Chapter 432: Gunslinger: The globally discussed "Bad Genius"
"It was so cool. I felt so excited for two hours. I didn't expect cheating to be so cool..."
"This is the best Thai movie I've ever seen, bar none. Brother Yang is awesome..."
"Awesome, so awesome. Everyone has cheated before, but I never thought it could be so much fun..."
"It's worth it. Anything produced by Brother Yang must be a top-notch product. This is completely trustworthy..."
“I like this type of movie…”
"Hahaha, I don't know how to praise him, but in one word, Brother Yang is awesome. Just go watch any of Brother Yang's movies, they're definitely worth the money."
After watching "Bad Genius", the Chinese Internet became lively.
Netizens weren't overly surprised, even though the film was a Thai one. Everyone knew what was going on. Su Yang was the screenwriter and director, and he simply used Thai actors. Even if it was labeled an African film, let alone a Thai one, in the eyes of Su Yang's fans, it would still be his work.
Bad Genius didn't lose its rating in China because of the Thai film. On the contrary, many people even gave it a higher rating because it was a Thai film. After all, this was Su Yang's first overseas film.
In China, word of mouth is rave.
In the Thai base camp, Thai audiences were even more excited after watching the film.
"I haven't seen a movie like this for a long time. Su Yang is really amazing..."
"Xiao Lin is so cool, I like her so much..."
"This is reality. Even a top student like Xiaolin can't compare to children from wealthy families..."
"I like this movie, it makes me feel like I'm back in my school days..."
After watching the film, Thai audiences also gave it rave reviews and began to promote it on the Internet. In addition, the film was promoted vigorously in Thailand, and Qingyao Media's Thai branch also spent a lot of money to promote the film.
After all, this movie is a Thai movie, and its performance in Thailand is more important. So a few days before the movie was released, the Thai Internet, shopping malls, bus stations and other places were all full of publicity for this movie.
With this kind of publicity and Su Yang's identity, this movie is now attracting a lot of attention in Thailand. The screening rate and attendance rate are also very high.
Released on April Fool's Day, "Bad Genius" was released simultaneously in dozens of countries and regions around the world. The box office of this movie is also growing rapidly.
The best performing countries are naturally China and Thailand, the two core bases.
Word of mouth is brewing and box office revenue is growing.
In Thailand, the box office of "Bad Genius" has increased rapidly. Although the total amount cannot be compared with that of China, it is definitely excellent compared to the previous box office results of the Thai market.
After midnight, the box office data of "Bad Genius" was officially released. This data made many Thai practitioners who followed this movie take a deep breath.
First up, the Thai box office, where it grossed 40.89 million baht on its first day. Converted to RMB, that's less than 10 million RMB. But in Thailand, this first-day performance broke the five-year record for first-day box office, a truly incredible feat.
The domestic box office astounded them, and the global box office even more. In China alone, the film grossed 240 million RMB. Converted to Thai baht, that's a full 1.2 billion baht. In just one day, it grossed more than the highest-grossing film in Thai history.
In other countries and regions, it also had a very good box office. In total, the global box office of "Bad Genius" on the first day was as high as 1.57 billion baht.
This achievement set a record for Thai films at the global box office. No Thai film had ever achieved such a result before.
In China, the box office of 240 million is not too exaggerated, but it is already very good. After all, this is a low-budget movie, and the ticket price is relatively cheap, which is completely incomparable to "Nezha".
In China, the performance of "Bad Genius" is no longer enough to make fans scream. What's there to scream about? Remember, during the Spring Festival, "Nezha" finally grossed 5.16 billion RMB. With the box office of "Nezha" like that, it's really not surprising to see "Bad Genius" do the same.
The reaction in China was mediocre, but in Thailand people were extremely shocked.
"Shocked! Bad Genius breaks Thailand's global box office record..."
"Bad Genius" is released overseas, ushering in a new era for Thai films..."
"Bad Genius" became a global hit, grossing 1.57 billion baht worldwide on its first day..."
"The new pride of Thai cinema, 'Bad Genius', is a huge hit in China..."
The Thai media, likewise, prioritizes traffic. With Bad Genius performing so well around the world, they're naturally eager to promote it. Their box office success in China, in particular, is a key focus.
However, they deliberately neglected Su Yang in their publicity because he was Chinese, which made them feel uncomfortable. There were so many directors and so many movies in Thailand, and now a Chinese director was being exposed here, which made them feel uncomfortable.
So, they put the promotion on this movie and the protagonist of the movie. They don't care who the director of this movie is. Now this movie is a Thai movie. Thai movies have such a high box office in the world, and that is a source of pride.
However, there were also many viewers who spontaneously promoted it. You know, Su Yang has the Gold Medal for Director, which can attract fans. Although the probability of 1% is relatively small, there are many people watching the movie.
The process of gaining fans is a matter of accumulating little by little. Now that "Bad Genius" has been released, Su Yang's fan-gathering campaign in Thailand has officially begun.
"Suyang's new film 'Bad Genius' broke Thailand's first-day box office record in five years..."
"Bad Genius" became a good result in Vietnam..."
"Bad Genius" has achieved amazing box office results in Southeast Asia, and Su Yang's influence continues to expand..."
"Qingyao Media's overseas expansion plan has been a success, with the Thai branch's first film a huge hit..."
The next day, similar articles flooded the Chinese internet. Many of these were spontaneous promotions, while others, like Qingyao Media, paid to continue promoting Su Yang. Although Su Yang was already a huge name in China, as an artist, who would begrudge fame?
What's more, what Su Yang did this time was to make efforts in the overseas market. He was fighting abroad, and broke the Thai box office record with one move. Who dared to disagree with this achievement?
Being a big shot at home is not a skill, being a big shot abroad is. Now, when Su Yang went out, countless Chinese netizens were excited after seeing this achievement. They were looking forward to Su Yang's success abroad, preferably in Hollywood, which would be the real fun.
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