Chapter 790: Chinatown came to us on its own initiative…

Just as Gu Wei said, although “Lost in Thailand”, which will be released in the second half of this month’s Spring Festival, faces the threat of imported films, it can avoid internal friction with other domestic blockbusters and ensure the screening rate and attendance rate.

“How about “Heart Blossoms on the Road”?”

In the villa, after finishing the first day of training, Gu Wei returned home and called Ning Hao.

After all, this schedule was decided after consultation between Gu Wei and Song Ge, and it was also to try whether the movies produced by Xingchen Films could also achieve high box office during non-holiday periods.

“Well, not bad, very good!”

This series of words is enough to explain Ning Hao’s mood at the moment.

“Hmm? Tell me more about it.”

“The film reviews have come out and the reputation is good. In addition, the theater data Wanda gave us shows that the screening rate is around 46% and the attendance rate is as high as 80%. This data is the best among my several films!”

When Gu Wei heard these two data, he couldn’t help but nodded.

Although early March is not as lively as the early part of the Spring Festival period, the seven or eight domestic blockbusters released previously have entered the end of their box office, and the fastest imported film to be released will not be released until the 6th.

Therefore, it is normal that “Lost in Thailand” has such a good screening rate. After all, among the major domestic commercial film directors whose works were released in March, Ning Hao is the only one, which can be said to be exclusive.

“According to this data, the box office on the first day has a chance to reach 1 million. If the word of mouth can continue, the screening rate will most likely exceed 50%!” Gu Wei analyzed carefully.

“Really?”

“Well, about the same. It’s hard to say about other theater chains, but Dadi and Wanda will definitely schedule more screenings, so don’t worry.”

After two or three seconds of silence, a loud laugh broke out on the other end of the phone: “Hahaha, I’d wake up laughing even in my dreams if the revenue could exceed 100 million on the first day.”

At this time, Miss Liu held up her phone and waved it in front of Gu Wei for a while, then said to the phone: “Director Ning, I also read some film reviews, most of them are good. If I had time, I would like to go to the theater to watch it.”

Who knew Ning Hao would directly complain: “Not having time is not an excuse. Let your director Gu give you a holiday. It would be a pity to miss such a good movie.”

“Haha, I dare not ask for special treatment. It’s scary when a big director gets angry.” While saying this, Liu Yifei winked at Gu Wei, looking extremely cute.

“No, I’ll take a copy to the film base and show it to you…”

“No, no.” Ning Hao was interrupted by Liu Yifei before he could finish his words, “The atmosphere in the base is very serious. Although you can’t watch the movie now, I can help you get votes.”

After saying that, Liu Yifei picked up her cell phone and started fiddling with it.

Gu Wei and Ning Hao chatted for a while. After hanging up the phone, they read some reviews of “Lost in Thailand” on the Internet.

Since the afternoon, reviews of “Lost in Thailand” began to appear on the Internet, and by now there are more and more of them.

As expected, ignoring the “professional film critics”, it was almost overwhelmingly positive.

“Under the body of Sansu’s beauty-hunting journey, there is a heart pursuing art. “Heart Blossoms on the Road” is a comedy, and it is also a ‘tragedy’ for middle-aged men!”

“Director Ning is awesome! Even though he looks like a bandit, he has the heart of a prodigal son and is still so talented!”

“Circumcision, killing people, driving avatars, the most dazzling ethnic style, role-playing in nightclubs…

Director Ning Hao is adept at making art films, reality-themed films, and commercial films. What a genius! “

“I think it’s better than Lost in Thailand. How should I put it? The style is very suitable for adults, haha!”

……

The momentum of “Lost in Thailand” completely crushed other movies released a few days ago, including “Dragon Blade”, “Wolf Totem” and “The Man from Macau 2”.

The entire film industry is waiting to see the first-day box office data to estimate the film’s box office potential.

the next morning.

Gu Wei was exhausted after a night of hard work, and forced himself to send Miss Liu to the film and television base.

As for the news from outside, the news about the first day box office of “Lost in Thailand” has been widely circulated.

