"It's so exciting. "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" is really right. Masters from ten different countries fight each other. Different types of kung fu are exciting. The punches are so real!"
"This idea is so fun. Wu Jing only killed two people. It would be great if he killed nine opponents in a row."
"Where did the nine come from? Didn't the unlucky guy with the stick fall into the sea and drown?"
"There is also the big boss behind the scenes, that perverted man. He looks malnourished and evil. Just looking at him makes you want to kill him."
"It's so funny when it comes to sticks. I was so high on the plane that I was thrown into the sea and drowned. My hands and feet were locked and I was flopping in the water. It was so cowardly."
"I suspect Wu Jing did it on purpose, otherwise why would he be the stick and not someone else?"
"It must be, but it's a pity that Wu Jing didn't kill the Japs. He only killed an English agent and soldier Mi Lijian."
"Doesn't anyone feel that the neon man is so pitiful? He couldn't confess his feelings to the girl he liked. In the end, he was strangled to death by the necklace she gave him. It was so heartbreaking."
"...Poor? The female killer was tortured and killed. Why didn't she say she was pitiful when she blew herself up? Holy Mother upstairs, right?"
"Stop insulting the Holy Mother, add a bitch. If you don't say anything when you harm others, you will be pitiful if you die. How can such a thing happen?"
"Actually, the most pitiable person is the man from the country of He. He was a refugee who worked as a refugee, but he was kidnapped and tortured to death by Lao Yinbi."
"Yes, Tony Jaa is too miserable. At first, I thought he would live to the end. If we really fight him, none of the ten people can beat him."
"I've also watched his "Kickboxer". The fighting was so brutal that he would definitely win in the end, but he was too innocent and was tricked to death."
"This tells us that honest people are the most unlucky. Don't be too honest in reality, otherwise you might get cheated."
"Haha, yes, I didn't expect such an action movie to have such a philosophy."
...
At around 11 o'clock in the evening on the 28th, Wu Jing, who had been busy all day, sat in front of the computer and carefully read the reviews of the movie online.
Although the audience's response after the premiere was very good, it was only a part of the audience, and Wu Jing was still not completely relaxed.
Now, I see that online audiences have praised the movie very well, and not only the action scenes, but also the plot, characters, etc. are mostly positive.
When "Spike" was released, the action scenes in it, especially the last fight scene with one against a hundred, were well received.
However, except for the fighting scenes, the reviews it received were average.
Judging from the feedback and evaluations I have received so far for "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" this time, at least I am already a qualified director.
At around 12:15 a.m., Wu Jing received a text message from the box office. The box office on the first day was 8.1 million.
"yeah!"
In the middle of the night, in an empty room, Wu Jing clenched his fist heavily. Even though he was 36 years old, he still couldn't help but cheer.
Only now did he really feel at ease.
Although the first-day box office of 8.1 million was not as good as "The Lost Road", for a movie with a production cost of only 30 million, it was definitely a great success.
Now, Wu Jing could finally sleep peacefully.
At this moment, there are many people inside and outside the industry who are more concerned about the box office of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" than Li Qian.
Needless to say, Xiao Ma, the investor in "Sword Rain", has a mediocre box office. If "Jesus Survival" and "Detective Detective" are both big hits, they will not be able to make any box office during the seven-day National Day holiday.
The most important thing is Huayang Media. The cost of 130 million yuan for "Detective Dee: The Tongtian Empire" is not small. Don't look at "Tangshan Earthquake" which raised the box office limit of domestic movies to 600 million yuan, but let alone 500 million yuan or 600 million yuan, even 400 million yuan.
There are only two movies at the box office.
"Only 8 million..."
Late at night, Huang Zhongjun looked at the box office information and breathed a sigh of relief.
8 million on the first day. It is still a niche action genre, and the final estimate is just over 100 million.
He probably didn't even think about it. For a movie that cost 30 million, the word "talent" was used for 8 million on the first day.
Not only Huang Zhongjun, many people had the same idea at this time.
"People on the Road" sold 13.5 million on its first day. In comparison, these 8 million are far behind.
However, I soon realized that there are only a few movies that cost 30 million and sell 8 million on the first day in a year.
It's a niche action movie without any A-list stars, but Li Qian has such box office appeal and it's terrifying.
Even if the final box office is 100 million, it is not enough compared to Li Qian, but for any company, and except for a few directors such as Ma Xiaogang, 100 million box office is a distant figure.
