Chapter 407 Breaking the 100 million mark on the first day!
"Li Qian's new work "The Truman Show" was released shockingly, with box office exceeding 10 million in zero-hour screenings!"
"With 24-hour filming, a ridiculous reality show, and a heart-shaking show, "The Truman Show" makes people start to doubt life!"
""The Truman Show" breaks the box office record for zero-point screenings, and Li Qian will create another box office miracle!"
"A jaw-dropping movie. Li Qian once again shows us his unbridled imagination. People on earth can no longer keep up with his imagination!"
"Genius? Genius? Maybe Li Qian deserves any words of praise. "The Truman Show" has completely subverted our worldview!"
"The most subversive movie in history: Are our lives real?"
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Early in the morning, all news about film and television seemed to be occupied by Li Qian and "The Truman Show."
There were only a few people at the premiere, but there were more than 200,000 people at the midnight screening, enough for all the media to see it.
The content of the movie shocked everyone, and the record-breaking box office of tens of millions of viewings, all of which completely made the Lunar New Year movie market abuzz.
There were 200,000 moviegoers, and the number of people who rated it on Douban reached 40,000. The popularity and discussion of the movie on the entire Internet far exceeded some movies that had been released for several days.
The movie is really shocking, and every audience member who has watched the movie can't wait to share it and tell them their inner thoughts.
The Douban score is as high as 9.5 points, ranking third in film and television, and second only to "Farewell My Concubine" among Chinese-language films. Even if it will definitely drop in the follow-up, it is 100% sure to stay above 9 points.
Not only ordinary audiences, "The Truman Show", a movie that subverts the worldview and is full of satire, has also made countless film critics and movie lovers laugh.
"It is estimated that many people will be shocked and speechless for a long time after watching "The Truman Show" for the first time, and then imagine that we are also living in a huge studio, with many viewers watching the live broadcast of your life.
The fact is, "The Truman Show" is just a movie.
The difference between many of us and Truman is that Truman doesn’t want to perform, he is just an actor, and there are many audiences watching his performance. When he finds out that he is living in a show, what he wants to do is to try to get rid of the performance and live a real life.
of oneself.
However, many of us are not actors, and there are not so many audiences watching, but we perform every day. Maybe there is no audience, and the performance cannot stop, so we live in the performance.
Director Li Qian once again broke through the bottleneck of his short career as a director and created a stunning work. He told us the truth about life. Everyone actually lives in "The Truman Show" and is willing to do it day after day.
We perform repeatedly every day. The difference is that we have no audience but we have to perform.
Life is just an unrehearsed performance, we cannot detect it. Truman can get out of Taoyuan Island, but we can't get out of the real desert!"
""The Truman Show" is definitely one of the most ridiculous movies in film history. It was set, restricted, and imprisoned. The protagonist has lived in this environment for 30 years without knowing it.
When I watched this film at the premiere, my mouth was always open. I was so shocked, the plot was so bizarre, how could such a person exist!
A few hours later, when I watched the film again at midnight, I felt a little helpless and a little sad.
In fact, we are all Truman. The difference is that Truman finally walked out of his world, while most of us will linger in it throughout our lives.
Each of us lives in a set world. We can find traces of "setting" in the lives around us. We also have dreams that are difficult to achieve in a set world, but we are like the first half of us.
Like Duan's Truman, he is unable or unable to step out of his own world to pursue his dreams. This is sad and helpless!"
"In today's world where domestic films are pursuing capital and commercialization, "The Truman Show" is definitely a work of conscience. At first glance, it is shocking. I can't imagine that someone with less than thirty years of life experience
Director Li Qian, how did he create such a great work?
An entertainment movie that seems to be black humor, but it tells the story of everyone's life. For us, the show is false from beginning to end, but for Truman, when he did not discover the truth, the world's
Real, this reality comes from the world view of thirty years, just like the world each of us lives in.
Our lives are also set. If you study hard, you will be admitted to a good university in the future. If you are admitted to a good university, you will find a good job. If you have a good future, you will have a good marriage. Only by walking in this way can you have a good future.
Success! Having money and status is a successful life!
