The next day, the first day box office of "Assassins 2" was - 52.76 million.
How should I put it? The data is not bad, but not as good as many people expected. It is quite average.
After all, it is Liu Shishi’s first movie, so there are still many expectations from the outside world, especially fans, who believe that it can break 1 billion+.
But this idea is quite radical.
Whether it is Liu Shishi or Fan Xiaopang and other popular actresses, the same thing still applies: they do not have enough ability to carry the box office.
Liu Shishi's participation will definitely be beneficial to "Knife of the Assassin 2". If the marketing and quality are good, there is a certain chance that it will become a blockbuster movie, but it is only a chance.
In terms of fame and number of fans, Da Mimi and Liu Tianxian are not much behind Liu Shishi, and they have also starred in many flops.
Wei Yang had already made an estimate for the movie "Knife of the Assassin 2" early on that the box office would not be too bad, but he should not be too optimistic.
No matter how good the first film’s reputation is, it cannot cover up the fact that its box office has not yet exceeded 100 million.
The second part of My Previous Life, starring Da Mimi, only managed to take in 265 million yuan at the box office. It did not make it into the top 50 box office of the year. It was not a flop, but it was hard to call it a commercial success either.
Therefore, this movie is of the type that is critically acclaimed but not commercially successful. It has inherent flaws and it is not like it will become a huge success just by changing the leading actor.
Moreover, although the character of Liu Shishi is handsome, he is not the core of the whole play. If he really wants to seek a commercial breakthrough, he should be replaced by Zhang Zhen, who is less famous among the public.
Wei Yang admires Zhang Zhen as an actor, but he must admit that his popularity and public impression are not as high as imagined.
Many viewers even know him because of "The Sword Identity". He is a typical unpopular but talented actor.
He is extremely influential among a niche group and even among movie fans. When people mention him, they can recite his works by heart, his resume is extremely impressive, and his acting skills are praised by everyone. But if you move him from Douban to Weibo, not many people know him.
And this is precisely the most fatal thing.
Because with the development of the times, the main force of commercial films is no longer those movie fans, but the general public who may not go to the movies once or twice a year.
When they watch a movie, they watch the movie as well as the stars. An unknown male lead will often discourage the audience.
Therefore, it is no problem for an actor like Zhang Zhen to carry the show, but whether he can carry the box office depends on luck.
After all, the film industry has never lacked dark horses and miracles, and there have been cases where unpopular and powerful leading actors have become big hits, but the key is that there are too few of them.
At least "Blade of the Assassin 2" didn't have this luck! If Chang Chen was replaced, a male actor with enough influence could be found, such as some young actors of the middle generation.
While ensuring the quality, the effect is estimated to be better than Zhang Zhen's. In addition, the popular female lead will bring her own topics, and with the help of marketing and promotion, the "Asian Blade" series may not be able to be reborn, at least it will not be so embarrassing.
In the previous life, many people complained about the bad performances of Liu Shishi and Da Mimi, and felt that it was a mistake for the crew to invite them.
But if they were not there, let alone whether investors would invest in a martial arts movie, how would this bunch of second- and third-tier artists with little movie appeal expect to gain exposure?
When the two "Asian Blades" movies were released in the previous life, most of the leading actors either had real strength or had not yet gained popularity. Before word of mouth fermented, they had to rely on the two 85 flowers to attract attention. Even if they performed badly and were scolded, it was still popularity.
Otherwise, the crew and the director are not stupid enough to spend a lot of money to invite them to play a supporting female role that can be played by any student in the acting department.
Including "Assassins 2" in this time and space, Liu Shishi is already there, and Da Tiantian was brought in because of her popularity.
That’s right, Da Tiantian is also popular, and [strong background], [can’t be made popular], and [poor acting skills] are her important labels.
So she came to "Knife of the Assassin 2" just to "pick peaches" and "take advantage of Liu Shishi's popularity" blah blah.
The reputation is not very good, but the attention and traffic are great. The crew became famous, and Da Tiantian was also a constant hot topic. It was a win-win situation for everyone.
Liu Shishi + Da Tiantian, one positive and one negative, constantly add heat to the topic, which can be regarded as offsetting the disadvantage of not replacing Zhang Zhen, and to a certain extent improving the publicity and marketing effect of "Knife of the Assassin 2".
But the movie itself has limitations, and it didn’t have the right timing to become a dark horse hit.
There was even a relatively strong new work by Jackie Chan, "Skiptrace", released at the same time.
