Countless mainstream media reporters rushed to major theaters at the same time, almost focusing their microphones on theater staff.
"This is none of our business! These are temporary workers, and our senior management knows nothing about this..."
"We really didn't know about this. We are actually fans of "Infernal Affairs". I even recommended "Infernal Affairs" on Weibo a few days ago!"
"They are temporary workers. Now we have fired these temporary workers..."
"Don't shoot, don't shoot. You asked me a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand times, and my answer is the same. I really don't know..."
"..."
Under the lens.
Zhang Qian, marketing manager of Wanda Cinemas, had a bitter look on his face. When faced with the sudden influx of numerous reporters, he was shocked and angry. No matter how the reporters asked, he denied it.
Not only did he deny it, he even released an induction form for new employees, saying that he had been on a business trip during the time when "Infernal Affairs" was released and had no idea what was going on.
When the relevant investigation departments got involved, the marketing manager of Wanda Cinemas still looked like this, convinced that he knew nothing.
When the relevant departments wanted to investigate the deputy managers, they found that those deputy managers had officially submitted their resignation letters as early as yesterday and had disappeared.
Wanda Cinema is like this...
"I do not know!"
"We arrange the films normally in accordance with the regulations, and we will also refund those who have refunded their tickets!"
"We don't have handwritten tickets, how could we do these unprofessional things..."
"Although we have an online ticketing system, many of our tickets are sold on site, and no ID is required to sell tickets. If they want to buy, we will buy. If they want to refund, we will refund..."
"We don't know either!"
"How can we do such a thing as stealing box office? If we have such a brain, why are we still here selling tickets? Let's just go into business..."
The staff of Yongxin Cinema Line looked confused.
It was as if they had no idea what was going on, let alone what it was like to steal the box office.
The relevant departments investigated for a long time and found no problems.
Finally, when investigating the group of movie fans who "sell tickets and buy tickets", we finally found out something fishy!
They were all bribed!
Following the clues, I quickly found the person responsible for this incident.
The main messenger is Zhao Sicheng, a former member of the China Directors Association!
"Yes, I did it. Is there any problem? This is what I like to do. What can you do to me? Extradite me to China? Do you have the ability?"
"Moreover, did I commit a crime? I didn't commit a crime at all, okay? Did I infringe on national interests?"
On the phone, Zhao Sicheng's attitude was very arrogant.
He is arrogant and has his own arrogant capital!
He is overseas and is already an American with a U.S. green card...
No one can do anything against him.
……………………
"Damn politicians!"
James Lee looked at the box office of "The Departed" and cursed angrily.
In just a few days.
Christian has traveled to more than 20 cities with Olsen carrying posters for "The Departed".
These more than twenty cities are all areas with a relatively small radiation range of Olson...
Politicians need a glamorous image, and Christian needs popularity and box office.
The two of them resembled the story described in the Chinese idiom "cooperating together", which made James Lee and the "Superman 2" team feel sick to their stomachs!
[Under Mr. Olson’s initiative: 5% of the box office revenue of “The Departed” will be used for the welfare of children in orphanages, and 10% of the box office revenue will be used to update equipment for frontline police officers.
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[The real superheroes are actually always around us!]
[California Police Officer Lewis: This is the most beautiful movie I have ever seen. I have been crying. It was so touching!]
[The box office of "The Departed" was sold out, and the police officers spontaneously came over after get off work to maintain order!]
On the Internet, every hot news item seems to be describing the social popularity of the movie "The Departed".
Christian's move was too cruel!
It directly turned the movie "The Departed" into a social topic, and there was a hint of moral kidnapping between the lines.
Yes!
Especially when James Lee saw fans of "Superman 2" on the Internet calling for "Superman 2" to also learn from "The Departed" and use 15% of the box office for charity, he
I almost fainted out of breath!
Too cruel!
How much was the investment in "The Departed"?
If I remember correctly, this movie only cost less than 8 million US dollars!
How much did they invest in "Superman 2"?
Nearly $150 million!
