China Entertainment 1997

2019 is destined to be a year worth remembering in the Chinese film industry.

During the Spring Festival in February, "The Wandering Earth" had 6.1 billion, "Crazy Aliens" had 2.5 billion, and "Flying Life" had 1.5 billion.

"Avengers 4" was released in April. Hawkeye and Black Widow performed a peerless sadomasochism. She died and retreated. Iron Man, a mortal, equaled the gods and sacrificed heroically. The plot of the first major phase of the Marvel Universe ended. The whole movie brought tears to the eyes several times. Popular around the world.

The box office in the mainland alone was as high as 5.2 billion+, becoming the third movie in the mainland film market to exceed 5 billion.

Two 5 billion movies have already been released before the summer season. Countless people are exclaiming about this year's movie market, but this is not over yet.

When this year’s summer season arrived, it was even called the strongest summer season in history.

In June, Cao Xuan's "John Wick" series was released first. With its cool and smooth action and narrative style, the film was a great success.

The North American box office was 181 million US dollars, ranking among the top 15 in North America's annual rankings. The mainland box office was 2.7 billion+, and the cumulative global box office totaled 780 million US dollars, ranking second in the box office of Cao Xuan's personal Hollywood movies.

Ranking first is "Hawkeye 2," which was released last year and grossed more than $1.2 billion at the global box office.

Among the superhero solo movies in the past two years, it is second only to "Black Panther" supported by countless black brothers, and better than "Aquaman", "Joker", "Captain Marvel", "Deadpool 2", "Ant-Man 2" and "Venom".

Among them, Asia alone contributed more than 700 million US dollars. Marvel once wanted to launch "Hawkeye 3" and even considered resurrecting Black Widow. Unfortunately, Boss Cao and the widowed sister rejected it.

Marvel is shameless, the two of them don’t want to be criticized by fans...

Personally speaking, "Hawkeye 2" has the highest box office among individual movies, but the starring movie has to be the "Avengers" series, which has accumulated more than 8 billion US dollars.

Cao Xuan also officially became the billionaire actor in 2019, ranking alongside Hollywood super-big names such as Robert Downey Jr., Widow, Tom Cruise, Depp, and Selol Jackson (Director Fury).

In fact, if Cao Xuan was willing to participate in other Marvel movies, such as "Captain America", "Spider-Man", and "Thor", he would have reached the top years earlier.

However, Boss Cao didn't act, and even stopped making movies for a few years, so he had to wait for the collective explosion in the past two years before he reached the top in one fell swoop.

Cao Xuan ranks quite high among these tens of billion-dollar movie kings, and his gold content is very high.

At least a few of them rely solely on Marvel movies to make up their numbers. Cao Xuan, besides Marvel, has several successful movie series and works, and the performance of Chinese-language movies is also very impressive. Taken together, it is true that among these people It is the most stable.

But now that we have reached this level, there is no need to compete for superiority. At least Boss Cao has no intention of doing so.

If he was only concerned about the box office, it would be impossible for him to quit Marvel. For him with obsessive-compulsive disorder, if he successfully checks this level, he won't worry about the rest.

Although "John Wick"'s mainland box office of 2.7 billion+ is not as good as those super-phenomenal hits, as an action movie, such results are already outstanding, and Cao Xuan plays a major role in it.

In July, the animated movie "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" was released.

This film is the second independently produced film by Fox Animation, a well-known animation company in the industry.

Its last independently produced "Journey to the West: Return of the Great Sage" had a box office of over 1 billion, breaking the box office record for Chinese animation movies and giving Chinese animation a shot in the arm.

Chinese comics can make a lot of money. Since then, they have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, attracted a lot of capital investment, and activated and cultivated more practitioners and industry elites.

During this period, Fox Animation also participated in the production and investment of some animation movies, but the only independent production was "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World".

Many comic fans are looking forward to this movie, and it has even become a summer hit, which is very rare for an anime movie.

Prior to this, various parties estimated that the box office of this movie would exceed 1.5 billion, but when the movie was actually released, they knew what kind of monster they were waiting for.

The box office in the first week was 650 million, and the box office in the second week exceeded 2 billion+. The industry called it the animated version of "Wolf Warrior".

Everyone has thought about who is the third Chinese-language movie to exceed 5 billion?

Many people thought it was "I'm Not the God of Medicine" starring Cao Xuan, others guessed it was "My Motherland and Me" in the National Day release, and more people judged it to be "Detective Chinatown 3" in next year's Spring Festival release.

But everyone thought wrong, because no one expected that an anime movie would become so popular.

