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"Wulin" is now only short of 4 million US dollars. Even if the single-day box office continues to decline, but according to the trend curve, it only takes 4 days to catch up with the 2025 million US dollar box office gap.

And "Wulin" has only been released for 22 days, and there are still 28 days before the scheduled release.

Du Caige has been interviewed frequently recently. After all, although he doesn't care about recording things, he needs to be calm and calm to be a master. For a small amount of money, he still doesn't mind selling his body and soul to help the movie climb to a higher box office.

On July 7, before the celebration banquet, he said in a talk show: "The third place in the global box office list? I don't care much about this matter. I believe that even if the martial arts can't reach it, I will definitely be different in the future." The works can enter the top three. So this kind of thing, really don't need to care about it, just let it take its course."

"Did I ever think that there would be such a high box office? Frankly speaking, I didn't expect it. I do have ambitions to be famous in film history, and I dream of making a movie that can enter the top three or even number one in the global box office in the future." But in the original plan, it was a long, long time in the future. Now my technology is not yet mature, and I am still learning while shooting. I just want to make a movie that everyone can watch happily. After watching it, I will A movie that vividly tells the plot to others, a fun movie."

"My original goal? 15 billion domestic box office, 22 billion global box office. Da Hua Yuan."

"A plan for a new movie? I don't have any plans yet, I'll take a break first."

"What do you do during your break? Eat, drink, play, watch dramas."

"Bringing children? I refuse to answer this question."

In addition to the trap question of "will you take care of the children during the break", Du Caige also encountered other traps in this talk show.

For example, the host asked him, "At first the Admiral was regarded as a strong competitor in martial arts. After all, the Admiral's main creative team is more star-studded and the investment is bigger. But after the release, the Admiral's performance is not good. What do you think of this?" movie?"

Du Caige could only answer formulaically: "The factors that affect a movie's box office are very complicated, and no one can guarantee that their next movie will have good box office figures. Director Shu Yihuan is one of the best directors in China. The admiral's level is not bad, maybe it's just some problems in catering to the market. I believe Shu Dao can adjust himself as soon as possible and prove himself in the next movie."

The host asked again: "What about your next movie, can it surpass martial arts?"

Du Caige laughed twice: "Phenomenal performances like martial arts cannot be replicated. I even think it will be difficult for me to break the box office record I created in the next ten years."

"Wulin's overseas performance is also very good, exceeding people's expectations. It can even be said that Wulin's performance in the domestic film market is surprising and enviable, so the overseas box office performance is extremely puzzling. I have a statistic here. The purely domestic film with the highest overseas box office before was directed by Shu Yihuan’s The Troubled Times. The overseas box office reached 268 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to 67 billion U.S. dollars. And your martial arts, all of a sudden this record It has risen to 99 billion U.S. dollars, equivalent to 248 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of nearly 4 times. And this is not the end. This is incomprehensible. Everyone used to say that there will be cultural barriers for domestic films overseas. Unpopular, but why does your movie break people's perception?"

This problem is very big.

Fortunately, Du Caige also thought about this issue seriously.

After all, he himself never thought that the overseas box office data of "Wulin" would be so good, so he also analyzed and summarized it.

"I think this problem can be looked at from several aspects. First, the high overseas box office of martial arts is a manifestation of our national strength, our rising international status, and our international friends' recognition. If everyone I feel that your big country is poor and backward, you are turning into a desert, and you can’t make any good things, so no matter how much we promote, no matter how high the domestic box office of Wulin is, people are not willing to go to the cinema to watch it. "

Chapter 725 An Unrepeatable Miracle

Cui Minzhen sat cross-legged on a beige-based fabric sofa dotted with black and red patterns, leaning lazily on the soft sofa back, her usually beautiful and slim figure was completely invisible at this time.

Because in the aesthetics of ordinary people, a girl should have a protruding back and a thin waist to have a good figure.

But she was shrunken at this time, so she naturally didn't look so beautiful.

But comfortable!

This posture made her so comfortable that she didn't even want to move a finger.

On the tea table in front of her, there were several washed fresh fruits: Thai mango, beauty finger grapes, and Aksu apples.

Everything is so delicate and beautiful, people feel very appetizing when they look at it.

But Cui Minzhen didn't want to eat it.

She is so tired!

