At 7 p.m. on November 15, 2007, it snowed in Yanjing, and the cold wind was blowing, but the people were very excited, and many people ran out and opened their hands to welcome the first snow of the year in Yanjing.

Fenghua Cinema is particularly lively at this time.

At the entrance of the cinema gate, a long red carpet was rolled out.

The premiere of "Raid 2" in the mainland is being held here, and many stars, directors, and producers in Beijing have come.

Such as Brother Xiao Ming, Deng Chao, Li Lianhua, Feng Xiaogang, and Han Sanping and so on.

Despite the cold weather, the guests were dressed very formally, as if they were attending an awards gala.

Wu Jing and Hong Jinbao are responsible for receiving friends in the entertainment industry, while Li Shengyao is sitting in the theater.

Soon after, all the guests came.

Wu Jing and Hong Jinbao returned to the theater, and the two of them sat next to Li Shengyao.

Wu Whale was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, which looked very formal.

Hong Jinbao is wearing a thick down jacket here, he is older, and he stays in the south all the year round, so he is naturally more afraid of the cold.

At this time, Hong Jinbao sat down, his brows furrowed, he slowed down, and then couldn't help but say, "Director Li, there are so many people here today."

"What's wrong?"

"I feel like there are too many stars, and I'm not sure."

There are indeed a lot of celebrities coming tonight, and these people naturally didn't come to see "Raid 2", or Hong Jinbao and Wu Whale.

They are mainly for Li Dadao.

Li Shengyao understands this very well, and now Hong Jinbao's concern should be that he is afraid that the movie will be too high-profile and arouse the disgust of mainland fans.

"Don't worry, there's no problem, the end of the year is coming, and people in the entertainment industry are more idle at this time."

When Hong Jinbao heard this, he was a little less worried in his heart.

Li Shengyao smiled and didn't pay too much attention to it.

In fact, the plot of "Raid 2" is similar to the first one.

The story is very simple, and more than ninety percent of the scenes are played.

Mainland audiences, on the other hand, are relatively accustomed to movies with richer and more complete storylines.

Overall, "Raid 2" is not a movie suitable for mainland audiences.

He didn't expect this movie to break 100 million, 50 or 60 million would be good.

Coupled with Hong Kong Island and Southeast Asian markets, the total box office of these three places should be able to pay off.

This time, "Raid 2" was handed over to Warners for distribution, and the box office in Europe and the United States was the key.

In his previous life, "Raid 2" had a box office of more than 10 million US dollars in the beautiful country.

Now that Warner is releasing and opening more theaters, it will be released in European countries, and the box office should be more.

Li Shengyao hopes that the box office in the mainland, Hong Kong Island, and Southeast Asia will return to its original cost, so that the box office share of Europe and the United States will be profits.

Soon after, the movie was officially screened, and the live screening was relatively dull, and I don't know if everyone watched it seriously or felt too boring.

After the movie, there was a round of applause.

Then Wu Jing and Hong Jinbao came to the stage to speak, and let Feng Xiaogang and Brother Xiao Ming come to the stage to speak, and the big guys were naturally praised.

But at the subsequent small celebration banquet, Feng Xiaogang held a wine glass and said in a low voice: "Director Li, why is the story of "Raid 2" so simple?"

"Raid 1" and "Raid 2" are both male protagonists who kill all the way, and the story is very thin.

The only difference is probably that the place where the dry frame is dried.

There are also not so many strange opponents in the first part.

The second part sets a lot of thugs with different styles, a bit like "Kill Bill".

Mainland audiences like to find themes and movie spirits in movies, and it is actually normal for Feng Xiaogang to ask like this.

"When I first wrote the script, I actually mainly considered the beautiful country market, and the story structure was much simpler."

Feng Xiaogang was stunned when he heard this, and then said enviously: "It still has to be released in a beautiful country." ”

"Yes, this time it will not only be released in beautiful countries, but also in European countries."

Feng Xiaogang gave a thumbs up, "Awesome, awesome." ”

He also thought that a simple story like "Raid 1", the whole film was fought and killed, and when it came to "Raid 2", the beautiful country would not like it.

Now it seems that he was wrong, the audience in the beautiful country still likes such direct and simple action movies.

I heard that "Raid 1" has a box office of more than 10 million US dollars in the beautiful country, and the later DVD income is also more than 10 million.

Now "Raid 2" should be able to go further, which is too enviable.

Feng Xiaogang then raised his glass, touched Li Shengyao, and then said: "Director Li, "Assembly Number" will be released at the end of next month, and you must come to cheer at that time."

"Definitely."

Feng Xiaogang raised his wine glass, took a big sip, and then said: "I hope that "Assembly" can break 200 million, this year's mainland movies are very miserable, and few can make money, and many people are staring at "Assembly" and "Vote for Fame". ”

Li Shengyao nodded, "Understood, are these the last two blockbusters of the year?" ”

"Director Li, I'm under a lot of pressure here."

Li Shengyao smiled and did not persuade Feng Xiaogang.

It's useless to say more, when the movie is released, how the box office is, it's clear at a glance.

