It's impossible to say that you're not confused.

Kung fu movies, the first impression in many people's hearts is: thrilling, exciting, and hot-blooded.

For example, Wang Mo's last movie "Jingwu Hero" is a typical example, why can it become a textbook for kung fu films? is because the protagonist's kung fu is too exquisite, and the whole fight is classic to the height of admiration by professionals.

One punch and one kick.

One move, one style.

The beauty of Chinese kung fu is brought into full play.

It makes people yearn for it and their blood is surging.

It shows the Chinese kung fu and martial arts spirit in the minds of many people, and it has become a classic.

So in everyone's inherent impression, movies like "Jingwu Heroes" are authentic kung fu movies.

When everyone knew that Wang Mo was making a second movie, the name of the movie was "Kung Fu", they had strong expectations for this movie.

You think, "Jingwu Heroes" is so classic.

Then "Kung Fu" can't go to heaven?

And according to industry insiders: The copyright of "Jingwu Hero" was originally in Wang Mo's hands, but in order to shoot "Kung Fu", Wang Mo sold the copyright of "Jingwu Hero" to the company at a low price.

Giving up a big IP like "Jingwu Heroes" and filming "Kung Fu" will definitely be more confident in it and more confident in making a classic that surpasses "Jingwu Heroes".

Because of this.

So many fans are looking forward to "Kung Fu".

"It's definitely an explosive kung fu masterpiece."

"But "Jingwu Hero" is classic enough, how to shoot it to surpass it."

"We have to believe in Brother Mo's ability, although we can't guess, but Brother Mo can definitely do it."

"No Wang Mo can't do it, only we can't guess."

“……”

But now, everyone knows that "Kung Fu" turned out to be a comedy.

Moment.

There was a kind of stunned surprise on the whole network.

Of course, it's not that kung fu movies can't do funny content, in fact, many kung fu movies now have college plots, which will make the tense and exciting movies more relaxed and witty.

For example, almost all of Cheng Long's kung fu movies contain funny clips, which makes people laugh.

However, the simple funny clips still can't match the serious comedy.

The difference between the two is too great.

The core content is different.

"No, how can it be a comedy?"

"Am I really not mistaken?"

"Kung fu and comedy, can they go hand in hand?"

"Brother Mo, don't mess around."

That's when it happened.

With the announcement of the poster of the "Kung Fu" crew, an even more shocking news came out.

Because in the poster, the protagonist wearing a suit, holding his hands in front of his chest, and his eyes are sharp, is not Hao Mingxing, nor is he any movie star that fans are familiar with, but a strange young man they have never seen.

It reads below:

Starring: Zhong An.

This is...... The protagonist of the movie?

Zhong An?

Who is it?

And this time, the network finally couldn't calm down, and huge waves rolled up.

"Isn't it? Wang Mo is filming a comedy, even if the protagonist is still a newcomer? ”

"Who is Zhong An? It can't be a certain eighteenth-tier starlet, right? ”

"Upstairs, you think too much, not even as good as the eighteenth-tier star. I checked it just now, and this Zhong An Chunchun is a newcomer who used to play tricks. ”

"The protagonist of the last movie "Jingwu Hero" is also Hao Mingxing. Although Hao Mingxing was not an actor at the beginning, he was already a first-line singer. But what the hell is this Zhong An! ”

"Oh my God! Wang Mo is playing with fire! ”

“……”

A veteran movie fan: "There's no need to use newcomers at all, right?" It's kind of ridiculous. With Wang Mo's status in the entertainment industry, what comedians don't want to have? Even the best comedians can be called upon at a moment's notice. Is it to save money? But this doesn't make sense, using newcomers for a small salary is simply a taboo in the film industry. ”

Another veteran of the film and television industry commented: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you use newcomers. In the film and television industry, some directors like to use newcomers, after all, many times the use of newcomers in movies is more effective. But comedy is different, the core character of comedy is the protagonist. And the actors who can control comedy movies are basically old actors. A newcomer to be the lead actor in a comedy? IMHO: too hard, too hard. ”

There are many doubts.

