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Chapter 624 Failure, it is difficult to become popular

Wanda wants to become a Big Mac, but not everyone is happy to see it happen.

The failure of "Warcraft" at the North American box office is a doomed fact, and its reputation has collapsed. The current freshness rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website is only 26%, and the comprehensive media score on the Metacritic website is only 32 points, making it a bad movie rated by foreign media.

The box office in the first week was only 2436 million U.S. dollars, which was a direct hit.

With an investment of US$1.6 million, "Warcraft" is unable to make a comeback in North America.

Both Legendary Pictures and Wanda are thinking about using the Chinese market to avoid huge losses.

What is obvious is that the domestic announcement of "Warcraft" is better than before.

But the media is very disrespectful.

"North America is in the cold! The US media said that "Warcraft" swept the Chinese box office and shocked Hollywood!"

""Warcraft" failed in the United States. The domestic box office exceeded 1 billion in five days. Are Hollywood blockbusters too dependent on China?"

"The movie "Warcraft" failed at the box office in North America. China and the United States are facing a world of ice and fire, and there may be no hope of recovering the cost!"

A series of reports caused the domestic box office of "Warcraft" to drop to an average of more than 10 million per day after exceeding 4000 billion, showing a cliff-like downward trend.

There is no possibility of 20 billion in this posture.

Wanda Cinema Line’s Big Mac plan seems to be covered in a layer of haze.

Huayi.

On the long table, Ye Zhu, Wang Zhonglei, and Wang Zhongjun seemed to be discussing something.

"Director Wang, in this way, we will offer a minimum guarantee of 8 million for "Legend of the Gods". If it exceeds, we will not increase it."

Ye Zhu thought about it for a while and gave a figure that he was not optimistic about.

He is not very optimistic, but Wang Zhongjun seems to be very confident in "Legend of the Gods".

"Actually, I think calling 10 billion is safer."

Wang Zhonglei expressed his thoughts that many of the actors in "Legend of the Gods" are from Huayi. He felt that ten billion was not too much for this luxurious blockbuster.

"Let's go with Mr. Ye's idea, 8 million!"

Wang Zhongjun actually feels that his brother is right, but inviting Ye Zhu to come will naturally give him face, and Ye Zhu is also the top leader of Huayi Films
"Mr. Ye, don't you want to follow Tang De's "Escape"?"

Wang Zhonglei asked again, Cheng Long's movies are relatively safe at the box office. It has been proven over the years that the risks are not high.

"As far as I know, Hehe Pictures, Lianrui Pictures and Zhonglianhuameng for "Escape" have given a guarantee of 10 billion. I don't think it is necessary to follow this number."

Ye Zhu explained calmly.

"Well, that's it."

Wang Zhongjun directly made the final decision. The one-billion-guaranteed "Jedi Escape" was almost done, and the additional risks were too high.

At the same time, Wang Changtian, who had enjoyed the benefits of "Mermaid", was also discussing with Li Mu.

"Director Li, do you think these two movies have guaranteed value?"

"It's too high, Mr. Wang, it's not very interesting."

Li Mu shook his head. The guarantee was based on the cost-effectiveness of the price given. Among the two movies, "Escape" was silent, but with the current news in the industry, it would be a mistake to mention it any further.

As for "Legend of the Gods", I guess no one expected it to be so cheating.

"Okay, then listen to Director Li." Wang Changtian still believed in Li Mu's vision.

Recently, in addition to the Shanghai International Film Festival, which is occupying traffic in the industry, Wu Yifan, one of the four popular young men who returned to China, was also exposed to the scandal of hooking up, and the entire industry is in trouble.

The revelations come one after another.

First, an Internet celebrity named Xiao Gna posted chat records claiming that it was his girlfriend who was abandoned by him all the time. Then the team issued a statement to refute the rumors and deny the existence of such a number.

Then a large number of girls with similar faces from all over the world claimed to have slept with him, and one after another they revealed bed photos, audio recordings, photos and other evidence at the bottom of the box.

But they didn't expect that under the connection of countless evidence chains, fans analyzed the technical flow: the audios were all synthesized based on interviews.

This statement was immediately confirmed by a statement and a lawyer's letter issued by his team, saying that all the words Wu said in the audio have been found by fans, and come from "Very Quiet Distance", "Supergirl", "Ling'an Talks Hollywood", "Tian Tian Shang Shang" and "Challenge" "Professor Alliance" and conversations with managers and fans.
During this period, Wu Yifan did not forget to attend the Shanghai Film Festival, but he did not say a word during the trip. Instead, his fans kept persuading him:

"Come on, no matter what happens, we will always be here", "Go to rest early", "Don't be sad", "We only believe in you, we love you, be happy and support you to the end".

There were fans at the scene who were crying and holding banners reading "Everyone you are always here" in support.
This magical scene left everyone watching dumbfounded, and it seemed that the popularity was still very high.

On the other hand, another one of the four returning sons, Huang Zitao, suddenly burst into tears at the press conference.

“If you had the time to troll me online and scold my family, you could definitely live a better life.

I didn't violate the law by killing or setting fire, I was just living my life. I never feel like a star, it's just a job, artists are human beings too. "

The entire Shanghai Film Festival was buzzing with excitement and traffic.

"Open the door for outrageous motherfuckers, outrageous enough!"

"This public relations power is really strong!"

"Isn't that right? I heard that the PR has started asking people to delete posts."

At this time, in the imperial capital, Li Mu had just walked into the crew of "Xiu Chun Dao 2: Shura Battlefield" when he heard many people chatting and gossiping.

