Chapter 114 Record-breaking
December 14th and 15th are the first weekends since the release of "Detective Chinatown".
During the weekend, countless moviegoers who had worked for a week, whether couples or families, went to the cinema to watch the comedy film "Detective Chinatown", which has recently become a hit online and has achieved great success in both word-of-mouth and box office.
As more people enter the cinema, it is inevitable that some of them will go to see other movies that are still in theaters.
[Detective Chinatown] single-handedly attracted many audiences to go to the cinema to watch movies, thereby driving up the entire box office.
Over the two days of the weekend, the total box office of domestic films was 154 million and 136 million respectively.
The two-day box office of "Detective Chinatown" was 114 million and 98.74 million.
On Saturday, the film grossed over 100 million yuan in a single day for the first time.
[Detective Chinatown] became the second domestic film to gross over 100 million yuan in a single day.
The first one is "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" which was released at the beginning of this year.
It also broke the record for the highest single-day box office for a Chinese-language film.
Lost in Thailand, the box office champion of domestic films, had a single-day peak box office of only 90 million. It was only thanks to its good reputation and an extremely long release time of nearly 2 months that it was able to get a box office of more than 1.2 billion.
Of course, after this year's development, the number of movie screens in China has increased from more than 13,000 in 2012 to 23,000.
In just over a year, the number of screens increased by 10,000.
The single-day box office ceiling and final box office numbers of released movies will naturally be higher.
[Detective Chinatown] grossed 461.5 million yuan in its first five days of release.
The entire entertainment industry was shocked. No one expected that a new director who switched from being an actor would achieve such great success with his first film.
Various media outlets rushed to report on it.
#With a box office of 460 million yuan in its first week, Detective Chinatown sets a new record for first-week box office for a Chinese-language film. (Tengxun Entertainment)#
#New director sets new record, discussing several advantages of actors switching to directing. (NetEase News)#
#The bold words may come true, "Detective Chinatown" had a huge opening weekend, breaking several box office records. (Sohu Entertainment)#
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Even the [News Network], which is always known for its truthfulness and rigor, released a piece of news related to the movie.
#Review of [Detective Chinatown]: A perfect combination of comedy and suspense. #
As soon as the news came out, Gu Wei's phone was flooded with calls again.
Fortunately, there are not many people in the circle who have Gu Wei’s personal mobile phone number, and most of the partners have the contact information of their agent Yang Liwen.
Gu Wei's commercial performance quotation has increased again. Countless businesses contacted his agent through various channels, but all of them were suppressed by Gu Wei.
For the time being, he has no intention of doing commercial performances again. Seeing that the box office is getting higher and higher, he can get more money, so he has no motivation to do commercial performances.
"Okay, no problem. Don't worry, I can't cheat. We agreed to meet at my house after this period. Just wait for my news."
Gu Wei hung up the phone.
It was Yang Zi who called just now. I haven’t been to school much and haven’t seen Yang Zi and the others for a while.
Yang Zi, Zhang Yishan and Li Xian all attended the movie premiere a few days ago, but because there were too many people to deal with and he was too busy, Gu Wei just simply greeted them.
The movie is now a hit, and Yang Zi called to congratulate him on the box office success, and then asked him to treat her because she also went to support his movie, and she also sent the ticket stub to Gu Wei.
Gu Wei had no choice but to agree.
After not seeing each other for such a long time, Gu Wei has become a big star and will soon become a big director with hit movies, but Yang Zi is not afraid of him at all. He treats him the same way and with the same tone and attitude, not polite at all.
She also complained that Gu Wei was not a good friend, and said a lot of things.
Gu Wei argued with her for a while, and then promised her that he would treat them to a meal together after he was done with his work.
Gu Wei had a good impression of the friends he met at school. They played basketball together and argued with Yang Zi. There was no conflict of interest among them, and the conversations were relaxed and pleasant.
Just after hanging up the phone, the phone rang again. Gu Wei frowned. It was Yang Mi calling.
"Hello? Sister Mi?"
"Gu Wei, congratulations, it's a big hit at the box office!" Yang Mi, as usual, spoke in a sweet, baby voice.
"It was all luck. The audience just happened to like it."
"This isn't just luck. I saw the movie, it's really well made. It's a true testament to your strength."
"Sister Mi, you're praising me to death."
"I've finished filming my movie and am now at home in Beijing. If you have time, I'll treat you to a meal."
After hearing what Yang Mi said, Gu Wei also wanted to play basketball.
"I've been busy with the movie release lately. After this period, I'll treat Sister Mi to a meal."
"Okay, then I'll wait for your letter.
By the way, Gu Wei, please do me a favor.
If your company has any TV series or movies starting to shoot, please send them to me if there are any audition opportunities."
"My company is currently producing some low-budget TV series. You don't even look down on them, Sister Mi." Gu Wei was a little surprised.
"It's not me. My studio has signed a lot of newcomers recently. They all need to act in plays. Small supporting roles will do. If there are any audition opportunities, please send them to me."
Gu Wei suddenly realized.
"No problem, Sister Mi, I told you before that I am very optimistic about Reba and will definitely think of her when I have the chance."
When Yang Mi heard Gu Wei mention Reba, she snorted.
"You can film the movie, but don't set your sights on Reba."
Then she resumed her delicate tone.
"If you do me this favor, I'll give you a reward when we meet again~"
The small voice made Gu Wei's whole body numb.
According to the original timeline, Yang Mi will establish Haining Jiaxing Tianxia Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd. in March next year with her two agents Zhao Ruoyao and Zeng Jia.
From then on, he embarked on the journey of Laobanmi in the film and television industry, and advanced from an artist to a capitalist.
Finally, I imitated Fan Bingbing and said, "I don't think I need any connections. I am the connection!"
Coupled with her status as a single mother at the time, she portrayed the image of an independent new woman.
Gu Wei continued to receive messages from major film and television companies in the circle. Some simply congratulated him, some asked for cooperation, and some directly asked him to direct a movie and he could set his own remuneration.
Most of the Gu Weis were dealt with by their agents.
He can't even finish making his own movies, so how can he have the time and energy to make movies for others?
Besides, being a director is so hard. If he didn't want to make more money and organize his own group to promote himself, he wouldn't be a director.
Isn't it uncomfortable to be an actor?
Gu Wei answered two calls himself.
Mr. Chen from Huanrui Century, and Mr. Fu from Shanghai Juku.
Both of them called Gu Wei personally to congratulate him, and then looked forward to the drama they collaborated on becoming a hit.
The people at Huanrui and Juku must be extremely happy now, just like they won the lottery.
Gu Wei, who was originally signed at the price of a third-tier star, has transformed himself into the director and leading actor of a hit movie.
How much exposure and popularity can this bring to the TV series that will be released later?
Not to mention the boost to ratings.
There is still one chapter left to be coded, please give me some more time.
(End of this chapter)
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