During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 498: Breaking the Record and Nominating Again I Don't Like It
Perhaps it was the boost from the theaters’ extremely high screening schedule, or perhaps it was the golden reputation that Wei Jin has established over the years in the industry, or perhaps it was the blessing brought by the creative team’s crazy roadshow.

Even during the working days, the box office of "Gravity" is still performing wildly.

On the fourth day of release, it closed at 8580 million;
At this point, the box office of "Gravity" has reached 4.21 million, once again breaking the record of 3 million set by "Transformers 4" in 4.2 days.

People in the industry have a hunch that this record will most likely not be broken for a long time.

You know, although the construction of domestic cinema chains has expanded a lot, the upper limit of a single day's box office is estimated to be around 100 million yuan.

Previously, "Gravity" raked in 1.25 million yuan in box office revenue in a single day, almost draining the entire market.

In order to break this record, it is necessary to occupy about 9% of the market share for four consecutive days during the popular period.

This is really too difficult.

At this moment, all eyes, inside and outside the circle, were focused on Wei Jin.

Countless discussions and reviews about the movie popped up like mushrooms after rain.

The headlines of various entertainment portals, as well as domestic film and television review variety shows, all mention Wei Jin's name.

Even Zhang Yimou looked amazed when he was interviewed by the media.

"Director Wei's film has brought great surprises to the audience and given us filmmakers a lot to think about. From a commercial perspective alone, it should be the best film of the year.

The average daily box office is over 100 million, which is really shocking, but it also shows from the side that the domestic film market environment is getting better and better, and the spring of the film industry has arrived."

Guo Fan, a die-hard sci-fi fan and executive director of "Gravity", was also interviewed on the set of "Time Traveler".

"When Director Wei's film was released, I had a feeling that it would create an unparalleled and amazing achievement, and now it has come true. There are many interpretations of the film on the Internet, so I will not elaborate on them. The only thing I can say is that science fiction films are really helpful for the industry's infrastructure construction.

When we were shooting, our technical team could only use some foreign equipment and special effects software, but now we have grown a lot. I think this is why Director Wei insisted on shooting science fiction blockbusters."

As the center of the storm, Wei Jin was naturally the subject of crazy interviews by various media.

When participating in "Very Quiet Distance" in Shenzhen, Wei Jin was asked about his feelings about breaking the record.

"Honestly, I didn't expect the box office to do so well at first."

Wei Jin looked at the plump but intellectual host Li Jing and said sincerely.

"Oh? Director Wei, what was your earliest expectation?"

Wei Jin shrugged and spread his hands: "In fact, I think it can be better than Pacific Rim. Even if it succeeds, I can only say that the audience is too awesome, haha."

"Director Wei, do you have any plans for a science fiction film next?"

"Of course, but maybe we have to wait a few more years."

After finishing the promotion in Shenzhen, Wei Jin and his entourage continued on to the next stop without stopping.

And "Gravity" is also sweeping the entire film market with a swallowing force.

It broke 5 million in 5 days and 7 million in 6 days.

As of now, the movie has been released for a full week and the cumulative box office in the mainland has reached 6.52 million yuan.

The killing terrified colleagues in the industry.

Inside the office, Boss Yang looked expressionlessly at the data from the theater chain that Huo Wenxi handed over.

"Boss, The Banquet stopped at 6284 million. The single-day box office is only tens of thousands. I suggest that you just take it off the screen."

Huo Wenxi's heart was bleeding, but as someone close to her boss, she knew very well how much her boss cared about his reputation.

Rather than having a box office of 20,000 or 30,000 every day, being reported by the media, bringing shame to the industry, and being laughed at by those idiots in the Hong Kong circle, it would be better to take the initiative to withdraw the film and maintain dignity.

"Then download the picture. I will communicate with Qin Hong." Boss Yang nodded and agreed.

He recalled the 5 million yuan investment he had made with great enthusiasm. Unfortunately, not a single movie made any money. The movie "The Banquet" even suffered a direct loss of nearly 1 million yuan. It was so painful.

The key is that Yinghuang is a listed company, and "The Banquet" accounts for more than 7%. In the past two weeks, the stock market losses even exceeded the total investment in the film.

Thinking of this, Boss Yang looked up at Huo Wenxi.

