I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 648 646. The first and the inconspicuous episode

The recognized box office prime time period for theatrical movie releases is within seven days of release.

Or to be more detailed, its curve should start from the first day, then go all the way up, and finally reach the highest point on the third or fourth day, and then start to slowly fall back from there.

The curve trend of "Hawthorn Tree" is very normal.

From 30 million on the first day, to the third day, with the help of prime time on Christmas Eve and Friday night, it took the first place with 55 million, and successfully raised its total box office to 127 million.

Breaking 100 million in three days. In the past, this might have been another...phenomenal mythical record.

But to be honest, the Chinese film industry is booming at the box office this year. Xu Xin's performance is calculated based on three days, and he can only rank fourth among domestic films.

Feng Xiaogang's "Earthquake" and "If You Are the One" ranked first and third.

The second place went to Xu Xin and Feng Xiaogang, who once again quietly collected 26 million at the box office when they were "fighting" hard, bringing the total box office to 443 million.

Breaking five is no longer a problem.

In the crazy month of December, the prosperity of the domestic film market allowed everyone to see the magnificent future of Chinese-language films.

Whether "Let the Bullets Fly" can aspire to be the number one box office hit in China this year has become a hot topic.

But on Christmas Day, the biggest topic is "If You Are the One".

It's rated too low.

Compared with "Hawthorn Tree"'s current rating of 9.3, after it cooled down for 72 hours, its opening rating was only 6.5.

The difference between the two is so obvious.

And this gap also appeared intuitively in the box office on the third day.

Putting aside the scolding war caused by a girl's Weibo, in terms of film quality, it is obvious that it is not very good.

If "The Hawthorn Tree" brought Liu Yifei back to the realm of a terrestrial fairy, then "If You Are the One 2" has mixed reputations on the Internet, which means that it has some feelings for several actors.

The first one to bear the brunt was Shu Qi.

Her performance as Liang Xiaoxiao was criticized by many people.

In fact, objectively speaking, Shu Qi's ability to perform the role of Liang Xiaoxiao in such a "reviled" manner is, in the eyes of insiders, proof that her acting skills have been greatly recognized.

But the audience obviously didn't think so.

They think the character Liang Xiaoxiao is very bad, but Liang Xiaoxiao does not exist.

So what to do?

Just scold Shu Qi.

We are both heroines, look at Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei's acting in "The Hawthorn Tree"...not to mention anything else, just the scene where she wears an old-fashioned swimsuit and swims in the river with her third child...The pure light exuding from the fairy sister makes us feel like when we look at her, Anyone with the slightest evil thought in his heart should be pulled out and shot for five minutes.

I'm sorry, our filth actually tried to infect the fairy sister, we really deserve to die.

But what about you?

The character Liang Xiaoxiao you played almost had the word “bitch” written on her forehead...

Therefore, Shu Qi, who was recognized by everyone, including Xu Xin and Yang Mi, posted a few posts on her Weibo during the promotion period of "If You Are the One 2"...

The ancestral graves were almost dug out.

And Shu Qi’s experience is not unique.

After the ratings of "If You Are the One 2" came out, several leading actors suffered criticism and abuse from many people on Weibo.

Naturally, this also includes Feng Xiaogang.

But this is also the reason for the strange appearance of the Chinese film industry.

The more the audience scolds, the more popular it becomes.

Whether intentional or not, from the moment the two movies entered the promotion period and reporters began to hype up the rivalry on the same stage, all the ingredients for the two movies to explode at the box office were already in place.

Just like these news praising Liu Yifei and stepping on Shu Qi.

Since the release of the two movies, all topics, good or bad, have been like dry wood thrown into the raging fire, burning the heat in the furnace in the second half of December to a level that is difficult to reach with ordinary publicity methods.

The audience does not need to form cliques. People who watch "If You Are the One" will not watch "Hawthorn Tree", and people who watch Liu Yifei will not watch Shu Qi.

The competition between the two movies is actually more like a movie feast for the audience.

It doesn't matter if you watch "Mountain" or "Fei".

If that doesn't work, wouldn't it be okay if we watch "Rang"?

If we watch all three movies...at the worst, we can go to Chen Kaige's place to eat something bad, right?

Neither Xu Xin nor Feng Xiaogang deliberately guided this atmosphere, nor did they do anything to fan the flames.

Both parties tacitly chose to let things go.

On the fourth day, the box office of "If You Are the One 2" once again returned to the first place on the day with a score of 42.33 million.

However, its rating has dropped from 6.5 to 6.3.

The box office of "Hawthorn Tree" stayed at 41.2 million.

The box office of both movies dropped simultaneously.

Although both movies have already passed the prime time period on the third day, the box office trend is normal.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that the upper limit of "Hawthorn Tree" has been reached.

