The preview screening of "Killing Life" in Chengdu was quite successful.
The audience gave it very high praise, and to avoid spoiling important plot points, they only offered one suggestion—
"You absolutely have to see the final Easter egg!"
"There's a major plot twist in the Easter egg! Don't miss it!"
Even Tiger, known for his sharp tongue and harsh criticism, posted videos on his various platforms.
"The best crime film in the last two years—'Killing'! You absolutely must see it! You can't miss it!"
In the video, Tiger, wearing a tiger head mask with the character "王" (king) on it, talks at length about his movie-watching experience, praising the plot and the actors' performances.
"Brothers, 'Killing' is undoubtedly the most worthwhile movie to watch during this year's May Day holiday! Especially the post-credits scene, don't miss it, you'll see the crew's final sincerity!"
Tiger's concluding remarks were quite meaningful and successfully piqued the interest of many people.
[Tiger, you've changed. I thought I'd see you spewing nonsense everywhere again during the May Day holiday. Unfollowed, unfollowed.]
[No, no, I'll at least wait until I've watched "Killing Life" before deciding whether to unfollow.]
To be fair, the preview screenings of "Killing" received very positive reviews.
[Brothers, I also spotted someone who looks familiar. It seems like Xiao He, who was cyberbullied by Su Shengxi's fans last time, is also involved in a role.]
[Looks like I have no choice but to watch it. Not for any other reason than that this guy is really pitiful, and I want to show him my support.]
[Haha, what's going on? I suddenly got hooked on this. I definitely have to support this guy. I just don't like Su Shengxi's fans.]
As the production team of "Killing Life" began to ramp up its promotional efforts, the online discussion surrounding the series has grown increasingly heated.
Unsurprisingly, Xiao He's name has once again come into the public eye.
Thanks to Su Shengxi's fans, many people have become familiar with Xiao He. Although they may not know who Xiao He is or what works he has acted in, many of them know about the outrageous cyberbullying that almost got them kicked out of the human race. After confirming that the two Xiao Hes are the same person, they subconsciously began to pity Xiao He.
Of course, such pity might not necessarily lead them to go to the cinema to support Xiao He, but comments about Xiao He began to increase, and his popularity slowly returned.
However, no one expected that things would take such a strange turn afterward—
After the second preview screening, "Killing" began its pre-sale of tickets.
But then a shocking scene unfolded—
The pre-sale box office for "Killing" soared at an extremely rapid pace in a short period of time, breaking one million in just one hour, and continuing to rise steadily.
After the first day of pre-sales ended, "Killing" had a single-day pre-sale box office of 18 million!
This was something no one had expected at all.
After all, the film "Killing Life" is limited by its subject matter and is not a type that is currently favored by the market. Among the main actors, only Liu Zehang has a relatively large fan base. The other veteran actors, although they have a wide audience, do not have the same box office appeal as the younger generation. They will basically rely on their accumulated experience to gradually show their reputation to the general public when the film is officially released.
Therefore, people generally expect the pre-sale box office of "Killing Life" to be only around ten million, or even as low as eight million.
But to their utter surprise, the first day alone broke their predicted total volume!
This bizarre growth curve is truly baffling.
It also stunned other films released during the same May Day holiday.
The May Day holiday is a prime time for domestic films, and the box office competition is always fierce. For example, this year, a total of ten films were released around May Day, covering genres such as action, romance, comedy, suspense, and animation.
However, based on the current viewing intentions of the public, there are four strong contenders for the top spot at the box office: the comedy "Gentlemen's Rhapsody", the action film "The Storm Rising", the romance film "Missing You 365 Times", and the crime film "Killing Life".
However, before the first day of pre-sales, the public's ranking of these four films was that "Killing Life" and "Thinking of You 365 Times" took turns at the bottom, while "Gentleman's Rhapsody" and "Wind Rises in Yungang" competed for the number one spot.
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