Chapter 628: Domestic Entertainment Dad
On March 9, the Marvel movie "Black Panther" was released in the country.
The first mainstream black superhero in the American comics industry is very popular in North America. Is this politically correct? This is very European and American.
Black Panther will be released in North America on February 16, which happens to be the Chinese New Year here.
The film grossed $75.8 million on its first day and another $65.89 million on the second day. The total North American box office for the first three days of the weekend was $192 million, and the global box office for the first week was $361 million.
After a hot start, the film's box office continued to rise. As of its domestic release, the film's global box office has reached 1 billion US dollars, easily surpassing "Wolf Warrior 2" and becoming one of the best-selling films in the Marvel superhero series.
In addition to achieving high box office, the film also received good reviews. On IMDB, "Black Panther" scored 7.8 points, and on Metacritic it scored 88 points.
In Europe and the United States, both audiences and film critics praised it as an excellent film.
However, when "Black Panther" arrived in the Chinese market with the momentum of a global hit, it was unexpectedly cold, with the box office stopping at 600 million yuan, and the Douban score was far behind the North American IMDB.
But this is not surprising. After all, it is difficult for domestic audiences to understand their so-called political correctness.
Judging from the plot and special effects alone, "Black Panther" can only be considered average among superhero movies, and it is not excellent at all.
Moreover, the all-black cast, which is a huge plus in Europe and the United States, is completely indistinguishable to domestic audiences. It feels like all the black people in Wakanda in the movie look the same and have no distinctive features.
Especially the female actors in the movie. To be honest, domestic audiences think that Black Widow is sexy and Scarlet Witch is beautiful, but they basically don’t get the charm of the female characters in "Black Panther".
This is not racial discrimination, but the long-standing traditional oriental aesthetic concept has determined that it is difficult for Chinese people to find their favorite appearance in this movie.
A comment that received a lot of likes online said:
"Take some videos as an example. I can accept the Japanese and Korean sections, I can accept the Chinese selfies, and I can even accept the European and American style, but I can't accept these black sisters..."
The release of "Black Panther" has no impact on the continued rise in the box office of "Nezha".
20 days after its release, the total box office of "Nezha" exceeded 4 billion yuan, becoming the best-selling animated film in Asia. At the same time, the box office of "Operation Red Sea" also exceeded 3 billion, and is about to surpass "The Mermaid".
However, 20 days after their release, the box office of both films inevitably declined.
"[Nezha] has received the extension key approved by the Radio and Television Administration and will be released until the 15th of next month."
"If we postpone it, the [Red Sea] should do the same, right?"
"Yes, Operation Red Sea has also been postponed for one month."
On the private plane, Yang Dan reported some recent work to Gu Wei.
After she finished speaking, she walked aside. Yang Zi, who was sitting opposite Gu Wei, looked curious.
"Can your company's Nezha break 5 billion?"
“Who knows, we can only say that it is possible.
The current box office has just exceeded 4 billion. Although there are still nearly 40 days left in the release, the box office trend will continue to decline. Whether it can reach 1 billion is still unknown.
The final box office of the original "Nezha" was 5 billion yuan, but due to different release dates, it is normal for the final results to deviate.
"Sigh~ Whether it's 4 billion or 5 billion, it's an astronomical figure that's beyond my reach. When will I be able to make a hit movie?"
Yang Zi looked up at the sky and sighed.
For an actor, acting in a movie is always their dream.
"I remember that you filmed quite a few movies in the past few years. I still remember one of them. It was a comedy film that you collaborated with Xia Yu, right?" Gu Wei said after thinking for a while.
"I acted in [Los Angeles Trickster] with Xia Yu and Song Zuer, that was in 2016. In the past two years, I've been shooting mostly TV series, and rarely have I been approached by film crews.
The most recent movie I starred in was a guest appearance in a school teacher's film with Zhang Yishan.
Speaking of which, Zhang Yishan was able to shoot "Seven of Me", so why hasn't any director looked for me?
He's like a monkey, I feel like I'm a much better actor than him."
In front of Gu Wei, Yang Zi always belittles Zhang Yishan without hesitation, even when the other party is right in front of her. Of course, Zhang Yishan also says the same thing to Yang Zi.
"Teacher at school, you are talking about [a marriage contract], right?" Gu Wei asked.
"Yes, our acting school's Dean Zhang directed and acted in the film himself, and asked me, Yishan, and Guan Xiaotong to play supporting roles.
I heard that the film was fully funded by the academy, and the leading actress is his former student, er, and now his wife.
When the school contacted me, I couldn’t refuse.”
Speaking of this, Yang Zi was a little curious.
"We're only one class away. You're considered the biggest star our school has produced in recent years. Didn't Dean Zhang contact you?"
"I seem to have some impression that my former instructor called me and told me about this matter and wanted me to help.
But you know how I would have the time since I’m so busy, so I just refused.”
If Professor Xu from the directing department asked him, Gu Wei might consider it, but forget about others. He still values his reputation and doesn't want to make a cameo appearance in a bad movie just for the sake of favors.
"It's all about favors. We don't have as much confidence as you do," Yang Zi sighed.
