Chapter 254 Movie Box Office and Friends (asking for monthly tickets)
April 29th, the day after Yang Mi left the crew.
[The Love of Siam] held a grand premiere ceremony in Beijing.
Directors Huang Bin and Yang Wenjun and starring actors Huang Xiaoming, Yang Mi, baby, Tong Dawei, Xie Yilin, Ma Su, He Hui, Chen Tai, Liu Tianzuo, Kong Lianshun and others appeared and interacted closely with the audience and fans who came to watch the movie.
At the premiere, although "He Yichen" played by Huang Xiaoming and "Zhao Mosheng" played by Yang Mi were just a couple in the movie, because Huang Xiaoming and baby were a real couple, the two had been "showing off their love" in a high-profile manner during the promotion of the movie, so they did not let go of the "single dogs" that day, and the sweetness index at the premiere was once again off the charts.
In the film, Angelababy plays "He Yimei" and Huang Xiaoming plays "He Yichen", who are childhood sweethearts. Angelababy has liked "He Yichen" for many years, but in the end, she was given the "good guy card" by "He Yichen".
So everyone joked that "lovers eventually become siblings."
Baby complained on the spot, "I originally thought that we could work together on [Fall in Love with You], but I didn't expect that we would only have one scene together in the end."
She revealed that she received a call from Xiaoming three days before the show started asking her to play this role. She only had a few lines and acted for three days. She also played Huang Xiaoming's sister.
Yang Mi, the female lead on the stage, stood on the other side of Huang Xiaoming, watching the two of them constantly showing off their love while answering reporters' questions, and she felt quite lonely.
When a reporter asked Yang Mi whether it was awkward to play a couple with Huang Xiaoming when Angelababy was present.
Yang Mi responded generously:
"It's awkward, but luckily this drama is quite innocent, there aren't any overly passionate scenes."
Another reporter asked what she thought about the scandal between her and Gu Wei circulating on the Internet.
Yang Mi was stunned. She didn't expect that a reporter would ask her this question at the movie premiere.
Huang Xiaoming and Baby on the side also focused their attention on Yang Mi. They knew Gu Wei through Yang Mi and were very curious about their current relationship.
"Gu Wei and I are very good friends. We have always had a pleasant collaboration and are currently filming a new movie.
As for being together, we haven’t done that yet.”
Yang Mi responded with a smile.
Although the first sentence of her words indicated that the two were just friends, the second sentence gave everyone some room for deeper imagination.
The phrase "not yet" is suggestive.
"So what do you think is the most profound impression Gu Wei has left on you? Is there any possibility of further development in the future?"
Then the media asked follow-up questions.
"Everyone knows Gu Wei, and the most profound impression he leaves on people is definitely his handsomeness, which is universally acknowledged.
As for the rest, we’ll know later.”
Yang Mi's words aroused the enthusiasm of the reporters, and everyone began to ask her some personal questions.
However, she started playing Tai Chi again, turning the topic to the movie "Fall in Love with You", and did not directly answer any questions from reporters.
At this moment, Yang Mi couldn't help feeling a little proud.
"Even though she doesn't have a real boyfriend to show off her love, she still attracts attention by bringing up a rumored boyfriend."
Huang Zitao, one of the supporting male actors, did not attend the premiere.
As one of the four Chinese members of EXO, his every move has attracted much attention because of Lu Han and Li Jiaheng who have returned to China and achieved remarkable results.
A few days ago, Huang Zitao's father posted on Weibo that SM Entertainment did not pay attention to his son's development. He said that he had suffered many injuries, big and small, in the three years since his debut, and strongly demanded that Huang Zitao withdraw from the group.
When the news of EXO captain Li Jiaheng's contract termination was revealed last year, Huang Zitao not only unfollowed Li Jiaheng, but also expressed his views on Weibo, saying that he and the company were betrayed by Li Jiaheng.
Now Huang Zitao himself wants to terminate the contract, so many of Li Jiaheng’s fans left messages on his Weibo mocking him for "slapping himself in the face."