Christmas is on the 25th, a Saturday. Its box office did not increase but began to decline. Although it is still strong, it is basically impossible to push forward.

Both films fell behind and lost the qualification to hit the second single-day box office of this year exceeding 60 million.

The first person to break the single-day box office record for domestic films was Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly."

In fact, this record is nothing. As a director, Xu Xin has never broken records.

Ranked first at the box office on the first day, the fastest to break the 100 million dollar film record, the youngest director in the 100 million dollar club, the youngest director in the 200 million dollar club, the fourth director in the 300 million dollar club...

People's records have been broken to the point of weakness.

But after seeing the potential of "The Hawthorn Tree" reaching its peak, people at Xiying Studio still felt a little regretful.

Although they also know... In terms of the return on investment ratio, "Hawthorn Tree" can be said to be outstanding among the others. The total cost is controlled within 35 million. Xu Xin used the super high return rate to not only make Xiying Film Studio and Shanghai Film Studio made a lot of money, and more importantly...

Compared with its opponent, it is unknown how many streets it has outshined the opponent.

But humans, that’s what they are.

Always greedy.

After Christmas, the box office of "The Hawthorn Tree" fell again on the 26th, closing at 39.02 million.

The same is true for "If You Are the One 2", with the box office dropping to 36.55 million at the end.

Strictly speaking, the gap between the two sides is still not widened, but their potential has indeed been exhausted.

Monday, the 27th.

Huayi opened in the red at a price of 28.51. At the end of the day, the stock price was 29.17, an increase of 2.3%.

It also opened higher and moved higher on the 28th, with the stock price rising nearly 7% in two days.

After the end of the 28th, the first-week box office results of the two movies were also handed in.

The box office of "Hawthorn Tree" and "If You Are the One 2" both exceeded 200 million.

"Hawthorn Tree" first-week box office: 241 million.

"If You Are the One 2" box office in its first week: 239 million.

The two movies simultaneously broke through the 180 million shackles set by Feng Xiaogang's "Tangshan" in July this year. Under the intertwining heat of the two, they collided with one of the most brilliant fireworks in 2010.

Different from Chen Kaige's high and low moves, Jiang Wen is not the only one who excels.

The two movies relied on this... "love and death" in the eyes of the audience to break through the shackles of 200 million, and once again raised the first-week box office in the Chinese film market!

It has reached a level that...many people cannot understand.

The audience and the media were not surprised that "Hawthorn Tree" ranked first at the box office in its first week.

Again, after the movie star lineup and the director's personal appeal and publicity energy are burned out, the only thing that can be relied on in the end is the quality of the movie itself.

As a film that won the Best Director and Best Newcomer awards at the Venice Film Festival, "The Hawthorn Tree" received a high reputation of 9.0 points from more than 110,000 people. On the last day, it completed a counterattack, with an advantage of two million. It surpassed "If You Are the One 2", which had a reputation that fluctuated between 6.0 and 6.0.

Won the top spot at the box office in its first week!

Xu Xin, a young director born in the 1980s, once again proved one thing to the world.

Big investment + big publicity + star cast = invincible!

A small-budget movie can still achieve a counterattack as long as it works hard and polishes the story!

The box office of 241 million in the first week was his answer!

…

And just when "Hawthorn Tree" was doing great at the box office in its first week, there was a little hiccup on the afternoon of the 28th.

Some media photographed Yang Ying, who had just finished filming the TV series "Gong Lock Heart Jade" not long ago, appearing in Shanghai, and the person who came to pick her up turned out to be Huang Xiaoming.

Photos of the two leaving in a commercial vehicle appeared on the pages of major media.

But the space is very short.

Recently, all the news in the entertainment industry has been published by "Hawthorn Tree" and "If You Are the One". Photos of Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying riding in the same car are among netizens. Although it is not without popularity, it is not high.

It's to the point where you can just look at it and laugh.

After all, the relationship between the two is almost equivalent to reality.

As early as June this year, before "The Voice" started airing, someone took a photo of her visiting the set of "The Orphan of Zhao" and Huang Xiaoming personally peeling oranges for her to eat.

Throughout this year, the two of them have been flirting with each other on Weibo.

Yang Ying called him "sponge cake"... Although she didn't admit it personally, anyone who knows Cantonese knows that if this word is spoken in Cantonese, it is translated into Mandarin as "Brother Xiao Ming".

On weekdays, it is not uncommon for Yang Ying to post various selfies on Weibo, such as "miss my sponge cake".

Moreover, during an interview, Huang Xiaoming was asked by a reporter if he was dating Yang Ying. His answer was, "I won't lie, but I can't give you an accurate answer."

This kind of concealment is tantamount to acquiescence.

At first, netizens were quite excited.

Huang Xiaoming is a popular niche, and Yang Ying, as Yang Mi's best friend, has been out of control since "The Voice". With her outstanding appearance and popularity blessed by "The Voice", she has the potential to soar to the sky.

