In the blink of an eye, the National Day holiday officially arrived.
A total of 7 new movies were released during the National Day holiday this year.
There are [Going Back], [Ordinary Hero], [Iron Will], [Search and Rescue] and three animated movies [New Big Head Son and Little Head Dad 5: My Alien Friend], [I It's Tyrannosaurus Rex, [New Cinderella 2].
Among them, [The Return of the World], directed by Rao Xiaozhi and co-starred by Zhang Yi, Zeng Shunxi and Zhang Tianai, is an absolute hot topic.
On the first day of the release, it won 180 million yuan in box office with a national screening of 35.6%, firmly occupying the top spot in the box office rankings.
[Ordinary Hero], which also has the main theme blockbuster, had a bad start. The box office was only 23.15 million on the first day of release, accounting for as much as 20%, but the box office accounted for only a pitiful 8.9%.
Other movies of the same period were not much better either.
[Iron and Steel Will] starring Liu Ye, Han Xue and Lin Yongjian. It tells the story of Angang Steel Plant overcame many obstacles in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, successfully repairing the abandoned blast furnace, and producing the first furnace of iron and water in New China in the shortest time. The story.
It belongs to the old-fashioned main theme movie that was more than ten or twenty years ago.
The single-day box office on the first day of release was less than 10 million.
[Search and Rescue] is a disaster rescue movie starring Donnie Yen, with a box office of only 4.98 million on the first day.
Overall, this year's National Day holiday is far worse than last year.
Even the most box office [Going Back] is far from a big hit. Apart from it, the box office of other movies is pitiful, and the market is generally cold.
Beijing, Bona Film.
In the president's office, Yu Dong frowned at the box office data in recent days.
"How could the box office be so low?
The main theme is starring Li Bingbing, Feng Shaofeng and Huang Xiaoming, and the content and rhythm of the movie are no problem."
Seven days of National Day, [Ordinary Heroes] have always maintained With a box office of 20 to 30 million a day.
The reputation is not bad, but it is not very good either.
One can see that the box office of this movie is doomed to fail.
Yu Dong was very heartbroken. Although [Ordinary Hero] is not as exaggerated as [Changjin Lake]'s investment of more than one billion yuan, it also spent 200 million yuan on production and promotion.
According to the current box office trend of the movie, it is still a question whether the final box office can exceed 200 million.
As the main producer, Bona will lose at least 100 million in [Ordinary Heroes].
"Is it really like the media and film critics said that the bonus period for main theme movies has passed?
But the box office of [Going Back in Thousand Miles] is very good"
Thinking of [The Road to Return], he looked at several producers of this movie.
"[Guo Fan Pictures], [Wei Ming Tianxia], [Free Cool Whale].
Guo Fan, Gu Wei, Lu Yang, by the way, there is Wu Jing. The small circle of these people is already a very important force in the film industry.”
As she sighed, the knock on the door came.
"Dong Yu, director Lin Chaoxian has arrived." The assistant reported.
"Please hurry!"
After a while, Lin Chaoxian, wearing a casual outfit and wearing a tired face, came to the office. "Director Lin, it's been a hard time shooting~" Yu Dong greeted him kindly.
Lin Chaoxian and Bona have worked with him for many years, and their relationship with Yu Dong is like Feng Xiaogang and Mr. Wang from Huayi.
"It's just about filming, it's not hard to say." Lin Chaoxian took the tea brewed by Yu Dong, blew and took a small sip.
The movie [Explosion Point] he directed last month was completed and he returned to the capital shortly after he returned to the capital.
This film is an action suspense film produced by Bona and Emperor Wang, written and directed by Lin Chaoxian himself.
Actors are all Hong Kong artists such as Zhang Jiahui, Chen Weiting, Liang Luosi, and Jiang Haowen. The filming location is also on Hong Kong Island, which is a genuine Hong Kong film.
In fact, Yu Dong is not optimistic about this movie.
What era is it, Hong Kong films have long declined.
The box office of Gu Tianle, known as China's first science fiction mecha masterpiece, only 500 million yuan, lost a minimum of 4, and was beaten by Gu Wei's [Speedly Chase 4 】While Shen Teng's [Lonely Moon] presses on the ground and rubs against the ground.
Even as the top domestic entertainment director, Lin Chaoxian became famous by filming main theme blockbusters. The Hong Kong films he filmed back then were far from the box office and popularity [Operation Mekong] And [Operation Red Sea], not to mention [Changjin Lake].
