After this lively night, on the morning of December 16, 2003, it snowed heavily in many areas of the United States. The drifting snow made the upcoming Christmas even more festive, and when the tradition
The media are still reporting on the snow conditions and anecdotes before Christmas, and major movie-related websites have been hit by the blockbuster "Slumdog Millionaire."
"I came back from the midnight show at the cinema last night. I was still thinking about the children in the slums in my dreams. Maybe, those of us who live a comfortable life should do something..."
On this snowy morning, the moviegoers who had just woken up and turned on their computers to log on to Rotten Tomatoes and were about to rate "Millionaire" were frightened...including Wells, the deputy manager of Google's website.
On the "Millionaire" webpage, there is a slice of delicious tomatoes as bright red as blood! Rotten Tomatoes has included 121 latest film reviews of "Millionaire", with a 93% freshness rating from popular film critics and a 100% freshness rating from well-known film critics.
The audience likes it 95%!
"Oh God, Director Yi is so awesome... This is even crazier than "Iron Man"..." Wells stood up from the bench in front of the computer screen excitedly, celebrating his boss's success.
During this period of time, Wells had actually been worried. He was afraid that the failure of "Millionaire" would affect Google's website, because everyone knew that Google was the number one public opinion base under Fantasy Entertainment. As long as Fantasy
If there is any slight disturbance in entertainment, Google will be involved.
Although the current development of Google is going very smoothly, it is all based on the growing strength of Fantasy Entertainment. It is conceivable that if Fantasy Entertainment collapses one day, then the Google website as a subsidiary will definitely become the target of other Hollywood tigers and wolves.
Meat in the mouth. As the vice president of this company, Wells has already fallen in love with this company. He has fallen in love with the free management and operating environment of Fantasy Entertainment. Just like Yi Feiyang once said to the Google people, "You can
Just go ahead and do it, I will take care of everything!" What a heroic and heroic statement. Wells couldn't imagine whether Google could continue to grow so strong without such an excellent boss.
Today, all of Welles' worries have disappeared, and it looks like the movie is much better than expected!!
In fact, there are many people who feel the same way as Wells, such as the senior management and technical staff of Weta Digital, the managers of the Hilton Hotel, the managers of Trump Real Estate, and the heads of India's Mammoth Pictures
People, etc., they are basically the heads or senior executives of the subsidiaries of Fantasy Entertainment. These people came to the position after the company was acquired by Fantasy Entertainment. To put it bluntly, Yi Feiyang does not cherish talents and treat them exceptionally.
Without admission and promotion, all of them would not be as glorious as they are today.
It can be said that everything about Yi Feiyang affects their hearts. Yi Feiyang's success or failure has become the topic of greatest concern to them.
Looking back. Wells is very satisfied with the current situation on the Internet. Look, man, my dear boss has received so many praises without even hiring a "scam army". But the only thing that makes Wells unhappy is that
, there are still 7 guys giving negative reviews to such a masterpiece. Take a closer look. These five people are all well-known film critics. Are they targeting the boss?
John Newton, a writer for "Hollywood Entertainment News" commented: ""Slumdog Millionaire" is a bad movie that takes the tragedy of the poor as pistachio. It should be good at the box office, but there are no surprises.
"In other words, apart from piling up those dirty tragic scenes in the slums that are not true or false, I can't see the sincerity of the director and the crew." Looking at the release date, it was before the premiere of "Millionaire". This is definitely premeditated.
smear!
However, these few criticisms were completely drowned in the sea of praise. It seems that the boss has so many fans! Wells smiled and shook his head. He searched on other websites, but could not find more
Negative reviews, or malicious attacks. Only a few loyal fans of Spielberg made some innocuous comments in a tone that was almost jealous and jealous, such as: "China Yi is opportunistic!"
Typical incitement to kindness!" "Even if you have a good reputation, it doesn't prove anything!"
"It seems that the boss's new show this time is what people want!" Wells smiled.
At the same time, fans across the United States who had not seen the movie began to want to go to theaters to watch it because of the movie's good reputation.
Browsing through these 100% fresh movie reviews, Glenn, an ordinary viewer from Las Vegas, sighed "Wow" repeatedly. After watching it for a while, he also gave five stars and wrote: "The review is so high? I
Remember the last time this happened was when "The Shawshank Redemption" was released, right?"
Another user, Holyfield, decided to give it full marks after watching the movie. Seeing the current situation, he happily ticked five stars and wrote: "It is definitely a classic philosophical movie. You can think of it."
All the unexpected things are in this movie. In my opinion, it is the best Indian movie ever made."
"Profound and meaningful! It will definitely make you think deeply after watching it!" This is the comment of another movie fan named Hua Xibi.
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In addition to the overwhelming reviews on the Internet, major media outlets such as newspapers and magazines also gave different reviews to Yi Feiyang's eccentric work.
