Chapter 326: First-day box office of 8200 million! "Your Name" sets a new record in film h
"We'll take a break this month, and we'll start intensive promotion next month."
Zhou Qing didn't say much, but just nodded to Lu Yang to show that he knew.
"I know, but Director Zhou..."
When Lu Yang said this, he suddenly became hesitant and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Just say whatever you want to say. No need to be hesitant."
Zhou Qing glanced at Lu Yang.
"I was determined to make a martial arts film. If the box office of Blade of the Assassin is not satisfactory..."
The more Lu Yang spoke, the more embarrassed he felt.
After all, as a director, he knows very well what the current market environment is like.
Martial arts movies and kung fu movies have been in decline for many years.
Even if he is confident in the quality of "The Blade of the Assassin", believing that it is a masterpiece, the audience will buy it.
I also believe that "The Blade of the Assassin" will most likely become a hit and make Zhou Qing some money.
But one thing is undeniable: the market potential of "The Blade of the Assassin" is definitely weaker than other movies.
Not to mention the other blockbuster movies released by Zhou Qing Pictures, Lu Yang doesn't even have the confidence that it will surpass his previous film "Hypnotist".
In the meantime?
The cost is higher than other movies.
After all, this is a costume drama and a martial arts drama, and Lu Yang spent a full 6500 million budget!
This means that even if "The Blade Identity" can earn 2 million yuan at the box office, it will only barely break even.
A box office of more than 2 million yuan is considered a high box office and a hit for a movie like "The Blade of the Assassin".
As for breaking 3 million like "Hypnotist"?
Lu Yang was not optimistic at all!
So yes, "Knife of the Assassin" is likely to be the least profitable movie released by Zhou Qing Pictures.
"Hey Luyang, can you have some confidence in the movie you made?"
"Even if you don't have confidence in yourself, you have to have confidence in my script."
Zhou Qing smiled and patted Lu Yang on the shoulder, interrupting what Lu Yang was about to say.
Zhou Qing actually understood Lu Yang's thoughts, and he also knew the box office potential of "The Blade of the Assassin".
But for someone of his wealth and status, he really doesn't just focus on money.
Since Luyang wants to take pictures, let Luyang take pictures.
It’s just a matter of making less money, so what does it matter?
It is no exaggeration to say that the money Zhou Qing earns now is more than he can spend in several lifetimes, so naturally he is not that eager.
"This time, the box office of Your Name should have no problem breaking 10 billion, right?"
Han Sanping also came to chat with Zhou Qing, and he showed his dominance as soon as he opened his mouth.
Han Sanping is still very optimistic about the market prospects of "Your Name".
"Boss Han, how can I guarantee something like this? But come to think of it, even if it's bad, it can't be that bad, right?"
Although Zhou Qing spoke modestly and conservatively, there was a sense of confidence in his words.
I don’t know whether it can break 10 billion, but the total box office will definitely not be bad.
As a person who has been reborn, he truly knows the market potential of "Your Name".
"Director Zhou, you are too modest. In my opinion, Your Name will definitely break 10 billion."
Ye Ning interrupted and added with a smile.
"Break 10 billion? I think it can break the record of Avatar!"
Wang Changtian has higher ambitions.
"Yes, Mr. Wang is right, Your Name will definitely surpass Avatar!"
Han Sanping really liked what he said, and the Third Master immediately spoke up in agreement.
If "Your Name" really surpasses "Avatar", it will definitely be a significant achievement in Han Sanping's credit book.
Zhou Qing waved his hands repeatedly and became humble.
If the previous humility was just a pretense, then this time the humility came from the heart.
Zhou Qing had no idea whether it could surpass "Avatar" or not.
But I dare not speak out in front of those senior people.
"By the way, Lucy will be released in June next year."
After some chatting and laughing, Han Sanping told Zhou Qing another thing.
Zhou Qing's eyes lit up immediately.
Reliable, Master San!
June is the golden time of summer vacation.
Zhou Qing would definitely not believe it if he said it wasn't because of him.
With its own brand and the summer season, Zhou Qing believes that the box office of "Lucy" will definitely exceed the original one.
