Chapter 791: Premiere Hits
Ying Er and her husband arrived early, and there weren't many people when they first arrived at the cinema. It was not until the ticket check was almost done that more and more people came in.
From the LED screens around the ticket hall, it can be seen that most of the cinema's screenings on this day are given to the newly released "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils".
This situation is normal.
There were no other new films released in the past two days, and various movies released since last month have all flopped.
The theaters are eager to allocate all their screenings to "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils".
At this time, the people who most hope that "Zhou Chu" will be a big hit are the producers and the owners of major cinemas.
After more than half a year of closure, rent, water, electricity, and labor, money is flowing away like water every day. Those with a strong financial foundation can still hold on, but some theater owners who expanded rapidly when the film and television industry was booming are now heavily in debt.
Finally, the authorities allowed cinemas to open, but the cold market gave everyone a heavy blow.
After opening, there were very few customers every day, and the money earned was not enough to cover the additional water, electricity and labor costs after reopening.
Therefore, theaters hope that Gu Wei's "Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils" will be a big hit. Making money is one aspect, but they also hope that his movie can heat up the currently cold movie market and reawaken everyone's enthusiasm for watching movies.
The so-called "rescue work" is not just talk. The current film market really needs a blockbuster movie to boost morale.
"I didn't expect so many people would come to watch a movie in the morning?"
After checking her ticket and entering the theater, Ying Er found her seat and sat down. She took off her mask, took a sip of Coke, and said to her husband beside her.
"It's summer vacation now, don't you see that these audience members don't look very old?"
Ying Er looked around and whispered, "It seems to be true."
After saying this, she sighed with emotion: "It's great to be young!"
Fu Xinbo touched her head with amusement: "You talk as if you are so old~"
“I used to think of myself as a child, but now I’m a mother of children.
I feel like I’m in a different world from these young people.”
"Haha, you will always be a cute little girl in my heart"
"So corny~"
Ying Er said this, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
When the two were dating, she was more famous than Fu Xinbo and had better film and television resources.
In the end, she was able to accept him and soon got married and had children, which also showed that she recognized Fu Xinbo as a person.
You have to know that a female celebrity’s marriage and childbirth actually have an impact on her popularity, especially when she is on the rise.
The most typical example is Liu Shishi. After getting married, her base was directly destroyed and her popularity declined all the way. After her comeback, she was reduced to acting with Liu Yuning, who was a former internet celebrity.
At present, it seems that Ying Er’s original decision was correct. Her husband treats her very well, and their family is warm, harmonious and very happy.
Soon after we sat down, the lights in the theater dimmed and the movie began playing on the big screen.
[Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils] The whole film is 134 minutes long, but the rhythm is very tight. It can be said that it has grabbed the audience's attention from the very beginning, making everyone's spirit follow the protagonist Chen Guilin to overcome all obstacles.
The film can be said to be full of interesting moments. For more than two hours, there were few other sounds in the theater except for the occasional exclamation.
Everyone was really attracted by the plot of this movie and was completely immersed in the story.
In the last scene, Chen Guilin was lying on a mat and was executed. With a gunshot, the screen went black and the end credits began to roll.
The lights in the theater came on, and everyone slowly emerged from the world created by the movie.
Fu Xinbo and his wife stood up and walked out with the crowd. They could clearly hear other people's discussions.
They were probably like "It's so cool!", "Gu Wei is so handsome!", "It's such a pity that Chen Guilin died after killing so many bad guys!", etc.
After walking out of the cinema, Ying Er turned to look at her husband beside her.
"The scale of this movie is too big. It's hard to imagine that the General Administration will allow it to be released." After all, they are insiders and know that compared with the wonderful plot, the most difficult thing for this movie to be released is.
“We knew it wouldn’t be easy to pass the censorship, so the story was set in Taiwan.
This is just like Gu Wei's "Detective Chinatown" series. The same subject matter will definitely not work in China, but it will work if the location is changed abroad.
And I remember Gu Wei mentioned during his live broadcast some time ago that the film would be screened after review. Given the current market situation, the review process will be relatively relaxed."
Ying Er nodded.
"Gu Wei really broke through himself in this movie, playing such a role.
