The director of “Fengshen Trilogy” suddenly cleared his attention on Weibo and became a hot search topic!Beijing Culture Betting Big_Oriental Fortune Network

On November 20, “Wurshanguan” rushed to theWeiboHot search.

Some netizens discovered that Wu Ershan had blocked all the actors related to “Fengshen”, including Chen Kun, Huang Bo and other stars. The follower list increased from more than 1,000 followers to more than 100, sparking discussion.

Currently, Wuershan’s social account follow list has been cleared.

It is understood that Wu Ershan was born in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia on June 10, 1972, and is a director from Mainland China. His works include “Soap Opera”, “Swordsman Sees Laughter”, “Painted Skin II”, “Ghost Blowing the Lamp: The Secret of the Dragon”, “The Secret of the Dragon”, “Apotheosis of the Gods Part 1”, etc. In 2014, he directed the suspense-adventure film “Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Secret of the Dragon”, which was released on December 18, 2015. In 2016, he won the Best Director Award at the 33rd Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award for the movie “The Secret of the Dragon”.Directed the domestic mythological epic film “Apotheosis of the Gods Part 1” to be released on July 20, 2023, starring Fei Xiang, Li Xuejian, Huang Bo, Naran, Yu Shi, Chen Muchi, Ci Sha, Wu Yafan, Xia Yu, Yuan Quan, Wang Luoyong, Hou Wenyuan , Huang Xiyan, Li Yunrui, Yang Jue, Chen Kun, starringbeijing cultureChangshengtian Pictures, Maoyan, Tencent, China Film and other companies.

According to Beacon Professional Edition data, “Fengshen Part 1” has a total box office of 2.634 billion yuan, ranking fifth among 2023 films.

Investment up to 3 billion? beijing cultureBig bet

“The Trilogy of the Gods” can be described as “ten years of sharpening a sword.” It is based on the Ming Dynasty novel “The Romance of the Gods” and the Song and Yuan script “The King Wu Defeats Zhou Pinghua”. The three films are respectively titled “Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun”, “Fengshen Part 2” and “Fengshen Part 3”. “Feng Shen Part 1: Chao Ge Fengyun” mainly tells the story of the appearance of the fox demon, King Zhou’s lack of justice, and the world is in chaos. It has been released and broadcast on July 20, 2023; “Feng Shen Part 2” tells the story of the arrival of the Yin and Shang armies. Xiqi, Jiang Ziya and other Kunlun immortals helped Ji Fa fight back; “Fengshen Part 3” tells the story of Ji Fa uniting all the princes to attack Yin Shou, Yuanshi Tianzun brought the twelve golden immortals down the mountain, and the war between humans, immortals and demons further escalated.

Looking back, in May 2017, Wu Ershan announced the filming of the fantasy epic film “The Trilogy of the Gods” with an investment of up to 3 billion yuan and plans to release it in 2020.

At that time, one of the film’s producersbeijing cultureChairman Song Ge said that this is the first time in the history of Chinese film that three films were shot consecutively and an investment of about 3 billion yuan was made. Wu Ershan said that the production time of this series spans 9 years, of which the script polishing period is as long as 4 years. The film will officially start shooting in June 2018 and is expected to be released in 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively.

Regarding more precise data, Beijing Culture disclosed on April 21, 2021 that the company signed a transfer agreement with Tibet Huipuhua Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. to transfer 25% of each of the three films of “The Trilogy of the Gods” at an equal transfer price. is 200 million yuan, accumulativelycontractThe amount is 600 million yuan. Based on this calculation, the cost of “Fengshen Trilogy” is 2.4 billion yuan. The 2021 annual report states that as of the end of the period, the total balance of investments related to the “Fengshen” trilogy was 1.567 billion yuan.

On June 1, 2023, in its response to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s “Annual Report Inquiry Letter”, Beijing Culture stated that as of the end of 2022, the total inventory and prepayment balance of “Project Twelve” totaled 1.655 billion yuan. According to the description, the project is the “Fengshen” trilogy.

Industry insiders believe that the commercial success of “Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun” not onlyChinese filmExplored a myththemeThe path of creation is alsoChinese filmNew vitality was injected into industry.For Beijing Culture, the success or failure of this film is also related to the company’s performance in the second half of the year.performanceperformance trends.

On the evening of July 24, Beijing Cultureannouncementcalled, according toChinese filmAccording to data from the Data Information Network, as of 24:00 on July 23, “Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun” has been released in mainland China for 4 days, with cumulative box office revenue of approximately RMB 382 million (including service fees), exceeding the company’s recent Audited Consolidation for a Fiscal YearFinancial Statementsoperating income50%. It is reported that as of July 23, Beijing Culture’s operating income from the film was approximately 230 million yuan to 250 million yuan.

Beijing Culture also disclosed in its third quarterly report that as of the disclosure date of this report, “Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun” has a cumulative box office of 2.632 billion yuan, with a total of 60.633 million moviegoers, winning the 2023 action film mainland box office champion and ranking on the list. The highest-grossing IMAX summer film in history. As of now, the film is still in theaters, and box office revenue is expected to be confirmed in the fourth quarter.

Film industry recovers strongly

Box office returns to 50 billion mark during the year

According to China Film News, according to preliminary statistics from the National Film Funding Office, on November 13, 2023, the annual box office of Chinese films exceeded 50 billion yuan, which took 317 days.

Judging from specific films, in 2023, the box office of two movies, “Man Jiang Hong” and “The Wandering Earth 2”, has exceeded 4 billion yuan, and the box office of four other movies, including “All or Nothing” and “Fengshen Part 1”, has exceeded 4 billion yuan. More than 2 billion yuan.

It is worth mentioning that among the top ten films at the box office, all are produced by domestic films, including “Man Jiang Hong”, “The Wandering Earth 2”, “Desperate”, “The Disappearance of Her”, “Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun”, “Eight Anise” “In the Cage”, “Thirty Thousand Miles from Chang’an”, “Bear Infested·Stand with Me “Bear Core””, “Solid as a Rock” and “Unfamiliar Life”, these ten films all have a box office of more than 1 billion yuan.

The China Film Data Information Network shows that this year’s summer box office peak has been significantly advanced, and a large number of viewers’ willingness to watch movies has been reactivated. As of August 31, the total box office of the 2023 summer season was 20.619 billion yuan, an increase of 15.98%, 179.34%, and 125.70% respectively compared with 2019, 2021, and 2022, making it the summer box office champion in Chinese film history. The total number of moviegoers in the 2023 summer season was 505 million, and the number of screenings was 34.6204 million, both setting new summer records in Chinese film history. From the Spring Festival to the summer season, the film market will recover at an alarming rate in 2023.

(Source of article: Securities Times)

Source of article: Securities Times

Original title: Weibo’s attention suddenly cleared, and the director of “The Trilogy of the Gods” became a hot search topic!