Chapter 530: Visiting the Set
It was still a bit chilly in the capital in late March. After the premiere, "Seattle", which had been previewed for a week, officially opened in major theaters across the country.

The screening ratio of "Seattle" on the first day reached nearly 30%, which is similar to the screening rates of Hollywood imported blockbusters such as "Die Hard 5" and "Resident Evil 5".

After a week of fermentation, the film became popular before it was released, making all major theaters believe that this movie will be good, and the number of screenings is almost the same as the other two Hollywood movies.

As expected, "Seattle" easily exceeded 2800 million on its first day box office on a weekday.

Moreover, the word-of-mouth and online film reviews on the first day were also extremely outstanding.

On Douban and Time.com, which have always been strict in rating and demanding of movie fans, the film received scores of 8.1 and 7.9 respectively after only one day of release. This is not only extremely rare among domestic films, but is also in no way inferior to imported blockbusters.

It is obvious that the film is destined to have a box office boom over the weekend.

Meanwhile, Bangkok was warm and sunny.

Song Ge and Chen Guofu felt the "heat" as soon as they got off the plane.

The assistants and staff who were accompanying them also felt the heat was unbearable. Fortunately, Wu Jing arranged for two nanny cars to come over. Everyone hurriedly took off their coats in the car and felt better.

The car passed through Bangkok and arrived at a manor villa in the suburbs.

This is the base of the villain Min Deng in the film, and what was filmed today was the scene where Min Deng issued a bounty to summon mercenaries from various countries.

In the crew of "Wolf Warrior", after Song Ge and others got off the car, they saw that the filming was in progress.

In the rented villa, there were more than a dozen mercenary leaders sitting on the sofa or on chairs, some smoking and some sneering, and they looked like bad people no matter how you looked at them.

The villain Minden sat on the sofa and said slowly: "I want you to help me deal with someone."

A muscular white man said, "What kind of person is he? Tell us quickly, we'll go kill him and then get our commission from you."

The others shouted, using the needs of various countries: "That's right, tell me now."

Then, Min Deng, with an expressionless face, took out Wu Jing's military uniform photo and asked his men to show it to the dozen or so mercenary leaders present.

"He is an active sniper of the Chinese Field Army, which is located about 100 kilometers north of the northern border." Min Deng said slowly.

Someone immediately questioned: "You asked us to go 100 kilometers deep into the Chinese border to kill an active soldier. Are you kidding me?"

"That's known as the mercenary restricted area."

"We can definitely kill them, but the problem is that the chances of coming back alive are too low." The extras who played the mercenary leaders spoke in unison.

In fact, this scene has been NGed six or seven times, and that feeling is missing every time we shoot it.

Everyone performed very well this time, so Wu Jing didn't call for a stop and continued to stare at the monitor.

"No matter who it is, as long as you can complete the mission and come back, the money will be immediately transferred to your account in Switzerland." Ni Dahong fully displayed his expressionless acting skills. Although he seemed to have no emotional fluctuations, it always gave people the feeling of something before the storm.

The mercenary leaders looked at each other for a long while before one of them said, "He must have a lot of Chinese soldiers around him. If we send too few people, it won't be helpful. If we send too many people, the probability of being exposed will be high and it will be even more dangerous. This mission won't be easy to do, right?"

"That's right, it can't be completed at all!"

Ni Dahong said calmly: "Such a high commission, this kind of big deal doesn't come around often. Although it's very risky, but once it's done, some of you can retire directly."

After listening to this, the leaders of the mercenaries fell into deep thought. Not long after, they heard a voice saying, "What's there to be afraid of a group of soldiers who haven't fought a war or seen blood in decades? I'll go and make them understand what war is."

The person speaking is naturally Scott Adkins, who plays the role of "Old Cat" in the film.

This person is a Hollywood action actor. Since he started his career, he has mostly played supporting roles in action movies and has rarely starred in any of them.

Yes, even in the first two films of the “Undisputed” series, this guy was not the male lead.

But even so, Wu Jing in the original time and space also invited the other party several times, and finally offered a not low price before the other party came to join.

After all, in the eyes of many actors from other countries, Hollywood is their only "dream place". As for China, including Japan and South Korea, what good movies can be produced?

But in this time and space, Gu Wei just made a casual call to Reid, and Reid contacted the other party directly. Kurt Adkins accepted the invitation without hesitation, and the remuneration was much lower than in the original time and space.

The other party's idea is to make friends with Gu Wei and see if there is a chance to work with Gu Wei. After all, the works of this great director can greatly enhance the status of the actors.

The reason why Wu Jing used him was, firstly, because he had a strong physique and beautiful leg skills, and secondly, those more famous Hollywood villains would not be willing to come.

On the set, when Lao Mao said this, the other mercenary leaders all laughed, thinking that Lao Mao was too arrogant.

"Don't underestimate China. When you encounter it, you will know what you are facing!" Min Deng suddenly said.

