She didn't know Lu Yuan at all. She didn't even know who Lu Yuan was. After all, no matter how great a Chinese star you are in China, it doesn't matter if you end up in the United States...
However, at a certain concert she heard a piano piece with a very beautiful melody.
The piano piece was played by her brother Jack. It was very relaxed and elegant.
Then she saw the name of the song.
That song is called "For Alice".
When she saw the name of this song, Alice instantly felt a strange feeling.
At first she thought the song was composed by Jack and composed for her. She instantly admired her brother Jack, but later Jack said that the song came from a Chinese.
This Chinese man’s name is Lu Yuan.
Chinese?
Why are they Chinese?
This makes Alice very strange.
wrong!
She did not mean to discriminate against the Chinese people. The Chinese people also have very powerful composers, but Alice has heard of famous composers, but she has never heard of Lu Yuan.
Who is this Lu Yuan?
She said it was strange.
From that time on, she began to search for Lu Yuan on the search browser. However, at that time, Lu Yuan did not have any reputation in the United States. Even the search browser in the United States could not find detailed information about Lu Yuan...
Alice was a little disappointed at first, but then at the Venice Awards Ceremony, she heard Lu Yuan's name on the video again.
But it came from Edward's mouth.
Of course, he also saw Lu Yuan later, and Lu Yuan seemed to have caused some trouble.
Then at Edward's concert, she met Lu Yuan again!
And it’s a real person!
Generally speaking, there are naturally some differences between real people and videos.
But Lu Yuan is very different.
She found the man strange.
Yes, she is different from any other pianist. Any other pianist will be extremely confident and elated when he takes the stage, but when he takes the stage, he only has a faint smile on his face and a trace of reluctance that makes people feel sympathetic.
.
Yes, no matter what others thought, she felt that the man was very reluctant when he came on stage, as if he had no choice but to come on stage.
The man was not handsome, at least not as handsome as Edward, nor was he taller than Edward, but there was a strange sense of depth and story in this man's eyes.
That day, she saw with her own eyes the birth of another piano piece, "Lullaby."
That day, she found that she had been completely conquered by Lu Yuan, a Chinese.
After that day, she realized that this Chinese talent was almost crazy. He was not only a piano arranger, but also a singer, director, poet, screenwriter...
Later, she found that she could only marvel and became a fan of Lu Yuan.
In fact, when she learned that Lu Yuan's "This Man is from the Earth" was released in China, she planned to go to China in person to support Lu Yuan, but the interview tasks in the company were very busy and she couldn't spare the time.
After all, she is a reporter, and an entertainment reporter.
Although she didn't know that Lu Yuan didn't care about this and couldn't even know who she was, she felt a sense of guilt towards Lu Yuan in her heart.
But now it seems that God has made up for this guilt for her, allowing "This Man from Earth" to be released in the United States.
After accompanying her brother Jack to watch the film "The Extra-Terrestrial" to complete the film review assignment assigned by the company, she couldn't wait to watch the film "The Man from Earth".
In China, this movie is said to have no special effects, the lowest investment in history, and a box office that has exploded into the sky.
She and Jack came to Screening Room 3.
There are advertisements for this movie in Screening Room No. 3. Although the advertisements are very sophisticated, they have no promotional effect.
Nonsense, this kind of treatment is completely incomparable to that of "The Extra-Terrestrial", which is also a Chinese film.
The advertisement for "Better Alien" was placed directly in a conspicuous place at the front entrance, while the advertisement for "This Man is from Earth" was placed at the door of the screening room, in a corner where not many people would pay attention.
The location is very different. At the same time, "The Extra-Terrestrial" was promoted in major American film newspapers. However, although "This Man from Earth" was also previewed in American film newspapers, it was only "Chinese movie "This Man".
Something as simple as "From Earth" Login to the United States.
Others?
The others are completely gone!
Publicity effect?
This has no publicity effect at all!
And the treatment is totally different!
Of course, Alice knows the reason. It's not that these media are unwilling to publicize, but that Huaxin Brothers Company really has no reputation...
It would be great if a company that is trying to come back from the dead by relying on Chinese films does not become a big joke in the industry. What do you think it has?
Are you kidding me?
"Er Gouzi! Come on!"
Just as she walked into the screening room, she silently clenched her fists and said this sentence in a very friendly manner in unskilled Chinese.
Of course, she didn't know what Ergouzi meant. She only knew that the name Ergouzi was very affectionate and fans all called her that.
Of course, if she has the opportunity to interview Lu Yuan in the future, she will also use the title Ergouzi!
She thinks it represents the nickname of fans.
After walking into the cinema, she saw a few acquaintances, all of whom seemed to have been at the concert...
