The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 474 Three hundred million is no problem

In a presidential suite in the Yanjing International Trade Center, Wang Jing, Liu Dehua, and Big S were sitting together drinking.

Liu Dehua looked very handsome in a well-tailored suit.

Although Big S is average-looking, she is a ruthless person who demands herself all the time. She sits very straight, and her back is straighter than a washboard.

Fatty Wang is much more insincere. There is a clear barrier between him and the other two people. The other two people look more formal at first glance and are stars.

Fatty Wang is wearing a jacket and jeans. He looks like an ordinary retired uncle.

The three of them had just been interviewed by New Mantis Entertainment. After returning to the hotel, seeing that it was still early, they planned to have a drink together.

Both Liu Dehua and Big S were in a good mood, chatting while drinking.

On the other hand, Fatty Wang, who used to talk a lot, was much quieter now.

"Don't think about it. The movie has already been filmed. If your grades are good, just work hard. If your grades are bad, just keep working hard."

When Liu Dehua saw Fatty Wang being so quiet, he immediately understood what was going on and opened his mouth to persuade him.

Today is the premiere day of "Sicario", Wang Jing specially arranged for his secretary to keep an eye on the data of "Sicario", but the secretary hasn't called yet.

He was a little uneasy.

"Hua Zai, if I fail this time, it will be much harder to become a director next time."

Movie production costs are much higher these days.

It is no longer like Hong Kong Island more than ten years ago, where a few million can make a movie.

Now it requires an investment of tens of millions. Fatty Wang failed. If he wants to attract investment next time, he doesn't know how many more tables of drinks he will have to accompany.

He was already fat and had high cholesterol, so he was really scared.

What's more, "Sicario" won an award. If "Future Cop" doesn't get a good reputation and is ridiculed by the crowd, it will be even harder for him to turn around.

Big S had a smile on his face and rolled his eyes.

"Director, do you think "Sicario" will affect us?"

Her resources have been very good in the past two years. As one of the actresses launched by Wanwan Capital, "Future Police" can be regarded as her second best resource, second only to "Sword Rain".

She really hopes that "Future Police" will be a hit, and then people like Lin Qingxia and Wang Zuxian will become representatives of Wanwan actresses.

But, as a leading actor in a movie, although she has not read any books and her aesthetic level is not high, she still has a bit of aesthetics.

If she wasn't starring in a bad movie like "Future Police", she wouldn't even bother to watch it if she was given 1 yuan.

Unless she's addicted to it, she won't watch such a bad movie.

The only thing we can hope for now is that mainland audiences like to watch bad movies, and "Future Cop" can also make money.

Wang Jing glanced at Big S and waved his hand, "I don't know, it may affect him."

He doesn't like Big S. He thinks Big S is too ugly, but he is well versed in the ways of the world, so he won't show it.

At this moment, Fatty Wang's cell phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was a call from his secretary.

After answering this call, you will know the situation of "Sicario".

Good luck, or bad luck, you will know soon.

Wang Jing took a deep breath. Although he had analyzed it many times and knew that "Sicario" was likely to explode, he still hoped that "Sicario" would have obvious flaws to give "Future Police" a chance to turn around.

He then pressed the answer button.

"Brother Jing, the situation is not good. "Sicario" is very popular, has a very good reputation, and the box office is also high. It must have exceeded 2000 million on its opening day."

Don't look at blockbuster movies in the mainland, such as "If You Are the One", "The Promise", or "Three Guns Shoot the Murder" on its premiere day, it can easily reach 3000 to [-] million.

It seems that it is easy to exceed 2000 million on the opening day.

In fact, for co-productions or Hong Kong films, there are very few films that exceed 2000 million on their opening day.

The better co-productions have a box office of 7000 to 1000 million, while the worse ones have less than [-] million.

It’s really hard to get over 2000 million on the opening day.

Just like Andy Lau's movies in recent years, "Ink Attack" and "You Long Xi Feng" did not have 2000 million on their opening days.

Wang Jing heard this and nodded with a wry smile, "I know."

He paused, thought about it, and wanted to say something to comfort himself, but when he opened his mouth, he replaced it with another set of words.

"Do you know what Sicario is about? Why does it attract so many viewers?"

"I read a lot of comments from netizens, and I can summarize them into three main points. The first is that many netizens think this movie is very cool. The story is very simple. The male and female protagonists are very cool. They fight drug dealers all the way."

Wang Jing scratched his head. He thought of "The Raid 12" and "Hurricane Rescue". These movies have simple plots, a little foreshadowing, and then the protagonist fights his way through.

He then thought of "Future Police". In "Future Police", he set up an enemy who was comparable to the male protagonist, that is, the bad guy played by Fan Shaohuang.

"The second point is that this movie is very high-end. The soundtrack, photography, editing, and battle scenes are all very good. Many professional film critics have said that this movie is a model and worthy of learning from other movies of the same type."

