Chapter 152 Movie Contract
Zhao Jinmai and Liu Daixi were both little fans of Lin Feng. In addition, they had once met Lin Feng and taken a photo with him. After that, they became even more obsessed with Lin Feng.

However, during the release of the National Day movie, they did not immediately support their idol Lin Feng's movie "Charlotte's Troubles".
Instead, I supported their own Balala the Fairies series movie Balala the Fairies: The Magic Arrow Princess first, and then watched Charlotte's Troubles.
After all, it was a movie starring themselves, so they definitely had expectations. However, no one expected that their movie "Balala the Fairies: The Magic Arrow Princess" flopped without even making a splash during the National Day holiday.

The first day of release had a screening rate of only 4.3%, a box office of only 584.14 million yuan, and a box office contribution rate of only 1.8%;

Even with such a low screening rate, the film's screening rate dropped rapidly in the next few days, and it dropped below 1% before the National Day holiday ended.

票房就更不多说了，514万、458万、418万、406万、270万、240万、102万，
There was no more after that. All of them were below one million. No matter the screening rate or the box office contribution rate, they did not exceed 1%.

Their second movie journey ended here. The first one, Balala the Fairies: The Magic Trial, grossed 1916 million yuan.
The second film, "Balala the Fairies: The Magic Arrow Princess", had a box office of 3828 million yuan. The two films combined only made 0.57 million yuan, which is not as high as the one-day box office of "Charlotte's Troubles".

There is no way, now all the audience's attention is focused on "Lost in Hong Kong" and "Charlotte's Troubles" itself.

This is also true for entertainment media reports, which occasionally mention "Nine-story Demon Tower" and "Saving Mr. Wu" in passing.
As for other movies, I'm sorry, they really didn't make any splash at all, let alone "Balala the Fairies: The Arrow Princess", even Liu Yifei's "The Third Way of Love" received no attention.

Many viewers may not know that it has been released, and then the movie has been quietly taken off the shelves. "Balala the Fairies: The Magic Arrow Princess" is just one of them.

However, the failure of "Balala the Fairies: The Magic Arrow Princess" was a deep blow to the two girls, Zhao Jinmai and Liu Daixi. They hugged each other and cried, comforting each other.

In particular, Zhao Jinmai really cried, not only because the movie flopped, but the key point was that she thought that there would be no more movies in this series in the future, and it would be difficult to make movies in the future.

"It seems that our Balala the Fairies: The Magic Arrow Princess has really flopped, and I guess there won't be any Balala the Fairies series of movies in the future!"

Although the props and special effects of Balala the Fairies: The Magic Arrow Princess are still cheap, the costs of all aspects have risen.

Moreover, popular members of the SNH48 girl group were specially invited to join. However, the box office revenue alone is definitely not enough to recoup the cost, and the "Balala the Fairies" series of movies has basically come to an end here.

Liu Daixi was also mature beyond her years, and quickly consoled him, "Alas, there's nothing we can do about it. The competition during the National Day holiday is fierce, with so many blockbusters being released at the same time.

Just watch "Charlotte's Troubles" and you will know. Before Lin Feng came out to promote the movie, who knew about it?

And the movie that defeated us was our idol's movie "Charlotte's Troubles", we should feel honored for that!
Besides, we are all grown-ups now, who would like to act in such childish children's movies in the future?

By then we will go to art school together, act in a real big movie together, and even make a movie with our idol Lin Feng!
Don't you want to introduce yourself in front of Lin Feng? Have you forgotten that we are so young now, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future!"

"Yes, you are right. I want to go to art school and make a big movie in the future. I also want to act in a movie with Lin Feng. When the time comes, I will play his leading lady!"

The little girl's emotions come and go quickly, but Zhao Jinmai adjusted herself quickly.

...

However, with the help of a lot of word-of-mouth publicity, "Charlotte's Troubles" completely exploded at the box office and ushered in its own highlight moment!

On September 9, the screening rate of "Charlotte's Troubles" was 30%, with a box office of 20.1 million and a box office contribution rate of 3862.05%;

On October 10, the screening rate of "Charlotte's Troubles" was 1%, the box office was 18 million yuan, and the box office contribution rate was 4893.28%.

Then after Lin Feng personally started the roadshow, everything seemed to be different.

