There is no shortage of people in Hollywood who are more and more charming as they live longer, and there are quite a few in China as well. Chen Daoming, Chen Baoguo, Zhang Fengyi, Li Youbin, etc. are all the acting uncle types that Li Donglai admires. Wu Xiubo is one of the uncles who has both fashion and strength, which is even more rare.
It¡¯s a bit harsh to say that he ¡°became famous in his later years¡±. After all, he is only in his forties, which is not too old for a man with a successful career. But his fame did come a little late, and this year is considered his lucky year. He is the starring role in the popular costume TV series "The Orphan of Zhao" currently being broadcast by CCTV.
With this level of popularity, it can also better promote the promotion of the movie.
"Mr. Wu, is it possible for us to have closer cooperation in the future?" Li Donglai didn't mince words. The sooner we can get such a high-quality actor, the better.
"Of course, who wouldn't want to work with Phantom? It's my honor." Wu Xiubo was also in a good mood. A graduate of the Acting Department of the Central Academy of Drama, he has been in and out of roles over the years, performing in sketches, releasing his own records, and playing small roles. In 2004, he also participated in the production of "Extraordinary Way" in his multiple capacities as starring, supervisor, producer and music editor. When the budget was over 600,000 yuan and there were no scripts for the last eight episodes, he hired two typists to work overtime. I didn't sleep for a week and completed the script by dictation.
His fame is not accidental, it is the inevitable result of years of uninterrupted hard work supported by his considerable strength.
But this time came too late, and when he was about to give up, he finally got a fire. This handsome and handsome uncle is finally famous, and he has spent decades in the entertainment industry in vain.
Li Donglai said directly: "I mean more intimate cooperation. For example, I would like to invite you to join Phantom. Phantom is currently expanding. In the future, whether it is TV series or movies, there will be endless scenes. Joining Phantom will not leave you idle. You how about?"
"Wow." Xue Xiaolu looked at him in surprise.
Wu Xiubo was also shocked by Li Donglai's directness. He joined Xitian after starring in Xitian's TV series "Before Dawn" in 2010. The heroine of that TV series was Hai Qing, and the two became a couple in the eyes of the media. The hit "The Orphan of Zhao" is also produced by Xitian. But Xitian cannot be compared with Phantom.
Li Donglai added: "When you join Phantom, you will get the same treatment as Xu Zhen, Hua Zhao, and Huang Bo. If you want to set up a studio, the company will also help, but the studio must be affiliated with the company."
Now even Tang Wei next to him is envious. Now everyone knows that Xu Zhen became very popular after tossing out "Thailand". If Wu Xiubo is treated the same as Xu Zhen, he can only be treated as the Chinese Phantom second only to Liu Dehua. She couldn't help but coquettishly said: "Director, why don't you win over me? Am I so worthless?"
Li Donglai said in surprise: "Are you willing to leave Anle?"
Tang Wei immediately shut up, Anle is also a big company in Hong Kong. It mainly distributes movies and has only recently entered the management field. Tang Wei and Gui Lunmei are the only two artists under it. "
"This" She hesitated immediately.
Li Donglai smiled and said: "If you want a change of scenery, you can call me at any time. Our power in South Korea is not small." He said jokingly. When Tang Wei collaborated with Hyun Bin in "Late Autumn" in South Korea in 2011, there were scandals with Koreans. It seems to be true, but the protagonist is not Hyun Bin.
Wu Xiubo was also confused. Finally he said: "I still have a one-year contract with Xitian, and I can't do anything ungrateful."
Li Donglai nodded understandingly and did not push, "It doesn't matter, you can wait until this period of time passes and then think about it in detail. Our artist resources are expensive and not expensive, and we have some plans for TV series in the future. I feel that you are not interested in a TV series." It's a good match. I'll send you an invitation when the time comes, and I hope you won't refuse."
"Okay, this is no problem at all. It's also a pleasure to work with Phantom."
His expression relaxed.
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"Director Xue is joking, I am an actor and you are a director, there is a difference in quality." He answered the question incorrectly.
Xue Xiaolu didn¡¯t care about this and said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯ll be a matter of time.¡±
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"Yanjing Meets Seattle" can be said to have once again achieved the effect Phantom wanted. Even more intense than "101 Proposals".
After the movie premiered, there were some very good reviews on various film review websites, film critic blogs, and newspapers - "The third installment of Phantom in 2013 is a love movie, and it really lives up to Phantom." The sign. Take a look at "Yenjing Meets Seattle". Not only does it have a nice name. There is also a very moving part.?'s love story.
Since "Ocean Paradise", Xue Xiaolu once again assumed the roles of director and screenwriter, directing a love drama.
Jet Li and Hua Zhao, who have worked together on "Ocean Paradise", also supported the film and gave it favorable reviews.
However, the value orientation of "Yenjing Meets Seattle" is still criticized by some harsh media: as long as it is beautiful. No matter what you do, you are right. Being a sugar daddy is a real person, cleaning toilets is responsible, and selling children to keep children is touching. The psychological basis of this resonance is not any values, but everyone loves Tang Wei's appearance. Who wouldn¡¯t be heartbroken when Tang Wei pulled her hair and knelt on the floor to wash the toilet? Broken into eight pieces.
"The mistress played by Tang Wei, everyone saw the warmth and romance. If Yang Mi had been cast, this film would have been criticized to death. This is Douban, appearance determines destiny. 4 stars." Douban netizens commented.
