After the box office reached $100,000 in two days, Xu Qifeng knew that his film's overseas journey was almost over.
It was 200,000 on the first day, and dropped directly to 100,000 on the second day, or even dropped by half. If it continues like this, it will definitely drop again on the third day.
It could be fifty or sixty thousand!
There is no doubt that this is basically an iron rule.
If you can’t explode on the first and second days, do you expect to explode on the third day?
You are not "Buried Alive"!
And there are so many reasons why "Buried" became a miracle later on.
Chen Fangyuan on the other end of the phone wanted to comfort Xu Qifeng, but he also knew that he really couldn't find a good reason to comfort him. In the end, he could only say that Chinese films are basically like this in Hollywood. Although they failed, they were still within the normal range.
This is a matter of national conditions and cultural differences, and it is not Xu Qifeng's fault.
Of course, he was equally disappointed.
Of course, being scolded by Cobia is secondary. The main thing is that this movie is the first movie that Tianyu has tried to cooperate with Hollywood Cobia! He has high hopes for this movie.
But this result is really...
Forget it.
The situation is over...
He knew that "Alien: The Force Awakens" had officially failed in the overseas market.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Qifeng looked at the Chinese box office for that day.
The box office in China is still okay, still maintaining around two million and did not drop by two million like "Your Future Self".
This comforted him somewhat, after all, the movie had already made a huge profit in China.
Then he looked at the number one ranked "This Man is from Earth".
After this movie had been a hit in China for such a long time, the box office finally couldn't hold up and dropped. But even if it dropped, its box office would still be seven million!
Why is there no news about the overseas box office of this movie?
After hesitating for a while, Xu Qifeng called Chen Fangyuan again.
"Do you want to know?"
"Um……"
"All right."
Chen Fangyuan was silent for a while, then gave Xu Qifeng a first-day box office of 100,000 and a second-day box office of 150,000. After a moment of hesitation, she told Xu Qifeng that part of her schedule for "The Alien" had been changed to "The Man From Earth", and that the film had received a very good response in the United States...
Judging from this, the results on the third day will definitely be even better, maybe even doubled!
After hearing this, Xu Qifeng closed his eyes silently.
He suddenly felt uncomfortable.
You are all from China Film, and you have so many resources to support you. You can even say that you are blessed with favorable conditions. But you are from a company that is not even second-rate, and even when your movie was released, few people knew about it!
Why is the gap still so big?
Why?
What gives you the right?
It was said to be a question of national conditions, but is this a question of cultural differences?
“…”
…
"How is the overseas performance of "The Alien"?"
“The overseas results are… somewhat unsatisfactory.”
"How many?"
"Go check it out on Tomato.com."
"oh."
"What? The total box office in two days is only $350,000?"
"What do you think?"
"I'm disappointed... Alas, we still failed..."
"There's nothing strange about it. This is normal. In recent years, the box office of Chinese movies going overseas has basically been a disaster. This "Alien" is just repeating the old path of those movies. In fact, the reason for your disappointment is that you had too high expectations for this movie and had illusions that you shouldn't have."
"Yes, it will take some time for Chinese films to expand overseas. It seems we can't be too optimistic..."
"In fact, the main reason is that this movie borrowed some plots and plots from the Hollywood movie "Attack of the Aliens". It may be a little novel in China and people think it's okay, but in the eyes of overseas movie fans, this movie is really awkward. I think if you really want to make a word-of-mouth movie overseas, you first need a good original script, and then you need some talented actors...all these together."
"Yeah...yes, but there aren't many good screenwriters in China. Most of them are conservative."
"Who said it wasn't true? Lu Yuan is pretty good, but it's a pity that he went astray with the overseas distribution rights of the film. Sigh, I don't know what Er Gouzi was thinking..."
"By the way, how much is the overseas box office of This Man From Earth?"
"Let me check, there doesn't seem to be any updates on Tomato.com... Hmm? No, there are updates?"
"100,000 on the first day, 150,000 on the second day? Wait, this movie doesn't seem to be a flop overseas? No, it might be a hit!"
“666!”
In the junior dormitory of Yenching University, two students from the Department of Performance stared at the computer in disbelief.
When they saw the overseas box office of "This Man From Earth", they were like they had seen a miracle happen!
Yes!
A miracle happened!
And this miracle happened completely in adversity!
There is no publicity, no strength, no extra funds, and not even any strong connections!
Isn’t this adversity?
They look at the comments below.
They found that the comments below were full of all kinds of 666 and touching words, and there was even a group of people who specifically apologized under the comments, saying that they shouldn't have blamed Lu Yuan before.
Although it hasn't become a hit yet, according to information passed on by some overseas insiders, all major overseas theaters have increased the number of screenings of Lu Yuan's film, and it is very likely to become a small hit on the third day!
this……
Damn it!
Like a monster.
"If nothing unexpected happens, well, if I'm not mistaken, this "This Man From Earth" will be the only Chinese film to gain acclaim in overseas markets this year!"
