Chapter 552: May 1st
The crew of "Fragments of a Woman" has done a good job of keeping secrets, and until now the outside world has not known that Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei have been in the group for almost two weeks to rehearse.
In the past two weeks, except for going out to participate in the Beijing International Film Festival, the two have never left the crew.
Constant rehearsals and constant revisions make the actors more and more tacit and the crew run more and more smoothly.
This Saturday, Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei participated in the premiere of "Hypnosis Master" in the magic capital.
"Hypnosis Master" is Zhang Yuanjun's first big-screen work released after "She" in July 12, if you strictly screen, "Hypnosis Master" is Zhang Yuanjun's first commercial genre film since "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" in 11.
The host of the premiere informed Zhang Yuanjun of this set of data, and asked him: "How do you feel when you haven't met the audience for so long?" ”
Zhang Yuanjun was very moved, and said to the audience: "I'm really sorry that I haven't seen my works with you for so long, and I don't know if everyone is still willing to see me." ”
"Yes!"
"Zhang Laosan, I love you!" The point is that this is a male voice.
As soon as this guy shouted, the audience laughed, even Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei laughed, and Liu Yifei even turned his back to control his expression.
Zhang Yuanjun smiled: "This big brother ......"
Liu Yifei turned around: "I can make way for this big brother." ”
"Oh-" The fans of the two in the audience were even crazier.
It's no wonder that Zhang Yuanjun asked the audience if he was willing to watch himself as if he was "selling miserably", it is true that he has not been on the film for too long, since "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" to the present, in the past 2 years and 4 months, too many things have happened in the circle in the past two years.
In 11 years, "Palace" was born, Yang Mi became popular, and now, she is temporarily resting on Hong Kong Island to raise a baby.
In 11 years, Wen Zhang was promoted to the top niche with "The Age of Naked Marriage" and "33 Days of Broken Love", and now he has been hammered into a scumbag.
The newcomers in the circle are better than the old, and no one can keep the traffic hot all the time.
Zhang Yuanjun was asked at the scene: "What are you busy with not meeting with the audience for so long?" ”
When Zhang Yuanjun received the question, he looked at his wife first, and Liu Yifei said: "People ask you, what do you think I do." ”
Zhang Yuanjun said: "Actually, I haven't been idle in the past two years, and I have always had a lot of work in my hands, but I am not active in front of the audience." ”
"Then Yuanjun is convenient to reveal what work is going to happen next, I think our fans and friends on the scene must be very concerned."
"There will be two dramas this year, but they are still in preparation, so it's inconvenient to say more." Zhang Yuanjun can only say so much.
That's all for the personal topic, and then the host pulls the theme back to the "Hypnotist" movie.
When it comes to box office expectations, Zhang Yuanjun naturally said that the more the merrier.
But the host obviously didn't want to be fooled by such an answer, so he had to bet with Ye Ning on the spot - of course, this was designed.
Ye Ning pouted: "We very much believe in the appeal of Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei, the box office of "Hypnosis Master" can exceed 400 million! ”
400 million is Zhang Yuanjun's share income line - if the box office exceeds 400 million, his salary can exceed the previous fixed salary, and Zhang Yuanjun's share is meaningful.
Zhang Yuanjun is even more exaggerated: "May 1st, that's 500 million, I said that the box office of "Hypnosis Master" can exceed 500 million!" ”
Although bets on naked running and naked swimming are still very popular with the audience, Ye Ning does not play this: "If the total box office of "Hypnosis Master" exceeds 400 million, we Wanda Films will donate 2 million to the Film Foundation. ”
Zhang Yuanjun's bet is not as great as Ye Ning's: "The box office is more than 500 million," Zhang Yuanjun really didn't think of any good bets for a while, his eyes threw to his wife, and asked Liu Yifei for help.
Liu Yifei played hard: "Over 500 million, you Zhu Bajie carried your daughter-in-law and carried me through the red carpet." ”
"Okay-" Zhang Yuanjun didn't speak, and the audience was already boiling!
"It's so big." Zhang Yuanjun held the microphone and smiled reluctantly. And Liu Yifei had a good look on her face.
Zhang Yuanjun waved his hand: "Take it!" Over 500 million, I will carry you. ”
The audience cheered!
