Huayu: The Best Actor starts with obtaining the role entry

Chapter 152 - The final box office figures of those years: a terrifying 600 million!

The box office reached 2.3 million in the first hour.

Shortly after the first day's box office results were released, Bai Ye's phone was ringing off the hook.

This is still his private number.

For Lin Wan, as soon as she hung up one phone call, another one came in.

The box office on the first day was 800 million.

Despite being a youth film with only 15% of screenings, it captured 20% of the box office on that day.

Meanwhile, word-of-mouth spread after the first day.

exploded!

This doesn't sound like a dating announcement. Although there were fans who were enthusiastic about it in the early stages, the word-of-mouth has exploded.

In those years, not only did the box office surpass that of "Love Announcement," but the subsequent word-of-mouth also surpassed it.

It received a 7.8 rating on Douban upon its release.

You should know that even dating announcements only get a 6 out of 10 rating these days.

Initial ratings are usually quite low, but unless there's a major backlash and the initial ratings are driven up by fans, they will likely continue to rise.

And most importantly, how much was the budget for this movie?!
Only ten million!
It's already reached eight million; it only needs thirty million in box office revenue to break even.

Judging from this trend, there's no need to look further; you can probably break even in a week.

Meanwhile, the theme song of the same name, "Those Years," from the movie "You Are the Apple of My Eye," was also released.

It instantly soared to the top of various lists.

The box office dropped slightly by 700 million on the second day, but on the third day, it bucked the trend and rose by 950 million.

On the fourth day, the box office continued to remain at around 950 million.

This continued for five days, and the box office revenue exceeded ten million.

Forty-four million in box office revenue!!

I broke even in just four days, and started making pure profit from the fifth day onwards.

It grossed 44 million in less than a week.

At the same time, cinemas began to increase the number of screenings in those years, from the original 15% to 25%.

Movie theaters rely on showing popular movies to make money, don't they?!

Given their dominant position in those years, it was natural to reduce the screenings of other films.

Aside from the relatively strong shows like "All's Well, Ends Well" and "My Own Swordsman," which were less affected, shows like "I Know Women's Hearts," "The Incredible Couple," and "Shaolin" saw their screenings significantly squeezed out by the competition from "Those Years."

On the second day after the film schedule was adjusted, the box office hit a new high of 1300 million yuan!

When this result was made public, the entire Chinese entertainment industry was in an uproar.

Meanwhile, the box office figures for the seven days were released.

70 million in box office revenue!
Such a strong box office performance left even Lin Wan speechless, even though she had already guessed that the film's performance couldn't be too bad after seeing the results on the first day.

But seeing the box office figures over those seven days, she was still a little dizzy.

It grossed over 70 million in just seven days!

Although the first two weeks are usually the peak period for box office revenue, this is already enough!

We'll break even with 30 million, and the remaining 40 million will be pure profit, even if we have to split the profit 50/50 with Cai Yinong.

But she felt that was enough!

This is definitely enough for them to eat their fill!
It has received high praise from the media and strong resonance from the audience, and its Douban score has risen from 7.8 to 8.2.

Furthermore, there is room for this score to improve.

This is a film that documents youth!
This will also be a milestone in Bai Ye's future roles.

The differentiated advantages of the Spring Festival film season are also evident at this moment.

After word-of-mouth had built up, it became the only youth film released at the same time.

That naturally attracted many people to the cinema to watch it.

Driven by word of mouth, it features no melodramatic plot twists and authentic emotions.

Lin Wan was actually somewhat relieved that she knew about Bai Ye's script revisions back then, as many of the points that are often talked about are actually things she was aware of.

Many of them were actually modified by Bai Ye.

Judging from the current situation, the box office has strong momentum and may achieve long-term growth.

Liu Shishi was equally delighted.

She was quite worried before, but after the box office figures for the first day were released and the first week's box office data came out, Liu Shishi completely let go of her worries about Yang Mi and devoted herself to the roadshow promotion.

Meanwhile, this box office surpassed Liu Yifei's within a week.

This has led to Liu Shishi's recent announcements starting to overshadow Liu Yifei's.

The box office success solidified her status in the film industry, and she was quite emotional, as this one film was expected to earn her the title of actress with over 100 million yuan in box office revenue.

In this day and age, while box office earnings exceeding 100 million are not particularly rare, not everyone can achieve this with a single film.

And she's the female lead!

If I had to say, I'm the second-in-command, and the first-in-command is Byakuya.

Although the popularity of the premiere of "Palace" made Yang Mi somewhat wary, the success of the movie gave her more confidence.

The Palace has become increasingly popular recently, and Liu Shishi was originally getting more and more anxious, but now that the movie's results are out, she is no longer anxious.

Following the phenomenal box office performance in the first week, friends in the industry immediately began to offer their congratulations.

[Hu Ge: Congratulations on the box office success of "Shi Shi" and "Day and Night"!]

[Yang Mi: Wow, my brother's movie is doing really well at the box office! Those who like youth films should definitely support it!]

