Chapter 603 You two are in good shape, like a couple
The first weekend after New Year's Day, "Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi" was released.
It seems that it will overwhelmingly crush all the other films, but the screening of "Ex-Files 3: Goodbye Ex" is still as high as 31.3%, and the box office has not been affected at all.
Over the two-day weekend of the 6th and 7th, "Ex-Files 3" earned more than 300 million yuan at the box office, and the total box office exceeded 1.4 billion yuan.
However, on Monday of the third week, the 8th, the movie's single-day box office finally dropped to less than 100 million.
Almost 1.5 billion! Is it impossible for humanity to stop the box office explosion of "Ex-Files 3: The Final Chapter"?
I went to see "Ex-Files 3" again, and there was another wave of people of all kinds crying in the theater. At my show, some people did leave out of boredom, but many more were just crying their eyes out. A couple of my friends even broke up because of watching this movie together.
It's not that "Ex-Files 3" is toxic, but how many relationships have those born after 1995 already had?
The success of "Ex-Files 3" is entirely due to the unforgettable love stories of the post-95 generation. This is a severe blow to the vast majority of single people like me.
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The box office performance of "Ex-Files 3" slowed down a bit in its third week of release, but it did not prevent it from becoming the first hit movie of 2018.
Maoyan’s box office forecast has been revised again and again, reaching the current 2.2 billion yuan.
Through the data from multiple platforms such as Tengxun Index, Baidu Index, Maoyan and Tao Piaopiao, it can be seen that the audience with the highest age ratio of "Ex-Files 3" is 20-24 years old, accounting for an average of 40% of the total number of each platform, so those born after 1995 or even 2000 are the main contributors to the box office of this movie.
In fact, "Youth" released last month and "Ex-Files 3" have the same purpose.
A youth story about the 1980s and 1990s has attracted a large number of audiences who are no longer young to go to the cinema and reminisce about their "youth" with director Feng Xiaogang.
The "non-mainstream audiences" born in the 1950s and 1960s became the unexpected factor that triggered the high box office of "Youth".
The two films target different audiences, but the key to their success lies in their equally heartfelt stories that resonate with the audience.
The filming location of "Super Time Cohabitation" is the Wukang Building on Taojiang Road in Shanghai.
The building is quite old, and the surrounding environment is more in line with the style of the 1990s where the male protagonist Lu Ming lives.
Of course, this is an exterior scene, and the crew needs to build the interior scenes themselves.
It’s actually very simple. It’s the house where the male and female protagonists in the movie are overlapped by the turbulence of time and space. Half of it is in the style of 1999 and half is in the style of 2018.
On the morning of the 8th, the crew of "Time Raiders" officially started filming in Shanghai.
Xu Zheng appeared with director Su Lun, Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and other main creative staff of the film.
"Sister Yifei, you look like you're in a bad mood." There were many people at the scene. Gu Wei was wearing a retro outfit from 1999, a yellow and white plaid shirt on the upper body, light blue jeans on the lower body, blue canvas shoes, and even his hair was combed into a rather old-fashioned style.
In fact, Gu Wei is more suitable to play Lu Ming than Lei Jiayin in the original version, not to mention his acting skills, but also in terms of appearance.
The script states that Lu Ming was born in 1974, a tiger, and was 25 years old in 1999. Gu Xiaojiao was born in 1987 and was 31 years old in 2018.
Tong Liya in the original version said that 31 years old was okay, but Lei Jiayin's appearance, with small eyes and wrinkles on his face when he smiled, did not look like a 25-year-old frustrated young man at all.
There is no difference between Lu Ming born in 1999 and Lu Shiyi born in 2018. When standing next to Tong Liya, he is obviously much older than her.
These two roles are now played by Gu Wei and Liu Yifei. Needless to say, Gu Wei is of just the right age, and he just needs to look more mature when playing Lu Shiyi.
Liu Yifei was born in 1987, which is exactly the same age as Gu Xiaojiao.
"I knew you would laugh at me if we met again.
I lost to you, so feel free to ask for anything I can do."
Liu Yifei's outfit was fashionable and trendy, with a white blouse and a denim-style miniskirt. Her two long and straight white legs were wearing a pair of black high heels.
But there was not much smile on her face. She rolled her eyes at Gu Wei who was smiling.
"Don't roll your eyes, you always remind me of someone else"
"who?"
"Ahem. You wouldn't recognize her even if I told you." Of course, it was someone who was later known as Little Liu Yifei.
"I didn't say anything. Besides, our movie hasn't been released yet, has it?"
"Ex-Files 3 has already grossed over 1.5 billion yuan, while The Goblins has only grossed over 200 million yuan. There's no comparison, and the gap will only get bigger.
In the end, the shortfall might be as much as 2 billion.
I accept the loss." As she said this, her beautiful big eyes looked at Gu Wei pitifully.
Gu Wei looked Liu Yifei up and down with a malicious smile.
"Hey~ You can't think of anything bad. You have to choose something I can do. Nothing too extreme."
"We've been friends for so many years, what kind of person do you think I am?
My character is guaranteed, okay?"
Gu Wei was speechless, then muttered softly.
"You asked me to call you daddy but you disagreed"
"What are you talking about?"