"Mani, go talk to Shi Nansheng again. Even if you pay more for The Raid 2 and Cold War 2, you need to get a bigger share. Also, talk to Jiang Wen again. The share of One Step Away is too small."

Looking back at the investments over the years, only Wei Jin and Jiang Wen made Ying Huang make money, so Boss Yang had to start from these two aspects.

"Understood, Director Yang."

The voluntary withdrawal of "The Banquet" caused quite a stir in the industry.

After all, the movie has only been released for less than half a month, and the previous declining pattern is still vivid in our minds. I didn’t expect that they would admit defeat so voluntarily.

The producers saved their face, but Lu Chuan felt ashamed and spoke directly to the media:

"I will not yield to a despicable act of suppression and smearing. In the future, I will come back stronger with even better works!"

No one in the circle paid any attention to Lu Chuan's words. Even netizens were too lazy to confront him. After all, arguing with such a shameless person would only lower one's own status.

But many people were sighing, wondering why Qin Lan fell in love with him?

Compared to "The Banquet" which was eliminated early, "1942" is still holding on thanks to its reputation, but the situation is not optimistic.

It took two weeks for the movie to reach 2.2 million yuan at the box office, but its single-day box office has fallen below 500 million yuan, and its subsequent potential is also limited.

The industry believes that the final box office performance of "3" will basically not reach the threshold of the million tiered profit sharing.

At this point, looking back at Huayi's original behavior of betraying the distribution alliance in exchange for a tiered profit-sharing contract, it seems extremely funny and ridiculous.

However, Huayi Brothers was very decisive and has shifted all its promotional resources to "Chinese Zodiac" and "Private Tailor".

I have to say that when it comes to comedy, Feng Dapao's appeal is indeed very strong.

The script of "Private Tailor" has not been completed yet, and the news has only been released for a few days, but Huayi's stock price has stabilized.

However, for the movie "1942" alone, losses are already a foregone conclusion.

As of now, the Lunar New Year holiday season is not even halfway through, but two blockbusters have already failed, and countless low-budget domestic films have already been reduced to ashes.

The only film with impressive data is Li An's "Life of Pi"

Although due to Han Sanping's interference, the movie was released a few days earlier and did not catch up with the hot New Year's Day box office.

But it is precisely this subtle adjustment that has brought "Life of Pi" a lot of benefits.

It has been released for more than three weeks and the box office has reached 5.7 million yuan.

Although the single-day box office is only two or three million, the possibility of breaking 6 million is very small, but the performance of more than 9000 million US dollars is enough to prove the level of director Li Anda. Just when "Gravity" was killing it everywhere and the Chinese New Year box office was a bloodbath, several news from across the ocean once again caused a sensation in the industry.

"On the morning of the 13th, local time in North America, the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Aida Takla O'Reilly, along with actors Jessica Abar, Megan Fox and Ed Helms, read out the nominations for the 70th Golden Globe Awards for Film and Television."

"Life of Pi" has received three nominations for Best Original Score, Best Director, and Best Feature Film
The Chinese sci-fi blockbuster "Gravity", which has been performing wildly in the global market recently, received two nominations for Best Original Score and Best Director.
The mainland film "1942", which competed for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, unfortunately lost and has little hope of winning the Oscar."

As the news came out, it was like a hurricane passing through, instantly sweeping the entire entertainment industry.

Domestic media and major portals reported on various hot topics, which caused a stir.

Since Li An was abroad doing public relations for the Oscars and could not be interviewed by the media, he turned his attention to Wei Jin and Feng Dapao in China.

Feng Dapao finally got a spot in the Oscar competition, but he didn't even win the Golden Globe Award. He was in a very bad mood, but when facing the reporters, he still had to show the aura of a great director.

"Every time I try to win an award, it's like gambling. This doesn't mean that 1942 is bad, it just means that I'm unlucky."

Many people in the circle admit that what Feng Dapao said makes sense. The reputation of "1942" is indeed not bad. It can only be said that it is not the fault of the war.

During the roadshow in Hunan Province, Wei Jin was also asked about this matter by the media.

"Well, I'm very happy to be nominated. I hope I can get two more trophies. Of course, if not, that's fine too, haha."

The reporter who asked the question couldn't help but twitch his lips. Should I say you are confident or calm?

But think about it, Wei Jin had already won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director 6 years ago, so maybe he really doesn't care.

