It is the fourth week since the movie was released, which is already mid-November. From the first week of its release, the box office of "A New World" surpassed that of "Star Wars". After the box office exploded in the second week, it began to crush "Star Wars" in the next three weeks.
Finally, after one month of release, "New World" earned a total of 4.28 billion yuan at the box office, and achieved a double harvest of box office and reputation. It is currently the film with the highest investment and the highest box office among all Wei Lan's films.
At the same time, it is also the box office champion as of November, and judging from the expected release of movies in December, it is a foregone conclusion that it will win this year's box office championship.
In contrast, "Star Wars" ranked second with a box office of 2.65 billion yuan. There were no bad reviews, but there were no particularly good reviews either. The most terrible thing is that it is neither hot nor cold, which means that it did not make any splashes in terms of word of mouth. It is nothing like Wei Lan's "New World", which sparked discussions on many social levels, both good and bad.
In the case of "Star Wars", for the last film in a series, it means failure.
From the perspective of return on investment, Chengguang’s investment this time can only be said to be barely not a loss. However, considering the economic losses caused by the drop in Chengguang’s stock price due to the lawsuit with "New World", it is a huge loss.
From the initial high momentum to the mid-term helpless recovery, when the movie was withdrawn from the shelves, Wei's side was holding a celebration party, but Chen Yuanhang in Cheng Guang disappeared. Even the leading stars who were very active during the promotion period became low-key. As a control group, the media wanted to interview them but were rejected.
In an office on the top floor of Chengguang, the lights were off. The only source of light was the projector on the desktop. The slides on the wall showed the box office profits of "Star Wars" and the economic losses caused to Chengguang by the falling stock price.
Several figures in high-end custom suits disappeared into the darkness, their faces could not be seen clearly, the atmosphere was heavy, and the room was filled with smoke.
A figure in the darkness said, "This is not the first time. I think the biggest problem now is not how to improve our talent pool. Directors, actors, awards, etc. are not the top priorities..."
"Hmm?" The man sitting at the top asked a question and motioned for him to continue.
The man tapped the table. “There is no doubt that we cannot beat the opponent on the table. Wei Lan is the Wei family’s trump card. Fortunately... we have the ability to flip the table.”
In the darkness, one person asked hesitantly, "Do you mean... to just take away the opponent's trump card?"
"That's right." The man said firmly: "What's wrong with Wei's? The changes in the past two years are all caused by Wei Lan. It's not that they have stood up again, but that this director is amazing!"
"Two years and a box office of 10 billion. Even with the full support of the Wei Group, we have to admit that what the media said is right. The Wei Group has obtained a genius, a genius that transcends the times."
In the darkness, another person, Director Chengguang, said, "Then can't we poach her over here? Just like we tried to contact Chen Yuanhang back then."
"It's too difficult. I've tried." The person who spoke before shook his head. "Can you believe it? Most people in the Wei family have never seen Wei Lan. I doubt that she has some secrets that we don't know. It's hard for us to turn her against the Wei family. And judging from her loyalty to the Wei family and Wei Mingjie's protective attitude, she must be a relative of the Wei family."
"...This kind of person is not Chen Yuanhang. Unless we really consider dividing the original shares, we can't offer better conditions than Wei's."
After he said this, the office fell into silence.
Chengguang's stock price is already in a difficult situation now. If the original shares are distributed again, it would really be cutting off the flesh and blood of those present.
After a while, the top leader said, "It's too risky to do this. The news hasn't died down yet, and you all know what the situation is. You can't act rashly..."
One person said: "We can hire some outsiders, desperadoes who have nothing to do with us..."
The leader immediately rejected the idea, saying, "That way we can't guarantee that we'll hit the target right away. If we can't hit the target right away, we'll definitely alert the enemy. Besides, they're not our people. Who among you would trust them with this kind of thing?"
What he said makes a lot of sense. The reason why Chengguang has been able to survive for so many years despite having a dirty background is that he is extremely cautious every time he takes action. If he cannot guarantee success, he will basically never take action.
The meeting came to a stalemate and no one expressed their opinions.
"Let's think of another solution." The person in charge made a summary, and the meeting ended abruptly.
…
During the period between the filming and the release of the movie, Wei Lan entered a vacation period, but as a young child, she did not have many ways to relax on a daily basis. Fortunately, Wei Lan was not a native of this world, and there were enough classic film and television works in this world waiting for her to watch.
After the box office statistics came out, Wei Lan also asked the system about his current points.
Compared with the last statistics, Wei Lan's points have now exceeded 10 million, reaching more than 26 million, and are still rising.
Wei Lan was quite satisfied with this progress, because the radiation effect increased exponentially. If he continued like this, he should be able to collect 100 million points in about two years and exchange them for the antidote to the genetic poison.
At the beginning of December, workaholic Wei Lan rarely started planning his next film. Instead, he planned to take a break until next year before considering the content of his fifth film. Unexpectedly, he received an invitation to shoot a film first.
"Make a movie about the awakening of women's consciousness?"
While Wei Lan was on the phone, he was reading the email sent to him by Secretary Wang.
"Yes, this was initiated by the United Association for the Protection of Women's Rights. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the United Association, the Association is planning to shoot a series of biographical films from a female perspective. In order to make it more commemorative, it needs to use the awakening of female consciousness as the theme. Four well-known directors were invited to each shoot a novella, which will be combined into a film. You are one of them."
At this point, Secretary Wang said with pride: "You are the youngest one among them."
The other three directors are all well-known and respected directors in the industry. All three are more than two years older than Wei Lan. Including Wei Lan, there are two men and two women in total, presenting the theme from two different perspectives.
The fact that Wei Lan was selected shows that his abilities have been officially recognized, which is a rare honor.
Women’s consciousness awakening...
As a woman, Wei Lan was naturally interested in this topic. Several vague filming plans had already popped up in her mind. She asked Secretary Wang questions like a barrage of bullets: "Are there any specific restrictions? Does it have to be a biography? Does the content have to be true or can it be fictional? Are there any restrictions on the historical background?"
Secretary Wang replied, "They have only put forward this idea temporarily. You still need to contact the person in charge there for details. After you agree, you can further discuss it with the person in charge of the association and other directors."
"Okay, when should we start preparing?" Wei Lan asked again.
Secretary Wang: "They said they would hold a meeting in January next year to finalize the plan, and each director would organize the filming, and the film would be put together into a movie for release in May."
Hearing the date arrangement, Wei Lan agreed without hesitation as there was plenty of time.
Secretary Wang naturally responded to the joint association immediately. After confirming that Wei Lan and the other three directors' schedules could be coordinated to participate in the filming, he quickly announced the news to the public.
The media naturally also got wind of the news, especially with the presence of the "hot director" Wei Lan among them.
"Four well-known directors will take part in the filming of a commemorative film for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Women's Federation, and Wei Lan has confirmed her participation." Similar news headlines soon appeared on various platforms and print media.
…
"Are you still not going to do anything?" A voice was heard again in Chengguang's light-proof office: "If we really let her finish the film, the significance will be different. Once she officially enters the official sight, we won't be able to do anything about it anymore."
There was a moment of silence in the air, and finally a voice came from the top:
"Move."
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