First of all, the most authoritative film magazine in the United States, "Hollywood Daily" commented: "The nationalities are different, the skin colors are different, but the life in the slums is the same! This new film by Chinese director Yi Feiyang allows us to see clearly for the first time
Life in the slums tells us that on the other side of the earth, there is such a group of people and such ups and downs. The whole plot is a mixture of sadness and joy, like tragedy and comedy, making you and me feel like riding a roller coaster, from start to finish.
At the end, I screamed again and again! If I really had to rate this drama, I would give it a 9.5!"
The United States' "Entertainment New World" reported: "What is the conscience of a filmmaker? What is a sincere work? "Slumdog Millionaire" by Yi Feiyang, the great director of Fantasy Entertainment, will tell you what a movie is! Movies are not just
It is leisure, not just entertainment. It bears the responsibility of shouting and criticizing. In the past, most of Yi Feiyang's works were mainly for commercial entertainment purposes and lacked a clear theme. But this time, the drama he shot made countless people
Reflection, what exactly is a movie?! If we were to give this drama a score, it would definitely be 9.3!"
The Washington Daily, the largest commercial newspaper in the United States, commented: "When we were happily preparing for Christmas, the Chinese director Yi Feiyang presented us with a slum meal at an untimely time. Yes, this drama is very
It's tragic and touching, and the ending is full of happy endings. But in our opinion, this is the biggest flaw of this drama. Because only eternal tragedy can become an eternal classic. For example, Gone with the Wind, there are
For example, let’s take the story of The Lost Dreams of the Covered Bridge, but the ending of this play is a happy ending. It seems that my dear Yi needs to learn from Shakespeare, and it is best to be sad to the end! Of course, as a Christmas gift, it may not be too sad.
It’s so suitable. It’s understandable that we concocted such an ending out of such considerations! Finally, I gave this drama a score of 9.2. I hope China Yi will go further in the future!”
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If the reviews can't prove how great this drama is, then let's take a look at the newly released box office data.
Three days after the release of "Millionaire", the total U.S. box office reached 95.67 million, directly breaking the new record for non-local Hollywood Christmas movies. Among the movies released in the same period, the performance was second only to Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence"
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The reason why the movie "Millionaire" has such excellent box office results is inseparable from the Indian and black groups in the United States. Needless to say, all Indians must support Indian-themed movies. As for the black group
, like Yi Feiyang’s previous activities, they basically all had experiences in the slums. It can be said that this drama is equivalent to writing about themselves.
The United States of America is a multi-ethnic and multi-group country. The combined population of blacks and Indians has reached tens of millions, not to mention those Chinese and Chinese who support Yi Feiyang. Taken together, according to rough estimates, the number of people supporting and
At least 87.59 million Americans will watch this drama!
With such a huge amount, based on a ticket price of US$7, this drama can earn at least US$613.13 million!
Of course, all this is still an estimate, because no one knows what the box office of this drama will be until the end.
However, for those who like to watch the excitement, Yi Feiyang's drama did not become Christmas cannon fodder, but counterattacked and became the most interesting movie. It is definitely something worth celebrating, because in this way, Yi Feiyang
The battle between Feiyang and the great director Spielberg seemed even more intense and interesting.
In fact, Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence" almost dominates the entire Christmas season, and no matter what other movies it is, it has to take a back seat. Even the Disney movie "Barbie: Enchanted", which focuses on family fun, is not this one.
The drama's competitor. Spielberg's reputation is too great. Especially the plot of this drama is very touching. On various website reviews, the score went up to 9 points.
It can be said that this drama, which Spielberg has been honing for three years, has lived up to expectations and has become the leader of the Christmas season.
Today, according to the latest statistics from the North American Film Association, Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence" has exceeded 500 million US dollars globally and 336 million US dollars in North America within 12 days of its release.
Originally, according to the box office growth momentum of this drama, the North American box office could reach 400 million within half a month. However, the appearance of Yi Feiyang and his "Millionaire" severely disrupted this situation, making it difficult to exceed 400 million.
Extremely difficult.
What is an opponent?
The opponent just wants to gain popularity, win over the audience, fight for the box office, and fight for word of mouth!
From these aspects, Yi Feiyang and his "Millionaire" did a good job. At least he severely hindered Spielberg...
Faced with this situation, both DreamWorks and MGM, the investors of "Artificial Intelligence", were a little bit overwhelmed.
Damn it, the two companies were licking their fingers and counting the money, but the sudden appearance of "Indian Curry Chicken Rice" completely disrupted their plans.
Especially MGM, as I have said before, the big boss behind it, the gambling king Kerkorian, does not like investing in movies, but likes to break up MGM business. Therefore, this time he was sniped, which made him originally hope to turn around.
MGM executives are struggling again.
But relatively speaking, DreamWorks' Spielberg is very excited, for no other reason. First of all, in addition to being competitors in this period, he and Yi Feiyang are also very good friends; secondly, the master is lonely. Spiel
Berg also hopes to see someone who can compete with him, not to mention that he watched the movie "Millionaire" and it was really good; finally, Spielberg is one of the few filmmakers with a conscience. For him,
He said that in addition to providing entertainment, movies should be more about thinking and reflection on life, life and the future. Now that there are people like Yi Feiyang, he is of course very happy.
