Chapter 363: "Tiny Times" Is Released, I Don't Like It
At the end of June, "Tiny Times" was released as scheduled.
This movie, adapted from a well-known novel, directed by the popular writer Guo Xiaosi, and starring top actresses Da Mimi and Tang Yan, performed extremely well in the box office market.
The box office on the first day of release was over 75 million, and the box office on the second day was also around 65 million, and the box office exceeded 300 million in five days.
It started off explosively!
If it continues on this trend, it will not break 1 billion like "Lost in Thailand" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", but 700 to 800 million is not difficult.
However, it is obvious that "Tiny Times" does not have this strength. The explosive start depends on publicity and the fans of the original book, as well as the fans of Guo, Tang, and Yang, and a group of unknown passers-by who were fooled by the popularity.
When the early efforts were over and the true reputation of the movie was exposed, "Tiny Times" was naturally beaten back to its original form, and was once ranked as one of the two worst movies with "Fuji Mountain Residence".
Platforms led by Douban, Tianya, and Zhihu have criticized this movie fiercely, calling it a "money-worshiping "masterpiece" with no illness".
To put it bluntly, there is no story, no connotation, and no tone.
Even the relatively impressive costumes and props are called "photo studio style" because of their extravagance and luxury.
Guo Xiaosi was slammed, but he himself may not be entangled and sad about it.
Compared to the bad reputation, the box office of this movie is beyond imagination.
Even if the box office collapses in the later period, it can at least reach a box office of about 500 million, and the film company will share nearly 200 million.
The actual cost of "Tiny Times" does not exceed 50 million, and more importantly, this 50 million was used to shoot two films.
"Tiny Times 2" will soon be launched in August. Considering the reputation, the box office will definitely not be as good as the first one, but the base is here, even if it is cut in half, the film company can still share about 100 million.
This is not a small amount when added up. Even if multiple companies share it together, at least tens of millions will remain in Guo Xiaosi's hands.
This is much more than what he earns from writing novels!
In the 2012 writer income rankings, Guo Xiaosi's royalties were about 14 million. Of course, at this time, he was more of a cultural businessman, and his income was not just from writing books.
But even so, there are too many benefits to making movies. You can earn a lot, gain a lot of fame, and then you can feed back to your homepage.
There are so many good things that it is impossible to describe them all. In addition, Guo's personality is that of an inferior and arrogant person, and he is born to pursue this kind of fame and fortune.
Compared with these, what is being scolded?
Guo Xiaosi is in pain and happy, and the people behind him are purely happy.
Guo Xiaosi took the blame and was scolded, and the money was paid by Guo Xiaosi.
They share the bulk of the money behind the scenes.
For this project alone, Wei Yang can earn about 40 million, not to mention that he also promoted Da Mimi and Tang Yan.
"Tiny Times" has a bad reputation, but the exposure is real, and the box office results are also real.
Although Tang and Yang have also suffered some negative effects, there are also many benefits.
Again, the important attribute of a star is a commodity. As long as they can prove their commercial value and bring profits to others, capital will flock to them.
So, it seems that Tang and Yang have been "affected" by Guo Xiaosi to a certain extent, but in fact they have become very popular, and have also been exposed to a lot of endorsements and business, and the film market has also begun to pay attention to them.
The most straightforward manifestation is that the film pay and endorsement fees of the two have increased.
Many times, the easiest way to see whether a star is really popular or just an empty shell is to see how much money she gets.
Capital is not stupid, and it is not given to stars for nothing. There are still surprises for one or two companies, but everyone gives this price, which proves that she is worth the money.
Compared with the 40 million yuan distributed by "Tiny Times", the various benefits that Tang and Yang have subsequently triggered are truly long-term.
It goes without saying that the agency shares the personal income of artists. They are popular, their value has increased, and their works are naturally more valuable.
For example, in "Gu Jian Qi Tan" and "Fall in Love with You", the female lead is so popular, it's not too much to ask for 10 million more for a drama, and maybe you can ask for more if you stretch the price.
Adding up all the little things, it is more valuable than the 40 million dividends...
When Wei Yang thought of this, he looked at Guo Xiaosi a little better. This is not a dwarf, but a little golden man.
For the sake of money, Boss Wei personally attended the celebration banquet of "Tiny Times" and praised Guo Xiaosi to reporters.
"Director Guo is very good at selecting actresses, and is willing to spend time and money on costumes and props."
The former said that he was praising Guo Xiaosi, but in fact he was praising Da Mimi and Tang Yan, two of his own people.
The costumes and props are the truth. Regardless of whether their style is exaggerated, these costumes and props really cost money.
When Wei Yang filmed "My Love from the Star", it was already very exaggerated, and many costumes and props could scare the actors.
Guo Xiaosi is even more than he was before. Many of the costumes and props are high-end, and the brand-name clothes are piled up. Even the costumes of some extras are worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, so this drama is jokingly called a "luxury goods advertisement".
There are really brand names everywhere, and the so-called extravagant luxury is piled up desperately, so that the priorities are reversed.
For a film work, no matter how good the costumes and props are, they serve the story and characters, rather than letting the characters and the story accommodate these things. It can be a selling point, but it cannot be the biggest or even the only selling point.
