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Chapter 220 Victory in the First Battle
Before the Christmas season, the publicity on the Internet was like "Enter the Dragon", "Shadow" is the dragon, and "The Thirteenth Son of South China Sea" is the tiger.

After the premiere, similarly, media audiences and filmmakers basically only paid attention to these two movies.

However, the treatment of the two is completely different.

Let me first talk about the opening results of the two films on Douban.

"Shadow" 7.4 points

"Thirteen Langs of the South China Sea" 8.8 points

The former means there is still room for decline, while the latter means there is still an upward trend.

In terms of audience evaluation, Pei Wen's works were praised in seconds.

"I feel that the shadow is useless except that the picture can be used as wallpaper. The entire film is a film that Pei Wen shot to satisfy his own desire for setting and composition."

"Has Pei Wen regressed to this point? The God of War Zhang Cang defends a city with the Guan Dao. To seize the city, he must destroy the Zhang family's sword skills. I might as well listen to the storytelling...especially why the leader Zhang Cang's weapon is Guan Swords, all the weapons of my soldiers are Daguandao! The Guandao fights against the Tuoluo Iron Umbrella, which is an epic battle. I really did a big project on my toes tonight."

"The movie's depiction of politics is at a kindergarten level. The ink-and-wash painting style is good, but Fu Hua Dao makes people feel uncomfortable, and what makes people even more uncomfortable is the pale lines. How about we write a better script next time?"

"Is this the movie I've been looking forward to for so long? I was happy for more than a month after seeing this style in the trailer. I thought it was an exquisite meal, but then you served me Wallace? It's not that I can't eat it, but it's not good for my stomach. It’s a brand new challenge. I’ll give it a seven points. The attempt at ink painting style is still worthy of recognition.”

The above are all excerpts of relatively civilized comments. The uncivilized ones directly say that Pei Wen engages in Orientalism, using ink gowns and transparent screens to fool people in the eyes of Westerners. This kind of formatted Oriental aesthetics.

Again, "Shadow" is definitely a movie above the passing mark. After all, it was carefully produced by Pei Wen.

But the corresponding announcement gave the audience too high expectations.

The audience's expectation was at least an eight-point movie, and a small number of them expected a nine-point movie. But what you got on the table was a seven-point movie.

And Nanhai Thirteenth's comments are full of praises. We didn't read too much, so we just selected five representative ones.

=Bad boy=: "Maybe my movie viewing is too low. Based on my limited movie viewing, the ceiling of male star performance is Huang Baiyou who plays Jiang Yuyun. Yu Mo is really a dog. I also agree very much. If I sign up for Europe Among the top three, the probability of winning the Best Actor is infinitely close to [-]%."

The name has no words: "I entered Rem in the second half. It made me cry. I remembered a very cruel sentence the teacher said. I didn't understand it before, but now I understand it. The misfortune of the artist is the blessing of art."

Guardian of the Law: "I want to prove that articles are valuable! This movie can be said to be a love letter to screenwriters. Let me make a wild comment. Didn't artificial intelligence cause a Hollywood screenwriters' strike this year? What if this movie was made into an American version? Then it’s released, and the writers’ strike can solve half of it.”

Jue's human affairs: "My heart's tears shadow my daughter's fragrance, where will the swallow return to find the remaining Tang Dynasty, and the red silk ribbons will cross the cold river in the snow at night. The idiot is the Thirteenth Prince. Cantonese opera fans born in the [-]s are filled with emotions when they see this play. The screenwriter It’s hard work, and the subtitles of the stage play I read earlier is [Can Tang], and one of Jiang Yuli’s plays mentioned in these few sentences is "Five Dynasties of the Tang Dynasty."

Jue's human affairs: "Sorry, it's me, I'm a little excited. Let me tell you one more thing. Dare to love, dare to hate, and be a lover. I am so proud that I wasted half my life. I really can't imagine that someone can actually play the role of Thirteenth Lang. [Qian Don’t ever think that you are a genius. A true genius has only two endings, one is to die early, the other is to go crazy and end in tragedy, because geniuses will never compromise with the world], Huang Baiyou is the white phoenix of the snow mountain!"

All the positive reviews have ID numbers, and the selected negative reviews have no names, because if Pei Wen sees them, how can they be investigated?
Obviously, this worry is not unnecessary. Pei Wen himself will also pay attention to the evaluation of the work on the Internet, and will also search for it. The gap between the two makes him silent.

"Is Lao Pei okay?" The butler Lao Tu was very concerned about Pei Wen's physical condition. After all, he was the studio's only cash cow.

Pei Wen said: "How was the box office?"

"The box office was very good, 3.7 million on the first day." Lao Tu said.

Hearing this, Pei Wen's expression improved slightly, and the box office of 15 billion on the first day seemed very safe.

"Where's that?" Pei Wen asked.

"2.8 million." Lao Tu said, "Huang Baiyou's box office appeal is not weak. In addition, Yu Mo and others are very insidious. They waited until they won five best actors to reveal it. The combined publicity allowed them to have this box office."

"Don't worry, the movie depends on its stamina." Lao Tu thought to himself, Pei Wen must hold on, this is where to go, the first wave of audience feedback is just, and the second wave of comparisons after watching both movies The party, and then there are professional film critics, self-media, film and television practitioners, etc.

"No matter what, the movie box office must exceed 15 billion." Pei Wen said.

"No problem. In addition to Jinyi Cinemas, other cinemas such as Wanda, Dadi, Star America, Pacific, and New Movies Alliance have already reached an agreement. The first week's film schedule can be maintained at more than 40.00%, and the film schedule of "Thirteen Heroes of the South China Sea" can be Pressed below 20.00% five." Lao Tu said.

Being able to influence theater film schedules is the real trump card!