At the premiere, when reporters asked Huang Zitao about his current condition, Huang Xiaoming revealed:
"He is currently recovering from his injuries on Qin Island. He will make an accurate statement later."
On Thursday, April 30, "Fall in Love with You" was officially released.
Also released on the same day were the art film "The Intruder" directed by Wang Xiaoshuai and starring Lü Zhong, Qin Hailu, Feng Yuanzheng and Qin Hao; the Hong Kong film "Equator" starring Zhang Xueyou, Zhang Jiahui and Zhang Zhen; and the romantic comedy "If You Love Me, Go to the Movies with Me" starring Jiang Wu, Kara Hui and Simon Yam.
Several films hope to achieve good results during the upcoming May Day holiday.
"The Left Ear", which was released on the 24th and has been screened for 7 days, has already grossed over 400 million yuan, becoming the hottest domestic film at the moment.
Although Gu Wei returned to the crew for filming, Su Youpeng still took the crew to various places for publicity.
"Fast & Furious 7" is in its fourth week of release and its box office is still strong. Although it is not as good as "The Left Ear" in single-day box office results, it has maintained the second place.
The three-day May Day holiday is filled with the smoke of war, making it a golden period that film producers must compete for.
More than 20 Chinese and foreign films of various types competed in the May Day box office, with a total box office of 672 million yuan, an increase of 85% year-on-year compared with 363 million yuan in the same period last year.
As a youth film targeting fans, "Left Ear" continued its previous good momentum, earning 197 million yuan in 3 days and becoming the box office champion of the May Day holiday.
After 10 days of release, the total box office exceeded 600 million yuan, becoming another dark horse in the domestic film industry after "Wolf Warrior".
Under the same circumstances, the total box office of "The Left Ear" in the original time and space barely reached 500 million. Now, the performance of Gu Wei's version has far surpassed the original version after 10 days of release.
All this is due to Gu Wei’s excellent performance and huge fame, and the fact that this version itself is of a quality that exceeds the original.
More than 20 days after its release, "Fast & Furious 7" earned another 182 million yuan in box office revenue during the May Day holiday. Its long-term box office performance amazed many domestic filmmakers.
The total box office has reached an exaggerated result of 2.3 billion.
Ranked third is the recently released "Fall in Love with You", which earned 175 million yuan in box office revenue in three days and exceeded 200 million yuan in box office revenue in the first four days of the week, which is a very good start.
Unfortunately, when everyone thought that "Fall in Love with You" was the next "The Left Ear", on May 4th, the box office of the movie dropped directly from 54.67 million the previous day to 15.21 million. This was not just a halving, but a direct cut from the knee.
The reason is that the movie has a very bad reputation.
In the first week of its release, "The Love of Siam" received nearly 100,000 ratings, but its Douban score was only 3.7 points. Audiences compared this film with Guo Xiaosi's "Tiny Times", believing them to be equally matched.
[The plot is disjointed and incoherent, and the content of the novel is presented in a task-like manner.
The leader's performance can be summed up as pretentious and funny, and his collaboration with Yang Mi made people feel awkward throughout the whole process.
Yang Mi lost to her expressionless sister Tang Yan, while Huang Xiaoming, still a gangster boss, was no match for the righteous Zhong Hanliang. These two old-timers insisted on acting with 18 or 19-year-old college students, causing the camera and the background to be blurred. It was extremely uncomfortable to watch!
[It's so bad! Seeing Huang Xiaoming recite his lines so seriously makes me feel like I'm out of the show. Yang Mi looks like Tiny Times in everything she does.]
[When the leader cries, the world laughs]
[One star is not enough, and I don't want to settle! ]
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In just 4 days, the movie's reputation completely collapsed.
But this is not surprising. The movie "Fall in Love with You", which was produced and distributed by LeTV Pictures and invested and produced by Huang Xiaoming, is indeed very bad.
The actor Huang Xiaoming has a very magical characteristic.
When he encounters a good script and a good director, he can always give amazing acting skills. It can be said that he becomes stronger when facing strong opponents and has great plasticity.
Because of this, he won the Golden Rooster Award and Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor.