Because of this, even if Guo Xiaosi has a bunch of brand names, the filming is too empty of content, and the face of a nouveau riche is undoubtedly revealed, so it is criticized as a "photo studio style".
The meaning is very simple. Even if these costumes and props are real, Guo Xiaosi made them look fake, full of cheapness………
But there is nothing else to praise about "Tiny Times". Wei Yang can only start from this, at least acknowledging that they did spend money.
And this statement is a bit tricky. Just praising the costumes and actresses, to some extent, doesn't it mean that other aspects of "Tiny Times" are bad.
But even so, this "high emotional intelligence" also touched Guo Xiaosi very much.
At least Wei Yang gave a certain positive evaluation, while others just scolded him. Compared with the two, Boss Wei was simply shining in Guo Xiaosi's eyes.
Then this guy cried!
That's right, Guo Xiaosi cried, with an expression that the world doesn't understand me, but as long as you understand me, I will be perfect. Wei Yang was so moved that he felt sick.
What was even more sick was Da Mimi and Tang Yan. The two almost snatched Wei Yang away from Guo Xiaosi.
Da Mimi even warned Wei Yang seriously: "I tell you, stay away from him, so as not to suffer."
Before "Tiny Times", two episodes were filmed in one go. Da Mimi and Guo Xiaosi filmed for several months, so they naturally understood the situation. Girls are still very sensitive to such "sisters", not to mention that she knows the dead girl.
So Da Mimi is experienced and has long seen through Guo Xiaosi's situation, fearing that Wei Yang was deceived.
It is difficult enough for a group of women to fight for Wei Yang, and it is uncomfortable and disgusting to have a man come out to fight.
Tang Yan also nodded affirmatively beside her, and even threatened proactively, contrary to her usual obedient nature.
"If you dare to talk to him more, I will tell Shi Shi."
Da Mimi added: "I also know the mobile phone number of that surnamed Zhao."
Everyone can argue at ordinary times, but for such super principled issues, everyone's interests and attitudes are firmly consistent.
"..."
Wei Yang was so angry that his head was full of black lines: "When did I have this tendency? Don't wrongly accuse others, okay? This kind of thing will never happen to me."
Looking at the furious Wei Yang, Da Mimi felt a little guilty, but still said: "Who knows if you will deliberately seek excitement."
"Get lost."
If there were no people around, Wei Yang would have wanted to press her and spank her. Tang Yan was very satisfied to see him so angry. At least it showed that Wei Yang was very disgusted with this matter, and what they were worried about would not come true.
"But you have to be careful, it's hard to say whether he will use tricks. Mimi said they are very cunning."
"Just him, do you still need to force it?"
Wei Yang glanced at Guo Xiaosi not far away. With that head and body, he could punch one by one.
"What if he takes drugs? We must be on guard."
Da Mimi and the other two were like persecuted delusions, guarding Wei Yang tightly.
It's not that they are sensitive, it's just that Guo Xiaosi's eyes are too weird when he looks at Wei Yang. In addition, they are in the crew and they also know that other male actors may have been harmed, so they have to be careful.
Wei Yang was a little timid because of their whispering. He was not afraid of Guo Xiaosi. The key is that this matter is like a toad jumping on the foot - it doesn't hurt but it's disgusting.
He doesn't discriminate against the relevant groups, but if you set your sights on him, don't blame him for being ruthless.
Regardless of whether there is a misunderstanding or not, Wei Yang did avoid Guo Xiaosi a little bit afterwards. Even when the latter came to toast, Da Mimi and Tang Yan were watching him from left to right, and he didn't even add WeChat.
Guo Xiaosi is not a stupid person. Seeing this attitude, he didn't come here much later, and the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
But Guo Xiaosi didn't come, but others came in droves to make friends with the big guys. Let's not talk about other things in "Tiny Times", there are still many handsome men and beautiful women.
For example, Guo Biting, known as the goddess of advertising, was able to marry into a "rich family" later. She has a good appearance, temperament and figure. She is the kind of gentle first love type that men like.
Wei Yang also chatted with her for a few more words and left her contact information.
God has mercy on him. He has no bad intentions. He just appreciates and loves talents.
This girl has sparse acting skills, but it is good to be a vase beauty. Maybe she can be used. If you see a suitable seedling, leave a contact information for backup. Many film and television company bosses and producers will do this.
As a result, he left his phone number, turned around and saw that Da Mimi and Tang Yan were a little depressed, and couldn't help but smile.
"What kind of jealousy are you eating? If I really want to hook up, I don't need to do it in front of you two."
"Even if you hook up in front of us, what can we say? It's not legitimate, and we can't control it even if we want to."
Da Mimi's tone was resentful. Wei Yang really couldn't stand her jealous tone. He would rather she quarreled with him and found an excuse to chat with the boss of Tianyu.
Tang Yan didn't say anything, and Da Mi Mi couldn't help but mock her: "You are so obedient, you really plan to be the younger one forever."
"I can't even be the younger one, even if I'm not as good as you."
Tang Yan wanted to ease the tension with her, but that didn't mean she could let Da Mi Mi ride on her. She started to attack, and Da Mi Mi was so angry that she trembled.
When Tang Yan went to the buffet to get some fruit, Da Mi Mi took out a small paper bag from her bag, and looked at the wine glasses with a flickering look...