Chapter 1021 The rescue is here again, and the rescue is down again!
Tuesday, May 1st.
In Pei Qian's impression, the May Day holiday in 2012 was supposed to be on the 29th, 30th, and 1st, but in fact it became a continuous holiday from the 28th to the 2nd. Apparently there are some subtle changes in the development of the world.
changes.
But for Pei Qian, this is of course a good thing. He was originally very unhappy with the behavior of "shutting two days off to make up for three days off". Many times, he would make up for three days of vacation by force, only to end up using two Saturdays.
The co-author said it was a three-day holiday, but in fact it was only one day?
It is much more reasonable to arrange the holidays as we do now.
And for Pei Qian, having more holidays and less work for employees is also a good thing for the company.
Today is a rest day, but OTTO Technology is in a hurry to prepare for the press conference, so Jiang Yuan temporarily applied to work overtime for two hours today to discuss the details of the press conference with Mr. Pei.
Pei Qian thought for a while, offered Jiang Yuan five times his daily salary today, and then agreed to his request.
It is a pity that Pei Qian himself cannot get salary from the company, otherwise according to this overtime salary standard, Pei Qian is likely to work overtime to the point where employees will doubt their lives.
Anyway, let’s go to the movies first.
Pei Qian put on his mask and strolled alone to a small cinema near his residence.
On the one hand, it's because it's close, just a few minutes' walk away, which is more convenient; on the other hand, it's because the popular shows in several major theaters are full, so it's not easy to buy tickets.
In fact, Pei Qian is very happy to see the popularity of "Battleships of the Furious Sea". This shows that Fanqi Media's efforts have not been in vain!
It’s spending money on publicity, hiring trolls to build momentum, and riding on the popularity of “Mission and Choice.” After putting in so much effort, if the box office doesn’t explode on the first day of release, it’s really unjustifiable.
Not to mention that it was hard for them to stand up for themselves, it was also hard for Mr. Pei to stand up.
When he arrived at the cinema, after collecting his tickets and still a few minutes away from entering, Pei Qian took a casual stroll and saw a lot of promotional materials about "Battleships of the Furious" in the lobby.
The most eye-catching one is a poster with four metallic artistic characters "Battleships of the Furious Sea" in the middle dividing the poster into two parts.
The upper part shows two men and one female soldiers in military uniforms. The wreckage of the alien spacecraft drags a long tail flame down in the sky, and the sunset is seen in the distance. The lower part shows a battleship on the vast sea.
Floating alone, with the huge shadow of the alien spacecraft in the distance, the battleship was completely enveloped in it.
I have to say, this poster is pretty well done.
It's just that when Pei Qian saw the three leading actors above, he always felt that the handsome guy in the middle seemed a little familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere.
It's just that my hair used to be long, but now it's short.
"Starring: John Stanton?"
"Why does this name sound familiar?"
Pei Qian suddenly felt that something was wrong. He quickly took out his phone and opened the Gouyan APP, clicked on the movie details page of "Battleships of the Furious Sea", and then clicked on the personal space of the leading actor.
As expected, the last movie starring John Stanton before "Battlefield" was "Journey to the Stars"!
"Why is it you again!"
Pei Qian almost fainted on the spot.
He still remembered the introduction to the movie "Journey to the Stars" that he had seen before, saying that in order to play the role of the protagonist, ex-officer Tim, the lead actor John Stanton worked very hard to complete rigorous physical training during the filming and endured pain and torture.
He completed the filming in 2018 and lost a full 25 pounds. He is a model of professionalism.
Before the release of "Journey to the Stars", director Daryl and star John Stanton were almost blown away. Pei Qian thought that this movie would make a billion dollars at the box office once it was released, right? But in the end
It only grossed less than 300 million at the domestic box office, and the global box office even lost money to my grandma’s house.
So why is this person acting in "Battleships of the Furious" again?
Then could the director...
Pei Qian looked at the credits of "Battleships" again and found that the director was no longer the same Daryl, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Okay okay okay.
I thought I was getting into trouble with this group of people!
It's not bad news that the situation is on the line. The key is that your previous "Flying Star Journey" team was too incompetent, making it difficult for Mr. Pei to trust you.
Now this director's resume is pretty good, and he has made several relatively famous movies.
Pei Qian couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the leading actor John Stanton.
It seems that this guy is quite wise. He knows very clearly that he can't hang himself from a tree. He has to try a few more trees. The failure of "Flying Stars" last time was obviously the director's fault. This time he changed it.
As a director, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Pei Qian entered the cinema with great expectations.
…
Two hours later, Pei Qian walked out with a confused look on his face.
What did I see?
It stands to reason that the special effects of this movie are really good, especially the battleship drifting on the sea. When the artillery salvo fires, the violent gunfire rises, and the shock wave shakes the sea surface with layers of ripples and ripples. This scene is amazing.
The visual effects are very shocking.
The shapes of the alien armor and battleships in the movie also look quite good and have a sense of technology.
There is also a disaster scene in which an alien spacecraft crashes into an artificial satellite and then falls above the city. It is also a standard disaster movie scene with outstanding effects.
But... apart from the big scenes created by these special effects, which are more memorable, what about the other parts?
The key is that the plot logic of this film always feels a bit unsound, right?
