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Chapter 541 Yang Yi’s box office myth shattered? (twenty two)

"I'm Not a Passerby" is scheduled to be released during the May Day holiday, and Liao Chunsheng did not choose to participate in the Spring Festival release.

The main reason is that he does not have enough self-confidence. "I Am Not a Passerby" does not have a luxurious cast, and it does not have an advantage in early publicity. It is obviously difficult to stand out from the Spring Festival show where big names gather, and Liao Chunsheng doesn't think so. "I'm Not a Passerby" can counterattack by relying on word of mouth.

It is still beneficial to schedule it during the May Day holiday. There are no blockbusters there, and there is still a chance for literary and dramatic films to emerge.

Of course, in addition to these reasons, there is another consideration for "I Am Not a Passerby" to avoid the Spring Festival stalls, and that is that "Buddha Plus" has already announced in advance that they will be on the Spring Festival stalls.

Although "Buddha Plus" is already a film produced by Zhiqiu Film and Television, it is still a work with Yang Yi's name on it, and the actors are also from the original cast. In addition, Zhiqiu Film and Television also worked very hard to use Yang Yi and the awards he won for his previous film "Big Buddha" as the focus of promotion.

Under this circumstance, "I'm Not a Passerby" and "Big Buddha Plus" met during the Spring Festival, resulting in a certain degree of internal fighting, which was a situation that neither party wanted to see.

Liao Chunsheng took the initiative to give up the competition for the Spring Festival period and seek a more stable May Day period.

Facts have proved that "I'm Not a Passerby" was a wise choice to avoid the Spring Festival release!

Although Yang Yi has no new movies released this Spring Festival, and there is a big shark missing from the fish pond, competition is still fierce this Spring Festival!

If we only count the performance of the Spring Festival period this month, the cumulative box office of this Spring Festival period has exceeded 6 billion, of which a total of seven movies have exceeded 100 million, three movies have exceeded 1 billion, and one movie has exceeded the 2 billion mark. !

The police film shot by the veteran Hong Kong director Ning Yude won the box office and reputation of Davis Double Tap with its exciting street gunfight scenes and soul-stirring brotherhood.

The performance of "Buddha Plus" during the Spring Festival was quite satisfactory. Its box office also exceeded 100 million, but it was the second to last among the seven movies that exceeded 100 million, with a total box office of only 180 million.

If we consider the cost, no one can laugh at Zhiqiu Film and Television. "Buddha Plus" must have made money!

The cost of shooting this movie is not high at all. Like "I'm Not a Passerby", it doesn't have any well-known actors. Even if the original cast of the short film is used and the salary is slightly increased, it is still relatively reasonable. category.

It is worth mentioning that when Zhiqiu Film and Television purchased the rights to the short film from Yang Yi, the agreement they negotiated was a cash plus box office split model.

In terms of cash, they paid Yang Yi a one-time fee of 8 million, and then divided the profits from the box office. When the time comes, Zhiqiu Pictures will still have to pay Yang Yi 70-30.

In other words, with a box office of 180 million and profit sharing of about 60 million, Yang Yi will be given 20 million in the end, and Zhiqiu Pictures will get 40 million.

After deducting Yang Yi's 8 million copyright fee and their cost of about 10 million for filming and post-production promotion (including the money Shi Yanqiu gave Kong Yaojie), Zhiqiu Pictures still has a profit of more than 20 million.

Speaking of losses, Zhiqiu Pictures definitely did not lose money, but it did not make a ridiculous amount of money, far from the level that the original "Space Exploration Editorial Department" exaggeratedly doubled.

However, the box office of 180 million is not only lower than the expectations of Zhiqiu Pictures, but also lower than the expectations of many self-media people and many film critics.

Therefore, although "Buddha Plus" has performed well commercially, there are still many cynicisms against Kong Yaojie on the Internet, and some people have even begun to badmouth Yang Yi.

