Chapter 389: Polarized Reputation: The Jedi Counterattack of "Those Years"
The two movies were released at the same time, and the real-time box office growth rates of the two movies were completely different.
The box office growth rate of "Ford 6" is explosive, and although the box office of "Those Years" seems to be good, it is completely not on the same level as "Ford 6".
However, on the Internet, as the movies were broadcast, the reputation of the two movies became polarized.
"I just finished watching The Amazing Race. The scenes were very exciting and exaggerated, a typical Hollywood popcorn movie. But the plot is really getting more and more ridiculous. Will the next one be about driving cars into space to fight?..."
"This is a complete mess. Damn it! Apart from the racing, there's no plot at all. The story is awful. The fourth one is still the best..."
"It's okay, just average, isn't that what a popcorn movie is like?"
"Hahaha, I haven't watched Speed yet, but I just finished watching Those Years. It's so good. I like Shen Jiayi too..."
"I just finished watching Those Years and I cried. I also had a Shen Jiayi, but I lost her..."
"Those Years is so good. I haven't seen The Amazing Race, but I can guarantee that in terms of plot, Those Years is miles ahead of The Amazing Race..."
"Brother Yang is so awesome! Hey, each of us has our own Shen Jiayi..."
"I've watched both movies, and I can say responsibly that The Amazing Brothers is way better than The Amazing Brothers. The Amazing Brothers was just a little more exciting, but I didn't remember anything after watching it. After watching The Amazing Brothers, I felt really sad. It reminded me of my high school life..."
Soon, word of mouth spread about the two films. The overall reputation was polarized. After watching "Speed," people all felt that although it was exciting and thrilling, the plot was terrible, even worse than the previous one. There was no plot at all, and it relied entirely on exaggerated big scenes to support it.
However, the reputation of "Those Years" was completely positive, with rave reviews. People who had seen it praised it and promoted it spontaneously.
Rating websites soon opened up their ratings, and netizens only gave "Ford 6" a score of 6.8. Meanwhile, netizens gave "Those Years" an 8.4.
Two movies, great insights established.
Seeing such polarized reviews, many netizens took action. On the Internet, some spontaneously promoted "Those Years" while others tried their best to criticize "Speed."
Seeing this, everyone in the entertainment industry couldn't help but sigh. Damn, Su Yang got the limelight again this time.
The two films are now in theaters.
The box office figures for both films are also rising. While "Speed" is rising rapidly, "Those Years" is also performing well. Although it's not scheduled for many screenings, "Those Years" has a very high attendance rate, with almost every show being sold out. Meanwhile, "Speed" has a relatively low attendance rate in some theaters.
The excitement of the day ended, and after midnight, the first-day box office figures of the two movies came out.
"Ford 6" grossed 363 million RMB on its first day, which is quite impressive. But the most surprising thing is the first-day box office of "Those Years."
The 82.46 million yuan first-day box office was a real eye-opener. Considering that "Those Years" had less than a third of the screening schedule of "The Amazing Race," and the average ticket price was even less than half of "The Amazing Race," a first-day box office of over 80 million yuan is truly impressive.
This box office has already made people in the industry see something different.
Today, it seems that "Speed" has won a big victory, but in terms of attendance, "Those Years" has won completely.
The war officially entered a white-hot stage.
On the second day, "Speed" still maintained a high screening rate, but the screening rate of "Those Years" increased a lot, and the overall screening rate reached 26.4%.
Under such circumstances, the box office of "Those Years" rose again, and the box office successfully exceeded 100 million yuan on the second day, reaching 104 million yuan.
Looking at "Ford 6", although the screening rate has not been reduced, the box office has shrunk today, only 308 million yuan. Although it still exceeded 300 million, it has dropped by more than 50 million compared to the first day.
This form excited countless Chinese netizens who were watching the fun, and they were all as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
"Support Brother Yang, support those years, we are going to strike back..."
"Hollywood blockbusters aren't scary either. Just knock them down..."
"Hahaha, the dark horse strikes back, come on Brother Yang, come on all those years, I love Shen Jiayi..."
"I'll go watch it again tomorrow and bring a few singles along to get baptized..."
"Go ahead, bring down Hollywood..."
The internet was filled with indignation, while Qingyao Media continued to spend money organizing people to stir up trouble. Seeing this routine, people in the industry fell silent.
Damn, no one dares to say anything. Anyone who dares to say this is Su Yang's routine will scare him to death. Su Yang, this bastard, is looking for trouble when there is nothing to do. Now he pops up and is simply giving himself up.
