This actor needs more money

In the evening, just after twelve o'clock, many Spring Festival movies were released.

It was late at night, and it was the Chinese New Year day, so there were not many people watching the movie, but according to the ticket purchase system, almost every cinema was full.

But there was no one inside.

Commonly known as ghost file.

The reason for this situation is that some people spontaneously book the theater to support the movie. For example, many of Wu Jing's relatives and friends book the theater.

Bao Qiang and Huang Bo booked hundreds of performances, and together with the fan support club and other artist friends, they only spent millions on the first day.

There are also promotional activities conducted by the production company.

Publicity does not necessarily have to be in subway stations or in the media. In today's era, a large part of the publicity expenses are spent on reserved venues.

Make the box office data more attractive, firstly, to maintain the film schedule, and secondly, to attract audiences to the theater.

Cinemas are not opposed to this practice of raking in box office tickets.

They want you to swipe every day, as long as you have money.

But no matter how rich you are, you can’t make money every day. Making movies is to make money, not to lose money.

A movie has a box office of 1 billion, of which 900 million is earned by myself. Regardless of the share, it will be a loss of 800 million. No one will do this kind of fool.

Generally, you just watch the audience reaction a few days before the release. If it attracts a lot of people, it means there is a market for the drama, so there is no need to watch it again.

After so many times, there are still no viewers, and it would be a waste of money to try again, so there is no need to try again.

This night, Wu Jing couldn't sleep.

Take a look at the box office data every once in a while.

Until dawn, Wolf Warrior 2 only had a box office of over 10 million, which made him feel chilled.

More than half of the more than 10 million yuan comes from the support of Ding Xiu, Huang Bo, and Wang Baoqiang, and his own promotion has not yet begun.

In a daze, Wu Jing fell asleep. In his dream, he dreamed that Wolf Warrior 2 hit the streets and only had a few million box office.

The one who defeated him was Guo Jingming’s fourth film Little Times, which grossed more than 3 billion yuan at the box office.

Guo Jingming put his hands on his hips and laughed in front of him.

I also gave him a bad rap, saying that what he took was nothing.

In the dream, not only did his movie fail, but his wife and children also ran away, leaving him alone.

"Fuck you!"

Xiao Guo's proud face scared Wu awake. He was sweating profusely. When he opened his eyes, he found that it was already dark outside.

Wu Jing's first reaction was to watch the box office.

"Well, when did you turn it off?"

The phone won't turn on and is out of battery. I guess I forgot to charge it before falling asleep after playing all night.

"Wife!"

"Wife!"

After shouting twice, no one answered. Wu Jing got up and put on his slippers, charged his cell phone, and planned to go to the study to use the computer to read data.

As soon as they arrived in the living room, Xie Nan walked in from outside the door.

The first time he saw her, he rushed towards her and said in a choked voice: "Husband."

"Why are you crying? What's wrong?"

"Your movie."

"What's wrong with the movie?" Wu Jing smiled stiffly and had a bad feeling. Not only did Xie Nan want to cry, but he also wanted to cry.

Isn't it really a big deal?

"The movie became a hit, and it had a box office of 100 million by noon."

"What?"

Wu was stunned. He felt that there was something wrong with his ears.

"One hundred million, I saw it myself."

"Damn it, why didn't you wake me up!" Wu Jing left his wife and rushed to the study. He didn't feel at ease unless he took a look in person.

Xie Nan followed behind and said, "I saw you were sleeping too deeply, and I wanted you to rest a little longer."

Wu Jing has been too tired recently, suffering from insomnia, anxiety, severe internal friction, and his whole body feels limp.

I usually get half an hour, but now I only have a few minutes.

It shows how bad the physical and mental state is.

I finally saw him sleeping, how could I bear to disturb him.

No, I will go out and order some delicious food myself, and plan to celebrate together in the evening.

"I slept like shit. If the box office hits the streets, I can sleep for the rest of my life."

Shivering, Wu Jing turned on the computer and quickly checked the box office of the Spring Festival movies. The top one was Wolf Warrior 2.

It was launched at 12 o'clock last night, and as of 6:30 pm now, in 18 hours, the box office has reached 200 million.

Wu was stunned and counted it several times. It was indeed 200 million.

What kind of concept is this?

200 million has been collected before the first day is over. The peak time for movie box office is usually from 6 to 10 pm, and most people go to the cinema to watch movies after dinner.

