China Entertainment: Gao Yanei wants to be the best actor

March 6, 3 am.

While Gao Fei was busy preparing for "I'm Not the God of Medicine", "The Wandering Earth" was finally released.

It is said that after the announcement of Zhouyi Film and Television's release plan for this summer's summer season, many colleagues in the industry breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, the momentum of Zhouyi last year was indeed a bit too scary.

The summer vacation lasted only three months, and the Zhou Yi family released four blockbusters.

From the beginning of "Wolf Warrior" and "One Man's Martial Arts" to the second half of "The Return of the Great Sage" and "Flash Girl".

At almost any time during the summer season, everyone will inevitably encounter Zhouyi Movies.

However, even if it is too much, the quality is still so good, which makes many colleagues crazy.

You must know that among these four movies, "Flash Girl", which has the lowest box office, has a box office of 4.8 million.

But even so, the performance of "Flash Girl" still exceeds that of most summer movies.

Therefore, after witnessing the astonishing success of Zhouyi Film and Television in collecting more than 30 billion in the summer season last year, many domestic film and television companies are actually a little wary this year.

"Fortunately, Goofy still has some humanity after all!"

A certain director couldn't help but sigh in private after learning about this year's summer schedule.

Because compared with last year, Zhouyi's summer offensive this year is simply gentle.

Although there is a science fiction film that is said to have a huge investment.

But after hearing the term "domestic science fiction film", many people in the industry subconsciously didn't take it seriously.

Even compared to "The Wandering Earth", they value "Big Fish and Begonia" more.

After all, last year's "The Return of the Great Sage" grossed nearly [-] billion in box office, and they are still fresh in their minds!
However, "Big Fish and Begonia" is scheduled for the second half of the summer season.

So as the summer war kicked off, the major studios who thought they wouldn't have Zhou Yi to disrupt the situation were having a great time fighting each other.

To be honest, Gao Fei actually thought the same thing as them.

Although Gao Fei thought the movie was very good after watching "The Wandering Earth", he didn't dare to have high expectations.

Because domestic science fiction films are so miserable in China, Gao Fei's best expectation for "The Wandering Earth" is to make a small profit and open up a new movie theme for Zhou Yi.

After all, based on the cost of "The Wandering Earth" of more than 3 million, only movies with a box office of more than [-] billion will make their money back.

Therefore, Gao Fei's prediction is actually very bold.

At least none of the other film studios in the summer season would believe that a domestic science fiction film could earn one billion at the box office!
For this reason, Gao Fei only attended the first day of "The Wandering Earth" road show in Beijing and then turned around to work on "I'm Not the God of Medicine".

But what he didn't expect was that "The Wandering Earth" would give him a big surprise.

At the same time, it also gave all Chinese filmmakers a big scare!
The box office on the first day was 1.9 million, and the box office in the first week was 16.31 billion, which directly beat "Tomb Raiders", "Legend of the Gods" and "A Little Smile is Alluring".

Their publicity war was in full swing, but they didn't expect that they would be shot to death by a domestic science fiction film that they had not paid attention to before, and they were crushed without any resistance!
Whether it is "Tomb Raiders Notes" or "Wei Wei" that take the small fresh meat and traffic route;
I still invested 5 million in Hua Qiang and hired a bunch of big-name stars to film "The Rise of the Son of the Legend of the Gods".

This time, everyone was swatted away like flies in front of "The Wandering Earth".

Such a situation makes these three film producers very confused!Very incomprehensible!
No matter how hard they thought about it, they never thought that something like this would happen!
Of course, let alone them, even Gao Fei did not expect such a scene!
After all, his highest-grossing movie before this didn't even cost 16 billion.

But "The Wandering Earth" did it in just one week.

The most outrageous thing is that the reputation of this movie has been skyrocketing since its release.

From the beginning, when the audience distrusted and belittled domestic science fiction films, it only took two or three days for the Douban score to rise directly to 8.4!

Gao Fei could swear that this time it really wasn't Zhou Yi's handiwork.

After all, Zhouyi's previous criticism style in the early stages of movie release was mainly defensive.

I never brag to death right from the start, because it's too fake.

But this time, something so outrageous happened.

It’s no wonder that many colleagues in the industry doubt whether Zhou Yi Shuijun is getting the praise!
If it were Gao Fei, he would probably think the same way!
Whether outsiders are just guessing or doubting, Zhou Yi naturally knows his own affairs better than anyone else.

Therefore, after being shocked and speechless for a while, Zhouyi's internal statistics team quickly re-established the model.