"No, I haven't thought of asking for anything at the moment. I'll just owe it to you and tell you when I think of it."
"What are you talking about? You look so happy. I just heard something about winning or losing."
Xu Zheng, who had just been standing nearby talking to the staff, came over. He was dressed very casually in a white shirt and black pants, with a dome-shaped hat covering his bald head.
"We made a bet when we met last month. Coincidentally, there were movies being released during the New Year's Day holiday, so we bet on which one would have the higher box office?" Gu Wei explained.
"Wow, Yifei, you actually dared to compete with Gu Wei in box office. Not many people in this industry have the courage to do that."
After hearing this, Xu Zheng opened his eyes wide and looked at Liu Yifei.
"No, at the time we said his film had to make a billion more than mine to win, and you saw what happened."
"Haha, the unpredictability of movie box office is too great, and it's difficult for individuals to control it."
Xu Zheng still knew how to speak and comforted Liu Yifei.
After all, she is his heroine, so you can't say she is overestimating her own abilities, although that is the fact.
"You two are in good shape right now."
Xu Zheng looked at Gu Wei and Liu Yifei and said.
"What's good?" Liu Yifei was a little puzzled.
“There was no sense of strangeness between us, and the communication was very casual, like a couple.
Ours is a romantic comedy after all, so it’s important for the hero and heroine to have a chemistry.”
After hearing this, Liu Yifei's mouth curled up slightly but she didn't say anything.
"My first movie was with Yifei. She was the first big star I met. We've been friends for so many years, so of course I'm casual," Gu Wei shrugged.
It’s not like they haven’t played lovers before, so they have a strong sense of couple.
The three chatted for a few more sentences, and when it was almost time, the opening ceremony began.
Although Su Lun was the director, Xu Zheng was in charge of the overall situation and he had the final say on everything on the scene.
The renewed collaboration between Gu Wei and Liu Yifei obviously attracted a lot of media attention, and there were many reporters at the scene.
".We wanted to make a fantasy comedy film with a storyline that interweaves time and space. The core value of this film is also very interesting: 'If you had the chance to choose your life again, what would you choose?'"
The producer Xu Zheng also spoke during the interview.
"I took on this film because it's a hilarious, tearful, and entertaining story."
"When I got the script, I was moved by the story. Plus, Director Xu mentioned that Gu Wei would be the male lead, so of course I accepted it without hesitation."
Reporters at the scene asked the two protagonists why they took on this movie.
"Gu Wei and Liu Yifei are the two actors we think are most suitable for the roles. Regardless of age, image, temperament, and acting skills, they are the chosen Lu Ming and Gu Xiaojiao!"
Xu Zheng praised the two of them highly.
After the opening ceremony, the filming officially began.
The shooting task on the first day was also very simple, one outdoor scene and one indoor scene.
After Lu Ming and Gu Xiaojiao accidentally lived together due to the overlap of time and space, Lu Ming brought Gu Xiaojiao to 1999 and saw Gu Xiaojiao's original home, his living father and himself as a child.
But the future self and the present self cannot get too close, otherwise the space will become unstable and everything will tremble.
After the trip, Gu Xiaojiao returned home somewhat bored.
The first day's scenes were relatively simple, mainly focusing on polishing the shots.
There is absolutely no problem in the cooperation between Gu Wei and Liu Yifei, but it’s not just the two of them, the entire crew needs to get used to each other.
"How was the performance just now?"
"Who is it?"
"Nonsense, of course it's me. It's just the two of us in this scene, so why would I ask you how you acted?"
It took us a whole morning to finish shooting the outdoor scene. It was actually very simple. The two of us took the bus and arrived at Gu Xiaojiao's former home.
After entering the courtyard, he found that he could not get close to her, so Gu Wei helped her out, and then the two of them talked for a few words while leaning on the railing outside.
"Not bad, even though it was the first day, my expressions, emotions, and lines were all good.
The director is watching, and if the filming isn’t good, it won’t pass.”
For Gu Wei, the role of young Lu Ming is somewhat similar to Song Tianyin, whom he played in Monster Hunt.
He is not the handsome, cool, skilled and intelligent character in other movies, but a bit silly, which has a certain comedic effect.
"but."
"But what?"
"Today's scene is relatively simple, without too much emotional expression, so the sad emotions are easier to act.
But for the subsequent shoots, I suggest you find a way to lower your composure and not be too serious."
"What's my pride?"
Liu Yifei was puzzled.
"She has the airs of a great beauty. When you stand here, you feel like you have a very superior background and good looks.
The heroine Gu Xiaojiao's family has fallen on hard times. Although she was born into a good family and was beautiful when she was young, her growing environment was not good after her father passed away.
So she is realistic, mercenary and a little bit cunning of a little woman.
Of course, these are outward manifestations, but at their core they still yearn for family affection and are kind and beautiful.”
Liu Yifei listened to Gu Wei's analysis and nodded thoughtfully. After getting the script, she also thought about how to interpret this role, but there was still a certain distance between thinking and doing.
"I will try my best!" She raised her head to cheer herself up, then looked at Gu Wei with a smile.
"You have to help me too!"
(End of this chapter)
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