Superstars start as villains

Chapter 226 is the end.

In the 2015 National Day file, [Hong Kong囧] has been attracting attention since the filming started due to the foundation of the previous [Thailand囧]. It was a little-known actor Bao Beier who was invited.

Although Xu Zheng tried his best to express that it was because Huang Bo and Wang Baozhen did not cooperate because they had no schedule, everyone in the circle knew that Xu Zheng's ambition was not just to be a director. To prove that he alone can carry the box office of a movie.

[Hong Kong囧] was released on September 9th. Although the audience once complained that this movie is a continuation of the dog's tail, although most people thought that Bao Beier played the simple and honest fool, but when the first day box office data of [Hong Kong囧] was announced , still caused frantic reports in the media.

The box office of 2.1 million on the first day broke a series of records related to mainland movies such as the first-day box office record of Chinese-language movies, the first-day attendance record of 2D movies, and so on.

That night, Xu Zheng was as excited as a child. He smiled and burst into tears. Zhou Xing patted him on the shoulder. For an ordinary actor from an ordinary family, with no background and connections, Xu Zheng was able to make it this far. It was not easy, and the pressure on the body can be imagined. Fortunately, the result is good.

"Congratulations, from today onwards, there is a place for you in mainland commercial films."

Xu Zheng wiped his tears and nodded gratefully: "Mr. Zhou, thank you, I'm sorry, I'm too excited."

Zhou Xing patted him on the shoulder: "I understand, don't forget, I also came from an actor little by little to today."

In the end, [Hong Kong囧] won 16.1 billion box office and became the biggest winner of the National Day file. Therefore, Xu Zheng was sought after by investors and became one of the hottest commercial film directors at the moment.

Of course, if Xu Zheng wants to truly gain the trust of investors, he must prove his strength again outside of series such as "Thailand" and "Hong Kong".

In addition to movies during the National Day holiday, TV dramas have also attracted a booming growth. Some nerdy viewers took advantage of the holiday to frantically chase dramas.

[Great Time] After the broadcast, the ratings of Shanghai Satellite TV and AH Satellite TV have been soaring, and the national average ratings have reached 1.136%. Chen Yao also used the role of Mao Xiaochun to let the audience realize that besides the dark loli Yue Qiluo, she There is also a generous side.

Compared with the dominance of the National Day file [Hong Kong囧], the fighting in the Lunar New Year file in 2015 was extremely fierce.

[Ghost Blowing Lantern: Finding the Dragon] is scheduled for December 12th.

"Old Paoer" starring Xiaogangpao is scheduled for December 12th.

【Detective Chinatown】December 12st.

[Mermaid] is scheduled for February 2th.
In fact, it is not difficult to see from the phenomenon that these films choose to compete in the Lunar New Year file for the fair, the capacity of the mainland film market has become very large. Although the competition for the Lunar New Year file in the past few years was fierce, it was not so exaggerated.

The facts are indeed true. [Looking for the Dragon] finally won 16.7 billion box office, [Old Paoer] won 9 million box office, [Chinatown Detective] won 8.23 million box office, and Xing Ye’s [Mermaid] even won 33.8 billion. At the box office, it also broke the mainland box office record of 24 billion in "Monster Hunt" and successfully reached the top.

What's more interesting is that Master Xing has never cooperated with Huayi since he was cheated by Huayi last time.

As a result, Guangguang surpassed Huayi for the first time and became the most successful film and television company in the mainland. I just don’t know if the Wang brothers regretted saving the 8000 million. After all, the loss that [Mermaid] brought to Huayi this time is far More than 8000 million.

In 2016, after the Lunar New Year file, it gradually fell into silence, and the subsequent movies did not bring too many surprises, but there were many movies that were full of criticism, such as "Journey to the West: Three Fighting Bones" and "Tomb Raiders Notes" and other small movies. Fresh meat movie, but "Operation Mekong", which was originally thought to be the main theme movie, made people's eyes shine, and finally won 11.8 billion box office.

"Zhixing Film and Television" did not shoot movies in 2016, but put all its energy on TV series.

[Ode to Joy] premiered on April 4th on Shanghai Metro Satellite TV and Zhelan Satellite TV. Once broadcast, it aroused the resonance of many urban women.

Andy, played by Li Xiaoran, has a cold and ascetic face, but because of his pitiful life experience, the audience loves and pities him.

Qu Xiaoxiao, played by Chen Yao, is eccentric and has a loli face, which has attracted countless fans for her. Speaking of it, 2015-2016 is definitely a bumper year for Chen Yao. In just one year, she has From an unknown little transparent to a new generation of popular actress, especially the roles played in the three works are different, which also proves the plasticity of her acting skills and has a bright future in the future.

