Hearing the applause from the audience, Shen Teng and Da Tiantian breathed a sigh of relief.
The audience was laughing when watching "The Richest Man in Xihong City".
When the two of them were watching "The Richest Man in Xihong City", they were on tenterhooks, like prisoners who had already rushed to the execution ground.
Although I have confidence in Yue Guan and the drama "The Richest Man in Xihong City", the entertainment industry is changing rapidly. For a movie to be successful, it requires not only excellent quality, but also a big part of luck.
Destiny is not mine, no matter how good the movie is, it may fail.
They can't help but worry.
However, hearing the applause from the audience at this moment, and the laughter from the audience one after another during the movie viewing, the two of them were basically able to conclude that at least the comedy effect of this movie was not bad.
There is no problem in terms of quality, and with Da Tiantian in terms of film arrangement, there will definitely be no problem.
Then, the rest depends on audience choice and ethereal luck.
They already have at least a 50% chance of winning.
So the two of them were in a very excited mood.
The main creators of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" were invited to the stage by the host Sa Beining and began to conduct regular interviews.
Among the hosts, Yue Guan has the best relationship with Sa Beining, and he is also in Dragon City, so it is most convenient to invite him to an occasion like the premiere.
Sa Beining first expressed his views on "The Richest Man in Xihong City": "This is the comedy movie that has made me laugh the most so far this year."
Yue Guan smiled and said: "Teacher Sa, actually you can just remove the seven words 'up to now'. There will be no comedy movie this year that can make you laugh more than "The Richest Man in Xihong City"."
As soon as Yue Guan said this, many people in the theater laughed.
Many people looked at Xu Zheng.
Everyone knew that Yue Guan's words were obviously aimed at Xu Zheng.
Xu Zheng understood it himself.
But he didn't refute.
After watching "The Richest Man in Xihong City", he was a little frightened.
He thought that Yue Guan's first movie was just for fun. With Yue Guan's appeal, it would be difficult to lose money, but he was not optimistic about the prospects and quality of "The Richest Man in Xihong City".
But after watching "The Richest Man in Xihong City" in person, Xu Zheng had to admit that he underestimated Yue Guan and "The Richest Man in Xihong City".
The movie "The Richest Man in Xihong City" gave him a sense of immediacy like "The Journey to Thailand".
How good would you say the movie was? That's really not possible.
But is it funny? funny.
It's really just funny and has no connotation.
There is no preaching or reasoning in the whole process, there is no forceful positive energy, it is done as funny as it is, and it is done as much as it pleases the audience.
This kind of movie is destined to not get high ratings.
But at the box office... Xu Zheng has not forgotten that he rose to the top with "A Journey to Thailand".
No one knew that Xu Zheng had already thought about so many things. Sa Beining was interviewing Yue Guan on the stage.
"Yue Guan, I found that in the movie "The Richest Man in Xihong City", you can do whatever you want if you have money. You don't seem to have deliberately avoided this."
Yue Guan nodded: "There is indeed no evasion, and there is no need to evade it. Things that everyone on earth knows, if you have to force truth, goodness and beauty in a movie, the audience will not believe it. If you have to make a movie that goes against the audience's common sense, you will also try to educate the audience. , how can the audience still laugh?"
“How did you get the idea to make a movie like this?”
Yue Guan glanced at Xu Zheng in the audience and chuckled: "It can be said that when we were filming "The Gatekeepers of the World", I chatted with Brother Zheng. Brother Zheng told me that his next movie in the "囧" series will not be released. Go for pure comedy, and you must shoot something you want to express. But I think comedy movies don’t have to carry so much meaning, they just have to be funny. Audiences don’t go to cinemas to watch movies, they don’t come to get education. They are here to relax, so I wanted to make a movie that can purely relax them, and "The Richest Man in Xihong City" was created."
Yue Guan directly brought the topic to Xu Zheng.
Sa Beining also took advantage of the opportunity to interview Xu Zheng.
"Director Xu, is what Yue Guan said true?"
Xu Zheng's face looked a little ugly.
