59.89 million! Frankly speaking, this box office is definitely not bad, but compared with "Time Travel Cohabitation" and "Personal Tailor", there is a clear gap.

What’s even more frightening is that in the next two days, the box office dropped continuously, to 44.12 million and 40.32 million respectively.

Although it topped the list of movies in the same period for three consecutive days, it only earned less than 150 million yuan in the first three days. Even though it was released on a non-working day, this result is indeed disappointing.

Even though there is still a weekend left, considering the mediocre reputation of the movie and the subsequent momentum, the possibility of a turnaround is very low.

It can basically be concluded that this movie cannot pose an effective threat to the competition between "Time Raiders" and "Personal Tailor" for the Lunar New Year box office championship.

This is also a disadvantage of being released behind several strong competitors.

Before the film was released, the market was mostly taken over by Wei and Feng, and the remaining market share was too small, which was a congenital deficiency.

Of course, this statement is a bit of hindsight, and the publicity and promotion team of "New Police Story" is not stupid.

Being the last one to be released has its disadvantages, but it also has its advantages! By striking back, you can have a relatively clearer understanding of the overall situation and make some targeted arrangements. Moreover, if the competitors that were released earlier do not perform well, the market may not be affected. At that time, you can finish with a thunderous momentum and step on your competitors to reach the top.

Therefore, each schedule order has its pros and cons, and there is no right or wrong choice. The key lies in the specific operation, luck and opponent.

Obviously, this time the choice of "Time Raiders" was better, it was the first to end and had the advantage.

The choice of "Private Tailor" is neither good nor bad. If it weren't for Feng Kuzi's own troubles and the quality issues of the film itself, the situation and reputation would be much better.

"New Police Story" suffered the most complete defeat, underestimating its opponent and overestimating itself, which led to an extremely passive situation.

However, there is still a chance to make amends at this time.

However, the quality of "New Police Story 2013" itself is mediocre, and the distribution and publicity performance of the team is also unsatisfactory. Even Jackie Chan and other main creators did not work hard, or they were already quite satisfied with the ending.

After all, not everyone has to compete for the championship in any time slot.

Cheng Long has been in the underworld for many years and has become indifferent to such things. He does not need these to prove himself. Da Tiantian is just a vase, and there is no point in arguing about these things.

As for the other staff members and even the producers, the movie performed well at the box office and the project made money, so everyone was very satisfied. In that case, why bother working so hard when it might not make any money?

Another reason is that Blue Whale is a newcomer in the industry, and Huayi is a giant in the industry, and many people are reluctant to offend them.

Therefore, after the release of "New Police Story 2013", there was almost no intention to compete, it was just normal promotion, and there was no intention to compete with Wei and Feng at all.

This made Wei Yang and Feng Kuzi feel a little uncomfortable, and both sides were on guard against this "fisherman".

But it’s a good thing this way. The third brother is eliminated first, and the only ones left are the second and the eldest brother to compete with each other.

On December 26, it officially marked two weeks since the release of "Time Raiders", with a cumulative box office of over 630 million RMB.

It is currently ranked in the top five of the 2013 total box office rankings, third among Chinese-language films and first among Lunar New Year films.

At the same time, the box office of "Private Customization" is about to reach 400 million.

We have to admit that the names of Feng Pants + Ge Daye are quite famous in the Chinese film industry.

Even though it was attacked from both sides by Wei Yang and Cheng Long, and was caught up in a whirlpool of negative public opinion, it was still able to rake in so much box office revenue, which is not much different from the data of "Time Raiders" in the same period.

To be honest, even Wei Yang was a little surprised at the popularity of "Private Customization".

Feng Kuzi's verbal fight did have a negative impact on the movie's box office, but it was less than he imagined.

"This is probably the importance of character setting. He curses too much, so people are more tolerant of him than others."

Wei Yang was wondering whether he should add fuel to the fire for Feng Kuzi and further reduce everyone's tolerance for him, but before he even started making any arrangements, he couldn't hold back anymore.

During an interview with a reporter, Feng Kuzi spoke out in front of many media outlets and was extremely defiant.

"Those stupid film critics should stop embarrassing themselves. They deserve to be scolded. They don't know what a movie is."

"I am not Zhang Yimou. I can endure whatever people say to me. I cannot stand being insulted. I will scold anyone who insults me."

"Many people followed suit and went to Weibo to scold me, thinking they were very smart and that they were the defenders of Chinese-language films, but in fact they know nothing. I beg you to stop making a fool of yourself."

“…”

The main focus is on criticizing film critics, which is fine, as they have been cursing on Weibo for several days, but later on, they probably got too excited and started to drag in some viewers and netizens as well.

