Chapter 531 Another low-budget, high-grossing box office!

The first-day performance of "Beijing Meets Seattle" impressed many companies in the industry.

The media reported it immediately.

"Xue Xiaolu's new film, Love in Seattle, grossed 2800 million yuan on its first day. Tong Liya and Wu Xiubo performed a story of love and redemption..."

"In its first week of release, the box office of Beijing Meets Seattle exceeded 1.3 million yuan."

"Director Xue Xiaolu's latest work is invincible in the same period, beating out four imported blockbusters released at the same time, including Oz the Great and Powerful."

Not only the box office was reported, but after the film was released, it was also included in the capital's list of 2013 female-themed films recommended by the capital.

This is like adding fuel to the fire for the movie which is already in theaters.

Throughout late March, director Xue Xiaolu became the most popular person in the entertainment industry, and many media claimed that she had started a "Seattle tourism" craze.

For most Chinese people and even overseas Chinese, Seattle is just a distant and unfamiliar name, and all people know about it is the romantic love interpreted in movies.

Just like many years ago, there was no Starbucks in China, Microsoft had just entered the mainland market, and people’s dream America was in New York and Silicon Valley.

Now, the popular movie "Beijing Meets Seattle" has made Seattle an instant hit, and Seattle has become a "dark horse" among the popular cities for Chinese tourists to the United States.

So much so that the number of tourists visiting this place has increased significantly, and even the number of direct flights from the capital to Seattle has increased significantly.

When Song Ge and Chen Guofu finished visiting the set of "Wolf Warrior" and returned to China, Wang Chen, who was in charge of the film, made a relevant report as soon as possible.

"Mr. Song, the box office exceeded RMB 100 million in the first week. According to the estimates of the representatives of major theater chains, it will not be a problem for the box office to exceed RMB 100 million in the second week.

And according to the company's business department's forecast, the final box office of this movie is likely to exceed 500 million."

"Big profit again." After listening to Wang Chen's report, this thought instantly came to Song Ge's mind.

Although the revenue of this movie cannot be compared with that of "Lost in Thailand", to be frank, a hit movie like "Lost in Thailand" is rare even in the industry once in a decade.

"Well, after the movie is off the screen, I'll give Director Xue a big red envelope just like I did with Lost in Thailand."

In Song Ge's eyes, this kind of director who can make money and gain a high reputation is more important than other big directors.

For a time, Song Ge was full of expectations for the "Burning Sun" which was being prepared, but as for the "Breakup Guru" which was also about to be released, he was not very interested in it.

After all, that movie was mainly invested by Light Media, and in Song Ge's opinion after seeing the finished film, the quality of the film was average, so he did not have high expectations for the box office.

"Okay, Mr. Song, I'll make the arrangements."

Later, Wang Chen mentioned another interesting thing. It was difficult to buy flight tickets to Seattle, the capital, in the past two weeks. After checking the data, he found that all the passengers there were Chinese, and most of them had watched a movie and wanted to experience it.

Hearing this, Song Ge also felt a little funny. He didn't expect that a movie could promote the tourism of the two countries.

But it is an indisputable fact that movies have made an indelible and important contribution to increasing Seattle's popularity and boosting tourism in Seattle.

From "Sleepless in Seattle" to "Late Autumn" and then to "Beijing Meets Seattle", the three movies gave three different Seattles.

A romantic Seattle, a literary Seattle, a warm Seattle, has become the "best place for love stories" in the minds of young people.

Naturally, it also touched the literary and artistic hearts of many Chinese people.

The huge box office success in Seattle has made many filmmakers in the industry jealous.

For a time, a series of low-budget movies about encountering New York and falling in love with Los Angeles were freshly released.

Some netizens also commented online that the values ​​of "Seattle" are questionable and some of their outlooks are not correct.

But in the eyes of small and medium-sized film and television companies, this type of movie seems to be tailor-made for them.

Low cost, no need for big-name celebrities, filming abroad and more literary story content, etc., a series of operations come together. In their view, as long as the film is made, there will be no worries about box office performance.

The most important thing is that it is easy to shoot. There is no need for 3D or special effects technology. It is not difficult at all.

.........

It’s the end of the month, and people are immersed in the craze brought by “Seattle”.

Several movies that have attracted the attention of media reporters in the circle have either been completed or started shooting, and it is very lively.

First of all, the highly anticipated "Parasite" was successfully completed.

National master Zhang Yimou, Liu Yifei, Qin Hao, Chen Minghao, Hu Ge and others all appeared at the wrap-up party.

Major media including Sina Entertainment, Sohu, Penguin, Southern Metropolis Daily, and China Entertainment News gathered at the scene.

"Hello, Yifei! I'm a reporter from Souhu Entertainment. What are your plans after the filming of this movie is completed?" Before the celebration banquet started, the main creative staff were accepting on-site interviews.