In the past, she had a sense of crisis and always wanted to prove herself in front of that "father" and make herself important.

Only when she becomes important, will she not become a cheap and convenient tool, which will be handed over by her father to an ally or subordinate.

This is not because of her dark mind, but because of what she has witnessed with her own eyes.

She has more than 20 half-brothers and sisters. If there are too many, they are naturally not precious.

Her older sisters were all arranged by Cui Yingxuan, and some married someone who was still worth using, and the worse one was pushed to be the mistress of a certain important person.

Of course, it is impossible to be as ugly as a "mistress" in name, and it will be said to be "go to study with senior xx for a period of time, and in return, you have to take care of his daily life".

Cui Minzhen didn't dare to expect how much affection this father had for her.

For Cui Yingxuan, she is just a little something that comes with his pursuit of happiness, like a gift for phone bills.

Although there is a close blood relationship between them, there is no family affection at all.

The more beautiful and cuter she looks, the more awards she gets, and the better she dances, all just increase her added value, making her more valuable when she is sent out, and making the recipients more satisfy.

That's it.

Now, she has finally proved herself, and in Cui Yingxuan's mind, she has become an important subordinate, and she will not be easily given away.

Cui Yingxuan even thought that she was already Hemingway's lover under her intentional misleading.

With a net worth of over [-] billion (yes, because of the popularity of WeChat, Jade Bird Music, etc., the market value of Tenda Network has soared, and Du Caige’s net worth has also risen), Cui Yingxuan regards Hemingway as a potential partner, and it is worth paying an illegitimate daughter to win him over big capitalists.

So for now, she's safe.

At the same time, Cui Yingxuan also gave her more power. She officially became the president of the Dahua Branch of GS Co., Ltd., and she said that she would kill her if she said what she said.

So she is much busier now than before.

There are really not many opportunities to watch TV at leisure like now.

On the 50-inch LCD TV set that ordinary people can only afford with two years' salary, a talk show is playing.

Cui Minzhen usually does not watch this show, but today is different.

Today's guest is Du Caige.

Du Caige was talking eloquently: "I think this issue can be viewed from several aspects. First of all..."

Cui Minzhen listened very attentively.

She knows that Du Caige is a very boring, but also very insightful person. Some ideas are really inspiring. She has always liked to chat with Du Caige—although she has never spoken to him as Cui Minzhen, but as Cui Minzhen Another identity still chatted with Du Caige a lot.

Although Du Caige likes to fool people in the show, but this time it should not be fooling.

After all, this is a program of Banana Channel, and the relationship between Banana Channel and Du Caige is very close.

This can be seen from the fact that they blatantly dug holes for Du Caige and asked a few tricky questions.

Du Caige was not even angry.

And the host even asked "Will you take care of the children during the break?" Although Du Caige smiled and said "refuse to answer", the question was not cut and it was played. It is through Qi, with a tacit understanding.

"So, Wulin's high overseas box office is a manifestation of our country's growing strength, which shows that people in other regions are full of curiosity about us and eager to pass our country's cultural products, such as movies, Come and get to know us. Even if I did not make 'Wulin', soon there will be other directors who will make other films and get good overseas box office results."

This answer is very spiritual and politically correct.Cui Minzhen pursed her lips and smiled, no wonder the official media liked him so much.

"Secondly," Du Caige continued, "the overseas box office of 'Wulin' is high. There is also an important factor, that is, action movies are the most suitable type of film for us to go abroad and attract overseas audiences. There is no one."

"I don't know if you've noticed, but the top five domestic films with the highest box office overseas—here I'm talking about the highest box office, not simply the highest value, but the inflation factor. The 5 million yuan 20 years ago is much higher than the current one. 1000 million yuan is worth something, right?"

"Then the top 5 domestic films with the highest overseas box office box office, without exception, are all action films. Some people say, wait, some of them should be martial arts films."

"In fact, there is nothing wrong with it. Martial arts movies can also be classified under the category of action movies. The essence of action movies is to ping-pong-pong, fight and kill, mobilize people's emotions, and stimulate people's senses. Martial arts movies are a kind of Action movies with the characteristics of the Great Huaguo. I wonder if you have heard the saying, 'Only the nation belongs to the world'. This kind of movie with the label of the Great Huaguo is very distinctive and very different from their culture. It can most arouse the curiosity and interest of overseas audiences. They want to go into the cinema and see the mysterious oriental culture.”