"Director Wei, what do you think about Gravity breaking many records for Chinese-language films?"

“Thank you for the love from the audience.”

Unlike the Golden Globe Awards, Wei Jin was very obsessed with the box office this time, so he was very humble: "Without the support of the audience, the box office of the movie would not have performed so well. Thank you again."

"Director Wei, do you have any plans for your next movie?"

"Ok?"

Wei Jin looked carefully at the reporter who asked the question. Could it be that he was possessed by Old Han? "Big Shot" hasn't even been released yet, and he's already urging for an update?

Facing Wei Jin's surprised look, the reporter felt a little embarrassed.

"Director Wei, I'm a fan of yours, so I'm quite concerned."

Well, Wei Jin can pamper the fans, so he replied with a cheerful face: "Right now, I am mainly doing publicity work. I will go to North America early next year to shoot my award-winning film."

The last stop of this promotion was for Wei Jin to appear on Mango TV's "Happy Camp".

When it is broadcast, it will coincide with the release time of several other movies, which can also increase the popularity.

In the familiar backstage, Wei Jin met his old friend Teacher He and other members of the Happy Family.

"Wei Jin, you haven't been here for many years."

Because of their collaboration on "Running Man", Teacher He and Wei Jin were already very familiar with each other, so he gave Wei Jin a hug as soon as he came up.

"Haha, there's nothing I can do. I can't be used for general publicity."

This wave of Versailles left Teacher He speechless, and he then looked at Zeng Li and Cheng Long.

"Brother, Li Zi, long time no see, thank you for your hard work along the way."

"It's been a long time since we last met. I'm sorry to bother Teacher He this time."

Zeng Li had been here before when she was filming "Painted Skin" and "My Love from the Star". She was no stranger to Teacher He and smiled back.

"Oh, no trouble, just come over here, we are the best combination, the ratings for this episode will definitely be high."

"Haha, if that's the case, I'll have to ask your station leader to add some more notice fees."

Cheng Long laughed and interjected that although he seldom appeared on variety shows, he had been here in 04 to promote "The Myth" and in 10 to promote "Little Big Soldier", and was very familiar with the Happy Family.

"Okay, I'll write a report later, and it will definitely satisfy Big Brother, haha."

After some greetings, the program began recording.

I have to say that after so many years, "Happy Camp" has made some progress, but only a little.

After all, the routine of indoor variety shows is here, and it all depends on the jokes of a few MCs to support it.

However, in terms of fan culture, KaiXin Family has done a really good job, especially in Hunan Province, where they have a large number of die-hard fans.

Coupled with the collaboration with Mango TV's own variety shows such as "Super Girl" and "Happy Boy", it can barely maintain a good ratings and remain firmly in the TOP 20 list of variety shows.

However, as various TV stations opened up new avenues for variety shows, "Happy Camp" was inevitably affected and no longer had the dominant position it once had.

After the recording of the program was completed, Cheng Long rushed back to Beijing first because the premiere of "The Chinese Zodiac" was imminent.

Wei Jin and Zeng Li stayed here and attended the dinner hosted by the senior management of Mango TV.

After all, for so long, the cooperation between the two parties has been very pleasant, whether in TV dramas or variety shows.

The place we are dining tonight is a private restaurant. In addition to Director Ouyang and two deputy directors, there are also the person in charge of Tianyu and some of its artists.

Of course, Mr. He, the top host of Mango TV, and the new pillar Wang Han were also there.

The atmosphere at the banquet was very lively. The person in charge of Tianyu brought their artists to toast frequently, but Wei Jin was not very interested.

"Xiao Jin, you don't seem to have a good impression of Tianyu?"

Back at the hotel, the beautiful lady, who had just had a little drink, blushed slightly and asked curiously.

"Huh? Is it that obvious?"

Wei Jin held the beauty's slender but very tactile waist, feeling a little surprised.

He thought that his temper was not very good, but he basically behaved well in official occasions. Even if he didn't like something, he kept it in his heart. He didn't expect that Zeng Li could see through it.

“It’s not obvious, but I can feel it.”

"Does this count as an old married couple, with a mutual understanding?"

With a smile on his face, Wei Jin hugged the beauty and sat her on the sofa. After taking a deep sniff at her proud ravine, he continued to answer:
“I really don’t like them very much”

"why?"

(End of this chapter)