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Chapter 306 The Victory Has Been Determined
Lan Yingzhu and Jiang Quan had already returned home from the theater at this time, and the splendor of "Dragon Inn" was beyond expectations.

Even though Lan Yingzhu is not a professional film critic, after watching the whole movie, even she, who is not interested in movies on weekdays, can watch it safely, and she has a feeling that she still has more to say, not to mention other movies in the same theater. The audience raved about the film in awe and praise.

However, no matter what, the movie has already been released, and all they can do now is to wait patiently and trust Wang Jing, a great director, to control the movie and the audience.

The next day, major entertainment media made various evaluations and analyzes of the two films.

Huaxia Film Weekly wrote, ""Dragon Inn" is like a peerless swordsman, full of Jianghu flavor from the beginning to the end. Although the whole film does not have specific kung fu moves, every action scene is like a sword. The battlefield is ordinary, the killing is fierce and shocking, the masters of Dongchang are fierce and ruthless, and Zhou Huai'an and his party risk their lives. The whole thing seems to revolve around the safety of the two children, but in fact it is a confrontation between good and evil. However, without the preaching and writing of the old-school martial arts in the past, Ning Sheng used fierce words and sharp swords to let people experience the joy and hatred of the rivers and lakes! Ning Sheng, who started his career as a director with classic martial arts TV dramas, used This film has proved my ability to control the big screen, the previous "On the Journey" and the current "Dragon Inn", two films, two genres, two styles, the name of genius, really lives up to its reputation!"

The Kyoto Entertainment News wrote on the film page, "Ning Sheng's genius radiance, let us see the emergence of a classic work, "Dragon Inn" from the characters to the plot, from the acting skills of the small characters to the wild dramas of the movie kings and queens, is everywhere. Surprise, so that every audience who buys tickets will never regret it! Another movie "Tianlong: Tianshan Child Elder" was released at the same time. It seems that Director Wang Jing only cares about special effects and forgets that the most important thing in the movie itself is the plot and characters itself!"

The Modu Film Review gave a clear score to the two films. ""Dragon Inn" has created a textbook-style classic film for Chinese martial arts movies. The new martial arts that started from Ningcheng's martial arts TV dramas has finally spoken in Ning Sheng's hands, and has made a difference for new and old martial arts. A direct distinction, this is a masterpiece that can score 9 points, of which 8 points are for the quality of the film itself, and 7 point is for the influence of "Dragon Inn" on martial arts movies! As for the other "Tianlong: Tianshan Child Elder", A product of Wang Jing's combination of western and eastern movies is worthy of encouragement, but it is the opposite of Ning Sheng's "Dragon Inn". It gives you a negative example and lets you understand that martial arts and Western culture are two different things, especially It’s because “Star Wars” and “Martial Arts” are incompatible! Seeing as a negative demonstration for everyone, I give it 6 points, of which [-] points are for the acting skills of the leading actor Zhang Guorong and the other three beauties!”

In the afternoon of the second day, last night's movie box office statistics were released!
The two newly released martial arts films undoubtedly won the top two places in the rankings. "Dragon Inn" received more than 3256 million box office in 5000 theaters, and won the single-day box office champion. "Won a box office of more than 3875 million in 4000 theaters, followed closely by the second place.

The rest are old films, and the third place is Liu Jialiang's old-school martial arts film "Eagle Claw Kungfu" with 5000 million in a single day, and a cumulative total of more than 6 million in four weeks.It seems to be quite good compared with previous results, but in the time when movies with over one billion dollars appear frequently, this old-school martial arts movie can't be said to be lost, but it can't make much money.

The release of the two films made many martial arts fans cheer. Although the word-of-mouth of "Tianlong: Tianshan Child Elder" is slowly declining, there are still many people who buy tickets for the film's leading actors, especially many online fans. Viewers who watched it left a message:
""The Child Elder of Tianlong Mountain" is a martial arts movie with a typical style. Liu Jialing looks so otherworldly, but has a great aura. The scene of Liu Jialing and Gong Li singing and dancing together is unforgettable. They played the piano and sang together, and the picture is so beautiful that it can be called an eternal classic."

It is precisely because the lineup of Liu Jialing and Gong Li is strong enough, and the pictures are super eye-catching. The scene of the two recognized beauties singing wine as a song and playing the piano has become a beautiful classic picture. Many viewers, especially fans of the two goddesses, They simply bought tickets to enter the arena just to see them!