“Jointly produced by Bad Monkey Films and Xingchen Films, directed by Ning Hao, starring Huang Bo, Xu Zheng, Zhao Liying, Tong Liya, Zhang Li and others, the movie “Lost in Thailand” grossed 1.12 million yuan on its first day of release! It’s unstoppable…”

“The screening rate of “Lost in Thailand” is nearly 5%, and the attendance rate is as high as over 80%, crushing more than a dozen other movies in the same period…”

“Led by Sohu, co-produced by Wanda and New Classics, directed and starred by Dong Chengpeng, the “Diaosi Man” movie “Jianbing Man” is officially scheduled to be released on July 7.

The summer season of gunpowder adds another point! “

“Produced by Huayi, directed by Guan Hu, starring Feng Xiaogang, Wu Yifan, Li Yifeng, Zhang Hanyu, Xu Qing and others, the film “Old Cannon” held a high-profile wrap-up ceremony in Beijing and publicly announced that the film will compete in the Lunar New Year box office!”

“The ratings of the fairy-tale drama “The Journey of Flower” have surpassed “Ancient Swordsman” since it was aired 20 days ago, and it currently ranks first in the ranking of fairy-tale TV dramas…”

“The TV series The Empress of China held a media celebration banquet in the capital, and all the actresses appeared in costumes from the series.

Fan Binbin attended the event in a Tang suit, which was particularly eye-catching…”

Among a series of news, only the report on “Lost in Thailand” was the most eye-catching. After all, the box office on the first day exceeded 100 million. If the word of mouth does not collapse, this movie will most likely be another masterpiece that can hit a box office of 1 billion.

…

On the other hand, Chen Sicheng, who had previously filmed many movies and TV series and even worked as a director, looked at the script on the table and decisively called Wang Baoqiang.

Not long after, Wang Baoqiang came over, panting, and the first thing he asked was “What’s wrong?”

The two met in 2001 when Chen Sicheng was studying at the Central Academy of Drama. Later, he met Wang Baoqiang, an extra, during the filming of “Judge Mom”.

Although more than ten years have passed, the friendship between the two has not changed.

“Look, it’s written specially for you!” Chen Sicheng glanced at the desk, and following his gaze, Wang Baoqiang saw the document at a glance.

“Script?” Baoqiang asked while reading it.

“Well, let’s finish watching it first.” Chen Sicheng lit a cigarette with no expression on his face.

“Mystery, suspense, and comedy!” Baoqiang muttered as he watched.

After a long while, after putting down the script, Wang Baoqiang had already decided to act. Regardless of the quality of the script, just because the other party said it was written for him, he had no reason to refuse.

“Okay, I’ll take it. When will we shoot?”

“Ahem.” Chen Sicheng choked and said hastily, “It’s not a question of whether you accept it or not, the investment has not been decided yet…

It should be said that we haven’t attracted investment yet…”

“What do you want me to do? I don’t have any money to invest. All the money is with my wife.” Wang Baoqiang said with an embarrassed smile.

“You, please be more careful. Your wife…” Seeing Baoqiang’s unhappy expression, Chen Sicheng didn’t finish his words.

“The current situation is that we have the script, but we lack investment.” Looking at Wang Baoqiang who had been silent for a long time, Chen Sicheng could only bite the bullet and continue.

After all, Chen Sicheng in this life lacks his representative work “Soldier Assault”, and “Capital Love Story” was also taken over by Xingchen Film and Television Company. He is currently a completely transparent figure in the circle.

You have to know that a large number of scripts are produced in the circle every day, but only a few can stand out in the end. This process is similar to the survival of the fittest.

Not to mention Xingchen Film and Television, just the production-oriented film and television companies like Huayi, Guangguang, and Bona receive more than a dozen scripts submitted to them almost every day.

There are all kinds of topics, so you can expect nothing but what you can’t see.

Chen Sicheng didn’t have the patience or confidence to go to all the major film and television companies and ask one by one, so he thought of Baoqiang.

After hearing this, Wang Baoqiang already understood in his heart, but he was still unwilling to speak easily. Although he had a good relationship with Gu Wei, Baoqiang also had a dream of becoming a director. He wanted to wait until he had accumulated enough experience before joining the ranks of directors.

But when Baoqiang saw the expectation in Chen Sicheng’s eyes, he softened his heart at this moment.

“I’ll ask for you, but I can’t guarantee that I can get investment.”

Taking out his cell phone and finding Gu Wei’s number, Baoqiang hesitated for a moment but finally dialed the number.

