China Entertainment's performance is king

Chapter 1220 (Long Chapter)

"Go to bed early." Tang Yan watched Shen Lang return to his room, reluctant to let him go. However, it was rare that she had no plan to go in tonight, and she felt embarrassed.

What the hell is wrong with Gulina? Doesn’t her company care? You have to like every post, but there’s just one that I don’t like. What are you liking?
That’s right, Nazha’s like came late, and she didn’t even contact Shen Lang this time. In Nazha’s own words, she hadn’t planned to like it, but since the company didn’t want her to, she wanted to do it even more.

There were many celebrities supporting King of Sunglasses this time, most of whom were partners of Alibaba, as well as the director, King of Sunglasses and others’ connections, but they were defeated by Shen Lang in an instant.

In this case, although the pressure on Nazha to like the post was not as great as the last time when she posted a long article, the impact on her was no less.

Tang Yan was also very impulsive and wanted to click the like button, but was stopped by Ji Rujing. She knew that it was normal for her to do nothing, but a friend dared to do so. What was wrong with her?

There are many people who have the same idea as her. In fact, there are also some who are not too afraid, but if they follow suit and like the posts, they will be suspected of following the trend. Shen Lang has now passed the most difficult situation and it is easy for him to be considered as flattering the powerful and bullying the weak. In other words, good brothers have always been unique.

Shen Lang didn't waste any time and came back to start writing his own copy. While he was writing, the outside world was already in an uproar.

On the tenth day of the release of "Big Shot", netizens and people in the industry were amazed that the 500 million box office that was created in the previous few days due to revenge viewing, which was thought to be the peak, was actually broken on the tenth day.

The box office of "Big Shot" on the same day was 570 million, almost catching up with the total box office of "The Great Wall", which is really surprising.

This result is truly abnormal, and it also brings the total box office of "Big Shot" to over 2.4 billion.

When I think about the initial appeal when the film was first released, it was said that it could break 1 billion, which was considered good. And then after its performance in the last two days after the screenings were scheduled, it should not be a problem for it to break 2 billion.

As of now, it has broken through. Even the progress of 3 billion is almost halfway completed. This is too scary.

Most importantly, today's attendance rate reached over 92%, and the box office share reached an astonishing 85%. All Wanda's theaters were very happy because this was not a stock but an increase. The release of "Big Shot" brought many more new audiences than any previous movie.

Correspondingly, although "The Ferryman" had a big voice but a bad reputation, its box office was only 34 million, and its cumulative total was over 160 million, which was 3 million more than the later "Railroad Tigers". Due to the effect of word of mouth, "Railroad Tigers" grossed 120 million.

"The Great Wall" was quite persistent, but with a box office of 20 million, it barely reached 630 million.

This is terrifying. These two days are the weekend and Christmas, but the box office hasn't gone up. It's obvious that this is the case.

The theater chains have already sharpened their knives, and once the screening contracts arrive, they will directly cancel the filming of these movies.

With the same 30% of screening time, you have less than one-tenth of it. I am so sad.

In fact, theater chains also know that subsequent "Big Shot" films will not be able to achieve such high box office results as they do now, but even if so, they will definitely be better than the movies currently in theaters.

As for Tang Yan, after returning to the room, Ji Rujing went straight to work, not even delaying until the early morning. After talking for more than ten minutes, he saw that Tang Yan was thinking about something, so he told her some good news.

"Tangtang, there's good news. We've almost secured the position of global spokesperson for YSL cosmetics." Ji Rujing's face was beaming with joy.

The huge success of "Big Shot" made her proud. As the female lead, she naturally reaped the benefits. The reason why celebrities want to be famous is because it can bring direct benefits.

In just these two days, several endorsement deals have gone very smoothly, including Dove spokesperson, Hennessy brand ambassador, and most importantly, Versace brand ambassador, which was won from Yang Mi.

This is a well-known brand. If it were some smaller brands, the price would be a bit expensive.

Tang Yan was naturally happy, but the more she felt this way, the more anxious she became. It seemed that after cooperating with Shen Lang, everyone's business had grown.

The ones who benefited the most were naturally Liu Yifei and Liu Shishi. The former became the brand ambassador of Minute Maid, Jindian, Adidas, and Armani, all of which she secured after "Our Girlhood".