And it's all well founded.

Even many people feel that Wang Mo is a little floating, and wants to make money through this movie.

Wang Mo was not angry about these discussions, but felt very normal. After all, if it weren't for the fact that he had a star in his memory and saw Zhong An's performance, he wouldn't dare to let Zhong An be the protagonist.

But at this time, another unexpected thing happened.

Canxing Culture.

High-rise meeting room.

The president was holding a meeting, and the president in a suit and leather shoes said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Yunhai Media has issued an announcement that the new movie "Kung Fu" written by Wang Mo will land on New Year's Day, what do you think?" ”

Connection.

There was a lot of talk and a lot of noise.

After a while, the boss of the film and television department stood up and frowned: "Our movie "Magic City Fortress" was produced last month, and it is also confirmed that it will be released on New Year's Day. In this way, it will collide with "Kung Fu". Now for a good suggestion:

First, it will still be released on New Year's Day, but it will have a head-to-head showdown with "Kung Fu".

Second, avoid "Kung Fu" and postpone its release to the Spring Festival. ”

Swish!

The boss of the Propaganda Department slammed the table, stood up and said, "Postpone to the Spring Festival?" Isn't that? At present, I know that there are at least three big-budget movies to be released during the Spring Festival, and our movies will be more competitive when they go to the Spring Festival. What's more, why should we avoid Kung Fu? Why are we afraid of it?

First: than screenwriters? These two movies were all planned by Wang Mo, and there is no distinction between high and low.

Second: than investment? "Kung Fu" invested 280 million, "Demon City Fortress" invested 330 million, and we invested even higher.

Third: than propaganda? We are at the same starting line as Yunhai Media.

Fourth: than the starring role? The other party is a newcomer, and we are the hot top streamers. Crush each other.

Fifth: than the type? It's that a kung fu movie is a comedy, but we're a sci-fi masterpiece that beats each other.

The only thing we have to pay attention to is that Wang Mo said that he couldn't promote the movie in his name. But it doesn't hurt. After all, he is just a screenwriter, and even promoting him will not help the movie much.

So I don't see a single reason why we should avoid Kung Fu.

I even think that "Kung Fu" should be avoided, not "Demon City Fortress". I firmly believe that we should continue the original plan and release "Magic City Fortress" on New Year's Day, and have an open PK with "Kung Fu". ”

After speaking.

Many people began to chim.

The boss of the film and television department was a little worried: "But isn't it a bit unkind for us to do this?" Wang Mo gave us the script, but in the end, we used the film he wrote to compete with his film for the market. ”

The boss of the Propaganda Department laughed: "Lao Zheng, you won't really be moved by Wang Mo, right?" You have to know that Wang Mo sold us the script of "Demon City Fortress", which is worth 10 million! 10 million scripts, his heart is already boundlessly black. So we don't have to be grateful to him at all. And you look at the development of Yunhai Media in the past few years, which has squeezed our Canxing culture to the point that there is almost no room for survival. We cannot sit idly by. Now, it's a good opportunity. ”

Take a deep breath.

continued: "From the current information, it seems that "Demon Capital Fortress" crushes "Kung Fu" in all aspects. Especially now that Wang Mo's "Kung Fu" movie has been questioned by many people, it means that everyone is not optimistic about it at all.

Although a movie can't see the final box office results before its release. But at least it proves that "Kung Fu" has fallen behind at the beginning stage. And "Magic City Fortress" is just the opposite, with the popularity of the protagonist Lin Yixuan and the gimmick of China's first sci-fi, it can definitely become popular on the whole network in an instant, and the reserved box office can easily exceed 100 million.

So my opinion is: "Magic City Fortress" was officially released on New Year's Day, because "Kung Fu" could not pose any threat to it at all. On the contrary, "Demon Capital Fortress" will most likely trample it down and stand out. In this way, not only do we enjoy the box office on New Year's Day, but also give Yunhai Media a hard blow. With an investment of nearly 300 million, once the box office hits the street, I think it will definitely make Yunhai Media hurt. It's a win-win! Wrong! Win-win! ”

Words.

