The huge success of the 'Crazy' series of movies didn't bring any difference to Xiao Yunhai's life.
After returning from Jiangsu Satellite TV, he stayed at home with Zhao Wanqing for four or five days before Xiao Yunhai had to go to the set of "Battle of Red Cliffs" to film.
Of course, a treat was unavoidable.
The battle scene of "Battle of Red Cliffs" was very vast, and all kinds of battle formations were used by Wu Zixu. Fortunately, they hired the army to film it. If it were those extras, it would take at least a month to film it, let alone the effect.
While Xiao Yunhai was busy filming, "Jing Ke Assassinates Qin" had its world premiere on September 2nd.
This time, Hua Xia International Studios had put in a lot of money. Not to mention the 1.3 billion yuan investment, just the global publicity fee alone was one billion yuan.
Director Mo Kaixuan brought the main cast of the movie around the world and participated in no less than 40 movie publicity events. There were even more variety shows. Fortunately, they had many actors and were divided into several batches. Otherwise, everyone would have been exhausted.
After spending so much effort, the effect was naturally very good.
"Jing Ke Assassinates Qin" earned 186 million USD on its opening night.
Even so, Li Xuyang wasn't satisfied, because from the reports from all over the world, the Asian region was very supportive of this movie. Whether it was the box office or the reputation, it was very good. The movie even scored 8.69 out of 10 on the movie website.
However, the European and American regions were the opposite. They did not seem to be very interested in "Jing Ke Assassinates Qin".
On Rotten Tomatoes, the fans only gave a terrible score of 5.23. Compared to Xiao Yunhai and Jiao Fangtao's movie, it was not just a little bit worse.
Mo Kaixuan was very famous in Hua Xia and even Asia, but very few people in Europe and America knew him. In addition, the movie's reputation was so bad that it did not even reach the passing mark. One could imagine the box office of "Jing Ke Assassinates Qin".
Sure enough, the next day, "Jing Ke Assassinates Qin" earned 476 million USD at the box office and ranked first in the global box office rankings. It might seem like a lot, but 70% of the box office earnings came from Asia. The European and American regions only earned 62 million US dollars, and this was only because the movie's visual effects were good.
In the next few days, the results of "Jing Ke Assassinates Qin" dropped drastically. 358 million, 273 million, 216 million, 166 million, 118 million. It was dropping by 20% almost every day.
It had only been released in Europe and America for five days before it was forcefully taken down by those capitalists. This was because of Xiao Yunhai.
Otherwise, they would have been finished on the third day. Because the attendance rate of the movie was too low, it only reached 14% on the third day.
In the end, the global box office of 'Jing Ke's Assassination of Qin' was 2.058 billion USD, which was 5.35 billion USD in Hua Xia currency. It barely managed to maintain a tie.
In a villa in Yanjing
Mo Kaixuan looked at the headline of the newspaper, "A hero past his prime". He was so angry that he slammed the table.
"Two billion USD is already considered a hero past his prime. When did the threshold for a movie become so high?"
In reality, he knew very well what the entertainment media meant.
The worst of Xiao Yunhai's three movies had a box office earnings of four billion USD, but his work that he had put in so much effort only earned two billion USD. The difference between the two was too big.
Especially in the European and American regions, Mo Kaixuan obviously did not grasp the fans' preferences and the market's pulse. After spending so much effort, he only earned 120 million USD. It could be said that he had lost a lot.
Fortunately, the Asian region, especially Hua Xia, still recognized him. Otherwise, he might not even be able to recoup his costs.
After Mo Kaixuan vented his anger, he suddenly felt dizzy. Then, his face turned pale and his limbs felt weak. He fell onto the sofa and fainted.
His body was not very good to begin with. After recuperating for a few years, the doctor had reminded him not to get angry and not to overwork himself.
Mo Kaixuan had been busy almost every day since he started preparing for "The Assassination of Qin". Not only was he under a lot of pressure, his mood was also very bad because of the media. It would be strange if Mo Kaixuan could hold on for half a year.
When Xiao Yunhai found out that Mo Kaixuan had fainted and was hospitalized, he shook his head and sighed. "Reputation is tiring."
Indeed, if Mo Kaixuan did not care so much about the position of the Movie Grand Tutor, he would not have suffered such serious consequences. Fortunately, he found out early. Otherwise, things would be troublesome.
Even so, some unscrupulous media outlets continued to attack him.
"The Assassination of Qin's box office did not do well. Grand Tutor Mo Kaixuan fainted on the ground due to anger."
"Three years to sharpen a sword. The Assassination of Qin that Mo Kaixuan spent six years to create ended in a terrible failure. His life is in danger."
"Grand Tutor Mo Kaixuan fainted at home. Suspected to be caused by the box office failure of 'The Assassination of Qin'."
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Everyone kicks a man who is down. Mo Kaixuan's incident vividly illustrated this saying.
September 20th, afternoon, "Battle of Red Cliffs" set.
Following Wu Zixu's "cut", everyone's eyes were focused on Wu Zixu. This was because this was the last scene. If it passed perfectly, the entire movie would be completed.
Wu Zixu watched it three times from beginning to end. He could not hide his tired face and a bright smile appeared on his face. He shouted through the loudspeaker, "I announce the completion of 'Battle of Red Cliffs'."
"Yay."
The entire set suddenly turned into a sea of joy.
Wang Guoan looked at everyone's cheers and laughed. "It's finally over."
Qin Tao nodded and said, "It's really not easy to film such a large-scale ancient war movie. Fortunately, I don't have any war scenes. Otherwise, with my old arms and legs, I would have problems. Where's Old Sun? Is he alright? "
Yesterday, when Sun Yanjun was filming, he accidentally fell off a horse and was rushed to the hospital by the crew.
Wang Guoan said, "He's fine. Fortunately, Yunhai, who was beside him, pulled him in time. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to recover without resting for a year or so. "
Qin Tao sighed. "I have to say, Yunhai's performance in the set is really amazing. I, Qin Tao, have acted my whole life and have never been convinced by anyone. But when it comes to Yun Hai, I am completely convinced. Whether it's talent, courage, ability, or character, not to mention the younger generation, even among us old guys, no one can compare to him. It's really hard to imagine how far he will go in the future. "
Wang Guoan looked at Xiao Yunhai, who was instructing everyone to pack up and said, "That's right. Perhaps he will not only become the number one person in Hua Xia, but also the number one person in the world. Let's wait and see. "
At night, the crew of "Battle of Red Cliffs" held a grand banquet in the hotel.
At the wine table, Wu Zixu appeared to be very excited. After toasting everyone three cups of wine, he alone toasted Xiao Yunhai.
"Yunhai, I really have to thank you for being able to complete 'Battle of Red Cliffs'. Not only did you fulfill all our requests for funding, but you also helped the crew. You played a huge role in this movie being able to finish filming so quickly. Although I don't usually say it, I know everything in my heart. Thank you. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "Director Wu, you're treating me like an outsider. This is what I should do. I'll drink this glass of wine. You can do whatever you want. "
After he finished speaking, Xiao Yunhai finished the wine in his cup in one gulp.
However, he did not let Wu Zixu drink it all.
What a joke. He was already so old and had just drunk three glasses. If he drank again, something might happen.
After a while, the people at the other tables started to toast Xiao Yunhai's table. The atmosphere was very lively.
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