August 1st is also the day of the premiere of "Crazy Stone".
Still in the movie theater in Shanghai, Chen Mubai and his creative team met with the audience in the movie theater.
On the day of the premiere, many media reporters went there. With the growth of Mubai Entertainment, the premiere also became star-studded.
"Are you still confident that the movie's box office will exceed 1 billion?" some media asked.
The pre-sale box office of "Crazy Stone" was 110 million. Its performance was not as good as that of "Buried Alive", and its publicity and publicity was even greater than that of "Buried Alive".
After this result came out, many media people also believed that "Crazy Stone" might not be able to reach 1 billion at the box office.
In other words, everyone is not optimistic about Chen Mubai's second movie. First of all, it is a comedy movie that has never been made before, and it is in dialect. He is not the protagonist yet. Various factors add up, and it is very difficult for the movie box office to exceed 1 billion!
In particular, there is an eyeing opponent like "Quick Escape", which will have a great impact on the box office!
This movie is different from the previous foreign blockbuster. This movie was released at the same time, so the competition between the two is particularly fierce!
In terms of film arrangement, "Race" firmly occupies the first place, the foreign science fiction film occupies the third place, and "Crazy Stone" occupies the second place, but the film arrangement between the two is almost the same.
It seems that "Crazy Stone" has the advantage, but in fact it is the sci-fi film that has the advantage. After all, the other film has been released for two weeks, and the film schedule is still so high, which shows that the movie's box office is growing well, and "Crazy Stone" is the premiere
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Chen Mubai has not publicly responded to these matters in front of the media before. Today is the premiere. It is not easy for him to appear in public. The reporters are gearing up and have prepared many questions to ask.
"Yes!" Chen Mubai nodded.
"Are you satisfied with the pre-sale box office?"
"Not bad. In fact, in my prediction, the pre-sale box office will be even lower. After all, this is a dialect-based movie and I am not the lead actor. What else can I ask for?" Chen Mubai laughed at himself, which made the scene excited.
People roared with laughter.
This topic is what many people on the Internet have said recently when they commented on "Crazy Stone". Now that Chen Mubai said it himself, people can't help but laugh.
"The pre-sale results of a movie can reflect the potential of the movie to a certain extent, but this is not an indicator that can determine the performance of the movie. It is just a reference condition. The specific conditions will not be known until the movie is broadcast."
"I always firmly believe that quality is the only thing, and everything else is just an auxiliary. Just like publicity, it can only guarantee the lower box office of a movie. It can attract some viewers to go to the cinema to watch the movie. But what determines the upper limit of the box office of the movie?
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"Is it the director, the cast, the special effects of the explosion, or the film schedule?"
"These are closely related to the movie's box office, but they are not the main factors. They are the quality of the movie. Only the quality of the movie is the most critical factor in determining the movie's box office."
"Just like the movie "Buried Alive", I was a newcomer in the film industry, but the movie still won awards and had a high box office. What did it rely on?"
"It's the quality that makes everyone support me. It's the same this time. I'm still full of confidence in "Crazy Stone" and I'm very grateful to every actor for their contribution to this movie."
"I believe this movie will not be buried and will be loved by everyone. I still have full confidence in it, thank you."
After Chen Mubai finished speaking, the audience burst into thunderous applause, and everyone encouraged this young but talented director and actor.
Chen Mubai is right, what determines the box office of a movie is not those other reasons. No matter how good the promotion is, no matter how high the film schedule is, if the quality of the movie is not good, the audience will still not pay for it.
In comparison, no matter how bad the other aspects are, as long as the quality of the movie is good, it will not be buried in this era.
Thanks to the rapid development of the self-media era, information is transmitted too fast. As long as the quality is high enough, everyone can see it.
"If you don't laugh after watching the movie or don't think it's funny, you can ask me to refund your ticket. I have the confidence."
"Wow!"
"This is a bit cruel!"
"You're really so confident, you're not talking in an official tone."
