Chapter 498: The Crack Between Xu Cancan and Wang Jinxue
A lonely night.
This night, Lu Yuan spent a lot of comfort and encouragement.
There are people from all walks of life.
Of course, in addition to comfort and encouragement, people in other industries more or less say that today's movies are in a slump, and Hollywood blockbusters have a serious impact. Although Lu Yuan is very talented, that is the general trend, and you cannot change the general trend.
Analytical words such as the strength is too meager.
After the analysis, basically everyone came to the conclusion that Lu Yuan had to change his career.
Change career?
Yes!
Or focus on singing, writing songs, or playing the piano, or simply switch to variety shows, filming TV series, etc.
In their opinion, these things are what Lu Yuan really wants to do.
As for making movies?
What kind of movie do you want to make? Is there any future in making movies?
Lu Yuan responded to these people's kindness mechanically, and even his answering voice became numb.
What are you doing?
What the hell.
Do you dare me to say that "Westward Journey" made nearly 2,000 in one day and the box office was very disappointing?
Where did I fall into the street?
And the premiere is on a Friday, not a weekend.
The weekend is the day when box office hits, okay?
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"Lu Yuan suffered a misfortune. The box office of "Westward Journey" was nearly 11 million by "Dream Traveler"! 11 million!"
"The investment of "Westward Journey" is rumored to be nearly 200 million. Excluding various taxes and commissions from theaters, the final box office must be around 500 million to make a profit! However, judging from the premiere box office of "Westward Journey",
If you want to reach a box office of 600 million, you have no chance at all unless you inject water and fake it."
"Lu Yuan may be a short-lived genius..."
"The reputation of "Westward Journey" has been polarized. Although it is very popular, it still cannot avoid the awkward box office situation of the movie."
""Dream Traveler" may truly become the leader of Chinese science fiction movies, or it may really hit the box office of China's first billion-dollar movie!"
"..."
"China Peripheral Entertainment News", "Southeast Film News", "New Media Entertainment News"...
These well-known newspapers in China prepared countless news in the early morning of the 16th, right after the box office came out, badmouthing "Westward Journey" and at the same time making a lot of noise about "Dream Traveler".
Thirty million!
This is a very impressive data!
There is really no Chinese movie that has truly exceeded 30 million in box office. Even among the movies co-produced by China and the United States, there has never been a movie that has exceeded such astonishing figures!
The premiere box office of "Dream Traveler" was 30 million, which was so impressive that it shocked movie fans!
Even to a certain extent, this movie is completely worthy of any Hollywood blockbuster...
How long is the premiere of the "King Kong" series of movies in China?
How much was the opening box office of the Hollywood epic science fiction film "Sky Wars"?
After the shock, it was a shock!
Countless post bars, Weibo and other media channels are all boasting about "Dream Traveler", and the ratings on Tomato are as high as sesame seeds are blooming.
To a certain extent, the special effects of "Dream Traveler" are indeed used well and happily. At the same time, the casting is also very good, and the acting skills are all online, without any embarrassment at all...
Compared with the brilliance of "Dream Traveler", another film of the same period, "Westward Journey", is really tangled.
Why?
The box office of "Westward Journey" is 19 million, less than 20 million!
Can this data be considered bad?
No!
Not bad!
It can even be said to be a pretty good box office!
but……
This movie is Lu Yuan’s own work!
After a series of movie box office explosions such as "Groundhog Day", "This Man Came From Earth", and "Buried Alive", all the media and fans have formed a concept, that is, if "Westward Journey" has a box office
If it doesn't have 500 million, then it will definitely be a blockbuster work.
after all……
You invested nearly 200 million, and your damn performance at the box office at the premiere was so disappointing, aren't you kidding me?
Therefore, "Dream Traveler" is very brilliant, while "Westward Journey" was completely criticized!
Even the advertising sponsors of "Westward Journey" such as Mr. Wantong, Chen Cong, a well-known second-generation rich man in the entertainment industry, and Mr. Qian Fuqiang and Xiaoqian of Duole Sports were all mentioned in major media. The two were jokingly called "
Money-burning duo!”
As for other advertising sponsors, they were also suspended and were called money-losers by the media...
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October 17, Sunday.
Early in the morning.
Another day has passed.
Both movies are still being released in major theaters.
Everyone is staring at the new round of box office results of "Dream Traveler"!
The premiere day is Friday, and the number of viewers on Friday is naturally not as good as Saturday and Sunday.
The two-day box office performance over the weekend was when the record was truly broken.
so……
Many people want to know how many records "Dream Traveler" can break.
