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Chapter 659 The changes in form were too rapid, catching everyone off guard!

Okay, it's not that it's a bit big.
It is very big!

The creators of "The Great Wall" felt a chill run down their spines. With a box office of 300 million yuan on its opening day, the pressure of competing with a film of that caliber was immense!

In recent years, there have been films that achieved such opening day results.

There are some, but they're all released during the Spring Festival season, and their reputation is terrible and drops rapidly.

But Qi Hui is different; he's not the same as those Hong Kong directors who make terrible films, like Wong Jing.

The movie "Operation Red Sea" doesn't seem like the kind of bad Hong Kong films like "From Vegas to Macau" or "Journey to the West: The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

On the contrary, Qi Hui is a big hit; he was the male lead in the first movie to break 2 billion yuan.

Last year, he also wrote, directed, and starred in a film that became the runner-up at the annual box office with over 2 billion yuan.

And it's low-cost!
This storytelling ability, coupled with the current large investment and grand scale... Zhang Yi picked up his teacup and slowly took a sip of water.

I can't think about it anymore; the more I think about it, the more pressure I feel.

"What do we do now...?" Gan Wei's throat moved as she looked around and couldn't help but ask.

At this point, she no longer said things like "the advantage is in my hands" or "has it suddenly become my burial ground?" which were incomprehensible to most people.

When faced with truly fierce competition, she didn't know what to do.

"The Great Wall" cannot fail, as it concerns LeEco's stock market performance!
If we fail... the consequences will be unimaginable!
Just a few days ago, she was very happy that "League of Gods" had flopped.

The box office reached over 70 million yuan on its opening day and just over 200 million yuan in its first week.

It was clearly visible to the naked eye that it pounced hard.

The internet was filled with insults, all sorts of vile abuse and mockery, and from then on, the internet...

Gan Wei felt incredibly pleased as she watched "League of Gods" be eliminated early.

As fantasy blockbusters, special effects blockbusters, and traditional Chinese IPs, if "League of Gods" is eliminated, then they will truly have no powerful competitor left.

It's as if you break open the eight lobes of the skull and pour half a bucket of ice water over them.

Comfortable!

In other words, Boss Jia wasn't performing well at night, and even eating oysters and lamb penis didn't help.

Otherwise, she would be even happier.

But the joy didn't last long before "Operation Red Sea" rammed into them with a giant naval vessel.

It shattered her joy into pieces.

Suddenly, she felt as if she had fallen from heaven to hell, her heart turning ice-cold.

The changes in form are so rapid that they catch people off guard!

Looking at the anxious Gan Wei, Zhang Yi sighed slowly: "Step by step."

"Now that all the pre-release preparations are complete, we have no way out."

"Hold on firmly, and you will succeed..." Zhang Yi said earnestly at the end.

Gan Wei and the others fell completely silent.

There is no other way but to do things this way.

Immediately, everyone separated and performed their respective duties to prepare for the film's release.

Meanwhile, the roadshow for "Operation Red Sea" has already begun.

The first event... was held in no other place than Beijing.

They'll perform in the capital first, and then head to other cities.

"Predict the box office performance of 'Operation Red Sea'?" On stage, Wang Changtian crossed his legs and laughed heartily.

This wasn't really a roadshow; it was more like a tea party, a chat session where we answered various questions.

“No problem.” Wang Changtian laughed and said, “From my perspective, Operation Red Sea should eventually gross 40 billion yuan.”

Qi Hui's lips twitched, and he almost couldn't help but interrupt him.

Hey bro, don't open the champagne halfway through!
As soon as Wang Changtian finished speaking, a surprised uproar erupted in the hall.
40 million?
They never dared to dream of such a number!

Isn't Wang Changtian making some rather outrageous statements?

Soon, with media reports, the video began to circulate online.

Netizens began to discuss this extensively.

"Why is everyone copying Feng Xiaogang and starting to make outrageous statements?"

"Four billion? Let's surpass Stephen Chow's 'The Mermaid' first!"

