Chapter 624: The First Billion-Dollar Actress in the Chinese Entertainment Industry
After the CEOs of the two companies made the decision, the official Weibo accounts of "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" and "Operation Red Sea" quickly released posters celebrating the box office revenue of the movies exceeding 3 billion and 2 billion respectively, and @ed each other to congratulate each other.
Gu Wei's own official Weibo also forwarded the two pieces of news. At the same time, the main actors of "Operation Red Sea" including Zhang Yi also spoke on their respective Weibo to celebrate the box office of "Operation Red Sea" breaking 2 billion yuan and congratulate "Nezha" for breaking 3 billion yuan.
However, the news released by one star was particularly eye-catching.
After posting the same Weibo as others, Zhang Tianai posted a personal poster on his own account.
In the studio's tone:
"Congratulations to Ms. Zhang Tianai for breaking 10 billion RMB in box office revenue for her starring films, making her the first actress in China to break 10 billion RMB!"
The poster also lists the major films that Zhang Tianai has participated in in recent years.
"In December 2015, Ding Baiying, the second female lead in [Assassin's Blade 2], earned 1.03 billion!
February 2016 [The Richest Tomato] Female No. 1 Xia Zhu, 2.2 billion!
In September 2016, the second female lead of [Passing by Your World], Yaoji, grossed 814 million!
In July 2017, Rachel, the leading actress of "Wolf Warrior 2", earned 6 billion!
In February 2018, Xia Nan, the leading actress in Operation Red Sea, has grossed 2 billion yuan and is now in theaters.
The total box office of the leading actress is 10.2 billion!"
As soon as this poster was released, it immediately caused heated discussion across the Internet.
Zhang Tianai has been a top actress in the film industry in recent years, and her popularity and fame have always been very high.
Now that the results have been listed, everyone suddenly realized that the total box office of the movies she starred in has reached an exaggerated level of 10.2 billion.
Moreover, no matter whether she is the leading or the second female lead, the movies she starred in are basically those that have both good reputation and box office success, only "Passing By Your World" has a slightly worse reputation.
[Exaggerated! I never thought that the first actress in the Chinese entertainment industry to earn over 10 billion yuan would be Zhang Tianai. This sister quietly dropped a huge bombshell!]
[This is amazing! Zhang Tianai has participated in projects that are generally recognized as good, such as "Blade of the Assassin," "Wolf Warrior 2," and "Operation Red Sea." She also played the leading female role in each of the latter projects. Her film and television resources are truly impressive. It's no exaggeration to say she's the best in the domestic entertainment industry!]
Xiao Ai is the most beautiful. She first became a fan after watching "Go Princess Go". Now she has finally reached the pinnacle of Chinese entertainment. My beloved wives and ministers will always support you! !
[Sister is the true box office queen of the Chinese entertainment industry. She is undoubtedly the top female star at the box office. She is so beautiful and cool. I love her!!!]
[I used to think that Da Tiantian was the one with the most resources in the domestic entertainment industry, but now it seems that she is still far behind Zhang Tianai.
Da Tiantian’s resources are obviously obtained through the Wanda Group, but Wanda, which started out in real estate, finds it difficult to access the real good resources in the domestic entertainment industry.
But Zhang Tianai is different. If you look at the movies she stars in, you'll know they're basically some of the hottest film and television projects in China.
[It is obvious that Zhang Tianai has a big boss behind her who supports her. Although she is the heroine of all the hit movies, most of them are just decorative vase roles that can be played by anyone. Her performance in the role neither adds nor subtracts points.
The only character that impressed me the most was Ding Baiying, the second female lead in "Assassin's Spring Blade 2". Although she was a supporting role, she was even more charming!
[Hats, get lost! My sister became famous through small web series like "Go Princess Go." She's relied on her own hard work to rise to fame. From web series heroine to supporting actress in movies to leading actress in blockbuster films, she's definitely the heroine of inspirational dramas! ]
[Yes, come on, Tian Ai. My beloved concubine and I are your strongest backers. We will always support you! !]
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There is no doubt that the total box office of the movies starring Zhang Tianai has exceeded 10 billion yuan, causing quite a stir on the Internet.
Needless to say, her fans support their idol without a second thought.
Many netizens and passers-by also discussed this.
Generally speaking, everyone agrees with Zhang Tianai's title of "billion-dollar actor". After all, she is indeed the absolute leading actress in those blockbuster movies.
Unlike later actors like Du Jiang and Ou Hao, who relied on the participation of unknown male leads to count their box office achievements and finally became the so-called billion-dollar actors.
Some netizens also believe that Zhang Tianai played very little role in some blockbuster movies, such as "Wolf Warrior 2" and the current "Operation Red Sea", so even though she has the title of "billion-dollar actress", her actual personal box office appeal is very weak.
However, this argument has also been refuted by many of Zhang Tianai's fans. After all, the films that really sell well in the domestic film market are mainly based on male characters, and there are only a handful of films with so-called female protagonists. Everyone still looks at the actual results.
The wave of popularity created by Zhang Tianai also brought more attention to "Operation Red Sea" and "Nezha", and both "Wei Ming Tian Xia" and "Bona Film Group" were happy to see it.
".Don't congratulate me, I want to thank you. Without you, I wouldn't be where I am today.
I know. I know. Don't be polite.
The roadshow for [Operation Red Sea] ended. Thanks to the popularity of the movie and the company's marketing of me as "the first 10 billion actress in the domestic entertainment industry", the company got me a few more endorsements.