"After all, Kong Yaojie still can't hold up the wall. It's in vain that Yang Yi gave him such a good script and Shi Yanqiu's trust in him." "Kong Yaojie is still suitable for playing niche literature and art in his comfort zone. It is impossible to expect him to be able to do his best both artistically and commercially!”

"I really don't understand why "Buddha Plus" wants to be released during the Spring Festival. During the entire Spring Festival, this movie has no sense of existence at all."

"If they hadn't tried so hard to capitalize on Yang Yi's popularity, I'm afraid "Buddha Plus" wouldn't have even reached the 100 million box office, right?"

""Buddha Plus" failed to replicate the miracle of "Space Exploration Editorial". Facts have proved that the ceiling set by "Space Exploration Editorial" for literary films is not so easy to touch, even with Yang Yi's script, Produced by Yang Yi.”

"Has Yang Yi's box office myth been shattered? "Buddha Plus" only has a box office of 180 million during the Spring Festival, and it is already ready to be released. Although this movie does not bear Yang Yi's name, I have seen it Everyone who made the short film "Big Buddha" knows that it is completely in the style of "Big Buddha". Kong Yaojie shot it according to Yang Yi's model!"

"For TV dramas like "Kurst" and "Dragon", although Yang Yi is not the director, they all said, including director Zang Shaobin, that Yang Yi would provide them with storyboards, and Yang Yi participated in almost all the shots. Shadow. Therefore, even if "Big Buddha Plus" was directed by Kong Yaojie, from the look of the movie, it is exactly the same as "Big Buddha". There is no problem saying that it was filmed by Yang Yi!"

"Yang Yi's previous movies often grossed billions in box office. "Buddha Plus" is his first movie with a box office of less than one billion, and the gap is very big!"

"I heard that Yang Yi is going to make a science fiction masterpiece with a production cost of 500 million. I feel really worried for him! "Buddha Plus" proves that even Yang Yi's golden name is not that easy to work with."

Of course, in the self-media accounts of the film and television industry, there are also many film critics who do not join in the fun and add insult to injury. They calmly analyzed the reasons why "Buddha Plus" did not perform so well at the box office.

"Firstly, "Buddha Plus" is a film signed by Yang Yi as the director; secondly, it is not produced by Mumu Film and Television; thirdly, during the promotion process, Yang Yi, the most important person, did not come forward to cheer for it, and the box office response was mediocre. It’s also reasonable.”

Not to mention Yang Yi, a walking traffic representative. He doesn't even go on road shows for his own movies, and naturally he won't come forward to promote other companies' movies.

But produced by Mumu Film and Television, this is indeed a golden brand that is no less famous than Yang Yi.

(Just like the happy twists in the early years) Netizens are already familiar with the title of Mumu Film and Television, and love all movies and TV series with this title.

"Big Buddha Plus" is the brand name of Zhiqiu Film and Television. Naturally, it lacks a very important attraction among the fans of Mumu Film and Television.

"In fact, "Big Buddha Plus" is still very good to watch. Compared with "Big Buddha", its plot is richer, it also has a thought-provoking new character, and it explains a more chilling ending. It can get With a rating of 8.5, you can also tell that this is a good movie of high quality. I have added it to my annual movie list and will watch it again and again in the future."

"But it is a pity that "Buddha Plus" is a movie adapted from a short film after all. The changes in the plot have no impact on its overall story structure. Many viewers are familiar with the plot of its short film and naturally buy movie tickets. The motivation to watch movies in theaters will be much different.”

"What's more, this is a literary and artistic film that profoundly reflects social reality. Unlike "Space Exploration Editorial", which is absurd and funny while also giving people warmth and hope, "Buddha Plus" is too heavy and dark. , in the end it is the tragedy of the little man being unable to resist authority.”

"The artistic quality of such a movie is far higher than its commercial quality. It can get close to 200 million yuan at the box office. I already think the results are very good. However, even if the box office of "Buddha Plus" is in the Spring Festival period, So what if it doesn’t rank on the list? This does not hinder the profoundness of this film’s ideas. It is destined to be recorded in film history as a masterpiece!”

(End of this chapter)