China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 631 Simple bad breath, the ultimate enjoyment
Mexico, Guadalajara
Cao Xuan ended the filming a little tired, set up the scene, and returned to the rest area next to him to rest.

After taking a sip of the energy drink, he turned his head to see that Liu Tianxian, who was wearing a costume and had a dirty face, was still immersed in swiping his phone.

Shaking his head, Cao Xuan couldn't help but said, "Don't watch it, it's impossible to cut the box office by half if you read it a hundred times. It's basically a foregone conclusion that "33 Days of Broken Relationship" will break 5 million."

"I know."

Liu Tianxian bit his lower lip: "How much box office do you think our drama can make in the mainland?"

"The company expects 3-5 million."

Cao Xuan looked at the disappointed Liu Tianxian and explained: "It is often difficult for action movies to break through the upper limit, and it is a series of movies, as can be seen from the previous two movies, it is difficult for this movie to become a phenomenon.

Even relying on my name and the popularity of the first two films, it is not easy to surpass "Now You See Me". "

Most of the series of movies, based on the data of the previous few films, supplemented by various calculations, can predict the approximate range of the results relatively accurately.

Of course, it is not ruled out that one of them suddenly exploded, obviously exceeding expectations.

This kind of situation is not uncommon in the industry, but often the right time, place and people are indispensable. It depends on luck and the quality of the work.

Cao Xuan knows "Taken 3" in his heart, the overall quality will not be much worse than the first two. Considering the addition of various elements such as the ending chapter, the box office will definitely rise, but that kind of double super hit , hope is too small.

He actually understood what Liu Tianxian meant, he just hoped that "Taken 3" would be comparable to "You Now See Me", and continue to form a confrontation with Big Honey.

Last time "You Now You See Me" won consecutive battles and victories, Liu Tianxian was quite shocked. This time after "33 Days of Broken Relationship" exploded, the excitement it gave her was not ordinary.

As far as Cao Xuan is concerned, he has rarely seen Liu Tianxian smiling on the set these days.

During breaks, I often frown, with a dignified expression, and call my mother and management team from time to time.

Cao Xuan has known her for ten years. Perhaps because of her family environment and education and her early fame, Liu Tianxian's mentality is relatively calm and calm compared with her peers. She was a little squeamish in the early days. Less gaffes.

In his impression, apart from the last time "Three Kingdoms: Guandu" was scolded miserably, he broke his defense and went to Zeng Li for comfort, only this time his mood swings were more obvious.

It seems really urgent!
Da Mimi's first movie was "Embroidered Spring Knife 2", and she was also Ding Baiying's apprentice. Later, she played the maid in "Painted Skin". She also starred in Liu Tianxian's masterpiece "Hurricane Rescue".

These three movies alone have a box office of almost 9 million in the mainland. Of course, these movies are small supporting roles, and it is a bit far-fetched to count the box office on her.

But let's not talk about the supporting roles for now, the box office of Da Mimi's heroine or starring role is also scary enough.

"Slam Dunk", "Fortune Inn", "Wulin Biography", "Laughing Rivers and Lakes" add up to 5 million+ in the mainland, "You Now You See Me" and "33 Days of Broken Relationship" are 13 billion, and the cumulative box office in the mainland is 18 billion. Actress second.

Fan Xiaopang, the first sister of Fanxing, ranks first. "Embroidered Spring Knife 2", "Let the Bullets Fly", "The Wind", "Detective Di Renjie: The Empire of Heaven", "Happy Family" and other starring works have accumulated more than 20 billion in the mainland box office.

And Liu Tianxian's "Hurricane Rescue", "October Siege", "Three Kingdoms: Guandu", "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" have a cumulative domestic box office of almost 14 billion.

However, this is an objective algorithm. Most of the entertainment circle and those fans will add movies such as "Painted Skin" and "Embroidered Spring Knife 2" to Da Mimi.

If calculated in this way, the cumulative box office of "Big Honey" in the mainland exceeds 27 billion yuan.

The overseas box office is also very impressive. Only one "Now You See Me" is enough to overwhelm the crowd, and the total global box office easily exceeds 50 billion yuan.

Even though the box office is very lucrative, it is still enough to slap all the actresses, focusing on Liu Tianxian, and stepping on it from time to time.

And it's not just movies, but the data of Da Mimi in TV series is also very good-looking.

"Wulin Biography", "Beauty's Scheming", "Tang Palace Lock Jade", "The Heirs" and "Legend of Sword and Fairy" are all hits, and several of them are satellite TV's annual ratings champions and contend for the top three of the year.

"The Temptation of Going Home" is a well-deserved 2010 annual ratings champion + Golden Eagle queen.

In contrast, Liu Tianxian's role in TV dramas is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Wang Yuyan, Little Dragon Girl, Linger, Lu Su...

