South Korea's first-week box office was 12.6 billion won, equivalent to 9.87 million US dollars, which is directly the third highest weekly box office in South Korea in 2022.

We all know that the local film market in South Korea is very strange, even Hollywood blockbusters don't work, looking at the box office list of the whole year, basically only Dumiao Miao enters the top ten at the box office every year, and this Dumiao Miao is a real big investment blockbuster.

However, is it strange that a literary film has made this achievement in South Korea?

It's weird!

Farley, the president of the searchlight company, asked the secretary to investigate, and then the secretary gave an answer, which opened Farley's eyes.

"It is often said that "The King's Man" is an excellent movie, and Gan Chengjin is remembered by the audience because of his acting skills, so what about Huang Baiyou?"

"Gan Chengjin has the charm of men and women, so Huang Baiyou is a fusion of men and women."

"I look forward to Gan Chengjin's better works."

Wait a minute.

"Is this "The King's Man" released at the same time as our "Butterfly King"?" Farley asked.

"No, sir, this movie has been in theaters for more than a decade." The secretary replied.

“？？” Farley didn't understand, "Then why do South Koreans use Chinese stars to suppress their own country's stars?" ”

"I'm sorry sir, I don't know the answer." The secretary was stumped.

Something was wrong, Farley silently recited Amen for the South Korean star named Gan Sungjin, but the next moment he said to increase his efforts, because the box office is more important.

Neon is different from South Korea, Neon may like this kind of plot of a man pretending to be a woman, or find it very exciting, and the enthusiasm for watching the movie is very high.

The box office of Neon Country in the first week was 22.65 (100 million yen), which is more than 10 million US dollars.

Compared with the anime theater version of more than 10 billion in the first week, the results are not much, but the ghost appearance of neon live-action movies, everyone knows, only compare the live-action movie circle, and the results are quite gratifying.

There is not much money in other parts of Asia, mainly Japan and South Korea combined with 20 million US dollars, which is quite abnormal, and instantly makes the searchlight company, which can only barely return to its original cost, seem to have a little bit of money at the box office.

When Huang Baiyou came to New York, the film festival would have ended a long time ago, and he came to start the roadshow directly, and it was producer Morissa who came to pick him up at the airport.

Morissa didn't like this Chinese actor before, but now he respects it, because the current "Butterfly Jun" crew has received the most media attention is actually Huang Baiyou, and there is no doubt that box office publicity naturally depends on him.

"Is Mr. Standin tired? If you're tired, I'll take you straight back to your hotel. Morissa said very gently, "If you are not tired, I can recommend you a very good Italian dish for dinner." ”

The sudden enthusiasm of "......", Huang Baiyou is a little unaccustomed to it, otherwise he would have returned to his previous unruly appearance.

"I'm a little tired after a dozen hours of airplane, and I want to rest first." Yellow and white tour.

"No problem at all." Morissa directly wanted to snatch the luggage from the life assistant Wu Xiaoxiao, who subconsciously protected the luggage.

"You've worked hard too, I'll just get my luggage." Morissa still took the luggage, Wu Xiaoxiao's strength was definitely not as good as that of a white man.

Wu Xiaoxiao looked at Huang Baiyou helplessly.

"Ahem." Huang Baiyou asked hesitantly, "Is Mr. Morissa engaged in other industries now?" ”

For example, he became a logistics manager.

"I'm still a producer, I've been doing this profession for five or six years, and although I haven't produced particularly famous films, I've done a good job." Morissa replied that he deliberately did not call the driver and drove himself to pick up the airport.

Along the way, Morissa took the initiative to talk about various topics, in fact, Huang Baiyou didn't like to chat at all when he was in the car, and he was not interested in the topics Morissa was looking for.

There is only one small exception: "By the way, Mr. Statin, our film will participate in the Golden Globe Awards, and you may become the first Chinese actor." ”

"I think Babette has a higher chance of winning." Huang Baiyou starts from a realistic point of view.

"But critics thought her performance was better." Morissa said.

After half an hour, the car drove to the hotel, and Morissa even helped to carry the luggage to the elevator, knowing that the doorman could do all these things.

Playing together to promote the event, in fact, the searchlight company is also very confused, obviously the local box office can no longer be pulled, it is better to let Huang Baiyou go to Japan and South Korea to promote, maybe it can make millions more dollars at the box office.

The roadshow is Huang Baiyou, Babette and director Conan Boleyn, Fernanda is an old friend, she has done everything she can, and it's time to take off the identity of the pseudo-heroine.