Liu Shishi's fans had been expecting their idol to have a debut grossing over 1 billion, a second work grossing 3 billion, a third work grossing 10 billion, punching the scumbag Wei, kicking Wang Huang Xu, and looking down on all the major actresses, and her dream of becoming the box office king of the Chinese film industry has been shattered.
The three-day weekend box office was only 180 million! The one-week box office was 340 million! If the follow-up "Assassin 2" can maintain its performance, 500 million should not be a problem, and it is likely to stay at 600-700 million.
Frankly speaking, this data for a film debut is already very good, or even excellent.
The box office revenue has more than doubled compared to her previous life, so Liu Shishi has enough to be proud of.
But the key point is that Liu Shishi and her fans don’t know.
The fans were crazy. In fact, Liu Shishi had high expectations. Although she didn't say it, she even thought about competing with Wei Yang's "Wushuang". Even if she couldn't beat him, she wouldn't be left behind by much.
It now seems that the box office of "Assassin's Blade 2" may be just a fraction of "Wushuang".
This made her feel a little frustrated, and as a result, when faced with this quite good result, Liu Shishi's reaction was not happiness, but rather some lack of confidence, and she called Boss Wei for comfort.
"Am I not suitable for filming? Should I just do TV series?"
The movie industry is too lucrative! TV dramas are better, they just shoot whatever they want and kill people.
Wei Yang was so angry when he heard what Liu Shishi said. This little girl had been having too much fun on the small screen because of his protection. Now she has hit a roadblock. No, it's not even a roadblock, it's just a stone that hurts her feet. She can't accept it.
"Sister, if you tell others about this, I'm afraid you'll get beaten up."
Let’s not talk about others, just look at Da Tiantian from the crew. When she learned that the box office of "Assassin 2" is expected to exceed 600 million, she was so happy that her dimples appeared.
Because this is her highest-grossing movie so far! The Great Wall has not been released yet, and there is no news about her Hollywood cameo in King Kong and starring in Pacific Rim. Her highest-grossing movies are Jackie Chan's Police Story 2013 and The Man from Macau, both of which grossed over 500 million yuan.
Although she played a supporting role in "Knife of the Assassin 2", it also gave her an important experience, and this movie is also the best of her works.
What's even more pitiful is Liu Tianxian, who still hasn't had a movie that has grossed over 200 million yuan. If she heard what Liu Shishi said, she would have to fight with her no matter how good her temper is.
Before, the 85 flowers and Liu Shishi had never made a movie. Although it was embarrassing for Liu Tianxian, it was still understandable.
This time, Liu Shishi's debut film "Knife Identity 2" has broken 600 million yuan, and Liu Tianxian has really become the last among the 85 flowers.
Boss Wei is having a headache for the author, he is writing more and more like a fan of Tianxian...
"Yeah, it seems like you didn't have as many movies as I did in your first movie."
After Boss Wei's analysis, Liu Shishi was finally "resurrected".
"Hey, you can say whatever you want, but why are you stepping on me?"
Boss Wei is done with it. When "Famous" was released, no domestic film had ever broken 1 billion at the box office. A debut film breaking 500 million shocked the industry. It was not at the same level as "Knife of the Assassin 2".
"Then I don't care. I have more first movies than you, and more than those named Zhao, and even those named Fan can't compare to me."
After Liu Shishi took stock of this, her mood became better and better. It turned out that there was this benefit to postponing filming the movie until later.
"You are the sword of the previous dynasty that kills the officials of this dynasty..."
Wei Yang was still nagging, but Liu Shishi, who had recovered her mood, was too lazy to listen: "Okay, study the previous and current dynasties by yourself. I have an appointment with Tiantian for a SPA. Bye."
"When you're in a bad mood, you keep nagging me, but when you're in a good mood, you forget about me and go play with someone else!?"
Boss Wei was furious. What did he think of him? The most hateful thing was that he couldn't be brought along during the SPA. Didn't he know that his technique was first-rate? ! At this moment, Naza, who was wearing pajamas, poked her head into the study and made a gesture of inquiry. When Wei Yang said it was over, she pushed the door open and sat in Boss Wei's arms familiarly.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?"
"It's ok, did you take a shower?"
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"Hmm, smell it, it smells really good."
"That's perfect. I'll give you an essential oil SPA. It's good for your body and skin, and it'll make you smell even better."
"OK."
Naza was very supportive, so Boss Wei simply carried Naza to the bedroom like a princess.
Humph, if you don't ask me to go, my skills won't go to waste...
…
"There are the most amazing peaks, which have helped you and me to be arrogant.
