During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 527 Liu Shishi takes off Dameiyuan's bad habit new project

At the end of March, several movies were released to take advantage of the Qingming Festival.

But the most popular ones in the circle are "The Witch" and "The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel".

The former is a female-led action movie written by Wei Jin, directed by 4 million action director Lin Chaoxian, and starring Liu Shishi, one of the four new actresses.

Just by looking at the content of the script, you can tell that "The Witch" is competing against "Lucy", which produced Jing Tian, ​​the first female protagonist in China to earn 4 million yuan, and sold well all over the world.

Both the production industry and the audience fans are looking forward to it.

Although the director Guan Hu of the latter does not have much appeal, the three main actors are all powerful, and it is known as "three movie kings in one play", which is full of gimmicks.

Especially since Huang Bai has had several hit dramas in a row and is currently very popular.

People in the industry also want to know whether this mediocre Golden Horse Award winner’s ability to carry the box office is really not picky about the script and production team.

Cinema chains are also very optimistic about these two films, with the former's average screening rate on the first day exceeding 24%, and the latter's reaching 22%.

This is very rare in the current environment where imported films are rampant.

Of course, whether this schedule can be maintained in the future depends on the performance on the first day of release.

Liu Shishi was very concerned about her first film and worked diligently with the crew in the theater roadshow and promotion.

After coming out of the Wanda IMAX Cinema in Beijing, Liu Shishi, accompanied by her assistant Xiaotao, got into the nanny car and immediately took out her mobile phone to check the movie's attendance.

When Liu Shishi saw that the average attendance rate for the midnight and morning shows was as high as 60%, she finally felt relieved.

"I hope I can live up to my brother's script this time."

After mumbling to herself for a while, Liu Shishi closed her eyes to rest. There were still a lot of road shows to come.
Shortly after the early morning of the 30th, the news on major portals was updated.

"The box office of "The Witch" on its first day of release was 2860 million, ranking first on the day. It's a great start!"

"Lin Chaoxian's action scenes are still exciting, and Liu Shishi's first commercial production performance is good"

"The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel" grossed 2026 million on the first day, ranking second. Huang Bai became a panacea for the box office."

"Hollywood blockbuster Oz the Great and Powerful earned 1386 million on its first day, ranking third"

"The Qingming Festival is highly competitive, but domestic films are moving forward against the trend"

Compared to the original version of "The Witch", Wei Jin's version has deleted a lot of restricted scenes in order to pass the review.

But the clean and neat fighting style, and the violent aesthetic of fighting evil with evil, still make the audience feel excited.

Therefore, "The Witch" has a very good reputation, with an Impression.net score of 8.2, which is almost rare in action movies.

Reviews from fans are mostly positive.

X10969: "From the opening, I could vaguely guess that it was about biochemical transformation. The first half laid the groundwork, and the second half gradually got better. It was very imaginative, and the action was quite exciting. I recommend it!"

Iron-Blooded Ultraman Tiga: "It's pretentious, but it's pretty."

Xiao Suiyun: "To be honest, the build-up at the beginning was a bit long, but the invincible scenes and action scenes at the end were really awesome."

Meng Jingsongxueluohongchen: "Liu Shishi's acting is pretty good. She managed to get such a crazy role. Thumbs up."

Nowhere to Pick Up Money: "Lin Chaoxian's action scenes are really amazing, the counter-killing scenes are so cool, I think they are not inferior to Lucy."

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Looking at the first day’s results and online reviews, Liu Shishi felt all the fatigue from the roadshow gone and she was filled with fighting spirit.

Even though it was only the first day of the show, Liu Shishi knew that she was about to take off.

Then, as if she remembered something, a blush appeared on the girl's delicate face, and she took out a set of black silk translucent pajamas from the suitcase.

After changing, Liu Shishi bit her red lips and posed in a pose that she thought was very seductive. She took a photo and sent it out.
Wei Jin had of course seen Liu Shishi's silk pajamas photo, but it was noon in North America and he was in the delivery room with Da Meiyuan and her child.

Although she said she was accompanying him, in fact she was just being ordered around by Da Meiyuan. After all, her son spent most of his time sleeping in the rocking crib.

Although private hospitals have everything, Da Meiyu seems to like the feeling of being carefully cared for and looked after.

At this moment, while her son is sleeping, Da Meiyuan is watching "Longling Mystery Cave" on the tablet while enjoying Wei Jin's feeding.

Perhaps it was because "The Lost Tomb" had achieved a viewership rating of over 4, which brought benefits to Shanghai TV and Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV, so the two TV stations have joined forces again this time to get the show at a price of up to 330 million per episode.