Wang Zhi participated in "Hong Kong囧" originally because she didn't have a suitable script to show her face, but unexpectedly, after the movie was broadcast, her innocent appearance made many viewers call out: "Meet your first love again, this time in "Ode to Joy" Playing a good girl like Guan Juer in the movie has also won the love of many audiences.

Strictly speaking, Qiu Yingying, played by Yang Zi, can only be regarded as the fourth female role, far less than Andy and Qu Xiaoxiao. However, after the broadcast of "Ode to Joy", the audience broke the previous stereotype of her good girl "Xiaoxue", The Qiu Yingying she plays is honest, impulsive, and sometimes even a little stupid. However, it is this kind of stupidity that allows the audience to see Yang Zi's efforts and changes.

Fan Shengmei, played by Jiang Qin, is definitely the most controversial character in the play. The audience felt pity for her, and felt that she was self-inflicted. However, the sum of these disputes is undoubtedly the recognition of Jiang Qin's acting skills.

In addition to Ode to the Five Beauties of Joy, the love and killing of Dr. Zhao Qiping played by Wang Kai and Qu Xiaoxiao also gave the audience a better understanding of him. It turns out that he can not only play the upright seventh prince.

In addition to [Ode to Joy], [Little Farewell] has also become a popular TV series of the year and has gained a large audience, but it is a pity that several young actors in this drama are under the age of [-] and cannot sign a contract with the company.

[Ode to Joy] and [Small Farewell] are two major projects, and there is another small project that unexpectedly received high praise from the entire network, that is [The Best of Us]. Synonymous with bitter love.

2017 is definitely a memorable year for Chinese-language movies. In the summer, [Wolf Warrior 2] finally won an astonishing box office of 56.8 billion, which not only broke the box office record of [Mermaid], but also directly raised this record to an almost difficult degree of breakage.

And Wu Jing finally succeeded in occupying a place in Chinese-language movies with this movie.

The competition for the National Day schedule is also quite fierce. Since last year's "Charlotte Annoyance" became popular, Happy Twist has once again created "The Iron Fist of Shame" with fierce momentum.

On the same day, Wang Jing's "Chasing the Dragon" was also released. Speaking of which, Wang Jing has never shaken off the title of bad movie director. "Macau Wind and Cloud" has exploded in popularity and he still gritted his teeth and made three movies. play hard.

However, to the surprise of many viewers, this "Chasing the Dragon" was unexpectedly good-looking, with a score of 7.5 on Douban, and finally won 5.75 million.

[Shameful Iron Fist] still upholds Happy Twist's consistent comedy style, and finally won a box office of 22.1 billion, which can be said to be the ultimate in comedy movies.

Compared with the National Day file, the Lunar New Year file is not less intense. After the disastrous box office failure of "Taoist Down the Mountain", Chen Kai decided not to participate in the screenwriting, and returned two years later with "The Legend of the Cat Demon".

Reasonably speaking, in Zhou Xing's opinion, this movie is not bad. Unfortunately, due to Chen Kai's squandering of fame for many years, the audience seems to no longer believe that he can make a good movie. The box office of "Cat Demon Legend" is only 6 million.

There is a very interesting phenomenon here. [The Legend of the Cat Demon] claims to invest 10 billion in filming, but it includes the "Tang City", which was built by the local government. The crew is only rented. In fact, the cost of [The Legend of the Cat Demon] It's only less than 2.5 million, and this movie is cooperating with a large e-commerce platform, [-] million of the ticket supplement was not included in the box office, so the calculation of "The Legend of the Cat Demon" actually didn't lose money.

Some netizens ridiculed that Chen Kai has been a bit of a talent for being a director for so many years. He should set up a company to make ancient buildings, such as the Qin Palace built in [Assassin Qin], or the Tang City in [The Legend of the Cat Demon]. It is definitely the restoration of the ancient style to the greatest extent.

Han Han's "Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves" became a dark horse, and finally won a box office of 10.6 billion in the Lunar New Year file with fierce competition.

After two years, [Detective Chinatown 2] struck again, and finally won a high box office of 33.9 billion.

However, to everyone's surprise, such a high box office did not win the annual box office champion. "Operation Red Sea", which was also released on the first day of the Lunar New Year, gradually counterattacked with its excellent reputation, and finally won 36.5 billion box office, reaching the top in one fell swoop.