This is undoubtedly a good thing.
"Director Han, President Ye, President Wang, it's almost time, let's go in."
After chatting for a while, seeing that the time was almost up, Zhou Qing called a few big guys into the viewing room.
After all the guests were invited in, Zhou Qing and other main creators of "Your Name" also began to take their seats.
There is no need to mention the messy pre-screening procedures, and everyone in the theater was kept on hold for a full half hour.
Finally, I waited for the long-awaited screening of "Your Name".
It can be said that everyone's interest was aroused from the very beginning.
Although the body-swapping joke is not uncommon in later generations, it is still quite fresh in today's circle.
Not to mention that the various plot settings in "Your Name" are not cliché at all, on the contrary they are quite interesting.
It becomes more and more interesting to watch.
Everyone really wants to see how the relationship between the male and female protagonists will develop if they get along in such a "strange" way.
But who would have thought that the movie would take a big turn.
The heroine is actually dead!
The male protagonist is in love with the female protagonist from three years ago!
What a fuss!
The hearts of the audience were all gripped with a knot, and their emotions were completely aroused by "Your Name".
I stared at the big screen without blinking, hoping that the hero could save the heroine.
Of course, the male protagonist did not disappoint everyone. After some operations, the female protagonist was really rescued.
This should be the time to achieve success, right?
But the hero and heroine passed each other so many times, but they didn't recognize each other.
They all "unintentionally" forgot about each other!
Everyone in the theater was so anxious that they wanted to rush into the screen to help the two of them connect.
With this kind of emotion accumulating and brewing, one can imagine what the reaction in the theater would be when the male and female protagonists finally "recognized each other".
"It's not easy. These two people finally remembered each other's names."
"Oh, I finally let go of this worry."
"As expected of Director Zhou, I cried so hard watching this."
Sounds of praise rang out from every corner, many people were still not satisfied with the show, and the response on the scene was extremely enthusiastic.
Zhou Qing, Han Sanping and others looked around, taking in everyone's reactions, and felt extremely excited.
If nothing unexpected happens, the movie "Your Name" will be a success. "Director Zhou, I am more and more confident that it will surpass "Avatar"!"
The smile on Han Sanping's face became brighter and brighter.
"Then... let's borrow Mr. Han's words."
Zhou Qing didn't want to discourage Han Sanping's enthusiasm, so he could only echo him.
"Director Zhou, as the director of Your Name, what are your box office expectations for Your Name?"
In the subsequent post-screening interview, Zhou Qing was unsurprisingly asked this question.
Zhou Qing thought about it and gave a relatively conservative answer.
"I don't expect too much from the box office of Your Name, I just hope it won't be lower than that of The Witch."
Facing cameras and microphones from all sides, Zhou Qing expressed his inner expectations.
No less than "The Witch"?
Doesn’t that mean the box office will be no less than 10 billion?
What a nice and low requirement.
I don’t know how many people in the theater were complaining in their hearts.
But considering that this is Director Zhou who has repeatedly broken records and created box office miracles, okay.
Everyone said that it was not too high a requirement.
It’s not like they haven’t made 10 billion at the box office before, right?
"So far, the highest-grossing movie ever released in mainland China is still the Hollywood blockbuster Avatar."
"After this movie, no other movie has been able to break its box office record."
"Director Zhou, do you think the final box office of Your Name can break the record of Avatar?"
The movie "Avatar" was also mentioned as expected.
Zhou Qing's answer still maintained his usual humble style.
"As for me, of course I hope to break the record of Avatar, but whether I can really do it in the end depends on whether everyone's support is strong enough."
"So I think you asked the wrong person. You should ask the audience."
So, dear audience friends, are you supporting "Your Name" enough?
On November 11, "Your Name" was officially released in major theaters across the country, and the first-day box office was soon revealed.
8200 million!
A full 8200 million!
What the hell!
I'm in a big trough!
Everyone in the entire Chinese entertainment industry felt like their hearts were about to jump out of their chests.
Isn’t this first-day box office a bit too exaggerated?
It’s so exaggerated that many people find it a little unreal!
Do you know what the quality of Chinese-language films are these days?
