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Chapter 221 There is no one who can fight

Giving Liu Yifei the role of the heroine in "Tang Detective 2" was not due to Gu Wei's enthusiasm, nor was it a deliberate gesture of favor on his part.

But as a friend, without touching his own interests, he really wanted to help Liu Yifei a little, so as to return the favor.

To be honest, the two have known each other for almost 3 years.

When Gu Wei was filming "Embroidered Spring Knife" in 2012, the two met on the set. At that time, Gu Wei was still a little-known student of the film and television academy.

At that time, Liu Yifei had already stood at the top of the domestic female stars. Although she was able to participate in this movie because of the face of China Film Group, she did use her fame to make a great contribution to the movie. .

The box office of the original film was less than 2 million. With the blessing of Liu Yifei's fame and the excellent publicity that is different from the original version, "Xiu Chun Dao" was able to sell more than [-] million.

This movie also gave Gu Wei his initial fame, and it was also the first money he made in the entertainment industry.

Liu Yifei didn't dislike Gu Weika's small position, so the two became friends.

Later, Gu Wei insisted on filming [Tang Detective]. Before the film was released, in order to increase his reputation, he released a song for publicity. He asked Liu Yifei for help, and the other party agreed without hesitation.

You know, with Liu Yifei's personality, except for the release of her own movies, she almost never helps others to do publicity.

This time when Gu Wei was promoting [The Return of the Great Sage] on the Internet, he didn't even open his mouth, and the other party offered to help. He had to accept all these favors.

Looking back on the past three years of knowing Liu Yifei, as a friend, it seems that the other party has been helping him, but Gu Wei has never had the opportunity to repay these favors.

It just so happened that he was going to shoot [Tang Detective 2] this time, so he wanted Liu Yifei to play the heroine, which would not only increase the reputation of the film, but also pay back favors by the way.

In fact, although the heroine of "Tang Detective 2" seems to be a good resource, in fact, for ordinary actresses, its role is not as good as a popular TV series.

Because it does not attract fans, it can only provide actresses with a beautiful movie performance.

Like the heroine in the original version, because she was not well-known at first, after the filming of "Tang Detective 2", the movie box office exploded, but she was not popular.

But it's different for 85 flowers like Liu Yifei or Yang Mi. These people are already very popular, and what they lack is the film performance that can be shot.

This kind of role allows them to maximize their acting talents.

When the online and offline publicity of [The Great Sage Returns] was in full swing, on February 2th. [The Hunger Games 10: Mockingjay] was released in China.

[The Hunger Games] is a big IP like [Twilight] in Hollywood, the first two films have achieved excellent box office results in the North American market.

The box office of "Mockingjay" reached 3.3318 million US dollars in North America, becoming the annual box office champion in North America in 2014!
It's a pity that this world's best-selling film entered the Chinese market, but it was a bit unacceptable. The first day of the film's box office was only 2162 million, and the Douban score was only 6.2 points, making it the lowest score in this series.

On the 11th, the second day after [The Hunger Games] was released, the national box office reported 1987 million yuan, which is a drop in the normal range. This situation also indicates that this movie, which has won the North American box office championship for 14 years, may eventually be sold in the Chinese market. Just over 2 million at the box office.

Another Hollywood blockbuster has failed. This year's Lunar New Year festival seems to have some kind of magic spell. Movies that were expected to hit the box office have all failed, and the movie market has continued to suffer.

Because there are no good movies shown, the total box office of movies nationwide in a single day continues to drop, even less than 1 million yuan on weekdays.

This is the highest single-day box office in the country, and it is during the most popular Lunar New Year stalls in previous years.

要知道2015年经过了一年的院线建设，国内的影院总数已经超过了6000家，银幕总数达3万2000块，比2014年多了近1万块。银幕数量直追全球最大的电影市场北美。

At present, there is no shortage of hardware facilities such as theaters and screens in China, or the enthusiasm of audiences to watch movies, but there are no good movies released.

During the Lunar New Year last year, the viewing conditions were not as good as they are now, but due to the release of popular movies such as "Detective Chinatown", "Private Order", and later "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" and "Macao Wind and Cloud", a single day's The national box office is often around 2 million, and it can even reach 3 million at the most.