For two consecutive years, "Zhixing Film and Television" has not made any films by itself. Except for occasionally investing in some films, the main energy is put on TV dramas. In recent years, the purchase price of TV dramas on online video platforms has risen again and again. , if this trend is not grasped, I don't know when it will happen.

In 18, due to the proliferation of various ancient costumes and Qing palace dramas in the past few years, the country began to limit the number of costume dramas and Qing palace dramas broadcast on TV platforms. For this reason, "Zhixing Film and Television" also followed the trend and focused on urban dramas superior.

[Dajiang Dahe] became the first project of "Zhixing Film and Television" after its opening, and Wang Kai naturally became the only candidate for the male number one.
And Wang Zhi also got the role of the female number one Song Yunping.

Due to the increase in copyright fees for online novels in recent years, "Zhixing Film and Television" has begun to cooperate with China Literature Group, and the first project is "Jiang Ye". For this reason, Tencent behind China Literature has also found Zhou Xing, hoping to acquire "Zhixing Film and Television".

In this regard, Zhou Xing did not agree, but also said that if Tencent is only a shareholder, it can be considered.

In the end, "Zhixing Film and Television" was valued at 238 billion, and Zhou Xing sold 15% of the shares to Tencent for a price of 35.7 billion. Once the news broke out, it caused a sensation in the entertainment industry.

You must know that at this time, "Zhixing Film and Television" has not yet been listed, and its valuation is as high as 238 billion. Is it normal for the market value to increase by two or three times in the future?
In other words, a film and television company with a scale of [-] billion will appear again in the entertainment industry?

For this reason, Zhou Xing received countless messy calls from colleagues, investors, friends, and even Tong Lia, who was surprised and knocked on his head for a long time.

"Don't make trouble."

"Don't move, let me see the difference in the head worth hundreds of billions." Tong Lia laughed and fell to the side.

Zhou Xing glared at her angrily. The children are all in elementary school. Apart from the fact that this woman is a little more handsome than before, it seems that there is no change at all.

"Dad, you are so rich, can I just wait for death without struggling?" Zhou Hao said with his face up.

Zhou Xing almost choked to death with a sip of milk: "What's the mess? Who did you listen to?"

"I saw it on the Internet. It said that your net worth is hundreds of billions. How much is a hundred billion?" The little guy has no specific concept of money.

Zhou Xing rubbed his son's head: "Don't listen to those media nonsense, how can there be hundreds of billions? It's just a little bit of our pension money. Besides, boys have to bear the responsibility of the family by themselves. When you fall in love and get married How about asking Dad for money, too?"

"What's so embarrassing about it? Mom hasn't worked all the time, and spends money recklessly all day long, and the courier at home can't be put down."

Faced with his son's blatant contempt, Tong Lia hurried to pull his ears. Zhou Xing secretly laughed, but for the sake of his son's education, he still sternly taught: "So, think about it, if you marry a wife like your mother in the future, If you don't make money, can you rely on dad alone?"

The two looked at each other with a smile and high-fived each other, Tong Lia was in a hurry.

After the news of Tencent's acquisition of the shares of "Zhixing Film and Television" came out, Xinli Media was the most anxious of course. When they first contacted Tencent and Xinli Media, they were planning to acquire a wholly-owned share. ".

In terms of benefits, "Zhixing Film and Television" is much better than Xinli Media, with hundreds of millions of profits every year, and it is quite stable.

The work "Zhixing Film and Television" has become a golden sign in the TV drama industry, and there are no TV dramas produced in these years that are not popular.

What's more, there are so many celebrities under the name of "Zhixing Film and Television", and the income structure is more diversified than that of Xinli Media.

However, what is amazing is that Tencent did not give up the acquisition of Xinli Media after acquiring a 15% stake in "Zhixing Film and Television". Instead, it signed a gambling agreement with Xinli Media and eventually acquired Xinli Media wholly.

Judging from these two acquisitions, Tencent's intention to get involved in the film and television industry to open up the entire upstream and downstream supply chain is already obvious.

After receiving the investment from Tencent, Zhou Xing did not transfer the money away for a fancy name, but expanded the scale of "Zhixing Film and Television". Whether it is investment or self-control, the previous budget was based on half a year, directly There is no upper limit, as long as the project passes the review, the project can be approved.

In 2019, "Zhixing Film and Television" returned to its old business and produced three films in one go: [Flying Life] [Wandering Earth] [Crazy Alien], all of which performed well at the box office.

Among them, "The Wandering Earth" is known as the creation of the first year of Chinese science fiction movies.

(End of this chapter)