More importantly, this old guy also implied "Time Raiders" and Wei and Fan.

"...You don't support a good movie. You just praise a love story with some mysterious setting. Are you watching the movie or the stars? You still have the nerve to call yourself a film critic."

It is obvious that Feng Kuzi either noticed something and took advantage of the situation, or he was simply dissatisfied with being overshadowed by "Time Raiders".

Judging from Wei Yang's experience, the latter possibility is more likely. This guy is too nervous to handle the situation. Didn't he see that Lao Mouzi also suffered an unexpected disaster?

The criticism of "sewing pants" provoked a more fierce counterattack from film critics, as well as attacks from many viewers and netizens who had previously expressed their dissatisfaction.

At the same time, the contradiction between "Time Raiders" and "Private Tailor" was also brought to the surface.

Fan Xiaopang was the first to fight back. She found the fable "The Fox Eating Grapes", took a screenshot and posted it on Weibo, making a sarcastic statement.

[I reviewed the story I read when I was a child and learned something. Sometimes when you can’t eat grapes, you should look for your own reasons instead of pointing at the grapes in other people’s hands and complaining that they are sour.]

Fan Xiaopang's counterattack was very sharp. He directly pointed at Feng Kuzi's nose and scolded him for being a jerk and not being able to see others doing better than him.

Many netizens who hate Feng Kuzi and fans of Wei Yang and Fan Xiaopang flooded the comment section of Feng Kuzi’s Weibo.

[Lululu, if you can't eat the grapes, you say they are sour]

Let’s not talk about how angry Feng Pants was, but Fan Xiaopang’s sudden outburst of power caught many people by surprise.

Because Fan is well-known in the circle for his ability to socialize. Except for a few big stars, he rarely has conflicts with others due to poor competition in his career, let alone big guys like Feng Kuazi.

And no matter what, Fan Xiaopang's career took a small step forward thanks to "Cell Phone" and he even won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress.

To some extent, Feng Kuazi can be considered as her mentor. Even though he is a bit mean, Fan Xiaopang's counterattack is more or less "ungrateful".

Even Wei Yang didn't expect why Fat Fan suddenly got angry.

To be honest, Feng Kuzi's connotations are not very important and there is no need to pay attention to them. Just continue to make trouble for him in private.

Wei Yang: “…”

It's true. Although he knew that Fan Xiaopang was trying to take advantage of the situation and had various considerations behind it, Boss Wei was still very happy that Fan Xiaopang was willing to confront Feng Kuazi, a big shot in the industry, on his behalf.

"Then go ahead and scold me. I'll cover for you."

After Boss Wei spoke, Fat Fan was even more eager to fight and started a verbal battle with the furious Feng Kuzi.

Feng Kuazi implied that someone was selling his body and finding a new boss to flatter him.

Fan Xiaopang said that someone becomes arrogant when he succeeds. He acted like a grandson in the past and is now talking nonsense.

Feng Kuazi implied that he was ungrateful and stabbed his mentor and former boss in the back.

Fan Xiaopang said that the mentor was unkind and the boss was unfair. It was not that she was ungrateful, but that some people were disappointing.

The two sides were engaged in a lively verbal battle, but in fact, neither side touched upon any vital points. Both were cautious and kept harsher words in their hearts. They did not dare to completely tear their faces apart and tended to just compete with each other or even hype themselves up.

That’s right, many people even suspected that the two sides were deliberately playing a double game, because after the two sides started to quarrel, both exposure and box office saw a significant increase.

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But soon, everyone realized that something was wrong because the real boss behind the scenes came online.

First, Wang, the second-in-command of Huayi, publicly stated in an interview that they had been subjected to some slander, suspected to be done by a competitor. When the reporter asked who it was specifically, he ambiguously stated that whoever made the most profit was the mastermind.

At almost the same time, Wei Yang also talked about his attitude towards criticism from film critics and audiences in an exclusive interview with Sina.

[In my opinion, movies are also commodities. When consumers spend money on them, they naturally have the freedom to comment on them.]

[As long as it is not unbridled smearing and rumor-mongering, I think we film practitioners should be more tolerant and humble in facing these criticisms and corrections. You can refuse to accept them, but you cannot deprive others of their due rights.]

[The market is progressing, and the audience's aesthetic taste is constantly improving. It is not advisable to stand still and it is even more undesirable to rely on past success and blindly expand.]

[No one will always be successful, and no one's movie must be liked by everyone. When you feel superior and above the audience, you are only one step away from falling from the altar.]

