Text | Zhenyan
Editor | Boyin
This year’s Spring Festival, have you decided which movie to watch?
As of 8:40 pm on February 1, the total pre-sale box office of new films during the Spring Festival has exceeded 100 million.
Ranking first among them is " Hot and Spicy " directed and starred by Jia Ling, with a pre-sale box office of over 30 million, followed closely by "Flying Life 2" starring Shen Teng, with a box office of also over 3,000 Ten thousand. The current pre-sales difference between the two movies is only 200,000.
Ranking third is " Article 20 " directed by Zhang Yimou and featuring an all-star cast. The box office is close to 30 million, and now it has reached 28 million.
"Mr. Red Carpet", "Let's Shake the Sun Together" and "Bear Bears" received 8 million, 7 million and 6 million respectively. There was an obvious gap with the pre-sale box office of the first three movies.
Judging from the current momentum, the most eye-catching box office performance during this year's Spring Festival is probably "Hot and Spicy".
So, is this movie good or not? Can Jia Ling deliver another comedy movie that exceeds 5 billion?
01
The laughter is straight forward, not blunt, very novel
The first wave of laughter was given by Lei Jiayinand Jia Ling. As soon as the trailer for the first version of
came out, I saw Lei Jiayin, Jia Ling's fitness coach, dragging Jia Ling's 200-pound body to do pull-ups. Her face turned red and her expression was out of control.
Then she was lying on her back and lifting weights. Lei Jiayin asked Jia Ling if she had exerted enough strength. Jia Ling grinned and felt that she had exerted a lot of strength. But when she turned her head, while Lei Jiayin was exerting herself with her eyes closed, she could still use her hand to rub her nose. .
After one round of practice, Lei Jiayin sweated more than Jia Ling. Is this training for students or training for herself?
After finishing the key practice, Jia Ling glanced at Lei Jiayin, doubting whether the other person could do it, and felt sorry for Lei Jiayin for a second.
There was also Lei Jiayin and Jia Ling skipping rope. After a few jumps, her pants fell off. Wasn’t this the comedic effect?
The combination of Lei Jiayin and Jia Ling is very funny in itself. Just standing there has already made the audience laugh. The two comedians also have to perform emotional scenes, which directly doubles the laughter.
The second wave of laughter was given by Yang Zi and Zhao Haiyan.
I have to say, Yang Zi plays me.
I was chatting with a distant relative who I didn’t know very well. The other person was a gangster, and I was afraid of being a Level 10 patient.
When the other party asks a question, he will answer honestly. But as long as he says a sentence, the other party will respond every sentence without any inflection.
You have to build relationships with relatives that are beyond your reach.
Doudou, played by Yang Zi, heard that the other party said that her grandpa was her biological cousin, and also said that she would bring some things home to take a look. Doudou honestly replied, "My grandpa is gone."
A distant relative immediately added, "Then I'll take some things and go to the grave to have a look."
After I finished speaking, I had to add a few more sentences. A distant relative asked where Mr. Doudou was buried, and when he heard that the grave was placed in the same place, weren't they neighbors?
Distant relatives immediately caught up with each other. They all say that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. This is a distant relative and a close neighbor at the same time. Doesn’t this make them closer?
This clip can really make people laugh out loud. Haiyan, please be more careful. That’s not how distant relatives are as good as close neighbors!
The third wave of laughter comes from Ma Li and Wei Xiang.
The two have collaborated in "This Killer Is Not So Calm". This time in Jia Ling's new movie, they played a pair of judges in a variety show.
You can tell just by looking at the way they dress that they don't get along.
As expected, the two got into a fight during the show, but for the sake of broadcast effect, they cut out the segment and re-recorded it. The comedian's emotional control was perfect.
One second, the two of them were so anxious that they were about to tear each other up. The next second, they had a soft face and a bright smile.
Old partners rub off against each other to create new points of laughter. Isn’t this a good way to please the audience?
These jokes feel very natural and not deliberate. In addition, there are no old jokes or bad jokes. This also makes "Hot and Spicy" win at the starting line of comedy movies.
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Sincerity is the ultimate killer skill, Jia Ling is expected to recreate the myth
So, how much box office Jia Ling’s movie can win is undoubtedly what everyone is most concerned about.
Her last work "Hello, Li Huanying" became a hit, with a final box office of 5.413 billion. Not only was it the highest-grossing domestic comedy, it even ranked first in the global comedy box office.
And "Hot and Spicy" is another masterpiece of Jia Ling after three years, which is enough to feel the excellence of the work.
In addition, for this movie, Jia Ling lost a total of 100 pounds, going from a 200-pound fat person to a toned figure with only 10% body fat.
It can be said that Jia Ling's weight loss alone brought a lot of gimmicks to the film. Many viewers came to watch this movie to see Jia Ling's appearance after losing weight.
But this just shows Jia Ling’s determination and perseverance in wanting to make good movies. Only fat people know how difficult it is to lose weight, but Jia Ling succeeded in losing weight while making movies, and achieved what ordinary people can’t do.
However, the highlight of this movie is not just Jia Ling. Just from the cast, you can see that Jia Ling has spent a lot of money this time. Almost all the comedians who are named by everyone are in this movie. .
Lei Jiayin and Ma Li, the two protagonists of Zhang Yimou's "Article 20", also played a leading role and a supporting role in "Hot and Spicy".
Sha Yi, who made a name for himself with "The Wandering Earth 2" last year, also plays an important role in the film.
Zhao Haiyan from the northeastern rural comedy "Country Love" plays Jia Ling's mother in this film, while Zhang Xiaofei, who has collaborated with "Hello, Li Huanying", plays Jia Ling's sister in the film.
In addition, actors such as Li Xueqin and Qiao Shan also made "Hot and Spicy" the icing on the cake. Plastic surgery is quite impressive in the domestic comedy film circle.
And Jia Ling also knows how to use traffic to attract attention. Yang Zi’s joining has become a highlight of the film. Judging from Yang Zi’s performance in the trailer, Jia Ling really tapped out all her comedy talents. A hot girl group dance, Yang Zi danced hard and funny, and the comedy effect was amazing.
The current pre-sale box office of this film is also very good, it depends on how much box office it can win in the end. If "Hot" exceeds 5.5 billion, it will break the global box office record, and Jia Ling's two works combined, the box office will exceed 10 billion.
She is not only the best female director in the world, but also an actress with a box office of tens of billions. It depends on whether Jia Ling can show off her ace.
Following the Spring Festival release of "Article 20" and "Flying Life 2", the quality of films of the same type as "Hot and Spicy" will determine the final box office. If "Hot and Spicy" has a huge reputation , 5.5 billion is nothing to mention.
Are you optimistic about Jia Ling’s new work?