This [Explosion Point] is the movie Lin Chaoxian wanted to make himself, and Yu Dong couldn't stop him.
Not only can it not be stopped, but it also needs real money to support it.
But Yu Dong didn't care. In his opinion, the director is engaged in art, and some of his own pursuits are normal. Isn't this the case with Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and others, and they all have their own ideas about what movie they want to make.
In comparison, Lin Chaoxian is already very obedient.
After a few greetings, the two talked about several recent movies.
". The company's [Ordinary Hero] failed miserably at the box office.
In my opinion, this movie is not much different from the previous films of [Chinese Captain], [Fire Hero], and [Chinese Doctor], but the box office is much different.
Some voices on the Internet say that the bonus period of the main theme movie has passed."
Lin Chaoxian thought for a while: "I watched Rao Xiaozhi's movie [Going Back to the World] and the company's [ Ordinary Hero】.
It is better to say that the main theme movie has passed the bonus period, it is better to say that the audience's viewing standards are rising.
In recent years, more and more main theme movies have been filmed and released. Ordinary main theme movies can no longer win by relying on subject matter, and they must be well shot.
[Ordinary Hero] It seems relatively plain in plot and character portrayal, lacking depth, and some plots are too sensational and deliberate.
Compared with Rao Xiaozhi, Guo Fan and others, Chen Guohui is still a little worse in directorial skills.
With the same main theme movie, when the quality is not as good as that of people, it is naturally difficult for [ordinary heroes] to get good results."
Yu Dong nodded in agreement.
< br>What Lin Chaoxian said was roughly the same as what he thought.
He now regrets asking Chen Guohui to direct this movie.
The reputation of the [Hero of Fire] a few years ago was average, but because the box office was pretty good, the latter [Ordinary Hero] simply continued to work with him.
Looking at this point, there are really not many Hong Kong and Taiwan directors who are truly capable of making movies well.
In my heart, I threw all the blame for the failure of the movie box office to director Chen Guohui, and listed him as a partner who no longer cooperated with him, Yu Dong thought of another project he had always cared about.
"Director Lin, how are you doing in the second script of [Operation Red Sea]?"
"The general story has been almost done, but it still needs to be polished and modified in the future. When the later stages of [Explosion Point] are completed, I will concentrate on improving the script."
"This time it's What kind of story is there? Rescue? Or other aspects?” Yu Dong asked curiously.
Lin Chaoxian smiled and said, "[Operation Red Sea] is a military operation that took place on land. This time I plan to shoot a movie that happened in the sea.
I call it [Deer Whale] Action] or [Jiulong Action]! ”
Hainan, [Extreme Rescue] crew. "Click! Very good!" After a shot, Wen Muye's voice came from the speaker.
Gu Wei, who was still posing in the venue, relaxed, and the other actors who were knocked to the ground stood up one after another.
When I walked to the camera, Gu Wei watched the action scene just now and chatted with Wen Muye and Yuan Heping. All three of them thought the effect was good. This episode was more important in the movie. Even the action scenes are over.
The staff packed up their things and moved in, and Gu Wei walked to the rest area beside him.
"Boss, that fighting scene just now is so cool!"
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one bar, one bar!
Yang Chaoyue, who had been watching the show on the side of the venue, stretched out his thumb and flattered him. "Xiaotian, do you think you are handsome?" After saying that, she also cue Tian Xiwei.
"Super handsome!
It’s clean and neat, and it’s so exciting to watch from the side! "Oda is also of course and expressed his opinion on the fighting scene just now.
Gu Wei took the water cup from his assistant and took a sip.
"Okay, If you two have any questions, just say it directly."
The two girls looked at each other, and Yang Chaoyue smiled and said, "As long as nothing can be hidden from your eyes, boss.
Oda and I got off the show tonight and planned to go to the movies and stroll around. Boss, please accompany us? ”
After she said that, Tian Xiwei also looked at Gu Wei with anticipation.
"No night scenes today, so there is plenty of time.
No problem, what movie do you want to watch?"
"Watch the company's production [The Road to Return to Wanli by the Road" produced by the company 】.
This movie has been a big hit recently, and it was a big deal for Zeng Shun Xiniu. She showed off her various things on WeChat!
It is obvious that Teacher Zhang Yi is the starring actor." Yang Chaoyue said it a little dissatisfied.