Apart from Zhou Qing’s previous film “The Witch”, the highest first-day box office record is still over 3000 million!
As a result, Director Zhou Qing doubled the money in one go, reaching 8000 million?
Everyone was already stunned by the witch's 5500 million, and it took a long time to recover.
As a result, "Your Name" is even more exaggerated.
It didn't break 5000 million, but directly broke 8000 million.
Before the release of "Your Name", no one could have imagined that the first-day box office of a Chinese-language film would be so high.
Director Zhou has once again set a new record.
And it is visible to the naked eye. It has dominated the Chinese entertainment industry for a long time and it is a record that no one can break.
After all, before that, we have to break the record of 5500 million set by "The Witch".
This record is enough to make everyone drink a pot.
Considering the first-day box office of "The Witch" of 5500 million, the total box office has exceeded 10 billion.
"Your Name" has achieved a first-day box office of 8000 million, so wouldn't it be easy for the total box office to break 10 billion?
Surpassing "Avatar" is not just talk!
There really is such hope!
"More than 8000 million? The first-day box office of Your Name is actually more than 8000 million?"
After Feng Xiaogang got the data, he was silent for a long time. After a while, he finally uttered these words from between his teeth.
Even someone of Feng Xiaogang's level was shocked by this number, deeply shocked.
Like everyone else, he never dared to imagine that in this era, Chinese-language films could achieve such a high first-day box office.
It’s almost like a joke!
This is no longer just high, but a discontinuous high.
Others work very hard and try every possible means, and it’s considered good if they can get 3000 million on the first day. And you get 8000 million in one go?
How do you let others play?
I can’t beat it!
Not to mention other directors, even Feng Xiaogang himself felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
As top directors in mainland China, they are also known as "Zhou Zhang Chen Feng" in the circle.
Feng Xiaogang once thought that he was a director of the same level as Zhou Qing.
He was once unwilling to accept that Zhou Qing had surpassed him, and was determined to catch up with him.
But now?
The figure of more than 8000 million completely defeated Feng Xiaogang.
So that he no longer has any desire to catch up.
After all, his best-performing film, "Aftershock," only earned about 3000 million on the first day.
With such a huge gap, how do you expect Feng Xiaogang to catch up?
I can’t catch up!
"More than 8000 million..."
Master Zhang uttered this number softly and let out a long sigh.
There was an unconcealable surprise and melancholy in the voice.
Even though Master Zhang had overestimated the performance of "Your Name", in the end he still found that he had greatly underestimated Zhou Qing's strength.
This is more than 8000 million!
Even Master Zhang couldn't remain calm.
This is a number that even Master Zhang was moved.
And what happens after being moved?
Like Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Guoshi felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
Originally, Master Zhang had hoped that in this performance of "The Flowers of War", he could compete with Zhou Qing to see who was better.
If he could defeat Zhou Qing's "Your Name" in one fell swoop, then Master Zhang might be able to restore some of his reputation.
Sit back on the throne of the number one director.
Master Zhang has been gearing up and looking forward to taking back his honor.
The result...more than 8000 million?
This really caught Master Zhang off guard.
Master Zhang’s original confidence was reduced by 7% in an instant.
No matter how confident Master Zhang is, he is not confident enough to achieve a first-day box office of over 8000 million.
You have to know that his last commercial film "Three Guns", with so many buffs, only grossed 2100 million.
This means that if he wants to defeat Zhou Qing, his "The Flowers of War" must be quadrupled!
But now, it has only been two years since the release of "Three Guns". Why did "The Flowers of War" make such a big leap?
Just based on the leading actor Bale, is he a Hollywood star?
Thinking of this, Master Zhang actually felt a little comforted.
After all, these days, Hollywood's influence on domestic entertainment is still very huge.
For example, "Transformers 3" released in the summer vacation, the box office on the first day exceeded million.
Given Bell's level and popularity, it is not impossible for the first-day box office to exceed that of "Your Name" or something.
But then he thought again, facing Zhou Qing, had he actually fallen to the point of seeking comfort from a Hollywood actor?
A hint of bitterness flashed across Master Zhang's eyes unconsciously. (End of this chapter)