Chapter 410 You don’t blame me for your dissatisfaction
After hanging up the phone, Liu Yifei was in a very beautiful mood.
She raised her head and looked around. Gu Wei hadn't come back yet, and the crew were all fiddling with their phones.
Everyone was smiling, and Nazha, who was sitting next to her, was even smiling.
“Who are you talking to, so happy?”
Liu Yifei asked curiously.
"Ah? Sister Yifei~"
Nazha looked away from the phone and turned to look at Liu Yifei beside her.
“I have a good best friend with me, hehe, let’s show off our film scores with her!”
“Are you also an actor in our circle?”
"Yes, you are from the same place as me, a borderland person~"
"Oh? You are still from my hometown, what is your name?"
"Dilraba, she has acted in a TV series before It’s called [Carat Lover], and it’s a little popular~”
Liu Yifei thought for a while.
“I haven’t watched the TV series you mentioned, but the name does have some impression on me”
She is usually busy with work and seldom watches TV series except reading books in her free time.
"I will introduce her to Sister Yifei later when I have time. She is a very nice person and a great beauty."
Not long after, Gu Wei was communicating with the staff outside. Well, walking into the room, he clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention.
"Everyone, our activities for today are over. We will go back to the hotel and have a rest early. We will leave for the next city early tomorrow morning."
After that, Liu Yifei and others packed up and got up to leave. .
It's also a new movie being released. Some people are happy and some are sad.
[Tang Detective 2] had a box office of over 1.1 billion in its first week, while [Legend of the Gods], which was released on Friday at the same time, did not have such good luck.
It was released one day later than [Tang Detective 2], and the box office result on the first day was only 77.92 million.
Although this single-day box office result was second only to "Tang Detective 2" on Friday, it ranked second in the country's single-day box office, which was higher than the 40.17 million of the third-placed "Escape". .
But you must know that this is the first-day box office of the 500 million-invested blockbuster "Legend of the Gods". If this result is no surprise, it basically means that the movie will definitely lose money.
Sure enough, on the following two days, Saturday and Sunday, the box office of "Legend of the Gods" dropped all the way in the first weekend due to the poor reputation after its release. It received 64.54 million and 55.51 million respectively in the two days.
You know, for movies that are released normally, except for those that happen to be released during holidays such as the Spring Festival and National Day, the highest box office is usually on the first weekend.
Just like [Tang Detective 2], the box office revenue was more than 200 million in the first two days of the first week, and it immediately hit more than 300 million by the weekend.
After being released, there are really not many movies that even have a box office decline in the first weekend. It can only be said that the reputation of the movie has been bad to a certain extent.
[Legend of the Gods] was released for three days and grossed a total of 201 million at the box office on the first week, and its reputation completely collapsed.
Nearly 30,000 people on Douban posted a score of 2.8, and the Internet was filled with criticism.
[The mythical masterpiece with King Wu's defeat of Zhou as the background has once again opened up human beings' understanding of the bottom line of movies. In this movie called "Legend of the Gods", the gathering of domestic first-line stars is like a chaotic dance of demons He left behind his "brilliant" acting skills in this masterpiece that is full of film history. The plot, costumes and special effects are unparalleled in ancient and modern times, making "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" eclipsed. This is a true masterpiece! 】
【Li Lianlian stopped by the studio on his way to the restroom to make some fun, and he had the nerve to put his name first to defraud the box office! 】
[This "Legend of Leftward" tells the story of shooting into the fountain of life with a sword of light]
[In three years, there will be no worse film than his , if there is one, it must be its sequel! 】
[Lei Zhenzi said to the baby: "I'm going to fly with my clothes and my clothes." The baby responded affectionately: "You're so kind, Lei." Hahahahahaha, in short, it's very funny and imaginative. I can't imagine what will happen in the next second. What has become, hahahaha! ! 】
[I have to guess that Xiang Huaqiang put a knife on the necks of all the stars and threatened to film them. Except for his son, the enigmatic aesthetics, the plot that went off the rails throughout, the death is shocking, and he has his own style. , admire, admire, and also admire the picture of living in Fuchun Mountain! 】
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With a box office of 200 million in the first week, a rating of 2.8, and a reputation that was criticized by the entire Internet, everyone can know this time that [Legend of the Gods] is a complete flop. .
The 500-million-dollar production that has been promoted for several months, starring international superstar Li Lian, and joined by a number of top domestic entertainment stars, now seems like a joke.
As netizens commented, Li Lianjie was obviously a jobber, but he was placed in the leading role. Xiang Zuo, who was last on the cast list, was actually the real leading actor.
How can the audience who go to the cinema not be angry with this kind of naked deception.
And it is obviously adapted from the story of "Fengshen Interpretation", but in the end it became the orphan "Lei Zhenzi" of the Yi tribe played by Xiang Zuo, who embarked on the road to find the Sword of Light in order to save the spirit tribe.
What kind of thunderous plot is this, and what does it have to do with [Fengshen]?
It’s no wonder that the audience was so excited after watching the movie. I can only say that [Legend of the Gods] had bad intentions from the beginning.
The producer and distributor clearly knew that the film was not good, but for their own benefit, they used this deceptive method to promote it, and it was only natural that such a huge backlash was generated in the end.
Bona Films.
The atmosphere in the office is rather depressing.
Xiang Huaqiang finished smoking a cigarette, took the last puff, and put out the cigarette butt.
“Dong Yu, can’t we think of more ways to make our movie?
