After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 637 Lost in Thailand soars to the sky, and the market value doubles!
Xu Zheng was very humble in front of the media and looked flattered.

Years of good-guy image, superb acting skills, top national popularity, and understanding of movies gave Xu Zheng the opportunity to soar to the sky.

After Lost in Thailand, the iron triangle of Dongda comedy was decided!
Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, Bao Qiang.

The chemistry between the three can be said to be the best in Chinese comedy films.

Even surpassed Stephen Chow and Uncle Tat.

Lost in Thailand broke Weathering With You's box office record in mainland China, aiming to be the number one in Chinese film history.

The spring of Seoul in Korea is like a ray of light, flying high in the sky!
The happiest person is Wang Changtian!

Win two billion-dollar directors in a row!
Who can still say that light is a cancer!
Benefiting from this positive news, Guangxian's stock price hit the daily limit for four consecutive days and has been rising steadily since then. The stock price has soared from over 10 billion to return to the 20 billion mark.

It has once again surpassed Huayi’s market value and returned to the leading position among film stocks!

Huayi's stock price continued to fall due to the poor box office of 1942. After five trading days, its market value evaporated by nearly 40 billion yuan, hitting a new low this year.

In China, box office sales are anchored to stock prices. If a movie performs poorly at the box office, it will not only have a significant impact on market value, but will also have a huge impact on equity incentives and financing.

Huayi never expected that the box office of 1942 would be so bad...

Although the box office revenue of 1942 was sold in advance, things went wrong and the box office bet failed. Not only did they have to return the money, but they also had to pay interest.

All the dividends from the earthquake were lost in 1942.

Huayi quickly made public relations and told the reporter of Securities Daily: "From the data analysis, the decline this time is consistent with the overall decline of the ChiNext in the previous period, which is a compensatory decline of individual stocks. It is not ruled out that it was affected by marketing factors, and the market expectations were too high, coupled with the influence of false box office data and comments on the Internet, which led to the market taking the opportunity to release the pressure of reducing positions after a period of wait-and-see."

In terms of roadshow promotion, they stopped talking about box office and quickly turned to art. Feng Kuzi said: "In order to make this movie, I made a lot of movies that would make the audience happy, just to trick them into going to the theaters for "1942" in the end."

"If you only treat movies as a business, calculating input, output, profit and dividends, then there is no need to make "1942""

"'1942' is a 'three-no product': no ​​fun, no excitement, no popularity. It only contains the truth of history."

“The audience is not my God.”

"I never flatter anyone when making movies. I just shoot when I think something is interesting. The audience and the director are friends: I make movies to bring laughter and pleasure to everyone, and the audience gives me trust. It's an equal relationship, and no one has to buy into the other's good works."

“Before the filming of 1942 started, Wang Shuo told me to go for it boldly. If it fails, I will write a comedy for you to make the money back.

Huayi and its main creators gave up on the box office and turned to art and literature. This move was definitely a good one.

Releasing the pressure of the box office, and turning to the art film route, it is normal for art films to have low box office.

However, Wang Changtian had no intention of letting Huayi go.

Aren't they the seven deadly sins?

Wang Changtian served 1942 a seven-sin big meal. At the press conference for Lost in Thailand, he approached the media and asked himself, in front of many reporters and celebrities, "Since Director Feng doesn't care about the box office, why does he need so many screenings and so many IMAXs? He might as well give us movies that audiences will like more."

The next day, the screening schedule for 1942 was cut in half, from 20% to only 10%!

Then something even more powerful came!
The Chinese Zodiac, The Guillotines, and Great Shanghai have all been moved up to the 12th!
With three blockbusters coming, the Lunar New Year box office is in complete chaos!

Li An's Young Pi, Feng Ku Zi 1942, Lu Sang Wang's Night Banquet, Jackie Chan's Twelve Chinese Zodiac Signs, Huang Xiaoming's The Guillotines, Zhou Runfa's Shanghai, Xu Zheng's Lost in Thailand!
With seven blockbusters competing on the same stage, it can be said to be the most intense day of the Lunar New Year holiday.

There weren’t enough points in the film schedule... and Lu Sang was eliminated.

From "Looking for the Gun" and "Kekexili" to "Nanjing! Nanjing!", Lu Sang has always pursued "quality" and lost money at the box office.

But "Nanjing! Nanjing!" won the Best Film Award in Spain, which gave Star Media a reason to invest in "The Banquet".

Unexpectedly, Lu Chuan became conspicuous. To put it nicely, "The Banquet" is a copycat version of Kurosawa Akira, and to put it badly, it is as shameless and scum as "Breathless" and "Wolf Totem".

