The biggest highlight of the Qingming file in 2021: after 00, Xiaohua slapped a bunch of old drama bones down on the beach.
With "My Sister", 20-year-old Zhang Zifeng won 860 million yuan at a cost of about 30 million yuan, and successfully set off a real social topic discussion.
In the same period, the investment of more than 60 million yuan, gathering Chen Jianbin, Zhou Xun, Liu Jinshan and many other old drama bones, "The Eleventh Time", but only achieved less than 80 million box office, ending in a huge loss.
Even the cost of 200 million US dollars, the popular cross-file film "Godzilla vs King Kong" was once beheaded by Zhang Zifeng.
"My Sister" led by Xiaohua has become a dark horse, while "The Eleventh Time" starring The Drama Bone has become cannon fodder, which is the most interesting story in last year's Qingming file.
So, what will happen to the upcoming 2022 Qingming file?
Up to now, 10 movies have been officially announced, including 8 live-action movies.
Huang Xiaoming, Yan Ni, Liu Qingyun, Zhou Dongyu, Feng Shaofeng, Zhu Yilong, Zhao Jinmai and other stars are all rubbing their hands.
Will last year's story repeat itself? Who will be the dark horse? Who will be cannon fodder?
Let's not judge for a moment, but see for yourself.
1. Zhao Jinmai's "Friends of the Week"
This is a pure love comic book movie.
It tells the story of Lin Xiangzhi, the heroine who suffers from memory impairment and has only one week of memory, and with the help of the male protagonist Xu Youshu, remembers the story of her friends over and over again.
The story is adapted from the popular 1.7 million-volume pure love manga of the year, and has been adapted from many animations, dramas, and movies before.
Among them, the 2017 Japanese version of the movie of the same name, starring Haruna Kawaguchi, but because of the emphasis on love, and involving a slightly dog-blood plot such as love triangle, the box office reputation is not a success.
So, how to change this version of the domestic "Friends of the Week"? Friendship or love? Whether there will be dog blood, this has become a major attraction.
The second highlight of the movie is the performance of the lead actor Zhao Jinmai.
As a post-00s small flower whose momentum is second only to Zhang Zifeng, this year began with the well-performed "Beginning".
Therefore, many people expect her to repeat the story of Zhang Zifeng and "My Sister" in the next Qingming file.
And he and another starring Lin Yi, from the "Linglong" ancient puppet CP to the modern CP in "Friends of the Week", have also become the focus of fans' talk.
It is also worth noting that the director of the film is Lin Xiaoqian, a new generation of Taiwanese.
His "Sadder Than Sad Story" has achieved 958 million at the box office, and its strength should not be underestimated.
However, compared to "My Sister" becoming a dark horse, "Friends of the Week" is not less difficult.
In comparison, the following one is more likely.
2. Zhu Yilong's "Life Events"
It's a cold but healing story.
Mo Sanmei, a funeralist who was released after completing his sentence, inadvertently saved Wu Xiaowen, an orphan who was almost "cremated", during a funeral.
Unexpectedly, Xiaowen entangled the third sister and brought various troubles to the third sister who was constantly problematic.
Finally, after many ridiculous encounters, Mo Sanmei gradually grew up on her own and collided with Xiaowen with a wonderful father-daughter relationship.
The subject matter involves the rare funeral industry, but the story is warm and full of tension.
And similar to "My Sister", a large and a small starring combination, as well as the same language environment, is also quite interesting.
Of course, there is also the transformation of the lead actor Zhu Yilong.
From Lin Nansheng in "Rebel" in 2021, to Hong Yizhou in "Peak Storm", and Ye Ziyang in "Embracing You Through Winter".
Zhu Yilong is trying to get rid of the label of small traffic students, and its transformation effect is basically visible to the naked eye.
This time in "Life Events", the shirt of the inch head is shown with the image of a "street slip" full of anger, which further subverts the audience's cognition.
Perhaps after "Life Events", Zhu Yilong will completely flow and promote the strength faction.
