Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 716 "Reign of Assassins" Box Office Failure! Ya Mei Bravely Bravely Fights!

"Huh? Ma Xun even won over the female lead?"

"This guy actually managed to pick up girls overseas?"

"No, don't you guys know about Ma Xun's illustrious track record? This guy's been chasing girls all the way to America!"

"That's true. We've already dated American girls, so trying a Japanese one is nothing."

"My Yami, sob sob..."

"I'm so envious of Ma Xun!"

"He got his hands on a Japanese woman! Ma Xun has really brought glory to the country!"

It really caused a huge stir. The photo of Masami Nagasawa throwing herself into Ma Xun's arms spread across the entire internet almost instantly.

This is getting interesting.

This photo is definitely going to be the headline of entertainment news.

After all, Masami is actually quite popular. Currently, she should be the number one young Japanese actress in China (everyone's ex-wife hasn't really become famous yet).

If we're talking about the past, it really was Noriko Sakai.

This sweet young woman was absolutely a top star during the Asian Games in Beijing. Then there were her television commercials; Noriko Sakai practically monopolized all the commercials for Japanese home appliances.

Her sweet smile won the hearts of many young people and the elderly at the time.

Everyone in Beijing knows her.

Later, some advertising models actually wanted to replace Noriko Sakai, but unfortunately, none of them succeeded.

These are all things from the past, at least a decade or so ago. Now, Masami Nagasawa is still very popular.

Of course, she also has a senior who is quite popular in China, namely Ryoko Hirosue.

However, Ryoko Hirosue has been too dramatic in recent years, to the point that she ruined herself.

And so, that is, Masami Nagasawa.

Given Masami's background, she is currently the most popular Japanese actress in China, so this gossip is quite significant.

As for Ma Xun, needless to say, his scandalous affairs have never stopped.

Well, to be fair, all the gossip and scandals that Ma Xun has been exposed to the public eye are really a small case compared to his daily life.

There's no way around it, this guy has been with far too many actresses, and most of the "scandals" that have been exposed were actually deliberately leaked by him.

Or perhaps someone deliberately leaked it.

In any case, both of them are very newsworthy, and now that this has happened, the internet buzz has surged again!
But this has led to a bad situation.

Despite all the extensive promotion for "Reign of Assassins," its viewership is still lower than the recent scandal involving Ma Xun and Masami Nagasawa!
Does that mean all that work was for nothing?
Even if the publicity is wasted, we still have to release it; "Reign of Assassins" is already in urgent need of release!
Hopefully, the previous publicity will still be effective.

And just like that, "Reign of Assassins" was released in a very peculiar way!

The box office results...

……

How much on the first day?

"This one……"

"Hey! Just tell me how much it is!"

"The data is still a bit unclear at the moment, and we probably need to continue to gather more data from cinemas."

"That doesn't make sense, does it? Does it mean there are still some cases that haven't been tallied?"

"Ahem, there should still be some."

The owners of the alliance, including Leshi, Xiaoma, and Xingmei, have reunited, and their biggest concern now is the box office performance of "Reign of Assassins".

To be honest, this business deal wasn't that big for Jia Yueting.

Although, the film and television industry has one great advantage: tax incentives.

Indeed, this is very attractive, which is why a lot of money is planning to enter this industry.

Moreover, this industry has cash flow!

It's actually very profitable. As long as there aren't any major problems with the money you invest, you'll get a return in the future. Of course, there are also investment failures, but relatively speaking, the film and television industry is definitely a very good industry right now. It has a high rate of return, a high gross profit margin, and it can also bring traffic to LeShi.com.

Of course, Jia Yueting had another reason: he truly hated Ma Xun!
But what's going on now?
What happened between a Japanese actress and Ma Xun?
Did this news steal the spotlight from the news about "Reign of Assassins"?

Fake!

how so!
Jia Yueting was really angry, but since the box office figures hadn't come out yet, he still had some expectations.

Actually, it wasn't just Jia Yueting who was angry; Qin Hong and President Li were also very angry, but the one who was especially angry was definitely Zhang Zhao!
Zhang Zhao was practically cursing. He had planned everything perfectly, but who could have imagined this would happen!

They dragged Masami Nagasawa along to promote our "Reign of Assassins" team the whole time. It's one thing for this Japanese woman to promote our rival's movie at the event.

But now, with this huge scandal, the effectiveness of our previous promotional activities will definitely be greatly reduced!

Zhang Zhao understood the reasoning behind this very well.

Simply put, how do we dilute the impact of previous news headlines?
It's about creating a completely new news hotspot!

This tactic is often used on politicians. For example, when a scandal occurs, they will create a new news hotspot to dilute the previous news.

Zhang Zhao knew about this because his experience studying in the United States had given him a glimpse into the various performances of elections.

But now, it's being used on him instead!

Is there any hope for "Reign of Assassins" to get better?
But now, regarding the data... actually, Zhang Zhao has already obtained a portion of it, and this portion shows that things are not looking good!
It's 2010 now, and a blockbuster's opening day box office, especially a very successful one, can reach 60 to 70 million.

Even without such impressive figures, it would still need to be at least 20 to 30 million.