"I'm getting more and more interested and can't wait to watch "Crazy Stone"."
Everyone was very surprised by what Chen Mubai said. At this moment, many people have different opinions on this movie. Maybe it is really excellent?
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"I'm very interested in "Crazy Stone", so I'd better watch the domestic movie first."
Renowned film critic Roger Chosen between "The Rock" and "Rush."
Both movies premiered in the early morning of August 1st. He could only choose to watch one of them and then watch the other one.
Speaking of which, he only started to pay attention to Chen Mubai because of "Nirvana in Fire". Although Chen Mubai had filmed several good urban dramas before, they were not to his taste. He preferred serious dramas and did not like family ethics dramas.
He believes that urban dramas are basically the same as Lao San, with a little chicken soup or unnecessary moaning.
Some of the plots also seem particularly stupid. Why does the male lead only like the female lead, and the female lead also loves the male lead, and the male lead is the licking dog of the female lead 2 and the female lead? It’s so bloody!
The appearance of "Nirvana in Fire" allowed him to see Chen Mubai's talent and ambition for the quality of his works, so even though the actor in "Speed Escape" was starring the internationally renowned actor Thomas, he still chose Chen Mubai's movie.
On the other hand, I also want to support domestic movies. Chen Mubai is also a relatively famous person in domestic movies.
Although he is not the leading actor in this movie, he is the director!
Also, with the guaranteed slogan of 1 billion box office, he also wanted to see what kind of movie could give Chen Mubai such confidence.
Many people in the outside world think that Chen Mubai is inflated. He has achieved several successes, became famous at a young age, and won many awards. It is normal for him to drift away.
But Roger didn't think so. He didn't believe that someone who could make "Nirvana in Fire" would be so frivolous. In his heart, he vaguely believed Chen Mubai's words.
Roger went to the cinema to buy a ticket to watch it on his own, and was not invited to the premiere.
There are too many film critics, and it is impossible for Mubai Entertainment to invite them all. They can only invite a few familiar or very famous people.
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There were many people in various movie theaters in major cities. Even though it was already late at night and early in the morning, the quiet streets were deserted. The street lights on the roadside shone dimly on the ground, and there were almost no pedestrians on the road.
Even in small third- and fourth-tier cities, there are still many people in the cinema at the moment, some of them couples.
It was summer, students were on vacation, and some students who were in early love secretly watched the premiere of the movie with their partners.
"There are two movies released today, one is Chen Mubai's "Crazy Stone" and the other is "Escape", which one do you want to watch?" the boy said to the girl excitedly.
At this time, they were queuing up. There were already many people sitting in the seats in the cinema, and they would be full soon. After all, there were not many seats, but there were many people coming.
"You go and sit down first, and I'll buy the tickets!" the boy volunteered. He didn't want the girl to stand and wait for a while, for fear that she would get tired.
"Well... let's watch "Speed Escape"." The girl tilted her head and said.
"Huh?" The boy was a little surprised: "Don't you like Chen Mubai very much?"
"I don't really want to watch a comedy today, I want to watch an action movie." The girl said sweetly.
"Oh, okay, I'll go buy it now, you sit here and wait for me!" The boy hurriedly ran over and lined up.
Looking at the boy's leaving figure, the girl looked happy. Of course it's because you like Thomas, so I want to watch his movie, idiot!
Most of the love in the student years is young and sweet, without too many interests mixed in. It is also the age when you are most sincere to a person. In future relationships, you will have more or less realistic considerations.
"Give me two tickets for "Speed Escape", thank you!" the boy said to the conductor.
The attendance rate of "Quick Escape" is not bad, better than "Crazy Stone". After all, it is the work of international superstar Thomas, who also has many fans in China.
Coupled with his consistent tough-guy style, many people like his movies.
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"Husband, I was almost late for watching "Buried Alive" last time. This time I prepared early so I won't be late today!" the woman said proudly.
"Yes, you are the best today!" the man said lovingly.