In comparison, it can highlight the desolation of the market during this period of this year.

Just when people in the circle focused their attention and expectations on several blockbuster movies that will be released during the Spring Festival on the first day of the Lunar New Year on February 2th, on February 19th, the "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" held a big meeting at the Wanda Hotel in Beijing. Muroha held the film's premiere press conference.

As the last publicity before the film's release, the press conference took advantage of the relationship between Wanda Media and Enlight Media, and invited nearly 100 media from all over the country.

Because it was not the premiere, but a film conference, no stars were invited to help out.

Only the main creative team of "The Return of the Great Sage", the organizer of the publisher, and various media in the audience were present.

At 2 p.m., the lights in the large conference room dimmed, leaving only the lights on the stage ahead.

Gu Wei, as the nominal producer of the film, took to the stage together with director Tian Xiaopeng and Wang Changtian, the representative of the film's investor and distributor, Guangguang.

The host of the press conference was Liu Yan from Guangguang Media. She was wearing a blue and white cheongsam today, showing off her good figure to the fullest.

After a beautiful welcome speech, the host announced that the movie premiere conference of "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" has officially started.

The host briefly introduced the basic information of the film's investors, producers, and distributors, and then handed the microphone to Director Tian Xiaopeng, who stood in the middle of the stage.

He is the protagonist of today's true life.

"Hello, friends from the media, my name is Tian Xiaopeng, and I am the director of the movie [Journey to the West: The Great Sage Returns].

Thank you very much for coming today. To be honest, "The Return of the Great Sage" was successfully produced and released. Today I can stand here and talk to everyone. All of this is very dreamy to me.

I have loved science fiction and animation since I was a child. After graduating from university, I joined a foreign animation design company.

In 97, my company received the production of some episodes of the cartoon [Journey to the West]. I was in charge of 4 of them. Will do so childish.

Later, I came out to work in my own company. In 2007, I saw my son watching Ultraman and Batman with gusto at home. I suddenly felt that I should do something, so I had a [-]D animation version of "Journey to the West" in my heart. idea.

What I thought at the time was, Americans and Japanese can make good-looking animated films, why can't we Chinese.

Now that I thought about it, I immediately started to act.

【The Return of the Great Sage】was started at that time.

Unfortunately, I was still too naive at the time, ignoring the huge cost of producing an animated film comparable to Hollywood and Disney.

I emptied my family's money and borrowed money from relatives and friends to make the film. Unfortunately, these are still a drop in the bucket for the production of the entire animation film.

Moreover, the market at that time was not optimistic about domestic animation. Everyone believed that the content of domestic animation was low-quality and shoddy. There was also a precedent of "Mobius Ring" costing 1.3 million yuan and box office of 400 million. No investor was willing to pay for domestic animation.

Fortunately, I later met Mr. Wang from Enlight Media and Mr. Gu from Wei Mingxia. They donated generously and spared no expense, just to make a high-quality animated film that belongs to the Chinese themselves. "

As he spoke, Tian Xiaopeng looked around at Wang Changtian and Gu Wei.

"I did not disappoint the two investors, and finally completed the production of this 8-year animation film at the beginning of this year.

In my heart, "The Return of the Great Sage" is perfect, and I believe it will definitely become a milestone in Chinese animation films.

thank you all! "

Director Tian looked very excited, said a lot of heart-to-heart words, and also let go of his mouth.

Of course, in his opinion, that's not a joke, "The Return of the Great Sage" is really that good.

After Director Tian finished speaking, the audience applauded, and everyone could see that he had a deep affection for the movie.

The hardships of 8 years of creation cannot be expressed clearly in a few sentences.

Neither Gu Wei nor Wang Changtian said anything, and then entered the media interaction session.

The reporters first asked Director Tian some questions about film production, and then the media turned their attention to Gu Wei. After all, compared to the unknown Tian Xiaopeng, Gu Wei is the most famous one related to movies, and the interviews about him are also more interesting. It is easy to attract the attention of the audience.

