I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 415 The first seed of the summer blockbuster season is born!

"No, this is too complicated!"

"Military boxing emphasizes 'defeating the enemy with one move,' understand? One move!"

"You've forgotten all the moves you learned before!"

"..."

The military instructors were explaining some combat techniques to Chen Jin.

He could tell that Chen Jin had a strong foundation in martial arts, but the more that was the case, the more difficult it was to portray the feeling of a skilled retired soldier.

Because martial arts routines are too complicated, while military combat techniques are concise, simple, and practical.

It includes self-defense techniques as well as basic fighting moves such as throwing, disarming, disarming, and assault.

The core principle is that every move is designed to "defeat the enemy in one strike"!
"Ok!"

"Let me think about it!"

After resting for a while, Chen Jin looked at Sun Nuo, who had been observing the shooting movements, and asked, "How's it going? Have you figured out a move yet?"

"It needs to be adjusted!"

"Thank goodness you told me..."

Sun Nuo shrugged. His original idea was actually very simple: to use the same hard-hitting, violent aesthetics as in "John Wick." But now, it was clear that this approach was not suitable for "Hong Kong Trip."

It's not that it's unsuitable for zombie movies; in fact, this kind of fighting style is quite fitting for zombie movies.

However, for veterans, restraint and sharpness are necessary. Sun Nuo may have to challenge himself again and design a set of beautiful yet simple moves.

"A clean and concise style!"

Sun Nuo suddenly snapped his fingers and said to Chen Jin, "Maybe it will work well!"

"Of course it's good!"

After thinking about it, Chen Jin also felt that this kind of fighting was quite exciting.

It wasn't particularly exciting.

The exciting part is definitely the back-and-forth fighting style, but now the opponents are all zombies, so the one-hit-kill fighting style will be very satisfying.

"Sure, I think it looks really cool when I play it!"

Sun Nuo was getting excited. Although violent aesthetics is also a form of presentation, a fight where one shot kills is more exhilarating than violence. It's like getting a headshot. Just imagine a protagonist getting headshots every time, that would be incredibly cool.

"Let's do it this way, hahaha, I'm getting an idea!"

One punch, one zombie; as long as the action is designed to be beautiful and thrilling, that's enough.

On the contrary, it can highlight the character's awesomeness.

"Alright, I'll continue practicing now!"

After resting for a while, Chen Jin resumed her muscle-building and training.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Cheng Long's scenes were almost finished filming, and Chen Jin took a rare half-day off to deal with some company matters and personal issues.

"Wow, Brother Jin, your shoulders and body have broadened quite a bit!"

After filming a scene, Cheng Long circled around Chen Jin, who was waiting on set, several times, marveling at her performance.

"7 pounds!"

"I've gained seven pounds in just half a month!"

Chen Jin was actually a little smug, saying to Cheng Long that he felt this level wasn't quite enough.

His goal is to weigh over 10 kilograms.

"Haha, you've got some perseverance!"

"With you like this, I feel that you'll definitely have a place in Hollywood in the future!"

Cheng Long wasn't just praising her; Chen Jin is indeed very self-disciplined, and more importantly, she has high standards for her roles. Actually, she could play that role well even if she were naturally like that person.

However, considering the role he plays and his rather thin physique, he still needs to make himself look more robust.

In "The Killer," he plays an assassin. Being a bit thin is fine if you're skilled; but for a soldier's image, you still need to have a certain physique, so this muscle-building strategy is definitely the right one.

This seriousness is indeed what Jackie Chan values ​​in him.

Only after meeting her did he realize that this Chen Jin was completely different from the person described on Weibo and the internet.

He's a very pragmatic actor who strives for his dreams; but online, he's a young idol with many fans, which doesn't seem to match his acting skills at all.

Young actors seem to fall into this misconception.

If he himself thinks it's good to be an idol, then he will completely lose his way.

Chen Jin, on the other hand, knows what he wants, so online opinions have never had any impact on him.

Ring ring!
The phone on the table rang; this was the call Chen Jin had been waiting for.

"Brother Jin, the pre-sales for 'Painted Skin 2' have surpassed 1 million!"

"With over 41 million in pre-sales on the first day tomorrow, I feel like it could break 100 million!"

This was Huayi Brothers' first shot fired in the summer movie season, and Jackie Chan, who was standing next to them, obviously knew about it as well.

He wasn't eavesdropping.

Rather, these are things that veterans in the industry will tell him to some extent.

Moreover, it's hard for filmmakers not to pay attention to some of the movies that have been released recently.

This is their livelihood, so of course they have to keep an eye on it every day.

