Chapter 30 Interview
On the 1st, the newly released "Tai Chi 2" earned 8.2 million at the box office.
Because the 2nd was Friday, the box office saw a slight increase of 9.13 million.
Although "The Sword Identity" was affected to a certain extent, its box office did not decline too much thanks to its good reputation. It took in 11.54 million and 12.83 million respectively in two days, surpassing a number of films including "Tai Chi 2" and winning the domestic box office championship for two consecutive days.
The two teams of the crew are working non-stop on publicity work. In addition to holding meet-and-greets in movie theaters to thank fans, some media will also take advantage of opportunities to conduct interviews.
After all, "The Sword Identity" is the most popular drama in this period and it is a hot topic.
It won the domestic single-day box office championship for 8 consecutive days since its release, and won the domestic weekly box office championship for 3 days in the first week.
That day, Gu Wei and his friend had just finished a fan meeting at a movie theater and had an appointment with a reporter from Phoenix Entertainment for an interview.
The reporter is a man in his 30s, slightly plump, fair-skinned, and wears glasses. He always has a smiling expression on his face and is very approachable.
The three of them sat down, and the reporter placed a camera behind them.
"Hello, Yifei, Gu Wei. I'm Song Yang, a reporter from Phoenix Entertainment. Thank you very much for accepting our interview today."
"Hello," "Hello," said Gu Wei and Liu Yifei.
"Yifei, why did you choose to take this movie?"
"Because the script is good, as I mentioned in a previous interview, I read the script many times after it was sent to me, and I really like the story."
"What about Gu Wei? Why did you take this role?"
"I'm so happy that someone wants me to act in a movie," Gu Wei said with a smile.
Liu Yifei looked at him sideways, and reporter Song also smiled.
"I was originally a student at the academy, and no one had ever approached me to act in a film. I was of course very happy that the director took a liking to me.
I read the script and really liked the story, including the character Chen Lian."
"Yifei, do you have any understanding of movies?"
"I think Director Lu Yang wants to express the struggle and powerlessness of small people in the big era, and that in the end they can only be beaten by the tide of the times." Liu Yifei's answer was very official, like a student writing a book review.
"What does Gu Wei think?" Reporter Song asked Gu Wei again
"I think the film's storyline is very complete, the plot is full of twists and turns, and the fighting scenes are exciting. Although the overall style is tough and cruel, it also has a warm side."
"What kind of person do you think the character you play, Shen Lian, is?"
"Chen Lian is a handsome and cool guy, which fits my personality." After saying this, Gu Wei even smiled.
"Chen Lian is an extremely cold and affectionate person. He is indifferent and even cruel to his mission targets, but he has a very affectionate side towards his brothers and the woman he likes."
"Yifei, how did you feel about working with Gu Wei during filming?"
Liu Yifei thought for a moment and said, "It was a pleasure working with you. Although Gu Wei is relatively young, he was a very studious person when we were on the set.
He would ask other experienced actors for advice on how to act this way or that way, and it was clear that he was ambitious in his acting skills.”
"Sister Yifei is so kind to me. I'm a newbie with no experience and I rely on everyone's help to make a good film.
In fact, the one who loves to study the most in the crew is Sister Yifei.
When she is free, you can see Sister Yifei reading a book.
At first I thought she was just reading in public."
After saying this, Liu Yifei and the reporter both laughed.
"Later I discovered that she loves to read books whenever she has some free time. She really likes them." Gu Wei smiled and made up for it.
"I'm not pretending," Liu Yifei said to him with a smile
"Besides filming, do you have any hobbies on the set?" Reporter Song asked the two people.
Gu Wei thought for a moment and said, "Because there are so many fighting scenes, when I was on set, I would go out for exercise in the morning, practice the routines taught by the martial arts instructor, and go for a run.
Sister Yifei also loves sports, and I can meet her when I’m running.”
"When?" Liu Yifei asked puzzledly.