Huang Baiyou can feel that director Conan Boleyn's attitude towards him has changed, although his expression is still never unhurried, but think about Huang's career in his previous life.

It's a bit hard to describe, but Huang Baiyou feels like a master has taught his apprentice the craft, but the apprentice's work is more loved by everyone, that kind of complexity.

"May I ask Director Conan Boleyn, this movie is the one with the worst reputation in you, what do you think about this?" Questions from reporters.

Which pot is not opened and which pot is not mentioned, it is true that compared to Conan Boleyn's previous films, they are all highly acclaimed, and "Butterfly King" has mixed reviews.

Conan Boleyn responded: "If you can satisfy the public, then you will drift away from expression, because expression must attract one or more groups to hate, and this film expresses everything I want to say." ”

This statement obviously did not satisfy the reporters, but today they all received gray envelopes and did not break the casserole to ask the end.

The color of the envelope is particular in Hollywood, and most of the remuneration mailed to the screenwriter is a brown envelope, and half of the entertainment paparazzi give the whistleblower a white envelope.

The main creators of "Butterfly King" went to Britain, France, the United States and Germany for a roadshow, but the movie was Waterloo at the French box office, and it was loved by the United Kingdom, so there is not much for the specific reason, right?

The famous British film magazine "Sight and Sound" commented like this-

['East is East, West is West, and these two will never meet. The film's lines reveal its main thrust. While French diplomats discuss the folly of the Chinese in their disputes, ridiculing the ignorance of the Eastern nations, every turning point devised by Conan Boleyn and David Wong highlights the stupidity of the Westerners, both of whom are deeply influenced by Orientalist ideas. Garima became the obvious victim, desperate to hope that the myth about Huaxia was true, so he opened himself up against all odds.

Garima is a cruel but romantic French man, and Song is a seductive Chinese woman. Therefore, the film foreshadows the theme and serves as a meta-narrative, examining the Orientalism in the work, such as the play "The Butterfly King".

If possible, keep a little distance from your emotions. Garimard's lines are more like giving voice to the director, which is his clinical approach to drama. It's a film about the slow growth of white people, and it's Conan Boleyn's assault on this narrative convention. ］

The top ten films and television evaluated by "Sight and Hearing" are, in a sense, the most authoritative list, and you can imagine the influence of this magazine.

It's very tiring along the way, but it's also the key to making a name for yourself in Europe and the United States, and Huang Baiyou has to face it in the best condition.

Another half-day flight, half-day interview, Huang Baiyou, who returned to the hotel, just wanted to fall asleep.

The phone rang.

"Bai You, I just received news ...... crew of "Heartless Mage" has been suspended." Agent Chen Zixian called and said.

It's time to come, Huang Baiyou wasn't too surprised, because the stability that was temporarily exchanged for anger would eventually lead to greater changes.

Huang Baiyou asked: "Is it because of Ren Xian and Wei Gong?" ”

Chen Zixian heard this: "It seems that Bai You found the clue when he was in the crew, Director Lin Bai resigned from filming, and indicated that he wanted to expose Wei Gong and Ren Xian's excessive behavior on the Internet. ”

"Brother Chen, what you said is to show it, right?" Huang Baiyou grasped the key point.

"That's right, yes." Chen Zixian said.

"So what is the attitude of the producer and the actors?" Huang Baiyou asked.

"Of course, the producer is coaxing on both sides, Wei Gong and Ren Xian are ready to apologize, they want to ask you to be a peacemaker, but I refused, so let's not get involved in this kind of thing." Chen Zixian's idea is that the Heartless Mage can't be popular anyway, and it's a remnant of the previous dynasty, so it can't be broadcast.

Chen Zixian said again: ""Butterfly Jun" is also going to be released in China, and we have been pressing propaganda on our side about the news of the movie overseas, even if there is sporadic news, it will not become a big climate, now is the time, Bai You, you record a promotional video." ”

"Okay, no problem."

Even though "Butterfly Jun" is a mixed blessing, his achievements overseas have already allowed him to become a first-line actor, and Jinyi Film and Television has been waiting for the right time to come to a big wave.

Come on now!

Today's four chapters are not easy to write, so it's slow. The movie reviews are all written by me when I went abroad to check the information, and I wrote it according to the foreign film reviews, and the script of this movie was written in my book in foreign reviews.

In addition, Butterfly-kun is indeed very mushy at the box office, but it is good in Japan, which is very strange.

(End of chapter)