now talks about Stephen Chow, as if it is already a very old-fashioned topic. Yes, Zhou Xingchi, who has been with him for three generations, has reached the age of being a grandfather, and now the post-00s no longer watch Zhou Xingchi.
Once, "Zhou Xingchi" was a golden sign in the movie market and a box office panacea, but the myth was shattered in the Spring Festival this year. The "New King of Comedy" starring Wang Baoqiang and E Jingwen, the market estimated that it could break another 3 billion before it was released, and the final box office was only 624 million. Although the cost of this box office has been recovered and a small profit has been made, this is after all the work of Stephen Chow, and this box office performance is actually very poor. Before the
movie was released, Stephen Chow and Wang Baoqiang conducted a large-scale road show. Personally, I have never seen Master Xing pay so much attention to his movie preheating. I even invited Cecilia Cheung to perform the classic clips of "The King of Comedy" again. The vigorous roadshows and momentum have failed to make "The New King of Comedy" any better. Some people say that Zhou Xingchi can't sell it anymore, some people say that it is wrong to star Wang Baoqiang, and some people say that the heroine is too ordinary. In fact, I think the most fundamental reason is that the world has changed, and the "Chow Chow Movie" has become a dead end.
In the 2016 Spring Festival, Stephen Chow's "Mermaid" created a box office of 3.39 billion. It was the first domestic movie to exceed 3 billion box office. Stephen Chow was once again mythological and regarded as an unattainable peak. Thinking about it now, "Mermaid" is probably Stephen Chow's last peak. Later, "Wolf Warrior 2", "Wandering Earth", "Operation Red Sea", and "Detective Chinatown 2" all surpassed "Mermaid." This shows that a new generation of directors has begun to become the mainstream of the film market.
Because of the popularity of "Mermaid", Stephen Chow struck the iron while it was hot and shot the second part. It started up in March last year and finished in June. The only official starring role is Lin Yun, who still plays the role of Shanshan. The other starring actors are Deng Chao, Wu Yifan and Allen.
"Mermaid 2" was originally intended to hit the Spring Festival of 2019. Later, Stephen Chow found that the later period was too long to be completed before the Spring Festival, so he urgently filmed "New King of Comedy" to replace "Mermaid 2" to hit the Spring Festival. There is no clear statement about when "Mermaid 2" will be released. It was said before that it would be released in the summer file, but now July has come and there is still no official announcement.
Actually, I found a more sad thing. It seems that many people no longer remember that Stephen Chow also filmed "Mermaid 2", and there is nothing to expect!
Yes, although the first film is very popular at the box office, its reputation is very poor. Many people also said that they no longer owe Stephen Chow a movie ticket. When the second part started filming, I was full of complaints, not to mention the leading actors were the ones who were not favored. "The New King of Comedy" has consumed too much feelings. There are really not many people still looking forward to Stephen Chow and "Mermaid 2".
I don’t know if Stephen Chow wants to put "Mermaid 2" in the Spring Festival of 2020? I think this schedule is very dangerous and the competition is too fierce! "Detective Chinatown 3", "Emergency Rescue", "囧Mom", etc. have all been locked for the 2020 Spring Festival, and "Mermaid 2" is not dominant.
I think that if "Mermaid 2" is released in the summer, or even this July, it should be a very good time. After all, now several blockbusters have been withdrawn, giving "Sweeping Drugs 2" a good outbreak. Timing, if "Mermaid 2" joins, it can also get a lot of shares! No matter when it is released, what I want to say is that the longer the release time of "Mermaid 2", the less expectation the audience will be!