The dark and shabby picture, the ridiculous lines that don’t make sense, the messy plot, no fighting, no brains, no scenes, make "The Banquet" become "The King's Leftovers".

Lu Chuan once shouted the bold words "If the box office of "The Banquet" exceeds 300 million, I will marry Qin Lan", but he was ridiculed and mocked by people saying "There is a shortage of 100 Lu Chuans between Ang Lee and Feng Xiaogang".

In order to avoid "Painted Skin 2", "The Banquet" was moved to the end of the year and released on the same day as "2". They hyped it up to be an allusion to "Brother Wen", but it encountered "Life of Pi" and "Lost in Thailand", which were even more powerful than "Painted Skin ".

It was a worthy death!
As for marrying Qin Lan if the box office exceeds 300 million, even exceeding 100 million is a problem.

It would be very difficult to survive with only a few percent of the screening time.

Xingmei directly buried the King’s Feast herself and started pushing the Guillotine!

The twelve zodiac animals released on Double 12! They showed amazing box office explosiveness as soon as they appeared!

Jackie Chan's kung fu comedies are very popular in the country.

Coupled with the previous promotion of the last action film, it was very popular, with the box office earning 6300 million on the first day and an attendance rate of 80%!

It broke the record for the highest first-day box office during this year's Lunar New Year holiday, which was just set by "Lost in Thailand"!
Yanbei, headquarters of Enlight Media.

"Why! Why! Why!" Xu Zheng slammed the table angrily.

Guangguang, together with Star Media, Bona Film Group and Jackie Chan, advanced the release dates of three films, which seriously damaged the box office revenue of Lost in Thailand. How could Xu Zheng not be angry?

"What are you excited about?"

"I...I..." Xu Zheng grabbed his bald head with both hands, spinning around anxiously, and then slammed it hard on the table. "Boss Wang, I want an explanation, why did you bring up the Chinese zodiac?"

Although "Zodiac" is not a pure comedy, it is an action comedy and is still a family fun.

It is the biggest rival of Lost in Thailand. Originally, Lost in Thailand had no rival!
It can also moisturize for a week.

"Why are you so excited? Everything Mr. Wang does is planned! Don't be so ungrateful. Why are you so angry? How can you be angry with Mr. Wang? Without Mr. Wang, you wouldn't have achieved what you have!" Huang Bo was talking to Xu Zheng at the side, but he didn't have any intention of stopping him and kept looking at Wang Changtian.

"Lost in Thailand helped Guangxian make a lot of money. The market value alone increased by more than 5 billion. I will not do anything that harms others and does not benefit myself." Wang Changtian bent down, picked up the pen, and wrote four big words on the rice paper - Fenglinhuoshan!
"But the Chinese Zodiac is very powerful! I was able to enjoy a week's worth of bonuses, but now it's all gone!"

"If they want to make money, they won't spend too much on ticket subsidies. But I never stopped subsidizing tickets for Lost in Thailand."

"Mr. Wang, why? You know how high the attendance rate of Lost in Thailand is and how good its reputation is! Why don't you consider me at all?"

"At least 1 billion box office, what else do you want!" Wang Changtian gently put down the brush, picked up the teacup and said.

"If the Chinese Zodiac doesn't move up, I can probably reach 1.5 billion!" Xu slammed the table again in anger.

Huang Bo patted Xu Zheng on the back to calm him down, while asking Wang Changtian to give an explanation.

It’s mainly about giving benefits. Xu Zheng and Huang Bo share the box office revenue. The higher the box office revenue, the higher their share will be.

"All the money for the ticket subsidy has been paid out. It has nothing to do with you." Wang Changtian took a sip of tea and said slowly.

Xu Zheng and Huang Bo looked at each other and thought this was acceptable. The ticket subsidies for Lost in Thailand had amounted to more than 100 million yuan so far!

"I have always said that Mr. Wang is the most loyal and generous." Huang Bo laughed!
"Mr. Wang, this is so embarrassing!" Xu Zheng stopped being furious and put on a smile.

Then, Wang Changtian, Xu Zheng and Huang Bo chatted happily in the office for more than an hour.

Everyone made a lot of money from this cooperation, so naturally we want to continue the cooperation.

Xu Zheng wanted to turn his Lost in Thailand into a series. Wang Changtian was very supportive and offered very generous conditions.

He also assured Xu Zheng that the Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals would never pose a threat to Lost in Thailand.

"Mr. Wang, you are really my second parent! Without you, there would be no Lost in Thailand. I don't know how to thank you." Xu Zheng held Wang Changtian's hands with both hands, thanked him profusely, bowed 90 degrees, and was like a completely different person from just now.

