Chapter 287 Surpassing "Avatar"?
The popularity of "Frozen" suppressed several movies released in late September and early October. Both domestic and imported films were defeated.

John Woo's "Sword Rain" was the first to be hit. The box office was terrible after the movie was released. After "Frozen" landed in China, the box office of this movie was cut in half.

This martial arts film, which had an investment of nearly 500 million yuan, only had a box office of about million on the first day, and the average daily box office thereafter was less than million, a huge loss.

The key point is that this movie was released worldwide, but it didn't make any waves at the overseas box office. The cultural differences led to people not buying it at all.

The second is "Mystery of the Phantom Flame", and the worst is Andrew Lau's "Fist of Fury", whose daily box office fell to around three million.

On the contrary, Zhang Yimou's "Under the Hawthorn Tree" was the least affected, and the advantages of art films were reflected at this moment.

After all, people went to see the film because of Zhang Yimou's fame, and they already had an idea of ​​the general content of the film.

Besides, "The Hawthorn Tree" has been released for more than half a month, and it has received all the box office revenue it deserves, and the box office has exceeded 100 million yuan.

This data also exceeds Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang", breaking the record for domestic art films.

Different from Xu Zheng's reaction after the release of "Xiyouji", the lead actor Zhen Zidan said at an endorsement event that he was not to blame for the bad movie, it was the team's responsibility, and his acting skills were obvious to all, and he did not have Xu Zheng's sense of responsibility at all.

"What the hell, if not him, who else can I blame? Blame the supporting actors?"

"If you can't afford the box office, don't make the movie. If the box office is not good, then shirk responsibility."

Online, the TV series "The Legend of Zhen Huan", directed by Zheng Xiaolong, was announced to have started filming in a high-profile manner.

Lead actors Sun Li, Chen Jianbin, Ada Choi and others announced the news through Weibo.

At the same time, the makeup photos of each "empress" were also posted online.

Jiang Xin, who just finished filming "Ode to Joy", also announced that she would join the cast.

"It's been such a short time since I last saw her, why does she look so much fatter?"

In the villa, Su Chang looked at Jiang Xin's photo and complained to Liu Yifei.

"Let me see."

"Really? They're almost catching up with me two."

As a well-known director, Zheng Xiaolong's TV series has been favored by netizens before it was even finished. After all, he is experienced and this is his strong point.

In addition, this year's domestic film and television program exhibition has just ended. Similar to the "blockbuster" era of movies, TV dramas are entering a stage of rapid development.

Affected by the rising prices of TV dramas in recent years and the arrival of the streaming media era, the pay of celebrities for TV dramas has gradually risen.

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On the second day of National Day, the box office of "Frozen" exceeded 37 million, which was higher than the first day.

The headlines of major portals have all been replaced with data about "Frozen".

The click-through rate soared.

"According to professional predictions, the box office of Frozen is expected to reach 2.5 million during the entire National Day holiday."

"There are no competing films of the same level during the release period, and the film is expected to break the box office record of 'Earthquake'."

"Imported films are once again selling like crazy, leaving many domestic films with nothing but leftovers."

In Huayi Company, Wang Zhonglei's face looked a little ugly.

The box office of Xu Ke's "Mystery of the Phantom Flame" barely broke 200 million yuan, and the current growth rate is slow. It seems that it will not break 300 million yuan before its release.

Compared to investment, movies basically don’t make money, and may even lose money, which has had an impact on Huayi’s stock.

The situation at Wanda and China Film was just the opposite. When the assistants reported the data to Han Sanping and Ye Ning, smiles appeared on their faces.

The two companies are not happy about the money, but mainly because the movie is a big hit at the box office, which has greatly boosted the company's reputation in the industry.

In the future, when it comes to other people’s movies, the first thing I will consider is whether to let them be responsible for the distribution, after all, there are ready-made examples in front of them.

"Haha, Director Gu, the situation is very good. I think there is a good chance that we can catch up with the domestic box office record of Avatar."

Listening to Ye Ning's voice, Gu Wei shook his head. What was he thinking about every day? It was even more exciting than "Avatar". He could only say "you're thinking too much".

"Boss Ye, let's take it step by step. If it doesn't work this time, there's still 2012."

Gu Wei didn't discourage the other party's enthusiasm, but mentioned it in passing.

"Yes, yes. I am now looking forward to the release of this movie more and more."

On the third day of National Day, the box office reached 39 million, catching up with "Avatar".

Whether "Frozen" can break this record has attracted more and more attention.

"Looking at this trend, it's very likely. The box office is getting higher day by day, and there are queues outside many cinemas." "It could also be due to the schedule. Let's wait and see after the National Day holiday. I think it's unlikely."

"It's probably a bit difficult to get a box office of 1 billion. There are too many blockbusters released this year, which may divert some movie fans."

At this moment, after seeing the news online, Zhang Ziyi's face became a little bitter. Seeing that others were getting more and more successful, this year was indeed the most unsuccessful year for her career.