The two people are not on the same scale at all, and cannot even be compared on the same level!
The 15% of "The Departed" doesn't matter at all. They have already recouped their money and made money every time it was released. They don't care about the 15% charity benefits!
What about Superman 2?
Don't expect "Superman 2" to be massacred and suppressed in China now, but to really get back your money, you need at least 300 million U.S. dollars in box office!
The return of capital is only the return of capital invested, and it does not include the costs of time, energy, manpower, and material resources!
To put it more bluntly, the global box office of "Superman 2" must be at least 400 million, so you can almost make a small profit!
At this critical moment, let him use 15% of the box office for charity?
Wouldn't this be a sharp stab on his aorta, causing blood to flow out?
Not to mention that the investors behind him are not willing, even if there were no investors, the DV company behind him would not be willing. This is completely idiotic!
"Mr. James, what should we do? The box office of "The Departed" is close to 10 million US dollars, and we still only have 15 million US dollars..."
The assistant's voice came to my ears.
James Lee did not respond, but watched gloomily as the discussion of "The Departed" on the Internet increased.
Even, the news showed that Christian and Olson had just announced the next stop of their itinerary on the Internet. The FBI official website of the city where the next stop was was already had the words "warm welcome" written on it. Even in Florida,
At that time, Lieutenant Governor Sergei even announced that he would personally come to greet Congressman Olson and others...
After all, Sergey is also a black man!
"Do we have many black actors in Superman 2?" James Lee asked subconsciously as if he thought of something.
"Not many...and there are almost no black actors in "Superman 2"...Wait, no, there are, Mr. James, do you remember how many black hippies there were in "Superman 2"? They are the villains,
Being kicked away by Superman..."
"Damn it! Cut out the scenes of these black gangsters quickly, don't let public opinion spread!" James Lee's face suddenly changed!
"clear……"
The assistant's expression also changed drastically. He nodded immediately, then turned and left the office.
The current conflict between white people and black people in the United States is getting deeper and deeper. The overall direction of the United States currently has a vague trend of Black Lives Matter. "Superman 1" is easy to say. Steve Doan, one of the directors, has black ancestry and pays great attention to details.
, there is no problem of black people playing villains, and "Superman 2" is directly a movie independently directed by James Lee...
In this context, it is extremely easy to be exploited and attacked by malicious people.
After the assistant left, James Lee silently looked at the comments on the Internet...
fine!
Although there are various voices on the Internet, no one is attacking "Superman 2" because of this issue...
James Lee shrugged.
Did he think too much?
Just when he was relieved and ready to continue thinking about the follow-up promotion of "Superman 2", there was another knock on the door outside the office.
"Come in!"
He saw the assistant who had just left running over in a hurry, with a somewhat panicked expression.
"What's wrong? Ruijin?"
"China's new round of box office is out!"
"Don't worry, how much is the box office?"
"Our "Superman 2" only has a daily box office of 35 million yuan, which is more than 10 million yuan less than yesterday!"
"What!"
When James Lee heard this sentence, he was stunned.
He thought Ruijin was joking with him at first...
But after seeing Ruijin's serious expression, his face became serious, and then he opened the box office information Ruijin handed over.
The moment he read the box office data, he was completely stunned.
"Superman 2" had a box office of 35 million on the 20th...
"Infernal Affairs" 30 million...
"Night Walker" has a box office of 7 million...
"what happened!"
The huge gap made him scream uncontrollably.
Ruijin was also in shock. After a long time of recovery, he still hadn't recovered from the astonishing sense of disparity.
Finally, he looked down at the latest news from China and murmured to himself: "The box office of "Night Walker" was found to be water-filled and fraudulent... and some means were used to steal the nearly five million daily box office of "Infernal Affairs"..."
After the huge shock, James Li tried to keep himself calm, then grabbed the notebook from Ruijin's hand and looked at other news about China.
After reading a series of news, he felt incredible...
I thought "Superman 2" was a movie that could rival "Infernal Affairs".
But no one could have imagined that his "Superman 2" would be sniped in China!