It can be called the dream goddess of countless people, but the ratings data really can't beat Da Mimi, who was almost the dominant performance from 2008 to 2010. Many media called her the queen of ratings or the first sister of TV dramas.

Perhaps Liu Tianxian still has the leading edge now, but if he still faces the rise of Da Mimi with a leisurely and high attitude, then he is really heartless.

"If you feel the pressure, work hard. The book "Super Body" is good, and I am optimistic about Xiao Bang."

Cao Xuan couldn't stand it anymore, and comforted Liu Tianxian a few words: "Yang Mi's advantage is chick movies, and she may continue to act in the follow-up. You don't want to be surrounded by youth themes, and ancient costumes and love depend on the crew and books. Work more on action movies."

Liu Tianxian can be a hit girl, and the theme of ancient costumes is very popular. These two points are very advantageous for Da Mimi.

It is a foregone conclusion that Fan Xiaopang will leave, and Fanxing has given her good resources.

The heroine of "Journey to the West Conquering the Demons" has already been decided, and now there is a high probability that she will be the heroine of "Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate" by Old Freak Xu.

For an artist who has already decided to leave, Cao Xuan also gave two top-level resources, and also helped to operate into Marvel, which is definitely not an ordinary favor.

Of course, to a large extent, Fanxing has a 30% stake in Fan Xiaopang's upcoming studio, and Fanxing has the priority to invest in the film and television projects she leads.

Even Fan Xiaopang, who is very ambitious, intends to build the first listed company in the mainland with an artist brand.

For this reason, she did not hesitate to sign a VAM agreement with Fanxing in order to obtain Fanxing's capital tilt.

If she wins, not to mention the billions of dollars, at least she will have free wealth in this life, but if she can't complete the bet, she will not say that she will do it for nothing in the next few years, but the big heads are basically stars.

From a personal point of view, Cao Xuan didn't want to bet against her.

Although Fan Xiaopang has many problems, he has a high EQ, and the two have a good personal relationship. Cao Xuan doesn't want to be a vampire capitalist.

You must know that most of the capital in this kind of gambling agreement is stable and not losing. For example, Fan Xiaopang's gambling is good for Fanxing no matter whether he wins or loses, but the benefits vary.

But for Fan Xiaopang, he has to gamble on several years of his peak career and even his entire stardom.

But he didn't want to bet against each other, and couldn't stand Fan Xiaopang's persistent pleas.

Shouting out that I am Fan Ye from a wealthy family, she doesn't want to be just a doll of capital, she also wants to achieve class leap.

But relying on the cards in her hand alone, it is not easy to achieve this goal, so she would not hesitate to bet against each other to gain Fanxing's support.

Not only have enough start-up funds, but also can use certain resources and platform advantages, and also have a trustworthy backer.

It can be said that Fan Xing is Fan Xiaopang's most perfect partner.

Those who have professional ability and platform do not necessarily have Fanxing and money, and she can't trust rich outsiders, and the resources and platforms she can trust are not as good as Fanxing.

So even though Cao Xuan refused, Fan Xiaopang made up his mind and cried out to give her a part-time job.

If Fan Xiaopang hadn't left the company, he would still have a fairly deep bond with Fanxing.

Otherwise, even if Cao Xuan had the desire to compensate Fan Xiaopang, it would be impossible to give her two top movie resources in one go.

However, Fan Xiaopang will be regarded as a half-outsider after all. Although he has a relatively high priority, he still has to be ranked behind Liu Tianxian and Da Mimi.

Considering the positioning of the two, Liu Tianxian is the No. 1 choice for action and costume movies inside Fanxing in the future.

Similarly, if you prefer themes such as style and modernity, Damimi's priority ranks first.

"Well, I'll try my best."

Liu Tianxian nodded vigorously, and there was rare perseverance and fighting spirit on his face, which fans called immortal.

Cao Xuan was very pleased, if all his employees could be so successful, the market value of Fanxing would probably increase by a few percent.

He even began to ponder whether he should increase his efforts to praise Chen Yao and put some pressure on Hu Ge...

.........

In mid-December, most of the filming of "Taken 12" was completed, and Cao Xuan asked for leave again to participate in the premiere ceremony of "Eagle Eye" and related publicity.

To tell you the truth, this time the schedule was pretty tight.

In "Eagle Eye", Cao Xuan is the number one male lead, so he has to show up, or even simply promote it, and Cao Xuan can't leave all the people in "Taken 3" here.

Filming venues, equipment, and labor in the United States are quite expensive. If Cao Xuan completely let go, it may cost millions of dollars more in the budget.

Money is still a trivial matter, the key is that many schedules may not be able to be arranged, and it is impossible for Warner to have no objections.

So it was rare for Cao Xuan to get back into the movie this time, and he consciously arranged the filming of the crew to be adjacent to the promotion location, so that he could rush back to film the movie immediately during the promotion period, and then go to the next place to promote.

