Although he looked calm without saying a word, in fact he was still a little nervous in his heart.
The most important thing about a movie is not word of mouth, popularity, or critical acclaim.
The most important thing for a movie is its box office.
Last year, "Metro Station" made Tong Zhang really earn hundreds of millions at the box office. This year's "Age of Blood" made Tong Zhang feel a little nervous.
"Age of Blood" is a war film with a main theme, telling the story of the war sixty years ago.
As long as the main theme film is well made, the box office can generally be guaranteed, but the guarantee is guaranteed, but if you say it will be a box office hit, it is really unrealistic.
After all, audience is still a problem.
Although he has always been very confident in his "Blood Age", with so many Hollywood blockbusters coming during the Chinese New Year this year, he began to feel unsure.
Hollywood blockbusters are not as strong as other movies, but their ability to attract fans is particularly strong. They can easily attract all the younger generation of movie fans from China, causing other movies to become less popular.
Zhang Tong is not Li Mingrui. He has a deep understanding of his movies and China's national conditions.
It is no exaggeration to say that Chinese films have a long way to go if they want to defeat Hollywood films, and they also need the support of various resources.
This is almost an impossible task.
After more than ten minutes, both cigarettes were finished.
Zhang Tong took out his cell phone and subconsciously wanted to call Lu Yuan. For some reason, he now felt that Lu Yuan should be much more nervous than him at this time.
After all, "Wanderer" is Lu Yuan's second movie, and Lu Yuan's current situation urgently needs a movie to prove his strength. Think about it, if you were in Lu Yuan's position, you would definitely A sleepless night.
Toot toot.
The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.
"Hello……"
"Xiao Lu, have you slept?"
"Ugh... Director Zhang, I just fell asleep."
"Just fell asleep?" Zhang Tong's "Have you fallen asleep?" was originally just a polite comment. After all, who would fall asleep at this critical moment?
However, when Zhang Tong heard the sleepiness in Lu Yuan's voice, he was a little unbelievable?
Could it be that Lu Yuan really fell asleep?
Are you kidding...
"Well, yes, I'm a little tired. Director Zhang, what can I do?"
"No, I just wanted to ask what do you think of the box office during the Spring Festival?"
"Um, the box office during the Spring Festival? Director Zhang, I can't say, it should be pretty good at the box office."
"Oh, how much box office do you think you have?"
"Well, the response to the premiere seems to be quite good. I think my box office performance shouldn't be too bad."
"How much do you have in mind?"
"There should be nine million."
"Nine million, pay back in two days, um, pretty good."
"Well, yes, oh, by the way, Director Zhang, do you have anything else to do?"
"No more..."
"Oh, I'll call you tomorrow. I seem to have caught a cold again and my head is dizzy." The voice on the other end of the phone was obviously a little weak.
"Oh, okay, take care of yourself..."
"Bye-Bye."
Zhang Tong hung up the phone and lit a cigarette again.
Lu Yuan's reaction was completely different from what he imagined.
What does Lu Yuan look like in his imagination?
Uneasy, nervous, even suffering from insomnia and anxiety. After hearing his call, he must have been worried and fearful in many aspects, and then he would comfort him symbolically, while the two of them waited for the final box office to come out...
In fact?
He was extremely calm and even announced a box office estimate of around 9 million on the first day.
Investment of 7 million, 9 million on the first day...
How confident should this be to shout out this result?
This guy can do it!
He felt that Lu Yuan had a youthful and frivolous feeling that was very much like his former self.
After smoking a cigarette, there was a knock on the door outside the house.
"Come in!"
"Director Zhang, it's out, it's out!" Assistant Xiao Li rushed over excitedly holding the report.
"How many?"
"Seventeen million!"
"call!"
After hearing the final result, Zhang Tong breathed a long sigh of relief.
The result of 17 million has completely exceeded his expectation of 2 million, which is a good sign.
If the premiere has this result, then there will be no problem if the overall box office exceeds 500 million, and it is even very possible to compete for 600 million!
This is another new record in the box office history of a Chinese theme movie!
You must know that Zhang Jin's "Wolf Walk" in October last year only had a box office of 630 million!
Zhang Tong felt very happy when he thought of this.
It seems that I can have a good sleep now.
"By the way, have the final box office statistics of Xiao Lu's "Wanderer" been calculated? It's over a few million..." In a good mood, Zhang Tong couldn't help but start to care about Lu Yuan's "Wanderer".
"Lu Yuan's "Wanderer"..." Assistant Xiao Li raised his head and glanced at Zhang Tong, his eyes slightly hesitant.
"How much? Is it bad?"
"Eighteen million."
"Wait, what did you say? How much did he earn?"
"Eighteen million, ranking fourth in the total box office, second only to the 20 million of "Invisible Killing"..."
"????"
Zhang Tong took the report and took a look at the dense data and the final box office of 18 million, and he was instantly dumbfounded.