Otherwise, how could it be called a blockbuster?
But according to Qin Hongxingmei's data... it's still less than 300 million!

Although Stellar Cinemas is not a large cinema chain, it is not small either.

Currently, the stronger cinema chains, such as New Film Union, Shanghai Film Union, and Wanda, are very strong, but they don't schedule many films for them.

In this case……

Zhang Zhao estimated that the box office of "Reign of Assassins" on its opening day might not exceed 3000 million!
Just as Zhang Zhao was thinking about the 3000 million... Qin Hong's phone rang.

"what?!"

The final data is finally out?
Upon hearing Qin Hong's roar, Jia Yueting was startled.

Bad dish!
"What exactly happened?" President Li was also anxious; his questioning was really aggressive.

Qin Hong slumped into his chair with a thud. Everyone's hearts sank when they saw this!

“This data…” Zhang Zhao knew he should remain calm, but…

"Over 11 million." Qin Hong revealed this box office figure.

These guys all felt like they'd been hit on the head with a club!

Zhang Zhao was also dejected. He hadn't expected that they wouldn't even have 30 million!

This is how to do?
"There will be a chance for 'Reign of Assassins'!" President Li was anxious, he was really anxious, this project was his... Oh no, his heart was beating strangely, and his back was aching!
Mr. Li quickly calmed himself down; he's been like this a lot lately.

Some people suggested he should go to the hospital to have his heart checked, but he didn't have time!

The situation is even more dangerous now, and we need to come up with a solution.

"The only thing we can do is to do more publicity!" Zhang Zhao knew he had to speak out.

But how do we take it a step further?
The bosses panicked; it seemed the alliance was about to break up!

……

"Reign of Assassins box office failure!"

"The film is excellent, but its box office failure foreshadows the decline of martial arts films?"

"The all-star cast of 'Reign of Assassins' shouldn't have only achieved this level of box office success!"

The first week has just passed, which is actually only about three days in total.

The box office of "Reign of Assassins" was only over 20 million, which is an absolute failure for a blockbuster.

Ma Xun was not surprised when he saw the news.

In the original timeline, this movie's box office performance was rather average, and the problem lay in the plot.

Su Zhaobin is a person who particularly likes to create 'plot twists'.

He's a screenwriter himself, and he doesn't like bland writing.

You need to write a script with twists and turns, full of unexpected peaks, so that investors will take notice of your script.

Su Zhaobin was actually quite good when he starred in "Double Vision". He had previously debuted with "The Lucky Guy's Love".

These films all share a common characteristic: they give viewers a very strong sense of 'surprise'.

In "The Lucky Guy's Love", the female traffic policewoman Rie Miyazawa meets the driver Qu Zhongheng, and the sparks that fly between them are really unexpected.

Just like Qu Zhongheng is not an ordinary driver, his family actually owns a taxi company.

I deliberately drove a taxi and was fined by this policewoman.

Isn't this a novel approach?

The same applies to "Double Vision," which gradually introduces the theme of becoming an immortal.

However, while these success stories are good, Su Zhaobin later felt that they were deliberately done to surprise the audience.

Honestly, if the movie "Reign of Assassins" had ended with the plot involving a drug that overthrew the Ming Dynasty, that would have been better than the whole "Kun Kun Rebirth" thing.

Although the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty, namely a cavalry rebellion, is not a novel plot, its very lack of novelty proves that it is a very safe story arrangement.

But in the end, they insisted on making it seem like the Wheel King was actually a eunuch in the palace, and everything he did was to want Kun Kun to be reborn.

This really seems like a deliberate attempt to create an 'accident'.

Ma Xun's opinion on this is... the main problem is that doing it this way drags down all the previous plot points.

The monk's story about enduring 500 years of wind and rain actually elevated the Buddhist scripture's prestige.

But in the end, this happened.

Forget about it.

Ma Xun was facing someone at this moment... Masami Nagasawa.

"Actually, you don't need to do that."

"But I just want to help you, is that not allowed?"

"Alright then, tell me, what do you want?"

I want your love.

"I'm sorry, I can't give it to you."

Now that the big scandal has already broken, there seems to be no need to hide their meeting anymore.

However, Ma Xun still took Ya Mei onto a yacht, which he had rented.

It's best to keep a low profile in China and try to avoid buying these kinds of things.

Yamei wants love... This girl is still a bit naive.

Ma Xun also bluntly stated that what he is best at in his life is probably destroying other people's beautiful dreams.

So, what will happen to Yami?
"Then I'll take something else."

"What else?"

"Let's do it."

"what?"

"I don't believe it. After we did it, you no longer care about me at all."

Yamei was really bold, while Ma Xun laughed.

"I have many women, and their looks and figures are no less than yours."

Ma Xun's directness is admirable; after all, a beauty like Masami Nagasawa should be lured into bed first.

But he didn't, and that made Yamei laugh.

"So you have feelings for me!"

This Japanese woman's ideas are really strange.

Ma Xun might as well teach her a lesson and let her know what it means to have a heart of iron!

Suddenly, the two of them were kissing.

The waves were calm today, the yacht was stable, perfect for the day...

(End of this chapter)