Can it truly break the record for Hollywood blockbusters?
Inside Joaquin's office.
"Director Shen, Director Shen, we are developed, completely developed, broken, broken, crazy!"
"How much is it broken?"
"Thirty-eight million box office!"
"What! Thirty-eight million box office? Eight million more than yesterday?"
"yes!"
"..."
After Shen Lianjie saw that the movie "Dream Traveler" he directed had a box office of 38 million, his eyes widened.
At this moment, he felt like he was going to cry.
This data is awesome even if it is placed in Hollywood!
Could it be that he really wants to become a billionaire box office champion?
Could it be...
I……
About to stand at the pinnacle of Chinese directors and become the first creator of a billion-dollar box office?
Shen Lianjie stared at the data tremblingly several times. After confirming that it was correct, he suddenly laughed.
Smiling happily.
It was as if all the previous worries, grievances, and even fears were vented through laughter.
After assistant Xiao Chen saw Shen Lianjie looking a little crazy, he suddenly felt a little bit scared.
This was the first time he encountered Shen Lianjie in such a state.
"By the way! How much is the box office of "Westward Journey"?"
"Director Shen, the data for "Journey to the West" is on the second page..."
"On page two?"
"Um……"
"The 23 million of "Westward Journey" is only 4 million more than the premiere box office?"
"yes!"
"Hahahaha, I won, I won, hahaha, I won, I won, hahahahaha!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The assistant watched Shen Lianjie keep laughing, and after he laughed crazier than before, he was frightened and a little worried at the same time...
This Director Shen...
Is he really okay?
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After Xu Cancan saw this box office data, a smile appeared on his face.
But then she felt a strange feeling in her heart.
This feeling gradually began to turn into uneasiness.
Yes!
Don't know why...
She always has an unreal feeling.
The box office of classic Hollywood movies in China is only about 40 million...
Why is the box office of "Dream Traveler" so crazy?
Is it really a phenomenal science fiction film?
If not...
So……
What's the reason?
And judging from Lu Yuan's fans and the popularity on the Internet, the box office performance of "Westward Journey" should not be like this.
Even now, the overall popularity of "Westward Journey" on the Internet is still comparable to that of "Dream Traveler"...
Even if it is very different from "Dream Traveler", it can't be that big, right?
Could it be that "Westward Journey" really encountered Waterloo as the major media said?
still……
Are there other reasons?
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The weekend passed quickly.
Day three!
The box office data of "Dream Traveler" are out.
Forty-three million!
Yes!
Forty-three million!
After seeing this box office result, everyone in the entertainment industry was shocked.
Movie fans were stunned.
Science fiction film lovers were stunned.
All entertainment companies, big and small, think this "Dream Traveler" is crazy!
This data is simply incredible!
Even if Hollywood's really big-ticket blockbusters come to China, the data will basically only be these...
Why is it so powerful?
Is there a rise in science fiction movies?
Billionaire box office movie director?
No!
Maybe one billion is not the end of "Dream Traveler", maybe...
"Dream Traveler" is very likely to exceed 1.1 billion!
1.1 billion!
The persistence makes people feel incredible, simply like a dream!
Will Chinese films enter a new era from now on?
As for...
The box office data of another movie, "Westward Journey", are very average.
Even on Sunday, even when there are the most students, the box office of "Westward Journey" is only 26 million...
Twenty-six million is okay for other people, but for a movie produced by Lu Yuan, it is very cheating!
He was even dumped by "Dream Traveler" by a total of 17 million!
In December's movie battle, "Dream Traveler" crazily set various box office records, while "Westward Journey" performed mediocrely and mediocrely.
There is no doubt that "Dream Traveler" is the absolute protagonist.
The absolute king!
The major media are promoting "Dream Traveler" like crazy...
even……
Some people have already called Director Shen Lianjie the starter of an era!
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Xu Cancan silently stared at the box office of "Dream Traveler".
When she saw 43 million, she thought the figure was crazy.
After she found the population of some Chinese movies and the box office results of major movie theaters, her pupils shrank!
She suddenly realized something was wrong!
There is a problem with the data!
Of course, the data is not false.
The data is very real.
Then, she silently knocked on the door of her mother Zhao Shuyi's office.
"What's wrong?"
"Are the box office figures for "Dream Traveler" true?"
"It's true, what's wrong?"
"Mom...why, the box office of "Dream Traveler" in Tianqin and Wanjia crushes "Westward Journey", while the box office of "Westward Journey" and "Dream Traveler" in Tianhe Cinema are not far behind
?In terms of schedule and quantity, the two movies are almost the same..."