At this moment, what Lu Yuan had just said to him on the phone suddenly echoed in his mind.
He said he conservatively expected it to be around nine million.
At first, I thought Lu Yuan was a bit arrogant, and even labeled him as young and frivolous.
But now it seems that this is not arrogance, but fucking modesty...
Zhang Tong felt like he had been slapped in the face.
"Director Zhang, what's wrong with you?"
"fine."
Facing assistant Xiao Li's concerned look, Zhang Tong shook his head and then closed his eyes.
He suddenly felt that he might have insomnia again tonight.
……………………
"Is the box office out?"
"Director Shen, come out."
"How much does our movie cost?"
"Nine million."
"Huh, nine million is okay. You can basically get your money back in a week. By the way, where are the other box offices?"
Shen Lianjie passed the data report from his assistant in disbelief, staring at the "Wanderer" data as if he had seen it before.
He felt like he was dreaming.
However, when he looked at it several times and verified it several times and found that there was indeed no problem with the data, Shen Lianjie fainted.
The data of 18 million is really impressive!
A literary film with an investment of 7 million, your first-run box office will be 18 million!
What are you doing?
Do you want Ritian?
Later, Shen Lianjie felt it was eye-catching.
My box office figure of 9 million is exactly half of others...
have to!
Before, you looked down on others and didn't regard them as opponents. Now, they just turn over and sit on your forehead, crushing you to the point where you doubt your life...
Shen Lianjie instantly felt his face burning.
History is always surprisingly similar.
"Capital" himself was slapped in the face by Lu Yuan. After being slapped in the face, he felt depressed for a long time and finally felt that he was taking the wrong path.
After learning from the experience, he finally carefully chose to shoot "Blooming Pinellia" with a lower cost.
Then……
"Blooming Pinellia" itself was slapped in the face again.
I invested more than 10 million in this movie...
And "The Wanderer"...
hehe.
Seven million...
It’s a fucking slap in the face for small investments.
Shen Lianjie took a deep breath and lowered his head.
There was silence for a long time.
Then...
"Am I not suitable to be a director?"
He suddenly looked up at his assistant in confusion, with a look of doubt on his face.
assistant:"???"
……………………
on the Internet.
"Shocking! The premiere of "Nomad" was well-received, with a box office of 18 million, which is close to that of "To Kill a Alien". According to expert analysis, the final box office of "Nomad" is very likely to be close to that of "To Kill a Alien"!"
"The rise of Chinese films? Is the spring of low-cost literary films coming?"
"What other meanings are behind the high box office of "Wanderer"? Is it the arrival of a new era?"
"Amazing acting skills and perfect control of the role. Lu Yuan, are you really a novice in the entertainment industry?"
"..."
Early morning.
When the final data of "Wanderer" was exposed, the entire Internet exploded instantly.
Major information websites, headline portals, news, Weibo, movie websites...
Countless news media are rushing to report on "Wanderer"-related things.
Wherever netizens stay, you can see someone discussing "Wanderer".
The box office performance of "Wanderer", the plot of "Wanderer", the reputation of "Wanderer" and Lu Yuan's acting skills...
Everyone in the industry was also shocked by the film's premiere box office results.
They all felt that "The Wanderer" had a good reputation and the box office could not be too bad, but they never expected that this movie would become a shocking dark horse, almost crushing it directly to the Chinese box office. The first direct-to-video Hollywood movie "Alien"...
This is undoubtedly a miracle!
It is an incredible miracle like the original "Buried Alive".
"I have a hunch that this movie may, yes, possibly surpass "Alien". After all, "Alien" has a really bad reputation. After I watched "Alien" once, I didn't want to watch it a second time, but "The Wanderer" is different. I watched it once and actually wanted to watch it again."
"Same feeling, wait, then, so, "Wanderer" may become one of the few movies in Chinese history that can suppress Hollywood movies?"
"It's too early to say this now. After all, there is a gap of two million. The key lies in the follow-up!"
"etc!"
"What's wrong?"
"I suddenly remembered that Lu Yuan ran to watch the video of "Killing Aliens" yesterday. This may be a foreshadowing!"
"Foreshadowing?"
"Yes! Let's continue watching. It's impossible for this guy Lu Yuan to have no tricks. After all, this guy keeps making tricks. I think "Alien Killer" will be surpassed by "The Wanderer"."
"Well, yes, let's see the box office the next day! Let's see if "The Wanderer" can suddenly show its strength!"
"Well, I'm looking forward to it!"
On the Internet, netizens began to recall the video of Lu Yuan watching "The Wanderer" and "The Killing of Aliens" yesterday...
I don’t know why, but the more I read, the more I feel weird...
Of course, there are still a group of netizens who feel that Lu Yuan would never do this for no reason!
This definitely has profound meaning!
Naturally, they didn't know that Lu Yuan had a bad cold now and had a runny nose and was hanging on a drip.
I don’t even know that Lu Yuan still doesn’t know how much his box office is...