Chapter 435 Sir, Times Have Changed
What day is August 20th?
In addition to being a celebration party for "In the Name of People", this day was also the day when "Lost on Journey" was released.
As the third movie to follow the trend of "Lost on Journey", the attention paid to this movie is actually not less than the previous two.
On the one hand, Xia Qing is a topic maker, and as long as he is around, there will definitely be topics. On the other hand, because the first two follow-up movies were a flop, everyone feels that the third part is crucial at this time.
Although Yu Xiaoshu said that all those who follow the trend will fail, many people still think that this movie may not fail too badly.
There are two reasons for this.
The first reason is naturally the combination of Xia Qing and Wang Yu. After all, both Xia Qing and Wang Yu have strength, so the two of them may really be able to create a follow-up record.
The second reason is that the trailer for "Lost on Journey" currently looks good, and everyone is still looking forward to it.
What’s more important is that Xia Qing knows a lot about promotion, and the movies he promotes have never failed.
Then adding all these factors together, everyone thought that "Lost on Journey" might be able to set a new record.
But from the beginning to the end, Yu Xiaoshu didn't think that "Lost on Journey" would be successful.
Of course, the standards for failure and success here may be different. Take online literature for example. For platinum works, any work with less than 10,000 subscriptions will fail. For great writers, any work with less than 100,000 subscriptions will fail. For a real failure, it is good enough to have 1,000 subscribers.
This is basically because you are standing in different positions, so naturally you have different views.
For Yu Xiaoshu, even if the box office of "Lost on Journey" really reaches 100 million yuan, it will still be a flop.
His new movie "Lost in Thailand" is going to directly change the market, so naturally there is no comparability. At the same time, Yu Xiaoshu wants to use "Lost on Journey" for publicity.
Just right.
How to say it?
This "Lost on Journey" has been riding on Yu Xiaoshu's popularity all along. There were even several times when Xia Qing really disgusted Yu Xiaoshu. But when you think about it, it's normal. This is what Xia Qing originally did.
If that’s the case, then don’t blame Yu Xiaoshu for going back feeling disgusted as well.
Of course, this still depends on the situation of the movie "Lost on Journey".
If, I am talking about if here, if "Lost on Journey" really has a great reputation and also a big hit at the box office.
That's fine too.
Yu Xiaoshu still thinks that there is no problem. He even thinks that it would be good if "Lost on Journey" could really gain some recognition.
If it were to show a little more fighting spirit, then "Lost in Thailand" would receive a greater boost.
For this reason, in Yu Xiaoshu's opinion, whether "Lost on Journey" succeeds or fails, it has only one way, that is to become a stepping stone for "Lost in Thailand".
Of course, Yu Xiaoshu still watched the movie "Lost on Journey" secretly by himself at night.
kindness.
The plot is just like that, and at the same time, it can be clearly seen that Wang Yu put some effort into it. The plot as a whole is indeed better than those two flops.
But that's all. It is a little bit stronger, but because of the excellent performance of "Lost on Journey", Yu Xiaoshu feels that "Lost on Journey" is just below the passing grade.
That's right.
It's just below passing.
This was the golden time slot, but Yu Xiaoshu discovered that there were not many people in this golden time slot. Not only that, some people were already playing with their phones after watching for about 30 minutes, and some people went to the bathroom after 40 minutes.
What does this mean? ?
This shows that the movie "Lost on Journey" is not attractive enough.
Even if you go out for 10 minutes and then come back to watch the movie, you will feel that it has no impact at all.
This is the standard of a bad movie.
Yu Xiaoshu insisted on finishing watching "Lost on Journey" before leaving. For him, since he was going to watch this drama, he must know himself and his opponent well.
However, after Yu Xiaoshu returned home, he was happy to see Douhu's comments.
kindness.
Really happy.
There is no need for him to say anything.
Su Qing had already spoken for him.
Su Qing, now the number one film critic on Douhu, is still known as "Jiji 2.8 meters long", a mysterious big V who once again came to stand up for Yu Xiaoshu.