Finally, based on the word-of-mouth feedback of "The Wandering Earth" and the current box office trend, they quickly readjusted their box office estimates!

……

"How many?"

In the office, Gao Fei looked excitedly at Han Li, who was holding the phone.

Seeing this situation, Han Li also replied with a smile on her face:

"The current conservative estimate from the statistics team is 25 billion, but if there are no surprises later, it should not be worse than "Mermaid" at the beginning of the year!"

Hearing this, Gao Fei's lips couldn't help but raise the corners, and he laughed proudly.

You must know that the box office of Zhou Xingxing's "Mermaid" at the beginning of the year was a full 33.92 billion.

And "Mermaid" is also the current box office champion of Chinese movies!
When the movie was released, Yang Mi was so excited that he pestered Gao Fei for three days before he calmed down.

After all, Yang Mi never expected that "Mermaid" would have such a high box office.

And Gao Fei also learned what Yang Mi's three days of craziness meant by "only exhausted cows, no damaged fields"!

I'm just happy that "Mermaid" is such a hit.

But that is Zhou Xingxing's work after all, and the increase in Zhouyi's stock price is not large, because Zhou Xingxing and Zhouyi are not bound.

But this time the situation is different. Every scene in "The Wandering Earth" is filled with the atmosphere of Zhouyi.

So once "The Wandering Earth" is really like "Mermaid", then Gao Fei can already foresee how crazy his company's stock price will be!

After all, replicable success is always more impressive than luck!
But then again, it's still too early to say this. The most important thing right now is to prevent "The Wandering Earth" from accidents.

Based on this, Gao Fei even put aside the preparation work for "I'm Not the God of Medicine" and personally escorted the movie.

Interviews, promotions, etc. are all arranged.

As for maintaining reputation, that is a top priority.

Even though Zhou Yi is now the well-deserved overlord of the domestic film and television industry, he still won't be lenient when others throw dirty water on him.

There is an old saying that goes well:
Blocking people's money is like killing their parents!
This sentence actually applies to any industry.

Because some people really dare to kill people just to make money, so the fear Zhou Yi brought to them is nothing.

Not to mention that this summer, the old Jianghu Xiang family is still there.

Fortunately, Zhou Yi's years were not in vain. Whether it was training with real swords or guns, or evil ways, they had seen and dealt with them all.

Therefore, with Zhou Yi's full response, the box office of "The Wandering Earth" continues to rise, and its reputation has remained strong.

During this period, the box office of "The Wandering Earth" dropped six times, and its extremely high reputation was one of the main reasons.

At this point, "The Wandering Earth" has actually become a trend.

Therefore, Gao Fei, who was in a happy mood, immediately invited the director of "The Wandering Earth" and a group of celebrities from Zhouyi to go to his newly built "Leisure Garden" to cool off.

Not to mention how envious these people were after seeing Gao Fei's new garden.

After some entertainment, the people who were sitting in the lake pavilion enjoying the breeze with comfortable expressions naturally turned around to the topic of "The Wandering Earth".

……

"Lao Guo, can your body still bear the food? Why don't we prepare for the sequel now!"

This is not because Gao Fei is impatient, but because the preparation period for science fiction films is too long.

Especially when there are no domestic successful cases to learn from, Zhou Yi has to explore almost every step by himself.So even if Zhou Yi asks for money and people, "The Wandering Earth 2" probably won't be released in two or three years.

As soon as Gao Fei said this, Guo Fan immediately sat up excitedly and responded repeatedly.

You must know that he has been waiting for this day for a long time. For him, as long as he can make science fiction movies, it is the best rest.

When other people in the waterside pavilion heard this, they couldn't help but start discussing with great interest.

"Boss, how about we add a few more Hollywood actors to the sequel?"

Before Guo Fan could speak, Han Li took the lead in making a suggestion.

Hearing this, Gao Fei didn't even move the fishing rod in his hand, so he smiled casually and said:

"What are you doing? Are you interested in the North American box office market?"

"Hmm~ What else?"

Han Li answered directly!

Seeing this situation, Gao Fei frowned slightly and pondered for a while, then nodded slightly and said:
"Tsk tsk~ That's fine. Anyway, there are a lot of white actors in the first movie... but it's hard to find them!"

Seeing what Gao Fei said, Ning Hao couldn't help but asked curiously:

"Is it difficult?"

But before Gao Fei could answer, Han Li directly expressed her opposition to Gao Fei's view.

"I think there's nothing wrong with it?"

"After all, if nothing else happens, the final box office of "The Wandering Earth" should be more than 5 million US dollars."

"Do you know what a sequel to a science fiction movie that grosses half a billion dollars means? It means success!"