""Yanjing Meets Seattle" makes people laugh and cry. It is not "Love Is Not Blind", but in terms of the description of love, it is still at the level of "Love Is Not Blind", and even exceeds it by a lot. "
"The laughter is touching, and it can also touch various sensitive points in the hearts of today's Chinese people. As a love movie, it is really good." "It is really surprising that a Chinese director can make such a light love comedy, but in After I saw that the film producer was Li Donglai, I felt that everything was natural."
"Tang Wei's performance is absolutely wonderful, and Wu Xiubo is absolutely handsome! The 2013 Phantom love drama is definitely not to be missed."
"This is the third Phantom movie of the year. As a romance film, they have shown sincerity."
Countless reviews poured in, all of which were posted on major film review websites. The rating of "Yenjing Meets Seattle" on Time.com reached 7.8 and on Douban 7.5. For domestic films, these are very high scores.
The painting opens on the 21st. The box office of "Seattle" was less than 10 million, and the box office the next day exceeded 13 million, pushing "Die Hard 5" from the single-day box office champion position. On Saturday, the third day of release, the reviews continued to rise. , soaring the box office to 25 million. It received 26 million on Sunday, reaching a small peak. The cumulative box office in four days was about 76 million, and it is close to over 100 million.
Unlike other films, judging from the current release of "Seattle", the first-day box office is the lowest in a single day. This situation also happened when "Life of Pi" was released, and as word-of-mouth grew, the film schedule of "Seattle" has also been increasing, successfully surpassing "Die Hard 5" and "Resident Evil 5", even though The 3D imported film "Jack the Giant" was released on the 25th, and it did not shake the championship status of "Seattle" at all.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? In a schedule dominated by Hollywood blockbusters, only The Phantom rises to the challenge. They stole the show with their only romance film.
It is reasonable for "Seattle" to achieve high box office with its good reputation. In comparison, "Die Hard 5" and "Resident Evil 5", two blockbusters with high hopes, seem a bit sluggish. .
"Die Hard 5" had a box office of over 100 million in the first four days of its first week, but only took in 75 million in the second week. The money-making efforts have slowed down significantly. Although the action scenes of the film are hot, it is lackluster in all aspects. Bruce Willis relies on his old age to sell himself. . The money earned is the nostalgia of the Chinese audience, which is similar to Nicolas Cage in this regard.
But it doesn¡¯t stop there. It will not be so easy to defraud money in China in the future.
The reputation of "Resident Evil 5" is even worse. There was basically no discussion after its release. The combination of Li Bingbing and Milla Jovovich did not produce the slightest chemical reaction, and the plot tended to be simple. The picture is too bloody, so the box office has not exceeded 100 million in 8 days of release, and it is expected to end at 130 million.
In the end, ¡°Seattle¡± won the weekly championship with a sales of 76 million in four days. This is also the sixth weekly championship won by Phantom China in 2013.
On the 25th, the Hollywood movie "Jack the Giant" was released, ranking second in terms of film rankings. The first-day box office hovered around 10 million, occupying the top two box office lists with "Seattle". On the 29th, "The Poker" and "Oz: Oz" will enter the market. At that time, "Seattle" and "The Poker" will lead the domestic film army and face the imported film camp led by "Oz and Oz" and "Jack the Giants" , the two sides will start a fierce battle.
"However, even with so many new films entering the market, "Seattle" is still the only romance film in this period. It also has a comedy color. It is a foregone conclusion that it will exceed 100 million, and it is very likely to hit the box office of 200 million.
Good box office results and good reputation. The two leading actors naturally promoted harder and were full of motivation!
In front of people, they always behave like ambiguous men and women, creating countless topics.
The third installment of Phantom¡¯s annual masterpiece has completely made a name for itself!
This is a very powerful propaganda idea,"Phantom's Annual Grand Presentation" has made three successful movies in a row. No matter how many movies there are in the future, as long as they have this title, they will save a lot of publicity expenses and kill two birds with one stone!
Before its release, the box office performance of "Seattle" was not favored by industry insiders because its director was not well-known. It's a romance movie again, and Li Donglai's name has a certain effect. If the quality of the movie itself was poor, no one would link it to Li Donglai and give it a negative review. Because everyone knows that he is busy working on his own movie, and the producer is just a name for himself as the company boss. Chinese film companies have always liked to do this.
It first faced the attack of "Die Hard 5" and "Resident Evil 5", and then "Jack the Giant Slayer" and "Oz: Oz", but these four Hollywood blockbusters did not stop it from attracting money. ¡
From the 25th to the 31st, the mainland¡¯s weekly box office was 390 million.
"Seattle" continued to gross 170 million in the next week and continued to be the weekly box office champion. "The Cook, Actor and Ruffian" starring Huang Bo, Liu Ye, and Zhang Hanyu grossed 80 million in the first three days, ranking second in the box office list. Domestic films made big gains this week Complete victory, taking the top two spots. The American 3D blockbuster "Oz," which also opened on March 29, only had a box office of 60 million, and several other imported films did not have a box office of more than 50 million this week.
Since "Seattle" was released on the 21st, there have been basically no bad reviews, and the box office performance has been rising all the way. The box office in the first four days was nearly 78 million, knocking "Die Hard 5" from the top spot. It continued to be a hit at the box office the following week, with a total box office of 250 million in 11 days of release, and it topped the box office for two consecutive weeks.
As the only romantic comedy at the end of March, "Seattle" is about to hit the 300 million mark at the box office.