The romance between these two people is a real gimmick.

But these hot spots and gimmicks gradually dissipated as the two people's increasingly obvious but never admitted desire was concealed.

Some people even joked that "Huang Xiaoming couldn't hide it from everyone in the world, but he only deceived Yang Ying."

The news about the two of them can no longer cause any sensation here.

Therefore, this little episode only stayed on the website for less than a day before disappearing without a trace.

…

Noon on the 29th.

Magic City.

After Su Meng put all the gifts she brought this time into the trunk of the Audi A6, she nodded politely to the driver who came to deliver the car:

"Thanks."

"You're welcome. You should walk slowly... Director Xu, please walk slowly."

The driver responded politely.

They both have the same attitude towards Xu Xin and Su Meng.

After all, this is the general manager's brother and assistant, so it's definitely right to be respectful.

Then, Su Meng quickly got into the car, adjusted the seat, and connected her phone to the AUX audio line. A voice quickly sounded from the car audio:

"Departure, the total distance is 11.6 kilometers, the driving time..."

After she started the car, she asked Xu Xin, who was sitting in the back seat and was thinking about something:

"Brother Xu, do you want to play music?"

"Need not."

Xu Xin said casually, then took out the phone and dialed Xue Haifeng's phone number.

"Dudu... Hello, Mr. Xue."

"Hahaha, Director Xu, are you here?"

Xue Haifeng's voice was full of smiles.

Xu Xin responded:

"Well, just arrived."

"You're here so early, why don't you allow the director to come to see me, and we can meet at noon? ... How about changing the venue of the banquet to the golf manor in the afternoon?"

"Don't."

When he heard that Xue Haifeng wanted to drag him into the "Business Bureau" again, Xu Xin, who was afraid of causing another nuisance, quickly refused, and then said:

"The reason why I came early is to go to the headwind. There is also a movie there, so let's meet at the Roosevelt in the afternoon, how about it?"

"That's okay! There are quite a lot of people here this time. We must not get drunk or come back tonight!"

"Haha, it should be."

After exchanging a few words, Xu Xin just hung up the phone when the ringtone rang again.

He glanced at the caller and answered the call:

"Hey, BABY."

As he spoke, a strange look appeared in his eyes.

I haven’t started learning English before, so it’s actually nothing.

He only knew that BABY meant treasure, but it was Yang Ying's stage name, so he didn't associate it with it.

But... ever since he started learning English, he could no longer look directly at this "nickname".

It always feels a little too intimate, and it is easy for people to think that the person they are talking to is not a serious relationship.

But there is no way to change it.

Otherwise, what would you shout?

Yang Ying? Too raw.

Xiaoying? Too earthy.

Yingying? More intimate...

Yang Ying on the other end of the phone didn't know Xu Xin's thoughts and said with a smile:

"Director Xu, have you gotten off the plane?"

"Yes, we just got off the bus. Are you already here?"

"Well, we've arrived at the restaurant. We're waiting for Director Xu to take our order."

Hearing this, Xu Xin smiled and said:

"No, just order with your senior brother. You are a family member, so don't be so polite. You are not an outsider... You order first. We will be there in half an hour at most. We can eat directly when we arrive. I am also hungry."

Seeing this, Yang Ying stopped trying to evade and said with a smile:

"Okay, Director Xu, please slow down there, don't be in a hurry."

"Well, okay. Hang up first."

After hanging up the phone, the car became quiet again, with only the sound of the engine remaining.

At this moment, Su Meng said:

"Brother Xu, the matter between Baby Sister and Huang Xiaoming was in the news yesterday."

"What news?"

Xu Xin asked curiously.

"The photo of my baby sister coming to Shanghai and Huang Xiaoming coming to pick her up was captured by the paparazzi."

"Hmm...is there a big fuss?"

He hadn't paid attention to the news in the industry in recent days, so he didn't know about it.

Xue Haifeng's invitation to the Magic City today was for a celebration banquet, but a celebration banquet would not lead him to an appointment with Roosevelt in the afternoon and shouting out everyone.

Therefore, he felt in his heart that there should be some clues about the investment company.

After hearing his words, Su Meng shook her head:

"It's not big, basically no one pays attention to it. After all, the scandal between Baby Sister and Huang Xiaoming has been rumored for a while."

"Oh, that's fine."

Xu Xin nodded calmly.

Don't care.

But Su Meng continued to ask:

"Brother Xu, can I ask something?"

"Just ask."

"...Brother Xu, why do you call me Senior Brother Huang Xiaoming?"

"Well...it's normal that you don't know."

Xu Xin briefly explained his fate with Huang Xiaoming.

When Su Meng heard that they had known each other for so long, she was a little surprised and asked:

"But I don't think you have much contact with Huang Xiaoming."