"Hong Kong" is indeed not a pure comedy.
But this is what the propaganda focuses on.
When Yue Guan comes out like this, it is tantamount to exposing the falsehood of his propaganda.
Fortunately, "囧" will be released tomorrow. Even if Yue Guan's remarks spread, it will not have much impact.
Anyway, after "囧" is released, the audience will naturally give feedback, and they won't be able to hide it even if they want to.
So Xu Zheng did not deny it: "There was indeed such a conversation. Yue Guan's idea was relatively simple. He said that you don't need to think about making movies so complicated. It is enough to make movies that the audience likes."
"Director Xu doesn't think so?" Sa Beining asked.
Xu Zheng replied: "I think we literary and artistic workers should still have their own ethics. We should guide the audience's correct values and give them the concepts of truth, goodness and beauty in artistic works. The audience needs guidance, and the choice cannot be left entirely to the audience. "
Sa Beining looked back at Yue Guan: "Yue Guan, what do you think of Director Xu's remarks?"
Yue Guan chuckled and said: "The work "The Richest Man in Xihong City" can already express my views."
Sa Beining understood what Yue Guan meant.
In fact, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" can be positive.
As long as there is no hint of that painting at the end, the whole drama will immediately become positive and inspirational, turning into a typical movie about good people getting rewarded.
But Wang Duoyu is really not a purely good person.
There was no such earth-shattering love between him and Xia Zhu.
Therefore, it is actually very unreasonable to force the photo to be like that. It can only be said that it is positive energy for the sake of positive energy.
Yue Guan refused.
That's why this version of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" was created.
And Yue Guan's attitude was naturally expressed very clearly.
"Director Xu, what do you think of the movie "The Richest Man in Xihong City"?" Sa Beining asked.
Xu Zheng hesitated for a moment, but chose to tell the truth: "It's a very funny comedy movie, and it's very successful in terms of comedy. But it's actually very superficial and has no connotation. It's just fun to watch it."
Yue Guan smiled: "Thank you, Brother Zheng. This evaluation is the greatest appreciation for "The Richest Man in Xihong City"."
Everyone else was stunned, thinking that what Yue Guan said was ironic.
But seeing the smile on Yue Guan's face, they realized that Yue Guan seemed to really think so.
For a time, many people had mixed feelings.
How could Yue Guan see so clearly at such a young age
After hearing this, the King of Sketch said: "In fact, making the audience laugh is the most difficult thing. Whether it is a comedian or a comedy movie, being able to make the audience laugh is already the greatest success. Many people now don't understand this truth. , it’s rare for Yue Guan to understand.”
The thumbs up from the sketch king naturally have different weights.
Yue Guan quickly thanked him: "Teacher Zhao, you are so complimentary."
The king of sketches shook his head: "There is no false praise, I am sincerely praising you. When I used to perform sketches, I started thinking about how to make the audience laugh. Unfortunately, in addition to making the audience laugh, I also had to convey many correct ideas. , for this reason, I even had to forcibly change the lines and plot. The audience was uncomfortable watching it, and I was uncomfortable acting. I couldn't find a good way to integrate the two, so I stopped acting later. Until now, I I haven’t found anyone who integrates particularly well.”
"I didn't find it either." Yue Guan said.
"So Yue Guan is right for you to choose the path of comedy. If you can go to the extreme, you may be another me in comedy movies."
The King of Sketch's comments made many people start to take Yue Guan seriously.
Yue Guan didn't expect the sketch king to say that.
But thinking about those sketches by the King of Sketch, Yue Guan understood.
Many of Sketch King's sketches are considered to lack positive energy, are superficial, have no connotation, and will be forgotten once they are laughed at.
But the audience has not actually forgotten the sketches of Sketch King.
On the contrary, when the sketch king started to try to force positive energy, he acted awkwardly and the audience felt awkward too.
From this aspect, the king of sketches is indeed experienced. He knows what the audience likes to watch.
Other sketch actors have been working hard to integrate comedy and positive energy, trying to convey the views of creators and performers through comedy, so that the audience can learn a lot while being funny.