Although the itinerary was a bit troublesome, whoever told him not to arrange it well, if "Taken 3" started a month earlier, it would be nothing like that.

However, he had been busy with the promotion of "Now You See Me" before, and he didn't have a schedule to start it early.

In the final analysis, everything is due to Cao Xuan's leisure time fishing and playing football in the first half of the year to repay the debt.

That's why Cao Xuan also recognized it, so let's be busy, and when we're done, we'll go to the almost private island we've built for vacation. The busier we are now, the more vacations we'll have in the future...

After "Now You See Me" in August, after a few months, Cao Xuan once again appeared at the grand premiere ceremony in Hollywood.

At that time, Gal Gadot was holding his arm by his side, and now she became a widowed sister, wearing a close-fitting red dress, which made her skin white and dazzling.

Robert Downey Jr. and several other leading Marvel actors also came to help when they were free, which attracted cheers from many Marvel fans at the scene.

During the reporter's question session after the red carpet, the eager Hollywood reporters besieged Cao Xuan.

"What made you accept the manga movie?"

"Before that, did you know anything about comics?"

"Many Marvel fans in the outside world are very skeptical about your role as Hawkeye. What do you think?"

"Some people say that the Chinese are not worthy of playing superheroes. This is tarnishing the glorious tradition of Marvel. Do you have anything to say?"

Since Cao Xuan's role as Hawkeye broke out this summer, he himself has not responded much, but Marvel President Kevin Feige has been arguing.

For this premiere, the media will definitely focus on asking Cao Xuan, and even irritate or force him not to come down with tricky questions to get a gimmick.

Cao Xuan, who had experienced many battles, didn't take it seriously. After a short pause, he began to answer a few questions.

"I don't want to tell lies. Marvel comics are not popular in China, and I can't say I know the original comics. Even before I came to the United States, my knowledge of Marvel was limited to Tobey Maguire's "Spiderman" .

But it doesn't mean that I don't know the weight of Marvel. Maybe some of you know that before "Iron Man" was released, I invested in Marvel.

As Kevin can testify to me, that amount was not a small sum at the time. "

Marvel President Kevin Feige, who was the author in the audience, nodded and took over the conversation: "Without Cao's investment, the initial construction of "Iron Man" and the movie universe would be very difficult. He is a hero of Marvel."

Cao Xuan received a beautiful assist, and then said: "I don't want to show credit, but I want you to know that Marvel and I are not strangers.

Before accepting the play, I talked with Kevin for a long time before making a prudent decision. I was very attentive to the creation, adaptation and interpretation of the role of Hawkeye, and I was willing to use my performance to dispel doubts.

As for some smears and boycotts about race and nationality, I don't want to comment on those scum.

If you want to write, you can add a few swear words for me, they don’t understand Chinese, and I’m not very good at English swear words, by the way, Fuxx Shxx is unnecessary, it’s too gentle..."

Cao Xuan seldom has conflicts with others openly, nor will he speak seriously, so he can be regarded as a good gentleman in the entertainment industry.

But if he doesn't cause trouble, it doesn't mean he has no temper. This is not the first time he has yelled at these gringos who blacked him out.

He has a lot of black fans, at least several million in the country, and Cao Xuan doesn't care.

Under normal circumstances, he would not pay attention to these flies, but if he insulted and attacked his nationality and race in public, it would touch his bottom line. If Cao Xuan endured it, he would be ashamed to return home.

So as long as he faced similar problems, Cao Xuan would act tough.

A reporter from the "Washington Post" once talked about Cao Xuan in her impression in a column.

"Cao is a very personable gentleman, he has a cheerful personality, is kind, and has an extremely smart mind and eloquence. It is a very pleasant thing to talk to and get along with him.

However, the premise of all this is not to hurt the country that doubts him with words. Although Cao is unwilling to talk about politics, I can feel that he is an out-and-out extreme patriot. "

The reporter's evaluation, in the current Chinese Internet, generally has a term to describe it - angry youth.

In fact, Cao Xuan doesn't think he is a cynical youth. Although he is patriotic, he is not bragging. Generally speaking, he is quite rational and objective.

But in this age of public knowledge and the smog of the Internet, even if he thinks he is rational, he is still regarded as an out-and-out cynical party.

His words about some foreign sunspots in foreign countries are often criticized by many public figures when they are sent back to China. They feel that he has hurt the international image of the Chinese people and damaged the friendship between Chinese and foreign people. He needs to reflect and apologize.

On that day, Cao Xuan uttered foul language for the only time on the social platform, and responded to all the controversies with two words.

idiot!
Simple mouth smell, ultimate enjoyment.

At that moment, Cao Xuan regretted why he wanted to become an artist. If he didn't have to take his image into consideration, he would be able to kill those public intellectuals and leaders every day.

　I have been busy giving boxing gifts these two days, the update is a little less, and I will make up for it later
　　
　
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