"Well... it's quite complicated to be specific. To put it simply, since he bought Huayi's shares and became a shareholder of Huayi, it means that our relationship has stopped here. Do you understand? "

"understood."

Although Su Meng usually looks a bit silly, she can still distinguish such things clearly.

Huang Xiaoming bought Huayi's shares, which means he got on the Huayi boat.

As for Brother Xu... If nothing else, "If You Are the One" and "Hawthorn Tree" have been played in the past seven days, and my brains have almost been beaten!

One is from the Beijing Circle and the other is from the Northwest Circle. They are from different sects and it is really impossible to have a deep friendship.

But……

She glanced at Xu Xin in the back seat and saw that he was not impatient, so she asked:

"But he is still dating Sister Baby."

"Well, what's the matter?...Hey, factions are all fictitious. If you really tell me, your sister Mi is also from the Beijing circle. We are not in martial arts novels. Talking about circles in front of love is a bit too much. That’s nonsense.”

"That's true...but...Brother Xu...I don't understand even more after listening to what you said."

"For example?"

"For example... could this be the reason why he didn't admit his relationship with Sister Baby?"

"...?"

Suddenly Xu Xin was stunned.

She looked at Su Meng in surprise:

"you mean?"

"I find it very strange. Before I came to the company, Huang Xiaoming was already very popular. I have also followed the gossip news, and I have heard some of his gossip. He and Li Fei, Qin Lan, and the "Love is Deep" I have heard about the relationship history of the actress in "Rainy Mengmeng", and he admitted to all these people openly. That's why I have always wondered why the baby sister is so beautiful and more than suitable for him, but he always deny……"

"..."

At this time, Xu Xin also frowned.

Following Su Meng's wishes, he said:

"You mean, the reason why he and Yang Ying chose not to make it public... is because I just said that our relationship is similar? He is from Beijing, and Yang Ying is ours, so they can't make it public?"

"I just thought of it because of Brother Xu's explanation~"

"Well……"

For a moment, Xu Xin didn't know what to say.

Not because I am speechless.

But...

He seemed to have thought of something in his mind, but he couldn't figure it out for a while.

As for whether what Mengmeng said is right or wrong...

From his perspective, it makes sense.

In fact, my personal relationship with Huang Xiaoming has not changed.

If we really get together, it's definitely okay for everyone to have a drink, brag and laugh.

But really, when did the relationship start to change...

To be honest, it's actually "The Wind".

After "The Wind" became a hit at the box office... nothing messy happened.

But the relationship between the two naturally changed from the kind of "I will treat you to dinner and drinks when I know you are coming to Hengdian" to a relationship that is...not unfamiliar but not very familiar either.

With Yang Ying's relationship, as long as the two of them don't break up, then they are definitely not estranged.

But if they break up...

Xu Xin estimated that her contact with him would be broken.

The reason why Yang Ying came to the Magic City this time was actually because of his own permission.

This afternoon he will take Yang Ying to attend Roosevelt's party.

Because Qian Pengcheng is here today.

It is definitely the most suitable for him to lead Yang Ying.

However, Huang Xiaoming was in the Magic City, and the two of them called themselves to eat at noon, which was not actually part of the plan.

But now after a conversation with Mengmeng, Xu Xin suddenly discovered some things that he had ignored before.

After frowning and thinking for a moment, he dialed Yang Mi's number.

The call was quickly connected, and the little young woman's ding-ding-dong-dong sound rang out:

"Hello?"

"...What's the movement?"

"Bang! I'm chopping meat! Bang!"

Listening to the powerful and heavy slashing sound, Xu Xin first expressed concern:

"Then please watch your hands..."

"It's okay, I'm not stupid, I can't scratch my own hand."

"...?"

Xu Xin, who always felt that this little black guy was insinuating something, was speechless.

On the other hand, Yang Mi asked:

"What are you calling about? Have you seen BABY?"

"Not yet, we are rushing over there. Stop what you are doing first, and let me ask you something."

"Bang! Just tell me...don't worry, I'm such a big man, and I can't handle a knife? How about I show you how to peel a pineapple with one hand?"

"Please take a rest, thank you!"

Although he didn't know what the nuns were talking about, Xu Xin quickly stopped her.

"Then just say it quickly!"

"...Okay, let me ask you, how much help did Huang Xiaoming give Yang Ying? I mean career-wise."

"Well……"

Hearing this, Yang Mi was stunned and gave her own answer:

"It's very ordinary. Why do you ask this? Has he offended you?"

But Xu Xin didn't answer.

He frowned again and asked:

"Very average?"

"Yeah, pretty average."

Yang Mi nodded again in confirmation.

With the phone clamped around his neck, the bone-cutting knife in his hand made another "bang" sound, and he neatly chopped off the pig spine for his sister-in-law to make soup.