Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 338 I am a native dog and I love watching

In his second uncle's car, Cheng Xi opened the Maoyan Professional Edition APP as usual.

"The Mermaid" ranked first at the box office.

Yesterday's box office was 2.5 million yuan, and now the real-time box office is 3.3 million yuan.

Next in line is "Double Blade" with 9100 million.

"From Vegas to Macau 2"'s 5500 million.

"Where Are We Going, Dad 2" earned 2100 million.

"Wolf Totem"'s 1800 million.

1500 million for "Boonie Bears: Snow Ridge Bear Wind".

There are several more movies coming up, and their box office is basically below 1000 million.

The box office revenue of "The Mermaid" alone is more than that of all other movies combined.

This fully reflects the winner-takes-all phenomenon in the film industry.

Maoyan Professional Edition APP was just released in January this year, and now almost everyone in the industry has a copy.

Before the National Day in 2014, it was quite difficult to check the box office until the authority was relaxed.

Now there is a special APP that can refresh the real-time box office on the mobile phone every half an hour, which is much more convenient.

Meituan still did a good thing.

Maoyan is still within Meituan and has not emerged separately.

The first-day box office of "The Mermaid" was 2.5 million, directly surpassing the 4 million of "Transformers 2.2".

Breaking the domestic first-day box office record and single-day box office record, Cheng Xi's Zuibai Entertainment's money-making ability and invincibility once again shocked the industry.

While driving, Second Uncle chatted with Cheng Xi:
"How much is the box office of your movie now?"

"More than 300 million."

"Hey, is the entertainment industry really that profitable? Three hundred million, with so many people working in several factories, how many years will it take to earn that much?"

"Uncle, don't watch the thief eat the meat, don't watch the thief get beaten. You have to know that out of ten movies, only one or two can make money. It's even worse when the market is bad, and there are many people who share the profits."

"One in ten? I'd rather just go with the brick-and-mortar business. At least I can see the accounts and not be so scared."

After looking at the box office, Cheng Xi switched the interface to Weibo.

Nothing else, I just want to see how netizens and viewers praise me.

Is this what Director Cheng meant by "not competing, but defeating"? @Lu Chuan, please come out! What did you say at the time?

[Hahaha, this time Lu Chuan got slapped in the face again. 2.5 million a day! Director Cheng is making a killing again! Hollywood is nothing, it's still beaten by domestic films!]

Thank you, Director Cheng, for making Stephen Chow and Uncle Tat's dream come true. Watching them perform together on screen again, it really took me back to my childhood. I almost cried!

[The person above, like you, I watched "The Mermaid" three times on Lunar New Year's Day! Seeing Stephen Chow on the big screen again is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience!]

[It's both hilarious and heartwarming, and it subtly educates people about environmental protection. I'm truly impressed by Director Cheng and Stephen Chow! I'd call it a match made in heaven!]

Let's not just talk about this. Aren't you impressed by Zhang Yuqi's sexiness and Li Yitong's innocent smile?

[Really, I don't know how Director Cheng found two women with completely opposite personalities. If I were Liu Xuan, it would be hard for me to choose either!]

[Don't choose, can I have both? ]

When Cheng Xi saw the compliments from netizens, he couldn't help but smile.

Of course there are sporadic negative reviews, but they have long been drowned in the ocean of people.

So Cheng Xi playfully found a highly praised comment and replied:

[If I can praise you, I'll praise you more. I'm a local dog, I love to watch.]

Cheng Xi's reply was like stirring up a hornet's nest, further arousing the passion of Weibo netizens in their comments.

That's the way it is. I'm just afraid that you won't reply.

Once you reply, everyone will be more excited.

What's more, Cheng Xi used two famous memes from later generations, which made netizens like it even more.

[Woof woof, catch a local dog alive!]

[Director Cheng, if you can talk, talk more. If you can shoot, shoot more. I have money and I love to watch.]

[Yeah, just one movie isn't enough. If people in Hollywood knew about this, they'd think Chinese people don't have enough money to watch movies!]

[Director Cheng, we're probably going to break the record this time. Do you have any rewards for everyone?]

Cheng Xi used Weibo to stir up public opinion with ease.

Soon, "I am a local dog and I love to watch", "The Mermaid's first day box office reached 2.5 million", "The Mermaid broke the record", "Master Xing returns to the big screen", "Zhang Yuqi is sexy", "Li Yitong's smile" and so on all became hot searches.

For a time, the Spring Festival Gala programs and hot searches related to the Spring Festival were actually squeezed out.

Poor thing for Shen Teng and Ma Li’s Spring Festival Gala sketch "Catering to Their Tastes" which just became a hot topic.

Now it's outside the top ten.

Of course, Cheng Xi also received a lot of calls during this half day.

However, most people still sent him text messages or WeChat to congratulate him, knowing that he must be busy now.

New Year's greetings and congratulations were sent together.

Cheng Xi also selected some simple replies.

After more than an hour's drive, Cheng Xi arrived at the Pullman Hotel in Jiangnan City.

This place is very close to where the roadshow will be held tomorrow.

As soon as Cheng Xi got off the car, he saw many people waiting at the hotel entrance.

In addition to the staff responsible for the roadshow, there are also Li Yitong, Yang Yang, Qiao Shan and Luo Zhixiang.