In addition, although the film director Liu Jiangjiang is a newcomer, his escort is "Get Out, Tumor Jun!" Han Yan, the director of "Send You a Little Red Flower", should be very reliable in quality.
In addition to the above factors, the reason why "Life Events" has the potential of "My Sister" is because of its momentum.
As of now, the number of people who want to see it has approached 120,000, ranking first among the 9 movies.
Of course, the final result depends on the real quality and reputation after the release, after all, the following dramas are full of big coffee.
3. Huang Xiaoming Yan Ni's "The Last Truth"
This time, Tong's treasurer Huang Sect Master transformed into the "Magic" duo.
The lawyer, who was depressed because he was banned for revealing the truth, made a comeback because he reversed the woman's inevitable lawsuit into innocence.
Who knows, the truth of the case is not as simple as it seems, as the investigation deepens, he is once again caught in the vortex of the dilemma between justice and fame and fortune...
Such a story, what kind of fireworks will the two of them rub out?
The movie is not yet on, can only see the costumes first:
Huang Xiaoming exploded thin, one said that he was trapped by love, after all, he had just divorced Baby officially; one said that he lost more than 20 pounds in order to meet the needs of the role of the film.
Well, the final truth is... It doesn't matter, what matters is that the Master subverts the image.
And Yan Ni, a change in the appearance of a silly big sister, from a beautiful single mother to a murder suspect, to a prisoner who asks for death, the span is not generally large.
The actual effect is unknown.
Anyway, in the words of Huang Xiaoming, who is also the film's producer: the story is intriguing, and the characters are extremely challenging.
It is worth mentioning that in the movie, Yan Ni played against the teacher Tu Men, who died not long ago.
This should be the last play of the old drama bones, which is worth remembering.
In terms of personal feelings, the acting skills of several leading actors should not be said, and the reputation of the movie should not be bad, but the box office is not easy to say.
After all, crime suspense movies choose audiences, and several are not too capable of carrying box office horns.
Of course, the same feeling is the following Hong Kong film.
4. Liu Qingyun's "Detective Wars"
In 2007, the 45-year-old Liu Qingyun joined hands with Du Qifeng and Wei Jiahui to produce a masterpiece of galactic impressions, "Detective".
The film has a very good reputation, and the rating so far has reached 8.5.
The ranking of Crime Suspense Hong Kong films is second only to "Infernal Affairs", "Across the Sea", "Hero Nature", "Gunfire" and other films, ranking sixth, and it is not too much to say that it is a god film.
However, at that time, its box office was sparse, with Only a mere 11 million in Hong Kong and less than 4 million in the mainland.
13 years later, will the sequel "Detective Wars" brought by the 58-year-old Liu Qingyun repeat the same mistakes?
Everything is really hard to say.
"Detective Wars" mainly tells the story between the "Epileptic Detective", the "Detective Couple" of the police force and a group of criminals under the banner of "Detective".
In addition to the brain hole to increase the "detective", from the trailer, suspense and brain burning should be only a lot more than "Detective".
The starring team, in addition to Liu Qingyun, has also changed all the staff, including Lin Feng, Cai Zhuoyan, Tan Kai, Li Ruotong and others.
Among them, "aunt" Li Ruotong, following films such as "The Birth of a Word" many years ago, partnered with Liu Qingyun again, which is a big surprise.
However, the director only has Wei Jiahui, less Du Qifeng, and the producer is no longer the famous galaxy impression.
All said galactic impressions, unimaginable.
So, what is the color of "Detective Wars" without the blessing of galactic impressions? Especially at a time when Hong Kong films are declining.
Although Wei Jiahui, the god of screenwriting, is very strong, and Liu Qingyun's acting skills can also be carried, it is really difficult to say whether the movie is not released.
I hope it is a score-scoring and powerful "Detective".
Also pinning hope on the following mainland crime suspense film.
5. Feng Shaofeng Tao Hong's "Victim"
Xu Zheng Tao Hong and his wife are very interesting, and they are equivalent to supervising producers.
However, compared with Xu Zheng's performance of five or six films, "Victim" is the first play supervised by Tao Hong.
