During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 287: Sweeping the National Day Festival and aiming at Venice

After the premiere, the media quickly reported the news.

"The premiere of the sci-fi romance film "Passengers", the masterpiece of Oscar-winning director Wei Jin, has ended. The special effects are stunning. Don't miss it!"

“‘Passengers’, the first domestically produced science fiction blockbuster, makes a shocking debut!”

"The lineup of luxurious guest appearances is the best in the industry."

"New actor Naza makes her screen debut and is stunningly beautiful!"

"The great director Wei Jin has made a bold statement and has a box office target of one billion!"

At the same time, most of the more than a thousand invited fans also left ratings and comments on Impression.com.

"Wei and Jin's science fiction films will not disappoint, the scenes are so shocking"

"I heard that this time it was all produced domestically. I never expected that the domestic film industry has developed to this point. We must support it!"

"Gao Yuanyuan is really beautiful. I want to marry her as my wife."

"Taking away the young lady from the Western Region, our ancestors' aesthetics are really advanced."

Reading the comments on the Internet, Gao Yuanyuan looked very satisfied. This is her first major production.

"Sister Yuanyuan, it's time for us to take a bath."

Wei Jin suddenly leaned into Gao Yuanyuan's ear and breathed softly.

The heat from her earlobes made Gao Yuanyuan feel itchy all over. This was her most sensitive place.

"There's really nothing I can do against you, stinky brother."

Soon Da Meiyuan took off her dress and stepped into the bathtub with Wei Jin.

“It’s so uncomfortable”

In the huge bathtub, Gao Yuanyuan nestled comfortably in Wei Jin's arms, pointing her finger at the man's chest.

"Xiao Jin, do you think our movie can really hit a box office of one billion?"

The dense water vapor made Gao Yuanyuan's face blush, which was really full of temptation.

"Sister Yuanyuan, it's hard to say this. I can only say that there is hope."

Wei Jin played with the beauty's softness and soaked his whole body in the hot water, not to mention enjoying it more.

"But Sister Yuanyuan, we had a guarantee of 500 million before. You know I like to bet. If the amount exceeds 500 million this time, shouldn't you express your gratitude?"

"What tricks do you want to play again? Little rascal."

Gao Yuanyuan's tone was a bit joking, she held the man's magic weapon in one hand and started playing with it.

"Let's play some new games, how about role-playing with designated identities?"

This game must be promoted in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, so when the time is right, it might be possible to fly the four palaces in the southeast, northwest and northwest together.

Hearing this, Gao Yuanyuan understood how the game was played almost immediately. She still didn't know what the man's intention was, and she punched Wei Jin's chest with her pink fist in embarrassment.

"You will know how to abuse people in one day."

Gently grabbing Gao Yuanyuan's wrist, Wei Jin looked at her affectionately.

"Sister Yuanyuan, it's too late for me to love you so much, so how could I do this to you?"

After saying that, Wei Jin kissed the beauty's lips. Gao Yuanyuan did not resist, but opened her teeth lightly to welcome the visitor.

After a few minutes of wet kissing and soaking in hot water in the bathtub, Gao Yuanyuan was out of breath and exhausted.

"Sister Yuanyuan, if you don't like it, forget it. You know, I hope you will be happy every day."

"Xiao Jin, stop talking, love me"
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The time has come to the 30th. As of now, there is really no one who can compete in the film market.

As a literary film, "The Hawthorn Tree" has basically reached its end of its potential. It took in 1.3 million at the box office after two weeks of release.

Compared with the production cost of 7000 million, it is undoubtedly difficult to recover the money at the box office.

But for Lao Mouzi's literary films, the copyright price alone has already paid off, and there is even a slight surplus. No matter how big the box office is, it is pure profit.

"Sword Rain" is really miserable. It seems that it is difficult for pure martial arts movies to survive.

This movie had an investment of 1400 million US dollars, close to 550 million, but the box office on the first day was only 400 million, and the box office on the second day dropped to less than million.

As for the overseas box office, the producers are too embarrassed to announce that Wu Baige has completely lost his aura as a great director.

As for "Fist of Fury", just a week after its release, it has already fallen into disrepair.

Under this situation, all the major theater chains have tacitly agreed to give "Passengers" a very high film schedule. Sunward Cinema and Wanda Cinema have a 70% scheduling rate. Even several theaters under China Film Group have also given More than 55% of the scheduled films were released.

This treatment is almost as good as "Earthquake".

There is no way, the National Day schedule is such a big one, and the theaters can't give up and just point to the release of "Passengers" to make a fortune.

Gao Yuanyuan really has a dream of one billion in her heart, and she posted three Weibo posts in succession.

"Please support "Passengers", thank you."

The content is simple and direct, and the pictures are also casual, including various selfies of afternoon tea and reading.

It’s funny, Gao Yuanyuan has quite a lot of male fans, so her Weibo posts are all the same:

"Yuanyuan, leave Wei Jin. He is not worthy of you."

On the last day before the festival, Teacher Cao finally decided on the role of "The Tuner".

