Chapter 486 The Charming Moment of Journalism
【6100 words】
"Venice Best Actor Xu Kun lost his temper in public and actually linked the best actor to a traitor"
"Is it a masterpiece or a waste?" On the Similarities and Differences between Operation Kunpeng and the Anti-Japanese Divine Drama"
"The great director Xu Kunyan must be called Hollywood, and he respects vulgar and bloody B-level movies like Guigao"
"Objectification of women, discrimination against women, and corruption of women—the chaotic and depraved private life of the best actor Xu Kun"
Tsk~
Have you stung a hornet's nest?
On the morning of September 28, Xu Kun bought some newspapers on the streets of Hangzhou, which almost made him feel that he had committed some heinous act.
Fortunately, positive reviews are still mainstream.
Praise for the plot, praise for the acting skills, praise for the indomitable spirit in the play, praise for the scenes...
There are all kinds of them, which are more than ten times the former.
Of course, many media outlets have focused their main efforts on the box office success of "Operation Kunpeng".
"Operation Kunpeng" was released for one and a half days, and the box office exceeded 60 million, and the box office in the first weekend was close to 100 million! 》
These are also the key points that the circle pays most attention to.
Following the 28.5 million grossed on Friday, the box office grew gratifyingly on Saturday, reaching 37.4 million, for a total of 65.9 million, breaking the daily box office record for two consecutive days, which has completely left "Red Cliff" behind.
According to statistics, this number is close to the current daily box office limit in the mainland, and it is difficult to get a ticket in many places.
Ultimately, the biggest reason was the Thai Prime Minister's line. Many people who were not interested in movies, or even people who had never watched movies, entered the theater because of this gimmick.
And this is also the place that the majority of netizens talk about most.
The most common comment by netizens on the movie is that it "booses people's morale". Although the scene in the end when Xu Kun shoots Sun Honglei to death is quite a relief, what netizens talk about the most is that the current Prime Minister of Thailand expressed his need in the movie. That passage from Tokyo University.
Many netizens commented that when they heard this dialogue in the cinema, they felt their blood boiling, which was even more exciting than seeing the protagonist killing everyone
When I later learned that the person who said this was actually the current Prime Minister of Thailand, I felt as if I had secretly eaten ginseng fruit, and I was high from head to toe.
As for slogans like "Director Xu is awesome" and "Brother Kun is awesome", they can be seen everywhere on the Internet.
After reading the praise for himself and the movie, Xu Kun couldn't help but come up with those harsh reports, and asked Ge You next to him doubtfully: "Isn't the headquarters of the Southern Department the Pearl River Delta? How come..."
"That's the old almanac."
Wang Zhonglei was not surprised and explained: "In recent years, the Yangtze River Delta has been the biggest base for others - let me give you an example and you will understand. The guy who said 'God's punishment' at the beginning of the year is the professor who has made a comeback."
"Hiss~"
Xu Kun took a breath: "It is indeed a 'full of talents'."
He focused on the newspaper that mocked him for calling him 'Hollywood', and said speechlessly: "I remember that this newspaper has been praising the West. Why can't I mention it even if it comes to me? Only they are qualified to worship foreign countries. I can’t do it?”
"Maybe your posture is wrong."
Wang Zhonglei joked and reminded: "There may be someone more ruthless today, so you have to prepare your plan in advance - the traitor's words yesterday were a bit unreliable and easy for others to catch."
"Just catch me."
Xu Kun picked up another newspaper that reported on the box office: "As long as the audience buys it, everything else is just a dog barking."
"Brother Kun~"
At this time, Baoqiang, with a red head and a blushing face, barged in holding the same newspaper and asked excitedly: "Are you sure you can break 100 million in three days?!"
"What do you think?"
Xu Kun said with a smile: "There are more reports today than yesterday, and our movie is also being promoted on the Internet."
"This, this is true!"
Baoqiang was so excited that he could hardly breathe. Although he had already guessed that the box office of this movie would not be low, it exceeded 100 million in three days...
This is something that many big directors in China would never dare to dream of!
Moreover, the 100 million box office of "Unfortunate Journey" has already given Brother Kun a golden body. Now that it has exceeded 100 million in three days, he is still not allowed to directly ascend from the same place? !
"Calm down."
Xu Kun pulled Baoqiang to sit down, shook his head and said: "This is a miracle now, but it won't be certain in two or three years."
"How could it be?!"
Bao Qiang said anxiously: "Didn't the record of "Titanic" last for ten years?"
“But recently, many places are planning to build movie theaters.”
Xu Kun explained: "The number of cinemas will probably double in three or four years, and may double or triple in seven or eight years. In addition, the country is introducing more ticket subsidy policies, and by then the number will exceed 100 million in three days." It may just be the threshold for the movie to become a hit.”
