Chapter 497: First Day Box Office of 'Journey to the West'
"I seem to see my former self in this movie, the self who was once ambitious, who once compromised the world, and later put on a golden hoop for the so-called magical power. I know there may be many people who are full of enthusiasm for this work.
Due to misunderstanding, I feel that this work is too messy and illogical.
Edited, nonsensical plot, but, but... have you noticed that behind these nonsensical plots, there is actually a hint... a hint from innocence to growth, to loneliness..." Well-known film critic Chen Mo said after watching
After the big talk about Journey to the West, I silently expressed my opinions on my Weibo.
"In fact, I was drowsy while watching the first half of the movie, because I felt that the plot of the first half was so unreasonable that I couldn't bring myself to watch it at all. However, after the second half of the movie, the following
After listening to the sound of "Reed Marsh", I suddenly realized that this movie might have a reversal. Unexpectedly, I guessed it right...whether it was the innocence of Zixia Fairy or the Supreme Treasure.
Helpless, no matter it is the lives of other little people... it seems that they are ourselves... I feel regretful that I can't star in this movie... I applied for Director Lu's movie twice and was rejected twice..."
Liu Fangfei, a well-known artist from Joaquin, liked "Westward Journey", and there were many comments on Weibo afterwards, which seemed to be a little bit sad.
"If this movie is regarded as an art film, then it is a failure. However, if it is used as a finished product to read a person's life and reflect the helplessness of a small person, it will be very immersive... Who in the movie is not a small person?
?Didn’t become Qitian
Was the Supreme Treasure before the Great Sage a small person? Even after becoming the Monkey King, wouldn’t the Monkey King be considered a small person? This is a kind of sadness, the sadness of all of us..." Well-known sociologist He Wang
Chuan also posted on Weibo and made headlines...
"This is a comedy and a tragedy at the same time. If we really want to interpret it, then I think this movie is destiny, your destiny, my destiny, everyone's destiny..."
"This is……"
In the eyes of some experienced people, "Westward Journey" is indeed a tear-jerking movie.
Behind all the nonsense, they heard a deep feeling of powerlessness.
They found it very touching.
"Westward Journey", which had already received a low score of 3.0 on Tomato.com, suddenly rose to prominence after the first screening of the movie. In just a few hours, it rose to 6.7. Not only that, "Westward Journey", which was originally ranked tenth on the new film list, suddenly became popular.
"Westward Journey" instantly reached the third place. It even reached the second place on Tomato.com's new movie review list, second only to the first place "Dream Traveler"...
Of course, in a sense, this "Westward Journey" is really a weird and controversial movie.
In other words, "Westward Journey" is really weird.
Why?
Because "Westward Journey" actually occupied the first place on another list, which is tens of thousands more points than the second-placed film "The Third World", which is recognized as a bad movie...
This list is called the Bad Review List of New and Cutting-Edge Movies!
Bad review list?
Yes!
What shocked everyone in the Chinese film industry was that another new movie on the negative review list, "Westward Journey", turned out to be even more aggressive and directly occupied the first place on the negative review list!
After everyone saw this phenomenon, their jaws dropped in shock.
They think it's a bit nonsense.
Since the birth of Tomato.com, either the movie is rubbish and ranks at the top of the negative review list, or the movie is very praised and ranks first on the positive review list. There has never been a movie like "Westward Journey" that ranked second on the positive review list.
, and ranked first in the negative review list...
This is……
What does it mean?
Is this movie so confusing?
They curiously looked at the comments on the negative review list...
All right.
The list of negative reviews is really coming. Basically, they are all about the nonsensical plot of this movie, and they are all about the ending of this movie. There are also some writers headed by writer Liu Zhenqing who criticized this movie for tampering with classics, ruining the original work, and ruining the movie.
everything……
As for the connotation of this movie, writer Liu Zhenqing does not think this movie has any connotation. Instead, he feels that this movie is a failure of forced sensationalism...
However, the positive and negative reviews of "Westward Journey" indirectly ignited the popularity of this movie, and gradually boosted the popularity of this movie...
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"What? Is this the opening day box office of "Westward Journey"?"
"yes……"
“What’s our box office?”
"Our box office is..."
"..."
Joaquin.
Xu Cancan's face suddenly turned pale.
It was in stark contrast to the expression of the ecstatic Shen Lianjie...
Shen Lianjie was stunned.
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There is a lot of hustle and bustle on the Internet.
The war of words between positive and negative reviews is still going on.
However, for those in the industry, regardless of negative or positive reviews, it ultimately serves the box office.
Your rubbish movies are great at the box office, but you are also a good movie. No matter how good your movie is and the box office is rubbish, you can’t do it either...
after all……
Can a cheating movie that doesn’t make money be considered a good movie?
The night is getting darker.
Wang Jinxue sat silently in the office, quietly waiting for the early morning.
When it was just past one o'clock in the morning, Xia Hong walked in with the report.
"Sister Xia, how are you? Is the box office out?"
"Well, the box office is out..."
"How to say?"
"The box office of "Westward Journey"... Hmm..." Xia Hong hesitated for a moment, then looked at Wang Jinxue, who seemed a bit speechless.
"What's wrong?" After Wang Jinxue saw Xia Hong's expression, she knew that the box office might not be optimistic.
"Nineteen million..."
"Nineteen million? By the way, have you told Lu Yuan?" When Wang Jinxue heard this number, she was silent for a long time.
She seemed lost in thought.
The box office of 15 million is not considered a hit, but it is considered qualified.
