The battle for traffic in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 202: "Want to See You" Wrapped

"I haven't read the script of Witness, but I heard it's also a suspense crime-solving type. In fact, if the quality of the film is good, I think you can still reshoot it, Xiao Xing.

"In this way, "Witness" will be released on the New Year's Day in December, and the reputation of that film will also have a positive effect on "Detective Chinatown 12."

Chen Sicheng smiled while wearing sunglasses.

After making that assurance, Xu Xing was somewhat surprised to hear such a suggestion.

I didn't expect Director Chen was here to act as a lobbyist.

There is no big problem with the logic that Director Chen said.

With the success of "Detective Chinatown 1", "Detective Chinatown 2" does not need to worry about releasing two movies in a short period of time and squeezing out the potential of Xu Xing's fans to boost the box office.

"Detective Chinatown 2" has not even started filming yet, but it is tentatively scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival, with the goal of expanding the audience of the IP.

If Xu Xing can maintain a stable reputation in the field of suspense films before the release of "Detective Chinatown 2", it will naturally make movie fans look forward to "Detective Chinatown 2" even more.

But the question is, if "Witness" fails, won't it also affect "Detective Chinatown 2"?

Xu Xing reacted.

"Wolf Warrior 2?"

"Xiao Xing, you are really smart."

Chen Sicheng showed more teeth when he smiled, but after he finished smiling, his expression turned into a hint of worry.

"I also went to the screening of Wolf Warrior 2 a few days ago. After watching it, I think the film is very commercially sound, but it also has some problems. I feel that it cannot live up to the expectations of the outside world.

"It would be best if the box office could reach 10 billion, but if it doesn't, and if you can't meet the guaranteed minimum, people will start to question your box office appeal, and when Detective Chinatown 2 is released, the film will be under great pressure.

"This year's summer box office performance is still very average, with only a few Hollywood imported blockbusters doing well at the box office, while the domestic films that are about to be released have not received high reviews from theater chains."

Xu Xing understood what he meant.

Director Chen did not directly say that he thought "Wolf Warrior 2" would flop, but that was his implication.

And if "Wolf Warrior 2" fails, when we talk about the guarantee of "Detective Chinatown 2", the persuasiveness of the name "Xu Xing" will become much weaker.

——The guaranteed release price of a film is almost directly proportional to the number of screenings it can get. In order to meet the guaranteed release price, the guarantee company will do its best to secure the number of screenings.

As for "Witness", this suspense film will not make the industry have too high expectations for its box office, or in other words, it will not be considered a flop by the industry if it is driven by Xu Xing's fans. This film from Taiwan still has a basic market in Taiwan, as well as the box office in Southeast Asia, which can be used to brag about it.

——Although the fans may make a few mockery, as long as the word of mouth remains stable, there is reason to believe that the more commercial "Detective Chinatown 2" will not be affected by the failure of "Wolf Warrior 2". It is Xu Xing who went to make action movies for fun, and his appeal in the field of suspense films is very guaranteed.

Xu Xing scratched his head.

"I've been filming on the set and haven't seen it, but Brother Jing said the movie is pretty good, and I think it should be okay at the box office. When the time comes."

After hearing what Director Chen said, Xu Xing suddenly felt unsure.

As we all know, Director Chen's strength is his sharp business acumen, and he is nicknamed a business genius.

Although Wolf Warrior 2 is an upright action film and does not fall into the realm of “ghosts”, the script has been greatly changed… What if Wu Jing didn’t edit it well?
For example, under pressure from all sides, Xu Xing was given too many scenes, and the Wolf Warrior was cut into a white dragon horse who assists Tang Monk...

"I was just talking about the 10 billion guarantee. In fact, the outside world has high expectations of you. If the box office is less than 15 billion, it will be a failure. If it is less than 20 billion, it will be disappointing."

Director Chen looked at Xu Xing through his sunglasses.

When I finally decided to go back and choose Xu Xing, I really hit the jackpot.

In three years, Xu Xing became more and more popular every year.

Now, thanks to Xu Xing's incredible success in the music field, before the filming of "Detective Chinatown 2" started, some international distributors such as CGV Cinemas under South Korea's CJ Group came to discuss the distribution of the film in Southeast Asia and other regions.

The upcoming "Wolf Warrior 2" will be distributed in Southeast Asia through CGV.

——Wanda acquired AMC Cinemas, whose theaters are mainly in developed countries such as the United States, Canada, Britain, and France. CGV Cinemas has many theaters in Indonesia, Vietnam, Turkey, and other countries, in addition to South Korea and China.

It's really hard not to envy, hate and be jealous of people like Xu Xing.

The age of 22 is only his most insignificant and most helpless advantage.

"...Then wait until Wolf Warriors 2 is released?" Xu Xing felt that this was the only way to go for now. "Let's see how well it performs at the box office first. Anyway, the movie has already been released for a week before the filming of Detective Chinatown 2 starts, and the reshoot of Witness will only take three days."

……

On July 7, when "Wolf Warrior 23" held its premiere, "Want to See You" was nearing completion.

It was not difficult for Wang Quansheng to play Xu Xing, and Li Qin's emphasis on the drama, and perhaps her determination to slap Xu Xing's fans in the face, kept her in good shape the entire time.

Of course, the fact that screenwriter Xu Xing helped explain the script every night was also a very important reason.

Very serious about the script.