Sometimes this is called coincidence.
Yes.
Coincidentally.
You should know that Yu Xiaoshu did not ask Su Qing to help him write a drama review. No, he did not ask Su Qing to write a film review for "Lost on Journey".
Although Yu Xiaoshu was disgusted by Xia Qing, he only used public opinion to teach Xia Qing a lesson at the beginning, but later on, he did not intend to use public opinion to teach Xia Qing a lesson.
It's very simple.
Public opinion is a devil's box. Yu Xiaoshu doesn't want to use it all the time. To be more precise, he doesn't want to manipulate public opinion because he has seen too many people who manipulated public opinion and ended up failing.
Therefore, Yu Xiaoshu really does not want to manipulate public opinion.
So you see, this is just a coincidence.
The title of this film review written by Su Qing is "Not everyone can make embarrassing films."
Then, Su Qing first talked in detail about the success of "Lost on Journey", and then talked about the two previous flops, and the latest movie "Lost on Journey".
How to say it?
In fact, these hilarious films do not live up to the standards of truly hilarious films.
Funny movies are not vulgar, they are not borderline funny, they are not made for the sake of being funny. Funny movies are when you watch the characters in the movie getting into trouble but they still take it all in a cheerful manner. Comedy movies bring us happiness, but sometimes it is more than just happiness.
Look at the purpose of "Lost on Journey", which is that no matter how many embarrassing things you have experienced, no matter what happened, even if you have money or not, you have to go home for the New Year.
But looking at these three movies again, especially the one released today, "Lost on Journey", this movie actually has no purpose, it is just for the sake of being embarrassing.
The whole movie lacks a purpose.
Of course, it is understandable, after all, it is just following the trend.
So at this moment I can't help but think of Teacher Yu’s words: Those who learn from me will live, and those who imitate me will die.
Therefore, what I am looking forward to very much is "Lost in Thailand" during the National Day. As for the third part, I don't think the box office will be too high. As for the two subsequent parts, in my opinion, they should not be released, as they will definitely be a flop if they are released.
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This film review really made a lot of people happy.
"Hahaha, I think Ah Ji Da is a little too restrained when speaking."
"It's more than just restraint. I think Ji Da has really changed his style."
"Yes, it's really not like the old Jida style at all. Did he change his account number?"
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“Are the people above new fans of JiDa? Isn’t this review JiDa’s style enough??”
"Yeah, this is so sarcastic, just short of pointing at those copycat movies and saying they are rubbish. Isn't this Ji Da's style?"
"That's indeed the case. So those people upstairs are just too young."
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Su Qing's film review caused a lot of discussion on Douhu.
Then many people remembered that "Lost in Thailand" was about to be aired.
Yu Xiaoshu had previously said that the movie "Lost in Thailand" would be released during the National Day holiday, so now there are actually only 40 days left until the National Day holiday.
The National Day holiday is just 40 days away.
oh.
Time flies by so fast.
Who would have thought that many people were still missing 2019, but suddenly 2022 is about to end.
Time really passes too fast, just like the hair of a middle-aged man.
Because of the overwhelming negative reviews for the movie "Lost in Journey", the score of "Lost in Thailand" was invisibly widened.
And now, several movies in the National Day schedule have actually started.
Yes.
Several movies scheduled for the National Day holiday have already started promotion.
Of course, this time the other movies will not ignore Yu Xiaoshu, especially because the movie "Lost on Journey" was a huge box office hit, so as a sequel, it is necessary to be cautious.
What’s more important is that among the five movies that followed suit, three have already failed.
This does not mean that these followers are rubbish, it only proves one thing, that is, Yu Xiaoyang’s script is too strong.
Think about it, how did Yu Xiaoshu remind everyone at the beginning?
Don't follow me easily.
As a result, these people didn't listen.
And then, of course, it failed.
The next day, the box office results were released.