Deafening.

Listening to the blood of many people.

"I agree with Mr. Liu's opinion."

"I agree with that."

"Add me one."

“……”

In the conference room, many executives have expressed their opinions.

Because of the analysis of the boss of the Propaganda Department, he was deeply recognized by them.

In the past few years, they have been so frightened by Yunhai Media that they don't even have a chance to breathe.

However, everyone understands in their hearts: Yunhai Media can suppress them again and again because of the existence of one more person: Wang Mo!

Wang Mo is too demonic, demonic to the point of despair.

Even within Canxing Culture, many people were terrified and had no confidence when they mentioned Wang Mo.

But this time, they couldn't find a reason to fail.

Because: The movie script of "Demon Capital Fortress" is from Wang Mo!

Many people laughed wildly in their hearts: Hahaha, Wang Mo, Yunhai Media, you can't think of it, right? At the beginning, it was to trap us with 10 million, but it became the sharpest sword in our hands.

Use the sword you made to attack yourselves.

How do you break this trick?

……

On the second day of New Year's Day, the official group of "Kung Fu" announced that the movie was set for New Year's Day.

At a time when many people are still discussing this movie enthusiastically, questioning that it is a comedy, questioning that its protagonist is a newcomer, and questioning Wang Mo drifting.

Canxing Culture officially updated Weibo: "Blockbuster news: The sci-fi masterpiece "Magic Capital Fortress" directed by Sun He will be released on New Year's Day...... and others participated in the performance, and the investment reached 330 million. Please unveil the giant curtain of Chinese science fiction movies with our own hands on New Year's Day! ”

Rumble!

This is the big news.

The whole network was almost numb.

"Oh my God!"

"A sci-fi masterpiece of Canxing Culture?"

"Invest more than 300 million? Scared to death personally. ”

"Director Sun He's work? Damn...... Well, can anyone tell me who this director is? ”

"The director is not important, the key is starring Lin Yixuan! Ahhh My male god. ”

"Yixuan! Yihyun! Yihyun! ”

"I'm going to rush to this name!!"

“……”

The whole network is boiling.

At any time, the promotion effect of a star on the movie is huge.

And Lin Yixuan, a little fresh meat, is now the top class in the Chinese entertainment circle, and his fame and popularity are not inferior to Wang Mo before the collapse.

Seeing him starring in a sci-fi blockbuster like "Magic City Fortress", which invested hundreds of millions, fans went crazy.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Yihyun is the most handsome!"

"Yixuan's husband!"

In a short period of time, the wind and waves rolled up by the whole network far surpassed "Kung Fu". After all, although Wang Mo is now the first person in the Chinese entertainment industry, no one can be more famous than him. But Wang Mo is still just a screenwriter in the new movie "Kung Fu". But Lin Yixuan is a real starring role in "Demon City Fortress".

The impact of the two on fans is completely different.

Moreover, this is the first time that Lin Yixuan has played the starring role in a sci-fi masterpiece with an investment of hundreds of millions since his debut, so it's no wonder that fans are not crazy.

Especially after the trailer of "Demon City Fortress" was released, the industry also began to scream.

The two-minute trailer vividly depicts the sci-fi scene of the future magic capital, with high-rise buildings and future technological facilities intertwined to form a visually impactful and explosive picture. Especially when the alien mothership arrives, the overwhelming pressure makes people's hearts suffocated. The flames of war and the explosion effect that ignited in an instant shocked the heart, and I saw the audience's heart hanging.

"It's definitely a milestone production of Chinese science fiction."

"This special effect quacks!"

"There is a sense of déjà vu watching European and American sci-fi blockbusters."

"Our Chinese science fiction movies, are the special effects so good?"

"It's really shocking, looking forward to it~~~"

“……”

When the whole network set off a storm because of the publicity of "Demon Capital Fortress".