Isn’t this how we have been taught since childhood? Doesn’t it feel natural? Is this really the only way? Of course not, we have been set up since childhood, in everyone’s own “Truman World”.
We have also had dreams. Some fell in love with photography, some fell in love with traveling, and some fell in love with writing. However, the various settings of reality simply do not allow us to follow our dreams. These dreams can only invite the ruthless beating of reality.
So we compromised and continued living in "The Truman Show", but why don't we give it a try, even if there is no other door, it would be good to open a window in life!"
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It was early in the morning and the cinemas were not open yet. Strictly speaking, the movie was not officially released. It was just a midnight screening before.
However, "The Truman Show", which has not yet been officially released, has created unprecedented popularity on the Internet, and even has the potential to suppress the currently hot "Zodiac".
This craze is driven not only by ordinary audiences, but also by many more professional audiences, as well as young literary and artistic people.
"The Truman Show"'s analysis of life and reality has aroused great interest in this group of viewers. Most of the long comments come from this group of viewers. They talk about life based on the movie with great interest and never tire of it.
Again.
This also promoted the popularity of the movie.
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"The Truman Show" didn't even start screening the first show. The zero-hour screening alone created such a huge momentum, and it really shocked everyone in the industry.
The bosses of several major companies did not come to the premiere and did not know what the movie was about. Even though they learned about the content of the movie from their subordinates, they did not feel much about it just by dictating it.
However, this does not prevent them from analyzing it as a professional filmmaker. According to this, "The Truman Show" is definitely a big hit.
""Zodiac" is a hit, and "1942" is a sure bet. Ma Xiaogang already has the experience of "Tangshan Earthquake" and is familiar with this kind of subject matter. Two blockbuster movies, sandwiched between Li Qian's
A hit movie, this Lunar New Year movie is so exciting!"
Yu Dong thought leisurely that the Lunar New Year holiday had nothing to do with him anyway. The best outcome for him would be to lose both sides.
All other major companies have the same idea. They are all competitors. They would rather die than their friends and wish that all companies other than their own would go bankrupt.
Huayang Media and the Huang brothers were also shocked by this formation.
"When "I'm Not the God of Medicine" was screened, it wasn't so popular, right?" Huang Zhongjun was a little surprised.
It's just a midnight show. Even if it broke the box office record for a midnight show, it hasn't been released yet.
"Brother, this is just a gimmick based on the fact that the whole city is a studio..." Huang Zhonglei still wanted to forcefully find an excuse for himself, but as he kept talking, he found that there was nothing to find.
Even a layman can see that the current popularity and explosive word-of-mouth have made the entire Internet agitated with expectations.
Even opponents and enemies have to admit that it is inevitable that "The Truman Show" will be a hit.
Huang Zhongjun, who had always been calm, became agitated and could only hold on and said, "We'll watch it when the box office comes out tomorrow. We still have "1942"!"
"Yes, we still have "1942"!"
Huang Zhonglei repeated the sentence with a very firm tone, and said, "Wanda has invested in both "Zodiac" and "1942", so this time they won't be cheating!"
Speaking of which, Huang Zhongjun was angry. Half of the failure of the summer movie was Wanda's fault. The box office of the two movies was similar, but Wanda gave nearly 80% of its prime time schedule to "Jaws 3."
There must have been some PY deal going on privately, which directly led to the failure of Huayang Media's summer season.
This time, Wanda has invested in both movies. Even if Song Ge and Li Qian do something wrong, they will not treat the movies they invested in badly. This is the only good news.
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As a director, Li Qian woke up early in the morning and was frightened by the news on the Internet.
"It's a bit unexpected."
Tong Liya smiled and said, "Are you so unsure of yourself?"
Li Qian shook his head, "It would have been much stronger in the afternoon, but hasn't it been officially released yet? It's only a midnight show with 200,000 viewers, and the popularity on the Internet has almost surpassed "Zodiac"."
"That's not good." Tong Liya said and sighed, "It's a pity that I don't have many scenes."
"Not to mention the second female lead you guest-starred in. The heroine is not very popular. This movie only has Brother Chao as the protagonist, and the rest are all supporting roles. The whole film is a one-man show by Brother Chao."