The result is that after the sketch king quit the Spring Festival Gala, he took away a large number of viewers.
No one can inherit the mantle of King of Sketch.
Comedians can't even make the audience laugh, but they want to teach the audience how to behave.
Isn’t this putting the cart before the horse
It's the same thing in movies.
Yue Guan said modestly: "I don't think I have that kind of fusion ability, so the movie was only made to make the audience laugh. I hope it doesn't disappoint the audience."
"I won't be disappointed. This movie was shot very well. I laughed." The King of Sketch said seriously.
He actually laughed.
His judgment soon came true.
After "The Richest Man in Xihong City" was released, its reputation was predictably controversial, but the audience's enthusiasm for watching the movie was particularly high.
"In Xu Zheng's words, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is just a fun movie to watch, with no connotation."
"Labour and management like to watch movies and have a good time. I almost laughed like crazy when I watched "The Richest Man in Xihong City"."
"The best comedy of the year is no worse than "囧囧之囧". If "囧囧" doesn't do well, "The Tomato Man" might really have hope of winning the National Day championship."
"Trash, vulgarity, farce, money worship. After identification, everyone who likes this movie has incorrect views."
"What's the big-tailed wolf upstairs? You haven't hidden the record of giving "Lao Pao'er" a five-star rating. What's wrong? Did Yue Guan kill your father or sleep with your mother? The Navy is not dedicated at all and is mentally retarded. Fans are even less dedicated. Speaking of which, do Guanmao and Xiaogangpao also have idiot fans?"
"What kind of values does this spread? Aren't children being poisoned enough nowadays? Disappointed. Why do you want to make such a movie? The plot of using money to throw money at foreigners made me sick to my stomach after watching it. Foreigners did it. What's wrong, to be ridiculed like this?"
"I did laugh a few times while watching it, but after I laughed, the more I thought about it, the more disgusting I became. I almost vomited when I heard the sentence about giving birth to a hundred babies. The so-called test of human nature still wraps up the starting point of objectifying women, combining women with money. Weighing it on the scale, Guo Nan’s stench remains as strong as ever.”
…
The rating of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" opened at 7.5 points, and the rating is still declining visibly. There are many people who rated it three stars, two stars or even one star.
Shen Teng and Da Tiantian were a little panicked after seeing this reputation.
If the opening score is 7.5, won't it fall below 7 in the future
This kind of rating has never happened to Yue Guan.
"Is the quality of our drama so bad?" Da Tiantian was a little doubtful about life.
She didn't feel it.
Yue Guan was very calm: "My word-of-mouth comments some time ago disgusted the rating websites. Don't take the ratings seriously. They will definitely come back with revenge."
The rating of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is indeed not too high.
But now that there are so many bad reviews, the traces of the trolls behind it are obvious.
Yue closed his eyes and could guess who did it.
It’s probably a collaboration between the rating website and the crew of “囧”.
This move is not surprising either.
In the previous life, "The Wandering Earth" also suffered from deliberate slander by rating websites, which forcibly deleted positive reviews and made it look ugly.
But it's of no use.
The box office of "The Wandering Earth" was still a hit.
The darker it is, the more popular it will be at the box office.
Again, among the real movie-watching subjects, not many people actually pay attention to the so-called rating websites, and those ratings cannot represent public opinion at all.
"Don't look at the ratings, look at the box office."
Speaking of the box office, Shen Teng and Da Tiantian were both excited.
"The first-day box office was 70 million. This number is unexpectedly high." Shen Teng was a little excited: "It has broken the first-day box office record of "Embarrassed in Thailand"."
"It's a pity that "囧" will be released today, and our box office will definitely be cut in half." Da Tiantian said.
Yue Guan chuckled: "I am a little confident in myself. Maybe the box office of "囧" will be cut in half."
"It's difficult. Although I used some connections, most theaters still gave "囧" more film schedules, and theaters are still more optimistic about "囧"." Da Tiantian said helplessly.
"It's normal, don't worry, it won't take a day or two to decide the winner with "囧囧". Tonight, "囧囧" premieres, let's go and support it together," Yue Guandao said.
