Chapter 504 Low-key Wedding
Chapter 504 Low-key Wedding
Wang Hao also hesitated about whether the movie "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" should be released in 2015.
After all, this animated film was a milestone work in his previous life. During its release in 2019, it earned more than 50 billion Chinese yuan at the box office, ranking among the top in film history at the time.
It would be a pity if such a successful work was released in 2015.
因为与2019年7万多张的银幕数量相比，2015年华夏内地银幕数量仅有3万多张，还不到4年后的一半。
From the perspective of market size, the top movie in the 2015 box office rankings was only 25 billion, exactly half of the 6 billion. Therefore, if "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" had been released in 50, its box office performance would undoubtedly be far lower than the original version.
The box office performance of this animated film after its release also confirms this point. According to Tao Piao's internal box office trend algorithm, the total box office performance of "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" this year is expected to be between 25 and 30 billion Chinese yuan. The total box office is reduced by half. This does not mean that the profit is only reduced by half, but by 60%, or even more. After all, we also have to consider the production and publicity costs of the film as well as the box office share of the theaters.
However, no one in the world today knows that "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" will be able to earn more than 50 billion yuan at the box office in the future.
Even the director of the animated film, Jiaozi, no matter how confident he is in his work, does not dare to say that its box office can reach more than 50 billion.
Therefore, after the film is completed, no one will think about holding back and trying to make more than 50 billion in the future, but rather tend to release it as soon as possible. After all, there is no benefit in dragging such a thing on, and the only difference is which schedule to choose for the release.
Therefore, Wang Hao just hesitated for a moment and stopped worrying about it.
Yes, "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" may indeed achieve a box office revenue of more than 50 billion in the future, but sometimes time cost is also a cost.
With Galaxy Group's current mature film industrialization system and a comprehensive peripheral industry chain, if the film had been released four years earlier, perhaps the peripheral operations during this period would have been able to make back the shortfall.
And time waits for no one. Galaxy Group has more than one animated film "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World". This is just the first work in the "Fengshen Animation Universe" series, and there will be more related animated films in the future.
For example, after the release of "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World", it has received rave reviews and has a good reputation. Therefore, the subsequent "Yang Jian", "Nezha 2" and "Jiang Ziya" of the [Fengshen Animation Universe] have naturally been put on the project establishment agenda.
No, the work "Yang Jian" was actually approved last year and has been in the production stage for a long time.
The sooner "Nezha 1" is released, the sooner the cost can be recovered and profits can be made. Their animation department can then continue to expand the team size, recruit more talents, upgrade equipment and technology, and ensure the smooth operation of the subsequent [Fengshen Animation Universe] plan, and launch other series of works at a frequency of one or two films every two years.
Therefore, for the sake of the overall situation, the release date of "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" has to be advanced.
Fortunately, the total box office of this movie may have been reduced by half, and the profit of Galaxy Group has also been reduced a lot, but the quality of the work has not declined, but has improved a lot.
In particular, domestic audiences and animation fans can enjoy such an excellent animated film four years in advance, allowing the slogan of "the rise of Chinese animation" to continue to resound, which is undoubtedly a good thing done by Galaxy Group.
Anyway, the entire mainland film and television market in October can almost be said to be dominated by "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World".
Nezha, the cute ugly demon boy with dark circles under his eyes, broke into the Chinese film and television entertainment circle with a naughty, reckless and arrogant attitude, and won the love of most people.
Moreover, unlike the rejection he faced in his previous life, Wang Hao's "Nezha" in his previous life, whether it was the first or the second part, no matter how good the results of the two works were, because its creative team had no connection with the traditional circle of Chinese entertainment, most of the people in the industry showed a rejection attitude towards it.
Ignoring, criticizing, and suppressing have become common phenomena.
However, now that this work came from the hands of Galaxy Group, the attitude of people in the circle towards it immediately changed 180 degrees.
Even if the emergence of animated films does not benefit real-life actors and directors at all, and may even squeeze their living space, these people dare not show any dissatisfaction or disregard for "Nezha" in front of the leading position of Galaxy Group in the industry and in front of Wang Hao, an international director.
