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Chapter 702 Sweeping all the way

After the Spring Festival holiday, the return of audiences to work caused a sharp drop in the box office of the film market.

However, thanks to the film's extremely high reputation and the popularity accumulated during the Spring Festival holiday, the decline in the price of "The Wandering Earth", which was highly praised by domestic science fiction fans, was not that large.

The seventh day of the Lunar New Year was also Monday of the second week of its release. With a national screening rate of 38%, "The Wandering Earth" earned 3.6 million yuan at the box office, which was only 4.09 million yuan less than the 4000 million yuan the day before.

Tuesday, box office 3.29 million.

After this day, the total box office of "The Wandering Earth" officially exceeded 30 billion.

The official Weibo account of the movie also posted a message congratulating the film’s box office for breaking 30 billion.

#Cumulative box office exceeds 30 billion! Little broken ball, rushing forward through all obstacles! #
Gu Wei, Wu Jing, Zhao Jinmai and other main creative staff reposted and liked the post, and attached their own blessings.

Many celebrities in the circle, such as Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Shen Teng, Xu Zheng, Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, Jing Tian, ​​etc. liked the Weibo post and congratulated.

There are discussions about this movie everywhere on the Internet. Although there are people who don’t like it or are pessimistic about it, the general trend is that people agree and are proud of it.

The largest base of ordinary audiences like "The Wandering Earth" and believe that it is a milestone work that opens a new era for Chinese science fiction films.

".Congratulations, the movie is a big hit, the box office has already exceeded 30 billion, and judging by the trend, 40 billion should not be far away.

I heard about your film while I was filming in the United States, and I went to a nearby theater to watch it. It was really wonderful. It’s hard to believe that this was shot by a domestic crew!"

Gu Wei, who was filming on the set, received a congratulatory call from Liu Yifei from across the ocean.

"Thank you~
How is the filming of "Mulan" going on over there? You actually have time to come out and watch the movie?
Although [The Wandering Earth] was released in the United States, it was on a very small scale and it was not easy to find a cinema showing it.”

“I just finished filming a few days ago, and since there was nothing else to do in China, I didn’t rush back. I’ve been resting at home in Los Angeles these days.

It’s not difficult. There are screenings at the movie theaters in Chinatown, and there are quite a few showtimes.

There were a lot of people when I went there and the attendance rate was very high.

Although the majority of the moviegoers are Chinese, there are also many white and black people."

Liu Yifei sat on a chair on the balcony with a cup of steaming coffee beside her, talking on the phone with a smile.

"How is the reputation of [The Wandering Earth] over there?"

"Didn't you read the news? The film's Rotten Tomatoes rating is 73%, which is a decent score.

You have to know that this is a score given to a Chinese science fiction film based on the standards of a Hollywood film, which is already quite good."

"The scale of the screening there is too small, so I haven't paid much attention to it."

"The Wandering Earth" did not have a global release, which is unrealistic and useless. Apart from China, the premiere on the 5th was only screened on a small scale in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, and mainly concentrated in theaters near Chinatown.

The copyright has not yet been negotiated in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

But there is no need to rush. The higher the domestic box office, the easier it will be to negotiate the film copyright.

"when are you going back to China?"

"End of the month"

"I am about to wrap up filming this movie at the end of the month. I will come back to Beijing to have dinner with you then."

"That's a deal"

In the following days of the second week, "The Wandering Earth" continued to reap box office revenue with extremely exaggerated data.

As of Sunday, February 2, "The Wandering Earth" had been released for two weeks and 17 days, with a total box office of 13 billion yuan.

It surpassed the 2 billion of "Detective Chinatown 39" and became the third in the domestic film rankings, second only to "Wolf Warrior 2" and "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World".

"Brother Jing, congratulations, the billionaire movie star!"

“Haha, thank you, if the media hadn’t calculated the box office for me, I wouldn’t have noticed it myself.

Who would have thought that after more than ten years of filming, there was not much box office revenue, but now two movies have exceeded 10 billion!"

