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"Time is limited!" Yanzi was very dissatisfied with Zhou Yi! 》

"The length is not enough, Yanzi bluntly said that Zhouyi disappointed her!" 》

"On a full moon night, the Book of Changes only lasted less than ten minutes, which made Sun Yanzi very angry!" 》

"..."

September 28th is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional Chinese festival. Although for these busy people in the entertainment industry, the Mid-Autumn Festival is basically equivalent to sending each other text messages to wish each other, but for many netizens Not so.

This abstract interaction between the two made headlines in major newspapers and Internet portals the next day——

The Hong Kong newspapers, which like to report on gossip, were even more delighted. They came up with a headline that was astonishing and tried to take money out of people's pockets. Countless people were stunned for a moment.

Good guy, why is the time limited and not enough?

Looking at this description, there are only ten minutes on a full moon night. Is it possible that the Warner Twins have broken up? How long has it been since Sun Yanzi directly exposed the Book of Changes?

After clicking in or directly paying for the newspaper and taking a closer look, countless people almost broke their thighs and shouted that they were fooled and that their money would be refunded someday.

"Fucking unscrupulous newspapers! Unscrupulous websites! Unscrupulous reporters!"

9:13 am on the 30th, Shenyang.

Hao Weimin, deputy general manager of Guanglu Cinema, was sitting in his office reading the newspaper he bought, cursing while eating breakfast.

Zhou Yi is right, these fucking people are just a bunch of insects!

With this group of insects gathering together, how can the future of the Chinese press get better!

Although he also feels that the reputation of "New Police Story" may collapse.

As the deputy general manager of Shenyang Yangguang Lu Cinema, he can be said to be one of the people who are most sensitive to the reputation of the film. After all, this thing is related to his job, and he can't even think about it.

From around the Mid-Autumn Festival to the National Day, there are basically only two blockbusters competing during the entire holiday - "New Police Story" and "2046" that have been highly hyped in the news.

"New Police Story" was released early and was released nationwide on the 24th. Although the box office results are gratifying today, the reputation has actually declined. Taking Guanglu where he is located as an example, the attendance rate here has dropped from the initial 87% to 65%.

A movie that has just been released for a few days has experienced a drop of more than 20% in attendance. There is no doubt that this is a collapse in reputation.

Hao Weimin, who originally thought he could make waves with Cheng Long's new film, was heartbroken, but finally put his hope in "2046", which was released yesterday.

The latest masterpiece produced by the great director Wang Jiawei for five years, it is said to be a painstaking work. There are countless celebrities in the film. Before the release, there were interviews and Avenue of Stars. News spread nationwide with Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai as the center. Publicity meets people's expectations.

In order to reap the dividends from this Wang Jiawei's painstaking work, he also specially directed his employees to place the poster of "2046" in the most conspicuous position in the theater, and moved the "New Police Story" whose reputation has declined to the side.

After devouring breakfast, he picked up the folder that the people below put on the desk, intending to see how the battle went yesterday, but when he opened it, he was stunned on the spot at the first glance——

""2046" lasted more than two hours, and more than half of the audience left before half of the screening in each theater. When the movie was about to end, those who stayed left the theater and said they couldn't understand..."

This is the bottom-line evaluation of front-line employees, and it is also something theaters often do if they want to maintain a good situation.

Even more fatal is the attendance rate.

According to the data from his own theater, when "2046" was released at the Shenyang Yangguang Theater on the 29th, the attendance rate was only a pitiful 20%.

Hao Weimin almost thought he had seen it wrong——

What the fuck 20%? ? ? ?

Can at least half of the 20% attendance rate be lost?

What's going on with Wang Jiawei? ? ?

The reputation of "New Police Story" has declined even though it started higher than yours. How did it happen?

Hao Weimin was shocked, and started calling other colleagues in the industry - and then he learned a surprising result...

"2046" was eaten up by half of the box office during the Mid-Autumn Festival!

"Morning News" reporter Li Jianzhong published a long article in the newspaper on the 29th, which can be regarded as a tribute to "2046" from the perspective of the Mid-Autumn Festival——

"Yesterday the moon was bright and round, but it was stuck in thick clouds for a long time. And the budding "2046" also encountered haze. Judging from the box office data of major theaters, because it coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival, its first day box office About half of my grades were lost.

“Regarding this, the Mid-Autumn Festival text message sent by the senior manager of Kodak Super Cinema World to reporters best illustrates the problem——

"She said that "2046" was really miserable today. The box office for the entire theater was only over 20,000 per day, but that was because everyone went home to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Judging from the number of calls and inquiries, there will be a lot of people watching tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

"Indeed, due to the Mid-Autumn Festival, many people rushed home for reunions. Yesterday, whether it was Westgate or Ganghui, the flow of people in major commercial buildings in Shanghai decreased. Therefore, the box office problem cannot be solely blamed on "2046" The movie itself.

"The reporter learned that the explosive power after "2046" should be amazing, and the market does not need to worry too much.

"Take Shanghai Cinemas as an example. As of the National Day, the pre-sale box office of "2046" has exceeded the total pre-sale box office of "New Police Story".