The online copyright is still owned by Tudou, with the price of each episode being 120 million.

Don't think it's expensive. With the entry of capital, actors' pay is getting higher and higher. Even though Shanhe Media mostly uses its own artists, the price of a single episode of a TV series is mostly maintained at a production cost of 150 million per episode.

Taking into account the publicity and production period, the price is not outrageous.

In fact, if the number of episodes of "Longling Mystery Cave" was not too small, only 24 episodes, the price offered by the TV station would be even higher.

Of course, with the brand of Shanhe Media and the huge fan base of the original novel, the ratings of "Longling Mystery Cave" did not disappoint the two TV stations.

The ratings for the first broadcast directly exceeded 2, ranking first in the same period, surpassing several TV series such as "Late Summer Sunshine", "Happy Noodles", "Temptation in the Clouds", and "Beauty's Rival in Palace 2".

As the plot progresses, the ratings of "Longling Mystery Cave" have been rising steadily. After only one week on the air, the peak ratings have reached 3.37, and the audience share has exceeded 15%.

This is absolutely rare in today's TV drama market and can be called a hit.

It is said that the TV drama production department has urged the screenwriter department to produce the remaining series of "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

What made Wei Jin speechless was that Da Meiyuan had a bad habit of watching TV. She kept pulling him to complain about the plot and was making a lot of noise. She didn't act like a goddess at all.

"Sister Yuanyuan, please keep your voice down, or our son will be woken up."

Da Meiyuan's eyes narrowed and her mouth curled up: "Oh, now that I have a son, I am not important anymore, right? You also want to criticize me for watching a drama?"

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Wei Jin was speechless. What was going on? But before he could say anything, Da Meiyuan started to chase him away.

"Alright, alright, my son is sleeping soundly. Go out and let Mengying come watch it with me. Really, we are not allowed to talk while watching the drama. It's not fun at all."

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Well, a woman who is in confinement after childbirth is not to be messed with, so Wei Jin quickly asked Huang Mengying to come over.

However, Da Meiyu's habit of complaining while watching TV gave him some inspiration, and he immediately sent a voice message to Wang Wei.

"Mr. Wang, I think there are some areas on our website that can be optimized, such as..."

As word of mouth spread over the weekend, The Witch hit new highs, closing in at 3680 million on Saturday and 3520 million on Sunday.

After three days of its first weekend, the box office of "The Witch" directly exceeded the 100 million yuan mark.

Although this result is much inferior to "Seattle" and "Left Ear", it still shocked the industry.

Judging from the current trend, there is almost no suspense that "The Witch" will break 3 million at the box office. There is also a great chance of breaking 4 million, and even 5 million is not completely impossible.

As a listed company, Golden Harvest has previously announced the production cost of "The Witch". Even including publicity and promotion, it is less than 5000 million.

This means that Jiahe will earn at least tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars from this wave. It's fucking crazy.

But what is even more surprising is the play "The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel".

The audience doesn't know, but everyone in the circle knows that these so-called three movie kings acting on the same stage is just a gimmick made up by Guan Hu, and even the filming set is concentrated on only one stage.

The total production cost of the film was less than 1500 million, but after three days, the box office had exceeded 8000 million, directly recovering the cost and making a profit.

People in the industry are jokingly saying that whoever gets Huangbai will get the world.

Even though it was just a joke, it also proves that Huang Bai's appeal among domestic male actors is unique.

At the same time, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", which was postponed for 20 days, was finally taken off the screen, and media reports began to flood the screen.

"Stephen Chow's film Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons was successfully released, with a total box office of 13.45 billion yuan, unfortunately losing to The Thieves, and ranked third on the Chinese film box office list."

"In the mainland market, movie investors can get about 5.5 million yuan in box office revenue alone. Shanhe Media will enjoy % of the share and will be the biggest beneficiary!"

"Zhou Xingxing made over 0 million yuan in profit with zero risk, and frankly said that the cooperation with Shanhe Media was very pleasant"

The movie is a big hit, so a celebration party is inevitable. Shanhe Media’s invitations have been sent to major companies in the industry.

Looking at the bright red invitation, Wang Zhongjun felt very unhappy. If he had been more generous at the beginning, the 60% share would have belonged to Huayi.

This profit alone completely covered the losses of all the movies made last year. What a pity.

"Zhong Lei, let's go to the celebration banquet together. By the way, call Xiao Gang back and have a good talk with Zhou Xingxing."