Many crews bet on naked swimming naked, but they didn't see anyone really cash it in, and they would try all kinds of ways to push it off.
But 2 million bets on the daughter-in-law, such a bet, the audience still believes that with the reputation of Wanda and Zhang Yuanjun, both parties will not be repaid.
"Yesterday afternoon, the premiere of "Master of Hypnosis" was held in Shanghai. Zhang Yuanjun, who has not seen his works with the audience for a long time, is very grateful to the audience who came to cheer that day. When predicting the box office, Zhang Yuanjun and the producer Wanda both expressed confidence in the quality of the film, and the two sides made a 'bet', the total box office of the film exceeded 400 million, Wanda Pictures donated 2 million, more than 500 million, and Zhang Yuanjun walked the red carpet with his wife Liu Yifei behind his back. The fans at the scene screamed again and again, and they paid for such a 'bet'. ”
The May 1st hot war started on the 25th, and on this day, "Frozen: The Gate of Rebirth" and "You at the Same Table" were released.
On the first day, the two were anxious, "The Gate of Rebirth" earned 24 million, and "You at the Same Table" earned 25 million.
But as we head into the weekend, the gap between the two begins to widen.
On Saturday, the film schedule of "You at the Same Table" rose from 26.8% on the premiere day to 30.6%, receiving 43.61 million, and on the same day, the film schedule of "The Gate of Rebirth" did not increase but declined, from 31.9% on the first day to 28.9%, with an income of only 26 million.
In the first three days, "The Lady at the Same Table" earned 109 million, while "The Gate of Rebirth" only had 71 million.
The reputation of "The Gate of Rebirth" is very bad, but the reputation of "You at the Same Table" is not very good, and many people say that this film is hypocritical.
After the results of the first weekend were released, some scholars analyzed the reasons for the success of "You at the Same Table": "First, the four words "You at the Same Table" are sold for money, because Gao Xiaosong's campus folk song has been sung to this day, and the title of the movie uses these four words, which can bring wide awareness and evoke the audience's memory of youth. In addition, such a mediocre youth film may illustrate a problem - the current group of young audiences is expanding, and what they go to the theater for is a demand (such as reminiscing about youth), rather than watching content, so the box office is not directly related to the quality of the movie itself. ”
and attributed the failure of "The Gate of Rebirth" to "the cold subject matter and poor reputation".
At this time, someone turned their attention to the upcoming "Hypnosis Master", how similar it is to "The Gate of Rebirth"!
Unpopular themes, big name lineup.
As for whether the word-of-mouth is good or not, we have to wait for the release to see it.
The word-of-mouth of the test screening is not word-of-mouth, these are all things that can be bought with money.
It's fun now, and more people in the outside world are not optimistic about "Hypnosis Master", and they are waiting to see the jokes of the two couples.
Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei are not people who sit still, the cost of "Hypnosis Master" is small, and the publicity funds are not enough, so they will work on their own.
The day before the movie was released, Liu Yifei posted a half-minute video on her personal Weibo, which was shot from her husband's point of view, recording Liu Yifei's cooking experience.
This video is really not a pose, it was really taken by Zhang Yuanjun when the two were at home.
"What are you doing?" Off the camera is Zhang Yuanjun's voice.
"What's there to shoot when cooking." Liu Yifei glanced at the camera and turned it again.
Zhang Yuanjun's arm stretched out from the camera and hugged Liu Yifei's neck from behind.
"Oh, don't make trouble," Liu Yifei smiled, "This is a new dish I learned." ”
"Can you eat it?" Zhang Yuanjun asked.
"I don't know," Liu Yifei said, "You sit down first, okay, I'll call you." As he spoke, he raised his head and kissed Zhang Yuanjun.
Liu Yifei also sent out her own comment: "Today is the chef Xiao Liu." ”
Some black fans watched the video and were very ashamed of this behavior: "In order to build momentum for the new film, even the relationship between husband and wife is fried in front of the stage, which is really disgusting." ”
But the audience loves to watch these, and the retweets, comments, and likes of the Weibo have risen gradually, which has really brought good attention to "Hypnosis Master".
(End of chapter)