"When they meet us, they'll know what they're facing," Scott Adkins replied in English.

"No problem, passed." Wu Jing shouted, and everyone on the set breathed a sigh of relief. After filming an important scene, they had to take a break as usual.

The actors walked out one by one. Wu Jing also stood up and stretched. Seeing Song Ge and Chen Guofu standing by, he immediately went over and said, "Boss Song, Director Chen, you are here!"

Song Ge smiled slightly, "Yeah, we just arrived, it's so hot here."

Wu Jing smiled and said, "It's a tropical area, so remember to bring a parasol when you go out."

"As a grown man, it always feels weird to hold a parasol." Chen Guofu said.

"Haha." They looked at each other and laughed. After talking for a while, Wu Jing started to get busy, so Song Ge and Chen Guofu watched with interest.

Since they were here to visit the set, there would naturally be plenty of gifts and food. While everyone was talking, the assistant had already distributed them.

After leaving the set, the few of them had a quick lunch.

As for Wu Jing, even though the second-in-command of the company came to visit him, he still did not choose to take a day off in the afternoon. After all, a day's delay would cost a lot of money.

For this reason, Song Ge didn't care, "They are busy shooting a new movie, and they probably don't have time to take care of us, so let's go shopping by ourselves!"

The midnight snacks we chose were seafood specialties rather than local Thai dishes.

After Wu Jing finished his work on the crew, he did not arrive until after eight o'clock in the evening. Fortunately, the two knew that Wu Jing would not come too early, so they had eaten snacks in advance to fill their stomachs.

"Boss Song, Producer Chen, I'm really sorry for being so slow. I'll drink first as a sign of respect."

As he spoke, Wu Jing drank a two-liang cup of white wine.

Chen Guofu was secretly shocked by his drinking capacity.

After three rounds of drinks, several people felt dizzy and some were drunk, so they started chatting.

"Director Wu, what do you think of this movie? Will it be a big hit at the box office?

Director Gu thinks highly of this film. Can it be released overseas?" Chen Guofu suddenly asked, drunk.

Song Ge found it a little funny. Chen Guofu was good at making movies, but he really didn't know much about the market.

The movie "Wolf Warrior" is first and foremost a mainstream film, and only secondarily a military action film.

When the film is released in China, many viewers will not want to watch it after hearing the introduction.

It’s hard to say about Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

As for North America and Europe, the possibility of entering mainstream commercial theaters is quite slim.

It can be said that if "Wolf Warrior" wants to recoup its investment and make a profit, it mainly relies on the mainland market, and the rest is unreliable.

"Mr. Song, Producer Chen, this is a pure gunfight military film, so it will naturally have fewer female audiences.

To be honest, I'm not sure about the box office." Wu Jing said with an understandable reason.

It’s not without reason that many people in the industry are not optimistic about "Wolf Warrior".

First of all, the movie is purely about gunfights and action, so it will naturally lose a part of the audience.

Secondly, the main theme also eliminates the possibility of sweeping the overseas film market.

Those who offend China will be punished no matter how far away they are. Chinese people are encouraged to listen to this, but audiences in other countries and regions around China may not be so happy to hear it.

As for Europe and the United States, they are even less interested in this kind of film, and may even feel a little disgusted.

Therefore, whether it is to recover the investment or make money, we have to rely on the domestic market.

But despite the limited box office prospects, Wu Jing still put his heart and soul into the filming. After all, this is the movie that will determine whether he can "turn around"!
"Hey, Lao Chen, since Director Gu is confident, then there will definitely be no problem with the box office."

"Come, let's drink." Song Ge was in high spirits and naturally didn't want to discuss the movie, so he pulled a few people to continue drinking.

The meal lasted until the early morning.

In the next few days, Song Ge and Chen Guofu stayed in the crew almost every day. Seeing that the filming was progressing well, they felt relieved.

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At the same time, domestically.

Feng Xiaogang's "Private Tailor" started shooting in Qiongzhou and was expected to be released this year, but it won at the box office but lost in reputation.

Jiang Wen is preparing for the movie "One Step Away" which could shatter his "myth", and it will not be released until next year.

Brother Chen Kai is polishing the script for "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain", which is also a work that was unanimously criticized after its release.

These big directors are probably experiencing Mercury retrograde at the same time, as none of the new films they are planning to shoot can be called masterpieces.

Of course, this is a story for later. After all, these directors could not have imagined what would happen afterwards.

The Chinese-language film market in the first quarter of 13 also showed some signs of continued "Mercury retrograde", but it was masked by the prosperity brought about by the rapid growth of the overall box office, and many people have not yet realized it.

March and April are traditionally the off-season, and there are not many films worth mentioning.

But the box office of "Beijing Meets Seattle" exceeded everyone's expectations.

Or it can be said that its current box office has given all directors in the circle full of confidence.

(End of this chapter)