Chapter four hundred and sixty-two midnight field, opening up the world
The sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner was ready. Because there were too many people, it was divided into two seats, one for children and the younger generation, and one for adults and parents.
According to how naughty and mischievous Da Mi Mi was during the day, she should go to the table with the children. But now when it comes to business, Da Mi Mi is serious, sitting next to Li Hyuk, talking about today's midnight screening.
"There is news from Sister Mei. The pre-sale data for the midnight show is not very good. So far, it is less than 10 million." Da Mi Mi said with a solemn expression. After all the work in the early stage, the result is still not good?
Li He didn't care too much. He ate the food and said to Da Mi Mi: "It's okay, we strike later, and the box office data of the midnight show during the Spring Festival is not that important. At this time, everyone still has to watch the Spring Festival Gala and eat the New Year's Eve dinner."
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"It just depends on the data behind it. After working hard for so long, I believe the audience can see our intentions."
The box office for the midnight show was a little low, but this was the figure at eight o'clock in the evening. After that, the pre-sale figures continued to rise, and soon it reached a box office figure of more than 20 million.
In major ticket-rich cities across the country, not only did cinemas remain closed during the Spring Festival, but they ushered in a peak movie-watching period. The Wanda IMAX cinema in Baiyun Square in Guangzhou was overcrowded. As one of the regions with the most developed labor market in the country, Guangdong is one of the most popular areas for Spring Festival every year.
The busiest and most crowded time.
Many people go back to their hometowns to celebrate the New Year, and many people stay here or even settle here. Wang Zijie is one of them. He is the workshop supervisor of a machinery factory in Guangzhou. He came to Guangzhou more than ten years ago and worked hard to achieve the position of workshop director.
, and married a Hunan girl and bought a house here.
He and his wife decided not to go back during the Chinese New Year this year because the factory received a big order and those who stayed would be paid three times the salary. For this huge salary, the couple stayed.
The factory had a day off on New Year's Eve and resumed work on New Year's Day. The couple didn't have much time to hang out, so they decided to go to the cinema to watch a movie.
Wang Zijie watches comedies and prefers movies by Shen Teng and Huang Bo, but his wife is different. She is a fan of Li Hyuk. If Li Hyuk has a new movie released, she will naturally support it.
"It would be great to watch "Crazy Aliens". What's so good about Li Hyuk?"
"He's so handsome, it's so pleasing to the eyes."
"What's the use of being handsome? Can you be used as food?"
"No, but it makes me feel happy."
"Then you should watch "Crazy Aliens". Shen Teng and Huang Bo are so funny."
"Tch, he's not handsome. No matter how funny he is, I can't enjoy him."
Wang Zijie had no choice. He never had the right to make a decision on such matters, so he had to buy tickets to watch "The Wandering Earth" with his wife. Although he admitted that Li Hyuk was a good actor, he still subconsciously thought that Li Hyuk was just a fan.
A popular actor. Previously, Li Hyuk's movies were highly praised. Wang Zijie also watched several of Li Hyuk's movies with his wife, but his impression has not changed.
If "The Wandering Earth" doesn't look good this time, I will scold him and this movie online after I go back, Wang Zijie thought.
Not only Wang Zijie had this idea, but many viewers walked into the cinema with a dubious attitude. On the one hand, they believed in the quality of Li Hyuk's works, but on the other hand, they doubted the level of domestic science fiction films.
It was such contradictory feelings that caused "The Wandering Earth" to receive mixed reviews before its release.
After buying the tickets and snacks, Wang Zijie followed his wife into the IMAX theater. After a cursory inspection, there were only ten minutes left before the movie started, and the theater's occupancy rate was already about 30%.
Wang Zijie is not a movie lover and rarely watches movies, so he doesn't pay attention to this kind of information. However, in his opinion, it is not a good thing if the cinema is not full.
Most of the audience who came were young girls. They were probably fans of Li Hyuk and came to support the idol’s movie. Wang Zijie even saw a banner with the branch of Li Hyuk’s Guangzhou fan club at the beginning of the film.