……

Three days after the premiere of "Raid 2", on November 18, 2007, the film was officially released on a large scale in the mainland, Hong Kong Island, and Southeast Asia.

Similar to what Li Shengyao predicted, there were positive and negative reviews on the mainland.

Some people think that the movie is not exciting enough, and some people think that the story of the movie is too monotonous.

And the positive point of view is mainly to praise that at this time, Wu Jing can still stand up and make action movies, which is already very rare and worthy of support.

Because there are few new films during this time, the movie is not bad at the box office and popularity.

In the end, the box office reached 36 million in the first three days.

In the second week, the box office increased slightly to 40 million.

In this way, the total box office will be more than 70 million.

However, new films will be released soon, such as "The Mist", "Magic", "Flower Execution/Police", "Fate Call Transfer", "My Name is Liu Yuejin" and other movies.

According to the normal box office rules, the box office of "Raid 2" in the mainland is about 90 million.

It's similar to "Raid 1", there is no way to break 100 million.

Hong Jinbao and Wu Whale are a little regretful, but Li Shengyao is very happy, he is very satisfied with this box office.

It turns out that mainland audiences are still relatively tolerant of action movies, as long as the quality of the movie is not too bad, even if there is no way to make a big hit, there are many people who are willing to cheer.

The box office of more than 90 million can already rank in the top ten of the year.

And other high-grossing movies this year are blockbusters, such as "Transformers 1", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Spider-Man 3", "Lust/Caution".

The investment in these films is much higher than that of "Raid 2".

Unlike the mainland, the box office on Hong Kong Island and Southeast Asia is significantly stronger.

Audiences on Hong Kong Island and Southeast Asia have similar viewing habits to those in Europe and the United States, and they like cool and bloody movies.

Although Hong Kong Island has produced many kung fu stars, the Hong Kong Island media and audiences do not dislike the action of "Raid 2", nor do they dislike the relatively thin storyline of "Raid 2".

They just think it's cool.

In this case, Hong Kong Island got a box office of 3.7 million on the premiere day, and the next two weeks performed well, and at the end of the second week, the total box office had reached 30 million, and it should be about 35 million in the end.

This result can also be ranked in the top 10 of the year on Hong Kong Island.

And in Southeast Asia, at the end of two weeks, the total box office was 40 million.

Lee Shengyao estimates that "Raid 2" can get a total of 160 million box office in the mainland, Hong Kong Island, and Southeast Asia.

More than 50 million yuan has been distributed to the producer, and it has already returned to its original capital and made a small profit.

The subsequent box office share in Europe and the United States is pure profit.

That is, on November 28, 2007, "Raid 2" was released simultaneously in beautiful countries and European countries.

Beautiful Guokai Painting 1,000 Pavilions.

At this time, the main blockbusters of the beautiful country were "The Mist", which was released last week, and "The Golden Compass" of the Dark Materials Trilogy, which was released at the same time as "Raid 2".

"The Mist" costs only 16 million US dollars and tells the story of a group of people who encounter monsters and are trapped in a supermarket.

The investment in the film is not high, but the reputation is excellent.

And "Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass" is an ambitious production of new line films, and they invited Nicole . Kidman, Daniel. Craig, as well as Eva Green.

The one that attracted the most attention was naturally "The Golden Compass of the Dark Materials Trilogy", but this movie had a mediocre reputation.

Finally, by the end of the first three days, "The Golden Compass of the Dark Materials Trilogy" undoubtedly reached the top spot, earning 65 million at the box office.

"Raid 2" became the second place, getting 15 million at the box office.

"The Mist", which was released for a week, ranked third and got 11 million box office.

In just three days, it surpassed the North American box office of "Raid 1".

Although "Raid 2" is not comparable to blockbusters, it is already good.

The news from various European countries is also good.

Warner's statisticians predict that "Raid 2" will get 30 million US dollars at the box office in beautiful countries, and about 15 million US dollars in European countries.

The total box office in Europe and the United States is 45 million US dollars.

And in the hands of the producer, there are almost 15 million US dollars, that is, 100 million people/people/coin.

……

"Li Shengyao turned stones into gold, and he can make a lot of money."

"Wu Whale is a new kung fu star, and he already has a certain influence in Europe and the United States."

"It's incredible, "Raid 2" ranked second at the weekly box office."

"Believe it or not, Lee Shengyao's film investment has not lost money."

"From "The Hangover" to "Raid 2", Lee Shengyao has succeeded again."

"We should learn from the successful experience, and mainland films should go out."

""Raid 2" is obviously not good-looking, why can it be sold in Europe and the United States?"

The news that "Raid 2" ranked second in the box office list of the beautiful country week quickly spread back to the mainland, and the mainland media naturally praised it.

That is, praise Li Shengyao, but also praise Wu Whale.

At this time, "Raid 2" is holding a large celebration banquet.

This time, compared to the premiere of "Raid 2", more stars came to celebrate.

Wu Jing and Li Shengyao were undoubtedly the brightest people at the celebration banquet.

Even Cheng Long came back, and he looked at Wu Whale with envy in his eyes.