On the contrary, they try their best to hype it, like it, ride on its popularity, and show their love for "Nezha", just like the people in the circle who crazily forwarded Wong Kar-wai's "I like it" at the beginning.
One month after its release, the box office performance of "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" successfully exceeded 26 billion, not only breaking the domestic animation film box office record, but also breaking the domestic film box office record set by "Detective Chinatown 2" at the beginning of the year.
On the day the record was broken, director Zhang Yimou reposted the box office record-breaking poster of "Nezha 1" on his personal Weibo, and warmly congratulated little Nezha on his outstanding achievement.
Then Wu Jing, Huang Bo, Li Kui, Wang Baoqiang, Guo Fan, Xu Zheng, Fan Bingbing, Li Binbin and other stars and directors in the industry who have certain relationships with Galaxy Group also followed suit and forwarded the poster and congratulated him.
Then, most of the celebrities, artists, directors, and media people in the circle who had nothing to do with the Galaxy Group also forwarded the message and congratulated.
The entire Chinese entertainment industry seemed to be very united at this moment, and at the same time, they became extremely sensible.
Even when "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" was released in Hong Kong, more than a dozen well-known Hong Kong stars such as Jackie Chan, Wong Jing, Tsui Hark, and Aaron Kwok also arrived at the premiere.
Oh, by the way, there was also a special guest at that time, Ms. Yuen Qiu.
In the 2001 mythological drama "Investiture of the Gods" co-starring Benny Chan and Michelle Ye, Yammie Yam's role as Yin Shiniang was arguably the best, and it is the Yin Shiniang that left a deep impression on mainland audiences.
Especially in the first half of the "Deep Love for My Son" unit, the scene where Yin Shiniang beats Nezha in the rain moved countless people, and almost everyone cried every time they watched it.
So now that "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" is released in Hong Kong, there is also a Mrs. Yin in the movie who loves her son deeply, so it was natural for the crew to invite her.
It is the first time in Hong Kong that so many Hong Kong stars have gathered to celebrate the premiere of an animated film. Although a small number of people in the Hong Kong media were sarcastic and said that these Hong Kong stars were trying to please mainlanders, most media outlets still gave positive comments, writing press releases with the theme of cultural exchange and tolerance between the two places.
In addition to Hong Kong, "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" was also released in South Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia and other places.
Thanks to Galaxy Group's deep cultivation of the East Asian film and television market in recent years, coupled with the influence of China's strong national strength, "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" has also performed very well at the box office in Hong Kong, Macau and other East Asian countries.
Especially in Japan, there is already a large audience for animation here, and the theme of "Fengshen" is also well-known here. Therefore, "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" also achieved extremely high box office results in the first week after its release in Japan, becoming the box office champion of the month.
Just before "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" broke 25 billion Chinese yuan in China, swept across East Asian countries, and attracted the attention of the public and the media, a wedding was actually quietly held in a high-end villa hotel resort in Beijing during the National Day holiday.
It’s just that because both parties at the wedding adhered to the principle of keeping a low profile, this matter was not known to the media reporters in the entertainment industry.
"Mr. Wang Hao, at this sacred moment, I want to ask you, whether the days ahead are sunny or stormy, are you willing to stay with Ms. Jing Tian, never leave her, and use all your love to care for her and respect her until the end of your life?"
"I am willing!"
"Ms. Jing Tian, are you willing to accept Mr. Wang Hao as your husband? No matter whether we are rich or poor, sick or healthy, you will always be by his side, support and encourage him, and stick to this love forever?" "I do!"
"Okay! Now please, Mr. Wang Hao, put this ring on the ring finger of Ms. Jing Tian's left hand. This ring symbolizes your commitment to her and is the eternal witness of your love."
"Ms. Jing Tian, please also put this ring on your husband. May your love be as bright and eternal as this ring."
"At this beautiful moment, Mr. Wang Hao and Ms. Jing Tian have exchanged rings.
Now, groom, you can kiss your beloved bride.
With your family and friends as witnesses, your love will blossom with the most brilliant brilliance at this moment! "
"Still admiring it?"
After the clinking sounds of changing slippers and putting things away ended, Wang Hao walked into the living room and saw Jing Tian curled up in the soft sofa in her pajamas, watching the large LCD TV in front of her.
