Chapter 668: One Hundred Million
"The enemy will not understand that the old ghost and the old gun are not a person, but a spirit, a kind of faith......"
"Woo woo woo ......"
In a movie theater in Hangzhou, the cast and crew scrolled on the screen, and the film was over.
Some of these viewers watched it for the first time, and some of them brushed it for the second time, all of them had red circles under their eyes, and they didn't move while sitting on the chairs. After a while, the door was suddenly pushed open, and the group walked into the theater.
"Whoa!"
"Zhang Manyu!
"Jiang Wen!"
"Gong Li!
The applause and cheers rang out in an instant, and it was the meeting of the crew of "The Wind".
"Okay, be quiet. ”
"Everyone, be quiet!"
The host said it several times before it gradually subsided, and said: "First of all, I want to explain that the crew just came from the Blue Whale, and the car broke down and was delayed for a while, so it was late, I hope you understand." ”
"It's okay!"
"Let's stay a little longer, then!"
"yes, stay a little longer!"
"Hahaha!"
The scene is hot, followed by self-introduction, the director plus the five superstars, plus Fu Biao and Xin Baiqing are all there, and Producer Xu is standing below to watch.
Since its release, he has led the main creator to run around, making the three Hong Kong people miserable.
Hong Kong is such a big place, why do you need a roadshow? But there is no way, what is written in the contract must cooperate with the publicity.
In fact, they are both painful and happy, and they have experienced a very fresh, mainland audience's enthusiasm and love for themselves. Everywhere he went, he was overwhelmed with cheers, which made the two veteran actors who had debuted for more than ten years excited.
When it came to the interactive session, a girl in her twenties seized the opportunity:
"Sister Zhang Manyu, I like you very much! I want to ask, what is the biggest gain from your participation in this movie?"
"Well, Mandarin is a little better. ”
Zhang Manyu made a joke and said seriously: "The biggest gain is that I feel some different film practices and benefit a lot." And met new people, like Ali ......"
"Ali, it sounds like a country girl who has just entered the city. Jiang Wen interjected.
"It's good to be called Xiaoli. Ge You said.
"Xiaoli hasn't entered the city yet. Jiang Wen said.
"Hey, don't interrupt ......"
Gong Li hugged Zhang Manyu's shoulder, provoked a burst of screams, and said with a smile: "You go on." ”
"What else do I say, I didn't know it before, but now it's pretty good. Zhang Manyu rolled her eyes.
"Hahaha!"
In the eyes of mainland audiences, Hong Kong and Taiwan stars have always been like stars in the sky, distant and mysterious. I saw it with my own eyes, wow, that's not what happened!
Time is limited, half an hour meet-and-greet.
Soon to the last question, a man said: "May I ask Director Chen Kexin, I heard that you are a Thai ......."
"I was born in Hong Kong and settled in Thailand at the age of 12, but my career has been all in Hong Kong, and I feel like a Hong Kong director. ”
"Oh, I'm sorry. I would like to ask, you may have grown up in a different environment, how do you understand and make such a film full of family and country feelings?"
"Well, one thing that's very important is the commonality of people. When something touching happens, most people feel moved.
Of course, there are also questions you mentioned, and here I would like to thank the staff of the mainland, especially Mr. Xu Fei. He played a huge role in the whole process and allowed the film to go in the right direction. ”
"Okay, thank you, that's the end of today's meeting......"
People left one after another, and there were reporters at the scene, taking a lot of photos. "The Wind" is a social topic, as long as there are related articles, sales can rise a little.
A buddy muttered: "Why does Chen Kexin keep mentioning Xu Fei?"
"What's wrong?" asked the companion.
"He mentioned it in the magic capital and the blue whale, ouch, that touting, isn't he a director himself?"
"Don't understand, do you?"
A colleague next to him picked up and said: "It is said that Xu Fei single-handedly handled "The Wind" from project establishment, script, casting, investment and construction, to specific shooting.
Chen Kexin is the director, but you have to listen to him on the spot, didn't you see that he was the producer?"
"Oh, co-author Chen Kexin is a part-time worker?"