"Very good." Pei Wen nodded. It doesn't mean that high-quality movies mean higher box office. What's more, he doesn't think that the quality of his movies is worse than Nanhai.

“Master Xiang and I told him to work harder and hold more road shows,” Pei Wen said.

As mentioned before, Yuan Xiangshi is currently one of the actors with the highest box office appeal in China, with a T0 level.

"Ask Xiao Chi to come along and clean up his face to prepare for the next movie." Pei Wen is already preparing for his next film.

For other directors, when their films are released, the management will judge whether to invest based on the box office performance, but Pei Wen does not need it. He has no shortage of investment, so he can promote three films at the same time.

"Xiao Chi probably won't be able to appear in public for the time being..." Lao Tu hesitated.Peiwen asked, "What stupid thing did he do?"

"He said he was under great pressure and hit his head against the wall, which made him bruised and bruised, making him uncomfortable to see others," Lao Tu said.

"Does he know what he is doing? Face is the life of an actor. Do you still want to be a big star?" Pei Wen said, "As for pressure, what kind of pressure can there be? Many stars have no way to bear this kind of pressure."

"Forget it, let him rest for a day, and then let the stylist give him a hat look." Pei Wen arranged.

It's unbelievable that Chi Chang was allowed to rest for a day, his conscience found out!Lao Tu thought so in his heart.

"Who do you think is better in acting between Huang Baiyou and Chi Chang?" Pei Wen asked suddenly, because he had seen some comments just now.

Abyss Watcher: "Before watching it, I didn't understand why it was possible to win five Best Actors. After watching it, I wanted to ask why. In addition, the Busan Film Festival and Tokyo Film Festival don't give awards? There is no Best Actor Award at the Busan Film Festival. Don't you know how to set one up? ?Pei Wen is old and has bad eyesight. Replacing Huang Baiyou with Chi Chang is the most serious mistake he has made in his directorial career."

Big fat pig? : "After watching Huang Baiyou's The Thirteenth Lang of the South China Sea, I couldn't get away from the movie for a long time. I sighed for Jiang Yuliu. But watching Chi Chang's performance of Tzuyu and Jingzhou, I won't talk about Jingzhou. What is Tzuyu? Where is your magnanimity and your courage as the governor? What a wonderful role played by Chi Chang as an incompetent and furious cuckold."

No matter whether Lao Tu has seen similar comments from netizens, Lao Tu is not stupid. Anyone with a normal IQ knows the answer.

……

The Shadow side was under great pressure, but the Thirteenth Lang side won the first battle.

Christmas season, movie box office rankings.

1. "Shadow" scored 3.7 on the first day, 2.1 on the next day, and 5.8 in total
2. "Thirteen Langs of the South China Sea" 2.8 on the first day, 2.5 on the second day, and 5.3 cumulatively
3. "Kingdom of Clouds" 1.4 on the first day, 1.1 on the second day, and 2.5 cumulatively
……

Unit ([-] million yuan).

Huang Baiyou, Yu Mo, Zhang Du, Wu Lifeng and other main creative staff are holding a celebration banquet.

"Teacher Huang, you are my only god. With a box office of 10 million in two days, if you calculate it this way, you can get more than [-] billion?!" Wu Lifeng, the gambling dog, was elated. This directly reached the pinnacle of his life.

"Hey, it's only one billion. Be brave. The market predicts a box office of 12-15 billion." Zhang Duye's face was full of glory. His role as Tang Disheng has become a representative figure.

"We have a chance to surpass Shadow!"

Suddenly a male voice sounded, and everyone turned to look. The speaker was director Yu Mo. He used to be the most conservative about box office, but now he has the loudest tone.

""Shadow" has an investment of [-] million yuan, and it should not be less than [-] million yuan including the cost of publicity and distribution, while our movie is only a few dollars." Yu Mo said, "If we are small and big, if we succeed, our His name will be left in film history!"

This made Governor Zhang and others excited, saying that it might not be possible.

After Yu Mo's Chicken Soup, he arranged a very rigorous road show.The next week may be one city per day, and we will first visit the first-tier cities.

However, everyone who had just drank the chicken soup did not complain at all and accepted it with high spirits.

Huang Baiyou looked at Yu Mo. The Internet felt that Yu Mo was timid and didn't have the confidence to apply for the top three universities in Europe.

But Yu Mo's character is not just a coward. Think about it at the beginning, this guy was planning to use the bald head and the teacher's lines as a gimmick in the reshoots.

So his true character is that he doesn't touch it at all if he thinks there is no chance, and he will do his best to pounce on it if there is a chance.

It's quite strange that this kind of character would help his ex-girlfriend take care of the child. Huang Baiyou had a little doubt in his heart. During the filming, Ma Qing sent the child to the crew to stay for a few days.

"The movie is a big hit, so prepare red envelopes." Huang Baiyou said with a smile.

The producer, who had almost no sense of presence, immediately said, "Don't worry, the boss has said that the number of red envelopes will definitely satisfy you!"

This was a very popular statement, and everyone was elated for a while.

"Brother Qin, the king of the Christmas schedule, this title can be used." Wu Xiaoxiao couldn't get the red envelope, so she cared more about other things.

"For now, it's okay." Tan Xing nodded.

"Hahaha." Wu Xiaoxiao was happy and wanted to eat more tonight.

The celebration banquet is also a big meal, with box office success, and the producers are willing to spend money.

"I want to thank Pei Wen. "The Thirteen Langs of the South China Sea" is based on Pei Wen's fame. He wanted to use Bai You to praise Chi Chang, but now the publicity is back." Qin Xing's mouth was full of sarcasm, " Because of Pei Wen, at least it created 30.00% more box office for us."

He read the reviews with his mobile phone. He watched both movies for comparison. They were quite exciting.

(End of this chapter)