Zhang Yuqi and Uncle Da are in the same group with Stephen Chow.

This movie was also released in Hong Kong and some Southeast Asian regions, and they will go to Hong Kong for a roadshow in a few days.

However, the box office in Hong Kong is actually quite average.

There is no way, the market in Hong Kong is shrinking rapidly now.

The directors are all heading north. Today's roadshow in Jiangnan City is at 9 pm at the Wanda Cinema in Jiangnan City.

"Happy New Year, boss."

"Director Cheng, Happy New Year."

Listening to everyone's polite greetings, Cheng Xi nodded:

"Happy New Year to you all too, thank you for your hard work in making everyone run during the New Year!"

"No hard work, no hard work."

Cheng Xi saw that everyone was in high spirits and knew that the box office was indeed a booster.

Especially Li Yitong, she feels different.

I felt a little awkward before, but now I have an air of confidence.

Not bad, I got into the role quickly.

Moreover, the way she looked at him was obviously more direct than before. Before, when she looked at him on the set, she always had her eyebrows lowered.

"Boss, congratulations, another movie has broken the record!"

"Congratulations to you too, Yitong. Now everyone knows you."

Luo Zhixiang, Qiao Shan, Yang Yang and others were also very sharp-eyed and saw the second uncle taking his luggage.

I hurried over to lend a hand and took the luggage.

Second Uncle glanced at Cheng Xi, and seeing that he didn't stop him, he handed the luggage to them.

Maybe in front of their assistants and fans, they are high-end stars.

But in front of Cheng Xi, everyone really rushed to flatter him.

Especially after the extremely scary box office of this movie, many people became even more in awe of Cheng Xi.

After saying goodbye to my second uncle, everyone gathered around again.

Luo Zhixiang: "Director Cheng, I didn't expect that The Mermaid would be so popular at the box office!"

Qiao Shan: "Yes, I've been on the roadshow these past few days and I'm completely stunned. I'm checking the real-time box office on my phone every day to see how much it's increased!"

Yang Yang smiled shyly: "Boss, thank you for arranging me to be on the show!"

Cheng Xi smiled and said:

"Don't worry, the best is yet to come. It's only the second day!"

After saying that, everyone laughed in anticipation.

8:50pm.

Wanda Cinema, Jiangnan City - Hall 6.

The plot of "The Mermaid" is coming to an end on the big screen.

At the last moment, the protagonist Liu Xuan landed in front of the mermaid Shanshan with General Zheng's aircraft on his back.

This scene is also a tribute to the words of Zixia Fairy in Stephen Chow’s own movie "A Chinese Odyssey":
"My ideal lover is a peerless hero. One day he will come to marry me on a rainbow cloud!"

It can be considered as making up for the regrets of Supreme Treasure and Zixia Fairy.

In the end, the two policemen who had made fun of Liu Xuan finally brought their men to capture Ruolan.

Then the reporter played by Yang Yang appears in the villa for an interview, and the scene switches to the beautiful underwater world.

Liu Xuan and mermaid Shanshan are happily together.

At this time, the lights in the cinema came on, and Cheng Xi walked slowly into the theater with Li Yitong, Luo Zhixiang, Qiao Shan, Yang Yang, and Qiao Shan.

Everyone at the scene stood up and gave a warm round of applause.

"Director Cheng is awesome, the movie is so good!"

"The pride of our Jiangnan City!"

When the applause gradually died down, the host came out and started to host the show.

"Do you think the movie 'The Mermaid' is good?"

"nice!"

“Is it exciting?”

"Wonderful!"

"Okay, thank you all for your cooperation."

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Today we are very fortunate to have our fellow countryman, Director Cheng Xi, who is also the producer, screenwriter, and director of this film, here with us. Please give him a round of applause!"

Suddenly, applause broke out in the cinema again.

"We are also honored to have the creators of The Mermaid, Li Yitong, Luo Zhixiang, Qiao Shan, and Yang Yang, here with us. Welcome everyone!"

After the host finished the introduction, Cheng Xi and others briefly introduced themselves.

Then he had a Q&A session with the host.

Everyone also followed the script and talked about some interesting things that happened on the set during the filming.

Difficulties encountered during filming, etc.

Host: "As we all know, Stephen Chow hasn't appeared on the big screen for many years. Let me ask Director Cheng on behalf of everyone, how did you convince Stephen Chow to star in "The Mermaid"?

Cheng Xi: "Actually, I answered this question at the press conference. But now that you've seen the movie, you'll definitely understand what I meant better."

"The Mermaid is a short story I wrote to my idol Stephen Chow. I think first of all, Stephen Chow and I have a certain resonance in the core: that the core of comedy is actually tragedy."

"Secondly, I think the film's environmental theme is something Stephen Chow is very interested in. He is also a filmmaker who has always been brave enough to break through. Environmental issues are currently rarely explored in domestic films, and we all think this film will be very meaningful."

"Finally, of course, it's Zuibai Entertainment's sincerity. As everyone knows, Stephen Chow's appearances are very expensive."

Of course Stephen Chow is expensive, and everyone knows that he loves money.

So when these words were spoken, the audience and the host all smiled knowingly.

At the same time, I also felt that Director Cheng was really down-to-earth.

You really dare to say anything!
(End of this chapter)