Wang Jing was stunned for a moment, then realized that ordinary viewers thought the movie was cool, while professional filmmakers who knew a little bit about it thought the movie was high-end.

That is to say, whether it is an ordinary audience or a professional filmmaker, they can find something they like.

"The third thing is patriotism. The old Burmese city portrayed in the movie is very dilapidated and dangerous, while the mainland is much safer. Moreover, the male and female protagonists have no love, they just want to catch drug dealers, and they have a very high ideological level." Wang Jing Hearing this, a fat face couldn't help but heat up a lot.

In "Future Police", the hero's wife dies, and then the hero will fall in love with the heroine.

Wang Jing couldn't listen anymore and then hung up the phone.

Seeing Wang Jing's expression, Liu Dehua and Big S knew that "Sicario" should do very well.

Liu Dehua didn't have much expression, he remained calm.

Big S was a little nervous.

She fought for this movie with great difficulty, and the leading actor is Liu Dehua.

"Director, how is the reputation of "Sicario"?"

Wang Jing picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, and then said: "The effect is very good, it will definitely affect us."

"Future Police" will be released in four days, and it will be a question of whether it can surpass "Sicario" in the film schedule by then.

Fatty Wang is really helpless.

Seeing this, Big S couldn't help but think of Zhang Ziyi, the heroine of "Sicario". She was really envious. If she were the heroine of "Sicario", she wouldn't have to sigh here. She would definitely be celebrating with a glass of wine. liquor.

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"Sicario" was released on March 26, and a week ago, "The Treasure Box" was released first.

However, this movie is destined to be a hit on the street without any splash.

Sun Li was also ridiculed by many people for being unsuitable for comedy.

When "Sicario" was released, "Alice in Wonderland" was also released.

Many people think that this movie was released in the United States 20 days ago and there are pirated resources on the Internet, so there is nothing to worry about.

In fact, this view is wrong.

"Alice in Wonderland" is also a [-]D movie. Riding on the [-]D craze of "Avatar", "Alice in Wonderland" actually performed very well.

Fortunately, "Sicario" is not a [-]D movie, so there is no need to worry about diverting audiences on a large scale.

"Sicario" received 50.00% of the film schedule on its opening day, "Alice in Wonderland" received 30.00%, and other movies were almost invisible.

Under such circumstances, the reputation of "Sicario" exploded on its premiere day, with a box office of 400 million on the first day.

The next day was Saturday, and the box office was even higher, reaching 800 million.

The third day was Sunday, and the box office dropped slightly to 600 million.

The box office in the first three days reached 800 million.

This achievement was considered very good in the past, but after the release of "Avatar", it seems to be much more normal.

On the fourth day of the box office, it received 300 million yuan, and the total box office exceeded [-] million.

It exceeded [-] million in four days, which can be regarded as the best result for a Lee Sung-yao movie in the Mainland.

On March 30th, "Future Police" and "Beautiful Secret Order" were released, and on April [-]st, "Fire Dragon Showdown" was released.

On NO.30, "Sicario" still ranks first in the film schedule, but only 30.00% is left.

The same is true on April 30.00st, when the new film is released, the film schedule of "Sicario" will inevitably drop again, leaving only [-]%.

However, at this time, mainland audiences are not yet in the "Tiny Times" era, and they are watching movies more rationally.

"Future Police" was undoubtedly criticized by the audience. Many viewers said that Wang Jing and Liu Dehua had closed the door to Chinese science fiction movies.

"Beautiful Secret" and "Dragon Showdown" are the kind of movies that the audience is not interested in. It seems that they will get diarrhea after watching them for a few more times.

No one watches this kind of movie, and it has no topic.

On April 30.00, the film schedule of "Sicario" was raised to 20.00%, and that of "Alice in Wonderland" was raised to [-]%.

Facts have proved that the vitality of good movies is more lasting.

In comparison with "Future Police", more viewers went to watch "Sicario".

"Sicario" grossed 800 million in its first week, and reached 6000 million in its second week. Among them, it took 400 million at the box office on April [-]rd, which was Saturday. The total box office in the two weeks after its release was [-] million. [-] million, becoming the highest-grossing mainland film directed by Lee Sheng-yew.

It will only be released for ten days, and it will be released for another 20 days.

Many media predict that "Sicario Sicario" will definitely break [-] million. If you are lucky, it may even reach [-] million.

But it still depends on luck. In the next week, there will be no great new movies from the mainland.

For example, "A Side B" and "Like a Dream", they look like cannon fodder movies at first glance.

However, in mid-April there was "Du Lala's Promotion", and in late April there were "Ip Man 2" and "The Thief of Time".

At that time, the box office will inevitably be diverted.

"Sicario" has no problem exceeding [-] million, but it's hard to say whether it can reach [-] million.

(End of this chapter)