October 14th.
The opening day box office results for "Final Destination" are out.
The box office was very good, reaching an astonishing $9 million!
Yes, the box office of "Final Destination" on its opening day exceeded 9 million US dollars in the United States. Among horror suspense movies, "Final Destination" directly broke the record and topped the annual horror film premiere box office list. It also ranked second on the Hollywood horror film history premiere box office list, and was only a small gap of 300,000 US dollars from the classic horror film "Midnight Shock".
This data is enough to shock the entire American film industry, to stir up a storm in the Hollywood horror film market, and to make the editors of the major film and television media go crazy...
but……
The next morning, the American entertainment media did not publish the news about Final Destination breaking box office records. Instead, they directly published the huge impact that Final Destination had on many airports in the United States...
After seeing these media reports, netizens were stunned.
The media claimed that the refund rate for Flight 182 from San Francisco International Airport, which was supposed to go to Paris, France, was as high as half. The passengers who were about to board the plane even hoped that the staff of Flight 182 would check all parts of the plane repeatedly, especially the oil pipeline of the plane...
They declared that they did not want to see the plane explode during takeoff and that they still wanted to stay alive. At the same time, more than one passenger suggested that if they did not really have something important to do in Paris, they would not even approach the airport!
The passengers’ strange reactions made the airport staff helpless!
They kept explaining to these people that they were one of the safest airlines in the world, and that it was absolutely impossible for a plane to explode or something ridiculous like that to happen. They even patted their chests and guaranteed that airplanes were the safest means of transportation in the world, much safer than cars!
but……
The staff's explanations were of little use.
These speechless situations occurred not only at San Francisco International Airport that day, but also at most airports in the United States.
Especially for flights from New York to Paris, the number of direct passengers was reduced by more than half. Although the airport staff unanimously assured and promised that the plane would not have any accidents, the number of passengers who came to refund their tickets did not decrease, but began to increase...
The whole day of October 14th.
American airlines are in a very troubled situation.
"Final Destination is indeed an excellent movie, and Mr. Lu Yuan is also a very famous and excellent screenwriter. However, Final Destination is just a movie, and all the plots in this movie are fictional. I hope everyone can distinguish between reality and movies, just as a plane cannot explode..."
In the evening of the 14th.
Lawrence specifically released a video on the American media.
He called on everyone to remain calm and not be affected by the movie, saying that there would be no accidents or disasters.
It's all fiction.
It's all fake.
Sadly, Lawrence's video appeal is like what airport staff say to passengers...
No one will believe it.
after all……
A plane flies in the sky. Unlike a ship, it does not have an island; unlike a car, it does not at least stay on land. If something really happens to the plane, the whole team will be wiped out.
When movie fans were watching "Final Destination", although they thought some things in it were ridiculous, they felt terrified after watching it.
Accidents are everywhere. They see car accidents here and car crashes there in the news every day. At the same time, perhaps because the movie "Final Destination" suddenly caused such a huge impact, some unscrupulous media once again dug up the history of the plane crash that wiped out the entire team a few years ago, and described the "accident" of the plane crash and the situation after it in great detail. What's even more ridiculous is that this plane crash history instantly soared to the top of the popularity list of every major website, and below were all messages such as "Oh my God", "I will never take a plane again", "I won't go to Paris", "I won't go there either..."
…
The box office and popularity of "Final Destination" continued to rise, and all major cinemas were packed.
But the U.S. aviation industry suffered greatly.
As of early morning on October 15th.
The American aviation industry lost nearly 30 million US dollars in one day, setting a new historical low.
This is a piece of data that gives everyone a headache.
What’s even more annoying is that the trend of ticket refunds is growing.
Judging from the situation, the impact on the aviation industry on the 16th will be even greater!
The passengers want a refund, can you stop them?
Of course not!
In fact, some panic can be contagious.
The passengers, who originally didn't understand what was going on, became frightened after hearing the discussions around them.
If there were no such thing as plane crashes in human history, then "Final Destination" would have no impact.
but……
There have been many examples of plane crashes in human history, and the causes of plane crashes, apart from weather, are basically mainly due to the aircraft itself and negligence of the crew.
so……
Who can rest assured?
…
Remote entertainment.
The box office results for "Final Destination" came out the next day.
The next day it reached 15 million US dollars, surpassing the second day box office of "Midnight Shock".
If this momentum continues, "Final Destination" will definitely surpass "Midnight Shock" and directly top the list of Hollywood horror film history!
After seeing the box office results, Lu Yuan was not as happy as he had imagined.
In fact, he has received complaints from many companies that day.
First, the airlines complained, then the advertising companies, the shower head retailers, the cable companies...
