Chapter 316: Last-Minute Cramming
Before the premiere of Wolf Warrior 2, Wu Jing actually had a screening with the producers and distributors.
However, the version they watched at that time was not the final version.
Therefore, it was not until today that Meng Bai saw the complete version of Wolf Warrior 2.
On the screen, the familiar dragon logo flashed, followed by the logo animations of various production companies.
Meng Bai stared at the big screen, and saw a shining semicircular arc passing through the middle, followed by a rising sun in the upper left corner.
Under the bright pattern, the four smart characters "Arc Light Film and Television" slowly emerged.
Although it was not the first time he had seen it - the previous one was "Detective Chinatown" - but seeing the Arc Light logo appear on the big screen, Meng Bai still had an inexplicable feeling.
I have to admit that movies are the highest form of contemporary film and television art.
Meng Bai took a deep breath. Arc Light was about to start shooting his first film. Perhaps at that time, he would feel more deeply.
Shaking his head and clearing away distracting thoughts, he couldn't help but smile at the empty seats around him.
None of the girls I met today came, so I could finally watch a good movie.
At the beginning of the plot, a group of KB members were preparing to hijack a cargo ship, and several AK47s fired at the ship. The captain ran out of the cabin in a panic, shouting and asking when the rescue would arrive.
At this moment, Wu Jing, dressed in a white shirt, ran across the deck. Take a deep breath, and then jump into the sea.
Then, there was a six-minute underwater action scene shot in one shot.
Just like the opening scene of "Day and Night Chase", the purpose of this show-off shot is to capture the audience's interest at the first time.
As far as Meng Bai knows, the crew shot for more than half a month for this six-minute scene. Wu Jing had to soak in the water for more than ten hours every day, and was dragged back by lifeguards several times.
The plot of "Wolf Warrior 2" is generally a conventional routine of Hollywood action movies.
The retired protagonist lives a peaceful life, and then is accidentally involved in various events. In order to save his family and friends, the protagonist has to fight monsters all the way. From the beginning, he only wanted to protect himself, and finally saved the world.
What "Fast and Furious", "Mission Impossible", "Red Fire Battlefield", "Speed Pursuit"... are
basically the same old story.
But this is the power of the Hollywood film industry system. Just like "Ubisoft canned food", it can mass-produce a large number of high-quality genre films.
Although the nutritional value is low, the main feature of entertainment films is that they are full of quantity.
In fact, there is also a type of work in the domestic film and television industry that can achieve this level, that is, "Anti-Japanese God Drama".
To be honest, "Anti-Japanese God Drama" has basically nothing to do with history.
In essence, it is almost the same as Marvel Super Heroes, Donggu Special Effects, etc.
Yan Shuangying's "I bet there is no bullet in your gun" and Captain America's "I can do this all day" are the same thing.
As for why "Anti-Japanese" must be chosen, one is that there are a large number of middle-aged and elderly audiences to ensure ratings.
Another reason is that this theme is the safest.
Costume dramas and anti-corruption dramas were once kicked out of the prime time, palace fighting and time travel were restricted, spy wars were regulated, and realistic themes were in an "indescribable and unspeakable" state of restraint.
Among the remaining themes, except for romance, family, and idol dramas, there is only the anti-Japanese drama, which is a safe haven for drought and flood.
Let's talk about "Wolf Warrior 2".
After watching the whole movie, Meng Bai's biggest feelings are the smooth rhythm and the atmosphere.
Wu Jing's literary drama cannot be considered a defect, but it is definitely not a plus. Therefore, there are not many literary dramas in the whole movie, and more than 80% of the time is spent on fighting.
The atmosphere is also well rendered, especially the captain of the destroyer who received the instructions from his superiors and shouted "fire" with a heart-wrenching cry!
Missiles were fired in unison, and support was provided by a hundred miles!
The emotions laid out for more than an hour before were completely released at this moment.
