Chapter 209

In his past life, during the peak era of traffic-driven young fresh meats,

their influence was pervasive.

They weren't just harvesting wildly in the TV drama circle;

their ability to "cut leeks" in the film circle was also extremely strong.

For many films starring popular young fresh meats,

fans would spend money regardless of anything else and rush into the cinemas to watch.

However, this fanaticism quickly returned to calm after lasting for a few years.

Until the release of Lu Han's earth-shattering "Shanghai Fortress,"

which completely sealed off the dividend period for young fresh meats in the film circle.

The film consumption market thereafter became much more rational.

Because the audience had been deceived too many times,

they were scared.

They held a cautious attitude toward any film, even those by big shots like Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, or Shen Teng.

(Wait, this is a continuation of the previous thought.)

But the capital behind the young fresh meats wouldn't give up.

They kept trying.

They wanted the young fresh meats to re-infiltrate the film circle through various means.

One method of infiltration was to tag along with big shots.

For example, letting the "Crown Prince" of the entertainment industry, Yi Yi Yangqianxi,

follow Wu Jing and Shen Teng.

He tagged along in "The Battle at Lake Lake Changjin" and "Full River Red."

They let Wang Wang Yabo tag along with Tony Leung to do "Hidden Blade."

They let Fan Chengcheng tag along with Shen Teng to do "Pegasus 2," and so on.

The heavy hitters of these films

were definitely those box office big shots.

With them providing a safety net,

throwing in a few young fresh meats like rat droppings

was something the audience could barely stomach,

provided it didn't affect the box office too much.

It also allowed the young fresh meats to frantically rack up buzz and resume entries,

adding a layer of gold to their profiles.

Just by relying on the two parts of "The Battle at Lake Lake Changjin" and "Full River Red,"

Yi Yi Yangqianxi earned the reputation of being a 20-billion-box-office actor.

Wang Wang Yabo even managed to get a Best Actor nomination.

The power of capital was evident.

Another method

was to have some young fresh meats participate in works by top-tier directors,

or in big productions.

Just like this "Born to Fly" starring Wang Wang Yabo.

This subject matter was very attractive.

If it were played by someone with box office appeal,

the box office would be quite considerable.

Letting Wang Wang Yabo play it would definitely affect the box office to some extent.

But if it could make him famous,

the capital behind him wouldn't care about the losses.

Besides "Beginning of the Great Revival" and "Born to Fly,"

there was also another mainstream film,

which was "Ping Pong: The Triumph" starring Deng Chao.

However, compared to the other few mainstream films,

this subject matter had already been done to death.

It clearly had lower attention.

Besides that, there was one more film,

which was "Breakup Buddies," co-starring Xu Zheng and Huang Bo.

Nominally, this film was one of the competitors to "The Battle at Lake Lake Changjin,"

but in reality, Su Chen and Yang Mi were the behind-the-scenes investors.

This could also be considered their own film.

Internal competition didn't matter.

If "The Battle at Lake Lake Changjin" snatched some box office from "Breakup Buddies,"

or "Breakup Buddies" snatched some from "The Battle at Lake Lake Changjin,"

it didn't matter.

In the end, it would all fall into Su Chen's pocket anyway.

It was just a question of which pocket it went into.

On the day before the National Day holiday began,

many platforms, led by Maoyan,

made preliminary box office predictions for these films.

"Beginning of the Great Revival": 380 million.

"Born to Fly": 690 million.

"Ping Pong: The Triumph": 420 million.

"Breakup Buddies": 1.3 billion.

"The Battle at Lake Lake Changjin": 1.6 billion.

Although Su Chen had previously created many blockbuster films with super-high box office returns,

and just a short while ago,

his "Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child" had just broken 3.5 billion,

"The Battle at Lake Lake Changjin," to put it bluntly, could also be considered a mainstream film.

It was a tribute to the Chinese People's Volunteer Army.

Many people were already immune to mainstream subject matter.

During National Day, everyone just wanted to happily watch a movie and relax.

If these mainstream films were going to lecture them,

who would be willing to pay for it?

Plus, Su Chen didn't personally act in it.

Therefore, even though this film was created by him,

its box office ceiling was visible to the naked eye.

Twenty-four hours after release,

the first-day box office figures were out.

Ranked first was "The Battle at Lake Lake Changjin" with 180 million.

Second was "Breakup Buddies" with 110 million.

Third was "Born to Fly" with 90 million.

Fourth was "Beginning of the Great Revival" with 40 million.

Fifth was "Ping Pong: The Triumph" with 13 million.

However, after the first day of release,

the word-of-mouth for each film was more or less out.

Based on the evaluations of the viewers,

those who hadn't entered the cinema yet

could roughly judge which film was worth watching and which was not.

Among these films,

"The Battle at Lake Lake Changjin" not only had the highest box office,

but its word-of-mouth was also the best.

"The Battle at Lake Lake Changjin is truly so moving. The great Volunteer Army, with flesh and blood, stood firm against a torrent of steel and achieved victory. This is truly a god-sent army!"

"Just watching the film makes one feel suffocated; I really can't imagine how terrifying it would be to be there in person. Salute to the great martyrs."

"The Battle at Lake Lake Changjin is a film with special educational significance, and the scenes are grand and very stirring."

"Too explosive, worth every Chinese person coming to the cinema to watch."

"There is no film that makes my blood boil more than The Battle at Lake Lake Changjin."

"Nothing to say, full marks, full marks."

"Although it's a mainstream film, the standard of The Battle at Lake Lake Changjin is really much higher than the others."

"It has to be Teacher Su; he really is a god-like existence in the entertainment industry. His works can always be watched without thinking."

"Teacher Su is truly a peerless genius! If I could marry him, I'd be willing to live in a villa and drive a luxury car."

Compared to "The Battle at Lake Lake Changjin,"

the word-of-mouth for the other films was mixed.

The word-of-mouth for "Breakup Buddies" was also very good.

First of all, this film was also created by Su Chen,

and it was a classic among comedies,

creating many memes that had been popular for years.

Secondly, Xu Zheng and Huang Bo were both box office big shots and comedy heavyweights in the current film circle.

Their strong collaboration with Su Chen to create a comedy masterpiece

naturally possessed extremely high heat and attention.

So the word-of-mouth and box office were rising all the way.

"Beginning of the Great Revival," as a 100% pure mainstream film,

gathered a bunch of popular stars,

so it still had some appeal.

This kind of work was just restoring history,

so the plot didn't have many highlights, nor did it have any major flaws.

The box office was quite stable, about the same as expected.

"Born to Fly," however, suffered a Waterloo after its release.

Because Wang Wang Yabo's acting was really too terrible.

That expressionless face with very average looks...

At the beginning, relying on the frantic spending of his die-hard fan base,

it could still get a decent box office.

But the further it went, the weaker it became.

In his past life, this film got a box office of 850 million.

In this world, the initial box office estimate was also around 700 million.