"This, this..." Baoqiang didn't know what to say. Logically speaking, this is a good thing for the film and television industry, but he thought that the record created by Brother Kun would be broken again and again in a few years. , and he found it difficult to accept it.
Xu Kun patted him on the shoulder and said: "Okay, if you have time to worry about this, you might as well ask Hu Dou if he has any classmates he knows in Suhang - the host yesterday had a crooked butt, otherwise I wouldn't Will be besieged by so many southern journalists.”
"I'll call her right now and ask!"
Baoqiang immediately became energetic and went to contact his girlfriend according to the order.
Needless to say, Hu Fu actually found a familiar host, which made the two road shows in Suzhou and Hangzhou much more stable that day.
The crew immediately moved to Jinling.
That night, everyone dragged their tired bodies and gathered in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel, waiting for the box office statistics.
Although the next day's box office is also very important, today's box office is not only related to the first week performance, but also related to whether the movie can achieve the achievement of over 100 million in three days.
So no one could sleep well, so they all gathered together.
Around one o'clock, Xu Kun finally received a call from Wang Zhongjun:
"Broken, broken!"
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Wang Zhongjun shouted at the top of his lungs: "The box office has exceeded 100 million! It has exceeded 100 million in three days, it has exceeded 100 million in three days!"
The people who gathered around to listen to the phone suddenly cheered and cheered. This shouting and screaming in the middle of the night immediately attracted the intervention of the hotel front desk.
As a result, Zhang Jin was so happy that he picked him up at the front desk and spun him around several times.
If Wang Zhonglei hadn't rushed over to apologize and compensate, people would have been so frightened that they would have called the police.
Xu Kun glanced at the few individual travelers in the corner who were suspected of being journalists. He thought that just because of this, the southern newspapers were not sure how they would report this matter tomorrow.
However, he had no time to pay attention to this for the time being. After he calmed down a bit on the phone and outside, he asked: "How much is it specifically?"
"41.3 million! The total box office is 107.2 million!"
After Wang Zhongjun reported the figures, he couldn't help but regretted: "It's a pity that new cinemas in various places are still on the drawing board. Otherwise, the box office must be more than this. I heard that many places have our movie lined up all day long, and it's still one ticket." Hard to find! ”
This is actually an exaggeration.
Saturday's score of 37.4 million was already a single-day box office record. Now it has increased by 4 million. It is estimated that most cinemas are full.
But the next Monday is the key. If the momentum can be maintained without declining too much, it means that this movie is completely successful.
Shortly after Wang Zhongjun hung up the phone, Xu Kun received another call from Han Sanping.
Han Sanping was also very excited on the phone and praised Xu Kun very much.
He originally had a Hong Kong and Taiwan plot, so he spared no effort to support "Red Cliff". However, except for the box office, "Red Cliff" was a piece of cake. Not only did the audience not buy it, but the industry did not buy it, and even the film bureau also criticized it.
And he only took over as the chairman of China Film Group last year. The new official's three fires after taking office really made Han Sanye somewhat disgraced, and also made him start to doubt his investment vision.
Fortunately, Xu Kun came forward at this time, and the film he shot was still "positive".
While Han Sanping secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he also firmly decided to bring Xu Kun into the China Film Group. Even if he couldn't join the system directly, it would be okay to give him a title like a consultant, right?
You can just use this guy's vision and publicity methods to help you control the situation.
After Han Sanping hung up the phone, several more people called to congratulate Xu Kun. It took until about three o'clock to finally calm down.
Xu Kun was not used to sleeping alone, so he tossed and turned until five o'clock before falling asleep.
After sleeping for less than three hours, he was woken up by Huang Bin. After briefly washing up, he came out of the bathroom and found that food and newspapers were placed on the table.
Xu Kun picked up a soup dumpling and put it into his mouth, while taking out a newspaper from the bottom to read it - according to his understanding of Huang Bin, the words in front must be good words to praise his virtues.
As a result, Xu Kun was first burned by the soup dumpling, and then confused by the headline in the newspaper.
"The ambitious Operation Kunpeng suffered setbacks and failed to break the opening weekend box office record set by Red Cliff"
What the hell? !
Xu Kun dropped the bun and took a sip of mineral water, then looked at Huang Bin doubtfully.
"Uh~"
Huang Bin said with some embarrassment: "From a literal perspective, this report is not a lie."
"How is it possible?"
Xu Kun retorted speechlessly: "On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, we broke three records in a row, but you said we are not as good as Chibi? Is this reasonable?"
"Red Cliff was released on Thursday. They exceeded 100 million in four days, 108 million, which is more than 700,000 more than us..."
Xu Kun: "..."
(End of chapter)