Pei Qian took out his mobile phone and searched for movie reviews of "Battleships" on the Internet.
"A typical American patriotic educational film. It has a lot of special effects but still can't cover up the mentally retarded plot. There's really nothing to talk about except the special effects."
"Can you, the aliens, bring some highly intelligent soldiers and high-level weapons for your invasion? Is it possible for humans to break the glass of a spaceship with a sniper rifle?"
"There are too many flaws to mention, but they are reasonable. After all, this film is to promote the navy. Most military fans just want to watch the battleships drifting and the 16-inch cannons firing on the big screen. It doesn't matter who they are blasting.
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"Those who complained about the plot didn't understand the movie! The aliens obviously came to Earth with friendly intentions, and they all responded passively..."
"I think if most people don't understand the plot of a movie, it should be the fault of the director. At least half an hour was spent filming all kinds of messy content that has nothing to do with the main plot. Take some time to introduce more
Wouldn’t it be better to introduce the basic settings?”
"Why do so many military fans say this movie is good? This movie is obviously labeled as 'science fiction'! I also watched it because of the science fiction theme, but this is the result? An alien spacecraft capable of interstellar travel has been decommissioned by humans.
The battleship sunk, are you really making me laugh?"
"To be honest, I didn't think the plot of "Mission and Choice" was that good before. At that time, I also thought that for a movie like "Mission and Choice", just watch the special effects. It doesn't matter if the plot is a bit blunt. Finally, I finished watching "Mission and Choice"
"Battleships of the Furious Sea", I found that this is called "nothing except special effects"... The plot of "Mission and Choice" is much stronger than it..."
"Then there's the actor's acting skills. I'm thinking that John Stanton is also a veteran Hollywood star, so he acted like this? In the movie, the protagonist seems to have lost his mind and ordered his men to attack an alien warship and kill one of them by hitting rocks with pebbles.
A man has to rely on his subordinates to pinch his neck and scream to wake him up. Is this the professionalism of a soldier? I don’t know whether it’s the script or the actor. Compared with Captain Qin Yi, this is simply a disservice to soldiers.
The insult..."
"So, is it the movies that bring down the actors, or is it the actors that make the movies bad? Before John Stanton, there was "Journey" and then there was "Battlefield," both of which were heavyweight blockbusters. As a result, both of them were box-office hits.
Waterloo, it seems that the box office of "Battleship" will be better than that of "Journey to the Stars", but it will probably lose all its money, and the starring John Stanton may not be able to bear it..."
"I have to mention Lu Zhiyao, who is also known as the 'box office poison'. When you look at his previous movies, he made one after another. It seems that no one can lead him. But Pei
As soon as the director takes action, doesn’t it happen? So I think the director’s responsibility is bigger.”
"Indeed, in such a comparison, "Mission and Choice" is really a complete crusher! I really didn't expect that domestic science fiction movies can even crush foreign blockbusters. Let alone talk about it, I will take my friends to watch "Mission and Choice" again during the holidays.
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"The key is that before the promotion of "Battleships" in China, they were also crazy about "Mission and Choice". They said that "Mission and Choice" was afraid that they would change the release schedule. It made me laugh to death!"
"That is, the performance of "Battleships" can still make Mr. Pei give in? Are you kidding? Pei always wants to play "Fantasy War Remastered" half a month in advance. What does "Battleships" have to do with you?
relation?"
Pei Qian was speechless when he looked at the audience's comments on the movie.
Who would have thought that "Battleships of the Furious Sea", which Mr. Pei had high hopes for, would overturn like "Journey to the Flying Star"!
So far, "Battleships" is hovering around 6 to 7 points on several film review websites. Although many military fans have given this movie good scores, it cannot save it from being on the verge of collapse among the public.
reputation.
The estimated domestic box office of Gouyan APP is less than 300 million. Although this movie has not yet been released in North America, judging from the current situation, even the domestic box office will be hit, and North America will definitely not be much better.
go.
I'm afraid all the investment in this movie will be wasted.
What's worse is that this movie seems to be the wedding dress for the movie "Mission and Choice" just like the original "Journey to the Stars"!
Previously, "Battleship" spent a lot of resources to promote "Battleship" in China, and in order to compete with "Mission and Choice", the two movies were secretly tied together. But now it coincides with the May Day holiday, and "Battleship"
"The performance is so poor. In the absence of other strong competitors, the audience can only choose to watch "Mission and Choice"!
Although "Mission and Choice" has been released for half a month, after all, it is in time for the May Day holiday. Many people who don't usually have time to watch movies will also go to the theater. The movie-watching group has grown a lot, and many passers-by have not paid attention before.
I was also attracted.
In other words, "Mission and Decision" will definitely experience a rise against the trend during the May Day period like "Better Tomorrow" did, pushing the estimated box office of Gouyan APP even higher!
Pei Qian felt a little hopeless.
"I finally understand, you are not helping me at all, you are just here to mess with me, right?"
"This leading actor, John Stanton, will always be blacklisted from now on! If I don't have a movie scheduled with you anymore, I'll be like a puppy!"
"You want to mess with me even if you want to ruin your acting career. What a hatred!"
Pei Qian angrily threw the movie ticket stub into the trash can.