Chapter 319 What's so good about this rotten Big Wild Goose Pagoda?

The box office performance of "Wolf Warrior 2" obviously exceeded everyone's expectations.

No one expected that this movie could actually explode such a huge viewing potential.

The programmers in charge of the box office prediction big data of Maoyan Movie estimated that their CPUs would burn out during this period.

The box office prediction was raised from 1.5 billion to 1.8 billion, and then from 1.8 billion to 2.5 billion, but it could not keep up with the actual box office growth rate.

In the end, they simply stepped on the accelerator to the bottom and raised the predicted number to 4.5 billion in one breath.

For domestic films, this is already a very outrageous number.

And with the super-hot box office of "Wolf Warrior 2", the evaluation and debate about the movie on the Internet have gradually begun to increase.

[Burn! This is a real Chinese action blockbuster. ]

[Really patriotic people have the courage to say no to "Wolf Warrior 2". ]

[How many "American cents" water army did a "Wolf Warrior 2" explode. ]

[Only box office determines success or failure? Can Chinese movies not withstand a little criticism? ]

[After watching "Wolf Warrior 2", let us criticize it calmly and objectively. 】

【……】

A movie "Wolf Warrior 2" feeds half of the self-media in China. Whether it is "praise" or "criticism", as long as it is related to the movie, the reading volume is definitely 100,000+.

In the past ten years of the Chinese-language film market, no movie has ever sparked such a large-scale debate.

Not only the audience, but also the industry from top to bottom have been discussing "why this movie is successful".

If you say it has the foundation of the previous work, the first movie only had a box office of 600 to 700 million, and basically did not cultivate many fan groups.

Looking at the cast, except for Wu Jing, there is basically no appeal. Even Wu Jing himself was not a first-line big name before this.

In terms of publicity and promotion, it is just a conventional routine, nothing new.

As for the quality, the level of a standard popcorn movie is plenty of Hollywood blockbusters.

But this movie's performance is just explosive.

The film and television industry is like this, always hoping to extract the "successful elements" of successful works, so that they can follow suit and imitate them.

Since there are no highlights in IP, lineup, and publicity, the only thing left is the subject matter.

Action movies are outdated genres, military action movies are newer but there are not many similar works.

So what's left?

Many "smart people" have slowly found the core - patriotic elements.

Isn't "Wolf Warrior 2" just reaping the benefits of "patriotism"?

Many film and television practitioners have begun to realize that the audience's preferences have changed.

Although foreign blockbusters should be a hit, domestic films are also slowly standing up.

So, maybe "main theme + patriotism" will be the next outlet?

"If so, then we are also on the vent, right?" Guo Fan asked.

Although "The Wandering Earth" is science fiction, the style it shows is completely different from Hollywood's traditional "elite salvation" values.

"Who cares if it's a vent or not, it's already here, just shoot it according to our ideas." Meng Bai said indifferently.

Guo Fan thought about it and felt that it was right.

"Success elements" and the like can only be regarded as a boost. Making a good movie is better than anything else.

Just like the so-called "main theme patriotism" summarized by those peers.

I didn't even notice the movie "The Founding of an Army" which was just next to it and had a bigger cast.

This movie is also amazing. In order to ensure the performance, it not only reserved a special time slot, but also directly gave more than 30% of the screenings on the first day.

But even so, the first day box office was only 40 million, and then it continued to decline. The final total score is estimated to be more than 300 million, which is considered good.

As for the movies released later, such as "Legend of the Mermaid", "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets", "Manchester by the Sea", etc., they are all no threat to "Wolf Warrior 2".

Especially the previously hotly hyped "Eternal Love", the audience voted for the film to choose the leading actor, big data generated the plot, and the TV series's explosive fans supported it.

In the end, not only did the ratings collapse, but the box office is also estimated to be a loss.

It can be said that there is no opponent for "Wolf Warrior 2" throughout the summer season.

Everyone can only watch the box office figures exceed 4 billion, and then rush to the 5 billion mark.

Wu Jing and Guo Fan initially planned to come back after the half-month promotion period.

But now that he is setting new records every day, he still has a while to be busy, and the unfinished "space line" can only be put aside for now.

In this way, the shooting progress of the "ground line" is very fast.

During this period, several leading actors including Zhao Jinmai finished filming one after another, and Guo Fan could only shoot some supplementary shots or empty scenes.

By the way, the post-production and special effects rendering of the film have also begun.

The crew contacted three domestic visual effects companies, plus two foreign teams, and after determining the unified parameter standards and style, each company completed a part.

The post-production staff alone involved more than 3,000 people.

Now, on the contrary, the staff on the scene have begun to leave in large numbers. The entire crew has gradually shrunk from eight studios and two to three thousand people at its peak to seven or eight hundred people.

But even so, it is still much larger than the average crew.

For example, "Soul Ferry: Huangquan", which has only a hundred or so people.

Seeing that all the scenes can be shot in a set of less than 300 square meters, think back to the huge scale of "Underground City".

Although he knew that the quality of the story has nothing to do with the size of the scene, Meng Bai couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Fortunately, before he could sigh for long, his emotions were interrupted by a phone call.

Tong Liya came.

"Sister."

Meng Bai looked at Tong Liya who had just got off the car and greeted her with a smile: "Thank you for coming to help with the guest appearance."

"It just so happens that I have nothing to do recently, so it's nice to come to Blue Island for a stroll." Tong Liya took off her sunglasses with a gentle smile on her face.

Because it was summer, she wore a light blue sleeveless tight top today, and a pair of loose wide-leg pants on the lower body, full of casual style.

Meng Bai subconsciously took a look and compared to the last time they met, this sister seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

It seems that those things did not have no impact on her at all.

"If you want to travel to Blue Island, it's actually quite good." Meng Bai said: "Sister, if you are interested, I can recommend you a few good places to play these days."

"Just recommend?" Tong Liya smiled and said: "I thought you, a local, could be a tour guide."

"Actually, when it comes to finding a tour guide, sometimes you really can't find a local one. For us, this thing is really nothing to see."

There is a classic description of travel: "From a place you are tired of staying to a place others are tired of staying."

Just like that "famous scene" - what's so good about this lousy Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

So often, when outsiders ask local friends to recommend attractions or features, it may not be as comprehensive as those online guides.

"But..." Meng Bai raised his eyebrows: "Sister, if you don't mind my prejudice as a local, you can still visit some niche attractions."

"Okay." Tong Liya raised a bright smile on her face: "Then I'll leave it to you for the next few days."

(End of this chapter)