Even if Chen Jin doesn't take Huayi Brothers and "Painted Skin 2" seriously, she obviously has to know about the emergence of a blockbuster in the market.

Confidence is good, but it shouldn't be blind.

"Wow, that's a really loud start to the summer blockbuster season?"

Chen Jin certainly knew that "Painted Skin 2" would be a hit.

Because of the original timeline, this film actually broke many records and exceeded the expectations of many people in the industry.

No one would have expected that "Painted Skin," which wasn't a huge box office hit, would surpass the first film's box office by such a large margin after a change of director and a smaller cast.

"Painted Skin" grossed 2.32 million yuan at the mainland box office two years ago.

"Painted Skin 2" has soared to over 7 million!

And now, thanks to the butterfly effect he created two years ago, this movie is very likely to do even better at the box office.

The pre-sale and the first day have already said it all.

If the box office exceeds 100 million yuan on the first day, it is very likely to reach 1 billion yuan or more.

This box office performance, apart from a few films by China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), is absolutely phenomenal.

It's worth noting that the director of this film is a newcomer; this is Wu Ershan's second film as a director and his first commercial film.

And that's how they achieved such great success.

No wonder this guy became completely arrogant in later generations, investing 30 billion yuan in "Investiture of the Gods" and even claiming that the trilogy would gross 100 billion yuan at the box office.

It's definitely floating!
If "Painted Skin 2" were to gross 10 billion yuan, it would be even more overconfident.

"That's great, that's brilliant! That's exactly how you have to be so arrogant, otherwise how could you have ruined all those big tycoons in Beijing's elite circles?"

Chen Jin hung up the phone with Chen Su. He could already foresee that for the next month, the Chinese box office market would belong to "Painted Skin 2," and its popularity would last for a whole month.

"That's good. It will really heat up the summer movie season and help with the release of 'Hitman'!"

In China, there are two release periods that are different from the others.

Even the Double Eleven shopping festival hyped up by Chen Jin was just a publicity stunt.

For example, the Spring Festival film season only lasts seven days, so there is naturally a closing effect; and these so-called Spring Festival and National Day holidays come with their own popularity and holidays, so watching movies sometimes becomes a necessity for people.

However, the summer movie season and the Lunar New Year movie season are both very long.

One is for two months, and the other may extend until the Spring Festival.

Therefore, movies released in early July and early December become particularly important.

You have to make people want to go to the movies.

These two periods are very strong because they last a long time and many students are on holiday, so the box office revenue is particularly high.

If a blockbuster film drives the box office at the beginning of a release window, it has a significant impact on the overall box office performance for that period; this is what's known as "boosting the overall market," a trend that originated in the US. This is why "The Avengers" was released on June 1st.

This is a blockbuster product that everyone in North America knows. If it's released, the entire summer will be incredibly popular.

This is often the reason why the film market talks about films that are considered saviors of the world.

Audiences do experience periods of boredom, or rather, the abundance of bad films on the market has led to a loss of trust in movies among the public. At such times, a savior like this is needed to boost market enthusiasm.

To convince audiences that cinema is not dead and that there are still good movies in the film market.

Just like when Avatar came out of nowhere and saved IMAX cinemas all over the world.

A movie is not just about box office revenue; it can drive a market worth trillions of dollars.

That's what makes the film industry special.

With the summer movie season just beginning, if "Painted Skin 2" can rake in 10 billion yuan, it will have a stimulating effect on the films that follow.

The idea that the market was "drained" is very unprofessional.

How could a movie's box office revenue be completely drained?
Only bad movies drain your wallet; good movies only make viewers who have seen one blockbuster want more and want to buy another movie to watch.

It's that simple.

If your movie is awesome, working with a top star can give you extra box office revenue.

Even better, movies released after the big hit will also benefit from this, provided that the quality of your movie is up to par.

"Huayi has been pushed to its limit by your Electronics Technology Group!"

Cheng Long smiled at Chen Jin; there was nothing wrong with him making fun of her.

"Actually, it's a good thing!"

"The summer movie season was boosted by 'Painted Skin 2,' and all the films scheduled for release this summer will benefit!"

"Ha ha!"

Jackie Chan put down his phone and pointed at Chen Jin: "Anyway, it's not you who's in pain. Just because other movies benefit during the summer season doesn't mean that other movies released in the same period will have their screenings and box office revenue squeezed!"

It's really tough being in the same release window as "Painted Skin 2".

They also hope to bring heat to the summer, but they certainly don't want it to be their rivals.

This is the contradictory feeling.

Ultimately, it comes down to a lack of self-confidence.

