The final scene of the movie is a tank battle in the desert. I have to say that it really made Sang Shaolong look good.

even washed away some of the sad atmosphere before. Of course, at the end of the movie, it is naturally the Jiaolong team that completes the rescue mission.

It's just that those teammates who died will never come back. It's a good ending, but it's not a happy reunion.

But Sang Shaolong's evaluation of this movie is still very high. ...... In fact, a movie with such a main theme is indeed not easy to make.

If you don't pay attention to it a little, it will give the audience a sense of preaching. In particular, many similar movies will have a deliberate fan part, although the purpose is good, but the feeling to the audience is embarrassing, and they can't wait to deduct the three-bedroom apartment on the spot.

In such a comparison, it seems that Xu Ji's "Operation Red Sea" is very valuable. From beginning to end, it's basically a variety of gunfight action scenes that are very smooth and tightly paced.

But it's not completely devoid of any literary drama, and the fan part is very restrained. But the effect is beyond imagination.

is like the scene where Sang Shaolong felt the most touched stone sacrifice after watching it. At the beginning of the front, it seems to be a very casual foreshadowing, the emotional line between the stone and Tong Li, and the details of loving sugar.

It looks like a useless plot. Until the final stone sacrifice, it burst out with tremendous energy.

This technique is really not something that ordinary directors can learn. The main thing is that it is not easy to control. Of course, Xu Ji's script is actually recognized as excellent.

In fact, Sang Shaolong also came with high expectations before he came, and in the end he could only say that Xu Ji was indeed trustworthy.

What really surprised Sang Shaolong was Xu Ji's control of the action scenes. It's not just about satisfying him.

This kind of scheduling and modern war drama can definitely be regarded as the top level in China. Even compared to the previous action scenes in "Wushuang", the level has increased too much.

And Xu Ji is actually very good at filming. "Infernal Affairs" can be regarded as the pinnacle level of the other party.

In addition to the wonderful performance of the actors, the role of Xu Ji as a director is naturally self-evident. That's the scariest part.

From this point of view, Xu Ji, as a director, does not seem to have any special shortcomings at all. There are various types and styles, and the other party seems to be able to control it easily.

In the entire Blue Star, who can do this, Sang Shaolong seems to have only seen Xu Ji at present.

Back to this "Operation Red Sea", before that, Sang Shaolong felt that Xu Ji broke the box office record of the gift film, and the box office of more than one billion should not be a problem.

Now that he has finished watching it, he feels that he still underestimated Xu Ji's new movie. "Operation Red Sea" has an excellent rhythm, and all kinds of gunfight action scenes are very attractive.

is completely in line with the level of commercial blockbusters, and such a movie is almost not sold. More importantly, in addition to taking into account the commercial attributes, many details and connotations are not absent.

This greatly increases the ceiling of the movie itself, and the box office may be more than what I predicted before.

...... the day of the release of "Operation Red Sea", relying on the previous advance pre-sale and the support of the audience on the same day, it got a box office of 150 million.

This is not an exaggeration. Of course, it's because after all, it's not a popular schedule like the National Day file and the Spring Festival file.

even barely caught up with the tail of the summer file. At a time like August 1st, it is not easy to get such a box office on the first day.

If you change to a director with average appeal, you may not be able to do it. Of course, none of this is critical.

On the day of the release of "Operation Red Sea", in addition to the box office, in fact, the hottest thing was the discussion about the plot of the movie itself.

"Salute to the heroes! Xu Ji is really good at shooting! It's so well made, it's the only movie I like about the main theme. ”

"In the case of proposition composition, Xu Ji can still come up with such a work, I really have nothing to say except for Niu Pi."

"Everything is good, but Xu Ji is still too heavy, and he can't breathe crying in the theater during the period."

"The war part was filmed very smoothly, and the people who watched it were very cool, and in addition, the literary and drama aspects were also mastered, and they were not abandoned, but they made people feel just right."

