After a day of publicity, we didn't finish work until nearly ten o'clock in the evening, so we checked into a nearby hotel to save time on traveling.
The road show itself is tiring enough, being constantly on the road all day and night, and then standing on stage for hours.
Especially in the first few days, you won't get used to it and will feel even more tired. It will take a few days for you to get used to it and then you will feel better.
He is already busy enough. Brother Chen Kai was hacked, but reporters and viewers came to ask Tang An for his opinion and wanted to know the inside story.
Although no one with any sense would believe that "Farewell My Concubine" was filmed by Brother Chen Kai's father, they still couldn't hold back the curiosity of the public.
After all, it is such a film that can be recorded in the history of Chinese-language films. Even if it is a superficial thing, it can still attract the attention of the public.
But Brother Chen Kai is also pitiful. The master back then was in a situation where he had to prove his innocence. This shows his current situation.
Tang An estimated that Brother Chen Kai must be asking, "Why do you accuse someone of innocence?"
Now in the audience's impression, Brother Chen Kai only relies on the movie "Farewell My Concubine" to maintain his status. If even this movie is questioned, it will really be over.
During the day, during the road show, Tang An was asked more than once what he thought of this matter, and whether Tang An thought "Farewell My Concubine" was filmed by Brother Chen Kai.
For a director, failure to make a film is the original sin, and all kinds of problems come to the door.
The reputation of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" is not very good. Some people criticized it, and a few people said that the audience did not understand the film.
But at this time, no one said anything about "The Promise" that would only be understood ten years later.
This year, 2015, is exactly ten years since "The Promise" was released.
Ten years ago, some people said that they would have to wait until they watch "The Promise" ten years later to understand it. Now, ten years later, this topic has also been brought up.
There are still some scoldings and some praises.
Of course, this would involve teasing Xie Tingfeng and Zhang Bozhi.
The most mentioned plot is when Qingcheng (Zhang Bozhi) said to millions of soldiers in "The Promise": "Do you want to see me take off my clothes?"
Brother Chen Kai was nicknamed the King of Prophecy by netizens. Some netizens joked that he had concentrated on studying divination after filming "Farewell My Concubine". It was only after he had achieved success that he realized what he had learned and filmed "The Promise".
Netizens like to join in the fun. Speaking of the prophecy emperor, some people mentioned that the drugstore proprietress played by Lin Zhiling in "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" cheated on the boss's brother, and asked whether Chen Kai's prediction would come true again.
However, Lin Zhiling does not have a public boyfriend yet, so the popularity is not high. Otherwise, if he is really married, he might still be a little psychologically stressed.
Tang An spent about an hour watching the news and had to admire the imagination of netizens. They could think of everything and even got half of it right. What a talent.
Of course, Lin Zhiling and Wei Sheng are fine, but in the movie it was Wang Baoqiang who broke up the affair between Lin Zhiling and his brother-in-law, but in reality, the protagonist is precisely Wang Baoqiang...
Brother Chen Kai was able to get it right twice about such a metaphysical matter, which is awesome.
After watching it as a joke for a while, Tang An also went to bed before twelve o'clock.
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The following Saturday, the single-day box office of "Operation Red Sea" soared to 393 million, and the total box office in the three days after its release exceeded the billion mark, reaching 1.043 billion!
393 million also broke the single-day box office record in mainland film history set by "The Fast and the Furious". The previous record was 391 million.
Nearly 400 million in a single day also pushed the market to a new height that day.
In addition to "Operation Red Sea", "The Taoist" earned 66 million, "Jurassic World" 21 million, "Hollywood Rampage" 13 million, "I Am a Passerby" 11 million, "Slaying the Wolf" 10 million,
The total box office in the mainland market in a single day reached a staggering 530 million.
A new single-day box office record and another wave of media hype.
""Operation Red Sea" sets another record and regains the domestic single-day box office record!"
"China's box office record was set by Chinese-language films, and Chinese-language films are the mainstream of the Chinese market!"
""Operation Red Sea" is expected to surpass "Fast and Furious 7". Director Tang An will once again defend the mainland film market!"