On TV, the day was beautiful and the golden sunlight was shining on the green lawn. In front of the small white Mediterranean-style auditorium, rows of wooden chairs were filled with guests with smiling eyes, applauding and cheering enthusiastically.
On the small stage in front of the guests, Wang Hao, dressed in formal attire, and Jing Tian, wearing a white wedding dress, were hugging and kissing each other.
The breeze blew gently across the scene, the bride's translucent headdress veil swayed slightly, petals fluttered in the air, and the bells and romantic wedding march played cheerfully, making everything on the TV screen look magnificent.
This was shot by the now well-known young director Li Kui himself, so how could it not look good?
"Husband, you're back!"
Jing Tian, who was originally immersed in the TV screen, turned around immediately when she heard the familiar voice. Her eyes were shining and a happy smile was on her face.
Wang Hao nodded. "The post-production of "Ball Flash" has been completed, and the review by the radio and television department has also been successfully passed. The movie can be released, so there is not much to do in the company today."
As he spoke, he walked forward and sat down next to Jing Tian. He naturally held her in his arms, holding her slender, soft and smooth little hands, and his eyes were fixed on the TV screen.
The scene on the screen just switched to when they separated after kissing, and a group of people were waiting for the bride to throw out the bouquet, it was quite lively.
Wang Hao sighed slightly and said:
"Baby, sometimes I still feel guilty for not being able to give you a lively wedding with many guests."
In the entertainment industry, celebrity weddings are often very eye-catching.
Just like the wedding of famous movie stars Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy held at the Shanghai Exhibition Center on October 10, just after the National Day holiday, was called the "wedding of the century" by everyone.
It is said that the wedding cost nearly 200 million yuan, with more than 2000 banquet tables and more than guests, almost half of the entertainment industry. The lineup and momentum were very large, and celebrities from all walks of life were all present.
Even Ali Ma specially shot a video to bless this wedding. There were also groomsmen, bridesmaids, brothers and sisters, too many to count.
Among them are well-known artists such as Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, Li Yundi, Wang Sicong, and Wu Jing.
The wedding scene was even more luxurious. In order to treat Angelababy like a princess, Huang Xiaoming actually built a castle for her in the exhibition hall.
All the flowers on the scene were created by a team of more than 200 Chinese and French florists, which can be regarded as the largest wedding flower arrangement in China so far.
In comparison, Wang Hao's status in the industry is higher than Huang Xiaoming, but his wedding with Jing Tian was a bit "shabby".
Their wedding was held in a high-end villa resort near Shangjing. There were only a hundred guests invited, mainly the family members of the newlyweds and close friends of both parties.
Internal employees and senior managers of the Galaxy Group, senior leaders of local and partner companies, and some celebrities with whom they have connections were not notified.
Even the news media did not get any news or information about it. The entire wedding was held quietly.
Fortunately, Jing Tian didn't care about it. She gently held Wang Hao's hand and said softly:
"Hubby, this was a decision we made together.
You know me. For a wedding, it's enough to have you and mom and dad by my side. I don't like it if it's too troublesome. It will make me feel exhausted.
Although our wedding was low-key, I think it was very beautiful.
Your life is for yourself, not for others to see. As long as you love me, that's enough.
What's more, you have a high status in your current circle, a lot of money, and a sensitive identity.
At times like this, we should be more cautious. If we really want to hold a grand ceremony and waste money, it will be a bad thing to steal the spotlight.”
Wang Hao looked at Jing Tian, who was so considerate and sensible, with his eyes full of affection and apology:
"I always think that you deserve a grander and more perfect wedding so that everyone can see your happiness."
Upon hearing this, Jing Tian leaned closer to Wang Hao, rested his head on his shoulder, and said teasingly with a smile:
"If you really want to do that, aren't you afraid that some sisters will get jealous and angry? And what if no one dares to come to your house at night to ask for advice on the script?"
"How can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air? I have never done such a thing."
Wang Hao immediately prepared to raise his hand and swear, but was held back by Jing Tian.
"Okay, okay, it's just a joke. My husband is so outstanding, so I can understand why some admirers flock to him.
Marriage needs to be managed. I will do my duty as a wife. As long as you stay with me, that's all."
(End of this chapter)