Despite all the criticism, Migos Cinemas ultimately did not respond to the people's call to offer standing tickets.
Saw was a huge hit in the United States, and even standing tickets were hard to come by. At that time, Lu Yuan was extremely poor, and the Migos Cinema was just a small cinema chain. Under such circumstances, Lu Yuan made such a decision...
In fact, this decision did make Lu Yuan some money, but as long as you walk into the cinema, all you see is a dark crowd and a suffocating atmosphere.
Especially in "Saw", there are some bloody things. Although vomit bags were distributed, some people still vomited on the ground.
The crowds of people and the messy smells...
In fact, this kind of movie-watching experience is really bad. Lu Yuan once went to the cinema to watch it, and then he felt so stuffy that he felt like he was suffocating.
Now that "The Legend of 1900" is being released, Lu Yuan is no longer short of money.
Since he is no longer short of money, Lu Yuan plans to provide movie fans with a slightly better viewing environment and stop selling those crappy standing tickets.
"Forget it... Miss Irene, let's forget about standing tickets. Let's keep the same as before. After all, I'm not someone who will do anything for money. After all, I'm a kind person... As for the others, let's either cancel some movies with slightly worse box office performances or increase the number of screenings..."
"Okay, boss, you really don't want to consider standing tickets? There are quite a lot of appeals online, because there are still a lot of negative reviews like this..."
"Don't think about it. Money can be earned slowly and steadily. I think the movie itself is important, but the viewing environment is also important..."
"Okay! I understand."
"By the way, ice cream, popcorn, and some postcards related to the commemorative manual of "The Legend of 1900". I think these things can be considered..." Lu Yuan touched his chin, then looked at Irene seriously.
"Ah? Boss, you...you couldn't be..." Irene looked at Lu Yuan.
The boss's mind is moving too fast.
She found that no matter how sharp she was, she could not keep up with her boss's thinking.
"This is also a kind of movie-watching experience for movie fans. Think about it, after watching a good movie, how can there be no souvenirs? Everyone will have some regrets, right? So, at this time, we should appropriately launch some souvenirs and peripherals in our own theaters, and charge some service fees to serve the public. Isn't that good?" Lu Yuan's eyes gradually became deep and then he looked at Irene.
"Ah, yes! That's right." Although Irene still couldn't keep up with Lu Yuan's thinking, she nodded subconsciously.
"Um."
After Irene left, Lu Yuan turned on his computer and continued to watch the first special drama "Ultraman Jack" in the "Ultraman Universe" shooting plan sent to him by Miyata, and he laughed.
The reason why Lu Yuan had this peripheral thought was precisely because he was reminded by this plan.
Ultraman not only has a huge audience market, but also an equally huge surrounding market.
Not only that, the same can be done in future movies like Spider-Man and Iron Man...
Although these derivative toys and other things were not the first thing Lu Yuan thought of in this world, other movies were also making them, but in fact, in Lu Yuan's opinion, other peripheral toys were not as terrifying as those in the original world.
If this can really be done, then these things will definitely be a huge fortune.
This kind of wealth can allow Lu Yuan to live a good life.
When thinking of this, Lu Yuan frowned, feeling that this matter was not that simple!
Sudden……
Suddenly, an irresistible and difficult to abandon thought arose in his mind.
etc!
If that is the case, then...
Lu Yuan immediately took out paper and pen, and then quickly wrote down a story outline and a series of comic frames.
After three hours, Lu Yuan excitedly called Yukiko in Japan.
"Hello?"
"Ah, Boss!"
"I suddenly have an idea for a comic. How about you take a look? I'll take a picture and send it to your email."
"good……"
…
Migos did not launch standing tickets in response to public opinion, but instead announced that a few more films would be scheduled. This move alleviated a lot of dissatisfaction on the Internet.
But even so, tickets for "The Legend of 1900" are very hard to get.
Less than half an hour after midnight on September 1, the pre-sale tickets released by Migos and other theaters were instantly sold out.
It seems that many people come here specifically to grab tickets.
Many people woke up the next day and prepared to buy an advance ticket, but suddenly found that the tickets were sold out.
Can only wait for the advance ticket sale on September 3rd.
"What's going on!"
"yes!"
"What's going on..."
“Why is it so difficult to watch a movie nowadays!”
"Yeah, has 'The Legend of 1900' become this popular now? That doesn't make sense! Movies like 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' also have a few pre-sale tickets!"
"Uh, wait, there are tickets, but it looks like the price has gone up!"
"What! The price has increased?"
"Well, I think I saw online that the ticket was originally five dollars, but now it has increased to ten dollars!"