"I think we should break 1 billion next week. We should prepare more by then. Zuoshan Diao and the others will come to congratulate us."

"Got it, got it."

Xu Zheng touched his bald head and went out, and as soon as he went out, he started dancing with joy.

Huang Bo couldn't laugh anymore.

He didn't expect that Wang Changtian would try so hard to win over Xu Zheng!

After leaving Guangguang Media, the two got in the car. As soon as they got in, Huang Bo spoke out his true feelings: "Old Xu! What are you thinking now, should you take Dong Ping's car or Guangguang's car?"

This year, China Culture Media acquired BJ Ni Guang Shun Ying, and Huang Bo owns 44% of the shares of Ni Guang Shun Ying.

Dong Ping, Ning Hao and Huang Bo have known each other for many years. Dong Ping recruited the two to start a business, and Xu Zheng had nothing to do with it. But Lost in Thailand exploded!
Dong Ping wanted to bring Xu Zheng in as well.

"Of course I want to make money with my brothers. Wang Changtian only has Li Mingyang in his eyes. Lost in Thailand has become such a big deal, but he didn't even bother to give me shares. What the hell!"

Huang Bo heard this and pulled the car to the side of the road. He turned around and said with a smile, "Guangguang is just like this. Being surrounded by people in the industry, it's hard for it to achieve anything big... The most important thing is that it has no shares and can only make a living from the box office profits, which are just a few dollars."

"I have made at least 4 billion for Guangxian in the stock market!" Xu Zheng sighed to the sky.

"I don't think it will be that much. Lost in Thailand hasn't even broken 1 billion yet, and Guangguang's stock price will still rise."

"Have you bought it?" Xu Zheng asked.

"When I wanted to buy it, it was over 20 billion. What else could I buy..."

Xu Zheng looked very upset. By the time he wanted to buy it, the price of Guangxian had already exceeded 180 billion.

I suffered a huge loss from the stock price of Guangxian last year, and I don’t dare to invest in it this year. I missed a good opportunity.

"Hey, Ning Hao drinks more at night, so we go to the old place." Huang Bo said.

"Let's go!"

More than an hour later, the two men got out of the car fully armed and came to a high-end club. As soon as they entered the door, they exchanged a few words with Ning Hao. Guangtou Xu couldn't help but said, "This beauty can't drink sake!"

"I was waiting for you. I called first, and you said I picked the good ones first."

"Haha! Hurry up! Ask mom to come on board." Huang Bo rubbed his hands excitedly.

Ning Hao took a puff of his cigar and asked the club's waiter to make the arrangements.

Soon, more than 30 scantily clad nightclub princesses came in one after another, stood in front of the TV, and posed in sexy and provocative postures for people to choose from.

"It's my turn to choose first today!" Huang Bo rubbed his hands and stood up.

"Sit down!" said Brother Pig excitedly.

Huang Bo thought Xu Zheng was going to cheat, but he didn't expect Xu Zheng to shout proudly: "Whoever picked it first, leave it to me. I'm going to catch them all today! Haha!"

"Catch them all in one fell swoop!"

After a while, the three men hugged the sexy and enchanting beauty from left and right, and touched her all over.

The scene was started by Dong Ping, and the three of them were unbridled and bold, without any attempt to hide themselves.

After drinking too much and singing good songs, the three of them were in high spirits and began to cooperate with each other to have sex with the beauties. For a while, the private room was filled with wine, women and love, and the atmosphere was sad and romantic.

Ning Hao, Huang Bo and Xu Zheng met because of stones. They have known each other for many years and are in the same circle.

We filmed together, traveled together, and our revolutionary friendship is strong.

However, Xu Zheng had a small knot in his heart. He felt uncomfortable that Dong Ping took Ning Hao and Huang Bo to play the capital game.

Now he is about to become the fourth billion-dollar director in China, on par with Jiang Wen, Li Mingyang, and Feng Kuzi!
Dong Ping, Ning Hao and Huang Bo all came to win him over.

"Old Xu, Dong Ping will be here soon, so you better take it easy and don't break your waist."

"You are talking about yourself, I am fine."

On the surface, Xu Zheng seemed to be laughing and joking with Ning Hao and Huang Bo, and he also said that he wanted to play with his brothers.

In fact, he didn't think so.

He now has the capital to come to the table, and the best thing to do is to wait for the right price!

He will stick with whoever offers better conditions.

Wang Changtian waived the ticket subsidies for him and Huang Bo, and also helped him defeat his biggest competitor, the Twelve Zodiac Signs.

There is also the development of the囧 series.

He can invest in the company and produce it! This is not just a share of the box office, but also copyright income!
These benefits were something he had never thought of before he went there.