The first-day box office of "Lost in Journey" reached 12 million. Well, such a first-day box office is pretty good.
After all, it’s not the weekend, so the first-day box office is quite good.
What's the result?
The next day, which was the weekend, the single-day box office of "Lost on Journey" dropped to 6 million.
Yes, in two days, the box office of "Lost on Journey" was only 18 million.
Of course, whether it is Xia Qing or Wang Yu, they actually have only one small goal for the movie "Lost on Journey", which is to hope that the movie can make over 100 million yuan.
If "Lost on Journey" earns over 100 million yuan, then Xia Qing will have made back her investment, and Wang Yu can also be a little more confident.
What is the result? ?
I never thought of that.
The box office of the movie "Lost on Journey" can be said to be extremely poor.
If this is the case, the final box office of "Lost on Journey" may not even reach 30 million.
30 million. Xia Qing calculated the investment and production cost of "Lost on Journey". How could it not even make back the investment?
Damn it.
Xia Qing was very angry.
And what happened next made him even angrier.
Almost the next day after the box office results were released, the official release of Lost in Thailand released a release date trailer.
On October 1st, we set out on our embarrassing journey again.
The release date is a nine-square grid.
Of course, the main people are Lin Feiyang and Ding Ge.
After all, this is the first confirmed photo, so it’s better to keep the rest a secret for now.
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaoshu forwarded this and said, "I hope everyone can see what a truly embarrassing movie is on October 1st. At the same time, I hope everyone will stop following the trend and making movies. Really, why not do something else with this time? Or quit the entertainment industry and find a class to take."
This post is really hurtful and insulting.
Especially when major media outlets reported that "Lost on Journey" was the third "Lost on Journey" movie to flop, Yu Xiaoshu's post was really devastating.
"Hahaha, Teacher Yu is awesome."
"Hahaha, this really made me laugh to death. I just want to say that Teacher Yu is still the same Teacher Yu."
"That's right, Teacher Yu really holds a grudge."
"Just find a class to attend. You're just short of pointing at Xia Qing's nose and saying this."
"That's right. Let's not talk about the first two movies for now. Xia Qing's Lost on Journey was highly praised at the time, but what was the result?"
"That's right, Xia Qing was really quite arrogant at that time."
"How should I put it? Xia Qing is a typical example of a fierce tiger, but the result is 250."
"That's the truth. I think this movie 'Lost on Journey' is really a suicidal movie."
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Obviously, when Yu Xiaoshu spoke out like this, and spoke so ruthlessly, everyone might have only one feeling.
Cool.
Just think about it, Xia Qing said so many arrogant words just to get some popularity.
The script of "Lost on Journey" was written earlier than this "Lost on Journey".
"Lost on Journey" is better than "Lost on Journey" in every aspect.
Something like that.
Then, coupled with Xia Qing's successful hype later on, he almost reverse-hyped "Lost on Journey" invisibly.
but.
It's useless.
Today's audience is no longer the same as it was five, four, or even three years ago.
Today's audiences have become quite smart.
People will no longer easily pay for bad movies.
It is precisely because of this that the reverse hype of "Lost on Journey" failed.
This was the first time that Xia Qing experienced the failure of hype.
In the past, Xia Qing's hype was generally quite successful. A movie could easily earn hundreds of millions at the box office just by hype, and this was also the foundation of his livelihood.
Just as Xiao Liang said, Xia Qing is a typical person who is used to taking shortcuts, and then, he no longer agrees with being down-to-earth.
For this reason, when Xia Qing found out that "Lost on Journey" was so strong with such a small scale, he was jealous. He even felt that with his own abilities, he felt that there would be no problem at all.
But he never expected that. He had calculated everything, but what he didn't expect was that the market had changed.
To borrow a line from someone on Earth.
That is it.
My lord, times have changed.
The era when you could just fool around and then get a high box office no longer exists.
Even though Xia Qing used several ones with box office appeal this time.
Still no use.
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(End of this chapter)
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