The last time the couple went to see the premiere of "Buried Alive", because the time was a little slow, they couldn't buy good tickets. The woman also blamed herself, but her husband didn't blame her, but comforted her that it was okay and let her
She was very touched.
This time, the woman deliberately went there early just to buy a good seat ticket and wanted to continue to support Chen Mubai. Who made her husband like Chen Mubai?
Thinking back to her last movie-watching trip, when she watched "Buried Alive", her heart was in her hands the whole time. Her heart was hanging on the protagonist, and she was very nervous.
As a result, the protagonist died in the end, which made her very uncomfortable.
She and her husband had not yet recovered after walking out of the cinema, and her husband was also very unhappy with the ending. However, because of the relationship between them and the fate of the protagonist, they had to accept this ending. It was very realistic and cruel.
Life is not a fairy tale, and the ending of the movie is more realistic. So after thinking about it, they felt a lot relieved, and they cherished the beautiful life now.
"Two copies of "Crazy Stone"!"
"OK, just a second."
After the man got the ticket, the two of them sat aside and waited for the movie to start.
"This time Chen Mubai said it was a comedy, and the trailer is also a comedy, so it shouldn't be uncomfortable to watch."
"Believe him, no matter what, I will be by your side to accompany you. Even if he doesn't make you laugh, I can still make you laugh!" The man and woman smiled gently.
"Yes." The woman nodded heavily and leaned against the man, with a happy smile on her face.
Not long after, the movie came on stage.
"Audiences watching "Crazy Stone" at 0 o'clock began to check their tickets."
"Let's go, it's time to enter."
The two of them followed the large queue to check in tickets, waiting to watch the upcoming movie.
Everyone is excitedly discussing the relevant plot, which is a hot topic on the Internet. Everyone has one thing in common, they prefer Chen Mubai.
If you don't like Chen Mubai, why do you have to come to support Chen Mubai early in the morning?
People who can go to the theater to support him at this time will like Chen Mubai to some extent.
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The cinema went dark, and then the familiar sign appeared again.
Mubai Entertainment symbolizes the growth of trees from saplings, then more and more lush images appear, and finally turns into a logo.
Director: Chen Mubai, Producer: Chen Mubai...
After a brief introduction, the movie officially started playing.
At the beginning, there is a scene of Xie Xiaomeng picking up girls on the cable car. He looks lewd and lewd while pretending to be a young man and speaking profound words. This contrasting image is so big that some people who are not good at laughing laugh out loud.
"Oh, my name is Xie Xiaomeng, please call me Charles." After Xie Xiaomeng said his name coquettishly, more and more people laughed.
"This person is too funny..."
"Where did I find this crooked melon and cracked jujube? It's really unique!"
"I was convinced. I thought I was speaking in dialect, but it turned out that I was speaking Mandarin so coquettishly. Chen Mubai is pretty awesome!"
Many people expressed their stomach aches from laughing and whispered to each other.
Of course, some people think that these people have too low a laugh point and there is nothing funny about them.
Well, under the comparison of Xie Xiaomeng, Shang Ran looked as beautiful as a fairy, which made many male compatriots shine.
Then he was stepped on by Shang Ran, yelled like a slaughtered pig, and the can in his hand fell from the cable car.
"I gave Xie Xiaomeng a shot of opening a can and then dropping it again. It should have a meaning. Let's see if there is any meaning."
Some film critics saw this scene and took note of it.
Their job is to analyze every shot and analyze as much as possible the director's intentions and metaphors, which represent the deeper meaning of the film.
Sometimes seemingly unrelated things actually have no mystery at all.
Just like this shot, it seems to have no connection, but the shot was given twice. It shouldn't be that simple. This is their intuition.
Moreover, the scene of Xie Xiaomeng chatting up with this woman will definitely have subsequent story development. This is also a common method used in movies. It is impossible to completely cut off the connection all at once.
It will definitely play a certain role in the plot, otherwise there would be no need to arrange this extra plot.