Cui Minzhen's eyes narrowed slightly. This man who was originally as handsome as an idol star, when talking about his field of expertise, that kind of confidence and determination is really fascinating...

Cui Minzhen doesn't think this intoxicating feeling is love.

She didn't think she would fall in love with anyone.

She shouldn't have the ability to "love", right?After all, she was born in such a way and grew up in such an environment.

It's normal to be missing something.

In a trance for a moment, she missed a long passage.

When he focused again, Du Caige had already finished explaining the second reason in the program.

The host interrupted at this time and said: "Mr. Hemingway, the two reasons you mentioned sound very reasonable. But I still have questions, especially for the second reason you mentioned, which does not explain , why the overseas box office of 'Martial Arts' is several times higher than that of No.2 'Gone with the Wind'. This is not a normal ratio."

Du Caige asked with a smile, "The domestic box office of 'Wulin' is how many times that of 'Heroes of the Wind'?"

The host was stunned for a moment, and quickly searched in his memory, after all, he had done his homework.Soon he found the answer, "Currently, it is about 13 times. The domestic box office of 'Warrior in the Wind' is 147 billion, which is among the top 5 excellent movies in the domestic box office list. But 'Wulin' has not yet been drawn, and the box office It’s still growing, and it’s probably going to end up being around 17 times.”

At present, many institutions expect the domestic box office of "Wulin" to be 25 billion yuan, and 147 times of 17 billion is almost 25 billion.

Du Caige smiled, "That is to say, in terms of domestic box office, 'Wulin' is higher than 'Heroes of the Wind', but not too much higher. But the overseas box office of 'Wulin' is higher than that of 'Heroes of the Wind'. Almost 4 times."

"Especially, if we subdivide the overseas market, 'Gone with the Wind' has earned a box office of US$192 billion in Asia except Dahua, US$065 billion in Stars and Stripes, and a total of US$013 billion in other regions. Get $[-] billion at the box office."

"The box office of 'Wulin' in Asia except Dahua is 257 billion US dollars, and the box office in the Stars and Stripes is 514 billion US dollars. It has won a total of 219 million dollars in Western countries such as Wessex, Gaul, and Maple Leaf. $[-] billion at the box office."

"You think that this shows that overseas audiences, especially Western audiences, prefer 'Martial Arts', resulting in a box office gap of almost 10 times, right? Because of the Asian region radiated by Dahua culture, 'Warrior' and 'Martial Arts' ' The box office gap isn't that pronounced."

"Well, yes, I would like to ask Mr. Hemingway, have you found any tricks? The tricks to conquering Western audiences with very different cultures."

Du Caige laughed heartily a few times, and said: "Of course I found the trick! Write a book of "A Song of Ice and Fire", write a few songs such as "hero", let everyone know you, and they will naturally Part of me came to see your film out of curiosity."

"This is not something that ordinary people can do. They have made achievements in the fields of comics, literature, music, and movies—no, they can all become the top in the world. You are the only one, right? It is a miracle that cannot be replicated." The host laughed for a while, and then said: "Speaking seriously, is there any other trick?"

Du Caige said with a smile: "I don't know either. As I said, I didn't expect 'Wulin' to have such a high box office. So I can only infer the reasons based on the results. Do you want to hear my analysis?"

"Everyone wants to hear it, it's one of the hottest topics on the internet these days."

Chapter 726 Creepy

Du Caige cooperated very well and continued to talk freely.

"I think on the one hand, my popularity in these countries is very high. This is an important factor. But it is not the most important factor. If you analyze the 'Martial Arts' a few days ago in the Stars and Stripes, Wessex, etc. At the beginning, the film schedule and attendance rate of "Wulin" was not high. But after a few days, as word of mouth fermented, the film schedule and attendance rate of "Wulin" increased accordingly."

"I don't want to talk about why 'Wulin' is popular. I just want to ask, why are other domestic films, including some excellent domestic films, and even excellent films that I watched and studied repeatedly, not popular overseas? In other words, it was praised by professionals, but failed at the box office?"

After Du Caige raised this question, the host immediately praised it, because this question has been discussed by various media and professionals, and there is a ready-made answer, which he read while doing his homework.