…
"Going against the tide, The Man From Earth has achieved impressive results overseas! It may even surpass The Alien!"
"Survival in a desperate situation, there is no way out, but I fought my way out!"
"When everyone thought that the overseas market for Chinese films had been almost completely wiped out, he stood up!"
"This man is here again!"
“…”
People's Daily, China Entertainment News, China Entertainment Weekly...
After seeing the second-day box office results, these well-known domestic media immediately issued various headlines about "This Man From Earth". Of course, these headlines also included the two words "Lu Yuan".
At this moment, all netizens saw these headlines.
Netizens were shocked!
A box office of one hundred thousand or one hundred fifty thousand is very average and ordinary.
However, you have to know that this happened overseas, without any resources, and even few people knew about it!
This situation actually happened and showed an upward trend, so...
There’s no need to ask on the third day, it will definitely explode!
This movie is actually popular overseas?
After the shock came surprises!
Many of Lu Yuan’s fans immediately offered their blessings under Lu Yuan’s Weibo.
In particular, the Er Gouzi action movie fan club not only offered their blessings, but also left a thousand-word boasting comment...
This comment went viral, but was subsequently blocked.
Nonsense, your chest can crush rocks, your penis can burst steel bars, your muscles can hit the sky, and your big bird can lift mountains. It really makes people feel like you are driving a car. And how did you describe us, Ergou?
Could it be described as the biggest monster in China?
This must be blocked!
After the excitement, netizens and fans immediately thought of Lu Yuan’s previous Weibo post.
At this moment, they felt something extremely special, and this Weibo post that had originally been forgotten suddenly became popular.
"Do you know who I am?
Listen carefully
Ten thousand years from now
You will all remember this name
My name is Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven!"
A very contagious sentence!
Even the image of Lu Yuan appeared in their minds.
Lu Yuan held the golden cudgel and showed a contemptuous smile to the gods and demons!
And these gods and demons in the minds of netizens seem to have turned into questioning trolls, constant mocking black fans, and countless pretentious villains who jumped out to sing their praises during this period!
But Lu Yuan was fearless, he used his own achievements to tell these people that even if he didn't cooperate with those big Hollywood companies, even if he didn't have any publicity power, even if he was in a desperate situation, he could still pretend to be cool!
This moment...
He is so heroic!
He is fearless!
right!
It's him!
It’s him, it’s him!
who is he?
He is the Monkey King Lu Ergou!
A man who will never let you expect!
…
"Is it going to explode?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, this movie will definitely be a hit, and it is very likely to be better than "Your Future Self"!"
"Did this wake him up?"
"yes!"
"You go out first."
"yes."
After seeing this data, Chen Jianfeng's expression, which had been very happy, suddenly became unhappy.
Fortunately, he didn't have a heart disease, otherwise, with the ups and downs in the past few days, he would have been rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment immediately...
Even though he was in good health, he still felt very humiliated by being slapped in the face.
He was slapped so hard in the face that his face was even swollen.
He had been hoping that Lu Yuan would fail!
Furthermore, in this almost impossible situation, how could Lu Yuan not fail or even have a small explosion?
This is totally unscientific, okay?
Damn, is this person a human or a ghost?
After being tormented by Lu Yuan like this, Chen Jianfeng found that he had completely begun to doubt his life.
…
After Lu Yuan's movie news once again made headlines in major sections of the entertainment industry, everyone in the "Remote" company was extremely excited. Li Qi felt that his life had reached its peak. He went out early and came back late every day to accept interviews from reporters from major channels.
This is an honor that I never thought of before!
Fatty Wei felt the pressure suddenly increase.
After Li Qi suddenly attacked him so unreasonably, it would be a shame if his movie "Groundhog Day" didn't do well at the box office. However, he had no choice but to try his best to make the movie.
As for Lu Yuan at the center of the vortex?
Apart from the happiness of wandering among the pile of money, Lu Yuan did not feel any other excitement.
He couldn't even indulge in the excitement of glory like everyone else.
As the business expanded more and more, he found himself too busy!
Noon on the 20th.
Lu Yuan came to the "Meet You" coffee shop and met Yang Susu, the editor-in-chief of Huaxia Publishing House.
Yang Susu, well, it sounds like a very ancient name.
Of course, Wu Tingting also came with Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan originally planned to let Wu Tingting take care of her own things and help him deal with the countless reporters. After all, there were always a lot of messy reporters guarding the door of the company every day, wanting to interview him like crazy.
You can't drive them away, and calling the police is no use, right?
In the past, Wu Tingting was the one who dealt with these reporters.
After all, with his big and strong body, the reporters were helpless.
But this time Wu Tingting was particularly stubborn.
She said she was afraid Lu Yuan would be cheated so she had to come!
The reasons are of course sufficient!
To discuss such important issues, it is very likely that they will have to sign a contract or something, so she must be present.
I was cheated?
Damn it!
Will I be cheated?
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