Xu Xing and Li Qin usually finish the first show every night, and then Xu Xing writes the script while she reads the script of "Want to See You" next to him.

After Xu Xing finished writing the script, she would ask for advice on the parts that she felt unsure about, and would talk about how she planned to perform. Often, during the conversation, the two of them would try to act out the script together.

After solving her problem, the two will have the second game, and finally take a bath and go to bed.

Therefore, during the shooting process, there were almost no too many clicks.

Most of the shots were taken in one take. Usually, more takes were needed because of laughter or because Li Qin's emotions were not quite right.

The expected completion time will also be advanced from early August to July 8, which is just one day before the official release of "Wolf Warrior 7".

It will not delay the start of filming of "Detective Chinatown 8" on August 9, and we can leave all the time for the promotion of "Wolf Warrior 2".

However, Xu Xing was unable to attend today's premiere.

On the set of Wolf Warriors 2, Xu Xing attended the premiere of Love OO online.

This time, he was on the set of "Want to See You" and attended the premiere of "Wolf Warrior 2" online.

During the live broadcast, Xu Xing was asked about his prediction for the box office. "What is Jing's prediction?"

Xu Xing asked first.

If Chen Shicheng hadn't run to the crew to do that, Xu Xing would have directly asked for 20 billion.

The double guarantee of 10 billion not only reflects confidence, but also does not seem to be making too many assumptions.

Wu Jing on the stage was about to pick up the microphone to answer. What he just said was that it would be enough to complete the guaranteed 10 billion.

The host got a head start.

"Brother Jing said 25 billion."

coo~
All the guests on and off the stage laughed.

This kind of segment is really popular, and the host is really not afraid of being attacked by Xu Xing’s crazy fans!
How dare you to trip up Xu Xing like this.

In the live broadcast room of the premiere.

When Xu Xing came online, Xu Xing's fans instantly made the live broadcast room only have Xu Xing's name on the barrage, and made all kinds of crazy confessions.

When the host asked about box office predictions.

Most of them are aiming for 17 billion, because this just happens to surpass the 16.5 billion box office of Chris Wu's "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back".

After the host said that Wu Jing predicted 25 billion, the barrage was instantly filled with question marks. The second moment, the density of the barrage became sparse because the insults that were directly expressed in the heart were not sent out. Then, they changed to homophones and cursed the host.

On the square where #TheWolfWarrior2Premiere#, which topped the Weibo hot search list, beautiful Chinese was spoken in all its forms.

The resume of the audacious host was stripped clean at the speed of light. His personal Weibo, which usually only had a few dozen replies and comments, was instantly filled with thousands of insults.

Starting from the latest Weibo post, he has been occupying the comment sections of all Weibo posts.

The King Oyster Mushroom was really pissed off!
They watched the live broadcast with a small window, and attacked the comment section at the same time. The more they attacked, the angrier they became, and the more they wanted to blast him offline in person.

How dare a bitch say that?

The next time she sets the trap will be outrageous enough. After Xu Xing hesitated for a while and said that he would predict 25 billion like Brother Jing, she then asked if she should predict a higher number than Brother Jing?
then……

Xingbao, who is naive and always treats the world kindly but is always framed, predicted 30 billion on impulse.

#Xu Xing predicts that the box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" will exceed 30#!

The entry instantly topped the list!

The haters were very surprised after seeing the entry. Fortunately, if this satellite is not released, they can only take the 16.5 billion of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Strike Back" at most.

Now Xingchu directly calls for 30 billion?
Why not just say 34 billion and break the domestic box office record of "The Mermaid"?
……

"Wu Jing only predicted 10 billion."

After the call ended, Sun Man sighed and told Xu Xing the truth.

Just now, after the host set the trap, she tried hard to signal Xu Xing, but Xu Xing didn't even look at her.

"Forehead……"

Xu Xing felt even less pain.

I mean Wu Jing wouldn’t just say 25 billion!

Xu Xing didn't look at Sun Man just now because he was staring at the screen, trying to recognize the look Wu Jing was giving him.

After seeing Wu Jing shaking his head, Xu Xing said the same thing as Brother Jing.

Then when the host's second knife came, Xu Xing could only see Wu Jing still shaking his head.

But the host originally said it should be taller than him.

Xu Xing gritted his teeth and went out, then immediately thought about what flag he would set to break 30 billion, but the host didn't mention it again...

"...Don't worry too much, what if?"

Xu Xing could only comfort Sun Man in this way.

"The first action movie only made 5 million? Why don't you expect it to reach 50 billion?"

Sun Man sighed even more heavily.

"That's right. Since you believe it, I believe it will be 50 billion!"

Xu Xing smiled and patted her shoulder.

"..."

Sun Man was too lazy to say anything more.

When I turned around, Li Qin just walked in.

Sun Man dodged Xu Xing's hand and walked out of the lounge.

……

7 month 27 day.

"Want to See You" has officially wrapped up filming.

Xu Xing is an international superstar who has two No. 1 singles on the B charts and is so popular that other traffic stars cannot catch up with him. He can criticize his fans however he wants.

His movie "Wolf Warrior 2", which has been mocked by fans for almost a week, is about to be released!

　3k has been replenished.

　　Thanks to Gu Ying for his monthly tickets to Jiu Mian, Xiao Ya Ya, Huang Sha 2.0 Edition, What LJ Ah, and the Fire Monkey Traveling in the Galaxy! Thanks to everyone for their recommendation tickets and subscriptions!
　　
　
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