I came to Brother University first to take a photo.
I owe this knowledge to my wife. She is also a member of Li Hyuk's fan circle, but she is more rational in chasing stars, unlike the young girls who are 17 or 18 years old and chase stars without brains.
Forget it, just go to the cinema to sleep. As the lights in the theater dimmed, Wang Zijie thought to himself that he didn't even wear 3D glasses, so he just planned to close his eyes and rest. However, his plan failed. As the movie unfolded,
Following the audience's exclamations, Wang Zijie couldn't help but open his eyes curiously, and saw the tall planetary engine.
Wang Zijie was so surprised that he quickly put on his 3D glasses and looked at the big screen. Once he saw it, he couldn't look away again.
Wang Zijie was not the only one who couldn't take his eyes away. In theaters across the country, as the movie started, moviegoers who were initially skeptical suddenly perked up.
Is this really a Chinese science fiction film? Not a Hollywood science fiction film?
If it weren't for the familiar Li Hyuk and Wu Jing, the appearance of familiar Chinese lines, and the yellow skin and black hair of most of the actors in the film, the audience would simply suspect that there is something wrong with their eyes.
In short, "The Wandering Earth" has appeared on the stage of Chinese films with a ground-breaking appearance. At first, everyone doubted, questioned, ridiculed and didn't care, but now, all doubts have disappeared.
In the end, "The Wandering Earth" achieved a midnight box office of 24.321 million, ranking third. The first was "Crazy Aliens" which received 42.335 million, and the second was "The New King of Comedy" which received 26.714 million.
Lee Hyuk should take most of the credit for being able to get third place at the midnight box office, because more than half of it was contributed by his fans who went to the cinema to support idol movies. This resulted in "The Wandering Earth" ranking first in terms of moviegoer statistics.
Like the previous popular youth idol movies, they relied on fans to support them.
But after the midnight show, the online reviews exploded. Apart from Lee Hyuk's fans who brag about it, most of the viewers who watched the midnight show were full of praise for the film.
There is a question on Zhihu: What do you think of the reason why "The Wandering Earth" is a pioneer and milestone in domestic science fiction films?
There were previous analysis posts on this issue, and most of them were not very optimistic. It was not until after the midnight show that some viewers who had watched it gave their answers.
"Laxative, I am at home, and I have just watched the movie. To sum it up, it is a milestone work of Chinese science fiction movies, and it is well-deserved. Let me talk about some of my feelings and reasons after watching the movie..."
Not only on Zhihu, Weibo Hot Search, Chaohua, Baidu Tieba Forum, other Spring Festival movies seemed to have been forgotten, and the entire Internet was discussing "The Wandering Earth".
People who have seen it are very boastful, and people who have not seen it are still a little skeptical, but it has undoubtedly stimulated their inner curiosity. What kind of film can make many viewers who were not optimistic about this film after watching it?
His attitude changed.
Of course, it is impossible to get approval for everything, and there are still those who find faults. They compare "The Wandering Earth" with Hollywood science fiction movies, and the conclusion is that it is not as good as Hollywood.
This kind of behavior of finding bones in the eggs naturally aroused dissatisfaction among Li Hyuk's fans and viewers who had watched the movie, and the two sides began to argue.
The statement of a netizen who is a fan of science fiction films has been recognized by many netizens: "The significance of "The Wandering Earth" is not to compare with Hollywood, but that this film makes those film and television companies and film and television creators lose their excuses.
Facts have proved that as long as they work hard and work hard, Chinese filmmakers can make good science fiction films. The significance of the film is that it proves that Chinese people can also make science fiction films, and it is different from Hollywood films.
Chinese science fiction movie.”
The Internet was very lively, and netizens couldn't stop talking about it on New Year's Eve. The Wandering Earth responded by posting a photo of Guo Fan, Li He, Wu Jing, and Da Liu, with a short text: "Little