I Created the Myth of the Old Ruler

"Director Lu Jian, what do you think about the box office failure of "Devil Tide" in North America?"

The reporter asked Lu Jian that when the box office was released on the first day in North America, it was already noon on the second day in China. In the battle for the domestic box office on the first day, "Magic Tide" had a box office of nearly 700 million. If it is calculated according to zero o'clock , then "Tide" will far surpass "Fast 11" and become the box office champion of the day.

Although this single-day box office did not exceed the previous record of one billion during the Spring Festival Lunar New Year, as a domestic fantasy epic movie, this box office is still a record.

Of course, "Fast 11" premiered at noon in China, so when foreign countries counted their one-day box office, half a day had already passed in China.

Therefore, domestic media choose to count the box office within 24 hours after the release.

The statistical results have just been announced. The first-day box office of "The Devil" exceeded 900 million, but "Fast 11" completed a counterattack in the North American market, surpassing the box office of "The Devil" by about 20 million.

Suddenly, the media was in an uproar.

At this time, Lu Tian was being interviewed at Jiangcheng Cinema. When he learned the result, he didn't have much emotion.

The global box office of 900 million on the first day is already quite good.

Moreover, Lu Jian noticed that the pre-sale box office of "Magic Tide" was only 20 million US dollars, but the final first-day box office reached 50 million US dollars, which was twice as much as the pre-sale ticket sales.

The pre-sales of "Fast 11" in North America were close to US$100 million. In fact, the box office on the first day was US$130 million, which was only 30% more than the pre-sales.

This means one thing, that is, the box office of "Fast 11" will rapidly decline and shrink in the next few days, because most people who want to see this movie choose to watch it on the first day. And since Christmas falls on a weekend, it’s hard to say that there will be a pick-up in the weekend movie-going trend.

This is still at close to 50% of the film schedule.

As for "Magic Tide", it is a typical curve of a new director's new movie. It received an excess box office on the first day with a low-ranking film. Then, waiting for word-of-mouth to ferment, it is time to counterattack.

But, some people are in a hurry.

"Director Lu Jian, you once put down your bold words and wanted to defend the glory of domestic films. Now you are defeated by foreign films. How do you feel?"

"What are your expectations for the next box office? Do you want to change your original goal?"

"The box office failure of "The Tide" compared to "Fast 11" means that the domestic film industry wants to catch up with foreign countries, or will it take a long time?"

"Director Lu, do you think that foreign film critics have commented that the ideological core of the people's unity and struggle in "The Devil's Tide" is not as good as American individual heroism?"

In the huge screening room, countless reporters pressed the shutter and raised their microphones in front of Lu Jian, trying to ask for his opinion.

In response, Lu Tan raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

He knew very well that among the reporters sitting below, as well as in the newspapers, magazines, websites, and media behind these reporters, there were people who just wanted to watch him overturn.

Some people always think that foreign movies are superior, and their artistic and commercial levels are higher than domestic movies. Therefore, they are unwilling to accept domestic movies' good box office or word-of-mouth success. They are more happy to watch their own movies overturn than anything else.

Some people simply feel that Lu Jian's current movies prevent them from making bad movies and making money. After breaking the original film and television industry pattern with "The Crying", Lu Jian has always been regarded as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh.

There are also people who are simply jealous of Lu Jian's works that are well-received and popular, and feel that their talents are not appreciated. They think that Lu Jian is just lucky, blame everyone, and wish to see Lu Jian's building collapse.

But it didn't matter to Lu Tan.

If it weren't for the five billion goal, he wouldn't be interested in being interviewed in front of people.

Wouldn't it be better to read other books to enrich yourself or watch two more movies to relax?

Lu Tiao waited until everyone in the theater fell silent before he spoke.

"Everyone, let the bullets fly for a while."

After hearing Lu Tan's speech, many people didn't understand what it meant.

After all, there is no movie in the world that can apply for intangible cultural heritage, and many people probably don’t understand what it means.

But there were also people who roughly understood what Lu Tan meant from this sentence, and showed thoughtful expressions.

"Congratulations to "Fast 11" for its first-day global box office of nearly 1 billion. I have also watched this movie. It is a series completion full of emotions and memories. I believe that whether the audience has watched the previous series of movies or not, the audience will appreciate it." Everyone can be touched by this movie. The special effects, actors' performances, and plot arrangements are all excellent, representing the highest level of the Hollywood film industry. I think everyone can go and watch it."

Hearing Lu Tan suddenly praise his opponent's movie, many reporters were confused and at a loss.

Is this Lu Jian’s brain so powerful?

How did you help your opponent to publicize?

Is he going crazy because he's been hit too hard?

Just when some reporters wanted to take advantage of the topic and ask Lu Tian whether he admitted the failure of his own movie and domestic movies, Lu Tian continued to speak.

"Because of this, I finally feel relieved."

"Because the opponent is so powerful and excellent, it has the value of defeating it. Precisely because the opponent has demonstrated its quality with actions, the value will be reflected when "The Tide" surpasses it and wins this year's box office championship."

"If "Fast 11" is a bad movie, a shoddy popcorn movie that only relies on its own IP to sell emotions and trick the audience into entering the theater to cut leeks, then "The Tide" will defeat such an opponent. , many people will also say that this annual box office champion is watery and lacks gold content, and it can only be obtained by picking up leaks. "

"So, I am very grateful to Director Serrier and his "Fast 11". It is their excellence that makes "The Tide" even better."

"I, Lu Jian, never kill unknown people."

After hearing Lu Tian's words, most of them, whether they had previously supported Lu Tian or those who opposed him, had the same thought in their minds.

This guy is so crazy! ! !

Facing the defeat on the first day, Lu Jian did not even show any disappointment or regret. Instead, he believed that his opponent had demonstrated his own value.

Is he hiding some trump card, or does he have another agenda?

Looking at the confused reporters, Lu Tian raised a finger.

"Next, the single-day box office of "The Tide" will remain at the top until the movie is released. I am honored to witness history with everyone. Thank you everyone."