“Furthermore, during the National Day Golden Week, Shanghai Cinema’s morning shows were sold at half price. All the “2046” shows in the past seven days have been fully booked, and adjustments have been made to increase the number of shows.

"During the National Day, the only new films are "2046" and "New Police Story." Many families are saving up food and plan to enjoy two films during the National Day Golden Week..."

Don't panic, everyone, don't panic!

These are all technical adjustments!

In order to salvage the respect of "2046", Shanghai's "Morning News" even endorsed "New Police Story", saying that this was all due to the holiday and "2046" would soon catch up.

However, it is obvious that this blatant attempt to bundle "New Police Story" will also make relevant stakeholders unhappy. In this regard, they directly chose to expose the attendance rate of "2046" in several major theaters in Shanghai——

"For the morning screening of "2046," the occupancy rate at major movie theaters in Shanghai was approximately 20%-30%;

“In the evening, Shanghai UME Xintiandi Cinema has the highest attendance rate among major cinemas. At around 7 p.m., the attendance rate reached 60%;

"And Shanghai Cinemas, which claims to offer a 50% discount on morning screenings during National Day, why would they do this? Because the attendance rate of Shanghai Cinemas is the lowest in the entire Shanghai cinema chain - even after 7 p.m. At this prime time, the occupancy rate of "2046" in the entire cinema is only about 30%..."

It was also an article that was published in Shanghai's "Morning News" with a lot of money. I don't know how conscientious this newspaper was for disclosing data, but this blow can be said to have directly destroyed the prosperous appearance of "2046". Scrape it all off.

This is in Shanghai, Wang Jiawei’s hometown!

If you have such a box office performance in your hometown, how can you play "New Police Story" in the future?

Not to mention it has to be better than it, but at least it has to be worthy of the praise from film critics and the Internet.

You can’t just say that the film critics are blowing the whistle, and the Internet is blowing the whistle, but when it comes to offline real money, none of you will pay, right?

Sichuan's "Chengdu Evening News" directly criticized Wang Jiawei for making a bad movie. In a long article written by reporter Luo Qu, the performance of "2046" was extremely poor -

"In Chengdu's...Pacific Cinemas, the attendance rate of "2046" is only 10%?!"

Sun Yanzi, who habitually surfs the Internet every night, opened his mouth in an "O" shape and looked extremely surprised. He was obviously frightened by this number.

What is the concept of 10%?

The rush in the rush!

"Why do I feel that the reputation of "New Police Story", which you participated in, will pick up again?"

October 1st, the first day of the National Day holiday, I slept until I woke up naturally.

Sun Yanzi, who had just come to Cheng Hao's house for breakfast at noon, sat cross-legged on a chair with bowls and chopsticks in hand. She stuffed her cheeks with her cheeks and looked sideways at the man who was also feasting.

Originally, the reputation of "New Police Story" encountered a lot of bad reviews just a few days after its release. Although Zhou Yi's guest appearance was well received, this did not help the overall evaluation of the film at all.

You still have to spray when you should, and you still have to scold when you should scold.

Especially when it comes to film critics, "2046" can be said to be a complete beating of "New Police Story". Even Zhou Yi's guest appearance in it was criticized by film critics as a guest appearance for the sake of cameo——

In their opinion, there was no need for Zhou Yi to hit Jiang Wen. It was just a simple car accident and the driver did not need to show his face at all.

This is the intention of the Chun Chun crew to use Zhou Yi's influence to trick a large number of innocent passers-by into entering the cinema.

Zhou Yi doesn't care about his feathers!

This is a conspiracy!

This is aiding the evildoers!

Zhou Yiren, who was chewing steamed pork with rice flour, almost smiled: "There is no way, as the old saying goes, it all depends on the support of peers."

Throughout the National Day period, major theater chains in the mainland are trying to compete for the box office with the release of these two blockbusters - you can't expect Lu Tailang's "Kekexili" to steal the show, right?

That was no longer a daydream, it was just wishful thinking.

So, here comes the question - during the National Day holiday, will you choose to watch "New Police Story" that you can understand, or will you choose to watch "2046" that you most likely cannot understand?

In the movie market, audiences are brothers who will vote with real money.

Please...you...collect 6...books...!

Originally, before the 28th, Zhou Yi, who guest-starred in "New Police Story," would have been criticized as an attempt to cut off fans. Well, now, a lot of marketing and publicity during the National Day period has been devoted to "2046". Especially those pretentious public intellectuals and petty bourgeoisie groups have no time to pay attention to Zhouyi for the time being, and have to be busy clearing the ground for "2046".

"Why do I feel like you really have a destiny? Do you know what my old classmates and colleagues said about you?"

Cheng Hao, who was picking up the rice in the bowl, looked at Zhou Yi with a strange look: "Every time something bad happens to you, there will always be another worse thing that will come out to help you ward off the disaster. You can always encounter something bad." Turn evil into good fortune."

Although she no longer acts, she still has to pay attention to the entertainment industry. After all, she still has to direct Wang Xiaoyu to help Zhou Yi and Sun Yanzi control online public opinion.

