Chapter 657 is a box office hit
June 16, Saturday.
Qi Lei, who was on weekend break, invited his girlfriend out for shopping and dinner as usual.
They are college classmates. They were boyfriend and girlfriend when they were in school. After graduation, they both stayed in Harbin to work.
Now that I have met both parents, the next step is to talk about marriage. My love life is very stable.
At noon, the two of them had dinner at a barbecue restaurant in CapitaLand Plaza.
“Honey, let’s go watch a movie later”
“Okay, there happened to be a movie released recently, I really want to see it.” Qi Lei picked up a piece of grilled pork belly and nodded. promise.
“What do you want to see?”
“[Jurassic World 2], starting from the first part of [Jurassic Park], I haven’t missed a single movie in this series. .”
"But, I want to watch [Cohabitation in Time and Space], a love movie between Gu Wei and Liu Yifei. I heard it is very good."
"That's right
I'll listen to you today and watch [ "Cohabitation in Time and Space", I just have a day off tomorrow, we can go out and watch "Jurassic World 2"."
Qi Lei did not hesitate, his girlfriend's request must be met first.
He has also heard of [Cohabitation in Time and Space], and he still trusts Gu Wei's movies. Besides, there is Liu Yifei, so it would be good to support Tianxian.
"Husband, you are the best, okay?"
After lunch, Qi Lei booked the tickets on his mobile phone and took his girlfriend to the cinema on the top floor of CapitaLand Plaza.
“Wow, there are so many people!”
The two walked to the entrance of the theater. Jiang Li hugged her boyfriend’s arm and said in surprise as she looked at the crowd of people inside.
“Normal, today is the weekend, there must be many people watching movies.
When I bought the tickets just now, I saw that our show is almost fully booked."
After Qi Lei finished speaking, he looked around and saw that the theater hall was full of people, and some people were queuing up to buy tickets and food. , some were standing and chatting, and others were waiting in line to check in.
The trailers of recently released movies were scrolling on the surrounding screens, and the screen above the ticket office showed the movie schedule. , at a glance, except for "Jurassic Park 2" and "Cohabitation in Time and Space", the schedule of other movies is pitiful.
Qi Lei first went to the automatic ticket machine to scan the code to get the tickets, and then queued up. I bought drinks and popcorn for the two of them.
After everything was ready, they waited in the lobby for a while and then followed the crowd to check in.
As Qi Lei said, the movie theater was almost full, and most of them were couples like them, with a few young girls coming together.
The two entered the theater and sat down. Within a few minutes, the lights dimmed and advertisements started playing on the big screen.
As the dragon logo appeared, the theater became quiet, and [Cohabitation in Time and Space] officially began.
"This house was built in 1996. It is transparent from north to south and has ample lighting. The suites on the first floor face north and the suites on the second floor face south."
In the first scene of the movie, Liu Yifei is wearing a Wearing professional attire, she started her bizarre blind date, and the outcome was needless to say.
When the camera turned, Gu Wei was wearing khaki clothes, squatting in a field, munching corn. He changed his image of a handsome guy in the past and looked very rustic.
A black car drove slowly from a distance, with the windows slowly lowered, and a big boss in a suit and ties sat inside.
“.We are going to build a loft for both commercial and residential use. Our usual height is 3.2 meters, right? We make it 6 meters, and the owners in the middle can add buildings freely.”
Gu Wei Holding a design drawing, he promoted his design to the big boss inside through the car window.
“This is completely different from what we imagined, we can’t do it.”
"This is the trend of the future. In more than ten years, lofts will be everywhere in the country.
And I have also done a survey. In the future, this place will be the CBD, and it will also be connected to the subway. The transportation is very convenient.
Mr. Li!
This is really the CBD from now on”
Gu Wei stood in the mud pit, shouting at the top of his lungs, unable to stop the big boss. The car goes away.
Five minutes into the movie, the male and female protagonists appeared respectively, and bursts of laughter rang out in the theater.
“This movie is so interesting. It’s probably the first time for Gu Wei and Liu Yifei to play such characters”
“It is indeed quite different from their usual roles”
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At the beginning of the movie, the lives of the male and female protagonists were not going well, and then something even more fantastic happened. The room where they lived was disrupted in time and space.
Gu Wei was washing vegetables in the kitchen, and a bunch of bean sprouts appeared in Liu Yifei's bathtub. Liu Yifei's facial cleanser couldn't be pressed out, but it kept spraying from Gu Wei's shower head. , so that Gu Wei couldn't clean it.
There was laughter in the theater one after another, and then two rooms in different time and space were spliced together. After waking up in the morning, the two male and female protagonists, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei, met for the first time.
