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But before the premiere was over, news of Kidd's death was hitting major news sites. At this time, many people were paying attention to the premiere. When the reporters took the lead in spreading the news to the Internet, it immediately caused a great sensation.

Many netizens believed the news, swearing at He Xi's House and Weibo, and even caused many people to refund tickets. All of a sudden, some experts also changed their arguments immediately. If "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century" really wrote Kaito Kidd to death, its box office would be greatly impacted.

"It deserves it!" Zhao Meng laughed after seeing the news. When it comes to the degree of attention to "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century", he is not at all more relaxed than Zhongxia Company - after all, the success or failure of this movie will affect many people. The psychological concept of director Huaxia.

If the movie fails and the box office is poor, he may be able to call those directors back with a high salary and give He Xi a blow. But if the film is successful, more directors may become interested in animation.

So no matter what, he didn't want the film to succeed. In fact, he had already sent his subordinates to try to find out the news of the premiere in Ninghai. He did not expect that Zhao Meng could get the information in advance through the Internet before his news came back.

Judging from the information reported on the Internet, Zhao Meng judged that those pictures and news sources were highly credible, which made his face beam with joy, and he brewed two pots of tea in the company office and finished it by himself.

It's a pity that his joy didn't last long. Just after he finished his work and turned on his computer again, the tone on the Internet changed drastically.

"Phantom Thief Kidd is not dead!" Two minutes before the end of the premiere, Hu Na in Ninghai Cinema suddenly heard a girl cheering. She held a mobile phone in the lobby and said to the people around: "Who said Kidd is dead?" , my sister said he wasn't dead at all, she was at the premiere!"

Hearing this voice, in the blink of an eye, there was a commotion in the hall.

"What's going on?", "Impossible, isn't it proven dead just now? Little girl, where did you get the news from?", "Yes, if you said you didn't die, how did you get those sneaky photos? What's going on?"

Some people approached the girl, and she was also nervous. He smiled and said, "Absolutely, the movie is over. My sister just secretly sent me a message, and Kidd finally came out to save Conan!"

"But isn't the premiere over yet?" Someone looked at the time, and there were still a few minutes before the end of the premiere: "Why is the movie over?"

But for this question. The girl didn't answer, and someone else knew the answer: "The premiere is not over yet, but the movie should be over, and the ending song has to be played at the end of the movie, and then the production team has to be present to express their thanks—then the premiere is considered over. "

Although the premiere of Phoenix Company was simple, the final thanks must be indispensable, and from the analysis of time, the screening of "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century" may indeed have ended--people in the theater have also started Believe it.

"Let me just say, how could Mr. He Xi let the Kaitou Kidd die!", "Only a fool would believe that rumor, but I am so relieved. I was terrified just now!", "That's right, that's right , Fortunately, I am sensible and did not refund the ticket with them!", "I am very grateful for the rumors just now, if no one refunds the ticket, I will not be able to watch it today!"

After receiving the news that Kidd was not dead, the theater hall immediately became lively.

The dead atmosphere just now disappeared, and people put smiles on their faces, happy to see the release of "The Magician of the Beginning of the Century" smoothly, and gloating at those who refunded tickets because of rumors.

"Do you think I was right in not letting you refund the ticket?" Not far from the ticket office, a young couple attracted Hu Na's attention. The girl reached out and twisted the boy's arm: "You still quarreled with me, now you know you were wrong?"

The boy had a pained expression on his face, but he still nodded: "Yes, just now He Ming sold the ticket.

Now I have to regret it... It hurts, don't twist it so hard! "

"Huh, I can't bear this pain, is it a man?" The girl said so, but her hands loosened, and she took the initiative to rub her boyfriend: "You are lucky. Later Xiaoxuan knows De is not dead, He Ming's hand must be wrung off!"

A smile appeared on the boy's face - hearing their conversation, Hu Na remembered that this was originally a couple of two couples watching a movie, and one of them had their tickets refunded and left half an hour ago. Maybe they are regretting it now!

Those who have refunded their tickets now will find it difficult to buy tickets for several days in the future.

"It's a pity, I missed the opportunity for nothing..." Hu Na thought as she looked at the front. In her sight, several young people ran in from outside and came to her in a hurry.

"Do you still have tickets for "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century"?", "Sorry it's sold out.", "I refunded the ticket not long ago, why did it sell out so quickly!", "Yes, there must be more tickets, hurry up come out!"

These few people spoke to Hu Na aggressively, but Hu Na still shook her head: "How could it be possible? "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century" is a very popular movie. As soon as you withdraw it, someone will buy it. If so want to……"

She pointed to one side and said, "You can ask everyone if you would like to return it to you." Several young people turned their heads and looked at it. Of course, those who got the tickets all looked like they didn't want to talk to them ——Why should you return something that has already arrived in your hand?

These few people got angry, and then pointed their finger at the young man who said 'Kidd is dead'.

"I'm stupid, boy, it's all your fault!", "What kind of rumors are you spreading!", "Your ticket hasn't been refunded, right? Give it to me quickly, if you don't give it to me, my girlfriend will kill me later Already!"

Hu Na watched them angrily walking towards the young man just now. There were still many people in the young man's place, but most of them looked at the young man angrily, as if thinking that he was deliberately deceiving them, and there were some people beside him. The reporter was also stunned, stunned by the sudden situation.

"The news just now was fake news?", "Too bad, the editor-in-chief has to deduct my salary!", "Dude, you can't be so unkind—should you give us back the interview fee just now?"

Hearing the reporters' voices from a distance, Hu Na almost laughed. But she still realized that the situation was wrong, and quickly asked the security guard to watch over, so as not to let those angry people hurt the young man.