"Are we both going too?"
"Let's go together. After all, when people came to cheer us up, three people also came. It was not rude to come and go. They just happened to appreciate the quality of "囧 in Hong Kong" and see if our biggest competitor can beat us. .”
Shen Teng and Da Tiantian nodded.
Too.
"The Richest Man in Xihong City" and "囧" are destined to compete at the same time, so even if they don't attend the premiere of "囧", they will find time to watch "囧" again.
Always know how good your competitors are.
The three of them went to the premiere of "囧 in Hong Kong" together.
Three hours later, Shen Teng and Da Tiantian couldn't help being surprised.
"Brother Teng, how do you feel?" Yue Guan asked.
At this time, they had just finished watching "囧".
Exactly the same as in the previous life.
Nothing much has changed.
It tells the story of designer Xu Lai, who went through a series of embarrassing things in Xiangcheng in order to reunite with his first love goddess twenty years ago, and finally discovered that the wife beside him is the most cherished person.
A movie about a middle-aged couple’s love crisis…
Most of the moviegoers are young people.
Shen Teng could not suppress his excitement: "Director Yue, I feel that the filming of "囧" was not very good."
"Where's Tiantian?"
Da Tiantian and Shen Teng have the same idea: "I feel that "The Richest Man in Xihong City" really has hope of surpassing "囧"."
Yue Guan smiled silently.
Da Tiantian and Shen Teng obviously had the same views as him.
This shows that everyone recognizes the quality of "囧 in Hong Kong".
Shen Teng thought he was not objective, so he specifically asked Yue Guan: "Director Yue, what do you think?"
At this time, the host was also asking Yue Guan how he watched "囧".
Yue Guan stood up and told the truth like Xu Zheng last night: "Very thoughtful and sentimental, but - not funny."
Xu Zheng explained: "This is not a pure comedy movie. It contains many references to Hong Kong films and the meaning of cherishing the people around you."
Yue Guan nodded: "I can see it, but if it's not funny, it's not funny. Of course, it's really thoughtful and the story is complete. It's obvious to the naked eye that Brother Zheng's directing skills are becoming more and more proficient."
He came to the premiere to support him, so naturally he was here to talk about the scene, and Yue Guan wouldn't really attack him directly.
However, he wanted to keep a low profile, but some people took it upon themselves to be shameless and get slapped with it.
Bao Beier saw that Xu Zheng's face looked a little ugly after hearing what Yue Guan said, thinking that Xu Zheng was dissatisfied with Yue Guan.
He is a bright person, and he had little cooperation with Yue Guan. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he got on the line with Xu Zheng. Xu Zheng was also very satisfied with his performance, so he quite wanted to be bound to Xu Zheng.
He knew that he couldn't afford to offend Yue Guan, so he didn't even think about offending him to death. He just asked one more question: "Do you think Director Yue is better compared with "The Richest Man in Xihong City"? Who is better?"
Yue Guan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect someone to humiliate himself. He smiled after he realized what he was doing.
This guy probably thought that "Embarrassed in Hong Kong" was a good one and that he would become the second baby king and rise all the way up, so Xu Zheng didn't say anything, so he spoke first.
If someone wants to cheat, Yue Guan will definitely fulfill his wish.
So Yue Guan said directly: "From the perspective of comedy effect, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" crushes "囧". Is this answer satisfactory to Mr. Bao?"
Of course Bao Beier was not satisfied.
This wasn't the answer he wanted.
He didn't think anyone else would agree with that answer either.
So he smiled, a little ironically: "Mr. Yue is so confident."
He didn't want to say any more.
Bao Beier also knew in her heart that she definitely couldn't really have a grudge against Yue Guan. A few insults about Yue Guan and a boost in Xu Zheng's favorability would be enough.
But he misjudged one thing.
Yue Guan was still thinking of tricking Xu Zheng into filming "The Expansion Master", so Yue Guan was really not particularly embarrassed to confront Xu Zheng.
But Yue Guan didn't want to cooperate with Bao Beier.