It is worth mentioning that KA brand bathroom company publicly criticized the movie "Final Destination"!
They suffered the worst.
Why?
Because the bathtub and shower head that James photographed are of their brand.
Their series of orders were directly rejected by users, and countless people even questioned their safety factor.
This made their business notorious among the user community in an instant within two days.
Early morning.
Lu Yuan rubbed his head and looked at the audition plan for "Titanic", and then looked at the popularity of the movie "Final Destination" which was rising all the way, second only to "Titanic"...
Lu Yuan felt like he was screwed.
Lu Yuan never dreamed that "Final Destination" would have such a huge impact!
And this impact is basically negative.
Lu Yuan suddenly remembered a movie from his original world, "Jaws". While "Jaws" created a horrific box office in the United States of his original world, it indirectly dealt a heavy blow to America's coastal tourism industry, causing many beaches in the United States to become deserted, and many coastal tourism companies suffered losses so much that they wanted to cry.
And what about this world?
Obviously, the movie "Final Destination" was a blast!
Not only did the box office surpass the original world's "Final Destination", but the impact it had was even greater than "Jaws"!
Complaints from many companies gave Lu Yuan a headache.
He suddenly realized that it was a good thing that he had told the two shipyards that the cruise ships they built would sink, and asked them to think carefully before deciding whether to cooperate or not.
Otherwise...
Lu Yuan was particularly worried that these two shipyards would suffer even more after "Titanic" was released.
"Beep, beep, beep"
Just as Lu Yuan was thinking, his cell phone rang.
He looked.
It's James calling.
"boss……"
"James, what's wrong?"
"Why don't we re-edit the movie, adapt the slogan to reality and remove the KA brand bathroom logo?"
"good."
"And... Boss, I'm going to personally make a statement saying that the story of Final Destination is fictional. Otherwise, the impact tomorrow might be even greater. Not only in the United States, but early this morning, I saw that planes from all over the world flying to Paris were showing signs of dissatisfaction among passengers..."
"Yeah, okay."
After talking with James, Lu Yuan closed his eyes.
This wave...
It's such an unexpected disaster.
In fact, the promotion of "Final Destination" was completely controlled by James.
Lu Yuan agreed.
only……
No one could have imagined that "Final Destination" would suddenly become such a movie that affects reality.
The pressure James was under today was much greater than his own. Lu Yuan even heard the US authorities hinting that James should change his attitude a little.
…
The morning of the 15th.
"Final Destination" was suspended for half a day.
Half a day later, when "Final Destination" was released again, all the fans suddenly discovered that the slogan "Based on real events" in the movie was gone, and it became that the story was purely fictional.
At the same time, James also appeared on the entertainment channel of ABC TV in the United States and said something like "The world is safe, don't panic."
but……
A dramatic scene happened!
Not long after James finished speaking, the entertainment news turned into American news, and the first news was about a brake failure and car crash in California!
Such news used to be so common in the United States that it wasn’t even considered news anymore.
After all, car accidents are not uncommon in Chinese news.
but……
After James said "The world is safe...", this kind of news appeared...
It really is…
"Fuck, Director James, have you been kidnapped? If you were kidnapped and someone forced you to say this, just blink..."
"I am dying of laughter, Director James, why are you so good? Can't you do it earlier or finish it earlier?"
"Wait, Director James, after watching your video, why do I feel like the world is more unsafe?"
"Yeah, I feel the same way..."
"Director James is such a show-off. Why do I feel like this is a reverse reminder?"
“…”
“…”
…
Early morning of the 16th.
Lawrence fell silent after looking at a record of ticket refunds and economic losses at San Francisco International Airport this afternoon.
"Final Destination" reached a box office revenue of 17 million US dollars on the third day, reaching a peak!
The economic losses of San Francisco International Airport today hit a record low again...
There were even some flights with numbers starting with 18 where there were only a dozen or so passengers.
He took a deep breath.
Then……
He found that he really had no other choice!
Should we prevent "Final Destination" from being released?
How is that possible!
He simply can't do it, okay?
…
It was also early morning.
"Ah, Mr. Olmar?"
“…”
"Mr. Olma, I really have no choice. I have done everything that needs to be done and rectified. Now I really have no choice..."
“…”
"Why hasn't the audition for Titanic started yet? Isn't this just a bunch of complaints about Final Destination? I just wanted to delay it... Mr. Olma, I've tried my best, really, I've really tried my best!"
“…”
The phone hung up.
Lu Yuan closed his eyes silently and looked at the moon outside the window.
Can you blame me for this?
this……
Why……
Who is it!
Let his grievances become a flood?