On October 10, the screening rate of "Charlotte's Troubles" was 2%, with a box office of 22.1 million yuan and a box office contribution of 7656.32%;

On October 10, "Charlotte's Troubles" had a screening rate of 3%, a box office of 28 million yuan, and a box office contribution of 9821.62%;

10月4日，《夏洛特烦恼》排片率为28.6%，票房为1亿1572万，票房贡献率42%。

10月5日，《夏洛特烦恼》排片率为30.6%，票房为1亿3602万，票房贡献率45%。

10月6日，《夏洛特烦恼》排片率为34.6%，票房为1亿6878万，票房贡献率51.6%。

10月7日，《夏洛特烦恼》排片率为38.6%，票房为1亿9929万，票房贡献率60%。

From the first day of the release of "Charlotte's Troubles" on September 9th to the last day of the National Day on October 30th, a total of 10 days,

The cumulative box office of "Charlotte's Troubles" has exceeded 8.85 million, making it the absolute box office champion during the National Day holiday. Although it is still a long way from the current 10 billion box office of "Lost in Hong Kong",
After all, Lost in Hong Kong was released five days earlier, adding the Mid-Autumn Festival period, and its screening schedule was too high at the beginning.

However, with the current box office growth rate of "Charlotte's Troubles", it should not be a big problem for the box office to surpass "Lost in Hong Kong".
After all, the better the reputation of a movie, the smaller the decline in the later stage. What's more, "Charlotte's Troubles" is still in a positive growth stage and has not seen any decline, which means there is still room for growth in the future.

"I thought 'The Pancake Man' was the biggest surprise of the year, but I didn't expect 'Charlotte's Troubles' to be the dark horse of the year. I don't believe it anymore. There are even better ones to come!"

"Charlotte's Troubles emerged as a dark horse, providing a great example of success for the adaptation of drama IP into movies. It's really amazing!"

"So far, the cumulative box office of "Charlotte's Troubles" has exceeded 8.85 million yuan, and it has completely overwhelmed its competitors in terms of box office contribution rate, number of screenings, attendance rate and other data, and it has great potential!"

“从9月30日首日20.1%排片率，到10月7日38.6%排片率；从9月30日首日3862.05万票房，再到10月7日1亿9929万票房，累积票房突破8.85亿，《夏洛特烦恼》到底发生了什么！”

"As of October 10, the box office performance of "Charlotte's Troubles" is 7 million yuan. This will be the fourth domestic film this year to have a box office of over 8.85 billion yuan. The first three are "Monster Hunt", "The Pancake Man" and "Lost in Hong Kong".

"According to analysis by professional box office forecasting agencies, based on the current box office trend, the final box office of 'Charlotte's Troubles' will surpass 'Lost in Hong Kong', and is expected to be between 18 billion and 20 billion."

"The powerful army of fans has quickly fermented word of mouth. "Charlotte's Troubles" has taken a gorgeous counterattack curve; on the contrary, "Lost in Hong Kong" is just a curve of low college entrance examination results."…

At this time, more and more media were promoting and reporting on "Charlotte's Troubles", including some well-known large and even official media.

"The dark horse comedy "Charlotte's Troubles" beat "Lost in Hong Kong" and "Nine-story Demon Tower" to win the 2015 National Day box office championship." - "BJ Evening News"

"The low-budget comedy "Charlotte's Troubles", starring Lin Feng and Shen Teng, has carved out a path among the many blockbusters such as "Lost in Hong Kong", "Nine-story Demon Tower" and "Saving Mr. Wu" during the National Day holiday, becoming a veritable dark horse." - China Youth Daily

"The success of "Charlotte's Troubles" once again proves the success of the film script." - China People's Network

"Charlotte's Troubles" stole the limelight as a dark horse that no one expected, and undoubtedly became the most popular star in this year's National Day holiday!
Especially when "Lost in Hong Kong" and "Nine-story Demon Tower" both received poor reputations, the unique temperament of "Charlotte's Troubles" is even more prominent!

It is natural that it will be praised by the media and the audience. These praises and strong word-of-mouth effect,
This naturally translates into higher attendance and a steady flow of "tap water". Even after the National Day holiday, the box office performance of "Charlotte's Troubles" was relatively stable, with a small drop.

In contrast, the highest peak of single-day box office for "Lost in Hong Kong" was 2.46 million, and there were three days with box office exceeding 3 million.
The highest single-day box office of "Charlotte's Troubles" was 10 million on October 7, almost reaching 1 million.

But the story after Lost in Hong Kong was even more like a roller coaster, especially after the rise of Charlotte's Troubles.
The box office of "Lost in Hong Kong" was almost halved. On October 10, that is, less than 5 days later, it fell below 10 million. After the National Day holiday, that is, on the 5000th day after the movie was released, it fell below 14 million.

In contrast, the box office performance of "Charlotte's Troubles" was very stable. It was not until the 20th day that the box office gradually dropped below 5000 million. Moreover, during this period, the box office continued to have a small explosion every weekend. This trend is very stable!
It is no wonder that many professional organizations are optimistic that "Charlotte's Troubles" will surpass "Lost in Hong Kong" in box office. After all, the box office is like a marathon. It's not just about the first 100 meters. The key is who has better endurance!
After "Charlotte's Troubles" became a huge box office success, many people began to analyze why "Charlotte's Troubles" was so successful?