In fact, even Deng Chao is not very popular. These lengthy film reviews focus more on the character of Truman and mention Deng Chao's acting skills in passing.
For the audience, what really shocks their hearts is the creativity and story of the movie itself, and the actors are secondary.
This is normal. After all, after the midnight show, after the general audience enters the venue, Deng Chao, Zhou Xingchi, Wang Ou, and even Zhang Wei will all receive huge attention.
While eating breakfast, I browsed various websites and forums.
Everyone should be on their way to work or school now, but movie forums and forums are still quite lively. Audiences who haven’t watched the movie are eager to know the content of the movie, even if they already know it through various comments.
Got a rough idea.
"What's going on? The whole world is fake? Are the sun and the moon fake?"
"The entire city where the male protagonist lives is a studio? Nonsense, where does such a big studio come from, what materials is it made of, and what is the specific structure of it covering a city? It's not reasonable at all!"
"Are you sure it's not a science fiction movie or an alien? Are all the wind, rain, thunder and lightning man-made? The sun, moon, stars, and sea are all made? Build one and let me see!"
And so on, even if they know that the city where Truman is located is a studio, the audience watching the movie is still curious about everything, and they have too many questions in their hearts.
However, there were some enthusiastic spectators who watched the zero-point show to clarify their doubts one by one.
However, I haven’t seen the movie, and there are no movie references of the same theme, so sometimes the more I talk about it, the more confused I become.
However, no matter what, the sense of expectation is unprecedentedly high.
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Amid the expectations of all audiences, after 9:15 in the morning, nearly 4,000 cinemas across the country opened their doors one after another and started a new day of screenings.
Countless audiences walked into the movie, ready to enjoy Li Qian's magical new work.
Li Qian also joined the crew, and the first battle came to UME Huaxing, a flagship theater owned by Future Cinemas, to prepare for the first road show.
"Good morning everyone."
In the reception room of the cinema, all the actors were present, and everyone was in a good mood. Li Qian was in a good mood too.
Everyone also said hello excitedly, "Good morning, Director Li/Boss."
Obviously, everyone has read the news, and the current popularity and reputation are enough for them to have a rough number in mind.
"This time our movie is going to be a hit again. I think it's not impossible to break through 1.6 billion!"
As the leading actor, Deng Chao must be the happiest. He has just filmed two movies, "Painting on the Wall" and "Famous Man", which have been criticized wildly. They have lost their reputation. "The Truman Show" can push him to a new level by itself.
new heights.
1.6 billion at the box office. The other actors, especially Wang Ou and Zhang Wei, who have the most roles, are already smiling. I am so lucky. I am so unknown that I can be chosen by Li Qian to star in "
Truman"
"Everyone, please restrain yourself. Some of you will be happy later, but you still have to face the audience."
Li Qian shook his head with a smile and looked at Zhou Xingchi, "The publicity later may be a bit intensive, thank you for your hard work, Director Zhou."
"It's just a week, it doesn't matter." Zhou Xingchi smiled. Although he is older, he is not unbearable at this point. It is only for a week, and then he has to continue working on the later stages of "Journey to the West: Conquer the Demons."
"I haven't appeared in front of the audience in a few years, and everyone is looking forward to meeting Director Zhou." Li Qian said with a smile.
After chatting for a while in the reception room, the first screening ended at 11 o'clock, and Li Qian took everyone into the screening hall to officially start the road show.
"The Truman Show" also concluded its first round of broadcasts nationwide. Although it was the first show in the morning, the attendance rate was still very good.
The addition of a new group of viewers has also made the movie's popularity on the Internet completely surpass that of "Zodiac".
Since the first round of screenings, it has been crushing many movies in the Lunar New Year period. With the screenings one after another, by the evening, the Internet has completely exploded.
Countless viewers' comments have spread all over the Internet, and discussions about the movie have never stopped. It has become one of the hottest topics in most forums.
One day passed, at around 0:15 in the morning on the 7th, under the spotlight, the first-day box office of "The Truman Show" was also sent from the Distribution and Exhibition Association to various companies and media.
103 million, "The Truman Show" exceeded 100 million on its first day!