There is no doubt that "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" once again proved Li Qian's box office appeal.
However, Huang Zhongjun smiled.
If it's over 100 million, then there's nothing to worry about.
No matter how "Detective Dee: The Tongtian Empire", five first-line stars + Xu Ke's martial arts film, 100 million with eyes closed, 200 million casually, a small goal of 300 million, a big goal of 400 million.
After worrying for so many days, Huang Zhongjun was able to sleep well.
.......
However, Li Qian did not stay up late waiting for box office information, and went to bed early after a lot of trouble.
In the morning, I lay in bed with Tong Liya for a while, then I remembered, fumbled for my phone on the bedside, picked it up and checked the messages.
"8.1 million, not bad."
Li Qian nodded with satisfaction, sat up and leaned against the bed, reading the news.
With the emergence of smart phones, mobile Internet access has become much more convenient.
Tong Liya also got up and leaned on Li Qian, a little dissatisfied, "It's only 8 million, it's a bit low."
I still remember that "Cohabitation" sold 11 million on the first day of Double Eleven last year, and this year's New Year's Day "People on the Road" sold 13.5 million. Not to mention that it was higher every time, at least it was about the same. Why is it so low this time?
So much, not even 10 million.
Li Qian laughed and said, "This is an action movie. Wu Jing is the only actor the audience knows, and he has been playing supporting roles as villains. He made 8 million on the first day, so why do you need a bicycle?"
"Isn't there still you? Isn't your appeal no longer effective?"
"..." Li Qian was helpless.
"I can't let the audience watch a genre they don't like. Action movies are not as good as romance and comedies. Romance movies always kill both men and women, but few female viewers will go to the cinema specifically to watch action movies."
"Yes, I didn't watch the premiere very seriously, but I remember that there seemed to be female viewers who were very interested."
Suddenly, as if she remembered something, Tong Liya also took out her mobile phone and found a post she had seen during the day on a forum with many female users.
"You see, there are also female viewers discussing this movie. They think the neon underworld is quite pitiful."
"Let me see."
Li Qian took a general look and saw that it was really like this. He really didn't know what these people were thinking.
Is it just because of the cool look of the neon gangster and the love story behind it?
Can't understand.
I continued to browse the news and saw an interesting post on Tieba.
"I found something worth pondering in the movie. There are many details in this movie. The gentleman agent in England was an old villain. The disgusting person died in the most embarrassing way at the beginning of the stick. The Japanese were used as the legs of the Mi Lijian people.
Isn’t this a true portrayal of each country?”
Just two sentences, there are many replies below.
"I discovered it a long time ago, and I didn't pay attention. When Wu Jing was about to beat the Japanese to death, Mi Lijian, who was hiding in the dark, took action. He was afraid that his younger brother would be beaten to death."
"Politics can be seen in action movies. You guys are really good. I'm afraid you won't get perfect marks every time in your Chinese composition."
"Holy shit, I'm so scared if I think about it. Look in reality, behind the two neighbors Neon and Bangzi, isn't it Mi Lijian who uses them to deal with us and at the same time secretly weakens them, which can restrain us without leaving us?
Control is just like in the movie where the Mi Lijian people sit and watch Wu Jing and the Neon people fight, and wait until the younger brother is almost dead before taking action."
"English agents should generally refer to Westerners, and Chinese people refer to Southeast Asia. Westerners have always been so insidious and constantly causing trouble. In the past, most places in Southeast Asia were colonized by Westerners."
"What about the white boxing champion, the black mercenary, and the black killer couple? Wait for the politicians to explain."
"It's simple. The black killer couple are engaged in shady professions, implying that they live in Europe with Mi Lijian and have certain abilities. The white boxing champion is the one who discriminates against them, otherwise he will attack the female killer from the beginning.
"
"Then the female killer killed the white boxing champion. Does that mean racial equality?"
"How do you explain the black mercenary? From what he said, he must be an African native. He was attacked by the Milijians just as he picked up the supplies dropped by the drone."
"Isn't it obvious? Non-chiefs are unlucky."
"Wonderful!"
“It’s amazing!”
"No, no, no, it's not that simple. I think that awesome black mercenary alludes to South Africa, the most awesome man in Africa back then. Wasn't he just tricked by Milijian and a bunch of younger men? He was also tricked in the movie.
Mi Lijian and his younger brother were killed together!"
