Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 398 The Second Person to Hold a Concert at the Bird's Nest

Lu Chuan's interview was quickly given to Wu Zhuo by the reporter.

"Abel, what do you think of director Lu Chuan's statement that 'Fleet of Time' is just a melodramatic campus romance film?"

Wu Zhuo glanced at the interview.

This is not surprising at all.

As for Lu Chuan, well...

You might say he lacks talent, but he's managed to stay in this industry for so many years.

You could say he's awesome.

It seems like the movies he makes are all particularly controversial.

That mouth of hers is so gossipy, she looks down on this and that.

"I actually respect everyone's willingness to make films that commemorate history."

However, I would not deny other film genres.

Its existence has its own inevitability.

Why did "Fleet of Time" have a market? It's not because of me, but because of the audience.

If the audience likes it, then it's a good movie.

Wu Zhuo did not respond to Lu Chuan.

It's really not worth it.

Lu Chuan probably hopes he can retaliate now. If he does, Lu Chuan will gain popularity, and with popularity, his movie's box office will increase.

Wu Zhuo, however, was determined not to let him have his way.

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Besides "Nanjing Nanjing" being impacted by "Fleet of Time",

The impact on "Wolverine" was also significant.

This Hollywood blockbuster was released two days later than "Fleet of Time".

It ran headlong into the competition with "Fleet of Time" as soon as it was released.

At this point, after its explosive opening day box office performance, "Fleet of Time" was gaining momentum and its box office performance was becoming increasingly strong.

For the next two days, daily box office revenue continued to rise.

It grossed 9000 million yuan at the box office in its first week of release.

This data differs somewhat from that of "Painted Skin".

However, there are various reasons for this.

When "Painted Skin" was first released, it was shown simultaneously in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

The box office figures for both the first day and the first week are different from those for "Fleet of Time".

"Fleet of Time" is currently only being shown in mainland China.

With such high box office returns in the mainland market alone, they have every reason to be proud.

After earning 9000 million in box office revenue in its first week.

In its second week, "Fleet of Time" was finally released in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and other regions.

Thanks to Wu Zhuo's fame, the film "Fleet of Time" grossed 1.25 million yuan in its second week, combined with box office revenue from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

In just two weeks, "Fleet of Time" entered the 200 million yuan club.

It became one of the few films to gross over 200 million yuan at the domestic box office.

However, "Fleet of Time" is not without its flaws.

Due to its subject matter, this film was not particularly popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Unfortunately, this film is set in mainland China during the 1990s.

This is unlikely to resonate with people in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

As a result, box office figures for Hong Kong and Taiwan dropped in the third week.

Meanwhile, domestic box office revenue was also affected by the end of the May Day holiday.

In the third week, the box office figures for "Fleet of Time" dropped to 6300 million yuan per week.

This is why the competition during the May Day holiday is not as fierce as during the summer holiday.

The May Day holiday period is too short.

Once the week-long holiday is over, box office revenue will plummet.

The summer movie season lasts for a full month or two, which is more than enough to support a movie's run until it leaves theaters.

With the holiday over, the box office of "Fleet of Time" dropped.

Legendary Pictures contacted theaters, applied for the key in advance, and chose to postpone the film's run.

The original plan for "Fleet of Time" was to end its run in mid-June.

After applying for an extension, the film's run will be delayed until July. However, Wu Zhuo is no longer paying much attention to the film's future developments.

He just needs to check the box office trends every weekend.

He spent the rest of his time preparing for his concert.

This was, after all, my first concert.

Wu Zhuo has very high standards in all aspects.

From the costumes and dance troupe to the selection of songs.

He chose to personally oversee all of these matters.

Regarding the backup dancers, since many shows on this tour are overseas, Wu Zhuo asked Sony Music to invite a top-notch international backup dancers team.

This backup dancer team is very famous in the industry and has participated in the concerts of many top international singers.

Of course, it's also expensive.

But there's a reason why it's expensive.

Wu Zhuo rehearsed with them once and decided to choose this team. He also chatted with their captain for a while and planned to sign a long-term contract so that he could entrust them with the backup dancing for his future concerts.

Besides backup dancers, the issue of guest performers at concerts is also worth considering.

To ensure the quality and hype of the concert, most of the guests, except for a few who were decided by the company, were selected by Wu Zhuo.

If he can invite someone, he'll call them himself.

If you're not familiar with something, then leave it to HIM International Music and Sony to handle.

In this regard, both HIM International Music and Sony Music have done their best.

They have no choice but to do their best.

They get a share of the profits from this concert tour, and if they want to earn more, they have to put in a lot of effort.

As for how much money one can earn...

Let's just put it that way.

Because of prior research, Wu Zhuo's upcoming concert is highly anticipated by his fans.

After some calculations.

The venues for Wu Zhuo's concerts are all small venues like the Hong Kong Coliseum and Taipei Arena, which can accommodate at least 1.3 people.

In places like mainland China and Japan, which have large venues, some events can even accommodate 5 people.

It's worth mentioning that Wu Zhuo's team submitted an application to the Bird's Nest to hold a concert a few months ago.

The application was approved.

Wu Zhuo is not the first singer to use the Bird's Nest Stadium.

Just recently, on May 1st, Jackie Chan became the first artist to hold a concert at the Bird's Nest.

By all accounts, Wu Zhuo should be the second one.

To be honest, being the second person to hold a concert at the Bird's Nest is already quite an achievement.

Not to mention that Wu Zhuo is from Taiwan.

If it weren't for his significant contributions at last year's Olympics...

At the same time, he maintained a good relationship with CCTV and never missed any of its events, big or small.

Even if Wu Zhuo is famous, he might not be able to get the application.

But now that the application has been approved, it is naturally something to be happy about.

Wu Zhuo did not conceal his application to use the Bird's Nest stadium from the public.

Soon, the outside world learned of this news.

The media then launched another round of reporting.

However, they all behaved quite normally, probably because everyone thought it was reasonable.

His fans, however, are very excited about it.

They felt a sense of shared honor and disgrace.

After all, Wu Zhuo is the second artist to use the Bird's Nest stadium.

In later generations, it would take a long time to publicize the fact that some singers were the only ones born in the 1990s or 1995s to use the Bird's Nest stadium.

The fact that someone like Wu Zhuo used it directly as the second person to do so is even more worthy of praise.

In fact, in a sense, he was the first singer to use it.

Because Jackie Chan is not strictly speaking a singer, but an actor.

Then, Wu Zhuo was also the first singer from Taiwan to use his name, the first post-80s generation singer, the first...

Anyway, if we're really talking about who's the first, as long as we're shameless enough, we can always find a few firsts.

(End of this chapter)