There's no way around it. Film critics and media professionals may not be good at other things, but they are the best at being a wise man after the event, so they are very good at analyzing this.

Some talked about the script, some talked about the plot, and some talked about the actors' performances, but no one acknowledged Lin Feng's influence in the film.

Lin Feng's influence is not limited to the movie itself, but more to the all-round attention the movie brings, which is definitely not on the same level.

If Lu Han and Wu Qian had shown people the influence of a "top streamer" before, which could make a movie reach the level of 5 million,

Then Lin Feng let people see the influence of a "super top streamer", which is definitely not on the same level, starting directly with 10 billion.

This is why these TV dramas now have to invite some popular stars, in addition to directly bringing in ratings and box office revenue,
The key is that fans have strong publicity and promotion power. Even one fan's publicity power is stronger than that of a professional public account.
Moreover, the promotional copywriting or planning that some fans prepare for their idols are better than those produced by professional publicity companies. They are so attentive, I have to admit!

Before, Lin Feng had no movies released, only TV series, and the ratings were not very intuitive to the audience, and they could be faked.

But movie box office is a real thing, and the cost of faking it is too high. The success of "Charlotte's Troubles" also proves Lin Feng's influence.

The audience can see it, and the industry can see it even more clearly. At this moment, Lin Feng is like a walking ratings and box office cash machine.
No wonder Lin Feng talked about a lot of film contracts all at once, including TV series and movies. The pay was top-notch and could be negotiated.

At this moment, Zhang Jing felt like she was just like when Lin Feng's "Gu Jian Qi Tan" became popular last year. Before, the number increased from 1 to 10, and now it has increased from 10 to 100.

Zhang Jing was overwhelmed by the choices. She even had to hire an assistant to help her sort the film contracts into categories so that Lin Feng could choose.

However, some film contracts do not need to be divided, because these are good things that can be seen at a glance, so why do you need to choose?
The best one among them is undoubtedly the contract for "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" jointly sent by Stephen Chow and Xu Ke.

"Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" was produced by Stephen Chow and directed by Xu Ke. There is no need to say anything else. Just these two names are enough to show the influence of this movie.

What's more, "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" is the sequel to "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is the second super movie in the history of Chinese films with a box office of over 10 billion!

Apart from other things, Zhou Xingxing + Xu Ke + "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2" alone are worth 10 billion in box office.
Among Chinese actors nowadays, there are very few who have two movies with a box office of over 10 billion. There is nothing to consider. Zhang Jing just wants to help Lin Feng sign the contract directly.

However, all these things still need Lin Feng's approval, and Zhang Jing has been with Lin Feng through so many film and television projects.

She still recognized Lin Feng's vision, but she didn't think Lin Feng would refuse the joint invitation from Zhou Xingxing and Xu Ke. Who could refuse that?

It is easy to understand why Stephen Chow and Xu Ke jointly offered Lin Feng the film contract for Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back.

Originally, Wu Qianlai was cast for the role of Tang Monk, the male lead in their film Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2.

After all, Wu Qian has been striving for this role, and he had previously made a guest appearance in Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid", and the two had worked together before.

Stephen Chow also recognizes Wu Qian, not because of his acting skills, but because of his popularity.

In the past life, there was an interview where Xu Ke and Zhou Xingxing were asked why they chose Wu Qian as the male lead.
Zhou Xingxing said very bluntly: "If you weren't handsome, why would we ask you to come!"

Wu Qian answered calmly and steadily: "It must be my acting skills!"

Xu Ke and Zhou Xingxing smiled without saying anything, everything was self-explanatory.

You are really naughty, hahaha!

In his previous life, Zhou Xingxing had no other choice, so he chose Wu Qian. Now the appearance of Lin Feng gives Zhou Xingxing more choices.

Compared with other top stars, Lin Feng has more films and TV series than other top stars. The success of "Charlotte's Troubles" also makes up for his shortcomings in movies.
When it comes to acting, there is nothing to say. Not to mention popular stars, even among all the young actors of today, Lin Feng's acting skills are beyond reproach;

In terms of traffic and appeal, Lin Feng's traffic is twice as high as other top streamers, so what else is there to compare?
If there is a top star who is more handsome, more charming, has better acting skills, and has more box office appeal than Wu Qian in front of him, does Zhou Xingxing still need to make a choice?
The key point is that Lin Feng’s “Charlotte’s Troubles” is a comedy movie, in which Lin Feng’s comedy performance is very outstanding, and “Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back” is a magical comedy movie. Isn’t this a coincidence!
Moreover, Lin Feng has deliberately shaved his head recently. Isn’t this another coincidence? The "Tang Monk" in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2" also has a bald head!
You are talking about this, otherwise why would Stephen Chow dare to directly send Lin Feng a movie contract instead of an audition invitation!
It has to be you!
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(End of this chapter)