A lonely night.
Lu Yuan spent this night surrounded by various comforts and encouragements.
There are people from all walks of life.
Of course, in addition to comfort and encouragement, people from other industries have more or less said that the current film industry is in a downturn, and the impact of Hollywood blockbusters is very serious. Although Lu Yuan is very talented, that is the general trend, and you cannot change the general trend. Your power is too small and other similar analytical words.
After the analysis, basically everyone came to the same conclusion, that is, Lu Yuan had to change his career.
Change career?
Yes!
They can focus on singing, writing songs, or playing the piano, or simply switch to variety shows, filming TV dramas, etc.
In their opinion, these are what Lu Yuan really wants to do.
As for making a movie?
What kind of movies should I make? Is there a future in making movies?
Lu Yuan responded to these people's kindness mechanically, and even the voice of his answer became numb.
What are you doing?
Fuck me.
It turns out that my movie "A Chinese Odyssey" made nearly 2,000 yuan in one day but the box office was a flop?
Where did I fail?
And the premiere day is Friday, not the weekend.
It’s the weekend when the box office will have a big hit, okay?
…
"Lu Yuan suffered a disastrous defeat. The box office of 'A Chinese Odyssey' was surpassed by 'Dream Traveler' by nearly 11 million! 11 million!"
"It is rumored that the investment in "A Chinese Odyssey" is nearly 200 million. After deducting various taxes and the theater's commission, the final box office must reach about 500 million to make a profit! However, judging from the premiere box office of "A Chinese Odyssey", if you want to reach 600 million, you have no chance unless you inflate the box office."
"Lu Yuan, maybe he is a flash in the pan genius..."
"The reputation of 'A Chinese Odyssey' is polarized. Although it is very popular, it still cannot avoid the embarrassing situation of the movie box office."
"Dream Traveler may truly become the leader of Chinese science fiction films, and may really impact China's first billion-dollar movie box office!"
“…”
"Huaxia Peripheral Entertainment News", "Southeast Film News", "New Media Entertainment News"...
These well-known newspapers in China drafted countless news reports in the early morning of the 16th, as soon as the box office figures came out, singing the praises of "A Chinese Odyssey" and praising "Dream Travelers".
Thirty million!
This is a very remarkable data!
There has never been a Chinese film that has truly broken the 30 million box office mark. Even among the films co-produced by China and the United States, there has never been one that has broken such an astonishing figure!
The 30 million box office of the first edition of "Dream Travelers" was so impressive that it shocked movie fans!
To some extent, this movie is no less than any Hollywood blockbuster...
How much did the premiere of the "King Kong" series of movies cost in China?
How much was the opening box office of the Hollywood epic sci-fi film "Sky Wars"?
After the shock, there was shock!
Countless forums, Weibo and other media channels are all praising "Dream Traveler", and the ratings on Tomato.com are rising steadily.
To some extent, the special effects of "Dream Traveler" are indeed well used and enjoyable. At the same time, the casting of the actors is also very good, and the acting skills are online, without any awkwardness at all...
Compared to the brilliance of "Dream Travelers", another film of the same period, "A Chinese Odyssey" is really confusing.
Why?
The box office of "A Chinese Odyssey" was 19 million, less than 20 million!
Can this data be considered bad?
No!
Not bad!
It can even be said that the box office is pretty good!
but……
This movie is Lu Yuan’s own work!
After a series of box office explosions such as "Groundhog Day", "The Man from Earth" and "Buried", all the media and movie fans have formed a concept that if the box office of "A Chinese Odyssey" is less than 500 million, it will definitely be a flop.
after all……
You invested nearly 200 million, but the box office performance at the premiere was so disappointing, are you kidding me?
Therefore, "Dream Travelers" is very brilliant, but "A Chinese Odyssey" was completely criticized!
Even Wantong's eldest son, the well-known second-generation rich in the entertainment industry, Chen Cong, and Qian Fuqiang, the young president of Duole Sports, the advertising sponsors of "A Chinese Odyssey", were listed in major media, and the two were nicknamed "the two money-burning heroes!"
As for other advertising sponsors, they were also criticized and were called money-losing heroes by the media...
…
Sunday, October 17th.
Early morning hours.
Another day has passed.
The two films are still being shown in full swing in major theaters.
Everyone is watching the new round of box office performance of "Dream Travelers"!
The premiere day was Friday, so the number of viewers on Friday was naturally not as many as those on Saturday and Sunday.
The box office results over the two days of the weekend are what truly break records.
so……
Many people want to know how many records "Dream Travelers" can break.