My impression of him is still the "Fan Xian" in the previous "Joy of Life". He suddenly changed from a handsome gentleman to a wanted criminal who killed many people. I am still a little uncomfortable with it."
Fu Xinbo smiled slightly: "But he acted very well, didn't he?
In the movie just now, it is obvious that Gu Wei is deliberately making himself look ugly, including his skin color, head shape, and overly large suit.
The character "Chen Guilin" is portrayed vividly, with no trace of the characters in his previous works.
I don’t know how much box office revenue [Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils] will earn, but I think Gu Wei will definitely win a lot of awards for his performance in this film.”
After hearing what Fu Xinbo said, Ying'er nodded in agreement.
The two were walking in the mall when Ying Er's phone suddenly rang.
She glanced at her phone screen and then picked up the call.
"Hey, Tiantian~"
After chatting for a while, he hung up the phone.
Fu Xinbo listened to her phone call from the side and roughly knew what they were talking about.
"You just finished watching a movie and you want to watch it again with Jingtian?"
"It doesn't matter. Tiantian asked me to just accompany her. Besides, there were some parts I didn't quite understand just now. I'll read the reviews and then watch it again later."
Fu Xinbo shook his head: "Then I'll go home. I'm not too confident in the nanny taking care of the child alone."
Ying Er smiled and said: "Thank you for your hard work, husband. You can go back now. I will wait for Tiantian here."
[Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils] was undoubtedly a box office hit after its release!
On the first day of its release, the film took in 246 million RMB at the box office with 64% of the national screenings, accounting for 89% of the national total box office that day.
This data is a very good result even during the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival period.
Many filmmakers breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this result, feeling that the mainland film market is on the verge of recovery.
In addition to the box office revenue of over 200 million on the first day, "Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils" also has a very good reputation.
Douban scored 8.5 and Maoyan scored 9.7, which is definitely a rare high score among domestic films.
The Internet is full of news about "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", some reporting on the box office, some interpreting the plot, and the media and film critics also highly praised this movie.
Not to mention netizens, even some viewers who are more critical of scoring domestic films think that "Zhou Chu" is a rare good film.
[Sure enough, if you want to watch a movie, you have to watch Gu Wei. He never disappoints you!
I went to the cinema with the idea of supporting domestic films, but I was unexpectedly surprised by "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils".
It’s hard to imagine that this film was made in China. From the plot to the photography to the actors’ performances, it’s all so amazing.
Even though the cinemas have just opened, I think this movie is the best movie of the year, bar none! 】
【One word: "Awesome!"!】
From the murder at the funeral, to the hunt for "Hong Kong Boy", to the killing spree in the ashram and the killing of "The Venerable", the whole movie is done in one go and is very enjoyable!
The fact that a film of this scale can be shown in China should be commended to the censorship department, they have really made progress!
[The film is just as its name suggests, it is really "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", it is both "crazy" and "exciting", it can be said that it perfectly combines commerciality and artistry.
Gu Wei's performance is so wonderful that it is hard to imagine that he would have the courage to try a role like "Chen Guilin".
The performances of the other actors are also not inferior at all. Wu Zhenyu's "Hong Kong Boy" and Zhang Songwen's "The Venerable" are a pleasure to watch every scene they have with the protagonist!
I almost always cover my eyes and jump away from violent scenes. It hurts so much!
What gave me goosebumps was the scene where the believers were shot. It might be the only one of its kind in any movie released in China!
Who would have thought that Gu Wei had such a devilish and crazy temperament? I love him so much! 】
[Sure enough, there's a saying that makes a lot of sense: "Guilin has the worst killers in the world!"]
They're crazy, but I love them!
[Even though Zhou Chu killed a tiger and a dragon, he was not forgiven by his fellow villagers. Even though Chen Guilin killed the most wanted criminal, he could not escape legal punishment.
A prodigal son may return, but the human heart is unpredictable. Good and evil are easy to write, but good and evil are hard to judge.
【The Crowd】The crew.
".Please thank Ying Er and her husband for me and have dinner together when you have time.
My crew will probably wrap up filming by the end of the month, and I'll see you next month when [Joy of Life 2] starts filming."
After chatting for a few more sentences, Gu Wei hung up the phone with a smile. Reba beside him blinked her big eyes curiously.
"Kageta?"
Gu Wei nodded.