On the third day, the number of screenings for "Those Years" continued to increase, while that for "Speed" decreased slightly. Under these circumstances, the gap between the box office of the two films narrowed again.
The box office of "Speed" plummeted again by 80 million, only taking in 223 million RMB. However, the box office of "Those Years" increased again, with a box office of 146 million, which was eye-catching.
On the fourth day, the gap continued to narrow, with "Speed" earning 180 million yuan and "Those Years" 160 million yuan.
On the fifth day, "Those Years" finally made a comeback at the box office that day.
The box office result of 174 million yuan is incredible, but the box office of "Speed" on the fifth day was only 120 million yuan.
When people in the industry saw the news, they took a deep breath. No one could believe that such a low-budget youth film like "Those Years" could have achieved such a comeback.
Although the total box office is still far from reaching the target, it is only the fifth day of its release. The box office of "Speed" is obviously exhausted now. The screening rate has dropped significantly, and the attendance rate has also dropped significantly. The box office will definitely not be too high in the future.
However, the box office of "Those Years" completely defies common perception. From the first day, the box office has been climbing steadily, increasing day by day. This is too exaggerated.
"Dark horse counterattack, 'Those Years' single-day box office surpassed 'Speed'..."
"Su Yang once again created a miracle, and Hollywood blockbusters are not scary..."
"'Those Years' surpassed 'Speed' at the box office. Ultimately, quality is king in movies..."
"Hollywood's formulas are no longer effective, and 'Those Years' is a comeback..."
This achievement gave countless self-media outlets a topic to talk about. One by one, they began to crazily take advantage of this popularity and began to crazily praise Su Yang and "Those Years".
This movie has such a good reputation right now, and it's been dubbed the hero of Hollywood blockbusters. This is traffic, and traffic is money. So whether it's self-media or some larger media, they can't help but take advantage of this traffic. This is positive energy.
Domestic films competed head-on and defeated Hollywood blockbusters. This is definitely positive energy. This is exactly the kind of positive energy that China needs. Positive energy has always been a panacea for the media to gain traffic.
It was a huge success, and "Those Years" completely broke out of the circle and became a hot topic. The box office of "Those Years" surpassed "Speed" and became a hot topic and even made headlines.
Seeing all this buzz, "War of the Gods" and "Borderland" are feeling a pang of jealousy. Damn, if they'd known they could do this, why would they have bothered to change their release dates? It would have been much better to just go head-to-head with "The Amazing Race."
And under Su Yang’s Weibo, countless fans also left messages.
"Brother Yang is so powerful..."
"Brother Yang, Brother Yang, the box office has surpassed it, hahaha, so awesome..."
"Brothers, let's work together. We're going to beat him at the box office..."
"Brother Yang, is there any reward..."
"Hahaha, I've already watched it twice. Brother Yang, please give me a new song, a reward, or some favor..."
"Brother Yang, let's sing a battle song..."
Late at night, in Su Yang's big villa, looking at the messages from fans, Su Yang laughed.
This group of fans is really powerful. The box office counterattack is definitely due to this group of people. The current success of "Those Years" is all due to the support of fans.
"Thank you all for your support. I'm giving you a little gift. I wrote a new song for Teacher Yu Zimei a while ago, and now I think it goes really well with 'Those Years,' so I'll play it for you all..."
Su Yang updated a Weibo post and posted a prepared video on Weibo.
After seeing this video, many fans became excited. Although the new song is not Su Yang's new song, it was written by Su Yang.
Everyone clicks on the video and sees familiar scenes.
The film was edited from scenes in the movie “Those Years”. It starts with Shen Jiayi’s wedding, with Xiao Fei sitting next to her. Shen Jiayi holds the groom’s arm, but when she leaves, she can’t help but turn her head to look at Xiao Fei, and that look is full of regret and bitterness.
"Later, I finally learned how to love. But unfortunately, you had already gone far away, disappeared in the sea of people..."
"Later, I finally understood in tears. Some people, once missed, are gone..."
Yu Zimei's voice rang out, her voice deep and deep, directly singing the regret of missing out. When the song sounded, coupled with the regretful looks between Shen Jiayi and Xiao Fei, many netizens who had watched the movie burst into tears.
Just a few simple lyrics directly touched the softest part of many people's hearts.
These lyrics are so fitting, reminiscent of stories from those years. Just as these lyrics describe, I learned how to love, but you were long gone. Finally, I understand that some people, once done, are gone.
Shen Jiayi and Xiao Fei missed each other, the most innocent love missed. Missing it is a lifelong regret.
The two of them missed each other, and so did I. Many people have missed each other more than once. Thinking back on their own experiences, many people couldn't help but burst into tears.
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