Chapter 207: Pessimism Everywhere!
Hearing Xiao Yunhai's words, the director looked somewhat displeased, but considering that the other party was one of the investors, he explained:
"Yunhai has little to do with Zhou Tianyi. I don't even consider him a threat. The release of his movie won't have much impact on us."
"What I mean is that releasing it during the May Day Golden Week is a time when viewership is relatively high. With our film, we will definitely be able to capture the largest share of the viewership and get a bigger slice of the pie."
The old Yu that Zhou Zheng mentioned is also a director, and his fame is no less than his. In the past, the other party liked to make anti-Japanese war dramas, but since the transformation, he has become obsessed with martial arts dramas and is affectionately known by fans as the youngest martial arts director.
His new movie, "No Bandits," was planned to be released during the May Day Golden Week. Zhou Zheng originally intended to set the release date for the May Day Golden Week, but Xiao Yunhai did not agree at first, so he called to communicate.
"Director Yu's movie is going to be released on May Day? Okay, you can handle the directing."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunhai pondered for a moment before replying that the release date was not important, since the date was only set today. However, he would never agree to a change of release date once it was set.
Just kidding, changing the schedule just because he ran into Zhou Tianyi. If someone with ulterior motives found out, they might think he was afraid of Zhou Tianyi.
After receiving confirmation from Xiao Yunhai, Zhou Zheng immediately communicated with the staff and set a time. He had already made arrangements with the cinema, so tickets could be sold as soon as the time arrived.
When Zhou Zheng announced the release date, Yu Hai, whom he mentioned, learned of this and chuckled, "Old Zhou, I might not be able to match your films in other genres, but I'm confident I can compete with you in period dramas."
He had already learned from his assistant that the movie Zhou Zheng was filming was called "The Swordsman." Despite the name sounding like a martial arts film, those familiar with Zhou Zheng knew that this movie was actually just a period drama disguised as a story about a touching love story. Compared to his other films, it was a bit lower in quality.
Therefore, Yu Hai was not worried at all about Zhou Zheng deliberately releasing his film at the same time, after all, even flowers need green leaves to set them off.
The seven days arrived as scheduled.
A cinema in a certain city.
"Xiao Liang, we probably won't make much money today, just break even. Keep an eye out for good movies and schedule a few screenings."
"Okay, boss."
Xiao Liang understood the boss's concerns. Because of the boss above him, the movie with the most screenings today was "Lucky Star Project". Although it was Zhou Tianyi's debut film, few people paid attention to it. If it weren't for the big boss's instructions, they might not have even released it.
"Boss, two tickets for the movie 'Project Lucky Star'."
Just then, a couple came to buy tickets and asked for tickets to the Lucky Star Project movie.
Xiao Liang thought this was a good start, but afterwards he rarely saw anyone coming to buy tickets.
Almost no one bought the Lucky Star Plan, but many people watched other movies, especially the recently released comedy film "Happy Big Shot".
This situation continued until lunchtime. Xiaoming, Xiaoliang's companion, came out rubbing his back and legs. When he saw Xiaoliang, he complained, "I'm exhausted today."
"Isn't it usually like this?" Xiao Liang said with a smile. He wasn't particularly busy today because there were very few people buying tickets for Sunday's movies, making it much quieter than usual.
"I'm never this busy normally. I don't even have time to drink water."
"Really? I'm pretty free. Aren't you in charge of the Lucky Star Project's screenings? Not many people are buying tickets." Xiao Liang asked in surprise.
However, upon hearing this, Xiaoming looked surprised and said, "Are you blind? So many people have come to see this, and you're saying there's no one here?"
"What?" Xiao Liang was shocked after hearing this.
Xiao Ming explained, "Everyone else bought their tickets and picked them up directly, so of course you don't feel busy. I'm so busy I'm exhausted." Xiao Ming smiled wryly, guessing what Xiao Liang was thinking.
"How many people are there?" Xiao Liang asked, puzzled.
"How many more can there be? Every show will be sold out."
Upon hearing the first sentence, Xiao Liang's expression returned to normal, but after hearing the rest, he was completely dumbfounded.
Just then, Xiaoming's voice rang out: "I need to tell the boss this afternoon that the Lucky Star Project needs to add a few more shows."
...
On the Internet.
Before Zhou Tianyi's film could make a splash, a dark horse made a dazzling debut.
"Go watch Happy Big Star! It's a low-budget production, but it's really funny. I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe the whole time."
"This is how comedies should be made. Sentimental comedies aren't comedies at all. I'd rather just have a good laugh."
"The show is so funny, my girlfriend and I were laughing so hard we almost cried."
"It's been a long time since I've seen such a funny comedy. It's not that Chinese comedies are bad, it's that the directors and actors are bad."
"By the way, has anyone seen Zhou Tianyi's new movie? Could you tell me what you think of it?"
"I'll listen to Tianyi's songs, but I'd rather not watch their movies, especially since they're from a few years ago. I'm really not interested."
"I haven't seen it yet. I plan to watch it when I have time, but there are too many movies on the market right now. I'll watch this comedy first."
"The May Day holiday is just around the corner, and there will be even more movies going on then. I prefer to watch the latest movies."
The previously popular film, "The Movie," was quickly overshadowed by a dark horse comedy.
Of course, there are quite a few netizens who are paying attention to Zhou Tianyi's movies. When they learned that the box office of Lucky Star Project was less than 10 million, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I've said it before: movies from a few years ago may not be suitable for today's film market. Audiences are constantly evolving. If Zhou Tianyi's movie were released now, it would be good if it could gross 30 million at the box office."
A well-known film critic shared his opinion. He was one of the critics before, and he still is now. Although he has never seen Zhou Tianyi's films, it doesn't stop him from talking nonsense.
However, his words completely enraged Zhou Tianyi's fans, who all declared that they were ready to buy tickets to support Zhou Tianyi's new movie.
"Zhou Tianyi's new film suffers the biggest decline in history"
"The God of Pop Becomes a Joke: His New Movie Box Office Less Than 10 Million on Opening Day"
"Don't use your interests to challenge someone else's major, you'll regret it."
"..."
Such reports are numerous.
With the sudden emergence of these reports, Happy Celebrity gradually came into the public eye and was favored by more and more people.
This indirectly increased its popularity, and just when everyone was pessimistic about Zhou Tianyi's movie, the Four Golden Brothers had just returned from watching the movie.
"I just finished watching Tianyi's movie. I watched it on my knees the whole time, it was so damn good!"
Just then, Jue Lun exclaimed in the group, which immediately sparked a discussion among everyone.
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