Later, Yang Mi also tagged Bai Ye.

Yang Mi's feelings are actually quite complicated right now.

On the one hand, he was confident because of the success of the TV series "Palace," and on the other hand, he felt bitter and resentful because "White Night" helped Liu Shishi's movie succeed.

Liu Shishi entered the film industry, which she had always wanted to enter, so easily.

Given her achievements in those years, it would have been much easier for Liu Shishi to make it in the film industry later on than for me!
At the same time, Yang Mi thought of her bet with Bai Ye that they would become famous throughout Asia.

For some reason, Yang Mi suddenly started to fantasize about what it would be like if Bai Ye could really lead her to that point.

That.
[Tang Yan: I just finished watching You Are the Apple of My Eye. Even though I've seen it before, it was really tear-jerking. Why couldn't Ke Jingteng apologize to Shen Jiayi? @Bai Ye @Liu Shishi]

Tang Yan also posted a picture of a movie ticket from those years on her Weibo.

She also watched the movie, although she had attended the premiere once before.

I also know that my grades won't be too bad.

But this result was so extraordinary that it was something many people did not expect.

"Tangtang, you really need to think this through!"

"I know, Sister Jing."

Tang Yan, with her quick wit, realized she really should think about it carefully.

If I get close to Bai Ye, my path in the entertainment industry will be much easier.

Therefore, when cooperating with Bai Ye later, I must pay attention to see if I can win Bai Ye over.

[Zhao Liying: Congratulations to my 'ex-husband' Li Ziwei for failing to win over Shen Jiayi. Huang Yuxuan is here with a bit of schadenfreude, don't be offended (haha, just kidding)]

Zhao Liying's Weibo posts contain some subtle scheming.

She brought up her ex-husband and added Li Ziwei to the conversation, which helped to cover up her ulterior motives.

I added some more details later.

However, Zhao Liying was genuinely feeling quite uncomfortable at that moment.

This movie should have been mine!

Forget it
It shouldn't be.

After all, this movie is a collaboration between Tangren and Baiye.

There was no way it could happen to her, although Zhao Liying was indeed harboring a sliver of hope here.

But she also knew very well that this matter could never happen to her.

This further solidified Zhao Liying's determination to win over Bai Ye.

[Bai Bing: Congratulations! I watched the movie, you have to make up for my tears @Bai Ye]

Bai Bing's words were quite normal; he was just showing off his movie ticket.

Although there were better ways for her to capitalize on this trend, Bai Bing gave up on that idea.

Since this relationship has ended, let's try to maintain a balance that's acceptable to both of us.

This kid is really something. He's already so successful in the industry, completely different from when he acted in The Myth.

[Jing Tian: Congratulations to my best friend on the huge success of the movie "White Night"! Hehe @WhiteNight]

After posting this Weibo post, Jing Tian began to daydream.

She suddenly felt a sense of anticipation for her future collaboration with Bai Ye.

I also have a movie to make with Bai Ye.

She would be satisfied if she could achieve the same level of success as she did in those years.

[Sun Yizhou: Please don't ask me why I couldn't compete with Geng Geng or Shen Jiayi. It wasn't easy for me either!]

Sun Yizhou's interaction instantly gained him a lot of fans.

Many people previously paid attention to Sun Yizhou, who also played Lu Ziqiao in Love Apartment.

But now Sun Yizhou is being labeled as a tragic second male lead.

After all, in the best of us who collaborated with Bai Ye, Lu Xinghe didn't win over Yu Huai.

In those years, Lao Cao was no match for Ke Jingteng, even though Ke Jingteng didn't end up with Shen Jiayi.

But it's clear that their relationship is closer than Lao Cao's.

Sun Yizhou was also feeling bitter inside; why did he keep getting these kinds of offers?
However, the rise in popularity also made Sun Yizhou somewhat happy.

Signing with White Night Studio is, in his opinion, absolutely the best decision he has ever made.

Compared to others, Sun Yizhou was well aware that he had no connections.

And since he's married, the pressure is naturally greater.

He can't be at ease if his business doesn't take off.

Fortunately, I made the right choice, even though I've been labeled as a tragic second male lead.

Some even joked that this was paying back a debt owed to Lu Ziqiao.

But he didn't care, because for him, being popular was the most important thing.

As his career gradually gained popularity, he could clearly feel that his old classmates or colleagues were much more enthusiastic towards him.

Many people, intentionally or unintentionally, inquired with him whether Bai Ye was still signing any players.

He knew that all of this was thanks to Bai Ye.

With the film's success, those who had worked with Bai Ye began to offer their congratulations.

That's how the entertainment industry is. Once you're famous, as long as you have some connections, whether it's riding on someone's popularity or trying to build relationships, that's what happens.

Anyway, on Weibo, everyone who had any connection with Bai Ye before sent their congratulations.

Director Lin Yufen also posted a Weibo post.

He expressed his feelings about collaborating with Bai Ye many times and also responded to some questions from fans.

Fans jokingly call her the director of "White Night".