Time ticked by, and Chen Sicheng became visibly nervous. He had already asked people around him. But as I said before, it is difficult for new directors to make a name for themselves in the domestic entertainment industry today. This is a common phenomenon.

It can be said that the company that has the best attitude towards new directors nowadays is Xingchen Film and Television. Chen Sicheng has also submitted a script before, but there has been no news so far.

The beeping sound from the phone was one of his few hopes.

…

Wanda Film and Television Base, in the office.

Gu Wei was flipping through the design drawings that had just been delivered while listening to the news.

Chen Jianbin’s debut film as a director, “A Spoon,” which won two Golden Horse Awards last year, has just announced its withdrawal from the May Day schedule.

Some media outlets that like to watch the fun made a list of all the stars and entertainers since the beginning of 14, made a statistics and posted it online.

Through detailed data, the entire network came to a conclusion:

Except for the two youngest ones who had accidents in Dongcheng District, all the others were arrested in Chaoyang District!

And according to official official information, all the celebrities who were arrested were reported by “enthusiastic people” without exception.

Therefore, since the morning, the five characters “Chaoyang District Masses” have firmly dominated the hot searches on Weibo and the entertainment headlines of major portal websites, becoming a boiling point in public opinion.

In the drawings on the table, the final version of the interstellar battleship and mecha are mainly red and black. After all, looking at the 5,000-year history of China, these two colors are the most profound.

The cell phone rang, and Gu Wei was surprised to see that it was Wang Baoqiang calling. He wondered if there was a problem with the recording of “Running”?
“Baoqiang, what’s wrong? Is there a problem with the recording?”

“No, Director. Today’s first day of recording went smoothly and it just ended.”

“Just tell me what you want to say!” Gu Wei, who knew Baoqiang’s character well, said directly.

“Um… Director, I have a script that’s about suspense, mystery, horror, joy and hardcore reasoning… If you have time, can I take it to you to have a look?” Wang Baoqiang told him everything honestly.

“What’s wrong? You don’t want to act anymore? Are you so anxious to become a director?” Gu Wei teased with a smile.

On the other side, Wang Baoqiang heard this, looked at Chen Sicheng again, gritted his teeth and said it directly.

“Director, I didn’t write the script, it was written by a friend of mine, his name is Chen Sicheng…”

In the office, Gu Wei smiled helplessly and shook his head. There were some things he originally didn’t want to get involved in, but he didn’t expect that they would be brought to his doorstep now.

But think about it, given the current domestic entertainment environment, Xingchen Film and Television Company is indeed the best choice for attracting investment in the eyes of many new directors.

However, when Gu Wei heard the other party say that he had submitted the script but had not received a reply, he instantly understood.

There are two reasons. One is that the cost of the script is relatively high, and the people in the company who are responsible for reviewing the script dare not make a decision easily.

The second issue is the type of script. Currently, the most popular movie genres in the domestic entertainment industry are low-cost comedies and romances.

A high-budget fantasy and science fiction film.

Recently, a main theme military film was added!
Things like mystery, suspense, and crime-solving do have a limited audience in the market.

“How about this, where is he now? Ask him to come directly to Wanda Film and Television Base when he has time and bring the script with him.”

After thinking about it, Gu Wei decided to wait and see before investing rashly. It would be troublesome if the product turned out to be different from what was described.

“We are in Hangzhou now. Should I ask him to come to you right away?” Wang Baoqiang said hurriedly.

“Then let’s do it tomorrow at noon.” After saying this, the two chatted for a while and Gu Wei hung up the phone.

“Did you hear that? Tomorrow at noon, when you meet Director Gu, be careful and don’t talk nonsense regardless of whether it works or not.”

When Wang Baoqiang heard Gu Wei agreed, he also said to Chen Sicheng with a smile.

“Brother, I won’t say anything more. From now on, I will definitely have your share!”

After Gu Wei hung up the phone, he called Song Ge directly to ask about the details of the script of “Detective Chinatown”.

“Do you have this script? Don’t hang up for a moment, I’ll ask.” Song Ge was not too sure either. He was in charge of the specific review and approval, and he had probably never seen it before.

Five minutes later, “Yes, but it’s been suppressed.”

“has a problem?”

“The script is OK, but the cost is too high. A comedy movie requires an investment of over 100 million yuan. The people in the script review department think the risk is too high.”