"I admit that 'Operation Red Sea' is very impressive, but 4 billion is a bit of an exaggeration."

"Don't overpraise it. 'Operation Red Sea' is an excellent film, and it will definitely do well, but until then, don't overpraise it!"

"The person upstairs is right!"

"Wang Changtian doesn't understand the market, but his ambitions are sky-high!"

"Wang Changtian is out of touch with the masses and spouts nonsense!"

"..."

That day, after the tea party, Qi Hui, along with the six-person team from "Operation Red Sea" and Zhou Xun, headed to the next city for a promotional tour. With the start of the tour and the box office success of "Operation Red Sea," "League of Gods" completely disappeared from the public eye.

Those who were scammed should go see a good movie to refresh their eyes.

Those who haven't seen it aren't interested in watching it either.

And so, "League of Gods" was spectacularly ignored.

This made the already dismal box office results even worse.

Looking at the increasingly dismal box office results, producer Lao Xiang and his son Xiang Zuo exchanged a glance and fell silent.

At this moment, they were at a loss for words.

This movie... is completely beyond saving.

It's better not to struggle anymore.

Soon, "League of Gods" stopped its unprofitable roadshow.

At almost every roadshow, someone asks for a refund... Never mind, I won't say anything more.

"League of Gods" has really fallen out of favor during this year's summer movie season.

They don't want to admit it, but reality won't change because of individual will.

……

Several days passed slowly, and Qi Hui took the lead actors on a journey across the country.

Jing Tian, ​​who was originally in Beijing, also returned to Hengdian to continue filming "The Glory of Tang Dynasty".

Isn't this Qi Hui's big movie premiering?
So she took leave and stayed by Qi Hui's side.

Even if the film flops, it's not a big deal. Ichishin still has the resources and can withstand this failure.

It's okay if you can't handle failure, because you still have her!

She can support Qi Hui!
Unfortunately, that didn't happen, so he had to go back to acting.

The drama "Ode to Joy" that she starred in has already started airing, but Qi Hui is busy, and she is busy herself, so neither of them has time to watch the show together.

However, according to the news from Daylight Entertainment, the viewership ratings are still quite good.

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Liu Yifei sat in the corner, watching the movie while observing the other moviegoers with great interest.

She also has a movie released during the summer season... Of course, it has been released for half a month now.

That movie, "So Young 2: Never Gone".

A youth romance film.

A couple of years ago, this type of movie was pretty good, but now it's getting worse and worse.

Especially after Qi Hui's military blockbuster came out, the market became increasingly pessimistic about youth romance films.

She didn't feel anything. She's an actress, not a director. If there's a good script, or if she finds a good script, she'll act in it.

If you can't find it, then there's nothing you can do.

For example, in the movie "Operation Red Sea", she initially wanted to play a role.

But unfortunately, it didn't work.

To be honest, this movie's opening day box office was more than the total box office of "Never Gone," in which she starred!
"Life, can you please spare me this once...?"

The sound of the Jiaolong team members singing happily came from her mind, pulling Liu Yifei back to reality.

"Hahahaha..." The audience laughed along with the Jiaolong team members as they watched the barbecue on the deck and their antics.

The atmosphere was very relaxed.

Liu Yifei took out her phone, did a quick search, and soon found information about the song.

At the tea party, Qi Hui responded to the question about the song, saying that he wrote it.

To be honest, it's really well written.

It sounds pretty good.

In the theater, as the movie progressed, the number of times the audience and Liu Yifei laughed gradually decreased.

Their hearts pounded with each passing moment as the movie unfolded.

Near the end, after the tank battle, they all witnessed that heart-wrenching scene.

In order to cover the retreat, the instructor, played by Qi Hui, sacrificed himself.

The happier I was before, the more resentful I feel now.

"..."

After a while, Liu Yifei walked out of the movie theater and let out a long sigh.

The movie was great... It would have been even better if I had managed to get the lead role myself.

Liu Yifei couldn't help but think that she actually really wanted to play with tanks.

No, I must cooperate with Qi Hui next time!
(End of this chapter)