Recently, Zhang Ziyi has been competing with Zhou Xun and Xu Jinglei for the leading female role in the movie "A Romantic Affair". If it were in the past, she would have won the role long ago and would not have been in such a passive situation now.

After all, the casting criteria announced by director Gao Qunshu was that the actress must be beautiful, which made her feel a little uneasy.

The movie box office continued to grow, and Gu Wei, who had some free time, received Wang Wei, the CEO of Tudou Video, in the company.

Recently, news came from the Internet field that Tudou Video is preparing to go public on Nasdaq and plans to raise 1.2 million US dollars.

At present, the relevant departments of Tudou Video have not officially responded to this news, but almost everyone in the Internet circle who knows about it has learned about this news.

Of course, this report was also deliberately released by Tudou Video in order to create momentum for its listing.

As the first Internet video sharing website in China, Tudou Video has developed rapidly.

By the end of 06, Tudou Video had received four rounds of venture capital financing. According to official statistics, the number of registered users has reached 7170 million to date.

Xingchen Films has followed the investment all the way, but after multiple rounds of financing, some of the proportions have inevitably been diluted. However, it has obtained 20.6% of the shares so far. However, the founder Wang Wei still firmly controls the control of Tudou Video.

After the last incident, Gu Wei also helped Tudou Video eliminate the hidden dangers. The investment agreement also required Wang Wei to separate Tudou Video. Therefore, Wang Wei also paid a lot of money. However, compared with the stock price after listing, these are small amounts of money and not worth mentioning.

The reason why Gu Wei did not continue to expand the proportion of shares in his hands was that he considered that these founders were all the same and were unwilling to give up power.

But it's good this way. The founders controlling the company is also beneficial to the development. At least they won't waste their hard work.

On the other hand, for investors like Gu Wei, as long as Tudou Video can be successfully listed, it will be fine. They may not be better than Wang Wei in actually managing a video website.

After all, even if Gu Wei knew the future trend, he might not be able to defeat those Internet veterans.

The business world is like a battlefield. If you are not cut out for it and you really go in and fight to the death, you might not even know how you died. After all, the Internet is changing rapidly, and no one can predict how it will develop in the future.

For example, in the current 3Q war, several companies have already gone really fierce, pouring in huge amounts of cash, but not even a splash has been made.

In this kind of price war, even if Gu Wei entered the market, he would find it difficult to sustain it.

"Mr. Gu, everything is going well. When the time comes to go public, we will ring the bell..."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and after thinking for a moment, Wang Wei got down to business.

He came here this time to extend an invitation, and coming in person would show his sincerity.

"Boss Wang, I won't go to the bell ringing ceremony, but I can still send you a message to congratulate you and celebrate with you."

Gu Wei, who was sitting on the sofa, waved his hand. He had just come back from there and didn't want to go back and forth.

Hearing this, Wang Wei did not force it any further.

"Mr. Wang, I think Tudou can start acquiring the copyright and broadcasting rights of some movies and TV series. Although piracy is still rampant, the relevant departments are definitely working on formulating relevant regulations.

The sooner you start, the more advantages you’ll have over other companies in the future.”

This point was raised by Han Sanping and Gu Wei. As the film and television market becomes larger and larger, the problem of piracy has also been noticed by the higher-ups. Relevant laws were introduced within two years at the latest.

After the three TV series invested by the company are broadcast, Gu Wei plans to shoot two TV series adapted from online novels, and Tudou Video is one of the best playback platforms.

As for the novel to be adapted, of course it is the most popular ones in recent times, such as fantasy, cultivation and the like. With the special effects technology of Xingchen Film and Television Company, it can be regarded as a blockbuster after the filming.

It can also prevent netizens from continuing to miss previous TV dramas and complaining every day about the regression of domestic fantasy dramas.

"Okay, Director Gu said so. I will definitely consider it carefully and bring it up for discussion at the next shareholders' meeting."

Wang Wei did not doubt Gu Wei's words. After all, he was a big director and must have his own way. The news was most likely true.

After all, it was the other party who reminded me last time that helped me solve the problem smoothly. Otherwise, I would have missed the best opportunity by discovering the problem before the listing.

The two then talked about the issue of acquiring other video websites. Gu Wei was very supportive of Wang Wei's ambition. He thought it would be best if he could take over a few large companies and monopolize most of the domestic video website market.

Youku Video is a conspicuous target, it just depends on whether the other party makes mistakes.

Gu Wei will not interfere in the development of Tudou Video, but he will still make necessary suggestions. After all, the better the stock price of Tudou Video is, the more wealth he will have.

The few of them chatted for a whole morning and determined most of the relevant matters. Both parties were full of confidence in the upcoming listing plan.

At noon, Gu Wei and Wang Wei had a meal together, and they were accompanied by other company staff.

The photos of the group leaving the hotel were also posted online by paparazzi, further confirming the news that potatoes would soon be on the market.

(End of this chapter)