Chapter 454: The Charm of a Good Wife
Movies that are shot in the same way always face an inevitable problem.
That is, if the reputation of the first part is bad, it will inevitably affect the second part.
Just like Huayi's "Tai Chi 1", it seems to have collapsed.
"The plot is extremely thin, old wine in a new bottle, like a stagnant pool of water, no climax, no novelty."
"The mixture of elements such as animation, games, rock, steampunk, etc. is too childish, rough, and fancy..."
"The male and female protagonists have no acting skills and no highlights. The fighting scenes are mediocre, all supported by supporting roles, and there are not many scenes."
"What did the male protagonist play? Like a tool man."
"What did Yang Ying play? I only remember her big eyes and formulaic expressions, stiff!"
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The industry didn't expect that among the three movies, the worst review was not "Dangerous Liaisons", which had the lowest box office, but "Tai Chi 1".
That's right, although the box office of "Dangerous Liaisons" was so low that the film company vomited blood, after all, due to the limitations of the subject matter, the lower limit was there.
Unlike Tai Chi 1, which had a lot of publicity in the early stage, with a group of cows flying around in the sky, the word of mouth has backfired, and the negative reviews will only be more and more serious.
Only one day later, Looper was also released.
This is undoubtedly a worse news for Dangerous Liaisons and Tai Chi 1.
The box office of the two movies dropped to 4.4 million and 8.2 million respectively on the second day.
On the other hand, Passengers maintained a stable daily box office. On the second day, it closed at 50.8 million, an increase of 1.2 million.
The media reports and online audience comments are relatively objective.
"Passengers has a stable reputation and box office. Although it is not as good as Bad Genius, it is very likely to compete with Rogue for the second place in the box office list."
"As Liu Yifei said: None of the movies in the National Day can beat Passengers!"
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"The role of the artificial intelligence projection played by Reba is very cool. It is just right for a new actor to set such a role. There are enough scenes, and the acting requirements are not high."
"The girl who rejected Shanhai Media and signed with Tangren must be regretting it now?"
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China Film, Guangguang, and Wanda are much more excited than Lin Nan.
Although the box office of "Passengers" seems to be unable to catch up with "Bad Genius", it is still possible to catch up with and surpass "Rogue".
Coupled with the copyright and other income, several companies are making money.
Lin Nan just hung up Ren Zhonglun's phone call, and Han Sanping came over.
"The box office revenue share from Southeast Asia has come back, a total of 340 million RMB, you can have someone come to coordinate it."
"Okay, Mr. Han, I'll have someone do it later."
The overseas box office revenue and settlement time of a movie are often delayed for a long time. One month is common, and two or three months are not uncommon.
This is why Lin Nan likes to sell copyrights directly in Europe and the United States instead of showing them publicly.
First, the public release of a movie is troublesome and there are profit risks; second, the direct sale of copyrights is efficient in collecting funds and putting the money in the pocket.
The distribution of "Bad Genius" in Southeast Asia is done by China Film, and the revenue share also goes through China Film, and finally to Lin Nan Pictures and Red Star Studio.
"Just this movie, you have made a lot of money."
Han Sanping couldn't help but sigh, it would be a lie if he didn't envy.
If this was a project of China Film, he would be able to slam the table and speak at the meeting of the bureau at the end of the year.
"Haha, I'm lucky. This is a suitable subject."
"Didn't Ren contact you?"
Lin Nan paused, smiled and shook his head. They are indeed old rivals and old enemies.
"Just after we ended the call, your call came..."
"Haha, he is such a person."
The two of them tacitly didn't say too much. This is the reality. If one partner quits midway, the others will immediately fill in.
It will be difficult to get everyone to give up their shares and return them to you later. This is not something that Lin Nan can decide alone.
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Fan Bingbing's "Double Exposure" was also released two days after the other three domestic films were released.
The National Day file has completely started.
It's just that the movies in the fight are all other domestic films except "Passengers".
"White Deer Plain", which has been released for ten days, has completely died out, with a box office of 102 million yuan and no more.
The industry is full of regrets, and many people scold Wang Quanan for messing up a literary masterpiece...
Lin Nan just found out that Guangguang had approved two movies at the beginning of the year.
On the Tangren side, Liu Shishi also got two movie role contracts, the heroine of "Sad Fairy Tale" and the supporting actress of "Detective Dee".
Unlike the filming of "Sad Fairy Tale", when Tangren's press releases were flying everywhere, Cai Yinong was obviously very low-key this time and did not issue many press releases. I think he must have been warned by Guangguang.
After all, "Sad Fairy Tale", which was released more than half a month ago, made Guangguang's stock price, which had risen with "The Four", fall back quickly, and was scolded badly.
Lin Nan remembered that Wang Changtian had expressed regret for choosing Liu Shishi before. Now think about it, he should regret signing two contracts at once.
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"Double Exposure" had a box office of 8.2 million on the first day, biting off a piece of meat from "Tai Chi 1" and "Dangerous Liaisons".
Not only that, Fan Bingbing's movie is also better than those two in terms of word of mouth.
Zhang Yimou made a rare comment: This movie is the ambitious work of Li Yu and Fan Bingbing, and it is of high quality.
Now, it was lively.
Before the media stirred up trouble, fans and moviegoers of Fan Bingbing and Zhang Ziyi even had an online fight over the two movies.