The two chatted for a few minutes before the plane landed at Shanghai Airport.
After the meeting in Beijing ended, Gu Wei was not idle either. Now is the time when "Go Go Squid!" is at its peak, and he and Yang Zi need to show up from time to time to promote the hit drama.
As time goes by, the performance of "Dear, Beloved" is getting better and better, and it can be said that it started high and then went on a rampage.
The two fan meetings held by Gu Wei and Yang Zi in Beijing and Shanghai respectively also added to the popularity of the TV series.
In the original time and space, the drama "Go Go Squid!" made Li Xian rise from a little-known unknown to the top male star in the domestic entertainment industry. In July, his name "current boyfriend" became popular on the Internet.
Now with the blessing of Gu Wei's fame, "Go Go Squid!" has surpassed the original version in popularity and broadcast results, but the benefit to Gu Wei himself is limited.
After all, he is already an absolute top star, and the popularity of "Go Go Squid!" only makes his resume look better.
However, for Yang Zi, who has not yet become a big star, this drama has been of great help to her.
Yang Zi debuted as a child star and has always been popular among the people. However, due to her image, she does not have many fans.
In recent years, she has also filmed some high-quality or popular TV series, such as "The Battle of Changsha" and the "Ode to Joy" series.
But these TV series don't add much to her career.
The main problem is the role. Her costume in "Battle of Changsha" was really bad, and her character in "Ode to Joy" was not very popular, and she was not the heroine.
Two years ago, she finally had a good opportunity to work with Zhao Liying and Li Yifeng on the big IP costume fantasy drama "The Legend of Chusen", but it turned out to be a failure in both ratings and reputation, and the TV series was severely criticized by fans and audiences.
Nothing happened to the protagonists Li Yifeng and Zhao Liying, but Yang Zi, who played the second female lead, was criticized by netizens.
They said that she was an ordinary girl but had to play the peerless beauty "Lu Xueqi", and put all the blame for the failure of the TV series on her.
The nickname "Ugly Purple" also became popular at that time.
Now that "Go Go Squid!" is a hit, Yang Zi's reputation has been reversed. The problem of appearance that was criticized before has been solved in the drama. The heroine "Tong Nian" she plays is not only brave enough to love and hate, but also cute and beautiful, and very likable.
During the period when the TV series was popular, the "Zimi" team grew rapidly, and Yang Zi's popularity grew day by day, and she firmly sat in the position of the top female star in the domestic entertainment industry.
[Dear, Beloved] The improvement for Gu Wei was not as obvious as that for Yang Zi, but every penny of the money went into his pocket.
After all, it is a TV series produced by his company. The better the performance, the easier it will be to sell subsequent dramas.
Yang Zi has become famous, and the drama "Ashes of Love" that she and Li Xian are going to star in will also be put on the agenda. Both of them are no longer the little stars they were before, and the asking price for this drama "The Wei Ming World" will also be much higher.
Hengdian Film and Television City.
The crew of "Three Lives Three Worlds: The Pillow Book" took Reba back to the crew's hotel after completing a day's filming.
After dinner and a quick wash, Reba walked out of the bathroom wearing a cool light green silk pajamas and a facial mask, sat down on the sofa in the living room, and turned on the TV to Mango Channel.
She is also following the recently popular drama "Go Go Squid!"
Originally, she had no intention of watching the love drama that Gu Wei collaborated with other actresses, as she always felt something was weird about it.
However, this drama has been very popular recently. Some girls in the crew are always discussing it when they are chatting. Other actresses also talk about it when they sit together and chat during the breaks in filming.
So Reba went online and watched two episodes. She couldn't stop and quickly watched all the previous updates. Until now, she waits for the TV station to broadcast it every night.
Today, the 27th episode was aired. The misunderstanding between the Tong Yan couple was resolved. Tong Nian knew the reason why Han Shangyan "cheated" her. Han Shangyan also completely opened his heart to Tong Nian and took the opportunity to complain.
After reconciling, the two of them hugged the kitten and had a kiss through the cat with a "third party" present.
At this time, Reba had taken off her facial mask, and her beautiful face was refreshed and fair. Her eyes were wide open, and her little hands were holding her chin, watching the childlike couple on the TV screen showing their affection and laughing foolishly.
“It’s so sweet, so sweet!
Actually, I can also play Tong Nian."
After watching one episode, Reba murmured to herself.
Then she thought about it again, picked up the makeup mirror beside her and looked at herself. Her facial features were three-dimensional and beautiful.
"Well, maybe that's a little inappropriate.
It seems that the role of a sweet girl is not very suitable for me.
Alas, being too beautiful also brings troubles.”
After narcissistically admiring her own beauty for a while, Reba took advantage of the free time between two episodes to pick up her phone and send a WeChat message to Gu Wei.
"I'm watching Go Go Squid! It's so popular right now. Han Shangyan is so cool and handsome!"
After sending the message, he put down the phone with a silly smile on his face. Less than a minute later, the phone rang.
Reba quickly opened it.
"Really? Who's more handsome, Han Shangyan or Yu Tu?"
