Chapter 655 Movie Release and Separation

After the press conference, "Time Raiders" launched preview screenings in 100 cities across the country, which received an enthusiastic response, with an attendance rate of 91.7% and an average of 95 people per show, breaking a new record for the attendance of romance film previews.

At the same time, the main creative crew set out from Beijing and began a roadshow promotional campaign in 15 cities across the country.

#June's romantic blockbuster is coming! Gu Wei & Liu Yifei present a fantasy love story! #

#【Super Time and Space Cohabitation】Revealing the love words Easter egg, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei teach you how to say love! #

#【Super Time and Space Cohabitation】Roadshow preview received rave reviews, "Wei Fei" duo interprets love across time and space! #

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The crew's roadshows and previews were obviously not in vain. As the release date draws closer, the popularity of "Time Raiders" is also rising rapidly.

The media and film critics are obviously very optimistic about this fantasy comedy and most of them have given it high praise.

Many viewers who attended the preview also left messages online, praising it as a fantasy romance movie that should not be missed.

The Maoyan platform marked 580,000 people as wanting to watch the film, ranking second on Maoyan's recent "want to watch" list.

As of the day before the movie was released, the pre-sale box office of "Time Raiders" had sold 53.72 million yuan, and the popularity was unprecedented.

"What's the itinerary like later? Are we going abroad when we get back?"

At night, in a hotel room in Shanghai, Gu Wei lay on his side, holding the naked Liu Yifei in his arms.

An arm passed through the other person's armpit, and the hand was playing with a soft milky white ball.

Shanghai is the last stop of this roadshow. We have traveled to 15 cities across the country in a week and everyone is exhausted. Tomorrow is the day the movie will be officially released.

"I have to go back to Beijing to rest for a while, but I have to leave. The filming of [Mulan] will start in August, and there is still a month and a half left. A lot of the preparatory work has not been completed yet."

Liu Yifei was breathing slightly, the blush on her face had not yet faded, it was obvious that she had just consumed a lot of physical energy.

"How long did it take to shoot Mulan? There should be some domestic locations, right?"

"We plan to shoot in China by the end of the year, but the main location will still be New Zealand."

"Doesn't that mean we won't have a chance to meet in the second half of the year?" Gu Wei applied a little force in his hands, feeling the elastic and smooth texture.

Liu Yifei has a very good figure, with well-proportioned bones and flesh, delicate and fair skin, and excellent touch.

The bust is not exaggerated, but it is of moderate size, perfectly shaped, and very stretchy.

"You say it as if you miss me so much~

Stop it, I need to rest for a while."

Feeling the movement of a warm hand on her chest, the already exhausted Liu Yifei grabbed Gu Wei's restless hand and begged for mercy.

Seeing this, Gu Wei stopped moving and just kept his hand there quietly, covering the whole thing.

"How long will you shoot this movie now?"

"About two months. 'Better Days' is a drama film set in an urban area, shot in a mountain town, and doesn't have many special effects shots, so it was relatively easy to shoot."

"Why did you think of taking on a feature film? It's not your style.

My impression is that you always pursue high box office. Are you trying to win awards?

That's right, you don't have much ambition in terms of domestic box office, if you want to prove yourself, winning the Best Actor award is a good choice."

"You're thinking too much. I took the role purely because the movie was good. Whether it won an award or not is a later matter."

Gu Wei was telling the truth. He took on this movie entirely because "Better Days" was one of the few domestic feature films that did well at the box office. As for whether he would win an award for this role, he had never really thought about it.

"I have no doubts about your acting skills. If there's a good script, it shouldn't be a problem for you to win the Best Actor award at one of the three major domestic film festivals.

If it’s just a drama, the box office won’t be very high.”

“Haha~

I didn’t expect you to have so much confidence in me, Xixi.”

Gu Wei leaned forward slightly and kissed Liu Yifei's blushing face.

After the kiss, he gently turned the other person's body over so that they were facing each other.

“.Believe it or not, even a feature film can’t do without box office.

Needless to say, breaking 1 billion is easy."

"boast.

For a film that's more of an art form, even with your fame, 500 million is a lot."

Liu Yifei looked at Gu Wei, who was only a ruler away from her. Their bodies were pressed together, their faces less than 10 centimeters apart, and their breathing became more and more rapid.

She knew in her heart that Gu Wei never fought a battle without confidence. If he said the box office would reach 1 billion, he would probably get it in 90% of cases. This had been the case for many years.

But she just couldn't bear to see Gu Wei being too proud, and couldn't help but say a few words to him.

“.Hmm.”

The conversation did not continue. Gu Wei lowered his head and kissed Liu Yifei's lips, and his hands moved accordingly. The two of them would be separated tomorrow, and time was precious and could not be wasted.

Friday, June 15th.

Early in the morning, Liu Yifei said goodbye to the crew and took a car to the airport to return to Beijing.

Gu Wei said goodbye to Xu Zheng and Su Lun and was about to leave.

“It’s been a tough week.”

In the hotel lobby, Xu Zheng walked Gu Wei for a while.

"I'm the lead actor and investor of this film. I'm doing this for the sake of the film's final performance. It's my duty to do this."

"I know your crew is still filming. It's not good to have been delayed for so long."

Xu Zheng knew that Gu Wei was filming in Shancheng.

"It's okay. The director has already informed us, and the filming schedule was arranged in advance. It won't have much of an impact."

Gu Wei waved his hand to indicate that it was not a big deal, and then suddenly thought of something.

"I looked at the real-time box office data online this morning. 'The Last Jedi' is currently ranked second in both box office share and film share. It will be difficult for it to surpass 'Jurassic World 2' in its first week."

Xu Zheng smiled indifferently.

"This is normal. Although we have promoted it very hard and the previews have received good reviews, Jurassic World 2 is a mega-production after all, a sequel to the big IP Jurassic Park, and it is not a movie of the same magnitude.

However, Hollywood blockbusters have never been able to maintain their box office success in China. After the first week, we still have hope of making a comeback."

If it was the version with a 40 million investment when the project was first launched, Xu Zheng had no intention of comparing it with blockbusters like "Jurassic World".

To put it bluntly, they are not from the same world. Their costs alone are dozens of times higher than theirs, and the pay of the leading actors is greater than the investment in their entire film.

But with Gu Wei joining in, considering the current momentum of [Trans-Time and Space Cohabitation], he felt that it might not be impossible to give it a try.

Last year's "Ex-Files 3" sold 2.3 billion, and he felt that his version of "Time Raiders" was no worse than "Ex-Files 3". Even if it couldn't break 2 billion, 1 billion should not be a problem.

Xu Zheng was a little bit high-spirited. Although the recent roadshows had been tiring, he became more and more confident in the film as he saw the packed previews and the very good feedback from the audience and critics.

Of course, the greatest confidence is given to him by Gu Wei in front of him. After all, the other party has never failed.

"That's right. After the first week, the other party's attendance rate will drop and the screening schedule will naturally decrease as well.

Even the "Big Dinosaur" can't be our opponent!"

Gu Wei spoke with conviction, his words filled with unparalleled confidence.

Xu Zheng didn't think he was arrogant. To others, defeating Hollywood blockbusters released in the same period was a hope and dream, but to Gu Wei it was just a common thing, and he had done it more than once.

(End of this chapter)