But once he is left to his own devices, his performance becomes very greasy. This may be related to his own aesthetic taste. He is an actor whose upper and lower levels are very different.
When filming "Fall in Love with You", Huang Xiaoming was not only an investor but also a producer. Director Yang Wenjun had filmed many TV series before, and this was his first time trying to shoot a movie, so Brother Xiaoming had a lot of say in the crew.
So Huang Xiaoming, who played the overbearing CEO version, Yang Mi, who played the younger role, and baby, who had no acting skills at all, worked together to present the movie version of "Fall in Love with You" to the audience.
Yang Mi also won the Most Disappointing Actress Award at the 7th China Film "Golden Broom Awards" for this film.
After May Day, as the box office results continued to rise and the number of moviegoers increased, the score of "Left Ear" gradually dropped to 6.0. The high scores initially given by Gu Wei's fans and some audiences who liked this type of movie were also pulled down by the scores of the largest number of passers-by.
There are more and more criticisms of "Left Ear" on the Internet.
There is no way around this. After all, to be honest, the movie "Left Ear" cannot be called a classic. It can only be said to be a more distinctive one among domestic youth films.
After all, Su Youpeng is still a new director, and his storytelling techniques and camera usage are relatively new. It is already an above-average performance for him to be able to shoot like this.
The current result was achieved entirely because there were really no good domestic films during this period. The tallest among the short ones, "The Left Ear", looked much better. Coupled with Gu Wei's fame, the film had no lack of popularity, which led to the current box office results.
In fact, the release of "Fall in Love with You" has another benefit, which is that it has shared a lot of the criticism of "The Left Ear".
It’s not that you don’t know the goods, it’s that you compare the goods.
With "Fall in Love with You" taking the blame, the audience felt that "The Left Ear" was okay and not that unsightly.
In the crew of [Assassin's Blade 2].
Gu Wei was eating his lunch box while browsing the latest news.
Of course, what he cares most about is the box office performance of his movies in recent days.
Gu Wei’s lunch box was very rich, with 4 dishes and a soup, a combination of meat and vegetables, all placed separately. The staple food was rice and a small steamed bun.
There were also cut watermelons, oranges and other fruits on the small table in front.
This is a treatment that only the main actors in the crew can enjoy. It is completely different from the meals of some ordinary staff and supporting actors. It is exquisite and rich.
Gu Wei didn't think there was anything wrong with this.
He doesn't have the habit of putting on airs like some big-name stars and insisting on ordering meals every day, but he won't force himself to eat the same thing as ordinary staff members.
As the male protagonist, he refuses to eat special meals and insists on eating from the same pot with everyone else. His character of getting along with ordinary people seems ridiculous to Gu Wei.
He became famous and made money by acting just to make himself happy and enjoy things that others couldn't.
If after climbing to a high position, you get the same as an ordinary person, then what is the point of climbing up?
Besides, he is also one of the investors of the movie "Assassin's Blade 2". In other words, it is normal for me to pay for myself to eat better and more special food.
Put down the rice in your hand and pick up a slice of cut watermelon from the fruit plate.
Looking at some news about "The Love of Siam" on his phone, Gu Wei couldn't help laughing.
He really wasn't gloating. He had never seen Yang Mi's movie in the original time and space, and now he was busy filming and had no time to watch it.
He just saw the news that Yang Mi was wearing a sailor suit and twin ponytails and thought it was simply funny.
"This look is something I'd definitely make Mijie come back to copy. Those two ponytails must be really fun to hold onto~"
Looking at the picture, Gu Wei had some thoughts in his mind.
At this time, Zhang Tianai, who was also eating opposite Gu Wei, looked at Gu Wei's smiling face and asked:
"What are you looking at?"
"Ah, I saw the news about Yang Mi's new movie, 'Silent Separation.' This movie has been very popular online in the past two days."
Gu Wei said casually.
Actually, it’s because it’s too bad and has been criticized too much by critics and audiences.
Zhang Tianai listened, looked down at the rice in his bowl, poked it with his chopsticks, and then looked up and asked:
"I want to ask you a question?"
