Chapter 268: All Fallen (Monthly Tickets Plus!)
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Xu Kai offered Irina, Marina and Anna a salary they had never seen before and they couldn't refuse.
The key point is that after Xiang Chun left Irina, Marina and Anna to Xu Kai, he ran away. This left Irina, Marina and Anna, who were helpless and had no life experience, and they didn't know how they would survive after leaving Xu Kai.
The most important thing is that Xu Kai was very kind and did not do anything excessive to Irina, Marina and Anna. He did not even let them do any heavy work. He just asked them to clean the house when they were free (mainly watching others clean, they were actually responsible for checking), and take care of Xu Kai's daily life as he lived here less than two days a week.
More importantly, Xu Kai did not restrict Irina, Marina and Anna from leaving here. They were free.
Moreover, Xu Kai also gave Irina, Marina and Anna each a high-end mobile phone that they had only seen on TV before, and helped them get the phone numbers of Xiang Chun, Wang Xiaohui and Li Wei so that they could contact Xiang Chun, Wang Xiaohui and Li Wei. Xu Kai also thoughtfully found a translator for them.
Needless to say, the result was that Xiang Chun, Wang Xiaohui and Li Wei, apart from apologizing to Irina, Marina and Anna, only told them to follow Xu Kai well and not miss this opportunity that could change their fate. They didn't say anything else.
This made the three innocent little girls, Irina, Marina and Anna, cry their hearts out, as if they had really been heartbroken.
On the other hand, Xu Kaihui would take time out of his busy schedule to chat with Irina, Marina and Anna about the things that interested them. He would also personally take them to high-end shopping malls to buy their favorite clothes, jewelry, bags, etc. He would also take them to eat delicious food, personally teach them Chinese, and flirt with them in the process.
Irina, Marina and Anna, three emotional idiots, how could they be a match for Xu Kai, a seasoned playboy? Within a few days, Irina, Marina and Anna forgot about Xiang Chun, Wang Xiaohui and Li Wei, three liars, and transferred their feelings to Xu Kai.
How could Xu Kai be an easy person to deal with?
In less than a week, Xu Kai ate the most daring Anna.
In less than two weeks, Irina, Marina and Anna were all defeated...
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In order to avoid being strangled by blockbuster films such as "Get Out 2", "The Manhunt", "Besieged", "The Massacre", "The Sorcerer", "Ice Age", "G.I. Joe", "The Museum 2", "Robocop", "Forbidden City Cop", and "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands 2", the crew of "The Grandmaster" worked overtime to complete the production and promotion of "The Grandmaster" before the National Day, and it was released on time during the National Day.
Because there is a seven-day holiday during the National Day, there will be a small movie-watching craze at this time.
Compared with the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival periods that span multiple holidays including Christmas, New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Valentine's Day, and even the summer period with a 60-day screening period, the National Day period is definitely much worse.
But the good thing is that the competitiveness of the National Day period is not that great - most of the potential and ambitious movies will definitely compete for the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival periods with the largest number of moviegoers, or at least for the summer period. The National Day period is something that most first-line films disdain.
Yuan Xiaoliang and Xu Wenguang considered that if "The Grandmaster" entered the meat grinder of the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival periods, it would not necessarily have a good ending, so it would be better to try for the National Day period.
It just so happens that "The Grandmaster" also promotes patriotism.
So, "The Grandmaster" was released on September 28th.
After testing the box office at midnight, the reputation of "The Grandmaster" was released:
"A turbulent era, a broken country, foreign invasions, a foolish government and ignorant people; a martial arts master with unique skills who cares about the country and the people, with the world in his heart and striving for strength; a romantic legendary love. This movie covers the two eternal themes of love and national friendship. I think the English name of this movie, "Once upon a time in China", better represents the idea of this movie. As for the film production, script, director, action design, actor performance, photography and editing, they are all impeccable."
"Yu Qingyun's Huang Feihong is sharp-edged, humble and handsome. He is serious but humorous, domineering but warm. He interprets the most handsome and stylish Huang Feihong. He portrays Huang Feihong's chivalrous heart, his willingness to save the country and the people, and his mentality and temperament that he is unwilling to change but has to change in the tide of the times. In addition, his clean and powerful kung fu is really unique. And Zhu Bing is beautiful and charming. Her Thirteenth Aunt is playful and gentle. She loves Huang Feihong but doesn't want to break the window paper. The shyness of wanting to say something but not being able to, and the hesitant words of pear blossoms in the rain are really heart-warming."
"Yu Qingyun perfectly demonstrated his unparalleled kung fu with this movie. In the lion dance, Yu Qingyun tied the lion's tail to his waist, locked his feet in two deep locks, and got the color with a few moves. It was so handsome, absolutely real kung fu. The bamboo ladder battle between Yu Qingyun and Master Ren at the end of the film was very difficult and wonderful, whether in terms of structure, narrative smoothness, fighting excitement, or grasp of small details. If there is any regret, it may be that Master Ren is too old. As Yu Qingyun's opponent, he is somewhat powerless, but Master Ren, who is almost fifty years old, can still fight with Yu Qingyun like this, which is still acceptable."
"The light humor, the beauty and the hero, and the martial arts design in the movie are all great, but the best thing is the righteousness of Wong Fei-hung, which influenced and inspired me. When I was sighing that the martial arts scenes in the movie were quite beautiful, I was deeply moved by the righteousness of Wong Fei-hung when he showed off his moves with just a flick of his clothes."
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With the support of these positive reviews, and the strong box office appeal of Xu Kai, Zhu Bing, Zhang You and others, "The Grandmaster" grossed more than 68 million on its first day.
The next day, the big movie "Crane's Cry" from the Brothers Company was released. This movie has a strong cast and quality. Its release has a great impact on "The Grandmaster".
But even so, thanks to good word of mouth and the strong box office appeal of Xu Kai, Zhu Bing, Zhang You and others, "The Grandmaster" still had a box office of nearly 50 million on the second day.
On the third day, the star-studded blockbuster "The Founding of a Republic" was released on October 1st.
Needless to say, if a movie like this was released during this period, it would definitely be a box office smash.
But then again, there are still many moviegoers who don't like watching movies of this type.
So on the third day, "The Grandmaster" still had a box office of nearly 40 million.
Next, "The Grandmaster", "Crane's Cry" and "The Founding of a Republic" flourished, and the two Hollywood blockbusters released at the same time were all strangled by these three movies.
in short.
"The Grandmaster" grossed over 297 million in its first week alone, slightly ahead of "Crane's Cry" and nearly 100 million less than "Founding of a Republic."
In the second week, without the blessing of the National Day BUFF, the momentum of "Founding of a Republic" obviously declined a lot.
However, "The Grandmaster" and "Crane's Cry" have achieved a comeback thanks to their good reputation, and "The Grandmaster" which has received more recognition is particularly powerful.
In the end, "The Grandmaster" achieved a box office of more than 580 million, beating "Crane's Cry" and "Founding of a Republic" to become the biggest winner of this year's National Day holiday.
Xu Kai also became the top action star in China with his wonderful performance in "The Grandmaster", and his net worth has reached the ceiling of domestic stars...
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(End of this chapter)
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