Chapter 180: Sweeping the Lunar New Year box office, breaking 12 million in 2 days, the horror domin

Chapter 180: Sweeping the Lunar New Year box office, breaking 12 million in 2 days, the horror domin

"2568 million, it's so high!"

Feng Xiaogang let out a long, complicated sigh, and for a moment he was unable to accept this horrible number.

The first-day box office of "Night Banquet" was 1200 million, which made Feng Xiaogang and Huayi very excited at the time.

As a result, Director Zhou's "Painted Skin" had more than twice the first-day box office of "The Banquet".

This is very depressing.

Both are big mainland directors, and both are costume blockbusters with investments exceeding 100 million yuan. Isn't the gap between the two a bit too big?
Especially "Night Banquet" has gathered so many big names.

The team of Ge You + Zhang Ziyi + Zhou Xun + Wu Yan + Huang Xiaoming, isn't this much better than those TV series like "Painted Skin"?
"Painted Skin" is supported by Zhou Xun, and the other stars cannot compare with "Night Banquet" at all.

What's more important?
Unlike "The Banquet", which received a lot of bad reviews on the first day of its release, "Painted Skin" has an excellent reputation.

There are cheers all over the internet!
This means that the subsequent box office of "Painted Skin" will not collapse like "The Banquet".

Therefore, there is almost no suspense that "Painted Skin" will break 2 million, and there is even a high possibility that it will hit 3 million.

And what about "The Banquet"?

Just 1 million exposed!

This comparison between Feng Xiaogang and Zhou Qing really shows that Feng Xiaogang was completely defeated.

"2568 million, Director Zhou, isn't this too much?"

Zhou Xun simply couldn't keep calm and couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

This number far exceeded Zhou Xun's expectations!
When the box office of "The Hearing Girl" exceeded 2 million yuan, Zhou Xun vowed that "Painted Skin" might be able to break million yuan.

Now it seems that I was too conservative and underestimated Director Zhou's ability.

What’s the big deal about breaking 2 million?
This movie is aiming to break 3 million!
My goodness, Director Zhou’s fighting power is a bit too exaggerated!
You should know that there has been no movie in the Chinese film industry that has broken the 3 million mark so far. The highest record has always been Zhang Guoshi's "Hero" in 02, which grossed 2.5 million.

So now, is this record going to be broken by "Painted Skin" in which he starred?
Am I about to become the holder of a new record in mainland film history?
When he thought of this, Zhou Xun felt his heart pounding even faster.

The worship of Zhou Qing was as endless as the surging river and as uncontrollable as the flooding of the Yellow River.

Director Zhou’s ability is incredible.

"Director Zhou, congratulations! Painted Skin has such a high box office on the first day!"

"Aoko, your movie is going to be a hit again."

In the studio, Huang Bo and Zhao Liying sent congratulatory messages to Zhou Qing.

"More than 2500 million, that's not bad."

Zhou Qing nodded calmly, as if this explosive box office was very normal.

There is no doubt that he is pretending to be cool!
Huang Bo already knew Zhou Qing's personality. He curled his lips and didn't bother to pay attention to him.

On the contrary, the young girl Zhao Liying had stars in her eyes when she looked at Zhou Qing.

The word "worship" is just missing from his face.

"Qingzi, I'm jealous. I must admit that I'm really jealous, but is there going to be a second part of this movie?"

Huang Bo then couldn't help but yell at Zhou Qing.

"how do you know?"

Zhou Qing raised his eyebrows and looked at Huang Bo with a little surprise.

"Isn't it obvious? Why didn't Xiao Wei die in the end? Wasn't it just to save the sequel? Your intention is so obvious."

Huang Bo said as a matter of course.

From a drama writing perspective, it would be more appropriate for Xiao Wei to die.

As a veteran filmmaker, Huang Bo could naturally see it.

In fact, it is not just Huang Bo, many people have also noticed this.

There are speculations about a sequel, and many people are discussing it online.

"Director Zhou, there really is a sequel!"

However, Zhao Liying didn't notice it. She was still surprised and happy when she heard it, and a light flashed in her eyes.

But the girl soon faced the reality.

Wake up, Zhao Liying, you are just a supporting actor now, you haven’t even completed your acting training, what do you want?
Even if there is a sequel to "Painted Skin", it has nothing to do with you!

"That's right, the creation of Painted Skin was originally intended to be a series. Great, Mr. Huang, you have a keen eye."

Since Huang Bo had exposed his lies, Zhou Qing nodded and admitted it.