"What's wrong? Just tell me."
Gu Wei said nonchalantly, his eyes still on the phone screen.
Zhang Tianai said hesitantly:
"Are you and Yang Mi in a relationship?"
"Why do you think so?"
Gu Wei put down his phone and looked at Zhang Tianai opposite him.
"I just feel that the relationship between you two is not simple, and the rumors about you two were quite strong at that time~"
In fact, the most important reason was that one night she wanted to find Gu Wei, but after knocking on the door there was no response, so she knew that Gu Wei was not in the room.
The crew is so small, and Gu Wei is not in the room so late, so you can imagine where he is going.
However, she is not related to Gu Wei now, so she must feel a little uncomfortable, but she did not show it.
The next day's filming went on as usual, and there was nothing unusual when communicating with Gu Wei and Yang Mi.
To be honest, Zhang Tianai did have plans to reconcile with Gu Wei.
It turned out that after the hit of "Go Princess Go", she had indirectly asked Gu Wei if he had any plans to fall in love again, but at that time Gu Wei just said that he didn't want to have a girlfriend anymore and planned to live a single life, so she didn't mention the idea of getting back together with Gu Wei.
After all, up to this point, her feelings towards Gu Wei have gradually changed from liking him to gratitude plus liking him, with gratitude accounting for more than half of the total.
Gu Wei went from being her ex-boyfriend to her boss, her mentor, and the person who brought her up and truly changed her life.
So if Gu Wei is really in love with Yang Mi, then I will try to keep my distance from him.
Sometimes when she watched Gu Wei and Yang Mi chatting together on the set, she would think that perhaps only a famous and beautiful first-line female star like Yang Mi could be worthy of him.
Although it was difficult for her to refuse any of Gu Wei's requests, if he really fell in love, she didn't want to be the one who destroyed the other person's relationship.
After all, she had dated Gu Wei before, and she knew too well the feeling of worrying about losing something every day when having an extremely outstanding boyfriend.
Gu Wei was not too surprised by Zhang Tianai's question.
He picked up a slice of orange, peeled it and put it in his mouth.
"What would you do if I said yes?"
"I"
Zhang Tianai's heart skipped a beat, and he hesitated for a long time without saying anything else.
I had thought it through well before, but when the time came I was still a little overwhelmed.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Yang Mi and I are not boyfriend and girlfriend."
Gu Wei said with a laugh.
"We have known each other for more than two years and have always had a good relationship, but we absolutely have no plans to date."
He thought about it.
“We are very compatible partners and good friends~”
"Oh, I see."
Zhang Tianai breathed a sigh of relief and didn't ask any more questions.
She knew that Gu Wei had no need to lie to her. No matter what happened between him and Yang Mi, since he said they were not dating, it must be true.
Since she knew Gu Wei, he had never lied to her. She also knew that with Gu Wei's excellence and pride, he would never bother to lie.
"Why, are you optimistic about us?"
Gu Wei asked with a smile.
"Huh? No, I'm just a little curious."
"In fact, Yang Mi is a very ambitious female star. She went from being an ordinary film academy student to becoming one of the most popular actresses in the domestic entertainment industry today, all through her own hard work.
Although his acting skills are not good, he really works hard for his career.
You can learn from her in this regard, and you have one major advantage over her."
"What?"
Zhang Tianai asked curiously.
"You have me to support you~
When Yang Mi first debuted, she didn't have such good opportunities and resources as you do.
As long as you work hard, you will definitely have no problem becoming the top actress in the domestic entertainment industry!"
Gu Wei said with a smile.
He was not just making empty promises for Zhang Tianai. With the resources he had, it was not difficult to support Zhang Tianai.
[The Sword of Assassin 2] is over, and the heroine of [The Richest Man in Xihong City] is waiting for her.
After these two movies were released, Zhang Tianai's film performance suddenly exploded.
"Well, I will definitely work hard!"
Zhang Tianai looked at Gu Wei's face and said seriously.
It's the end of the month again. If you have extra monthly tickets, please vote for me. Thank you!
(End of this chapter)
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