Chapter 412 Director Zhou's position is unshakable, Ning Hao's new film
Of course, the first-day box office does not represent the total box office, and in many cases the first-day box office is largely accidental.
For example, Xu Ke's "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" had a very low box office on the first day, which was a complete flop, but its total box office surpassed "One Step Away" in one fell swoop.
For example, the "Wuji" by poet Chen and the "Three Guns" by Zhang Guoshi are completely opposite.
The box office performance on the first day was very impressive, but the box office trend soon collapsed.
This resulted in the total box office flopping, which was completely disproportionate to the impressive first-day box office.
Therefore, no one knows whether "The Mermaid", with a first-day box office of 2.6 million yuan, can eventually take in more than 32.8 billion yuan and surpass "Dying to Survive" in one fell swoop.
But no matter what, the first day box office surpassed "Dying to Survive", which is a good start for "The Mermaid"!
This is enough to show that "The Mermaid" does have the potential to surpass "Dying to Survive".
Coupled with Zhou Qing's status in the circle and the special status of "Dying to Survive", of course, it made Stephen Chow's fans very happy.
It is enough to make all major media outlets excited.
"Master Xing surpasses Zhou Qing", "The Mermaid is about to beat Medicine God", and other related topics were quickly hyped up.
Because it is very popular and exciting, and "The Mermaid" is indeed on a good track.
This has aroused even more crazy discussions among netizens.
This creates an illusion that those who don’t know might actually think that “Dying to Survive” has been defeated by “The Mermaid”.
"The first-day box office of The Mermaid is so high? It's even higher than your Medicine God."
Even Liu Yifei began to worry.
Given the current momentum of "The Mermaid", girls can't help but worry.
If "Dying to Survive" is really defeated by "The Mermaid", then Zhou Qing would be really embarrassed.
Isn't his return as a king equivalent to preparing a wedding dress for Stephen Chow and becoming a stepping stone for him?
"Relax, Sissi, the first day's box office doesn't represent the total box office."
Zhou Qing smiled, and looked extremely calm.
I'm not pretending, I'm really confident.
If Zhou Qing did not have this confidence before the release of "The Mermaid", after all, the total box office of "The Mermaid" in the original time and space was as high as 33.91 billion.
It has surpassed the current box office of "Dying to Survive" of 32.8 billion.
But when the first day box office results of "The Mermaid" came out, Zhou Qing was no longer worried.
Although the first-day box office of "The Mermaid" of 2.6 million yuan surpassed the 2.5 million yuan of "Dying to Survive", this was already the result of being weakened by "Dying to Survive".
In the original time and space, the first-day box office of "The Mermaid" was as high as 2.8 million!
The current 2.6 million is still 2000 million short.
So the question is, why did the first-day box office of "The Mermaid" shrink by 2000 million?
There is no other reason. It is because too much of the Lunar New Year box office pie was taken by "Dying to Survive", resulting in a smaller share for "The Mermaid".
So how much will the 2000 million difference in box office revenue on the first day be reflected in the total box office?
Give a few simple examples.
"Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" grossed 1980 million on its first day and 2.9 million in total.
"The Flowers of War" grossed 1900 million yuan on the first day and 6 million yuan in total.
"Hypnotist" grossed 2100 million on its first day and 3.68 million in total.
Although the total box office difference brought by the 2000 million first-day box office will vary depending on the movie.
But it is still very easy to make up for the difference of more than 1 million, and there is almost no problem.
The total box office of "The Mermaid" in the original time and space is only 1.1 million more than the current total box office of "Dying to Survive"!
In other words, the possibility of "The Mermaid" surpassing "Dying to Survive" in total box office is really slim.
What else does Zhou Qing have to worry about?
"I really admire you for having such a good attitude."
Seeing how calm Zhou Qing was, it would be a lie for the girl to say she didn't admire him.
Anyway, she had always been worried about Zhou Qing, but she didn't expect that Zhou Qing seemed to not care at all.
"It's just a movie. My reputation as the 'No. 1 Director in Chinese Entertainment' was not earned from just one movie."
Zhou Qing couldn't explain his confidence, so he could only smile at Liu Yifei.
The girl thought about it and said, okay, that’s indeed the case.
So what if Stephen Chow’s “The Mermaid” really surpasses “Dying to Survive”?
Has Stephen Chow ever won so many awards at the three major cinemas? Has Stephen Chow ever won an Oscar? How many times have Stephen Chow’s movies broken records?