"They're all very handsome, but 'Yu Tu' belongs to me alone, so of course he's the most handsome!"
At this time, Reba is not the only female star in the domestic entertainment industry who is paying attention to the drama "Dear, Beloved".
As actors who make a living from acting, most people will take the initiative to watch some phenomenally popular dramas.
After all, the amount of film watching is also very important for an actor, and all popular TV series and movies always have their advantages, so we should take the essence of them.
At this moment, Yang Zi has undoubtedly become the object of envy of most female stars.
Yang Zi is not the first and certainly not the last person in the domestic entertainment industry to have a drama become a hit.
In fact, many stars in the domestic entertainment industry became famous because of a drama or a role, and were remembered by the audience and became popular stars. This happens almost every year.
For example, "Little Swallow" and "Fifth Prince" in My Fair Princess, F4 in Meteor Shower, Liu Yifei in The Return of the Condor Heroes, Hu Ge in The Chinese Paladin, Yang Mi in Palace, etc.
Some actors have been filming for their entire lives but have never been very popular, while others have become very famous after starring in just one movie.
This situation is not limited to gender and age, it applies to all star actors.
Jin Dong has been acting for more than ten years, but it was not until the movie "The Disguiser" that he became a star and became a representative of middle-aged elite men in film and television dramas.
When he was young, no one knew who he was.
There is also the most typical example, Zhang Songwen, who was unknown for more than 20 years, but became the most popular male star in the domestic entertainment industry that year after playing the second male lead in the movie "Kuang Biao".
There is no doubt that Yang Zi is in this state now.
Although she was not unknown before, she was definitely not a popular female star. Now, the drama "Go Go Squid!" has made her completely famous.
In the crew of [The King of Fire: Thousand Miles of Wind], Jing Tian, who had just finished filming, was obviously in a very good mood.
"Berlin, goodbye!"
"goodbye."
After saying goodbye to the male lead Chen Bailin, Da Tiantian left with her assistant.
Filming on the set did not stop her from watching TV series. Jingtian was also watching the most popular TV series at the moment, "Go Go Squid!"
"When does [Si Teng] start filming?"
"The 16th of this month." The assistant beside him blurted out.
Da Tiantian calculated the time.
"Then go back to Beijing and rest for two days, then fly directly to Yunnan."
The filming locations of "Sito" have been set by the crew in Dali, Shangri-La and Xishuangbanna. Jing Tian is very much looking forward to this fantasy romance drama which is about to start filming. Now the huge success of "Go Go Squid!" has given her more confidence.
After returning from Shanghai, Gu Wei made a dinner appointment with Zhang Tianai, which was agreed upon beforehand. It just so happened that the other party was also in Beijing during those two days.
"Are you particularly happy now?"
The dishes in the private room have been served. Zhang Tianai, with her long hair draped over her shoulders and wearing a black halter dress, has a graceful figure and sits next to Gu Wei.
"What's so happy about this? Who's more popular, Go Go Squid! or Nezha?"
Gu Wei reached out and picked up a piece of squirrel fish and put it in his mouth. Eating with Zhang Tianai was very casual, and neither of them cared about anything.
"I mean the nickname netizens have given you now?"
"Nickname? What?" Gu Wei was puzzled.
"Domestic entertainment dad!"
"Well, a fan said this a long time ago, but I didn't pay much attention to it."
"Some people mentioned it before, but the huge success of 'Go Go Squid!' and the rise of Yang Zi has really solidified your title, and no one will object.
I wonder how many female celebrities would like to work with you so that you can help them become famous."
What Zhang Tianai said is also a hot topic online right now, called "On the female stars who became famous after working with Gu Wei!"
The above lists the female stars who have worked with Gu Wei over the years, and lists how much their popularity has increased due to the success of their works.
The three most recent people are undoubtedly Nazha, Reba and Yang Zi, all of whom became famous because of their collaboration with Gu Wei in phenomenal hit idol dramas.
It can be said that if a survey is conducted now and actresses are asked to choose the male star they most want to work with, Gu Wei will definitely be ranked first.
For many celebrities, whether they are popular or not may really be a mystery. Many celebrities in the domestic entertainment industry have been in the industry for many years and have filmed many works, but they are not popular.
But now, as long as he works with Gu Wei once, he can steadily rise in profile and become a big hit without any problem.
With so many examples in front of them, it is hard for those second- and third-tier female stars not to be moved.
"To be honest, it was just a coincidence. If the show is good, it will naturally be a big boost for the actors. Whether they become popular or not depends on the work.
If he can star in a hit drama, he will still be famous even if he doesn’t work with me.”
Gu Wei shrugged and spoke very practically.
"But others don't think so. There are many people in our circle who are interested in metaphysics. I predict that there will be many people who will come to you through various connections in the future."
"Let's talk about it later. I usually choose my collaborators based on their acting skills and compatibility with the role. After all, the work comes first."
Gu Wei's words were righteous, but Zhang Tianai didn't believe them at all. If her acting skills were the only factor, how could she be considered "China's first actress to earn over 10 billion yuan?"
(End of this chapter)
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