Yunhai Media.

The faces of the high-level officials were crooked.

"Riding a horse, Canxing culture is too much!"

"Excessive!"

"It's too much!"

"They are not grateful at all, and they will take revenge?!"

"Wang Mo wrote movie scripts for them regardless of his previous suspicions, but now they deliberately collide with "Kung Fu" on the release schedule of the movie?"

"I don't believe them if they didn't mean it!"

“……”

At this moment, the outside world still doesn't know that the script of "Demon Capital Fortress" is from Wang Mo, but the senior management of Yunhai Media knows that they didn't expect Wang Mo to generously write the script for the other party, and he did not get the other party's gratitude. Instead, the other party regarded Wang Mo's work as the sharpest weapon, and then stabbed it.

Damn it!

This wolf-hearted thing.

What especially makes Yunhai's senior management a little flustered is that "Demon Capital Fortress" looks very good, the script, investment, and special effects are all top-notch, and the actors are also top-notch. Such a movie is too much better than "Kung Fu" in every way.

With two movies released at the same time, can there still be room for "Kung Fu" to survive?

As for Yuan Xiong, his lips trembled with anger.

He walked back and forth in the office, shouting in a fit of rage, "Brute! Brutes! ”

Although he invested in the movie "Demon Capital Fortress" himself, Wang Mo also said before that the script he gave was actually not very good, but Yuan Xiong was still angry when he saw the actions of Canxing Culture at this moment.

On the side, Wang Mo was still sitting calmly on the chair, looking at Yuan Xiong with a smile.

Just now, he had finished watching the trailer of "Demon City Fortress".

It can be said, but in terms of special effects, the special effects of this movie are quite remarkable, after all, it cost more than 300 million dollars, and even a piece of can stir up the fragrance, right?

And Wang Mo knows: Whether a movie is good or not depends on the actors' acting skills and plot in the end.

But the two-minute trailer of "Magic City Fortress" is full of special effects, what can you see?

Wait.

Seeing that Yuan Xiong was still spinning in circles, Wang Mo smiled and said, "Brother Xiong, stop scolding." ”

Yuan Xiong said angrily: "Don't scold? In the future, I will engrave all the names of those guys in Canxing Culture on the villain's body, and then prick it with needles every night. You can't kill these things! ”

Wang Mo was still smiling: "Actually, Canxing Culture is what I'm looking forward to the most." ”

Yuan Xiong was stunned: "What are you looking forward to the most?" ”

"That's right."

Wang Mo said lightly: "Because they do this, then I don't need to have any scruples if I 'kill' people." ”

Speaking of which.

A thought flashed in his heart: the script he gave to Canxing Culture "Demon Capital Fortress" at the beginning was to give the other party a thorough lesson, which can be regarded as leveling the other party's original treatment of himself. If the other party accepts it in a muffled voice, then Wang Mo will not blame the past. But now it seems that Canxing Culture not only has no intention of repenting, but also wants to use its own things against itself.

In that case...... Wang Mo is welcome.

……

The days that followed.

Both "Demon City Fortress" and "Kung Fu" have launched a huge publicity.

The combined investment of the two movies exceeded 600 million, which of course was ruthless in publicity. In this era, no matter how good your movie is, if the publicity is not in place, the box office will still be unsatisfactory.

So both sides are hooked.

Advertisements are overwhelming.

You occupied Weibo? Then I'll occupy Douyin.

Do you have the bus covered? Then I'll cover the subway.

From online to offline.

You come and go.

No one dared to breathe a sigh of relief.

As for the film crews of both sides, they also started a national roadshow at the same time.

However, in this regard, the crew of "Fortress of the Demon Capital" crushed the crew of "Kung Fu".

Because in the crew of "Kung Fu", the male and female protagonists are not famous, that is, the director Chai Qing has a little popularity, so he can't support the offline publicity at all.