[Cohabitation in Time and Space] There were a lot of laughs at the beginning. Laughter could be heard from time to time in the theater, and everyone was curious about what two people who could travel between 1999 and 18 would do.
Later on, as the relationship between the hero and heroine develops, and some truths are slowly revealed, the movie also turns from a simple comedy to a sensational and life reflection, but overall, the transition is smooth and not too big. BUG.
Gu Wei and Liu Yifei also performed very well. There was a strong sense of connection between the two. The audience in the theater was having fun at the beginning and slowly became immersed in the relationship between the male and female protagonists.
With the appearance of Lu Shiyi in 18 years, Gu Xiaojiao was deceived into leaving Lu Ming. In the end, Lu Ming discovered that his boss was Gu Xiaojiao's father, and stopped the car accident, changing the outcome of the future death of Gu Xiaojiao's father.
At the end of the movie, the audience gradually stood up and left the scene after watching the Easter egg of earthy love stories.
"Do you think Lu Ming and Gu Xiaojiao can still be together? Gu Xiaojiao doesn't even recognize him anymore"
Jiang Li took her boyfriend's arm and walked out, unsure. asked.
"Since the director asked them to meet for the last time, of course it will be a happy ending. Lu Ming and Gu Xiaojiao will be together smoothly, and lovers will eventually get married."
"Hehe, I I think so too.
The Easter egg at the end is so sweet. Can you also say some earthy love words? "
Qi Lei was a little embarrassed when he heard his girlfriend's request and thought for a while.
"I am 9, you are 3"
"What do you mean? ”
“Besides you, it’s still you”
"Husband, you are great!"
Qi Lei smiled, thinking that it was lucky that he had seen similar jokes on Douyin before.
The two days of the first weekend passed quickly. Just as Xu Zheng guessed before the movie was released, [Cohabitation in Time and Space] failed to beat [Jurassic World 2] in the first week.
"Big Dinosaur" relied on a 42% film schedule and the popularity of classic IPs to earn a box office of 730 million in the first three days of the weekend.
[Cohabitation in Time and Space] followed closely, with a box office of over RMB 500 million in its first weekend, and a total of RMB 563 million including on-demand screenings.
Starting from its premiere on Friday, the box office of the two first movies accounted for more than 95% of the country's total single-day box office, and the remaining movies can only get some scraps between the fingers of the two movies. After the first week, the word-of-mouth of several popular movies gradually spread.
[Jurassic World 2] Douban score is 6.6, which is much lower than the 7.8 score of the previous game [Jurassic World 1].
The film's freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes in North America is 62% (21 fresh and 13 rotten), which is slightly lower than the 76% of the previous film.
Of course, as a sequel to the big IP "Jurassic", it is good purely from the perspective of visual effects and entertainment. It is a qualified popcorn movie.
Relatively speaking, [Cohabitation in Time and Space] has a better reputation.
The movie received a high score of 7.2 on Douban, which is considered very good among romantic comedy movies.
In addition to fans, most passerby audiences also recognized this movie and considered "Cohabitation in Time and Space" to be a surprising romance movie in 2018.
The online reviews are even more one-sided, with few negative reviews.
【Funny and heartwarming, a fantasy romantic comedy that is both imaginative and unconventional. The looks of Gu Wei and Liu Yifei are really great and worth the price of admission! 】
[This is the best romance movie I’ve seen this year. To be honest, it’s better than Gu Wei’s “The Ex 3” last year, and I think Liu Yifei is a better match than Ni Ni and Gu Wei! 】
【A rare domestic romantic comedy that is not awkward. The male and female protagonists are both funny and good-looking. The scene where Xu Zheng stretched out his noodles made me laugh out loud, and I was moved at the end.
ps : What a great tribute to "Sweet Honey"! 】
【The story is very interesting, the fairy is still so beautiful, praise, praise, praise! Teacher Xu Zheng’s cameo is a very eye-catching performance, I want to watch it again]
[To be honest, Gu Wei’s performance is really good, especially the two characters of Lu Shiyi and Lu Ming, they are obviously the same person , through the changes in clothes, makeup and demeanor, you can’t see the shadow of another character at all. I hope Gu Wei will make some in-depth movies, and your acting skills can be fully grasped]
[The movie is good, but one thing is more realistic. Even if you know the winning numbers, it is completely impossible to make a fortune by buying lottery tickets. It's not that time and space do not allow it in the movie, but the "director" has already arranged for the winner to follow the number. It doesn’t matter much.]