The latter’s L’Occitane, Crest, and Chanel brand ambassadors were also added after “Twinkle, Twinkle Star.”

It doesn't seem like much, but these are all well-known names. There are also some endorsements that are purely for money, such as Redmi and Baoshilong. Each person has at least twelve more.

Nowadays, Naza is also in the process of collecting endorsements. During this period, she has already got eight, including national brands such as Nestlé.

In fact, the person everyone most wanted to cooperate with was Shen Lang, but he didn't give them the chance. However, in the past few days, major brands have gone crazy again.

Because Jindouyun focuses on earning foreign exchange, although it is popular in China, most people don’t know about it except in the fashion circle.

As soon as Jindouyun was launched in Europe and the United States, it created a sales myth. In less than five days since its launch, the sales amount has exceeded 100 million US dollars.

This is 100 million US dollars. This is a trendy brand, not the kind of shoes that are sold in large quantities. In addition, it is exported, so it is more expensive than Coconuts. A pair of shoes can cost hundreds or thousands of US dollars.

Shen Lang is very fair. It is one thousand yuan in China and one thousand yuan abroad, regardless of the exchange rate. This sales volume has made too many people cry with envy.

In addition to the basic styles that are sold in large quantities, those master-designed styles and even the limited edition shoes signed by Shen Lang are not worth the price. As long as they can be bought, they will be popular.

With this result, even Taylor called back and specially asked for a few pairs of limited edition shoes. Of course, he didn't ask for them for free, because he had promised to go crazy with him.

Shen Lang did not do this for this reason, but simply because his good friend needed it and he wanted to satisfy it.

The results this time shocked Liu Xiaojing. This was just the beginning. The minimum profit was 2.6 billion RMB for Shen Lang. It was conceivable that the sales volume would have to be at least several times that to be satisfied.

Fortunately, Xingyao is not a listed company, otherwise the stock price would have risen by several points when this financial report came out.

Liu Xiaojing is now going abroad directly to New York to keep an eye on the situation. However, due to network and time constraints, Jindouyun is not as popular in China as it is internationally. However, in the fashion circle, the moon is rounder in foreign countries, so it should become popular soon.

Then it will slowly drive the popularity of domestic entertainment, just like Shen Lang’s bracelet, which is very popular in China now.

……

Shen Lang: "Hello everyone, I promised you that I would clarify something now. Although I know that these are very common in movie promotions, they are indeed a bit disgusting.

At this point, allow me to be happy for a moment. Our movie "Big Shot" grossed 570 million on Christmas Day, breaking our own single-day box office record.

I can also say with a bit of bragging that among the top ten single-day box office rankings, six are movies in which I have participated, and I am very satisfied with that.

Here, let me first respond to the first rumor, which is about the screening schedule. It is said that our movie "Big Shot" has high box office because of its high screening schedule.

Some netizens may follow the crowd under the guidance of some people with ulterior motives. Let me say here that since the release of "Big Shot", our screening schedule has increased from the lowest 9% to the current 30%, and it has been increased step by step relying on the box office.

When the screening schedule was low, our movies were popular, with an attendance rate of over 85 percent. I can confidently say that this statistic has never been seen in the entire history of domestic entertainment.

Because there are so many people watching our films, cinemas will also schedule more of our films based on customer choice. It's better than some works where there are only a few people watching in a hall with hundreds of seats.

Here, please also understand the box office share. Even if our movie is scheduled for 9%, the daily box office share is far beyond the schedule. We can't just look at the box office, we have to see how many positions were used to create this achievement.

If a movie is shown in 100 cinemas and the box office is 1 million, and a movie is shown in one cinema and the box office is 800,000, the latter is more valuable than the former.

The second rumor I want to dispel is that some friends say that our movie has more screenings in their area, while other movies have fewer screenings. I will assume that what you say is true. This is normal, because maybe in your city, or the city next to you, our movie may only have one screening a day. The percentages are arranged according to the national theater chains.

And the most important rumor is that people buy our tickets to watch other movies. We, the producers, will not do this kind of box office stealing. We suggest you call the police directly, or give us the evidence and we will help you call the police.