"Don't look at the global box office of Hollywood movies, which can easily reach hundreds of millions of dollars, but the gold content of a resume with a box office of [-] million US dollars still makes many actors grab their heads!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the waterside pavilion could not help but nodded slightly, quite convinced.

But Guo Fan thought about it, but couldn't help but hesitated and said:

"But the script for the second part has been decided. Although there are white characters, those foreigners are just soy sauce."

"The role is not important and there are not many scenes. Can I find the right one?"

I have to say that Guo Fan's question is indeed on point.

Ning Hao also agreed after hearing this:

"Indeed! If you are looking for a new person, he has no reputation and it will be useless to look for him. It is better not to look for him."

You must know that white actors in China are much cheaper than those in Hollywood.

However, after hearing this, Han Li chuckled lightly and said:
"It's not that troublesome, and it's not like an Oscar winner or a best actress."

"What we want is the actor's popularity, not qualifications and acting skills."

"So people like the idol singers who have emerged in the United States in recent years, who are not favored by the mainstream film industry in the United States, are just right for us."

"Besides, there aren't enough scenes. Can't we just make a special North American version?"

I have to say that Han Li's words hit the nail on the head.

After all, not all singers can transition into movie stars as smoothly as Will Smith.

But with his successful precedent, there will be endless imitators in the future!

But as soon as Han Li finished speaking, Gao Fei couldn't help but chuckle with a strange expression.

"Hey~ Why do you become more familiar with this method the more you talk about it?"

Ning Hao couldn't help laughing when he heard this:

"Hahaha~ I finally understand what those previous Hollywood blockbusters thought!"

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help laughing, and even Han Li couldn't help but shake her head with laughter.

Well, coincidence, it must be a coincidence!

……

Doing what you say has always been Zhouyi's style!

"The Wandering Earth" hasn't even been offline yet, and under Zhou Yi's control, the second part has begun an all-round upgrade.

For example, when it comes to movie sponsorships, PepsiCo and Feifei came to the door, followed by KFC and Pizza Hut.

Domestic braised chicken would like to join in the fun, but the brands are too scattered and no one wants to suffer.

So in the end, only the cyberpunk version of Pepsi and the doomsday version of KFC were left.

Of course, there are other sponsors.

And these bits and pieces of sponsorship fees added up to a small amount of [-] million.

After learning the news, Zhou Yi's directors suddenly understood why Hollywood blockbusters such as "Fast and Furious" and "Transformers" were filming sequels one after another. It turned out to be this.

You must know that the box office risk of blockbuster sequels is relatively low, and advertising sponsorship can cover less than half of the cost.

In this way, the movie has really become a high-return, low-risk business. It is so exciting that anyone else would probably have failed.

Therefore, in terms of advertising sponsorship, the "Wandering Earth" series still has room for improvement.

By the way, Han Li has also reached an agreement on the white guy in the sequel:

Shawn Mendes, a singer who was born in Canada but is very popular in the United States!
This young North American star has great looks. He debuted at a young age and is often compared to the new generation of Justin Bieber by American netizens. With 3700 million followers on Instagram, he has become the most followed new generation male singer in the United States.

Moreover, he cannot help but be handsome and his professional achievements are also very good.

At the age of 20, he has already created three studio albums, and all three albums topped the Billboard album chart.

Of course, the most important thing is that this little fresh meat is not an artist who only wants to develop in the music industry.

As early as the second year of his debut, Shawn Mendes participated in the filming of the first season of the American TV series "Earth".

It can be said that it perfectly meets Han Li's selection requirements.

As for the olive branch offered by Zhou Yi, Sean first cautiously confirmed it.

After all, such a popular little fresh meat actually has no shortage of invitations.

Many independent films and art films that want to cut leeks or simply want to gain fame have approached him.

But Sean naturally doesn't want to squeeze his potential to make money for others, so he only wants to enter the mainstream film industry.

And this invitation to "The Wandering Earth 2" is a perfect opportunity for him.

So after confirming that the information was correct, young Sean immediately flew over with his agent overnight to sign the contract.

Although there are not many scenes in the movie, as Han Li said, he needs a good experience as an introduction now.

In addition, science fiction films are a mainstream theme in North America, so Sean was satisfied with "The Wandering Earth 2" no matter how he watched it.

Before I left, I bought an English version and took it back with me so I could study it carefully.

Seeing this, Gao Fei simply invited him to write an English theme song for "The Wandering Earth 2".

After all, the big fat sheep that is delivered to your door will not be cooked until it becomes white.

The most important thing is that the big fat sheep himself is quite happy...