"What! Doubled? Wait, why is that?"
"Oh my God, who is this shameless person who is hoarding tickets and trying to make money?"
"Oh my god, this kind of person is disgusting!"
"this……"
“…”
A very strange situation occurred in both the United States and China on this day.
That is, although the ticket price in regular theaters is still five dollars, which is still normal, it is not available.
Although tickets are available online, the price of these tickets has increased to ten dollars a piece!
Some people saw the huge profits in "The Legend of 1900", and then the scalpers' eyes lit up!
Then...
The ticket prices went up instantly.
I have seen concert ticket prices being driven up and ticket prices for famous music concerts being driven up, but this is the first time I’ve seen movie ticket prices being driven up!
Even Lu Yuan himself felt speechless after seeing this situation.
Especially after seeing that scalper tickets were making a lot of money, Lu Yuan felt an indescribable feeling of emptiness deep in his heart!
Damn it!
To be honest, if it weren't for the kindness in his heart that had always bound him, if it weren't for his current status, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't afford to lose face, he wouldn't have done such low-class things...
All right!
Lu Yuan also wants to be a big scalper and make some money by flipping tickets.
"Erin, let's put it this way. Now the rule is that each person can only buy two tickets for the movie "The Legend of 1900" per day with one ID card..."
"good!"
After finishing the call with Irene, Lu Yuan looked up at the ceiling silently.
He had an inexplicable feeling of emptiness.
For some unknown reason, he recalled a story from his previous life.
A customer who often went to the health club suddenly became an undercover police agent for some unspeakable reasons. With his rich experience, he cooperated with the police to brutally destroy one club after another...
Iron-blooded killer.
And Lu Yuan...
A person who would have been a scalper has suddenly become a forbidden justice figure.
This transformation...
All right.
Lu Yuan felt really lost.
September 2nd at 10 o'clock.
After Lu Yuan felt lost for a while, he felt very strange and something was wrong.
Yes!
Why?
What were yesterday’s box office statistics?
Damn it!
What is this guy Forrest doing?
In the past, the box office data would be available in the early morning, but now, the box office data of "The Legend of 1900" has not been counted yet!
Not to mention "The Legend of 1900", even the box office figures of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "The Last Days" and "Transfiguration" have not yet been released.
What does this mean?
Lu Yuan went online to check it out.
He found that there were basically only box office forecasts for these movies on the Internet, and there was no information about the box office results. It was also difficult to find links that seemed to show box office results. After Lu Yuan subconsciously clicked on it, some embarrassing and unhealthy content that had nothing to do with the box office popped up instantly.
What does this mean?
Movies released in September don’t deserve box office data?
“It’s coming out! It’s coming out!”
Just when Lu Yuan was about to call Forrest, Forrest suddenly opened the door and rushed in excitedly!
…
noon.
The sun is shining.
Winter ate steak and silently looked at the box office data handed to him by his assistant.
When he saw that his movie "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" had grossed over 10 million U.S. dollars on its first day in the United States, temporarily topping the box office chart, he looked extremely pleased.
Ten million US dollars is already a record-breaking amount!
Then he looked at China's box office data.
China's first-day box office data was also very fierce.
It directly earned 55 million RMB and also ranked first on the box office list of the day.
He was very pleased...
However, as he continued reading, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
"Huh? 'End of the World' ranked second? Box office of 9.8 million US dollars in its premiere? 'Transformers' ranked third? Box office of 9 million US dollars? No! What about 'The Legend of 1900'?" Winter looked at his assistant in confusion.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was not right.
Is "The Legend of 1900" a box office tragedy?
That's not right!
The popularity and reputation in all aspects have far surpassed "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", so it's impossible to fail, right?
But why haven’t the box office data come out yet?
"Mr. Winter, um... the box office statistics for The Legend of 1900 are international, so the information is transmitted a little slowly... and many departments are checking it carefully, so the box office figures haven't come out yet."
"Our "Magic Apprentice" is also international in scope..."
"Mr. Winter, although we are also international, our film has not been screened in as many countries as The Legend of 1900..."
"I see."
Under the sunshine.
Winter's originally confused mood improved a little.
After he thought about the background and cast of "The Legend of 1900", he felt much more relaxed.
He took a sip of his coffee.
"Ah... the phone call came in, the box office data is here!"
"Um?"
"Oh my God, the box office of The Legend of 1900 in the United States is actually, actually... Oh my God!"
"How many?"
"Fifteen million dollars!"
“Puff!”
Winter, who was not confused at first, suddenly became confused again.
“What was the international box office gross for the premiere?”
"Forty million dollars!"
“…”