Wang Zhonglei, who was smoking a cigar on the sofa, was stunned: "Brother, isn't this too much of a favor? His efficiency is not high, and with Zhou Xingxing's personality, even if he makes a lot of money with Wei Jin, he will still ask for the price next time."

Wang Zhongjun sighed: "Zhong Lei, no matter how efficient he is, do you think there will be fewer companies that go to collude with him this time? If we don't go, the previous relationship will be completely severed."

Wang Zhonglei understood his brother's concerns. With Chen Guofu's departure, the only director Huayi could hire was Feng Dapao.

Although Zhou Xingxing is greedy for money, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" has indeed proved his appeal in the industry. As long as he can help Huayi make money, who cares what he has done in the past?

Compared with other companies in the industry, Huayi at least protected him in the first place. Under the same conditions, Zhou Xingxing would not completely ignore him.

"Okay, I'll inform Xiaogang right away."

The celebration banquet for "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was so grand that an entire floor of the Royal Hotel was booked out.

It was not that Chen Zhiming wanted to be extravagant, but he received a notice from Han Sanping saying that many leaders of the General Administration would participate.

In Lao Han's words, this is a model of co-production between the two places and should be promoted as a banner.

In this case, the scene certainly cannot be shabby.

Yang Mi, one of the four young actresses, also attended the event. Looking around, it was quite lively.

Almost all second-tier and above actors in the circle were present, and there were also quite a few third-tier actors whose names could not be remembered, who were also brought by their agencies to show up.

Small companies, large companies, and different circles have clear boundaries.

Yang Mi and Zeng Jia are like fish in water in such occasions, especially after they have set up their studio and now have many connections.

However, looking at Zhou Xingxing, who is at the center and surrounded by a number of leading companies in the industry, such as Fiber Optic, Huayi, Wanda, Bona, and Star Media, Yang Mi couldn't help but sigh that only when you can bring benefits to capitalists can you be respected.

Obviously, not all of these people came here because of Shanhe Media's reputation. Most of them are thinking about how to cooperate with Zhou Xingxing next time.

Yang Mi cannot get into the circle of core bosses, but she can still chat with many small and medium-sized production companies.

However, she noticed that the actors and actresses from the crew of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" were also busy showing off their faces.

Although Huang Bo is not the male lead, he has been very popular recently. He is the center of the crew and is surrounded by many production companies.

And the four young students who were always arrogant in the media reports were now nodding and bowing from time to time.

"Tsk tsk, you are quite good at judging people by their appearance."

Even though she was secretly complaining in her heart, it did not affect Yang Mi at all as she continued to smile and contact resources in the circle.

Most of the guests who came to support the event today came with the idea of ​​cooperating with Stephen Chow, but no one expected that the usually inefficient Stephen Chow would be completely different this time.

When asked by reporters about his plans for new films, Stephen Chow admitted that his next film is already on the agenda.

“In fact, when I was filming Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons and in post-production, I thought carefully about the new film, and now I have two directions:
One is the sequel to Journey to the West, and the other is an inspiration I came up with by chance. Although there is no complete script yet, I estimate that this time it won’t take too long, and the project should be approved and filmed within 1-2 years.”

All the production companies in the audience had shining eyes.

Although the domestic film market is becoming increasingly prosperous, there are still only a few projects that make money.

Whether it is the sequel to the big IP "Journey to the West" or Stephen Chow's new project, they can be regarded as the top resources in the industry and should not be missed!
Star beauty Tan Hong immediately said: "Director Zhou's new project, if you need support, just let me know."

Wang Zhongjun was not to be outdone: "Director Zhou, Huayi is an old partner and we will definitely give our full support."

"Same with Bernard."

"Director Zhou, Fiber Optic is also looking forward to the cooperation."

Many other production companies also spoke up in agreement, but Stephen Chow still remembered that this was a celebration party for "Journey to the West" and did not talk about more. He just said that when the project started, he would invite everyone to cooperate.

After the celebration banquet, the news was released immediately. Movie fans and actors in the industry were all looking forward to it.

After all, if Stephen Chow himself doesn’t star in his movies, his ability to promote others is still quite strong.

Just like this time's article, Huang Bo, Luo Zixiang, and even those actresses, they all left a deep impression on people.

However, Chen Zhiming was not very happy and took time out to report to Wei Jin, saying that Zhou Xingxing was not considerate enough and did not communicate such matters in advance.

Wei Jin was not surprised at all about this. Zhou Xingxing is a money-oriented person, otherwise he would not have left Huayi and joined Shanhe Media.

As for his new movie, Shanhe Media will cooperate if possible. If not, it doesn’t really matter if it makes that movie.

(End of this chapter)