[It is actually the best-looking theatrical movie this year so far. Logic is not important. The most important thing is...it’s too sweet, it’s too sweet! 】
[I went to the theater to watch the movie alone. To be honest, it looked good, but what is the Easter egg at the end? Can you consider the feelings of us singles! 】
【Wow. Gu Wei and Liu Yifei are so perfect for each other. It’s not enough to watch. Can the two of them collaborate on a love TV series? The longer the episodes, the better.】
[This movie is too sweet. The earthy love story in the last Easter egg made me giggle all the time. I am a native dog, and I just love watching these two people having sex with each other! 】
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[Cohabitation in Time and Space] received a pretty good reputation after its release. Although the movie ranked second at the box office in its first week, its attendance exceeded [Jurassic World 2] and ranked first.
On Monday of the second week, theaters adjusted their film schedule ratios, raising "Cohabitation" to 41%, while "Jurassic World 2" dropped to 36%.
The single-day box office of both movies has decreased. "Cohabitation" with a weekday box office of 115 million exceeded "Jurassic World 2" with a box office of 87.24 million. It successfully counterattacked and won the single-day box office. The national box office champion.
Beijing, [Zhenledao] Company.
Xu Zheng looked at the box office results of "Cohabitation in Time and Space" in the past few days and smiled from ear to ear.
The film's production budget was 120 million. After the release, Xuanfa invested another 50 million, for a total cost of 170 million.
It has only been 4 days since its release, and the total box office is already close to 700 million yuan. It has not only recovered its capital but also made a net profit close to a small target.
“According to the current box office trend, our movie will definitely exceed 1 billion yuan.
The box office forecast of Maoyan platform is 1.6 billion yuan.
Su Lun, your first independently directed film has such a high box office, it seems I will have to call you Director Su from now on.” Just kidding.
“To be honest, it was like a dream from the first day the movie was released.
I thought our movie was good before, but I didn’t expect the box office trend to be so good. It grossed more than 500 million in the first three days, and the box office exceeded 100 million on weekdays."
"Haha , the most important thing is that the movie has a good reputation. By the end of this week, you will have firmly entered the 1 billion box office director club.
Tsk tsk, when "囧囧" was released, I was in the same state as you. I didn't expect that my movie would be such a hit. I was completely confused.
But now it is no better than before. The general environment is getting better and better. The domestic film market is developing year by year. It is much easier for a movie to break 1 billion than before."
Su Lun nodded.
“That’s what I say, but in fact there are only a few big-selling movies every year. It would be good for most of the movies to make back their money.
This time [Cohabitation in Time and Space] has achieved such good results, I feel it is because of everyone’s support in many aspects.
Director Xu You helped control the filming, and the actors were joined by Gu Wei and Liu Yifei.
Mr. Gu’s box office appeal is truly amazing, and he is indeed recognized as the “King of Box Office” in the industry!
I also feel something from this cooperation."
It is rare that Su Lun is still sober now and has not forgotten about it just because the movie he directed was a box office hit.
"This movie is a perfect one at the right time and place. If I were to make another movie without so many good conditions, I would probably have to go back to my original shape."
"No~
Your level is still there, but judging from the current box office, the popularity of "Cohabitation in Time and Space" after its release is indeed a reflection of Gu Wei's box office appeal.< br>
We took this into consideration when we recruited him to join the team, otherwise we would not have given him such a high investment share
Last month I supervised and starred in the movie "The Player Behind the Scenes". The box office is only over 300 million. Although there are restrictions on subject matter, the gap in box office appeal can also be seen."
Xu Zheng touched his chin.
"Unfortunately, I'm good at comedies. In fact, I don't fit in with Gu Wei's path. It will be difficult to have the opportunity to work together in the future."
Wang Changtian of [Enlight Media] is equally happy as Xu Zheng.
The three producers of [Cohabitation in Time and Space] are [Zhenledao], [Wei Tianxia], and [Enlight Media].
Furthermore, Guangguang is also one of the promoters of the film.
Nowadays, movies are selling like hotcakes, and Guangguang is naturally making a lot of money.
When Xu Zheng recommended Su Lun to make this movie, Wang Changtian didn't really care. It was just a small-budget movie with an investment of 40 million, and he didn't think about making much money. He just wanted to save Xu's face.
Who would have thought that things would turn around later, and this project would actually be chosen by Gu Wei.
Wang Changtian also became energetic. After re-dividing the investment shares and making additional investment in the later period, he was very much looking forward to the final results of the film.
Now it was exactly as he expected.
Judging from the current trend of movies, this movie can bring at least a net profit of more than 100 million to Raytheon.
".Mr. Gu, congratulations on the box office success
I have long said that the results of the projects chosen by Mr. Gu will definitely be the same
When we have time to have a meal together later, I will call Director Xu and Su Guide.
That’s right, the work is important, let’s make an appointment later”
(End of this chapter)