Thinking that it would still be some time before the plane took off, Lin Yuan also called director Tian Yusheng in the eyes of several people.

As the leading actor and also the most prominent actor in "The Exes 3", Lin Yuan still needs to confirm when this movie will be released.

Don't worry if they are released during the Spring Festival. Just the announcement of these movies will be enough for him to travel back and forth.

After ringing twice, the call was quickly connected.

Lin Yuan was not sure what Tian Yusheng was doing, so he asked tentatively: "Hey, Director Tian, ​​are you busy now?"

"No, I'm resting at home. What's wrong?"

It could be heard from the tone of voice on the phone that Tian Yusheng was obviously a little curious about Lin Yuan calling him, and he didn't know what Lin Yuan wanted to do with him.

Lin Yuan saw that Tian Yusheng had done nothing, so he asked straight to the point: "It's no big deal. I'm just going to ask Director Tian when the movie "Exes 3" is scheduled to be released."

After hearing Lin Yuan's inquiry, Tian Yusheng didn't think much and answered directly: "The movie is expected to be released on December 30 this year, which happens to be released on New Year's Eve."

Similar to the choices of other entertainment companies, Huayi Brothers has also set its sights on the big cake of the Spring Festival schedule.

As for why there is no scheduled release, the reason is very simple. Everyone knows how fierce the competition is during the Spring Festival. If there is another movie like "Mermaid" during the Spring Festival next year, and it chooses to be released during the Spring Festival, wouldn't it be used as a foil for others in the past?

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Therefore, the specific schedule has not been determined yet, and there is still room for maneuver.

After answering Lin Yuan's question, director Tian Yusheng reacted and asked: "Lin Yuan, why did you suddenly ask about the release of the movie?"

Lin Yuan smiled helplessly and told him that he had several movies released during the Spring Festival.

"A Good Show", "I'm Not the God of Medicine", "Tang Detective 2", "Kung Fu Yoga"... Now there is another "Expedition 3". The most important thing is that these movies are still...

They all have the ability to compete for the box office championship in the same period.

Now they are all crowded into the same Spring Festival stall. For Lin Yuan, what is this if not "cannibalism"?

As Lin Yuan finished speaking, director Tian Yusheng's surprised voice rang on the phone: "There are already four movies confirmed to be released during the Spring Festival?"

"To be precise, it should be five now..." Lin Yuan corrected weakly.

After hearing this, director Tian Yusheng on the other end of the phone fell silent.

The reason why he dared to choose to release it during the Spring Festival was because he valued Lin Yuan's box office appeal. Take the movie "Mermaid" as an example. In addition to relying on Xingye's feelings, the rest of the box office basically relied on Lin Yuan.

Supported.

Although the movie "Exes 3" is not as good as "Mermaid", it is still a continuation of the series, and under the banner of the original cast of "Ex 1", the discussion on related topics will not be too bad.

But what about now?

Among the movies of the same period, there are four starring Lin Yuan, and there is even a movie directed and starred by Lin Yuan!

Under such circumstances, what else can the crew of "Ex 3" do to promote it? Can they rely on Han Geng?

Tian Yusheng almost laughed at his own thought. Leaving aside Lin Yuan, does Han Geng have as much box office appeal as top stars like Huang Bo, Jackie Chan, and Wang Baoqiang?

You can tell by just thinking about it with your head. If "The Ex 3" insists on being released during the Spring Festival, there will only be one result, and that is that it will barely be able to drink soup during the Spring Festival.

At this point, Lin Yuan also asked: "Director Tian, ​​can you schedule the movie to be released during the summer vacation?"

"Summer holiday?"

After what Lin Yuan said, Tian Yusheng did have the idea of ​​releasing it early, but he was not optimistic about the summer movie market. Even if it was released early, it should be released during the National Day holiday.

Hearing Director Tian's tone, Lin Yuan knew that the director was a little reluctant to release it during the summer vacation.

Lin Yuan thought for a while and then started to persuade: "Director Tian, ​​apart from the National Day schedule and the summer vacation schedule, the ones that can be released in advance are the National Day schedule and the summer vacation schedule. But think about it, who is the audience for our movie? Isn't it still a couple? Since it is

Couples, most of them must be college students. We will release the film during the National Day. When couples go on a trip, how can they have time to go to the theater to watch a movie..."

After Lin Yuan's explanation, Tian Yusheng began to feel a little shaken.

It is indeed a good choice to release it on National Day, but how many couples are willing to come to the cinema to watch a movie on such a legal holiday?

According to what Lin Yuan said, it would be better to schedule the screening during the beginning of the school year.

It just so happened that the university had just started during this period, and the young lovers had just returned to school. They also had the leisure and elegance to go out to watch a movie to enhance their relationship. Besides, if it is released at the end of August, their "Exes 3" movie can still be scheduled for the National Day. Take a look at it

, it is indeed a good choice.

Thinking of this, director Tian Yusheng pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll take some time to talk to Huayi Brothers to see if it can be released in August."

After all, the movie "Exes 3" is distributed by Huayi Brothers, and the release of the movie is not something he can make as a director.

Seeing that Director Tian Yusheng agreed, Lin Yuan felt much more relaxed.