It's nothing more than a temporary glory and can't really change anything.
It is even more impossible to shake Zhou Qing's position.
"Besides, even if I get overtaken this time, I can catch up next time."
Zhou Qing spoke to Liu Yifei again, and his words were very nonchalant.
Stephen Chow, whose appeal is comparable to his own, seems like an insignificant nobody.
Who says Zhou Qing is a reborn person + a cheater?
In the face of such a heaven-defying configuration, Stephen Chow is nothing.
What's more, "The Mermaid" is also Stephen Chow's last glory.
"Yes, I am making a big deal out of nothing. You are the 'No. 1 Director in Chinese Entertainment'."
The girl thought about it again and a smile appeared on her face again.
Facts also proved that Zhou Qing's calmness was right, and Liu Yifei's previous worries were completely unnecessary.
Although the first-day box office of "The Mermaid" was higher than that of "Dying to Survive", its subsequent performance failed to maintain this trend.
Although the daily box office of over 2 million is also quite amazing, breaking 10 billion in four days is exactly the same as "Dying to Survive".
But here is the problem.
Although both of them broke 10 billion, the total box office of "The Mermaid" was 2000 million less than that of "Dying to Survive".
This is even though the first-day box office of "The Mermaid" was 1000 million more than that of "Dying to Survive".
So if this trend continues, "The Mermaid" will most likely not surpass "Dying to Survive".
Of course, even if this is the case, the total box office of the two is probably not much different.
There is also hope that "The Mermaid" will break 30 billion, which is also an extremely explosive figure.
What about the other two blockbusters released on the same day as "The Mermaid": "Journey to the West: The Monkey King 3" and "From Vegas to Macau "?
These are the two most popular films besides "The Mermaid".
Although the momentum cannot be compared with "The Mermaid", they have also achieved extremely impressive results.
"Journey to the West: Part Two: The White Bone Demon" earned 1.42 million yuan on the first day, while "The Man from Macau 3" was a little higher, at 1.65 million yuan.
Of course, this result was weakened by "Dying to Survive".
In the original time and space, the first-day box office of these two films were higher, the former was 1.66 million, and the latter was 1.78 million.
But even after the weakening, it is still the best result.
Nowadays, if a movie can break 100 million yuan in box office on the first day, it is considered a huge success.
As for movies like "The Mermaid" that broke 2 million, they are definitely at the top level.
So this year's January Lunar New Year movie season was really too lively.
However, Zhou Qing is not actually paying attention to this kind of thing at the moment, and he doesn't have the energy for it.
It is spring break now, and he and Liu Yifei are busy visiting relatives and friends.
First, he took Liu Yifei back to his hometown to visit his relatives.
Then, I followed Liu Yifei to visit Liu Yifei's relatives.
Since the Spring Festival on February 2, Zhou Qing's life can be summed up in two words: New Year's greetings. He is either paying New Year's greetings or on his way to pay New Year's greetings.
Even if both himself and Liu Yifei's relatives have paid New Year's greetings, there are still some related people in Beijing.
"Director Zhou, Happy New Year."
"Director Zhou, Happy New Year!"
It was not just Zhou Qing who wished others a happy new year. People from all walks of life also came to wish Zhou Qing a happy new year.
Even the number of the latter is far greater than that of the former.
After all, Zhou Qing’s current position in the circle is really at the ceiling level. He is the number one director in Chinese entertainment and the president of a film and television company.
There are not many people who need Zhou Qing to curry favor with them, but there are too many people who want to curry favor with and lick Zhou Qing's boots.
Even though most of them were not qualified to come in person to wish everyone a happy new year, Zhou Qing had a lot of trouble dealing with just a phone call.
"Qingzi, Happy New Year."
Given the relationship between Ning Hao and Zhou Qing, it was natural for the other party to come to their door.
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year."
Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei naturally entertained Ning Hao warmly.
They are all students of Beijing Film Academy, and Ning Hao was supported by Zhou Qing himself, so he is definitely one of Zhou Qing's family members.
The atmosphere was certainly different.
Several people gathered together chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
During the discussion, the animated film "The Battle of Nian Beast" produced by Ning Hao was mentioned inadvertently, which immediately made Ning Hao melancholy.
"Well, let's not talk about it. It seems that not everyone can make an animated film."
The smile on Ning Hao's face looked a little awkward and bitter.