Nowadays, online ticket sales should be the channel chosen by most people. If you insist on going to the counter to buy tickets for other movies, and the counter insists on giving you tickets for our movie, then we suggest that you call the police directly. If you find it troublesome, we will bear all the losses caused by your handling of this matter.

There is also the much-discussed issue of Hong Kong film capital being suppressed by domestic entertainment capital. Here I feel unfair not only for our "Big Shot", but also for many good mainland films.

I know that many people are fans of Hong Kong films, including myself, but such brainless remarks are really speechless.

Nowadays, domestic entertainment and Hong Kong films are so intertwined that we cannot just look at the actors and divide Hong Kong films and domestic entertainment films.

People just follow the crowd and don't really want to understand. If they understood, they would know that Hong Kong films also have mainland capital investment, and mainland entertainment films also have Hong Kong capital investment. Just look at the production companies and producers. Anyone who can read will not say such stupid things.

Take "Big Shot" and "The Ferryman" that everyone is comparing today. "The Ferryman" is a film produced by Alibaba Pictures' majority-invested company and directed by Wong Kar-wai, and includes investments from major domestic theaters and companies.

But "Big Shot" is a work that I invested in and controlled entirely by myself. There was no other company except me, not even in charge of publicity and distribution. The major theaters did not refuse to release my movie just because they did not invest in my work.

Therefore, there is no such thing as domestic entertainment capital suppressing Hong Kong film capital. It is just that some friends cannot accept that their idols from their youth are suppressed. I understand this very well. There are also many companies that take advantage of people's lack of understanding of these things and set the tone. Everyone should be careful in the future.

The last thing is to clarify the issue of money laundering. Many people are insinuating that it is healthier to launder money. I can apply for supervision from the whole society here.

I would also like to say something to some of my colleagues who are trying to set the tone: the most important thing is to do your own work well.

Okay, the clarification is done. Let me add one more thing. You should all say that I don’t like to discuss what I said, and there is no need to speculate anymore. I am talking about “The Ferryman”.

Some people may think that I am a bit crazy and I am attacking them for no reason. Let me clarify, I really watched the movie. Maybe my aesthetic taste is not up to par, but in the end, the only thing I remember was what my friend said, "Have you ever risked your life for others in your life?" I have a feeling that this sentence will be popular in the future.

I am not deliberately criticizing you, because I personally do not have any publicity, so I can only respond on my own. Let me say here that today there are suddenly a lot of articles about me and some of my predecessors who supported the movie "The Ferryman", and they are very consistent.

And suddenly there are a lot more articles comparing our two films. There are some things that I don’t want to explain too clearly, but there is no need to treat people as fools.

Many of my colleagues have encountered this kind of thing and feel that there is no need to respond, as words cannot explain it clearly. However, I am a person who sometimes cannot help but speak out. Otherwise, everyone might not realize that I have offended capital.

The reason I'm like this today is because my relationship was used as a hype point for a movie, and I'm very unhappy. Also, please don't ask me what I think or whether I'm angry when my ex likes a post about a competitor.

I have no ideas and I won't be angry. It's not that I don't have any supporters. To be frank, let alone just saying that I have so much support, even if all the netizens join the other party's movie and directly speak out to ask for support, I also believe that the quality of my movie will be more popular with everyone.

It’s a bit too crazy. I wanted to delete it, but forget it. I once said that sincerity is the trump card, and I am a practitioner.

Thank you for your support for "Big Shot". I also hope that my voice will not affect the movie's box office.

Probably not. When the movie was first released, people on the Internet were all cursing me. But after the movie was released, I found that the majority were silent. Come on, the silent majority."

After Shen Lang finished writing this article, he took a look at it and posted it directly. Now he didn’t even bother to pretend because he had to post it.

He just posted something I didn't like, and the fans were really angry about it, so I decided to do something big. This really is like "The Lone Hero".

However, this article may offend Hong Kong film practitioners, but Shen Lang said that he is not willing to put himself in a difficult position.

There weren't so many people attacking me before. Ever since the word of mouth plummeted, although the box office has increased, it seems that fewer people are speaking out than before. So I can only fight back on my own, who is afraid of who?

……

One stone can cause a thousand ripples. Shen Lang is not an ordinary person. His words directly expose certain marketing tricks.

I dare not say that I have woken up everyone, but at least some netizens are no longer following the trend.