The clear light of the sea and the full moon, poured into the cup of light. There is the most lonely and proud snow-capped mountain, quietly listening to you and I reciting the chapter
The scenes that people admire are just ordinary ..."
Nazar, wearing loose pajamas, lazily held a tablet and watched a video, from which came the theme song of "The Lost Tomb" "Ten Years on Earth".
"Brother, look at the comments, everyone is praising the song you wrote."
Nazar showed the screen to Wei Yang as if he was showing off his treasure. Yes, this song was "originally created" by Boss Wei again.
To be honest, Boss Wei himself had no intention of plagiarizing. With his current status, there is no need for him to plagiarize songs to prove his so-called talent. The benefits are not great, and there is a risk of failure, which is really useless.
Therefore, the music production speed of Mr. Wei, who is known as the "King of Original Film and Television Music", is getting slower and slower.
If this continues, in a few years, Boss Wei will naturally retire from the music scene, which will become a great regret for countless fans.
Because of this, Boss Wei initially wanted to find the original version of the song "Ten Years in the World".
But there was no way. This song was originally written by book fans on the tenth anniversary of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", but now it has not been written at all, and he can't find it even if he wants to.
Boss Wei felt it was a pity not to use this song.
Because this song itself is a tailor-made song for fans, the lyrics are highly connected to the novel, and almost every line of the lyrics uses a location, clue, or plot from the original work. It is indeed very suitable as the theme song for the "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" web drama.
Therefore, Boss Wei "reluctantly" acted like a talented writer again and wrote the song "Ten Years in the World" with a stroke of his pen.
As for why the song is called "Ten Years in the Human World" since "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" has not yet been ten years, Boss Wei will not explain it, you can figure it out for yourselves.
And netizens did not let him down and really dug out his "creative ideas".
The song "Ten Years in the Human World" has two meanings. On the surface, it is linked to "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", but in fact, Wei Yang is using the song to metaphorically describe himself.
Because this year marks the 10th anniversary of Wei's debut! Yes, although Wei made his first appearance in "The Best of Us" in 2007, fans have calculated that he had already started working hard in 2006 based on the time he went to school and wrote scripts.
It’s not a debut but it’s better than a debut. If you really want to be rigorous, you can also change it to the tenth anniversary of your business.
As a rural boy who came from a small city and gradually became an entertainment giant and a business tycoon, Boss Wei naturally has feelings and emotions in his heart.
"Ten Years in the World" to a certain extent describes Boss Wei's mental journey over the past ten years. You can tell from the lyrics.
Having experienced "a difficult and dangerous road ahead", "impermanence", "hesitation", "full of holes", "a broken and shattered world", "a story with many ups and downs", and then "with a burning worry", "with the courage to stand alone", "a bright road ahead", and finally "fulfilling your and my arrogance", "introducing the sea light and moonlight", "the world is amazed and envious", "listening quietly to the hymns", and finally "the memory turns yellow", "once again paving the way for the next chapter".
Isn't it translated as -
I've suffered a lot and worked hard in the past ten years, and finally I've become awesome. Everyone envied and admired me, but that's all in the past. In the next ten years, I will continue to be brilliant.
Wei Yang: “…”
Don't say it, don't say it! However, Boss Wei was so cunning that even so, he still had no intention of replying, with an attitude of disdain to say more.
It is up to you to express yourself freely. If you put it well, it means you have understood it correctly. If you have failed and he has not admitted it, it is a misunderstanding. As for his true thoughts, continue to understand them.
Although this method of the riddler is quite cheap, it is effective and many people fall for it.
He has been used to reading comprehension since he was a child. He can’t stop himself from analyzing. He can’t restrain his desire to express himself…
Nazha was not very good at reading comprehension, and couldn't analyze any highlights, but the more she saw the comments and barrages that praised the metaphors in the lyrics to the sky, the more she admired Boss Wei.
It's a normal psychology. The more people lack something, the more they value it! Nazha is stupid and has limited education, so he is particularly attracted by Boss Wei's talent.
As the barrage continued, the voice became sweeter and sweeter, and the eyes turned into watery stars. The delicate body that had just finished the "Wei's SPA" began to twist unconsciously again.
"Brother, you are awesome!"
Facing Naza's admiring eyes, Boss Wei felt a little ashamed. After all, he was a plagiarist and lacked confidence.
But then again, Boss Wei had to admit that such a charming and beautiful woman was looking at him like that.
The plagiarist is so good! The plagiarist is so fucking cool! (End of this chapter)