[I really admire Director Zhang Yimou's attitude towards this. His cautious attitude is what a great director should have.]

【……】

Not a single sentence mentioned Feng Kuzi, but every single sentence was a curse on Feng Kuzi!

Compared with Fan Xiaopang's sarcasm and digging up old grudges, Wei Yang's connotation is obviously much more high-end. He seems to be lukewarm, but in fact he is extremely vicious.

At the same time, he took Feng Kuzi's words and used Lao Mouzi to step on Feng Kuzi.

With the moral stick in one hand and the professional code in the other, and also waving the banner of the audience, Wei Yang had all the buffs stacked up. He scolded Feng Kuazi so badly that he had no way to refute or fight back.

Do you dare to say that the audience has spent money and cannot criticize?

Do you dare to say that film practitioners should not be humble and arrogant? Do you dare to say that a person will always be successful?

Even though Feng's defense was broken, the Wang brothers were not crazy yet. Even the previous quarrels were always centered on film critics and the so-called "trolls and black fans."

They all know very well that it is no big deal to quarrel with a certain group, but if it involves a large audience, it will cause public outrage.

Feng Kuzi is not that stupid. Even when he later said "Chinese audiences are rubbish", his original intention might have been to complain about a part of the audience who supported bad movies without any bottom line, and it was not extended to the entire audience group.

But he didn't think before he spoke and the context was also wrong, making it seem like there are so many bad movies in China because there are so many crappy audiences in China. The meaning is instantly completely different.

So, although Feng Kuzi is crazy, he is not crazy enough to dare to fire at the audience, let alone when the Wang brothers are watching.

So facing Wei Yang's "moral kidnapping", Feng Kuzi felt very aggrieved and unexpectedly did not argue with Wei Yang about this topic.

In fact, not only Wei Yang can use moral blackmail, but others can also do it. However, the same trick can have different effects. The key lies in who uses it.

Ordinary audiences are nameless and without a title, so moral kidnapping will not work. No one will care about you.

Although his words carry weight, not many people dare to stroke Feng Kuazi's tiger whiskers.

Another point is that many people themselves are within the scope of this moral kidnapping attack, or they have concerns and naturally lack confidence.

Wei Yang was different. He was famous, influential, and not afraid of Feng Kuazi. Plus, the two sides had an awkward relationship at the time, so the effect was extremely good.

As for whether he is worried about being retaliated against one day, Wei Yang is not too worried. His calm mentality and ability to face criticism rationally are his few advantages.

I can't guarantee anything else, but he is definitely professional when it comes to being scolded. Even if his defenses are broken, he would at most lose his temper in private, and would never be impulsive and expose his true nature.

Therefore, the combination of moral model + yin and yang connotation is very useful in Wei Yang's hands, and can even produce a critical effect.

Even though Feng Kuazi was still unwilling to accept the defeat, he was obviously not as tough as before. He was just pretending not to appear to be a loser.

Seeing that Feng Kuzi was in trouble, Fat Fan took the opportunity to attack himself, which made him vent his anger. He was very happy.

So, they rewarded Wei Yang in different ways every day, with full force, forcing Boss Wei to quietly add a lot of yang-strengthening and body-strengthening ingredients.

Fan Xiaopang was happy that Feng Kuzi failed to win, but for Wei Yang, he was more concerned about the impact on Huayi and "Time Raiders".

Feng Kuzi lost face this time and his popularity among the public was greatly weakened. Huayi, which was closely tied to him, was also more or less cast a shadow.

This can be seen from the fact that although the box office of "Private Customization" was not low, Huayi's stock price was slightly lower than before the release. Wei Yang's move did hit the target.

Unfortunately, Huayi is a big company with a huge business, and Feng Pants was not destroyed in one fell swoop, so it cannot be said that there is any serious damage. Blue Whale still has a distance to reach the top.

I'm not afraid of distance, as long as it's not too far away.

The results of this Lunar New Year box office were very good, and it dealt a heavy blow to competitors. The box office of "Time Raiders" is about to exceed 700 million yuan, and is expected to hit 800 million yuan. The company has taken another step forward in the film industry.

Liu Shishi is also happy. After the movie was released for several weeks, the publicity is basically done. Wei Yang finally separated from Fan Xiaopang and participated in the publicity of "Joy of Life 3" .

The two of them were too close during this period. Not only did they achieve great success together in their movies, but Fan Xiaopang even quarreled with Feng Kuzi for Wei Yang (from an outsider's perspective).

These signals were really dangerous, and really made Liu Shishi and the others a little frightened, fearing that Boss Wei might be seduced by a vixen...

(End of this chapter)