"That's right, you don't really have some Purple Star Destiny, do you?"

Sun Yanzi was still chewing half of the minced meat and eggplant in his mouth. Hearing this, he also remembered this and looked at Zhou Yi: "I always thought that was the character that Uncle Qian Jiang arranged for you."

It’s so evil. Can such a mysterious character still stand?

Sun Yanzi originally didn't believe in fate, but her grandparents did. After all, the older generation was from Chaoshan.

But now, she really feels a little mysterious.

Zhou Yi's behavior of having someone take the initiative to "help" him attract firepower without doing anything this time was really out of line for her.

"Is it possible, it's because I have good vision." Zhou Yi was calm and calm, his mood not fluctuating at all.

Now "2046" can still use the National Day holiday to salvage its respect, but after the National Day holiday, it will be completely unable to hold its pants.

In fact, the film crew tried to continue to save the situation - especially in Shanghai.

On October 2, the "Yangcheng Evening News" reported that on the first day of the National Day Golden Week, the box office began to soar, stimulated by various discounts at major local theater chains in Shanghai -

"Take Shanghai Lianhe Cinema as an example. In addition to the box office reaching 450,000 yuan on the day of its premiere, the film has easily exceeded 500,000 yuan since September 29. By October 2, the total box office of the film in Shanghai has been overwhelming. "New Police Story" was released on the same schedule 4 days ahead of schedule.

"It is reported that since there are no competitive blockbusters released in the first weekend after Golden Week, experts and relevant industry insiders believe that the good momentum of "2046" will continue..."

Not only on discounts in Shanghai, but also on the Internet and in real public opinion, Wang Jiawei, who was selected for the Busan Film Festival in South Korea, has been praised by a number of film critics, industry insiders and journalists. The reputation of "2046" has not only not declined, but has continued to grow. rise.

""2046" is definitely worthy of its previous promotion as the most anticipated Chinese film in 2004!"

"People with little life experience or culture will like Cheng Long's films, so it is not surprising that they have high box office. Wang Jiawei's films are suitable for many people who have life experience, especially those with higher education levels."

"Where are you pretending to be a cultural person like you?"

"Am I wrong? You Chenglong just can't act in this kind of art film. Wang Jiawei is a genius praised by people in the industry."

"That's right, Zhou Yi can only act in films with a boss like Cheng Long."

"Are you a genius in erotic scenes? I really don't think I've seen "2046", right? The male protagonist often goes to such places after writing erotic novels, and has long and passionate kisses with Zhang Ziyi, Dong Jie and Gong Li. , there was even a scene of Liang Chaowei and Zhang Ziyi hugging each other naked on the bed. Is this art? "

"Well, why doesn't it count? Do you understand the core point of the film? Is this all the nonsense in your mind?"

"I want to talk to your mother, your sister, and your sister, who is the woman in your family, Art Art. Can you come?"

"Fuck you! Are you worthy of competing with Wang Jiawei?"

"..."

Due to the polarization of word-of-mouth and the attempts of film critics and media people to discipline a large number of netizens, the momentum of both films during the National Day holiday was greatly affected——

However, compared with the various hot topics such as Zhou Yi's collision with Jiang Wen and Xie Tingfeng's almost being strangled to death, "2046" really doesn't have anything to attract attention. We can't hype the complete relationship between Zhang Ziyi and Zhang Manyu. Breaking news, right?

The most direct result of this is that the reputation of "New Police Story" has been declining over time, but the box office has still maintained a certain increase. Many people even bluntly said online that they went there just to watch Zhou Yi——

Because Zhou Yi not only made a guest appearance at the end of the film, but also showed some behind-the-scenes footage of Zhou Yi bumping into Jiang Wen on the set, which was very entertaining and funny.

I don’t have much time to guest star in the main film, so I’ll make up for it by showing the behind-the-scenes at the end of the film!

Chenglong is very familiar with putting Easter eggs at the end of the film to enhance the perception of the film and make the jokes more interesting. This is what he did in "Rush Hour 2" that made him conquer Europe and the United States. Now he is imitating it.

The most direct result of this is that "New Police Story", amidst the declining reputation and bad-mouthing arguments, has grossed more than 43 million at the box office during the National Day holiday. Counting the four sales before the National Day holiday, With a box office of more than 10 million, the total box office is only one step away from 90 million;

As for "2046", after the National Day holiday, the national box office was only a pitiful 28 million...

This can no longer be called an opponent, it is just a brutal killing.

"2046, the audience only praised it but didn't watch it!" 》

On the 8th, a long article title published in "Chengdu Daily" completely broke the defense of Wang Jiawei fans who had been bragging.

In stark contrast, there are countless investors and producers waving checks to block Zhouyi and Warner Bros.——

"I just want to see Zhou Yi! Just how much it costs! Just come and participate in the show!"

"Please, let me meet Zhou Yi. I can guarantee that he will be interested in participating in the show after hearing my plan!"

"Let me see Zhou Yi and I will promise you anything!"

"Please..."

Qian Jiang, who kept answering the phone, had never had such a headache in his life...