1108: Phantom Annual Seven-Week Crown
Hollywood is not short of people who are more charming as they live, and there are many in China. Chen Daoming, Chen Baoguo, Zhang Fengyi, and Li Youbin are all the acting-style uncles that Li Donglai admires. Wu Xiubo is one of the uncles who are both fashion and strength, which is even more rare.
It is a bit harsh to say that he is "famous in his later years". After all, he is only in his forties, and this is not very old for a successful man. But his fame did come a little late, and this year is his lucky year. He starred in a costume TV series "Orphan of Zhao" that is currently broadcasting on CCTV.
With this popularity, the promotion and screening of the movie can be better promoted.
"Teacher Wu, is it possible for us to work in a closer way in the future?" Li Donglai did not beat around the bush. The sooner such high-quality actors were caught in the palm of their hands, the better.
"Of course, it's my honor to work with the Phantom." Wu Xiubo was in a good mood. He graduated from the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama and theatre, and has been working on sketches over the years, produced records by himself, and worked as a supporting actor. In 2004, he participated in the production of "Extraordinary Tao" as a starring actor, producer, producer and music editor. With overspending 600,000 yuan and no script for the last 8 episodes, he found two typists to work in shifts, didn't sleep for a week, and dictated the script.
His fame was not accidental, it was inevitable that many years of uninterrupted efforts were supported by his outstanding strength.
But this time came too late, and when he was about to give up, he finally became popular. This handsome and cute uncle finally became popular, and he had not been in vain in the entertainment industry for decades.
Li Donglai said directly: "I mean more intimate cooperation, for example, I want to invite you to join the Phantom. The Phantom is currently expanding. In the future, no matter whether it is TV series or movies, there will be endless scenes. Joining the Phantom will not leave you idle. What do you think?"
"Wow." Xue Xiaolu looked at him in surprise.
Wu Xiubo was also shocked by Li Donglai's directness. He joined Xitian since he starred in Xitian's TV series "Before Dawn" in 2010. The heroine of that TV series was Hai Qing, and the two once became a couple in the eyes of the media. The popular "Orphan of Zhao" was also produced by Xitian. But Xitian could not be compared with the Phantom no matter what.
Li Donglai added: "You join the Phantom to treat Xu Zhen, Herald and Huang Bo the same treatment. If you want to set up a studio, the company will also help, but the studio must be affiliated with the company's name."
Now even Tang Wei next to him was envious. Now everyone knows that Xu Zhen became popular after he made "Lost in Thailand". Wu Xiubo and Xu Zhen were treated the same way, so that they could only be treated by the Phantom of China after Liu Dehua. She couldn't help but act coquettishly and said, "Director, why don't you win me over? Am I so worthless?"
Li Donglai said in surprise: "Are you willing to leave Anle?"
Tang Wei suddenly stopped talking. Anle is also a big company in Hong Kong. Most of the movies are released, and she has only entered the brokerage scope recently. Tang Wei and Gui Lunmei are the only two artists under it."
"This..." She hesitated immediately.
Li Donglai smiled and said, "If you want to change the environment, you can call me anytime. We are quite powerful in South Korea." He said jokingly. When Tang Wei collaborated with Hyun Bin in South Korea in 2011, there was a scandal with the Koreans. It seems that it is true, but the protagonist is not Hyun Bin.
Wu Xiubo was also confused. Finally, he said: "I have a one-year contract with Xitian, so I can't do ungrateful things."
Li Donglai nodded in understanding and did not force him, "It doesn't matter, you can wait for this period of time to think about it in detail. Our artist resources are expensive but not expensive, and there are still some TV series plans in the future. I feel that you are very suitable for a series. I send you an invitation at that time, and I hope you don't refuse."
"Okay, this is absolutely fine. The cooperation with the Phantom is also very pleasant."
His expression relaxed.
Xue Xiaolu patted his shoulder and said, "Old Wu, we are going to become colleagues." She also signed a director contract with Phantom, and she would not ask for investment funds if she had a good book in the future.
"Director Xue was joking. I am an actor and you are a director. Why are there a few levels in between?" He answered the question irrelevantly.
Xue Xiaolu ignored these things and said with a smile: "It's a matter of time sooner or later."
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"Yanjing Meets Seattle" can be said to have once again achieved the effect that the Phantom wanted. It is even more violent than "101 Marriage Proposal".
After the movie premiered, some very good comments were received on various film review websites, on the blogs of the critics, and on the newspapers - "The Phantom's third shot in 2013 is a love movie, and it did not disappoint the Phantom's signature. Look at "Yanjing Meets Seattle", not only has a nice name, but also a very touching love story.
Since "Ocean Paradise", Xue Xiaolu has once again served as director and screenwriter and directed a love drama.
Jet Li, who has worked together in "Ocean Paradise", also supported the movie and gave positive reviews.
However, the value orientation of "Yanjing Meets Seattle" is still criticized by some harsh media: as long as you look beautiful, you can do it right, it is true to be surrounded by rich people, it is responsible for washing toilets, and selling and raising children is moving. The psychological basis of this string of resonance is not a value, it is the beauty of everyone who loves Tang Wei. Tang Wei kneels on the ground with his hair in his arms and washes the toilet, who can not be heartbroken? It is broken into eight petals.
"Tang Wei plays a mistress, everyone will see warm and romance. If it is replaced by Yang Mi, this movie will definitely be squirted to death. This is Douban, appearance determines destiny. 4 stars." Douban netizens commented.