Can it really break the record of Hollywood blockbusters?
Inside Joaquin's office.
"Director Shen, Director Shen, we are developed, completely developed, broken, broken, crazy!"
"How much is it broken?"
"Thirty-eight million box office!"
"What! Thirty-eight million box office? Eight million more than yesterday?"
"yes!"
“…”
Shen Lianjie's eyes widened when he saw that the movie "Dream Travelers" directed by himself had broken the box office of 38 million.
At this moment, he felt like crying.
This data is amazing even in Hollywood!
Could it be that I am really going to become the billion-dollar box office champion?
Could it be that...
I……
Is he about to stand at the pinnacle of Chinese directors and become the first creator of a billion-dollar box office?
Shen Lianjie stared at the data tremblingly for several times, and after confirming that it was correct, he suddenly laughed.
Having a great time laughing.
It was as if all the previous worries, grievances, and even all the fears were vented out through laughter.
When assistant Xiao Chen saw that Shen Lianjie looked a little crazy, he suddenly felt a little scared.
It was the first time he encountered Shen Lianjie in such a state.
"By the way! How much is the box office of A Chinese Odyssey?"
"Director Shen, the data for A Chinese Odyssey is on the second page..."
"On the second page?"
"Um……"
"A Chinese Odyssey made 23 million, which is only 4 million more than the opening box office?"
"yes!"
“Hahahaha, I win, I win, hahaha, I win, I win, hahahahahahaha!”
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The assistant saw Shen Lianjie laughing even crazier than before. He was terrified but also a little worried...
This Director Shen...
Is he really okay?
…
After seeing the box office data, Xu Cancan showed a smile on her face.
But then she had a very strange feeling in her heart.
This feeling gradually began to turn into uneasiness.
Yes!
I don’t know why…
She always had a feeling that it was unreal.
The box office of classic Hollywood movies in China is only about 40 million...
Why is the box office of "Dream Travelers" so crazy?
Is it really a phenomenally popular science fiction film?
If not...
So……
What is the reason?
And judging by Lu Yuan’s fans and the popularity online, the box office performance of “A Chinese Odyssey” shouldn’t be like this.
Even now, the overall popularity of "A Chinese Odyssey" on the Internet is still comparable to that of "Dream Traveler"...
Even if there is a big gap between it and "Dream Traveler", it can't be this big.
Did "A Chinese Odyssey" really suffer a Waterloo as reported in major media?
still……
Any other reasons?
…
The weekend passed quickly.
Day 3!
The box office data for "Dream Travelers" is out.
Forty-three million!
Yes!
Forty-three million!
After seeing this box office result, everyone in the entertainment industry was stunned.
Movie fans were stunned.
Science fiction fans were stunned.
All entertainment companies, big and small, think that "Dream Travelers" is crazy!
This data is simply amazing!
Even if a Hollywood blockbuster with a real big investment comes to China, the data is basically just these...
Why is it so powerful?
Is science fiction on the rise?
Director of a billion-dollar movie?
No!
Maybe one billion is not the end of Dream Traveler, maybe...
"Dream Travelers" is very likely to break through 1.1 billion!
1.1 billion!
The data is so incredible that it seems like a dream!
Is this the beginning of a new era for Chinese films?
As for...
The box office data of another film, "A Chinese Odyssey", was very ordinary.
Even on Sunday, when there were the most students, the box office performance of "A Chinese Odyssey" was only 26 million...
Twenty-six million may be fine for other people, but for a movie produced by Lu Yuan, it is a rip-off!
He was even left behind by 17 million by "Dream Traveler"!
In December's movie war, "Dream Travelers" was frantically breaking various records at the movie box office, while "A Chinese Odyssey" performed mediocrely.
There is no doubt that this "Dream Traveler" is the absolute protagonist.
The absolute king!
All major media outlets are frantically promoting "Dream Traveler"...
even……
Some people have called Director Shen Lianjie the pioneer of an era!
…
Xu Cancan silently stared at the box office of "Dream Travelers".
When she saw the 43 million, she thought the number was crazy.
After she looked up some information about Chinese films and the box office performance of major theaters, her pupils shrank!
She suddenly realized something was wrong!
There is a problem with the data!
Of course, the data is not false.
The data is very real.
Then she quietly knocked on the door of her mother Zhao Shuyi's office.
"What's wrong?"
“Are the box office figures for Dream Travelers true?”
"It's true, what's wrong?"
