The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 221 The box office record is broken

After Chen Jingxing and Chen Sicheng finished greeting each other, they immediately went to the theater lounge to meet the other leading actors.

"Chinatown" starring Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran, Xiao Yang, Chen He, and Chen Sicheng's wife Tong Liya were all present to participate in the preview.

Tong Liya's tone was natural and generous: "Director Chen, long time no see. The filming of "Signal" is so beautiful, but it's a bit painful to catch up with Zhou Bo."

Xiao Yang also booed: "You are rising faster than a rocket, let's give my brother a hand for the sake of being in the same window together."

Unlike Tong Liya and Xiao Yang's more natural attitude towards Chen Jingxing, Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran and other leading actors are still a little reserved.

Wang Baoqiang was not familiar with Chen Jingxing, and he himself was not a social expert. Although Liu Haoran followed Chen Sicheng to the party organized by Chen Jingxing, at that time Chen Jingxing was far from the status he is now.

DreamWorks is now another mountain in the film and television industry. Chen Jingxing is now recognized as the top commercial film director in China after his two works of "Signal" and "Source Code". He has even lost the "young director" in him. , the label of "young filmmaker", his age has gradually blurred compared with his achievements, and adjectives such as genius and ghost have left him after "Source Code" got a record-breaking box office .

The comparisons with him in the media are basically first-class commercial directors at home and abroad. Some of Chen Jingxing's radical movie fans are also based on this comparison, at least whether it is domestic or foreign box office results or word-of-mouth , He has no shortcomings, and he is still at the peak of his creation. Except for his poor artistic achievements, he has already stood at the top of the pyramid in the field of film.

Even Tong Liya and "old classmate" Xiao Yang were not without pressure when facing Chen Jingxing, but they behaved more freely and appropriately.

After Chen Jingxing greeted each of the leading actors, he chatted with Chen Sicheng about the movie's box office money.

"Don't be so nervous, this is not your first movie." Chen Jingxing could see Chen Sicheng's nervousness, even his smile was a little stiff, less greasy.

Facing Chen Jingxing's tense nerves, Chen Sicheng relaxed a little. After all, he is the backbone of the entire crew. Of course, in front of all the leading actors, he must show his confidence, wisdom and confidence. If he is timid about Qian Jinglu in the film, he will definitely It will affect the actors, and even directly reduce the publicity morale of the main creative team.

"In fact, I've been thinking about it for the past few days, and it's getting stronger and stronger." Chen Sicheng didn't feel too much psychological pressure in the face of the film's main investors, and expressed his concerns a little frankly: "It shouldn't be in the summer vacation." file show."

Chen Jingxing rolled his eyes: "The summer vacation can't be scheduled, could it be moved forward to May and June? Don't forget that there are also my "Source Code" and "Super Heroes Legion". Do you want to fight head-to-head?"

"Legion of Super Heroes" was released after "Source Code" came to an end. Warner's vice president claimed to break the record in China's film history created by "Source Code". It ranked third on the box office list of Huaguo Film History.

"Postponed the release? Even until September?"

Chen Jingxing was thoughtful. In the previous life, "Tang Detective" was released at the end of the year, and it was not in the popular schedule.

"There will be no competitors by September?" Chen Jingxing understood Chen Sicheng's thoughts. This year's summer vacation is indeed hidden dragon and crouching tiger.

"Monster Hunt", which was released in early July, directly set a single-day box office record for a domestic film. On the basis of its decent quality, it spent a lot of money on marketing. Swept the first half of the summer file.

And approaching the second half of the summer vacation, there is a heavyweight blockbuster "Fantasy City" released, which claims to be filmed into a trilogy, creating a fantasy epic blockbuster in Huaguo, and the cost of publicity is also 3 million.

Of course, according to Chen Jingxing's understanding, this figure is relatively large, mainly because the promotional cast lineup pay is too high. Although many big stars have been invited to play, and even Wu Tingxuan, the top returnee, the salary of Wu Tingxuan is just one lead actor. It is said to be 5000 million, but of course it is a satellite.

For these unsteady traffic, movie resources and TV drama resources are different, but they can be classified into the same category as top magazine covers, luxury endorsements and other fashion resources. Idols like Wu Tingxuan who have just returned to China do not have the capital to pay. High price, no matter how popular he is, of course, if it's an ancient puppet TV series, that's another set of logic.

But no matter what, the momentum of "Fantasy City" has risen, and it seems to be a blockbuster that can stand shoulder to shoulder with "Monster Hunt". The momentum can not only affect public opinion, but also affect the film schedule. However, "Fantasy City" premiered on July 7. , and "Tang Detective" will be released on August 31, which is a back-to-back hand-to-hand battle.

This is actually not a coincidence. The summer vacation period lasts for seven or eight months. In the first half, "Monster Hunt" is unbeatable. Other major film projects naturally tend to choose to release at the end of July and early August, and July 7st is Friday. , August 31st is Saturday, and no one will let it go easily this weekend. If you miss this opportunity, you will have to wait until the weekend of the next week. There is not much time for the second half of the summer file. Every week of delay means that the end of the summer file is getting closer. a week.

This kind of predicament, where there are wolves before and tigers behind, can’t be blamed for Chen Sicheng’s feelings of regret. People are greedy for popular schedules, and naturally there are risks. If unfortunately they become victims of the wheels of blockbuster movies, the box office they can get may not be as good as when they are released in the off-season. .

Not only is Chen Sicheng a little worried about the film's financial prospects, but it seems that media reporters are not very optimistic about the market performance of "Tang Detective".

At the press conference before the screening, Chen Jingxing really encountered difficulties.

"Director Chen." A beautiful reporter stood up and looked at the protagonist of this press conference, Chen Jingxing, and asked: "As of yesterday, the cumulative domestic box office of "Monster Hunt" has reached 18.7 billion, and it is expected to be released in a week at the latest." It will exceed the box office record of "Source Code" of 20.1 billion, what do you think about it?"

Chen Jingxing had already prepared for this issue. In fact, one week after the release of "Monster Hunt", it had already shown its potential to create a box office miracle. At that time, many media reported on the Internet that "Source Code" had a very high box office record Chances are it will be broken.

It's just that he hasn't appeared in public recently, so the media has never been able to find an opportunity to interview him about "Monster Hunt" is likely to surpass "Source Code" and become the new box office champion in Huaguo's film history. This time "Tang Detective" No wonder no one asked questions at the press conference.

(End of this chapter)