"It's because of cultural differences! Overseas audiences don't understand our culture, which leads to an aesthetic gap between them and us. This aesthetic gap doesn't only exist in the field of film, but it is also the case in the fields of literature and music."

After a pause, the host asked back, "Mr. Hemingway, what do you think?"

"What do I think?" Du Caige laughed, "If I told you that the so-called aesthetic barrier is actually just a scam, an excuse, what would you think?"

The moderator is appropriately surprised.

Cui Minzhen finally moved, she leaned forward, picked up a grape and stuffed it into her mouth.

The red lips squirmed, and the sweet and sour, layered, full-bodied juice burst in her mouth.

She has a smile on her face.

She discussed this issue with Du Caige.

No, Li Minjun and Du Caige talked about it.

She still remembered Du Caige's opinion at that time.

It was very original and it fascinated Lee Min Joon.

She looked up at the LCD TV screen.

The home theater bought from Sakurajima for US$7 makes Du Caige's voice very clear, as if it surrounds the ears.

"It's not accurate to say that. Let me change the wording. The aesthetic barrier does exist, but the reason why domestic films are not popular overseas is simply summarized as 'aesthetic barrier' and 'cultural barrier'. This is an excuse to confuse our perception."

"I ask you the other way around, and I also ask my friends in front of the TV. Since we say that there is an aesthetic and cultural gap between us and the Stars and Stripes, why do Hollywood blockbusters repeatedly break box office records when they are released in my country? Before Wulin', among the top 5 domestic box office rankings, 4 were Hollywood blockbusters? What is the reason? Could it be that only the citizens of the Stars and Stripes have barriers to our culture, and we can seamlessly connect with the culture of the Stars and Stripes ? Appreciate without barriers?"

"A friend from the audience wants to talk about it. It's because Hollywood blockbusters are good-looking! Then let me ask you. The Hollywood blockbuster 'City of Stars' ranked third in the domestic box office..."

The host reminded him, "It's fourth now."

Du Caige was taken aback for a moment before smiling, "Yes, it's fourth now."

Because of the strong rise of "Martial Arts", it became the first place in the box office list of the domestic film market, knocking down all the films on the list.

"The fourth "City of Stars" has won 1445 billion U.S. dollars in my country, equivalent to a box office of 578 billion U.S. dollars, and it has also swept the box office of 82 billion U.S. dollars in regions other than Dahua, of which It got a box office of 528 billion U.S. dollars in the Stars and Stripes. Have you noticed? Its box office in the Stars and Stripes is about the same as that in Great China.”

"As for the second... and third place, 'Heroes of the Wind', Director Shu's work, received a domestic box office of 147 billion yuan, which is almost the same as 'City of Stars', slightly higher. But what? , its total overseas box office is 268 billion U.S. dollars, of which the box office in the Stars and Stripes is 065 billion U.S. dollars, which is already the highest box office record won by a Dahuaguo film in the Stars and Stripes - before "Wulin". This Nearly four-fifths of the movie's overseas box office is contributed by Sakurajima, Bangziguo and Southeast Asian box office."

"Then, why do 'City of Stars' and 'Gone with the Wind' have almost the same box office when they were released in my country, but the box office gap in Stars and Stripes is as huge as 7 times? Why? Can anyone answer me? Could it be that we don't have an aesthetic gap when we watch 'City of Stars', but the people of Stars and Stripes have an aesthetic gap when they watch 'Gone with the Wind'?"

The host was speechless for a while, and of course this speechless speech was prepared in advance.

After a long while, he smiled wryly and said, "I haven't seriously thought about this issue before. Indeed, it is difficult to explain this issue if we only use 'cultural barrier' and 'aesthetic barrier'. This... is more like a double standard."

"That's right!" Du Caige slapped his thigh hard, "It's double standards!"

He paused to give people some time to think before continuing.

"When they don't understand our quips, our puns, our way of thinking, our customs, they say, 'We don't understand your culture because your culture is so small! International standards! You must be international! Take the initiative to make changes! Change your culture! Your culture is too backward, too barbaric, not civilized at all, and unreasonable!'”

"And when we encountered the same problem, they would say, 'If you don't understand our culture, then your quality is not enough. Our culture is the most advanced, you learn it quickly! The more you are like us, the more you The closer you get to civilized society!'”

"Think about it, has it been like this all along?"