"Breaking four billion is not a dream. "Operation Red Sea" is making great progress and breaking the record is a foregone conclusion!"
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Previously, there were media outlets that doubted the box office of "Operation Red Sea" because of the 4 billion that Tang An said personally. However, as it took in 393 million in a single day, breaking the single-day box office record, these small voices have almost disappeared.
Box office is also the focus of movie fans' attention. Every important period, box office data is also one of the most fiercely debated topics.
Directors and actors are all here to compare.
The directors are all good, and it's obvious at a glance. When comparing the box office of the actors, their scores are doubled and tripled, compared with actors of the same level.
"390 million a day, Tang An is awesome, "Operation Red Sea" is also really good, I have already watched it for the second time!"
"It's been one billion in three days, so four billion shouldn't be a problem, right? Some people said before that Tang An had drifted away, but why hasn't he come out now?"
"Although "Operation Red Sea" has some bad flaws, it is really touching and worthy of the box office!"
"It's only been a few years, and the movie box office has been rising steadily. I remember that in the early years, it was 300 to 400 million, which was incredible. Now it's 300 to 400 million a day, which is faster than the housing prices!"
"I feel like making movies is more profitable than real estate. A movie sells for 4 billion, but a house in a community in a second-tier city can't even sell for 4 billion. Making movies is easier than building a house."
"It's really not money. Last year, it was 2.4 billion. This year, it's going to be 4 billion. In two years, it won't be 6 or 7 billion. That's one billion US dollars. It's scary to think about it!"
"Fortunately, I bought some film and television stocks in June. Now the film and television stocks have risen a bit. At least I have earned back the money I spent on movie tickets for a year!"
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It broke 1 billion in three days, and also broke the record of "Fast and Furious 7", which was unexpected for people in the industry.
Even people who have never doubted Tang An's box office ability are amazed when faced with this figure.
"Fast and Furious 7" was released on Sunday for the first time. Part of the reason why it was able to gross nearly 400 million at the box office was also because of the death of Paul Walker, which made it so popular on the first day.
Major companies have no doubt that "Operation Red Sea" can break the record of "Fast and Furious 7" after they evacuated their overseas Chinese.
However, they all believe that "Operation Red Sea" will have a solid box office trend due to its good reputation and rely on word of mouth to break records.
After all, the death of the lead actor is a very powerful gimmick, and "Operation Red Sea" cannot compare.
But they didn't expect that just three days after its release, "Operation Red Sea" had already surpassed "Fast and Furious 7" in the same period. It seems that with the current reputation, there is no need to rely on word of mouth to slowly overtake it.
The box office was a hit, but the biggest pressure was on the movies of the same period.
"The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" and "I Am a Passerby" were most directly affected. If "Operation Red Sea" in the evening time slot was not almost full, and the remaining audiences went back to watch other movies, they would not even be able to get the current box office.
Fortunately for Er Dongsheng, Brother Chen Kai had a lot of troubles. He also saw that "Operation Red Sea" made 393 million in a single day. Looking at the box office and treatment of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", the original more than 60 million in the first day that he was quite satisfied with has become Not so pleasing to the eye anymore.
The pressure on the upcoming films such as "Monster Hunt", "Pancake Man" and "Tiny Times 4" is not small at all. After all, we are facing a blockbuster hit with nearly 400 million in a single day.
Wanda and Bernard arranged "Monster Hunt" to be released on July 16, which is still two weeks away. Jiang Defu and Yu Dong are also Alexander.
However, apart from the summer holiday, it is also the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival, so you still have to wait half a year, and there is no license yet.
Although I am worried, after two weeks, Chen Kaige's "The Taoist Descends from the Mountain" is just average, so I am still somewhat confident.
Ah Li's new film "Pancake Man" will also be released on July 17th. Fan Luyuan himself did not have too many hopes. Now his focus is on Wang Baoqiang's "Havoc in Tianzhu" and "Liang Chaowei" and Wang Jiawei's "Havoc in Tianzhu". "The Ferryman".
The best thing is to be a big seller. The cost of "Pancake Man" is not high, so there is no problem in recovering the cost.