Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 658 Is Hong Kong cinema destined to decline?
Two days later, "Operation Red Sea" was officially released.

It has officially launched in major cinemas across the country!
The audience and movie fans, who had been eagerly anticipating the film, showed tremendous enthusiasm. While not every screening was sold out, the theaters were always packed with people coming to watch the movie.

Aside from some middle-aged people who still insist on buying tickets in person, many young people have wisely chosen to buy tickets online.

No need to queue, no need to wait, just go to watch the movie when it's time, it's incredibly convenient.

Even so, the number of people queuing to buy tickets at the cinema was still considerable, no less than the grand occasion when Zhang Yimou's "Hero" was released.

Sanlitun

As the only nail driven into the Hong Kong entertainment circle, this cinema has attracted the attention of some bigwigs.

Looking at the long queue at his own cinema and listening to a bit about the ticket purchase situation, his brows slowly furrowed.

Everyone came to see "Operation Red Sea".

"The Legend of Gods is doomed..." He shook his head, sighed slowly, and said.

The movie "League of Gods" was officially released a few days ago, but the results were far from ideal.

The box office on the first day was over 70 million, less than 78 million, and far from 100 million.

After its release, the box office revenue decreased day by day, and the word-of-mouth became worse day by day.

The attendance rate and the rate of people leaving midway through the show were both ridiculously low and ridiculously high.

Not to mention others, even he couldn't bear to watch.

If things continue like this, it's probably unrealistic to even recoup costs or make a profit.

Old Xiang worked so hard to promote his son, but this time he failed and couldn't make him successful at all!
How can you possibly lift it up when it's fallen like this?
And now, another formidable rival has emerged: Operation Red Sea.

All I can say is, I hope "League of Gods" doesn't die too badly!

Devil
The creative team behind "League of Gods" is having a meeting, and the atmosphere in the meeting room is somewhat tense.

They are holding a roadshow, but even with all their efforts, the results are still not ideal.

Box office revenue was declining day by day.

Today is the same; it's even lower than yesterday, less than half of yesterday's price.

Producer Lao Xiang puffed on his cigarette, looking dejected and as if he had aged several years.

This can't go on like this!

Now it's not even a question of whether or not to promote someone, but how to recoup the costs.

The total investment in "League of Gods" was 3.7 million yuan, and it needs at least 9 million yuan in box office revenue to break even.

But now... let alone 900 million in box office revenue, even 400 or 500 million is not an easy thing.

In this context, we now have another film, "Operation Red Sea".

At this moment, their "League of Gods" can be described as being beset by internal and external troubles.

"Why...why wouldn't the audience like such a great special effects blockbuster?" Director Xu An looked up at the ceiling and muttered to himself.

A star-studded event, featuring numerous Hong Kong celebrities and stars.

With such a great cast and production, he really couldn't see anything that could go wrong.

Yet, audiences seem to show great interest in live-action films like "Operation Red Sea."

why?
Back then, Hong Kong films were made with real footage, which couldn't compare to Hollywood's special effects.

Now that Hong Kong films are using special effects, they can't compare to mainland films made with real footage?

What kind of logic is that?
Are we just supposed to fail?

Is Hong Kong cinema truly destined to decline?

Director Xu An took a drag of his cigarette, feeling equally depressed, downcast, and distressed.

He suddenly felt like he couldn't see the road ahead.

……

night
Qi Hui crossed his legs, waiting for the first day's box office figures to be updated.

But waiting like this was too boring, so Qi Hui scrolled through netizens' comments while waiting.

After a day of fermentation, there are more and more reviews of "Operation Red Sea" online.

"I've finished watching the movie. It was very good, but I still feel sad."

"Me too, sob sob, why did the instructor have to sacrifice himself? Why can't such a good movie be a family-friendly one?"

"Exactly! The instructor's smile is so handsome, so cool, and so amazing!"

"Jing Tian's portrayal of the female soldier was also very cool, but it was too late to save the instructor!"

"Damn it, I'm over twenty and I haven't cried since elementary school, but I couldn't stop crying in the movie theater!"