She has a good relationship with Zeng Shunxi, and the two of them worked together on the movie "Who says heroes" that was broadcast in the first half of the year It's a hero].
Gu Wei smiled and said, "He performed well in the movie.
[The Road Back to Home] is a big hit, and he has his own masterpiece in movies, which is worthy of happiness.
There is no need to envy Chaoyue. When our movie is released, the popularity will bring you far more than [Going Back]."
After saying that, Gu Wei thought about it for a moment.
"In this way, I'll ask someone to go to the theater and the hotel. After the show, we will go to the movie first, and then I'll take you two to have a seafood meal. How about it? ”
“Great! ”
”Long live the boss! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Chaoyue and Tian Xiwei cheered.
After the show was over in the evening, Gu Wei took two girls to the theater where he booked the venue to watch [The Road to Return], and then took the two to a seafood restaurant with high praise in the local area. "The movie is really good, especially Teacher Zhang Yi's acting is really good!" Yang Chaoyue was eating the king crab legs while chatting about the movie he had just watched. "Well, it's very good. Director Rao Xiaozhi has a very high level. I like his movie "The Unknown"!" Tian Xiwei's eating habits are not very elegant.
She had a big appetite, and Gu Wei ordered all the food she liked, so she started to feast on the dishes as soon as they came.
Seafoods such as bluefin tuna bone marrow, Boston lobster, Australian golden abalone, Norwegian salmon and other seafood will make her feel good.
"Xiaotian, I always think that even if you don't become a celebrity and do a food broadcast, you can become popular!"
Yang Chaoyue finally finished eating a few huge king crab legs, and he had already had a few of them. He was full and said with some envy as Tian Xiwei was eating more and more delicious. "I don't understand why you can only eat so much and not be fat?"
"I exercise a lot, and I don't eat so much every day~"
Tian Xiwei was eating lobster meat in her mouth, lifting one arm up and making a skewering movement, and the muscle texture on it was clearly visible .
Gu Wei listened to the chat between the two little girls and said with a smile: "Xiaotian is talented, and she exercises every day, so she naturally eats more ~
Beyond you I am much lazy than Oda."
After he said that, Tian Xiwei smiled a big smile, but Yang Chaoyue stopped doing it: "I am not lazy. I didn't know how diligent I was when I was the assistant of your boss when I was the first to be my boss. I didn't know how diligent I was when I was the boss. Later, it was very hard to practice singing and dancing in a girl group every day! ”
"Is that so?
Why did I hear that during the girl group, you were the one in the group who was the least willing to practice dancing?"
"That's because I'm not talented and I'm always not good at practicing well."
"That's because I'm not as talented as I can't practice well. , naturally I don’t want to practice.
It’s not because of laziness.
I was very active when I was working!" Yang Chaoyue defended.
Gu Wei nodded: "I believe this!"
Tian Xiwei picked up a piece of salmon: "I read that the box office of [Going Back in Thousand Miles] is good, but the film market for this year's National Day holiday is much colder than in previous years. .
I just glanced at the cinema and it was really not many people."
Gu Wei thought for a while: "This year's National Day holiday is indeed colder than in previous years, and it is mainly not explosive. Movie.
[Returning to the World] The box office is not a hit, and it is much worse than [Changjin Lake] released during the National Day holiday last year.
In addition, the main theme movies are gathered, which tell the story of the evacuation of overseas Chinese [The Return of a Thousand Miles], the [Ordinary Hero] who rescues the little boy from the frontier, and the [Iron Will], which records the history of China's steelmaking, are all typical main theme blockbusters in the eyes of the audience. In essence, there is not much difference, so most viewers will only choose one scene to watch when watching the movie.
Generally speaking, movies in the same period are best supported by feature films, comedy films and cartoons. In this way, the audience of the movie will be expanded, and after the reputation of excellent movies ferment, it will also increase the movie. Attendance and total number of movie viewings.
On the contrary, if the films of the same period are seriously homogenized, the audience will only choose one of the similar movies to watch.
This is why this year's National Day holiday clearly has [Ordinary Hero] with [Fire Hero] and [Chinese Captain] as the foundation, and the overall quality is not inferior to other movies of the same period, but it actually lasted for the entire holiday during the entire holiday. The root cause of only 100 million box office revenue”
After Gu Wei said, the two little girls who were still eating showed a sudden enlightenment. (The end of this chapter)