I really don't want to be the top streamer anymore

But Yiguo obviously didn't expect that the slap in the face would come so quickly.

For the next three days, from the second to the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, "Operation Red Sea" still held the top spot in the single-day box office with a very slight advantage.

It seemed as if it would be surpassed by "Dragon Tiger Laughing Legend" at any time, but in the end it still failed to do so.

She found that she had indeed guessed wrong.

In fact, what Xiaojie said was not right.

That is, Xu Kong not only has an extremely exaggerated influence among young groups, but also has an almost complete influence on the entire domestic audience, young and old.

Even though the subject matter of "Operation Red Sea" itself is quite special and the plot is a bit heavy, it is not very suitable for the Spring Festival period.

But when all these factors, big and small, are added together, as long as the reputation of the movie itself is fine, there will be no problem.

It seems that nothing can stop the audience's enthusiasm for buying tickets.

And it can be said that a considerable part of this was due to the fact that Xu Kong was the screenwriter and that’s why they went to the cinema.

Only then did Yiguo remember that he was no exception.

If it weren't for Xu Kong, she might have also gone to see this movie, and the final box office would not be bad.

But I definitely don't have such high expectations.

Even if we exclude the work factor, when she heard that it was a new movie written by Xu Kong, she would definitely go and try it out.

……

"Has it already exceeded 1.5 billion in four days?"

“And it seems that there is still a lot of potential.”

Obviously, after posting the video, Yiguo had been slapped in the face.

The Spring Festival period is indeed the biggest period in the domestic film market.

With such box office results, all three movies have broken 1 billion, which can be said to be impossible to achieve in any other time period.

Apart from that, she has also figured out what "Operation Red Sea" is about.

One cannot judge solely based on the so-called film quality, type, or past market experience.

Especially works related to Xu Kong.

It is indeed quite different.

Even in the relatively quiet month of March, Xu Feng's "Comrades: Almost a Love Story", a work that can be said to be full of literary and artistic flavor, still managed to earn over 2 billion at the box office.

This is enough to show the other party's box office appeal.

Judging from the current performance of "Operation Red Sea", she found that even though she had tried her best to take Xu Kong's influence into account, it was still somewhat underestimated.

……

Yiguo was not the only one who felt confused at this moment.

Even Xu Kong himself felt a little unbelievable.

Because according to the current box office trends, "Operation Red Sea" may actually be able to break the 5 billion mark.

The forecast he gave at that time was about 3 billion.

There is no way, because the performance of "Dragon Tiger Laughing Legend" over there is also very impressive.

Moreover, comedy films have a natural advantage during the Spring Festival period, so the upper limit should be higher.

Who would have thought that although the gap was not too big, "Operation Red Sea" was able to maintain its single-day box office champion for four days.

It's really too outrageous.

Xu Kong certainly knew that a large part of the reason for this was due to his current personal popularity and influence in the country.

I just know that I am popular and have box office appeal.

But I never thought I could reach this level.

I'm afraid that not only this "Operation Red Sea", but also the subsequent films directed by myself, or just written by me, cannot be calculated according to the situation of the previous life.

The current film market in this life can be said to be far superior to that of the previous life.

In addition, there is the influence brought by him personally.

It is no longer limited to the promotion stage before the movie is released.

The most important box office results can actually perform like this.

……

At this time, almost all colleagues in the circle were feeling incredible.

Because Xu Kong's influence at this stage is really beyond everyone's traditional understanding.

Even some of the most famous directors or actors in the country can certainly bring box office bonuses.

But someone as terrifying as Xu Kong is definitely unique.

However, the person who felt the most uncomfortable at this time was Han Xinyan, the director of "Dragon Tiger Laughing Legend".

It can really be described as unlucky.

If "Operation Red Sea" had not been released during the Spring Festival, his new movie would have undoubtedly been a huge leader.

It can attract more than 70% of the audience during the Spring Festival.

Because judging from the performance of Huayuan Film and Television's movie, it is obvious that it does not pose a threat.

The subsequent box office gap will only get bigger and bigger.

……

In addition, on the first day, the single-day box office was on the verge of surpassing "Operation Red Sea" many times.

