Cast
Teacher Li... Yang Xingyuan
Alien...Su Yining
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Canghai Xiao felt that his thoughts were exploding, with countless ideas surging in his mind, until the last subtitles of the movie finished and the last four words "Wei Lan's Works" flashed at the end.
He felt his body tremble slightly, the patch on his temples was torn off, and the integrated helmet rocker on the seat moved away automatically. This was a reminder from the theater's holographic seat to prevent the audience from falling asleep while watching a movie.
Canghai Xiao was startled into awakening. He subconsciously touched his face, wiped off the moisture, and then looked at the other audience members in the cinema.
Compared to the packed "Star Wars" screenings, this theater had very few viewers, with only about a dozen people at a glance, and this was on the weekend with the busiest traffic.
But the audience here was also unusually silent at this time. Unlike ordinary movies, where they would start discussing some of the movie's plots or complain with their companions after watching the movie, the audience in the theater at this time were unusually silent after watching the movie.
Canghaixiao also saw a girl walking through the aisle between seats holding the hand of her boyfriend, with the other hand still wiping away tears.
At this time, other theaters playing "Rural Teacher" had almost the same reaction.
Most of the people who will watch this movie in the first show are ordinary audiences who couldn’t buy tickets for Star Wars, some are Su Yining’s die-hard fans, and there are a few black fans who are curious to see how bad the movie will be because of Wei Lan’s negative publicity in the early stage.
But even the haters fell silent after watching the movie.
There are also some bored netizens who remember to ask under Wei Lan's movie page on Weibo:
'Did anyone watch this movie today? Can you tell me more about it?'
After a while, the netizen suddenly received a reply:
Canghaixiaov: "It's hard to describe the shock in words."
Netizen: '???'
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Only users who can provide a movie purchase barcode can post movie reviews on Guangying.com. One purchase code can only be used to make one review. The content can be modified an unlimited number of times, eliminating the commercial practice of fraud.
Fifteen minutes after the first screening of "Rural Teacher" ended, the first review appeared:
'[Five stars] It would be a shame if this movie didn't become a hit. 2011 is just the beginning, but I can't imagine a better sci-fi movie than this one.'
After Canghaixiao responded to netizens' questions about the movie introduction on Weibo, he also posted a short Weibo post of his own.
'I can't watch Star Wars right now, my mind is full of this movie, there are too many thoughts I want to express, I have to write a long film review, this movie is probably the most unexpected work this year, it completely subverted my previous understanding of Wei Lan as a director. '
The picture attached below is the ticket stub for "Rural Teacher".
When he posted this Weibo, his fans who were browsing Weibo saw it immediately and were very surprised:
"Isn't it? Isn't this a low-budget movie? And it's unexpected?"
'Did Canghai make a living from this movie? Is the small investment because all the funds were used to buy marketing accounts for promotion?'
"That's not true. Low-budget movies can also produce miracles, but the last one was "The Lonely Patient" three years ago. Is this the same for this movie?"
Another netizen who was in the cinema preparing to buy movie tickets saw the Weibo post and quickly added another comment:
'It just so happens that I can't buy tickets for Star Wars right now. Since Canghai recommends it so much, I'll buy tickets for this movie instead. If I find it's not good, I'll come back and scold you! '
Unexpectedly, this comment quickly received a reply from Canghai Xiao: "Go and see it, you won't regret it!"
Yoho!
Now all the fans who follow Canghaixiao are shocked. It is not possible to make money so confidently because whether a movie is good or not is very intuitive and subjective, and unlike other product promotions, you can get feedback quickly on whether it is good or not.
This reply soon received many encouragements and "stay tuned" replies. Everyone enjoyed the fun and was curious, but also wanted to see the blogger get slapped in the face.
In fact, this kind of recommendation is rather disadvantageous. If one does not have absolute confidence in the movie, the audience who is recommended to watch it will first look at it with a critical eye. Once they start watching it with a critical mindset and feel superior, they will say even if they normally think the movie is eight points, it will be six points.
Unless it's so good that it's hard to refute.
More than two hours later, the netizen's reply finally appeared.
'! ! ! It's amazing! Shocking, I can't believe I cried. Even at that moment I didn't know what I was moved by. I missed my teacher...'
Many netizens who still remember this incident were shocked:
'Can humans always escape the law of true fragrance?'
"Really? I even suspect that you are a shill, playing double game with the blogger here!"
"Touched? Isn't this a comedy? Are you exaggerating?"
The netizen continued to reply: "It's really good. I think the movie ticket is worth it and I have no regrets at all. The concept of the universe and aliens in it is also very novel. It is really a different kind of science fiction!"
Although most of them are ky, there are also a small number of netizens who were attracted by it.
"If that's the case, then I'd like to go see it, too..."
'+1'
Guo Qian posted a new update on his circle of friends that day.
'I took the teacher qualification exam at the urging of my parents, but after watching the movie "Rural Teacher", I no longer rejected my parents' advice. I suddenly felt that being a teacher was also a good choice.'
The accompanying picture is a teacher’s qualification certificate.
Many of his classmates and friends gave thumbs up, and some even asked if the movie was good. Guo Qian quickly replied: It’s very good, I highly recommend it.
Jing Xiaoxuan...As a fan of looks, she joined Su Yining's fan group.