However, in Wang Jinxue's opinion, the box office performance of "Westward Journey" should be unsatisfactory.
"When I got the data for the first time, I came over to find you...I...I didn't know how to tell him the data, and I didn't tell Wu Tingting. After all, I spent so much energy and worked hard for so long.
, the premiere box office is only this amount, I think this should be a big blow to Mr. Lu..." Xia Hong was silent for a moment, and then looked at Wang Jinxue.
She could imagine Lu Yuan's situation after answering the phone, and she could even clearly imagine Lu Yuan's expression after hearing the box office data.
Mr. Lu's expression must be one of great disappointment.
after all……
For a movie that was so promising, the opening box office didn't even reach 20 million.
this……
“How much did Dream Traveler cost at the box office?”
""Dream Traveler"..." Xia Hong hesitated for a moment, and finally took a deep breath, "Thirty million!"
"..."
Wang Jinxue became even more silent after hearing this data.
She looked out the window.
The moonlight outside the window is very bright and quiet.
How disappointed would Lu Yuan, who has always been arrogant and proud, be if he gets this news?
Although Lu Yuan has always been controversial since his debut, he has always been smooth sailing and has never suffered such a big blow.
so……
This news is really hard.
"Sister Xia, you go to bed first. I'll tell Lu Yuan over there..."
"Well, that's troublesome."
Xia Hong nodded, her fat face twitched slightly, then turned and left the office.
In the office, Wang Jinxue hesitated for a while, and finally took out her mobile phone and called Lu Yuan.
She knew that Lu Yuan was definitely not sleeping at this point.
"Hello?"
"Lu Yuan..."
"Uh, Jinxue, why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. I just have a runny nose all the time. I don't know when this cold will end... sneeze!"
"..."
On the other end of the phone, Lu Yuan sneezed again mid-sentence.
After sneezing, there was the sound of wiping one's nose.
Obviously, this cold made Lu Yuan very helpless.
"I put cold medicine in the suitcase..."
"I ate it, but this time I was speechless because of the cold and runny nose. Everything else was fine, except for the sneezing and runny nose... which was really weird... but this is wrong. I slept with you a few days ago, and we
We've been in such contact, why don't you catch a cold, I have a cold..." Lu Yuan's voice sounded like he was in good spirits, and he made fun of himself helplessly.
"My physique is better than yours...you don't even exercise much..." Wang Jinxue's face inevitably turned red again.
"My physique is pretty good...you know, fighting for a long time is not a big problem at all..."
"Bah... Lu Yuan, I have to tell you something serious, you have to be mentally prepared..." Wang Jinxue sighed slightly, and then her voice became slightly heavier when she remembered what she was going to say next.
"What are you preparing for? Jinxue, don't tell me that I'm going to be a father? In such a short period of time... Ah, Jinxue, I'm telling you, don't lie to me... Ah, Madan, this sneeze
Is it over yet? Who is scolding me behind my back!"
"Bah, Lu Yuan, where are you thinking...that's not what I'm telling you...and I'm not pregnant either..."
"Then what are you talking about?"
"The opening day box office of "Westward Journey" is out."
"Ah? The box office is out? How much is it?"
"You need to be mentally prepared first."
"I'm in a good state of mind... Just tell me, I can handle it!"
"Nineteen million..."
"What? How much?"
"Nineteen million..."
"Uh... this..." Lu Yuan's voice suddenly became hesitant on the other end of the phone.
"Lu Yuan... I know this data is difficult for people to accept, but this is reality... Lu Yuan, it doesn't matter, this movie failed, we will continue with the next one, life can't always be smooth sailing..."
"????"
There was suddenly no sound on the other end of the phone.
seem……
At a loss.
"Lu Yuan, are you still listening? Lu Yuan, don't scare me..." When Wang Jinxue heard the sudden silence on the other end of the phone, her heart suddenly rose, and a very bad scene suddenly appeared in her mind.
.
This moment...
She wanted to immediately buy a ticket and go to Yanjing to accompany Lu Yuan.
"Uh... Listen, listen, I'm thinking about how to hold a celebration banquet... Jinxue, do you think this celebration banquet should be held in a five-star hotel?" On the other end of the phone, Lu Yuan suddenly reacted.
come over.
"You...are you okay? How about I come over? I will come over now to stay with you...You have a good sleep now, and I will be next to you when you wake up..." After seeing Lu Yuan's words
, Wang Jinxue became even more worried and stood up immediately.
She, who has always been calm, suddenly became a little panicked...
"No, no, no... Jinxue, you misunderstood. Where did you think that the 19 million box office of "Westward Journey" is not a good result? Is it considered a failure? Come on, this movie's premiere box office exceeded my expectations.
, I predicted a few hours ago that the movie’s opening box office would be 7 million..."
"???"
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"Xiao Lu...are you okay?"
"I'm okay..."
"Xiao Lu, actually..."
"..."
Lu Yuan hung up the call from Chen Guanxiong.
Quite speechless.
"Lu Yuan...I'm sorry, I didn't take the picture well..."
"..."
Lu Yuan hung up the phone call from An Xiao and fell into confusion.
"Brother Lu...it's okay, our next movie will be better..."
"???"
"Boss...are you okay?"
"???"
Early morning.
Lu Yuan touched his nose.
Suddenly I had some self-doubt.
My "Westward Journey" has exceeded expectations.
Why are everyone comforting me?
etc!
What the hell...
The script is wrong!
The opening box office score of 19 million is the best among the movies I have ever made, okay...
In your eyes, is it considered a slap in the face?