"Who wrote this movie? Come out and take your punishment!"

"I took a look and found that Qi Hui is the director, screenwriter, and lead actor all at the same time!"

"Damn, what's he doing? He's killing himself off, is that even fun?!"

"No way, I'm going to go to his Weibo and yell at him! This is outrageous!" "..."

"Hehehehe..." Qi Hui looked at the series of comments and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

The movie's effects are really good; this is exactly the effect he wanted to see.

So interesting.

However, as you scroll down further, you'll soon find something amiss in the comments section.

The art style is starting to go astray.

"Quickly, those of you upstairs, delete your comments! We can't be the only ones suffering!"

"Exactly, so that others can go into the movie theater happily, just like us, and then come out feeling incredibly uncomfortable."

"Let's talk about something else, like that song, the one we sang at the barbecue was so good!"

"Oh right, I almost forgot. What's the name of that song? I've never heard it before, but it's so catchy."

"I must say, the Jiaolong Commando team sang while barbecuing, and they actually sang quite well!"

"I don't know the song title, and I don't know how to search for it."

"Let's go see the movie again, and after the movie, we'll put up a banner; it's sure to have the song titles on it!"

"Makes sense!"

"Yes, I went too."

"Watch it a few more times, and this movie gets more and more interesting!"

"..."

Looking at these comments, Qi Hui rolled his eyes and suddenly felt they weren't so interesting anymore.

It's normal for the audience to feel upset!

ding dong~
At that moment, a notification sounded on my phone, and a notification popped up.

Qi Hui clicked on it and saw that it showed the opening day box office figures for "Operation Red Sea".

It’s out already!
The box office reached 3.04 million yuan on its opening day!
"Not bad...!" Qi Hui suddenly sat up from the sofa, grinned, and nodded in satisfaction.

The highest-grossing Chinese-language film was Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid" during the Spring Festival season.

It grossed 2.71 million yuan on its opening day and 18.19 billion yuan in its opening week.

Total box office: 33.86 million.

"The Mermaid" not only broke the box office record of Qi Hui's "The Vanished She" last year, but also far surpassed it!
There was even an extra billion!

Many media outlets have been promoting this story, claiming that Qi Hui, this dark horse, is ultimately no match for Zhou Xingchi, who remains strong despite his age!
Stephen Chow is still as sharp as ever!
Stephen Chow is still Stephen Chow!

This achievement, which raised the upper limit of the film's box office by one billion yuan, is truly commendable!

However, now, "Operation Red Sea" is starting to show a counterattack posture.

……

Light
Late at night, Wang Changtian was not asleep, but was on his phone having a long phone conversation.

Not with a woman, but rather with Bernard's Yu Dong.

"Hahahaha..." The loud, unrestrained laughter was deafening, making the secretary nervous for a moment. She came over to take a look before leaving, relieved.

"Old Wang, we've made the right investment this time!" Yu Dong said excitedly.

"Hahahaha..." Wang Changtian burst into laughter again.

I'm glad I made that decision back then.

Although I didn't get involved much in the collaboration process, that's not a problem.

If you don't want to interfere, then don't interfere; if you don't have a voice, then you don't have a voice.

Isn't it good enough to make money while lying down?

"Old Wang, what's your prediction for this box office?" Yu Dong laughed and said.

"You go first," Wang Changtian refused.

“Thirty… thirty-eight billion!” Yu Dong hesitated slightly before saying a number.

It's worth 500 million more than The Mermaid!
"I think..." Wang Changtian hesitated for a moment, "I'll give you a number: four billion!"

"Hiss hiss hiss—" On the other end of the phone, Yu Dong gasped: "You really dare to think that way!"

Even Hollywood movies don't have this kind of box office success!
"The bolder you are, the more you can produce!" Wang Changtian laughed heartily, thoroughly enjoying Yu Dong's astonishment.

……

On the other hand, the creative team behind "The Great Wall".

Compared to the cheerful atmosphere of "Operation Red Sea", the atmosphere of "The Great Wall" is somewhat oppressive and somber.

The pressure from "Operation Red Sea" is quite significant...

(End of this chapter)