"Not really. I heard that Xu Fei was in the town on the set, otherwise there are so many big stars, who would be obedient?"
......
A group of people came from the Blue Whale, went straight to the theater non-stop, and only found a hotel to stay in the evening.
After eating, gather into a large suite.
Gong Li took off her shoes without any image, sat cross-legged, and complained: "I'm tired to death, I don't have to toss people like you." ”
"I'm so tired, too!"
Zhang Manyu slumped in the chair and shook her head vigorously: "I'm more tired than making Wong Kar-wai's movies." ”
"I've made so many films, and it's the first time I've run so many cities, and the mainland is really big. Liang Jiahui said with emotion.
"Times have changed, do you understand? Look at you, Gong Li, I think I am an international superstar......
"Get out!"
"You have to promote even if you're an international superstar. I've already lowered the intensity for you, you ask Uncle Ge, how many places does he have to go to promote the Chinese New Year?"
"Nationally, nationally. Ge You pinched an apple and couldn't bear to mention it.
In fact, Hollywood has long had this form, and "Queen Elizabeth" in 1912 was the first film to have a touring premiere (road show). Later, "The Birth of a Nation" and "The Sound of Music" were also done, and they were very popular. ”
Chen Kexin, who studied in college in the United States, knows better: "It's just that they have a more sense of ceremony, like a theatrical performance, with the whole overture, intermission, intermission and ending music."
We're the kind of, uh, more efficient. ”
"Is there any Hollywood now?" Xu Fei asked.
"There are very few now, and they are all sent directly to the public. Because the information was not developed in the past, now their propaganda and distribution system is very strong. ”
Chen Kexin pushed his glasses and said, "Mr. Xu, let me take the liberty of asking, how much is the box office of "The Wind"?"
"Sixty million. ”
"Wow, that's so hard?" Zhang Manyu was surprised.
"You're stupid!" Gong Li said.
"Where am I stupid, Hong Kong can take the first place with 60 million. ”
"The continent is so big, how much is 60 million?"
Gong Li said without confidence, and said: "But our industry is not good, and the first is only seventy or eighty million." Hey, Mr. Xu, how much do you aim for, can you surpass the Jurassic?"
"Jurassic is boring, at least take 100 million. ”
"You're really fake, don't scare people. Ge You looked horrified.
"Pretty much do. Jiang Wen nodded.
"Before I say it, I hesitated, looking at the current momentum, I'm sorry for you if I don't shout 100 million. ”
Xu Fei smiled and said: "Tomorrow, I will let the company release the news and regularly count the box office, let's be honest, say 100 million, 100 million!"
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In later generations, there were many screens, and they were released uniformly across the country, and hundreds of millions were available in two or three days on weekends.
In this year, there were few screens, and they were released in different regions, with slow box office growth and a long screening cycle. For example, "Opium War" was released in June, and it took three months to count, and there were about 72 million.
"The Wind" for more than a month, 60 million, is already a miracle.
But Xu Fei felt that it was far from enough, the highest ceiling in China in the 90s, Titanic 360 million! With the market environment at that time, it could force out a box office of more than 300 million, which is called perversion.
So "The Wind" definitely has potential, and there must be many people who haven't watched it.
So the roadshow continued here, and the media over there kept talking:
"The Wind" vows to break the Jurassic and strive for the annual box office champion!"
"Sixty million at the box office this week!"
"Hubei Province is fully released, and the box office this week is 69 million!"
"Bashu is fully released, and the box office this week is 79 million!"
"The Wind" surpassed Jurassic and locked the championship, and the box office continues to grow!"
When the audience watches movies, sometimes there is a kind of herdity, you watch me, everyone watches - of course, the quality is good first.
For a while, Xu Fei felt the enthusiasm of fans, as if he had traveled through time and space to the era of "Wolf Warrior 2". At that time, I was like an illness, and I brushed the box office data every day.
Watching "Wolf Warrior 2" break one record after another, I feel inexplicably proud.
The same is true of "The Wind".
In fact, when it exceeded 80 million, it was still rising steadily. Everyone knows that 100 million is already within reach.
(Thanks to the new owner...... )