Therefore, she not only personally starred in the starring role, but also pulled Feng Shaofeng, Huang Jue, Tu Songyan, Zhang Haiyu and others to escort.
The director is Xu Wei He Chaowen,who has appeared in films such as "Ice Chasing Murder".
The script is equally heavy, and has won the Beijing International Film Festival Venture Capital Most Commercial Potential Award.
It tells the story of Yuan Wenshan, a police officer investigating a robbery and murder case, who, as the suspects surfaced one by one, found that the other two cases were interrelated with the case, and the liars, layout people, victims, and perpetrators were intertwined.
According to the comments of the venture capital jury: The story is full of dramatic tension, the narrative structure is unique and ingenious, and it has a strong emotional concentration.
The above factors come together, which can be regarded as a combination of strong and powerful, but it also faces the reality that the crime suspense is not very fragrant at present.
Fortunately, in the list of people who want to see, "Victim" is currently ranked third, with nearly 100,000 people wanting to watch.
Not surprisingly, it should be able to be small and stable, and Xiao Taohong should also be able to win.
Relatively speaking, the following movie is very stable.
6, Zhou Dongyu Yin Fang and so on "You are my spring"
The film focuses on ordinary individuals in the context of the epidemic, and pays tribute to ordinary heroes with five independent and intertwined stories.
Although it belongs to the platter, it is very bold:
The main actors include Zhou Dongyu, Yin Fang, Song Xiaobao, Wang Jingchun, Zhao Jinmai, Huang Xiaoming, Song Jia, Li Naiwen, etc., bringing together a number of film queens.
The directors are dong yue of "Blizzard Is Coming" and Rao Xiaozhi of "The Unknown Generation", five new generation directors, the backbone of the future of Chinese cinema.
The executive producers are Chen Daoming and Huang Bo, vice presidents of the China Filmmakers Association and actors.
With a luxurious lineup and a side story that resonates easily, it goes without saying that of the 9 competing films, "You're My Spring" is the most stable
For specific box office, you can refer to "Embracing You Through Winter".
However, the following movie may be somewhat tragic.
7. Su Xiaomei's "Mirror World"
If you ask what movie is the most suitable for the Qingming Festival, the thriller obviously bears the brunt of it.
Therefore, Yuan Jie, who has appeared in thrillers such as "Someone Under the Bed 2", brought "Mirror World" starring Su Xiaomei and others.
The film tells the story of the sister who is frightened and sick in order to save her sister who participates in the mirror game, and the sister participates in a horror experiment that can enter the space of consciousness of the sleeper, and finds her sister in the midst of extreme fear.
Unlike ordinary thrillers, the film combines science fiction and horror elements to bring the thriller effect to a new height, which is said to be the first time in China.
However, despite this bright spot, given the narrow audience, the box office of the film should not be optimistic.
There is no basis for saying that there is no evidence, and I want to see the data as evidence: so far less than 1,000 people, which is basically negligible.
Pessimistically speaking, the first cannon fodder may be none other than him.
The same tragedy may be the following quietly scheduled movie.
8. "Never Be Alone"
The film tells the story of football star Deng Chu, after losing his wife and children, by helping a group of left-behind children realize their football dreams, thus getting out of the haze.
Director Zhang Yikuan, starring Si Ligen, Lin Jing and others.
Although the film was filmed in Xingning, Meizhou, the hometown of football, it is also the first inspirational film with football themes in China.
Moreover, there is also the success story of Stephen Chow's "Shaolin Football".
However, the film is not timely.
First, the current sports movies are not working, and the "My Heart Is Flying" that gathers big names has been planted.
Second, the Chinese men's football team once again failed miserably, the audience was extremely disappointed, the football atmosphere was extremely poor, and it may not be interesting to watch football movies.
So, not surprisingly, "Never Be Alone" may be another cannon fodder movie.
Qingming file capacity is limited, 10 movies are fiercely competitive, especially 8 live-action movies, stampede incidents are inevitable.
Still, some expect to punch in the face.