It has to be said that Liu Yifei's mentality has changed since winning the Berlin Film Queen Award. Even though she had just finished shooting an art film, she seemed to have completely detached from the role at this moment.

"Well, filming a movie is not easy. I will take a good rest for the next period of time. As for whether I will continue to accept scripts this year, it is hard to say for the time being..."

As Liu Yifei was talking, her thoughts flew across the ocean and came to Gu Wei.

Gu Wei, who was in the Canadian crew, saw the news after the filming of "Parasite" was completed and he also missed Miss Sister a little. Well, let's talk about this for now.

Led by Liu Yifei, several main creative staff members took turns to be interviewed. When it was the turn of the national master, the most frequently asked questions were when the film would be edited and released, and whether it would participate in this year's Cannes Film Festival.

"I have not yet decided whether to attend this year's Cannes. The most important thing at the moment is the post-production editing of the film."

Even at this point, Zhang Yimou is still not very sure whether he can make it to this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Since the movie is related to Oscar competition, there is naturally a lot of topics to talk about. Reporters asked questions one after another and were not stingy with praise. The two sides interacted back and forth and the scene was lively.

But the only thing that made the reporters feel sorry was that the producer of this film, Director Gu Wei, was not in the country, so there were fewer topics to talk about.

...

That afternoon, an interview report about the completion of "Parasite" made the front page headlines.

"Produced by Xingchen Films and directed by Zhang Yimou, the film Parasite was filmed for six months and was officially wrapped up yesterday afternoon at the Huairou Film and Television Base."

"It is reported that the film will be released in the second half of the year and is worth looking forward to."

"At the wrap-up ceremony, Song Ge, Chen Guofu and others arrived one after another. National Director Zhang Yimou did not reveal whether the film would go to Cannes..."

"According to Qin Hao and Chen Minghao, the second member of the iron triangle, the second part of Ghost Blows Out the Light may start filming in the near future."

At the same time, another highly anticipated movie in the circle also announced its completion.

"The first and second parts of the movie Tiny Times, written and directed by Guo Jingming and starring Yang Mi, Guo Caijie and others, have been successfully completed."

"Director Guo Jingming clearly stated that the first part of Tiny Times will be released in major domestic cinemas in the second half of the year to meet audiences."

Now, netizens finally have something to discuss.

Whether it is the completion of these two films or the possibility of launching the second part of "Ghost Blows Out the Light", they are very excited.

.........

On the other hand, Shanghai Film Group announced the casting details for its latest movie "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

The country's first-generation top star Lu Han plays the male lead, partnering with Jing Boran, Ma Sichun, Wang Jingchun, and Hong Kong artist Philip Keung and others have also joined.

As soon as the news came out, even the popularity of "Parasite" was overshadowed. For a time, all the headlines in major media news were about this movie.

In addition, there are news that "New Police Story 2013" and "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" have started filming one after another.

For a time, the top ten hot searches were all about these movies, but even so, the movie "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" and Lu Han still firmly occupied the first place in hot searches, which shows how exaggerated the popularity of the first generation of top streamers was.

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Canada.

The crew of "The Revenant".

A month has passed since the filming of the movie started.

Banff National Park, Calgary area.

At this moment, the place is bustling with people and extremely lively.

The crew refused to be interviewed by media reporters. Gu Wei, who has been here for more than a month, was sitting in front of the monitor, watching the scenes being filmed today.

The story of "The Revenant" is not complicated. It mainly tells the story against the background of the historical bright line of "Westward Movement", and focuses on the dark line of history - the story of a white man's survival and revenge under the rain of arrows and thatch of Indians.

Under the Alexa large-format camera, Leonardo's facial expressions were clearly recorded.

The scene at this moment is that a team of hunters is attacked, and the characters played by Leonardo Dicaprio, Tom Hardy, and Lukas Haas cooperate with each other to fight the enemy.

These three people are an old partner. They have previously collaborated on the film "Inception" and they work very well together.

"Click, take a ten-minute break!"

As Gu Wei shouted loudly, everyone immediately relaxed and cherished this rare rest time.

Leonardo, Tom Hardy and others quickly came to the tent and sat down. Of course, they could not remove their makeup and clothes. They took the coffee handed by the staff and drank it in big gulps.

The temperature in Canada in early April was not particularly low, but after filming an outdoor scene, the crew was freezing cold. They only felt their bodies warm after drinking their coffee shivering.

"Gu, how's the effect?" Leonardo asked when he saw Gu Wei sitting next to him wearing thick warm clothes.

"Not bad, but I think it'd be best to do it again."

Hearing this, not to mention Leonardo, even Tom Hardy next to him felt a little helpless. In his opinion, Director Gu Wei was good in every way except that he was too serious during the filming.

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(End of this chapter)