Not to mention Zhou Haiqing reflecting on his actions, Wang Minghua and Tan Zhaofeng are also pondering this issue. All three companies are putting top-tier celebrities into movies for the first time. They all achieved great success in idol dramas and were then invincible in variety shows, which is why they all have the idea of ​​moving into the big screen.

However, this rating war made them all wary. They were all veterans in the film industry for decades, so how could they not see this? How could they not understand the importance of ratings? They could ignore the other rating websites, but Yuewen rating website is now the touchstone of the film industry. Casual viewers really value this score. At first, they didn't realize it, but after a week of release, this score has become a guiding light.

Liufeng Film & Television, located in Beijing, doesn't focus too much on cultivating traffic stars. However, Yanyun Film & Television and Nandu Film & Television are a bit different. In recent years, television entertainment in the south has become more serious, which has provided fertile ground for traffic stars. In particular, with the rise of variety shows, traffic stars have almost occupied half of the screen and contributed a lot to the ratings.

Since the rise of South Korean and Taiwanese idol dramas, the domineering CEO has captured the hearts of countless young girls. Moreover, the cost of cultivating traffic stars is extremely low. As long as they become popular in a variety show, they can take on an idol drama role with a little training. They are practically walking money-printing machines.

However, none of this works in the film industry. Films emphasize subtle expressions, and if you always have a stiff, expressionless face, it's harder to break through than to fool people in the film industry.

Therefore, Wang Minghua and Tan Zhaofeng hesitated because of this situation. The TV drama industry is indeed profitable, but it is still far less profitable than the film industry. With the same investment, a TV drama can earn a hundred or two hundred million yuan at most, but a successful film can easily earn five or six hundred million yuan.

I didn't see that "Shaolin Temple" was just a few kids from martial arts schools. How much money could it cost? Making a "Shaolin Temple" film would only cost tens of millions, but it grossed over a billion at the box office. Yuewen Entertainment Media made a killing. How many TV series would you have to make to earn that much money?

The reason for putting top-tier celebrities into the movie this time is to try and see if they can achieve the same effect in the film industry, since they are so popular in idol dramas. If they succeed, they can go all out to enter the film industry.

Although the box office is still decent, both of them are veteran filmmakers. They both know that with such ratings, it won't last long. Once the ratings drop after a few days, the film's box office will plummet. At that time, because the box office is not ideal, the theaters will reduce the number of screenings, which will further affect the box office and create a vicious cycle.

Fortunately, things are looking up. Yan Yun Films' "Love Across a Thousand Years" received a score of 7.3 on the first day and 7.2 on the second day, which is not dropping too quickly. The box office has also reached 153 million yuan in two days, which is not bad.

The film "Young Shopkeeper" by Nandu Film and Television fared slightly worse, scoring only 6.8 points on its second day and grossing 138 million yuan. This may be due to the subject matter not being very appealing. However, Tan Zhaofeng doesn't care much, as the initial investment was not large. Apart from the commission paid to the cinemas and taxes, he estimates that the cost can be recovered in just three or four days, and the basic box office is secure.

The box office for "Five Ghosts Transporting Fortune" wasn't very high in the first two days, totaling less than 80 million, but the rating was actually quite good, even slightly rising on the second day to 8.4! As the number of people watching the movie increased, so did the recognition of the film.

Many people initially thought it was a horror movie, so they were somewhat resistant to it. However, as the number of viewers increased and discussions about the film grew, its selling points were also continuously explored. It turned out to be a comedy. The young ladies who were initially resistant were no longer so polite and included "Five Ghosts Transporting Fortune" in their watchlist. Of course, they didn't want to watch it right away; they wanted to see the handsome young men first. Although their boyfriends always gave them a hard time when buying tickets, the young ladies didn't care. They needed to show their authority when necessary, otherwise, how would they be in charge in the future?

Fang Yang watched for a while and then stopped paying attention. Fu Ming, on the other hand, spent all his time in the technical room. Everyone else hadn't started work yet, and apart from the technical room, there were hardly any people in the entire building. Fang Yang was copying a new book and didn't have time to take care of Fu Ming, so Fu Ming had nothing to do except play mahjong in the technical room.

Two days later, Fang Yang, Yang Huajin, Chen Chen and others drove a minivan straight to Xihu City. After the snow, the whole of Jiangnan was sunny for the past two days. The snow had not completely melted, but the sunshine was so warm that all I wanted to do was take a nap in the car.

This time, Fang Yang brought a professional driver, so he sat in the passenger seat, leaving Yang Huajin and Chen Chen to chat in the second row. "Old Chen, you look like you haven't woken up yet. What time did you play cards until last night?"

Chen Chen turned over and lay down in a more comfortable position. "I didn't play for long. I was kept watching the box office for the first half of the night by Lao Fu, so I didn't play any cards. After midnight, I played one round and then stopped. I guess Lao Fu was too excited to sleep last night. If you ask me, what's there to be excited about? Anyway, it's only about a billion at most, and it can't fly to the sky."

Yang Huajin glanced at Chen Chen and said, "You talk too much. This is Lao Fu's first time directing a movie. How could he not be nervous? Don't you know there's a hierarchy of contempt in the directing world? Only film directors can stand at the top of the directing circle. Everyone else is trash."

"That's true. Lao Fu even gave up his New Year's Day holiday, hoping to become famous during this New Year's Day period. As long as this movie is successful, his future path will be much easier."

The entire company could see Fu Ming's nervousness, but no one dared to say anything. As a newly minted director, Fu Ming's leap from sitcoms to movies was nothing short of meteoric, something that was hard to find in the entire directing circle. This made all the directors watch this movie, hoping to see Fu Ming make a fool of himself.

Fang Yang sat in front without saying a word. The reason why this movie had such a high rating was mainly because the main actors were all veteran actors. Fu Ming only needed to follow the rhythm. If the main actors were younger, it was hard to say whether Fu Ming would have succeeded.

"Old Fu's directing experience is still too limited, otherwise he wouldn't be so concerned. Look at how the whole company has been revolving around him these past few days. And look at Director Wang, after the TV series was finished filming and auctioned off, he disappeared for months. I don't even know where he went on vacation. That's the mindset of an experienced director. Be tense when you need to be, and travel the world when you need to rest. Only in this way can you calmly devote yourself to the next project, which is also good for your physical and mental health."

Yang Huajin couldn't help but criticize, the key point being that Fu Ming's mentality was a bit abnormal. The worst thing about this is that he didn't get enough rest and something bad happened. Moreover, it seems that Fu Ming hasn't had a few days off this year. After finishing a TV series, he wants to start filming the next one immediately, without any thought of resting!