Alice knows.
They all come for Lu Yuan, and they are all fans of Lu Yuan.
Although there are not many fans, this also proves in a sense that Lu Yuan is known to some people internationally.
Alice is very happy!
At least she felt excited to see someone identify with her favorite idol.
There is a sense of like-mindedness.
She found her seat and sat down.
The movie started as soon as I sat down...
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"I originally thought this was a traditional Chinese bad movie, but now I realize that I was wrong... This is not a bad movie. Not only is it not a bad movie, it is very likely to be a cross-era movie."
"Yeah, I think so too!"
"The screenwriter is really a genius. Is this possible?"
"This movie is really good, but it's a pity that I have never heard of it before. If I hadn't been bored, I wouldn't have come to watch this movie... I didn't expect to find a treasure after watching it.
"
"yes!"
The movie, which lasted for more than an hour, ended quickly.
Alice and Jack walked out of the screening room.
Jack originally had no interest in the so-called Chinese science fiction movies. He felt that Chinese science fiction movies were rubbish. He even felt that he would fall asleep when watching the movie. After all, the movie that was praised by Gobia was really terrible.
So embarrassing.
Moreover, the introduction to the movie said it was an awkward movie, which made him even more speechless.
But actually when he watched the movie seriously, it shocked him.
Not only was he not drowsy as expected, but he was in better spirits than anyone else throughout the whole process.
He thought this was a subversion, and he couldn't describe Lu Yuan's genius as a screenwriter in words!
He can even confidently tell anyone that this movie is a must-see.
Alice was also very surprised!
Ergouzi is still so talented and awesome!
She felt even happier when she heard the word-of-mouth comments from around her and some even searched for who the screenwriter was.
The more people identify with Ergouzi, the more she will feel a sense of accomplishment.
"Brother Jack... I want to write a review for this movie."
"Me too……"
"Then let's compete?"
"good!"
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At four o'clock in the morning on April 18th.
It was still a very peaceful day.
Many people are asleep in their dreams...
But Thomson kept waiting for box office results.
He doesn't want to be surpassed by "The Extra-Terrestrial", and if he is surpassed, he feels it would be a shame.
He had nothing to say when he was suddenly overtaken by China. After all, "Blast Alien" did have unique advantages in China, and he did not focus on promoting China. However, the battlefield is not China after all. Now the battlefield has become a good one.
American Hollywood.
This is entirely his own battlefield. Even though his American League is not as good as Cobia, who represents "Breaking Bad Aliens", and even though his box office is already declining, he feels that these are not reasons.
He can't lose!
This is a kind of pride!
After waiting anxiously for several hours, his phone finally rang.
"Hello!"
"Director, the box office is out! You will never imagine the results of Chinese movies!"
"How many?"
"$200,000 for premiere!"
"Two hundred thousand?"
"Where's our box office?"
"We are six hundred thousand!"
"We are three times as big as him, haha!" After hearing this data, Thomson breathed a long sigh of relief.
His mood suddenly became better than ever.
He was originally quite afraid of the movie "Breaking Bad Alien", and he even engaged in activities for a while in order not to be overtaken.
But now...
He found that there was no need to worry at all.
Even if I don't engage in any activities, even if the box office of my movie drops by another 300,000, it will still be 100,000 better than this "Alien"!
call!
He shook his head, feeling a little nervous.
Are you actually afraid of a Chinese movie?
Really...
Chinese movies are still so unpopular after they come out of China...
What am I worried about?
When the box office results came out, Thomson stretched and walked towards the room.
He needed to catch up on his sleep.
The person on the phone obviously didn't tell him about another Chinese movie that had a box office of $100,000.
There didn't seem to be any interest in the $100,000 movie.
However, no one knows that this movie, which seems to have a low box office, has actually begun to gradually develop its own reputation...
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"How many?"
"The results are not ideal...only 300,000."
"What, after spending so many resources, you only have a box office of 300,000?"
"yes!"
"You ask Manager John, who is in charge of this movie, to come here. Who is it that swears that this movie will be a hit?"
"this……"
"Tell the finance department that half of this year's bonus will be deducted!"
"yes."
"By the way, where's the other Chinese movie?"
"Ah? That "The Man Is From Earth"?"
"Hmm! How much?"
"Very few, less than 100,000 yuan at the box office!"
"What, it actually has a box office of 100,000?"
"Ah? He is completely inferior to us!"
"Idiot, don't you know it yet? That movie has no promotional resources! What do you think would happen if our resources were given to "The Man from Earth"!"
"What!"
"God, John is such a pig! If only he had been exposed to "The Man from Earth"!"