As long as it's produced by Baiye Studio, starring Baiye, and directed by Lin Yufen, I feel reassured.

Then Li Guoli, Gao Xixi, Jiang Jiajun, and even Yu Zheng all jumped on the bandwagon of Bai Ye's popularity.

On the actor's side, besides old friends from Mythology and Chinese Paladin 3, Lu Yi from New Three Kingdoms also posted on Weibo to congratulate them.

Although Chen Daoming, who had worked with Bai Ye once, did not post on Weibo, he sent Bai Ye a text message privately.

His words also hinted at a collaboration with Bai Ye, and Bai Ye's film proved himself this time.

He was indeed more eager than before.

Of course, Bai Ye didn't think anything of it.

That's how the entertainment industry is; once you become famous, everyone around you is a good person.

At the same time, various celebrities began to capitalize on the popularity of those years.

After the box office results came out in the second week, it not only did not decrease.

The box office surged dramatically in the second week, seemingly due to improved word-of-mouth, the celebrity effect on Weibo, and cinemas increasing screenings once again.

The box office reached 113 million yuan in a single week in the second week.

Adding the 70 million from the first week, the box office reached 183 million in just two weeks.

It achieved both critical and commercial success.

Those years we already won!
Not only in mainland China, but also in Taiwan and Hong Kong where it was released simultaneously, the box office was quite good, as were in Southeast Asia, including Japan and South Korea.

They've already started discussing the film's release.

With this movie, Bai Ye truly made a name for herself.

Box office revenue began to decline in the third week, although the drop was not significant.

The box office grossed over 60 million in the third week.

The cumulative box office in three weeks is 249 million!
In the fourth week, the film's box office also showed a downward trend, ultimately losing more than 20 million yuan.

The final box office totaled 272.65 million yuan in mainland China.

Including the box office in Taiwan, the total box office reached NT$500 million, which is approximately RMB110 million.

The box office in Hong Kong broke the record for Hong Kong youth films, reaching HK$70 million, which is more than RMB58 million.

Including box office revenue from Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea, the film is still showing well even though it hasn't completely finished its run.

However, according to estimates, it is expected to gross around 150 million yuan at the box office.

All things considered, the investment in "You Are the Apple of My Eye" was 10 million, and it eventually grossed about 590 million at the box office.

exaggerate!

Even Bai Ye was shocked when he saw this result.

He truly didn't expect the movie to gross so much at the box office.

It's worth noting that when it was originally released, it ultimately grossed 3.58 million yuan.

In other words, whether it's due to the boost from certain keywords or the fact that one's own popularity is higher than that of the original actor, it doesn't matter.

In short, this time the box office revenue almost doubled for him.

A youth film that grossed nearly 600 million yuan at the box office.

And this is Bai Ye's first movie, which is simply unimaginable.

If this continues...
It seems we've become the highest-grossing youth film?!

Moreover, this incredible box office curve has left many in the Chinese entertainment industry baffled.

Generally speaking, the first week has the most, but the second week of White Nights happens to have the most.

Then, the box office potential is basically squeezed out in the first two weeks, and it will drop sharply in the third week.

But in those years, things didn't go according to plan, and the situation returned to something similar to the first week.

Then the massive decline only began in the last week.

Most importantly, this film not only performed well in mainland China, but also in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

In addition, it is expected to gross more than 100 million at the box office overseas.

It can be said that most of the box office revenue came from overseas, while the box office revenue of "Day and Night" in mainland China was only 272.65 million yuan.

I've never seen such a strange box office curve, nor have I ever seen such a box office market.

It just so happens that it really hits the nail on the head in other places.

For example, if the novel is by a Taiwanese author, then the Taiwanese audience might feel more connected to it.

Then there's Hong Kong Island. Although it feels a bit inexplicable, the box office is inexplicably high.

Looking at this answer sheet submitted over the years.

The Chinese entertainment industry doesn't want to say anything right now; all it wants to do is quickly replicate the formula of those youth films from years past.

If they were able to become so popular back then, achieving a 60-fold return on investment and such high box office returns, and that was possible even for two newcomers to the film industry, then why can't they?!
Youth films have such great potential?!
It grossed 600 million yuan at the box office and received a high score of 8.6 on Douban.

This is already quite high for a youth film.

It was a critical and commercial success, and the media raved about it.

It seems they intend to establish those years as the benchmark for youth films.

Bai Ye and Liu Shishi, who are the male and female leads in the series, are receiving tremendous attention at this moment.

The cast and crew of "Scarlet Heart".

Since returning to the film set to continue filming, Liu Shishi has noticed that everyone looks at her differently.

She was also aware that although she had been famous before, her status was not particularly high. Status is status, and popularity is popularity.

Box office revenue, sales performance, and the ability to drive sales of TV dramas are the key indicators of a company's status in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Currently, although she was the second lead in those years, she was still the second lead!
Thinking back to what Cai Yinong had told her before, she could finally understand why Cai Yinong had said that after that movie, the entire Tangren Media group went crazy.

(End of this chapter)