Actor: My Entertainment Era

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Nowadays, when the media talks about an actor's box office appeal, they seem to naturally think that as long as the actor participates in the film, the film will be a hit.

But that’s not how box office appeal is calculated. If we put it that way, no actor in the world has box office appeal. Neither Leonardo nor Depp can make money in every movie.

However, a reporter pretended to be confused and asked Zhang Yuanjun at the airport:
"The domestic box office of "No Ending" is not as good as expected, and the film studio is expected to lose 5000 million. Do you have anything to say?"

"What do you think is the reason for the serious domestic losses of "Never Ending"?"

"Will the failure of "Never End" have any impact on your future work?"

Reporters chased Zhang Yuanjun to ask, but Zhang Yuanjun responded with silence.

Of course, some reporters also asked about the wedding date and preparations for the wedding, but neither Zhang Yuanjun nor Liu Yifei responded.

The two got in the car and left.

Zhang Yuanjun asked in the car: "What happened to "Never Ending"?"

The staff reported to him: "It has been more than 20 days since the movie was released, with a box office of 6800 million. It has not reached the break-even point of 1 million, and LeTV will lose more than 2 million. The media fanned the flames and put this debt on our shoulders. "

Liu Yifei stopped after hearing this: "This doesn't make sense. He spent so much money on the movie and raised the cost so high. Why can't he blame us if he can't make a profit?"

"It's useless to explain. The media won't listen to us."

Zhang Yuanjun closed the data in his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay. It has no impact on our work."

"It has no impact, but it doesn't sound good, and we suspect that LeTV is behind it and wants us to take the blame."

Liu Yifei said: "Ignore him. Approving films is inherently gambling. It is unreasonable for them to spend so much money on a approved film and invest so much in publicity. There is no other film studio in the world that can approve a film like this." Yes, it’s strange that it can still be profitable.”

After Zhang Yuanjun heard what Liu Yifei said, he smiled and said, "Did you hear that? The landlady said she doesn't care."

"Okay," the staff member said with a smile, "it won't have any impact on us anyway. Everyone in the circle knows what's going on."

The two went home first with the "Dragon Flying Swords" activity schedule.

Entering November, "Pacific Rim" can no longer be concealed. Everyone in China knows that Liu Yifei has participated in a Hollywood super production with an investment of nearly 11 million US dollars.

What is International Philippines?

Chinese actors have never participated in a large-scale production of this level.

Liu Yifei is too far ahead.

But for a few days after Liu Yifei returned to China, she stayed at home with her mother due to jet lag.

Zhang Yuanjun, on the other hand, started making public appearances and working on the second day after returning to China.

"The producers of Legend Company proactively approached Yifei for "Pacific Rim." I didn't know it at first." The reporter couldn't stop Liu Yifei, so he could only catch Zhang Yuanjun and keep asking, "Maybe he's interested in her in China." Because of her appeal, I approached her last year, when "Inception" was selling very well in China."

"I don't know the specifics, but I took a peek at the crew's art design draft, and it's really amazing."

"It won't be released next year. The post-production of that movie is very time-consuming and it shouldn't be released until the year after."

After asking about Liu Yifei's movies, the reporter couldn't wait to know about their marriage.

Zhang Yuanjun gave a confirmed answer for the first time: "We are preparing."

"Will the media be invited to the wedding?" Nowadays, many celebrities will invite the media to attend their weddings. This year, Deng Chao and Sun Li invited reporters to their wedding in Shanghai.

But Zhang Yuanjun said: "Sorry, our wedding will not be open to the public, but we will invite some good media friends to attend, but filming and interviews are not allowed."

"Have the wedding date and location been decided?"

Zhang Yuanjun smiled and said: "I won't tell you this. Please ask some questions about the movie. Our "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" will be released next month."

The reporter then brought the topic to work: "Will it be nervous if "The Thirteen Hairpins" is released at the same time?"

Zhang Yuanjun laughed and said: "I am very nervous before every movie is released. It doesn't matter who I star with."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhang Yuanjun only wants to talk about "Dragon Gate" and does not want to bring "Thirteen Hairpins", but the reporter will not let him get his wish. The biggest highlight of this year's Lunar New Year movie is "Dragon Gate" and "Thirteen Hairpins" in the same time slot compete.

"Zhang Weiping said that "The Thirteen Hairpins" will exceed 10 billion domestically. How much do you think the box office of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" will be?" In fact, this question should be asked about the director, producer, supervisor and the male protagonist Li Lianlian. .

Zhang Yuanjun was very cunning and said with a smile: "Of course I hope that our box office will be as high as possible, but I can't give you a specific number, otherwise Director Xu Ke and Mr. Yu will blame me for talking nonsense." This is to cover up the problem. .

"Have you watched the recently popular "33 Days After Love"?" The reporter suddenly mentioned another movie.

"I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it yet. What's wrong?" Zhang Yuanjun felt that the reporter wanted to lure him into expressing his opinion on "33 Days of Love", so he directly said that he had not seen it and let's see how he would react.

"This movie is very popular now and has aroused a lot of enthusiasm among the audience for discussion." The reporter tried to tell Zhang Yuanjun that the movie was very popular.

"Oh, but I haven't seen it, so I can't say." Zhang Yuanjun didn't accept the move.

"This movie cost 900 million, and now the box office has exceeded 2 million." The reporter did not let it go.

"Ah, congratulations on the great sale." Zhang Yuanjun said dryly.

The reporter felt that it was boring. Zhang Yuanjun was not a newcomer, so it would be extremely difficult to get him to say a few words about other movies.

Without looking down on other movies, the reporter also had other ideas: ""Never End" lost money, causing many viewers to question your domestic box office appeal. What do you think of this?"

Zhang Yuanjun had to answer this question, and he answered it very seriously: "Whether a movie is profitable or not depends on many factors. If a movie is not profitable and it is the actors who blame it, then no actor in the world has the appeal."

Finally, Zhang Yuanjun did not forget to give reporters some weird information: "The fifth volume of "Harry Potter" sold US$9 million globally, and Warner still lost more than US$1 million."

Everyone in the industry knew that Warner had falsified its accounts, but Zhang Yuanjun didn’t mean that LeTV had also falsified its accounts. Of course, it wouldn’t be Zhang Yuanjun’s business if LeTV actually tampered with its accounts later.

The reporter asked him: "Then why do you think "Never End" did not do well at the domestic box office?"

"This subject matter is still not adapted to the domestic climate. Our overseas results are acceptable." As the leading actor, Zhang Yuanjun will not admit that the domestic box office failure has something to do with him.Because there cannot be double standards, Zhang Yuanjun is a street monster in China. If "Never End" sells more than 1 million US dollars globally, does this achievement count as Zhang Yuanjun's fault?

Zhang Yuanjun did not forget to tell reporters: "When I originally purchased the film, the film producer warned me of the risks."

This was really not Zhang Yuanjun’s nonsense. Even the Z Studio staff who sold the film thought the price offered by LeTV was outrageously high. They indeed warned the risk in good faith, but LeTV didn’t care at all.

After Zhang Yuanjun's words were reported, it became a "sinister attempt at LeTV for ignoring the risks. Zhang Yuanjun: No actor has the appeal!"

"Zhang Yuanjun: "Never Ending" is just acclimatized."

LeTV did not respond in a low-key manner, and Zhang Yuanjun was still busy with work every day.

(End of this chapter)