Early in the morning, it's cold and a good opportunity to sleep in.
Xiao Qian couldn't sleep and was kicked by Li Qingjue.
"Today is the day when the box office of "Shaolin Temple" is released on the first day. Are you not worried?"
Xiao Qian had no choice but to hold on to the cockscomb.
"Anyway, the box office is very good, what do you need to worry about? Girl, it's good to have a conscience. I went to countdown with you last night, and I even caught a cold."
"Hehe, thank you for your hard work. Get up quickly, I made bird's nest porridge for you."
As soon as Xiao Qian mentioned this matter, Li Qingjue became very happy and extremely gentle.
The two have a very ordinary private life. Neither of them is a meddlesome person and they don't like excitement. Therefore, a millennium countdown event like this can be regarded as a rare date for the two of them.
Xiao Qian cheated.
"I'm so tired, please pull me up."
Li Qingjue had no choice but to extend his palm towards him.
Xiao Qian squeezed it gently, then with a sudden force, Wenxiang Nephrite fell into her arms, and she quickly hugged her tightly.
"Oh, you big bad guy, let me go quickly."
"If you don't let go, of course my wife will hold her."
"Ugh...it smells so bad, you haven't brushed your teeth yet!"
"This is my most precious vitality."
"Oh, why aren't you wearing clothes?"
"Do you wear clothes for bed?"
"Let me go, you gangster."
"What are you afraid of? It's not like I've never seen it before. You've even touched it."
"Who wants to touch..."
An hour passed, so after getting up, Xiao Qian could only drink the cold bird's nest porridge. But the porridge was cold and warm, and it was delicious to be served by a peerless beauty.
It was already afternoon when the two of them arrived at the company.
Compared with the leisurely life of the two of them, the entire company was extremely busy. Everyone was anxiously guarding their positions, staring at the phone.
"Oh, my two little ancestors, you are really not in a hurry. Don't you care about the box office?"
Faced with Xu Jiayi's nagging, Li Qingjue was helpless.
"It's not my work, so I can't help it."
Xiao Qian pulled Xu Jiayi and asked her to sit down.
"Okay, butler, don't worry. The box office will only be good, not bad. It doesn't matter if you know it sooner or later."
Xu Jiayi was doubtful.
"How do you know the box office is good?"
Xiao Qian chuckled.
"Ticket sales at Dongying are all done through computer terminals. In fact, the statistics have been known for a long time. As long as we know the data from Dongying, we can also make approximate estimates for other regions."
Xu Jiayi slapped her forehead and realized that she was a little stupid.
When Dongying's theater chain was renovated, Xiao Qian vigorously promoted computer terminal ticket sales, which aroused a lot of doubts.
Many people feel that doing so is too costly and the investment is too high.
But Xiao Qian gave a solid reason.
The use of computerized ticket sales can provide more complete statistics on box office data and can effectively avoid box office underreporting.
After all, when a ticket is sold on the computer, the data will be entered at the headquarters. In the end, it is clear at a glance how many tickets were sold.
This reason convinced everyone, but they did not expect that in addition to preventing box office underreporting, computer ticket sales can also be convenient in box office statistics.
This afternoon, Xiao Qian received numerous calls from various sources, all inquiring about the box office situation.
Xiao Qian was helpless.
The box office data on the first day must not be compiled until after midnight. Now you are asking, how did I know?
He was so annoyed that he simply turned off his phone, then took Li Qingjue and hid in the recording studio, and together they pondered the issues of "The World is Unparalleled".
It lasted until after one o'clock in the evening, when Xu Jiayi rushed in from outside.
It was obvious that the general manager was floating when he walked. He held the report in his hand and handed it over tremblingly.
"Xiao Qian, we are going to go against the grain this time."
Xiao Qian took the report, glanced at it, and laughed wildly.
Li Qingjue came over to take a look out of curiosity, and his eyes immediately turned into countless zeros.
Now that the actual data was out, Xiao Qian was so full of energy that Shi Shiran turned on his phone and ignored countless missed calls and called Li Jianguo directly.
"Dad, the first day's box office is out."
"Shaolin Temple" created a precedent for a Chinese movie, that is, the midnight slot and the first-day box office.