Under the influence of this emotion, even the "middle school second to explosion" copywriting that appeared on the passport at the end did not make people feel embarrassed for a while.
Although it is difficult to grasp the preferences of the audience, it is still okay to make a rough judgment.
Anyway, as an investor, Meng Bai felt relieved after watching the movie.
I dare not say the final total box office, but at least it will not lose money.
So as soon as the premiere was over, Meng Bai called Guo Fan first and asked him to prepare to talk to Wu Jing about investment after the movie promotion period was over.
After hanging up the phone, Meng Bai called Tong Liya again.
"It's rare that you would call me."
Tong Liya said in a teasing tone on the other side of the phone.
Meng Bai touched his eyebrows. There was nothing wrong with what he said, but this sister's tone always sounded weird.
But it was also good news. At least she didn't put herself and Chen Sicheng together, so there was something to talk about.
"Senior sister is right. It's really wrong for me not to burn incense on weekdays."
Meng Bai laughed and mentioned the invitation to guest star.
“The setting of this role is that of a beauty of national beauty and extraordinary charm. After thinking about it, among the actresses I know, you, senior sister, are the most qualified. I have no choice but to come here to cram.”
“Well, although the contact was not timely, your vision is still good.”
Tong Liya said, and she couldn’t help laughing: "Haha, okay, just kidding. How long will this cameo take?”
“The role doesn’t have many scenes, but the makeup is quite complicated and it takes a lot of time. It will be about five days in total.”
“Five days, that’s no problem.” Tong Liya agreed readily: “I’m free from the end of the month to the first half of next month, just tell me when you want to start.”
“Thank you, senior sister.” Meng Bai said: “About the pay…”
“What’s the pay for a cameo.” Tong Liya interrupted Meng Bai and said cheerfully: “Please treat me to dinner then.”
“No problem, senior sister, I’ll treat you as many meals as you say.”
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The distributor of "Wolf Warrior 2" is obviously very confident in this movie. On the night before its official release, an advance screening was added.
The final box office results did not disappoint.
In just four hours, the advance screening of Wolf Warrior 2 directly won 101 million yuan in box office, becoming the box office champion of the day.
The total box office in the mainland on the day of the advance screening was 172 million yuan.
In other words, Wolf Warrior 2 took nearly 60% of the box office of the entire theater chain on that day in just four hours.
Not only that, according to statistics, this is also the first domestic film with a box office of over 100 million yuan in advance screenings, breaking the previous advance screening box office record.
On the first day of its release, Wolf Warrior 2 had a box office of 212 million yuan, accounting for 71% of the box office, breaking the single-day box office record of domestic films.
If the advance screenings are included, the total box office in 28 hours is equivalent to more than 300 million yuan.
Such a crazy result was beyond everyone's expectations.
The theater chain urgently adjusted the film schedule, and it took only one day to increase it from 19% to 50%.
But even so, the attendance rate of the movie did not drop at all, and it always maintained an average level of more than 35%.
On the following Saturday and Sunday, the box office results soared, winning 310 million yuan and 359 million yuan respectively.
So far, the box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" in the first weekend alone has exceeded 900 million.
Not only did it easily break the total box office of "Wolf Warrior 1", it also effortlessly completed the "800 million guarantee" of the distributor.
Influenced by the movie, Jingbei Culture's stock price rose directly to the daily limit at the opening on Monday. It rose by 25% in the following three trading days, and the market value alone increased by more than ten billion.
It's not just Jingbei Culture, almost all the producers and distributors involved in "Wolf Warrior 2" have become popular in the capital circle recently.
Arclight is naturally no exception, but it's a pity that it has not been listed and has not raised funds, so this sudden popularity cannot be used.
But Meng Bai didn't care at all.
Maoyan Movie's forecast for the total box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" has been rising almost every day, from 1.3 billion at the beginning, to 1.5 billion, and now to 1.8 billion.
Arclight's investment accounts for more than 10%, and the box office share alone is also a huge profit.
(End of this chapter)
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