A day passes by in the blink of an eye, and a new week is here. With its high reputation, in the past week, "Dragon Inn" unceremoniously won the weekly box office championship with two days of box office results, with a cumulative box office of [-] million and [-] million !

The frontal competitor "Tianlong: Tianshan Child Elder" has accumulated 9000 million in two days, and its score on Douban has dropped below 8 points to 7.8 points. Although "brother" and the two goddesses, as well as Zhang Ming's There are a lot of fans, but for a film with an investment of [-] million, it is obvious that the power of fans alone cannot support such a masterpiece. For the majority of movie fans, the first factor in deciding whether to buy tickets or not is Is the movie worth everyone's money, is it worth letting everyone sit in the theater for more than an hour without regretting it!

Some film critics and editors are also commenting on several films on the two box office charts, ""Dragon Inn" is undoubtedly the first masterpiece in the Spring Festival file that has a double harvest at the box office. Ning Chen, a young director, is the first time to control the box office. With such a large production, such a high-level work can be produced. It can be seen that talent is still very important for making movies, and "Tianlong: Tianshan Child Elder" who was in the same period as him was sadly beaten head-on It’s down, but it’s a good thing for director Wang Jing, let him wake up, remind him that no matter how good the previous performance is, it’s the past tense, and what the future works will be, we still have to rely on our own hard work!”--Zhou Feng "Huaxia Daily".

"As a new director, Ning Sheng, "Dragon Inn" is undoubtedly a good work. As Wang Jing, a successful commercial director who has made many blockbuster films, "Tianlong: Child Elder in Tianshan Mountain" is more like a nonsensical joke!" ——Yang Fei "Northwest Daily".

"Many people say that it is worth buying a ticket to "Tianlong: Tianshan Child Elder" just to watch the two goddesses Liu Jialing and Gong Li drinking and singing. Isn't the gold inlaid jade and Qiu Moyan in "Dragon Inn" more worth watching? Is it? After all, the plot of "Dragon Inn" is more like a complete story, rather than a short MV directed by Wang Jing!" - Leng Feng "Nanfang Daily".

""Dragon Inn" not only has swords and rivers and lakes fighting, but also wonderful emotions, whether it is the hot and straightforward emotions of gold inlaid with jade, or Qiu Moyan's tacit but tacit attachment with a smile, it is enough to make people feel emotional. Long aftertaste!" - Feng Yu "Entertainment Weekly".

"Welcome back to Shanghai Entertainment Express. At the beginning of the Spring Festival, the genius Ning Sheng swept the whole country with "Dragon Inn", and with a box office gap of 3000 million, he beat Wang Jing's "Tianlong: Tianshan Child Elder" ", won the championship in the first week. This well-received and well-received martial arts blockbuster has been called a monument of China's new martial arts films by domestic film critics and martial arts directors and screenwriters. Many martial arts film directors have learned a lot from it." Magic While making hand movements, the host of Du TV Station continued, "By the way, Ning Sheng will bring the leading actors of "Dragon Inn" to Shanghai for promotion today. We have foreign reporters also going to interview. Now, please Let's take a look at the report from the scene!"

Under the flashing lights, Ning Cheng and his group walked out of the airport one after another with the help of the airport security. Apart from dozens of media outlets, there were also thousands of movie fans who came to cheer for the idol "Manshen" "Sister", "Ahui" and "Ning Cheng" in the picture, they hold various signs full of slogans, Ning Cheng smiled and waved as they walked through the crowd without stopping at the airport.

In the evening they will participate in a talk show to promote the movie, and there will be various other announcements afterwards. In order to improve the box office performance as much as possible, Ning Sheng is also one of the rare people who actively participates in various promotional activities. Wherever the identity goes, the welcome is no less than that of the actor and actress around him.

The second week passed quickly, and "Dragon Inn" continued to dominate the box office charts, breaking the highest single-week box office record for a martial arts film with a single-week score of 12 billion. "Swordsman Ruthless Sword" has maintained the highest box office of Chinese martial arts films (15 billion domestically), and "Dragon Inn" has also achieved a record-breaking global overseas performance of 14 million box office in two weeks and nine days, and even more consecutively in Japan and South Korea. Breaking local box office records!
It is only a few days away from the global box office record of 20 billion held by "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword".