Now, as one of the first fans to watch the movie, she has been frantically recommending it to other fans who haven't seen the movie in the group: "Stop saying Ning Bao has no acting skills! In this movie, she really returned to the state in "Xian Xia Qi Yuan"! The previous director wasted a talent by insisting on letting her play a silly and innocent role. She has an alien aura of 2 meters and 80 in "Rural Teacher". And this movie is really good. I burst into tears when it came out. Brothers and sisters who haven't seen the movie, hurry up!"
"Go!"
"rush!"
The fan group quickly responded to the call, but it is not known how many people actually went to the cinema to watch it.
After all, word of mouth on the Internet is limited to a limited group of people, and most netizens are skeptical about the good reviews of a movie.
Soon, both movies had been showing simultaneously for three days.
In these three days, "Star Wars" has grossed nearly 200 million yuan at the box office. The box office fell on Monday, and the weekend contributed the most.
Due to the huge audience and the long-awaited publicity, the film received over 200 ratings on Guangying.com that day, and the overall rating reached 8.4. The initial rating would be higher, but in the end it could not drop below 8 points, which is already the rating of an excellent movie. Compared with Star Wars (Part 1) with 7.5, this film is also the second-ranked one among all Chen Yuanhang's films. The highest is Under the Wind God with 8.9.
It was also on this third day that "The Rural Teacher" took advantage of the early publicity, the audiences who did not buy "Star Wars" tickets, Teacher's Day discounts, and a little online word-of-mouth... In these three days, it achieved a box office result of more than 500,000, which is a good result for a low-budget movie.
After a certain amount of viewing, the number of viewers who had the habit of posting film reviews on Guangying.com finally exceeded 200, and the comprehensive film score was also calculated on this day.
Many movie fans who would check the ratings on Guangying.com before watching a movie were collectively confused when they opened the homepage of the Guangying.com website or the app on this day.
Because the homepage of Guangying.com displays all the currently released films by default, sorted by popularity, box office, and ratings.
The first one on the left is undoubtedly "Star Wars (Part 2)" with 8.4, followed by -
Rural Teachers 9.7
What the hell is this thing on the right?
Even if the reviews were inflated at the beginning and the values will slowly drop with the number of viewers, the score of 9.7 is almost equivalent to everyone who has watched it so far giving it five stars, and it has directly topped the list of science fiction movies on Guangying.com. Although science fiction movies have not developed particularly well, the highest-rated one is also 9.1, but isn't it a bit outrageous that it has directly topped the list?
When I clicked on the poster page, I saw a lot of five-star reviews below.
'Re-examine the position of human beings in the universe and the irreplaceable role of teachers in the development of our civilization.'
'At first you think it's a comedy, in the middle you think it's a social satire, and at the end, everything is revealed. Human beings are just as small as dust in the universe, but they can emit unique light.
'The wheel of history rolls forward, and it is made up of those nameless people who silently dedicate themselves...'
The first long review with the most likes and replies was written by Canghai Xiao.
Title: 'Small and Great'
'Before I finished watching the entire movie, or even watched the first half, I thought it was a commercial film that focused on comedy and comedy. This was my impression of director Wei Lan's previous works.'
'But after watching the two parallel timelines in the middle and later stages, I realized that under the director's commercial environment, there is actually a strong humanistic sentiment...'
'Although the leading actress Su Yining just won the Golden Raspberry Award, she fits in very well in this movie. Although she didn't show any special acting skills, she fits the character and doesn't act out of place, and she has done a good job as an actor. Compared with her performance in the previous movie, it is a world of difference. Director Wei Lan's ability to train actors is really amazing...'
'But what really amazed me was the male lead Yang Xingyuan. I looked it up and found that this actor has no well-known works. I don't know where the director found such a talented actor. I can even say that he contributed acting skills worthy of an award-winning actor in this film.'
'The reality of space is all seen from video materials. How many directors have actually been to space? This movie does not have any grand scenes except for the detailed solar system scenes, but because it combines high-energy physics knowledge, it extends the imaginative concept of advanced civilization, including alien weapons and war situations (no spoilers for now), which are so shocking.'
'In such an environment, human civilization is like a candle in the wind in the entire universe, ethereal and fragile, but it also contains its own brilliance.'
'Smallness and greatness form a sharp contrast at this moment, yet they are connected to each other...'
As an authoritative film review website, Guangying.com undoubtedly has a huge influence. Even if you are not an active user listed above, the public will follow it blindly. Many movie fans who are not users of the above are also lurkers.
The sudden rise in the ratings of "Rural Teacher" has attracted the attention of many movie fans.
It was the fourth day of the movie's release at Honghui Cinema. It was not the weekend and the not-so-busy ticket seller was sitting at the counter playing with his phone.
At this time, a guest came:
"Give me a movie ticket for "The Rural Teacher."
"Okay, please wait a moment." The ticket seller skillfully opened the ballot window: "Please select the position you want. The red ones are not selectable..."
The ticket seller suddenly stopped talking halfway because the screen in front of him was all red.
"Well... I'm sorry, the tickets for the 7 o'clock show are sold out recently." The ticket guy had no idea of this, because based on the experience of the previous two days, this movie was assigned to a special theater. For a movie that was released at the same time as the hit "Star Wars", it was quite abundant to have such screenings, so the theater was never full.
"What? The tickets are sold out?" The customer buying tickets opposite was also in disbelief.
The ticket seller said, "Yes, do you want to watch the 9:20 show? There are only six seats left."
"Ah...then let's buy it. Since we are here now."
At the same time, similar scenes also appeared in movie theaters in other cities...
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