As the box office of "The Wandering Earth" continues to rise, the total box office of Wu Jing's personal starring movies has officially exceeded 10 billion.

But as he said, the box office of the movies he participated in in his early years were not high, only a few hundred million or tens of millions, and only a handful of them broke 100 million.

In the past two years, "Wolf Warrior 2" and "The Wandering Earth" pushed the box office of the movies he starred in to over billion yuan.

Among all the current stars in the domestic entertainment industry, there are a total of four whose total box office has exceeded 4 billion yuan. The first one is undoubtedly Gu Wei. After the release of "Super Time Cohabitation" last year, his personal total box office has exceeded 200 billion yuan, leaving a huge gap with the people behind him.

Then there is Zhang Tianai. After Operation Red Sea, her personal total box office exceeded 10 billion yuan, making her the first female actress and second actor in the domestic entertainment industry to do so.

Next are Wu Jing and Huang Bo.

Wu Jing was because of "The Wandering Earth" and Huang Bo was because of "Crazy Alien".

In addition to them, other actors who currently have the hope of breaking the 98.46 billion box office include Shen Teng (98.45 billion), Deng Chao (96.17 billion), and Wang Baoqiang ( billion).

"I have discussed this with Director Guo and we plan to hold a celebration banquet in Beijing at the end of the month. Can Brother Jing come back?"

The main purpose of calling Wu Jing, besides congratulating him on becoming the "billion-dollar movie star", was to invite him to the celebration banquet.

"Well, I've already started filming The Climbers. I'll try my best at the end of the month."

"Don't try too hard, you have to come. Our movie is so successful, how can we not celebrate it properly? We won't leave until we are drunk."

"OK!
I will definitely go back, and I won’t come back until I’m drunk!” When it comes to drinking, Wu Jing is still in a very good mood.

"I'll send you the time and place later."

"By the way, a few days ago I heard Director Guo say that the crew was going to North America for a roadshow, and he asked me if I would go. I was filming right now, so I turned him down."

“Yes, after its small-scale release in the U.S., The Wandering Earth received good reviews. At the invitation of local partners, Director Guo plans to go there for two roadshows.

In addition, we have to negotiate with Netflix for streaming rights.

Our film has such a high box office in China and has a good reputation in the United States. Moreover, it is not a mainstream movie like "Wolf Warrior 2". It is a "hard science fiction" that is relatively accepted worldwide.

Netflix is ​​still very interested, and I guess the copyright fee won’t be too low.”

"I see, that's great!

With Netflix’s influence, even if a movie is not released in other countries, it can be seen by audiences all over the world!”

"Let's see how the negotiation turns out." "I never thought that The Wandering Earth would have such an incredible box office performance!"

At home in Beijing, Ning Hao sighed as he watched the news.

“Guo Fan’s filming is good, so it’s normal that everyone likes it.

I have also watched this movie. The special effects are indeed far superior to previous domestic science fiction movies, and the plot is also very touching."

His wife Xing Aina came over with a plate of washed strawberries and placed it on the table in front of Ning Hao.

Xing Aina is not an ordinary housewife, she is a famous screenwriter in the circle.

Ning Hao's famous work "Crazy Stone" was written by Xing Aina. In addition, she is also the screenwriter of "Crazy Racing", "Lost in Thailand", "Crazy Alien" and "Lost in Hong Kong".

Ning Hao’s current achievements are inseparable from Xing Aina’s support.

Their relationship is a bit like that of Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng, the couple complement each other.

“I also know that he’s a good photographer. When we were filming, our two crews were at the same filming base.

Shen Teng always went next door to chat with Gu Wei. When we were free, Guo Fan and I often had dinner and drank together.

Now everyone’s movies are released at the same time. The Wandering Earth has achieved great success in both word-of-mouth and box office, and has now exceeded 40 billion, but our movie has not achieved the expected results."

[Crazy Alien] The current box office is about to reach 20 billion, but looking at the trend, it will only get another or million at most. It will definitely make money, but it's a lot different from what was expected.

Besides, the current reputation of the movie is really not very good.