In addition to being happy, Spielberg actually also has a desire for victory deep in his heart. He also hopes that he can defeat the newly rising Yi Feiyang. Yes, this Chinese director who has risen in Hollywood like a comet has created
He has experienced too many miracles and legends. If he could defeat such a strong opponent in this battle, what an honor it would be!
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Everything and everything in this world has a shelf life. When the butcher's knife of time passes quietly, many things that were once prosperous will become silent, and many places that were once lively will become indifferent and no one cares about them. Just like women
With the passage of time, her appearance has changed from a flower-like jade to an old man.
The same goes for movies. A newly released movie also has a shelf life. Generally speaking, a movie has just been released for a week or two. This is an excellent period for word-of-mouth and box office to explode, followed by online piracy, and
As people's freshness decreases, word-of-mouth will become silent and box office will decline in a trapezoidal manner.
This is a process that many movies must go through, from dazzling to brilliant to dull.
Nowadays, several Hollywood Christmas movies have fallen into such a swamp. With the arrival of the end of the Christmas period, the box office has also become bleak from the previous bursts.
Disney's "Enchanted" is like this.
MGM and DreamWorks' "Artificial Intelligence" is like this.
As for whether Fantasy Entertainment's "Millionaire" can escape this fate?!
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"Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year!"
Another year has passed, and another year is coming.
The colorful fireworks bloom in mid-air, as beautiful as flowers.
An old black man from the slums looked up at these gorgeous fireworks in the square and couldn't help but muttered: "God, it's beautiful! But how much does it cost to set off so many fireworks, and how much butter bread and bread are they?"
Delicious beer?”
"Hey, damn old man, what are you talking about? In such a beautiful day, why don't you spoil the fun?" Several white boys despised what the black old man in front of them said.
"Shit, you ruined my originally good mood!" A white guy with a nose ring spat at the old black man.
The old black man didn't expect that he would be insulted at such an old age, and the insults were still from a few white boys. He couldn't help but said: "You rude guys, haven't your parents taught you to be polite?"
?”
"Polite? Haha, damn it!" The man with the nose ring gave the old man a hard push, "This is not the place for niggas like you, go back! Be polite and get out of here!"
The old black man was pushed unexpectedly and staggered back. His steps were unsteady and he fell down. He knocked over a trash can and lay motionless on the ground.
"Hey, old man, get up quickly, don't pretend to be dead!" The man with the nose ring kicked the old guy on the ground.
"Ha, this old guy must be trying to extort money!"
"That's what a nigger is, he's so poor that he can do anything!"
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But... something seems wrong!
The man with the nose ring couldn't help but squat down, and then found a large pool of blood behind the black old man's head. Looking again, it turned out that the old man's head hit the trash can when he fell!
"God, is he dead?!"
"I don't know, call an ambulance quickly!"
"Don't worry, let's run away!"
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A few white guys were running away from each other!
Many people began to gather around, pointing at the old black man on the ground, and some took pictures with their mobile phones...
Suddenly, bang bang!!!
Amid shouts and cheers, the clock struck the first second of 2003 on the big screen in Los Angeles Plaza.
Fireworks continued to bloom in the sky, and the old black man on the ground looked at the sky with dull eyes. His pupils gradually dilated, and the beautiful fireworks slowly faded and disappeared in his eyes...
The bells are ringing and the new year has arrived!
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"Hey Yi, have you seen this news?" Dures, the vice president of Fantasy Entertainment, took a laptop and showed it to Yi Feiyang.
"The old black man from the slum died tragically in the square, and the indifference of the onlookers was unforgivable!" Yi Feiyang glanced at the headline, and seemed to understand something. He continued to read, and sure enough, this piece of news was very infuriating.
An old black man who was watching fireworks in the square suffered an inexplicable head injury and died of shock. Originally, he might have survived as long as someone came to save him, but just because he was a black man and because he was dressed sloppily, no one was willing to stretch his arms.
To help him, he died silently.
Yi Feiyang took a deep breath and continued reading.
After initial confirmation from the square's cameras, it was also confirmed that what happened was a tragedy caused by a dispute between a few white youths and an old black man.
Yi Feiyang took a deep breath, and Dures said next to him: "This is an opportunity."
Of course Yi Feiyang understands what Dures's words mean. Now Yi Feiyang's "Millionaire" is at war with Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence". Looking at the overall situation, if Yi Feiyang doesn't
If we put more effort into publicity, the popularity accumulated during the premiere of this drama will soon be exhausted.
Yi Feiyang's fingers tapped on the panel of the laptop, bang bang bang.
"Does this have to be done?" Yi Feiyang said suddenly.
"In order to win this battle, sometimes you have to do something."
"Then, do it!" Yi Feiyang closed his eyes. (To be continued...)