Some fashion magazines have asked me to shoot their spring issues, so I will be busy with these in the near future.
When will you finish filming and come back to Beijing to celebrate with us?
OK, I’ll wait for your news.”
After chatting for a while, Zhang Tianai hung up the phone, feeling particularly good.
The movie [Operation Red Sea] was a big hit, and the total box office of the movies I starred in exceeded 10 billion yuan, which is a double blessing.
Even Gu Wei called to congratulate her.
"More than half a year of hardship has finally paid off."
She really suffered a lot when filming "Operation Red Sea", and the same was true when filming "Wolf Warrior 2". Both are military films and the shooting environment is relatively harsh.
But now it seems that it is a case of bitter first and sweet later.
"Tian Ai, get ready. We have a solo cover shoot for a magazine soon."
Just as I was thinking about it, my agent pushed the door open.
"OK.
By the way, Sister Ping, has my work for the past two months been near Beijing?"
"Magazines, yes. Some endorsements and business activities are in other cities."
"Is that so?"
"What's the problem?"
Sun Ping asked patiently.
She was originally Yang Liwen's subordinate. After being assigned to Zhang Tianai as her agent by the company, she has been working diligently. Now that Zhang Tianai's fame and status are getting higher and higher, she has also gained a lot of benefits.
After the company opened a studio for Zhang Tianai, her work relationship was also transferred to [Zhang Tianai Personal Studio], and she shared the same success with Zhang.
"After a while, Mr. Gu will return to Beijing for a while after finishing filming. I don't want to miss him." Zhang Tianai had nothing to hide from his closest agent.
Besides, no one is a fool. Everyone knows clearly how she can get so many top resources and what her relationship with the boss is.
"Well, this is a serious matter."
Sun Ping also knew that in [Weiming World], whoever had a better relationship with the boss would have the chance to get the best resources.
She thought about it.
"I'll go to the company later to find out when Mr. Gu's drama is expected to wrap up, and when the next one will start filming.
Arrange your work in Beijing as much as possible during this period."
"Thank you, Sister Sun."
Some are happy while others are sad. While Weiming Tianxia and Bona Film Group are happy about the box office success of their movies, the atmosphere at Enlightenment Films and Star Overseas Film Group is not very good.
Jiang Zhiqiang never expected that "Monster Hunt 2", which had a bang at the box office of 550 million yuan on the first day, would perform so poorly afterwards.
After returning from Berlin, the film's daily box office quickly shrank like a deflated ball.
In fact, the box office of "Monster Hunt 2" of more than 1.6 billion is not a small amount at all, and it can be ranked in the top 20 in the domestic movie box office rankings.
But the bad thing is that the investment cost of the movie is a bit high.
The production cost alone was over 400 million yuan, and a huge amount of money was spent on promotion and marketing, even advertising it during the Spring Festival Gala.
The entire publicity and promotion cost Anle 200 million RMB.
The main reason was that he had too much confidence in the sequel of this blockbuster movie in the early stage. The current domestic film market is very large. Jiang Zhiqiang's original goal was to surpass "The Mermaid" and even "Detective Chinatown 2" and make a sprint towards "Wolf Warrior 2".
Unfortunately, the most it can currently make is just over half of the total box office of "The Mermaid."
Judging from the current box office situation, the film should not lose money in the end, but its reputation is completely ruined.
Anle spent so much manpower and resources and worked hard for more than two years, but not only did it not make any profit, it also lost a popular IP.
Whether the third part can be filmed and how to film it became a big problem facing him.
"Is it true that I shouldn't have changed people in the first place? Was I wrong?"
Jiang Zhiqiang, sitting alone in the office, frowned and thought
Another person who has the same trouble as him is Wang Haifeng, the president of Star Overseas Film Group.
The name Xinghao may sound unfamiliar, but it is actually one of the most well-known film and television production companies in the entertainment industry.
It’s just a Hong Kong company.
The earliest business was in Hong Kong Island. Leung Wing-kei was an artist under this company and also the company’s top star.
Star Overseas shifted its business to the mainland in 2010, investing in the production of the first Lunar New Year film based on the Journey to the West theme, "Havoc in Heaven". Following its success, Star Overseas produced the second film, "The Monkey King 2: The Monkey King 3", which was also a big hit at the box office.
This year's "Journey to the West: The Women Kingdom" is the third film in the same series.
The company found Zhao Liying, the most popular female star in the past two years, to partner with the top male star Feng Shaofeng.
At the same time, veteran superstar Aaron Kwok plays the Monkey King, Xiao Shenyang plays Zhu Bajie, the company's top actress Leung Wing-kei plays the national teacher, Liu Tao plays Guanyin, Lin Zhiling plays the river god, etc. It can be said that the film is full of stars.
But no one expected that the third film in the Journey to the West series, which had sold so many copies in the first two installments, would flop so badly.
Similar to "Monster Hunt 2", the investment in "Journey to the West: The Women Kingdom" was also very high. The filming cost plus publicity and promotion cost a total of 550 million yuan, and the total box office has only now exceeded 600 million yuan.
Even though there is still some time before the movie is released, according to the current box office trends, the box office of "Journey to the West: The Women Kingdom" is estimated to be around 700 to 800 million yuan.
With this figure, Xinghao will face a huge loss of 200 to 300 million!
(End of this chapter)
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