On the other hand, in "Magic City Fortress", every time the crew goes to a city, it will cause local traffic jams. It's really Lin Yixuan's fans who are too crazy. It was even revealed on the Internet that in the city where Lin Yixuan went, an ordinary movie ticket was bought for nearly 1,000 yuan, and it was still in short supply.

Seeing such a situation, Fu Hong even proposed to Wang Mo whether to let Wang Mo also participate in the offline promotion of "Kung Fu". If Wang Mo stood up and took the initiative to promote, it is estimated that ten Lin Yixuan would not be able to beat him.

After all, Wang Mo's fans now cover children, teenagers, and aunts...... and other groups.

Lin Yixuan?

With such a little fresh meat, Wang Mo can press it to death with one finger.

However, Wang Mo shook his head and rejected Fu Hong's proposal: "Don't, if I participate in publicity, it will be too bullying." And it's a bit inappropriate to participate in the promotion of a movie in my current capacity. In addition, I just hung up a screenwriter in the movie, so I didn't steal the lead actor and other actors' shots. ”

Fu Hong thought about it and nodded in approval.

Whether it is the identity of "Speechless" or "West Building", it is indeed inappropriate to promote a movie offline.

And Fu Hong also knows in his heart: the offline popularity of "Demon Capital Fortress" is actually fake. are all fans who are going for Lin Yixuan, and the publicity effect of the movie is not great, but to a certain extent, because of the excessive enthusiasm of fans, it will hinder the offline promotion of the movie.

……

And just like that, time passed day by day.

The two movies have already been red-eyed, and the publicity is conservatively estimated to have spilled tens of millions.

Of course, the effect is also amazing.

In a short period of time, almost more than 60% of the people in the entire large and small cities of China have heard the names of these two movies and know that they will be released on New Year's Day.

Until December 26.

That is, the day after Christmas in the West, the theater chain has already listed the film schedule rate on the first day of New Year's Day in advance.

"Magic City Fortress": The film scheduling rate is 33.5%.

"Kung Fu": The film scheduling rate is 32.6%.

The scheduling rates of the two films are almost comparable.

However, because the starring role of "Demon City Fortress" is too famous, the film scheduling rate is only slightly higher than that of "Kung Fu", but the two are generally on the same running line.

Meanwhile.

Both films have turned on the pre-sale function of movie tickets.

With the popularity of the previous advertisement.

On the first day.

The advance box office of "Fortress of the Magic City" has exceeded 20 million.

The advance box office of "Kung Fu" seems to be declining slightly, only 12 million.

Seeing this scene, many marketing accounts immediately began to make difficulties.

"The winner is decided."

"Wang Mo's second movie is likely to hit the streets."

"The Fortress of the Demon Capital" will open the door to Chinese sci-fi blockbusters."

"Kung Fu" may become Wang Mo's failed work. The reason is that Wang Mozi has gone crooked. For a kung fu movie to be a comedy is a joke in itself. ”

"Sit back and wait for "Demon City Fortress" to crush "Kung Fu".

“……”

Seeing the publicity of these marketing accounts, Yuan Xiong scolded again: "Made, these two movies are all scripts written by Amer, okay?" You know a hair! Mao doesn't understand! ”

Wang Mo is still sitting like a mountain.

What's the hurry?

Let the bullets fly a little longer.

Two days to go.

Yes...... It's only been two days.

The next day.

The pre-sale box office of "Fortress of the Demon City" continued to soar, with a total pre-sale of more than 30 million, while "Kung Fu" was still only 14 million.

Day 3.

The pre-sale box office of "Magic City Fortress" was finally fixed at 36.5 million, although this pre-sale box office is not too good, but it is not bad. On the other hand, the three-day pre-sale box office of "Kung Fu" is only 17.2 million, which is less than half of "Magic City Fortress".

So far.

The three-day pre-sale period ends.

The time has finally come to January 1st.

New year.

Atmosphere.

New Year's Day is coming~~~

At the same time, theaters across the country have also opened a new schedule.

On this day, "Kung Fu" and "Magic City Fortress", which have been promoted for a month, finally opened their official releases!

(End of chapter)

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