Before this, these two concepts did not exist.
Basically, the first week box office data and total box office are the most important indicators.
But Xiao Qian understands that with the acceleration of information, the first week data and total box office are really too slow and completely inconsistent with today's fast society.
So we followed the trend, and on the occasion of this millennium, we introduced the concepts of midnight slots and first-day box office.
The outside world may not quite understand the meaning of these two concepts, but the people around Xiao Qian are particularly nervous.
Li Jianguo hasn't slept yet.
It's such a big deal, I can't sleep at all. I don't feel confident if I don't get concrete results.
Xiao Qian was filial and naturally did not dare to offend her father.
"Yesterday at 0:15 a.m., "Shaolin Temple" began to be released simultaneously on 2,500 screens across the country, with a box office of 21.5 million on the first day."
"How many?"
Li Jianguo roared, causing Xu Mingxia to mutter in confusion.
He was really frightened.
The year 1999 that just passed can be regarded as a low point for Chinese films in recent years.
Just because Starlight's movies were out of schedule, no new movies were released this year, and other domestic movies were really not that good.
The annual box office champion in 1999 was only 43 million, which was almost a cliff-like decline.
And this is not the case for domestic movies. The "Star Wars Episode 1" imported from abroad only cost 33 million, which is not as good as domestic movies.
Just two days ago, in the last days of 1999, some people loudly declared that the cold winter of Chinese movies was coming.
Well, now it seems that this cold winter is a bit short.
It turns out that it’s not that Chinese movies are no longer good, but that current Chinese movies are no longer good without the starlight brand.
The box office on the first day was more than 21 million, and it was basically on its way to breaking 100 million in the first week.
The most important comparison is that when "The Opium War" and "October Siege" were big hits, the box office sales on the first day were not so exaggerated.
Li Jianguo knows very well that "Shaolin Temple" has a great chance of surpassing those two movies and becoming the all-time box office champion of Chinese movies.
"Okay, I understand. You should arrange publicity immediately and make sure to maximize this news. Do you understand?"
Because the overall decline of the film industry last year, he has been under a lot of pressure. Now that he is proud and proud, Li Jianguo does not intend to hold it back.
Needless to say, Xiao Qian would not let such a good result go unchecked.
He personally took the report to the propaganda department and issued the order.
"Tomorrow morning, before everyone goes to work tomorrow, I want to see this news appear prominently in all newspapers and media."
The publicity and public relations personnel immediately took action. It was obvious that tonight would be a sleepless night.
Ordinary people are still in dreamland. Even if they care about the movie, they have to wait until they wake up the next morning to see the relevant news.
But people within the industry are very convenient. Of course, they were shocked earlier.
In the capital city, in a courtyard, under the dim light, a few people were sitting, looking at the snow through the windows.
The whiter the snow, the colder the heart.
"It's Mr. Xiao after all, he's amazing!"
Feng bucked his teeth and let out a long sigh, his expression desolate.
It was here that they mocked Xiao Qian wantonly and showed his pretentiousness. Later, the relationship between the two parties eased and they cooperated a lot.
Now when he said these words again, he didn't have much hatred, but he expressed sincere admiration.
Last year, his movie box office exceeded 43 million, winning the annual box office championship.
Although the outside world is discussing the decline of the film market, he is still very proud of it.
No matter what, being able to be number one in the country is something to be proud of in any industry.
He also thought that his achievements were achieved when the film market was in recession, so it should be even more rare.
If someone were to replace him, he might not be better than himself.
However, just after New Year's Day, Xiao Qian made him understand what it means to be broken.
Everyone present here is an insider in the film industry. They have their own channels and have obtained the box office data early. They are all dumbfounded.
The gap is too big!
Where did the difference come from?
A car came outside the small courtyard, and then a man pushed open the courtyard door and stepped in through the snow.
Everyone present knew each other and rushed forward to greet him.
Han Siping shook off the snowflakes before stepping into the house with one foot, and the sound had already arrived.
"I've told you a long time ago that we want to cooperate, but you prefer to look after Qinggao."
Several people in the room looked at me and I looked at you, and they were all ashamed.