And a few minutes later, with the end of the premiere, all the rumors about Kidd on the Internet are self-defeating...

When Zhao Meng noticed it, the news on various news websites was removed from the shelves at an extraordinary speed, and there was no report below. There are also many clarification replies from netizens. Moreover, the trend of Weibo and forums has also completely turned. Those who forwarded the rumors before were scolded by fans of "Detective Conan".

"Go to hell with all the rumors!", "What the hell, can you make sure next time you encounter something like this? I was so scared that I almost sold tomorrow's movie tickets!", "Fuck, it's because of these things People. Teacher He Xi is terrified every time he makes a new one!", "I didn't believe it at the beginning, this incident exposed the essence of fake fans."

Seeing these overwhelming scolding voices, Zhao Meng's heart turned cold.

But he gritted his teeth again. Kidd's not dead just means that the movie didn't make this big mistake, but it doesn't mean there weren't other mistakes. It doesn't mean that "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century" was successful - its success criteria are quite strict, and the press generally focused on the total box office of 3 billion!

The 3 billion box office is the publicized target of Phoenix Company, but in fact the external standard is roughly around this figure. If it can exceed the total box office of 3 billion, it means that "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century" has been a great success. If it is less than this figure but greater than 2.5 billion, that is also acceptable.

And if it doesn't reach 2.5 billion, it's a failure!

Zhao Meng hoped that the total box office would not reach 2.5 billion, because then he would have enough reason to persuade the four directors to come back. And if it exceeds 2.5 billion, as long as it is less than 3 billion, he will pay more. Maybe it can also have a little effect, let’s not talk about whether the directors can come back—at least other directors will see that the animation industry is not so easy to mix, and they will not easily change jobs.

And if it exceeds three billion, this number is outstanding. Even in China, which has a population of billions, it can be said to be a super hit movie. The transformation of the four directors will be very successful, and the shock caused cannot be underestimated.

"Three billion, it should be impossible..."

Zhao Meng comforted himself a little nervously, wanting to get a total box office of 3 billion. The minimum requirement for the box office on the first day of "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century" is more than 400 million, and it is difficult for ordinary movies to reach this figure.

"Ordinary movies, after reaching this number, can become one of the star works in this year's film and television festival." Zhao Meng was thinking this way, waiting anxiously for the phone report - the subordinate he sent to attend the premiere was a senior Movie Box Office Specialist. His judgment is very accurate.

And within a few minutes, the call arrived.

"Mr. Zhao, the box office of "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century" is very likely to reach three billion..." The first sentence on the other side of the phone made Zhao Meng's heart turn cold, and he gritted his teeth: "The movie outstanding?"

"Well, it won't disappoint. If it is an original live-action reasoning movie, the total box office should be around one billion." The subordinate paused and sighed: "However, considering that the manga and animation of "Detective Conan" have been serialized for three or four times In 2009, the original movie was already a well-known and popular work in China, and the box office was huge."

"In fact, judging from the current popularity of ticket purchases and movie schedules, it is not impossible for today's box office to exceed 500 million."

There have been no very popular movies in the past two months, and the release of "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century" can be said to have taken advantage of it - coupled with the huge success of "5 Centimeters Per Second" before, theater operators have a lot to do in arranging films. Great enthusiasm.

"When "5 Centimeters Per Second" was released back then, I should have completely destroyed it!" Zhao Meng regretted that at the beginning, if he had tried his best to destroy the box office of "5 Centimeters Per Second", how would theater operators care about it now?

The results of "5 Centimeters per Second" were already shocking. Who would have thought that "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century" would be even better!

But the subordinates don't put the credit above the former: ""The Magician at the Beginning of the Century" is definitely better than "5 Centimeters Per Second". Rejecting many audiences, "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century" does not have this concern... Also, the growth of He Xi's personal influence is also key."

The growth of He Xi's influence is astonishing, almost changing every year. As a matter of fact, as a cartoonist, his popularity was still increasing at a predictable level, but since Phoenix Company started producing animations—the number of fans He Xi has increased every year cannot be estimated, and it has not been saturated yet.

"Where there is animation, there is no regret!"

Some media once described He Xi’s influence in this way. His influence is highly consistent with the growth rate of Huaxia Animation. Almost everyone who watches animation knows He Xi and is familiar with his works——in recent years With the rapid development of animation, He Xi's influence is also growing like a snowball.

Now there is actually a saying that 'He Xi is China's national idol', which is one of the reasons why Zhao Meng is so wary of him.

In fact, He Xi's popularity in China is quite astonishing, surpassing any commercial star, and the reason why this matter has not been confirmed for a long time is also because He Xi has never fully used his fans—so no one Ability to grasp real data.

How terrible He Xi is, whether his popularity is invincible, if the current situation continues, and He Xi continues to be so low-key and conservative, no one can judge without a few years of observation.

But some obvious phenomena have gradually emerged. Zhao Meng knows that there have been more and more reports about He Xi and Phoenix Company in the past few years.

In the past, the small-name newspapers that only focused on the news of Phoenix Company have grown at an astonishing rate in the past two years. Even some unpopular newspapers that reported on He Xi have gradually expanded their business to inland mountainous areas and remote areas. This is what makes Zhao Meng most vigilant. The phenomenon.

This phenomenon proves that the residents of those remote areas already know the existence of He Xi, and are becoming more and more interested in his affairs-but most of the stars do not have such treatment.

As for the premiere of the film "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century", it is said that movie theaters in county-level cities have also ushered in an unprecedented upsurge in booking tickets. Some people rushed from the villages and towns to the county to support the first animated film of "Detective Conan".

Zhao Meng really wanted to comfort himself, it was all just rumors. (To be continued.) xh118R1052