Who are you calling powerful?.

Chapter 724

When Wei Yang returned to Hengdian, the popularity of "The Bravest" was pretty much as he expected.

The box office in the first week was nearly 6 million yuan. Hualuo.com estimates that the total box office will fluctuate between 22 billion and 24 billion yuan in real time.

As mentioned earlier, Hualuo.com's estimated box office data is adjusted at any time based on real-time box office, screening schedules, publicity and other data. The longer a movie has been released, the more stable the changes, and the more reference data there is, the more accurate the data will be.

For a movie like "The Bravest", which has been released for more than a week, its box office trend and reputation have basically been determined.

Hualuo.com's box office estimate is quite accurate, with the maximum error being no more than 3 million, and normally within 1 million.

To be honest, this data is still very good. Apart from the recently released "Avengers 4", the only other comparable movies are a few movies during the Spring Festival.

If luck is good enough, it may be possible to make it into the top three in the first half of the year's box office chart. If it can't make it into the top three, there is still a good chance of making it into the top five.

With the success of "The Wandering Earth", not to mention Boss Wei, even many people inside Blue Whale were happy, but they were not too surprised. They just completed the task normally.

But Huang Xiaoming was really proud of himself!
Speaking of which, Huang Xiaoming was known as the former number one young actor in the mainland. He once avoided Boss Wei and competed with Chen Kun and Deng Chao for the position of the top young actor of the Mesozoic era.

But his strengths lie in his fame and popularity, and he has also won many awards and honors, but his box office data is really not impressive.

Before "The Bravest", Huang Xiaoming's highest box office performance was "Never Gone" released last year, which only grossed over 7 million yuan. The next highest box office performance was "Chinese Partners" which was his masterpiece many years ago.

It can be said that Huang Xiaoming has been able to maintain a place in the film industry over the years thanks to "Chinese Partners".

However, this position is quite forced. From 2013 to now, Huang Xiaoming has starred in more than a dozen movies, most of which were flops. A few of them may have made money, but not much. They can almost be called "box office poison."

Including this "The Bravest", many netizens said that if Huang had not participated in the film, the box office might have been higher.

In addition to movies, Huang Xiaoming has a good reputation in TV dramas, except for "The Legend of Yue Fei", the other dramas are basically frequently criticized by UP hosts.

Even "The Legend of Yue Fei" did not receive particularly good reviews. It was just average and its performance was mediocre.

Therefore, Huang Xiaoming was not actually doing well during this period, otherwise after his divorce in his previous life, he would not have been distorted by Yang Tianbao’s fans as an out-of-date old man who was made famous by his wife.

In fact, Huang Xiaoming’s current unhappiness in the film and television industry, apart from his ability and choices, is also largely due to the fact that he was no longer interested in being an actor.

There’s nothing he can do about it, since his old classmate is a “stock god”!

How much money can you make from filming? It’s more fun to follow my old classmates and make money.

As a result, when he got into trouble, he realized how serious the matter was. He probably was not involved much and was lucky enough to get away with it. Then he realized that some businesses are not something he should get involved in. In addition, the entertainment industry market is booming, so he decided to just stick to filming.

"The Bravest" was not a comeback for him, but it did benefit him a lot.

So during the roadshow, he worked extra hard, and it was said that he couldn't hold back his tears several times. Regardless of whether Boss Wei could hear him or not, he expressed his gratitude and flattery in various ways, wishing he could hold on to Blue Whale's thigh and not let go.

Yang Tianbao was even more disgusting, without any of his previous resentment at all, and enthusiastically promoted PPTV's summer blockbuster on platforms such as Weibo and Douyin.

It can be seen that she not only wants her husband to hold her legs, but she also wants to hold Boss Wei's legs.

Fortunately, there were many people that day, otherwise it would be hard to say what would have happened. After all, this person is famous for being bold. Not to mention the early days, there was also the famous "nightclub joke" when she was in love with Huang Xiaoming.

Boss Wei is afraid to say he is going to the restroom, but when this girl says I am the restroom, he really can’t handle it…

In July, another movie "Gutian Military Call" was released.

The box office on the first day was 1200 million, and Hualuo.com expects the total box office to be just over 1.5 million.

This box office data, even if it is not the worst among the many movies produced by Blue Whale over the years, can be ranked at the bottom.

However, the audience at Blue Whale is not too disappointed. This is expected. As the saying goes, this movie is not intended to make money. The focus is on the political account, not the economic account.

Even for Wei Yang personally, he still had a little surprise.

