Tang An didn't get up until 8 o'clock in the morning. He took the crew to four movie theaters yesterday and was really exhausted.
After a good night's sleep, I feel much better.
I wandered slowly to the bathroom, solved my physical problems, brushed my teeth, and washed my face.
When they came to the living room, Xu Manyun was coming out of the kitchen with breakfast. When he saw him coming out, he smiled and greeted him, "Get up, let's eat!"
"Well, what are you going to eat today?"
He sat down at the dining table, took the chopsticks from Xu Manyun, and started to drink the porridge directly.
Lao Yang's fried buns, home-made pickles, porridge with chopped roast duck, a simple breakfast.
People become lazy when they have money. When Tang An was renting a house before, he still bought and cooked his own food.
Now, I don't even bother to touch the pot.
This is probably the late stage of lazy cancer!
During this period, he came to Xu Manyun's house every few days to have food, and even ordered takeout directly at his own home.
I finished my breakfast slowly and wiped my mouth.
Seeing this, Xu Manyun also put down the bowl and took the notebook over.
Seeing Tang An's nonchalant look, she couldn't help but say, "The box office on the first day exceeded 7 million!"
"7 million?"
Tang An was a little surprised, but he didn't stop and opened the mailbox.
7.36 million!
The original expectation was at most 6 million. After all, the audience was not large, so we were naturally at a disadvantage.
But then I thought about it and felt relieved. With the current popularity, basically the types can no longer be restricted too much.
There are still no problems with the statistics and data analysis of each theater chain, province and city, China Film Festival is worried about this aspect, after all, they still have 40% investment in it.
Tang An closed the computer, forked another bun and ate it.
Lao Yang’s fried buns are really good!
Seeing that Tang An was still so leisurely, Xu Manyun couldn't help it anymore. He asked in confusion, "Why don't you seem to care about the box office at all?"
"Why should I be nervous about the expected things? The next thing to do is to keep this topic. We won't have any decent opponents in the next half month. We must seize this time!"
In fact, "Yao Mingnian" was also released at the same time yesterday. This basketball movie, which brings together many NBA superstars, was unexpectedly popular.
It was released in the United States in the first half of the year and was well received but not a hit. Now that it has been released in China, there are still not many viewers buying it.
There is nothing that can be done about it. No matter how popular Yao Ming, Jazz, Fred, and Shaq are, they are still in the basketball field.
This will be the case for "Madagascar" today. Although this movie ultimately received a global box office of 530 million, there is no conflict with "Terror Cruise" at all, although both parties occupy the vast majority of the film schedule.
As expected, the news was still full of praise, with more than 7 million on the first day, which also stunned industry colleagues and reporters.
This is a small-budget movie with an investment of 10 million, and it’s still a horror movie!
You must know that last year's Lunar New Year release "A World Without Thieves" only had a box office of just over 8 million on its first day. That was the combination of Feng Xiaogang + Ge You + Andy Lau.
Now that a low-budget horror film has grossed more than 7 million at the box office on its first day, the media can't brag about it.
"'Horror Cruise' sets a first-day box office record and will become the most powerful movie of the summer!"
"'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' was ruthlessly crushed, and the box office was less than half of 'Terror Cruise'!"
"The victory of domestic films, Tang An dominates the summer season!"
It's almost all similar news. The first-day box office record has been cut off from the prefixed year, and it has directly dominated the summer season.
It's probably time for a reporter to go to the set of "The Night Banquet" to interview Feng Xiaogang, and reporters from Xu Ke's side must also be there.
“Continue to maintain this level of publicity, don’t let the popularity fade away, and don’t go too far, otherwise it will be a waste!”
"Move around more with China Film Group, and try to save as much money as possible if you can get them to take action. It won't be brought by the strong wind!"
After chewing the last bun, Tang An gave some instructions and went out.
Continue to promote and travel around the country with the crew.
After meeting the crew, we rushed to a movie theater in Haidian District.
The early publicity work was mainly concentrated in major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, which are the main ticket warehouses after all.
The roadshows in various provincial capital cities started a week later, lasting almost 15 days. Just waiting for "Seven Swords" to be released, Tang An could rest.
He also doesn't expect "Terror Cruise", which has been released for half a month, to just beat "Seven Swords". That would be too fantasy.
Anyway, by then word of mouth had completely spread, and this level of publicity was almost useless.
Xu Jinglei and the others arrived at the cinema early and were waiting in the reception room.
"Good morning everyone, have you eaten?" Tang An walked in with a smile.
Everyone who was chatting quickly stood up and said hello, "Good morning, Director Tang!"
"Everyone, sit down. I ran all day yesterday. Take a rest if you have time!" Tang An waved his hand, found a chair and sat down.
"Looking at everyone's expressions, everyone knows about the box office!"
The smiles on several people's faces couldn't be hidden, and the box office on the first day was more than 7 million. Even if the subsequent trend is not satisfactory, 50 million is still appropriate!
There are only a few domestic films that can reach this number in a year, so being able to play a supporting role in one is an incredible qualification.
Although few viewers mentioned their performance...
After resting for a while, Tang An took them into the screening room.
The audience for this show had already known that the crew was coming and had been looking forward to it for a long time.
There were seven or eight reporters inside, with cameras set up, and they were "clicking, clicking, clicking, clicking" when Tang An and the others came in.
"Hello everyone, welcome to the cinema to support "Terror Cruise"!"
"Hello everyone!" Everyone also greeted the audience.
As soon as he finished speaking, the reporters couldn't wait to ask questions.
"Director Tang, the box office of "Terror Cruise" has exceeded 7 million on the first day, setting the best opening record for domestic horror films. Fans call you a new generation of horror masters. What do you think of this title?"
Tang An raised the microphone and said with a smile, "I'm not a master, I'm just a storyteller. Everything I do is to tell a smooth and wonderful story to the audience!"
"The second film can achieve such an achievement, surpassing most domestic directors. Director Tang, have you ever thought about it before?"
"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. Ever since I chose to be a director, I have had an ideal: to make good movies that the audience will like!"
Then the long-awaited audience began to ask questions.
A thin boy wearing glasses in the front row was spotted. He immediately stood up and asked questions, looking a little excited.
"Hello, Director Tang, I am your loyal fan!"
"Hello, thank you for your support!"
"I would like to ask Director Tang, how did you come up with this wonderful idea, an infinite reincarnation, so meticulous and flawless? I have read it five times now, and I still feel that there is still a lot to remember!"
"Actually, sometimes inspiration will pop out suddenly, maybe while eating, in a dream, or at any time!"
"So what exactly happened in the movie? Is it a dying fantasy? Or is it the ghost of the heroine?"
"Everyone has different interpretations. I am just a storyteller. The story has been told to you. Please read it slowly!"