"That day, I was running and saw you sitting in the car." Gu Wei said with a smile
This made the reporter and Liu Yifei laugh.
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"Thanks to Liu Yifei and Gu Wei for the interview. I wish [The Blade of the Assassin] continued box office success!"
The interview ended quickly and the two began promoting their next stop.
Gu Wei received a call from his agent
"Mr. Gu, as you requested, we have been paying close attention to the online comments about [Embroidered Spring Blade].
Two days after the release of Tai Chi 2, negative reviews of Blade of the Assassin began to appear online again. Some people even went so far as to post negative reviews on Douban. Fortunately, the number of reviews has increased after it was released for a while, but the rating has also dropped to 7.7.
"It's okay, I know this. I guess Huayi is getting anxious because they see that the box office is not going up and they are being suppressed by "The Blade of the Assassin".
Don't worry about it. The word of mouth of the movie has spread now. We just need to do our own thing. What they do will not have much impact on the box office.
"Let the internet trolls stop. Tai Chi 2 is clearly another terrible movie. Everyone knows what they should know after two days of release. There's no need to add more hype to it," said Gu Wei.
"Understood, Mr. Gu"
On the 3rd and 4th, the second weekend after the release of "The Blade of the Assassin", the box office rebounded due to the rest day, and the box office revenue was 16.82 million and 14.76 million respectively.
The movie was released for two weeks and the cumulative box office reached 164.08 million yuan, with the box office heading towards 200 million yuan.
Tai Chi 2 also saw a two-day weekend box office increase, taking in 14.68 million on Saturday and 11.68 million on Sunday, bringing its total box office to 43.69 million over the week.
[Tai Chi] This movie is bound to lose money. I guess Huayi was prepared when it was released.
It is said to be a commercial blockbuster with an investment of 200 million yuan, divided into two parts, 1 and 2. The two parts together need to make at least 500 million yuan at the box office to break even.
As a result, "Tai Chi 1" only had a box office of 150 million yuan and had a poor reputation. The box office of over 100 million yuan was entirely due to pre-promotion.
At this point, Huayi knew that the film was doomed to lose money, and the release of "Tai Chi 2" was also intended to minimize the losses, but they certainly could not invest any more money in publicity and promotion, so they had to cut losses in time.
It is now the third week since the movie was released. No matter how good the word of mouth is or how high the ratings are, the box office of "The Sword Identity" inevitably dropped below 10 million, with a box office of only 7.62 million on Monday.
[Tai Chi 2] was even worse, with only 5.67 million.
There is no way. Although "The Sword Identity" is a good movie, it is a martial arts movie after all.
Although during the interview, both director Lu Yang and Gu Wei expressed the view that as long as the movie is good, the audience will like it.
But in fact, the market for martial arts movies is indeed shrinking, and it is not false that film and television companies believe that the martial arts movie market has cooled down in recent years.
As of the end of September this year, the total number of commercial cinema screens in Chinese cities has unsurprisingly exceeded 10,000, totaling more than 11,800.
It is precisely because of the expansion of the market that film companies have the confidence to invest hundreds of millions of yuan to shoot commercial blockbusters. The huge market is their reliance on making a profit or even making money.
Just like "Lost in Thailand" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" at the end of the year, both of which grossed over 1 billion yuan, and even the bad movie "Tiny Times" released next year will have a box office of 480 million yuan.
One of the biggest disadvantages of "The Blade of the Assassin" compared to them is its genre, which is a martial arts film.
In recent years, the audience for martial arts movies has been shrinking. No matter how well you shoot it, many people just don't like to watch martial arts movies. So although the market is huge, the market for martial arts movies has a ceiling.
Thanks to Xianyuzei for the reward of 500 starting coins
Thanks to the monthly tickets of criticizing driving every day, beastly handsome pot, Wanbei Xiaokang brother, and book friend 20220618193213123
The author will continue to work hard.
(End of this chapter)
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