If "Exes 3" is released during the Spring Festival, the highest box office will be around 1 billion. If it is released during the National Day or summer vacation, the box office will be at least 500 million.

Unless Huayi Brothers has trouble with money, Lin Yuan does not believe that Huayi Brothers will reject the suggestion of early release.

After Lin Yuan hung up the phone, Chen Sichen turned around and asked, "How is it? Is it scheduled to be released during the summer vacation?"

Lin Yuan nodded and answered: "If nothing else happens, it should be released at the end of August, barely enough to catch up with the summer vacation."

After hearing Lin Yuan's answer, several people felt a lot more relaxed. As long as there are domestic movies during the summer vacation that can compete with foreign commercial movies.

However, Chen Sichen suddenly remembered something and said with great interest: "By the way, you won't be able to achieve tens of billions in box office with this movie, right?"

"I think I just don't know how the movie will do at the box office in the end." Lin Yuan also responded jokingly.

A few people chatted in the terminal for a while, and soon it was time to board the plane.

...

By the time they arrived in New York, it was already early the next morning.

Fortunately, Chen Sichen had already arranged for the crew and hotel to be properly arranged. After two days of time difference here, the crew of "Tang Detective 2" quickly started filming.

The reason why the crew got into filming so quickly is actually very simple.

First, Wanda Pictures requires the film to be released during the Spring Festival, so they can only finish filming the film and submit it for review as soon as possible. Secondly, filming in New York is not as good as Thailand. The cost of filming for one day is worth the cost of filming in Thailand.

It's been a week. With such a huge expense, the sooner the shooting is completed, the better.

As for the filming of the movie, after the success of "Tang Detective" with a box office of more than 1 billion, the investment in "Tang Detective 2" has suddenly increased a lot. Not only did the crew change equipment, but the scale of the crew also expanded.

Quite a few.

In addition, the crew of "Tang Detective 2" is basically the original cast, and the actors' acting skills have always been online, so there were no major problems during the filming process.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

While the crew of "Tang Detective 2" was filming in New York, the domestic film market was also warming up in advance.

In late June, the overwhelming publicity can already give people a preview of the hot summer season.

The posters for the three Hollywood blockbusters, "Opposite: Covenant", "Wonder Woman" and "Transformers 5", have almost dominated all major theaters in China. Even the most played short films on the Internet are mostly from "Wonder Woman".

The trailers for the two movies "Heroes" and "Transformers 5".

On the other hand, looking at domestic movies released in June, such as "Rescue", "Seventeen Years Old", "ZG Salesman", etc., almost none of them can compete with these Hollywood blockbusters.

The only good news is that "The Ex 3" starring Lin Yuan is scheduled to be released on August 11. At the same time, a promotional campaign for the movie has been launched, which can be regarded as a shot in the arm for domestic filmmakers.

While Lin Yuan was filming "Tang Detective 2", he also did not forget to promote the movie "The Ex 3".

He is currently filming in New York, and will definitely be absent from the publicity before the film is released. He can only record more videos while he is free while filming the film, and contribute as much as possible to the film's promotion.

Time passes day by day, and the summer vacation is getting closer and closer.

In June, the sci-fi movie "Rescue" starring Yang Mi and Huo Jianhua was released and grossed 110 million in box office in three days. It sparked a heated discussion in the domestic film market. Many self-media began to tout the rise of domestic sci-fi movies.

This is true, but that movie is not "Rescue".

After taking in 110 million at the box office in 3 days of release, the movie "Rescue" did not make great progress, but suddenly languished.

On the other hand, the Marvel movie "Wonder Woman" received an impressive box office of 310 million in its first week. Immediately after the release of "Transformers 5", the environment for domestic movies became increasingly bad, and almost all of them were reduced to the box office of Hollywood movies.

The cannon fodder of competition.

It is worth mentioning that "Transformers 5" was a disaster in foreign markets, both in terms of box office and reputation. However, in China, the box office is booming, even more powerful than "Wonder Woman".

The box office in the first week reached 600 million yuan, which was a lot higher than the movies of the same period.

Just when Hollywood movies were taking over the domestic film market, the movie "Exes 3" also began to receive overwhelming publicity one month before its release.

“The summer domestic films have added a new force and are scheduled to be released on August 11th!

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"The third film in the "Ex" series, the original cast of the first film has returned to China, and the sequel is scheduled to be released on August 11. Please bring tissues with you when entering the theater!"

"Lin Yuan's new film "The Ex 3" is making a strong comeback. Which film can win the summer box office championship?"

"After "Mermaid" exploded at the box office, can Lin Yuan repeat the box office miracle?"

"Are you worried about the suspense in the summer season? The trailer of "The Ex 3" was released for half a day, and the number of effective clicks reached up to 4 million, and the total views exceeded 10 million!"

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At a time when Hollywood movies are taking the box office of the domestic film market by storm, the movie "Exes 3" is less than 20 days away from its release.

Thanks to the operation of capital, the movie "Exes 3" has attracted a lot of attention, which is even more terrifying than the publicity efforts of these Hollywood blockbusters.

However, "The Story of My Ex" itself is a popular movie, and there were definitely a lot of viewers who watched the first part. If the second part hadn't been a hit, I'm afraid the current popularity would be even more exaggerated.
To be continued...