After hearing this excuse, Gu Wei felt that the review department did nothing wrong. After all, Ning Hao, who had previously made a name for himself in comedy films, had only made a few previous films that cost less than 100 million yuan combined.

Many new directors supported by Xingchen Film and Television Company in recent years also started with low costs.

“What’s wrong? Is there a situation?” Song Ge asked in confusion. He also glanced at the script that his assistant had just brought over. He didn’t feel that there was anything outstanding about this type of script.

“It’s nothing serious. The other party asked someone to find me.” Gu Wei explained.

“Do you like this movie?”

“It’s not a big deal. The key is that I haven’t seen it yet. I’ll tell you when I meet him in person tomorrow.”

After the call ended, Song Ge looked at the specific content again, but in the end he couldn’t figure out what attracted his boss.

“Could it be this person?” Thinking of this, Song Ge sent a message to Wang Jinghua, asking her to help find the specific information.

………

The film market in March is originally a quiet period, and few domestic blockbusters would choose to be released at this time.

However, this time it has been completely driven by “Lost in Thailand”, and the popularity is extremely high.

“The road-themed comedy film “Lost in Thailand”, directed by Ning Hao, grossed 1.22 million yuan on the second day of its release, far outstripping the rest!”

“As Director Gu Wei said, ‘Lost in Thailand’ is expected to help Director Ning Hao achieve a breakthrough and become a director in the 10 billion box office club!”

“The total box office of “Macau 2″ has exceeded 9 million in the two weeks since it was released during the Spring Festival, showing its decline. The 10 billion box office mark may be difficult to surpass.”

“The movies “Army of Heaven” and “Wolf Totem” followed closely, with box office receipts of 7.1 million and 6.6 million respectively. Both films are also about to reach their potential!”

“Six films including “Dragon Blade”, “Wolf Totem” and “The Man from Macau” have entered the final stages of their release and will not pose a threat to “Lost in Thailand”…”

“It is jointly produced by Modu Hongting Film Co., Ltd., Huang Xiaoming Studio and Zhongtian Group, directed by Lin Helong, and starred by Huang Xiaoming, Chen Qiaoen, Qiao Renliang, Lv Jiarong, Xie Junhao, Qi Ji and others.

“The Splendid Adventure” officially started airing, and on the first day of its premiere, it achieved a 1.52% rating on the city network and a 2.67% rating on the national network, ranking first on both networks.

“The costume film “This Moment of Nie Yinniang”, jointly produced by Silver Capital, Light Spot, Huace, China Film, China Dream and Media Asia Films, directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, and starring Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Satoshi Tsumabuki and Ethan Ruan, has been submitted for this year’s Cannes Film Festival…

It is reported that the film may be released in the summer season…”

“Produced by Bona Film Group, supervised by Tsui Hark, written by Gu Long, Tsui Hark, and Derek Yee, directed by Derek Yee, and starring Lin Gengxin, Peter Ho, Jiang Yiyan, Jiang Mengjie, etc., “The Sword of the Third Young Master” is suspected to be scheduled for the New Year…”

More and more movies have announced their release dates, but despite the general market performance of costume martial arts movies, there are still quite a few ancient martial arts movies this year.

In addition to the already announced release dates of “Knife of the Assassin 2”, “The Assassin” and “The Sword of Three Young Masters”, the 15 Chinese-language film lineup of ancient costume martial arts films also includes “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II: Sword of Destiny”, “Dynasty Woman: Yang Guifei” and Xu Haofeng’s “The Master”.

In the domestic entertainment industry where costume dramas and martial arts are declining, there are actually eight “costume blockbusters”. It is no wonder that the outside media thinks this year is the “year of martial arts films”.

After reading the news reports online, Gu Wei looked at the text messages on his phone. He had to say that Fan Binbin and Yang Mi were indeed the ones who were more active in seeking resources in the film and television industry. Even though the training for “The Battle of Nantianmen” had already begun, the two had not given up.

Since he was really not interested in the two of them, Gu Wei sent a text message saying “Let’s talk about it later when we have a chance”, which completely put an end to their thoughts.

After checking the time, Gu Wei got up and left the company. As usual, he went to Wanda Film and Television Base for a walk and waited for someone to come.

…

(End of this chapter)