"Originally, I thought that Xu Ji would shoot around the protagonist, but after watching it, I found that it was still the group portrait he was good at, and the character building was a big plus for me."

"In addition to showing the professionalism and strong ability of our Chinese warriors, in fact, the most precious thing is that they are not filmed as cold tool characters, but real flesh and blood real people!" ...... There are too many related discussions on the Internet, and the popularity of the movie has also been directly swiped on the scarf and other major websites.

"Operation Red Sea" is popular, although it is not a popular schedule for movies, but relying on word-of-mouth and popularity, it has attracted a large number of audiences to take the initiative to enter the theater for a movie.

The box office on the second day even exceeded the first day of the premiere, coming directly to 230 million. Such a box office result on the same day, even if it is placed in the Spring Festival stalls, is very promising to compete for the box office championship.

In addition, the rating on Petal's website also exceeded 9 points at one point, but then it dropped to 8.9 points.

But it's already a very good score. Especially if it is still a tribute film, it is even more valuable.

In the past, when some gift films were released, in fact, there would be a bad market response in the market. Usually at this time, some official organizations will arrange for people to go to the private venue to watch the movie.

As a mandatory task, it contributes a lot of box office to the movie. But this time "Operation Red Sea" is not used at all.

Even if the official side does not take the initiative to arrange it, everyone is still willing to take the initiative to go into the theater to spend money to buy tickets.

On the contrary, there is no need for official help to reimburse. Such a situation is indeed very rare. ...... Even Duan Shengyu on the official side never expected it.

"Operation Red Sea" can be so popular, and at the same time, the box office performance is so amazing. After all, when had I seen such a scene before?

"You say, the box office won't really be the same as Xu Ji's kid said, to break through 3 billion, right?" Hu Lan was excited at this time, when Xu Ji mentioned it before, he actually didn't take it seriously.

I feel that Xu Ji is just young and vigorous, where is the box office of three billion so easy to achieve.

But now, Hu Lan suddenly felt that it might not be completely impossible.

"If this trend continues, it is very likely."

"It's not even more than that." Duan Shengyu opened his mouth to answer. He has been responsible for a lot of official gift film projects, and at the same time, he has a good understanding of the current film market in China.

Aside from the title of the tribute film, even if it is a commercial film that is normally released. If this trend continues, until the next release, it is too simple to break through the box office of 3 billion.

There's no difficulty at all.

"I was worried that this mission would be too difficult and might not be completed."

"As a result, this is only the first movie now, and it seems that the task given above this time is almost completed?" Hu Lan said with emotion.

In fact, when she took over the task of the gift film for the centennial celebration of the founding of the army, what worried Hu Lan the most was the task of the box office index.

What I said above is that the results of the box office can positively reflect the scope and extent of the spread of the film. Of course, this is really embarrassing for Hu Lan in his opinion.

After all, it is a tribute film, and it is generally not too satisfactory at the box office. It is quite successful to be able to not lose money, not to mention that the average box office of each film has to exceed one billion.

The level of difficulty is directly full. Who would have thought that now just relying on Xu Ji's movie alone, most of the box office problems have basically been solved.

"Xu Ji is really different from others." Duan Shengyu also spoke. He and Xu Ji have known each other for a long time.

In the past, Xu Ji and their official meetings were also a lot. Therefore, Duan Shengyu also felt that he knew Xu Ji relatively well at this time.

"The most important reason why some other directors are willing to take on these official projects is to make a good impression."

"But whether it's a movie or a TV series, in fact, most of them can't be very attentive, they are all done to complete the task."

"But what is different is that that kid is very serious about doing it as his own company's project every time." ...... Duan Shengyu's words are actually not difficult to understand.

Hu Lan also reacted quickly. After all, there is not much money to be made on official projects. Even the director's fee is not very high, and for many directors, making such a movie must be a loss of money.

It was only because the official invitation could not be refused, so I agreed. So from the beginning, the premise is to achieve the goal.