Looking at the list of fixed roles in his hand, Wei Jin had to admire him.

"Teacher Cao, Niu, I'm afraid they won't be able to say anything about your casting, haha."

In this audition, Wei Jin happened to be leading the crew to promote it, so he didn't get involved.

"I have to consider the quality of the movie. The acting skills of those of the younger generation are really hard to describe."

As if remembering the situation during the audition, Teacher Cao had a complicated expression on his face.

"That's the truth. Then Teacher Cao, just follow this list."

There are a total of four male characters and three female characters in this drama. There are slightly more roles, one male and two female characters, one female and two female characters, all of whom are from Nortel.

The male lead, the "blind" tuner, Zhang Songwen, and the second male lead, the police chief, Jiang Wu.

The female protagonist is the wife of a has-been celebrity, Jiang Qinqin; the second female protagonist is the male protagonist’s girlfriend, Kan Qingzi.

The rest of the supporting cast are all veteran actors, with the has-been star Huang Lei making a cameo appearance, black market doctor Guo Xiaodong, black market driver Zhou Yiwei, and old lady Wu Yanzhu.

"When does Teacher Cao plan to turn on the machine?"

"It has been decided with the creator, October 10th."

"Row."
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When I came to Zeng Li's side in the evening, Gao Yuanyuan was already playing with Dudu.

Wei Jin held Dudu in his arms and teased him. The child under one year old was really cute.

Gao Yuanyuan took the initiative to chat about the release of "Passengers".

"The attendance rate announced on Impression.com is very good, almost as good as "Earthquake"."

Having said this, Gao Yuanyuan took the initiative to take the laptop and let Wei Jin see the photos of the crowds in major flagship theaters captured by the media.

Then I opened Yinyin.com and pulled out the ratings and reviews.

"And the word-of-mouth reviews online are very good, 7.6 points." Speaking of this, Sister Yuanyuan's face was full of excitement. She knew that this meant that the movie's box office would definitely not be bad.

"Then just stay up tonight and wait to see our results."

Wei Jin and Gao Yuanyuan are not the only ones waiting to see the data from "Passengers".

Investors such as China Film, Wangda, and Optical Fiber are no exception. Large companies such as Huayi and Berner are also watching. They also want to know what kind of results the last single seedling in the National Day stalls can achieve.

Just after early morning, the first-day data came out, 4620 million.

Seeing this data, Gao Yuanyuan jumped with excitement, she knew what it meant.

Although it is not as good as the first-day box office of "The Martian", this is only the data on the 30th. The single-day box office during the National Day holiday will probably be higher.

"Xiao Jin, look at this, I really have a chance, haha"

"Xiao Jin, Yuanyuan, congratulations to you."

With a smile on his face, Wei Jin put his arms around the two ladies and suggested:

"Madams, let's celebrate tonight."
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Just when Wei Jin and the two beauties were having a dramatic change, the headlines of major portal websites had already been replaced by the first-day box office data of "Passengers", and the click-through rate soared.

"With 4620 million on the first day, "Passengers" is unstoppable!"

"If the box office continues today, it will be no surprise that Director Wei Jin regains the box office championship. Could it be that Director Feng's record can only be maintained for two months?"

Looking at the data on the Internet, Han Sanping smiled crookedly and ordered his secretary to increase publicity efforts.

So the next day, the number of drafts of "Passengers" increased instantly.

Qiao Zhenyu, Gao Yuanyuan and other main creative staff also posted on Weibo one after another, and accepted interviews from reporters.

Gein and the others knew that this time "Passengers" was really likely to create new history.

"Mr. Zhang, the box office of "Hawthorn Tree" plummeted yesterday, and it was already less than two million in a single day."

Zhang Weiping listened to the secretary's report with a look of helplessness on his face. After all, it was an art film and there was no way to confront him head-on.

"Forget it, I've already made money anyway, and I can still make more money during the National Day. By the way, what do they say about the characters in "Thirteen Hairpins"?"

For this film, 150 acres of land will be built in Jinling, and the cost will be high. Zhang Weiping naturally has to consider the issue of repayment. Fortunately, there are many female characters in the film, so there is a lot of room for maneuver.

"Two of them have opened to 5 million."

"Well, don't be in a hurry to answer them. The sponsor must show sincerity when applauding people, haha."

Hearing this, Zhang Weiping showed a smile on his face. Even if he plays four characters, he will earn at least 12 million. The film will be launched in mid-December, and he can continue to tinker with it. Maybe the price will be higher.

"That's what Mr. Zhang said."
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Even Wei Jin himself did not expect that the day after the movie was released, which was National Day, the daily box office would be so strong.

"On the first day of the National Day holiday, the box office of "Passengers" reached 5900 million, setting a new single-day box office record!"

“‘Passengers’ took in 1.05 million at the box office in two days of release!”

The film industry is completely in a frenzy. It has exceeded 10 million in two days. With the domination of the schedule, is it possible that Wei Jin's prediction of billion will come true again?