With this achievement now, we have lost too much."
Yu Dong, who was sitting opposite, smiled bitterly and said:
"Mr. Saw it too.
The reputation of [Legend of the Gods] is really bad. The current box office results are due to the early publicity.
After word of mouth spreads, whatever you do is in vain." Xiang Huaqiang was still a little unwilling.
“I know the filming of [Legend of the Gods] is not very good, but the comments from netizens are a bit too much. Is it really useless?
Yu Dong, do you think so? Could someone be deliberately trying to trick us?"
Yu Dong looked at Xiang Huaqiang sitting across from him and felt funny in his heart.
As for your movie, do you still need others to criticize it? If you watch the movie without watching anything else, the protagonist of the movie is your son.
"Um~ Mr. Xiang, Bona has been in the industry for so many years. We are still confident in the top five or even the top three in terms of publicity and distribution, not to mention domestic entertainment.
For major media platforms on the Internet , professional self-media influencers and trolls, we all have dedicated personnel to monitor it.
There is really no one hacking us this time. It is purely a spontaneous promotion by the audience who have watched the movie.”
After a pause, Yu Dong said again.
“Furthermore, if you look at there are only two movies at the same time as our movie. The box office momentum of "Escape" released last Thursday has dropped, and the single day is only 30 to 40 million. It is a disgrace to our view of him. The increase in box office has no effect either.
"Tang Detective 2", which was released on the same day as "Legend of the Gods" this Thursday morning, is honestly not on the same level as us.
The box office is two to three hundred million a day.
I guess Mr. Gu from [Wei Ming Xia] paid attention to the box office of [Fengshen] on the first day, and stopped paying attention after seeing that it was only over 70 million.
So your worries are completely unnecessary.”
In fact, Xiang Huaqiang is not clear about what Yu Dong said, he just has no choice.
Judging from the current situation, he suffered a big loss from this movie.
[Legend of the Gods] Although there is not as much investment as the 500 million advertised, the production and publicity investment is more than 200 million.
The special effects of the movie were indeed made by a Hollywood team, and various stars also paid money to join the movie. Of course, most of them were friendly prices.
Coupled with the publicity fees paid to Bona, the total investment exceeds 250 million.
Looking now, he will lose at least 100 million. Such a huge loss makes Xiang Huaqiang extremely heartbroken.
He originally wanted to rely on his own connections to recruit big stars such as Li Lianjie to join him. Coupled with the strong special effects, he wanted to compete with Zhou Yunfa and Aaron Kwok's "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" the year before last. Why not get a ten Billion box office.
When the time comes, I will make money and support my son, killing two birds with one stone.
Who would have thought that people like Li Lianlian, Fan Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Gu Tianle, and Liang Jiahua have no box office appeal at all, and the movie actually made the audience complain like this.
Not to mention losing money, my son failed in his first step on the road to stardom. It was like losing his wife and losing his army.
Thinking about this, Xiang Huaqiang frowned and took out another cigarette.
Yu Dong, who was opposite, saw this and quickly picked up a lighter to help light it.
“Mr. Xiang, let me give you a suggestion. You may wish to contact foreign film producers now to see if you can sell the copyrights of some other countries.
With the brand name of Li Lianlian, you can , plus the special effects of the film have certain merits, and selling some foreign copyrights can also reduce some losses.
I feel that the domestic film market is not going to work, so it is best not to have any hope."< br>
Xiang Huaqiang blew out smoke and nodded slowly listening to Yu Dong's words.
The two chatted for a while, Xiang Huaqiang left Bona, and the office became quiet again.
Yu Dong sat in his own office chair, put his hands together, and thought for a while.
A large part of the publicity and distribution expenses for [Legend of the Gods] has been paid before the movie is released, and the remaining small amount will not be paid until the movie is released according to the contract.
Although the producer [China Star Films] lost money, [Bona Films] as the promoter did not delay making money at all.
"Mr. Yu, did you call me?"
The assistant knocked on the door and came in.
"Ask the managers of the marketing department, planning department, and publicity department to come to the large conference room for a meeting in 10 minutes."
"Understood, Mr. Yu."
According to Yu Dong's experience, [Legend of the Gods] has reached this level, any publicity means are useless, and the rest can just let nature take its course.
He is not prepared to invest more resources into this fruitless movie.
There are still two months until the National Day holiday, and the movie "Operation Mekong" controlled by "Bona Films" will be released. He plans to take advantage of the popularity of Gu Wei's "Tang Detective 2" to start promoting and warming up his own movie.
“Mr. Xiang, don’t blame me for not helping you. The movie [Legend of the Gods] is really unsatisfactory.
[China Star] paid the publicity fee, and Bona was in the movie I have done enough before the release, and now I have no choice but to abandon you."
Thinking like this, Yu Dong picked up his mobile phone and dialed Gu Wei's number. After a few beeps, the call was answered. Pass.
“Hello? Mr. Gu, congratulations on the box office success!
Hahaha, I knew Mr. Gu’s movie would be a success.
It’s okay. [Operation Mekong] will be released in two months. I’m going to ask the company to start advertising and trailers.
It won’t waste Mr. Gu’s time. Just cooperate with me online in the early stage. We will start the road show when it is released soon.
I will be the host later and call Director Lin Chaoxian, and Mr. Gu will definitely come over to show his favor."
Yu Dong is a pure businessman. In his case, whoever can help him make money will be the one who can help him win. Whoever brings benefits is his closest partner.
(End of this chapter)