Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 565 The Reasons for the Box Office Success (33)

The action choreography for "Legend of Fei" has been changed to include Chen Weitao and Li Guoyuan...

He was the action choreographer for "The Vigilantes in Masks".

The action team had worked with Shi Shi several times and knew her abilities. Moreover, the filming of "Legend of Fei" seemed to have an intention to revitalize the martial arts drama market...

In the past two years, there have been virtually no decent martial arts dramas!

The last martial arts hit was "Lotus Pavilion" three years ago, and there hasn't been a martial arts drama that has sparked discussion since!

In the past two years, there have been some martial arts dramas, such as Huace's "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," Yu Zheng's "Swordsman," and Huace's "The Magic Blade"...

But it's too melodramatic!

Few viewers actually viewed it as a pure martial arts story…

As for "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", the casting was inappropriate - they actually cast Wallace Chung as Qiao Feng!

Qiao Feng, a big man from Yan and Zhao, should be broad-shouldered and eloquent!
I only vaguely remember Kang Min from the whole show…

At first glance, he really looks like Sho Nishino!
In addition, this version of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" was taken off the air after 42 episodes—the whole series has 54 episodes, and it was completely canceled before the finale.

Oh, and they even cast Korean actor Kim Ki-bum to play Duan Yu!
Super Junior member, Han Geng's former teammate...

Her acting was terrible; she jumped around, acted exaggeratedly and effeminately, making it unbearable to watch.

Everyone thought this was the worst version of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" ever, and then eight years later, came a version of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" with urinary incontinence—Duan Yu was so excited when he met Wang Yuyan that he peed in his pants!
By the way, it's said that Lai Shuiqing privately said, "The script for 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils' was terrible from the start, but such a big-budget, big-IP period drama, how could you not go if they really asked you to? After the first day of filming, all the actors were talking about it privately, and the crew was basically in an uproar, thinking the show was doomed to flop! But there was nothing they could do; the contract had already been signed!"

Aside from these two, the popularity of Jin Yong himself has fueled a constant stream of criticism for the entire series…

The other shows, such as "Ma Yongzhen", "Legend of Wing Chun", "The Purple Hairpin", "The Divine Doctor Da Dao Gong", and "Legend of Shaolin Temple", simply couldn't find a TV station willing to broadcast them!
Even Wu Xiubo's version of "Little Li Flying Dagger" couldn't attract investment.

It's also possible that he's too afraid to challenge the classics...

In short, martial arts dramas have declined in popularity.

The directing team for "Legend of Fei" is led by Li Huimin, and consists of Wu Jinyuan, Liang Shengquan and Huang Weiming.
They all started out with martial arts novels.

They have their own passion for martial arts and want to create a classic!
And then... the requirements naturally became much higher!

In the original timeline, the production of "Legend of Fei" was a complete mess. They started filming without any preparation. An assistant director on set revealed, "The screenwriter would come to the set to talk to the actors in the early stages, but he didn't dare come anymore in the middle stages because the writing was just so terrible… The entire crew didn't know what they were going to film the next day, and the actors didn't even know if they had to go to work the next day…"

And yet, it still has a 5-point rating on Douban!

……

On March 21st, "Black Coal, Thin Ice" was released...

Shen Yan... pays a lot of attention to this play. Originally, he planned to copy it and win the Berlin Golden Bear.

I think I'll pass; the atmosphere of the movie "Black Coal, Thin Ice" is too unique!

While there are commercial elements—the dismembered body, the perplexing case, the complex reasoning, and the complicated love relationships are all commercial highlights—the film's true message lies not in these elements, but in the struggles of people tormented by desire and the instinct for survival.

A policeman whose life has failed, a cold and beautiful woman, and everything in Harbin in winter is shrouded in a pale hue.

Fan Qi's writing is good, but the plot is so-so. Stories like this are frequently published in Legal Daily and Zhiyin magazine.

In addition, Liao Fan's mustache is quite well-groomed; most people could only manage to look like Liu Neng from the TV series "Country Love Story" with a mustache like that…

Oh, Shen Yan praised Liao Fan on Weibo: "Gao Qunshu said, 'Liao Fan, Duan Yihong, Zhang Yi... these people will suddenly explode in the next few years. I know they have potential, divine assistance, and respect for acting; they are good actors. The undercover agents are the most worthy of respect.' Indeed, that's true. However, I think this list could include Wang Qianyuan, Yu Hewei, and Li Naiwen. I really like the qualities of these actors, and I will work with them one by one..." He didn't mention *Black Coal, Thin Ice*—*More Than Blue* was released on March 22nd, a project led by Spark Studio...

Shen Yan isn't that great; he doesn't promote his own movies but praises other people's films!

Oh, regarding "More Than Blue," Shen Yan posted on Weibo, just one sentence: "This movie is very tear-jerking..."

……

Actually, Shen Yan didn't need to promote it at all. "More Than Blue" grossed 4400 million yuan on its opening day and 4800 million yuan on its second day...

By the third day, Saturday, March 25th, the daily box office had reached a staggering 88 million!
A movie that's guaranteed to be a blockbuster!

In the original timeline, this lousy movie grossed over 9 million at the box office, competing with films like *Captain Marvel*, *Green Book*, *How to Train Your Dragon 3*, and even the highly-rated suspense thriller *Mirage*...

However, the box office figure of 8800 million in a single day stunned a group of people...

After all, the cost of "More Than Blue" was only around 3000 million!
And the story is incredibly melodramatic: she gets a terminal illness and painfully leaves her lover, all the while claiming it's for the other person's happiness...

But it still sells incredibly well!

The discussion and popularity on Weibo are very high.

Of course, most people were calling it a 'bad movie'!
Then another part discusses why it sold so well…

Overall, it was quite lively!
However, he explained to Shi Shi: "I think the reason it sold so well is because it's cliché... Melodramatic romances have a certain audience... and there weren't many worthwhile movies to watch in the same period!"

Shi Shi still didn't understand: "But that doesn't mean the box office was only 2.8 million yuan in the first four days, does it?"

"Maoyan spent 2000 million yuan on ticket subsidies!"

Why is Maoyan offering ticket subsidies?

Shen Yan: "Let's compete with Gewara, Nuomi, and Dianping for market share—it's an online ticketing platform war!"

"You don't need to spend money, right? I just checked, it's only 9.9 yuan to watch a movie!"

"Online ticketing has become mainstream, and ticketing platforms attract users through ticket subsidies. Although ticket subsidies themselves do not directly generate revenue, they can increase the number of active users on the platform, thereby enhancing the platform's commercial value..."

Shi Shi still didn't understand: "What commercial value could it possibly have?"

"...Since it becomes mainstream, it will soon replace offline ticketing and become the mainstream...Whoever controls the online ticketing platform controls the film distribution channels!"

"...Where did they get the money?"

"It's the investors' money..." Shen Yan waved his hand: "Don't worry about that, let me rub your leg first... it's all bruised!"

Shen Yan applied the medicine to her, somewhat speechless...

So action scenes are really dangerous; Shi Shi's thighs are covered in bruises...

"Be gentle..."

“Going too easy won’t work…” Shen Yan ignored her, secretly increasing the pressure on his hand, and then Shi Shi couldn’t help but cry out…

"You, some of the action scenes could have been done by a stunt double, but you insisted on doing them yourself!" Shen Yan couldn't help but retort. Shi Shi replied, "This might be my last martial arts drama, of course I'll do them myself!"

(End of this chapter)