"If our skills are inferior, our marketing and distribution are not as good as Huayi Brothers', and our film isn't outstanding, then we can only end up as scraps!"

"This market is just that ruthless!"

Actually, "Painted Skin 2" is a very mediocre movie, you could say it's poorly made, but Huayi Brothers is good at promotion, and the lead actors Zhou Xun and Chen Kun also have some box office appeal.

The most important factor is actually the IP effect of Liaozhai and the foundation of the first part.

Anyway, Chen Jin felt that it was already unrealistic for the movie to have a box office of 7 million yuan, let alone the fact that it might now reach 10 billion yuan.

These days, the Chinese people are really foolish and rich. They rush into the cinema without thinking when they see any special effects blockbusters.

Ten years later, it is destined to backfire.

"The Chinese film market has truly taken off, with a hundred flowers blooming!"

"very nice!"

Jackie Chan suddenly sighed, "At the level of him and Chen Jin, unless they are competing against each other in the same release window, the creation of a high-grossing commercial blockbuster is a good thing for the entire market and for Chinese cinema as a whole."

Previously, only films from the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) were box office hits, while those from Huayi Brothers were significantly less successful.

Looking at it now, CETC has the capability, but we cannot ignore the overall rise of China's economy and film market.

The current booming development of Chinese films is due to a variety of reasons.

The only shortcomings are the film's quality and the director's ability.

Good movies are really rare these days.

Most of them are just money-grabbing schemes.

"Big brother, filming is starting!"

A henchman called out to Jackie Chan, who greeted Chen Jin and immediately headed towards the film set.

Chen Jin, on the other hand, was looking at other films in the film market.

Market analysis of the industry is still necessary.

……

On the other side, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation.

The Wong brothers were clearly overjoyed with the success of "Painted Skin 2".

This pre-sale has swept away all their previous gloom.

Basically, "Painted Skin 2" is definitely a sure thing; the only question is whether it can break the 10 billion yuan box office mark.

"Old Wu, you deserve the most credit this time!"

Wang Zhongjun looked at Wu Ershan sitting there with a smile. Wu Ershan quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, it's all thanks to the two Mr. Wangs who put me in charge of this project!"

"Don't be modest! Hong Kong people may not be able to make this film well, but we can!"

"I have always believed in mainland directors!"

"When I bought the rights to 'Painted Skin' from Shanghai Film Studio, I was looking for a director who could shoot big-scale scenes!"

The first "Painted Skin" film was not invested in by Huayi Brothers.

Instead, it's Shanghai Film Group, also known as Shanghai Film Group, a major southern film company second only to China Film Group.

Because the box office was decent, Huayi Brothers bought the film and television adaptation rights to "Painted Skin" from Shanghai Film Group.

Moreover, the original cast was retained.

With the current pre-sales and first day sales underway, it's definitely time to pop the champagne.

"Brother, how many do you think... there could be?"

Wang Zhonglei smiled as he looked at his boss.

"10 billion?"

This is a forecast given to him by the marketing department... Of course, it's suspected of being overstated.

But how to say it.

Given Huayi Brothers' track record, even if this movie ultimately grosses over 8 million, they might still manage to gross over 10 billion.

Because the box office numbers sound good.

Double digits are definitely more impressive than single digits, and Huayi has the confidence to boast about it.

"Couldn't it... have hit even higher?"

Wang Zhonglei grinned: "Let's see how much we can sell on the first day. If we can reach 5 million or even higher in the first 10 days, then it's entirely possible to touch 15 billion!"

"Breaking film records isn't impossible?"

Wang Zhongjun was taken aback by Wang Zhonglei's words.

"You continue?"

"I feel like we can give it a shot!"

Wang Zhonglei whispered in Wang Zhongjun's ear, "At that time, it will be a great benefit to Huayi's stock price and subsequent appreciation!"

Film history record!

What tempting words those are.

If "Painted Skin 2" breaks the box office record in the mainland market, it will be a great thing for Huayi Brothers' subsequent acquisitions, market value increase, and so on.

Moreover, it's not like they haven't done it before.

Back when "Aftershock" was filmed, they had already pulled off a successful maneuver, increasing Huayi's market value from 71 billion to 95 billion!
In just one month, it increased by more than 2 billion.

Compared to its market value, the box office of "Tangshan" might not even be worth mentioning, which is only a few hundred million yuan.

"You can try it!"

Wang Zhongjun suddenly said to his younger brother, Wang Zhonglei, who immediately laughed: "If you agree, then I'll have someone plan it!"

(End of this chapter)