"Haha, why do you care about all this? Tianhe Cinemas can only be said to be a quasi-first-tier cinema chain, not a first-tier cinema chain like Tianqin or Wanjia, and its box office share cannot be regarded as a typical one..."
"Mom... I don't want you to lie to me... I think there is something wrong with the box office of "Dream Traveler". After all, the box office performance of "Dream Traveler" is so crazy that it's so crazy that it's incredible..."
"Aren't the data from Lu Yuan's previous movies crazy? Do you think it's reasonable? Do you think Lu Yuan hasn't done anything?"
"Mom, what do you mean?"
"Lu Yuan is not a simple person... The daughter of Wang Yaohua, the owner of Tianhe Cinema, is the vice president of Lu Yuan's company. I even suspect that Wang Jinxue and Lu Yuan are boyfriend and girlfriend, so do you think they didn't do it in those previous movies?
Have you contributed?"
"Mom, what do you mean?"
"It's not interesting..."
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After Wang Jinxue silently looked at the data and various reports, she narrowed her eyes.
If she were not the daughter of Tianhe Cinema Wang Yaohua, then she would definitely not be able to detect the fishy nature of these box office sales.
But it's a pity.
she is!
Moreover, she is not stupid, on the contrary, she has been a genius since childhood.
Although the data from the major theater chains were very accurate and no flaws could be found, Wang Jinxue still saw something fishy from a few scenes.
With Lu Yuan's popularity in China, no matter how bad the reputation of "Westward Journey" is, it will not premiere without 20 million.
It can’t be only 19 million!
Even if you see half of the audience running away, these data are impossible!
after all……
There are many fans who are looking forward to "Westward Journey"!
Why did the box office hit 11 million on the first day?
After Wang Jinxue comforted Lu Yuan before, she felt something was wrong.
Today's "Dream Traveler" box office made her feel even more wrong!
"Hey, Sister Xia, I want detailed box office data for the past two days..."
"The detailed data is not..."
"No, what I mean is that I want to get accurate data on the film schedule and box office of the major theater chains in the country, every province, city and county!"
"Why?"
"I suspect that the box office of "Dream Traveler" was watered down, or that it stole the box office of "Westward Journey"!
"????"
After hanging up the phone, she narrowed her eyes!
She suddenly clenched her fists, and her fists were shaking.
Then, she took a deep breath!
My Lu Yuan is not a soft persimmon that anyone can pinch!
I will find proof!
Lu Yuan may be a kind and generous person.
Maybe he was bullied by you, so he just smiled and didn't care.
but……
I don't allow it!
No one is allowed to bully him in any way!
Not even stealing the box office!
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"Jinxue?"
"Cancan..."
"What's wrong? Call me suddenly..."
"Congratulations to "Dream Traveler" for crushing "Westward Journey", haha, congratulations on the record-breaking data."
"What?"
"Cancan, in ordinary fair competition, everyone has nothing to do with it. Victory or defeat is normal, but this time you really went too far... "Yuanyuan" is just a small company, there is no need to be so targeted, right? Even if you and Lu Yuan don't deal with it,
, I don’t want you to use this method to deal with Lu Yuan..."
"Jinxue, what do you mean!"
"The literal meaning, I believe you should understand..."
"You doubt me!"
"No, I just want you to explain the data."
"Data...I'm not going to explain anything...box office is box office!"
"oh."
"hehe."
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"Xiao Lu... it's really hard to make movies... I think you should just make traditional music with us, or... otherwise, you can come to our Yanjing University to be a folk music teacher... This talent
It’s the right path…”
"Xiao Lu, I think our piano department at Yenching University is short of an associate professor... Xiao Lu, if there is anything good about making a movie, come on... This is what you want to do next. Young people must choose the right industry.
, you know? This way you can avoid detours..."
"Xiao Lu, although I am not from Yanjing University, I am from Yanying University. I think Yanying University welcomes you... Principal Zheng repeatedly said that when I meet you this time, I hope you can consider coming to Yanying University as a student.
Doctoral supervisor...if you follow the right path, you will get twice the result with half the effort..."
"..."
Over there, "Westward Journey" and "Dream Traveler" are in full swing.
But Lu Yuan, who was at Yenching University, was surrounded by a group of old people and offered various advice on "returning from the lost path."
seem……
It feels a bit brainwashed.
Lu Yuan was at a loss.
I……
etc!
Why do you all have such an attitude that I am not doing my job properly?