If the box office of "The Wandering Earth" exceeded 6.1 billion, taking advantage of the revitalization of domestic science fiction movies, and the box office of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" exceeded 5 billion, it was under the banner of revitalizing national comics.

Many people complained about Fanxing's marketing, but countless people still supported these two movies.

Because they see hope in it, they are willing to support and see such movies succeed...

This support continued until August, when "I'm Not the God of Medicine" starring Cao Xuan was released.

It is no exaggeration to say that this movie once reached the point of being withdrawn, not because of fear of others.

At this point, Fanxing and Cao Xuan were unstoppable. He could only hide from others, not himself.

The reason why I want to withdraw is because the audience spent too much in the first half of the year. Many people think that three 5 billion+ movies will greatly discourage some people from watching movies.

After all, many people have a limit on how much money they can spend to watch movies. Once or twice a year is enough, but four or five times will dissuade many people.

However, taking into account the audience's expectations and the unstoppable momentum at this time, after discussion, it was finally decided to stick to the original release schedule.

As a result, movie fans across the country happily ushered in another movie-watching frenzy.

Different from the previous times, "I'm Not the God of Medicine" has more realistic and social elements, and the movie is also thought-provoking, making many people cry in the theater.

Perhaps the box office of this movie is not as crazy as the previous ones, but the related discussion may even be the highest among several movies.

After the movie was released, it even promoted changes in related medical reform policies to a certain extent, and truly realized that the movie changed reality.

In the end, the box office of the movie "I'm Not the God of Medicine" unfortunately stopped at 4.2 billion.

It’s hard to say whether it was affected by the crazy summer schedule, but it’s understandable. Moreover, the subject matter and depth of this movie have a certain threshold, especially after word-of-mouth fermentation. Many people who don’t like to watch tragedies or empathize with it don’t want to watch it. Would like to go to the cinema.

Even so, the box office of 4.2 billion has given "I'm Not the God of Medicine" unlimited glory. With a super high score of 9.3 on Time.com, it is basically guaranteed to be the most popular movie of the year.

Afterwards, Cao Xuan and the crew of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" announced that 10% of the profits from the movie would be used to help care for some leukemia patients and terminally ill patients in need.

This was also discussed in advance by Cao Xuan and Mr. Lu Yong, the prototype of the movie.

Due to the needs of the plot of the movie, many of the male protagonist's early plots were adapted. In fact, his prototype Lu Yong did not make any money at all, and the movie treated him in a more or less derogatory way.

For this reason, Cao Xuan personally came to Mr. Lu to explain the situation and said that he would promote the movie for him after it was released to prove his innocence.

Mr. Lu understood the justice well and agreed to Cao Xuan's request after hesitation. However, he did not accept the compensation from the crew, but hoped that the crew would donate the money.

At that time, Mr. Lu and the crew agreed on a plan of 2 million yuan + an additional 300,000 yuan for every box office exceeding 100 million yuan.

Later, Cao Xuan learned that he decided to directly donate 5% of the film's total profits. Later, when the movie became a hit, it was increased to 10%.

If other investors in the film crew agreed, they would all contribute the money together. If they didn't agree, he would make up the money privately.

Because of this incident, Mr. Lu admired Cao Xuan very much. Even though the male protagonist of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" had some poor settings, he didn't say anything. Afterwards, he praised Boss Cao greatly in the interview and thought he was a kind-hearted person. people.

Whether Boss Cao is a kind person or not is a matter of public opinion. The billions of donations were not given in vain.

But Boss Cao is also a very capable person who makes money.

"The Wandering Earth", "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" and "I'm Not the God of Medicine" are one science fiction, one animation and one realism theme.

Each of these films has become a phenomenon-level hit, not only causing a movie-watching frenzy, but also having excellent word-of-mouth quality, and filling the gaps in some genres of Chinese-language films.

After the summer release, Cao Xuan and Fanxing's prestige in the film field and in the hearts of movie fans reached its peak.

Even the official media have come to the rescue, with the highest-rated ones even calling Fanxing “the conscience and backbone of Chinese cinema.”

This evaluation was extraordinary. At that time, it aroused various analyzes from many Zhihu influencers. Many people even asserted that this might be a deliberate attempt to build momentum and that Cao Xuan would become a representative of Chinese films.

Sure enough, in the subsequent election of the Film Association, Cao Xuan, who was only 44 years old, succeeded his teacher and was elected as the chairman of the 10th China Film Association.

To be honest, many people did not expect this result, including Cao Xuan himself.

Because he himself has greater influence in the Music Association, he has participated in some for a long time, and is the most valued in the Mesozoic Era. Although the Film Association is also the vice chairman, he was just a make-up in the early years. After his master took over, he participated in a lot of work. .