He is so damn generous. He gave me everything except shares, and we can still continue the talks!
Can Dong Ping and others afford such conditions?

Can you afford it and operate it?
Although Wang Changtian’s actions were similar to Li Mingyang’s, and were simply courting death...but they both succeeded!
As long as Wanda and China Film Group don't suppress it, Guangguang, which owns Maoyan, will be unique in publicity and promotion!

Dong Ping, keep it steady here, and the light hanging there.

He wants to see who offers a higher price, like Li Mingyang who is willing to take a gamble, pure toughness!

Guangtou Xu laughed loudly, the more he tried, the more advantageous it became.

The next day, Guangtou Xu couldn't laugh anymore, not because he had overdone it the night before and sprained his waist.

Instead, a high-definition pirated version of the Twelve Chinese Zodiac Signs was released!

It’s only been released for one day!

High-definition pirated copies are here!
"Oh my goodness! Wang Dajun is right! The light is so damned toxic!"

Wang Changtian said yesterday that it was done and the high-definition pirated version would be released today.

It was most likely done by Wang Changtian.

"Please pray that there won't be any pirated copies of Lost in Thailand!"

……

"Chinese Zodiac" had just been released when high-definition pirated copies appeared on the Internet.

After verification by relevant departments, 17 websites that provide online audio-visual program services without a license are using illegally pirated videos. These websites are all illegal overseas websites.

Where does the source of the film come from?

Jackie Chan reported the case using his real name and the matter is still under investigation.

For a movie currently in theaters, it can withstand the threat of unauthorized filming, but high-definition piracy is really a death sentence!
After Jackie Chan reported the piracy, he immediately organized the "Pirates Group" to conduct a large-scale roadshow across the country. The number of roadshows increased from two shows a day to six shows a day!
In addition, there will be a concert, and tickets to the concert can be drawn using the Zodiac Movie tickets.

Jackie Chan is a world-renowned all-round artist. Although singing is not his strong point, he is still better than many stars and has many popular songs, such as True Hero, Beautiful Myth and My Heart Is Clear.

Jackie Chan has the ability to replicate Li Mingyang's concerts and drive movie box office sales.

The Chinese Zodiac has a good reputation, with an attendance rate of 80%! The first day box office performance is the highest in this year's Lunar New Year period!
With so many favorable factors, Jackie Chan, who wrote, directed and starred in the film, naturally wants to strive for a billion box office!
Jackie Chan mobilized all his connections and called on his friends to push for a 1 billion box office. As the producers, Huayi, Yinghuang and Shanghai Film Group naturally had to respond and make a statement.

Then 1942 suffered a heavy loss!
The film schedule has dropped again, the mainstream media’s publicity efforts can’t keep up, and even the ticket subsidies have been cut...

It’s only been half a month since its release and the box office has just exceeded 1.5 million.

Seeing that 1942 was about to be buried, Feng Kuzi and other main creators could no longer sit still and mobilized their own connections.

Mainstream media, college professors, and famous writers came on stage to criticize "Lost in Thailand" as a typical "vulgar" movie!
"The Chinese cultural industry represented by movies should not just focus on box office, but should pay attention to cultural orientation and improve the cultural quality and taste of the people."

"The movie Lost in Thailand is a bad example for the cultural industry. Being servile and showing off wealth is meaningless for improving the quality of the nation and has a negative impact on it."

"I think everyone should watch a movie like 1942, especially young people. You can't just have fun. You have to find things in the movie that can help us develop in the long run. You can't just have fun for a moment and then it's over. We also need something lasting in it that can bring about a lasting touch and infection. 1942 has a lot of profound things in it. I think young people should consider their own development in their 30s and 40s, the development of their children in the future, and even the development of the entire nation."

Using the big label of "cultural responsibility" to discredit a film that is suitable for and adaptable to the "ordinary" masses is not a new thing in China.

A common trick used by old intellectuals to suppress newcomers!
It’s just that times have changed, and the audience is not so easily fooled!
The rhetoric of professors and public intellectuals no longer works on young people. Although Lost in Thailand was suppressed by the mainstream, its box office was not affected and continued to soar.

It even played a role in publicity. Vulgarity is a traffic-generating tool!

On the evening of December 12, Zhang Guoli was interviewed by the media and said: "The greatest contribution of Xu Zheng's Lost in Thailand is not just the box office, its greatest contribution is that it makes us feel that the current situation of Chinese films is too embarrassing!"

As soon as this statement was made, it caused an uproar on the Internet.

Some netizens even linked Zhang Guoli's words to Wang Changtian's "Domestic Film Pill" last year.

(End of this chapter)