To be honest, "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer: The World's Supreme" does not take "Journey to the West: Conquering Demons" too seriously.
No matter how strong a movie is, it can't take up all the film slots.
"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" poses no threat to "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer: The World's Supreme". It cannot match the quality, the audience base, and the appeal of the lead actor.
The only thing that is stronger is that Master Xing's appeal is stronger than that of Wang Jing.
But again, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was not performed by Zhou Xingchi.
Actor Stephen Chow has many fans, and many people grew up watching his movies.
Director Zhou Xingchi has only those movie fans.
Therefore, the effect of targeting Zhou Xingchi's rhythm is not generally good.
But there is actually no need to do this.
Doing so does not benefit oneself, but only harms others.
No, it can't even hurt anyone.
Wang Jing was particularly reluctant to do this.
Because he saw Yue Guan's intention.
"You want to stimulate Zhou Xingchi to come out?" Wang Jing looked at Yue Guan with a serious expression.
Yue Guan did not deny it.
"Why?" Wang Jing frowned: "Zhou Xingchi is very scary. Once he starts acting again, no one in the entire Dragon Kingdom may be able to stop him."
He appreciates Zhou Xingchi very much, and even admires Zhou Xingchi.
In Wang Jing's mind, Zhou Runfa, the four heavenly kings, and so on, are not as powerful as Zhou Xingchi. This is what he said personally when he was interviewed.
Because of this, Wang Jing doesn't want actor Zhou Xingchi to come out again.
Because at this stage, the relationship between Wang Jing and Zhou Xingchi is not good.
They have not yet met and laughed away their grudges.
But Yue Guan and Zhou Xingchi have no hatred.
Yue Guan smiled and said naturally: "Brother Jing, judging from the current trend, it is an inevitable trend for "The World's Supreme" to reach the top."
Wang Jing nodded: "It's not a big problem. There is a 90% chance of breaking 1 billion."
In fact, it’s 100%.
But Wang Jing was still more conservative to avoid accidental overturning.
"It is a very fulfilling thing to lead domestic films into a new era of billions in box office. It feels like making history."
Yue Guan also feels very proud, but he will not be complacent.
"But history will eventually be broken, Brother Jing, I don't like the highest, I like being taller."
"What's the meaning?"
"The first time I made a movie, "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer: The Master of the Demon Cult" broke the box office record. It was already time for the second movie "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer: The World's Supreme" to become the first domestic movie to break 1 billion at the box office. Question. Brother Jing, what else does this film industry mean to me?"
Yue Guan's tone was calm, but Wang Jing heard it with mixed emotions.
"Brother, we are all our own people, do we need to be so pretentious?"
"Brother Jing, I am serious. Think about it for yourself, am I not telling the truth?"
Wang Jing couldn't refute: "You really jumped too fast. Chengdu was not as fast as you on Double Monday back then."
When Chow Yun-fat moved from the television industry to the film industry, he repeatedly failed at the box office and was called "box office poison".
If he hadn't met Wu Baige at his peak and made "A Better Tomorrow", Fa Ge might have gone back to being his TV star.
Needless to say, Zhou Xingchi has gradually become the king of comedy from a small bit player. He loves money so much because he was afraid of poverty when he was a child and when he was young.
Cheng Long was stronger than the two of them, but he also made some detours at the beginning. After he became famous, he went to Gu Long and wanted Gu Long to help him write a script, but Gu Long didn't abandon him at all.
Many years later, Cheng Long still felt bad when talking about this incident, but Gu Long really looked down on him back then.
This kind of experience... Yue Guan has never had it before.
After Yue Guan became famous in the television industry, he moved to the film industry. His first film broke the box office record of domestic films, and his second film opened the door to a single domestic film box office exceeding 1 billion.
This is very invincible.
"Although it sounds a bit pretentious, I need to find some opponents for myself. Being invincible is too lonely. If no one creates pressure for me, my own progress will be very slow. Moreover, if an industry wants to prosper, it cannot only I can’t stand out by myself alone.”
"So you want to stimulate Zhou Xingchi to come out again?"
"Yes, he is the person most likely to threaten me and set a new box office record."
At this stage, Cheng Long's reputation is already in tatters. He has acted in too many bad movies and cannot be saved. The upper limit has been fixed.
There is no need to mention Zhou Runfa.
Double Mondays are perfect, and he has been the last one for a long time.
Only Zhou Xingchi still has his feelings, his strength is still there, and the scenes he shoots are not too bad.
"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is not a bad movie, much better than "The New King of Comedy".
Zhou Xingchi in this timeline still has the strength to fight.
By the time "The New King of Comedy" is released, Zhou Xingchi's emotional filter will have almost disappeared, and fewer and fewer people will have high hopes for him.
Yue Guan still wanted to force out a stronger Zhou Xingchi.
Bring some surprises to domestic movies.
Wang Jing didn't quite understand Yue Guan's thoughts, but he could accept it.
Strong people are mostly conceited.
Yue Guan's performance has not exceeded his understanding.
However, Wang Jing reminded: "It is not easy to get Zhou Xingchi to come back to acting. He doesn't want to act anymore. Acting in a comedy is very tiring, and if he doesn't act, he will always be the king of comedy in everyone's mind. If once he acts, If he doesn't act well and the quality of the movie fails to meet the audience's expectations, then he will really step down from the altar. The smartest way is to live in the memory of the audience. If you don't gamble, you won't lose."
"But if you gamble, you are likely to make a lot of money."
"Zhou Xingchi 20 years ago must have had the courage to gamble, but does Zhou Xingchi still have it now?" Wang Jing expressed doubts.
In fact, Yue Guan didn't know: "Hitting a child on a rainy day - it's just free time, try it. If you can really force Zhou Xingchi out of the mountain, breaking the box office record set by "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword: The World's Supreme" shouldn't be a problem. At that time, I also had a reason to fight in the film industry again."
After the release of "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer: The World's Supreme", he has another film "Pure Heart·Chasing Dreams of Tai Ping Wheel" to be released.
All three films are blockbusters, and Yue Guan is also very confident in the quality of "Pure Heart: Dream Chaser".
Maybe it will be another movie that can create miracles at the box office.
These three consecutive blows made him temporarily lose interest in the film industry.
That's it
He hopes that domestic films can quickly become bigger and stronger.
The time for Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, Wu Jing and others has not yet come, and there is no hope for them within a year or two.
Zhou Xingchi is the person most likely to bring surprises.
Therefore, I hope Xing Ye can succeed in this move to stimulate his generals.
…
Zhou Xingchi was indeed successful.
Because the news he saw in the past half month really made him have mixed emotions.
Half a month later, the box office of "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer: The World's Supreme" officially exceeded the one billion mark.
The box office of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" has just reached 200 million.
The gap is too big.
Everyone says that his directing skills are not as good as Wang Jing's, the entertainment industry has become the era of Yue Guan, and he has become outdated.
Zhou Xingchi, who had already surrendered to his old age, regained his fighting spirit.
He didn't accept it ending like this.
In the new era, it is too early to tell who will decide the ups and downs.