No need to save him any face.
Since he took the initiative to offer his face, Yue Guan did not let him go. He said bluntly: "I am not as confident as Mr. Bao. I dare to take a role that is obviously Bao Qiang. If the entertainment industry said who can play Bao Qiang best, it must be It’s you, Mr. Bao.”
Bao Beier was angry.
Although everyone, including those who eat melons, knows that his role is indeed Baoqiang's, and he is Baoqiang's backup, but knowing it is one thing, and having someone point it out to his face is another.
How could anyone be so disrespectful
Hitting someone is not a slap in the face.
But Yue Guan's slap in the face was not over yet.
"If "囧" encounters Waterloo, Zheng Ge, the wrong choice of actor will be a big reason. Mr. Bao's role is played by Bao Qiang, and "囧" will not have a big problem if it earns another 100 million at the box office."
Bao Beier wants to hit someone.
However, Xu Zheng stopped his next move and acted as a peacemaker: "Xiao Bao's performance is also very good, not worse than Bao Qiang. I believe that the box office of "囧" will also be very good."
"Then let's wait and see."
Yue Guan didn't talk anymore.
Facts are much more powerful than words.
The reputation of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is not particularly good, but the reputation of "囧囧" is actually worse than that of "The Richest Man in Xihong City".
The opening score of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is still 7.5 points, and the opening score of "囧 in Hong Kong" is -6.9 points.
Not even seven points.
The negative reviews also crushed "The Richest Man in Xihong City".
"I have always thought Bao Qiang was disgusting. Seeing Bao Bei'er completely changed my impression of Bao Qiang. Bao Bei'er must have been sent by Bao Qiang to cleanse himself."
"The embarrassment syndrome is breaking out. If Guo Xiaowu's movies are made for children, Xu Zheng's "囧" is a MV made for old friends. All of Bao Beier's scenes make people want to fast forward, but Zhao Zetian doesn't Looking at any acting skills, this movie can only be given two stars.”
"There were zero laughs throughout. Where is the comedy movie that was promised? The funny parts are all the dirty jokes, and then there is the mid-life crisis."
"I think Xu Zheng is going to kill the "囧" series."
…
After seeing the negative reviews of "囧 in Hong Kong", Shen Teng and Da Tiantian laughed out loud.
But when they saw the first-day box office of "囧 in Hong Kong", neither of them could laugh anymore.
The first-day box office of "Embarrassed in Hong Kong" was 90 million, a record-breaking high.
The box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" that day was only 50 million.
Almost twice as bad.
"Embarrassed in Hong Kong" won a crushing victory.
"Isn't "囧" a movie that has a bad reputation and soared at the box office?" Da Tiantian was frightened by the first-day box office of "囧".
Shen Teng also said: "I thought we had the strength to fight, but the gap is too big."
Only Yue Guan remained calm throughout the whole process.
"With "囧囧之道囧"" on the way, "囧囧"'s first-day box office can't be as low as it wants. Don't worry. The real test of "囧囧" is still to come. It has started so well, but it must be maintained. Just go down."
"Can "囧" be sustained?" Da Tiantian looked at Yue Guan expectantly.
Yue Guan chuckled: "Just wait and see."
The next day.
The box office of "囧 in Hong Kong" was 70 million, and the box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" was 52 million.
The gap is narrowing.
On the third day, the box office of "囧 in Hong Kong" was 60 million, and the box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" was 54 million.
On the fourth day, the box office of "囧 in Hong Kong" was 54 million, and the box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" was -57 million.
Even before it enters the National Day season, the single-day box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" has already surpassed "囧".
This reality shocked countless people.
Many people were a little confused after seeing the box office trends of these two movies.
It seems they have seen this episode.
When did you look over
Netizens quickly thought of the answer:
Xu Zheng's "The Lost Journey to Thailand" beats Xiaogangpao's "Private Customization", which is basically the plot.
Yesterday reappears.
God's way is reincarnation.
Facts have proven once again that when you don’t put your audience first, your audience won’t put you first either.
Respect is always a two-way street.