"May I ask Gu Wei, as an actor, how did you come up with the idea of ​​investing in an animation film, and even acted as the film's producer?"

A reporter from Sohu Media first asked.

"I also met Director Tian by chance. It was mainly because of his attitude in doing things that moved me. In addition, I watched some of the films that had been produced at that time. I was shocked. I never thought that domestic animation films could also be able to this extent.

So I invested in "The Return of the Great Sage", until I became a film producer, it was a matter of course. "

"Haven't you ever thought that since the domestic animation market is sluggish, would your investment be in vain?"

Gu Wei smiled and said:
"Investment must be risky, and no one can guarantee that every investment will be successful.

But I think no matter whether this investment is a loss or a profit, we are doing the right thing and working hard for the rise of domestic animation films.

That's enough, the rest is up to the market and the audience. "

After saying this, the reporters didn't react too much. Director Tian Xiaopeng looked at Gu Wei eagerly, his eyes full of emotion.

That expression was like that of Yu Boya meeting Zhong Ziqi in the high mountains and flowing water, and Gu Wei, the "gold master" who was willing to pay regardless of rewards, was Tian Xiaopeng's "Zhong Ziqi".

"Can I ask, how much did you and Mr. Wang invest in this animated film?"

Gu Wei and Wang Changtian looked at each other and said.

"It's inconvenient to disclose the specific investment share, but I can tell you that the total investment of [The Return of the Great Sage] is 1 million yuan!"

As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar.

The media whispered to each other, but no one expected that this "cartoon" could cost so much money.

Then, the reporters asked Gu Wei and Wang Changtian some questions about the movie. Both of them have been tested by the media for a long time, and they naturally responded fluently.

After the interactive session, director Tian Xiaopeng shared some of the difficulties in the production of "The Return of the Great Sage", and brought several main staff members of his team to speak out.

The media present all lamented that it was not easy for him to produce.

It took a total of more than 2 hours, and the press conference finally came to an end.

Looking at the media who packed up their camera equipment and went out one by one, Gu Wei said to Tian Xiaopeng:
"Director Tian, ​​don't worry too much. We have done our best. As I said just now, the rest depends on the audience and the market."

"I also know that actually being able to achieve this level is something I never imagined at the beginning, and I am already very content.

I'm afraid that in case the box office of the show is not satisfactory tomorrow, I'm sorry Mr. Gu and Mr. Wang for your expectations. "

Gu Wei laughed after hearing Tian Xiaopeng's words, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Keep your heart in your stomach, why don't you have confidence in your own works now?

We're sure to be a hit at the box office!
Right, Mr. Wang? "

Wang Changtian listened to the conversation between the two from the sidelines.

He also smiled and said:
"Although I don't have as much confidence as Mr. Gu, I still think our movie is of good quality.

And I have more confidence in Mr. Gu. After all, Mr. Gu has been successful since I met him. I like to work with successful people. "

"Haha~ Mr. Wang, you are killing me, let's benefit from each other and make money together."

Listening to the words of the two investors, the tension in Tian Xiaopeng's heart was relieved.

On February 2, "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" premiered nationwide.

Thanks to the strength of the two distribution companies Enlight Media and Wanda Film and Television, coupled with the pre-stage publicity of the film, the national film schedule on the first day accounted for as high as 31%.

There were few well-known movies in the same period. The three comedy romance films released last week [Surprise All the Way], [You Love Me], and [The Detective Arrived] showed signs of fatigue after a week of screenings.

Today, "The Return of the Great Sage" is released together with a love movie "I only want us to be together" starring Yang Gongru.

To be honest, if it weren't for the release of "The Return of the Great Sage" in February, Gu Wei paid special attention to all the movies released in February, and he would have no impression of this movie at all.

The low-budget romance film is estimated to be a hit at the box office, otherwise the original space-time would not have no reputation at all.

It can be said that "The Return of the Great Sage" released at this time is the most beautiful boy in the movie market. Looking around, there is no one who can fight.

Now there is no need to consider the issue of competition at all, and then the box office performance depends entirely on how many audiences the movie can attract to watch the movie.

　Another chapter today is enough, I will make it up tomorrow, 3 chapters.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)