Now there is no doubt that "Dragon Inn" will become the latest box office champion of Chinese historical martial arts films, but everyone is still guessing at the final box office figure.

And "Tianlongzhitianshan Child Elder" scored 15 million in the second five, and the box office accumulated nearly [-] million in two weeks, which is not good, but there is still a chance for the [-] billion capital preservation.

Ning Sheng has also become the youngest director in Chinese film history with a box office of over one billion, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for anyone to break this record for a long time.

"Ning Sheng is a talented director with a lot of ideas. Although he looks very young, he is definitely a rare master among directors in terms of understanding of movies and controlling the plot. This time, he will cooperate with director Ning Sheng. , for me, it was a great experience, and I hope there will be more cooperation opportunities in the future!" actor Leung Ka Fai said in an interview.

"When we met for the first time, Ning Cheng looked like a quiet little boy, and he gave me a very good impression. Later in the cooperation, it also proved that although Director Ning is young, although he sometimes talks less, he can When working, he is absolutely serious, even a bit perfectionist. If you can't do what he imagined, he will make you do it again and again, hahaha——but now that I think about it, the same as Ning Sheng Cooperation is indeed a very pleasant experience, like going on a trip, or going out for a picnic with friends, it’s a very interesting feeling!” Lin Qingxia described her views on Ning Sheng in this way when she was promoting Treasure Island.

Zhang Manyu confided his views on Ning Sheng during Xiangjiang's publicity, "Ning Sheng was a very talented boy in my heart from the very beginning. , I just want to try to transform, and I did encounter some problems during the filming process. The crew once delayed the filming progress for almost half a month because of me, but fortunately, Ning Sheng is not the kind of cursing director. He and other colleagues Together, help me overcome problems, analyze characters, and tell about the script. For this successful transition, I am most grateful to Ning Cheng. By the way, both Lin Qingxia and I have recognized Ning Sheng as our younger brother. Please take care of me in the future. , hehehe——"

When Ning Sheng and the others were publicizing across the country, Wang Jing and his crew were not idle either. Although the media rated "Tianlong: Tianshan Child Elder" lower than "Dragon Inn", low word-of-mouth does not necessarily mean poor box office. Previously, poor word-of-mouth It was a mess, and the box office turned out to be very good, but nothing happened.

Although the audience's eagerness for movies and the exaggerated star effect at that time are different from the past, but for Wang Jing, whose reputation is not as good as that of "Dragon Inn", they can fight hard now. A fight is the popularity of stars.

Therefore, Wang Jing took Liu Jialing and Gong Li, as well as Zhang Ming and "Brother" to run around for publicity, and finally kept the third week's results from plummeting.

However, because the new blockbuster Feng Director's urban comedy "Mobile Phone" was released in 3956 theaters across the country, the box office rankings this week were even more intense.

Relying on its good reputation and genre advantages of martial arts films, "Dragon Inn" continued to win three consecutive championships, ranking first with 11 billion in a single week and 26 billion in three weeks.The overseas box office has reached 30 million in total.The total global box office has exceeded 34 billion, reaching [-] billion!

Ranked second is Wang Jing's "Tianlong: Tianshan Child Elder", with a single five-day total of 3000 million and a cumulative score of 13 billion in three weeks, it is within sight of the 3000 billion breakeven!However, the score on Douban has dropped to 15 points.

Director Feng's "Mobile Phone" took the third place with a score of 8000 million, but it has a good reputation. It scored 8.4 points on Douban in the first week, but martial arts films have always been the most popular genre in China. Director Feng's comedy Most of the time, it is the type of slow water and long flow.

However, it is foreseeable that the runner-up position of Wang Jing's "Tianlong: Tianshan Child Elder" next week will definitely be lost!And in the new week, Li Lianlian's new film "The End of the Dragon" will be released, and the competition on the list will be even fiercer!
However, when the fourth week of the film's release began, the crew of "Dragon Inn" had already finished the promotional characters, and after confirming that they could win the bet with Lan Yingzhu, Ning Sheng was lazy and directly disbanded the promotional team, and went home to wait for the movie. Take it off the shelf, and reap the fruits of victory!

(End of this chapter)