After returning to the room, after taking a shower and resting for a while, Tang An took out his computer.
I read the news published by several local entertainment media in Shanghai, and then turned off the computer.
Even if it is just one more topic for speculation, the recent news about the departure of Huayi's group of celebrities has not gained much popularity.
After no longer caring about that matter, Tang An took out a folder and continued to improve the first draft of the script.
But not long after, the phone rang.
"Hey, Man Yun!" Tang An rested his left hand on the table and held a pen in his right hand, writing and drawing from time to time.
"It's okay, don't worry about it!"
"I know it well, go to bed early if you have nothing to do!"
"Well, bye!"
Tang An shook his head, how could he possibly go to a Japanese company like Chengtian?
It's just that Chengtian has an actor he needs, and he's a great actor, so he's not sure how to convince him on his own.
...
At a five-star hotel in Beijing, Wang Zhongjun, chairman of Huayi Brothers, met with Chen Guofu, director of Columbia Media’s Asia Production Department.
"Old Chen, what do you mean by this Tang An? He chatted with Wang Jinghua for a long time in front of so many reporters. Who is he doing it for?"
Wang Zhongjun is not an idiot. It is impossible to determine that Tang An will join Chengtian just by looking at a few photos.
However, since Chengtian was rich and famous, he complemented Tang An perfectly, so he couldn't help but worry.
Regardless of Chen Guofu, he was not worried at all. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Wang, Chengtian doesn't even have experience in making movies. Tang An is a smart man and it is unlikely that he will go to Chengtian!"
"He is probably doing this for publicity!"
"I think so too, but I can't figure out his thoughts!" Wang Zhongjun frowned and said.
Tang An accepted his repeated overtures, but he never had any intention of joining Huayi.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get any response.
"Maybe he is waiting for a price. It is not feasible for one person to work alone. China Film Group has to take care of the promotion and distribution of imported films. His best choice is to cooperate with other companies!"
Wang Zhongjun didn't want to think so much for the time being, and turned to business, talking to Chen Guofu about the progress of the overseas distribution of "The Night Banquet"
...
On July 19, Tang An got yesterday's box office data early in the morning.
3.23 million, this is the result of "Terror Cruise" on its first working day.
Compared with 7.88 million the day before yesterday, the drop was as high as 59%.
When this data came out, people were stunned.
The reputation was so high and the audience applauded it, but there was such a drastic decline.
Immediately afterwards, the media's comments also took a sharp turn, and some film critics also took advantage of the situation. A large number of negative reviews appeared in various forums, conclusively indicating that the potential of "Terror Cruise" is approaching.
"This review contains a lot of spoilers. Reading the review can help you save money on a movie ticket!"
This is a long review that just came out this morning on Time.com, and the title is quite arrogant!
Tang An opened it with great interest and continued to look down.
"This movie, to be honest, if you have never seen a movie with the same theme, you may be surprised when you watch it for the first time, and then mistakenly give a high score. But for those who have watched many movies that require a lot of brain power to understand, watch it again
This movie, you will think that this movie is really ugly!"
"There are many illogical places in it. If you are a careful person, it doesn't matter. If you don't look carefully, there will be many places that will make your balls ache.
"Why do you kill people as soon as you get on the ship? At this time, a bunch of people with average IQs started to say, because, well, before the heroine came on board, she was already in reincarnation. Look at the vents under the cabin, there are so many
Necklace, so, just kill someone!"
"For this answer, I just want to say that I bought a watch last year! Then even if it is reincarnation, there will always be the first one to board the ship. Then how did the first heroine on the ship have the wit to think of killing everyone?
How can people come out?
"As a higher animal, is it possible that the first thing you do when you board a ship is to go on a killing spree? This gives me some clues. Maybe this film was intended to be a B-level bloody movie when it was first produced, but after a lot of
With the support of people with average IQs, this film has become a magic film that talks about logic, life, and IQ! Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the producers deliberately induced the audience. A large number of comments and soft articles on the Internet are probably written by them themselves!"
"Except for this setting, when the heroine later chased another heroine, did she realize that it was exactly the same as what she had experienced before? She knew she would be killed, but she still kept chasing her!"
...
The long analysis was followed by a lot of trumpets calling 666.
"666, the boss's analysis is right!"
"Kneel down, why didn't you react when I saw it?"
"Brilliant, I just thought something was wrong. When I said this, I understood!"
"I have long said that this is a bad movie, but a bunch of idiot fans insist on bragging about it, and they can see so many tricks in one movie!"
"There are indeed many places that cannot withstand scrutiny. If you don't think about it carefully, you really can't react!"
"That's nonsense. The director didn't say what the movie was about. He clearly said it was just a story. It was made up by you so-called highly intelligent people!"
"The poster has a very high IQ? Why don't you get better at it if you are so smart!"
...
Looking at these comments, Tang An had no idea.
There are people everywhere who show off their superiority. In the past, everyone was praising you, which didn't show how good they are. Now, by blasting you for being useless, it makes you look very smart.
The box office of 3.23 million was actually within Tang An's expectation. After all, it is a niche movie. The box office of 30 million in the first four days cannot be described as an explosion.
This is almost overdrafting the potential. The current decline of nearly 60% is considered normal. If it can still maintain 5 million a day, it will be crazy.
However, it will hit the bottom after another day or two of decline, and then we can slowly harvest the box office by relying on word of mouth.
The media, which had been praising Tang An for several days, took the opportunity to turn their guns around and began to speak ill of Tang An!
""Terror Cruise" encountered a waterloo, with a drop of 60% on the first working day, and the box office was weak in the later period!"
"The box office of "Terror Cruise" may be cut in half, and Tang An is no longer magical!"
"Exclusively reveals the reasons for the box office failure of "Terror Cruise", eight major factors leading to the miserable box office..."
His ability to adapt to the changing circumstances is still as high as ever, and you can't tell that he was still touting him so hard just a few days ago.
Then, when Tang An went to a movie road show again, there were more than twice as many reporters as usual.
Not only the local media in Shanghai, but also several major portal websites from nearby provinces and cities came.
"Hello everyone, welcome..."
Before Tang An finished his opening remarks, the voices of dozens of reporters in the audience drowned him out, and all he could see was his mouth opening and closing.
"Director Tang, the box office of "Terror Cruise" dropped by 5 million yesterday. What do you think is the reason?"
"The drop was as high as 60% on the first working day. Are the viewers tired of watching it?"
"With weak box office success, is there really no market for horror films?"