Run, Best Actor!

"No, Xiao Le, you're very optimistic about the prospects of the movie 'Tiny Times'?"

Yang Mi was very puzzled, "They actually dared to directly use their film salary as an investment!"

"I don't really have much confidence in Guo Jingming's crossover director career."

Liu Taile replied, "But I have a lot of confidence in the movie you starred in, Sister Mimi!"

So rather than saying I'm optimistic about this movie's prospects, I'm actually optimistic that any movie starring you, Sister Mimi, will be a huge success!

"Smooth-talking!"

Yang Mi laughed and scolded him, but she felt very pleased that Liu Taile valued her.

"However, I'm not that lucky. I lost a lot of money on 'The Door' and 'The Great Wudang: The Code of Heaven and Earth'."

Yang Mi said with some melancholy, "Especially after 'The Door,' it took me more than four years to get another chance to act in a movie."

Clearly, the box office failure of the film "The Door" back then made her, the female lead, bear the brunt of the blame, resulting in the complete cutoff of her subsequent film opportunities.

If it weren't for her record-breaking achievements in television dramas and her subsequent signing with Mei Ah Entertainment and entering the Hong Kong entertainment circle, she wouldn't have had the opportunity to obtain film resources.

The key question is, what was her next film after "The Door"?

Far Cry

That's right, it's that classic example of a small budget yielding huge returns. Despite being widely considered a terrible movie, it raked in nearly 500 million RMB at the box office with a budget of only 9000 million.

The return on investment is amazing!

It was after that movie that Yang Mi earned the nickname "Big Honey" from the underworld.

Then her movie listings came back.

In the past two years, Yang Mi has made cameo appearances in "East Meets West 2011" and "Running Out of the Sky", participated in "All's Well, Ends Well 2011", "Love in the Buff", "Painted Skin II" and "The Bullet Vanishes", and starred in "Perfect Two" and "The Great Wudang".

Among them, "East Meets West 2011" grossed nearly 75 million yuan, and Yang Mi's contribution was not significant because she only had a cameo role.

The box office of "Love in the Buff" was just over 70 million. Her portrayal of the fashionable yet tragic flight attendant Shang Youyou was so outstanding that it completely overshadowed the main characters, the "adulterous couple".

"All's Well, Ends Well 2011" grossed over 85 million at the box office. Of the four couples, only her couple celebrated family affection.

As mentioned earlier, "The Bullet Vanishes" grossed over 1.6 million yuan at the box office.

The total box office of "Painted Skin II" has exceeded 7 million!

The box office of "Perfect Two" is nearly 52 million, which is not a profit, but it can still break even.

So apart from children's mission films like "Running Out of the Sky" which flopped at the box office (only a little over a million), only "The Great Wudang" (total box office less than 38 million) was a truly disastrous flop.

It's fair to say that Yang Mi has been a hidden "box office magic" in the past two years.

In other words, the actor who played Chen Shiren was replaced in "Caught in the Web". Otherwise, Chen Shiren should have been able to experience the feeling of a box office surge.

Although Wang Luodan's acting skills are quite good, she really doesn't have much box office appeal.

Especially after Bai Baihe became a huge star through "Love is Not Blind", her situation in the industry has become even more awkward.

In this regard, the addition of a popular actor with decent acting skills can indeed significantly boost a film's box office performance.

"No one could have played the role of Wenxin well in the movie 'The Door'."

Liu Taile complained, "Because the script was so bad and the character design was terrible, even the best acting couldn't save it. So the box office failure of that movie was not your fault at all."

As for "The Great Wudang: The Code of Heaven and Earth"...

He paused slightly, then continued, "It's a similar problem to 'The Door'—the script is terrible!"

What genius came up with the idea of ​​pairing a teenage girl with a forty-year-old man?

The key point is that it happened right under the girl's father's nose, so it's simply unreasonable that the other party didn't beat that weird uncle to death with punches!

If it weren't for the decent fight scenes between Sister Mimi and Brother Wenzhuo in the movie, that film probably wouldn't have even grossed 30 million at the box office.

And there's another problem: Zhao Wenzhuo himself doesn't have much box office appeal. Back then, Tsui Hark promoted him, casting him in two sequels to the Wong Fei-hung series, as well as other excellent films like *Green Snake*, *The Chinese Feast*, and *The Blade*, but it still didn't make him a star.

It has to be said that this thing is sometimes like metaphysics.

Zhao Wenzhuo is not lacking in acting skills, nor is she lacking in audience appeal.

After all, his role as the villainous Nine Gates Admiral Erduo in his first film, "Fong Sai-yuk," made him a minor sensation in Hong Kong.

Subsequently, he became the youngest actor to portray the adult Wong Fei-hung in "Once Upon a Time in China III".

He then starred in several films, including "Green Snake", "Once Upon a Time in China III", "The Blade", "The Golden Age", and "Sparrow and Dragon".

Unfortunately, the box office results were not ideal.

Later, he had no choice but to leave the film industry and switch to making television dramas.

She starred in several TV series, including "Mulan" and "The Great Man of China," but her career remained lukewarm.

But it seems like their luck turned around after the turn of the century.

In 2001, he was nominated for Best Actor at the 21st Golden Rooster Awards for his role as Zheng Chenggong in the film "Hero Zheng Chenggong".

Then, she starred in TV series such as "Huo Yuanjia", "Wind and Cloud", "The Drunken Swordsman", and "The Empress of China".

This was especially true of "Storm Riders," which finally made him a huge star.

Then in 09, Zhao Wenzhuo returned to the film industry, co-starring with Zhou Xun and An Zhijie in the action film "True Legend" directed by Yuan Heping.

Jay Chou even made a cameo appearance in this movie.

Although the movie's action scenes were praised by audiences, the plot was really too old-fashioned.

Moreover, it was a matter of timing and fate; these days, period martial arts films are really unpopular, which is why the entire film only grossed 4897 million at the box office.

None of them exceeded 50 million, so they suffered huge losses.

Zhao Wenzhuo has once again proven herself to be a "box office poison".

I wonder how stubborn the director of "The Great Wudang: The Code of Heaven and Earth" must be to invite Brother Wen Zhuo to continue starring in the movie?

Moreover, because of the controversy between Donnie Yen and Zhao Wenzhuo earlier this year, Zhao Wenzhuo is currently being boycotted by the entire Hong Kong entertainment circle.

Some confused "Hong Kong film fans" launched a frenzied online attack on Zhao Wenzhuo.

Under these circumstances, it's no wonder that "The Great Wudang: The Code of Heaven and Earth" could do well at the box office!

"So, in your opinion, will this 'Tiny Times' film be a success?"

Yang Mi then asked, "Actually, I don't think this script is very good?"

"So, Sister Mimi, why did you take on this movie role in the first place?"

Liu Taile retorted, "And you even introduced me to roles?"

"Because it's adapted from Guo Jingming's novel of the same name!"

Yang Mi explained, "I expect many book fans to be looking forward to this movie, so even if the movie is bad, it will be enough to recoup the costs."

I don't have any other film projects at the moment, so starring in a movie that won't lose money can still solidify my status.

That's why I introduced you to the role; it's a movie that's guaranteed to make a profit, which is a great opportunity for a newcomer!

"That's why I want to use my film salary as an investment."

Liu Taile laughed and said, "Just like you said, Sister Mimi, this is a movie that is destined to not lose money, so if there is an opportunity to invest, we certainly can't miss it."

Hearing him say that, Yang Mi was naturally pleased.

Of course, Liu Taile didn't finish his sentence.

What he really wanted was to reform the "Tiny Times" series, which was considered a terrible film!