But the box office revenue has always been just a few million short.

A similar situation occurred during the next three days from the second to the fourth day of the Chinese New Year.

The single-day box office has always been suppressed by "Operation Red Sea".

The accumulated box office gap at this point has exceeded 200 million. Obviously, it is impossible to catch up by relying on later efforts. Anyone who has a little understanding of this industry knows that it is impossible.

Because of periods like the Spring Festival.

If a so-called dark horse really appears, or a work that is significantly better than other films of the same period.

The difference in single-day box office can be significantly widened within three days at most.

Later on, it may even completely attract the entire Spring Festival audience.

The previous movies that grossed over 10 billion yuan almost all had the same trend.

……

As of now, "Operation Red Sea" still maintains its first position very firmly.

Moreover, as time goes by, the number of screenings scheduled by major theaters is also increasing.

In comparison, the issue of how to maintain the box office performance has become a matter for Changyun Film and Television and Han Xinyan.

"Boss Zhu!"

"Now we should not consider the rate of return, but we need to hold on for a while. If we can hold on for a while, we will be able to win the box office championship during the Spring Festival."

"Especially later on, the bonus from being the No. 1 box office player in the same period was huge!"

"When many audiences buy tickets, they only buy the most popular one."

……

Han Xinyan also knew that at this point in time, even if he continued to spend money on publicity and promotion, the actual box office revenue would not be that great.

And it is very likely that if it cannot surpass "Operation Red Sea", it means that the money invested will have no return at all.

But he just couldn't convince himself.

It’s okay for Xu Kong, after all, he is a genius, and it’s understandable that he lost to the opponent.

But director Guo Jiayu was one of the directors who entered Fengge at the same time as him.

During that period, his talent was average, and he only acted in two passable hit dramas.

If he continues to stay in Fengge, he might not even look at the other person when they meet.

Now I am being suppressed by this guy. How can I swallow this?
……

"Director Han, I know what you think."

"But you also have to understand the difficulties that I and the company are facing. We suffered a lot of losses last year."

"It's just a matter of winning or losing. There's no need to do that."

Zhu Changyun advised earnestly.

There's no way around it, except for the first drama which was pretty good.

Subsequently, several dramas produced by Changyun Film and Television all failed due to the deliberate targeting by Xu Kong and Feng Ge.

Although Changyun Film and Television is not short of money now, he really doesn't want to see such unnecessary losses.

Even if they don't continue to spend money on publicity and promotion, it is actually no problem for "Dragon Tiger Laughing Legend" to have a final box office of over 3 billion.

Whether or not you have thought about spending money is another matter. But it will definitely greatly increase costs.

Even if you win, you may not earn much.

There is such a big risk.

If Fengge at least chooses to follow up with one of the films, both sides will spend money on promotion.

The current situation is that "Operation Red Sea" can still win the final Spring Festival championship.

They will only lose more.

……

"From the perspective of subject matter, we have the advantage!"

Han Xinyan still wants to work hard for it.

But Zhu Changyun is not an idiot who knows nothing.

"It has now been proven that the so-called subject matter advantage does not actually bring us a very obvious advantage."

"And Director Han, you can't fail to see Xu Kong's popularity and the box office appeal he showed this time, right?"

"This is despite the fact that Xu Kong barely participated in the film's roadshows and promotions, and only sang a promotional song."

"If he personally helps with roadshows and publicity later..."

Although Zhu Changyun didn't finish his words, his meaning was very clear.

They just can't compete with them. Under the current circumstances, it's not something that can be won by simply spending money.

The rating of "Operation Red Sea" is higher than their "Short Term 3", and they have no advantage in terms of the most important aspects of film reputation and quality.

……

"I……"

Han Xinyan was finally persuaded by Zhu Changyun.

I can't accept it.

He knew that Xu Kong himself did debut as a traffic star.

But he didn't think about the fans that traffic stars value most.

When it comes to Xu Kong, it feels like he has turned all the netizens on the Internet into his fans.

On the Internet, Xu Kong is of course extremely popular, but it is not uncommon to see quarrels because of Xu Kong in various discussions.

Even various kinds of criticism that other artists cannot tolerate are almost common.