"Mom... why is it that the box office of "Dream Traveler" in Tianqin and Wanjia is higher than that of "A Chinese Odyssey", while the box office of "A Chinese Odyssey" and "Dream Traveler" in Tianhe Cinema Line are not much different? In terms of the number of screenings, the two movies are almost the same..."
"Haha, why do you care about this? Tianhe Cinema Line can only be said to be a quasi-first-tier cinema line, not a first-tier cinema line like Tianqin and Wanjia, and its box office share cannot be regarded as a typical one..."
"Mom... I don't want you to lie to me... I think there's something wrong with the box office of Dream Traveler. After all, the box office performance of Dream Traveler is too crazy, so crazy that it's unbelievable..."
"Aren't the statistics of Lu Yuan's previous movies crazy? Do you think it's reasonable? Do you think Lu Yuan didn't do anything?"
"Mom, what do you mean?"
"Lu Yuan is not a simple person... The daughter of Wang Yaohua, the boss of Tianhe Cinema, is the vice president of Lu Yuan's company. I even suspect that Wang Jinxue and Lu Yuan are boyfriend and girlfriend. So do you think they didn't contribute to the previous movies?"
"Mom, what do you mean?"
"It doesn't mean anything..."
…
After Wang Jinxue looked at the data and various reports silently, she narrowed her eyes.
If she was not the daughter of Wang Yaohua of Tianhe Cinemas, she would definitely not be able to detect the tricks in the box office.
But it's a pity.
she is!
Moreover, she is not stupid. On the contrary, she has been a genius since she was a child.
Although the data from major cinema chains were very authentic and there were no flaws, Wang Jinxue still saw something fishy from the scheduling of a few screenings.
Considering Lu Yuan’s popularity in China, even if “A Chinese Odyssey” had a bad reputation, it would not be possible for the premiere to not make less than 20 million.
It can’t be only 19 million!
Even if half of the audience ran away, these data would not be like this!
after all……
There are many fans looking forward to "A Chinese Odyssey"!
Why did the box office reach 11 million on the first day?
After Wang Jinxue comforted Lu Yuan, she felt something was wrong.
Today's box office of "Dream Travelers" made her feel that something was wrong!
"Hello, Sister Xia, I need detailed box office data for the past two days..."
"The detailed data is not..."
"No, I mean I want to get accurate data on the film schedules and box office of all major cinema chains in the country, in every province, city and county!"
"Why?"
“I suspect that the box office of Dream Travelers was inflated, or that it stole the box office of A Chinese Odyssey!”
"????"
After hanging up the phone, she narrowed her eyes!
She suddenly clenched her fists, and her fists were shaking.
Then she took a deep breath!
My Lu Yuan is not a soft persimmon that anyone can bully!
I will find evidence!
Lu Yuan may be a kind and generous person.
Maybe if he was bullied by you, he would just smile and not care.
but……
I won't allow it!
Absolutely no one is allowed to bully him in any way!
It’s not okay to steal the box office!
…
"Jinxue?"
“Cancan…”
"What's wrong? You called me suddenly..."
"Congratulations to Dream Traveler for crushing Westward Journey. Haha, congratulations on breaking the record."
"What?"
"Cancan, in a normal fair competition, there is no relationship between us, and it is normal to win or lose, but this time you really went too far... 'Remote' is just a small company, there is no need to target it like this, right? Even if you and Lu Yuan don't get along, I don't want you to use this method to deal with Lu Yuan..."
"Jinxue, what do you mean!"
"I believe you should understand what it means literally..."
"You doubt me!"
"No, I just wanted you to explain the data."
"Statistics... I'm not going to explain anything... Box office is box office!"
"oh."
"hehe."
…
"Xiao Lu...it's really hard to make movies...I think you can just do traditional music with us, or...how about this, you can come to our Yenching University and be a folk music teacher...this is the right path..."
"Xiao Lu, I think our piano department at Yenching University is short of an associate professor...Xiao Lu, what's so good about making a movie? Come on... This is what you should do next. Young people should choose the right industry, okay? This way you can avoid taking detours..."
"Xiao Lu, although I'm not from Yenching University, I'm from Yanying. I think we at Yanying welcome you very much... President Zheng has repeatedly said that he hopes you can consider coming to Yanying to be a doctoral advisor... If you take the right path, you will get twice the result with half the effort..."
“…”
Over there, "A Chinese Odyssey" and "Dream Travelers" are in full swing.
But Lu Yuan at Yenching University was surrounded by a group of elderly people who were telling him various advice on how to "turn back to the right path".
seem……
It feels a bit brainwashing.
Lu Yuan was very confused.
I……
etc!
Why do you all act like I'm not doing my job properly?