When the people who came to congratulate were almost finished, Li Shengyao, Wu Jing, and Hong Jinbao got together to discuss the situation of the next movie.

Li Shengyao's face was calm, Wu Jing and Hong Jinbao were very excited, and both of them were very much looking forward to the next movie.

They already knew that Warner would be involved in the investment of the next film, and that the film would be released in Europe and the United States, just like "Raid 2".

Doesn't that mean it can get a higher box office?

Li Shengyao then took out the script of "The Fall of Hong Kong Island" and handed it to Hong Jinbao.

"The Fall of Hong Kong Island" is adapted from "The Fall of Olympus", which was filmed in the magnesium country, where the terror/terror/sub-hijacking of the passenger plane, bombing the white/palace, and kidnapping the president/president of the magnesium country.

If you shoot as it is, the cost will go up.

In Li Shengyao's previous life, the cost of "The Fall of Olympus" was 70 million US dollars, and the final global box office was 170 million.

Only the box office share will definitely not pay back, and after the movie is drawn, the video disc is added, and the TV streaming media copyright is profitable.

It is impossible for Lee Shengyao to bet that Wu Whale's version of "The Fall of Olympus" can have a total box office of 1.7 billion US dollars.

After all, the actor of "The Fall of Olympus" Gerard. Butler is also a second-tier Hollywood star and has acted in many blockbusters.

They also invited veterans like Morgan Freeman.

This is where Wu Whale can't compare.

He couldn't have thrown tens of millions of dollars.

He planned to shoot on Hong Kong Island, and the movie was called "The Fall of Hong Kong Island".

The general/unified becomes the special/first, and the terror/terror/sub/sub-setting remains the same, but it is not from Goryeo, but from Hong Kong/Ying.

Hong Jinbao and Wu Whale sat together and read the script.

Li Shengyao drank tea while telling the story of the script.

The three of them sat inside, and many people outside looked over, all with curious eyes.

An hour later, Hong Jinbao frowned slightly, and couldn't help but say: "Director Li, this movie doesn't seem to be the same, it's not a movie like "Raid". ”

"The Fall of Olympus" is certainly not the same as "The Raid".

First of all, the story of "The Fall of Olympus" is more complete and the characters are fuller.

The second is that "The Raid" is a pure action movie, while "The Fall of Olympus" is a military action movie.

Li Shengyao explained the difference between the two films, and he then patted Wu on the shoulder.

"I watched "Raid 12" carefully, and I don't think you are very suitable for filming such a pure action movie, compared with Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, you have less personal characteristics."

"This time it's my new attempt, it's a military action movie, do you want to give it a try?"

In Li Shengyao's previous life, Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior" series was a military action movie.

At that time, Wu Jing had trained in the Jinling Military Region and already had a military temperament.

When Wu Whale heard this, he hesitated for a while.

Li Shengyao then flickered: "If you succeed, then even if you find your own way, your development will be limitless." ”

"Cheng Long is a kung fu comedy, funny and funny. Li Lianjie is a traditional action movie, he plays smoothly and very chic. ”

"Have you ever thought that you will never be able to compare these two kinds of films?"

"If you want to be on the rise, you have to have your own characteristics."

When Wu Whale heard this, he turned his head and asked Li Shengyao, "Director Li, are you optimistic about me acting in a military action movie?" ”

Li Dadao points to stone into gold, and the market vision of Huayu is unmatched.

Wu Whale believed in Li Dadao's judgment.

Li Shengyao smiled, "Regarding your movie style, I actually thought about it for a lot of time, and finally I ruled it out one by one, leaving a military action movie, I am very optimistic about you playing a soldier and a tough guy, of course, you had better go to the military region to experience it first, and tan your face a little." ”

He nodded the table, and then said: "I plan to invest 70 million to shoot this movie, your salary is 20 million people/people/currency, if the movie is successful, there will be several sequels in the follow-up, and you will be given a top salary of 30 million when the time comes." ”

"Wu Whale, I am very optimistic about you, your nationality is very wide, and the ratings of the TV series you acted in before are very good."

"If you can dig out the style of the film that suits you, you can definitely have the box office appeal of Liu Dehua."

When Wu Whale heard this, he looked at Li Shengyao in a daze.

He didn't expect Director Li to be so optimistic about him.

At this time, the mainland is more appealing than the box office, and it is estimated that Zhou Xingxing and Li Lianjie, Cheng Long can overpower Liu Dehua, and the others are not as good as Andy.

He thought of so many years of hard work, but as a result, he was still a supporting actor on Hong Kong Island, and after filming "Raid 12", his status quickly improved.

Director Li took good care of him.

After a moment of silence, Wu Jing nodded, "Okay, Director Li, I'll take this movie and go to the military region to experience life after a while." ”

Hong Jinbao asked at this time: "When will the movie start?"

"Next July."

After the words fell, Li Shengyao raised his teacup and touched a cup with Wu Whale and Hong Jinbao, "Wu Whale, study hard in the military region, you will definitely not regret your choice today." ”

(End of chapter)