In the eyes of many people, Cao Xuan should take over in the Music Association, and even he himself thought so. He was just waiting for seniority, waiting for the older generation to retire, and then taking the position.

Within the Film Association, there have been rumors that Chen Daoming will take over, and various previous signs also indicate that this is indeed the case.

But I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because Cao Xuan and Fanxing have been so explosive in the past six months, or maybe Cao Xuan has made a lot of contributions to the Film Association in the past few years and has connections and strength.

Apart from other things, almost half of the vice-chairmen this time, Zhang Hanyu, Huang Bo, Cheng Long, Wu Jing, Chen Hanzhu, and Gao Yang (head of Fanxing Cinemas), are friends with Cao Xuan and are even his.

Cao Xuan dared to swear that he had never operated this matter. After all, his predecessor was his master, so he had to avoid some suspicion. Moreover, if he was really serious, he would not be able to get so many of his own people.

However, things that had not been filmed before the Spring Festival became a bit blurry after the Spring Festival. After the summer break, Cao Xuan was invited to talk with his superiors and was confirmed to be the leader of the Film Association.

After the official change of leadership, the outside world also expressed shock. But if you think about it carefully, it makes sense.

Although Chen has deep qualifications, his status, ability and achievements are far inferior to Cao Xuan. It is even ugly. At this point, Cao Xuan is already the actual number one person in Chinese films. He is not allowed to take the position and he is forced to find an old senior. There's no point in suppressing it.

On the other hand, as for the Musicians Association, although Cao Xuan is very good in the pop music scene, pop music only occupies a part of the composition of the Musicians Association, and it is not even an important position.

Cao Xuan was able to rise to the top because of his youth and international status. Within the association, there are still some people who can suppress him in terms of qualifications, achievements, and strength.

For example, those singers in the military may look inconspicuous, but their actual status is very transcendent. Cao Xuan is also embarrassed, not to mention that he has withdrawn from the music scene, which invisibly weakens himself.

Looking at it this way, Cao Xuan is indeed more suitable for the Film Association, and can directly take up the position.

It's just that the Music Association has suffered so much that the successors it has cultivated for many years have been forced into a corner. Many seniors in the association are so angry that they want to curse...

From the bottom of his heart, Boss Cao actually doesn’t want to take over this class, at least not at this time, because he knows better than anyone what the next three years will mean.

The entire Chinese film industry will usher in a cold winter!

Taking over at this time means that he has a heavier burden. Not only does he have to carry the stars through, but many situations in Chinese movies also require him to hold the tiller.

But if you ask Cao Xuan to back down at this time, it's not his character. He doesn't love power, but he doesn't want to lose this opportunity to bring Chinese movies to a smooth landing.

Having been in the industry for decades and being a leader for many years, many things have become his mission and responsibility.

So Boss Cao stood up, and even though he knew what the future would bring, he still insisted on promoting related projects.

"The Wandering Earth 2"

"Ghost blows out the lamp" series

"John Wick" series

The new mythological universe "The Classic of Mountains and Seas"

The main theme series of blockbusters, Cao Xuan personally served as the producer of "Meritorious Service", the first film "Literary and Martial Arts Li Yannian".

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Some of these projects will fight head-on in those three years to maintain the market and blood, while others will wait for the dawn to prepare for the recovery of the cold winter of film and television.

In times of crisis, we have the only responsibility!

Since there is no way to stop it, then face it calmly and do everything possible to minimize the loss.

In the second half of 2019, Cao Xuan didn't do much filming, but he was even busier than before. In his rare free time, he relied on eating melon to relieve his boredom.

Sister Zhiling is married!

Boss Cao vaguely recalled the charming posture of the other party when the big guys in the circle were fishing together. Although it was a bit sultry, the woman's femininity was indeed one of the strongest he had ever seen.

Wen Zhang and his wife broke up!

It's not surprising. The thorn in my heart can't be removed. It's only a matter of time before we break up. Even the Nishinomiya Empress didn't pay much attention to it.

Wu's handsome uncle has overturned!

He had a falling out with his good brother Dr. Zhai. In fact, this person's situation was not serious at first, but the key was that he was too harsh. In the end, the incident got out of control, and the authorities intervened, and the attempt to commit suicide was successful.

Hu Ge is in love!

No one outside this melon knows, and even there are only a few people inside Fanxing.

Boss Cao is very angry. In the last chapter, he vowed that all the artists in the stars are working hard for their careers, but now he is slapped in the face.

However, it is understandable. Hu Ge is almost 40 and has been the best man so many times. It is time to find a wife. Cao Xuan complains about it, but privately calls him to congratulate and wish him well. He only waits for getting married and having children to give him a big red envelope. …………