"I was shocked when that kid showed me the movie budget."

"If it's a different person, I guess I'll just refuse." Hu Lan said truthfully. He didn't dare to tell the directors of several other tribute film projects before.

Xu Ji's "Red Sea Operation" this time has an investment of more than 200 million. And that's not counting the various filming support from their military.

If all are included, the added cost is estimated to exceed 500 million. Duan Shengyu actually knew about it.

I hid it before. But now that the movie is out, it's no longer a secret. Many of the various big scenes in it are real shots, and you can see all kinds of money-burning flavors everywhere.

"Xu Ji, that guy is probably used to it."

"After all, he is the boss of the company, and no one will get stuck in the film investment budget." Duan Shengyu replied.

He knew that Tongji Entertainment, as Xu Ji's company, had the same strong style as his boss.

You can spend money, but you can make more money. Budgets for projects such as movies and TV series are often high.

It can be seen from some of the approval materials submitted.

"I'm curious now about how the other directors feel now." Hu Lan suddenly thought of something, and then said with interest.

After Duan Shengyu glanced at him, they all laughed tacitly. This gift film project is not only Xu Ji alone, but also four super-first-line directors.

And among the several people, Xu Ji's qualifications and age are the youngest. When I first heard the box office target of one billion, several people quarreled for a long time and didn't have a good distribution method.

As a result, now I see that Xu Ji has completed most of the indicators alone. Although several other directors no longer have pressure in this regard.

But it's also true that you can't hang it on your face. ...... In Zang Sheng's film crew, he had just returned from the cinema at this time.

Although he was in a hurry, he still found time to watch the premiere of "Operation Red Sea". At this time, the mood is a little complicated.

Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that Xu Ji's movie is better than him in all aspects.

What he couldn't understand the most was that this script was actually written by Xu Ji in one day? It's a bit too bizarre, isn't it?

In comparison, he felt that he had hired a few first-line screenwriters, and then planned the script together for more than a month, which was rotten like a defense.

"Young people are still bold."

"Alas, old." Zang Sheng could only sigh helplessly. He can naturally see how big the investment in this "Operation Red Sea" is.

This is an official project, and Xu Ji dared to play so big. If the box office is not satisfactory, all the losses will be borne by the official side.

This is not Xu Ji's own company, even if it is Zang Sheng, if such a big investment in a film loses, there will definitely be no way to explain it to the investors.

What's more, this is still official money. If the above is investigated, there is also a possibility that Xu Ji will be held accountable by the official.

Of course, although it will not make Xu Ji lose money. But it is very likely that the relationship with the official is stiff, and then there will be no chance to contact similar official projects in the future.

For directors, in fact, participating in official projects is not to make money. It's more like an invisible amulet.

I don't have any money, but it's not something that money can buy.

"Forget it, let's do our own thing first." At this time, Zang Sheng completely gave up the idea of comparing with Xu Jibi.

No matter how high the degree of completion of his film is, there is not much certainty that it can compare to Xu Ji's one.

So mentally, there is no need to continue to embarrass yourself. ...... Various discussions on the Internet about "Operation Red Sea" are still continuing, and with the time of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the army, there is indeed a feeling that the whole network is paying tribute to Chinese soldiers.

Of course, in addition, in fact, the biggest benefit this time is Tianwu Entertainment. That's right, it's not Tongji Entertainment, but Tianwu Entertainment.

Because in this drama, except for Ji Yiyang and Chen Kang, the other members of the Jiaolong team are all young actors of Tianwu.

Especially Tong Li, the only female player in it, left a deep impression on the audience.

Tong Li's actor He Yifei, a young actress, has gained nearly 800,000 fans in a few days.

Before, he was obviously just a small transparent third- or fourth-line actor. It's not an exaggeration to say that it exploded overnight.

From all points of view, this "Operation Red Sea" can be regarded as breaking the various ceilings that have always been used in tribute films.