"666, pass the tea to the boss."
"Awesome, there are a lot of talents in the movie bar, including philosophers, historians, and politicians."
"Calm down, there are politicians, philosophers, and thinkers per capita in Tieba. They have been around for five thousand years and know everything at home and abroad, both ancient and modern."
...
"Talent!"
After reading this post completely, even Li Qian has to admire the imagination of these netizens. It would be a pity not to take pictures.
"What? Let me take a look."
Tong Liya came over curiously. After reading it, she felt that her brain was not full and she looked confused.
"Does it really have so many deep meanings?" She remembered that this script was completed by Li Qian under the guidance of Wu Jing, and Li Qian had also decided on Nan Bang first for the unlucky guy who was airdropped and drowned in the sea at the beginning.
Taekwondo master.
Li Qian shook his head, and it was a bit funny when he thought about it, "How could I have thought so much, except that I gave me the ideas, and the script was completed by Brother Jing alone, and I only talked about each country, white people, and black people are slightly more average.
As for whether he has other meanings, you have to ask him."
There are four yellow people, three white people, and three black people. Except for the unlucky guy Bangzi who died at the beginning, there are exactly three yellow people left, so they are distributed reasonably.
"But this analysis is quite interesting and seems to make some sense."
After watching it as a joke, Li Qian didn't pay too much attention to it. Judging from the current response, it has a good reputation and has great potential during the National Day seven days.
What Li Qian didn't expect was that this post on Tieba actually became popular and was reposted on Tianya. On Weibo, many people analyzed it clearly.
When Wu Jing was on the road show, he was even more confused when faced with questions from the audience.
politics?
philosophy?
history?
After listening to the audience's questions, Wu Jing was stunned.
What and what, I don’t know!
Those various analyzes have gradually become popular on the Internet, with various professionals expressing their opinions, and film critics turning into philosophers and politicians to analyze from multiple angles.
With the high reputation, the movie became even more popular, and the box office reached 9.7 million in a single day the next day.
On the 29th, "Detective Dee: The Empire" was also released, with a super high box office of 16.3 million on the first day, dominating the National Day schedule.
On the 30th, as the popularity of the movie "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" increased, and it was the last day of the working day, the single-day box office surged to 13.3 million.
"Detective Dee" received 18.7 million on the second day.
On October 1st, the National Day stalls are at their hottest.
Although the reputation of "Detective Dee" is not as good as expected, it is slightly better than average.
It commits the most feared shortcomings of suspense reasoning - the beginning is unfinished, the suspense is not enough, the fight is just a matter of time, and the suspect himself tells everything until the end.
There is also no trace of Xu Ke’s unique love between his son and his daughter, and it becomes less like a movie by Xu Ke, which greatly disappoints martial arts movie fans.
However, in today's world where there are so many costume blockbusters, this kind of costume film that combines suspense and history is still quite novel.
Moreover, the performances of the five A-list stars fully supported this movie.
On the 1st, the first day of the holiday, the box office of "Detective Detective" reached 27.6 million, with a single ticket of nearly 30 million.
After three days of release, "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" received a high reputation and attracted some viewers who were not particularly fond of action movies and were watching. It also received a high box office of 18.3 million in the first holiday.
"Fist of Fury: Chen Zhen", which was released on the 1st, also received an impressive box office of 12.6 million on the first day, which is much higher than "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds".
The total box office of the three movies in a single day was close to 60 million, which also set a new high for the National Day period.
Coupled with movies such as "Sword Rain" and "Hawthorn Tree Love", this National Day is not much different from previous summers and New Year holidays.
The popularity of National Day movies continues to heat up, and several movies have become one of the top topics on the Internet.
On the 2nd and 3rd, "Detective Detective" continued to lead the National Day season with a box office of 57.5 million in two days, with a total box office of 120 million in the first five days.
"PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" followed closely with a box office of 38.8 million in two days, and the total box office in the first six days of release also reached 88.2 million.
"Fist of Fury: Chen Zhen" also sold 27 million in the next two days, with a total of 39.6 million in three days.
As for "Sword Rain", which was released first, under the impact of three blockbusters, it no longer has much market.
The three National Day movies were huge hits. Except for "Detective Dee" which broke the 100 million mark early, it is inevitable that the other two will break the 100 million mark.
However, what makes filmmakers in the industry happy is that the film produced by Li Qian was finally suppressed.