"Ahem, Qingzi, given our relationship, can you reserve a role for me in Painted Skin 2?"

Huang Bo, who is close to the water, is now starting to think about it.

"There's nothing even started yet. The script hasn't been written yet. It's hard to say when it will start filming."

Zhou Qing smiled speechlessly.

The subsequent box office performance of "Painted Skin" can be described as booming.

Following the explosive start of 2568, it again earned 2624 million on the second day, and 2716 million on the third day!
In just three days, the revenue reached 7908 million.

It is almost equivalent to the total box office of Zhou Qing's "La La Land".

Fan Bingbing and Liu Dehua saw this and were extremely anxious. The expressions on their faces were bitter and helpless.

This opponent is so strong that there is no way to compete with him.

On November 11, the third day after the release of Painted Skin, The Warring States, which attracted much attention in the industry, was also released as scheduled.

But the box office on the first day was only a mere 3.5 million!
It's not even a fraction of "Painted Skin".

Director Zhang Zhiliang almost cried, and so did Fan Bingbing, Liu Dehua and other main creators.

Although they had long anticipated that "The Warring States" could not beat "Painted Skin", it was still too exaggerated to say that it was so miserable.

Just like a joke.

You should know that the total investment of "The Warring States" is 1600 million US dollars, which is more than 1.3 million RMB.

A little more than the 100 million of "Painted Skin".

As a result, the box office is only a fraction of others?

We don't discourage people like this.

"The Warring States" instantly became the biggest joke in the circle.

However, while people in the industry were watching the excitement of "The Warring States", they were all secretly shocked by the horror of "Painted Skin".

Even a blockbuster of the same level like "The Warring States" is powerless to fight back, which is really too scary.

But in fact this is just one of the reasons.

You have to know that even if there was no "Painted Skin" in the original time and space, the box office of "The Warring States" on the first day was only about 4 million.

On the fourth day, the box office of Painted Skin reached 2804 million, and the release of The Warring States did not have any impact on it at all.

It seems to not exist.

It was also on this day that the box office of "Painted Skin" officially exceeded 100 million yuan.

Everyone in the circle was stunned, their eyes almost popped out.

Over 100 million in just four days, is this a joke?
"Painted Skin" What kind of terrifying fighting power is this?
It was so terrifying.

Anyone with eyesight can now see that the upper limit of "Painted Skin" is not 200 million, but 300 million!

Director Zhou is awesome.

"Painted Skin" has been reaping box office revenue at this crazy rate. In just 12 days, the box office has exceeded the 2 million mark.

Everyone in the circle was confused.

I was stunned by the impressive performance of Painted Skin. The box office exceeded 12 million in 2 days?
Damn it, when did it become so easy to break 2 million?

You know, breaking 2 million has always been an insurmountable obstacle for Chinese-language films.

More than four years have passed since Master Zhang’s “Hero” came out in 02.

No other movie can do that!

But "Painted Skin" did it in 12 days!
Who would have dared to believe it before "Painted Skin" was released?

This means that "Painted Skin" has only been released for one-third of its release period, but it has already completed the task that "The Promise" failed to complete.

A prehistoric monster!

Director Zhou’s “Painted Skin” is truly a prehistoric monster.

Those movies that changed their release dates in advance due to fear of "Painted Skin" should now be grateful for how wise their original choice was.

Otherwise, "The Warring States" will serve as a lesson for us.

"The Legend of Yun Shui", which has been scheduled to be released on December 12, is feeling a bit uneasy.

But unfortunately, it’s too late to change the schedule now.

"City of Pain", which is scheduled to be released on December 12, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, I missed the release date of "Painted Skin" and didn't catch it.

On December 12, in addition to the fear brought by "Painted Skin", an extremely important news came out again in the Chinese entertainment circle.

Variety, Hollywood's authoritative film magazine, broke a bombshell.

Two top Chinese entertainment stars, Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, will co-star in the Hollywood production of "The Monkey King"!
The film is expected to cost 8000 million US dollars. It will be directed by Minkoff, the director of "The Lion King" and "Stuart Little", and the script will be written by John Fusco, the screenwriter of "My Little Pony".

In addition, the top martial arts director Yuan Heping will also join the film as a martial arts instructor.

Although there is no more information in the script, according to the producers, Li Lianjie should play the Monkey King Sun Wukong, and Cheng Long will play Lan Caihe, one of the Eight Immortals.

It caused a sensation.

The entire Chinese entertainment industry was shocked once again.