In other words, there will be another wave of outbreaks in the next few hours.

The box office on the first day must be more than 200 million, so in a month it will be no more than 10 or 2 billion.

Damn, are you trying to break the box office record for Chinese movies?

Beat up the big guys like Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Wang Jin, and Zhou Xingchi?

Before he could catch his breath, Wu Jing fell back and almost fainted.

How Fan Jin felt when he won the national examination was how he felt now.

"Husband, are you okay, husband?"

"Hold on, I'll call 120."

"No, no, no need."

If Ding Xiu and the others knew that they were so excited that they went to the hospital because the box office was so good, they would be laughed at for the rest of their lives.

"It's just a little low blood sugar. Help me go to bed and lie down."

"Get me a glass of water."

After drinking the water and lying on the bed for a while, Wu Jing could no longer suppress the smile on his lips. He took the charging mobile phone over, turned it on, and called Ding Xiu.

"Brother Xiu, I just woke up. Please tell me how much the movie box office is."

"Two hundred million, oh, I see, what's so exciting about this, it's expected, hang up, I'll get some sleep, I drank too much last night."

"Hey Baoqiang, I just woke up. Do you have time to drink together tonight? Box office, what box office, I would have forgotten it if you didn't tell me. Let me take a look, what, 200 million, looks like good luck."

"Brother Bo, I just woke up..."

"Don't you just wake up, I'm right next to Brother Xiu and Baoqiang."

"Ahem, that's right. Everyone has reserved their schedules these days. I'll treat you when Wolf Warrior 2 is stable."

Unable to show off, Wu Jing was embarrassed, hung up the phone, and started reading text messages and WeChat messages on his phone.

99+!

I can’t even finish flipping through it.

Wu Jing selected some important people to reply to. By the time he finished his work, it was already dark, and it was nine o'clock after dinner.

While eating, he never put down the mobile phone in his hand. He was afraid that the power would be insufficient, so he used a power bank.

Evening, twelve o'clock.

The box office results on the first day of the Spring Festival are out, and Wolf Warrior 2 is far ahead, with a single-day box office of 300 million.

Breaking the single-day box office record for Chinese-language films.

Online, there are mostly positive reviews for this movie.

"It's not easy. Our country can also produce such wonderful military films."

"The special effects and battle scenes are no worse than American blockbusters."

"When I saw the warship being pulled out, my brain was buzzing. Director Wu's relationship is not that hard."

"It's awesome. Other military movies only feature tanks. In Wolf Warrior 2, warships were brought over for filming and missiles were launched. Just ask who else is there."

"I would like to ask if that missile is real. It looks very realistic."

"Hahaha, it must be fake. Who would use real missiles in filming? Those tanks are actually props, they are just made to be more realistic."

"Don't talk nonsense, it's true," Wu Jing replied on Weibo. Five missiles, each worth millions, were just fired into an open area using editing techniques. They were then edited in later. Otherwise, as soon as they were fired, the crew would Gone."

"There are also bullets. A total of more than 50,000 real bullets were fired. Many of the tanks are indeed props, but a few of them are real. It can be said that Wu Jing really spent a lot of money this time."

"Eighteen months of training before the start of filming, a filming trip to South Africa, three robberies, a gunfight, hundreds of cars blown up during the filming process, and 80% of the investment of more than 100 million was spent on production, like this I’m not jealous at all when the movie is a hit.”

"Facts have proven that as long as the money is spent wisely, even if the plot is weak, the audience will love to watch it."

Wu Jing invested 150 million in Wolf Warrior 2. This share is not high in the current market, it can only be said to be average.

However, the actual amount of money spent on production was completely inferior to the Macau Storm and Journey to the West: The Three Bone Demons of the same period.

Regardless of the investment of 300 to 400 million yuan in those films, the actors’ remuneration accounted for 80%.

Wu Jing's total investment of 150 million, including the lead actor's salary, the supporting role's salary, and the extra actors' salaries, add up to less than 50 million.

The remaining 100 million was spent on renting venues, getting props, special effects, and post-production.

Especially renting a venue is very expensive, cruise ships, South African villages and towns, factories, city closures, everything costs money, either blowing up cars or blowing up houses.

Several hundred million were invested in Journey to the West Part 3: Fighting the Bone Demon. Do you dare to say that you spent 100 million on the production?

A few broken hills, some gorgeous special effects, I don’t know how hundreds of millions were spent.