At this time, Lu Yang, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Zhang Zhen, Wan Qian and other actors were also sitting together and seemed to be having a very happy chat.

"Director Lu, Director Li is here."

Hearing the steward's shout, Lu Yang and others quickly stood up.

"Why, don't hurry up, isn't it going to be finished today?"

Li Mu smiled and patted several people on the shoulders. "Hey, the rest of the scenes have been filmed a long time ago. Director Lu said that the last scene will have to wait until the weather gets late before it will be interesting."

Zhang Yi said with a smile, "No, we were just chatting about some gossip. Director Li, if you know more, please tell us!"

"Let us, Director Lu, tell you, he knows a lot!"

Li Mu brought a chair, sat directly next to Lu Yang, and started chatting with everyone.

"I've told you everything I know. Besides, I've been filming for the past few months. How can I know more than Director Li?"

Lu Yang waved his hand.

"Hahaha, although Director Lu has been filming in the past few months, he has eaten and talked a lot!"

Zhang Yi made a stab at the right time.

Lei Jiayin and Wan Qian didn't dare to say too much at first, probably because of Li Mu's presence. Fortunately, they slowly started talking and everyone started chatting slowly.

Li Mu smiled. It seemed that the atmosphere on the set was not bad.

After a while, Lu Yang looked at the sky, stood up directly, and shouted:

"Let's get to work, we'll wrap it up as soon as we finish filming!"

"Look, Director Li is here. The boss of the producer will treat everyone to a big dinner later!"

Hearing Lu Yang's voice, everyone stood up with a smile.

Li Mu didn't say anything and watched the crew quickly start work.

Although the last shot could not be shot in one go, it was finally completed during the third shooting.

At the finals banquet that night, Li Mu's money gave everyone a promotion. He was originally here to support the finals today.

"The martial arts movie "Xiu Chun Dao 2" produced by Mengying Media and directed by Lu Yang has officially finished production."

The news quickly became a report, but it didn't attract much attention.

After all, it has just been completed and there is still a long time before it is released.

June of this year is indeed an exclusive period for Hollywood. Domestic films died miserably in this month.

"Warcraft" has been a little lonely due to word-of-mouth, and "Now Now 2" and "Independence Day 2 Return" are about to take over.

Li Mu recently saw posters of these two movies posted at some bus stops and roadsides while driving.

The posters are still the same old routine, especially for "Independence Day 2", where Yang Ying, the second female lead, was directly promoted as the first female lead.

It is obvious that Yang Ying's popularity has soared rapidly these days.

"'Independence Day 2' is making a comeback after 20 years, and Angelababy is actually the second female lead?"

"According to foreign media reports, Chinese actress Angelababy has officially signed a contract with United Talent Agency (UTA), which means that she will be seen in more Hollywood films or TV series in the future!"

UTA Agency is one of the five major agencies in Hollywood. Many Hollywood A-list stars are clients of UTA, including Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford, Millie Cyrus, as well as famous directors Coen Brothers, Christopher Nolan et al.

Previously, Binbin also signed a contract with UTA, a brokerage company, to expand his overseas acting career.

This news really excited fans.

"It's just a signing. Whether you have the ability or not is another matter."

"It's a good marriage, but just signing a contract is of little use. It's useless if you don't have resources."

People in the industry know very well that signing a contract is a contract, and you have to rely on yourself for resources. If you really think that resources will be given away after signing a contract, that is really overthinking.

"I feel like she has become more arrogant when attending events recently."

Shu Chang recently went on a road show and clearly felt this change. She couldn't help complaining, "Isn't it just a Hollywood movie? My nostrils are almost upturned. If she plays the leading female role, that's okay."

"I don't know what Huang Xiaoming likes about her."

Everyone in the industry can see clearly that Yang Ying's success was only possible because of Huang Xiaoming, a well-connected person in the industry. Otherwise, how could a low-level model easily get where she is today.

"Oh, your nostrils are upturned?"

Li Mu was also on the side and felt funny when he heard Shu Chang's description.

"A few days ago, I went to participate in an event. When I was about to leave, she came in and showed me to you."

Shu Chang also deliberately stood up, looked at the sky slightly, nostrils pointed upward, and walked forward quickly in small steps.
"You see, I didn't show the essence of my performance. The main reason is that I can't learn her moves, she's very good at twisting!"

Shu Chang felt very sorry for the flaws in his performance.

Liu Yifei, on the other hand, couldn't contain her laughter. She kept laughing in the hall and seemed to be about to burst into tears.

"Come on, don't smile like that when you see someone."

Li Mu slowly smoothed Liu Yifei's back.

"Pfft!" Liu Yifei raised her hand, "That's not possible, I still want to give face to Brother Xiao Ming."

Li Mu smiled. At this time, Yang Yingming's star expanded rapidly. Later, he would probably expand to the point where he thought he had obtained everything through his own strength.

At this moment.

Imperial Capital, Huang Xiaoming's Villa.

"In this industry, it is very difficult to stay popular. In the industry, you don't know who will be popular one day but not tomorrow. You may be a minor player today, but you will start to gain momentum tomorrow. Give people more respect and be more popular." Communicate with people.”

Huang Xiaoming said to Yang Yingshu in a serious tone at this moment, this is all due to his experience accumulated over the years, otherwise there would be no connections.
"I know, I know."

Yang Ying sneered inwardly, but when she saw Huang Xiaoming talking about it so seriously, she dealt with it and said it.

(End of this chapter)