"To support [Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils], she went to the cinema to watch the movie. She called me to congratulate me on the box office success and praised the film's quality."
In the past two days, Gu Wei received many calls from friends, congratulating him on the success of his new film.
"I've also read a lot of news and reviews about the film online. Everyone says this film is a rare masterpiece in recent years, and that its release is a sign of progress in the radio and television censorship system.
I'm really curious about what the movie will look like."
Gu Wei smiled and said, "That's not easy. There's no night show tonight. I can just take her to watch it after the show."
"Really? That's great!" Reba looked happy after hearing Gu Wei's words.
As the two were chatting, Gu Wei's phone rang again.
He took a look and picked up the phone.
"Hello~"
"Gu Wei, congratulations on the movie's huge success!"
Liu Yifei's slightly cheerful congratulations came from the other end of the microphone.
"Haha, thank you, thank you Xixi for posting on Weibo to help promote me.
You also contributed to the movie's success." Gu Wei said with a smile.
"Hehe, then how do you thank me?" Liu Yifei seemed to be in a good mood and joked.
"I'll treat you to a meal when I return to the capital someday!"
"That's settled, but we'll have to wait a little longer. I have to go to the United States in a few days."
"Is there any activity over there?"
"I guess so. I went there to help promote Mulan."
"Is the movie coming out?"
He had discussed this topic with Liu Yifei before. The release date of "Mulan" has been scheduled and postponed several times, which has whetted the audience's appetite.
"I guess so. It'll be out in China around next month. Disney in North America is planning to release it on-demand via streaming media. I wonder how it will perform."
"No matter what, with Disney's global publicity and distribution capabilities and the worldwide influence of the Mulan IP, your popularity will definitely increase significantly after the movie is released."
Gu Wei did not mention the movie box office. He knew that the future box office performance of "Mulan" would not be good.
However, even though the global box office was not ideal, this movie still brought Liu Yifei a lot of positive feedback.
As he said, after the broadcast of "Mulan", Liu Yifei's global popularity has increased significantly. She has won various luxury endorsements one after another and has also become the city spokesperson for Abu Dhabi.
Before her, Abu Dhabi's previous spokesperson was O'Neal.
“I hope so.
By the way, I went to the cinema to watch "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", and it was really well filmed.
No wonder it achieved such good box office results.
How did you come up with the idea of playing such a crazy and insane character?"
"I just want to try different types of movies and roles. I love new things and challenges the most."
"very nice."
After the show in the evening, Gu Wei took Reba to a nearby cinema as promised to watch "Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils".
Reba couldn't recover for a long time after coming out of the cinema.
"It's okay to film it this way. I didn't feel much before reading the news and netizens' comments. Now I understand why so many people say that the release of "Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils" is an improvement in the domestic censorship system."
Gu Wei smiled and said, "I set the story in Taiwan. If you think of this movie as a Taiwanese film, you might be able to accept it better."
Reba turned to look at Gu Wei: "The story of this movie seems simple and absurd. A wanted criminal has to eliminate two wanted criminals to prove that he is the strongest!
But it is full of logic and profound meaning. I feel that the expressions in many places have deeper meanings, but I just can’t think it through at the moment.”
Gu Wei smiled and hugged her: "If you can't figure it out, forget it and go back to read the film reviews.
Today’s audiences can analyze movies better than the directors, just like when we were learning reading comprehension in Chinese textbooks as children.
It’s all clear from what they said.”
Reba slapped him in annoyance.
"Your movie also asked me to read the film review~"
Gu Wei hugged Reba and said with a smile: "Okay, if you have any questions, I will tell you slowly when we get back."
After the first day, as it was the weekend, the box office of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" not only did not decrease but increased slightly, with box office revenue of 273 million and 265 million respectively over the two days of the weekend.
The total box office for the first three days was 783 million yuan.
There was a decline after entering the second week of work, but the daily box office was still over 100 million.
On August 14, the fifth day of the release of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", the total box office officially exceeded 1 billion yuan, becoming the first domestic film released in 2020 to exceed 1 billion yuan in box office.
Driven by "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", the box office of other movies released in the same period has increased slightly.
In the eyes of people in the industry, this movie has truly reignited the enthusiasm of the film market and is truly a "market-saving work."
(End of this chapter)
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