Chapter 272 Comparison
When the box office of "Those Years" broke 1 billion, many professional media had already reported on it like this:
According to the XX News, according to the data from the Lighthouse Professional Edition, the box office of the movie "You Are the Apple of My Eye" directed by Guo Yifan has exceeded 1 billion, becoming the first youth film in Chinese film history to break the 1 billion box office.
"Those Years" is adapted from the autobiographical work of the same name written by Nan Gezi, with Nan Gezi as the screenwriter and starring Gu Qingge, Xia Ting, Mo Wei and others.
The film is adapted from the film of the same name and the personal experience of Nan Gezi. It tells the youth story between the male protagonist Fu Jingnan (played by Xia Ting) and the female protagonist Lu Manwu (played by Gu Qingge). It is real, interesting and tear-jerking.
The film was officially released on Chinese Valentine's Day this year.
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Formal and professional traditional media have always used this concise and efficient style to report on the box office of a certain movie.
As for those self-media and marketing accounts, such as "Lao Zhang's Drama" and "Xiao Wang's Movie Watching", the titles they come up with are naturally more eye-catching than the other.
Why do low-budget youth films outperform Hollywood blockbusters at the box office? Lao Zhang shows you the charm of Gu Qingge!
"The box office of "Those Years" is expected to exceed 1.6 billion, is it really well-deserved? Netizens: 1.6 billion is too small, its upper limit is 2 billion!"
Shocking! The box office hit turned out to be a youth film! The heroine who took it to success was actually her...
"History's most powerful new screen actress Gu Qingge's high-definition photos are released!"
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Since the box office of the movie "Those Years" has exceeded 1 billion, the entire film's creative team, investors, etc. will of course hold a grand celebration banquet!
Of course, leading actors like Xia Ting and Gu Qingge will also receive big red envelopes or something.
Gu Qingge should be the highest-paid actor in this movie, but she certainly can't achieve "one cool". That actress can earn more than 2 million yuan a day on average, which is really outrageous.
However, as one of the investors of "Those Years", Gu Qingge and her "Qingge Culture Media" company certainly made a lot of money.
Gu Qingge didn't need to use any shady means like a secret contract to surpass the income of the actress in the original world who had become a unit of measurement.
After all, Gu Qingge has multiple identities. Top female star is just one of her identities, capital tycoon is also one of them, and the most important identity is, of course, a top player with a system.
While the producers of "Those Years" were holding a grand celebration party, the producers of "King of Killers" were quite depressed.
According to the investment of "King of Killers", its total box office revenue will definitely not be able to make back the investment. It may be possible to sell online copyrights and generate on-demand income in the future to barely ensure that it does not lose money.
But overall, it is still a loss. After all, such a large amount of money has been invested, and it takes time to recover the funds.
Therefore, someone must be held responsible for the box office failure of "King of Killers".
Director Jiang Yancheng is a veteran. As a director who focuses on the field of commercial films, his previous success makes him fully capable of withstanding failures. It is just a failure of a movie. Which director has never made mistakes?
He then deftly shifted the blame, explaining the film's failure like this: "My unwavering confidence in 'King of Killers' rested on the fact that I had invited Gu Qingge to be the film's leading lady. However, due to some unexpected events, my collaboration with Gu Qingge was completely shattered. The person who caused this incident should bear primary responsibility."
Jiang Yancheng almost named and named Wei Gang, the actor who played the leading role in "King of Killers", saying that he was the one who messed up and he should take the blame!
Many people in the circle and industry knew about the conflict between Wei Gang and Gu Qingge.
At that time, the producers of "King of Killers" did not take it too seriously.
After all, Gu Qingge was just a "well-known singer" at that time, and she had only filmed one web drama. Can such a female artist really prove herself on the big screen?
Obviously, not many people are optimistic about her, and everyone still trusts Wei Gang, a "movie star".
As long as this movie "King of Killers" is successful, it will be no problem for Wei Gang to become a quasi-first-line star. After all, action stars who can fight have always been a guarantee of box office success.
In addition, in a popcorn action movie like "King of Killers", the actress who plays the heroine is, after all, just a vase. Why did they have to invite Gu Qingge?
There are so many beautiful and popular actresses in the entertainment industry. The producers of "King of Killers" really don't believe that they can't find someone to replace Gu Qingge.
Finally, at Wei Gang's suggestion, the actress was chosen to be a popular young actress who wanted to become a movie star. She already had several hit TV dramas and her acting skills were guaranteed.
This cast can be said to have beaten "Those Years", but when the box office results came out, everyone was dumbfounded!
Jiang Yancheng's way of shifting the blame is simply a classic "control variable method". His conclusion is -
"Those Years" became a big hit because of Gu Qingge, but "King of Killers" flopped because Gu Qingge was not invited!
In fact, this conclusion is really ridiculous. After all, the two dramas are completely different in genre.
However, someone among the producers of "King of Killers" was successfully fooled by Jiang Yancheng, and then Wei Gang was in trouble.
Jiang Yancheng was the first to expose the story he made up of "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" to invite Gu Qingge to come out of retirement, saying that the reason why Gu Qingge was not invited was entirely because of Wei Gang's obstruction!
As soon as this blame-shifting melon appeared, many netizens who follow the entertainment industry immediately enjoyed it -
"This Wei Gang is truly a drama queen. To stand out in 'King of Assassins', he even deliberately created conflicts with Gu Qingge! He's making it impossible for the director to work with Gu Qingge!"
"The biggest failure of 'King of Killers' is indeed Wei Gang. When he was secretly implying that Gu Qingge had poor taste in choosing films, I felt that he would fail. Now that the box office results are in, I can only say... I feel relieved."
"Sure enough, the situation has reversed again. Back then, it seemed like some people were still smearing Gu Qingge, saying she was disrespectful to a senior movie star and was acting like a big shot. Now the truth is out. Gu Qingge was slandered, and her participation in 'Those Years' was a very correct choice!"
"Wei Gang has completely failed this time. He even messed up this B+-level resource. He probably won't have a chance to become a top-tier A-level resource in the future."
"As a fan, seeing 'Those Years' completely eclipse 'King of Killers' really makes me feel incredibly proud. I still remember how people were smearing Gu Da-Chen and saying she would mess up the script. Now the facts have proven everything!"
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