Because he vaguely remembered that the movie "Gutian Military Call" seemed to have only a box office of tens of millions in the previous life, but now it is expected to exceed 1.5 million, which is probably due to the golden signboard and resource support of Blue Whale.

The Blue Whale’s golden signboard is very useful. Many people say that the five words "Produced by Blue Whale" are worth hundreds of millions.

This is of course just an exaggerated joke. It may make sense if it is applied to a popular commercial film, but if the subject matter of the film itself is limited, then the added value of the Blue Whale brand will also be greatly affected.

"Gutian Military Call", a serious historical theme with a main theme, is a typical example.

Even with the Blue Whale brand, the box office ceiling would not be high. Before the movie was released, a considerable proportion of Blue Whale insiders estimated the box office to be around 1 million.

Compared with the box office, the reputation of "Gutian Military Call" is extremely good.

Douban's score is nearly 8 points. Don't think it is low. This is Douban, a well-known anti-traitor base on the Internet. It has always suppressed China and supported foreign countries, praising the past and condemning the present.

For a new domestic film with a revolutionary historical theme to score nearly 8 points on Douban is definitely a remarkable achievement.

Putting Douban aside, this movie has more discussions and positive reviews on Zhihu and Bilibili, especially Bilibili, which is a relatively left-leaning platform and this type of subject matter is very popular.

The official media also gave it high praise, considering it a rare high-quality revolutionary-themed movie in recent years that combines artistry, ideology and politics.

Many so-called main-theme blockbusters have high box office revenues, but they are more like commercial films and lack political and ideological content.

If the politics and ideology are too strong, it will have a strong sense of preaching, which makes it boring and a bit rigid. It is better to watch a documentary than such a movie.

"Gutian Military Call" relatively balances these elements.

Although the overall film is still literary and artistic, and the storyline is a bit thin, ordinary audiences can watch it and even think it is well-made. They can understand the plot and part of the meaning. A few can even learn and comprehend some ideas. It can definitely be said to be an example film of this genre.

In addition to making money, "The Wandering Earth" and "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" also embody many elements such as culture, intention, thought, and industry.

"Gutian Military Call" is not so fancy, but it reflects the awareness of Blue Whale and Boss Wei.

It is not easy to be the leader of the entertainment industry. It is the mouthpiece, and its influence spreads across the country and can even be exported to Asia and the world.

Ability is secondary, as it can be used even if it is a little worse. The key is awareness and whether you are of one mind. The body of a blue whale can be blue, but its blood and heart must be red, otherwise it will either give way or become a dead fish.

Wei Yang sees this very clearly!

Therefore, even though the Blue Whale Group is more powerful than several platforms and large companies in the previous life, and has a tendency to monopolize the film and television industry, it is still safe and secure, thanks to the high level of awareness of Boss Wei. People outside say that Boss Wei’s role as the chairman of the Film Association is a manifestation of capitalists controlling the film and television industry.

But in fact, from another perspective, the continuous improvement of Boss Wei’s official status in the past two years is also a sign of being recruited…

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The crew of "Knowing Your Destiny" in July got addicted to watching TV series.

Boys prefer to watch "Operation Ice Breaking"!
Wang Jinsong plays Tazhai Dongshu, who has become another villain who has attracted countless men to become obsessed with him after Qi Tongwei in "The People's Righteousness" two years ago.

You called Uncle Dong and he was very happy, but he didn’t like the tone of your voice just now!
This line actually has a strong feeling of a domineering president, but when Wang Jinsong said it, it was not only not awkward or greasy, but rather very flavorful. It quickly went viral on the entire Internet and was imitated by various people.

The script of the Blue Whale version of "Operation Icebreaker" has been greatly improved. At least those disgusting female protagonists and stupid plots are gone.

The male lead is not Huang Jingyu, but Zhu Yawen.

After "The Glory of the Tang Dynasty", this guy was fooled by Yang Tianzhen into joining Coral Entertainment to fill the shortcoming that Coral Entertainment has many top-tier young actors but few talented middle-aged actors.

In fact, at this stage, except for Li Xian, Zhang Ruoyun, Lu Han and Zhang Yixing are no longer completely considered as artists of Coral Entertainment.

They have already separated their studios or started new companies. Blue Whale only cooperates with them on artist management.

The cooperation is relatively deep for people like Zhang Ruoyun, who basically relies on Coral Entertainment and is still considered one of our own.

Zhang Yixing, who has had relatively shallow cooperation, can almost be said to have set up his own studio. Even if he is still considered to be a member of the Blue Whale system, he is on the periphery.

Strictly speaking, Zhu Yawen is not a contracted artist of Coral Entertainment, but a studio collaborator.