Even many people didn't believe the news at first.

After all, many details of this news seem too explosive to be true.

Hollywood has never been interested in China, so why would it produce "The Monkey King"?

Will these two top superstars, Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie, really co-star in a movie?

I can’t even think about it.

For a while, the entire circle was discussing this matter crazily, and its popularity even overshadowed that of "Painted Skin".

After all, no matter how popular "Painted Skin" is, it is still far behind Hollywood blockbusters and the collaboration of Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie.

"Is it true? Cheng Long and Li Lianjie are teaming up? Who is the lead actor and who is the supporting actor? Or are they two male leads?"

Huang Bo didn't really believe this rumor.

Cheng Long and Li Lianjie have been filming for their entire lives, but have never worked together.

And Sun Wukong and the Eight Immortals?

But think about it again, this news was revealed by Hollywood's Variety Magazine, so it seems to be somewhat credible?

Huang Bo didn't dare to think about it.

If this movie project is true, it will be such a huge hit that the entire domestic entertainment industry will probably go crazy, right?
"The Monkey King? This isn't The Forbidden Kingdom!"

As a person who was reborn, Zhou Qing guessed the truth at once.

Although the current news is somewhat different from the final movie, this is the only movie of Li Lianjie and Jackie Chan!
What's more, there is Li Lianjie playing the Monkey King, and the director of "The Lion King" directed many scenes that confirm each other.

Did not run away.

“This is a big pit.”

Zhou Qing couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.

In the eyes of people of this era, "The Forbidden Kingdom" is indeed a blockbuster film project.

Whether it is a Hollywood production or a collaboration between Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie, it is a buff like cheating.

This movie looks like a big hit no matter how you look at it.

It's not just a big hit in the Chinese entertainment industry, but a big hit all over the world.

But in fact?
The box office of "The Forbidden Kingdom" in mainland China was only 1.8 million yuan.

Not to mention "If You Are the One", "Red Cliff" and "CJ7", even the original "Painted Skin" has not been done.

The overseas box office was only 8 million RMB.

Compared with the investment of nearly 500 million yuan, the loss is not small.

Otherwise, why did the sequel originally planned by the producers get shelved?

Especially with so many top Chinese actors playing supporting roles for a foreigner.

Anyway, if the artist is one of his own, Zhou Qing will not encourage him to participate.

On December 12, "Lost on Journey" began a grand and intensive promotion because the movie will be released on January 10.

考虑到12月14有张国师的《黄金甲》，12月21还有大牌云集的《伤城》，明年的1月29有好莱坞大片《007皇家赌场》。

January 1th is already the most suitable release date.

Ning Hao has now put all his efforts into promoting the film, together with Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang and other main creators.

Vow to go to the next level based on "Crazy Stone".

"Qingzi, Painted Skin is doing so well right now, if you have time, come and support Lost on Journey."

"Don't forget, this is also your exclusive movie!"

Ning Hao hasn't forgotten to call out to Zhou Qing.

Given the impressive performance of Painted Skin, people are looking forward to Zhou Qing’s next movie, which he will write and produce exclusively, right?
Taking advantage of the popularity of "Painted Skin", Zhou Qing went forward to lend a shout-out, and the effect would surely be great.

"Don't worry, brother. I will definitely not forget this."

Zhou Qing smiled and agreed readily.

Ning Hao was right. Zhou Qing alone would enjoy the share of the movie's box office profits. How could he not care about it?
What's more, now that "Painted Skin" is released, Zhou Qing has nothing to do, so he happily reunited with Ning Hao.

"Isn't your Painted Skin really too scary?"

As soon as Ning Hao came up, he sighed from the bottom of his heart, and felt indescribable sorrow.

Once upon a time, Ning Hao actually still had the desire to win over Zhou Qing.

Of course not in terms of winning awards, but in terms of box office.

After all, the box office of "Crazy Stone" is nearly ten times the investment of 450 million, which is really impressive.

If Ning Hao was given enough budget, he was confident that he could achieve higher box office results.

It may not be impossible to fight with Zhou Qing.

But now?
With the box office of "The Hearing Girl" exceeding 100 million yuan and the explosive performance of "Painted Skin", Ning Hao really doesn't have the courage anymore.

Even if he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that he really couldn't do it.

"The better the box office of Painted Skin is, the better it will be for Lost on Journey, which is a good thing."

Zhou Qing did not show any modesty in front of Ning Hao, but just smiled at him.

"makes sense!"

Ning Hao nodded heavily. (End of this chapter)