: The Empire of Heaven". I don't know where Wu Yusen got his confidence.

Rely on Zheng Yusheng? Or rely on Yang Ziqiong?

Even if their crews are tied together, they are not as powerful as Andy Lau alone.

Ning Hao comforted him, "At least you are popular, Love Monk."

This is also due to the role of famous scenes. It is impossible for a movie to be remembered entirely, but the interesting passages in it will be remembered repeatedly by the audience.

In the film, Cheng Shuo's monologue as Shi Qiao, coupled with the deepening impression of the promotional video, has become a character with a high shining point in the film.

Just like "Xiuchundao 1", although the box office was over 90 million, Brother Run's famous scenes have always been remembered.

Cheng Shuo felt a little proud in his heart, but he said softly: "Come on, I don't know who gave me nicknames, each one is more unpleasant than the last."

Xu Zheng curled his lips and said, "Much better than Brother Zhu. At least you are a human being."

Ning Hao smiled and clapped his thigh, "You four people are almost ready to learn the scriptures. We need to find Brother Monkey quickly."

"By the way, where is Huang Bo? He is acting like a monkey every day."

Ning Hao was stunned for a moment, then he patted his thigh belatedly, "When you mentioned Huang Bo, I remembered it. He is Brother Monkey. Do you know that Master Xing is coming back?"

They both shook their heads.

Cheng Shuo knew it, but the preparation time for "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was too long, and it was not yet included in his schedule.

"He wants to remake Journey to the West. It's probably because he was still stung by the failure of Journey to the West. He invited Huang Bo to play the role of Sun Wukong before."

Xu Zheng raised his eyebrows, "Is Sun Wukong as ugly as him? Mr. Xing still employs people in an eclectic way."

When he debuted, he was at least a pretty boy, and he made money for several years based on his face.

Although times have changed now, he still misses those days very much.

Who doesn't want to play Sun Wukong? When he thinks that someone like Huang Bo can challenge this role, he feels a little unbalanced.

"Why didn't I receive the message? I'll try too."

Ning Hao looked at Xu Zheng, with no concealment of disdain in his eyes, "Sun Wukong is a monkey, so he must have hairs. Do you have hairs? Do you have any hairs? None."

Cheng Shuo laughed loudly. The two of them were chatting like friends who were hurting each other. They did not abide by the rule of not criticizing others and not exposing their shortcomings.

Ning Hao's words were like kicking the cripple's good leg wildly. Xu Zheng's eyebrows raised in anger, "When will it be released in No Man's Land? It won't be released in some No Man's Land. You didn't tell me, right?"

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"..."

Ning Hao took a deep breath, "You can't play Sun Wukong, you look like Zhu Bajie."

"You look like a runner."

After running out of words, Ning Hao's words were like children quarreling, with almost no lethality.

While listening to the two people going back and forth, Cheng Shuo suddenly felt a vibrating sound coming from his cell phone in his trouser pocket.

Raising his hand to apologize, Cheng Shuo picked up the phone.

When the two of them saw his movements, they all stopped and began to taste the tea in front of them.

"Hello, I'm Cheng Shuo."

The call came from an unknown number, but someone who could reach his personal mobile phone must not be a nobody.

After Cheng Shuo introduced himself, the other person's reply made him look a little strange.

He did not turn on the speakerphone. The two people opposite him, Xu Zheng and Ninghao, looked at him with strange expressions and wondered, "Who is it?"

Cheng Shuo pressed the phone and whispered: "He said he is Zhou Xingchi."

Ning Hao sneered, not believing it at all, and encouraged Cheng Shuo to reply to the liar: "You said I am Saddam's mother."

Cheng Shuo rolled his eyes and leaned in front of the microphone again. Zhou Xingchi's Mandarin was a bit jerky and hard to pronounce. Many words were unclear from the mainland for a while, and the word order was also a bit disordered.

"I've seen the monk look you played. I have a movie to prepare. Can I have an interview?"

"Okay, you can arrange a time."

Cheng Shuo put down his pen and jotted it down, then said goodbye and hung up the phone.

Looking up, Ning Hao and Xu Zheng were looking at him carefully.

"Really Mr. Xing?"

"Yes, he asked me to audition for "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"."

"Congratulations!" Ning Hao clapped his hands in congratulations, with a look of surprise on his face.

With this news, Cheng Shuo will become popular regardless of whether he appears in the show or not. After all, it is Master Xing's personal invitation, and the media are all interested in showing off their face.

If he becomes popular, his film will attract more attention, and maybe it can make up for the shortfall of "No Man's Land".

The corner of his mouth curled up in joy, and suddenly he remembered something, his face changed slightly, and he immediately became excited, "Let's sign the contract quickly! Now!"

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