"Oh my god, what did I see? Shen Lang directly started to criticize, even his ex?"

"It's not a criticism, it should be a response to those who said that about him today. It's really a bit too much. They said that his exes knew that Shen Lang was not a good person, so they supported the competitor of Big Shot. You can hate him, but using him to sell movie tickets is indeed a bit too much."

"A mouth substitute, a real mouth substitute. Many Hong Kong movie fans are just living in the old world. They always feel that their idols are being suppressed. Don't you think that spending money is something that young people are impulsive about? They don't have any sentiments. You are nothing to pay for your sentiments."

"I agree. As long as Hong Kong films are released in the same period, the Chinese entertainment industry will suppress them. What's the point of suppressing them? The cinema will schedule the films that make the most money. If you have the guts, learn from Shen Lang and fight back."

"People are like this. If they don't like something, they think they don't like anything at all."

I have to say, however, that some people dared to speak out and complain about this chaos.

"It's still Shen Lang who has to target The Ferryman directly."

"It's normal. They are the ones who are bashing Shen Lang, especially this afternoon."

"As expected of Shen Lang, he is really not afraid of offending people."

"It still has to be the grandfather, there is a reason and evidence, this domestic entertainment capital and Hong Kong film capital is a completely false proposition."

"That's right. Now it seems that Shen Lang is his capital, and his competitors are so many companies."

"Oh my god, didn't you notice a blind spot? Shen Lang is actually a personal investor. How much does he have to earn?"

"The person above has evil intentions. What? You mean he's making a lot of money, so we should stop supporting him? What? Shen Lang makes money through investment, so you hate the rich."

"That's what he meant, but to be honest, I am a little envious."

“It’s normal to be envious.”

"In fact, everyone knows that celebrities earn a lot. I think it's good to support Shen Lang. At least he doesn't take on any messy endorsements."

"Whatever, I'm going to watch a movie anyway."

Things started to ferment, and many people read Shen Lang's article and praised him for his courage.

The producers of "The Ferryman" and Alibaba Pictures were a little angry. Why did you bring down the deadly hand? But they couldn't do anything to Shen Lang.

However, Shen Lang's ex-girlfriends, including Liu Shishi, Liu Tianxian, and even Tang Yan, who had liked his posts, were not in a good mood.

I don't mind that you like to argue with people, but what's the matter with you saying that even if several of us join in, we can't beat you? Uh, it seems like you're not confident.

No, you can't say that. Have you ever respected your predecessor?

Even at night, Shen Lang's phone would ring.

"What do you mean?" Liu Yifei said in an aggressive tone. Well, she came here with the purpose of revenge this time. Shen Lang didn't give her face last time, so she wanted to get it back this time.

So, in love, the one who finds it most difficult to forget the other person is actually the one who has suffered the loss.

"It's meaningless. Let me tell you the truth. Otherwise, you can film a movie with Liu Shishi and Tangtang. It will be a hot topic and you can make money, but your ranking may be snatched away." Shen Lang said, "We broke up, so I'm going to fight you and see if you forget me."

"Why are you like this now?"

"I have always been like this. I treated you well before because we were in different situations. When I first met you, you were my idol. Later on, I had to pretend to be interested in you. Later on, whatever you said was what I meant because you were my partner.

Why, you miss the old me? I'm going to BJ tomorrow, how about going out and dating again?" Shen Lang said.

"You wish." Liu Tianxian.

"Okay then. Well, Senior Sister Shi called. Maybe she wants to get back together with me. I'll answer her call first. I'm a little sorry for you. It seems like your special treatment is going to be gone. 88." Shen Lang knew how to have a bad mentality.

Liu Tianxian's mind was really in a mess. I just had a special point for us to get back together, but you wanted to destroy it, you scumbag. You even said that I was your favorite idol, which was a lie.

"what happened?"

"Why did you answer it just now?" Liu Shishi tried to calm down and have a good chat. Shen Lang was different now. She just calculated "Big Shot", which was clearly Shen Lang's sole investment. Xiaolang, sister can forgive you.

"Oh, are you talking to Sister Fei about getting back together?"

"Liu Yifei?" Liu Shishi's voice got louder.

(Yesterday's chapter, the chapter last night, is an extra chapter)
(End of this chapter)