Xing Aina saw the reason why her husband was in a bad mood and said with a smile:

“In fact, our movie is already pretty good, but everyone’s expectations were too high before it was released, so the audience felt disappointed and it’s normal for them to criticize it.

Do you feel that everyone was not optimistic about The Wandering Earth when you were filming it? At that time, you always had a sense of superiority when you dragged Guo Fan to eat and drink together. Now that the box office and reputation are not as good as others, you feel a little embarrassed. "

"Uh, no way." Ning Hao's thoughts were predicted by his wife and he looked a little embarrassed.

"Haha, it's normal for you to think that way.

After all, Guo Fan was still unknown before, but after "The Wandering Earth" he became the number one science fiction film director in China.

But I believe in your talent. No matter how good others are, you are no worse than anyone else!"

Xing Aina picked up a strawberry and handed it to Ning Hao, saying encouragingly.

"You're right, wife!

Guo Fan succeeded, and I didn’t fail either. The box office of Crazy Alien was also high. I just couldn’t get over it.”

After his wife's advice, Ning Hao easily came to terms with it.

Xing Aina smiled.

"[Crazy Alien] is a thing of the past. You should focus on [My People, My Country] recently. It will start filming in ten days."

"Don't worry, the actor has already been decided, and I've chosen Ge You as the protagonist of my unit.

The plot is relatively simple and the filming location is in Beijing, so it will definitely be completed within a month.

The finished film will be out before the middle of this year."

"The audience will be able to tell at a glance which of the compilation films shot by the seven of you directors are good and which are bad, so don't take it lightly," Xing Aina reminded.

"Haha, don't worry, Director Kai is here," Ning Hao joked.

"Don't talk nonsense"

Among the several movies released during the Spring Festival, the one with the worst reputation is Zhou Xingchi's "The New King of Comedy".

The total box office in two weeks was only over 5 million, and the daily box office had dropped to less than million.

Although the box office has made money compared to the cost, it is still far from expectations.

The atmosphere in Xinghui Company's office was somewhat depressing.

"Lisa, how much money do we need to pay if the bet fails?" Zhou Xingchi asked without raising his head as he looked at the Spring Festival box office data in front of him.

"According to the bet agreement we signed with New Culture, the company's total profit from 2016 to 2019 needs to reach 10.4 billion yuan. If it fails to meet the target, cash compensation or repurchase will be required."

“How much is the cash compensation?”

"Based on the current profits, it will cost at least 8 million RMB," the secretary replied without hesitation.

"I understand. You can go out first."

Zhou Xingchi waved his hand and asked the secretary to go out.

When there was only one person left in the office, he put down the data sheet in his hand and sighed.

Zhou Xingchi knew that with the current performance of "The New King of Comedy", the bet would definitely not be completed.

The profit margin was so huge that he no longer had time to make new movies.

"I wish Gu Wei could have taken on [Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons]"

The main reason for the failure of this bet was that the box office of "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" failed to meet expectations.

With the foundation laid by the first "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", plus the reputation built up by "The Mermaid" the previous year, we thought that "The Demons Strike Back" would at least get a box office of 30 billion yuan, and it would not be impossible to surpass "The Mermaid".

Who would have thought that the final box office result was only 16 billion, and it also ruined the reputation of the series.

Zhou Xingchi never thought that his filming was bad, he only blamed the wrong casting. He contacted Gu Wei personally, but the other party refused, so he had to find Li Jiaheng as a substitute.

Who would have thought the other side's performance would be so poor.

Seeing that Gu Wei is now releasing one high-grossing movie after another, Zhou Xingchi is thinking that if he could have worked with him in the beginning, he might have made enough profit from the bet on "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" and wouldn't have to rush to shoot "The New King of Comedy".

He knew in his heart that this movie was made to make money, and because of the rush during filming, every aspect was a bit rough.

Thinking of this and seeing the astonishing box office figure of 41 billion for The Wandering Earth on the data sheet, Zhou Xingchi said to himself, "Science fiction movies? I've made them before, like CJ. I'll have to go see what this movie is like when I have time."

(End of this chapter)