This time, with Zhang Ziyi's "mentor" comment, the media couldn't sit still again, and movie fans also started to take action.
"The results are out. At the box office on the first day, Fan Bingbing doubled Zhang Ziyi."
"The International Chapter's high salary of 20 million yuan is not worthy of its reputation. It loses money and brings down the crew..."
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Commercial value is always what A-list actresses value most.
Especially for someone like Zhang Ziyi who values his status very much, the words "It's not worthy of its reputation, it's a money-losing product" is simply a critical blow.
Because this is a "fact", and it is likely to affect your future acting announcements, net worth, and status in the industry.
The international chapter counterattacked quickly, "The quality of movie fans is also a reflection of the actor's own quality. It is recommended to discipline him well and not bark..."
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"Everyone is welcome to enter the theater and watch "Double Exposure". Sometimes it is better not to go out and tell the truth, as it can easily cause 'secondary harm' to some people."
"Also, quality is something that we don't talk about when we're abroad, we don't talk about it at parties, we don't talk about it on the beach, but we talk about it when we come back. It seems like there's a bit of a double standard, right?"
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Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were sitting on the sofa, among the countless people in the circle watching the excitement.
I have to admit, when these big flowers are fighting each other in person, they look like they graduated from the literature department.
No names are used, no dirty words are used, but every word is called, and every word touches the heart, and goes straight to the point.
Facts have proved that Fan Bingbing is more powerful and the team is more professional!
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"Passengers" once again received 51.6 million on the third day, sitting high in the clouds and completely uninvolved in the box office competition between several other domestic films and imported films.
After getting 152 million in three days, the film industry is very clear that the biggest winner in the National Day movie is destined to be "Passengers."
The film "Partners in China" has been completed and has attracted considerable attention in the industry.
It's mainly about the two actors.
Deng Chao returned to the crew of "Four Famous Catchers 2", and the matter with Jiang Yiyan was mentioned on a small scale again.
What is even more eye-catching is that of Master Huang. As soon as he came out of this crew, he immediately got another blockbuster movie.
Bona held a media conference and announced in a high profile that the martial arts blockbuster "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch: Moon Heaven" has been approved.
Everyone in the mainland film industry knows that unlike Enlight, which only signed Chan Ka-shang and has a good relationship with Lin Nan Pictures, Bona has deeper connections with the Hong Kong community, and Yu Dong relies heavily on the Hong Kong team because he has no other choice.
This time, "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch: Moon Celestial Kingdom" is still purely produced by a Hong Kong Island production team.
There are rumors in the industry that according to the Hong Kong director's idea, Mainland front-line Fan Bingbing will be chosen as the female lead, while Nicholas Tse will be chosen as the male lead.
This combination is an old routine that has been used for many years.
However, Yu Dong was strong this time, maybe because he didn't want to be scolded by mainland public opinion.
He simply rejected the director's proposal, rejecting Nicholas Tse and settling on the versatile Huang Xiaoming.
At this moment, there is another commotion in the Hong Kong circle. Their youngest golden actor was rejected like this?
"Even Fatty Yu is so tough. It's really not easy."
Lin Nan joked, but he was not surprised.
Nowadays, there is really no need to care about the opinions of the Hong Kong circle, they are completely vassals.
"There's a phone call."
Liu Yifei, with her face upturned and her hair tied up, reminded Lin Nan.
The latter raised his hand and took the phone from the table.
"Seeing that the National Day holiday is about to take place, are you looking for me now?"
The caller ID was Han Sanping, and I didn't know what was going on.
Liu Yifei sat on the edge, pouting, and after a few seconds, she motioned to Lin Nan to help her get the hairpin.
"Give."
Lin Nan answered the phone.
"Come to China Film Academy in the afternoon."
"Director Han, what are you talking about? Yifei and I have made plans to go out in the afternoon."
Lin Nan complained speechlessly, and then glanced at Liu Yifei. She bit her lips and nodded, but business was more important.
"That's really embarrassing. Say sorry to her for me and let her borrow you for the afternoon, haha..."
Han Sanping also started laughing, and then became serious again the next moment.
"It's business, it's something very important. I'm not the only one calling you."
The voice from the mobile phone echoed in the living room, and Lin Nan and Liu Yifei looked at each other.
Okay, my afternoon appointment has to be rescheduled.
"Business matters, Director Han, he will be there on time."
Liu Yifei's crisp voice sounded, and Han Sanping was stunned for a moment.
"Okay, Yifei, you have the style of a good wife!"
Hearing the compliment, Miss Liu started to giggle again, and her naive side emerged.
"Okay, I'll be here on time in the afternoon."
"good."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan looked at Liu Yifei, who had tied her hair and was about to change clothes, and asked doubtfully:
"Haven't all the appointments in the afternoon been cancelled? Do you still want to change clothes?"
"If you can't go, I can change Changchang to come with me.
Otherwise, it would be unfair to get up so early to freshen up and dress up, which would delay my sleep. "
Liu Yifei stood at the top of the stairs, smiling slyly.
Well, Lin Nan couldn't refute Miss Liu's words. He smiled and shook his head:
"Good idea. If I finish early, I'll come find you."
"Well, help us carry our bags and pay the bills, hehehe."
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