"The Battle against the Nian Beast" contains Ning Hao's ambition, and this ambition is not small.
Otherwise, why would Ning Hao also release "The Battle Against the Nian Beast" on February 2, the day of the Chinese New Year, to compete with "The Mermaid" and other three strong films?
Isn't it just that I think "War Against the Nian Beast" will definitely be a hit like "The Return of the Great Sage"?
But who could have imagined that reality would slap Ning Hao hard in the face.
The box office of "War of the Nian Beast" on the first day was only 940 million, not even breaking million!
It was an epic failure, and Ning Hao began to doubt his life.
Both are animated movies, but why was "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" so popular, but "War of the Nian Beast" performed so poorly?
Does the gap have to be so big?
Even now, Ning Hao is still melancholy and hasn't adjusted his mentality yet. It's really a bit hard to accept.
"Given the current domestic market environment, people's acceptance of animated feature films is still insufficient and the environment is not mature yet."
Zhou Qing just smiled and attributed Ning Hao's failure to market reasons.
Ning Hao also echoed what he said, but he actually knew that it had nothing to do with the market.
Otherwise, why did "The Return of the Great Sage" become such a hit?
"As for me, I'd better just focus on making movies and not mess around with this mess."
Ning Hao finally shook his head and sighed.
"Brother, your movie 'Lost in Thailand' has been off the shelves for four years, right? It's time to make another movie."
Zhou Qing nodded and asked casually, "What are you going to shoot this time, brother?"
"Speaking of which, Qingzi, I have to say hello to you. I plan to adapt a novel whose adaptation rights you have."
"Given our relationship, you have to give me the authorization."
Ning Hao took the opportunity to say something to Zhou Qing.
As a person who was reborn, Zhou Qing actually had some guesses in his mind immediately.
But he still looked at Ning Hao with curiosity and asked, "I wonder which novel did you like, Senior Brother?"
"It's about a short story written by Liu Cixin, "The Rural Teacher."
Ning Hao gave an answer that did not surprise Zhou Qing.
"Rural Teacher", isn't this Ning Hao's "Crazy Alien"?
The film was released in 19 in its original time and space, and its total box office reached more than 20 billion yuan, making it a definite hit.
The word of mouth is a little worse than Ning Hao’s other films, but at least it has a score of 6.4.
It's not a great movie, but it's definitely above average.
Zhou Qing himself hadn't planned to shoot this film, so there was no problem in letting Ning Hao do it.
Zhou Qing immediately agreed in front of Ning Hao.
However, now is not the time to discuss some more specific details, and neither side mentioned them.
After all, Ning Hao came here to wish everyone a happy new year.
"Director Zhou."
"Director Zhou."
In addition to Ning Hao, many other people came one after another to wish a happy new year.
As a result, Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei had no peace of mind during the entire spring break, so they simply returned to the company as soon as the break was over.
"Director Chen."
As usual, after a simple settlement, Zhou Qing called Director Chen to his office.
Corresponding communication and arrangements were carried out.
"Director Zhou, I have already contacted the team of Eternal Love. Director Lin Yufen is very interested and is willing to direct."
"But as for the script, according to Hong Huo's feedback, it will take at least a year and a half."
It took me a year and a half to write the script, which is actually a long period of time in the film industry.
But if it is put into the TV drama circle, it is actually normal.
Especially scripts adapted from novels like this are sometimes more difficult to write than original scripts.
After all, you have to understand the novel thoroughly first, and then adapt it within the original framework of the novel.
The constraints of various rules and regulations may require more time and effort.
In addition, TV series often have dozens of episodes, so the workload is completely different from that of movies.
Even though the script for a TV series does not need to be as meticulously crafted as a movie and is much rougher, it is still enough to take up a lot of time.
So Zhou Qing was not surprised by this and had no objection either.
One and a half years is one and a half years, he can definitely wait.
Of course, this is just an adaptation of the script. After the script is completed, it still needs to be filmed, and there are various post-production tasks.
In other words, it is very likely that the TV series of "Three Lives Three Worlds" will be released in two or three years.
Zhou Qing was also mentally prepared for this.
"I see. What about 11 Secret Agents Princess?"
Zhou Qing didn't say much, just nodded and asked about another key TV drama project.
"All contacts went smoothly, but the script adaptation will take a year."
Director Chen continued to report to Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing also knew the answer. (End of this chapter)