But the time has come when you really have to spend real money to buy tickets to watch a movie.

These people who usually curse or praise Xu Kong, seem to have reached a consensus that they are willing to spend money and buy tickets for Xu Kong's title as a screenwriter and producer.

This is really a bit too unreasonable.

……

"Ugh……"

"In fact, what I regret most is my attitude towards Xu Kong."

"If I change my approach, maybe..."

Zhu Changyun couldn't help but sigh for a rare moment, and what he said was the truth from his heart.

At that time, he deliberately targeted Xu Kong and even tampered with the Golden Eagle Awards ceremony.

I just want to show my so-called skills and strength to the other party.

Treat them to guests, behead them, and accept them as dogs.

He didn't know how many times he had used this method.

Who knew that it wouldn't work at all on Xu Kong.

And it directly and thoroughly offended the other party.

There's still no way to ease it.

Ever since Xu Kong took over Fengge, it seemed like he wanted to wipe out Changyun Film and Television.

Making such an enemy was definitely the most wrong thing Zhu Changyun had done in his decades in the industry and most of his life.

……

Han Xinyan didn't say anything, but his attitude was very clear.

That is exactly what you said, Mr. Zhu.

Why are you provoking Xu Kong if there is nothing wrong?
Isn't it all right?

Han Xinyan is currently one of the first echelon of active directors in China.

In fact, there are not many directors in the country whom he can identify with.

Even fewer can be said to be admirable.

Xu Kong happens to be one of them.

Including Xu Kong’s previous works, although he never told anyone about them, privately, it can be said that Han Xinyan has seen quite a lot of them.

He is even a loyal fan of Xu Kong.

When he was at Fengge, he had thought about asking Xu Kong to write the theme song for his new movie.

But because of Zhu Changyun's plan at that time, and the other party's behavior of deliberately offending Xu Kong, he didn't know whether he was mentally ill or something.

The idea of ​​letting him cooperate with Xu Kong had to go down the drain.

……

However, it can be seen that Zhu Changyun is obviously regretting it to death.

Han Xinyan did not deliberately rub salt into the other party's wounds.

Of course, for Zhu Changyun, the current results are barely acceptable.

At least this time, Xu Kong didn't press him to the ground and rub him again.

If a director like Han Xinyan received the same treatment, Zhu Changyun would really have to question his life.

In other words, all the movie actors, actresses, big directors and so on that Feng Ge took away were not as good as Xu Kong alone.

He also couldn't help but sigh that Song Fuquan was really lucky.

If Xu Kong hadn't been there, Feng Ge would probably have been a candle in the wind now, right?

He never regretted betraying Song Fuquan. Even though he lost so many times last year, Zhu Changyun thought that he lost to Xu Kong, not to him, Song Fuquan.

Because admitting this is the most difficult thing for him to accept.

……

The Spring Festival holiday is passing day by day.

Soon it was time to start work.

In fact, for Xu Kong, there has been nothing to do recently.

In addition to paying attention to the box office performance of "Operation Red Sea".

Most of the time I spend shooting shots at Youyou, Shang Lucha, and Yujie's homes.

During this period, I also went to Hangzhou to meet with Mr. Yu.

However, we didn't talk about Feng Qing Entertainment's work. After all, it was vacation, and coupled with the other party's hospitality, it would seem a bit unromantic to talk about work.

However, Su Zhi was still in her hometown and had not returned yet, and Xu Kong could not go to see her according to his schedule, so he had to give up.

Without Su Zhi, Xu Kong experienced how lonely it felt to be invincible.

All I can say is that there was not a single one who could fight, and they all surrendered before they could even use their full strength.

……

"Director Xu!"

Guo Jiayu’s roadshow had just ended, and the first thing he did when he returned to the company was to find Xu Kong.

In addition to reporting the box office news of "Operation Red Sea", Xu Kong actually already knew about it.

There is another purpose.

"I think this subject is really good. We can continue the model of Operation Red Sea and use this IP to shoot the second part!"

Guo Jiayu talked about her brilliant idea.

But before he could finish his words, Xu Kong directly denied it.

"No, please don't!"

"This sequel cannot be made!"

...(End of chapter)