"Yanjing Meets Seattle" makes people laugh and cry. It's not "Thirty-three Days of Love Break", but in terms of description of love, it still has the level of "Thirty-three Days of Love Break", and even surpasses a lot."
"The laughter is touching, and it can also touch all kinds of sensitive points in the hearts of Chinese people today. It is really good as a love movie." "It is really surprising that Chinese directors can actually make such a love comedy, but after seeing that the film producer is Li Donglai, I felt that all this was justified."
"Tang Wei's performance is absolutely wonderful, and Wu Xiubo is absolutely handsome! The Phantom Love Show that must not be missed in 2013."
"This is the third shot of the Phantom of the Year. As a romance film, they show sincerity."
Countless comments came one after another, all of which rushed to major film review websites. The rating of Time.com's "Yanjing Meets Seattle" reached 7.8 points and 7.5 points on Douban. For domestic films, these are very high scores.
On the day of the opening of the 21st, "Seattle" had a box office of less than 10 million, and the next day's box office exceeded 13 million, squeezing "Die Hard 5" from the single-day box office champion. On Saturday, on the third day of its release, the reputation of the continuous popularity of the review soared the box office to 25 million. It collected 26 million on Sunday, reaching a small peak. The cumulative box office in four days was about 76 million, and it was close to over 100 million.
Unlike other films, as far as "Seattle" is released, the first-day box office is the lowest one-day box office. This situation happened when "Pi's Fantasy Drift" was released. Moreover, with the increase in reputation, the number of films in Seattle has been rising, successfully surpassing "Die Hard 5" and "Resident Evil 5". Even if the 3D imported film "Giant Catcher Jack" was released on the 25th, it did not shake the title of "Seattle" at all.
As the period occupied by this Hollywood blockbuster, only the Phantom faced the challenge. They seized the opportunity with their only romance film.
It is reasonable for "Seattle" to achieve a high box office with a good reputation. In contrast, the two blockbusters that were highly anticipated by "Die Hard 5" and "Resident Evil 5" seem a little sluggish.
"Die Hard 5" has a box office of over 100 million in the first week, but only 75 million was taken away in the next week, and the money-making power has slowed down significantly. Although the action scenes of the film are very popular, they are not good at all aspects. Bruce Willis relies on his seniority to make money. The earnings are the nostalgic love of Chinese audiences, which is similar to Nicholas Cage.
But that's all. It won't be that easy to cheat money in China in the future.
The reputation of "Resident Evil 5" is even worse, and it has basically caused no discussion after its release. The combination of Li Bingbing and Mira Jovovich did not produce any chemical reactions, and the plot became simple. The picture was too bloody, so the box office of the 8-day release has not exceeded 100 million, and it is expected to end at 130 million.
In the end, Seattle won the weekly championship with a four-day record of 76 million. This is also the sixth weekly championship that Phantom China won in 2013.
On the 25th, the Hollywood movie "Jack Catcher" was released, and the number of films jumped to second place. The box office on the first day was hovering around the tens of millions, and occupied the top two with "Seattle". On the 29th, "The Chef Actor Catcher" and "The Magic Realm" entered the market. At that time, "Seattle" and "The Chef Actor Catcher" led the domestic film army, and the two sides will fight against "The Magic Realm" and the imported film camp led by "The Giant Catcher Jack".
However, even if so many new films have entered the market, "Seattle" is still the only romantic film in this period, and it is still a comedic color. Over 100 million yuan is a foregone conclusion, and it is very likely to hit the box office of 200 million yuan.
The box office results are good and the reputation is good. The two starring actors naturally promote more hard and are full of motivation!
There are ambiguous routines in front of people, creating countless topics.
The third bomb of the annual award of the Phantom has completely gained its reputation!
This is a very powerful publicity idea. "Phantom's Annual Giant", three movies have been successfully completed in a row. No matter how many movies are in the future, as long as you put this title, you will save a lot of publicity expenses, killing more and more!
Before the release, the box office of "Seattle" was not favored by industry insiders because its director was not very famous. It was a romantic film, and Li Donglai's name had a certain effect. If the movie itself is of poor quality, no one would post it to Li Donglai's bad reviews. Because everyone knows that he is busy with his own movies, and the production is just a name for the company's boss. Chinese film companies always like to do this.
It first faces the attacks of "Die Hard 5" and "Resident Evil 5", and then "Giant Catcher Jack" and "The Wizard of Demon Realm" are coming, but these four Hollywood blockbusters have not stopped it from making money...
From the 25th to the 31st, the weekly box office in mainland China was 390 million.
"Seattle" continued to earn 170 million in the next week, winning the weekly box office champion. "The Cook Actress and the Gangster" starring Huang Bo, Liu Ye and Zhang Hanyu earned 80 million in three days in the first week and ranked second in the box office list. The domestic film won a big victory this week, capturing the top two. The American 3D blockbuster "The Wonderland of Demons", which also chose to start painting on March 29, had only 60 million in the box office, and the other imported films did not exceed 50 million in the week.
Since its release on the 21st, "Seattle" has basically no negative reviews, and its box office results have also risen all the way. The box office in the first four days of the year was nearly 78 million, squeezing "Die Hard 5" from the championship throne. The box office continued to be popular the next week, with a total box office of 250 million in 11 days of release, and won the box office championship for two weeks.
As the only romantic comedy at the end of March, "Seattle"'s box office hit 300 million mark is just around the corner.
Chapter completed!