69novels Chapter 85: Box Office Surpasses 2 Million, "The Beginning" Concludes
Chapter 85: Box Office Surpasses 2 Million, "The Beginning" Concludes
However, the box office of "Take My Brother Away" quickly surpassed that of "The Love Saint".
Tuesday, January 3rd, the first day after the holiday, saw students attending classes and employees returning to work.
The daily box office of both films was halved.
The good news is that both films have surpassed 2 million yuan in total box office revenue.
The daily box office of the movie "Take My Brother Away" dropped to 3399 million yuan, with a real-time total box office of 2.189 million yuan.
The daily box office for the movie "The Love Saint" dropped to 2768 million, with a real-time total box office of 2.181 million.
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Besides the huge profits Mozi Films made from movies, the TV series "The Beginning" is also coming to an end.
On the evening of January 4th, the TV series "The Beginning" officially concluded.
Soon after midnight, the official Weibo account of the TV series "The Beginning" released a poster announcing that the show had surpassed 2 million views on the day of its finale.
The official Weibo account of iQiyi also released a poster announcing that the total number of views for the TV series "The Beginning" has exceeded 30 billion.
Compared to the 12 billion views it garnered when "The Beginning" concluded in its previous life, this represents more than double the number of views.
Besides the high quality of the script and the mutual promotion between trending topics and movies, Han Ziming's abs also attracted a group of female fans.
After all, the release of the live performance video of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" made him, a young, wealthy, and talented man, even more popular with female fans, who kept watching it multiple times.
Once the video views surpassed 30 billion and the poster was released, these female fans rushed to leave comments under Han Ziming's previous Weibo post where he gave out fan service:
[“The Beginning” has surpassed 3 billion views! Hurry up and post a picture of your abs!]
Yes, I don't ask for much. Don't take any photos, just post a video of yourself showing off your abs!
[Upstairs, you're really good at calculating!]
[As expected, girls are more savvy; they know that still photos can't compete with moving videos.]
[Finally, someone understands me! Am I supposed to just look at abs? Yes, I want to see them!!!]
I just want to ask one question: how much?
[The person upstairs is being too direct! But with a physique like that, there's no need to hide it. Am I not worthy to see it? I don't need that little bit of video data!]
I've already supported the TV series and movies; my requirements are very low. Don't be ungrateful! Hurry up and record the video!
In fact, Han Ziming had originally planned to remake the lightsaber video from his previous life on Douyin. Back in November 2021, Douyin blogger @雨辰弟弟 posted a video showing off his physique while wielding a lightsaber.
This sparked numerous imitations and discussions among netizens, becoming a hot topic at the time.
In particular, lightsabers were subsequently imitated by numerous celebrities, and the hashtag #LightsaberCostumeChallenge#, which originated on Douyin (TikTok), became popular.
12月下旬，不到2个月播放量已经超过60亿了！要知道华国一共14亿人，这播放量顶4个多华国人口了！
That's absolutely incredible!
So Han Ziming stayed up all night in the study of Jinmao Mansion to write the script for the costume shoot, combining several of the better versions from his previous life.
[Scene 1: A Cool and Stylish Appearance]
In an ordinary room, the characters are dressed in everyday clothes (such as T-shirts and jeans), holding unlit props (or objects resembling longswords), and have casual expressions.
Action: Casually waving props, medium shot.
Before the transition (2 seconds): The character suddenly stops, looks at the camera, and makes a "preparing to transform" expression (raising eyebrows/smiling).
[Transition: Lights dim, background music gently blends in]
[Scene 2: Lighting and Shadow Effects - Close-up Showcase of Abdominal Muscles]
"Changing Out" Transition (1-second keyframe): Use "flash + blur" transition effects, or use your hand to cover the camera and switch instantly.
The stage background was darkened, and a spotlight was pulled out directly in front of the model's stomach to illuminate the area of the eight-pack abs. The light then glided over the clearly visible eight-pack abs, and the light and shadow effect highlighted the muscle lines.
[Transition: Quick cut to a frontal view]
[Scene 3: Holding props with one hand and two hands - shoulder muscle demonstration]
In the first scene, the camera quickly cuts to the model directly in front of her. The model slowly pulls a glowing spotlight from behind her with one hand, gradually revealing the light from the sword and illuminating part of her head, one shoulder, and the muscles of her arm. (Referencing the version starring Luo Yunxi)
In the second act, the model slowly draws two glowing props from behind his back, the swords gradually gleaming and illuminating his head and shoulder muscles. (Referencing the version starring actor Lee Seung-hyun)
[Transition: Quick cut of front and side views]
[Scene 4: Holding a sword with one hand - Breath of Thunder, shirtless, showing off full muscle]
The camera switches to a side view of the model, who is holding a knife in one hand. Special effects show lightning illuminating his entire body, followed by a barrage of yellow lightning strikes, and then he vanishes instantly. (Referencing the shaved-hair version of Diao Chan on Douyin.)
[Transition: Quick cut to a frontal view]
Scene 5: Special Effects Lighting - Buddha
The model maintains a frontal pose with a halo prop placed behind her, her head in the center of the halo, and her hands clasped together. After the lights are turned off, the light source turns on, illuminating her head and shoulder muscles.
The video was designed to create a sacred, Buddha-like effect, with the sound of a Buddhist bell added in post-production to create a breathtaking visual ending. (Referencing the version by celebrity Liu Xueyi)
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After finishing the script, Han Ziming created a WeChat group for Li Feng, cinematographer Yang Ge, and editor Zhang Ge, and then sent the script to the group.
"Brother Yang, Brother Zhang, take a look at this. There are five scenes. The first scene was basically filmed directly."
The other four use spotlights. I remember the company had some. You can use spotlights and circle lights to imitate the light saber's halo.
And then there's Thunder Breathing; that depends on the special effects technology. We'll be filming tomorrow morning; do you think it can be done in two days?"
Han Ziming also specifically noted that the Thunder Breathing technique was inspired by the animation in Demon Slayer, and drew it accordingly.
The people who were initially pulled into the group were quite worried, but when they saw that it was a short video shoot and the script was clear, they immediately relaxed.
Photographer Yang immediately replied in the group: "Boss, this is a small matter, very simple. It won't even take half an hour to shoot, then it's just a matter of editing."
Editor Zhang was speechless.
leave!
Am I supposed to shoulder this all by myself?
However, he still replied in the group chat: "Boss, so easy, if we shoot tomorrow, it can be done in two days!!!"
Han Ziming then tagged Li Feng in the group chat, asking him to arrange for someone to purchase the copyright to the song "Infinity" recorded by Jaymes Young.
He had filmed the same lightsaber transformation video in his previous life as an actor, since many celebrities had done it back then, so it left a deep impression on him.
Purchasing music copyrights is necessary, and it's best to be as comprehensive as possible to avoid being unfairly targeted. Actually, buying music copyrights is quite quick; these songs already have pre-set prices.
As long as you can find a way to contact them, you can buy them very quickly.
Han Ziming then instructed the photographer and editor to follow the script's arrangement, and to have Li Feng purchase any necessary background music.
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