The company has handed over many of its own businesses to Coral to lead, and the income is shared by both parties according to the terms. One party provides resources and the other party is responsible for making money. The company certainly has more say, but the artists also have a certain degree of independence and autonomy.

As mentioned before, this is a common practice among famous artists in the entertainment industry.

The entertainment industry market is booming, and they have their own confidence and support, so they can strive for relatively equal jobs instead of working hard for capitalists as before.

The contracted artists who are truly controlled by entertainment agencies are still mainly newcomers, rising artists and ordinary artists.

Zhu Yawen came at the right time. Not only did he get a taste of the cake of "The Glory of the Tang Dynasty", but he was also directly given a "Operation Ice Breaking" and a couple travel variety show.

The protagonist of "Operation Ice Breaking" is actually not easy to play. He is like Hou Liangping in "In the Name of People", a specific role.

Huang Jingyu’s performance in the original version was actually pretty good, at least it would be hard to find other male actors of the same generation to replace him.

But if the characters and background of "Operation Ice Breaking" were changed, and the protagonist was changed from a young man to a middle-aged person, and a talented actor like Zhu Yawen was asked to play the role, the effect would definitely be much better than his.

Moreover, Zhu Yawen had just gained popularity with "The Glory of the Tang Dynasty" not long ago, and his publicity and appeal are much stronger than Huang Jingyu, a newcomer who has not yet become famous.

Zhu Yawen VS Wang Jinsong

The duel between two strong forces is much more interesting than the battle between the reckless and brainless flat-headed brother and the old fox.

Therefore, after "Operation Ice Breaking" was launched, there were almost no major complaints and it quickly became popular, becoming the hottest TV series in the summer.

However, although the drama "Operation Ice Breaking" is very popular, it is still overshadowed by another drama.

This is also the BL adaptation that the actresses of "Do You Know" are currently following:

The Untamed

The drama was launched on Penguin Video, and they didn't pay enough attention to this drama starring two newcomers. Plus, they got beaten badly in the summer season last year, so they didn't dare to jump on it.

Then, a scene occurred that made the person in charge of Penguin Video regret for the rest of his life.

It is extremely rare that the dramas on its own platform surpassed the PPTV dramas in the summer war!
However, despite such a good situation, Penguin Video was not well prepared, resulting in the waste of a hard-won opportunity to restore its image.

Seeing that the situation was not right, PPTV decisively launched another high-quality drama "Youngsters of the Song Dynasty" in advance.

Although the two-on-one competition did not pull "The Untamed" down from the number one position during the same period, it effectively diluted its popularity and influence, making the advantage of "The Untamed" less obvious. Based on the comprehensive data of the comprehensive platforms, PPTV is still better.

Penguin Video hesitated again and again and still did not dare to launch other dramas and compete with PPTV.

They know that there are many reasons why "The Untamed" became popular, and it is somewhat accidental, which does not mean that other dramas of Penguin will be equally successful.

PPTV also has a summer drama called "Chi Le Chuan" starring Wei Yang.

Even if we want revenge, we can't start a war when the other party has nuclear bombs. If we fail again, no one will dare to take the position of the head of Penguin Video.

Although Wei Yang was not very fond of the drama "The Untamed", he had a general impression of the two leading actors, and even had some resistance to them.

But he has to admit that this drama is really popular!

The data and popularity in all aspects are in no way inferior to the hits in previous years. Especially among the female group, the influence is extremely large, otherwise two top-tier products would not have been produced in one go.

Even though Wei Yang always felt that these two so-called "top streamers" were a bit watery and only limited to the fan circle.

But their fans are indeed willing to pay for it, and the various data are not bad. Regardless of whether the public recognizes it or not, the capital and the industry recognize it.

Wei Yang made a special observation and found that almost half of the young actresses and female staff members of the "Knowing" crew were the audience of this drama. Even Zhao Liying watched the drama with her son in her arms after finishing work.

Boss Wei was disdainful at first, but later he suppressed his prejudice and watched a few episodes.

Although a lot of problems have been pointed out, we have to admit that there are some things that contributed to the success of this drama. The characters, structure, plot, costumes and props are all of a certain standard.

It’s just that the delicious taste is so strong that even the straight man Boss Wei can’t bear it.

This is also the reason why he knew that dramas like "Soul Land" and "The Untamed" would be popular but did not take action in advance.

Be it prejudice or old-fashioned, this is Wei Yang's true heart. There is no need for him to force himself for a few dollars.

As long as he is around, Blue Whale will not completely eliminate this element, but it will never use the banner of Danmei as a selling point...

(End of this chapter)