".It is not so much the prediction of Wei and Jin, but it is better to say that domestic films have entered the era of high box office."

Mark said to Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun that as a mature producer, he has a thorough research on the market.

"It doesn't make sense. This year, there will be "Earthquake" first, and then "Passengers." Even if the box office of the former is watered down, it still has a level of 4 to 5 billion. This at least shows that the capacity of the film market has expanded a lot."

Jiang Wen pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement, while Zhou Yun on the side was a little surprised.

"So, our "Let the Bullets Fly" can also enjoy this bonus?"

As his wife, Zhou Yun knew how much effort Jiang Wen had put into this film, and he really could no longer afford the price of failure.

"That's about right. Even if Lao Jiang's film has a certain viewing threshold, it's still conceivable to have a box office of 5 million."

Jiang Wen also nodded. He felt that based on the current situation of the film market, this goal was reasonable, at least he would not lose money.
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The siphon effect in the film market has appeared. During the National Day, the audience was attracted by "Passengers".

No. 2, 5480 million, No. 3, 5420 million, the domestic box office in four days was 4 million, which is terrifying.

At the same time, box office receipts from all over the world were collected from all directions.

The box office of Xiangjiang in the first weekend was 1800 million, that of Wanwan was 2900 million, that of South Korea was US$600 million, that of Japan was US$800 million, and that of North America was US$3800 million.
"Passengers" grossed US$1.06 million at the global box office during its first four-day weekend, topping the global weekly box office list!
This result is undoubtedly much inferior to the original "The Martian", but everyone can understand that after all, the National Day schedule is exclusive to the domestic market and is not a popular schedule for the global market.

For a time, the media was already excited, regardless of the crazy reports of working overtime during the holidays:
"The overseas performance of "Passengers" is gratifying, and the rise of domestic science fiction blockbusters is unstoppable!"

"'Passengers' topped the global weekly box office. Facts have proved that science fiction films are the key to going global!"

Looking at the media reports, Wang Zhonglei was a little moved.

"Brother, do we really not consider making a science fiction blockbuster? What the media said is not unreasonable."

Although "Passengers" is still in theaters, looking at the momentum, the results are definitely not bad. Coupled with the high profits brought by the previous "The Martian", Wang Zhonglei is quite jealous.

His company had a lot of cash, so he thought he could do something about it.

"I hit the mark. This achievement cannot be replicated by others."

Wang Zhongjun is not jealous, but he knows very well that let alone Huayi, there is no other director in China with such global appeal as Wei Jin.

Not to mention other things, just having Hollywood stars and big names to help with the platform is not a treatment that any company in the country can enjoy.

"In addition, the relationship between Summit Entertainment and Wei Jin is probably not as simple as strategic cooperation. I suspect this guy holds shares."

Wang Zhonglei opened his eyes wide when he heard this, but he seemed to remember the unreasonable situation all the time, and nodded slowly.

"It's very possible."
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The National Day holiday is over in an instant, and "Passengers" dominates the movie market.

"In 8 days of release, Wei Jin's film "Passengers" grossed 4.36 million, sweeping the National Day schedule!"

"Director Wei Jin has regained the domestic film box office record that was lost two months ago. There is no suspense!"

""Hawthorn Tree" was released with a total box office of 1.54 million."

Calls from Han Sanping, Ye Ning, Wang Changtian and others came in one after another, and they were all smiling.

"Wei Jin, we are going to make a lot of money this time, haha."

Han Sanping's laughter on the phone was unabashed. Although the movie hasn't been released yet, looking at this trend, even if the overseas box office is not considered, it will definitely make a profit.

"Director Han, we have caught up with the good times for domestic films."

Wei Jin can maintain a normal mind. In the future, there will be an endless stream of movies with a box office of over 1 billion, but now this achievement is not worth mentioning.

"What you said is true, but others don't have this achievement. By the way, I saw your company's "Thirty-three Days of Love" at the General Administration. It is estimated that it will pass the review after the National Day, but boy, can you not let it go? Wouldn’t it be nice to make these little books a little more grand?”

When Wei Jin heard this, he wanted to laugh a little. Big scenes may not be as profitable as this one. Most likely, Old Hantou was unhappy because he didn't have the chance to get on the bus.

"Director Han, if it hadn't been for so many years for a large number of small and medium-cost productions in China to cultivate the audience's movie-watching habits, our blockbusters would have no room for survival."

"Okay, okay, I can't tell you, but when will the science fiction film you mentioned before be launched?"

"It's still early. This movie is not easy to make. I have to think about it."

The interview on the movie channel has been broadcast. Wei Jin's new film is not a secret in the industry. Many people have asked about it these days, but he has blocked them all.

"Okay, I'll wait for your news"

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin shook his head. Han Sanping was afraid that he would have to wait a long time this time.

Because before this science fiction film, he planned to make another award-winning film, aiming for the Venice Golden Lion.

It’s been almost two years since we captured the Golden Bear, and it’s time to launch a charge.
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